The reputation of the cathedrals in the imperial capital is not outstanding. In the past, there were two holy cathedrals in the imperial capital. At that time, they were indeed called holy cathedrals.
Later, due to various reasons, the night watchman of one of the sacred cathedrals accidentally ignited the hangings in the church, resulting in the most terrifying fire in the history of the imperial capital. Only ruins of the entire sacred cathedral were left. and was razed to the ground soon after.
The other holy cathedral is relatively well-preserved, but if you ask a non-Chinese Orthodox believer on the road, he will probably not know where this cathedral is.
Since religion withdrew from the political stage, the style of conduct has been much lower-key. The only church in the imperial capital that can be called a "cathedral" is in the old city of the imperial capital.
Today's city planning is much more complicated than before, and there are many more buildings. If it were a few hundred years ago, then standing at the west gate of the imperial capital and looking eastward along the road, there would be a watchtower at the easternmost end of the palace wall. Behind the spire is the cathedral.
When the sun rises from the east every morning, the sunlight will penetrate the stained glass of the cathedral, dyeing the east-west road into brilliant colors, which naturally includes the Royal Palace.
At that time, believers would get up before dawn, and then follow the order and established rules, kneel down on both sides of the road to pray, and quietly wait for the moment when the sun appears.
They call this the "baptism of holy light." Some people believe that those gorgeous colors are not simple colored lights, but projections of the Kingdom of God. As long as you are often exposed to this halo, you will be able to survive after death. Go to the Kingdom of God to enjoy joy and health.
Later, with the continuous change of power and the several renovations and expansions of the God's City, it is difficult to see the scenery that once seemed like being in a fairy tale. We can only sigh at the magic of human skills from paragraphs of descriptions.
Dulin briefly explained to Kubal and then left. He took advantage of the car and asked the driver to take him to the cathedral. Kandy was already waiting for him at the door.
Kandy did not let Du Lin get out of the car, but took the initiative to greet him, opened the door, and got in. "Looking for a restaurant, I'm going to starve to death, I have to get something to eat!"
The driver didn't start immediately. It wasn't until Dulin said "drive" that the car started to move.
Kandy didn't pay too much attention to these small things. He couldn't help complaining, "I really should have brought a chair there by myself. You know, I stood there for at least four hours. It was terrible. This It’s the most… no, the second scariest thing I’ve ever experienced in my life!”
He used exaggerated expressions and movements to express his hatred for that period of time, "Can you imagine? Four hours, four hours! I couldn't move or speak for four hours, and they hadn't prepared anything yet. I’m hungry and tired. If the old man asks me to go with him next time, I will definitely bring a chair and some food.”
Dulin kept scrutinizing Kandy while he was complaining. Dulin had no idea how Kandy, a chatterbox with a bit of a "rebellious personality", managed to squeeze out other competitors and become the next pope.
Many people think that the church, a bright place, must also be bright inside, and that everyone is really a happy family as mentioned in the scriptures.
In fact, these are all bullshit. The internal struggle within the church is even more intense and cruel than the political struggle.
Every sectarian dispute means that tens of thousands of "dissidents" are secretly hanged or burned to death, most of the time burned to death. This is how they treat losers, and it is also the only fate of losers.
There have been several very cruel sectarian struggles in the history of the church, especially the Blood Sect, which advocates blood and killing and strengthens itself by plundering the blood essence of other beings. In the process of coming to power, it massacred at least 200,000 of its fellow sects. "Dissenters" who are believers but hold different doctrines.
Battles on the political stage are all back-and-forth, and winning or losing in a short period of time does not mean anything. Sometimes some losers still have the opportunity to turn defeat into victory after dormant for several years or more.
But in the church, this situation does not exist. No one can get up after failure. Just like the Blood Sect, which was so powerful that some even had the idea of killing false gods and alien gods, they were eventually killed by the new sect. It was so clean that even the doctrines and so-called magical arts were completely erased.
Including the current church, basically everyone knows that its full name is "Tianzheng Church". Before it, the church had other names. It is precisely because the sect of the Lord of Tianzheng successfully suppressed other sects, so That’s how the church is today.
Those priests who used to show kindness to others have actually been immersed in blood donation for a long time and cannot extricate themselves.
These real past events have been completely buried by what people consider to be the "truth." The church also claims that the things recorded in the manuscripts do not have any reference significance, because the world where humans and gods coexist as often described above does not exist. Therefore, it is more likely to be a conjecture, a story extended by the monks within the church based on the contents of some scriptures and supplemented by some folk stories as a reference.
Even now, the struggle within the church is very fierce. This represents the pinnacle of the empire and even the surrounding areas in the field of faith. There will be no higher mountain top. Whoever is chosen will be the first.
This guy Kandy doesn't look like a very powerful character, so how can he "take the throne" just because he can keep nagging all the time
The person driving for Du Lin was the nephew of the president of the local hometown association. Unfortunately, the president of the hometown association did not become the president of the Association of Gods, but his current position was equally important.
His nephew had served Du Lin more than once. The young man was very familiar with the Imperial Capital and was reliable enough, so whenever Du Lin used a car in the Imperial Capital, he would be his driver.
After listening to Kandy's nonsense for more than ten minutes along the way, we finally arrived at a unique restaurant before nine o'clock. The owner, chef, and waiters of the restaurant were all Oriental.
In the past two years, the connection between the Empire and the East has never been broken, and more of it is in the field of people-to-people exchanges, mainly in culture and trade.
Some businessmen from the East have also begun to appear one after another, which always makes people feel very fresh. The mystery of the East tempts everyone. Even if it is just a restaurant, people also want to try and feel something about the East from here. The mysterious atmosphere.
After entering the restaurant, there was not a single table in the wide hall. The president's nephew explained in a low voice that this restaurant called "The Special Meaning of Bamboo" does not have a public dining method in the hall. They prefer to dine in privacy. Eat in an environment.
This style is very popular with the upper class, especially those who need to discuss some secret matters. Nowadays, most restaurants in the imperial capital have private rooms to entertain customers in need.
Du Lin looked up and said, "Zhu Yun, that's a good name!"
After waiting for more than 30 seconds, a young oriental woman, probably only 24 or 25 years old, came forward wearing a neutral oriental-style gown with a black background and red edges, and a very complicated square character written on the chest, Du Lin. I don't know him, but he vaguely looks like... Tai or Qin
It may also be a memorial, but it has some ancient style.
This obviously different-looking girl spoke fluent Common and she also knew Dulin, which made Kandy a little jealous, so much so that he continued to talk about it during the meal.
Under the leadership of the girl, the group entered a room called "The noble style of bamboo". This sentence was translated by the president's nephew. The girl used a pure oriental language, with a short pronunciation, "Elegance of Bamboo".
After ordering eighteen dishes, everyone else left, leaving Doolin and Kandy alone in the room.
The two of them were sitting at the table. Kandy suddenly stopped talking incessantly. He frowned as if he was thinking about something. After a while, he smiled and apologized for his absence, "I'm very sorry. I I just thought of something very important, and then I was too immersed in thinking about it. You know that most successful people have the habit of "focusing", and I have... "
Starting from the focus, he talked about the weather in the past few days, and then the weather forecast in the next few days, and then talked about the tourism and charity in Ambiro State. During the period, he stopped several times for the sake of serving food. After all the dishes were served, he finally talked about the previous summit meeting.
"Did you hear that? They actually discussed subverting the power of another country so openly. If that old guy from God knew about it, he would probably fall from the sky. I always thought we should discuss some good things."
"Such as charity events and donations, or going for an outing somewhere, because spring is coming. I like spring, it's not so cold and not so hot. You know I'm a little fat, and summer is hell for me. "Of course it's not that comfortable in winter because I have to wear a lot."
"I particularly like my piece..."
Du Lin couldn't help but tap his knuckles on the table a few times, "Let's get to the point, my friend."
Kandy was stunned for a moment, then quickly recovered, covering up his slight embarrassment with a shy smile, "Sorry, I changed the topic again, I mean they are too scary, that There is a devil living in the heart of everyone in the room, and it is everywhere..." He was stunned for a moment, and laughed a few times again, "I didn't mean you, I meant other people."
Dulin closed his eyes and nodded slowly twice. He felt that Kandy was able to become the pope probably because no one could convince him, and everyone was often convinced by him.
"The atmosphere there is very bad, there is a lack of friendship, and everyone's heart is very dark. Look, you must know that you are not among the people I mentioned, so I think we should unite. Only in this way can we fight against darkness and evil. ." After he finished speaking, he looked at Du Lin expectantly, with a hint of "Hurry up and nod" written on his face.
Du Lin remained silent. He skillfully picked up some food with chopsticks, and then glanced at Kandy, "Is this what you really think?"
"Just because of this?"
He put his chopsticks on the chopstick holder. The environment here gave him an inexplicable feeling of being out of control. He leaned back, pressed one hand on the edge of the table, and pressed the other arm on the back of the chair, leaning sideways and tilting his head. He stood up and looked at Kandy calmly, as if two different periods of time and space overlapped for a moment.
"With no one else here, we can tell some truth."
Du Lin was in a trance before he came back to his senses. Kandy looked away first. He quickly moved his eyes back unconvinced and met Du Lin's eyes. "This is the truth. Those people want to There are too many people there, and they all look very difficult to contact. I don’t like the style there, nor the characters of those people, except you.”
"We are friends and should help each other. And I only know you and can only contact you." He looked at Du Lin sincerely and said, "We are friends!"
In fact, when he said this sentence, Du Lin wanted to laugh. Would an archbishop who could quietly and firmly sit on the Pope in the internal struggle of the church be a talkative fool
If you think about it with your eyes, you will know that this is absolutely impossible, so the only explanation can only be that all this is an illusion created by Kandy, and he hides his true self in a place where no one can see it.
For such a man with means, ability and strategy, after participating in this meeting for the first time, he showed an attitude of "I'll mess with you". It is definitely impossible to say that Du Lin has no doubts at all.
But at the same time, he was also a little confused. What was the purpose of doing this
He nodded calmly, then stretched out his hand, "You're right, we are friends!"
Kandy looked at his hand, then looked at Du Lin's smiling eyes, stretched out his hand and shook Du Lin's hand, "So we have reached a covenant?"
Dulin nodded again, "Yes, offensive and defensive alliance!"
Kandy breathed a sigh of relief with satisfaction, "This is what I need. To be honest, I'm already starving. Can we..." He looked at the dishes on the table and smiled after Du Lin nodded. Start eating.
Neither of them seemed to question the covenant that was just child's play, as if it was true.
Of course it is true!
While the two were eating, they talked about the people and problems in the conference room, as well as today's unique meeting.
This meeting has absolutely different meanings to their lives, and it can even be said to have opened a new page in their lives.
Before today, they might have thought that what they saw was the ceiling, but they never imagined that there was an invisible layer behind the ceiling—the top!
(End of chapter)