After Li Zhe, who was wearing a fiery red robe, described the feeling of bathing in the "breath of the gods", he looked at the two visitors in front of him and asked:
"What's the matter with you?"
Behind him, on the altar representing the gods, depicts an iron-black furnace with a reddish gate.
This is the sacred emblem of their sect, the symbol of the "Searing Gate" of the old age.
Jiang Baimian gave Shang Jianyao a wink and asked him to take out the letter written by Means, and then introduced himself:
"We are foreign relic hunters. On the way, we met Means from the Shifang Trading Company. They were attacked by the 'Mountain Fox' bandit group and helped them out of their predicament.
"Here is his letter to you."
At the same time that Li Zhe suddenly realized, his body twitched as if he was scalded, and he jumped out of the short dance.
"May the breath of the gods bathe them." At the end of the dance, he gave his blessing.
Then, he improvised a slap dance and expressed his gratitude to Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao:
"Dance for you."
Shang Jianyao imitated his actions just now and responded:
"May the breath of the gods bathe you too."
Li Zhe was stunned for a moment:
"You are also a member of the sect?"
"I think so, but I haven't got your permission yet." Shang Jianyao replied calmly.
"Huh?" Li Zhe didn't understand what this meant.
Jiang Baimian had long seen it, and reminded him:
"You read the letter first."
"Okay." Li Zhe opened the letter and read the content written in familiar handwriting.
After reading it, he smiled and said to Shang Jianyao:
"It turns out that you also respect Zhisui and want to join our sect."
"Yes, yes." Shang Jianyao responded without hesitation.
Li Zhe restrained his expression and asked seriously:
"I formally ask you, are you sure you want to join our 'Furnace Cult'? Although our rules are not too many, it also means that you will abide by some things and can no longer be as unrestrained as before."
Shang Jianyao was silent for a while, and then asked:
"Will this affect me saving all of humanity?"
"Ah?" Li Zhe couldn't keep up with Shang Jianyao's thoughts again, and Jiang Baimian didn't help explain.
The "devotee" hesitated for a moment and said:
"probably not… "
Anyway, there is nothing in the sect's holy book that prohibits believers from saving the world.
-In the holy scriptures, this part is reserved for the elders, especially the "Searing Gate".
Shang Jianyao asked:
"Will that affect my investigation into the cause of the destruction of the old world?"
There was more sweat on Li Zhe's forehead:
"Theoretically not. We don't interfere with the work of believers. Even if you are a robber, as long as you don't kill innocent people indiscriminately, you can still believe in the 'Searing Gate'."
While speaking, Li Zhe came up with a thought:
Who is this
After joining the sect and becoming a clergyman for so many years, this is the first time he has encountered such an indescribable strange problem in this link.
Before, when he felt most helpless was when he was asked, "Devotion, do you join the sect to control the food?" "Devotion, does the sect send a daughter-in-law (husband)?" "A devotee, do you have to be cremated after death to conform to the teachings?" ?" "A devotee, do you dance well enough to get the favor of the old age?"
After listening to his answer, Shang Jianyao nodded:
"I have no problem, I'm sure to join."
Li Zhe breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, Jiang Baimian asked curiously:
"I have heard that beliefs about the same old man often develop into several sects due to different mission areas, lack of connection with each other, differences in the mainstream cultural characteristics of the corresponding places, and different interpretations of oracle books.
"Is this the case with groups that worship the 'Searing Gate'?"
Hearing this, Li Zhe sighed slowly and said:
"Yes, and it was originally a family."
"Then why did it split?" Jiang Baimian asked.
On the one hand, she was interested, and on the other hand, she showed Shang Jianyao the possible problems of joining a sect.
Li Zhe said with a solemn expression:
"Their understanding of the age-old teachings is skewed.
"We think the focus is on 'scorching' and 'flame', which makes up the 'melting pot' concept, which then extends to 'dance' and 'hot pot'. Within our denomination, August is the holy season, and the heat of August is Another breath of the gods.
"They think 'dance' is more important than 'fire' and is a more pleasing way.
"Also, they accuse us of straying from the right path."
Shang Jianyao asked curiously:
"Why did you deviate?"
"They believe that only by directly processing food with flames can they show their piety. Hot pot separated by a vessel is a second-class choice. It cannot be used as a sacrament. It is hypocrisy!" Explode heretical dog heads and maintain the appearance of hot pot righteousness.
Jiang Baimian's expression was a little weird:
"So, what is their sacrament?"
"It's a barbecue." Li Zhe controlled his emotions and replied.
Although Jiang Baimian had already anticipated it, he couldn't help twitching his lower facial muscles.
This difference is really beyond her imagination.
-In "Panga Biosciences", from time to time, employees of the "Security Department" got back several old world computers, and some of the data on them could be restored, while others could not.
Jiang Baimian had read such recovered materials, and felt absurd about some of the things recorded in it, and said he couldn't understand it.
This includes disputes between the Sweet Douhua Party, the Salted Douhua Party and the Spicy Douhua Party.
She originally thought that this might just be some joke on the old world network, who knows, today, in the real world, she actually encountered a living example!
After hesitating for a while, she asked with interest:
"So, can your sect eat barbecue?"
"It's okay, but try not to." Li Zhe expressed his attitude euphemistically, "I know that in the wild, barbecue may be the most convenient form of handling ingredients, so I don't force the choice when it comes to adventure."
Hearing this, Jiang Baimian glanced sideways at Shang Jianyao, and found that he seemed a little hesitant.
Jiang Baimian laughed secretly, and then asked:
"What is that sect called, can their followers eat hot pot?"
"They are called 'Frenzy Dance', and the teachings stipulate that there is no other choice, and you can't eat hot pot." Li Zhe was reluctant to talk about the situation of the heretics, and looked at Shang Jianyao and said, "You will not leave Tarnan recently. Bar?"
"Not for at least a week." Jiang Baimian replied instead of Shang Jianyao.
Li Zhe said "um":
"In three days, at two o'clock in the afternoon, we will have a baptism ceremony. If you come to participate, you will officially become a member of the sect.
"Hehe, remember, two o'clock in the afternoon is the holy hour of the sect, so try to arrange your daily prayers at this time.
"There is no time limit for our ordinary mass ceremonies, the big mass and the baptism ceremony can only be between two and three in the afternoon."
"What was the baptism ceremony like?" Shang Jianyao asked enthusiastically.
Li Zhe pointed to the door of the mass room:
"It's similar to a normal mass, but the baptized cannot wear their own clothes, they must be stripped naked and wrapped in the red bath towel from the church.
"Whoever can stay in the mass room longer, the more favored he will be."
Jiang Baimian listened with gusto and interjected and asked:
"What's different about the Mass?"
"Only once a month, in addition to ordinary mass, there is a hot bath and a group dance praising the gods." Li Zhe explained briefly.
After talking about joining the teaching, Jiang Baimian talked about the purpose of the "Old Tune Group" coming to Tarnan:
"We want to see the 'source brain' for some things, and ask it directly. I wonder if 'devotee' has you impressed 'Mechanical Heaven' and let us get permission?"
After listening to Li Zhe quietly, he sighed and said:
"I've been in Tarnan for so many years..."
Having said that, he pointed to the outside of the church:
"Those people in the town have stayed here longer, and the caravans that they travel with each other represent certain forces, but no one has seen 'Yuan Nao', and most of them don't even know the existence of 'Yuan Nao'."
Li Zhe's implication is:
I have no way.
Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao saw this and couldn't force it. After a few words of greeting, they said goodbye and left.
As a prospective member of the "Furnace Cult", before turning around, Shang Jianyao performed a dance to the holy emblem representing the "Searing Gate".
Li Zhe was quite satisfied with this.
…
The Tarnan Hunters Guild is also on the most lively "Riverside Avenue", in the middle.
The layout inside is very similar to the Hunter Guild in Wild Grass City. There are also multiple tables with corresponding electronic products to assist hunters in taking and handing over tasks.
The only difference is that the size of the Hunter Guild here is not too large, there are not many clerks, only three, and because there is a machine to do it, it looks quite leisurely, and can even be distracted and in a daze.
Long Yuehong and Bai Chen walked to a round-faced female staff member and looked inside through the empty glass baffle below.
"Hello." Long Yuehong took the initiative to speak.
The staff member raised his head with a swipe, and his eyes remained blank.
"What's the matter?" she asked in gray after a while.
She's not speaking a dialect, but a language similar to that of the Redstone Set.
Long Yuehong had already discussed with Bai Chen and said bluntly:
"We want to visit President Gu Bo."
"Ah, let me ask for you." The staff member picked up the black phone in a panic and dialed a number.
After the call was connected, she said a few words, "ummm" twice, then raised her head and said to Long Yuehong and Bai Chen:
"President Gu asked you to come over, room 201 on the second floor."
uh... will that work? So simple? Long Yuehong was a little surprised.
He still remembered that when he was in Weed City, he wanted to meet the top leaders of the Hunter Guild for a reason.
Maybe the guild here is not large, and there are not so many rules and interests? Long Yuehong became more and more accustomed to thinking about the information contained in these differences, although he often couldn't think of the answer.
After exchanging glances with Bai Chen, they walked towards the stairs.