"I see..."
Luya looked at Gerald, and couldn't help asking, "Then what will happen to those who are found to be unfaithful to God?"
"According to the seriousness of the crime, disloyal people are ashamed of the safe life and food provided by the gods. They will be expelled from the city and will no longer be blessed. If they try to betray the gods, our church will publicly execute them. warning."
Isn't that similar to what the empire did? I always feel that the empire seems to be more humane in treating prisoners, and will give them the choice of being exiled or working in a radiation factory. The main reason is that the empire is afraid of increasing the number of undead in the city, so they don't directly execute people. They drive people out and let them fend for themselves. Only Liana is a special case...
...
Lu Ya was stunned suddenly, no, why did she know what happened in the imperial capital? Has she ever entered the imperial capital
ah! My memory suddenly became very strange, what is going on? I always feel that I seem to have forgotten a very important thing.
Maybe because he noticed Luya's distraction, Gerald frowned immediately, and looked at her with some dissatisfaction, "What are you thinking?"
"Oh no, it's nothing, I just feel that the gods have given us a comfortable life, but some people don't know how to cherish it. It's too greedy."
Luya shook her head, and replied following Gerald's intention.
"Hmph, you're right, you newcomers are much more grateful than those pagans."
Luya's words finally made Gerald's complexion a little better. He opened the Bright Bible in his hand and said to Luya, "If all goes well, it will take about a day's journey to reach Tagles. During this time, you should first Studying our Bible will help you pass the guard's test."
"Well, thanks for reminding me."
Luya nodded, and opened the Bible of Light together, and decided to listen to Gerald's explanation.
She only remembered that she had come to a dead end and couldn't survive. In order to seek the blessing of the gods, she and her companions went through hardships and finally came here. There must be no mistakes.
Gerald explained to her the contents of the Bright Bible, and mentioned some things about this continent. It was a coincidence that she came. Next month, the daughter of the great priest of the holy capital, Lord Lambda, will be elected as a saint, and a national celebration will be held at that time.
"According to the earliest prophecy, the Holy Maiden of Light will be able to accompany the gods, become the closest person, and bring the first son of God to the world before the end comes."
What? The saint wants to give birth to a child for God
Luya was shocked when she heard the words, wondering if there was something wrong with Gerald's statement, Luya always felt that this was not a serious thing to do. But she didn't dare to continue thinking about it, for fear of being judged as impious and being driven away.
Anyway, the Holy Maiden sounded so far away to her, Luya forced herself to correct her thinking, and said with some regret, "Is it true that a person with mediocre talent like me will never be able to get in touch with the Holy Maiden or the gods in my life?"
"Not everyone can see the gods, but if you study hard to improve yourself, you can enter the temple and become a nun. When you are about my age, you may become a priest, and you may see the true face of the gods one day."
"Well... I will definitely work hard."
In fact, Lu Ya didn't have much expectations in her heart, she only hoped to settle down in life, and didn't dare to think about anything else.
Gerald looked at her with satisfaction.
By the time they arrived at the sacred city of Tagress, the sky had completely darkened. With magic lamps on the rhino cart, they walked smoothly all the way, avoiding the attack of the undead in the wild. It wasn't until late at night that they finally arrived at the gate of the city and were inspected by the guards.
"No problem, pass!"
The guards of Taregus were not strict, and they let Luya go after testing the loyal spar with no response.
Tagles in the night is very quiet. In the city under the shield of the gods, even the undead are suppressed, so there is no need to keep the lights bright.
After Gerald handed over the one-horned giant rhinoceros to the farm to take care of, he took Luya to the temple of Tagress, planning to stay here for one night and report the situation. When the local priests saw the girl he brought , after sizing up her appearance, they were immediately very alert.
They scrutinized and questioned her for a while, while talking to Gerald.
"Sorry, Lord Gerald, I'm afraid you won't be able to take this girl to the Holy Capital for the time being."
"What's going on?" Gerald couldn't help frowning slightly, "I have received an order to send all the recent talented newcomers to Lustland. What reason do you have to stop me?"
"It's an order from Lord Isti. There is a traitor among the newcomers. According to the prophecy, there is a girl who is about her age. The newcomer you brought back seems to be very qualified. We must focus on her, at least in Iraq. Before Master Si Ti is baptized and becomes a saint, nothing can go wrong."
"It's ridiculous!"
Gerald was very angry immediately, "I obey the orders of the great priest Lambda, which represents the will of the gods. I have tested that this girl is loyal, and she has also passed the review and has certain talents. Lord Estee I have no right to tell me what to do!"
"But this girl must stay here, at least she can't go to the Holy Capital."
The priests of Tagress did not back down, and said solemnly to Gerald, "Even if you are loyal, you cannot leave here until Lord Estee confirms whether she is a threat."
"Then when will Master Estee come to confirm? How long will I have to wait here?" Gerald said with a straight face, "If we can't start before the sun goes down tomorrow, it will rain in the misty forest. It took a long time. I don't understand, are you listening to the orders of the priest Lambda or Lord Estee?"
"We didn't receive any orders from Priest Lambda, only the content of the prophecy directly conveyed by Lord Isti."
"Then I will go on my own way tomorrow, and I will personally go to the Holy Capital to seek proof from Master Isti." Gerald said angrily.
"It's about to rain. It's dangerous to pass through the foggy forest, so please stay."
With strange smiles on their faces, the priests of Tagress stopped Jerrod who was about to leave, and put him under house arrest.
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Esti Lambda was pacing restlessly in her bedroom, reading the letters sent by the priests of Tagress.
As she had feared, the priests of Midart found a girl about her age who had arrived in the sacred city of Tagress.
… Could it be her sister? The one who has become the biggest threat in this land of gods, that sister.
Isti didn't understand what the gods thought. She was the most favored by the gods since she was a child. People in the whole country believed that when she turned sixteen, she would be baptized as a saint and be baptized as a saint. Always be by God's side. And until one day she saw the complete prophecy book that her father put in the study, she suddenly felt that her world had collapsed.
She thought that she was the protagonist of the story, who was loved by thousands of people, and the gods treated her differently from others. When she was young, when she was taken by her father to meet the gods, the beautiful and great god Darius, who seemed to be out of this world, took a second look at her. Among the vast crowd, the gods only noticed her.
She thought that on the day when she became an adult at the age of sixteen, after being baptized, she would become the saint in the prophecy book kept in the church library, give birth to the son of God for her most beloved great god, and realize the biggest event in her life. And most importantly...
Her father is the eye of the gods, born with the ability to prophesy. The talents of the divinely favored are all gifted by the gods and will be passed on to future generations. She is the daughter of her father, but she failed to inherit that talent. But this does not prevent her from becoming the most beloved human being by the gods. However, what she did not expect was that the person who was sent to suffer in the prophecy and would eventually return to become a saint was her sister.
She has an older sister, who even inherited her father's talent. After her father's death, her power of prophecy will be fully awakened, and she will become a brand new God's Eye, who will accompany the saint beside the gods, and her fate But he inherited his father's position and became the great priest of Grandi Continent, assisting the gods.
She didn't understand why her sister had completely subverted the plan of the gods and became the most unforgivable betrayer, but the great god she trusted the most didn't give her sister the punishment she deserved
Even in the latest prophecy of my father, such content appeared...
The person chosen by the gods is not her, but her elder sister who has never stepped into the sacred land, has not received any teachings from the gods, is ignorant and unbearable, and even betrayed their great land for the sake of evil creatures—
Why didn't her father tell her that there was such a sister? He even issued a secret order... Does the father still want to bring that woman back to the gods
Estee slightly clenched the scepter in her hand angrily. She would never allow such a thing to happen. Those who betrayed the gods did not deserve all that, and Eve Lambda did not deserve to see the gods!
Even if she killed her by mistake, she would never allow the possibility of her betrayer sister stepping into the Holy City of Lustrand.
The author has something to say: In fact, it’s okay to put this part of the chapter in flashback at the beginning of the story...
I'm too tired. Things have been annoying and many things recently. I may not be able to update them on time tomorrow, but I will still update them.