The two walked along the remaining stone road, and finally came to the village.
Xiao Zhi observed the architectural relics in front of him. This place should have been a large village. Although most of the houses had collapsed, it looked very inconspicuous after being buried by wildly growing weeds.
Fortunately, most of the buildings in Bresse are made of stone, so they can survive hundreds of years of natural erosion.
It is not difficult for the two to advance, because there are traces of people walking in the wild grass, these should be left by the members of Shangshanruoshui when they came to clean up the dungeon, but now they are guiding the direction for Xiao Zhi and the others.
Finally, Xiao Zhi stood in front of an abandoned building.
The main part of the building has collapsed, and the exterior still bears the black marks of the fire. The remaining part is also full of gaps and big holes made by unknown things, which looks very miserable. It can be vaguely seen that the main entrance of the church is inlaid with the long-faded Bryce holy emblem, reflecting weak light weakly under the sun that has begun to slant westward at this moment.
The name of the church is still barely recognizable, and the text on it is also an old-fashioned text that Xiao Zhi is familiar with. He deciphered it: "Xi Sa..."
Xiao Zhi looked at the church in front of him: "It looks like it will be haunted."
Frost: "Are you scared?"
Xiao Zhi smiled and shook his head: "Wouldn't it be nice if they were haunted? We're all from our own family, maybe they can show us the way or open a back door or something, and ask them if they want to go back to Hesse with us."
Frost's lips curved slightly: "You're right."
After finishing speaking, the two of them walked directly to the gloomy looking church.
Xiao Zhi stretched out his hand and gently pushed the door that seemed to be crumbling, and then there was a "bang", the door that had been about to strike for a long time fell down, let out a cry of joy, and kicked up a cloud of dust.
Xiao Zhi: "..."
It seems that we should be more careful not to accidentally detect the change and demolition.
The interior of the church is similar to the exterior, with gravel and weeds everywhere, and traces of fire all over the walls, as dark as a ghost lying on the wall and watching.
The two wandered around the ruins, but found nothing.
Firstly, there were traces of the fire in the church, everything was burnt clean, and even the surrounding buildings were affected. I am afraid that a large number of clues had been destroyed by the fire at that time.
The second reason is that the church has been abandoned for a long time, and the clues that can be left behind have long since disappeared under the baptism of time.
The two could only leave the church first and wait outside for the moment when night fell.
Sitting outside the church, Xiao Zhi was bored, and took out the snacks he had hoarded to share with Frost. By the way, he told him about the past. Frost listened quietly and asked a few questions from time to time. The picture looks more and more like an outing.
If it weren't for being in a deserted village and an abandoned church.
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Finally, the sky gradually darkened.
Today's weather is fine, and after nightfall, the moonlight is also extraordinarily bright.
Under the moonlight, a large black shadow appeared in the ruins of the Sisar Church. Accompanied by the chirping of crows and the rustling movements of unknown animals in the grass, the church looked even more gloomy.
Xiao Zhi looked at the time, stood up and said, "We should go."
After finishing speaking, he took out the white musa flowers he had prepared earlier from his backpack and distributed them to Frost. The flower language of the white Musa flower is "faithful faith", which is very suitable for the status of Archbishop Greata.
Holding flowers, the two stepped into the ruins of the Sisar Church together under the bright moonlight.
This time, Xiao Zhi felt as if he had passed through a wall with water ripples. The moment he entered the church, there was a slight ripple in the air around him, and the picture in front of him gradually became blurred. clear.
A clear bell came, and gradually spread in the quiet night.
Then, a warm light appeared in front of Xiao Zhi's eyes.
The light came from the church in front. At this moment, the Sisar Church is no longer the dilapidated and gloomy appearance before. The building has recovered its whiteness, the appearance is neat and clean, and with the warm light, even at night, it is easy to see. Full of solemn and sacred taste.
Xiao Zhi also found that the clothes on his body had changed, instead of the mage's robe he was wearing before, he had turned into a white robe. The style of the robe is quite simple, without any decorations. It is the clothing that Breth believers will only wear when they participate in some important ceremonies.
He looked at Frost beside him, and found that his clothes were the same as his own, the helmet that concealed his appearance was gone, his handsome features were exposed, and his silver hair shone brightly under the light.
Frost never wears white, and today's white suit cuts a bit of his indifference and makes him look a little more gentle. But if you look closely, you will find that this person's skin is too pale, and there is no ups and downs caused by breathing in his chest, which is a bit weird.
Xiao Zhi was taken aback, he subconsciously wanted to find something to cover Frost.
At this moment, he felt someone behind him pat him on the shoulder.
Xiao Zhi turned his head suddenly, and met an unfamiliar face.
The one who patted Xiao Zhi on the shoulder was an old lady. The old lady looked very kind, with a round face and smiling eyes. When she looked at him, there was a bit of elder love, as if she was seeing two normal people from the same village. young people.
She said: "Sand, why don't you and Samuel go in, the blessing ceremony will start soon."
Her gentle eyes swept over the two of them, perhaps because of the cover of the night, she didn't notice the abnormality on Frost's body.
Xiao Zhi understood that Sander and Samuel were the identities of the two after entering the dungeon, two young people from the village who participated in the blessing ceremony. He looked around and found many villagers in white robes, probably all of them came to participate in this blessing ceremony,
According to Bai Yan, the angle of view is different every time they enter the dungeon, and the characters they bring in are different every time they enter the dungeon.
Xiao Zhi also made a familiar face, and nodded to the aunt: "We'll go right away."
The aunt smiled and tapped her chest lightly, representing the unique sun's radiance: "May God bless you all."
Xiao Zhi followed her example and returned the salute: "May God bless you."
After greeting the two of them, the aunt left.
The eyes of the people around swept over the two of them, but they all turned away normally, probably because of Xiao Zhi's previous makeup, plus the effect of the night and warm yellow lights, they didn't pay attention to Frost's strangeness.
Xiao Zhi heaved a sigh of relief, as long as he didn't expose it so easily.
Xiao Zhi and Frost continued to move forward.
On the way, they saw that the believers around them greeted the people they met in a gentle and courteous manner, which was a scene of joy and harmony. There were also quite a few people who took the initiative to say hello to them, which was a little different from the vigilant villagers before, and both of them returned the same greetings as they had faced the aunt before.
Brace's teachings clearly divide believers and unbelievers into "us" and "them", drawing a barrier in the hearts of believers.
They treat fellow believers with gentleness, friendliness, and enthusiasm; in the face of unbelievers, they resist indifferently and are always on guard. In this way, over time, believers will become a tightly united group, and will become more and more closely connected, and more and more exclusive.
Following the crowd, Xiao Zhi and Frost came to the nave of the church. After putting the white Musa flowers in their hands together, they found a suitable place to sit down.
The nave is where believers gather, and in front is the altar dedicated to the clergy.
At this moment, believers were still pouring into the nave, but they all kept speaking softly, greeting each other in low voices, no one shouted, and no one made a sound of arguing over the seats.
Everything is in order.
After a while, almost all the believers were seated, and the surroundings gradually became quiet.
At this time, the door of the south corridor of the altar opened, and a person in the uniform of the archbishop took the lead and walked out, followed by a series of people in the uniforms of clergy of different ranks.
Walking on the outside was a man in his thirties. He was tall and handsome, with long flaxen hair tied behind his head, with a smile on his face, and he looked full of charm. The white uniform of the archbishop set off his A little more abstinence feeling.
This person was the most popular archbishop at the time - Greyata.
Not to mention anything else, just looking at this appearance, it is very suitable to become a popular player.
The person behind him, Xiao Zhi and Frost did not know each other, was a middle-aged bishop who looked a bit fat. The bishop was round, with curly hair, and the corners of his mouth were raised, and he looked very easy to get along with.
There were two bishops of a lesser status, and several priests.
Xiao Zhi was a little surprised, so there were so many people present when Greata disappeared? ! However, this point was not mentioned at all in the later materials. Even where Greyata disappeared is vague, and I don’t know what happened to these people afterwards.
Sure enough, there is an inside story!
No, this should be called shady!
Because he was in the crowd, it was inconvenient for Xiao Zhi to speak ill of Bryce's senior management, so he turned his head and exchanged glances with Frost, expressing his unhappiness at the moment.
Frost squeezed Xiao Zhi's hand quietly, indicating that he had received it.
As soon as Greata appeared, the eyes of the believers below burst into bright light, full of enthusiasm like a star-struck girl.
Greyata smiled, nodded to the believers below, and then stood at the highest point of the altar with calm steps. When he spoke, his voice seemed to contain calming power: "Thank you all believers for coming to today's blessing ceremony. We are all fellow believers and the closest brothers and sisters in the world. May God bless you."
The believers in the audience gave him an enthusiastic response.
Then Greata said a few more words.
He is eloquent and has a sense of humor. Every sentence is well-organized, his tone is just right, and he has a decent smile on his face. It is obvious that he is only preaching the teachings plainly and stirring up the atmosphere, but when he says it, it seems extremely attractive.
Xiao Zhi secretly sighed in his heart, no wonder this person ascended to the position so quickly, so Andre had to get rid of him in advance. Greata's personal charm is really a plus. Compared with him, Andre's image of a respected and good old man can only be rubbed on the ground.
Before the blessing ceremony begins, everyone recites the classics of the religion together.
Xiao Zhi and Frost didn't know it at all, they just mingled in the crowd and pretended to open their mouths. Fortunately, everyone was very involved, and no one noticed the two guys who were fishing in troubled waters, so they just blew by like this.
After that, Greata stood on the altar and held a blessing ceremony. Accompanied by his chanting, dots of warm yellow light floated down from the altar and fell on the believers below.
The believers closed their eyes involuntarily, bathed in the holy light enjoying themselves, feeling that their souls had been washed and purified.
Xiao Zhi also felt warm on his body, and he secretly turned his head to look at Frost worriedly. Frost was an undead after all, and he wondered if he would suffer any harm under the power of the archbishop.
Frost met Xiao Zhi's eyes and shook his head slightly.
After all, it was a blessing for ordinary believers, and the archbishop could not use all his firepower, otherwise the frail bodies of the believers would not be able to bear it, and it would be possible to return to the embrace of God on the spot. And this kind of weak holy light is stronger than sunlight for Frost, and it can't do any harm at all.
After the ceremony, there will be a more relaxed part. Greata will answer the doubts of the believers, which may be doubts about Blaise's classics, or difficult problems encountered by himself.
Usually, believers in such remote villages don't have the opportunity to meet the archbishop directly, let alone ask the archbishop questions. The atmosphere became more heated for a while, and questions were thrown at Greata one after another.
Greata smiled and answered one by one.
At this time, a believer in the audience asked: "Master Archbishop, how should we deal with the undead?"
Greata looked at him: "Did you encounter any danger brought by the undead?"
The man shook his head: "No."
"Why would you hurt them if they didn't hurt you?" Greata said.
The man was taken aback, and subconsciously replied: "But...they are undead, representing death and darkness, and we represent light, shouldn't we destroy them?"
Many people in the crowd echoed.
"Hmm..." Greata rubbed his chin and thought for a while. He didn't directly comment on whether this was right or wrong, but asked, "Do you know how the undead came from?"
"It's formed when someone dies and can't let go of his obsession."
"They die in pain and then become undead."
"And if you die in a wrong place, you will become undead."
Greata nodded: "Yes, what everyone said is correct. The undead are human beings like us in life. They may be farmers, blacksmiths, tailors, nobles, officials, soldiers... They Have the same joys, pains and troubles as we do."
"It's just that they have too much obsession and resentment before they die, so they become undead. They are just a group of poor people who have not been illuminated by the holy light and have lost their lives. If you can, you might as well help them and solve the problem. Their obsession, I think this will be better than eliminating them directly."
Greyata looked at the audience and showed a gentle smile: "However, please pay attention to your own safety. If you encounter dangerous elements, please come to the church for help. I will be with you."
Xiao Zhi looked at Greyata who was smiling and talking on the stage, and felt a little complicated for a while. It turns out that there are people in Blaise who have different attitudes towards the undead, and they are even more open than some people on the mainland today.
If the archbishop had been in charge back then, maybe Frost would not have faced those terrible encounters later, maybe... the current situation of Blaise and Hessen would also be different.
It is a pity that such a person was killed five hundred years ago.
After death, the traces left behind were erased and turned into an empty name.
After the question-and-answer session, the blessing meal was distributed. The believers will approach the altar one by one, wash their hands with the holy spring water, and receive the blessed meal distributed by Archbishop Greyata himself.
After the meal, everyone will chant the classics together until dawn, which means welcoming the light, and the blessing ceremony will not be considered as the real end until then.
Looking at the people standing up in front of him, Xiao Zhi couldn't help but feel uneasy, is he going to approach the archbishop? Ordinary believers don't see that Frost is undead, but... what about the Archbishop
It is really a very risky thing to personally receive the blessing meal from him at such a close distance, and there are so many priests standing behind, so many eyes staring at him, it is inevitable that there will be flaw.
Before he had time to think about it, it was Xiao Zhi's turn to receive the blessing meal.
I don't know if he can say that he can eat two servings by himself...