To be honest, if the last point of "missionary" preaching is removed, Gawain's impression of Veronica is still good. This saint princess is indeed attractive and can't help but want to praise her. Traits: She is humble, courteous, gentle, and easy-going, all these qualities are rare among nobles in this era, and Gawain can see that her easy-going is not a pretense, nor is it only aimed at those who pass by the camp. At the messy construction site, when she saw those busy and vulgar civilians and serfs, she always kept smiling at each other, and there was no contempt or estrangement in her words, deeds or eyes, and the Earl Cohen beside her was completely A look of disgust and impatience.
And even if Veronica has amazing acting skills and pretends to be close to the common people, in Gao Wen's view, this is not easy. After all, the nobles in this era would never consider the need to be close to the common people. I'm too lazy to pretend.
But in the final analysis, Veronica is also a believer who converted to the God of Holy Light early, and now it seems that this is not a purely political transaction as the outside world spreads, she is a believer who has devoted herself to that sect , and even a little fanatical.
Gao Wen did not contradict religion itself, especially when the power of true faith exists in this world, he regarded religion as an inevitable and natural phenomenon here, since those gods more or less sheltered the name As a mortal, he would not have any unreasonable hatred for the gods, but he couldn't accept Veronica's missionary attitude... After all, he still had the attitude of "respecting ghosts and gods and staying away" from his previous life .
Veronica noticed the change in Gawain's attitude very keenly, but she didn't think too much about it. Instead, she regarded it as a nobleman's normal sense of vigilance against foreign forces intervening in his own rule. Half of the title of "Saint Princess" is a princess, and she more or less carries the shadow of the royal family, so she will stop talking about this topic.
Finally, it was time for these distinguished guests from the capital to leave.
The "White Oak" by the Whitewater River was ready to set off. Gawain watched as the virgin princess and her two entourage walked to the gangway leading to the deck, but before stepping on the deck, Veronica Suddenly stopped, and turned around: "Duke Cecil, actually I have a rather presumptuous question to ask you, but I haven't dared to say it, at this moment, can you satisfy my little curiosity as a junior? Woolen cloth?"
Gao Wen nodded with a smile. He felt that his expression at the moment could be described as kindly. In front of these "junior people", he had put on the airs of his ancestors for a long time, and he was too serious: "If you have any questions, just ask, as long as I know and it doesn't involve privacy and confidentiality."
"I don't know if this is a matter of privacy," Veronica smiled lightly, "During the years when you... returned to the kingdom of the dead, have you ever seen gods?"
Even though she was only smiling faintly, Gao Wen always felt that there was still some kind of fanaticism in that smile. He heheed twice without embarrassment, and spread his hands: "I haven't seen it before, probably because I didn't die thoroughly back then. The gods didn't treat me as a dead person at all, so just ignore me."
"Is that so..." Veronica seemed a little disappointed, she shook her head thoughtfully, "Thank you for your answer, I will pray for you and your territory before the Lord."
After saying this, the saint princess took Earl Cohen and the priestess Sandy, who was shining in Gawain's sight from beginning to end, onto the deck. The figures of the three quickly disappeared in the white oak behind the ship's side.
The fleet left, and Gao Wen and others walked down the pier and returned to the camp.
On the way, Hetty, who found time to see her off, seemed a little worried, and Gawain asked her when he saw it, "What are you thinking about?"
Hetty opened her mouth a few times, but still couldn't help but said: "Ancestor, I heard that you rejected Her Highness Veronica's offer to help you build the Holy Light Church?"
"Is it a good intention..." Gawain pursed his lips and looked into Hetty's eyes, "Do you think there is anything wrong?"
"The priests of the Church of the Holy Light have the ability to heal and calm people's hearts," Hetty said, "There is a shortage of medical personnel in the territory. Although Mr. Pittman is a qualified druid, he has more than half of his energy to focus on agriculture. In fact, the prepared medicines have been in short supply for a long time, especially the recent battles have caused many wounded, and the medicines stored in the territory are almost used up, so it is necessary to go to Tanzan Town to purchase them urgently. And if there are one or two Gods of Holy Light A priest, or even just a trainee priest, is enough to alleviate this situation."
"That's right," Rebecca next to me couldn't help but said, "Our territory can't afford a formal church right now, and it's not worthwhile to hire a priest at your own expense. Her Royal Highness is willing to personally contribute to help us build a church. It can save a lot of money! And the priest sent by Her Royal Highness must not be the kind of half-baked guy in a small country church, so it’s a good deal.”
"I don't like the Holy Light Sect," Amber muttered behind Gawain, "They are talkative and rigid and stubborn. People like me who believe in the Goddess of the Night seem to be born to kill their whole family. They are cold-eyed..."
Rebecca rolled her eyes at Amber: "Isn't that because you went to the Holy Light Church to steal things all day long?"
"Don't talk nonsense! When have I ever been caught stealing?!" Amber stared, "They obviously didn't find out who stole the things and still troubled me. Isn't that provocation?"
Gawain and the two eldest granddaughters were dumbfounded, and Miss Half Elf's invincible logic killed three times in an instant.
Then Gao Wen decided to completely ignore the shame of all things: "Of course I know that Veronica's suggestion will make us a good deal, but I also have my own considerations. You really think that she helped us build a local church, just to build a church. Is it that simple to send a priest?"
Hetty is not really one-sided like Rebecca, she quickly realized: "You mean...there may be shadows of the royal family and the Holy Light Cathedral behind this? Probably not...Princess Veronica Her integrity and piety are well known to the world, she believes in the God of Holy Light, and she will never let interests pollute her belief... "
"She won't, but it doesn't mean others won't. Didn't you see the person she brought? One is a high-ranking priestess of the Holy Light Cathedral who is young and red. Although she didn't say a few words during the whole process, she was almost half Veronica did not take a step away, one is the inner court earl who was conferred by the king himself and this inner court earl was 'cut' from the Loren family in the east," Gawain curled his lips, "the royal family and the Holy See, in that Holy See Standing next to the princess is like protecting the Dharma, and she doesn't give Veronica a chance to leave their sight. Her highness's own pious beliefs obviously can't stop other less pious people at all. In this case, I dare not accept her kindness easily."
Hearing this, Hetty and Rebecca couldn't help showing a thoughtful expression. The former was thinking about the possible thoughts and plans of the royal family and the church, while the latter was mainly thinking about what the ancestor Barabara said. .
After Gao Wen finished speaking, he immediately mentioned another thing that he also cared about: "Also... I think that Princess Veronica said to me is very interesting."
Amber became curious: "Which sentence? She talked to you a lot today!"
"Although there are many gods, only the God of Holy Light can tolerate everything. At the end of Holy Light is the ultimate salvation of all fools," Gawain repeated Veronica's words like preaching. Saying, "Don't you think this sentence is a bit problematic?"
"What's the problem? Isn't it the favorite sentence pattern used by those gods and gods?" Amber scratched her hair. Like their son..."
"It's true that most of the latter are the preaching words of the Holy Light Sect, but she added a sentence in front of it, although there are many gods." Gao Wen's tone was a little serious, "This sentence is very short, and she said it very calmly, but This sentence is not what the believers of the Holy Light Church usually say."
Hetty reacted for a moment, and said uncertainly: "Is she... putting the God of Holy Light above all the gods?!"
Gawain nodded slightly: "It's an unobtrusive inducement, but it does mean that."
The faces of all the people present became strange.
There are many beliefs in this world, which Gao Wen has long known: there are dozens of large sects with names and surnames, and hundreds of small sects with limited spread in the countryside, and those hidden sects in some small sects The esoteric beliefs passed down in the small group organizations have reached an innumerable level, and almost every sect that can be passed down stably will have its own magic, which means that there is a real source of divine power behind them, a god, Or something as powerful as a god.
However, so many sects maintain a relatively balanced situation on the mainland today, and their balance is even above the country and race. Even if wars break out in several countries, the mainstream religions of these countries will still stay out of the way state.
Of course, this has not always been the case. In fact, in history, religious wars broke out in this continent countless times, and the annexation and aggression in the name of religion are written all over the history books. Even when mankind was united in one country, Gondor From time to time, there will be local wars between factions of different beliefs in the empire.
During those years when Gao Wen was hanging in the sky, watching the drama of the religious wars even saw the degree of serious boredom. Here is an additional word, but at that time he couldn't turn over or close his eyes...
But no matter how the various sects beat their brains out, they are indeed "peaceful" now.
All disputes ended in the year when the Tide of Gondor broke out.
The gods chose to be silent in the year when the demon tide came, and they remained silent for a whole year.