It took Wright a long time to carry out the handover on the pier. He didn't feel at ease until he saw the refugees from the Holy Spirit Plains complete all the registrations, received the doctor's disease check, and were sent to the buffer camp by the soldiers. Come.
These people chose to leave their hometown because of their trust in him, and chose to go to an unknown land like the southern border. Although they were attacked by the Church of the Holy Light and captured by the lord there, they had no way out, but they were not the only ones in the southern border This is the way to go, but since these people chose to follow him, then he must bear the responsibility to the end.
Only when one fulfills one's responsibilities can one talk about morality. This is what the Holy Light told him.
holy light...
Standing on the edge of the pier square, Wright looked down at his strong and strong hands. On the palms, he could see two wounds that were still healing. Soldiers clashed and left two small wounds in exchange for the life of an innocent girl who was designated as a cultist. This is a very worthwhile price, but these two small wounds have not yet Completely healed, this can only show that the Holy Light has really left him.
Wright sighed softly, then raised his head and looked at the bustling, lively and vibrant neighborhoods in the city.
"Cecile... I'm back."
He walked through the busy and fish-smelling streets of the Docklands, through Pine Street and Cobble Park, and finally came to the Lord's mansion.
In the study room of the lord's mansion, Gao Wen, who was reviewing the report, saw Wright Aviken wearing ordinary clothes. He was also a little surprised that the pastor returned early, but before Wright entered the door, he had already heard from Amber. Hearing what happened in the pier square, he nodded to the strong pastor: "Welcome back. I heard that you brought back a dozen or so escaped people? Did the journey go well?"
"Thank you for your concern," Wright lowered his head slightly, "Those people were unexpected situations I encountered on the way back."
He really didn't expect that he would bring so many people back. At the beginning, he just wanted to bring the young couple he met in the northern village of the Rock Fortress back to Cecil Territory, but he didn't expect to encounter more needs on the way back. Helping people, in the end, more and more people followed him, and it seemed like a small team. Fortunately, after passing through Carroll's collar, he encountered a caravan that was about to return to Cecil, otherwise the journey would have been difficult. will be much harder.
"Where's your priest's robe?" Gawain looked at Wright curiously, "And the prayer book you usually hang around your waist?"
"It's sold," Wright said frankly, "A dozen people need to eat, and I don't have enough travel expenses. They are all poor people, and most of their property has been taken away by the local lord or church. Being penniless, I sold my robes and prayer books."
Gao Wen was taken aback: "Sold it? Shouldn't it be very important to you?"
Wright smiled slightly: "That robe is just an old robe. Although the material is very good, it is just a piece of clothing. I also copied the prayer book myself, and I can memorize all the contents on it. I can write another book silently. The teaching of the Holy Light does not lie in the carrier, but in the heart."
Looking at this calm priest of Holy Light, Gao Wen couldn't help but feel a little touched. He nodded slightly, and didn't mention the robe and prayer book anymore, but asked about the other party's journey to the Holy Spirit Plain this time. Knowledge: "If you returned early, you must have seen what you wanted to see, right?"
"To be honest, I would rather not see..." Wright sighed, "The church has fallen... It should be said that it has fallen long ago, but I have been deliberately ignoring this fact, using the saying 'everyone believes in the Holy Light' It’s just anesthetizing yourself. Today’s Holy Spirit Plain is no longer a paradise where the Holy Light protects the world. The greedy priests and greedy nobles and lords have colluded together to squeeze the last drop of blood and sweat from the common people, and all those who disobey them will live here from generation to generation. The only thing I can't believe is that it's only been two years since I left there, and they can degenerate so quickly and completely... "
"According to the information from the Plain of the Holy Spirit, since the Cathedral of the Holy Light held a meeting of cardinals at the level of bishops and above last year, their behavior has become more extreme. This aspect is the strength of the Holy Light Sect as a sect for so many years. On the other hand, it must have been inspired by the upper echelon of the church," Gao Wen said what he knew, and looked into Wright's eyes after speaking, "But I believe that it is impossible for a church to be 100% Degenerate, just like you, in my eyes is a true practitioner of the Holy Light, Mr. Wright, welcome back to this land that is still clean, the key to the church is with the administrator of the mission square, I have already ordered, you Feel free to go back and manage the church again."
"...Lord, this is exactly what I want to say," Wright suddenly smiled wryly and spread his hands, "I'm afraid I won't be able to hold the post of Holy Light Pastor anymore, and the same goes for the management of the church."
This was really beyond Gao Wen's expectation. He stopped reviewing the report and looked at the only pastor in the territory in surprise: "What's going on? You won't be too stimulated to quit the church immediately." Bar?"
Wright didn't answer directly, but raised his hands, and a moment later, a little holy white light burst out between his hands, but the light didn't persist for a second before it disintegrated.
Gao Wen only felt a very weak wave of magic power, and the weak wave is not a formal magic or magic, it can't even be called a trick.
"What's going on?" He frowned and asked. He knew Wright's original strength. Although the pastor had a strange style of painting, his divine skills and priest professional level were still real, and because of his firm belief in the Holy Light The affinity is high, and its magical power is even at the upper level among priests of the same level. How can it be impossible to even get a spark of holy light when you come back from the house
"I did something against the Holy Light," Wright said with a wry smile, "I beat up fellow church members who also believed in the Holy Light, and I continued to beat him after he lost his ability to resist. After that, my Holy Light power declined rapidly gone."
Gawain's expression became serious, and he stared into Wright's eyes: "What exactly happened?"
Wright didn't hide anything, and immediately told the truth about his experience in the small village north of the Rock Fortress. He didn't hide his anger and violence when he taught the two soldiers and the priest a lesson, and he didn't hide it. His contempt and disgust for the other party, but after finishing the story, he still sighed long: "I don't regret my behavior, but I did violate the teachings of the Holy Light. I should have had a better life." However, he was still overwhelmed by anger."
Gao Wen frowned: "After this?"
Wright spread his hands: "After that, I started the return journey, and rescued a dozen more people on the way... and taught a dozen people a lesson."
Gao Wenxin said that this pastor seems to have been dazzled by anger quite a few times... Maybe it was broken
He stood up from behind the desk, walked back and forth in front of Wright, lost in thought as he walked, and after a while, he raised his head again: "You think it is because your behavior deviated from the Holy Light that you lost the Holy Light the power of?"
Wright nodded: "There is only this explanation."
Gawain stroked the beard on his chin, looked at Wright after a moment of pondering, and asked, "Compared with the priest you taught, which one of you deviates from the Holy Light more seriously?"
"This..." Wright was probably so shocked that he didn't think about this question at all. When Gao Wen asked him, he thought about it, "I don't know..."
"You know, no one has a deeper understanding of the Holy Light than you, and no one practices the morals of the Holy Light more than you," Gawain interrupted Wright, "Obviously, if you beat a priest, it is a violation of the Holy Light." If it is light, then those priests who collude with local nobles for money, falsely accuse and frame innocent civilians, and use magic to harm innocent people are simply enemies of the Holy Light, and the dark side of the world."
Wright was a little speechless for a while: "This..."
Gawain did not give the other party a chance to continue thinking, but continued: "The current situation is that you have lost the power of the Holy Light, but those priests who violated the teachings of the Holy Light even more than you can still use divine magic. Why?"
Wright was lost in thought, while Gawain looked at the priest who had lost the power of the Holy Light and also lost in thought.
He has always been curious about the gods and related religious beliefs in this world, but he dare not study in depth because he is afraid of the strange attributes of the gods, but now a special research sample has appeared. Maybe it is a bit unfair to Wright, but this Mr. Pastor has indeed become a special research sample.
Right in front of Gao Wen, there was a living example of losing divine power due to wavering faith.
The process of Wright losing the favor of the Holy Light... Did it reveal some secrets of divine arts? Or... revealing some secret of the connection between man and god
Is the so-called divine art just a process of "self-suggestion", "self-affirmation", and "self-identification"? Or... this process strengthened the connection between humans and gods, which led to the creation of divine arts
While thinking about it, Gawain came up with an idea. If Wright can re-establish his self-affirmation and let him believe from the bottom of his heart that his behavior is in line with the true meaning of the Holy Light, will his magic come back
But this idea was denied by him as soon as it came out: Although Wright has been saying that his behavior violates the teachings of the Holy Light, but judging from his current performance, it is obvious that he does not think so deep down in his heart. It was the priest who was beaten by him who violated the teaching of the Holy Light... so he subconsciously did not shake his belief in the Holy Light...
His wavering is from another level.
Gawain thought very fast, and it took only a few seconds for so many thoughts to flash through one by one. He looked at Wright who was still thinking, and after a moment of pondering, he broke the silence: "Mr. Wright, you are still in the territory. Priest."
Wright raised his head in surprise: "But the lord..."
"I know you've lost your magic," Gawain raised his hand to interrupt the other person, "but is magic really everything you need as a priest
"Your belief in the Holy Light, your insistence on those virtues, and your enthusiasm for the work of leading people to be good are still unchanged, and as long as these things do not change, you are the best candidate for priest in the territory .
"Mr. Wright, you are only temporarily confused, but remember that losing your magic doesn't mean you can't continue to help others. The dozen or so people you brought back are basically all after you lost your magic. rescued, didn't you?"
Wright was stunned for a moment, and finally nodded slightly: "As you said."
"Go back to the church and think about it," Gao Wen breathed out softly. "Many people have been asking the administrators of the Mission Square about you these days. They are waiting for you to come back."