"That's all she told you?"
In the lord's mansion, Gawain looked at Wright in front of him and asked curiously.
"Yes," Wright nodded. "She learned about Protestantism from me. During the process, she didn't show any excitement or rebuttal. Of course, she didn't support her. I couldn't see what her purpose was at all."
Gao Wen rubbed his chin and shook his head slightly: "Her purpose has always been hidden very deeply."
Emily was floating aside, curiously fiddling with the pen holder that Gawain placed on the desk, at this moment she suddenly turned her head: "That sister is surrounded by light."
Emily has a strong affinity for the Holy Light, especially after becoming a spirit creature, so Gawain did not ignore the little girl's casual sentence: "What kind of light is it? It is the same as the Holy Light on Wright. Is it?"
Emily raised her head and thought about it, then shook her head: "It's not the same. The light on Uncle's body is pure white, and the light around her is pale gold."
Gao Wen frowned: "Is it pale golden holy light..."
He couldn't help but think of what Kamel reported to himself before.
Kamel, who used to be a senior researcher of the Rebel Project and had personal contact with the power of the gods, felt a strange temperament from the "Saint Princess". He judged that Veronica was either related to God, or had been to God's Domain...
The so-called "going to the realm of the gods" certainly does not mean stepping into the kingdom of gods as a mortal. This involves a concept in religious studies: Scholars believe that the kingdom of the gods is not directly connected with the world of mortals. There are several layers of barriers beyond the comprehension of mortal minds. Under normal circumstances, mortals cannot reach the Kingdom of God no matter what, but on some special levels, the power of the Kingdom of God will radiate and spread to the vicinity of the world, and mortals Part of the structure of life, such as soul perception, dreams, and extrasensory touch, has the opportunity to contact these sprawling realms of the kingdom of God.
In most cases, this kind of contact will bring dire consequences. The mortal mind cannot withstand the huge impact of information from the gods, and those who come into contact will be swallowed by the endless illusions and memories almost instantly. Entities are also distorted into indescribable states, and the few who return alive bring back knowledge of the gods.
This kind of rare "contact" has happened more than once in history, and those lucky ones who have the opportunity to return safely after contacting the kingdom of God and maintain their human minds have basically become saints in the legends of various sects and prophets.
As far as Gao Wen knows, the Church of the Holy Light, as the most powerful branch of the Orthodox Churches, has many special divine grace ceremonies within it, some of which are related to "contacting the realm of the gods", but they can truly step into the kingdom of God It is a rare thing to come back safely, so these rituals are more similar to a kind of "catalysis" in essence, which is to temporarily increase a person's spiritual talent through the power of the holy vessel, so that he can hear a trace of spirituality from the gods. Information only.
As the "living saint" of the Church of the Holy Light, Veronica probably also experienced this special ceremony.
During the ceremony, she successfully came into contact with the real realm of the kingdom of God? She saw "that world"
If this is true, then Veronica must be the most devout believer of the God of Light, even if she was not, after entering "that world" and facing the God of Light, she must be.
However, an extremely devout believer in the God of Light... why would he calmly listen to Wright's rebellious Protestant teachings
"She said that she wanted to witness the holy light of this land with her own eyes," Gawain said slowly. He watched Emily crawling around the desk, and the holy light spreading from the little girl covered the whole place. The tables were covered with a faint light, "If this is how she witnesses... that's really beyond my expectations."
Then he turned his head and asked Amber who was standing behind him: "What is Veronica doing these days?"
"Most of the time, she just wandered around the territory and was accompanied by the entourage we arranged. She bought a lot of souvenirs, and also bought some newspapers and printed books, just like an ordinary tourist entering the city. In addition She spends most of her time in the autumn palace, reading or praying. Going to the church to meet Wright should be her only special move. Of course, it is not ruled out that she uses the more advanced avatar spell to act secretly in other places, but we are in all key departments They are all closely monitored, and there are two legends, you and Kamel, sitting in the administrative area and the research area respectively, so the possibility of this is not high."
Gao Wen touched his chin: "Going shopping, shopping, reading, praying... This is different from what I expected at first."
The attitude and actions of the saint and princess are covered with a layer of fog. Gao Wen had made a lot of arrangements for the visit of the envoys of the Church of the Holy Light before. He had considered all the circumstances, but he did not expect that the other party was a street-shopping player, and for so many days, Veronica had never looked for him again, nor had she mentioned to him anything about the split between the North and South churches, the orthodoxy of the doctrine, and the southern border. The topic of parish reconstruction made Gao Wen, who was fully prepared, feel like he was punching cotton.
However, the Saintess Princess was so "normally" active, shopping, shopping, and accompanied by the entourage arranged by Gao Wen, doing what any normal visitor should do, and it continued until Gao Wen Finalizing all trade details with Victoria lasted until the day when the envoys from the royal capital were preparing to return.
On the 40th of Brumaire, it was time to return to the capital.
No matter how many doubts Victoria still has about the southern border, no matter what Veronica, the church envoy from the north, wants to do, they all want to return to the capital.
At the farewell banquet in the lord's mansion, Duchess Victoria came to Gawain. The northern ruler bent down and said in a calm voice, "Thank you for your hospitality over the past few days. This trip to the south is very memorable. What I saw here It was much more than I expected.”
Gao Wen smiled: "Actually, you can stay here for a longer period of time. There has been snowfall in the north recently, and it's not easy to travel."
"The Wilder family never cared about the wind and snow," Victoria said lightly, "and I also want to return to Saint-Sunil as soon as possible to preside over the affairs and complete our deal. Let the fighters arm themselves before the army re-attacks."
"Very well, I will ship the armaments and supplies before then and send them to the mouth of the Dorgon River next to the Rock Fortress," Gawain nodded, picked up a glass of red wine from the tray in the hand of the attendant next to him, and said to Victoria Raise your glass, "It's a good start."
"Your help is very important to the Queen, and the kingdom will always be fine." The Duchess also picked up the wine glass and touched Gawain's glass lightly, "But you really don't consider going to San Su Neil? The Cecil family has returned to the center of power in the kingdom, and you should have a seat at the conference table protecting the duke."
It can be seen that the Duchess is sincerely inviting, but Gao Wen just smiled lightly and shook his head: "Compared to going to the capital to attend your meeting, discussing a bunch of things I don't understand I have more important things to do here."
Victoria wanted to say something more, but she noticed the direction Gawain was looking at: it was due south, where the Dark Mountains were located.
Her expression became serious: "Are you still worried about that wasteland?"
"I've never been at ease, don't think that it will be peaceful forever after seven hundred years of peace," Gawain looked into Victoria's eyes, "Victoria, now I ask you as a guardian duke at the same level, not as an elder : Do you really think that once the civil war is over and Wales is on the throne, the nobles of Ansu will be able to hold off Typhon to the east and the wasteland to the south?"
Victoria wanted to blurt out an affirmative answer, but she fell silent before the answer came out.
During these ten days in Cecil, she observed many things, and during this observation, she confirmed one thing.
The Duke of Cecil Gawain had been preparing, preparing for a war, perhaps many wars.
He has conquered the entire southern border, and his army can easily destroy the coalition of more than forty nobles, but he still hasn't stopped. He built a steel monster in the Rock Fortress, but the energy he invested in the Dark Mountains even More than the Rock Fortress, Ansu's civil war has dragged countless nobles of the kingdom into the quagmire, but for the founding father who came back from the dead, he didn't care that his enemy was a bigger threat than that.
If the nobles of the royal capital saw all this, they would probably think that the founding prince was oversensitive, that he was still trapped on the battlefield seven hundred years ago, and that's why he was paranoid and blindly militarizing like a dead soul. She even did not hesitate to push the newly-born principality to the brink of financial collapse, but after seeing the records of the two Cecil defensive battles with her own eyes and hearing the memories of those who witnessed it, she would not make such a hasty conclusion.
And even if the wasteland of Gondor can be regarded as an invisible threat, what about Typhon who is close at hand
The Ansu people have had the knife tip of that empire pressed to their throats more than once.
"The nobles of Ansu have many problems," the duchess finally broke the silence. She responded to Gao Wen's gaze with firm eyes, "but even if we want to rectify them, we need a complete Ansu first."
"...not an excellent answer, but it is worthy of your title," Gao Wen breathed out, and then said casually, "By the way, I still have something to ask you. Don't worry, it's not difficult."
"Just open your mouth."
Gao Wen nodded: "I have a group of craftsmen and mages hired from the capital. They hope to take over their families, but I heard that the capital is under martial law."
He did not forget his promise to Cohen. The young mage from the capital asked to take his family to Cecil before pressing the button of the Holy Light Inversion Array. Gawain always remembered, but if he started Just mentioning this matter to Victoria will inevitably cause the other party to generate a lot of unnecessary guesses. At this time, after talking about the "big business" and then casually mentioning it, this matter will not seem so abrupt.
"It's not difficult," Victoria really didn't think too much, "Just give me the list, and I will personally issue passes for them."
Victoria left, looking at the slightly thin and lonely back of the duchess, Gawain sighed slightly.
"Rectify them... I never thought of rectifying them."
A warm and soft breath approached, Gawain turned his head and saw Veronica Moen smiling peacefully.
"You are leaving today too," Gao Wen nodded to the saint princess, "Is there anything you want to say?"
"I am just the eyes sent by the Lord. My mission is to see, not to speak."
"That's it?" Gao Wen raised his eyebrows, and his tone became serious, "To be honest, as an envoy of the Holy Light Church, you don't seem to be doing your duty very well. You really came here for the destruction of the Southern Church and the change of owner of Lu'an City. Is it?"
Veronica didn't speak, she just looked into Gawain's eyes quietly, her gaze was deep and peaceful, like a bottomless spring, at a certain moment of trance, Gawain felt that he was not with a pair of eyes Looking at it with human eyes seems to be just a medium or tool for observing the world, a soulless dead thing, while a real soul is hiding in a deeper place, peeping at itself through this medium.
"What happened in the city of Luan was a regrettable accident. It was the priests of the cathedral who went astray and turned their backs on the teachings of the Lord, so they were expelled by the people. Now the people in the southern border have chosen the order they recognize. Under the guidance of Duke Cecil, a new order has been established, the Cathedral of Luan has been restored, and the Holy Light still shines on the southern border of this land, nothing happened."
After Veronica's voice fell, Gawain couldn't help frowning in astonishment: "Are you serious?"
Veronica smiled lightly: "Isn't this a 'fact' recognized by everyone in the southern border?"
"What good is it for you?" Gao Wen asked bluntly, "Is it for your belief?"
Veronica was silent for a moment, and the invariable smile on her face suddenly receded: "Yes, this is for my belief."
There was a long silence between the two before Gao Wen broke the silence: "Will the Northern Church accept all this?"
"They will because this civil war will continue. On the Plains of the Holy Spirit, there is a vortex that is bigger than the southern border."