Hearing Ophelia's words, Gawain raised his eyebrows: "The female priest is in an embarrassing situation? What's the matter?"
"After the battle of defending the city, the church's original Holy See Knights and battle priests were severely reduced. Now they are undergoing reorganization and reorganization. The patriarch is going to convert those who pass the assessment into white knights, but there is a problem... the female priests and The female knights don't seem to be very comfortable with the White Knight's... style and equipment.
"In addition, as far as I know, the main priests of the Southern Church are composed of the White Knights. Of course, they are all powerful warriors of the Holy Light. They are very reliable on the battlefield, but as a window to spread teachings, their style is a bit..."
Ophelia was a little hesitant when she said this. She seemed to feel a little entangled with the experience of a thousand-year-old disobedient, but she still said the following: "Their style is not very suitable for getting close to the people. .We tried to reopen the confessional in the church district, with white knights on duty, hoping to relieve the pressure of the people after the war, but there was little response...”
Gao Wen almost guessed what was going on.
Ophelia sighed, her tone was quite helpless: "Frankly speaking, after the people who go to the confession room know that there is a white knight inside, they are very worried that if they tell their mistakes, the people inside will jump out Hammer yourself to death - even though we both know it's impossible..."
Gao Wen couldn't help but put his hand on his forehead.
This situation does exist—I don’t know which link went wrong (it may be related to the personal style of the Patriarch). The Church of the Holy Light in the South has embarked on a certain point of no return since the reformation. Although there are ordinary priests and nuns, its main structure is the White Knights and the "mechanical monks" who assist the operation of the war. The control method ensures the high degree of controllability and loyalty of the southern church, but on the other hand...
There seems to be something wrong with its style of painting.
In the southern border, during the state of war, there was no problem with such a church, but the too rigid and cold White Knights had a natural lack of "affinity", which became a shortcoming under the current situation.
And the other point mentioned by Ophelia is also a fact: the current white knight suit is not suitable for female priests, this must be redesigned.
Even without considering all the above-mentioned issues, it is necessary to properly arrange the female priests in the process of church reform. In this regard, Wright may not have mature experience. If Ophelia wants to implement any measures, Naturally, he came to ask Gao Wen for his opinion.
"The church in the north is going to be restructured, which naturally includes all priests and monks. You go to count the number of combat-type and civilian-type priestesses, and discuss a new set of organization and management methods with Wright, and show me the plan. In addition, I will also Arrange for the research department to establish a project as soon as possible to produce equipment suitable for female priests."
"Thank you for your understanding," Ophelia bowed her head in thanks. "Other than that, I have no other questions."
Gao Wen nodded: "Let's stop here today."
Ofelia stood up, and before exiting the study, she turned her head slightly to look at the bookshelf next to her, and nodded slightly with a smile.
After she left, the air next to the bookshelf immediately trembled and twisted, and Amber's figure jumped out of nowhere, yelling, "She really saw me!"
"Your stealth can't be hidden from her, didn't you know it before?" Gawain looked at the half-elf, "We have discovered you at the same time since you entered the house—but I am a little surprised that you will quietly Waiting by the side for so long."
"I'm just curious about what you guys are talking about," Amber waved her hands, "And I'm more or less the director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, okay? I still have a good eye for when to interrupt and when to be quiet."
As he spoke, the half-elf showed an exclamation expression on his face: "But having said that... it's really an amazing inside story, their understanding and research on God is really a bit scary, in fact, I regret half of it. Listening in - that Veronica doesn't mind saying this in front of me, it seems that she really wants to cooperate with us."
Gawain looked at this half-elf who said he regretted listening in, but actually looked indifferent, and couldn't help asking: "After knowing the truth about the secrets of God and the rebellious plan, are you not touched? I Remember that you claim to be a follower of the Shadow Goddess..."
"First of all, I don't claim to be, I really believe it, and secondly, I'm not an ordinary believer, I'm God's Chosen, don't believe me, I'm really God's Chosen!" Amber emphasized vigorously, then flattened her mouth and said in a low tone Come down, "To be honest, it would be a lie to say that I have not been touched. I don't believe that the Goddess' kingdom is such a terrible place, and I don't believe that she is really full of malice towards humans... I chatted with her, she is a very Gentle God, she still taught me how to cook, how could it be like that Veronica said... "
Gao Wen was stunned when he heard Amber said that the goddess taught her how to cook, and reconfirmed that this guy's identity as God's Chosen is bullshit. However, he remembered what he had known about this half-elf for so long Seeing this guy talking about these things so naturally, and seeing her expression without bragging at all, Gawain became a little suspicious again——
Could it be true what this guy said? Or at least, she thought it was true...
But how is that possible? It is not that there is no belief in the Goddess of the Night in this world. Although this belief is rather special, believers do not have large-scale gatherings and churches, but at least there are some gods and high-ranking priests in the Dark Night Domain. They didn't mention that the Goddess of the Night is a god who can teach people how to cook... Anyway, what kind of god would do this
"I'm a bit suspicious of what you believe in," Gao Wen said with a frown, "Then what do you think now?"
"...I want to ask the goddess and listen to her explanation," Amber's expression became serious, and she said word by word, "Next time I come into contact with high-level shadow believers, I will also look for clues from them. In short, before there is no real evidence, I can't believe what Veronica said."
Having said that, she hastily added: "Of course, I believe that most of what she said is true, or at least has evidence to follow, and other gods are probably as dangerous as what she said—but the Shadow Goddess is definitely not! "
Looking at Amber with a determined face, Gao Wen finally realized one thing: this half-elf probably really believed in the Shadow Goddess—and not the kind who just believed in it just because it was free.
But this guy's usual words and deeds don't even show the slightest sign of faith.
This caused Gao Wen to fall into endless entanglements.
He had to take a deep breath to calm his entanglement, and said in a deep voice: "I respect your beliefs, but in any case, it is necessary for us to cooperate with the rebels at this stage. In the long run, we will also We must be prepared for the dark future that Veronica describes, and I don't want to create divisions and misunderstandings among us on this point."
"I understand." Amber nodded, her drooping ears raised slightly again, "Anyway, what Veronica wants to do now is just to divert human beliefs. I am the Chosen of the Night, and my beliefs are not affected. The impact of this transfer, and if one day it really reaches the worst step... that can only prove that what she said is right, and I have nothing to hesitate."
Just like Gao Wen knew about her, this half-elf has always been conscious when it comes to issues that need to be taken seriously.
Rebels and gods...
Gao Wen sighed in his heart. The information he heard from Veronica/Ophelia today caused waves in his heart again.
What kind of existence are those gods that really exist in this world? Are they guarding this world, or are they looking forward to the latter's destruction
Even the disobedient cannot explain the contradictory qualities of the gods, their seemingly chaotic, but sometimes rational and tendentious behavior, but can only proceed from the facts and prepare day by day for thousands of years , ready to meet the moment when the gods show their malice.
Regarding the true characteristics of the gods, Gao Wen actually had his own guesses:
Perhaps, those powerful beings are too beyond the understanding of mortals, and they can no longer be measured by simple "good and evil", because the concept of good and evil is just a concept created by mortals trapped in their own cognition.
The gods may operate in a higher and more incomprehensible logical system. Their actions to protect the world or destroy the world have nothing to do with good or evil, but have other reasons.
The second possibility is more creepy and disturbing:
God, could it be crazy
In other words, could they be "creatures" that periodically go into madness—when a certain "time of doom" comes, all the gods will go mad uncontrollably!
The words "this is a countdown" left behind by those two legendary powerhouses who crossed the rift and came back half-mad, actually refer to the countdown of the gods to maintain their sanity...
If this is the second possibility, then Veronica is now carefully transforming the Church of the Holy Light, and trying to block the "mortal bridge" without disturbing the gods is probably really meaningless: whether the gods will start the end It has nothing to do with whether the disobedients have alarmed them at all, but only a countdown.
A countdown that no one knows the exact scale of, may come to an end at any time, and is probably still ticking now.
The tide of magic is impermanent and destroys the world, but at least the monitoring satellites suspended in space can give a certain degree of early warning of it, and if the countdown to maintain sanity really exists... Gao Wen really has no way to predict it !
At this moment, Amber's voice came from the side, waking Gao Wen up from his contemplation: "Old Zongzi... your expression is a bit scary."
Gao Wen raised his head and temporarily suppressed the complicated thoughts in his heart: "No...it's nothing. Let's not talk about this for now, let's talk about you, what's the matter?"
Amber hesitated for a moment, and then said her original purpose of coming here today: "I found a clue."
"Clues?" Gawain didn't react at first, but then he understood what the other party meant, "You found the clues for Surrey Randolph?"
"He is a royal shadow guard, and he was once canonized by Francis II himself, and has a hidden noble title. That's why he has a noble title, but he is not in the normal noble lineage list," now that he has spoken, Amber He simply said it all, "His last mission was to go to the Dark Mountains to find clues to the heritage of Gondor, and the reason why he stayed in the southern border and became a thief was because he defected."
Gao Wen: "..."
"Wait a minute, the amount of information is a bit large, I want to sort it out," Gao Wen rubbed his forehead, and couldn't help muttering, "Why is there so much information today..."
"This is the information I found, you can sort it out as you read it," Amber said while taking out the roster and record file she got from Dark Crow, "I've confirmed that it is indeed my adoptive father, The names and looks match up."
Gao Wen took the information and read it carefully. There is not much content on it. After skipping Surrey Randolph’s early experience, the remaining content can be read in a few minutes. He looked at it and said: “He never talked to Have you mentioned his previous identity and experience?"
"No, I always thought he was a native of the southern region, a poor thief... But thinking about it today, he has a high nose bridge and slightly lighter eyes, which are actually... the characteristics of northerners..."
"This country is narrow in the north and the south, and the differences between the north and the south are small. You were young back then, so it's normal that you can't tell the difference. Moreover, his identity as a defected shadow guard... is really not suitable for an ignorant child to hear," Gao Wen said. He quickly read the documents and put them aside, "He defected during the mission to find Gondor's heritage in the Dark Mountains. This is a breakthrough... Could it be that he was looking for the Rebellious Fortress?"
"I don't know, and I can't figure it out, even if what he is looking for is really a rebellious fortress, what is it worth for him to defect?"
"Yeah..." Gawain crossed his hands and rested his chin, his tone was deep, "This is really a problem..."
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