It’s not a day or two for Amber to be ashamed of being an elf. Gao Wen has long adapted to this guy’s style of kicking his nose and face and going astray when he has a chance, and he knows that most of the time Amber does this just to make the atmosphere easier. Some.
This half-elf doesn't like an overly serious and depressing atmosphere, and he was indeed too serious and depressing after communicating with Veronica/Ophelia.
On the second day, the ancient city of Saint-Sunil ushered in a new day in bright sunshine.
The wounds left by this behemoth in the war still need to heal slowly, but everyone who survives will gradually regain hope as the city's stability continues. The blockade on the plain has been closed, pushing the war far away from the city. In the city, the two guardian dukes have begun to further restore the city's functions, and have begun to gather nobles, scholars, business representatives, etc., to prepare for the declaration of the establishment of the empire.
After receiving a group of royal scholars, Gao Wen returned to the study of Silver Castle.
After waiting for a while, a sound of steady and powerful footsteps came from the door, and the tall and strong Patriarch Wright appeared at the door of the study: "My lord, are you looking for me?"
—Although the plan to establish the Cecil Empire has been finalized, Gawain has not yet been publicly crowned. Therefore, except for a few people, most of his long-term followers are still accustomed to calling him in the original way.
Gawain glanced at Wright, and Wright's substitute—Emily was emerging from behind Wright, greeting Amber and Gawain politely.
"Sit down, I have something to discuss with you about the Church of the Holy Light," Gao Wen nodded to the stand-in messenger, the Patriarch, and then turned his head to tell Amber, "Order the guards and attendants, don't let anyone come to the study to disturb you from now on." .”
When Wright sat down on the high-backed chair beside the desk, Gawain opened the magic net terminal on the desk, and while waiting for a response from the other side, he casually said: "Now we have settled in Saint-Sunil, the cathedral is in a real state. The world is already under our control, what do you think?"
"...Considering the actual situation, we can't violently destroy the northern church, nor can we violently treat the believers of the old doctrine for the sake of preaching, but the teachings of the northern and southern churches are destined to be opposite," Wright said in a deep voice, "if conditions permit, we should find a way to deal with it. The northern church is undergoing transformation, starting with the right to interpret classics and the power of bishops, so that the northern church can accept new teachings and integrate with the southern church. If conditions do not permit... we may only be able to face the belief of the Holy Light for a long time The reality of the division between the North and the South, and allocated a considerable amount of manpower and material resources to maintain balance and avoid intensification of conflicts."
Gao Wen looked up and down the Kong Wu powerful Patriarch: "You are now thinking more and more like a real religious leader."
Perhaps because of becoming the Patriarch, with a different perspective and way of thinking, this white knight who was born as a low-level priest no longer only knew how to preach and pursue the Holy Light, but began to have some practical views from the overall situation. From Wen's point of view, this is a good thing.
Wright just smiled, with a calm and simple expression: "It's just that after sitting in this seat, I saw more people. The Holy Light taught me to match power with responsibility and position with responsibility, so I had to stand on a higher level." Think about the problem from the perspective of multiple people. To be honest, I am still not good at dealing with these... I should thank Seven Terry and other priests for their help."
"Seven... are some progressive priests in Lu'an City," Gao Wen thought for a while, and recalled the name, "How are they doing in the southern church? Have they adapted to the new teachings?"
"It's very adaptable. At the beginning, I could only insist on carrying the weight for three kilometers. Now Seven can kill the bear with one punch after carrying the weight for five kilometers."
Gao Wen: "?"
Wright suddenly laughed: "They are civilians and don't need to adapt to the training of soldiers—they have adapted to the new teachings and are trying to find their own way of the Holy Light. After accepting the new teachings, the progressive priests and priests of Luan City Priests all have different degrees of decline of the Holy Light, but the existence of the White Knight itself inspired the belief of these people, they did not lose all the Holy Light like I did at the beginning. I believe that the decline of these brothers and sisters is only temporary, One day, they'll find their way again."
Gawain's expression recovered. He was surprised that Wright would make such a joke now—because of Wright's rough painting style, coupled with the strange selection criteria of the White Knights, even Cecil's army now often Some people joked that the criterion for employing priests in the southern border is whether they can kill bears. This ridicule has obviously reached the ears of the Patriarch, but the Patriarch himself seems to be enjoying it.
In addition to being surprised, Gao Wen also confirmed another thing: the clergy in the southern border did experience varying degrees of power decline due to wavering beliefs and betrayal of the God of Holy Light, but due to the existence of the White Knight, they The recession did not hit the bottom as directly as Wright did.
This may show some characteristics of the "spiritual stamp" from the side.
It does come from the human heart and acts on the human heart, but it can also be influenced by the surrounding environment and the group.
Of course, it is also possible that the clergy in the southern region did not completely despair of the God of Holy Light like Wright did back then. There may still be a trace of awe for the God of Holy Light in their hearts, which led to their lack of power of Holy Light. total decline.
In short, no matter what the reason is, it takes a long time to observe and test when it comes to the issue of the spiritual stamp, and Gao Wen is not in a hurry.
While speaking, the magic net terminal on the desk suddenly buzzed, and then an illusory projection condensed in the sky above the projection crystal.
Kamel's figure appeared in front of Gawain and Wright.
The ancient magister bowed slightly to pay tribute to Gawain.
"Very good, everyone is here now," Gawain nodded, and then stopped talking nonsense and got straight to the point, "I summoned you two today because of a matter involving the Church of the Holy Light and the ancient Gondor Empire at the same time. .”
"Involving the contemporary church and the ancient empire at the same time?" Kamel's voice did not hide his curiosity, "What happened?"
Gao Wen said lightly, "Ophelia Norton, do you know this name?"
Kamel was obviously stunned for a moment after hearing this name, and then said: "Yes, of course, I have not only heard of her, but also seen her—Princess Ophelia is a member of the royal family of ancient Gondor, and she herself is also a member of the ancient Gondor royal family. An extremely talented magister, she is responsible for part of the rebellious plan... Why did you suddenly mention this name? As one of the executors of the rebellious plan, Her Highness Ophelia is not active in the political arena. There should not be too many records. The time she lived was 300 years different from yours, and 1,000 years different from the present day... "
Gao Wen's face was deep and solemn, and his heart fluctuated.
A member of the ancient Gondor royal family, one of the top leaders of the Rebellious Project! !
The Rebellion Project was the most important secret plan of the Gondor Empire in the Starfire Era. From the very beginning, this project was controlled by the Gondor royal family, so Gawain knew Ophelia Norton's identity after hearing her surname. He must have guessed, but guesses are guesses. At this moment, he heard the exact information from a real ancient population, and the shock in his heart is still not small!
"Her name is Veronica Moen," he breathed a sigh of relief, and startled Kamel in the communicator and Wright next to him, "She is in the Cathedral of Holy Light, And prepare to announce the martyrdom of the pope and bishops three hours later."
"Holy Light..." Wright showed a startled expression on his face. The shock of the news was so great that he didn't even realize that the Northern Church had suffered a serious blow to the Southern Church, which was definitely good news. , Emily, who was floating behind him, even felt the surge of the holy light around Wright. The little girl immediately disappeared, and then poked out half of her head in the ripples formed by the holy light, cautiously Look around.
Kamel's whole body turned purple—this was a sign of extreme shock: "Is the news reliable? Where did you get the information from?"
"She told it herself, and accurately told your origin, and told the plan of rebellion," Gao Wen said, and briefly described his experience in the Holy Light Cathedral last night, telling the story of the person who called himself "Ophelia" Norton's rebel request for cooperation, and at the end I attached some conjectures of my own, "I think there is a bigger truth behind her, and the remnants of the rebellion plan may be more than we imagined—she Using "we" to refer to myself may mean that the original Ophelia Norton has been split into several souls through some ancient magic, and the so-called Veronica Moen is just one of the split souls temporarily using Just a carrier."
"This conjecture is very likely..." Kamel pondered, and said cautiously after some thinking, "I suggest you treat this disobedient with caution—even if her identity is true, you must remain vigilant enough. Keep enough distance and never be credulous."
Gawain glanced at Kamel: "I thought that you, who are also a disobedient person, would be more kind and trusting to that 'princess', after all, in a sense, she is your former boss."
"I do have some pre-trust and affection for Her Highness Ophelia, who is also a rebel, but before that, I am your advisor and scholar first," Kamel said in a buzzing voice, "I must warn you Your potential risk, and this risk in particular, could be substantial."
"Tell me about your concerns."
"The rebellious plan is the most extreme and daring plan since the birth of mortals. Rebels are a group of extremists who try to ensure the continuation of mankind by stealing, distorting, and even controlling the power of gods. Paranoia, extremeness, and arrogance are the characteristics of rebels. We really He has lofty goals and firm aspirations, and the initial starting point is very good, but the long time and inherent paranoia of human beings can easily distort these good factors," Kamel said of his concerns, "as you think Said, Her Royal Highness Ophelia Norton has lived for a thousand years, and seven hundred of them were spent in the human kingdom in the form of a boarding soul after the destruction of the Gondor Empire, then this is long and heterogeneous Definitely had a profound impact on her life…”
At this point, Carmel paused, with a serious tone: "I can't imagine what a human being will become after going through such a thousand years—she may be a saint who transcends the spiritual will of mortals, but she is more likely to be a lunatic .”
Gawain stroked his chin, thought about it and said, "You have also experienced a thousand years, and it was under even worse circumstances—you were locked in the fortress of the Shadow Realm."
"Yes, then you must not have forgotten that I was once half-crazy," Kamel said, "and my body has been reshaped into a spirit body, which is no longer affected by various nerve signals and hormone substances of flesh and blood. Influence, in a sense, my mental state has been semi-solidified, and its toughness is higher than that of a human being with flesh and blood. Her Highness Ophelia...she lives in different flesh and blood bodies. It is hard to say what her spirit is. How has the state changed over the long years."
"So do you have a negative attitude towards Ophelia's request for cooperation?"
"...It's not exactly like this," Kamel changed the topic, "Her cooperation is still of great value, not only because she now controls the Cathedral of Saint-Sunil City, but also because she has knowledge that we don't understand , and we also need to use her to understand the changes of the Church of the Holy Light in the past so many years, and understand what she wants to do with the help of the Church of the Holy Light. I am just making suggestions to you and listing all the risks for your reference. "
Gawain nodded slightly, and looked at Wright on the other side.
"what is your opinion?"
Wright has been thinking for a while, facing Gawain's question, he said in a deep voice: "... I think we can cooperate, my lord."
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