Inside Silver Castle, Amber brought some information that Gao Wen needed.
"These things are not difficult to find—although they are kept secret to the outside world, they are not secrets in the hands of the former palace adviser," Amber couldn't hide her complacency as she spoke. "There are detailed records of the daily life of the royal family members. These are about Veronica's…”
Gao Wen took the sorted rubbings, and his eyes moved slowly between lines of text.
"Veronica Moen possessed powerful magical and spiritual talents since she was a child, but she was almost declared dead by doctors and priests when she was just born," Amber said casually while looking at the document in Gawain's hand , "She had no heartbeat when she was born, as if she was stillborn, and she suddenly came alive an hour later.
"Later, the Church of the Holy Light explained this as a 'divine grace'. It was the power of the God of Holy Light that allowed this baby with a strong affinity for the Holy Light to survive. This sounds completely deceitful, but the doctors couldn't explain it either. This phenomenon can only be recorded as a 'divine grace'. This is also one of the reasons why Veronica Moen converted to the God of Holy Light...
"Before the age of six, Veronica often fell into a coma without warning. Despite many tests, and all doctors and priests declared that the little princess was in good health, she often passed out, so she died before the age of six. They hardly ever leave the room, and need a maid to take care of them 24 hours a day.
"The process of her conversion to the God of Holy Light does not seem to have any doubts - when she was ten years old, Veronica Moen went to the church with other members of the royal family. It was the first time in her life that she came into contact with the power of Holy Light. During this process In the movie, she showed a very high spiritual talent and affinity for the Holy Light, and attracted the attention of St. Ivan III. After that, she gradually showed interest in the Holy Light, and after several years of study, I understand, coupled with a lot of contacts and negotiations between the royal family and the church, the princess "converted to the Holy Light", and she was sixteen years old at that time.
"The whole process seems to be a very normal transaction reached after the mediation of all parties, and Veronica's role in it has never exceeded her duty."
Gao Wen turned over a page of the document in his hand, and said in a calm tone, "As an ancient soul that has lived for a thousand years, she has enough patience and wisdom to leave no doubts in all her actions. Anything suspicious."
"That makes sense, I think so too." Amber folded her arms and nodded, "Then do you think the records of her coma before she was six years old are related to her 'soul parasite'?"
"The brain of a girl under the age of six should not be able to carry a high-ranking soul. These records confirm that Veronica's description of herself is true, at least part of the evidence," Gawain put down the information in his hand, "except Is there anything else besides this?"
"There are only so many recorded materials," Amber spread her hands, "How about it, do you think this 'disobedient' is a big risk? Do you want to continue to investigate the maids and doctors who took care of her back then, and taught her? court scholars? Many of these people are still in Silver Castle..."
"No need. Excessive investigation will be too offensive, and I think nothing will be found," Gawain waved his hands. "The situation is similar to what I expected. Some evidence can support Veronica's words, but it will never appear. Additional evidence to reveal her secrets...but that doesn't stop us from working with her."
"She seems to be fulfilling her promise, stabilizing the order of the believers in the city, and as of this morning, she has assisted the White Knights to enter the Holy Light Cathedral smoothly. Regardless of her identity, she can indeed play a great role .”
The White Knights have entered the Cathedral of the Holy Light.
According to the plan, this means that the leadership of the Northern Church has been handed over—the white knights representing the Southern Church will become the controllers of the cathedral, and the Patriarch Wright of the Southern Church will, with the assistance of Veronica, With the support of the "Oracle", he entered the Great Hall of Light and became the common leader of the North and South Churches.
The northern church will undergo reforms in this process. First, the high-level ruling structure of the church will be changed. The title of "pope" will be banned and replaced by the position of "patriarch" in the southern church. Superpositions, to replace what used to be the structure of the Episcopal Conference.
After that, the teachings and precepts of the northern church will be gradually replaced by the teachings and precepts of the southern church. At the same time, many "sacred decrees" that the northern church has implemented in the past, including atonement, forced conversion, and indictment of heresy, etc. will also be combined. repeal.
For the northern church, this change will be almost earth-shaking, but all of this will inevitably be carried out, because all of these are "oracles", which are conveyed by the God of Holy Light to the last Pope Saint Ivan III, through the living saint Wei An oracle recorded by Ronika, discussed by the Cecil Empire consul and high-level government affairs hall, and approved by the leaders of the empire.
Gao Wen lowered his head and looked at the other materials on the table. Amber quietly disappeared, but her breath still lingered in the study room. Outside the window, outside the Silver Fort, a melodious and solemn bell was ringing.
The bells enveloped the Cathedral of the Holy Light, and the holy twilight rippled among the steeples, vaults, and pillars of the church. Priests, priests, baptized knights, and pious core believers stood quietly between the pillars , standing outside the Great Hall of Light, listening to the melodious bell, nervously but with a hint of anticipation waiting for the end of the "Holy See Conference".
The white knights from the south guarded the intersections and gates of the cathedral. These tall and mighty clergymen were silent and majestic. The surface of their armor and warhammers floated, as if full of coercion from the legendary warriors of the kingdom of heaven. Their faces were hidden in the Under the fully covered helmets, only indifferent eyes seemed to come from the gaps in the crystal eyepieces of those helmets, scanning the crowds gathered in various parts of the church, other than that, these steely warriors did not have any unnecessary movements or conversations .
Those low-level priests and believers who are not qualified to enter the Great Hall of Light, or even the main building of the church, are filled with awe at this moment. In the eyes of these people, the holy light around the White Knight and their silent and majestic temperament are obviously blessed by God performance—these must be the most devout and powerful believers, otherwise how could they have such a light-forged body
In the Great Hall of Light, Wright was standing in the center of the hall. In front of him were the only remaining high-ranking priests in the Holy Light Church, and Veronica, the living saint of the Northern Church, was standing beside him. The Holy Princess Holding the platinum scepter representing the "Bridge of God" in one hand, he opened the other hand, and said in a gentle but unquestionable tone: "... the pious and respectable Saint Ivan has exchanged for us with his noble sacrifice. By the mercy of the Holy Light, a new oracle has revealed us the right path...
"... The oracle has appointed our new leader. He was born from the light and came to us following the path of the holy light. What he did was the true path of the holy light...
"... that terrible and blasphemous disaster is a test and warning for us, because we have misunderstood the nature of the will of the Holy Light before, so we have to accept such a test and use it to reshape our beliefs...
"His Majesty Saint Ivan left this world because of our mistakes, but also because of his great sacrifice, the Holy Light summoned him in advance, and before he left this world, through his mouth, These truths communicated to us…”
Veronica's voice echoed in the Great Hall of Light, and the high-ranking priests listened quietly until the voice fell. These people did not question, but praised in unison: "Praise the Holy Light, praise the Lord, Praise be to our new guide and patron, sire Wright Aviken... ”
In the sound of praise, Wright raised his warhammer high.
An unprecedentedly holy and powerful light descended from the sky, penetrated the sea of holy light clouds at the top of the Great Hall of Light, and shrouded Wright.
The high-ranking priests in the hall were touched one after another, and praised again, and this time, it seemed that there was more sincerity in the chorus of praise...
"Let's disperse," Wright put down his warhammer amidst the radiance, "go and convey this good news to the believers, there will be no turmoil, no one will be abandoned or suffer an unfair trial, and the holy light still protects everyone. "
The church servants opened all seven doors of the hall, and the high-ranking priests in the Great Light Hall left one after another. Soon, this holy hall became quiet.
Wright sighed softly: "... In the end, they still have a 'lord' to praise..."
"After all, it needs to be done step by step. The Northern Church has survived on this land for seven hundred years, and its pious beliefs are deeply rooted. It is impossible for us to let them leave the Lord at the beginning," Veronica said softly, "What's more... we all know that the 'lord' really exists."
Wright glanced at the "disobedient" and nodded slightly.
Whether it is Gawain who supports the Southern Church, Wright who promotes new teachings, or the rebels who fight against God, they have never denied the real existence of "God".
The existence of God is an objective fact of this world, and disobedients were not atheists from the very beginning, and this is what makes them most awe-inspiring:
They recognize the existence of gods, and they try to fight gods on this premise.
"It is indeed a relatively safe plan to gradually replace the original title of God of Holy Light with the new concept of 'Holy Light Will', and to promote the true way of Holy Light in the process, but we must also be careful of 'Holy Light'. The concept of "will" has become a new shackle..." Wright said in a deep voice, "You haven't considered this point, have you?"
"If the old-style belief system and teachings don't change, then the shackles won't change. Just changing the title of the gods won't fundamentally liberate people's hearts. We all understand these simple truths," Veronica showed a slight smile , "But that's the fundamental change we're going to make, isn't it?"
Having said that, the disobedient paused, and continued to speak calmly: "So it can be understood in this way—if everyone realizes that the extraordinary power of the Holy Light belongs to everyone, if everyone realizes that everyone Everyone can freely think about the teachings, and everyone only regards the gods as a kind of spiritual sustenance, not as the supreme shackles of commandments and the masters of their own destiny, so even if everyone still believes in the God of Holy Light, this shackles are gone. It's self-evident, isn't it?"
Wright quietly pondered the meaning of Veronica's words, and raised his head half a minute later: "Is this some kind of research conclusion of you as a 'disobedient'?"
"Let's just say it," Veronica smiled, "but it can't be considered the final conclusion... Maybe the day when mortals can directly confront the gods, the day when we find the kingdom of God and the gods Only then can we figure out what the gods are and how they operate, and on that day, we will be able to find the final conclusion."
Wright pondered for a while, but did not continue to ask, but mentioned the actual problem in front of him: "The reform of the northern church will start with Saint-Sunil. The first step, I will establish here in the way of the southern church. A set of clergy structure, in which key positions are assumed by priests mobilized from the southern church, what suggestions do you have in this regard?"
"The old bishops have disappeared, so you won't be hindered at this level, but when you start to touch the interests of the middle and lower priests, you will inevitably encounter resistance—but the more the middle and lower priests, the more you will be. It can be solved in a secular way, rather than leaning towards the 'divine', they have more human weaknesses, money, violence, division and disintegration, psychological offensive, all these means will work for them.
"Secondly, you must ensure that there is sufficient force to maintain this whole process. The white knights are very powerful, and their force is suitable. Please don't be kind. The situation in the north is different from that in the south. There are many extremely stubborn conservative priests here. They will not tolerate your kindness.
"Finally, for the vast majority of believers, the power of the word 'oracle' is infinite. Make full use of these two words to make them believe and follow. In the northern region, this method is the most effective. But pay attention , don’t abuse these two words, ‘doing things in the name of God’ is a huge temptation, if you indulge in it, you will be no different from the original northern church, and you will fall into the shackles of the gods unknowingly.”
Wright nodded slightly.
Veronica's suggestion is similar to what Gao Wen told him in private, but it is more detailed and more in line with the special situation in the northern region. This may prove that the "disobedient" in front of him is worthy of cooperation.
"Oracle..." Wright muttered softly, slightly sighing, "Then we need to further strengthen the glorious image of Saint Ivan III..."
"In order to make our reforms more unimpeded and to make the 'Oracle' more orthodox and persuasive, a noble sacrifice is essential." Veronica said quietly, and turned her head, looking at the hall The empty holy seat in the center.
"Glory to the dead, since the Pope has been honorably called by the Lord, then we can confidently and boldly attribute all righteousness to him..."
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