After turning around, Shepard returned to the temple feeling quite satisfied, although he had the heart to go to the other two towns and the villages below to have a look, but he could only run over by himself when he could not descend through the avatar, which was really a bit tedious and inefficient.

Therefore, he could only choose to grasp the fundamentals steadily, continue to sit in the main temple and the church town, and let the power of the church integrate the other two towns.

"Hey, I don't know the price of firewood and rice, and I don't know how difficult it is to manage...... "He was sitting in the room on the third floor of the temple at this time, moaning innocently, now unlike in the game, most of the tedious things have been simplified, and the main work can also be completed by the system operation, but many affairs have to be reported to him and decided by him, so as to feel the difficulty of the gods' rule.

Most of the worldly matters are left to the mayors and the citizens of the town, but in order to prevent the ambition of his subordinates, it is necessary to pay attention to it, and the affairs of the church must eventually be reported to him, so it is understandable why there are such things as blasphemy against priests or false beliefs when the gods are in control.

The bigger the territory, the more mixed people's hearts are, the more capable subordinates, the more ambitious people, otherwise how can there be wise men who say that fighting with heaven, earth and people is endless.

Knock Knock –

There was a knock on the door, and the apprentice saint pushed the door open with a plate, and said crisply: "Your Excellency, your lunch has arrived." ”

"Put it there." Shepard said casually.

The apprentice saint obediently placed the dinner plate on the table at the entrance, and then quietly withdrew.

The first saints were already in charge of the important tasks in the church, with Filina in charge of counting and managing supplies, and Evie in charge of arranging for the saints to be on duty and preaching to the women who came to the temple.

And Natalie is responsible for training the fighting skills of the saints because she is good at fighting, even if she is a trainee saint who seems to be well-behaved just now, she actually has combat experience against ordinary three or two militiamen.

Shepard walked over to the table and sat down, staring at the lid over the copper plate, a metal similar to the color of sunlight that was widely used in the church, because silver and gold were less abundant, so the senior members of the church could only eat on copper plates, while the ordinary clergy and the townspeople used wooden plates.

Shepard didn't rush to start the meal, but turned his thoughts in other directions: "There is no porcelain...... This thing can only be obtained from the Expeditionary Force after the story starts, and I can't create it out of thin air. ”

"The specific position is also going to be decided, go back and call Hunter and Evie to discuss, and when the outer city is roughly completed, you can demarcate the title and knight class......"

After sorting out the afternoon's agenda, Shepard suddenly frowned: "A group of service personnel needs to be trained, clerks, attendants, cooks, etc...... Let's get back to it. ”

Lifting the lid on the plate, lunch was simple, a few slices of hot black bread with no impurities, a large piece of grilled fish meat from a fish steak brought from Yanan Town, and two steamed mirelurks.

The crab was a hassle to clean up, and because the dead crab was poisonous, many people never dared to eat it, and even though Shepard taught them about steaming, the crowd refused to do so, so he was left alone.

In this regard, the church personnel privately discussed that this was because the Pope had the protection of the gods, so he could not be afraid of toxins, and then extended the rumor that the Pope could eat anything...... This behavior was stopped by Evie and the others, but when they were 'discussing theology' in bed at night, both Evie and Filina laughed and told Shepard about it.

The apprentice priest in charge of cooking has already cleaned all parts of the crab in advance and cut it after steaming, so it is not troublesome to eat, and Shepard, who is already a god, is indeed physically comparable to the 'Hundred Poison Invincibility' physique possessed by a warrior monk who has reached the legendary level, except for toxins involving extraordinary power, which can be resolved with divine power.

The steamed live crab was naturally non-poisonous, and after eating, he asked the probationary saintess who were waiting outside to come in and take away the plates, and asked her to send a message, calling Filina, Evie, Natalie, Shalabi (the widow of the town, church believers and staff), as well as Hunter, Haku, Krama, Rook, and others.

Half an hour later, everyone who were busy at their posts gathered in the Pope's room, solemnly awaiting Shepard's instructions.

Looking around at these of his own descendants, Shepard suddenly smiled and said, "What are you doing so nervously, relax, Hunter, you give everyone a smile." ”

made a joke to relax the crowd, and when the laughter stopped, he continued: "In this way, from today onwards, within the church, the functions of priests and saints will be officially separated. ”

"There is no distinction between men and women during the sermon, and the sermon is normally carried out by the priest on duty or the saint."

"The calendar has begun to be implemented within the church, and the mayors and administrators of the three towns don't have to worry about them, this year is the second year of God's revelation, and I have already handed over the specific algorithm to Filina, you have arranged for someone to compile it, show it to me." The Old World calendar was mainly promulgated by the [Prophecy White Tower] organized by the prophets, but each church also has its own calendar, and Shepard wanted to set a relatively simple calendar to use first, and then modify it slowly.

"The prayer rooms and the ashram are still only open to the members of the church and to wealthy families and secular management among the faithful, you remember, the male believers are in charge of the priests, and the women are in charge of the holy women, and I don't care what reason you have, if anyone violates the ban, he will be punished with three months' hard labor and excommunicated!"

This was to prevent the occurrence of abnormal relations between men and women and the destruction of the reputation of the church, and if there were any bold priests who wanted to attack the children of the believers in the future, the future ashram would inevitably serve only the aristocracy and the management, and the background of these families would be enough to deter the clergy.

Ordinary families were only allowed to pray in the halls, and if they dared to mess around in temples and sanctuaries, where the gods watched, Shepard would teach them what 'divine punishment' was.

The distinguished Shepard looked down at the crowd and continued, "In addition, there will be four levels of priests, probationary pastors, regular pastors, bishops, and archbishops; There will be three levels of virgins, apprenticeships, official virgins, and crowned virgins. ”

"When I go to see my Lord......" As soon as Shepard said this, he saw that everyone's faces changed, and he couldn't help laughing: "Don't worry, the day when my Lord summoned me is very early, and all intelligent life in the world has a day of end, this is not surprising, with the blessing of my Lord, we will meet in the kingdom of the Lord." ”

The fact that there is such a dead, empty, lonely and desolate world waiting after death will only stimulate people's devout belief in the gods, in the hope that they will be connected to the kingdom of God by the gods after death.

When everyone's faces returned to normal, he smiled and said, "...... The archbishop will be the candidate for the next pope, and the two candidates will be elected by the people, and after they have been presented to our lord, they will be appointed by our lord, and the saints will not be included in the candidacy unless our lord sends an oracle. ”

"Haku, Rook, you two will become bishops, Haku, the sanctuary of Yanan Town, you will be in charge and report directly to me; Luk, you will be in charge of the sanctuary of the town of Ahagul, and report directly to me, my lord appreciates the abilities of both of you, do a good job, and don't let me down. ”

Haku and Rook were thrilled to hear that it would be easier to receive divine grace by being in charge of all the church work in a small town independently, and this kind of promotion was already an act of great importance and trust for the clergy.

Shepard gave the two of them an encouraging look, looked at the crowd and continued: "Evie, Filina, you two will be the first batch of Goddesses of the Crown, the Saints of the Crowns will be a special position, from now on, only the Saints who have served our Lord since childhood, and who are willing to remain virgins for the rest of their lives, can become the Virgins of the Crown, they will be the wives of the Lord on earth, and they must remain pure. ”

As soon as these words came out, Evie and Filina both had shocked looks on their faces, and the others looked at Shepard intently, not noticing the changes in the two of them, while Natalie on the side was very excited: "Your Excellency, I am also willing to remain pure and serve my lord for the rest of my life!" ”

Luke's face on the side was a little gloomy, Shepard was stunned when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Yes, I originally had other arrangements for you, in this case, Natalie, you will also be the Holy Maiden of the Corolla, and I will authorize you to choose candidates who are good at fighting among all the saints and trainee saints of the church, up to eleven people, plus you a total of twelve, to form the [Knights of the Corolla], the members are all called the Holy Maidens of Battle, and you will be responsible for the close protection of the Holy Maidens of the Crowns and the Pope of the church." ”

Natalie excitedly took the order, Shepard looked at Krama and Hante's expectant expressions, and smiled: "Krama, Khante, your piety and efforts are obvious to all, and my lord is also very satisfied with you, so from today onwards, Krama, you will be the general commander of all the temple guards, and you will have three commanders under you, and Hunter will be one of them, and the remaining two will be arranged by you, pay attention to the safety of the Three Towns Temple and the Sanctuary, don't disappoint me." ”

The one-armed Krama's face has long since diminished a lot, but as a veteran and middle-aged man, his temperament is more calm and tenacious, he clenched his fist with his only remaining arm and patted it in his heart, and said loudly: "Thank you for your trust, all for my lord!" ”

Shepard happily said, "All for my lord!" Hunter, in addition to being the leader of the Temple Guard, I allow you to select up to thirty members of the Priests and Probationary Priests, as well as members of the Temple Guard, to form the [Knights of the Cathar], which is responsible for protecting the bishops and archbishops, and cooperating with the battle saints of the [Knights of the Corolla] to protect the Pope. ”

Hunter blushed and said excitedly: "Yes! Your Excellency, Pope! ”

Shepard looked around at the crowd, pressed his hand to his chest in prayer, and said aloud: "All for the glory of my Lord!" ”

The crowd said in unison: "All for the glory of my Lord!" ”