Chapter 12: The Gods
"Oh! Mr. Hunter, this is fantastic! In the lord's town, only his family and those he chose were eligible to believe in the gods of the temple, and no other lord could believe in them! If you secretly believe, you will be kicked out of the town by the lord! β
"Even so, only the mayor's family and the captain of the guard in our town can believe in that god!"
The chattering young man was a little noisy, but Shepard just looked at them with a smile, and when he heard the last two words, he almost laughed out loud, the lord here actually limits the number of believers? Didn't his god slay him? Well? Or is his god a natural spirit, and he can't give a divine metaphor until he has a divine incarnation or becomes a demigod?
"Do you know the name of the god you lord believes in?" Shepard asked suddenly.
The young people suddenly fell silent, and one of them, a somewhat honest young man, tried to think about it, and hesitated: "I...... I seem to have heard the militia talk about the name of the god that the captain was chanting in his house...... It seems to be called the Tree of Wisdom? Yes, it should be called this, there is no other name......"
It seems that it is just a sacred plant with divinity, but it is a fruit tree? The fruit that bears fruit improves physical fitness...... Presumably, the lord found that the words of no one at all bear fruit at all, so he controlled the number, stupid......
Shepard sneered in his heart, his footsteps suddenly stopped, and he said to everyone: "In this way, since you are all willing to worship my god, then let me give Hunter a cure first, and then teach you how to pray like my god, and when you return to the town, you can also teach your family, my god is very merciful and generous, and will not ask for a limit on the number of people who believe in him." β
Everyone cheered, Shepard first helped Hunter straighten his bones, and then mobilized his divine power to treat his injured bones and muscles, Hunter, who was in a cold sweat from the pain of the bones, suddenly found a warm feeling in his arm, and the pain quickly went down, until although there was still pain, it was not difficult to bear.
He said enviously: "It's so powerful, Shepard, with this ability, isn't he afraid of being injured?" β
Shepard's face was solemn, and he said: "No, you must be a devout believer in order to receive the gift of my Lord, and the power of God is not a tool, it should be used carefully with a pious heart, God will not blame us for borrowing His power when we need it, but will be angry and foolish believers abuse His power, foolishness will not only cause God to withdraw his power, but also invite His punishment!" β
Shepard has the confidence to say this, after the god system template is activated, the system comes with a supervision skill, the player can set conditions, if there is a priest who does not use the power according to the allowable conditions set by the player, it will be punished immediately, although it is more troublesome to set up, but it is a good feature once and for all.
Hunter was taken aback by his serious expression, and Shepard glanced at everyone with a serious face, and admonished: "You think carefully, if you want to believe in my god with me, you must serve the gods with piety and respect, stupidity and arrogance are blasphemy against God, if you can't do so, don't believe in God, but bring trouble to yourself." β
Everyone was so frightened that they flinched a little, and Shepard felt a little regretful when he saw this, but he knew clearly in his heart that this kind of thing must be explained in advance, otherwise he would talk about the advantages first and not the disadvantages, and then turn around and show the disadvantages again.
Everyone was a little dumbfounded, but Evie blinked and said firmly: "I'm not afraid, Mr. Shepard, please teach me how to believe in your gods, I will definitely treat the gods with devotion and respect." β
Shepard smiled and said happily, "Well, rest assured, my lord is indeed merciful and generous, as long as you do not provoke the majesty of God, you will deeply discover this, and take it as a lifelong luck." β
Seeing that Evie responded firmly to Shepard, Hunter also expressed his willingness to believe in God, and the remaining few young people saw this, thinking about Shepard's magical ability, and expressed their willingness to obey Shepard's requirements.
Seeing this, Shepard stared at a few people, and a few young people who watched were sweating on their foreheads, then nodded and said calmly: "Well, God will distinguish between those who are pious and those who are not pious, you must remember, torture your heart more whether you are pious to God, my lord is fair, if you are not religious, don't blame God for not giving you blessings, that will only attract God's abandonment!" β
After that, he no longer paid attention to the expressions of the crowd, but looked at Evie and Hunter, and said, "Since you are willing to believe in my lord, you can kneel on your right knee and kneel down on one knee." β
Evie and Hunter knelt down obediently, and followed Shepard, placing their left palm facing up, and placing their right hand in a fist in the palm of their left hand, and then pressing it against the mouth of their left heart, and the young people behind them did the same.
After everyone knelt down, Shepard also turned around, led everyone in the direction of the sun, knelt down on one knee, and said in a deep voice, "My lord's name is ...... Remember, the Lord of Light, the Lord of Light, the righteous God who controls the light of the sun and the moon, who dispels all darkness and evil, whose glory will dispel the fog of ignorance and barbarism, and let wisdom shine and make civilization progress. β
"Come, follow me, my lord Tonatiu, you are the Lord of Light!"
The young men chanted along, "My lord Tonatiu, you are the Lord of Light!" β
Shepard bowed his head: "Well, remember, you must have piety in your heart, and you must trust in the authority of my lord!" Go on, you are the symbol of the sun and the moon, the ruler of light! β
"You are the symbol of the sun and the moon, the ruler of light!"
"Thou hast swept away filth and uncleanness with flame and blessed us with warmth and peace!"
"Thou hast swept away filth and uncleanness with flame and blessed us with warmth and peace!"
"Thy glory dispels ignorance and savagery, and let wisdom shine!"
"Thy glory dispels ignorance and savagery, and let wisdom shine!"
"My lord Tonateu, Lord of Light! and thy kingdom shall rise up in the heavens, and be with us and with the world. β
"My lord Tonateu, Lord of Light! and thy kingdom shall rise up in the heavens, and be with us and with the world. β
The light curtain in the field of vision jumped, and Shepard had two new pan-believers.
It seems that the remaining four are not pure-minded. Shepard got up and turned to look at the six young men, he naturally knew that the two new pan-believers were Hunter and Evie, and they could become pan-believers in the first prayer, and it seemed that these two people were indeed very religious.
The remaining four are not hopeless, and the mission is a slow process of guidance, and there should be no rush.
Shepard smiled: "Okay, from now on, we are Catholics who believe in the same true God, and my lord's church is called [Church of Light], you must keep it in mind." β
The young people said that they remembered, and Shepard motioned to a few people to lead the way: "Let's go, let's go back to town!" β
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The town of Yanan stood next to a river, and when Shepard followed a few young men to the front of the town, he saw a flat road paved with stones and slabs passing through the town, and the stone road that could carry two carriages parallel to the river was the river on the left and the town's buildings were scattered on the right.
Two wooden two-story sentry towers stood in front of and behind the town, and two militia-looking old men stood on the sentry towers, and when they saw Shepard and his party approaching from a distance, they shouted loudly: "Is it Khanty?" Why are there only seven of you? β
The Hunters hurriedly waved their hands in response, and when they got closer, they choked up and said, "Uncle Crama, thanks to this kind Mr. Hunter who saved us, otherwise we wouldn't have come back, just CrΓ©tini and Magdor ...... They, they ......"
The militia on the sentry tower went down the sentry tower and waited for a few people, hearing Hunter's words, the face of the one-armed old man who had just shouted changed, he was wearing inlaid armor that was almost the same as that of Hunter, and he could only see that he was not very old when he got closer, but the traces on his face were too heavy, so that people always felt that he was much older than his actual age at first sight.
Kramar pressed her remaining arm to her chest in pain and muttered, "CrΓ©tini and Magdor...... Poor children......"
The strong veteran pressed tears into his eyes, hugged the surviving young people tightly, and said in a low voice: "No matter what, it's good that you're back, it's good if you're back...... Haku, you go and bring the news to the house of CrΓ©tini and Magdor...... Let me know. β
Haku is the honest young man who said that the mayor's family believes in the [Tree of Wisdom], he is slightly fat, and when he hears what Krama said, his face is embarrassed.
Seeing the expression on his face, Krama said helplessly, "Alas...... Sooner or later it's going to be said, go, your Aunt Emma and Aunt Sarabi won't blame you, alas, poor mothers, who have just lost their husbands......"
Haku couldn't help it, and sighed: "Okay, Uncle Krama, I understand. He turned and ran into town.
Kramar then looked at Shepard with a wary expression: "That's what you said...... Saved your hunters? β
Shepard's face was expressionless, and the young people behind him were already talking about the hunter's rescue process.
One sentence of his own person is better than ten explanations from outsiders, Krama's expression softened, and he said a little apologetically: "I'm sorry, Mr. Hunter, thank you for saving these little guys, alas, they are the last hope of the town, if the Samba Lord still wants to recruit militia to fight, I really don't know ......"
Shepard said, "It's nothing, Mr. Krama, you can just call me Shepard, on the way, I also heard Hunter and Evie tell a lot about the situation in your town, I want to open up, maybe things are not so bad." β
Krama shook her head: "You can just call me Krama...... Hey, you don't know...... By the way, these little guys say, can you heal the wound? β