To be honest, if you remove the last bit of "missionary" preaching, Gawain still has a good impression of Veronica, this holy princess does have attractive and can't help but praise the quality: she is humble, polite, gentle, and easy-going, all of which are rare qualities in the nobility of today's era, and Gawain can see that her approachability is not a disguise, nor is it just for herself - passing through the messy construction sites in the camp, When she saw those busy and vulgar commoners and serfs, she always kept smiling, and there was no disdain or estrangement in her words and deeds or in the look in her eyes, and the Earl Cohen beside her was completely disgusted and impatient.

And even if Veronica has amazing acting skills and pretends to be close to commoners, it is not easy in Gawain's opinion - after all, the nobles of this era will not consider the need to be close to commoners at all, and they don't even bother to pretend.

But at the end of the day, Veronica was also a believer who converted to the God of Light early on, and now it seems that this is not a purely political transaction, as it is rumored that she is fully committed to that sect, and even a little fanatical.

Gawain is not resistant to religion itself, especially in the case of the existence of true faith in this world, he regards religion as an inevitable and natural phenomenon here, since those gods more or less shelter the mortals under his name, he will not have any unwarranted ill feelings towards the gods, but he is a little unable to accept Veronica's missionary attitude...... In the final analysis, he still has a bit of an attitude of "respecting ghosts and gods and staying away" in his previous life.

Veronica was keenly aware of the change in Gawain's attitude, but she didn't think much of it, but regarded it as a nobleman's normal wariness of foreign forces interfering in his rule, after all, half of her title of "Holy Princess" was a princess, and she was more or less a royal shadow, so on this topic, she stopped at the point.

Finally, it was time for these distinguished guests from the royal capital to depart.

The "White Oak" on the banks of the Whitewater River was ready to set off, and Gawain watched the princess and her two entourages walk to the gangplank leading to the deck, but before stepping on the deck, Veronica suddenly stopped and turned around: "Duke Cecil, in fact, I have a rather presumptuous question I want to ask you, but I have never dared to say it, can you satisfy the little curiosity of my junior at this moment?" ”

Gao Wen nodded with a smile, he felt that his expression at the moment could be described as kind - he had been carrying the shelf of his ancestors in front of these "juniors" for most of the day, and it was too serious to enter the play: "If you have any questions, just ask, as long as I know and it doesn't involve privacy and confidentiality." ”

"I don't know if it's a privacy concern," Veronica chuckled, "in your ...... Have you ever seen a god in all the years you have been in the kingdom of the dead? ”

Although she only smiled faintly, Gawain always felt that there was still some kind of cultist fanaticism in that smile, and he was not embarrassed or embarrassed, and spread his hands: "I haven't seen it—probably because I didn't die thoroughly back then, and the gods didn't treat me as a dead person at all, so they ignored it." ”

"Is that so......" Veronica seemed a little disappointed, and she shook her head thoughtfully, "Thank you for your answer, I will pray for you and your territory before the Lord." ”

With that, the princess stepped onto the deck with Earl Cohen and Officer Sandy, who had been in Gawain's sight from beginning to end, and the three of them soon disappeared behind the side of the White Oak.

The fleet left, and Gawain and the others walked down the dock and returned to the camp.

On the way, Hetty, who had taken the time to see her off, seemed to be a little worried, and Gawain saw her and asked her, "What do you think?" ”

Hetty opened her mouth a few times, but she still couldn't help but say, "Ancestor, I heard that you rejected Her Highness Veronica's kindness to help you prepare for the Holy Light Church?" ”

"Is that a good intention......" Gawain pursed his lips and looked into Hetty's eyes, "Do you think there's anything wrong?" ”

"The priests of the Church of Light have the ability to heal and soothe people," Heti said, "There is a shortage of medical personnel in the territory right now, and although Mr. Pittman is a qualified druid, he has more than half of his energy to focus on agriculture, and the potions he has been in short supply for a long time, especially since the recent battles have caused a lot of wounded, and the medicine reserves in the territory are almost exhausted, and they have to urgently go to Tanzania Town to procure them - and if there are one or two priests of the God of Light, or even just trainee priests, It would be enough to alleviate the situation. ”

"Yes," Rebecca next to her couldn't help but speak, "Our territory can't afford to support a formal church now, and it's not cost-effective to pay for a priest by yourself - Her Royal Highness the princess is willing to personally fund the establishment of a church for us, which can save a lot of money!" And the priest sent by Her Royal Highness the princess is definitely not the kind of half-hung person in a country church, how cost-effective. ”

"I don't like the Holy Light Cult," Amber muttered behind Gawain, "They are chattering and rigid and stubborn, and I believe in the Night Goddess as if I were born to kill their entire family, and they ...... them cold everywhere I go."

Rebecca gave Amber a blank look, "Isn't that really because you run to the Church of the Light to steal things all day long?" ”

"Don't talk nonsense! When have I ever been caught stealing?! Amber glared, "They didn't even find out who stole the things and they want to trouble me, isn't that provoking?" ”

Gao Wen and the two eldest granddaughters were dumbfounded, and Miss Half-Elf's invincible logic instantly killed three times.

Gawain then decided to completely ignore this shame: "Of course I know that Veronica's suggestion will make us a good deal, but I also have my own considerations - do you really think that she can help us build a local church and send a pastor?" ”

Hettie doesn't really have only one tendon like Rebecca, and she quickly reacts: "You mean...... I'm afraid there will be a shadow of the royal family and the Cathedral of Light behind this? Probably not...... Princess Veronica's integrity and piety are well known to the world, and she believes in the God of Light and never lets interests tame her faith......"

"She won't, doesn't mean others won't, don't you see the people she brings? One is the high-ranking goddess official of the Holy Light Cathedral, although he didn't say a few words during the whole process, he barely left Veronica for half a step, and the other is the Count of the Inner Court who was canonized by the King himself - and this Count of the Inner Court was 'cut' from the Loren family in the East," Gawain pursed his lips, "The royal family and the Holy See, standing next to that Holy Princess, is like a protector of the left and right, and they don't give Veronica a chance to leave their sight for a moment." It is clear that Her Royal Highness the Princess's own pious beliefs cannot stop other less devout people from thinking at all, and I dare not accept her kindness easily in this case. ”

Hearing this, Hetty and Rebecca couldn't help but show thoughtful looks, the former was thinking about the possible thoughts and plans of the royal family and the church, while the latter was mainly thinking about what the ancestor Balabala was talking about.

After Gawain finished speaking, he immediately mentioned something that he was also concerned about: "Besides...... I think what Princess Veronica said to me was very interesting. ”

Amber was curious: "Which word?" She has a lot to say to you today! ”

"Although there are many gods, only the god of light can contain everything, and at the end of the holy light, it is the ultimate salvation of the foolish beings," Gawain repeated Veronica's missionary statement word for word, "Don't you think there is something wrong with this sentence? ”

"What's the problem, isn't it the usual favorite phrase of those gods and gods," Amber scratched her hair, "and what they love most is to advertise how much their gods are loving—as if the whole world were their sons......"

"Most of the latter are indeed the missionaries of the Holy Light Sect, but she added a sentence in front - although there are many gods," Gao Wen's tone was a little serious, "This sentence is very short, and she said it very indifferently, but this sentence is not what the believers of the Holy Light Church usually say. ”

Hetty reacted for a moment and said uncertainly, "She's ...... Do you want to put the god of light above all the gods?! ”

Gao Wen nodded slightly: "An inconspicuous inducement, but it does mean this." ”

The faces of everyone present turned strange.

There are many beliefs in this world, which Gawain has long known: there are dozens of large sects with names and surnames, and there are hundreds of small sects with limited spread among the countryside, and those hidden tantric beliefs that are passed down in some small groups and small organizations have reached countless levels, and almost every sect that can be stably passed on will have its own divine arts, which means that there is a real source of divine power behind them - a god, or something as powerful as a god.

However, so many sects maintain a relatively balanced situation on the continent today, and their balance is even higher than that of countries and races, and even if a war breaks out in several countries, the mainstream religion of these countries will still be in a state of exclusion.

Of course, this is not always the case, in fact, in history, religious wars have broken out on this continent many times, and annexation and invasion in the name of religion are all written in the history books, even when mankind was unified in one country, there were often local wars between factions of different faiths in the territory of the Gondor Empire.

During the years that Gawain hung in the sky, he even saw the level of boredom with watching the scenes of the religious wars—and I would mention that he couldn't turn over or close his eyes at that time......

But no matter how the various sects try to beat their brains out, they are indeed "peaceful" now.

All disputes ended in the year when the Tide of Gondor broke out.

The gods chose to be silent in the year of the arrival of the demon tide, and they were silent for a whole year.