In the year following the outbreak of the Demonic Tide, all believers lost the ability to listen to the revelations of the gods—not only the low-ranking priests and priests, but also the bishops of various denominations, even the Pope and the Holy See.

Of course, even under normal circumstances, human beings cannot directly hear the voice of the gods, and the so-called "listening to the revelations of the gods" actually refers to the fact that in the process of sincere prayer, sacraments, and covenant fulfillment, devout believers are close to the "spirituality of the gods" because of their own mental state, so that they can hear a little bit of almost auditory hallucination, whispering whispers, which will directly reverberate in the minds of believers, and form a long-term and indelible "spiritual imprint", and this spiritual imprint will in turn change the spirit of believers. Bringing them closer to the "spirituality of the gods" is the main way for the clergy of this world to rise to strength.

Because those vague whispers do have the power to change the human spirit and make it more powerful and pure, it is sublimated from ordinary hallucinations and hallucinations, and is regarded as a sacred phenomenon by the clergy.

However, in the year of the outbreak, all believers could not hear this "whisper from the gods", and they were horrified to find that no matter how much they prayed and how they performed the rituals in a strict manner, their gods no longer responded, as if the gods had disappeared en masse.

Because of the loss of divine grace, all the clergy could not be promoted during that year, and there was not a single newcomer who could master divine arts among the shallow believers and ordinary people, and even babies born in that year were later proven to have no divine talent at all.

If the situation continues to deteriorate in that trend, it is difficult to say what the future of the gods on this continent will be, but it is like the last glimmer of hope in despair, and it is found that the divine magic that has been mastered has not failed - although it is slightly less powerful than before, at least the priests who have been official clergy before the tide can still use divine magic, and these priests who can still use divine magic have managed to maintain the various churches that were crumbling at that time - but even so, There were also a number of minor sects that failed to survive and disappeared into the wasteland as people fled from the Gondor Empire.

Gawain remembers that the leaders of the major sects had more than one secret conversation and attempt, and that people had abandoned their previous prejudices and hostilities, just like ordinary people who had walked side by side in the tide of demons, and that the clergy had no regard for their beliefs and historical hatreds, and instead gathered together to try to find a solution to the problem. Later, several large sects represented by the god of light, the god of war, and the three gods of abundance finally made some progress, and after several emergency meetings, the leaders of several sects made an attempt to communicate with the gods on the top of the "Ancestral Peak" on the eastern border of the current Oguray tribal state, and that attempt was a closed-door meeting, and even Gawain Cecil did not know what happened, only that the leaders of the various sects announced to the public after coming down from the mountain peak, and the gods had sent down a new oracle, inspiring mortals to abandon disputes and unite for survival— And the demon tide is a disaster caused by all kinds of foolish behaviors of human beings.

The various sects signed an agreement at the Peak of the Ancestors, which would later be called the "Holy Covenant", declaring that they would renounce all religious disputes, that the sects would no longer oppose each other, and that they would do their best to perpetuate human civilization - and it seems that it was really this act that pleased the gods, and on the anniversary of the year after the outbreak of the Holy Covenant, the gods once again favored humanity on the anniversary of the full year after the outbreak of the Holy Covenant.

Believers can hear the voices of the gods again.

This is what Gawain knew of as a historical event that led to the relative peace of the various sects on the continent today.

This historical event changed a lot of things:

It put an end to the strife between the various faiths on the continent, and also allowed the clergy of various sects to unite to help human civilization resist the demon tide and rebuild their homeland, but there are also some too stubborn sects that cannot accept this fact, they choose to degenerate, and become enemies of all the sects that signed the "Holy Covenant", becoming all kinds of distorted heretical beliefs, and gradually evolved into some of the most feared dark organizations in the world today, and the magic they use is also called "dark magic......

To this day, the depraved and twisted fanatics remain one of the most chilling shadows in the world.

As a man of his right mind and no witty mind, Gawain certainly had a high opinion of the Holy Covenant, and although he was not religious, he admired the efforts of those of faith to put aside their disputes, unite and perpetuate civilization in times of critical survival—whether or not that effort was due to God's command.

But he also knew that for a race like humans, whose lifespan was short (as opposed to elves), even the Holy Covenant was not permanent.

Now, 700 years later, the covenants of those years are still engraved on the foundation stones of the various sects, but like the long-lost "brotherly agreement" between Typhon and Ansu, the significance of the covenants concluded at the foot of the Ancestral Peak has gradually faded into oblivion.

Although many theological cults on the mainland today still maintain a peaceful situation, in fact, there is never a small amount of-for-tat confrontation, rejection, and squeezing in private, and some sects with huge deviations in doctrine have even reached a situation where they have not openly declared war.

After all, no one can really hear what the gods are saying to them clearly, even the pope of the Holy Light Sect, what they hear from the gods is only vague whispers, and the vagueness of divine revelation gives people room to play-

"What if the gods let us fight the infidels? Anyway, I think so, it definitely has nothing to do with the fact that I drank too much dream grass before praying......" - many people think so.

But in any case, the Holy Covenant still has a little more authority than the alliance agreement between several human kingdoms (after all, it is in the name of God), even if the friction between the various sects in private intensifies, at least on the surface, everyone still maintains the situation of hello, I am good, everyone is good, and it is also common for several churches in large towns to gather together, and the priests of various factions look up and do not look down - of course, it is also common for priests to turn their heads and spit and go home to spit.

It's just that no one will say this situation on the surface, especially the high-ranking priests of various sects, and it is impossible for them to say anything in public, "Although there are many gods, the boss of my family is better than you".

Veronica said so.

Gawain didn't know if the princess was deliberately hinting or if there was a mind hidden under the appearance of holiness and intelligence, but he was very concerned about this matter anyway, and the high-ranking goddess who appeared with Veronica seemed to be cast of light made him full of doubts, in this case, he did not dare to accept anything thrown by the other party.

As for whether to build churches and introduce churches in the territory in the future, he really doesn't have much resistance in this regard, after all, there are really gods in this world, and magic is indeed a part of people's daily production and life, as a pragmatic person, even if he doesn't believe in God, he won't stop others from believing - it's all in such a fantasy world, if he still holds atheism, it's too idealistic.

It's just that when the time comes, he will definitely strengthen the supervision of the church to ensure that everything is under his control: the magic is true, and it is also true that the divine power will affect the regime, and he is not willing to plant a hole in this regard.

Just like every qualified traverser, divine art, in Gao Wen's mind, is used as a means of production.

Of course, planning these things is a little too far away now, and in the case that the territory can't even build a small church, it's better to think about how to control the faith on the land than to think about how to toss the infrastructure, so Gawain decided to take advantage of the period when the external troubles were temporarily calm, and first lay the foundation of the territory.

The news about the eastern border brought by Veronica and the others reminded him that in this not peaceful world, the danger is far more than the demon tide in the Gondor wasteland, this continent has enjoyed peace for seven hundred years, there are too many things that are ready to move under the surface of peace, and if you want to live comfortably in such a situation, you have to be nervous first.

Gawain went back to his tent—now that more and more tents were becoming more sturdy and warm, wooden and even brick houses, and it was time for him to upgrade it—he woke Betty, who was curled up on the mat and drooling, and asked the girl to bring all the drawings he had accumulated the days before.

He unfolded the drawings one by one, and then eliminated the impractical stuff inside (but wasn't going to destroy it, in case it would be useful in the future?). In the end, he found what he was looking for: it was some kind of simplified machinery, the metal wheel, the connecting rod and the cylinder block were cleverly combined, and several sub-drawings showed the disassembly and detailed description of these mechanical structures, but below the main drawing, there was a line of striking red letters: the initial power could not be solved, and it was put on hold for the time being.

"Go and get Rebecca and Hetty," Gawain looked at the stunned little maid standing at the table, "and say I have something...... Forget it, just remember to call them. ”

Betty trotted out, leaving Gawain in thought for a few half-finished drawings, when Amber's voice suddenly came from behind him, "What are you drawing?" Why can't I see it? ”

"Some kind of power mechanism," Gawain said without raising his head, as he expertly slapped the half-elf thief's claws away from his silver seal, "Theoretically, this is something that only needs to consume energy, can move on its own, and can drive other mechanical structures, but it has not yet been designed. ”

Amber's entire body detached from her shadow form, and she looked down curiously at the drawings on the table, "Oh? You mean the puppets that are powered by elemental cores? ”

Gawain shook his head: "No, it's not a thing at all, it's a more versatile and basic device, but it's worth far more than those puppets...... It's a pity that it also lacks the most important part. ”

Yes, the part where you can't boil water......