After returning to the Lord's Palace, Gawain asked Amber to bring all the information he had gathered over the past period of time regarding the activities of the Holy Light Church and cultists in various places.

Noticing Gawain's gloomy and serious face, Amber knew that he must have smelled something from the recent wind, and she couldn't help but wonder, "What?" Do you think the Church of Light has a conspiracy? ”

"It seems that you have made some progress in managing intelligence," Gawain glanced at Amber approvingly, "You also feel that something is wrong?" ”

Amber waved her hand: "Oh, that's not true, I just think that those gods are living to engage in conspiracy." ”

Gawain: "......"

"Hey, let's talk about it," Amber leaned back with a shy face, "I do think the Church of Light's actions have been too radical lately, but it's a change that everyone can see, and it's the result of the recent situation—what else do you see?" ”

"Since the leaders of the major sects signed the Holy Covenant at the Peak of the Ancestors, the various sects, despite their different philosophies and differences, have maintained peace for seven hundred years, and during these seven hundred years, it is not a time when cults have been rampant—but none of the sects have pointed the finger at other Orthodox Christians at that time. The Church of Light does have a special advantage in fighting against evil forces and purifying corruption, while those churches that are inclined to darkness and negativity are powerless to fight against cultists, but the Church of Light has always been in the form of a leader, helping and guiding those weak churches to fight together. ”

Gao Wen said as he put aside the information in his hand: "This is also the most normal and correct choice, because the social functions of each sect are different, the Holy Light can fight evil, the abundance can ensure agriculture, the God of War protects the warriors, guides the war order and post-war reconstruction, and the Blood God controls selfish desires and monitors contract behavior, human survival is not only the goal of fighting against cultists, when there are cultists, the Holy Light Church stands up, and when other churches encounter other troubles, they will naturally have their own value, I understand this, and the priests of the Church of Light should understand it in theory. ”

Amber pouted, "But now they're obviously suppressing other sects." ”

"That's right, suppress other sects," Gawain nodded, "Since last fall, as cultists have become more active in Ansu, the Holy Light Church has been growing and expanding rapidly in the name of fighting cultists, and in the late winter, they have begun to suppress and exclude those sects that have not performed well in the process of fighting cultists, and this situation has intensified recently. The people are sometimes blind, especially in a state of panic, and the threat of cultists is increasing day by day, so almost everyone tolerates and acquiesces in the actions of the Holy Light Church, and even many people are still applauding. ”

"The outcasts don't sit back and die," Amber said, "and in many places, the ostracized members of the Church have already clashed head-on with the Light Priests—the Light Cult is large, but it's not the best in the world, and the Fighting Monks and Church Cavalry aren't unique to them. ”

"I doubt it...... The Church of the Holy Light is just waiting for everyone to resist," Gawain put his hand on the table, his brow furrowed, "Their exclusion of other sects is too obvious, and they are too hasty. If I were to do this, I would definitely not directly suppress all heretics across the country like they did, but first win over some churches with a high degree of affinity with the Holy Light, and then brand those churches that are inclined to darkness as heretics, and disintegrate the opponents wave by wave, but now the behavior of the Holy Light Church is ...... It's not so much that they want to slowly weaken other sects, but they are now acting more like they are forcing other sects to unite and fight a religious war with them head-on......

"No......" Amber looked at Gawain suspiciously, "Maybe it's not that complicated, those Holy Light Priests are so straightforward and want to be reckless - after all, not everyone is as cunning as you, and it's both divided and disintegrated, who understands this twist and turn." ”

"You think that people who can climb to the top of the church will be as heartless as you?" Gawain glanced at the half-elf, "It's not a clever ploy to pull a wave and fight a wave, I'm sure the people in power in the Holy Light Cathedral will definitely think of this step, now that they haven't done it...... I have to suspect that they are still trying to achieve something bigger. Of course, it is not excluded that the Holy Light Church is too confident and feels that it can overthrow all the faiths in the world by itself......"

While saying this, Gawain couldn't help but think of a figure.

Long pale blonde hair, simple priest robes, extraordinary to the point of not resembling a human temperament, and the aura of holy light that always lingers around him......

The "Holy Princess", Veronica Moen......

Being at the top of the Holy Light Church and being a member of the royal family, does she have anything to do with the activities of the Holy Light Church today? What role did she play in this process? If she is the impetus for all these changes, then Cecil will have to pay attention to the "Holy Princess" when he deals with it again......

The Cathedral of the Holy Light, the Hall of Great Light, the pure Holy Disc Huan floats on the dome of this hall, and the surface of the dome depicting the scene of the Kingdom of God is coated with a layer of slightly rippling, water-like halo, brilliant as ever.

The bishops reported on the recent progress made in eradicating evil and suppressing heresy in various parts of the kingdom, and their voices were as calm as the light floating in the vault, but they were not as peaceful as their voices.

"In Boulder City, since the destruction of the Church of the Blood God, which was secretly controlled by the cultists, there have been a large number of pagan believers who have refused to accept the correct faith, and have refused to accept the opportunity for baptism, purification, and reform, and those believers have been expelled from the city, but wandering in the wilderness, Become a bandit attacking the priests we sent out to spread the Light. ”

Another bishop continued, "A similar situation has arisen in the Western Plains, where the cultists of the God of Shadows, after their banishment, have begun to attack our priests, and even ordinary followers of the Light. They caused a lot of panic in the local area. ”

The old St. Ivan III raised his eyelids slightly, and there was no joy or sorrow in his voice: "Their actions confirm our verdict, don't they?"

"Exile proves that they are suspicious, and we give them the opportunity to convert, and this is to give them the opportunity to prove their innocence, and those who are not infected by evil are certainly not afraid to embrace the Light, and the fear of embracing the Light is a proof of falling into evil.

"The fact that they became robbers, who attacked the priests, who attacked the innocent, and who had refused to embrace the Light and convert before them, proved that they were indeed wicked, and if we made this clear, the world would naturally discern right from wrong."

"Your wisdom has cleared us of our confusion," said the bishop, who spoke first, bowing his head, "to do as you will." ”

The bishops then began to report on the progress of the expansion of the Church Knights, on the increase in the number of believers, on the spread of the Light faith in various regions, and on the progress of the new "indulgence" to collect money......

St. Ivan III lowered his eyelids, as if he had fallen asleep, and as if he was still awake listening to one report after another, and the buzzing voices of the bishops echoed in his ears, mingling with the greater, more unfathomable, more vast and boundless sacred sound in his mind, and the old pope of twilight paid attention to the voices of the bishops with a small part of his brain, but listened carefully to the voice from the depths of his own spiritual world—

It was the voice of the Lord.

The voice of the Lord whispered and could not be distinguished, but it contained an infinite amount of wisdom that required careful listening in order to discern a glimmer of truth in the world.

Veronica stood silently beside the pope, her head slightly bowed, soft and quiet, the holy light emanating from her reverberated through the hall, enveloping everyone, and the holy light emanating from the bishops had an extremely complex and non-stop slight resonance.

This "divine resonance" is the ubiquitous source of light throughout the Basilica of the Holy Light.

After the bishops had finally finished their report and the humbling voices in the Great Hall of Light had cleared down, St. Ivan III opened his eyes slightly, and said in a hoarse and low voice: "Is it over......?"

Veronica bent down beside the Pope: "Yes, Your Majesty, the bishops have left. ”

"I have just heard the voice of the Lord," said St. Ivan III in a low voice, "and it is a great voice...... The Lord must have pleased with our efforts. ”

"Yes, the Lord is pleased with what we have done," Veronica said gently, "and if He wants this world to be His kingdom on earth, we must cleanse the Lord of heresy and evil." ”

"We must cleanse the Lord of heresy and ......evil," St. Ivan III muttered in a low voice, slowly falling into a deep sleep, and continued to embrace the indescribable whispers of the God of Light.

Cecil Collar, in a buffer camp on the banks of the River Whitewater.

After getting permission to settle in, a place to lie down and sleep, and a hot meal, those from the Plains of the Holy Spirit who had been scared for dozens of days finally felt a little relieved.

They thanked the lord for his kindness, and lamented that Gawain Cecil was indeed a hero with a big heart and a protective heart, as the legend says, but more often than not, he was thinking about his future survival.

They couldn't get into the city just yet—though they had seen the neat, bustling city, he had to live in a "buffer camp" outside the city before passing the final review, which was the last source of their unease.

No one knew what the content and form of the review would be, and no one knew how long the review process would last, and what would happen if they did not pass the review, although they understood the lord's caution in this regard, as long as they did not clear the suspicion of "cultists" for a day, they could not settle down for a day.

The people who had fled all the way from the plains of the Holy Spirit gathered in the large hut assigned to them, whispering about the future and the past, and then the door of the hut was suddenly pushed open.

They looked up nervously and saw an exceptionally tall figure standing in the doorway.

They thought it was a strong warrior, but soon they saw that the man was wearing a priest's robes.

The robe was trimmed and washed off, but it was still recognizable as the robe of a priest of the Holy Light.

Everyone was nervous and commotioned.

"Don't be afraid," Wright said as he walked slowly toward those who were showing fear and vigilance, spreading his hands, "I have no weapons, no malice, and I am not here to interrogate heretics.

"I just wanted to talk to you."