"That's all she told you?"

In the Lord's Mansion, Gawain looked at Wright in front of him and asked curiously.

"Yes," Wrett nodded, "she learned from me about the teachings of Protestantism, without showing any agitation, without any rebuttal, and certainly without support—I have no idea what her purpose was. ”

Gawain touched his chin and shook his head slightly: "Her purpose has always been very hidden. ”

Emily floated aside, curiously fiddling with the pen stand that Gawain had placed on her desk, when she suddenly turned her head: "There is light everywhere around that sister. ”

Emily has a strong talent for the affinity of holy light, especially after becoming a spirit creature, so Gawain did not ignore the little girl's casual words: "What kind of light?" Is it the same as the light on Wright? ”

Emily raised her head and thought about it, shaking her head: "It's not the same - the light on my uncle's body is pure white, and the light around her is pale golden." ”

Gawain frowned: "Pale golden holy light......"

He couldn't help but think of what Kamal had reported to him earlier.

As a former senior researcher of the Disobedience Project, Kamal, who had been in contact with the power of the gods firsthand, sensed a strange temperament from the "Holy Princess", and he judged that Veronica was either related to the gods or had been to the gods......

The so-called "having been to the realm of the gods" certainly does not refer to the fact that he has really stepped into the kingdom of God as a mortal, which involves a concept in religious science: scholars believe that the kingdom of the gods is not directly connected to the world of mortals, and there are several layers of barriers in the middle that are beyond the comprehension of the mortal mind, under normal circumstances, mortals will not be able to reach the kingdom of God anyway, but on some special levels, the power of the kingdom of God will radiate and spread to the vicinity of the earthly world, and part of the structure of mortal life - such as soul perception, dreams, and supersensory touch - There will be an opportunity to come into contact with these areas of the kingdom of God that have spread out.

In most cases, such contact will have terrible consequences, the mortal mind will not be able to withstand the massive onslaught of information from the divine realm, the contact will be swallowed up by the endless illusions and memories almost instantly, the physical world will be distorted into an indescribable state, and the few who return alive will bring back the knowledge of the gods.

This rare "contact" has occurred more than once in history, and those lucky enough to have the opportunity to return safely and keep their minds alive after coming into contact with the Kingdom of God have basically become legendary saints and prophets of various sects.

As far as Gawain knows, the Holy Light Church, as the strongest of the orthodox churches, has many special charismatic rituals inside, some of which are related to "contact with the divine realm", but being able to truly step into the kingdom of God and return safely is unavoidable, so these rituals are essentially more similar to a kind of "catalysis", which temporarily increases people's spiritual talents through the power of holy weapons, so that they can listen to a trace of information from the divine realm.

Veronica, as a "living saint" of the Church of the Light, may have also experienced this special ritual.

She managed to get in touch with the true realm of God during the ritual? Did she see "that world"?

If this is true, then Veronica must be the most devout believer in the God of Light, even if she was not, after entering "that world" and confronting the God of Light, she certainly is.

However, a devout believer in the God of Light...... Why do you calmly listen to Wright's lectures on deviant Protestant doctrines?

"She said she wanted to use her own eyes to witness the light of the land," Gawain said slowly, watching Emily burrow around the desk, the light spreading from the little girl's body covering the entire table with a faint glow, "If that's how she testifies...... That was really unexpected. ”

He then turned his head and asked Amber, who was standing behind him, "What is Veronica doing these days?" ”

"Most of the time it's just wandering around the territory - with our entourage with you the whole time. She bought a lot of souvenirs, some newspapers and printed books, like an ordinary tourist into the city, and spent the rest of her time in the autumn palace, reading books or praying. Going to the church to meet Wright would probably be her only special move - of course, it can't be ruled out that she's using a more clever avatar spell to sneak up on something else, but it's not very likely that we're closely monitoring all key departments, and that the Borough and Research Regions are headed by two Legends, you and Kamel, respectively. ”

Gawain touched his chin: "Shopping, shopping, reading, praying...... This is not what I initially expected. ”

The attitude and actions of the Holy Princesses are hidden in a layer of fog, Gawain had made a lot of arrangements for the visit of the messengers of the Holy Light Church before, from co-opting corruption to inducing and coaxing, from tough confrontation to discord, basically taking into account all the circumstances - but he didn't expect that the other party was a street shopper, and for so many days, Veronica didn't look for him again, nor did she mention any topics about the split between the North and the South Church, doctrinal orthodoxy, and the reconstruction of the Southern Diocese, This made Gao Wen, who was fully prepared, feel like he was punching the cotton.

However, the princess was so "normal" to go about her activities, shopping, shopping, and doing what a normal visitor would do in the company of Gawain's retinue, and so on until Gawain and Victoria finalized all the details of the trade, and until the day when the envoys from the royal capital were ready to return.

On the 40th day of the foggy month, the time to return to the royal capital arrived.

No matter how many questions Victoria had about the South, no matter what Veronica, a church emissary from the North, wanted to do, they would all have to return to the royal capital.

At the send-off banquet at the Lord's Palace, the Duke of Victoria came to Gawain, and the northern ruler bent down and said in a calm voice: "Thank you for your hospitality over the past few days, this trip to the south is memorable—what I saw here is much more than I expected." ”

Gawain smiled: "Actually, you can stay here for a few more days - it has snowed recently in the north, and it is not easy to get there." ”

"The people of the Wild family never care about the wind and snow," Victoria said lightly, "and I will return to Saint-Sunil as soon as possible to preside over the affairs and complete our deal—winter will always be over, and we will arm our warriors before the rebels from the east re-attack." ”

"Very well, I'll load the armaments and send them to the mouth of the Dolgon River next to the Rock Fortress before then," Gawain nodded, grabbing a glass of wine from the tray in the hand of the attendant next to him, and toasted Victoria, "It's a good start." ”

"Your help is vital to the Kingdom Army, this Kingdom will always get better," the Duchess also raised her glass and touched Gawain's glass, "but don't you really consider a trip to St. Sunil?" The Cecil family has returned to the center of the kingdom's power, and you deserve a seat at the table of the Duke of Guardian. ”

It could be seen that the duchess was sincerely invited, but Gawain only smiled indifferently and shook his head: "Compared to going to your meeting in the royal capital and discussing a bunch of things I don't know, I have more important things to do here." ”

Victoria was about to say something more, but she noticed the direction Gawain's gaze was heading: it was due south, the direction of the Dark Mountains.

Her expression turned serious: "You're still worried about that wasteland? ”

"I've never been reassured—don't think that if it's been quiet for seven hundred years, it will be peaceful forever," Gawain looked into Victoria's eyes, "Victoria, now I'm asking you as a guardian duke of the same rank, not as an elder: do you really think that as long as the civil war is over and Wales ascends to the throne, the nobles of Ansu will be able to hold off Typhon in the east and the wasteland in the south?" ”

Victoria tried to blurt out an affirmative answer, but before she could do so, she was silent.

During Cecil's ten days, she observed many things, and in this observation, she confirmed one thing.

Duke Gawain Cecil has been preparing, preparing for one war, if not many.

He had taken the entire South, and his army could easily destroy a coalition of more than forty nobles, but he still didn't stop, he had created a steel monster in the Rock Fortress, but he put even more energy into the Dark Mountains than the Rock Fortress, the civil war in Ansu had dragged countless kingdom nobles into the quagmire, but for the Founding Ancestor who had risen from the dead, he didn't care about this civil war at all—his enemies were a greater threat than that.

If the nobles of the royal capital saw all this, most of them would think that the founding duke was nervous, that he was still trapped on the battlefield of 700 years ago, so he was paranoid and blindly reckless, and even pushed the nascent principality to the brink of financial collapse for this reason, but after seeing the records of the two defensive battles of Cecil with her own eyes and hearing the memories of those who witnessed it, she would not make such a rash conclusion.

And even if the Gondor Wasteland could be considered an invisible threat, what about Typhon, who was so close?

The Ansu had already been held to the throat by the tip of that empire's knife more than once.

"The nobles of Ansu have a lot of problems," the duchess finally broke the silence, she responded to Gawain's gaze, her eyes determined, "but even if we want to rectify them, we need a complete Ansu first." ”

“…… It's not a very good answer, but it's worthy of your title," Gawain exhaled, then said seemingly casually, "By the way, I have something to ask you for." Rest assured, it's not difficult. ”

"Just open your mouth."

Gawain nodded: "I have a group of craftsmen and mages hired from the royal capital, and they want to bring their families over as well - but I heard that the royal capital has been placed under martial law. ”

He hadn't forgotten his promise to Cohen - the young mage from the royal capital asked to bring his family to Cecil before pressing the button of the Holy Light Inverter Array, Gawain had always remembered it, but if he mentioned it to Victoria in the first place, it would inevitably cause a bunch of unnecessary speculation on the other side, and at this time, after talking about "big business", it would be less abrupt to talk about it casually.

"It's not a difficult task," Victoria didn't think much of it, "just give me the list, and I'll issue them a pass myself." ”

Victoria left, looking at the duchess's slightly emaciated and lonely back, Gawain sighed slightly.

"Straighten them out...... I didn't even think about putting them in order. ”

A warm and soft breath approached, and Gawain turned his head to see Veronica Moen with a quiet smile.

"You're leaving today," Gawain nodded to the princess, "Is there anything you want to say?" ”

"I am only the eyes sent by the Lord, and my mission is to see, not to speak."

"That's it?" Gawain raised his eyebrows, and his tone became serious, "To be honest, as an emissary of the Holy Light Church, you don't seem to be very dutiful—are you really here for the collapse of the Southern Church and the change of ownership of Lu'an City?" ”

Veronica didn't speak, she just looked into Gawain's eyes quietly, her gaze was deep and serene, like a bottomless spring, and in a trance, Gawain felt that he was not looking at a pair of human eyes - it seemed to be just a medium or prop for observing the world, a dead thing without a soul, and a real soul was hiding in a deeper place, peering through this medium.

"It was a regrettable accident that happened in the city of Luan, it was the priests of the cathedral who went astray and turned their backs on the teachings of the Lord and were expelled by the people, and now the people of the south have chosen the order they approve of, and under the guidance of the Duke of Cecil, a new order has been established, the Cathedral of Luan has been restored, and the light still shines on the land, the south, and nothing happens."

Veronica's voice fell, and Gawain couldn't help frowning in shock: "Are you serious?" ”

Veronica smiled faintly, "Isn't this a 'fact' that everyone in the South recognizes?" ”

"What's in it for you?" Gawain asked bluntly, "Is this for your faith?" ”

Veronica was silent for a moment, and the smile on her face that had always remained unchanged suddenly receded: "Yes, it's for my faith. ”

There was a long silence between the two before Gao Wen broke the silence: "Will the Northern Church accept all this?" ”

"They will—because this civil war will continue, and on the plains of the Holy Spirit, there is a whirlpool bigger than the South."