It took Wright a long time to make the handover on the docks—and he wasn't at ease until he saw the refugees from the Plains of the Whitsunday register all the names, be examined by the physician for the disease, and be taken to the buffer camp by the soldiers to rest.

These people chose to leave their homeland with trust in him, and chose to go to such an unknown land as the south, although they were attacked by the Holy Light Church and captured by the lord in the local area, and there was no way out, but they were not the only way to go in the south, but since these people chose to follow him, then he must carry the responsibility to the end.

Only when one does his duty can he talk about morality—that's what the Light has told him.

Holy Light ......

Wright stood at the edge of the dock square, looking down at his thick and powerful hands, on the palms, you can also see two wounds that are still healing, which were left by the conflict with several local church soldiers when passing through the Carol Territory, two small wounds in exchange for the life of an innocent girl who was condemned as a cultist, this is a very worthy price, but these two small wounds have not completely healed yet, which can only show that the Holy Light has really left him.

Wright sighed softly, then looked up at the bustling, lively neighborhoods of the city.

"Cecil...... I am back. ”

He walked through the busy, fishy streets of the docklands, through Pine Nut Street and Pebble Park, and finally to the lord's mansion.

In the study of the Lord's Mansion, Gawain, who was reviewing the report, saw Wright Iveken dressed in ordinary cloth clothes, and he was a little surprised that the priest had returned early, but before Wright entered the door, he had heard from Amber about what had happened in the dock square, and he nodded to the sturdy priest: "Welcome back - I heard that you brought back a dozen refugees?" Did it go well? ”

"Thank you for your concern," Wright bowed his head slightly, "those people I met on the way back - something unexpected. ”

He really didn't expect that he would bring so many people back, at first, he just wanted to bring the young couple he met in the northern village of the Rock Fortress back to Cecil's territory, but he didn't expect to meet more people in need on the way back, and in the end more and more people followed him, and it became a small group - fortunately, after passing through the Carol territory, he met the caravan that was about to return to Cecil, otherwise the road would have been much more difficult.

"Where's your priest's robe?" Gawain looked at Wright curiously, "And the prayer book you usually wear around your waist?" ”

"Sold," Wright said calmly, "a dozen people had to eat, and I didn't have enough money for the journey—they were poor people, and most of them had their possessions taken away by the local lords or churches, and they were penniless when they came on my way, so I sold my robes and prayer books." ”

Gawain was taken aback: "Sold? Shouldn't that be something important to you? ”

Wright smiled slightly: "That robe is just an old robe, although the fabric is very good, it is just a piece of clothing. I also copied the prayer book myself, and I can memorize all the contents of it, and I can write another book silently when I go back. The teachings of the Light are not in the carrier, but in the heart. ”

Looking at this Holy Light Priest who was very indifferent, Gawain couldn't help but feel a little touched in his heart, he nodded lightly, and did not mention anything about the robes and prayer books, but asked the other party about what he had seen and heard about his trip to the Holy Spirit Plains this time: "You returned early, you must have seen what you want to see, right?" ”

"To be honest, I'd rather not see ......," Wright sighed, "the church is depraved...... It should be said that I have fallen a long time ago, but I have been deliberately ignoring this fact and using the phrase 'everyone believes in the Light' to anesthetize myself. The Plains of the Holy Spirit is no longer a haven for the Holy Light, where greedy priests and greedy noble lords have colluded to squeeze the last drop of blood and sweat from the commoners, expelling all those who disobey them from the land they have lived in for generations. The only thing I can't believe is that it's only been two years since I've been out there, and they've been able to degenerate so quickly and completely......"

"According to the information from the Plains of the Holy Spirit, since last year, the Holy Light Cathedral held a meeting of cardinals at the level of bishop and above, their style of action has become more and more extreme, on the one hand, the Holy Light Sect has been the peak of the strength of the sects for so many years, and on the other hand, it must have been instructed by the upper echelons of the church," Gawain said what he knew, and after speaking, he looked into Wright's eyes, "But I believe that it is impossible for a church to be 100% degenerate, just like you, In my eyes, a true practitioner of the Light, Mr. Wright, welcome back to this land that is still clean, the key to the church is in the steward of the Evangelistic Square, and I have already instructed you to go back and re-manage the church at any time. ”

“…… That's what I'm talking about, lord," Wright suddenly smiled wryly and spread his hands, "I'm afraid I won't be able to take on the position of priest of the Light anymore—the same goes for the management of the church. ”

This was really beyond Gao Wen's expectations, he stopped reading the report, and looked at the only pastor in the territory in front of him with a surprised expression: "What's the matter?" You're not going to be too stimulated and quit directly, are you? ”

Wright didn't answer directly, but raised his hands, and a moment later, a little holy white light burst out between his hands, but the light didn't last even a second before it dispersed.

Gawain only felt a very faint fluctuation of mana, not to mention formal magic or magic, and even a trick could not be called a trick.

"What's going on?" He frowned and asked-he knew Wright's original strength, although this Mr. Priest's painting style was a little strange, but the divine skills and priest professional level were still real, and because of the high affinity of the Holy Light with firm faith, his divine power was even upstream among priests of the same level, how could he not even be able to hit a spark of Holy Light when he came back from a trip?

"I sat against the Light," Wright said with a wry smile, "I beat my fellow Church fellow Church who also believed in the Light, and continued to beat him after he lost the ability to resist, and after that, my Light power quickly waned. ”

Gawain's expression became serious, and he stared into Wright's eyes: "What happened?" ”

Wright didn't hide it, he immediately told the story of his experience in the small village north of the Rock Fortress, he didn't hide his anger and violence when he lectured the two soldiers and the priest, nor did he hide his disdain and disgust for the other party, but after he finished speaking, he still let out a long sigh: "I don't regret my actions, but I did go against the teachings of the Light, and I should have had a better way to deal with it—but I was still carried away by anger." ”

Gawain frowned: "What about after this?" ”

Wright spread his hands: "After this, I started my return journey, and rescued a dozen more people on the way...... He also taught more than a dozen people. ”

Gao Wenxin said that the priest seemed to be carried away by anger quite a few times...... Or maybe it's a broken jar?

He stood up from behind his desk and walked around in front of Wright, lost in thought as he went, and after a moment, he looked up again: "You think it's because of your actions that you have turned away from the Light that you have lost the power of the Light?" ”

Wrett nodded: "That's the only explanation." ”

Gawain rubbed the beard on his chin with his hand, and after a little hesitation, he looked at Wright and asked, "Then which of you do you think has a more serious deviation from the Light than you and the priest you have been taught by?" ”

"This ......" Wright was probably so shocked before that he didn't think about it at all, and when he was asked by Gawain, he thought about it, "I don't know ......"

"You know, no one has a deeper sense of the Light than you, and no one practices the morality of the Light more than you," Gawain interrupted Wright, "Obviously, if you beat a priest is against the Light, then those priests who collude with local nobles for money, falsely accuse innocent civilians, and harm innocents with magic are simply enemies of the Light, the dark side of the world." ”

Wright was a little speechless for a while: "This ......"

Gawain didn't give the other party a chance to continue thinking, but continued: "The current situation is that you have lost the power of the Holy Light, but those priests who are more contrary to the teachings of the Holy Light than you can still use divine magic, why do you think this is?" ”

Wright was lost in thought, and Gawain watched as the priest, who had lost the power of the Light, was also lost in thought.

He had always been curious about the gods of this world and the associated religious beliefs, but he was afraid to delve into them because he was afraid of the strange properties of the gods, but now a special sample of research has appeared—perhaps a little unfair to Wright, but this Mr. Priest has indeed become a special sample of research.

Right in front of Gawain, a living example of a god lost due to wavering faith appeared.

Wright's loss of the Light's favor...... Did it reveal some of the secrets of the divine arts? Or rather...... Revealing some secrets of the connection between humans and gods?

Is the so-called magic just a process of "self-suggestion", "self-affirmation", and "self-identification"? Or is it ...... This process strengthened the bond between humans and the gods, which led to the creation of the gods?

In the midst of his thoughts, Gawain had another thought—if Wright was to re-establish his self-affirmation and make him sincerely believe that his actions were in line with the true intentions of the Light, would his magic come back?

But as soon as this idea came to him, he rejected it: although Wright had been saying that his actions were contrary to the teachings of the Light, but looking at his current behavior, it was clear that he did not think so in his heart, and he clearly knew that it was the priest he had beaten who really violated the teachings of the Light...... So he subconsciously did not waver in his belief in the Light......

His vacillation is on another level.

Gawain thought quickly, so many thoughts flashed one by one It only took a few seconds, he looked at Wright, who was still pondering, and broke the silence after a little silence: "Mr. Wright, you are still a priest in the territory. ”

Wright looked up in surprise: "But the lord ......"

"I know you've lost your magic," Gawain interrupted with his hand raised, "but is magic really everything you do as a priest?"

"Your faith in the Light, your insistence on the virtues, your passion for the work of bringing people to good, remain the same, and as long as these things do not change, you are the best candidate for the priest in the realm.

"Mr. Wright, you're only momentarily confused, but remember, just because you lose your magic doesn't mean you can't continue to help others - the dozen or so people you brought back were basically all saved after you lost your magic skills, didn't they?"

Wright was stunned for a moment, and finally nodded slightly: "As you said." ”

"Go back to church, think about it," Gawain exhaled softly, "a lot of people have been asking the stewards of the Evangelistic Square about you these days, and they're waiting for you to come back. ”