One Thousand One Hundred and Nineteen The priest plays the final blow of the goddess of law and order
Remember https://., "Hasru, what kind of existence are we to Her Majesty the Goddess?"
Mast Hasru, a high-ranking priest in the northern parish of the Lion King, remembered what his old friend had told him, and that was a few months ago.
At that time, he was extremely shocked that his old friend had organized a sacrifice, which was beyond his old understanding, and he felt that the other party had slipped into the abyss of evil. Under the explanation and persuasion of his old friend, he suddenly became enlightened.
"We clergy, shepherds......"
The old friend said, "We call mortals for Her Majesty the Goddess to bathe their souls in the light of order of our Lord." At this time, the soul is still filthy, like a lamb still stained with blood and implicating the umbilical cord of the world. β
"The Lamb is tender and pure, and belongs to our Lord. β
"It is our duty to shepherd these lambs for our Lord, to make them pure and fat, and to offer them to our Lord in due time. β
At that time, Hasru was terrified, and this was simply an evil heresy.
The harsh argument that the clergy are shepherds has always been seen as a derogation of the gods and believers, although it has been used since ancient times. It was Tudor the Great who carried this claim forward, and he often satirized the gods during the Dark Elf Wars, and it did not stop until he founded the empire.
Later, the Divine Court of Allegiance was established, which legalized such statements as a sin of disrespect. Even Theresia emphasized the traditional human-god relationship between the gods and goddesses in the Broken Tower Oath.
Like him, Hasru's old friend became a clergyman as a teenager and devoted his life to the devout members of the church. Although the "My Lord" in his mouth and heart has changed many times, from Kem to Kayla Theresia, then to Theresia, and now Heim, and the priesthood has changed from loyalty and protection to order, he has always believed that he is serving the Lord of Light in the world of Finn.
In contrast, an old friend who is already a candidate for bishop, whose faith is more religious than his own, how can he say so...... Great rebellion!?
"Don't panic, this is definitely not some evil heresy, it used to be, and it is not now. β
The old friend said calmly: "The two cardinals said so, considering that there are still many people like you in the Holy See, especially the middle and grassroots clergy, so they have emphasized that they will not do public propaganda in the Holy See for the time being. β
"As for why the cardinal agrees with this statement, it is because the world of Finn has reached an existential juncture, and our lord is leading an unprecedented war that spans gods and mortals. β
"The gods love people, but they don't love a specific mortal, not all mortals, but just mortals with pure souls, good qualities, and right mortals. β
"Such mortals only existed before the Dark Ages, only in the tradition of peace and tranquility. β
"You also know that the world of Finn has been polluted, and the Red Demon has come with the dark power of another world, and is leading the world to sink into the abyss of evil. β
"The culprit is naturally the Red Devil, but if it weren't for the fact that the mortal souls of this era were too turbid and gave the Red Devils a breeding ground, how could they be so fast in harming the world?"
"In this era, all mortals are sinners!"
"In this era, mortals are born guilty!"
"In this age, they are all lost lambs who must be baptized by our Lord's own hands, returning to the origin of the world and laying the foundation of eternal order. β
"Only when a new epoch comes, when the eternal order comes, will the origin of the world be clarified and a new, correct, mortal worthy of the love of our Lord will be condensed. β
"It is in this transition between the old and the new that we are the servants of our lord to drive the flock on the right path, wash away the dust, and send them into the kingdom of God. β
When the old friend said this, a thick golden light overflowed from his body, which was a sign that his soul resonated with faith and received divine grace, which made Hasru no longer frightened and confused.
Her Majesty the Goddess praised the old friend, and this statement is true!
The old friend said, "We are lambs too, but we have been chosen by our lord to acquire a stronger physique, a harder horn, and a sharper eye." Our mission and merit are measured by the number of qualified souls we have sent to our Lord. β
At that time, the eyes of the old friend were as bright as the stars in the sky: "Offering your lamb to our lord will have a new life in the new era, and it will be a future full of happiness." And the merits of us shepherds will also determine how many steps we are from our Lord. β
Hasru finally understood why a large number of believers offered themselves at the ceremonies held by some bishops.
The ascension of the soul into the kingdom of God and the eternal conjugator is completely unimaginable to most mortals who cannot even read and write. The Red Devil's claim that the Merger will lose all memories and become puppets of the gods, although not everyone believes it, is to a certain extent in line with the imagination of mortals in the higher worlds.
So the Goddess of Order has designed a new future for mortals, which is to be reborn, in the words of an old friend...... Reincarnation, yes, reincarnation.
Only believers in the Order who are willing to give themselves can be reborn in the eternal order inaugurated by the Goddess. They will be reborn with the glory and wealth that they expect in this life, and they will make up for all the shortcomings of this life.
This cycle is also eternal, and as long as one continues to be firm in one's faith in the new birth and willing to give at the end of one's life, the pure soul will once again remain intact in the soul cycle of the world of Finn, beginning another life of happiness and tranquility with completely different details.
It dawned on Hasru why the theory of soul reincarnation circulated among believers, but the Holy See was noncommittal in public.
At that time, Hasru still had many doubts, and the biggest doubt was how to dedicate the lamb to the goddess as a shepherd in order to count it as his own merit.
An old friend also said that the shepherd himself is also a lamb, and it sounds like such a dedication is to get ahead of yourself. But in this way, there is only one dedication, and he is not a shepherd but a leader.
"The mortal soul is multicolored and has countless facets. β
The old friend pulled him into a hidden corner, opened the silent barrier, and said very solemnly: "Even the purest soul has a hidden dark side, so we shepherds need to be cleansed through rituals. β
In the same way, we shepherds also have a dark side in our souls. β
"But don't be afraid, have the courage to admit and face this dark side, which is also the basis for us to continue to stay in the mortal world and send souls to our Lord. β
"When we lead these lambs up the steps to the kingdom of God and hear the hymn of the angels, we can retreat. How to retreat at this time, it is very simple, convert our souls to the dark side, so that we can be pushed away from the heavenly level. β
"This is not a fall, it is necessary to continue to serve our Lord...... Steps, then we just need to play some kind of role, some kind of role that keeps us away from our Lord for a while, hidden from the world. β
"As long as we turn this dark side away in time and return to the state of slavery of our master, our favor and divine grace will not be diminished. β
The old friend lowered his voice: "Naturally, my lord will not explicitly reveal this method, which is secretly explored by the most devout clergy, and only they are willing to risk their depravity and do such a risk for the cause of our lord. β
"Only clergy who are pious enough and intelligent enough can use such a method, so the Holy See has not yet promoted it on a large scale, but only let the bishops try it on their own and communicate secretly. β
The old friend was a little vague, but Hasru understood it completely.
The so-called method of acting is to send the soul of the believer to the heavenly level at the same time, and at the same time present those parts of his soul that are not pious enough, play a character who is obsessed with the world, and thus leave the heavenly level. As long as she quits playing in time, the goddess will not be guilty.
Memories pass by in an instant, and then endless joy wells up.
Hasru arrived in Valentine with some of the most devout devotees in the northern district of the Lion King to prepare for the Holy Maiden service to be held in a few days. Before, I was stupid to think that my merit was to organize these people to come, but now I finally understand what kind of merit the bishop or even the cardinal church has obtained.
If he hadn't listened to the oracle, if he hadn't remembered what his old friend had said in private, he would have contributed nothing to the goddess.
Now this regular prayer is the beginning of my own credit to the Goddess.
Hasru glanced at the two or three hundred believers in the temple, sensing the faint ripples in their souls, and finally his gaze fell on the leader, a brown-haired girl in a white dress with a golden ring.
Regardless of anything else, just offering this alternate saintess named Yusha should be enough to please the goddess.
Thinking so, Hasru tried to suppress his excitement, remembering the details of the ritual given by his old friend, pausing his staff vigorously, and reciting aloud the Divine Code of Order, leading the routine prayer to the ritual ceremony.
The old friend had been friends with him for decades, and he described the ritual process in great detail.
The first is to stimulate the devotion of believers and shake their souls. Then baptism is done with divine grace, picking out the ones with the strongest induction, and making them drink the high-concentration holy water.
This holy water will scorch their souls and cause them terrible pain, but it doesn't matter, just guide them to find a sense closer to the Goddess in their pain, and the Goddess will pay attention to them, descend the heavenly steps, and lead their souls. At this time, no matter how intense the pain is, it will be dissolved in the attention of the goddess and the sublimation of the soul.
When the heavenly ladder descends, when these souls are sublimated, the souls of other believers will also boil because of their longing, and as long as they are brewed in the same way, they will also successfully follow the sublimation.
Hasru's staff lit up with golden light, and the souls of the faithful were vibrated with devotional prayers.
It went very well, and the believers recited the sacred scriptures aloud with him, and their souls were full of drumming.
A circle of golden light pushed out from Hasru's body, swept past all the worshippers, and suddenly a cry rang out in the hall, and the chanting turned into chanting and even crying.
The believers wept, their faces flushed and their cheeks twisted, and they felt that they had gained an experience that they had never experienced in their lives, as if they were about to transcend this filthy mortal world and ascend to a new world of glory and majesty, full of endless happiness.
"Take me, Lord!"
The Saint-in-Waiting's convulsions suddenly twitched violently, and her body overflowed with golden light.
With all her strength she cried out, "Take everything I have and turn me into a pebble in the kingdom of God!"
The believers also shouted, and the atmosphere in the hall was so hot that Hasru was sweating.
Of course, he didn't come out in a hurry, but in a hurry.
Not right!
Looking at the direction of the believers' gaze, it is not themselves, but Yusha!
When the heavenly steps come down, whose soul is the soul that is taken away?
Hell, because of this anxiety, he was never able to immerse himself in a state of piety.
He was extremely annoyed, his old friend only told him the way to "withdraw", but not the way to "substitute", he would only play half of the way!
Wait, play the law......
Hasru's mind suddenly stirred, since "playing" can be "withdrawn", why can't "playing" be "substituted"?
The goddess will not be condemned by playing withdrawing, so it should be the same reason for playing substitution, right?
Thinking so, Hasru had an idea of how to "play" in an instant.
It's not enough to be pious, Yusha's belief in order is not pious at all, she is actually very afraid of death and yearns for the future. But in order to bless her friends, in order for her friends to be happy in the eternal order, she was willing to make such a sacrifice, so she gained the attention of the goddess.
Hasru took out the wisps of his own thoughts related to Yusha in his heart, and magnified, merged, and continued them.
Seeing the lonely girl outside the Lion King City, I remembered the fiancΓ©e who was given to the boss of the divine court by myself in my youth, the daughter who was forced to marry the paladin, and the granddaughter who died in the northern battlefield a few years ago due to her unfortunate family.
At that moment, he was very remorseful, he regarded the girl as the unfortunate woman who was related to him, and he hoped to be able to make amends.
This was his true thought, and because of such thoughts, he stepped forward to say hello, and then found that her soul was unusually pure, and she had the qualifications to become a saint, and brought her back to the temple.
Now he ignored the thoughts related to the saint, and focused only on his own joy, magnifying the thoughts that he had once had in the hope of the girl's happiness, until it occupied the whole heart.
"Oh, my Yusha, my granddaughter, I don't want to lose her. β
At that moment, his face was hot and sour, and he almost burst into tears, and he took on the role of pampering Yusha as a granddaughter and not wanting her to be hurt.
Good, and then the twist......
Hasru's mind turned, and another thought was raised.
"But my lord's eternal order is more important, and what is my personal emotion for such a cause?"
"Take it, take my Yusha, my favorite. β
"Though I am bitter about it, I will laugh in the pain of thinking that my Lord's cause has been paved with an extra stone. β
All thoughts were sincere, from the soul, for he had thought so.
His soul shook suddenly, and the warm current rushed in, and Hasru really cried.
The goddess has paid attention to him!
Staying in this state, Hasru took out the holy water and asked the low-ranking clerics such as Simen Si Candle to distribute it.
He is a fifth-level Order Priest, and the Order Holy Water he carries with him is used to heal injuries, generate divine power, or deal with enemies, which is suitable for making ritual holy water.
The holy water overflowing with golden light dust was distributed to Yusha and several of the most active believers in soul vibration, and Hasru followed his old friend's instructions and cast magical spells such as group blessings to further shock their souls.
When it came time to decide whether to succeed or not, Hasru tried to suppress his nervousness and let Yusha and the others drink the holy water.
A terrible cry rang out in the hall, and the pain of burning the soul was indeed beyond the reach of mortals.
Just when the atmosphere in the temple was stagnant and about to turn into fear and even horror, golden light descended from the top wall of the temple and covered Hasru, Yusha, and the few believers.
The shouts dissipated, and in the faint angelic chant, the golden light condensed, like a staircase, and a translucent figure was drawn from the body. Outside of Hasru, Yusha and the believers all looked up at the heavenly steps with a peaceful expression.
It workedββ!
Hasru's heart was agitated, and his fluttering perception suddenly became certain.
He secretly screamed that it was not good, and that he must withdraw immediately, or he would go up with him.
Decades of clergy tradition made him hesitate slightly, for the clergy of the old era, ascending to the kingdom of God was a matter of supreme glory, and now this scene was the glory he had longed for for most of his life.
The figure of an old friend swept through his heart, making Hasru more and more calm.
A month and a half ago, the reason why my old friend ascended to the kingdom of God with the believers was because of the idea I just had.
I don't know what's so good about the kingdom of God, Hasru only knows that he still wants to live.
Compared with ascending to the kingdom of God, he would prefer to choose reincarnation, not to mention that if he has made enough achievements during the change of eras, he may not be able to be promoted to legend and become a bishop, and when the new era comes, the eternal order will fall, and he will not have to be reborn to enjoy a new life.
The heat flow in his soul cooled, and Hasru found that the soul had returned to his body, looking up at Yusha and the believers who were slowly rising along the golden light.
Hasru was extremely glad that he had inadvertently pulled away from the ...... just now
Then my heart was shocked, why did you let Yusha go?
Yusha is gone, who will he find to "substitute" next time?
The thought flashed through her eyes, and strands of light flew out of her hands, grabbing Yusha and returning her soul to her body.
Only when Yusha is here can more believers be able to dedicate.
Yusha's body erupted with a thicker golden light, and the divine power of order that was vibrating in Hasru's soul also returned to normal, and it was good, and it was transformed back into a pious state.
The golden light heavenly steps became more condensed, and more than a dozen souls rose in the praise of the angels, and their bodies burned with golden fireworks, turning into flying ashes in the incomparably sacred atmosphere.
The faithful were silent for a moment, and the shouts and chants grew louder.
"Master ......"
Yusha recovered from her trance and asked in confusion and panic, "Have I been rejected by Her Majesty the Goddess?"
Hasru shook his head deeply: "No, Yusha, you have been given a more important mission, and you will become a saint." β
This time, he was no longer casually coaxing the girl.
"Holy Maiden......"
Yusha looked up at the Golden Light Sky Stairs and sighed, "As long as you can make the world peaceful and make Tasmi happy, anything is fine." β
Just as Hasru sent the souls of another group of believers to the heavenly steps, on the territory of the Dawning Empire, several temples were also illuminated by golden light at the same time, and one by one pure souls ascended into the Kingdom of Order, drawing wisps of golden light in the tumbling divine thoughts, shuttling and intertwining.
The dark clouds stretched out under the Crimson Divine Throne, and the divine thoughts of the Void Dragon God roared in the clouds: "The barrier breach will be closed in ten minutes, please Your Majesty Haim as soon as possible." β
The goddess of order stretched out her hand, and the filaments of light outside the throne wrapped around her hand, weaving into a golden glove and reaching into the clouds.
Above the battlefield of the Heart of the Silver Moon, the golden light ladder that had been pushed back to most of it lit up again, and a huge golden palm broke through the sky and peeked down. Under this palm, the Heart of the Silver Moon is as small as an apple.
The praise of the Angel of Order suddenly rose up, suppressing the battle song of the Blue Dragon Heavenly Regiment.
The warships and officers and soldiers of the Dawning Empire were covered with a layer of golden light, squeezing through the suppression of the red net realm, with the power of the fusion of gods and mortals, ://./5_5025/