Chapter 36: Aristocracy VS Theocracy
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Catherina is Wu Hui's first believer, his first fanatical believer, and his appointed saint of light, which has extraordinary significance for him.
Watching Catherina grow step by step, little by little into a true saint, it was like watching the saplings he planted thrive under his care, and he felt an indescribable sense of accomplishment in his heart.
At this moment, seeing Catherina ascending and shouting, shocking the audience, he felt even more relieved in his heart.
Of course, the stronger and wiser his saint is, the smoother the process of collecting believers to accumulate divine power, and the less he needs to worry about, which is the main reason why he invests in cultivating Catherina.
Now, it's time for her to make a difference.
Looking at Catherina, who was well-behaved and respectful and prayed sincerely in the light curtain, Wu Hui's heart moved slightly, and his voice instantly became solemn. On formal occasions, you still have to pay attention to Shenwei.
"Exactly. ”
In an instant, his voice was transmitted along the channel of faith, turning into a mighty divine voice that sounded in Catherina's mind.
Catherina was shocked, and her blue eyes instantly burst into a frenzied light.
"Obey the oracle of our lord. ”
She clasped her hands on her chest, humbly and reverently bowed deeply to the idol in front of her, and then slowly rose from the ground and turned to face the crowd.
In an instant, the momentum around her changed suddenly, and there was no longer any suppleness and humility, and all that was left was solemnity and majesty.
"Our Lord of Light has granted our request. She lowered her eyes to look at the people under the altar, her long golden hair glistening in the sun, lined with the pure white nun's robe, noble and holy as an angel, "Ben Holy Maiden declares that the judgment begins now. Come, and bring up the criminals of Gondeyar. ”
With the blessing of divine magic, her voice spread throughout the square, as if gold and jade fell to the ground, and there was a sound on the ground.
When the words fell, the entire square fell silent in an instant.
Almost everyone's eyes widened and they looked at her in disbelief.
They had been taken aback when Catherina prayed before, and at this moment, the suspicion in their hearts had risen to a certain point.
You know, on this continent, the nobility is privileged.
They have the right to collect taxes, the right to hunt, the right to the first night, the right to immunity, and many rights that many civilians do not enjoy.
As nobles, no matter how many evil things they do, under the effect of immunity, they can not be punished, as long as they pay a certain amount of immunity. Even when the two countries were at war, the nobles of the defeated side would not be killed after they became prisoners, as long as they could hand over a sufficient amount of immunity, or if someone was willing to pay for them, they would be released.
Trial?
It simply doesn't exist.
The privileges of the nobility were not only the rules of the nobility, but were also upheld by the Act, and all the nobles would automatically and spontaneously maintain these privileges. It can be said that any attempt to provoke the privileges of the nobility is tantamount to challenging all the nobility.
No one can afford that.
But what did they hear just now?
This woman actually said that she was going to judge Baron Gangdeyar?
"Oh my God~ Holy Maiden, is she crazy? That's a nobleman!"
The civilians covered their faces in disbelief with horrified expressions.
The few cavalrymen who were mixed in the crowd couldn't help but gasp, their expressions shocked.
Even the believers who believe in the God of Light were taken aback at this moment, and they were all stunned.
Just when everyone was in disbelief, Gondeyar had already been escorted up by the soldiers.
Because he hadn't changed his clothes for several days, the aristocratic clothes on Gangdeyar had already been wrinkled, dirty and smelly, and he hadn't eaten and slept well in the dungeon for three days, and the whole person had lost weight and looked particularly haggard.
However, these are nothing, the most important thing is that not only is his mouth gagged by strips of cloth, but he also wears iron shackles on his hands and feet, and when he walks, the chains are dragged on the ground, making a rattling sound, and he looks embarrassed and does not have the slightest aristocratic demeanor.
Gangdeyar's appearance is similar to the high-spirited aristocratic lord in everyone's impression.
The commotion in the crowd intensified.
"She can't be real, right?"
The civilians looked at Gondeyar, and then at the holy woman on the altar, and their expressions were full of unease.
Several cavalrymen on the edge of the square couldn't help but stretch their necks, staring at the altar with unblinking eyes, their eyes uncertain. How exactly is this Holy Maiden of Light going to judge Gondeyar?
Even those believers who were full of faith in Catherina couldn't help but lift their hearts when they heard that she was going to judge Gondeyar, and they felt a sense of panic.
Judging nobles, this is an extremely rare thing, maybe it can be done in the heyday of the Holy See of Light, but now the Holy See of Light has fallen to this extent, is it really no problem?
On the altar, Catherina saw everyone's reactions, but there was no wavering in her blue eyes.
And what about the privileges of the nobility?
Laws and rules are only used to bind mortals, and they mean nothing before God.
What's more, there is an inherent conflict between the power of the nobility and the divine right, and the divine right has always constrained the power of the nobility.
Otherwise, it would not have been that the God of Light had not sent down miracles for decades, and the emperor would have openly announced that the gods had fallen, and those nobles could not wait to jump out one by one and send troops to encircle and suppress the monasteries in various places, intending to kill them all.
When she became a saint and determined to spend her life fighting to spread the glory of the Lord, she was already enlightened. Her enemies were the nobles of the entire continent who openly and covertly opposed the Holy See of Light, not just one Gangdeyar.
But if it's for my lord's sake, what is she afraid of?
It's just a nobleman, and it's cleaned up.
asked people to take off the strip of cloth from Gang Deyar's mouth, she lowered her eyes and looked at Gang Deyar who was escorted up, and her eyes suddenly became cold: "Gang Deyar, are you guilty?!"
"Guilty?"
As if he had heard some joke, Gangdeyar sneered: ", I am an imperial nobleman, a hereditary baron of Emperor Frank's honor, and you are not only an insult to me, but also a contempt for the authority of the nobility!"
"I advise you, release me as soon as you have time, otherwise when Lord Connor's army presses the border, the fate of you, a pseudo-saint, will definitely be ten thousand times more miserable than my current one. ”
He looked up at Catherina on the steps, obviously disheveled and embarrassed, but still holding his head up, with a natural arrogance on his face, as if he was still the lord of the high and not a prisoner.
And his strength as a level 3 knight also played a role at this moment, and the rich aura exuded a little bit of momentum to him, faintly, there was a bit of a sense of fighting against Catherina.
Arrogant!
It's so arrogant!
Wu Hui was so unhappy that his soul trembled slightly, he was just a noble baron, and he was so arrogant?
It seems that in the past hundred years, the authority of the Bright Sect has really collapsed to the bottom in the eyes of the nobles.
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