Chapter 165: The Holy Maiden Suppresses the Audience
As he spoke, a group of people led by the Holy Maiden of Light had already walked down the stairs in a mighty manner, each standing in their predetermined position.
On the platform in the center of the stairs, the Holy Maiden of Light stood still with a scepter in her hand and began to preside over the ceremony: "Thank you for taking the time to come and ......"
Since calling herself the Holy Maiden of Light, Catherina has presided over dozens of ceremonies, if not hundreds, but dozens of times, and she has long lost her initial youth and has become old and serious.
At this moment, even in the face of a group of difficult nobles, she still looked calm, and her tone was not hurried, showing the majesty of the Holy Maiden of the Holy See of Light to the fullest.
Listening to her voice, the nobles who had just been in a commotion because of the appearance of the masters of the Holy See slowly quieted down.
After the opening words were quickly finished, the scepter of the Holy Maiden of Light paused, and her voice suddenly became solemn: "The ceremony of settling the statue has officially begun. Statue of my lord, please. ”
When the words fell, all the members of the Holy See looked straight and spoke awe-inspiringly.
"Statue of my lord, please. ”
"Statue of my lord, please. ”
"Please ...... the idol of my lord"
A low, solemn voice flowed down the steps and into the square. In an instant, the atmosphere in the square became extremely solemn.
Infected by this atmosphere, the nobles in the square also had a bit of seriousness on their faces.
Suddenly.
Suddenly, there was the neighing of a war horse in the sky.
Everyone subconsciously looked up, and saw a large carriage pulled by a flying horse in the sky.
The carriage seemed to be imprinted with a levitating magic array, flying steadily in the sky. The top half of the carriage had been removed, leaving only a wide base, on which the tall statue of the god of light shone warmly in the sun.
Seeing this, the faces of the nobles in the square changed slightly.
The Flying Carriage was naturally not the only one on the Bright Continent, and they had never seen it before. But it is already difficult for ordinary nobles to get a flying mount, who is willing to use it to pull a cart? This is the same as using a luxury car as a trailer, and no one who is not a local tyrant to a certain level cannot do this kind of thing.
Throughout the Bright Continent, the only known flying carriages are the imperial chariot of the emperor, as well as the royal chariot used by several grand dukes and princes.
They couldn't help but be amazed to see a flying carriage here. And they didn't expect that the idol of the God of Light would appear in such a way.
"Welcome to the gods. ”
Seeing the carriage getting closer and closer in the sky, the female leader of the Pegasus Knights took the other 9 Pegasus knights to turn over on Pegasus, and then slammed the horse's belly.
Ten pegasus horses ran two steps, suddenly raised their front hooves and spread their wings, and flew into the sky to meet the carriage.
During the flight, the ten flying horses suddenly separated from the middle, turned into two columns, drew a heart shape in mid-air, and smoothly merged with the carriage.
During the whole process, the formation of the Pegasus Knights changed smoothly and quickly, and the white Pegasus was in a vigorous posture, and the white wings were covered with sunlight, which seemed to be a pleasure below.
Under the protection of the Pegasus Knights, the carriage carrying the Statue of Light landed steadily.
"My Lord of Light, today Catherina leads all the clergy of the Holy See to pray here, asking for permission to allow this idol in front of her to officially settle in the Cathedral of Light in Thorn City, and accept the sincere prayers of thousands of believers......"
The Holy Maiden of Light stepped forward, knelt down facing the idol, and began to pray with a solemn expression.
In the midst of the prayer, all the clergy knelt down in unison, and even Jimmy, Liliana, and Blake, who were not part of the clergy, also knelt down reverently, and prayed in a low voice along with the other clergy.
At the same time, the Knights Templar on both sides of the steps also knelt down in unison, their movements unison, their weapons and chain mail rubbing together, and there was only a crisp sound.
The sound of pious prayers resounded up and down the stairs and gradually spread throughout the square. For a while, the atmosphere in the whole square became extraordinarily solemn.
"What are they doing here?" the young nobleman couldn't help but lower his voice and ask the people around him.
"This is the ritual of moving the statue of the Holy See, which has not been seen for decades. An old man who knew the situation explained, "The Holy See believes that the attachment of the divine thoughts of our Lord to the statue of God is an extension of God's will, and every time it moves or lands, it must ask for the permission of our Lord. This ceremony is held for the sake of obtaining God's permission. ”
The young nobleman suddenly realized, and then a new doubt arose: "But will God really respond?"
The old man who answered the question happened to be one of the nobles who firmly supported the God of Light, and he was immediately unhappy when he heard this.
He glared at the young nobleman with a serious expression and rebuked, "The majesty of God cannot be blasphemed, and the will of God covers the heavens and the earth. Where the power of God reaches, your words and deeds are under the gaze of God, and then talk nonsense, be careful that our Lord will detect and cure you of the sin of disrespecting the gods. ”
However, after all, there are only a few people like this old man, and more nobles still don't care.
It's not that they are not in awe, it's not that they don't understand that the Holy See today is no longer something they can contend with, but they just rely on the law and don't hold the people accountable. They didn't blaspheme or confront the Holy See, could it be that the Holy See could still kill all the nobles of the Thorn Realm for this matter?
Just when the minds of the people are different.
On the carriage, the tall statue of the god that had not yet landed suddenly changed.
I saw that the surface of the jade-white statue suddenly shone with a flowing light, and the holy divine light of the Tao bloomed, sacred, majestic, even in the bright sunlight is still clearly visible.
At the same time, a voice that seemed to contain the mighty power of heaven sounded between heaven and earth.
"Exactly. ”
The moment the voice sounded, the nobles in the square who were still talking to each other just now suddenly lost their words like quails that had been choked by the throat.
The square suddenly became remarkably quiet.
"Thank you, my lord. ”
The Holy Maiden of Light calmly thanked the gods for their grace, then got up, and ordered someone to step forward and carefully lift the idol down, and place it on the throne that had been prepared for a long time.
There was a muffled sound of "bang", and the statue fell steadily.
In an instant, a soft divine light poured out from the statue like flowing water, swept across the entire square with lightning speed, and spread farther away at the same speed.
Under the shroud of divine light, everyone in the square instantly cleared their minds, as if they had glimpsed a bright light in the fog, there was a feeling of enlightenment, and the haze in their hearts was also swept away, and even their bodies seemed to become lighter.
"This, this is ......"
"The statue of God has a spirit and blesses all beings. The old nobleman who had opened his mouth before immediately reacted, and muttered excitedly, "I remember! There used to be such a god statue in Thorn City, and within the scope of the god statue, everyone was in good health, and the plague was not born." Unexpectedly, there are such statues in the Holy See of Light today. The divine power of our lord is beyond human comprehension. ”
With that, the old nobleman knelt down excitedly towards the idol and began to pray sincerely.
With him taking the lead, the other nobles who had long since converted to our lord also reacted, knelt down and began to pray.
The role of the idol is said to be indiscriminate, but there is always a saying among believers that the more devout believers are, the more benefits they can receive. Anyway, at times like this, it's right to pray.
The other nobles were stunned, they didn't expect this to happen. Before they came, they all thought that this meeting was just a random excuse to call them together, and they were ready to attack them by the Holy See.
Who would have thought that the expected embarrassment did not appear, but the benefits were enjoyed first.
What is this operation?
The aristocrats were a little confused for a moment.
"Huh, the number of believers has increased so much?"
In the Kingdom of God, Wu Hui's heart moved, and he was surprised to find that the number of believers suddenly increased by dozens at once. Could it be ......
His gaze swept over the nobles in the square, and sure enough, he found a number of newly established faith passages above their heads. And those faith channels that already existed in the past have also unconsciously become a lot thicker in the process just now.
In addition, there are many nobles who have the power of faith on their heads, and there is a channel of faith that is hidden and unstable from time to time. Obviously, these people are wavering in their mentality and could become believers at any time.
Those who are truly determined and completely unmoved have become a very small minority.
"It was a bonus. ”
Wu Hui smiled. His original intention was only to deter these nobles through this means, to break their will step by step, and to make them lose their determination to confront the Holy See. In the end, use interests as the final blow to completely crush their resistance.
Unexpectedly, he inadvertently accepted a wave of believers.
Don't look at the small number of believers in this wave, but because they are all nobles, they can provide a lot of convenience for his mission, and the benefits are not small. After all, the county officials are not as good as the current management, and the commoners under the hands of these nobles are not a small number.
"Lord Viscount, this ......"
In the square, the elderly nobles who had spoken to Viscount Marcus several times before came to Viscount Marcus's side again, hesitating as if they wanted to say something.
"I understand. ”
Viscount Marcus's eyes were slightly downcast, and he was no longer in the mood to appreciate the beauty.
He saw the changes in the expressions of the nobles on the field, and he knew what these people were thinking without thinking about it, who was familiar with the mentality of the aristocracy. However, these changes were not at all what he wanted to see.
In his plans, many of his plans could only be carried out easily if the majority of the aristocratic community was resistant to the Holy See. The so-called general trend is this principle.
For this reason, he has been consciously or unconsciously stirring up the emotions of the nobles, secretly fueling the troubles, and gradually accumulating their dissatisfaction with the Holy See. He even secretly sent people to ambush the priests of the Holy See to stimulate the mood of the Holy See in an attempt to provoke disputes between the two sides.
It was only when there was no peace within the Thorn Realm that the Holy See's energies were forced to concentrate on pacifying the troublesome nobles that his plan would be easier to implement.
But at present, the actions of the Holy See made him a little unpredictable.
Somehow, he suddenly had a bad premonition.
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