Avi arrived at the Holy Light City in the Papal States as early as the evening of the second day, thanks to his experience in the cavalry squadron of the Moon Shield Mercenary Regiment at that time - he was now a qualified cavalryman, and he also had his own experience for long-distance riding day and night.

That night he approached a farmer and exchanged a gold coin for the right to live for the next few days. The owner of the farmer was very enthusiastic about Avi, and they brought out a lot of bacon with a unique flavor to give Avi to eat, which made Avi feel the friendliness of the Papal people.

The peasant family could see that Avi was a foreigner, and they said that all the commoners of the Papal States were the most devout believers, and that a devout believer must first be friendly to others. The family goes to church every week, and it is an honor for very few people to be able to squeeze into the church to attend the service, which shows the extent of their piety.

Fed's mission was to find a place to stay where more than a dozen of them could live together. Avi's first consideration was the issue of funds, and he chose a large house the next day, which covers an area of several hundred square meters, and there is a garden at the back, although there is only one floor, but the room distribution of the whole building is very organized, and it can accommodate at least thirty people.

The landlord said he was going to sell the big house, but Avi said they only wanted to rent it. In the end, the landlord rented the house to Avi for five gold coins a day, and finally got a place to settle down at a relatively small price.

After completing the tasks assigned by the deputy head of the regiment, the rest of the time turned into a vacation.

Avi first went to the local messenger office to find out what was going on, but he found that there was no messenger office, that the messengers in the Papal States were clergy, and that all outside news and news were announced by church personnel. He searched several churches in the city, and found that there were indeed some clergy who were in charge of receiving letters, and from those people he found out about the division of the Oguna Empire.

The war between the Western Oguna Empire, led by St. Golia, and the Eastern Oguna Empire, led by Prime Minister Hollow, was in its infancy, and the border between the two countries was divided by a divided mountain range. Due to weapons, grain and grass, and other political reasons, there were no major battles between the two Oguna empires, but there were frictions and collisions in some areas. The Oguna Empire in the Middle East was even weaker, often retreating as soon as they came into contact with the enemy, giving up many small towns to them. It is rumored that many minor lords have begun to plan to change their positions, which makes the Kingdom of Sallins and the Papal States happy as friendly countries.

The Kingdom of Sallins has been at war and conflict with the Oguna Empire many times in history, and now this "troublesome neighbor" has been split in two, which is a good thing from any point of view.

The Papal States has been eyed by the Oguna Empire before, after this split, the Archbishop of the Papal States Arthur Auerbach immediately stood up to support the Holy Maiden Golia, and Goliath also welcomed the bishop to preach religion in the territory, which made many people who originally believed in the state religion of the Oguna Empire lose confidence in the Western Regime, and because of religious reasons, many civilians even left their homes and moved to the East.

Avi didn't know much about it, and he didn't get the news he wanted to inquire about the most - whether it was the situation in Golden Hoof City or the news of the two-color blade mercenary group, he didn't get it, and the frustrated Avi had to accept the reality.

However, when one of the monks saw Avi looking depressed, he immediately walked up to him, took Avi by the shoulder with one hand, and said, "This dear brother, if you have any difficulties, you can tell us, and neither the Father nor we will sit idly by." ”

Avi remembered that the farmer had said that the monks here were helpful, but he wasn't going to tell them what he was really thinking.

"I've just been here, and I don't know much about everything in the Papal States, so I wonder if you can introduce me to it. ”

"Of course, my brother," said the monk, dressed in his robes and showing a neat and clean face, took Avi's hand and walked towards the church, "This is the most important place in the Papal States, the Holy Church, of course, there are nine churches in the City of Light, representing the successive popes of the Papal States. ”

Avi was absent-minded, and when he was in Golden Hoof City, he disdained religion as nothing more than a place for errant people to find peace. On the other hand, he remembered that the fanatical subjects of the empire had all changed their faces when they were judged, as if they wanted to skin and tear themselves apart.

The monk took Avi's arm again and told him to pay attention to what he was saying, "Our god is also the Father, and he has always shown the path of light to all devout believers, so we generally call ourselves the Illuminati," the monk saw that the other party was an Imperial, because only the Imperials would have a blank expression.

Avi really didn't know what the Illuminati was, he didn't know that this religion was the main religion in other countries except the Oguna Empire, because the state religion of the empire had always strengthened and guided the people spiritually, so the vast majority of the people of the empire did not know about foreign religions. As for the state religion of the Oguna Empire, there is no unified name, which is generally called "state religion" and "orthodox religion" by others. Anyway, there are different theories, and Avi doesn't care about that.

"It seems that this brother has his own heart, so why not speak your heart to our 'Forgiver'?" the monk led Avi into one of the churches, where many people were praying, and where the monk pointed Avi to a small room.

"What is a 'forgive'?"

It is the monks who have the right to forgiveness, who were once sinful, but who have spoken to the Father and received forgiveness from the Father, now have the right to forgive others. ”

Avi didn't believe in any nonsense about getting forgiveness from his Heavenly Father, he himself had been approved, and he knew very well that whether a person was guilty or innocent was not decided by himself, and forgiveness or non-forgiveness was not decided by himself.

"These are people who seek to be forgiven by the Father," said the monk, who pulled Avi to the front of the little house, "but the most important thing is to pay forgiveness." As he said this, the monk watched Avi's expression change subtly, as if looking at a cat in need of pity.

"Forgiveness?"

"Yes, although the Father has forgiven the sins of the guilty, the guilty still need to make a promise to the world that they will not do evil again, and the forgiveness money is the best proof that the Father can feel the sincerity of the guilty. ”

After listening to what the other man had to say, he glanced at the splendid church, which was made of fine stone and wood, and which was trimmed with gold for both the windows and the pews. Although the churches of the Oguna Empire were very simple, he felt that the religion of the Empire was a more pure existence.