Chapter 16: Preaching
Yu Qian's ongoing "education" has extremely important religious significance—the divine servant relays the word of the word to mortals, that is, the precept. Any denomination needs to go through such a process before it can be established. It can even be said that preaching is the foundation of a sect. Mortals understand God's doctrine and intentions through admonitions, and sects gain legitimacy for preaching in the world. For both gods and mortals, the preaching of commandments is extremely important.
So Shen Xi was very angry.
It's not that Yu Qian can't preach the admonition, after all, this is one of the duties of a divine servant, and no one can find fault with faithfully fulfilling his work obligations. But these prophecies ...... They are all the contents that Shen Xi was talking about when he was still a gangster.
How can anyone take the content of the gangsters' threats to the merchants as a prophetic warning? God still wants to lose face?
"The impact is extremely bad!" Shen Xi was furious, and pointed at Ruan An, "You take someone down and beat this grandson for me!"
"Yes. Ruan An half-knelt on the ground and bowed his head to receive orders. It's just that the shaking shoulders directly betray the fact that he was holding back a laugh, "It's just that my lord, what you hear may be different from what those mortals hear......"
"There must be a difference!" Shen Xi said hatefully, "They are listening to Lao Tzu's black history, and what Lao Tzu is hearing is Yu Qian's wilted thing revealing my old bottom!"
"Please be angry. Ruan An coughed vigorously twice, suppressed his laughter, and said in a low voice, "What you hear is completely different from that of mortals. When the admonitions are preached, the prophecies that mortals hear will be transformed by divine power and become ...... Well, it fits what you think the word should look like. The transcript of the admonition was delivered to the Taihe Hall about five minutes after the admonition ended, and it contained a record of the prophecy that mortals had heard. ”
Shen Xi took a sip of tea and glanced at Ruan An, "I'll read the documents, what are you waiting for here?"
Ruan An was stunned for a moment, and then a smile appeared on his face, "The minister will set off." ”
On the other hand, Yu Qian also had some difficulties. Servants of God are actually quite free, except to give everything to God—the price of the existence of Servants of God. For Yu Qian personally, being female is not something to avoid. As long as he wanted, he could enjoy these women to his heart's content. But Yu Qian had no intention of pushing the boat with the river at all. For these poor women, apart from pity and a hint of contempt, Yu Qian had no desire at all.
And these women ...... gave Yu Qian a big surprise.
In the process of preaching the commandments, mortals can gain many benefits. One of the most direct benefits is that in the process of preaching the commandments, there will be many priests who will naturally arise. Although not all, the early priests of all denominations were mostly born by listening to the teachings of the servants of God. With the exception of the pope, who was appointed by God himself, the majority of senior members of the church were born spontaneously—the first ones were made through sermons, while the later ones were selected through seminary studies and long periods of religious activity.
Compared to traditional elemental or energy users such as magicians, the birth of priests is much easier. They don't need to learn complex spell-casting techniques, and they don't need to constantly search for new materials and learn new theories of knowledge in order to improve their abilities. With the watchful eye and favor of the gods, believers can easily be transformed into priests. A low-level priest can have a power comparable to that of a mid-level mage. The high-ranking priests are even more powerful and desperate, and they have few opponents except for the barbarian gods who wander uninhabited land, and the monsters that shuttle between the void and the shadow void. High priests rarely set foot on the battlefield in person, and in the tens of thousands of years of recorded history of Noah's world, the biggest opponents of the almost invincible high priests were still the senior priests from other sects.
And Yu Qian was surprised to find that the effect of his admonition was unexpectedly good-the admonition had just begun, and there were three women who had a definite fluctuation of faith, and the intensity was quite considerable. If it continues like this, it is likely that the Silent Sect will have at least three high-ranking priests before the end of the sermon, and there may be more than double-digit junior and intermediate priests.
Then Yu Qian was smashed to the ground with a stick.
"God said, what are you waiting for?" Ruan An stood in the tent with a wooden stick as thick as a calf, and smiled gently at the women around him, "God said, beat the girl up." ”
"I said Lao Ruan......" Yu Qian lay face down on the ground, the golden blood flowing from the back of his head pooled into a stream on the ground, "What are you doing here?"
"Lord Yu. Ruan An arched his hand at Yu Qian, "On the orders of my lord, I will come down and beat you." ”
"The plan didn't go wrong. Yu Qian still lay on the ground, covered the bleeding wound with his right hand, and after a flash of golden light, the wound disappeared. "Everything is going well, and in a few dozen minutes, Kimbier will be able to take care of the rest of the village nobles. ”
Ruan An sighed and whispered to Yu Qian, "The plan was executed perfectly, but your precepts were ...... Very serious problem. So much so that when I explained the precepts to our Lord, when mortals heard the praises, my Lord insisted that I come down and beat you. ”
"Just for this?" Yu Qian frowned, "What else did my lord say?"
"Black history and revealing the truth and stuff like that. Ruan An winked at Yu Qian, "I actually sympathize with you, my lord." But it is true that our Lord does not know that when we preach the commandments, we have no control over what we say. Therefore, this stick, you are not wronged. At least you can choose whether or not to say those words.
"Eh, thunder, rain and dew are all graces, I admit this stick. Yu Qian got up from the ground, shook his head, and sighed, "Thank you for your mercy, Lao Ruan." It's enough to just smash a stick, but my brother takes care of me. ”
"Because it is evident that our lord is just trying to vent his anger. Ruan An smiled: "I don't want to come to me in a few days after discovering that no one is available, and come to me for trouble." After all, the big picture counts. ”
"When it comes to the big picture. Yu Qian looked at the many women who were in a panic around him, and sighed, "Preaching admonitions for the sect and promoting the priest is also one of the most important situations. It seems that these future sectarian backbones will depend on you. ”
"Our Lord has no special instructions for these mortals. Ruan An thought about it seriously, confirmed that Shen Xi had indeed not given instructions, and continued, "What God has not forbidden, is feasible. I will continue to preach for them, and I will leave the rest to you, my lord. ”
Throughout the camp, the sound of killing shook the sky.
The Duchy army led by Kimbier had already besieged the remaining village nobles, and most of the other serfs and hired mercenaries who had been forcibly recruited by the village nobles had laid down their arms and surrendered. Only a handful of die-hard elements, as well as knights and squires attached to the nobles, were still standing with their swords in hand, ready to put up a last stand.
"Kimpier!!, you traitor!, villain!" scolded Baron Tucson, "you have betrayed the sacred covenant between the nobles and drawn your sword against your allies!"
Kimbier rode on the back of a large brown horse, and his gestures were full of triumphant expression. "Alright, hillbilly. No matter how loud you shout, things won't change in any way. Rather than continue to try to resist powerlessly, it is better to surrender quickly. I will give you the right to redeem your life with gold coins. ”
"If you can guarantee that all the nobles enjoy this treatment, I can make everyone lay down their arms. Baron Tucson snorted coldly, "It's a pity that not a word that comes out of your mouth has any credibility!"
"That's a shame. Kimbier laughed twice and gently rubbed his beard with his fingers, "I could have saved some effort and blessed a few more beautiful dancers at night." ”
"Then find a few more sturdy knights and let them stab you in the ass at night!" Baron Tucson spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm at the ground, drawing his sword and pointing it at Kimpier's nose, "Come and die!"
"It's vulgar. Instead of getting angry, Kimbier twisted his nose in disgust and ordered the soldiers around him with crossbows, "Send them to hell!"
"Shoot!" Dozens of soldiers buckled the hard crossbows in their hands at the same time, and the crossbow arrows burst out with a sound of breaking through the air, bringing out dozens of bloody lines in the surrounded crowd.
Just as Kimpier gave the order to shoot, a shadow crept up behind him. At some point, the Orilinger shaman rode with him on the brown warhorse, and a dull dagger was like the tenderest of lovers, and rested on Kimpier's neck. Then gently and quietly cut open his skin, muscles, as well as the carotid artery and trachea.
"Heh, heh!!" The moment the blood spurted out, Kimbier sensed that something was wrong. But his strength had been lost with the spurting blood, and the severed trachea had caused his vocal cords to lose all function. The sound of ears of wheat gently plucked by the wind sounded in Kimpier's ears. Sasha's voice faded as he struggled.
"By oracle, the Night Dancers are here to slay the blasphemers!" A little farther away, Viscount Prescott, with a holy aura, was in high spirits, wearing a golden crown on his head, wearing a red robe, and holding a golden dagger in his hand. Beside him, stood the slightly aggrieved Fenrir Director.
"By the Divine Command!" a number of black-robed Night Dancer Assassins revealed. The principality army, which was still besieging the village nobles just now, found itself the object of surroundment, and in a panic, it was found that the supreme commander Kimbier had been sitting quietly on horseback and out of breath.