The pressure brought motivation, and in the face of the heavy pressure that was already within reach, the people of the Dahl family were not willing to delay even one night, and after a little food, they were protected by the most reliable subordinates, and quietly came to the Void Masquerade Temple. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The night watchman spotted them, and at first thought they were going to attack, and were startled. When Baron Dahl came forward to explain the reason, the strong paladin understood what was going on and took them to the Calaba priest.

The Kabbalah priests slept next to the prayer room, in a four-walled hut. He was not fond of luxury by nature, and there were basically no furnishings in the house, not even tables and stools, but thick wooden planks were laid on the floor, on which were placed bedding and books, which served as both beds and desks.

His strength is very strong, and even when he was sleeping, he felt that many people were approaching, so he naturally woke up. Knowing that Baron Dahl had come to visit with his cronies at night to talk about his conversion to refuge, he couldn't help but be a little stunned.

(I just came here to develop the church, how did it suddenly develop to the point where even the lord had to convert to His Majesty? Isn't this a big step?)

There is a famous saying on the earth that a step is too big to pull an egg, and the Kabbalah priest, as a divine healer, is not worried about pulling any part, but he now really has a feeling of egg pain.

Especially when he talked to Baron Dahl in detail and learned all the causes and consequences, he felt even more painful.

(What is this!) Why did the aristocratic faction and the merchant faction of the Gold Federation fight, but it turned out that a lord came to us? What does this have to do with us? Shouldn't you, a lord, naturally belong to the aristocratic faction?...... It seems that he really can't really belong to the aristocratic faction, because his main income comes from business...... Anyway, if they convert to Your Majesty, they will also have to put their current business in order...... ）

He thought about it a lot, and his eyes turned around like mosquito coils, but he still couldn't figure it out.

Sighing deeply, he said to Baron Dahl, "Lord Baron, I already understand your situation. But this is not a trivial matter, so I'd better go and ask Your Majesty......"

"Of course, that's of course!" said Baron Dahl, nodding with a smile on his face, like a fat chicken eating rice.

The priest of Kabbalah came to the changing room, bathed and changed, and after everything was ready, he went to the prayer room, lit the incense wood chips that gave off a reassuring smell, and in the light smoke of the wood chips slowly burned, he bowed to the altar and prayed silently.

Moments later, Sui Xiong answered his prayer.

"So that's it...... Yes, I can shelter them as long as they are willing to change their ways. After a little consideration, Sui Xiong agreed, "However, my protection for them is limited to preventing the nobles or merchants from attacking and assassinating them, if it is a conflict in their business, or a grudge left before, I will not protect them." ”

The Kabbalah priest told Baron Dahl of Sui Xiong's reply, and Baron Dahl was silent for a while, saying that he would discuss it with his people again.

So they borrowed a room from the temple and consulted in it.

This time they didn't discuss it for long, and about ten minutes later, Baron Dahl visited the Kabbalah priest again and accepted His Majesty's conditions of the Void Mask.

Although they were always a little uneasy not to be able to get complete protection, the attitude of His Majesty Void Mask confirmed his reliability in another way—as an old Jianghu, Baron Dahl and his people, they would rather trust those who have to negotiate their terms carefully than the kind of people who have to do things carefully.

Because the more carefully you consider it, the more detailed the conditions are, and the more serious the attitude is. And the kind of guy who seems to be able to run a carriage with a big bag and a big mouth, they can't even believe a word of their words!

Now that the terms had been negotiated and the matter had been settled, the Dahl family returned to the castle in peace of mind—although it was almost dawn, it did not prevent them from going to sleep peacefully.

On the other hand, the clergy of the Church of the Void Mask are busy.

The Dahl family originally had a somewhat mixed belief, some believed in the gods of nobility and some believed in the goddess of wealth, but now they wanted to collectively convert to the Void Mask, so they naturally needed a formal grand ceremony.

Not only that, but many of the Dahl family were bad guys, and to accept these believers, it was necessary to arrange atonement for their sins.

The matter of "atonement" is not something that can be done by buying a coupon, as in the Middle Ages on earth, nor is it like some bearded people, as long as they cut a few heretics to death, no matter what bad things they do, they can go straight to heaven. In this world, atonement is a very serious and serious matter. It consists of a rather difficult and costly process.

First, the person who decides to atone for his sins must first fast and bathe for a period of time to bring his body and mind into a state of peace and tranquility, and then in this state he narrates his sins and is punished according to the crimes, including but not limited to beatings, burns, and all kinds of physical or magical pain.

This painful process sometimes lasts as long as a month, and when the whole ritual is over, they have to accept a task that can only be considered to have completed the whole process of atonement with kindness and seriousness.

As long as the entire atonement can be completed, even the most heinous villains can turn their side from evil back to neutral. After that, as long as you do good deeds seriously, sooner or later you can further become a good person.

However...... There are very few bad guys in this world who can actually complete the entire process of atonement.

On the one hand, this process is indeed accompanied by a lot of suffering, and the more serious the crime, the more severe the suffering, and most of the villains are the kind of people who are strict with others and lenient with themselves, and they simply cannot bear these pains.

On the other hand, even if he is willing to suffer, few churches are willing to perform atonement for the bad guys, because it means that he will become a part of the church and his actions will be tied to the honor of the church.

Even if they were willing to atone for their sins, the clergy were seldom willing to trust the villains.

The only one who is keen to perform atonement for sins is the Church of the God of Redemption. They preached that "no matter how bad a person is, if he is willing to change his ways, there will always be a day when he will be able to pay for his sins" and is keen to persuade bad people to atone for their sins and accept salvation—even if they repent at the end of their lives.

But the bad guys don't want to do this, because if they accept "redemption" when they die, it means that their souls will belong to the God of Salvation after death, and they will do all kinds of good things under His arrangement to atone for their sins.

This kind of thing, it's hard, it's hard, it's hard.

In the end, only a few of the high-ranking members of the Dahl family were willing to accept the ritual of atonement and become the core believers of the Void Mask Church. The rest of the crowd simply bowed to the idol of His Majesty the Void Mask, accepted the baptism of the Kabbalah priests, and left.

"That's fine. Watching them leave, the Kabbalah priest was disappointed and relieved.

As long as you are responsible for the atonement of a few people, it will be much less difficult and the trouble that may be involved in the future.

As for those who left...... The way is their own, the choice is their own, and no matter what, no one wonders. (To be continued.) )