Sui Xiong felt that for the gods, the church was not only a missionary tool, but also the embodiment of His philosophy. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Perhaps, from a strategic point of view, from a practical point of view, the gods should encourage or at least acquiesce in the diversity of ideas and factions in the church. And the gods with powerful churches, such as Wenner, the Lord of War, and Manis, the goddess of wealth, did just that. But Sui Xiong didn't want such a church.

What he wants is a church that is relatively pure, full of vigor and fighting spirit, and although everyone has a variety of ideas, they can basically agree on the fundamental philosophy of life and the goal of struggle.

He knew that his idea was a little too idealistic and unrealistic—that it would not be easy to build such an organization, even with the support of the true God. But he felt that if there were not enough conditions, it would be fine, since he was a powerful deity who could know what the believers were thinking, and could grant power according to the degree to which the priests fit their own ideas, then there was no reason not to do so.

It is true that this practice will reduce the number of devout believers, and it will also reduce the number of clergy, but as the so-called noble soldiers are not very expensive, one high-ranking clergyman is more powerful than a hundred low-ranking clergy. A temple presided over by a good chief priest is more valuable than the altars of ten grass heads.

At least, that's what he thinks.

Therefore, after careful consideration, a few days later, he issued another oracle, telling the believers, especially the clergy, to study their own teachings, to compare their lives with their teachings, to reflect on whether they have a tendency to secularize and vulgarize, and thus to purify their thoughts.

He did not criticize the clergy who were "greedy for red dust", but established a new department within the Church to do more things that needed more softness and flexibility in dealing with society.

In this regard, he has a lot of support and advice from the god of law, Lou Brans.

Law, the god of law, is often revered as the "Lord of Justice", and although he is not a godline and therefore cannot be called "Lord of So-and-so", his actions, especially the paladins under his command, have earned him such prestige.

The holy warriors of the god of law are a group of stubborn old-fashioned people who respect and uphold the dignity of the law, and do whatever it takes to maintain the normal order of society. For the most part, they protect the weak, limit the powerful, and maintain order in favor of the middle and lower classes. But if necessary, they will also fight those who resist violently to help the rulers maintain social order.

If we evaluate it by the "nine camps" system, the holy warriors of the God of Law probably belong to the two camps of order and goodness and order neutrality, the former is more and the latter is also quite few.

Unlike churches such as the Lord of War or the Goddess of Wealth, the Church of the God of Law is much purer. From priests to priests to holy warriors, they all strictly follow the teachings of the god of law, and even the slightest detail requires temporary prayer and special instructions.

This kind of rigid and inflexible approach naturally greatly reduces the efficiency of work, so much so that the clergy of the god of law are often ridiculed as "wooden heads", "brains full of stones", and so on. But it is undeniable that it is this stubborn and almost rigid style that has earned them the trust of the whole society, and no matter who knows, the clergy of the god of law are absolutely disciplined - even if they do not agree with this rule, they will only choose to leave, or persuade the rule-makers, and will never use their hands to fight against the rules.

With such a reputation, the clergy of the old-fashioned law would be welcomed even in the most chaotic areas. Even the evil lords have shown a friendly attitude towards these powerful men who maintain order and follow the rules.

The key to all of this lies in the "purity of the organization".

It is not that there are no gods who pay more attention to the purity of the church than the God of Law, but who wants to grasp the "moderation" just right, and turn it into a force for the growth of the organization, rather than a restriction that hinders the development of the organization, no one can do it better than the God of Law.

Therefore, when Sui Xiong wanted to promote the internal rectification of the Void Mask Church and improve the purity of the organization, he naturally thought of seeking advice from the God of Law.

The God of Law was glad that he had come to inquire of him, introduced him to many experiences, and sent several clergymen who had distinguished themselves in the history of the Church to help Sui Xiong, two of whom were even His Holy Spirit.

With the help of this group of experts, Sui Xiong quickly put together a series of documents and plans to carry out a large-scale retraining of priests in various parts of the Void Mask Church. He had laid out a long timeline, planning to recall all the priests to the Grand Temple in Void City once in two to three years for retraining.

The first to be trained were the clergy who had been sent to the Mystic Tower Federation to preach. These clergy, because of their missionary work, were the most friendly to the lords and nobles, or rather, the most influenced by high society. Sui Xiong gathered them together and by dissecting the development of society and reviewing the struggle between the upper class and the lower people, they were shocked, realized their mistakes, and repositioned their positions.

Of course, there are also people who have changed their minds and no longer feel that development and progress should be based on the people of the middle and lower classes. For these people, Sui Xiong did not reprimand them harshly, but decided to teach them a good lesson.

Although he is not a historian, he has read a lot of verbal arguments on the Internet, so he naturally understands that this kind of thinking is actually quite marketable - it is nothing more than the so-called "reformism".

In the networked society of the earth, reformism is quite popular, because in areas where there is universal access to the Internet, the economic conditions are generally not too bad, and the social contradictions are relatively less intense, and "reform" is naturally more popular than "struggle".

In this world, most of the clergy who tend to reform themselves are also from wealthy families, and they usually preach and come into contact with those who have relatively better living conditions, or operate in those places where the lords are relatively enlightened, so they feel that the social contradictions are relatively relaxed, so that they feel that as long as they promote the enlightenment of the upper class, they can promote the development and progress of the whole society.

Sui Xiong taught them a lesson, which was to rank them in those areas where the lords were not enlightened and the Void Mask Church was weak, so that they could appreciate the naivety and ridiculousness of the idea of "reform".

Do you have to improve to make progress? Absolutely. The premise is that you can push those in power to the point where they have to be reformed.

Relying on propaganda and persuasion to achieve improvement and progress, how can there be such a good thing in the world!) )