Chapter 51: Gambling and Fighting

As a religious event, the Pantheon celebration is naturally indispensable for various performances, but unlike traditional festivals, in addition to performances, there are also some special programs, that is, major frictional religions will clash during the festival.

The conflict here does not mean that the two sides disagree and then go through it, but rather something akin to a gambling fight, in which two religious denominations duel and each of them releases their gambling chips before the duel, and the winning side gets the chips of the losing side.

Before the fight, you need to apply to the five churches and the host, the Count of Lothar, as long as the Count of Lothar and two of the five churches nod, the fight can be established, and the fight is also the highlight of the Pantheon celebration, and the first afternoon will be used for the next two days.

It's weird, it's incredible, and it's hard to imagine such a discordant thing in a grand festival, but that's what makes the world of Sorakong.

Countless religions are entrenched under this sky, for the sake of believers and doctrines, there is no end to conflict, bloodshed occurs from time to time, which makes many people in power very annoyed, chivalrous use of force to break the ban, how can this group of religious people not violate the ban with faith?

Blindly suppressing it is definitely not possible, the two churches will explode sooner or later after the festival and conflict, there are many places in history because of religious conflicts and chaos, and most of those are suppressed for a long time after the outbreak is out of control.

So, 600 years ago, a lord who was tossed by religion came up with this solution to the problem, so that the conflicting church would gamble right under his nose, and the losing side would have to pay the corresponding price to appease the winner, and the winner could not continue to embarrass the loser, at least not for the next year, if you want to get back on the field, then wait for the next year's Pantheon celebration to challenge again!

Although this method was rudimentary and not very restrictive, it was loved by the authorities, because it could not only slow down the possibility of violent conflict to a certain extent, but also take the opportunity to understand the strength of the various religions in order to consolidate their own rule, and as a result, this method was quickly learned by other people in power, and after hundreds of years of development and refinement, it became the default rule.

And with the improvement of the religious world hierarchy, the great religions with popes in various provinces have also joined the ranks of upholding the rules, and in order to stabilize their position, they also need to understand through the Pantheon celebration and take the opportunity to weaken the strength of their competitors.

By now, this rule has been an 'order' jointly maintained by the lord and the big religion, and it is extremely binding, and very few religions will not abide by the rules, not only during the festival, but also after the festival Religion that does not fight with gambling in the coming year. Because once the rules are violated, it means that the religion will not only suffer the wrath of those in power, but also the resistance and annihilation of other religions.

In Linkelai, this is a typical political oppression, obviously there are many drawbacks, but because it is good for those in power, those in the upper class will desperately defend it, and constantly praise its benefits to guide public opinion and chΓ‘o flow, while the middle and lower classes cannot resist because they are not strong enough, and can only be forced to accept it, and try to get more benefits as the rules allow.

As an emerging church, the Father's Religion originally had nothing to do with this kind of thing, even if the two Sects of the Mad God of War had a conflict with the Father's Religion, and because of the previous war and the suppression of the three major churches, it was impossible to seek revenge from the Father's Religion in the festival, so Link came with the mentality of playing soy sauce from the beginning.

Who knew that the Mad Temple had colluded with the Star God Cult, and the Star God Sect was obviously prepared, and Link felt that this celebration might not be so easy to go back.

Sure enough, when the morning festivities ended and the host announced the names of the churches that were challenged and the churches that were challenged this year, Link heard the name of the Church of God, and the reason was that he couldn't refuse.

"The Star God Cult has made a gambling request to the Father God Cult, and the Star God Cult has challenged the Father God Sect Archbishop Neil Night in the name of apostasy arbitration!"

Apostasy arbitration, this is another strange product of the religious world, when a person apostates, the original church has the power to arbitrate, this power does not mean that the original church can immediately toss the apostate, but the original church can challenge the apostate, the apostate can not refuse, the apostate loses, then his net worth and life are judged by the original church, and if he wins, then the original church can no longer do anything to the apostate, and the name of apostasy will be cleared.

If it was in private, Link could have pretended to be stupid and ignored it, but now the other party is bringing up the gambling fight and apostasy arbitration together, which makes Link unable to refuse.

In fact, Link didn't intend to refuse, for that arbitration power, Link has always been very entangled in the identity of the apostate, although there are many apostasy people now, but as a big man, this identity has always damaged his positive image, and now the Star God Cult has taken out the arbitration power, but it can solve the problem of the apostate once and for all.

Moreover, with the support of the Heavenly Spirit Sect, Link is also full of confidence in the combat power of the Fatherhood, so that he can take the opportunity to play the momentum of the Father's Religion, which can also be regarded as building momentum for the development of the future.

So, after a little consideration, Link asked Sagar to convey his intention to agree to the duel, and as a result, this reaction immediately caused an uproar, in their arrival, although the recent momentum of the Father God Cult is good, it is also a small church that has gone through shit luck, if it were not for the protection of the three major churches, it would have been destroyed by the Mad God Temple and the God of War Cult.

Now in the face of a Star God Cult whose strength and combat power are stronger than the Mad God Temple, he actually agreed to the duel request without hesitation, is the Archbishop of the Father God Sect brainless? Or is that the guy full of confidence because of the victory of the Mad God Temple and the God of War Sect, thinking that the Father God Cult can defeat the Star God Cult with strong foundation in the gambling battle?

The grasshopper shakes the tree -- this is the situation in the eyes of the masses.

However, this kind of self-indulgence has also added a lot of points to this event, many people have begun to look forward to the gambling between the Star God Cult and the Father God Sect, and even some people have opened bets on who can win the two religions, the Star God Sect is a loss of 2, and the Father God Sect is a loss of 5, and the odds of this huge difference also reflect the way people bet on the two religions.

Originally, the Earl of Lothar wanted to use his power to suppress the gambling demand for Link, but as soon as Link agreed so decisively, he didn't say anything, but arranged the gambling fight on the last day of the celebration, so that Link and the Father God Sect had more time to prepare.

This arrangement is undoubtedly in the audience, and the earl is also looking forward to the gambling between the two religions, which makes more people pay attention and look forward to it.

Faced with this situation, Arya couldn't help but nervously pull Larlink's clothes and said, "Brother Neil, is it really okay for us to accept the gamble rashly? The Star God Cult is not an ordinary church, although they haven't taken care of our affairs before, but I heard that the Star God Sect has a strong foundation and countless masters in the sect, can we win against them?"

Link didn't answer, but said to Zaga and Aeolos, "Do you think the same way?"

Zaga and Aiolos looked at each other hesitantly and nodded, although they had unconditional trust in Link, they couldn't help but feel weak in the face of an old church like the Star God Cult, which was very powerful in their hands.

Seeing this, Link smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry, although the Star God Sect is powerful, the gambling is one-on-one, in terms of Jingying's combat power, we will definitely not lose to them, don't forget, we are blessed by the Father God, how can we be defeated by those false god heretics?"

After hearing this, the three of them also remembered the gods they believed in, and their confidence suddenly increased, and all the uneasiness in their hearts dissipated, this is the benefit of faith, when they firmly believe that the gods exist and protect them, they will burst out with unprecedented faith.

At this time, Reifeng asked again, "Archbishop Neil, do you need our help?"

Link shook his head after hearing this, and said in a low voice: "No need, I want to take the opportunity to train these two boys, they are the backbone of my future teaching, and if they grow under my wing, sooner or later they will become people who will only obey orders, I hope they will become handsome, not generals, if the Heavenly Spirit Sect makes a move, it will not be able to exercise." ”

Lingfeng nodded clearly, then smiled slightly, "Then, let Lingmeng join you in the battle." ”

"Reimu?" Link froze.

"Well, it's Reimu, many gambling tournaments will use the best-of-five system, if the other party asks for five battles, wouldn't you be very passive if you don't have enough people? Moreover, Reimu is now your maid, and it's not indispensable to join the Father God Sect to participate in the war - rest assured, Reimeng's identity is only known to us, she has never appeared in the outside world, and others don't know who she is at all, and it is more than enough to pretend to be a nun of the Father God Sect. ”

"Uh......" Link couldn't help but reimu after hearing this, although Reimeng served him early on, he didn't believe it at all, after all, there were many doubts at the time, and the Heavenly Spirit Sect's approach was too weird, so he had to guard against it, and then he forgot about it, and now that Reifeng mentioned this matter again, Link couldn't help but have some subtle thoughts.

Staring at Reimeng's expressionless, but extraordinarily beautiful pretty face, Link couldn't help but yy the camera of being served by him, but soon he found that there seemed to be a pair of resentful eyes staring at him beside him, and when he turned his head, it was Arya who was emitting resentment, he quickly retracted his bad intentions, and said to Lingfeng with a righteous and awe-inspiring look: "Elder Lingfeng, I am very grateful for your help, but there is no need to mention the words of letting Reimu serve me, even if Reimu wants to join the Father's Religion, he will serve the noble Father, not me." ”

Lingfeng smiled and smiled silently, but gave Link a meaningful look, which made Link feel a little hairy, and at the same time, Link also remembered that he himself was the Father, what is the difference between the so-called serving the Father and serving him?

Many nuns and saints say that their bodies and souls belong to the gods, does it mean that the nuns and saints of the Father's religion are his harem?

Thinking of the situation where countless nuns and saints cried and shouted and ran to dedicate themselves, Link couldn't help but shiver in the dark, this kind of thing can be yy, if it really happens, it will become a thriller, not to mention whether he can eat or not, nuns and saints are not necessarily beauties, in case it is a group of dinosaurs, it is really prescient for him to abolish the ban on Yu rules, at least there is no need to worry about staging a live-action version of Jurassic Park.

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