Chapter Twenty-Four: The City of Lyme
The city of Lyme was huge, at least in Rossi's mind, it was the largest city he had seen since he came into the world.
With a permanent population of more than 500,000 and a temporary population of nearly 2 million, it can be said that the city is only a third-tier city in the world. But unlike the other world, there are no buildings that are too tall, the highest is said to be only more than ten floors, and more are one- or two-story buildings. This shows how big a city circle needs to accommodate two or three million people!
Lime City was originally a large city, and over the years more and more people have gathered here and expanded from outside the moat. From a bird's-eye view, the whole of Lime City looks like a giant plate, with a turquoise ring in the middle of the plate, dividing the whole city into the inner and outer cities.
Rossi doesn't have enough eyes along the way, there are strange novelties everywhere, and he even sees a very fashionable car. A guy in his thirties, dressed in fancy costumes, carries two seductive girls through the streets. The uncaring eyes of the people around him made Rosie feel a little hurt, and he felt that he had a feeling of "country child". But fortunately, Hano's performance was even more unbearable, screaming in fright and crawling to the side, poor countryman Hano, he had never seen such a magical thing in his life.
The church of the Holy Light in the city of Lime is located in the inner city, which is also the real city of Lime.
Bishop Jason, who came to greet everyone, gave a brief introduction to the city, the inner city and the outer city are bounded by a moat, and the residents of the inner city always have an inexplicable feeling of arrogance, feeling that they are higher than the people in the outer city. The prices in the inner city are also higher than those in the outer city, and these inner city people would rather spend more money than go shopping in the outer city, so the inner city of the entire Lime City is very prosperous.
The church is located on the cross street of Lime City, the central neighborhood of the inner city. Founded more than 1,000 years ago at the height of the church, it was later rebuilt after fires and smashing during rounds of extermination. Compared to the small churches in Greentown, the churches here are the real "cathedrals". The four-story Gothic building and minaret, as well as the stained glass depicting scenes of the heavenly kingdom, give a sense of solemnity whenever sunlight shines through the glass projecting mythical figures onto the ground.
At this time, only Bishop Jason was left in the entire church, and several hired workers were responsible for the daily maintenance and repair of the church. And Bishop Jason will also step down from the position of head and hand it over to Rossi.
After the fight and the journey, everyone was tired, there was not much conversation, everyone went into their rooms to rest, and the superfluous things will be left for tomorrow.
At this time, in the manor outside the city, Santos was thundering.
Almodo's death brought him too much passivity, and he didn't even think about the possibility that Rossi could live, which was infinitely close to a joke, and naturally there was no follow-up response. Ten muskets were enough to face a 100-strong team of cold weapons head-on, and Almodo was an experienced gunner, so there was no chance of a mistake in Santos's plan.
But the problem is, Almodo is dead.
A few bones and a gnawed, half-pulled head that Santos threw into the Thudorn River, and he was thinking about how to finish it.
Each musket weapon has its own special markings, such as the density and angle of the rifling, such as the number that is hidden somewhere, and the same is true for bullets.
It is not difficult to trace the origin and final user of these weapons, and once it is traced to him, it will cause great trouble. The fact that a villain in the underworld has ten muskets makes one wonder why one has another question - are ten weapons all of them?
The answer is the same in any person of their right mind, and that is no, Santos should have more muskets.
Even if he had a good relationship with the second in line to the throne of the Marquis's Mansion, it was useless, and the Marquis would not let his dog pose a threat to him.
Santos kicked over one of his nearest servants, his nostrils puffing with a violent wheezing. There was a cold light in his long, narrow narrowed eyes, and he suddenly stopped to look back at the butler, "Help me deliver a post to the church, and I'm going to visit the new Priest Rossi in person." ”
Santos's order was quickly followed, and a servant rode into the inner city on horseback and handed the post of the visit to Bishop Jason.
And the next morning, Jason gave the post to Rossi.
Rossi pinched the corner of the postcard-like post and looked at it, indifferently throwing it aside, he looked at Bishop Jason with great interest, and asked, "Bishop Jason, are you from the Federation?"
Jason nodded unexpectedly, then relieved. There is a slight difference between his name and that of the Tuhrmans, and many people will notice it immediately. He didn't hide it, the Federation had the same church, but it was even more unbearable than Tuhlman. More than 200 years ago, the Church of the Federation finally decided to move all of them to Tullman and return to their headquarters, and his ancestors were among those who moved back to the Commonwealth.
Rosie didn't ask much, and everyone sat down together for a hearty breakfast, and the knights all had some support. This made Rossi feel a little ashamed, but he couldn't blame Alexander. As one of the nine major cities in Greenland Province, the church conditions here are naturally much better than those in Greenland, and the headquarters is also very supportive here, and the financial assistance of fifty gold coins every year is enough for the priests here to eat a rich meal.
The bread made from fine wheat flour is sweet and delicious, and it seems to have a little butter added to it. Sandwiched with a slice of fresh dried cheese and smoked ham, it tastes so wonderful that you forget your worries. The soup is also a fragrant and mellow creamy corn soup, and there are some diced ham in it, which makes people really can't stop eating.
After eating, everyone entered the main hall of the church, where there were already forty or fifty devout believers doing morning services, and Rosie was also a little surprised to see so many civilian believers for the first time.
Jason was a little smug when he saw his surprise, but that wasn't all, on the last day of the last week of the month, it would be full of believers.
The crowd went to the foot of the cross, laid out the futon, and began to pray. I don't know if it's an illusion, but Rosie felt that when he prayed here, the light around the god's body in his vision was brighter than that of Greentown and the headquarters.
The only thing that hasn't changed is the blurred face.
The church was very quiet, and everyone was immersed in their own independent visualizations. The sunlight shines through the stained glass, and it makes people feel excited. A faint sense of satisfaction welled up in my heart, and my heart was filled with happiness. The more serious you are, the more peaceful your heart is, and the more you can feel God's omnipotence. Many of the apostles would pray all day long, and they loved the carefree and contented feeling.
From time to time, believers came in through the door, they were careful not to alarm anyone, found a vacant spot, and closed their eyes.
Time seemed to be forgotten in this moment.
When the church bell rings, the morning service is over. Rosie let out a cloudy breath and patted his cloak and stood up, today's prayer had increased his prayer progress bar by more than 1%, something that was unimaginable before. At the same time, he was also very puzzled, what is the relationship between the speed of prayer and the speed of prayer? If the speed of prayer will be accelerated in a church with historical precipitation, will it be faster to pray in the former Holy See?
He buried this doubt in his heart and didn't tell anyone.
Some of the believers spontaneously walked to the side of the podium, looking at the new priests curiously, and Jason happened to introduce Rosie to everyone.
While some people wonder about Rossi's age, that's about it. They were friendly enough to shake hands and talk to Rossi, who was very patient. He needs to make a good impression on these people, so he's very gentle and patient.
When the last believer left the church, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Alexander took the knights to the courtyard behind the church to practice martial arts, and Arrez also went out with his men to collect information, and only Rossi and Jason were left in the entire church.
The two sat casually on a pews in the church and had their first very formal chat.
"Rossi, Archbishop Rodian wrote me a letter, which I have also read. I have to say, your idea is very interesting. Jason didn't hide what he knew the inside story about, and he didn't need to hide it. As a bishop, he can already be regarded as one of the core members of the church. He paused and asked, "What are you going to do?"
Rosie pondered for a moment, "I have to find a way to elevate my knighthood to a baron first, so that I can have full nobility privileges, which is the most important thing to do at the moment." ”
"Baron?", Jason's brows furrowed, "war exploits or outstanding contributions, now that the Empire is more serious about the canonization of nobles than before, what do you think?"
Rosie smiled faintly, "Money!"
"Money?"
Looking at Bishop Jason, who was confused, Rosie chuckled in a low voice, "Money is a very magical thing, when there is a certain amount of money, you can do anything!"