Chapter 242: Mission
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A huge wooden platform has been erected at the entrance of Plum Village, a circular platform about half a person high, which is much larger than the houses of ordinary people living in the village, which is probably the most "huge" project in the village so far.
Of course, all the funds have Luo Excellence.
In the evening, the wooden platform is full of villagers, who would have been chatting with their families at home if they had been farming for a day, but today they will be here to witness miracles.
The old village chief, Gerry, sat in front of him, and two young men held him, but he did not sit down until Jessos, the "messenger of God", sat down.
Roger and Jessos were oracles and emissaries at this time, and both were priesthoods independent of the Holy See.
The divine envoy and the divine guide often have a straight face, and the people of Plum Village are in awe of them, but they can't get close, and Angel is very popular in comparison.
It's just that Angel has also been distressed in the past two days.
When I woke up in the morning, I yawned all day, and I almost fell asleep when I washed.
"Angel, remember who you are, you are a god, above mortals, above the Holy See, your word is the truth, no one can disobey it",
Roger straightened her shirt and then took her by the hand and led her out.
"Brother, why do you preach doctrine to them?",
Roger said: "False beliefs have been ingrained in their minds, and to wash away their false beliefs can only be instilled with new doctrines, and they need someone who can convince them".
"Brother, I don't understand anything, will they believe what I say?'.
"Yes. The Holy See has paved the way for you".
They walked to the stage, and the villagers in the audience immediately knelt down and shouted the name of "Angel Angel".
Angel couldn't help but be a little nervous, and her small hand grabbed Roger's palm.
Roger stretched out his left hand and made a no-nonsense gesture, then took her hand and walked up to the wooden platform.
"Don't be afraid, do as I tell you",
Angel nodded. Walk with him to the center of the wooden platform, his wings quietly spreading and rising in the air, while Roger stands still.
The villagers below raised their heads to look at the beautiful and pure angel in the sky, their eyes were full of smiles, the arrival of this angel brought wealth and joy to Plum Village.
"O people of God, my angel Angel brings you the gospel, the holy angelic light of God, and the doctrine of the rain upon you",
As soon as she spoke, she stammered nervously. I barely memorized it last night, and suddenly forgot half of it.
The villagers below burst into laughter, this was not the first time they had heard a doctrine preached. But it was the first time to hear a real angel preach, and the person preaching the doctrine was more nervous than the audience.
She seemed to be just a shy little girl, unable to conjure up such serious things as piety and faith.
Angel was even more nervous, but she could only barely continue to preach.
"Everything in the world that is alive is equal, people, plants, animals, cakes",
"Hahaha",
"Haha, what's the cake",
There was a burst of laughter below, her nervous appearance, her staccato voice, and her strange wording all made people feel funny.
She soon couldn't go on, and the teachings she had memorized had all been forgotten by this time, and she lowered her head and looked at Roger with a pleading look.
Roger felt a pang of annoyance in his heart, he wasted so much effort to teach her, and he messed up in just a few minutes, and his first mission turned out to be like this.
He tried his best to squeeze out a smile and walked to the middle and said: "Thanks to the teachings of Lord Angel, all living things in the world are equal, people, plants, animals, princes are equal to commoners, knights are equal to witches, and all things are born with the right to live."
The villagers below stopped laughing, listening but were somewhat absent-minded, until he finished his speech and bowed to Angel who was flying in the air before the villagers shouted Angel's name again and dispersed.
Although still respectful on the surface, Roger knew that such preaching did not have much effect, the same doctrine, the same words by him and Angel said the effect is not the same, he and Jessos in the village with an indifferent image is to highlight Angel's kindness, the villagers are only in awe of them on the surface, and Angel is from the bottom of their hearts to believe and close, so as to provide her with a natural advantage in preaching the doctrine, but now everything is in vain.
After the crowd dispersed, he didn't take Angel's hand, and walked down the wooden platform with a cold face.
"Brother",
Angel trotted up and grabbed his hand.
He snorted and shook her hand away.
"Brother, I'm sorry", Angel grabbed his hand again: "Brother, Angel will work hard to endorse, and she will not disappoint her brother next time",
Her eyes were slightly red, and her voice was a little choked, a little scared.
It was the first time that Roger had been so indifferent to her, even with boredom.
Jessos behind him coughed and reminded him, Roger's face softened slightly, and said, "I'm not angry, you go back first, I have something to say to Jessos",
Angel nodded, looked at him and then at Jessos as she walked back into the room.
Jessos said, "She's just a child, why should you be angry with her",
Jessos's character was not born, he experienced the tragic change of being exterminated by the Knights, and then grew up in the Guillotine Valley for a long time to shape his character today, the stitching beasts of the Guillotine Valley are lifeless, Parley is a fool, Corvo is also a cold temperament, Alice is ruthless, and over time he also becomes serious and gloomy, cold to anyone, and has a mean tone.
But Angel is different, her innocence, mischievousness, and innocence make people want to get closer, and even he feels soft when she is sad.
Roger calmed the anger in his heart and said, "I couldn't control myself for a while, and I'll apologize to her later",
It seems that proselytizing is a small matter, but for Roger it is very important, if he can change people's beliefs in this way, he may be able to change a lot of values, and the most important influence of the Holy See on the continent is not the army, but the hearts and minds.
Roger's painstaking preparation of the mission was aimed at the hearts of the people, but unfortunately, his painstaking efforts did not succeed, which is why he was so angry.
However, in the end, it has nothing to do with Angel, she is just a fourteen-year-old girl, who should be at an innocent age.
Jessos said: "You and I have undergone tragic changes to become what we are today, she is on the trajectory of healthy growth, why change her nature?",
Roger couldn't help laughing at himself, yes, she was so fierce to her these days, not only did she not complain at all, but she also said sorry to herself, and it was obviously herself who should say sorry.
He nodded silently. (To be continued......)