Chapter 114: The Church Evacuated (Plus Subscription Request!! )
"Macarons are small circles with a layer of lace on the outside, four dots in chocolate chip cookies, and a small cube in the cream cake..."
On the way back to church, Yunia held the record sheet and kept telling Ma Wei her own 'words', looking at her with relish, Ma Wei couldn't help but sigh...
Yunia is seriously biased....
"Boss, I'll go find Gina at night." The source somehow took out a necklace and tied it to the frame of the magic array: "Persuade her to join the Church of Truth, so that the goddess will be able to give her a gift?" ”
"Whoever truly believes in the Goddess has the opportunity to receive gifts."
"That's good, that's good... Hey? The communication suddenly thought of one thing: "Boss, the goddess is so close to you, you should be the one who has received the most gifts, but..."
After getting along for such a long time, the communication also observed a lot of details, such as when Ma Wei used his strength, he always had to hold Yunia's little hand, otherwise he would be an ordinary person.
This situation is in stark contrast to the fat orange and little black, how can people not be confused?
"I said I believed in the truth."
Mavi touched Yunia's head and said, "What father would believe in his daughter?" ”
Then why do you still let the believers follow the goddess? Wouldn't it be better to believe in the truth directly? ”
"Most people are blind, and it's hard for them to firmly believe in something ethereal, so they need a god to guide them, so that when they encounter difficulties and setbacks, they will pray to the goddess instead of doubting their own faith, understand?" "Truth is at the heart of the doctrine, and if you want to show that thinking and create cohesion among believers, you need to create a set of believable goals that give believers hope," Mavi explains. ”
"In short..."
"It is to concretize the truth and present it in the form of gods to believers, so that they can feel that they can just follow the gods and keep improving."
"Hmm... It turned out to be a simpler and more understandable method of preaching. "No wonder other churches like to make up a god, if you ask me to believe in you, I will think you have something wrong with your head, but if you ask me to believe in a god, I will not point the finger at you." ”
"That's right, it's a blame-shifting mechanism."
"Before the god came, this impure was fooling people!"
"Not really, because these things belong to one who is willing to fight and one who is willing to suffer." Ma Wei smiled and said: "Aside from some small probability of accidental factors, many believers actually know that the gods cannot provide him with any substantial help, and the reason why they are willing to continue to believe is because subconsciously, the gods give them a sense of security, a glimmer of hope, and a glimmer of comfort after making mistakes." ”
"Like a drowning man who knows he's going to die, and his heart is full of panic, but then a voice tells him that he can be saved by praying to God, what will he do?"
"Maybe God didn't redeem him in the end, but before he died, through prayer, he raised a little hope and dispelled the fear of death, which in a sense reduced his suffering."
"People need hope, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, people can become strong and brave, the real despair is the darkest moment when you can't even see a little light, that is the psychological and physical double torture."
"So often the darker the times, the faster the church can grow."
The source nodded slowly, pondered for a long time, and suddenly said, "I don't think it's better to tell Gina these words." ”
"It doesn't matter if you tell her, it was before, it's now, after the gods came, what I just said is no longer in line with the actual situation." Ma Wei said: "It is better to say that after the arrival of the gods, many non-believers will also begin to give birth to faith, and the next era is destined to be the era of the peak of divine power." ”
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As soon as the three of them stepped on the stone steps in front of the church, they saw Qasim standing at the door.
"Father! You're back! ”
"What's wrong?"
"Just now a maid named Beth sent a letter saying that there is something very important."
Walking into the church, Qasim immediately took out a letter painted with fire paint, the envelope was unmarked, and the person who wrote it did not appear, but Mavi knew...
Beth is the house maid of the Rickman family, and she sent her an invitation yesterday.
Tearing open the paint, Ma Wei pulled out the only piece of paper in the envelope and read it quickly...
Before he could speak, a ragdoll cat suddenly jumped up on the window, looked at the fat orange lying on the edge of the windowsill with big eyes, and then looked at the believers in the church and Qasim, and was in a dilemma for a while.
Fat Orange jumped off the windowsill, stretched, and ran out of the door with a puff of smoke, disappearing, and the Ragdoll by the window was gone.
"It's fine."
Ma Wei closed the letter, smiled, and put away the letterhead: "It was Mr. Sean who wanted to invite us to dinner at a newly opened Sardinian restaurant on Ross Avenue in order to thank him for his work in the past few days. ”
"The Legend of the Fairy Tree"
Of course, the communication did not believe these words, the fat orange who left suddenly, and Beth, who came to the door again...
Something big must have happened in New Ross City!
"Kassim, leave it to me at the church, and you can send these ingredients to the kitchen, which contains the seasonings and jams that Mrs. Cecil wanted."
"Okay."
Taking the oil-paper bag that Wen was holding in his arms, Qasim walked through the small door on the side of the idol, and after he left, Mavi took off his coat and began to receive the believers.
When it was time for lunch, there were finally no other believers coming to the door, and after solving the problem of the last person, Fat Orange and the source immediately gathered around.
"Boss, what just happened?"
"Something's wrong."
"Don't worry, come one by one, Fat Orange, what's wrong?"
"I just received information that the three major churches of the Wisdom God Cult, the Ruling God Cult and the Fertility God Cult in New Ross City are packing up their things, and it seems that they are planning to leave New Ross City." Fat Orange said with a serious expression: "They are going to run away!" ”
"Well, that's to be expected. Communication, what did you just say? ”
"Didn't Miss Beth send a letter, I said? The content in it is not really an invitation to dinner! ”
"Of course not."
Ma Wei shook his head and said: "The letter was written by His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince, Bishop Fowler wanted to take away the actual control of New Ross City, His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince did not agree, and after some negotiations, the other party made a condition, as long as His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince agreed, New Ross City is still under our control." ”
"On what terms?"
"Marry the Holy Daughter of the Diocese of Wexford, Yin Flin."
"Marriage?" The source frowned: "This is not a trivial matter, once you agree, the situation of His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince will become extremely difficult.... He agreed? ”
"Well, there's no better alternative."
Ma Wei said in a deep voice:
"If he doesn't agree, Bishop Fowler will meddle in the affairs of New Ross City, and the biggest threat to us is the upcoming Religious Affairs Bureau, otherwise, the Religious Affairs Bureau will be under the control of His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince, so as to protect the believers of the Church of Truth."
"He..."
"It's a ruin..."