Chapter 21: The Broken Idol (Subscription Requested!! )
"Believe in our gods!"
"The great She will bring down shelter and give hope to those who are struggling in pain! She is Pattirose, the goddess of happiness! ”
When the carriage of the Mavi and his men arrived at the Znamensky Cathedral in the Central District, they saw a man standing on a statue platform, dressed in a black Father Dalaris robe, with a golden ribbon hanging from his neck, and a piercing color, shouting loudly in the cold wind to promote his teachings.
"Who is he?"
"It's a small local church from the Kingdom of Popang." Katerina said: "It is called the Church of Happiness, and it believes in Patiros, the goddess of happiness, and the doctrine is to bring happiness to people and bring down the gospel. Before Dino approached me, I had been visited by many of these small churches who wanted to be my support, but I chose the Church of Truth in the end. ”
After Katerina's decision, these small churches, of course, had to find another way, and their founders preached their teachings in Tyumen, probably in desperation, and prepared for a last-ditch effort.
After all...
This is their last chance, and if even the blank Romanov kingdom rejects them, where else can they go?
"Happy Church..."Ma Wei nodded: "I don't know if their gods have come, the goddess who can bring happiness to believers, I'm quite interested." ”
What is happiness?
The definition of happiness is too broad and varies from person to person, but it is definitely beautiful, and who doesn't aspire to something beautiful?
Pity...
A mouth alone cannot make a doctrine deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
The four-wheeled carriage stopped in front of the Znamensky Cathedral, and the butler Listed stood at the door and looked around, and when he saw Ma Wei and the others getting out of the car, he hurriedly greeted him, and said with a smile: "Master, priest, you have finally arrived!" ”
Seeing this scene, the man standing on the statue platform stopped his speech, jumped off the stone platform, blended into the crowd, and left in a hurry, not wanting to have too much contact with Ma Wei and the others.
"Communication, keep along, and get to the bottom of the Happy Church."
"Understood."
The communication grinned, and the withered silver cane tapped the ground, and the figure disappeared in an instant.
Taking Yunia's little hand, Mavi walked into the Znamensky Cathedral and found it empty, and although the floor was spotless, not a single proper instrument could be seen, and only a few stone pillars supporting the dome were still strong.
"This is a deserted place, the seats, the confessional room, and everything have been smashed, and even the statue of the god has become a pile of rubble..."
The housekeeper Li Silde said: "When I came before, this place is no different from the stone field, the dust is high enough to choke people, and there is garbage everywhere, there is really no way, so I found someone to clean it all, and threw away all the garbage and stones, and you have no place to live, the lord of the province." ”
Facing the main gate of the church, there is a pulpit, and behind the pulpit there is a tall semicircular depression, inlaid with countless broken colored glass, which should have been a place for the statue of the god, but now...
There is nothing there.
The depressed and desolate church made Ma Wei very uncomfortable, he knew that this was the result of the choice of the times, and the collapse of the Cult of the Apocalypse may have someone behind it, but it was by no means a loss of nothing, and it was achieved overnight.
But he couldn't help but wonder, could today's Apocalypse Cult be the Church of Truth in the future?
Someday...
Will the idol of the goddess Yunia be toppled and smashed by the angry populace?
"There's nothing here, we have to buy some furniture... The glass has to be mended, too..."Dino walked around the church and suggested a renovation.
"Just mend the glass, and leave the rest alone for now."
Ma Wei suddenly said: "There are so many refugees outside, what is the use of building the church with splendor?" No matter how magnificent the idol is, if it does not bring hope to the believers, it will eventually collapse one day. ”
"But there's nothing here, how do you preach?"
"There are many ways to preach, and we need to judge the situation." Ma Wei looked at the refugees crowded on both sides of the road outside the church gate, and sighed: "Open the church, give the refugees a place to shelter from the wind and rain, there are many vacant seats here, and it is not a problem to accommodate a few hundred people." ”
Katerina glanced at him sideways, and a rare smile appeared on her cold face: "Thank you." ”
"They are not only the people of the Romanov kingdom, but also the future believers of the Church of Truth." Ma Wei said expressionlessly: "Just as you have identified yourself as a king, I should also treat them as believers." ”
At Dino's suggestion, the butler Listed walked out of the church and explained to the refugees outside that the church was open.
As if fighting for the hope of the only bonfire on that cold night, the refugees rushed up in a frenzy and rushed towards the Znamensky Cathedral.
It wasn't until a young man in a priest's robe, holding a little girl's delicate palm, stood in front of the door that they stopped for a moment and looked at him suspiciously.
"In such a difficult time, I hope you can still stick to the beliefs in your hearts, stick to your conscience and morality!" Mavi glanced around and said in a deep voice: "I am Mavi Enders, the priest of the Church of Truth, and today, the Church of Truth is willing to open the church and provide you with a place to shelter from the wind and rain because we firmly believe in the existence of the truth!" In the same way, I also hope that you can give the opportunity to the weak, the injured, women and children! They need this opportunity more than you do! ”
"At the same time, the Church of Truth will build you a temporary shelter to withstand the cold winds, where the conditions may still be difficult, but enough to sustain you through the winter and support you through the most difficult times!"
"The Church of Truth will not abandon you, please believe that the sun has set today, but tomorrow.... The sun rises as usual! ”
At first, the refugees were skeptical of what Mavi said, because they had heard too many similar teachings, and in recent days there have been so many churches in Tyumen that although their speeches were not as inspiring as Mavi's, the meaning was not far behind...
Who has really done it?
It's nothing more than a pie drawn.
Compared to the temporary shelter that has not yet appeared, of course, the church in front of you is safer.
"Your Highness! It's Her Highness Katerina! ”
Suddenly, one of the refugees recognized Katerina Romanov standing behind Mavi, and when she looked closely, she seemed to be a strong man with a big belly and small eyes full of shrewdness.
"Her Highness Katerina is back!" He continued: "She will not abandon us! It's our god of war! She believes in the Church of the Truth! We should also believe her! ”
The refugees suddenly became noisy, as the people living in the Romanov kingdom, they had all heard of Katerina Romanov, the first royal daughter who succeeded Peter the Great, and now the Grand Duke of Mosk, under her rule, Mosk and the surrounding area were peaceful and stable, and lived a prosperous life...
It may be a hype for a person to say this, but what if civilians and serfs from Mosk and the surrounding areas say so?
That's the truth!
And the church chosen by such a great Highness...
It should be different from other churches, right?
After a short period of hesitation, the refugees no longer flocked to the church, but divided into two groups, women and children, who were too weak to withstand the cold winter wind, into the church, and men, who were relatively strong and unconcerned for the time being, remained outside.
Mavi and Katerina glanced at each other, turned to Dino and said, "Hurry up the purchase of supplies for the winter, and then recruit people to build a wall for the refugees." ”
"Okay."