Chapter 46: The Procession in the Plague
The bloody conflict between the Pali natives, the Galedonians, and the Boulognes is quickly disappearing. Because, the plague is turning the ancient capital of Pali into the realm of the Grim Reaper. As otherwise healthy people suddenly fall one by one, all the conflicts become stupid. No one knew what the source of this plague was, or how to fight such a natural disaster, only that it would not be long before the people of the city would die.
It's not a joke. The current situation in the city of Pali is already developing towards the worst, and anyone who has come into contact with the sick, or even close to the sick, has the chance of contracting the plague, and even the most knowledgeable scholars do not know what it is all about - they certainly do not know the concept of airborne transmission, and Christina, the only one who knows, has lost all consciousness and can only lie on the sickbed and mumble unconsciously.
In the end, the priests could only blame this on God's punishment. In desperation, the Capetians, the Caledonians, and the Boulognes all gathered together and began to hold a grand religious procession in the streets in an attempt to obtain God's forgiveness.
Bishop Pali became the leader of the procession, and he forced himself to suppress his fears and began to visit the door himself, inviting every leading person to attend - whether or not anyone in their family was sick.
As a clergyman, he never felt how close he was to God, nor did he believe that God would be blind to him and deliberately protect him, but he had to endure fear to do this most dangerous act—it was his job. He didn't want to lose his job because of his cowardice. This position is very oily, and there are many people staring at it, whether it is the celebrities around His Majesty the Pope in the Holy City of Roman, or the assistant bishops below.
In order not to lose his job, not to be brought to the religious court after losing his job, Bishop Pali took the lead in this religious procession - even though he was already feeling unwell.
Thanks to the efforts of the Bishop of Pali, the religious procession was held as scheduled, and he organized it very successfully, and the long procession was long and could not be seen, but there were thousands of people, who made the streets of Pali lively for the first time in a long time, and the ascetics who volunteered to be handcuffed and shackled, and who endured the punishment of scourging, as the leaders of the people who atoned for their sins, walked in the forefront, accompanied by melodious hymns, while shouting "I am guilty", while staggering forward.
Before the march, they had already endured too much torture. According to the teachings of the Rite Sect, eating and drinking can purify the minds of mortals, and enduring pain can wash away misunderstandings in the soul. Before the march began, these devout believers had already tortured themselves to the point of not being present.
Behind them were the local priests of Pali, all of whom were locals. Of course, they were also extorted and robbed by the Galedonian soldiers, but after the outbreak of the plague, the Galedonians gave their looted wealth to the priests in fear. But they could not be happy in any way - especially after a priest fell ill and died from his contact with these possessions.
A huge silver-plated cross followed them, carried by dozens of men, moving slowly, and finally, by the ranks of civilians, including even Caledonian soldiers. Everyone was praying and singing, hoping to be blessed by God, but they didn't know if they had any chance of being the lucky ones to survive the plague.
"Why are there so many people!" said Angus, who had no reverence for God, could only mock with disdain when he saw this scene from his own dwelling, while his father, the Duke of Boulogne, prayed only in his private chapel.
There was no need for the nobles to get involved in the stupid prayers of the commoners.
But Edward was different, at this moment, he was holding a telescope, carefully observing the details of the parade, especially the relationship between the civilians of Capet and the soldiers of Caledonia.
He was one of the driving forces behind the march. Perhaps this plague was really a natural disaster, but he still wanted to reap his own benefits from this natural disaster.
If...... If the plague eases the tension between the Galedonians and the Capetes, and allows the Encres to regain the support of the Capetian populace, then ......
"Edward, give the order, stop this stupid march, hurry!" Christina leaned weakly against the door frame, anger written on her pale pretty face, "Are you a fool?"
Edward was surprised: "Christine, what, is there anything wrong with this?"
"I think you don't think the plague is spreading fast enough!" Christina gasped tiredly, "You show me, I can guarantee that in less than half a week, none of these guys participating in the parade will die!
"Sick ...... Germs?" Edward frowned, he had never heard the term.
"That's right, germs, they're the main culprits of the plague. Christina waved her hand, "I don't have time to explain to you, just do what I say, trust my knowledge! ”
In fact, Christina didn't know that the causative agent of the plague was a virus, but she was able to come up with some more reliable prevention methods.
However, this qiē reminder is too late.
After the second hour of the procession, the core of the procession, Bishop Pali, who was reciting the Tanakh scripture of the Rite Sect, stumbled, fell to the ground, and never got up again.
Then there were the priests in the back - because of their work, they received too many people.
Then the whole procession quickly blew up the nest. When the people saw that even God's servants were not spared, they screamed and began to run in all directions, hoping to escape from the "devil's curse."
Then there is the stampede accident of Yan zhòng, in the process of escaping, no one cares about the safety of the people around him, and whenever someone unfortunately falls due to pushing, the Grim Reaper is already ready to take him away.
"Look at the stupid things you've done, Edward, don't you have a brain?" Christina sneered, "I don't want to see the guy I've entrusted hope with so stupid!"