Chapter 173: Open and Inclusive Faith
Lumian had seen a similar three-masted galleon in the illustrations of the Great Adventurer series of novels, which could be quite conspicuous at the Lavigny pier, which was full of river steamboats, and attracted all kinds of attention from the surrounding passers-by.
Almost at the same time, Lumian felt a slight heat in his right palm, and it immediately calmed down.
What's the situation?" The residual breath stress of the "Blood Emperor" has produced a certain change? This, this seems to be some kind of resonance....... Lumian was stunned for a moment, and his thoughts turned in surprise and confusion.
This ancient three-masted galleon and the "Blood Emperor" Alista. Is there some kind of relationship between Tudor?
As Lumian stared at the ship, Janna stepped out of the carriage and teased him with a smile: "You brought me here just to show me this very old pirate ship, did you?"
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The first two episodes of the "Great Adventurer" series, she read it through a serialization in the newspaper, at that time, although her family was not poor, but books were always very expensive, and the newspapers sold one by one were actually not cheap, but she only had to pay a little money each time, and when her father died of a work injury, the compensation money did not come down for a long time, and she even became very little like this, and occasionally got some old newspapers back to paste the wall or used them for other purposes, she could always see them
The sun sets.
Coupled with the bards who often appeared on the streets, and the dramatic stories of her mother's bedtime, her spiritual life was not particularly barren.
She came to the market area, became an underground singer, and after being able to earn a lot of money, she also deliberately saved part of it, bought the pirated "Great Adventurer" series from an underground bookseller, and finally had the opportunity to see those beautiful illustrations, for which she often felt guilty and felt sorry for Folth. Ms. Wall, I plan to buy a genuine set back after paying off all the debts.
Who knows, the more she owes her debts, the more she will pay off.
Lumian retracted his gaze and responded with a joke: "This is an extra surprise."
Standing on the edge of the port area, the two discuss the difference between the old sailing ship and the book illustrations, as readers of the Great Adventurer series of novels.
It was only after a while that Lumian led Jane to the ordinary-looking church of the Fool.
Jana looked up at the bell tower and minaret at the top of the four-story building, swept over the silver-white symbol that was a combination of the incomplete "Pupilless Eye" and part of the "Twisted Thread", and asked with a little confusion, "Is this a church?"
That's too plain, isn't it?
The "Eternal Sun" church in the market area and the small church in the botanical garden are more gorgeous and holy than this.
"Yes." Lumien was the first to enter the church.
Jane followed, more and more surprised by the simplicity of the place:
There are only a few pieces of stained glass, no gold leaf in key places, and no complicated machinery used in the whole church, the only thing that can be called religious is the huge frescoes, but the colors are also dull and not bright enough.
The most commendable thing about this place is that the windows are large and plentiful, and even though they are located on the ground floor of the building, the light is very good.
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Jana's gaze swept over the murals, and she instinctively thought that they represented a path and a redemption.
It was just after ten o'clock in the morning, and there were very few people who came to the church to pray, and it was very quiet, which naturally created a sense of depth.
Lumian led Jayna to the third row of seats facing the altar.
He looked around, looked at the "Fool" Holy Emblem in front of him, and said in a low voice:
"You should know very well that there are some things that Franka and I are hiding from you, and there are some secrets that you don't know."
"Hmm." Janna nodded slightly, waiting for Lumian to explain.
Lumian continues:
"You should also see that Franca and I are not related, she and my sister Aurore are friends with some kind of close ties and common interests, and the 'Loki' and 'I have a friend' we dealt with before also belong to this group, but they betrayed the others, causing the disaster in the village of Corduro, and my sister lost her life."
"That's right......" Jane Na hadn't been embarrassed to get to the bottom of it before, but she had a vague understanding.
Lumian's gaze still fell on the altar of Mr. "Fool":
"Another aspect of Franca's relationship with me is that we don't believe in either the 'Eternal Sun' or the 'God of Steam and Machines......
Hearing this, Jaanna couldn't help but chuckle:
"I guessed a long time ago, when did you two go to church? I don't usually see you praying at a fixed time!
"You're fine, at least you know which street St. Robles' Church is on, and Franca probably doesn't even know where the door to the Whistle Chapel is."
And she herself would go to prayer at least once a week, listen to a sermon, and attend a mass, which was not only to show her piety to the "purifiers", but also to the habit of faith for so many years.
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The only thing she didn't do well was that she often sang in the breeze dance hall until the early hours of the morning before returning to White Coat Street to sleep, and she really couldn't get up to greet the morning sun and the morning light, so she could only put the fixed prayer time at noon.
"No, I'm just not going because of my status as a wanted criminal, and I'm barely a shallow believer in the 'Eternal Sun'." Lumian replied with a smile, and then said solemnly, "Franka and I believe in this righteous god, the great 'Fool' Mr. ”
Lumien immediately pressed his hand to his chest and solemnly whispered, "Praise the fool!"
"Fool" ....... Jaina thought the name of the deity was too strange.
She thought for a moment and said, "The 'fool' in the tarot?"
"Yes, you can guess." Lumian teased and replied in the affirmative.
Seeing a tall figure wearing a black trench coat and a half-height silk top hat walking near the altar, Jaina hurriedly buried her head subconsciously and said with a slight meaning: "I found nearly ten tarot cards from Franca, and she usually doesn't use them for divination."
The guy ...... Could it be that he thinks that the act of throwing a Holy Grail II on the corpse after killing the target is handsome, so he prepared in advance? The more Lumian thought about it, the more he felt that it was Franca's style.
Jane Na thought for a moment and said, "Does the Fool Pharmaceutical Company also belong to the Church of the Fool?"
"Uh......." Lumian froze.
He hadn't really thought about it before, and at first he thought that the drug company was named after the tarot cards.
And now it seems that the "Fool" of the tarot cards is also equal to Mr. "Fool" to some extent!
Lumian pondered for a few seconds and said, "Probably."
He wasn't sure if the Fool Pharmaceuticals was the property of the Church of the Fool or if it belonged to a member of the Tarot Society.
Jana's mind was clear, and she asked:
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"You brought me here because it's safe and you can safely exchange questions about your faith, and you want me to see that the Church of the Fool is a recognized Orthodox Church, and you can even build a church in Trier?"
"You're not stupid." Lumian tilted his head and said with a smile, "There is a third purpose, which is to ask you by the way, do you want to convert to Mr. 'Fool'?"
"Convert......" Jana's mind suddenly became a pot of oatmeal.
Lumian said in a demagogic tone:
"This does not violate the contract you signed with the 'Purifier', Mr. 'Fool' is a righteous god recognized by all the churches, but the spread of faith is concentrated on the islands of the sea and some areas of the Southern Continent, and the vast majority of people in the Northern Continent do not know about it."
"But......" Jane Na looked embarrassed and struggling, "I didn't think about converting......"
Her belief in the "Eternal Sun" was not very devout or fanatical, but it was a habit she had cultivated since childhood, and she had accepted most of the teachings, and before this day she had never considered a conversion, nor did she think she would convert, nor did she have any strong resentment against the church.
Only during the most difficult years of her family and some time after her mother's death, she occasionally complained about the "eternal sun", feeling that she had not sheltered the true believers, but this was still far from conversion.
Lumian glanced at Jana's face and smiled:
"It doesn't matter if you don't want to convert, I'm just making a proposal by the way, mainly to tell you that in the disaster that may come, if you are separated from us, come here to seek refuge, rest assured, even if you are a believer in the 'Eternal Sun', Mr. 'Fool''s church is willing to let you in and protect you."
"Then why don't I go to the church of St. Robles?" Jana asked in confusion.
Lumian organized the following language:
"Franka and I share the same beliefs as a secret organization, and two days ago, we got a piece of information from the organization:
"The Sacred Heart Monastery of the Church of the Eternal Sun has certain problems, just like the Deep Valley Monastery of the Church of the God of Steam and Machines.
"In this case, some churches may not be reliable, and you can't tell which ones are reliable and which ones are not, so it's better to choose to be reliable."
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The matter of the Deep Valley Monastery was experienced by Jana, and it was natural for her to understand that the problems at the Sacred Heart Monastery might be a bit serious.
She whispered to herself:
"Disaster will begin within the church?"
"Maybe." Lumien couldn't give a definite answer.
At this moment, the half-giant, who was wearing a special black trench coat and a half-height silk top hat, was two meters five or six tall, and had golden hair and eyes, walked up to Lumian and Jana.
He looked at Jana, smiled and asked, "This sister, are you coming to my lord's church for the first time?"
"Yes, but I'm just here with a friend." Jana subconsciously resisted conversion, and instead she asked, "Are you?"
"I'm Bishop Tesrian, here." The half-giant smiled and introduced himself.
Jana looked at his trench coat and top hat, and felt that it didn't look like a clergyman at all.
Theslian glanced at Lumian and continued:
"Would you like to hear me introduce our Word Signer and Savior, the great Mr. 'Fool'?
"Don't worry, my lord does not force people to convert, nor does he mind that people believe in other gods and believe in him by the way, and in the same way, by believing in him, they can also believe in other gods by the way."
"Still, can it be like this?" Janna asked rhetorically, stammering.
This is completely beyond her realization!
How can a god not care that the believer's faith is not pure enough and worships multiple gods at the same time?
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And, why him, not her? The latter is the exclusive pronoun of the gods! Also, why is this deity addressed by Mr.?
Jana's mind was full of questions, and her thoughts were muddy.
"Yes, Mr. 'Fool' is merciful and merciful." Seeing that Jana and Lumian had no objections, the bishop Theslian opened the black-on-silver canon and began to preach.