Section 166 Cult of Light
Three days later, Solomon and Agatha set off with an envoy delegation from the Duchy of Saxony.
The envoy was led by a nobleman named Adela, but Solomon could sense that his identity was not so simple, this person had a lot of strength in him, and there was a faint fluctuation of magical power, which meant that he could be a mage at the same time.
Solomon guessed that he was the person in charge of secretly managing intelligence for Feuerbach, and that he was the real actor in the Duchy of Saxony's spying on the Cult of Light.
Adela also has a team of about twenty people, some of whom are ordinary nobles, and some of them should be mixed in with people like secret guards, presumably Adela's helpers.
In addition there was a squadron of escorts, and the envoys were to bring some gifts.
Solomon was willing to go to Olbia, not only because he sensed the vague hostility of Feuerbach, but although he did not kill him now because of his life-saving grace to Leith, if he continued to stay in Freiheit, the other party changed his mind one day, it would be troublesome.
And this is very likely, because the Bourbons are actively preparing for the construction of the fortress, and Ansbach's destruction should help him.
Ansbach's existence was the center of the Duchy of Saxony's control of that territory and against foreign enemies, and after the destruction of the Duchy, and the fact that the Duchy was under attack by other countries, it was inevitable that it would loosen its grip on that area, and with Krausa's cleverness, he would not fail to take advantage of this favorable opportunity.
Once the Duchy of Saxony discovers the aliens' movements, even if they don't know Solomon's true identity, they may be angry and even threaten the Bourbons. So it must have been wise for Solomon to leave early. Anyway, what he needed was to travel. Instead of staying in the capital of the Duchy of Saxony.
He is also really interested in the Cult of Light, which is related to the belief in the Heavenly Realm, learn more about it, if he deals with the Church of Light, maybe it will have a reference effect.
For the rest of the day, Solomon and Agatha rode in the carriage of the envoys to Olbia, the most central part of the continent.
Along the way, they could always see people heading towards Olbia.
Some of these people were peasants, and some were citizens. There are also a few people who are gorgeously dressed and probably have a bit of status.
The countries of the Ligurian continent had ostensibly forbidden the power of the Cult of Light to preach, but in fact it was impossible to completely sever it, and the cult of Liguria had spread throughout the continent, even the island nation of Myrad. Even if it is not possible to preach openly, the devout believers still spread it through the guò family mission.
Crucially, there is no alternative to the Cult of Light in Liguria.
The believers they saw along the road, whether they were rich or poor, whether they were commoners or nobles, they all walked on foot. Religious.
The closer you get to Olbia, the more and more such people are. When there were still about a hundred kilometers to Olbia, the speed of the envoys slowed down because of this.
Because the believers on the road are no longer simply walking, but every ten steps they kneel down and worship in the direction of the holy city.
You can imagine the entire mainland highway crowded with people bowing down, and the speed is naturally not fast.
You can't reason with these believers, if it's in the Duchy of Saxony, you can arrest or drive them out at the first order, but this is in Olbia, and the envoys can only endure it.
In fact, these believers come to worship at a risky cost and pay some price, because if they are recognized, their names are remembered, and they are known by the country, they are often subject to a period of surveillance when they return.
But even so, some aristocratic believers from wealthy families or with status still come to worship, and this is the power of faith.
Seeing these fanatical cultists of light, Solomon couldn't help but think of his investment in Mane.
It's just an interesting reality, but if it works, it's a very amazing start.
However, I don't know how it went, Mane took the first bucket of start-up capital from Krausa, and Krausa only thought that it was the leading party found by Solomon, as an alien to open up the territory of the aborigines, and it was not completely superior in strength, and the Bourbons needed this kind of leading party, so they generously provided Mahnie with funds and materials.
But Kraussa could never have imagined that Mane was not taking these things to enrich himself, but to develop believers.
Solomon's plan for him was to go to remote places, or to places that had been particularly difficult due to years of war, to help others, and then claim that it was the new god Manie who would save them and bring them justice and order, as well as the power of revenge.
But in fact, Manie is not a real god now, although Solomon also taught him some methods of pretending to be a god and pretending to be a miracle, but these methods cannot be used again and again, and if they are used too much, once they are worn out, it will be over.
The godhead structure fused into his body can only provide him with the power of faith to perform divine arts, and how to give others the ability to perform divine arts requires him to explore and establish a channel of communication and feedback with the source of faith.
So in the beginning, the most direct and effective way is to give others benefits, to buy the "believers", and as long as the unbelievers can get the benefits, they will start to believe in you, and then you will tell him that this is the new god Manie saving him.
There may be a period of time in this period when there will be a steady stream of supplies for Mane, until he really has a stable number of believers, and then it will be possible to ask believers for donations in the name of God, and then a virtuous circle will be formed.
Therefore, the initial investment in Manie was not necessarily a small amount, and Kraussa alone may not be effective, knowing that Manie may not fully support it after establishing a religion.
For this reason, Solomon later sent back Chebman and asked him to tell Franklin to secretly support Mane.
After fed up with the delay caused by the worship of believers on the road, the envoys finally entered the city.
Olbia had a special place to receive the envoys, and Solomon and the others were stationed as they could, but the squadron that accompanied the escort had to stay outside the city and set up camp.
Immediately after settling in, Adela had a head-to-head with Solomon.
"Mr. Solomon, although you are only joining the legation as a deputy envoy this time. But. There are still some things you need to do. "Adra's strict sù said.
"Hmm. I don't know what I need to do with it?"
"Well, that's right, the gift we brought needs you to give to Ignatius, the high priest of the Cult of Light, and if you are interested in visiting the temple of the Cult of Light, then you can ask that Ignatius to accompany you. Adela said with a smile.
"I will, I'm interested here. Solomon replied.
If he hadn't eavesdropped on the Feuerbachs' conversation, Solomon might have thought Adela meant something. But now he understands that the other party is doing this on purpose, intending to use him to trip up that Ignatius, and then Adela may take the opportunity to spy on him, and if something happens, Solomon dares to pack the ticket, and the other party will definitely leave himself as a scapegoat to attract attention, and then sneak out to join the squadron, and then quickly flee.
However, Solomon had also made plans before he came, and he also planned to take this opportunity here to create an illusion and completely get rid of the Duchy of Saxony. Continue your journey north with Agatha to learn more about this plane. Then the trip ended and went back to the Bourbon camp.
At that time, it is estimated that the Bourbons' construction of the fortress was also discovered by the natives, and the countries did not know whether they would continue to fight, or whether they would temporarily cease fighting, and unite to attack the aliens as they did when they crushed the Cult of Light.
If the nations are attacking together, then whether or not Asturias will go all out to plot against the Ligurian plane depends on the decision of Solomon's trip.
Solomon and Adela ended their bitter conversation, and when they returned, Solomon consulted with Agatha and Nigaul.
It doesn't matter if Adela can't be suspicious, Solomon just wants to feel the center of the Cult of Light more closely.
Now in the hotel, he can already feel the slightest trace of holy power wafting in the air, and sometimes he can even feel the milky white breath in front of his eyes as if he is delusional.
This is a table with a very high concentration of holy power, in this city, under the shroud of holy power, the casting of magic will be affected, and magic such as flying will be greatly ineffective, if you use it reluctantly, after forcibly taking off, it is difficult to ensure that you will not fall down after flying to a high place.
So Solomon had to tell Nigaul and Agatha—
While Solomon was talking to Adra, in the depths of the temple of the Olbian Cult of Light, Pope Crowe III was also having a careful conversation with the high priest Ignatius.
"Are you ready?" said King Crowe III.
"Your Holiness rest assured, you're all ready. This time we sent a call to all believers, and almost 90 percent of them are coming. The Holy Power of Olbia City will reach a concentration not seen in two hundred years, which will be of great help to our plans. Ignatius said respectfully.
"That's good. You know, once I enter the state of connection with the kingdom of heaven, I will not be able to resist the enemy. The defense of the temple will be left to you. "The Dharma King's Road.
"I'll do my best, but if someone in the rest of the country sees through our different anomalies this time, will there be a town-level powerhouse who will personally spy on us......." Ignatius said with a slight sweat on his head.
"Don't worry. Now that the six countries on the continent have already fought, and as far as I know, the aliens in the Duchy of Saxony are also preparing to move, so the present is our best chance. And I've hired Smiley, and he'll help us with some surprises as well. "The Dharma King's Road.
"Smiley, the leader of the first-ranked burial mercenary group?" Ignatius said in shock, the leader of the most mysterious and powerful mercenary group on this continent has never been defeated, even against the knights of the upper countries, it is said that he is not inferior to the strength of the strongest knights of the two-headed dragon Ferdinand and Black Glitter Ozwald.
However, his brutality is also notoriously known, and the Bloodsmoke Mercenary Group will be ashamed of itself.
"Your Holiness, we, do we have to cooperate with such a person?" Ignatius couldn't help but say.
"We don't have a choice, because no one else but him will either not help us or won't be able to help us. His Holiness sneered, "I know what you want to say, Smiley is also full of evil, even the most evil one, but it doesn't matter, as long as the kingdom of heaven comes, it will purify a qiē, including Smiley." ”
"My lord, do we have no choice but to purify?"
The King glanced at Ignatius, "Ignatius, is your heart shaken? Don't you understand that more than two hundred years have passed, and we have no way to bring all the lost lambs back to the right path, they are persecuting the believers of God, they are constantly creating new evils, they have turned the originally beautiful world into a place full of filth, there is no place outside Olbia that is not evil, even our believers, only after entering Olbia can we get peace of mind. Only by choosing to let the kingdom of heaven come here and purify it can we be reborn. ”
"Yes, Your Holiness. Ignatius said. (To be continued......)