Chapter 44: The Messenger
The prayer hall of the Church of the Night was as dim as ever, and only the holes in the wall did a little light seep in, like stars at night.
Crane sat down in an unobtrusive corner, took off his top hat, and began to pray like a devout believer.
He briefly mentioned the fact that Tirosel had been resurrected in the last mausoleum, focusing on the pollution of the "primordial moon", and specifically emphasizing that the emperor took the initiative to interrupt the process of the "uniqueness" of the "Black Emperor" path and the return of the extraordinary characteristics of the triple sequence 1 in order to prevent the "red moon" in his body from being born in the real world.
At the end of the prayer, Crane points out the hidden dangers of the "blasphemy card" and expresses concern about the whereabouts of the "Mother" and "Moon" cards.
In fact, Russell only said to be careful of the "Mother" card, not the "Moon" card, but Klein knew that the two paths of "Earth" and "Moon" once belonged to the "Fallen Mother Goddess", so he was cautious and deliberately added the "Moon" card.
This is also the main reason why he is worried about Lilith, the "Mother Earth Goddess".
Compared with most of the twenty-two paths, the high-ranking Extraordinary Beings of the "Cultivator" and "Moon" paths have a great advantage, that is, they do not need to worry about the primordial awakening in their own bodies, and they are not afraid of "split personalities" when they get close to the underground, because the extraordinary characteristics they possess do not come directly from the primordial and do not have the corresponding spiritual imprints - if they go directly into the underground and enter the "Chaos Sea", no matter who they are, they will encounter pollution, but the degree and performance will be different.
This advantage is probably the reason why Lilith, the ancestor of the Blood Clan, is more special than the rest of the ancient gods, after all, he does not need to devote a large part of his energy to the will to awaken at the beginning of the antigen, and at that time, the invisible barrier that protects this world is still strong enough to block the old starry sky such as the "Fallen Mother Goddess" from the outside, making it difficult for them to exert too much influence on the situation inside.
But over time, this advantage gradually became a problem.
As the pollution of the earth grows weaker and weaker, the invisible barrier becomes more and more fragile, and some cracks appear, in this case, the situation of Lilith, the "Mother Earth Goddess", is becoming more and more difficult, because she is facing the increasingly powerful and terrible erosion of the "Fallen Mother Goddess" - in this respect, the dead original creator is certainly not as good as the living "fallen mother goddess".
Considering the influence of the transcendent outer gods on their own path, Klein believes that there must not be a little negligence in the corresponding matters.
After praying, he waited for nearly five more minutes, and then he stood up, put on the top hat of the wandering magician, and walked out of the church that belonged to the night.
For him, this is mainly to fulfill the obligation to inform, as for what the "Goddess of the Night" intends to do, whether it will remind him of something, he can't interfere at all.
In short, Klein can only temporarily believe that the "Goddess of the Night" knows the difference between priorities and priorities.
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Bakerland, Bridge South District, Harvest Church.
Emlyn White stepped out of her carriage, looked at the sun obscured by clouds and mist, and put on a half-height silk top hat.
On the way to the door of the church, he gently turned the ring on his left hand, as if to show his identity.
The ring was translucent, as if it were made of pale red amber, and was topped with a blood-red gem that Emlyn had received a long time ago: "Lilith's Ring".
- After becoming a demigod, Emlyn has been able to suppress the "thirst" attached to this ring to a certain extent, he only needs to drink three blood bottles of human blood every day, and he will no longer suffer the corresponding negative effects, so, in order to reflect his special status as the benefactor of the ancestors, he began to wear this ring for a long time.
After entering the Harvest Chapel, Emlyn automatically took off the top hat on his head.
At this time, Casimi, Ernes and other members of the Beckland bloodline, who were waiting for Bishop Utravsky's sermon, stood up one after another, looked at the ground in the aisle, and said in a low voice:
"Good morning, Your Excellency. ”
Emlin looked ahead and nodded imperceptibly:
"Isn't Mistral here yet?"
"Count Mistral laid out a chapel in his house. Ones explained briefly.
Emlyn didn't comment on this behavior, but casually said as he walked forward:
"But when the Mass is celebrated, I still have to come here. ”
He glanced left and right and then said:
"What about Bishop Utravsky?"
"The bishop is waiting for you in the back, and the messenger of the church has arrived. Ernes controlled the expression on his face and answered Emlyn's question quite respectfully.
Messenger of the Church...... Emlyn turned the pale red ring she wore on her left hand and walked to the back of the church.
Soon he met Father Utravsky and the dark-haired, curly-haired, high-nosed emissary of the Church in the reading room.
"This is His Excellency Archbishop Loreto. Fr. Utravsky told Emrin.
He stood by the window, blocking out almost most of the light.
"Good morning, Lord Loreto. Emlyn responded with the liturgy of the Church of the Earth.
Loreto laughed in a rather awkward Rune language:
"You don't need to call me Your Excellency, although you are not an archbishop, you have the status of an archbishop, and from today onwards, you are the clergy and senior deacon of the church in charge of the affairs of the Beckland bloodline. ”
Without giving Emlyn time to digest the news, Loreto continued:
"I have come to Beckland to tell you in person about some of the things that need to be taken care of within the Church. ”
"Please. Emlin suppressed the smugness in her heart and said politely.
Loreto's expression suddenly became serious:
"First and foremost, whether it is the clergy of the Church or the followers of the Mother Goddess, who claim to have been enlightened, they are all tempted by the devil, without exception.
"If anyone reports something similar to you, or if you yourself have been divinely inspired, be sure to inform Bishop Utravsky as soon as possible and report it to the Church. ”
The priest hadn't mentioned that before...... This request sounds strange, like a suspicion of something...... Emlyn frowned slightly and looked at Father Utravsky by the window and said:
"The bishop didn't say anything about paying attention to this at all......"
Before he could finish speaking, Emlyn suddenly felt as if he was accusing Bishop Utravsky of saying this, but he couldn't find a better way to say it in his eagerness.
Almost at the same time, he understood the strangeness of Archbishop Loreto's words:
This is to tell everyone that the Mother Goddess you perceive is probably not the real Mother Goddess!
This is almost like saying that a large part of the ancestral revelations that our bloodline has obtained are fake, coming from the devil or evil gods...... Emlyn's eyes sank slightly, trying to maintain her demeanor and not let herself lose her temper.
At this time, Loreto smiled at all:
"Bishop Utravsky didn't tell you because he didn't know. ”
The priest didn't know...... In an instant, Emlin felt a little sympathetic to Bishop Utravsky, feeling that he, as a Fursak, a later convert, had been ostracized by the rest of the Earth Church, either explicitly or implicitly.
Noticing the change in his eyes, Loreto added:
That's because he's a god and doesn't need to care about the temptations of the devil and evil gods. ”
Bishop Utravsky nodded and said in a calm tone:
"The revelation of the Mother God is in His holy scriptures, and in that doctrine, and beyond that, it is all heresy. ”
Emlyn was a little puzzled, but felt that there was nothing to ask, so he said "um" and said to Loreto:
"So what's the second point to be aware of?"
Loreto brought his expression back to seriousness:
"If you receive an oracle, do not believe it blindly, and immediately seek confirmation from Bishop Utravsky. ”
"Why?" Emlyn was puzzled.
It's almost telling him that it's the gods or the devil who will respond to him.
Loreto pondered the language and explained in detail:
"In this world, there are many evil beings, and they will pretend to be gods, deceive the clergy, and deceive believers.
"Because the two main paths of our Mother Earth Church are related to life, they are more affected than other churches, and from time to time there will be people who go astray, try forbidden life experiments, and fall little by little.
In order to curb this trend, we have reorganized the church from a very early on, under the guidance of the will of the Mother God, and established two major systems: the benefactor and the benefactor. ”
The benefactors and the Divine Favors...... Emlin's knowledge of the Earth Church was limited to the contents of the Holy Scriptures and some scriptures, and he was a little dazed for a while.
He never took the initiative to ask Father Utravsky about the Church of the Earth.
Loreto glanced at Emlyn and nodded slightly:
"The benefactor refers to the clergy who have been favored by the Mother Goddess in the two paths of 'earth' and 'moon', and the deity is the one who has been blessed by the Mother Goddess from outside and from other sources.
The latter is less influenced by the devil and evil gods and can help us distinguish between the truth and the falsity of the oracle.
"Under this premise, even an edict issued by the Holy See must be countersigned by at least one of the Divine Dependents, otherwise it can be considered null and void. ”
As he spoke, Loreto took out a document and unfolded it to Emlyn, the main content of which was the part of his appointment as an emissary, in addition to what the archbishop had just mentioned.
At the end of the paperwork, there were several names side by side, the first belonged to the Apostolic Seat of the Earth Church, the Mother of the Land, Roland, and the next one was a series of people that Emlyn did not recognize, except for the last one, which he barely recognized as Father Utravsky.
The priest's words are ugly...... Emlyn muttered to herself, and at the same time had strong doubts about the two systems of Divine Grace and Divine Favor.
Why are the gods less likely to be tempted by evil gods or demons?
Why can they discern the truth of an oracle but not the charismatic?
In a flash of thought, Emlyn suddenly noticed a detail:
None of the gods belong to the two paths of "earth" and "moon"!
So, it's not the benefactor, it's the two paths themselves, and Emlyn vaguely feels that his guess may be the truth.