Chapter 41 Discovery of the Holy See
In just half a year, the Four Spirits Sect established by Schiff and Linley began to spread crazily.
At first, it was limited to remote rural areas. As the news spread, the farmers who believed in the Holy See of Light were still living in misery, while the believers of the Four Spirits Sect were able to eat and clothe themselves one by one. This made the farmers who believed in the Holy See of Light feel miserable.
Dissatisfied.
What makes them even more devastated is that the Four Spirits Religion does not charge taxes at all. As long as you can pray to the two main gods of the Four Spirits Religion during three meals a day, it is enough.
Compared to the Holy See of Light, which could not bring them a good harvest and required them to pay tithes, leaving them with no food and clothing, these low-level farmers rebelled easily.
In fact, to borrow a two-dimensional famous saying I heard in my previous life: "Hunger is the enemy!" However, in Schiff's opinion, this sentence should be more: "Hunger is the enemy of faith."
When everyone is hungry, the people at the bottom actually have an indifferent attitude towards faith. But if someone can make them full, even if it is the temptation of the devil, they will not hesitate to throw themselves into the arms of the devil.
Perhaps in the eyes of the slightly affluent people, the Holy See of Light is indeed a good faith, but in the eyes of the people at the lowest level, there is actually no difference between the Holy See of Light and other Holy Sees - they just follow the crowd and believe in the Lord of Light.
They are most afraid of comparison in everything. When there is no comparison, the faith of the Holy See of Light is just like that to them. But after comparison, the Four Spirits Religion spread by Schiff and Linley not only does not collect taxes, but also grants magical powers to believers.
Let them rely on divine magic to gain wealth, which completely suppresses the faith of the Holy See of Light.
In just half a year, the faith of the Four Spirits Sect spread throughout the rural areas of the Holy Alliance.
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"boom--"
The Holy See of Light, the Inquisition, and the chief judge Wu Sennuo smashed the table in front of him angrily, his face turned livid: "What on earth did you do to eat, and you came to report at this time?"
"No, the other party is too cunning. They only preach in remote rural areas. By the time we found out, the other party had already occupied the faith in rural areas."
"Then kill them until they dare not believe in the heresy!" Wu Sennuo coldly issued a massacre order, vowing to curb the spread of the Four Spirit Sect's beliefs.
Facing that group of ignorant people, Wusennuo knew that no matter how he explained, he could no longer restore his faith, so he simply killed them all and let them die in fear, knowing how terrible the consequences of betraying the faith of the Lord of Light would be!
"Wait!" At this time, a voice stopped the Judgment Knight who was about to leave.
"Lord Luo Ye!" The Judgment Knight saw the person coming and saluted respectfully.
The ascetic with a kind face came to Wusennuo and said slowly: "Don't issue a massacre order easily, otherwise it will completely ruin the image of our Holy See."
"If you don't do this, what about the faith of the Lord of Light?" Wusennuo frowned, "The fact that their Four Spirit Religion can spread among the farmers obviously has powerful temptations. If they don't kill them, they will be afraid.
I’m afraid I won’t return to the arms of the Lord of Light.”
The ascetic shook his head calmly and said: "What you do will only make those farmers hate us even more. How is it possible for us to return to the embrace of the Lord of Light?"
"I once pretended to be a farmer to investigate. The reason why those farmers converted to the Four Spirits Religion was because the Lord of Fertility of the Four Spirits Religion could grant them a bumper harvest. As long as they devoutly believed in the God of Earth and Fertility of the Four Spirits Religion, they would
They can obtain a magical technique called growth, through which they can produce more food."
"I once asked the farmers about this, what if this magic is a temptation from the devil? Do you know what they answered?"
I don't know when, Pope Heitings of Light also came to the Inquisition and listened quietly to the ascetic's story.
The ascetic glanced at the Pope and continued to say to everyone: "They say: Even if it is the temptation of the devil, as long as it can make us eat and clothe ourselves, it is a hundred times better than believing in the Lord of Light."
"In the eyes of the farmers, the Four Spirits Sect, which does not collect taxes or accept any financial donations, is a hundred times more friendly in their eyes than the Holy See of Light, which collects tithes and requires healers for property."
Hearing Luo Ye's story, Light Pope Heitings and Usonno fell silent.
The Four Spirits Sect, which has a way to bring about a bumper harvest without the need for property at all. With these two weapons in hand, they are more powerful than any other religion in preaching. Even if the Holy See of Light no longer collects tithes, it can still be used by farmers.
There will no longer be any attraction in my eyes.
"Lord Luo Ye, do you know what their so-called magic is about?" Pope Heitings was silent for a long time, and finally asked the ascetic.
The ascetic talked about what he saw: "I have seen them perform magic. That magic contains the power of faith. I don't know how it is produced. The effect is very similar to magic, but it does not restrict anyone.
Cast. In the Four Spirits Religion, as long as you believe in the God of Earth and Fertility and the God of Fire and Civilization, their gods will bestow magical spells."
"It's just that because of the different degrees of religious piety, the scale of the magic that can be formed in the end will also be different. Those who have devout believers can cast the growth spell once a day to promote the growth of crops in the farmland. If they are fanatics, they can use the growth spell once a day.
It can fully ripen crops in just half a month."
Pope Hettings listened to the ascetic's story and had no idea how to deal with it.
"Oh, by the way!" The ascetic mentioned another discovery he made. "Before they perform magic, they will hold a statue in their hands and pray to the gods they believe in. I found that the statue will produce corresponding beliefs.
fluctuation."
"In other words, the medium through which the followers of the Four Spirits Sect perform their magic is the idol in their hands?" Pope Hettings' eyes flashed, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.
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Hearing Luo Ye's story, Light Pope Heitings and Usonno fell silent.
The Four Spirits Sect, which has a way to bring about a bumper harvest without the need for property at all. With these two weapons in hand, they are more powerful than any other religion in preaching. Even if the Holy See of Light no longer collects tithes, it can still be used by farmers.
There will no longer be any attraction in my eyes.
"Lord Luo Ye, do you know what their so-called magic is about?" Pope Heitings was silent for a long time, and finally asked the ascetic.
The ascetic talked about what he saw: "I have seen them perform magic. That magic contains the power of faith. I don't know how it is produced. The effect is very similar to magic, but it does not restrict anyone.
Cast. In the Four Spirits Religion, as long as you believe in the God of Earth and Fertility and the God of Fire and Civilization, their gods will bestow magical spells."
"It's just that because of the different degrees of religious piety, the scale of the magic that can be formed in the end will also be different. Those who have devout believers can cast the growth spell once a day to promote the growth of crops in the farmland. If they are fanatics, they can use the growth spell once a day.
It can fully ripen crops in just half a month."
Pope Hettings listened to the ascetic's story and had no idea how to deal with it.
"Oh, by the way!" The ascetic mentioned another discovery he made. "Before they perform magic, they will hold a statue in their hands and pray to the gods they believe in. I found that the statue will produce corresponding beliefs.
fluctuation."
Chapter completed!