"My friend, you have confessed your sins with your father in front of the Heavenly Father, but I want to remind you that confession requires sincerity and integrity. Have you said all your mistakes without concealing or hiding them?"
Little John thought carefully for a long time, and until he confirmed that there was no omission, he replied anxiously, "Yes, this is all I know."
That expression reminded Dominic of the graduation defense, carefully squeezing every drop of what he could remember, and at the last moment, he gave the dean and the invited judge a burdensome but complete answer as much as possible.
He didn't know which sentence in his answer touched the judges and made them willing to sign the report. At this moment, Little John didn't know which part of the confession suddenly caught the two monks.
Field, who was walking around, stopped and stood quietly and listened.
"May the Lord be merciful to you and your father, and may He forgive all your sins through the authority given to me by the church."
The tremor of the basket maker's shoulder seemed to be transmitted to Dominic's own arm. He tried three times before he touched the holy emblem he carried with him and pressed against the other person's forehead.
“Now your soul has been cleansed, continue to pray and be faithful to faith, so as not to fall into sin again.”
"Thank you, Father, if you can, I would like to offer a donation to the church as a thank you."
The little John, who was forgiven, repeatedly used a distorted prayer posture to draw in front of him, wanting to get up and go to the house to get things.
The monks stopped him and said that they would not receive any form of reward for accepting repentance.
The lack of heat penetrates the mist, and the morning of the basin has arrived. The buckets hit the well walls, the pots and basins collide, and the sharp friction sounds of the old door opening and closing are heard one after another.
After urged John little to stop talking about this with others, the two avoided the Lord's way and hurriedly left along the path when they came.
Walking out a distance and leaving the village behind, the two spoke almost at the same time while looking at each other:
"You think..."
"I think..."
Dominic took a step back. He needed other people's opinions more to confirm whether he was mentally insane or whether it was true. "You talk first."
"Is the thunder he mentioned a bit similar to what we met that night?" Field was afraid that he would not express it clearly enough, so he added, "Do you still remember it was the first time we were still talking about midnight snacks."
"You remember too?"
I can't be more impressed. The marks that rolled down in my memory were so clear that it was certain that they were referring to the same thing without a special reminder.
"I thought..."
I thought it was an occasional omission from my eyes and missed a flash; I thought it was a distortion of fear on my soul, and made up a memory.
Even now, the subconscious mind is still instinctively denying its existence, trying to interpret it as another technical error of the rough soul of mortals, and whitewashing the peace with various reasons.
However, the facts mercilessly uncovered the scars of memory that had not yet been healed and dragged them back to that night.
"But what is that?"
When rocks collapse at high places, the sounds resonate in the valley? Just like the resonance inside the church. Or is it the rare celestial phenomena created by clouds and mountains blocking light at special angles?
It seems that there is still room for maneuver and can be interpreted in a logical way.
Unlike ordinary people's imagination, although conservatism is prevalent in most cases, the attitude of exploring "the laws of operation set by God for the material world" is actually quite contradictory. He does not like researchers to explain without authorization, and allows them to explain things from the perspective of universal natural laws within the framework without touching the core of the doctrine.
This is conducive to combining faith with rational knowledge and creating talents who are more adaptable to the needs of the church and society and better at defending and winning the pagan world.
Natural philosophy suddenly became the last shelter, and the two monks hid behind the shelter of the material worldview and received great comfort.
"I heard that the captain who went to the far north sometimes saw the brilliance hanging from the sky. Maybe we encountered similar celestial phenomena that only specific areas would have." Dominic, who had a wide reading range, also gave himself an answer to his companion.
"Do you think it's reasonable?"
“All phenomena are unreasonable before being explained.”
Compared to being troubled by some invisible and intangible feelings, Dominic feels that he needs a clear question and answers to the questions. Whether right or wrong or not, as long as he looks decent, it will make people feel at ease.
The good news is that he finally found the question, and he just needs to fill in the answer.
"Felder, I have a good idea."
"What?" Field's impression was that his classmate was not the kind of person who often had ideas.
"Don't you want to write something new in the report? How about this? A phenomenon that has never been understood before." Dominic said the more he felt that his idea was good. This idea made him feel a vague sense of excitement.
He was not sure where the feeling came from, as if the traveler who had been trekking for a long time in the night suddenly saw the light ahead, wishing to believe that there was a warm fire there.
"And we can also explain that at least half of the incidents of the crash are accidents, not entirely a matter of ability." Field had to admit that the idea makes sense, but the practical feasibility remains to be proved.
"The key is how you understand. Just rely on our experience and think about it in one oral way?"
"Personal knowledge is always limited, and therefore, the Lord taught people to write their knowledge on parchment paper in words. Since it is a celestial phenomenon, it should be recorded by someone for a long time, no matter how rare it is."
"Remind you, you will not forget what the state of books in the monastery is, right? That Baron Priyere doesn't look like he likes to collect books."
"Of course I haven't forgotten, but you must also remember that our ancestors opened up a parish in this forest decades ago. You should be able to find their heritage in the church sites in most settlements." Only Dominic was full of faith in this.
As a member of the Knights, even if he cannot lend it, I believe that most of the church members will still be willing to provide loans.
In short, things are not difficult. The biggest trouble is to visit the nearby church settlements and spend a lot of time and time to collect and organize relevant records.
What you lack the least now is time. It is expected that they will not be needed in the manor before consecration. Just reserve the report you want to submit before going out. Four or five days are enough to travel between the neighboring settlements.
"Is this considered leaving the post without permission?" Dominic, who imagined the complete plan, was still a little worried.
"No, according to Mr. Craft, this is called exerting subjective initiative and arranging time reasonably." Field stretched out a hand and high-high with his companions. "Our wonderful report will definitely not disappoint him!"
Chapter completed!