"Bloodiness is like anger. It never tells people that it is absolutely correct, but it is a kind of unwillingness and a strong impulse for faith or justice. Therefore, people cannot live without it, and they also need to use reason and logic to restrain it."
For some reason, Su Zuo suddenly remembered a sentence he said a long time ago. He always thought that he had actually forgotten this sentence, but it wasn't until he dreamed about it again that he discovered that this sentence actually meant something.
It didn't go anywhere, it stayed deep in his heart.
"Are you awake?" Seeing Su Zuo open his eyes, the nun on the side leaned over to look at him, although it was a bit strange to "look" with his eyes covered.
"Are you...Sister Elsa?" Looking at the nun's broad and towering "mind" with somewhat blank eyes, Su Zuo recognized the other party's voice. He supported his still aching body with one hand and sat up.
He came and looked around blankly, "Where am I...?"
What he entered was a small bedroom. The stone floor and walls exuded a light white gray color. It was clean, flat and beautiful. It didn't look like a house in Wenning District. In the room, except where he was lying at the moment,
In addition to the wooden bed, there are desks, chairs, clothes racks and bookshelves. Although it is not very luxurious, it is still a bit far from simplicity.
"This is the side room of the Wenning Church of the Praying Monks. Do you remember what happened before?"
Sister Elsa smiled and touched Suzo's forehead, as if she regarded him as a child...
"Before..." Su Zuo remembered the previous battle and pulled back the quilt. He had already changed into a new set of clothes. He opened his clothes and touched his body. Although there was still a slight pain, it seemed to be nothing serious.
"Sister Kneiting personally used the magic to treat you." Elsa looked at Su Zuo apologetically and smiled, "Your body's resistance to the magic is too strong."
Su Zuo was stunned. He had heard this statement before. For humans, under normal circumstances, the human body is resistant to external magic, so don't even think about spells that directly draw out blood through contact.
In a few cases, some black magic can transform human corpses and fears into benign magical materials.
All in all, that is to say, magic may be able to heal one's own wounds, but for other people's injuries, it is necessary to stop the bleeding, disinfect the poison, and use the power of magic to heal other people's wounds. This is the use of divine power.
Things that can only be done by magic.
The key to the compatibility of divine power has nothing to do with the human body, but rather the belief in God. Simply put, if you have a high degree of faith in a certain god, then the magic of that god will be more effective on you.
.Because in essence, all the divine power used by the priests of the god is of the same nature, and there will be no obvious resistance reaction like the magic power of the mage.
Therefore, there are very few unbelievers in this world. Even many mages who advocate personal power will find a god to believe in casually, because this may save your life at a critical moment. After all, no one can guarantee that they will not
Injuried.
Moreover, as the strength and magic power increase, the resistance to other magic or divine powers will become greater and greater...
Then, Su Zuo felt that if he heard correctly, what the nun meant was——
"My rejection of divine magic is so severe that I need to be treated by a priest at the level of a district bishop?!"
Suzo confirmed to Sister Elsa in disbelief.
The nun looked apologetic: "...Yes, if it weren't for the head nun, no matter how much divine power others input, the magical structure would have collapsed before entering the injured area..."
[I am only an intermediate apprentice... I already need a nun-level priest to treat me... If I am seriously injured when I reach the intermediate or high level... is it possible that I have to go to the Pope?!]
Su Zuo stared at the ceiling with dull eyes, wanting to cry without tears.
"Ah, since you're awake, these things will be returned to you."
Elsa picked up Suzuo's original clothes from the table behind her and put them in front of him. On top of the already clear black robe was his magic book and some other bits and pieces.
"Ah!" Seeing the magic book, Su Zuo picked it up in surprise and checked it repeatedly. He had not forgotten that if the magic book hadn't blocked him, he would have been dead before Cromwell appeared.
died.
That's right, Suzo didn't really faint until the moment Cromwell made a sound.
Seeing the surprised look on Su Zuo's face, Elsa smiled softly and stood up: "Since you are awake, I have to inform the Duchess... She has always wanted to see you again.
one side."
Su Zuo, who was checking the magic book, froze his fingers: "Duchess?!"
He suddenly remembered the jewelry that had been swallowed up by the magic book - he couldn't even afford to pay back so many jewelry after they were sold to him!
Looking at the magic book in his hand, Su Zuo began to seriously consider a question——
"How much is this thing worth?!"
.
Well, Suzo wasn't that spendthrift, and the Duchess didn't seem ready to find out where Suzo had gotten the jewelry.
As soon as she entered the room, Shirley rushed to the bed and hugged Su Zuo, who was fully dressed and sitting upright on the edge of the bed in a daze of boredom.
"It's so wonderful..." Before she could finish her sentence, she started crying.
"Uh... Madam..." Being hugged by the mature lady, Su Zuo was still unable to do anything, but Sheryl's breasts were pressed against his arms, and the soft and trembling feeling still made Su Zuo feel like this.
As an adult, he felt extremely embarrassed.
Weijier, who came in behind Sheryl, gouged out Su Zuo's eyes hard, making Su Zuo puzzled. However, it seemed that her affinity for magic was much better than that of Su Zuo. She was now wearing armor and holding a sword, looking very energetic.
She is so awesome that she has resumed her job as a police officer.
"Madam, let that guy go, he can hardly breathe."
Wei Jier opened her mouth and rescued Su Zuo who was in danger.
"Hmm..." Touching her tears, Sherry nodded and let go of her hand.
Knetin, Mrs. Shirley, and Wei Jier, these three women of different ages and identities, but each with their own charm, surrounded Su Zuo and sat in a circle. It felt like a three-chamber trial, which made Su Zuo feel extremely embarrassed.
, I don’t know where to put my hands.
For the first time, he began to seriously reflect on whether the limelight he had this time was a bit too much.
Somewhat to Su Zuo's surprise, the first person to speak was Sister Kneiting, whom Su Zuo was least familiar with. She coughed slightly: "Actually, um... Ivan, um... sir?"
"Just call me Yiwen Ian." Su Zuo quickly replied,
"Cough..." Knedin coughed awkwardly. Compared with the friendly impression Elsa gave people, Knedin was more majestic, but for some reason, after the majesty, Knedin always gave people a somewhat aloof feeling.
Feeling clumsy, "Well, Yiwen Ian, actually Mrs. Shirley came here this time to ask you for your thoughts."
"Huh?" Su Zuo was a little confused. He didn't understand what Shirley, as the principal wife of a duke, would do with a slum kid like herself.
"Actually..." Sheryl started, she seemed a little hesitant, carefully observing Su Zuo like a rabbit, she looked - quite cute?
"Actually, I want to ask you if you can be my adopted son." Sherry made up her mind and quickly replied, "You saved my life and Yili's life, but there is nothing I can do to repay you except
I really don’t have much besides a little money, so I want to ask you, can you become my adopted son?”
puff!
Su Zuo almost squirted, this woman is too kind-hearted!
Su Zuo is tempted, he is tempted decisively! If he is not tempted, he is not a human being!
The adopted son of the Silver Rose Duke’s family!? A Duke! And she’s an only daughter! She has no son!!!
but--
Forced to calm down, Su Zuo took a deep breath under the gaze of the three women: "May I ask, madam... is this a unilateral decision by you, or has it been discussed with Duke Feldnan?"
"Feiler..." After hearing Su Zuo's question, Sherry suddenly became entangled, "Feiler is not in the city now, but I think he will definitely agree with you when he comes back..."
"Then forgive me for refusing." Su Zuo declined Sheryl's proposal in a bachelor manner, "Madam, I appreciate your kindness, but I think life in Nolan Ji'er and the Golden Lock of Crow is pretty good. Although
I also have a very good impression of you, madam, and think you are an excellent, beautiful and kind-hearted mother. But to be honest, after careful consideration, I feel that aristocratic life is still not suitable for a vulgar commoner like me. So I still don’t
It disturbs your life and that of the Duke."
Su Zuo's consideration was very simple. The bloodline of the Silver Rose family has not yet been established. The first child is a girl. If he arrives at the Silver Rose family, then let alone Mrs. Shirley, he will be exposed to the legendary iron-blooded cruelty and methods.
The impression of the current head of the family, the extremely cruel Duke of Silver Rose, must be that of a Nanling bastard who came to seize his title of Silver Rose. So in a family dominated by Duke of Rose, there is no telling how long he can survive.
So we still follow the old saying, it is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. The big noise he made in Wenning District is just the time to consolidate the results. How can you say that you just change the dungeon when you change the dungeon, right?
"...That's it..." Sherry sighed, "Then there's nothing we can do..."
After refusing, Su Zuo's expression changed. From his original upright expression, he became a little embarrassed. He cautiously asked: "Um... Madam, how much are your jewelry worth?"
Shirley was stunned for a moment and didn't react: "There are probably 2,000 or 3,000 gold coins in the bits and pieces. What's wrong?"
Su Zuo stopped rubbing his palms: "Wait a minute...how many gold coins? No...is it gold coins? Or silver coins?"
"Probably more than 3,000 imperial gold coins, what's wrong?" Sherry looked a bit innocent. Even though she was married to a woman, she was still a natural idiot?
Su Zuo decided not to mention the issue of compensation. Since Shirley didn't talk about it, he would never mention it again.
Damn, he can't even afford to pay back 3,000 gold coins or something after selling it! With 3,000 gold coins, it's enough to buy ten Qiluo!
Damn...the gap between rich and poor in this world is so fucking huge...
Su Zuo's eyes were filled with blood and tears.
"If you don't want to, then I can't help you with anything. This is worth 1 thousand gold..."
Su Zuo jumped up suddenly: "Madam! Don't talk about money! Talking about money hurts feelings!"
Now this natural fool can't react. God knows what she will think when she reacts! She can't react, and the Silver Rose Princess can also react. 3,000 gold coins, even for a Corolla noble, is not a small amount of money. In order to
In order to prevent others from giving the impression that they were good at getting a bargain, and then they were beaten to death, there is no way to accept this money!
"Ah?! Oh...Is that so..." It seemed that Shirley had no idea. Since Su Zuo refused, she just stuffed her hand that was halfway out of the bag back.
Su Zuo regretted it the moment he refused.
In the slender hand, several huge gems shone with an inexplicable luster. Su Zuo, who didn't need the magic book's arcane bloodline, could tell at a glance that those were definitely very precious magic gems!
The blood and tears in his heart turned into a sea of blood, and Su Zuo had to pretend to smile on the surface: "Speaking of which, what happened to that alchemist in the end?"
The moment Su Zuo blurted out, he realized that he had said the wrong thing.
The expressions of the three people present turned gloomy to varying degrees.
Finally, Wei Jier answered for the others: "Beheaded on the spot by Chief Cromwell."
.
Finally, Kneitin suggested to Suzuo that in order to improve his weird physical resistance to divine magic, he should join the Prayer Order and become a true believer.
The full name of the Order of Prayerful Sisters is - The Sisterhood of Blind Sisters who pray for self-discipline and self-cultivation. As the name suggests, it is a monastic order composed almost entirely of female believers. Although it is not that there have never been male believers before, the number of
Extremely rare.
And Knaitin not only gave Su Zuo a religious ceremony, but also gave him a religious badge and a teaching disc to confirm his identity as a priest. Even if Su Zuo did not go to the church to become an orthodox priest in the future, he would still have to pray with him.
No matter where he goes, as long as there is a church of the Church of the Gods, Suzo can seek help from the priests of the church or the monks of the monastery.
Compared with the gifts given by ordinary believers, the initiation ceremony held by Knetin for Su Zuo was very formal. It happened that Su Zuo also relied on Knetin's divine power to stay alive for three consecutive days because of his coma, without eating.
All the conditions for purification are met.
"...you enjoy the Holy Spirit because you see all good things. From today on, you are a believer and monk of Vina, the god of trade winds and truth. You should abide by the canons and doctrines, do no evil, and do not bully the people.
, do not violate order or violate morals, do not give in to evil and heresy, keep faith, preach doctrines, become the earthly agents of the gods, dispel evil intentions, discourage evil deeds, love your neighbor as yourself, and do what is believed to be righteous."
Knetin said a lot when he saluted Suzuo, but with only a partial understanding of the teachings of the Church of the Gods, Suzuo only understood the last short paragraph.
In his previous life, Su Zuo was an atheist. Since he was born in a world with gods this time, in his impression, becoming a believer of a certain god is probably similar to having someone in his previous life. It has little to do with faith, but mainly with the belief that
Enough benefits to attract - at least for him.
And judging from the superficial conversation Suzuo had with Kneitin before he agreed to receive the ceremony, the religious teachings of the Prayer Society did not conflict with some of the values he believed in, so it didn't matter.
In particular, Sister Elsa on the side also reminded Suzo that if you join the religious order, you can receive free sacraments for every dawn service and holy sacraments (such as holy day sacraments) when you come to the church to attend services.
Meatloaf and milk - that is, "Holy Communion".
At this moment, Su Zuo's heart and saliva were instantly moved.
Even in Nolan Ji Er Dang, eating meat and drinking milk may not happen once a month. For Su Zuo who turned down the 1,000 gold coins, this free "holy meal" is quite good.
of nutritional supplements.
So after weighing it again and again, Su Zuo felt that it would do no harm to him, so he agreed to join the association and became a believer.
The main process of the sacrament of the sacrament was coming to an end after Kneitin read out the last words. After the holy water imbued with divine power was applied to Suzo's forehead and shoulders, the ceremony was over.
However, because it was not a baby's ceremony, Su Zuo stayed where he was, waiting for Knaitin to come over with the scripture of the gods in his hand, and after taking the paperback version of the scripture and the emblem from her hand, it was officially over.
After standing up, Su Zuo remembered the prayer that aroused his interest during the ceremony, and couldn't help asking Kneitin, who had become his spiritual mentor -
"Teacher Kneiting, is this sentence, 'You can enjoy the Holy Spirit because you see all good things', a sentence from the scriptures?"
Kneiting seemed a little surprised that Suzo became interested in doctrine so quickly, but she seemed very happy: "This sentence comes from the third volume of Psalms, and it means-"
"In other words, does almost every believer know this sentence?" Suzo interrupted Knaitin's explanation. He was concerned about other aspects.
"Absolutely." Kneiting thought for a moment.
"Then..." Su Zuo paused and recalled, "'Offer our treasures to the land blessed by the gods.' and 'The fifth light is the most beautiful in heaven and earth, because it is the truth.'
Are these two sentences also from scriptures?"
Knetin's reaction was a little strange. She frowned: "Where did you hear these two sentences?"
Su Zuo pretended to be stupid and grinned: "Forgot!"
"Forget it..." Knaitin shook his head, "'The Land of the Blessings of the Gods' was the slogan put forward by the Holy City during the Twenty-One Years War between the Empire and Nanling, saying that 'Nanling' was the place where the gods
It is a blessed land, so all believers in the church should work hard to regain this land of God from heretics and pagans. It has been widely spread and is still spread among believers in the imperial army. And the 'fifth light'
It should refer to Joshua, the God of Glory and War. This should be the internal doctrine of his order, the Baptist Church, and it belongs to those annoying extremists..."
"That's it..." Su Zuo nodded, "Believers...veterans...Baptist monks..."
Su Zuo raised his head and saw a person.
The man was wearing a white uniform and was standing at the back of the church chapel, talking to another man with light red hair and his left arm hanging around his neck.
He couldn't see his front, but just by looking at his back, Su Zuo could recognize who he was.
So, Su Zuo raised his hand and pointed at him: "Teacher Kneiting, Chief Cromwell, is he... a Baptist monk?"
Kneiting didn't know why Su Zuo asked this, but she just tried her best to answer Su Zuo——
"Sheriff Cromwell? If I remember correctly, he seems to be one of the group of soldier believers developed by the Baptist Church during the Seven Towns Rebellion War..."