On the second day, before dawn, the streets and alleys on the other side of the Hedgewell River showed a scene of vitality that was far beyond ordinary.
To avoid air raids, the houses here are painted with large swaths of black, and the slightly more prominent buildings are covered with barbed wire or bamboo cages as "defense facilities" that serve as psychological comfort. From a bird's eye view, everything should be as usual.
Like a lifeless dark dungeon
But today, the soldiers on the reconnaissance plane discovered that a line of light hundreds of meters long appeared at the door of the church, and sporadic light spots like fireflies were still converging towards it.
Congregants holding dim lanterns had already occupied the aisles surrounded by several warning lines.
Moreover, they arrived relatively early, and the first dozen or so people in line asked the clergy responsible for guiding order.
There is really no higher requirement! No matter whether you are rich or poor, you can come to Bishop Lavoisier for confession! Unless you are too procrastinating in coming to see him, and you have not been in line for two days.
The general principle is "first come, first served", but there is also an adjustment rule.
"You can go forward, start from the tenth position, and then go forward."
One of the deacons motioned to a thin girl with thin clothes to stand up.
It is reported that Bishop Lavoisier has begun to worship the Lord's holy relics and test the congregation. The candle in the lantern in this person's hand not only emits a stronger light, but also moves with her steps.
The lamps held by the surrounding believers were affected to a certain extent.
This kind of scene either means that the person's inspirational talent is higher than ordinary people, or that he is an extremely devout person who has been praying a lot recently, and his spiritual state has been adjusted to a level that is more compatible with light.
Seeing that this frail girl could cross such a long queue and move forward, everyone else showed great admiration.
Inside the church.
The confessional room was set up in a prominent place, with the entrances of the penitent and the auditors separated. The outside was covered with a gilded sun-patterned red cloth curtain, and there were fixed partitions in the middle of the tables inside, through which only the visible
The silhouette of the shadow of things behind.
Its layout follows traditional etiquette, but it looks different from before.
Because it's really too big.
Under normal circumstances, if two people want to talk face to face, a 1x1 meter wooden table is enough.
As for the table where Father Lavoisier performed the sacrament of confession, even if it is covered with a curtain, it can be seen that the combined width of its left and right hands is at least more than ten meters!
According to the canon law of the Holy Sun Church, priests who perform the sacrament of confession must strictly keep secrets. This is an extremely strict law. No third person will be present to hear confession, so the several civil servants responsible for setting up the venue imagined what was going on.
In front of such a large table, listening to the teachings face to face, the space around you seems to give people the feeling that there are "witnesses" who transcend the world here!
Dawn, when the world is clean.
Fan Ning sat alone in front of the confession table.
There was a mysterious and unpredictable scene all around.
The long mahogany table more than ten meters long was filled with candles. On the soft curtains, lamps with sacred carvings were emitting bright light, and the long and narrow baffle used to block the opposite seats was actually
There is a golden and clear morning sun rising slowly!
There are ripples of light everywhere in the air. Through those textures, the sense of hearing, smell, touch and taste are all connected with the vision. It seems that you can experience the supreme artistic revelation.
"Unexpectedly, I successfully passed through the 'Gate of Enlightenment' at this moment and was promoted to the second level of Xiaoxiao. This was mainly due to the accumulation of previous missions and institutes, and the subsequent Baptismal Festival scene where the enlightenment effect far exceeded expectations."
Fan Ning slowly opened his eyes, and the hallucinatory scene in the confession room dissipated inch by inch.
This means that not only dozens of people in the world have been promoted to "Crescent Moon", "Lion Forging" and "Blade Bearer" because of him, but hundreds of people have become "Bridegroom" and "Flying Bearer" under his inspiration.
Moth" and embarked on his own artistic path.
Deeply aware of the second level, create your own key.
With caution, at the level of the Knower, not to mention killing or defeating, not to mention facing an extreme opponent who "chooses not to be a human being at all", at least in a normal one-on-one situation, it is very difficult.
It's rare that anyone can threaten Fan Ning's life.
But his expression turned bad not long after.
The feeling of the astral body being torn apart reappeared, and the uncomfortable symptoms of "old" pollution began to rise again.
The higher you rise, the higher your understanding and insight, and the more serious the sense of dislocation of incompatible musical inspiration from two generations becomes.
Although "Mass in B Minor" is the pinnacle of medieval music or Baroque music, it is only a temporary solution.
"It's really almost time to leave."
Fan Ning sighed secretly in his heart and spread his palm in front of him. A piece of light yellow letter flashed away.
That was the message from the papal messenger.
What is written above is a list, which can be "page-turned", a full list.
There are high-level people in the church, there are also middle- and low-level people and ignorant people, there are various professionals in the military, and there are also artists from the church.
Fan Ning went to confession these two days not only for the sake of the confession itself.
The time has come for the candidates for the investigation team who entered the abnormal area to make a choice so that the Pope can arrange related matters.
Those who can voluntarily sign up for this list are those who have devout beliefs and are willing to follow their search for the "God's Theme". However, if they are selected into the Abnormal Zone Investigation Team, there is a high probability that they will die.
This choice is really difficult to make.
Fan Ning can only learn more about things through the sacrament of confession - many people who have interacted with him recently and are queuing up outside are also on this list.
He spent more than a quarter of an hour suppressing his spiritual discomfort, adjusting his emotions to a state of compassion and peace, and finally rang the white thread holding the bell of the outside assistant.
This means that the first person in line can come in.
After dozens of seconds, the golden sun-patterned red cloth was uncovered, and a tall and thin figure sat on the opposite side of the baffle.
Although his spiritual sense could scan the other person's external appearance and characteristics at a glance, Fan Ning strictly abided by the laws as a clergyman and did not try to find out what kind of person the other person was.
"What confession do you want to make?" Fan Ning asked gently.
"Bishop Lavoisier, I have a lot of confusion and it's hard to figure it out." The other person's voice sounded familiar.
The first person turned out to be Duerke, the one-armed old priest of Laubken Diocese. Even Fan Ning's expression behind the screen was a bit stunned.
"You yourself are also my master, why do you come to me for confession, and come before many believers? Have you violated the precept of favoritism?"
"In His name, there is absolutely no favoritism." The old priest said quickly, "After the concert ended last night and the application for musical instruments was completed, I did not go back to rest. I waited on the spot all night long. In this way, I saved the first one today. Qualifications for coming to see His Excellency the Bishop."
"Then tell me." Fan Ning said.
Durk recalled the matter that his distinguished guest, Ms. Roy, asked him to ask.
Moreover, he felt that this was indeed a question he had had over the years as a priest.
"I have had a lot of experience in going to confession, but I would like to take the liberty of asking the bishop a question."
“Do clergy must only offer confession to believers? If a non-believer from a non-Godly state comes to visit, must this sacrament be declined, or can it be accepted happily?”