"I've heard Larter mention you a long time ago, Mr. Hamilton, good morning."
In the early morning mist, three people standing in front of the Dawn Church and talking to each other greeted each other.
Although Bishop Owen looked old, he spoke with great energy. He looked at Shade up and down, and lamented to Priest August that young people today are more energetic than those of their time.
Bishop Owen was quite talkative and easily introduced Shade to the issue of the Feast of Holy Prayer activities they had just discussed.
The Holy Prayer Festival every year is the busiest time for Dawn Church, but every year it must come up with some new ideas. The Zhengshen Church is not a pedantic organization that does not know how to keep pace with the times. For example, this year, the church plans to
In addition to traditional religious activities, church visits, religious story performances in the side halls of churches, and large-scale sermons in Dawn Square, some simple propaganda materials are produced and distributed to pagans to spread the influence of the Feast of Holy Prayer and Dawn Church.
“What promotional materials did the church ultimately choose?”
Shade was very curious about this and asked the two old men.
"It has the widest impact on the atmosphere, and once you get it, you will never throw it away, and you will cherish it very much."
Priest August said, and then Bishop Owen, who was close to the wall, smiled and handed the thing in his hand to Shade:
"Mr. Hamilton, let's talk about this from your perspective."
Shade stretched his head to look, and then saw a silver coin in the bishop's old palm.
"silver?"
Twist the coin. The upward side is the number "1053" and the words "Feast of Holy Prayer", and the side behind is Mr. Dawn's holy symbol. After a few tiptoes, I am sure it is not pure silver.
An old gentleman walked out of the church next to him and greeted Bishop Owen, and looked at Shade curiously. Judging from Bishop Owen's response, this old gentleman had the title of Viscount.
Priest Augustus introduced to Shade:
"It's not pure silver. The center part of the coin is mixed with some alloy. It's just a commemorative coin. According to the market price, it can be exchanged for about 4 shillings and 7 pence. But the cost is not particularly high. We cooperate with the church of [Lady of Creation]
, using the special metals they sold to us at low prices, which deducted part of the cost. Those alloys were scraps, originally commissioned by the Kingdom of Delarion... Ahem, I can't say this."
Priest Augustus' tone was somewhat complacent:
"We have prepared 20,000 coins and will wait until the Feast of Holy Prayer to distribute them together with promotional leaflets near Dawn Square. This does not violate Delarian's minting policy, it can only be regarded as a commemorative small coin. Detective, this idea
How about it?"
"That's a pretty good idea."
The outsider praised the idea, and then looked around the side of the coin and saw densely packed letters, which together meant:
[The shadows shine, the shadows follow the dawn.]
This sentence is usually used as the beginning or the end of the prayers of believers of the righteous god [Mr. Dawn].
This kind of behavior, which is equivalent to direct payment of money, is simply the most powerful propaganda method. The cost of 20,000 coins will not exceed 8,000 pounds, which is nothing to the wealthy Zhengshen Church.
He originally thought that he might be able to come up with some good ideas to help Priest Augustus, but no idea was better than directly sending money. Especially since the kingdom did not intend to pursue the issue of coinage rights.
"However, we still need to do a good job of publicity work in advance to let people know as much as possible what will be done on the day. Moreover, we must also be prepared. Once too many people come and the 20,000 coins are distributed, the people who come later will
If you have any opinions, how should you respond? I would say, it is better to distribute the money in different time periods, such as 5,000 in the morning, 5,000 in the morning, 5,000 in the afternoon, and 5,000 in the evening. Ensure that people in each time period have the opportunity.
"
Shade said casually while observing the details of the coin. Priest Augustus glanced at him in surprise:
"This makes sense. We were actually planning to give out one-shilling coins once more people came than expected."
The church is richer than Shade thought.
"But people must realize that God's favor is not unlimited. Generous giving cannot leave a deep impression on people, but conditional gifts can make people understand God's strictness and love."
Shade concluded that he had seen this idea of "limited edition gift giving" a lot in his hometown.
At this time, even Bishop Owen looked at Shade with some surprise. He waved goodbye to the Viscount. He was very satisfied with Shade's ideas and opinions, so he asked with a smile:
"Mr. Hamilton, there are not many young people with ideas like you. Speaking of which, have you studied theology?"
The bishop examines the teachings.
"No, my education level is very low."
After saying that, he winked at Priest August, hoping that the other person would get rid of this topic. He was not the original Shad, and this kind of question might cause problems no matter how he said it.
"Detective Hamilton's background is not very good, but I have always believed that a humble background can reflect the value of a person's efforts."
Priest Augustus tried to change the subject. Seeing that the bishop still wanted to ask Schade a question, he took the lead and asked Schade before retreating:
"However, Detective Hamilton is indeed a very thoughtful young man. Not only what he said just now, he also often asks some interesting questions. Even if he does not study theology, he is still willing to think about life and the world. Oh, poor young man
, if he has money to go to a higher education institution, he might be able to become a university student."
"Mr. Hamilton, what kind of questions have you thought about?"
Bishop Owen had a good impression of Shad, but his curiosity was aroused by Priest August's words at this time, so he asked Shad again with a smile.
Priest August wanted to smooth things over, but Shade thought for a moment and shook his head slightly at the priest. Not all questions had to be avoided, but he was very interested in discussing issues with theologians who truly existed in the world of God.
So he looked like he was thinking, and then raised his head slightly to look at the sky:
"Standing in this world, there are always many thoughts. For example, I once thought about whether our world has a name."
"Oh? This is really an interesting question. Why do you think so?"
Bishop Owen frowned slightly and asked inquiringly.
At this time, the three of them were still standing at the door of the church, and the grand church door was beside them. The morning fog made this morning seem a bit gloomy, and people kept passing by the three of them, but because of Shade's problem, the three of them had no attention.
Focus on the following words:
"Bishop Owen, Priest Augustus, you see, since cities have names, countries have names, and even compared to the New World, our place is called the Old World. So, does this world have a name?"
The name that Shade mentioned does not refer to the "material world", but the name of a wider world.
"As far as I know, our world has no name. It is usually just called the world..."
The old bishop nodded and said, and Priest Augustus on the side also echoed:
"No matter whether it is religious scriptures or mythological stories, there is no name for this world. It's really interesting, detective, what is the purpose of this question?"
Shade considered his words and tried to express his thoughts clearly. He has thought about these things many times since he came here:
"You see, only when people realize that there are two cities, will they name their city; after the great geographical discovery fifty years ago and the discovery of the New World, they will call the current continent the Old World. So, this
Whether the world has names like 'Azeroth' or 'Ionia' also depends on whether people realize that there is another world... If the world has no name, then it means that at least
In the current understanding of God and man, the world is unique."
He hoped that he could express what he wanted to express clearly, but he felt quite regretful when he said this. Knowing that this world that is in the wave of the steam age has no name means that he wants to find answers from the world view of this world.
The direction of home may be very difficult.
"This... is really interesting. Few people can think about the relationship between man, God and the world from such a high position."
Bishop Owen took a long time to say that the old man looked at Shade a little differently. For outsiders, thinking about this issue is very common, but for people in this world, this is a kind of thinking that is almost out of the world;
"Wonderful thinking, very theological speculation!"
Bishop Owen hesitated for a moment, and seeing that Priest Augustus was still thinking, he asked kindly:
"Mr. Hamilton, maybe you could actually study theology... Speaking of which, which god do you believe in?"
"Faith? I..."
He was surprised by this question and asked in his mind:
"What do I believe in?"
【Why are you asking me?】
Outsiders have never considered this kind of thing before, and it is definitely not possible to say that they are unbelievers at this time. Among the five options of the Zhengshen Church, Mr. Li Ming was the first to rule out this kind of lie. This kind of lie will be easily exposed by the bishop in front of him.
And of the remaining four options, every one of them seems to work.
He winked at Priest August, but the latter seemed to have no choice. So he could only bite the bullet and said:
"I should actually be considered a casual believer of [Lady Creation]. I really like the Church of Creation's outstanding contributions to steam machinery in recent years."
"You shallow believer, have you ever considered converting to my Lord [Mr. Liming]?"
Bishop Owen asked again, this kind of question is insulting to devout believers, but it doesn't matter to casual believers.
"For the time being...maybe...think about it."
The tone was uncertain.
"That's really a pity, but Mr. Hamilton, you can learn more about our faith from Priest Augustus, maybe he will be interested. An outstanding young man like you will definitely be helpful to the development of the church...
..I won’t say more, it’s better than having to fill up the wall of unbelievers after their death.”