Chapter 1546： big mover

Gawain and Belsetia's ideas have fully proved one thing, that is, if you want to exploit loopholes in religious ceremonies, you have to be knowledgeable or shameless, and as long as you can meet these two conditions. One, there are really as many loopholes as you want to drill. Religious activities inherited from the primitive worship period have slow iterations, and almost no one will look at this sacred thing from the perspective of "drilling loopholes", and of course not. Some people take the initiative to fix bugs or seriously discuss the unreasonable aspects of the ritual process. However, the natural principles behind these rituals will not actively avoid certain loopholes because of the ignorance of believers. Now, these are things that no one has considered for thousands of years. The loopholes became "opportunities" in Gawain's eyes.

Thinking about it carefully, the existence of such loopholes is actually a necessity. After all, one of the most important conditions in devout belief is "don't question". What is "don't question?" In simple terms, theocracy is absolute. As long as it points to the gods, then mortals will never be allowed to doubt and encounter problems? That is a test given by the gods, and the words in the scriptures are unreasonable? Is that because of your own lack of understanding, the house next door suddenly disappeared halfway through the sacrificial ceremony? God's move must have a deep meaning, don't even think about continuing to pray, even if this street is gone, it's God's will...

This is piety.

Of course, all of the above are only considered from the perspective of church activities. When it comes to actual operation, it must not be so rude and simple. As the ruler of the real world, Gawain has to consider the stability of society and the lives of a large number of ordinary people. He cannot It's really a big sacrifice ceremony and then let a house or even half a block disappear out of thin air in front of ordinary people. This needs to be discussed with the gods involved, and the things in the house can be taken away...

The assembly hall fell into a short period of silence. The gods were obviously shocked by Gawain's whimsy, and even Amoen, who was eating melons and watching the fun, was in a petrified state at the moment, until Gawain's voice suddenly broke. Silent: "What do you think of my suggestion?"

A breeze blew from nowhere, rolling the courtyard under the golden oak trees, and amid the rustling of the grass blades, Amoun's voice finally sounded on the edge of the assembly hall: "I think I can give it a try, from the sacrificial ceremony. Judging from the process and loopholes in the process, this operation is feasible, of course, the details of the specific implementation still need to be discussed... such as the designation of the sacrifice field."

"Yes, the sacrificial field is affected by the symbolic meaning of the ceremony, not because we want to say how big it is," Buffal, the **** of commerce, nodded and said, "and we are not able to take away anything in the ceremony at will, This first requires the 'approval' of the ceremonial process. It is best to hold a closed ceremony in the church, which is the place where the earth and the kingdom of God are more closely connected, which can ensure the stability of the transmission process, and the closed environment of the church also helps to cover the ceremony site. Unusual movement around."

"But is there an arsenal near the church?" Nefari, the **** of song, dance and wind, frowned, "There seems to be no such thing around the main churches in my memory..."

"There is nothing around our sister's church," Eve, the goddess of harvest, also shook her head. "There is no such thing around the church facilities..."

Gawain looked at these few with a serious expression: "This can be."

"...That's right," Nefali was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, "This should be easy for you to arrange."

"But does it still need a legitimate name to hold such a large-scale sacrifice ceremony suddenly?" Blood God Danmo immediately raised a question, "Although the devout believers do not question the oracle, but such a large-scale sacrifice Not only the devout believers are affected by church activities, but the doubts that arise in the hearts of ordinary believers and shallow believers may also affect the state of the deity half body..."

"We can cooperate in this aspect in this world," Gawain continued, "Winter is coming to an end, and the next month of recovery will be a month of various festivals, and we can organize various celebrations of the month of recovery... Churches will organize sacraments to please the gods during celebrations like this, so it's not surprising to have them add a sacrificial ceremony to their regular prayers... If you need a name, it's after the victory in the Wasteland War. Prayers for all beings in the world."

"Similar sacrificial ceremonies can be held many times," Rosetta Augustus said immediately after Gawain's voice fell, "After the end of the month of recovery, there will be the Midsummer Festival, and then there will be the Harvest Festival, and next year In winter, there is also the Winter Veil Celebration. Although according to tradition, not all festivals have sacrifices in the sacrament, but now is the first year after the end of the Wasteland War, whether it is in the name of consoling the wasteland war hero or In the name of the world's blessings, we can all ask cathedrals to hold such ceremonies."

"And we don't necessarily have to hold the sacrament during the festival," Bersetia also broke the silence, "you can create some small-scale miracles in some 'holy places', and then cause public opinion around them, and finally Holding additional religious ceremonies in the name of 'Omens from the Sky' will not be rejected by pious priests as long as there is a valid reason, especially since these things will also be approved by the Theocratic Council. Of course, this process may require With the cooperation of the gods... Now that you have been separated from the divine half-body, can you still do things like cause miracles in the world?"

Belsetia's last sentence was said by looking at the gods in the assembly hall, and Faule, the **** of winter and the forest, responded immediately: "Of course, this is something that is almost instinctive for us, no matter if it is divinity. The half body or the human half body has this power."

Gawain nodded: "This solves another problem. All in all, we need to cooperate extremely tacitly with the world and the gods this time, so as to ensure the success of the plan without disturbing the divine half-body, nor disturbing the gods. Not to cause turmoil."

The three earthly emperors and the gods discussed the plan to guide Ragnarok in a word-by-word manner. Those daring and even astonishing plans took shape so quickly, Amber couldn't help but widen her eyes, and she finally endured for a long time. A sentence kept popping up: "Why are you so proficient in formulating these plans... I feel that ordinary priests are not as smooth as you!"

Hearing Amber's remarks, Gawain just breathed a sigh of relief, and said indifferently: "The person who ends theocracy must be the one who understands theocracy best. If you want to destroy an order, you must first be in this field. Experts do it, nothing can be done without angry and ambitious people."

"This may be the first large-scale cooperation between the mortal world and the gods, and it will be the last time," the blood **** Dan Mo couldn't help but sigh, "Ironically, the mortals and the gods have until the decision to end the age of mythology. It's time to really have a little bit of tacit understanding."

"It's better than not being able to communicate until the last moment," Nefali reassured beside him, "It will be fine after this incident is over. Without the hidden danger of crazy gods, many of the Theocratic Council's plans can be more reassuring and bold. If we continue to push forward, those of us who are left of humanity can also work together with the Council. Didn't Gawain Cecil describe a 'final order'? That day will come sooner or later..."

Amber's eyes swept between these stalwart figures and Gawain and other three earthly emperors, and she didn't know what she was thinking about, and suddenly a sentence came out: "But we are so dense in one year. Is it really okay to organize church events?"

Gao Wen glanced at her: "What kind of problem are you referring to?"

"In terms of public opinion, what is the direction of the official release?" Amber said while organizing the language. After being with Gawain for so long, she was obviously able to use many new words invented by the other party. "Will these sacrificial activities be held? I won’t discuss about strengthening the connection of ideological trends. After all, the beliefs of the gods themselves are still there, and the connection of ideological trends is also there. There is not much difference between strengthening and not strengthening, and the whole plan will last for at most one year. After one year, if everything goes well The age of mythology is over, but the key is the follow-up after this...

“The Theocratic Council has always been sending out a signal to control large gatherings of faith and weaken the authority of the church, but now we have to organize so many large-scale sacrificial events in a year, and many of them even have theocratic councils and various countries. The platform of the government... Will this send a wrong signal to the public, making the public think that the 'wind direction' above has changed? To put it further, will this make some churches 'inflate' and feel that they can do it again... When the time comes What if the various sects rebounded, and they were renewed by them as soon as the Age of Mythology ended?"

Listening to Amber's worries, Gawain pondered for a while and then shook his head gently: "The problems you mentioned do exist, but compared to the premature end of the Age of Myths and the result of passing the 'Coming of Age' ceremony safely, this cost or risk is to me. considered acceptable. And on the other hand, even though we're going to organize these rituals within a year, that doesn't mean the council allows the sects to expand Ragnarok without permission After the program is over, all restrictions will return to normal, and the council will still have the power to put the brakes on it."

Speaking of this, he paused, with a meaningful smile on his face: "As for what you are worried about, will the major churches misunderstand certain things, will they feel that they can do it again, even if the council does not approve it? What kind of tricks are you going to do under these circumstances... One thing you have to remember is that only officially approved sacrificial activities are called 'praying for the people', and sacrificial activities without documents, no matter how large they are, are called 'illegal gatherings'.

"We have a comprehensive set of laws for this kind of unlawful assembly."

The corner of Amber's mouth couldn't help shaking: "As expected of you, it's still a familiar style."

"This is not my style, this is the rule of the real society," Gawain shrugged, "Faith activities are tools to maintain social cohesion, and tools should not have their own will to use them.

"In a sense, I would welcome them to have some illegal gatherings that would give the council plenty of reason to ban it. We've closed down countless troubled churches over the past few years, but recently they've gotten smarter and learned Hidden and tucked away, and I really hope they can go back to the simple state of doing underground mass under the ban of the council, when the Tribunal's trial monks were full and happy every day."

Amber thought for a while, and couldn't help but look back at the gods in the assembly hall who were listening to Gawain's speech, the expression on her face was a bit strange: "Although your words are not wrong, I always feel that we are in front of the gods. Is it a little inappropriate to discuss this... in person?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard Faule, the **** of Bitter Winter and Mountain Forest, suddenly speak: "What's inappropriate, how reasonable it is, I'd rather listen to it."

"That's all. If you are really interested in the Theocratic Council, I can send someone some information when you come back, and you can study it yourself." Gao Wen laughed, he suddenly felt these various "human nature of God" They are all quite interesting. They have such distinct personalities, different emotions, different emotions, their own likes and dislikes, and at the same time they love the world so much to talk to them, as if facing a group of friends who can open their hearts, As long as you can get used to the oppressive aura in the face of a powerful existence and get used to the feeling of having an equal conversation with "God", this will be a quite interesting experience.

"Then the general process of this matter is set like this." Finally, Gawain's eyes swept across the entire assembly hall, summarizing the conspiracy that is destined to change the fate of the entire world, "We will pass the world and the gods through In a cooperative way, large-scale sacrificial activities are held around the world, and in the process, mortal weapons are sent to the kingdom of God. These mortal weapons sent into the kingdom of God are tentatively code-named 'Wu De';

"At the same time as the sacrificial ceremonies are held in various places, the Court of Disobedience will serve as the main window for future communication. The Council will leave a long-term open secure communication terminal in this meeting place. Through this terminal, the gods who visit this place can directly contact to myself or to those on duty on the Council.

"On the other hand, if we need to contact a certain god, we will still use today's process to send letters to the kingdom of God through the 'windows' in various churches. If it is something that can be said directly in the letter Just explain in the letter, if it's something that can't be mentioned directly in the letter... leave a code, and you will come here after you see the code.

"In any case, we must contact us through the above channels as soon as possible. Remember, we must ensure tacit cooperation."

Gawain's expression was very serious, and the gods listened to the orders of an earthly emperor with the same seriousness, and after Gawain's voice fell, Flora, the goddess of spring, asked, "What is the secret code to call for a meeting? Or is it the same as before? Mark it with shadow sand as well?"

Speaking of this, she suddenly shrank her neck, looked back at the "colleagues" behind her who were nervous at the same time, and then added: "I just want to confirm, if there is shadow sand and dust in the future, all of us will also It's better to be mentally prepared in advance or something."

Gawain thought for a while, and just wanted to nod his head, but suddenly thought of himself and Amber about to go to the Shadow Kingdom, thinking that if he and Amber left, the person on duty at the council might not be able to get the shadow dust to act as a "password". ”, he quickly thought about it: “Since we have reached a consensus today, then there is no need to use the shadow sand as a sign for future contacts, so let’s agree on a common code word…”

He paused when he said this, then looked at Bersetia and Rosetta on the side: "What's your opinion?"

"I want to say that the most suitable password is 'Ragnarok', but these few words will probably arouse the alertness of the divine half-body," Rosetta shook her head. "What does the Silver Queen think?"

Belsetia thought for a while, and her eyes suddenly fell on Gawain.

"Ragnarok is the dawn of the world, but Cecil already has an air fortress called this name, so change it a little..." She smiled and said word by word, "The Sword of Dawn... What do you think? "

"The Sword of Dawn... Sounds good." Gawain froze for a moment, and smiled as well, then he turned his head and looked at the gods in the assembly hall.

"Then we agreed to use 'Sword of Dawn' as the secret word. If we see this word in the letter, we will come here to discuss important matters."

(End of this chapter)