goddess of revolution

Chapter 831 Master and Pedwan, Theresia's Church Reform

"My ideal country is also the ideal country of all mortals."

The queen continued to talk, and there were some things that Baudouin didn't quite understand, which made the northern archbishop extremely frightened. He didn't know whether he was qualified to hear the queen's self-talk.

"I have witnessed another world. Although it is just... the projection he shaped to convince me, and everything is shown to pave the way for his belief, I still found something in common between the two worlds."

"In that world without extraordinary power, every change in productivity will destroy the production relationship, so there is endless turmoil. Just because of the productivity change triggered by a steam engine, the world has undergone changes beyond all eras in a hundred years. And In our world, even a magic apprentice can make the same thing."

"Also because they can only rely on the barren basic laws, the mortals there have given birth to extraordinary wisdom, not only about the wisdom of accurately measuring the world and exploring the truth of the world, but also the wisdom of how mortals should get along with each other. Those wisdoms are indeed amazing. Praise."

"However, even in the era of their so-called scientific prosperity, the hearts of mortals have not changed in any way. The hearts of most mortals are extremely weak. Just enduring a life-and-death test will make them close their hearts and indulge in that The weak and insignificant stimulation brought about by this kind of test. Only a very small number of people can rely on faith and wisdom to break through all kinds of shackles, embark on the road of ascension, and become heroes and leaders of all ages."

"What does this mean? It means that the spiritual growth of most mortals has a limit, which is no different from that of the mortals in the Finn world. Here, mortals do gain extraordinary power through faith, but even if we give good Education, for the vast majority of mortals to obtain a crippled divine art in their lifetime, that is, to become a zero-level transcendent, is already their limit."

"Not every soul has enough power to stand firm on the right path amidst the chaotic thoughts, has enough wisdom to comprehend the right path of faith through words and letters, and not every soul has enough will to fight against greed, laziness and Cowardly mortal nature, persist in practicing beliefs to gain strength."

"Because of the weakness and incompleteness of the mind, the mortals in that world behaved more depraved than the mortals in our Finn world. 80.00% of the mortals believe in nihilistic, omniscient and omnipotent gods, and there are endless disputes due to different sects they belong to. In fact, most people just use their beliefs as a tool for their own interests, and then give birth to villains who use these beliefs to instigate disputes to achieve evil goals, and they are no different from the devils in the Finn world."

"On the other hand, for most mortals who are not religious, they chase those phantom idols... oh, there are movies and TV, and there are singing, dancing, and even funny clowns. The fanaticism is more than belief in gods Strong. They’d rather spend a month’s income going to a concert than going to church to pray.”

"Yes, that world is ruled by money, and the mortals there are eroded by money. This confirms my previous vigilance against the Temple of Commerce. The mortals there are suffering, just like the mortals in the Finn world."

"What are they calling for? Are they calling for the universalism, ultimate freedom and complete liberation that Li Qi and Xiaohong said?"

"No, those things have been shattered there. Even the remnants who still insist on their beliefs are still split into countless factions, and they are regarded as heretics with each other. In an era when money has penetrated more and more into every aspect of mortal life, it has become as natural as breathing , How could they have a future?
"On the contrary, the mortals there are still calling for wise monarchs, flawless saints, and even true gods, just like their ancestors thousands of years ago. If I can show my strength in that world, they will not hesitate Follow me."

"Look, even in that world, the first thought of mortals is to seek help from the gods, because their minds cannot control themselves. It's not that I despise mortals, it's just the way it is."

"The same is true for mortals in the Finn world. From this commonality, I firmly believe that the only choice for the world to avoid a terrible future is to return to tradition."

"If it were in that world, my idea would not be valid. Because there is no supernatural power there, every class cannot maintain stability. A slight change in productivity will shake the production relationship."

"But this is the world of Fein. We have seen that the traditional order has been in operation for tens of thousands of years, and the world has generally remained calm. This proves that the traditional order is effective."

"One of the reasons for the collapse is the natural change of era. It is an external reason, and no one can avoid it. The internal reason is that the extraordinary power has not been fully utilized to stabilize the traditional order. There is no absolute justice and The gods of justice preside over such an order."

"Over the long years, mortal natures such as greed, laziness, and cowardice have gradually corrupted the country, the church, and the nobility. This is the reason for the collapse of the traditional order. Loyalty to the court is a living precedent."

Hearing this, Baudouin was a little relieved. The queen was indeed talking to herself, but she was also telling him with the experience of another world that she not only wanted to revive the church, but also played a role that no god had ever played before. Something the gods have never done before.

The Queen's tone became deeper, full of admiration.

"The philosophers of that world put forward the 'Utopia' thousands of years ago, which is an eternal truth that belongs to mortals."

"Philosopher-King, Protector, Defender, Producer, Slave..."

"Golden blood, silver blood, copper blood..."

"Rational soul, spiritual soul, desire soul..."

"Look, isn't this perfectly suitable for us? Haven't we followed the traditional order for several epochs? It's just that we haven't done it well enough, and there are too many impurities in it, and we haven't seriously thought about the corrections that need to be made, so that This order is more pure."

"Mortals can never be wise, only gods can be eternal, so only gods can be the king of philosophy."

"With eternal and absolutely just gods, priests will always obey the gods, serve the gods wholeheartedly, and rule over mortals. Warriors will fight bravely without fear of sacrifice, and farmers, craftsmen, and merchants will all be safe."

"Mortals do have different bloodlines, but this bloodline is not the inheritance of power, but the inheritance of responsibility and glory. Therefore, the division of nobles, free people, untouchables, and slaves helps people recognize the starting point of their destiny."

"I also believe that all spirits are equal, but they must be souls who support the eternal order, and equality is only equal opportunity. Everyone can directly communicate with the gods, and the gods are eternal, omniscient and absolutely just."

"Specifically for an individual, the fate brought by the bloodline and soul level is not static. Faith can sublimate the bloodline and soul and change the destiny. As long as everyone can face the gods, those noble souls who can overcome the inferiority of human nature will inevitably get A new destiny."

"So, the eternal order we want to establish has only two problems."

"One is how I, as a god, can achieve eternity, omniscience and absolute justice."

"One is to ensure that mortals can always communicate directly with me, and will not be blocked by various internal and external forces."

"My experience in that world is that we can no longer wait for the believers to work hard like the previous gods, or pass it on indirectly through the church. We can solve this problem through extraordinary power."

The queen... no, the goddess really has a new idea!
Boduan was a little disappointed. This meant that the church that the goddess wanted to revive was completely different from the previous church. Even if he could become a cardinal under the Pope, he would no longer have the power of such a role in the past.

Apart from disappointment, he was also a little curious, how would the goddess solve this problem?
"First of all, we still have to set up churches by region, but the main responsibility of this church is to increase the number of believers and improve the level of believers."

"The specific method is that we must abandon the past situation where the church is determined by one person. Under me, everyone is equal."

"Of course apprentices and mentors are different..."

The Empress briefly talked about her idea. For Baudouin, this is indeed a very novel system, more like the integration of various church and order systems in the past.

Set up centralized church schools in each diocese to select civilians and train them to become clergymen. This work has already been carried out before, and now it is just continuing to advance and sort out the system.

On top of the church school, a mentor system is established. Every legendary or hero-level clergyman is obliged to accept a number of strong-level apprentices to train them for promotion.Every time a hero or even a legend is cultivated, the goddess will bestow the corresponding divine grace as a resource for upgrading the level.

Once the apprentice is promoted, the master-apprentice relationship between the two will be dissolved, and the two have the same status in the church.

"In order to distinguish it from other types of mentors, the order mentor changed its name to... Master."

The empress appointed a proper name for this master-apprentice system: "Apprentices are called...Pedwan."

All the "Masters" in each diocese form the "Master Oracle", and a number of Masters are elected as the rotating oracle of the oracle, collectively exercising the authority of the previous church.The goddess appoints the bishop of each oracle and listens to them as needed for all decisions related to religious affairs.

On top of the oracles in the dioceses, the goddess will also establish a "supreme oracle" to replace the highest authority of the church in the past.In the supreme oracle, there is only a cardinal first-level teaching position, which is responsible for different fields of educational affairs, and there is no pope.The queen is the unity of man and god, and she is her own pope.

Weakening the hierarchical system of the church in the past and establishing an "oracle" directly controlled by the goddess, all of this is to allow the priests to face the goddess more equally.

Talking about how to use extraordinary power to strengthen the communication between believers and the goddess, the queen said: "I am already working on the transformation of Shenhuo, so that I can listen to the prayers of believers in Shenhuo in a more precise and detailed way, so as to ensure that I will not miss the voice of believers. .”

Baudouin secretly took a deep breath. Even if the goddess is a powerful god, it is impossible to listen to and respond to the prayers of every believer.As a god, as long as one is fully focused on the perception of the heart of the god, mortals will be noticed when they mention the name of the god, but it is only limited to a few words or a few seconds.

To hear the prayers of every believer, even a powerful deity will consume most of their power.The goddess is in the state of the unity of man and god, doesn't she want to be a mortal?
"I also know that this goal is very difficult, so in addition to improving Shenhuo, some efforts need to be made at the mortal level." The queen said: "I am very dissatisfied with the magic network now, because the technology is based on magic, and magicians are easy. It can block my perception, and even cut off my connection with mortals."

"That's why I instruct Brintto to organize god-guiding craftsmen to study the divine power network of order. The network is still very complicated, and it shouldn't be possible to figure it out for a while, but we can first figure out a special god-guided device that makes it easier for the priests of order to communicate with me."

Baudouin finally found a chance to agree: "Yes, Your Majesty, the divine emblem of order that each of us has should be transformed into such a divine guide. Some gods have such a function in the divine emblems given to their followers. We can borrow technology like this."

Then he showed worry again: "Everyone can communicate with His Majesty through the Divine Emblem, which is of course a good thing. However, the Divine Emblem is an external device after all. If it is used by others, Your Majesty may receive bad treatment in the Kingdom of God." Influence."

The queen said proudly: "Of course I have considered this issue. In addition to taking precautions with the divine guidance technology, it is the basic duty of the oracle to check whether the divine emblem has been tampered with. In addition, I am the unity of man and god, and I will always be in the main position." On the other hand, I will keep track of the status of the divine emblem at any time, so don't worry that I will... repeat the same mistakes."

The queen complained to Keira more than once in front of the former loyal members of the court, such as Baudouin and Brinto, so Baudouin had to pretend to be deaf and dumb. Now the goddess of order is not Theresia, but Keira Tracey Ya.

The queen's tirade before was paving the way for church reform, and Baudouin, who understood the queen's determination, certainly had no objection.

Then the topic returned to the financial report that gave the Queen a headache just now. Baudouin understood that one of the Queen's intentions in reforming the church was to use the church to gather people and use them to monetize resources. However, he still didn't know the details. operate.

He had to ask this question: "[-] magic planes, [-] floating ships, including [-] prince-class and duke-class battleships, such a huge scale requires amazing magic resources. Or it has to be provided by magicians and magic craftsmen, what can the church do in this regard?"

The queen is confident about this...

"In the past, I canceled all kinds of exorbitant taxes of the church, including tithe tax, holy water tax, blessing tax, etc. Because these taxes were used by the church for their own squandering, and they were not dedicated to the gods."

"It's different now. Our order jihad is to defend the empire and defend all mortals who wish to return to order. The people of the empire, including those magicians, must make sacrifices."

"So these taxes will be re-collected, but the names will be changed, such as... order tax, jihad tax. Of course, I will supervise the imperial officials to make them more just and clean than in the past. I have the confidence to do this."

"Regarding magical resources, shortly after the establishment of the empire, I issued a decree announcing that all mineral deposits in the empire belong to the empire. Of course, this is just an excuse to collect taxes from mine owners."

"Now this decree is no longer an excuse. I will take back all the hidden mines in various places and hand them over to the departments directly under the empire to be responsible for mining."

"I will strictly control commercial activities. By prohibiting the use of gold bulls in church affairs and supporting imperial gold coins, the Temple of Commerce will inevitably be weakened."

"There are many other strategies. The role of the church is to set off a vigorous wave of order beliefs, so that magicians and other gods believers can see what the people's hearts of the empire are, see this trend clearly, and realize that it is the same as this How unwise it is to do the right thing.”

Baudouin nodded repeatedly, but still asked cautiously: "The magician, and the Temple of Commerce wouldn't be willing to be so... bound?"

The queen looked at Baudouin and said with a faint smile: "Since the magician and the Temple of Commerce have been so closely integrated, why should I worry? Before I have gained the belief in goodness and order that can be supported by most mortals, It is impossible for them to seize power. In the face of power, the bourgeoisie is a dog without a backbone."

She raised her head and looked out the window, recalling something, her tone became distant: "They will understand that with me, it's just a question of how much freedom there is, while with Li Qi, it's a question of whether there is freedom."

Baudouin also looked out the window. Valentine is still expanding, and more and more people are flocking to this city. At a glance, it is full of vitality.

Baudouin said sincerely: "Your Majesty must be eternal, and the empire must be an ideal country in the minds of ordinary people."

(End of this chapter)