Mystery: Undead don't die from passing fire
Chapter 391 The Red Sea Can Become a Blue Sea
Each of the major orthodox churches has different names for its triple crown holders: Pope, Patriarch, Great Sage, and Apostolic See.Compared with other orthodox churches, the triple crown of the Church of the Night is called simply the Pope.
The current Pope of the Church of Night, and the only Pope, is the angel, Saint Irina, who has followed the Goddess of Night as early as the Third Age or even earlier!
Yes, within the Church of the Night, they are more accustomed to calling the Pope 'Holy Lady'.
In the Fifth Era when gods could not freely walk around the world, most of the decisions of the Church of Night were promulgated and executed by this Pope.And the promotion and replacement of key positions within the Church of Night were all handled by her personally.
It is no exaggeration to say that Saint Irina's control over the Church of Night is even greater than that of the Goddess of Night.If one day she wants to deceive the superiors and do something detrimental to the goddess of the night without telling her, she can also respond with one call.
However, the Church of the Night is, after all, a church that believes in the Goddess of the Night. No matter how strong the Pope’s control is, it cannot be compared to an oracle from the Goddess of the Night.On the other hand, with the relationship between the Saint and the Night Goddess, this situation will only appear in hypotheticals and will never actually happen.
Just like the document that appears in front of Ember now.
Although the document was written by Saint Irina herself, the contents must have been approved by the goddess of the night, and even endorsed by an oracle.
For example, the order regarding giving up the honorable name of 'Crimson Lord' will inevitably cause a certain shock within the Church of Night.But the essence of this matter is the exchange between the goddess of the night and the goddess of the earth under the card table, which is a necessary price.
After all, the current Earth Mother Goddess is actually Lilith, the 'ancestor of the blood race', and she was once Sequence 0 of the 'Moon' path, the original and true 'Crimson Lord'.
If the goddess of the night continues to retain this honorary name, she will inevitably conflict with the mother goddess of the earth.
Therefore, the goddess of the night will definitely send an oracle in advance to explain the matter to the top leaders of the Church of the Night.For example, Archbishop Saint Anthony, and Arianna, who is the abbot of the Night Monastery.
Regarding the private deal reached between the Night Goddess and the Earth Mother Goddess, Ember does not intend to interfere too much, and they will resolve it themselves.
When it comes to dealing with the Fusac Empire, Irina has also considered it very well.
Since the outbreak of the war, the "anchor" of the Night Goddess has been shaken on a large scale. The fundamental reason is that a large number of believers have chosen to turn to the Church of Steam or even the Church of the God of War.
Because once Loen is defeated and the goddess of the night falls, then they, as believers of the night, will definitely not end well.Only by changing the court as soon as possible can we avoid being liquidated after the war.
This is understandable, after all, these ordinary people just want to live.
But just because ordinary people just want to live, the same principle holds true for any righteous god.
Once the Zhengshen Church shows signs of decline, some believers will inevitably change their affiliation.
Once the Zhengshen Church is at risk of collapse, this situation will intensify and eventually evolve into the situation where only a few loyal church members still maintain their faith, and others will quietly hide their faith even if they do not switch to other sects.
This was the case with the Church of the Night before the end of the war, and the same was true with the Church of God of War after the end of the war.
Most people will feel confused and resist the rule of the Loen Kingdom.Therefore, the Church of the Night will not allow the Loen Kingdom to fully occupy the Feysac Empire, in order to reduce the Feysac people's rejection of the Loen Kingdom.
Similarly, the Church of the Night will not force them to change their beliefs, or even support their belief in the 'God of War'.Because even the most devout believers, faced with the fact that the 'God of War' has fallen, their devout faith brings them only despair.
Even if the Church of the Night does not interfere, more than 90.00% of Feysac's people will give up their faith in a short period of time.As long as you give up your faith, it will only be a matter of time before you change your family.
Not only these ordinary people, but even the priests and bishops of the Church of the God of War may not be very devout in their beliefs.According to the estimates of the Church of the Night, at least [-]% of the priests and bishops should surrender to them.
And as long as the Church of the Night shows kindness and tolerance to these priests and bishops who have surrendered, those priests who are still waiting and watching will also choose to surrender one after another.Eventually, this proportion will gradually expand to more than [-]%.
In other words, they really have to deal with only about [-]% of the devout believers of the God of War Church.
And even these die-hards may not actually consume too much energy from the Church of the Night.Because those priests, bishops and extraordinary people who have surrendered will, in order to prove their worth, hunt down and execute these die-hards more actively than the Church of Night.
Facing this sufficiently detailed document, Yi Jin could not make any more suggestions. He just read it carefully twice, met the gaze of Archbishop St. Anthony, and slowly said:
"In general, there is nothing that needs to be modified. There is just one problem. This document does not seem to mention how to deal with the Church of Steam?"
"Yes."
Archbishop Saint Anthony nodded slightly and said with some regret:
"Frankly speaking, we have cooperated very happily with the Church of Steam in the past thousands of years. But this time, they must pay the price for their mistakes. It's just that the Church of Steam is, after all, the three major orthodox churches in the Kingdom of Loen. One, so the Saint went to the Church of Steam in person to discuss relevant matters in detail with the Great Sage Kaul of the Church of Steam."
"The final result is that the Church of Steam must evacuate most of the Beyonders, including all demigods, from Loen within half a month. At the same time, not all of the '2' or higher sealed objects it keeps in Loen can be To transfer, half of it needs to be handed over to the supervision of the Church of Night and the Church of Storms.”
"Considering that there are too many believers of the 'God of Steam and Machinery' in the Kingdom of Loen, and many of them hold important positions in the government, the Church of Steam is also allowed to retain a small number of churches and personnel..."
"In addition, as a condition of the deal, the Church of Night and the Church of Storms will not take the initiative to expel the Church of Steam, nor will they mention this incident in any official document. In exchange, the Church of Steam needs to be responsible for the development of the Kingdom of Loen free of charge. Part of the reconstruction work…”
Embers understand that, in the final analysis, it is actually a face-saving project.
As one of the seven righteous churches, the Church of Steam must pay the price for being on the wrong team, but it does not want to be driven out of the Kingdom of Loen in despair.
In comparison, the statement that 'The Church of Steam took the initiative to withdraw from the Kingdom of Loen in order to make up for its mistakes' is undoubtedly much more pleasant to hear.
As for giving up most of the churches and believers in Loen, the loss to the Church of Steam is actually not that great.
After all, the Eternal Sun has fallen, his followers will inevitably fall into confusion, and the Church of the Eternal Sun is destined to fall apart as a result.
In this way, the Church of Steam will become the only righteous church in Intis, and its status in Intis will be greatly improved!
Ember thought for a while and asked:
"What does the Church of the Night plan to do with these steam believers?"
St. Anthony answered fluently, and he obviously had a strategy for dealing with this:
"The war has just ended. Feysac's affairs have a higher priority, and those God of War believers also require us to spend a lot of time and energy to deal with them. Therefore, neither we nor the Church of Storms can allocate manpower and make changes in a short period of time. These people’s faith in the Church of Steam.”
"It is also with this in mind that we will allow the Steam Church to leave a small number of churches and church personnel to appease these believers and prevent them from committing some extreme behaviors. However, the Steam Church's right to preach has been restricted, so there is no need to worry They will further expand the scope of their beliefs..."
Yi Yan thought for a while and asked: "Then let the Church of Fools deal with these believers. What do you think?"
Archbishop St. Anthony smiled and said:
"Of course. The Holy Lady said that no matter what decision Your Excellency, the Beloved One, makes, we will fully cooperate with you."
After a pause, Saint Anthony continued:
"However, since we are going to cooperate with the Church of the Fool, it is best to establish direct and effective communication with the senior leaders of the Church of the Fool."
The Church of Fools has only been established for a few months. It has been quietly developing believers on overseas colonial islands. It doesn’t even have many interactions with the Church of Storms. Even when the two sides have to communicate, it is through Cardinal Alger. to convey.
Therefore, it is not difficult to imagine that the communication channels between the Church of the Fool and the Church of the Night are even more scarce.Therefore, the existence of the Church of Fools was almost never considered in previous documents and various decisions.But if the Church of the Fool seeks cooperation, the Church of the Night has no reason to refuse.
"about this point……"
Yi Yan thought for a moment and reached out to grab into the void.
As he retracted his right hand, a figure was quickly outlined.He was a tall, simple boy with brown hair.
"Mr. Ember?"
Derrick Berg looked at the two people in front of him blankly, not quite understanding what just happened.
"This is Archbishop Derrick of the Church of Fools. You can discuss the specific cooperation matters in detail."
Ember gave a brief introduction, and then said to Derrick, who was still confused:
"This is Archbishop Saint Anthony of the Church of the Night."
As the two explained, Derrick quickly understood the purpose of coming to him.
The followers of the Church of Steam account for one-third of the total population of the Kingdom of Loen, and with the withdrawal of the Church of Steam, these people will eventually become an unstable factor.But neither the Church of Night nor the Church of Storms had time to deal with it, so they recruited him, the Archbishop of the Church of Fools.
Derrick's heart suddenly tightened. He was no longer the simple boy who didn't understand anything. Now he was the archbishop of the Church of Fools, and he also had the personal guidance of Alger, the cardinal of the Church of Storms, so he knew this very well. What is the meaning behind this meeting——
This is to allow the Church of Fools to replace the Church of Steam and become one of the three major churches in the Kingdom of Loen!
But precisely because he realized the importance of this meeting, Derrick became even more nervous. He was afraid that he would mess it up.
Generally speaking, wouldn't this situation be more suitable for Archbishop Lovia to come forward?Why would Mr. Lover come to him?
Archbishop St. Anthony saw Derrick's embarrassment and smiled:
"Don't be nervous. I have learned about your preaching methods and they are very effective in this special period."
Although exchanging food for faith may seem like taking advantage of others, it cannot be denied that the effect is immediate.
The war lasted for so long, half of Loen was destroyed, and a large number of people were on the verge of hunger and poverty.In this regard, no matter whether you are a believer in the night, a believer in the storm, or a believer in steam, it is the same for everyone.
In this case, the Church of the Fool, which could keep them fed and clothed, undoubtedly had unparalleled allure.
This is undoubtedly a win-win cooperation.
Archbishop St. Anthony was obviously looking forward to this cooperation, and under his active guidance, Derrick quickly got into the mood and began to discuss the details of the cooperation with Archbishop St. Anthony.
Just because Derrick is inexperienced doesn't mean he's stupid.
And seeing the two of them "getting better," Yu Yan also quietly left without knowing when.
To him, it doesn't matter whether it is the faith of the night, the faith of the Fool, the faith of the Earth Mother, the faith of the storm, the faith of the True Creation, or the faith of the Lord of Steam.
He and these true gods are not on the same path, and there is no need to fight against the initial pollution through faith.
The only thing that really matters is the 'first fire'.
As long as these orthodox churches can replace the 'Creator' in religious books with the First Fire, then even if the target is Adam or even Amon, it is completely acceptable to Ember.
-
Backlund, inside a fairly intact house.
Wearing a holy white robe, the graceful and beautiful 'Eternal Witch' Catalina put down the mirror in her hand, turned her head to the tall young man next to her, wearing black full-body armor, and rocking an easy chair and said:
"The war is over, and they finally decided to call me back to the headquarters."
"I have been waiting for this day for too long." The young man sitting in the easy chair said with a 'tsk'.
Katerina pressed the table with both hands, sat on it, and said with a slight hook in the corner of her mouth:
"Aren't you worried about being discovered by Yuan Chu when you go to our headquarters? I don't think He will let go of this opportunity to devour you."
Soren Einhorn Medici looked at her slightly mockingly and asked:
"Then do you think this is why I took the initiative to find you?"
The smile on Catalina's face faded. She really didn't know the purpose of the person in front of her.As the former King of Angels in the Red Priest Path and now the 1st Angel in the Red Priest Path, Medici's strength is beyond doubt.
But compared to the 'Original Witch' in sequence 0, the angel in sequence 1 is simply not interesting enough.
Now Medici appears in front of the original witch just to deliver food.
Unless he is really looking for death, the purpose is to be discovered by the original witch!
But what does He want?
Medici suddenly chuckled and played with the flames in his palms out of boredom.
Such behavior is very normal for a hunter.
The current Pope of the Church of Night, and the only Pope, is the angel, Saint Irina, who has followed the Goddess of Night as early as the Third Age or even earlier!
Yes, within the Church of the Night, they are more accustomed to calling the Pope 'Holy Lady'.
In the Fifth Era when gods could not freely walk around the world, most of the decisions of the Church of Night were promulgated and executed by this Pope.And the promotion and replacement of key positions within the Church of Night were all handled by her personally.
It is no exaggeration to say that Saint Irina's control over the Church of Night is even greater than that of the Goddess of Night.If one day she wants to deceive the superiors and do something detrimental to the goddess of the night without telling her, she can also respond with one call.
However, the Church of the Night is, after all, a church that believes in the Goddess of the Night. No matter how strong the Pope’s control is, it cannot be compared to an oracle from the Goddess of the Night.On the other hand, with the relationship between the Saint and the Night Goddess, this situation will only appear in hypotheticals and will never actually happen.
Just like the document that appears in front of Ember now.
Although the document was written by Saint Irina herself, the contents must have been approved by the goddess of the night, and even endorsed by an oracle.
For example, the order regarding giving up the honorable name of 'Crimson Lord' will inevitably cause a certain shock within the Church of Night.But the essence of this matter is the exchange between the goddess of the night and the goddess of the earth under the card table, which is a necessary price.
After all, the current Earth Mother Goddess is actually Lilith, the 'ancestor of the blood race', and she was once Sequence 0 of the 'Moon' path, the original and true 'Crimson Lord'.
If the goddess of the night continues to retain this honorary name, she will inevitably conflict with the mother goddess of the earth.
Therefore, the goddess of the night will definitely send an oracle in advance to explain the matter to the top leaders of the Church of the Night.For example, Archbishop Saint Anthony, and Arianna, who is the abbot of the Night Monastery.
Regarding the private deal reached between the Night Goddess and the Earth Mother Goddess, Ember does not intend to interfere too much, and they will resolve it themselves.
When it comes to dealing with the Fusac Empire, Irina has also considered it very well.
Since the outbreak of the war, the "anchor" of the Night Goddess has been shaken on a large scale. The fundamental reason is that a large number of believers have chosen to turn to the Church of Steam or even the Church of the God of War.
Because once Loen is defeated and the goddess of the night falls, then they, as believers of the night, will definitely not end well.Only by changing the court as soon as possible can we avoid being liquidated after the war.
This is understandable, after all, these ordinary people just want to live.
But just because ordinary people just want to live, the same principle holds true for any righteous god.
Once the Zhengshen Church shows signs of decline, some believers will inevitably change their affiliation.
Once the Zhengshen Church is at risk of collapse, this situation will intensify and eventually evolve into the situation where only a few loyal church members still maintain their faith, and others will quietly hide their faith even if they do not switch to other sects.
This was the case with the Church of the Night before the end of the war, and the same was true with the Church of God of War after the end of the war.
Most people will feel confused and resist the rule of the Loen Kingdom.Therefore, the Church of the Night will not allow the Loen Kingdom to fully occupy the Feysac Empire, in order to reduce the Feysac people's rejection of the Loen Kingdom.
Similarly, the Church of the Night will not force them to change their beliefs, or even support their belief in the 'God of War'.Because even the most devout believers, faced with the fact that the 'God of War' has fallen, their devout faith brings them only despair.
Even if the Church of the Night does not interfere, more than 90.00% of Feysac's people will give up their faith in a short period of time.As long as you give up your faith, it will only be a matter of time before you change your family.
Not only these ordinary people, but even the priests and bishops of the Church of the God of War may not be very devout in their beliefs.According to the estimates of the Church of the Night, at least [-]% of the priests and bishops should surrender to them.
And as long as the Church of the Night shows kindness and tolerance to these priests and bishops who have surrendered, those priests who are still waiting and watching will also choose to surrender one after another.Eventually, this proportion will gradually expand to more than [-]%.
In other words, they really have to deal with only about [-]% of the devout believers of the God of War Church.
And even these die-hards may not actually consume too much energy from the Church of the Night.Because those priests, bishops and extraordinary people who have surrendered will, in order to prove their worth, hunt down and execute these die-hards more actively than the Church of Night.
Facing this sufficiently detailed document, Yi Jin could not make any more suggestions. He just read it carefully twice, met the gaze of Archbishop St. Anthony, and slowly said:
"In general, there is nothing that needs to be modified. There is just one problem. This document does not seem to mention how to deal with the Church of Steam?"
"Yes."
Archbishop Saint Anthony nodded slightly and said with some regret:
"Frankly speaking, we have cooperated very happily with the Church of Steam in the past thousands of years. But this time, they must pay the price for their mistakes. It's just that the Church of Steam is, after all, the three major orthodox churches in the Kingdom of Loen. One, so the Saint went to the Church of Steam in person to discuss relevant matters in detail with the Great Sage Kaul of the Church of Steam."
"The final result is that the Church of Steam must evacuate most of the Beyonders, including all demigods, from Loen within half a month. At the same time, not all of the '2' or higher sealed objects it keeps in Loen can be To transfer, half of it needs to be handed over to the supervision of the Church of Night and the Church of Storms.”
"Considering that there are too many believers of the 'God of Steam and Machinery' in the Kingdom of Loen, and many of them hold important positions in the government, the Church of Steam is also allowed to retain a small number of churches and personnel..."
"In addition, as a condition of the deal, the Church of Night and the Church of Storms will not take the initiative to expel the Church of Steam, nor will they mention this incident in any official document. In exchange, the Church of Steam needs to be responsible for the development of the Kingdom of Loen free of charge. Part of the reconstruction work…”
Embers understand that, in the final analysis, it is actually a face-saving project.
As one of the seven righteous churches, the Church of Steam must pay the price for being on the wrong team, but it does not want to be driven out of the Kingdom of Loen in despair.
In comparison, the statement that 'The Church of Steam took the initiative to withdraw from the Kingdom of Loen in order to make up for its mistakes' is undoubtedly much more pleasant to hear.
As for giving up most of the churches and believers in Loen, the loss to the Church of Steam is actually not that great.
After all, the Eternal Sun has fallen, his followers will inevitably fall into confusion, and the Church of the Eternal Sun is destined to fall apart as a result.
In this way, the Church of Steam will become the only righteous church in Intis, and its status in Intis will be greatly improved!
Ember thought for a while and asked:
"What does the Church of the Night plan to do with these steam believers?"
St. Anthony answered fluently, and he obviously had a strategy for dealing with this:
"The war has just ended. Feysac's affairs have a higher priority, and those God of War believers also require us to spend a lot of time and energy to deal with them. Therefore, neither we nor the Church of Storms can allocate manpower and make changes in a short period of time. These people’s faith in the Church of Steam.”
"It is also with this in mind that we will allow the Steam Church to leave a small number of churches and church personnel to appease these believers and prevent them from committing some extreme behaviors. However, the Steam Church's right to preach has been restricted, so there is no need to worry They will further expand the scope of their beliefs..."
Yi Yan thought for a while and asked: "Then let the Church of Fools deal with these believers. What do you think?"
Archbishop St. Anthony smiled and said:
"Of course. The Holy Lady said that no matter what decision Your Excellency, the Beloved One, makes, we will fully cooperate with you."
After a pause, Saint Anthony continued:
"However, since we are going to cooperate with the Church of the Fool, it is best to establish direct and effective communication with the senior leaders of the Church of the Fool."
The Church of Fools has only been established for a few months. It has been quietly developing believers on overseas colonial islands. It doesn’t even have many interactions with the Church of Storms. Even when the two sides have to communicate, it is through Cardinal Alger. to convey.
Therefore, it is not difficult to imagine that the communication channels between the Church of the Fool and the Church of the Night are even more scarce.Therefore, the existence of the Church of Fools was almost never considered in previous documents and various decisions.But if the Church of the Fool seeks cooperation, the Church of the Night has no reason to refuse.
"about this point……"
Yi Yan thought for a moment and reached out to grab into the void.
As he retracted his right hand, a figure was quickly outlined.He was a tall, simple boy with brown hair.
"Mr. Ember?"
Derrick Berg looked at the two people in front of him blankly, not quite understanding what just happened.
"This is Archbishop Derrick of the Church of Fools. You can discuss the specific cooperation matters in detail."
Ember gave a brief introduction, and then said to Derrick, who was still confused:
"This is Archbishop Saint Anthony of the Church of the Night."
As the two explained, Derrick quickly understood the purpose of coming to him.
The followers of the Church of Steam account for one-third of the total population of the Kingdom of Loen, and with the withdrawal of the Church of Steam, these people will eventually become an unstable factor.But neither the Church of Night nor the Church of Storms had time to deal with it, so they recruited him, the Archbishop of the Church of Fools.
Derrick's heart suddenly tightened. He was no longer the simple boy who didn't understand anything. Now he was the archbishop of the Church of Fools, and he also had the personal guidance of Alger, the cardinal of the Church of Storms, so he knew this very well. What is the meaning behind this meeting——
This is to allow the Church of Fools to replace the Church of Steam and become one of the three major churches in the Kingdom of Loen!
But precisely because he realized the importance of this meeting, Derrick became even more nervous. He was afraid that he would mess it up.
Generally speaking, wouldn't this situation be more suitable for Archbishop Lovia to come forward?Why would Mr. Lover come to him?
Archbishop St. Anthony saw Derrick's embarrassment and smiled:
"Don't be nervous. I have learned about your preaching methods and they are very effective in this special period."
Although exchanging food for faith may seem like taking advantage of others, it cannot be denied that the effect is immediate.
The war lasted for so long, half of Loen was destroyed, and a large number of people were on the verge of hunger and poverty.In this regard, no matter whether you are a believer in the night, a believer in the storm, or a believer in steam, it is the same for everyone.
In this case, the Church of the Fool, which could keep them fed and clothed, undoubtedly had unparalleled allure.
This is undoubtedly a win-win cooperation.
Archbishop St. Anthony was obviously looking forward to this cooperation, and under his active guidance, Derrick quickly got into the mood and began to discuss the details of the cooperation with Archbishop St. Anthony.
Just because Derrick is inexperienced doesn't mean he's stupid.
And seeing the two of them "getting better," Yu Yan also quietly left without knowing when.
To him, it doesn't matter whether it is the faith of the night, the faith of the Fool, the faith of the Earth Mother, the faith of the storm, the faith of the True Creation, or the faith of the Lord of Steam.
He and these true gods are not on the same path, and there is no need to fight against the initial pollution through faith.
The only thing that really matters is the 'first fire'.
As long as these orthodox churches can replace the 'Creator' in religious books with the First Fire, then even if the target is Adam or even Amon, it is completely acceptable to Ember.
-
Backlund, inside a fairly intact house.
Wearing a holy white robe, the graceful and beautiful 'Eternal Witch' Catalina put down the mirror in her hand, turned her head to the tall young man next to her, wearing black full-body armor, and rocking an easy chair and said:
"The war is over, and they finally decided to call me back to the headquarters."
"I have been waiting for this day for too long." The young man sitting in the easy chair said with a 'tsk'.
Katerina pressed the table with both hands, sat on it, and said with a slight hook in the corner of her mouth:
"Aren't you worried about being discovered by Yuan Chu when you go to our headquarters? I don't think He will let go of this opportunity to devour you."
Soren Einhorn Medici looked at her slightly mockingly and asked:
"Then do you think this is why I took the initiative to find you?"
The smile on Catalina's face faded. She really didn't know the purpose of the person in front of her.As the former King of Angels in the Red Priest Path and now the 1st Angel in the Red Priest Path, Medici's strength is beyond doubt.
But compared to the 'Original Witch' in sequence 0, the angel in sequence 1 is simply not interesting enough.
Now Medici appears in front of the original witch just to deliver food.
Unless he is really looking for death, the purpose is to be discovered by the original witch!
But what does He want?
Medici suddenly chuckled and played with the flames in his palms out of boredom.
Such behavior is very normal for a hunter.
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