Warhammer: Beginning with Planetary Governors

Chapter 263 Pilgrimage
Landing ship, hatch door.

The pilgrims were both excited and a little nervous.

They have discovered that this beautiful planet is not Holy Terra, but a strange place that has never been recorded in the pilgrimage manual of the State Religion Holy Land.

But the reception staff at the airport told them that there was a great holy place here.

Given the planet's friendly attitude, the pilgrims eventually decided to make a pilgrimage to the holy sites on the planet.

In fact, they have no better choice.

The Pious' supplies were running out.

Pilgrims had to contact local nobles to obtain some material donations.

In addition, some pilgrims have to find a job locally in exchange for the necessary food.

For pilgrims, both the barren and the rich are holy planets.

Pilgrimage is a difficult thing.

It is even a kind of suffering, and many people die during the pilgrimage.

On the barren holy planet, most of the local holy places have few people to manage them and no relevant facilities.

Pilgrims may need to hike for dozens of kilometers along the rugged cliff path under the harsh sun to reach the holy place on the top of the mountain.

There was no supply along the way.

The holy places they eventually saw were mostly stone temples or stone pillars where some great being had sat.

On wealthy holy planets, locals would build huge and magnificent churches on the holy land, attracting numerous pilgrims to come and worship.

Because there are so many pilgrims, most local people choose to charge a "redemption fee" from those who come to worship.

In other words, pilgrims have to buy redemption tickets to cleanse their bodies and minds before they can step into the pure and flawless core area of ​​the holy land.

However, about 80% of the pilgrims are in dire poverty and have no ability to pay the redemption fee.

They could only stay in the outer area, looking at the sacred place from afar from dozens of kilometers away.

Many pilgrimages last for months or even years.

Those pilgrims who are not qualified to enter the holy land will stay in the outer area for a while, forming a continuous stretch of dirty shacks.

In order to prevent the disorderly expansion of the shacks, local authorities will dispatch construction machinery to clean up the shacks regularly.

During the cleanup process, some casualties may even be caused accidentally.

In short, pilgrimage is a painful journey.

Despite this, the pilgrims still insist on their pilgrimage, without any regrets, and walk on a journey of suffering throughout their lives.

In their view, those sufferings are the Emperor's test of believers, and only by persevering to the end can they usher in the ultimate salvation.

Before leaving the Pious, the pilgrims were prepared to face hardships.

They stuffed the little remaining food into their stomachs to ensure that they could walk smoothly to the food supply point set up in the holy land.

Because they asked the receptionist at the airport, the holy land would provide some free food.

The pilgrims were happy about this, at least they had corpse starch sticks to eat.

The planet, called Ers, looked wealthy.

If they were lucky, they might get a small bowl of soup or porridge that wasn't so moldy.

They had enjoyed such treatment in a certain holy place of the state religion.

Jose covered his face and walked down the landing craft timidly with the crowd.

His brows were furrowed and his eyes revealed deep worry.

Before boarding the ship, he asked the personnel of the planet for a job.

But the other party told him in surprise.

There are no suitable jobs to offer here, let alone jobs for travelers from afar.

Just let him worship with peace of mind.

The staff member excitedly told Jose that in half a year, it would be his turn to make a pilgrimage to the holy land.

Jose was surprised.

After all, pilgrimage is not an easy thing.

He did not like the pilgrimage, but he had no choice.

The moment his parents gave birth to him among the stars, his fate as a pilgrim was sealed.

And he will suffer bullying because of his identity as the Son of the Void.

Now, Jose is in even more trouble.

If this planet did not provide him with a job, he would only have to rely on the little food distributed by the Pious.

He couldn't even make it to the next planet.

Suddenly, Jose bumped into something and came back to his senses.

It turned out that the pilgrims in front had stopped.

There was a bang.

Everyone exclaimed.

They looked at everything in front of them, seemingly in disbelief.

In front stands a magnificent hall, emitting a soft golden glow, and the walls around it are carved with solemn and sacred reliefs.

There are lush grass and trees on both sides of the road, with streams flowing through them and birds and animals occasionally living there.

It's like a beautiful Garden of Eden.

The building was so pure and holy that there was not even a trace of filth.

This is unimaginable in other places.

Even on the richest planets, it is rare to see so many plants.

After all, most planets have become hive cities.

Perhaps only in those heavenly worlds can such scenes be seen.

The pilgrims paused for a moment, not daring to move forward for fear of defiling all this.

The captain was a little incredulous: "Is this the sanctuary where the holy relics are stored?"

What a rich planet this is!
This sanctuary is comparable to the sanctuaries in the great holy places of the state religion!
Of course, these pilgrims had never entered those large holy places, but just looked at them from afar from outside.

"Praise the Emperor..."

The pilgrims smiled with joy, they tidied their appearance, began to pray, and even worshipped on the spot.

Inside the reception hall for pilgrims from outside the district.

The blush on Aleman's face had not yet faded and his head was dizzy.

Because she just met the great savior!
The Lord Savior came over specially and told them to do a good job in reception and strive to carry forward the good spirit of Ers.

He also told them to inform him when the pilgrims arrived at the Holy Cathedral.

At that time, he will go to the Holy Cathedral to meet with the believers.

But none of this matters, because the savior... is so handsome and charming!

If only I could see him more often...

Aleman held her face in her hands and fantasized about working hard to become an excellent citizen representative and being received by the Savior in private.

then……

"Aleman, pay attention to your work attitude!" The officer at the reception desk couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted the girl's fantasy.

"I understand. For the Savior!"

Hearing this, Aleman stood up in a hurry.

Then she rubbed her numb cheeks hard with her hands and regained her normal smile.

The official at the reception desk craned his neck to look outside, feeling puzzled: "Didn't they say the pilgrims had arrived at the door? Why aren't they coming in yet? Did they take the wrong road?"

"Probably not?"

Aleman frowned. "There is only one road to our reception hall. You can see it as soon as you get off the boat..."

According to the original plan, pilgrims from other places and locals were to register and enter the holy site through different reception halls.

The landing craft will carry the out-of-town pilgrims directly to the entrance of the hall.

"Go and see what's going on?" the official at the reception desk ordered.

"okay!"

Aleman summoned the levitation device and rushed to the hall door.

This is a hall that can accommodate 40,000 to 50,000 people at the same time. You would be exhausted if you just run around.

There are about a thousand such halls to welcome pilgrims from inside and outside the star zone.

At present, there are not many people in the entire holy land worship area, and most of them are pilgrims from within the star zone.

About 500 million.

When fully loaded, it can accommodate two billion pilgrims, making it an extremely large holy place.

But it is far inferior to Holy Terra, which is said to receive billions of pilgrims from all over the galaxy every moment.

When Aleman arrived outside the hall, he saw from afar the pilgrims kneeling on the ground and worshiping something.

She was a little confused: "What's going on?"

Aleman looked back at the reception sign hidden by the large tree, and she quickly reacted.

These pilgrims must have misunderstood something.

She immediately recognized the gray-haired captain who was the leader of the pilgrims mentioned in the information.

Hurry up and negotiate.

The captain, who was praying, was interrupted by the soft voice of the little girl.

After learning the truth, he felt a little embarrassed, but was also shocked by the wealth of this planet.

He quickly woke up the pilgrims and hurried to the reception hall.

Seeing this, Jose, who was kneeling on the ground, struggled to get up and tried to follow the crowd.

However, due to long-term hunger, he felt dizzy.

The food given by the angel was life-saving rations, and he had been reluctant to eat it, thinking that he could hold on until the end of the pilgrimage and eat the free rations distributed locally.

Jose took only a few steps before he tripped over his tattered robe and fell to the ground.

The pale face and figure were exposed to the sunlight.

"Oops!"

In panic, he pulled at the cloth strips to cover his body, but the next moment, he felt someone gently helping him up.

"Are you OK?"

Aleman looked over with concern.

Jose was a little overwhelmed.

However, he discovered that there was no discomfort or disgust in the eyes of the sister opposite him when she looked at him.

There was silence for a few seconds.

Jose couldn't help but squeeze out a sentence: "Aren't you afraid of me and think I'm ugly?"

"how come……"

Aleman looked at him, then at his hands: "Your skin is so white, I envy you so much!"

When she was in college, she learned relevant knowledge and knew that the young man in front of her was the Son of the Void.

Naturally understand the other party's situation.

She smiled gently: "And the Savior has taught us since we were young that we should not discriminate against others!"

Aleman was born after the planet Ers was recovered.

These children have been watching various promotional advertisements for children of Mr. Savior since kindergarten.

For example, being loyal to the savior is the most important obligation of a citizen; studying hard and making progress every day; excellent children will not discriminate against others; the savior is the best in the world and so on.

Generally speaking, these children who have grown up are basically standard good citizens.

There won't be those foolish thoughts.

Besides, there are thieves and greenskins in the territory, and people are more tolerant. However, that is only for their own people and allies.

Thanks to some propaganda, their attitude towards the enemy is unwavering.

"You must be hungry, drink this to cope with the situation!"

Aleman pulled out a tube of drink and handed it to Jose. It was a restorative energy drink.

She drank a lot when she was in college.

After drinking it, Jose felt much better.

Then Aleman pulled him onto the levitation vehicle and took him to the reception hall.

At this moment, the hall became bustling with nearly 10,000 pilgrims.

After Aleman put Jose down, he hurried to find the captain to handle the relevant registration matters.

She is only responsible for negotiating with the team leader.

As for the pilgrims, there will be special intelligent servo skulls to receive them.

They will follow established procedures to guide the pilgrims.

For example, scanning their body shape and face and entering them into the system for strict registration.

Including recording their names, identities, locations of their planets and some related information.

These pilgrims will be strictly monitored from the moment they enter the hall.

Of course, the monitoring process is covert and will not be discovered by them, nor will it affect their worship process.

Jose glanced at Aleman in the distance. He followed the voice prompts in the hall and sat quietly in a chair.

Soon, hundreds of servo skulls flew over.

Among them, a servo skull flew in front of him, saying some precautions and registering his identity at the same time.

The reception hall was very efficient and all the people were registered in a short time.

After completing the registration procedure, Jose thought he could enter the holy place for pilgrimage.

Unexpectedly, this is just the beginning.

They were told that they needed to rest for one night in the accommodation arranged by the holy site before starting the pilgrimage the next day.

Jose received a black card from the Servo Skull, which was his identification card and could be used in the holy pilgrimage area.

He will need this card for food and lodging in the holy area.

There are still 200 credit points in the black card, which can be used to buy some specialties or souvenirs.

This holy land actually issues them currency?

José and the pilgrims were confused and surprised.

Then, José and the pilgrims followed the guidance of the servo skull and walked out of the reception hall.

As soon as you leave the reception hall, your view becomes clear.

The scenery before my eyes was like a paradise garden, bathed in gentle sunshine and carrying a hint of sacred scent.

Whether it is the beautiful scenery or the refreshing air.

It intoxicated everyone.

What they didn't know was that it was the light from the Holy Sun emanating from the Holy Tower.

Jose and the pilgrims saw even more people, who were probably here to worship like themselves.

Those people were wearing exquisitely crafted white robes, their faces were filled with smiles, and their complexions looked particularly rosy.

Jose and his group looked pale.

They looked at each other's pure white robes, and then tugged at their own tattered robes.

Seems a bit ashamed of himself.

Those people should be nobles, after all, only nobles can afford high-quality fabrics.

Jose thought silently.

Jose and his companions followed the servo skull silently forward. Along the way, they saw more and more pilgrims wearing white robes.

It was as if they were the odd ones out among them.

They were secretive and seemed a little confused about what to do with all this.

Finally, Jose and his group arrived at a building that was several kilometers high.

The servo skull told them that this was the hotel building of the holy land, and they could check into the corresponding room with the black card.

Then the Servo Skull left.

Afterwards, the servo skull in the hotel came out and guided Jose and his group to check in.

Tell them at the same time.

According to regulations, when they get up the next day, they must bathe, burn incense, and put on the divine robes designated by the holy land before they can enter the holy land to worship.

Inside the hotel.

Jose and five other pilgrims were looking at the noble decoration, soft bed and bedding in the room in front of them in disbelief.

These conditions are great!

Some pilgrims even carefully touched the exquisitely crafted white robes, fearing that they would get them dirty.

That is the divine robe given by the holy land to every worshipper, and they can take it away after the worship.

"Savior……"

Jose muttered as he looked at the mark on the inside of the divine robe.

Everything here bears the mark of the Savior, and that figure has been deeply engraved in the hearts of every pilgrim of the Pious.

The savior who can create all this must be a great person.

“Pure water!”

Inside the bathroom, some pilgrims shouted and cried out, feeling distressed at the same time: “This pure water is only for bathing!”

You know, they usually drink turbid and smelly recycled water, and even recycled water is very precious.

What the pilgrims didn't know was that it was also recycled water, but it was purified using more advanced technology from the Golden Age.

The pilgrims were shocked by what was in the room.

They followed the rules, one after another, bathing carefully and with great concern to wash away the thick dirt on their bodies.

After taking a bath, Jose lay on the soft bed and fell into a deep sleep smelling the fragrance of the incense.

That was the most peaceful and comfortable sleep he had ever had in his life.

The next day, Jose and the pilgrims got up, burned incense, put on the white robes of the gods, and walked out.

He looked at the white divine robe and couldn't help but straighten his back.

Here, Jose didn't have to hide anything like he had done before, because he found that no one looked at him strangely.

At most, you would take a closer look at him because of his special appearance, and then give him a kind smile.

Jose and the pilgrims followed the crowd to a restaurant in the holy land.

They already knew that the holy site would provide accommodation and three meals a day for pilgrims during their pilgrimage.

In the dining room, José and the pilgrims on the Pious enjoyed the most delicious food they had ever tasted in their lives.

Some people even burst into tears.

Even if that food is just simple bread and dairy products.

After the meal, Jose and his party boarded the sightseeing bus and began their dreamlike pilgrimage.

They saw the newly erected statue of the Emperor, several kilometers tall, and covered in gold and gems.

Jose and his group walked on the grass, bathed in the holy light.

They looked at the Emperor's colossus towering into the clouds and the white-winged cherubim hovering in the sky.

Feeling extremely shocked.

Afterwards, they saw more shocking miracles and gained a deep understanding of the deeds and greatness of the Savior.

I also experienced the holy hot spring sauna which cleansed my soul.

All this made them deeply intoxicated.

This pilgrimage is so wonderful and unforgettable.

Of course, this atmosphere was deliberately created by Ron.

In addition to being a religious place, it is also a large leisure and entertainment destination.

It allows people to enjoy the pilgrimage process and leaves a deep impression.

This is actually a benefit that Ron gives to the citizens of the territory.

According to the citizen system, citizens of all levels have the opportunity to make the pilgrimage at least once or several times in their lifetime.

The better the level, the more times you can come.

It’s like a two-week paid vacation, where you can move in right away with your luggage.

The Holy Land will provide the best resources to all citizens who come to worship so that they can fully enjoy this holiday.

This will not only deepen their faith in the Savior, but also slightly increase their passion for struggle.

If you want to come again, you have to work hard and make more contributions.

As for those pilgrims from other places, they are just additional additions. The main purpose is to make them recognize the holy land and spread the word about it.

Let him gain more pure faith.

You have to know that a pilgrim will visit dozens or even more planets in his lifetime and come into contact with countless other pilgrims.

It's easy to spread the word.

……

Jose felt all this, and at the same time a seed quietly sprouted in his heart.

Time passed quickly, and Jose and his group soon arrived at the end of their pilgrimage - the Holy Cathedral of the Anglican Church.

There they were received by the Lord Savior.

He guided everyone and they saw the most shocking miracle they had ever seen in their lives, a holy fingerprint from the Emperor.

The pilgrims of the Devotion were ecstatic; this was the closest they had ever been to the Emperor in their lives.

They firmly believe that the Savior is the living saint blessed by the Emperor, and this is a great holy place second only to Holy Terra!

Soon, the pilgrims of the Pious spent two dreamy weeks in this paradise-like holy land.

They left the holy land reluctantly, carrying large and small bags of local specialties and Savior souvenirs.

Go to the skyport and return to the Pious.

Afterwards, under the guidance of the relevant responsible agencies, the Pious left through the webway in a covert manner.

They will be sent directly to somewhere in the Solar Star Region.
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Spire Mansion.

Savior's Office.

Ron sat at his desk, feeling quite emotional.

The faith of those pilgrims was pure.

After seeing the emperor's bloody fingerprints, their enthusiasm was terrifying. Many people fainted on the spot due to excitement, and some kowtowed wildly and could not be stopped.

Next, the holy land will welcome more pilgrim ships from other places.

I believe that those pure pilgrims will soon spread the word of the existence of the holy land.

There was just a small accident.

The Void Son, whose name was Jose, wanted to stay.

He made an exception and gave the other party a chance.

In the end, the young man named Jose passed the assessment of Zhongsi Academy and was successfully enrolled in the Naval Academy.

Ding--

The email notification sounded.

Ron opened the email and was very excited: "Shahim is back..."

That means they can set off for Holy Terra!
(End of this chapter)