Seven thousand words, the amount of the two more is released in one chapter Chapter 340: The Pope's Determination in Two in One As the residence of the Pope, the Temple of Light is the holy place in the hearts of the entire Roland Empire, and the conditions here are naturally the best.
The teachings of the Temple of Light do not place too much emphasis on preaching and advocating "asceticism", so for more than a thousand years, the senior clergy have always lived very well.
And tonight, Chen Daolin experienced the "luxury" of these gods Chen Daolin, who had been soaking in the stinky ditch for half a day, finally took a hot bath.
The teachings of the Temple of Light attach great importance to bathing, especially before important rituals and major doctrinal ceremonies, which require followers to "cleanse their bodies".
The approximate meaning is similar to the "bathing and fasting" in the Celestial Empire.
The Temple of Light attaches great importance to the "cleansing" of the body before worshipping the goddess.
According to the most traditional and primitive rituals, there are three steps in the highest standard of "body cleansing", that is, to take three baths, which is said to completely clean the stains on the body, and to face the great god in the purest state.
Women's surnames, they always prefer to be clean.
The first step is called "sea bathing", and it is necessary to bathe with clean seawater.
To Chen Daolin's surprise, he didn't know what method this Temple of Light used, but in a hidden basement of this temple, he actually made a bath that simulated seawater, which is thousands of kilometers inland away from the sea The second step is called "mountain bathing", and according to the teachings, it is necessary to bathe in a pure mountain spring.
To Chen Daolin's surprise, the church also had a stockpile, which was said to be a clean spring retrieved from a mountain in the north The third step is called "quiet bath", and the last step is said to be bathed with the holy water in the church, the so-called holy water, in fact, is the water that quotes a clean source, but this water must be led to the church by a living water channel, and then processed in a special place, and it must be "sanctified" after the sacrificial ceremony, it is said that this water is blessed by the goddess, this statement Chen Daolin naturally dismisses.
But to Chen Daolin's surprise, this holy water bath used for bathing was extraordinarily luxurious Above the bath is a sculpture of pure gold in the form of a goddess, which is safe and shimmering in life-size scales The goddess held a round bottle in her hand, and a steady stream of holy water flowed from the mouth of the bottle, filling the entire bath The whole bath is round, the size of a swimming pool, and all the stones are almost translucent and crystallized with a stone that even Chen Daolin can't identify, and Chen Daolin can only judge that this should be a kind of gem-level stone that is similar to that of a gem Dozens of expensive spices, all for bathing, were thrown on the edge of the pool and used at will, as well as the bright and delicate petals, sprinkled all over the water.
In the steaming heat, Chen Daolin even had a trance in his heart, and the legendary Tsinghua Pool where Yang Guifei bathed was nothing more than that Naked and soaked in the holy pool, Chen Daolin looked at the pure goddess sculpture in front of him, and couldn't help cursing in his heart: This is also a luxury to make such a sculpture out of pure gold, just used as a faucet If my brother quietly knocked down a few pieces and took them away, I don't know if he would be discovered And when taking a bath, being naked and exposed in front of the goddess sculpture is really appropriate After thinking about it carefully, it seems that there is something similar said in the teachings, as if to say: all people are equal in the eyes of the goddess, but only creatures left behind by the goddess's creation.
So it doesn't make a difference whether you're naked or not.
It's like being a mother, you also care about whether your baby is wearing clothes or not Sea bathing and mountain bathing represent that the bathing person has been baptized by the sea and mountains.
And the last holy water is said to cleanse people's hearts and souls.
At the end of these three steps, it can be considered to be thoroughly cleaned from the inside out.
This bath is very refreshing, but it takes a long time and is a little troublesome.
However, Chen Daolin later learned that only a handful of high-ranking people in the church were eligible to enjoy the "three baths", and only before major ceremonies would they use this cumbersome and solemn bathing ceremony.
As for himself, it is nothing more than the identity of an oracle to have the opportunity to enjoy this solemn ritual at a time when it is neither a New Year nor a festival.
But it's grand, but after taking the last step of the holy water bath, suddenly four young women dressed in white veils and with a good figure walked into the bathroom The translucent white veil, feeding the delicate body looming, are you not afraid that when did the women of this world also become popular in vacuum dressing He was wearing such a revealing body, but he wore a golden mask, which covered his face Hey, since you're so shy and embarrassed to meet people, you might as well wear more clothes Just when Chen Daolin was dumbfounded, the four young women in white gauze had already walked to the edge of the bath and gently bowed to the ground The girl was prostrate on the ground in this posture, and her slender waist and straight curves were all displayed at once, and Brother Darling's reaction was also very direct, and he shamefully put up the flag Before Brother Darling could react, the four girls had already gotten up and walked into the pool one after another, and when Chen Daolin was still stunned, the four women had already come to his side, each holding a cotton yarn and silk scarf for bathing, carefully cleaning Chen Daolin's body and wiping various parts Chen Daolin only felt that the blood on his body rushed to his head almost instantly, and of course, some of the blood was immediately concentrated in a certain part This taste of "being washed" makes Darlinggo want to die.
Under the transpiration of hot water, the girl's original delicate color was a touch of red, which was originally a translucent white yarn, and after being soaked in water, it was tightly attached to the body, I said that even if you put a plastic wrap on your body, it is more effective than this layer of white yarn The time to be "baptized" seems to be very short, and it seems to be very long.
Finally, Chen Daolin was pulled out of the pool in a daze, stood on the ground, and soon two girls came up, and the two of them worked together to hold a soft dry bath towel, and wiped Chen Daolin's water traces from head to toe clean, and every detail did not fall.
Chen Daolin was so mechanically fiddled with by a few girls, and he sat on a clean jade pier.
Immediately, the two girls combed his hair with a comb behind him, the movements were gentle and comfortable, the whole process was gentle and meticulous to the extreme, and the most unbearable thing for Chen Daolin was that when the girl moved, she gently leaned her head in her arms, and the whole person was attached to Chen Daolin's back The two girls on the left and right were even more on both sides, holding delicate small silver scissors, carefully cutting the fingernails for Chen Daolin, and then paying for them, and then cleaning the toenails Chen Daolin couldn't help but sigh.
Damn, these gods are too comfortable, this kind of famous bath, even in the real world, the famous Dongguan is just like this, although Brother Darling has never been there.
With just a slight cough, the girl brought a glass of warm bee water to her front and took a sip.
Twist your neck slightly, and there will be a slender and delicate little hand behind you, gently on your shoulder.
Everything is not commanded by words, and even with a single look, it will be served in every detail After being silent for a long time, when the four girls had put themselves in a new look, Chen Daolin finally spoke in a low voice: "What kind of identity do you have in the church, are you the legendary saint?"
To be honest, at this moment, Chen Daolin had already given birth to a raging anger in his heart If this is a saint, then Chen Daolin really has an impulse to jump up immediately, set a fire to burn this ghost place, and then rushed to the woman named Lan Lan, and asked her fiercely: You gave up everything just to get back to this church and do such dirty things The half-stripped virgin and then in this way to serve the old men in the church is what you consider to be noble and holy I bought a bag last year I bought a watch last year After taking a bath, do you still have to sleep, is there still the five heavens of ice and fire?
At this moment, the anger in Chen Daolin's heart was almost engulfing his reason After listening to Chen Daolin's questioning, the four girls seemed to be frightened, dropped the things in their hands, and knelt on the ground on the spot, prostrate on the ground, not even daring to raise their heads, their delicate bodies just trembled, as if they were extremely afraid.
Chen Daolin frowned and sighed: "Okay, I just asked a question, but why are you afraid of being like this." ” Seeing that these girls were still trembling, Chen Daolin was helpless, so he had to lean over and help the one closest to him, and at the same time shouted: "Okay, stand up for me" When the four girls all stood up, Chen Daolin stared at the one in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "I asked you questions, and I don't mean to blame, why are you afraid of being like this?"
The girl trembled, and finally spoke, her voice sounding young and delicate, and she whispered: "When the noble man says such a thing, I, of course we are afraid" "What are you afraid of, I'm just asking you, if it's a saint."
The girl's body trembled violently, and she quickly lost her voice: "Your nobleman, don't say such blasphemous words again, I am just a low servant, where can we compare with the saint Maiden is the most holy and noble person in the church, only serving the gods, that is the most noble position, how can we compare with her."
If you hear it once, it's blasphemy."
Servant of God Chen Daolin's face was slightly gentle, and then he asked a few more carefully, and from the mouth of this trembling girl, he found out some truths: In the church, there has always been a "tradition" of cultivating servants of God, like a few young girls like them, all of whom have come to the church since childhood, some are fatherless and motherless, some are extremely poor families, unable to support their children, and some parents are religious and fanatical people who lose their minds and "dedicate" their children to the church From these children, the church has a special department, which will regularly select some people from the middle, like the four of them, who have been selected since they were young because of their outstanding appearance, and then brought into the church for slow training, until they reach adulthood, they will be specially assigned to the church to serve some high-level personnel.
For example, the archbishops of various local dioceses, and some high-ranking figures above the bishop level in the Temple of Light.
These cultivated "divine servants", both male and female, are basically good-looking, born with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes since childhood, and then after years of training, they learn to serve people so finely, and are familiar with various etiquette and other training, which is even stricter than the training of court servants in the palace.
These "servants" do not have the status of formal clergy, but only the lowest status.
Of course, there is a difference, those who are responsible for cooking and cleaning the laundry are higher than those who do coolies, and these divine servants who serve the "nobles" have a higher status.
In the church, it seems that there has always been this custom of "raising divine servants", and the more high-level "nobles", there are definitely a few young and beautiful divine servants with outstanding appearance.
And the special department in the church seems to "reserve" some beautiful girls, and after training, once a new nobleman takes the position, it will be immediately assigned to pay tribute to the nouveau riche to choose and enjoy When Chen Daolin heard this, he couldn't help but sigh.
Even in a place like the church, where the most sacred banner is raised, there should be no such thing.
And it seems that there are too many words, and the fear in the hearts of these girls gradually subsides, and they inevitably accidentally reveal some more.
It turns out that the high-level of these churches, from the Pope down, are relatively restrained, and they will not do things too publicly, although the high-level of the church also have "divine servants" to serve, but in order to take care of the image, as well as the body, pay attention to the influence, self-respecting identity, and dare not do too out-of-line.
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It's local, it's more exaggerated.
Especially in some remote local dioceses, the archbishops of local dioceses are simply like the emperor of the soil, arrogant and luxurious, and the degree of erosion of life, even those nobles are ashamed of themselves are not as good as the local archbishops It is said that there are a hundred young and beautiful "divine servants" around them who serve all night, which is simply an ordinary thing.
The Roland Empire has always suppressed the influence of the church, focusing on the political level, and the political influence of the church has been weakened repeatedly, but in order to appease the hearts of the church, it will also be extra tolerant in other places.
To put it simply, as long as the church is obedient and obedient, does not plunder local power, and does not resist local political axes, then in other aspects, the imperial officials also turn a blind eye, in short, they would rather raise these people in the church as pigs, brocade clothes, beautiful delicacies, and they will grab them as they please.
Chen Daolin listened, his face was silent, but he sneered again and again in his heart: Such a religion, if it is not dead, is simply unreasonable.
That Heynckes seems to be a powerful person, but no matter how powerful he is, such a church that has rotted to the roots, it is not easy for him to turn the tide Chen Daolin's heart calmed down, and then he put on clothes under the service of the four girls, he changed into a black clergyman's robe, the cut and texture of this robe are not ordinary at first glance, although there is no grade mark on it, but it can be worn on the body, it has a luxurious temperament.
He left the bathroom and was led outside by four girls, and there were already two young "divine servants" with clear eyebrows waiting at the door, and respectfully invited him to a small lounge, where the table was already full of food, in addition to the "roast leg of lamb" that Chen Daolin ordered, there were all kinds of delicacies, and even the wine vessel and dinner plate were pure gold Chen Daolin glanced at the food in the room, frowned, and said, "What about my companion?"
The two divine servants looked dazed, Chen Daolin was a little unhappy in his heart, and waved his hand: "Go and invite my companions here." ” Hook's injuries have been treated.
Chen Daolin was very satisfied after checking it.
The wounds on his body were cleaned, and in some places, some of the flesh and skin of the wounds were even cut off to prevent infection.
There are no antibiotics in this world, in the stinky ditch, the body is cut by those rusty iron fences that have been soaked for I don't know how many years, and one carelessly gets a tetanus wound infection or something, ten lives are not enough to die.
However, Heynckes was still trustworthy, and Hook told Chen Daolin that there was an old person in the church who seemed to have a very good status, and personally performed the healing technique of the light system on him, and the wound healed quickly.
The treatment technique of the light system has a kind of anti-toxin effect, and it is also quite effective in cleaning the wound, which is much better than antibiotics.
At least after using the light healing technique, I have rarely heard of wounds that are infected and rotten.
Hook was shirtless, with a lot of gauze wrapped around his body, and a white robe casually put on.
The werewolf Chuck was also cleanly washed, and his fur was shiny.
Both girls had also been washed, and their hair was wet.
Barossa was quite calm, but the little maid Xia Xia, with a surprised expression, came to this restaurant, and immediately exclaimed when she saw the food on the table, and went up and grabbed a gold wine glass and hugged it in her arms, looking like a wealth fan.
Chen Daolin saw that his companions were all fine, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and after asking again, he learned that they were all taken care of, and after bathing and changing, they were sent here.
"Master, why did you suddenly become a distinguished guest of the church" The little maid Xia Xia was the most heartless, and couldn't help but ask loudly: "When we were at home, didn't you often say that they were a group of gods?"
Hook was the most cautious, and quickly covered Xia Xia's mouth, lost a warning look, and then lowered his voice and said, "Master, be careful that the wall has ears." ” Chen Daolin smiled faintly: "It's okay, my bottom line, the people in the church have already found it out clearly, and it doesn't matter if I scold the god stick less often." ” He didn't care at all.
As early as when he first stopped Montoya from assassinating the emperor, the church must have secretly adjusted his own.
And after he later let Montoya and Lanlan go, if the upper echelons of the church haven't checked themselves out, then it's a hell.
Saying that, Chen Daolin walked up to Hook, pulled Xia Xia in front of him, touched her head, and said with a smile: "Your lord and I are the oracle of the Temple of Light, and that Goddess of Light asked me to help her do a big thing, and let me bring a message to these people in the church, which is also true." ” Xia Xia's eyes widened, and she couldn't help but say again: "But you are not a believer, why don't you look for someone else, but you are looking for you" "Haha, I don't know about this, she's a goddess, God, doing things is naturally unexpected, if a god does things casually and can be guessed by mortals, then is it still called a god?"
said, pointing to the food on the table: "The world is big, I've been hungry for most of the day, come, have a good meal, what's the matter, fill my stomach first."
He winked at Hook and Barossa again, and then took the lead and sat down, grabbed a leg of mutton, and shoved it into the werewolf's hand.
Chuck is an orc, so he doesn't care about the goddess of light and the goddess of darkness, the werewolf believes in the beast god, Chen Daolin is a magician, or a god stick, the werewolf doesn't care, anyway, it just follows the master, if there is something to eat, then naturally it has to eat first.
After grabbing the leg of mutton, he gnawed it down, and the sharp wolf teeth even the bones were bitten and swallowed directly "Your Majesty, this Darling Chen, is it credible?"
In a secret room, Tacitus was dressed in military uniform, with a solemn face, looking at the back of Heynckes, who was kneeling there and praying silently.
Heynckes sighed and stood up slowly, but first reached out to remove a burned candle, lit a new candle, and carefully placed it on top of the candlestick before turning around.
The Pope's face was complicated, and he glanced at Tacitus "How many years have we known each other?"
"Uh" Tacitus was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I have known Your Majesty since I entered the religion back then, and to this day, there are" "It's been forty years."
Heynckes smiled lightly, looked at Tacitus, and said in a calm voice: "You are much younger than me, and now you are in charge of the Holy Knights, alas, Tacitus, I tell you the truth, originally in my heart, the best candidate to be the Grand Knight Captain was not you, but Montoya."
Montoya was born strong, brave, and loyal, especially because of his high prestige among the Knights, making him the best candidate for the Grand Knight. ” Tacitus was not angry, and said sincerely: "Your Excellency Montoya is indeed more suitable for this position than me. ” "It's a pity that Montoya revealed his identity in the previous operation, and in order not to cause a backlash from the royal family, I had to hide him.
As for you, Tacitus, your martial arts and loyalty are no worse than his, and you are tough and resolute in what you do, but I warned you that you are too keen on the shady things and have lost some light.
Alas, in fact, with your surname, if you are to preside over the Inquisition, the position of Presiding Judge is the most suitable for you. ” Tacitus looked dazed, not understanding why the Pope had suddenly turned the subject to his position.
"I just want to tell you, Tacitus, to use your brains more in the future.
I'm not going to let you rule the Holy Order forever.
In the future, I will find a suitable time to put the court in your hands, and if I become the presiding judge, I cannot speak by force alone.
You've spent all this time in the Knights, but you've gradually forgotten to use your mind.
You have to remember that many times, wisdom is far more important than the sword in your hand. ” Although Tacitus didn't know what he meant, he seriously bowed his head: "Your Majesty's reminder, I must keep it in mind." ” "Hmm."
Heynckes nodded in satisfaction, and then looked into Tacitus's eyes: "As for the identity of this Darling Chen's divine envoy, whether it is true or not, to be honest, I am not completely sure yet."
At least, when he talked to me, the trace of divine power he exerted was genuine, and I would never be mistaken."
Power Tacitus's eyes changed suddenly, but then he thought about it, grabbed his hair, and said in distress: "Your Majesty said so, naturally I don't dare to question it."
But we have all checked the details of this Darling Chen.
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I heard that he used to make a lot of nonsense about the church in many places, and such a person does not believe in the goddess at all from the bones, saying that such a person is actually a divine envoy, how could the goddess choose such a person as a messenger to spread the divine decree, this does not make sense."
Heynckes' face was calm: "What you said, how could I not have imagined" After a pause, seeing Tacitus's anxious face, Heynckes smiled slightly: "I know, you want to say that the identity of the divine envoy is very important, how can it be ambiguous, right?"
"That's what I thought," Tacitus nodded.
Heynckes smiled slightly, the candlelight flickering, and the expression on his face seemed to be shrouded in shadows, and he couldn't see clearly.
"If he's true, that's great.
For more than 100 years, the Temple of Light has been unable to contact the goddess, unable to get the slightest hint of God's will, and even unable to show miracles, we are like abandoned babies who have lost their parents, and more and more young people have lost their fear and faith in God.
If he is a true oracle, then it means that we have regained the favor of the goddess and revitalized our religion, and this is a once-in-a-lifetime event right in front of us."
After a pause, he heard the Pope's voice become low, and he continued in a gloomy tone: "If he is a fake Tacitus, but the divine power on his body is always genuine, as long as there is this trace of divine power, we can give full play to this trace of divine power, I don't care where his trace of divine power comes from, now in order to revitalize the great cause of my religion, even if it is a life-saving straw, I will hold on to it."
Even if he's fake, I'll find a way to make him real."
In the end, the tone is categorical When Tacitus heard this, his face changed wildly, and he exclaimed, "Ahhh To be continued
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