The unsmiling Cardinal Ao led Hao Ren and them out of the palace and took a secret path to a church facility near the cathedral.Hao Ren watched curiously as he watched his surroundings all the way, and he noticed that the palace and the cathedral were very close to each other - in fact, they were almost a pair of twin buildings, separated only by a wall.It is difficult to see such a vision in other kingdoms: the two authorities are so closely linked, and the imperial and divine powers are not separated, each playing a role in ruling the country in its own domain.It seems that Halletta is indeed a unique place.At this moment, the night is already falling, and everyone is walking on a secluded path, so the surrounding atmosphere is very quiet.The elaborate brass lampposts on both sides of the road are topped with a soft white glow that illuminates the road and outlines the shadows of the bushes along the roadside, while in the distance you can see the palace's tall and majestic façade towering like a cliff in the night, and two moons rising from the palace's highest minaret, the moon's great red spot gazing over the earth like an indifferent giant's eye.Lily was slightly excited in the moonlight, and she gently shook her ears to listen to the noise of the night market coming from the distant streets, and the shadow of the moon was reflected in her golden eyes.She took a deep breath and flicked her tail: "Whew—fresh air."
The wind is light and the moon is like frost, and the old clothes are inspected under the window - I remember that I had a house in Beiping at the beginning, and I could see the best moon in the middle of every month, tsk, but unfortunately I didn't live there after the war.And then I haven't seen such a good moonlight in decades......
This world is actually quite good, at least more than the Earth. ”The people around him suddenly looked at Lily like a monster, and the latter was startled: "What do you think I do?"
”"You just had a bad stomach?"
Vivien kept a distance of two meters from Lily, as if she was afraid that the big dog would bite her, "Why did she suddenly become like a young woman in the Republic of China - and who did those two poems steal?"
”Lily glared, bared her teeth and whined twice: "I was originally a literary young woman!"
No matter how bad your amnesia is, you can't forget about it, right?
And what is the name of stealing whom, I wrote it myself!
”The corners of Hao Ren's mouth twitched and glanced at Lily: "I know that you are a female Wenqing, but your usual image is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people......
Please say it in advance the next time you switch forms, and it is easy to scare people when you hear the husky suddenly chant two lines of poetry under the moon. ”Lily glanced at Hao Ren and patted her belly: "I'm full, so I'm inspired, most of my works are written with a full burp." ”The group just walked all the way and gossiped all the way, and Archbishop Auburn, who led the way in front, was able to keep his eyes on the whole thing, and this bald uncle with a barrage on his face was as unsmiling as a wooden man, and he did not show any personal emotions to the strangers behind him.It wasn't until he led the crowd to a building that looked like a small monastery attached to the cathedral that he stopped and reminded Hao Ren: "This is the place where the sealing ceremony and the training of priests are held, and there are twenty-two such places in the whole city, and it is the honor of many clergy to be able to perform the sealing ceremony in the royal capital." ”Serious to serious, Archbishop Auburn still explained two more sentences very thoughtfully.Then he knocked lightly at the door of the convent, called out the priest on duty, and walked forward: "Come, a new believer is receiving the seal, and you can see how a mortal has received the blessing of the goddess and has become a theocracyman." ”The people walked into the monastery and saw the lights inside.The sheer size of the Radiant Cult, the innumerable clergy, and the "seals" that must be performed by even the most basic clergy, are so that these small monasteries receive this blessing almost all the time.In these monasteries, the new clergy studied the holy texts, learned mystical knowledge, underwent a series of training and tests, and once they reached a certain "standard", they were selected to be imprinted in the chapel of the monastery.After the sealing, they are eligible to enter the basilica, meet the pope, and assume various clergy.In the light-lit chapel of the monastery, a sacred and eerie ritual is taking place.Hao Ren and the others were brought into the scene by a boy from the side door, and Archbishop Auburn motioned for them to be silent and just watch quietly.In the middle of the room was a thick leather cushion more than two meters in diameter, painted with pale gold paint with obscure mysterious symbols, some of which were leta runes, and the rest were ancient runes that were older and more powerful than leta runes.These powerful symbols shimmered, casting vague words in the air.A young monk in a linen robe is lying in the center of a round cushion, and he is the newcomer who has received the seal today.Beside the young man stood three elderly priests, each holding a heavy book, and reciting softly the most sacred sentences of it—the most incomprehensible chapters.The stamping ceremony seems to have started with a group of teachers brushing an unlucky student.The young monk noticed that an unexpected stranger had entered the scene, and even Archbishop Auburn had appeared, and subconsciously became a little nervous, and Archbishop Oban shook his head at him, and he quickly gathered his spirit and returned to the ceremony.After a scripture was recited, an old priest placed the canon on the chest of the young friar: "Bier?
Raymond, servant of the Goddess, do you have a strong mind to see through all the evil blinds of the world, do you have a firm faith to carry out all the teachings of the Goddess, do you have the strong will to face all the difficulties and dangers of fulfilling your mission?
”"In the name of the Goddess, I live in the way He appointed with my life."
Then you will receive the Holy Blood, which is the wine of the Goddess, which will cleanse your soul as a mortal, so that you may hear the voice of God and practice the greatest justice in the world, and it will also test your heart, and if you have a shadow in your heart, it will be swallowed up by it.Biel?
Raymond, now meditate on God's name, and you will be promoted. ”Lily watched the ceremony go on, and suddenly muttered: "How do you look like a cult scene......
Hao Ren quickly covered the girl's mouth when he heard this: The young woman in literature and art just now was really an illusion, and he couldn't relax his vigilance against this second goods for a moment!
The husky's brainless speech has not been killed so far, just because of the fate, right?
But in fact, Hao Ren is not qualified to talk about others: his mouth is not much stronger, in fact, Lily muttered exactly the thoughts that were spinning in his mind at this time......
Fortunately, the voice was so low that even Auburn, who was standing nearby, could not hear it.And in the center of the room, the stamping ceremony has been carried out to the final step.An acolyte brought a pale golden "ritual vessel" to the old priest who was presiding over the ceremony, a strangely styled long-necked vessel, half of which was made of gold and the other half of transparent glass, through which a blood-like liquid could be seen shaking.The old priest pointed the tip of the vessel at the forehead of the young monk who had received the "thorn seal", and then pressed it down gently: "May you be accepted by God." ”The tip of the container was a hollow needle that pierced the baptized person's skin, and the blood-colored liquid in the container immediately began to emit a faint glow, and was injected into the young monk's body along the needle.Almost at the same time, the round cushion covered with mysterious symbols shone brightly, and ancient runes with various effects were activated one by one to assist in the ritual, while the baptized person's whole body suddenly tensed, and a thin golden-red thread spread along the small hole in his forehead that had been punctured by a needle, as if the blood vessels under the skin were swelling one by one.The young monk let out a suppressed roar in his throat, and his whole body trembled violently like a lightning strike.Something powerful was changing the structure of his body – especially his brain.The whole process lasted a few minutes, after which everything calmed down and the young monk successfully completed the "blessing".He sat up sweating profusely, and when he opened his eyes again, there seemed to be a strange glint in his eyes."
The voice of the goddess is echoing in my head......" said the young monk incredulously."
This is the Tattoo Ceremony," Archbishop Auburn's voice woke Hao Ren awoke, "the divine blood will bestow upon this young man extraordinary powers, he will be able to use the divine magic that only the baptized can master, and henceforth hear the voice of the goddess in his head." ”"What's in that bottle?"
Vivien's voice was unusually serious, "I feel familiar......
It's like the 'source blood' that flows out of the body of the firstborn. ”Archbishop Auburn was silent for a moment, and his voice was low: "When I first learned about the 'firstborn', there were indeed some people in the church who speculated like this, which even caused a little panic, but we have already found out from the manuscript found in the second sacred cave that it is not the 'source blood' of the eldest son, but the blood of the more ancient divine root......
"Hao Ren suddenly realized what it was: "It is a sample of the original seed." ”(To be continued.) )