Chapter 490 Shock

Seventree fell silent, and was silent for a long time.

After reading the newspaper and hearing Amber's words, the priest instantly connected everything that happened in Luan City in the past period of time, and connected the propaganda offensive carried out by the Cecil people in this period of time. Together, although all these things are beyond his experience, he can still analyze the means and ends of the Cecilians.

"You want to make the Church of Holy Light lose the support of the people in the south, and you want to expel the church in a way of inciting the people. This is breaking the root of the church - it seems that Duke Gawain Cecil does not like to be in his own territory. There is an authority other than him."

"I didn't expect that a priest could see this kind of 'worldly things' so thoroughly," Amber looked at the priest in front of him with a little surprise, "but basically that's what it meant."

"You're so sure that I'll do this kind of thing for you?" Seventree looked into Amber's eyes, "Don't forget, I'm still a church priest."

"To be honest, I don't believe it, but our lord believes it," Amber replied calmly. "He once said something -- it is impossible for the entire Holy Light Church to have only one Wright conscience. As a huge organization, Holy Light There must be various voices in the church, and some of them have the same interests, and as long as the interests are the same, we can win over and win.”

"You say you want to exile the church, and you say you want the people to get the Holy Light. What are you going to do?"

"Why do you ask me - after reading those leaflets, can't you guess it?" Amber spread out his hands, "I don't quite understand the taboos of your gangsters, but in my opinion, releasing classics The right to interpret, allow the public to directly access theological knowledge, reduce the authority of the church, allow free belief... All of these are good things, and I believe you and the two friends around you agree with this, otherwise you would not come. "

"Maybe so... But can you really do it?" Seventree straightened his body and looked directly into Amber's eyes. He could not feel any powerful fluctuations in power from this half-elf girl, but he knew that What a terrifying force behind this half-elf, his choice today is likely to decide his life and death, but he still has to say everything, "Drive the Church of the Holy Light away from this land and replace it with you—or The puppet Protestant you have raised is nothing more than a change from one authority to another. Has it really changed in essence? You may implement a new set of doctrines, and you may be a little milder and more enlightened than the Church of the Holy Light. , but does the Holy Light really come into the hands of everyone? Authority will eventually emerge. As long as there is a group that has more voice, more resources and better channels than others, then Authority is still authority, it is nothing more than whitewashed, beautified, and the means look glamorous."

Amber was really surprised this time. She looked up and down at the fearless priest of the Holy Light in front of her, and nodded slightly: "Go on,"

"...You measure the clergy in Luan City with your 'conscience' and choose me based on that, but with all due respect, I don't think you are more 'righteous' than the church - although you have succeeded in making the church a people The object of hatred has also portrayed yourself as the image of the people, but I don't think you are better than the church. You use those leaflets to guide people's emotions, and use one-sided truth to put masks on the priests of the cathedral. , use money and power to build momentum to make yourself look stalwart and correct, but did you publicize it when the church was cooking porridge during the famine years? Did you publicize it when the Holy See knights regularly went to the magic focus to exterminate monsters? When you made mistakes, you did it Is it publicized?

"You say you want to bring down the authority of the church, but Cecil is just another authority - the difference is that the church may control the people with faith, and your duke...he will use his power to control the faith. .

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The MIA operatives present were enraged, and they immediately surrounded them, holding weapons in their hands: Although Seventree is a priest, he is a priest who is not good at fighting, and he does not carry any magic weapon on him now. At such a close distance, an MI operative carrying a specially-made extraordinary weapon could easily kill a priest who was too late to cast a spell—and his two companions.

The two priests around Seventree were also nervous, but their first reaction was to protect the former - and at the same time, they were ready to die.

Amber blinked, and at the moment when the situation was suddenly tense, she sighed from the bottom of her heart: "Mom, what you said makes sense!"

An MIA operative almost dropped the melting cut dagger in his hand: "Boss?! Wake up..."

Amber waved his hand to interrupt his subordinate's words, and looked seriously at Seventree, who also showed a look of astonishment: "Yes, I think what you said is very reasonable - in fact, except for not summing up 'the divine right of the king' Four words aside, what you said is almost exactly what Duke Cecil said to me."

Mr. Priest, who was ready to die, finally couldn't control his tense expression: "...Ah? That Duke... He said this himself?"

"Not only have I said it, but I have also explained the process in detail to many of us," Amber nodded calmly, facing Seventree's shocked gaze, "Do you think we will call ourselves justice messengers? We never said ourselves It's what represents justice - what we represent, is just progress, or ... we represent more efficiency and value."

While talking, Amber picked up the newspaper: "Have you seen this newspaper? What did you see in it?"

Seventree frowned: "Your propaganda tool?"

"No, what you should see is that we can print hundreds of thousands or more of newspapers in one day, that we can quickly spread this kind of newspapers all over the southern border, we can promote new decrees like this, and we can also like this Mission, why? Because we are more advanced.

"Civilians in Cecil City are protected from freezing in winter because we have built a very useful magical heat exchange station, and they don't have to go hungry all year round because we use factories to produce alchemy potions that increase food production. , they can freely discuss scriptures, receive holy light therapy, receive free holy water, and can study doctrine and become priests regardless of their background, because we have changed the organization of the church, and fundamentally revised the teaching method, we also found A more efficient way to use holy light, so that holy water and holy artifact can be manufactured in large quantities...

"So when you see these new laws, new teachings, new things, don't be too busy asking if these things are just, you're going to ask the people of Cecil City, and ask them if their life is good now or if they were good before ——

"A fool will tell you that it's a good day to eat and wear warm clothes!

"Priest—I've always called people like you gods, but I'll call you a priest—you don't think Cecil is more righteous, you even think what we do in Luan City is dirty, the means It's vile, and I have only one thing to say about these thoughts of yours—great! You're such a smart guy! And I love dealing with smart guys."

Amber stopped, and Seventree took half a step back for some unknown time. This tall, thin middle-aged man seemed to be out of breath. It was the first time in his life that he had dealt with such a person—so It is undisguised, without pretense, without evasion, and without hypocrisy. He was accustomed to talking to all kinds of "high society" people. Those people are best at talking about their own morality and glory, and this half-elf who represents Cecil's influence and is definitely not low in status is in front of him. ...the style is really peculiar.

"That's right... I thought... On your flyers, you really seldom emphasize words like justice and glory," the priest said with a wry smile, shaking his head, "What you said on the flyers Most of all, everyone can eat and wear warm clothes, everyone can learn the teachings, and there is free holy water to receive..."

"Yes, this is what we 'injustice' people do," Amber laughed, "I heard Wright say that you are also a priest who has been promoted from commoners, and you are still up to now. Keep sending your monthly donations to the countryside - so are you interested in Cecil, the 'unjust' authority? We will exclude dissidents, we will control the South, we will use all kinds of glory or Disgraceful means to achieve the goal, using what Duke Cecil Gawain once told me - he will do whatever he can, whatever the cost, use his cunning and cunning, and rule this land without aristocratic spirit - so that this land The land can be prosperous and strong.

"Perhaps we are not great, maybe we are really just a new authority that will replace Holy Light Church, but we can make all southerners live a better life, and Holy Light can also become a place in this area. Continue to survive on better land.

"Priest, for such an unjust thing, are you joining the team?"

The room became silent, Seventree's heart was pounding, and after a few deep breaths, he finally spoke: "...There are about a hundred priests in the city who oppose Frambérand, most of them are Low class, but we control the chapel area on the outer edge..."

"All the priests who are awakened and stand in the correct line will receive the friendship of Cecil, as long as you are willing to obey our laws and accept new teachings, then you can still operate in this land, you are still the messengers of the light, even This city of Luan... can continue to be a 'holy city'."

If Amber's previous remarks only caused a huge psychological impact on Seventree, then this answer now completely calms the priest's heart.

The situation is irreversible.

The city of Luan is slipping into the abyss, and everyone in the church district knows this. The influence of the Church of the Holy Light here has been disintegrated, and whatever the priests of the cathedral do next will only accelerate the collapse - no matter what Whether to sit still, or make pale excuses, or block leaflets, or even carry out a more extreme bloody crackdown on civilians... There is no hope at the end.

The power to speak has always been in the hands of the church, and now that the Cecilians have more power in this regard, it is naturally impossible for the church that relies on "faith" to survive.

In fact, there is no choice. As early as four days ago, when Seventree returned to the church area under the "escort" of the Discipline monks and the Holy See knights, he found that he had a card signed "Daughter of the Shadow Goddess" in his pocket. He knew this when he sent a note.

In order to save the lives of his only like-minded compatriots in the church, he must agree to Cecil's request.

Before that, he just wanted to see the face of the person who was about to rule all of this.

He seemed to see it now - it was not a great ruler, but a more fitting ruler.

"how should I do?"

Amber smiled: "We are going to take down the cathedral - take it down with the civilians of Luan City, and you will become the symbol and representative of the awakened people in the Church of the Holy Light."