Blasphemy: 16 Holy Code

Chapter 16: How should he choose between secular and sacred scriptures, political power and religious authority? How can he choose?

Perhaps only he himself understood whether he had any choice at that moment.

Anyway, Rogge finally felt a little relaxed the moment he walked out of the imperial palace. At least in front of him, the uneasiness that had always been hanging in his heart was finally eliminated, although the price was equally huge. He couldn't even tell if the price was worth it. Until Rogge sat in his study, the emperor's voice was still echoing in his ears over and over again.

"Roger, I heard that the Eye of Wisdom and the Holy Sect of Silver are about to merge. Is this true?" Feuerbach's deep voice echoed in the extremely dark small study room. It seemed like a ferocious beast was roaring faintly.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Rogge replied respectfully. A chill rose faintly in his heart.

"Now there is the same goddess behind the Eye of Wisdom and the Holy Cult of Silver, right? The original goddess of ice and snow should have been defeated by the goddess of the Eye of Wisdom, right?" the emperor asked slowly.

A thin line of cold sweat began to break out on Rogge's forehead. He knew that his answer now was very crucial. If he didn't answer well, he might be killed immediately. At least with the old steward Sara Winger by his side, no matter whether he chooses to assassinate the Emperor or escape, he has no chance.

"Yes. The goddess of the Eye of Wisdom, Odeleh, showed her power and defeated the ice and snow goddess enshrined by the Silver Holy Cult. She did not know what method she used to make the believers of the Silver Holy Cult think that she was the ice and snow goddess. "Your Majesty, that's all I know about this matter. After all, the realm of gods is not something I, a mortal, can understand." Rogge chose to tell the truth, at least partially.

The emperor nodded and said: "Very good."

Roger felt that the sharp needle-like feeling in his back finally disappeared.

Feuerbach added: "Roger, since you came to the empire, you have witnessed battles, expanded territories, and made many great contributions to the empire. I heard that you are familiar with history, so you must know, For an outsider like you, being able to be granted a duchy, receive the title of prince, and be able to command an army of 100,000 people, what does it all mean? If I treat you like this, it doesn't mean I'm not treating you unfairly, right?"

"I just want to serve His Majesty, without any requirements at all. Of course...if there is a little selfishness, it is because I hope that His Majesty's war horse can set foot on the rich southern land."

The emperor was expressionless, indifferent to Rogge's declaration of loyalty, and said slowly: "After the two religions are unified, their influence in the empire will exceed that of the original Silver Holy Church, and your current power in the political arena, Except for Alexander and Pompey, no one can match you. If this situation continues to develop, what do you think the outcome will be?"

Roger sweat rolled down his face, he knelt on the ground with a plop, and said hurriedly: "I have never had a second heart for Your Majesty!"

"Get up, our Asrofic Empire is not as jealous as the southerners. You have made great achievements and have always been loyal, so you can rest assured that I will still entrust you with important tasks. But this is This situation cannot continue, and the struggle between you and Alexander and Pompey should come to an end. Between secular rights and religious power, choose the same!"

Roger's thoughts finally came to an end. He stood up, walked slowly out of the room, and looked up at the sky.

The sky remains the same, with a layer of thin clouds hanging like a lead curtain. But today's clouds appear higher than in the past, and it also makes people feel a little refreshed.

Behind the clouds, there is a high and cold sky. Behind the sky is endless emptiness. Beyond the void, is it the restricted area of ​​the gods?

What is there in the Realm of the Gods? Is it as monotonous, cold and lonely as the wilderness in the North?

Rogg sighed secretly, and then called out: "Come here!"

"What are your orders?" Before the fat man finished speaking, Roboski appeared out of nowhere. Normally, as long as Rogge returns home and calls him, this guy will definitely show up, and everything the fat man tells him to do can be done properly. It seems that Robeschi has grown a lot over the years, and his vision and ability are far beyond what he was when he was the leader of the bandits.

"Prepare the car, you and I will take a walk to the Holy Church Cathedral." Rogge ordered.

At this moment, the cathedral of the Silver Holy Cult has been renovated and looks more sacred, solemn, solemn and luxurious. According to Gregory's suggestion, the statue of the Ice and Snow Goddess in front of the main hall has been pulled down. With the efforts of fanatical believers and the assistance of countless mages, a new goddess statue is being built at an extremely fast speed. The only point of contention was the face of the goddess statue.

Different from the solemn but dull image of the original statue of the Ice and Snow Goddess, the newly erected statue of the goddess appears lifelike. From the perspective of showing the majesty of the goddess, Gregory also proposed that a giant dragon should be added in front of the goddess's throne to show that the goddess's majesty has overwhelmed the dragon, the most powerful creature in people's minds.

Of course, everyone knows the selfishness contained in it. But things often turn out unsatisfactory. When designing the sketch, although Mora adopted Gregory's suggestion, she actually asked the designer to design the dragon statue according to the image of Silver Dragonston.

This move struck a vital blow to Gregory. No matter how the sacred dragon threatened or lured him, Mora would not give in. As for Gregory himself, who has a special status, very few people know about its existence. Even if he wants to go to the designer to modify the sketch in person, it is impossible for anyone to listen to him.

Mola's style is extremely rigorous, and he usually either prays or practices. As Fengyue's divine magician, her own strength has also increased dramatically with the increase in Fengyue's divine power. Therefore, it was very difficult for the stealthy Gregory to approach her in secret. Even if he succeeded a few times, he would not catch anything that could be used to threaten her.

With no other choice, Gregory finally found Mora privately and begged hard. After paying a heavy price, he finally got the opportunity to stand in front of the goddess's throne for a long time and accept worship from believers.

How could Gregory be willing to suffer a big loss from Mora for no reason? The wise sacred dragon is thinking about how to find an opportunity to sue her in front of the two goddesses every day, so as to regain the disadvantage in one fell swoop.

Just as Gregory was hiding somewhere and planning his revenge, Rogge's carriage had stopped at the gate of the Silver Saint's Temple. He stepped out of the carriage, took a deep breath of the cold and fresh air, and silently looked up at the unfinished statue of the goddess, which was dozens of meters high. After a moment, he walked towards the main hall of the Ice and Snow Temple.

The courtyard is full of busy craftsmen, technicians, mages, and priests. Layers of scaffolding were erected not only around the statue of the Ice and Snow Goddess, but also around the Great Ice and Snow Temple. The four walls of the gorgeous Ice and Snow Temple were originally carved with various miracles of the Ice and Snow Goddess. Now many of these carvings have to be removed and replaced with statues praising Audreyh.

The main hall also looked messy. The original altar in the main hall has been demolished, and the new altar has not yet been completed. It only has the shape of a magic circle. Dozens of craftsmen are carefully pouring the smelted mercury into the grooves carved on the surface of the sapphire stone under the command of several mages.

There are also many fully armed Ice Palace warriors in the palace. Their bright eyes are constantly scanning the busy craftsmen, and they are on guard against anyone who might damage the renovation work of the palace. The relationship within the Silver Holy Cult is now very tense and sensitive, and Mora suppresses the opposing voices with an iron fist and blood. But resistance within the church is almost ever-present.

These Ice Palace warriors all recognized Rogge, and after saluting, they immediately made way for Rogge. Rogge walked through the crowd and strode towards the prayer room at the back of the temple. Except for some major ceremonies or meetings, Mora usually stayed there alone.

Rogge asked Robosky to wait outside, while he pushed the door open and entered the prayer room, then gently closed the heavy ice-iron door with his backhand.

The prayer room is the most sacred place in the entire Ice and Snow Temple. No one is allowed to enter except Mora and Rogge.

Mora's long hair was spread loosely on the sides of her face and shoulders like a waterfall, making her look charming. She was kneeling in front of the small altar, praying devoutly. Hearing the sound of the door behind her, she stood up, turned around, and stared at Roger with a pair of watery eyes.

Although she looked weak and charming at the moment, Fatty knew that these were all illusions. At this moment, her strength is getting stronger with the increase of the goddess's power, and her natural charm is still astonishingly powerful. What's more, in the name of the goddess, this saint's methods are becoming more and more **** and cruel, and she is not a person who can be underestimated at all.

Rogg asked: "Moura, how are things going on here?"

"It's not going well." Mora took a piece of parchment from next to the altar, handed it to Rogge, and said: "I have arrested more than a dozen groups of people who hold different opinions, but there will always be new ones. Stand up against the unification of the two religions. This is the next list of people expected to be sent to heresy prison. You see, it has only been less than a week since the last arrest, and there are more than a hundred people on the list."

Looking at the long list, the fat man frowned and said: "Moura, have you checked the financial background of these people? And I heard that your heresy prison is not a good place to stay. People often die in it, right? ?"

"There is no need to be kind when dealing with heretics." Mora said coldly.

The fat man sighed and said: "The secular world is very complicated. It is not simply divided into black and white based on belief or not. Your current approach is very lack of consideration. You must know that iron fist is not the only way to achieve your goal. Let's do this, let Robowski help you with this matter. Later, give him this list and let him see who can move, who cannot move, and who can be won over. . How is the organization of the Ice and Snow Mage Group and the New Ice Palace Warriors?"

Moura turned around and took out two thin booklets, handed them to Rogge, and said: "The Ice and Snow Mage Group has initially selected fifty-one people, but the magic level of some of them needs to be carefully tested. Finally, The official candidates should be around forty people. There are currently only more than 400 Ice Palace warriors, and they are roughly in prototype, and they must continue to recruit."

Roger opened two booklets and looked at them. One contained detailed records of each Ice and Snow Mage's life background and magic level, while the other contained the selection conditions for the Ice Palace Warriors and the draft of the Order's rules. He flipped through them casually and put them aside.

Moura hung up another large plain canvas, and then gently blew a breath of ice breath onto the canvas, and lines of elegant and slightly chilly fonts began to appear on the empty canvas.

Mora turned around and said to Rogge: "This is the structural diagram of the Silver Holy Religion after the comprehensive reorganization that I just drew up. Do you have any dissatisfaction with it?"

Roger was extremely serious this time. He looked at the canvas several times, then nodded and looked at Mora. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly caught sight of the neatly stacked objects on the altar. A neat collection of magic books. Rogge walked over, took these books, and read them one by one.

The appearance of these books is simple and elegant, but the decoration is very ordinary. Most of the content talks about how to enhance the belief in the ice and snow goddess Audaireh, so as to reach the stage of blind faith in the shortest possible time. Then there is a short section about how to sense Audairehe when the belief is sufficient. existence, and how to correctly understand her power. The last part of the book records several powerful spells that are not within the magic system. Morana's freezing breath, which can cause enemies in a large area to slow down and suffer damage, is also on the list.

The fat man read these books from beginning to end carefully. Maura stood quietly beside him like an ice sculpture, waiting for him to finish reading. Finally, Roger turned to the last page of these books. He is now absolutely sure that these books are a complete set of training materials for Audreyh magicians.

He raised his head and looked at Maura.

Mora smiled faintly and said: "Yes, these books were all written by me, and the above method has proven to be very effective. Now there are four goddesses in the Silver Holy Cult, including me. A magician. If there are mages who have enough magic but are not particularly devout in their faith, I will also consider using my charm to help them overcome the final difficulties. The goddess's power is vast, and I believe that the Holy Church has more and more The more magicians there are."

After Rogge listened, he was silent for a long time, and finally sighed softly.

Maura Yingying stepped forward, looked at Rogge, and asked gently: "Lord Rogge, what are you worried about?"

Rogge smiled a little tiredly and said: "It's nothing. Mora, you are really outstanding. I didn't expect that your magic has reached this level, let alone that you can sort out a magic spell." Set up a system for training magicians. I think it is not impossible for a new great magister to appear in the Silver Holy Religion in the future. Perhaps our magic glory can surpass the most glorious era of the Holy Religion. But Mora, your There are still many areas for improvement in the plan. For example, in the past, the Silver Holy Cult selected candidates for ice and snow mages based almost solely on their noble status and family wealth. As a result, quite a few talented civilians were imprisoned in the ice and snow. Outside the gate of the mage group. And your approach of selecting mage candidates based solely on faith is also problematic. Faith and magic power are not the only things that constitute the value of an ice mage. Noble bloodline and strong financial resources are also rare resources. ”

Moura frowned slightly and said: "Why should I accept these people with dishonest beliefs? The Silver Holy Religion should be a holy place for devout believers of the goddess~IndoMTL.com~If a believer does not even have the minimum belief conditions Neither of them exist, and this will not help expand the glory of the goddess and strengthen the foundation of the holy religion."

Rogg stood up, smiled, and said: "Moura, even if these people do not have devout beliefs, their role in expanding the influence of the Holy Religion may be far greater than that of many honest people. Even bigger together. But I know you don’t understand these things. In fact, your goddess doesn’t understand these things either. But it doesn’t matter. From now on, my main focus will be on the church. I believe it won’t be long before the new holy religion It will completely surpass the most glorious era of the Silver Holy Religion in the past. Come here, we will first make some modifications to the structure of the new Holy Religion you designed. The original structure is too simple, and the number of levels above and below is too few. It is not suitable for the needs of a huge church like ours. You see, when there are enough levels, meritorious clergy can be promoted in a short period of time. The power of this kind of motivation is probably far beyond yours What imagination!”

While explaining, Rogge modified Mora's original plan on the canvas with pure magic flames sprayed from his fingertips. It's just that the power of his calligraphy is far, far behind Mo La's beautiful and powerful handwriting.

After almost covering the entire canvas, the fat man looked at it with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Let's do this for now, and then we can improve it slowly. Now let's talk about the Ice and Snow Mage. Do you think it is different inside and outside the church? For people, what does Ice and Snow Mage represent? Is behind this title just devout faith and powerful magic power?"