There is a mysterious new guest on the territory, but for most people, this is just a little talk after dinner. Its influence on civilians is actually not as good as a new house built in a certain area, especially now many people are paying attention to a new building on the east side of Knight Street.

The first church led by Cecil is finally about to be built.

After more than two months of the world, the pastor Wright finally passed the lord's assessment, obtained permission to preach on the land of Cecil, and obtained a piece of land allocated to him and the materials and personnel needed to build the church. The pastor was obviously very happy about this. He immediately burst out with great enthusiasm and work efficiency, which made the church rise up at a surprising speed. Of course, this was related to his skillful bricks for two months on the territory.

The newly completed chapel looks simple from the outside. Although it also has various facilities such as spires, small towers, prayer halls, etc. for the Church of Holy Light, everything is mainly practical and sufficient. There is no luxury style of the church in the central region with gold and silver on the walls, it is still a beautiful new house. The church itself is matched with the small square in front and the neat brick and tile houses on Knight Street in the background. The first block on the territory that can be described as "modern town" has finally taken shape.

Before the church officially opened its doors, the lord arranged a small "activation ceremony" specifically for it.

This is a form that seems quite strange to the leaders of the territory. The big figures in the territory came forward in person to organize activities for the opening of a building, which was rare in the past.

In other places, the emergence of a new facility will not be specific. The solemn rituals usually only have some common customs and vulgar rules: before the craftsmen's shop opens, they will smash a pot full of ale at the door. On the one hand, it is to celebrate, and on the other hand, it is to use the aroma of ale to promote and inform, so that people can know that there is a new shop here; after the new churches of each church are completed, the priests and pastors organize some religious activities themselves, and the pastors preach at the door, distribute wheat cakes and so on; and when the horse farms and theaters are completed, there will be some celebrations, but they are all dances and cocktails for the upper class, and they have nothing to do with the common people.

This ceremony called "ribbon cutting" arranged by Gao Wen seems novel and inexplicable to people.

But the civilians of this era will not think deeply about these things that they think are not related to their lives. Anyway, the lord's arrangement is right, and for them, it is worthy of happiness to see something new in the territory, especially this is a church that can bring convenience to life.

A large crowd gathered in the small square in front of the church. They looked curiously at the still closed church gate and the lord standing in front of the gate, and others: Gowen, Hetty, and Rebecca were standing there, next to them was the pastor Mr. Wright, who had a distinct sense of presence, and in addition to that were some soldiers responsible for maintaining order on the scene.

In order to adapt to the public aesthetics and habits of this world and to produce more important "symbolic meaning", Gao Wen redesigned a so-called "ribbon cutting" process. He ordered people to tie symbolic colorful knots on the church gate and set up a blocking rope on the steps leading to the gate to represent that the building is still blocked. When the sun rises to the highest point, he appears here and opens the church as a lord.

In countless pairs of curiosity and awe, Hetty took a step forward, and with the blessing of magic, a soft but sufficient voice that could be heard throughout the audience came to everyone's ears: "Today, it is a day worth celebrating. Mr. Wright, the preacher of the God of Holy Light, brought the morality of the Holy Light. Our Lord, Duke Gowen Cecil, believes that the Way of the Holy Light is beneficial to the territory, so he approved the construction of this church and personally congratulates the practice of the morality of the Holy Light. Now read the decree of the Lord:

"After applying by the missionary Wright of the Holy Light, Gowen Cecil, Lord of Cecil, ruled that it is legal and beneficial to spread the Way of the Holy Light on this land, hereby permitting the missionary action of the Missionary Wright and allowing the establishment of a church."

Then, the leaders first became confused and then joined in the fun of applause and cut off the blocking rope, and Heti and Rebecca untied the colorful knots on the church gate.

Pastor Wright looked at the whole process of the ceremony with curiosity. He seemed to think that there was a deep meaning in the ceremony. However, he was not a "real clergyman" who was good at calculating. As a missionary who was almost kicked out by the Central Church, he had been spreading doctrine according to his own understanding and method, so he soon stopped thinking that as long as he could preach smoothly, it would be a good thing. The lord came to congratulate him in person, which was even more good. As for the matter of "the God of Light needs to be approved by Gowen Cecil to build a church on a piece of land"... it doesn't matter, the church was built anyway.

To be honest, Wright even felt that Cecil's leader was more interested in his own taste: in other noble leaders, he also needed to find a permit for local leaders to preach. Although basically every lord would agree, there was never a place as formal and serious as Cecil's leader. The lords of other noble leaders did not say that they allowed the church to develop in their own territory, but rather that they adopted an indifferent attitude completely. The so-called "lord's permission" was just a formal formality, a mutual compromise between the church and the aristocratic forces and respect for face, but in Cecil's leader, this "license" seemed much more formal.

Wright likes such clear rules because he has seen too many people's miserable lives caused by chaos in the rules. Many people complain that the lord has formulated too many rules that lead to difficult life. However, few people realize that it is not the rules that lead to difficult life, but the rules that the lord himself does not intend to abide by.

Here, this situation obviously does not exist.

"If you are interested in the Way of Holy Light, you can come in and sit. The place in the preaching hall is very big! If you don't believe in Holy Light but have a little bit of minor illness and injury, you can come here. Holy water will be provided here every day!" Wright stood happily on the steps at the entrance of the church, and the loud voices could be heard in the entire square. "But those with serious illnesses and serious injuries should be told in advance. Holy water is processed with river water, and the effect is limited. If you have serious illnesses and treatments, you still have to use treatment..."

Gao Wen stood by and watched the endless stream of leaders who believed in the Holy Light or were preparing to receive the Holy Water walked into the church. Listening to Wright's loud voice, he couldn't help but smile: This was the first time he heard a pastor who would take the initiative to admit that the raw material of the Holy Water was river water, and reminded that the Holy Water was not effective in healing...

Hetty stood beside Gao Wen, and she had already seen some deep meaning from today's ceremony.

After seeing occasional leaders who would thank the Lord and walk into the church of the God of Light, she whispered: "Ancestor, are you going to put the power of the divine under your control?"

"I actually have no intention of mastering the divine power, but I don't like being mastered by the divine power," Gao Wen said lightly. "The church is a good thing. Divine art, holy water, holy relics and war priests are all good things, but if these things have their own system and will, it would be a bad thing."

"Many nobles are wary of the excessive development of the church, but no one has ever thought that it could be "framed" in this way," Hetty showed a thoughtful look. "Use clear laws to stipulate that all religious activities must be approved by the lord, and use ritualized practical actions to tell everyone who should listen to when the lord and the gods are put together. In this process, you also show the lord's support for the church... Ancestors, your actions are always unexpected."

Gao Wen shook his head: "It's not that no one thought of using law and power to restrain the church. Hetty, I'm not the only one who is smart, but they don't have this condition. We are very lucky that the southern border is a piece of abandoned land that has been regressed for many years, and there are many things that can be established from scratch. Wright is a truly 'true believer' who is really obsessed with the way of the Holy Light rather than intrigue. So I can lay this foundation, but in the central and northern regions where the church's power is already deeply rooted, I can't do this at all. Just as you can see the profound meaning of my actions, those smart bishops can also see it."

Hetty was stunned and had to admit that Gao Wen saw this very clearly, but she was a little curious: "What would you do if you were in that kind of place?"

"It's very simple. Just a fist is bigger than them," Gao Wen smiled. "Sometimes, problems that cannot be solved are the simplest, just a fist."

Rebecca listened to the discussion between Hetty and Gao Wen, basically not understanding a word in the first half, but she understood Gao Wen's last sentence and agreed with it: "My ancestors are right! No problem that can beat them is a problem!"

Gao Wen glanced at Tietowa helplessly: "Can you listen more if you are obedient? I have emphasized using your brain before fists!"

Hetty was about to educate him, but an amber came out of nowhere: "She found out that she had not had enough brains..."

Before the shame of all things was beaten, Gao Wen held the other person's head by himself: "You'll be itchy if you don't ask someone to tease you every day, right? Why are you here for? Don't you like places like the Holy Light Church?"

"I'll watch the fun, let go, hey, let go," Amber struggled hard under Gao Wen, and finally escaped from the clutches with a shadow change. "I tell you, in fact, this priest gives me a good feeling, not as annoying as the holy light priests I have seen before..."

Gao Wen knew this half-elves very well. He asked after the other party finished his bbs: "You should have something else besides watching the fun, right?"
Chapter completed!