The focus of the story in Chapter 1541
is that the nun who calls Ronald out is called Aphra.
The two chatted for a while, and Ronald took the opportunity to inquire about information and confirm the situation in the Holy Capital.
Then tidy up.
The two of them left the hut directly.
The monastery is just a corner of the Holy City, but when it changes from empty silence to human activities, it still shows a completely different look.
This area of town is silent and quiet.
Most of the figures that can be seen on the road walk slowly but have a firm look. Even if the acquaintances were free, most of them would say nothing and just nod their heads, reflecting the solemn atmosphere of the monastery.
At this time, the bell just rang.
Ronald followed the sound and found that it was a distant bell tower ringing.
There are bell towers in every urban area of the Holy Capital, and bells ring a corresponding number of times every hour to inform the people of the city what time it is.
A few minutes later, Ronald followed the little nun down the street and returned to the square of the hermitage.
This is the intersection of the various roads in the monastery.
Unlike the Holy City after it was sealed, this place, as the center of the road, finally has some atmosphere of life.
As soon as he walked out of the alley, Ronald saw a priest in black, pushing a wheelbarrow, transporting a black stone tablet from another city.
They dug out the original floor in the square and replaced it with a newly transported stone tablet.
Stopping and taking a closer look, it seems that you can still see the handwriting engraved on the stone tablet...
"Lili, what are you looking at?"
The little nun on the side noticed Ronald's stop and immediately came over:
"Oh, it's this Yeah!"
"It's Mr. Matthew who just passed away last week. In order to show his piety, he donated a large sum of money in his will and hoped to have his tombstone embedded in the square of the monastery." explained
. After that, the little nun Aphra expressed some emotion:
"It seems that he is lucky."
"The ground in the monastery square is only repaired a few times a year, and even this opportunity was given to him."
Rona De nodded and pretended to be like that.
Bypassing the priest who was changing the floor, they turned into another alley under the leadership of the little nun.
This time it only lasted a few minutes.
Not far from the square.
They came to the entrance of a large courtyard.
The little nun Aphra took the initiative to knock on the door. After whispering a few words to the monk who opened the door, the two of them entered smoothly without any further checks.
It is different from other courtyards used for daily life by monks.
Within the wall here, there is only an open space similar to an altar. Young or old monks sat in a circle around the center. There was a podium in the center, and a middle-aged man with a kind smile stood there.
Whenever someone walks in from outside the yard.
He would smile at the new arrivals as a welcome gesture.
The attendees often nodded, including Ronald and the little nun.
During the course of this action, Ronald and the man's eyes met.
With just one look, he could feel the other person's specialness.
This is not the original code that he sensed that the other party is powerful, but the information that can be judged just by looking at him.
Confident temperament, confident eyes, and methodical movements.
The information revealed in this manner is difficult to fake.
Ronald had an idea almost subconsciously.
Can you use the man in front of you to deal with other [Nine Rings Secret Society] casters who are in trials?
...
In the quiet atmosphere, time passes.
About a quarter of an hour later, the seats in the courtyard were already full.
During this period, no one whispered to each other, and the entire venue maintained a quiet and solemn atmosphere.
Bang -
At this time, the door of the courtyard was closed from the inside.
It seems to be a signal to start the speech.
The middle-aged man standing behind the central podium opened his mouth as soon as the door was closed. His voice was gentle and long: "Everyone, good
morning.
You must also know that yesterday the ecclesiastical priest and the holy priest returned to the monastery. , preparing to select the next candidate for the priest.
The two adults also exchanged some opinions with us.
After thinking about it, I think there is a story that should be shared with everyone."
At this point, the middle-aged man paused for a moment, looking at the people around him. Sweeping over the crowd.
As if he had confirmed something, he began to tell the story:
"It is said that thousands of years ago, there was a family who made a living by shepherding sheep.
They were hard-working and sincere people, were kind to others, and had a hard-working spirit.
So under the careful care and care of generations of people , Under the management, the sheep naturally prospered, and their family also had no worries about food and clothing, and lived a happy life. One
day, a neighbor who also made a living from this family came next door.
From then on, the peaceful and peaceful life was no longer the same. . This family fought with their neighbors for territory for the sheep they shepherded.
After a long period of confrontation, the family finally won.
Compared to the past, their flock was larger.
But instead of living a better life, the family did not live a better life. On the contrary, they are even more exhausted than before, as if they were being herded by lambs."
At this point in the story, the middle-aged man stopped talking and picked up a water glass to moisten his throat.
People in the surrounding seats began to discuss among themselves.
After hearing this, Ronald initially thought it was a metaphor for the battle between the church and wizards.
But after he listened carefully to the discussions of other priests, he realized that his views on this era were somewhat arrogant and backward.
The story the priest tells is not about the fight.
Rather, it lies in the transformation of the shepherd’s family’s relationship with their flock.
For hundreds of years, the church has gone through various stages in its battle with wizards, and now it has finally won.
But there are some problems in this process, or some changes are undoubtedly taking place. The top leaders of the church noticed and took this change seriously.
Although not discussed directly.
But we also face up to and discuss the significance of this change in a more sideways way.
In the past, the magicians in the church were always humans, and the elements and status of humans cannot be denied. And magic is just a tool in their hands, a way to confirm their beliefs.
But it was accompanied by a battle with heretical wizards.
The relationship between people, magic, and the original scriptures is changing.
In order to win the battle, the development and application of spells are constantly being tilted. After a hundred years, the relationship between people and art in the past has disappeared.
The power of the spell continues to grow.
Because of this, people worked hard to study that possessing powerful magical power was a prerequisite for gaining a place in the church.
To the devotees of the past, this has become the greatest blasphemy.
After all, spells come from the original scriptures, not from gods.
In the past, people regarded spells as tools. In any case, people were the core, and spells were only auxiliary.
——People change but skills remain unchanged.
And excessive fighting reverses cause and effect.
Magic became the primary power, eternal and unchanging, and people in the church almost became appendages of magic.
——The skills change but the people remain unchanged.
Although the negative consequences of this change are not currently visible.
But in the eyes of thinking church people.
Following this trend, unchanging and backward things will be eliminated sooner or later, which will be a result that no one wants to see.
The originally quiet courtyard suddenly became noisy amid the tranquility.
As monks in the monastery, it is their inherent mission to resolve this dilemma.
This scene reflected in Ronald's eyes.
He was inevitably brought into this collision of ideas.
The thinking about the relationship between people and magic is completely similar to the alienation of capital.
Looking back at the world outside the seal.
In the reality of greater pursuit of efficiency and craftsmanship, no one has yet discussed this issue.
Perhaps [Enterode], the new country that owns the original text of "Das Kapital", will also begin to face such changes?
Ronald felt a little emotional.
Just from this story and the discussions among the priests, he felt that entering the temple to test was worthwhile.
Even against those few [Nine Rings Secret Society] casters.
It seems that they have become unimportant side issues.
It was also at this moment, when the discussion in the courtyard lasted for a quarter of an hour, that little nun Aphra invited Ronald again: "
Lili, it's almost over here."
"The time is right, let's go to the church together. Let’s pray in the morning?”
[Thanks to Aiuzeyeers for the tip! 】
(End of this chapter)