Chapter 1033: The Sanctification of Krasbourg (IV.)

People come from afar to make a pilgrimage, isn't this what they are asking for? Seeing the consecration ritual work on Roland, Sindra's followers burst into tears, and those who had not yet converted to Sindra's Church could not resist the urge to bow to the goddess of fate and sacrifice their faith right here and now.

Despite its sacredness, religion is essentially an extension of secular utilitarianism, and a church that believes in benefits will naturally prosper, and a church that believes in a church that is useless or even ruin may be all the rage, but it cannot become a mainstream religion that can stand the test of time.

The benefits of faith in Sindra are so clearly laid out in front of them, how can the Far Easterners, who have endured the charge of heresy for generations, not be tempted?

The tumultuous crowd poured towards the temple gates, and everyone was eager to reach the altar as soon as possible to be consecrated and baptized.

Colonel Camp was also impressed, but he did not forget his responsibility, and led the patrol team to maintain order around the temple and stop the commotion of the crowd in time.

"Kemp is a very capable man." Standing on the second floor of the temple, Rudolph leaned against the railing and said to Yevgenia, "There is still a lack of an official in the cabinet in charge of law and order, and we can make Camp the chief of police." ”

"I'll talk to him when the celebration is over, and I'm sure he won't turn down this good job." Evgenia smiled and took Rudolph's arm, "It's time for us to go down for the baptism." ”

Surrounded by Evgenia, Merlin, Boris, Alexei and Pavel, Rudolph went to the hall on the first floor of the temple and stood around the altar.

Roland turned and got off the altar and hugged his father as he approached him. Rudolph patted his son on the shoulder, strode to the altar and was baptized with the light, the "evil aura" under his feet changed to the "neutral aura", and the black guard class became the "Sindra Holy Guard".

"Franceska, I've finally waited for this day...... Standing in front of the altar bathed in the warm light, thinking about his wife who was sentenced to be burned at the stake, recalling the twenty years of hard exile, at this moment, standing in the center of the church of the goddess of fate, undergoing the sanctification ceremony to wash away the accusation of heresy, the past suffering has passed, Rudolph's heartstrings fluttered, his eyes were filled with tears, and he suddenly pulled out his heavy sword behind his back and pointed it to the sky.

Roland stood beside the altar and couldn't help but be slightly moved when he saw his father draw his sword and express his passion in his heart.

System Prompt: Discover Excalibur "Destiny Trailr"!

The sudden system prompt caught Roland's attention, and after checking it, he found that his father's original magic sword named "Blasphemous Marauder" had also evolved into the Divine Sword "Destiny Pioneer" with the transformation of his camp.

Originally a legendary heavy sword belonging to the evil faction that can be used to exert greater power against good creatures, the "Blasphemy Marauder" has been transformed into the "Pathfinder of Destiny" in the neutral and orderly faction, and its legendary effect has been changed to be effective for any non-Syndra followers, which can be described as greatly enhanced.

Next, Yevgenia and the others also approached the altar one by one to bathe in the holy light, and in an instant, they washed away the accusations of heresy and re-established their camps according to their own behavioral principles, most of which were orderly, good, or orderly, neutral.

The "Sindra Black Guards" led by Pavel and Alexei were all transferred to the "Sindra Black Guards" after receiving the sanctification ceremony, and the special professional ability "Breaking Good Slash" was also transformed into "Worship Holy Slash". "Breaking the Good Slash" only deals extra damage to the enemies of the good camp, while "Worship Slash" can deal extra damage to all enemies who do not have the same beliefs as oneself, which is obviously much more practical than the "Good Breaking Slash" and is closer to Roland's "Breaking the Enemy".

The retainers who followed Rudolph completed the "sanctification ceremony" one after another, and the temple was opened to the public. Colonel Camp led the patrol to maintain order, dividing the square in front of the temple into two passages, and the crowd entered the temple in an orderly manner along the left passage to bow down to the statue of Sindra and pray, receive the baptism of sanctification, and then quickly left the temple along the right passage to make room for the queue behind.

As the spokesperson of the goddess of fate on earth and the spiritual leader of the Church of Sindra in the Far East, Roland has always stood by the altar to guard against emergencies. Fortunately, his fears turned out to be purely unreasonable, neither a single believer fainted in front of the altar due to excessive excitement, nor did the Imperial spies infiltrate the temple to carry out a terrorist attack, and the "sanctification ceremony" went very smoothly, perhaps because the goddess of fate blessed her in the underworld, using her divine power to temporarily reduce the chance of all unexpected events to zero.

The tense nerves relaxed slightly, and Roland observed the pilgrims in a detached mood, and sincerely realized the practical significance of the act of "pilgrimage". The Church, like the state and the nation, is a community based on imagination. Two people thousands of miles away who don't know each other, live in different circumstances, and may have very different views of the world, but a pilgrimage can sublimate their religious feelings into a consensus of faith, based on which people's differences about the secular world are no longer irreconcilable contradictions.

At this moment, the citizens of Krasbourg, the dwarf vendors of the Great Rabbit's Nest, the peasants from the valley villages, the miners of Kitland, and the sailors of Port Baigull entered the temple at the same time, kneeling down in prayer before the altar dedicated to the god Sindra, which was probably also an incredible thing in their own eyes.

Roland couldn't help but speculate that they might have thought something like this during their prayers:

"Why would that person do the same thing as me, say the same prayer as me, even though we don't know each other, come from different places, belong to different races, and can't even communicate in the same language?"

Once they complete the sanctification ritual, they will realize that there is only one answer:

"Because we are all followers of the goddess Sindra, we are all children of the kingdom of Koras."

And this is the national consensus that Roland has been striving for many years to establish in the Far East.

"It's been three years since I came to Vares, and I've made a small business, and I don't live up to my identity as a traverser." Watching the pilgrims pass in front of him like flowing water, Roland felt great satisfaction.

With the trace of Holy Spirit attached to him, Shenwei turned into a beam of golden light and returned to the Sindra Divine Kingdom, and at the same time, Roland sensed that Shenwei had not taken all of her divine power, and that some of it was being integrated into his soul, presumably as a reward for his successful "sanctification ceremony".

After a few seconds, Roland absorbed most of the divine power and transformed it into a full 20 degrees of potential, bringing the total potential pool to 44 degrees, which was enough to increase the class level of the "Hand of God" again.