Chapter 20 A rookie meets an old bird
"Dip!" cried the Marquis of Grenwell. The cry was just right, just right to get the attention of everyone in the banquet hall.
"Uncle Sauron!" said Tipp quickly. Willy also stepped aside after saluting.
"Let me introduce you, this is the Bishop of Grenwell, His Excellency Basel. โ
But before Dipu could take the initiative to salute, Bishop Basel smiled kindly and said, "Son, Heavenly Father bless you." With that, Bishop Basel "naturally" raised his right hand with a ruby ring.
And Dipu also had a simple and innocent smile, and without hesitation, he took Bishop Basel's hand and kissed it on the ruby: "Your Excellency." โ
And this action immediately made Bishop Basel smile with satisfaction.
Among the Terrans, there is a single religion of light. Those who believe in other gods and those who do not believe in religion are infidels, and will be discriminated against and oppressed by the church and the nation. There was even the Inquisition to carry out the ** ruining miรจ.
Although it is no longer the dark age of the Inquisition, the Illuminati are still quite strict about people's religion. Even the elves, orcs, and dwarves that live among the Terrans must convert to the Illuminati, or they will be expelled from the Terran settlements.
However, there is one group that is quite a headache for the Illuminati, and that is the magicians.
Due to the various explorations of magicians in the study of magic, coupled with their greater admiration for freedom, they often challenge certain entries in the Illuminati Sacred Book, causing people to waver in their faith in the Illuminati.
In the beginning, the reaction of the Illuminati was relatively simple and rude, and they often used the Inquisition to burn these mages who blasphemed the god of light at the stake. But in this way, it caused panic and resistance among the entire group of magicians.
You know, in fact, many magicians still believe in the Illuminati. There are even fanatical believers, and even the Illuminati have a special group of magicians.
Even those magicians who do "blasphemous" magic research, many of them do it unintentionally, and they don't really want to shake the Illuminati faith.
However, the reaction of the Illuminati indiscriminately pushed the mage community to the opposite side. And in this way, of course, the magicians will unite and fight for the "freedom" that magicians should have.
After that, the history of the open and secret struggle will not be detailed. Anyway, the mages were not vegetarians, and eventually forced the Illuminati to reach a compromise.
And this compromise can also be summed up in one sentence: the magicians believe in the Cult of Light and maintain the status of the Cult of Illuminati. The Cult of Light acquiesced to the mage's private magical research.
However, the agreement is an agreement, after all, the two parties have had a knot in the past. Therefore, magicians generally follow the Illuminati as a yang and yin, and pursue an attitude of not challenging and not cooperating. The Cult of Light also implements a combination of striking and pulling strategies for mages.
No, Bishop Basel's actions just now are actually a kind of temptation to Dipp. He just wanted to see what Dipu's attitude towards the Illuminati was.
Satisfyingly, Dipuna's unhesitating and respectful attitude, coupled with that "heartfelt" expression, showed that he had a strong faith and was a devout magician.
And Tipu was still a lord. If the Blackeye Collar can really develop in the future, the Illuminati will still need to preach in the territory with the support of Dip. With such a pious lord, the missionary undertaking will certainly be twice as effective with half the effort.
In fact, Dipu's attitude is habitual and has nothing to do with the Illuminati at all. Isn't it fun to offend the bishop of Grenville for the first time? Besides, Dip is indeed quite "religious" to the Illuminati, but he is devout to the Illuminati with deep pockets.
A fine order of knights, first-class magicians, a splendid cathedral, extravagant "poverty" penance, a lot of small money! Thinking of the beautiful little nun again, Dipu's saliva couldn't help but drip down.
Tricking some benefits with rhetoric is Dip's strong point. So he wiped his mouth, and immediately with a flattering smile, he said, "When I arrive in the territory, what I want most is a church, so as to spread the glory of the Father." Although the Black-Eyed Castle is poor, if it doesn't work for ten years, it will be twenty years, and if it can't work for twenty years, it will be a lifetime. As long as I can build a church, I will have no regrets in my life. โ
When he had finished speaking, Dip looked at Bishop Basel with a blank eye. He hoped that the bishop would wave his hand and say boldly: "Then give you a few hundred gold coins, and you can build it!"
Unexpectedly, Bishop Basel smiled more kindly. He said, "Heavenly Father bless you, son, and when the new church is built, I will be there to pray for the blessing and consecration of the new church." โ
And the Marquis of Grenwell on the side also joked: "Dip! By the time the church was built, the bishop must have become a cardinal. He even went to the Privy Council of the Holy City. If you can come over when the time comes, it will definitely be a grand event of the Sect of Light. โ
"Where!!" Bishop Basel said in a polite manner, "it is a privilege for me to sow glory for our Heavenly Father." There is no distinction between high and low status. โ
And the singing and harmony between Bishop Basel and the Marquis of Grenwell made Tip dumbfounded. He was quite depressed, who would want this old man to come......? Still don't mention the little nun. But the little nun didn't use it when she came, was she caught up by such a treacherous guy, and she didn't get the benefits, and she should have made a promise to build a church.
Dipu was almost crying without tears. Why didn't this stupid chick Gennell come to be this Grenwell bishop?
In fact, Di Pu didn't want to think about it, there were people who gave to the Illuminati, and he hadn't heard of the Illuminati donating to others. Clever words to deceive some benefits are Bishop Basel's forte. In comparison, Dipu is just a rookie.
However, the strength of Dipu is that he is indomitable. After a brief period of depression, he continued: "Your Excellency, it takes time to build a church, but it is urgent to hear the Father's gospel. Can you send some clergy to the Black-Eyed Castle with me?"
Dipu is also shameless. Since you haven't asked for the money, let's just ask for someone! It's best to come to a few knights from the Holy Court, and also make the self-defense power of the Black-Eyed Castle stronger. It's not bad to have a priest, and magic is also very effective in terms of auxiliary healing.