quicksilver blood

Chapter 114 The Sacrament of the Sun
Claude stood on top of the tallest bell tower in Luther Town, the sword stick in his right hand was already opened, and he gently supported the top of the stick with both hands, as if leaning on a sword.

The barrier that made unrelated people ignore him was quietly opened around him.Although the use of divine magic in Karal is extremely costly, but if it is only maintained until the end of the ceremony, there is probably no problem.

After all, it was just an ignoring enchantment. Although he was old, he probably didn't need to activate the avatar of the angel.

Claude put his hands in front of him and leaned on his sword stick, squinting his eyes and looking at the rising sun in the distance.

Rarely, he was wearing a white floor-length robe and a bronze scapular covered with metal chains.

Two brown hard leather shoulder straps with sword-like ends passed through the gaps in the shoulder coat, and wrapped around the back of the neck like a scarf and hung on Claude's neck.

The hard leather shoulder straps did not go around the front of his neck, but two copper-colored metal hard ties were stuck on his chest, completely blocking his Adam's apple.

This is the most dignified attire of a bishop of Sivir.

Needless to say, the scapular, he would only wear it on the first day of each month, and he would come to the Pope with other bishops to listen to the teaching after the prostration.

And shoulder straps are not everyday clothing.These two sword-shaped shoulder straps are different from the woolen shoulder straps of Priest Tyr, and are made of extremely high-quality hard leather.It also has a different meaning than Priest Tyre's shoulder girdle.

As Sivir says, as apologists, they must "keep their swords close to their bodies."Therefore, when they cannot wear a ritual sword, they must wear a shoulder strap instead of a sword.

And the white floor-length robe was not Pastor Sivir's style.Generally speaking, they are accustomed to wearing short clothes on the upper body and tight trousers on the lower body.This allows them to respond immediately to any crisis.

This kind of pure white silk that can cause strong reflections under the sun, and the length that can completely cover the feet, are all the styles that God Tier likes.
"You will be proud of the sun."

“I have given this light to you equally; you must also give light equally to the people.”

Claude softly prayed the holy words of Father God Tyre: "You are the people of the sun, you must be humble and not anxious. You should be like me to avoid disaster - I don't show my hands and feet, and you must not show your hands and feet; If I don’t bare my shoulders, you must not bare your shoulders; if I don’t bare my neck, you must not bare your neck either.”

"May all glory be to Sivir and Father God Tyr—"

After a simple prayer, Claude slowly raised his staff and sword, dancing complicatedly and rhythmically, as if writing something in the air, and like a sword dance praying for victory.

He is waiting for the passage of time.

Five minutes later, at mid-sunrise, his prayers began.

Today is an extremely important day for Claude.He had told Macken and Claudia two days ago not to disturb himself today.

13th, 5th - This is the day when Tyr, the father god under the crown of Sivir, became a god.On this day, all the priests of Tire and believers above the Bishop of Sivir must wear the most solemn clothes and pray to the sun.

Unlike the priests of Tire, the priests of Sivir cannot offer sacrifices on this day, and worship can only be carried out after the sun rises. Before that, they can only look at the sunrise piously and quietly, praying silently in their hearts.

This is a distinction between superiority and inferiority, and the difference between primary and secondary—just as the sun rises and sets on time every day, God Tier is a god who pays great attention to observance of laws and regulations.

His teachings strongly maintained the status of the ruler and the power of the nobility.As the sun has shone on the earth since time immemorial,

There is nothing higher than the sun, and nothing farther than the sun.

The clerics of Tire believe that power is innate.Whether a person is noble or not is determined the moment he or she is born. The reason for acquiring power is that it is either stolen or given.

Adhering to such teachings, even though Tire’s domains only included [Sun] and [Justice] at the beginning, in the growth of more than a hundred years, he has already touched his power to [Nobility], [Tradition], [Legal] ], [Ritual], [Stability] and so on.

At the annual meeting at the end of this year, a cardinal of Sivir proposed: "Knowledge has a spirit, and historical inheritance is extremely sacred, and it must be under the watchful eye of God Tyre—"

What he meant was nothing more than that knowledge and inheritance should also belong to the domain of God Tyre.

This point of view formed a huge divide at the annual meeting.

In general, the point of disagreement is not whether this sentence is correct or not, but whether knowledge is related to war.

Some bishops believe that wisdom and war do not conflict.From the field of strategy and war, it can be extended to controlled war, protection and promotion of inheritance, cultural aggression and integration, and other fields involving knowledge and inheritance, which are also of great benefit to His Majesty Sivir. Give it to Tyre.

Other bishops believed that intemperate wisdom was the root of evil.From the field of justice, it can be directly extended to the correction of inheritance and the development of good culture.Besides, Sivir and Tire are called the outside and the inside, and they are actually one. The difference between you and me should not be taken so seriously.

This controversy immediately exposed the internal contradictions of the Sivir sect.Most importantly, until the end, they were not sure who was right.

But their pope preferred the first opinion, and Claude preferred the second.Although Claude didn't say anything on the spot, he was actually a little unhappy in his heart.

In his opinion, if the Church of the Goddess of War is allowed to seize the domain of knowledge and inheritance, they will just go north to take it from Su Ze's alchemist or go to the southeast to take it from the White Tower.

No matter what it is, with the severity of their attacks, this group of blood-stained lunatics will have a very bad impact on the local residents.

Claude has lived for a long time, and he has long been bearish.

In his opinion, the newly elected pope is too young, only in his early forties, the blood in his heart has not calmed down, and his actions are frizzy.

With the reputation of God Tire, no matter where they go to discuss the issue of the spread of the gods' domain, it is definitely much more efficient than their direct fight.

Because of the stability-maintaining role played by Tire's teachings, although Tire is not the state religion of any country, he is respected in most countries-which ruler likes mobs?

It was precisely because of the relationship between Sivir and Tyre that Bansa, who was always waging war, was not wiped out by the neighboring countries.For example, in Suze, a place in the far north where there is little sunlight, they believe that the yield of crops depends more on the amount of sunlight than the fertility of the land.Therefore, many Suze people at the bottom do not believe in the goddess of harvest, but believe in Tyre, the god of the sun and justice.

And Tire naturally didn't want his daughter to be beaten, so he naturally mediated everywhere, and even sent the saint to lobby.

It was also because of Tire's utmost protection and help that Sivir was able to kill all other war-related gods and enjoy the war domain exclusively.And only she dared to ask Bansa to start a war with other countries, but other countries had to consider the risk of attacking Bansa.

Even if all of Bantha's regular troops were withdrawn, the Templars from Tyre and Sivir alone would be enough to protect the country from war.

After all, even the seven gods of Titan have only formed a loose alliance, and they are at odds with each other.

What's more, among the seven gods, not even one has strong divine power.Even if Thiel doesn't make a move, Sivir alone can hit three of them without much effort.

Suddenly, a melodious bell rang from Claude's feet, ringing twelve times in a row.

The time has come.

“If I see the sun shining in the sky, my heart will be happy—”

He held a staff sword in both hands, waved to tear the air, made a whoosh, raised it high and pointed to the sun, and sang prayers loudly.

Before he could sing the second prayer, he saw Roland and Kluvern following Claudia coming towards him from the corner of the street.

He couldn't help feeling relieved.

Fortunately, little Roland is fine...

But then he was filled with worry.

During this sacred ceremony, he could not speak and move freely, otherwise it would be trespassing.

Don't disturb my ceremony...

Claude muttered in his heart.

(End of this chapter)