Chapter 20 Request
Ron looked at Bishop Doni cautiously: "Your Excellency, if you have anything to do, just tell me directly"
Bishop Doni's attitude became more enthusiastic: "Governor Sir, the icon of His Majesty the God-Emperor needs to be repaired. The church’s manpower and materials are unable to complete the work, and we need your help...”
The icon of the God-Emperor was damaged by heretics, but the church does not have the ability to repair it. .
He was deeply ashamed of this, what a blasphemy!
Repairing the 100-meter-high statue of the God-Emperor requires a lot of manpower and material resources.
But now the entire Shangchao is in an extremely difficult period, and various material reserves and even food are in short supply.
At this time, no one in power has the heart to worry about such a thankless thing.
The church has repeatedly requested Wangting District to help, but was rejected.
There is nothing the church can do about it.
Under the influence of the subspace storm, the star torch in the Goli sector has been extinguished.
The radiance of the God Emperor cannot shine into the planet Erth, and the deterrent power of the Church is gone.
Nowadays, whoever has the bigger fist has the final say.
"Repair the icon?"
Ron frowned. He was not a fanatical believer and could not understand Bishop Donnie's persistence.
Moreover, the situation in Wangting District was very bad, and he could no longer waste a lot of manpower and material resources on such a face-saving project.
He opened his mouth to refuse: "Sorry, the King's Court District cannot..."
"Your Majesty the Governor!"
Bishop Donnie took Ron's hand and spoke. Sincerely, for fear that the other party will refuse again.
“I know this is a difficult job, but the darker the moment, the more believers need the guidance of the God Emperor!”
After hearing this, Ron seemed to have grasped a glimmer of inspiration, and the way to break the people's despair was about to come out!
"What did you say?"
Ron took Bishop Donny's hand: "Please say what you just said again..."
"Faith protects all people, and all living beings long for it. Salvation!"
Bishop Donnie looked determined: "Only the brilliance of the God Emperor can break the darkness in front of us!"
These words were like a bolt of lightning, instantly clearing the fog in Ron's mind!
He found a solution to the problem!
That is to break despair with the power of faith!
As a modern person, Ron has not experienced the hardships like his ancestors, and has always ignored the power of faith.
In Warhammer 40K, faith is something that cannot be ignored.
It can be said that the worship and belief in the God-Emperor are the true cornerstone of the empire.
The more desperate the moment, the more people need the support of faith.
Otherwise, the people will soon fall into despair and fall into the arms of the evil god.
“Mr. Governor?”
Seeing that Ron was stunned and did not respond, Bishop Donnie reminded him anxiously.
Ron regained his composure, suppressed his inner excitement, and nodded in agreement to the other party's request.
“The Wangting District will fully support the restoration work of the icon. After the restoration is completed, the Sacred Square will be fully opened so that everyone can pay homage to His Majesty the Great God Emperor!”
The God Emperor! The icons not only need to be repaired, but also need to be overhauled and repaired!
He will concentrate all the manpower and material resources in Wangting District to create a "miracle".
At that time, he will appear in front of the people as the person chosen by the God Emperor and the savior of the planet Erth, to ignite the hope in people's hearts!
This is just a general direction, and precise implementation requires rigorous planning.
"Your Majesty the Governor, the God Emperor will bless you!"
Seeing Ron agree to restore the icon, Bishop Donnie was overjoyed.
He took Ron again and brought him several sets of blessing prayers from the great God Emperor. Some prayers were said to have the effect of improving functions in that area. The church really knows how to play!
It can only be said that they are professionals in winning over believers.
This kind of ability is also needed by Ron, and subsequent plans require the cooperation of the bishop.
It depends on how to draw him into your camp.
This is not an easy task.
The state church priests are independent and have higher legitimacy and sanctity than the local governing body.
Under normal circumstances, priests are only interested in developing their faith in the God-Emperor and building huge churches to worship His Majesty the Great God-Emperor, who is omniscient and omnipotent.
They will not interfere with local rulers unless the other party is not loyal enough to the God-Emperor and affects the spread of the faith.
Loyalty is not absolute, it means absolutely disloyalty!
Disloyal?
That is a heresy. At this time, the priests will directly judge it in the name of the God Emperor!
Of course, that is when the church has strong force.
If the ruler is really a heretic who believes in evil gods, and is blessed with enough strength to resist the church.
Then the priests of the church will be made into inverted crosses and hanged under the broken icon of the God Emperor.
To blaspheme the God-Emperor.
In short, these pastors are fanatical and difficult to win over.
The matter of wooing Bishop Doni requires long-term planning.
Anyway, I have agreed to restore the holy statue. There will be many opportunities for contact in the future, so I will just think of a way slowly.
Ron had a smile on his face. This trip to the church was fruitful. It not only dispelled the doubts of Bayev and others, but also confirmed his identity.
We also found a way to break people's despair and rekindle hope.
After the matter was done, Ron said goodbye to Bishop Donny.
Bishop Donny personally escorted Ron and his party to the door of the church, and before leaving, he stuffed several bottles of valuable high-grade holy water as gifts.
"Your Excellency, Bishop, I will come back to communicate with you when the plan for the restoration of the icon is finalized."
Ron couldn't stand Bishop Donnie's enthusiasm and sat on the floating car as if he was running away.
“The church is looking forward to your arrival,” Bishop Doni said sincerely.
He watched as Ron and his party's hover car started and headed towards the top of the tower in the King's Court District until it turned into a black dot.
Bishop Doni stood there straight, his smile gradually fading.
He looked at the empty church square, feeling deeply tired: "God Emperor, loyal believers pray for your revelation, what should I do?"
Since that terrible subspace After the storm, the connection between the Erth Star Church and the Holy Land was completely severed.
Even the light that symbolizes the great God Emperor has been extinguished!
Following this came the heretics, who dared to desecrate the icons, causing heavy casualties to the church's priests and nearly destroying them.
He could vaguely feel that the world was surrounded by darkness.
Something indescribable and terrifying is brewing, and it is slowly devouring the life of the planet Erth in order to take away the last hope!
Over the past few days, he has prayed countless times, but he has not received the slightest response.
Do you still have a chance to rebuild the church?
Do the believers of Erth still have a future?
Did the God Emperor really abandon them?
Bishop Donnie sometimes has such thoughts in his mind, but these terrible thoughts will soon be extinguished.
What a blasphemous idea!
Questioning is betrayal. Only the God-Emperor is the only shelter and protector of all living beings!
He will never abandon those loyal servants!
After taking a long breath, Bishop Doni strengthened his belief, and his falcon-like eyes became sharp again, shining with determination.
He will fight against the darkness to the end and sacrifice everything for the God-Emperor!
Bishop Doni turned and stepped onto the high steps, with Cherubeus floating behind him, singing hymns in praise of the God-Emperor...
(End of this chapter)