Chapter 1027 1009. True Faith
Faced with Lan En's surprise and disbelief, Chapelle seemed very natural and calm.
If a person really believes in something, he has nothing to hide about it.
"Eternal Fire."
Shapelle said calmly.
"Since you have come to Novigrad, you must know the eternal flame, Your Highness the Duke. It is an eternal flame, a symbol of perseverance, and a clear path that leads us through the boundless darkness."
"The Eternal Fire, Your Highness, is the hope for all of us. Because the one thing that all of us - including you, me, and any other race - have is hope. I believe that."
He He is not as impassioned and emotional as ordinary Eternal Fire preachers, as if saying the words 'Eternal Fire' in a loud voice would be blasphemous and disrespectful.
But this calm tone contains the natural piety and belief.
Lan En was still blinking in doubt and surprise.
This is so dramatic, even more dramatic than the drama being rehearsed on the stage.
Shapelle, the villain known to everyone in Novigrad.
He planned conspiracies, used violence, blackmailed businesses and guilds, and abused torture. For such a person, almost no one would think that he was a true believer. Faith was just a ladder for him to climb up.
But when the real Chapelle died, a shapeshifter, a creature that in the doctrine of eternal fire deserved to be exterminated by humans and should be burned on the stake as soon as it appeared, took his place and truly believed in it. Eternal Fire.
Although what he believed in should be some positive aspects of the eternal fire doctrine, rather than the whole, it was still enough to make Lan En feel absurd.
"But you should already know that there are already people within the temple guards who have doubts about your identity."
Lan put his fingers under the hood and scratched his cheek, reluctantly allowing himself to accept the absurdity of reality. .
"You have really become the last person who should have faith in the eternal fire."
"There is nothing wrong or wrong." Chapelle said calmly, as if There is no such thing as the malicious intention of finding his weakness and then pulling him down, tearing him to pieces and eating him.
“Faith always arises from the heart, appears suddenly, and leads to inexplicable enlightenment.”
"Do you need my help? As long as you arrange for those people to go out of the city for official business, and then leave the route to me."
Lan made a gesture of cutting his palm downwards like a knife towards Chapelle.
Chapelle shook his head.
"There is no need and we can't kill them all, Your Highness the Duke. You must know this better than me."
"As long as there are still people who want to enter the temple to guard it, there must be someone. If you want to climb up, or if you want to make a lot of money through your status, if you want to climb up, or if you want to break my control over the years and make more profits, you must bring me down."
"For those who want to overthrow me, I am simply full of loopholes. There are no checks at all."
Lan shrugged, he was just being polite.
He saw these things clearly as soon as he knew Chapelle's identity.
"Having said that, I am very grateful to you for leaving a way out for my livelihood in Novigrad."
Shapelle thanked Lan En, while Lan En was calm bear.
"Humans have reached reconciliation with dwarves, halflings, dwarfs, and elves, but they still classify us as monsters."
Speaking of this, Chapelle rarely seemed a little depressed.
“Humans have even racially merged with some of these races.”
“Are we inferior to them in any way? Or are we snow-white and plump, with thighs spread wide, and shirts stretched to the buttons? Are unbuttoned breasts the ticket to survival in the human world?”
“But no matter what, we have to survive in the wilderness in the past, but now, we want to enjoy it. The convenience of the city, living in the city ”
Lan En was silent for a moment, then asked.
“Even if it’s weaving wicker baskets, begging, or stealing in the city?”
“Yes, even if it’s doing these things. Or doing business, running errands for people, I can do anything that humans can do Everything can be done. Who knows, maybe I can get married or something?"
"If you go to the edge of the cape and live alone for a while," said Schapell, "you just eat roots. , get wet all over, and freeze to death, you will understand.”
“Sir, we also have pursuits in life, even if we may encounter death on the way.”
"Understood."
Lan En sighed and nodded. Very few people can live peacefully these days, let alone live happily.
"As promised, if you feel dangerous, get out in time."
"I will, I will" Schappeler looked at the city with blurred eyes .
“But I want to work harder. There are nineteen temples of eternal fire in this city. The closest one to us is only a stone’s throw away from the temple guards guarding the eternal fire. No. Should we always do dirty things?" People with true faith always think about working harder and persisting a little longer.
Lan En does not agree with most of the teachings of Eternal Fire, but he knows that people like Chapelle cannot be persuaded.
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The actors' rehearsal gradually stopped, and the mess and clutter on the stage were cleaned up by the behind-the-scenes staff and props were placed.
The rows of bench seats under the stage gradually began to fill up.
The audience is growing as the start time of the show approaches.
Sea Parrot's team has achieved good publicity results. They performed for free on piers, streets, and markets, and distributed flyers for the show.
The Skellige sailors that Geralt invited on the dock also walked in like robbers.
The men born on these high-latitude islands are said to be sailors, but everyone knows that a normal Skellige man must have been a pirate at the beginning of his career.
Most of them wear sealskin, walrus skin, or bearskin jackets and tight trousers, with long swords or axes hanging on their waists. There must be Skellige-style tattoos on their open chests, and sometimes even He would hang a sheathed dagger around his neck like a necklace.
Letting this group of people maintain law and order can be said to be a perfect use of the rumors that the mainlanders are afraid of the Skellige Islanders.
Be a deterrent without taking action.
Children wiping their noses everywhere were led by their parents to sit and move around as if they had needles stuck in their buttocks.
The ticket prices for Irena Theater Troupe's performances are not high-end, and they are at a level where even street vendors can come in and relax for a while.
Soon, the entire dirt floor of the slaughterhouse was filled with people. Those who had no seats simply stood on the edge of the slaughterhouse wall.
The vendors of the troupe stepped on the mud, hung a wooden box on their chest, and walked among the audience holding the box in their hands.
As he walked, he was selling: baked apples, sandwiches, things like that.
In the theater troupe, I heard and heard that his hawking voice was still in tune.
The things that need to be talked about have been finished. Chapelle and Lan no longer spoke any more. They just seemed to be immersed in the atmosphere and looked at the stage with the curtain drawn.
Lan En has never seen what a medieval drama is like, so he is still a little interested.
An announcer wearing a bright top and leggings was the first to take the stage.
"Lovely ladies! Dear gentlemen! The supreme holy city, noble citizens of Novigrad! Welcome you all."
His voice was cadenced. He opened his mouth to attract the attention of the already noisy audience.
While he was talking, he also made body movements like chanting and praising in oil paintings, which looked very exaggerated.
But this happens to be the aesthetic standard of this era.
Therefore, the audience in the audience were obviously excited and looking forward to it.
"We are about to enjoy a great comedy here!"
"Yes! It is performed by the famous poet, Master Dandelion, and the female bard A new masterpiece created by Priscilla! Master Dandelion promises the gods that he will present wonderful stories to the audiences of Novigrad as an witness and narrator!"
"And this! The story is definitely familiar to everyone during this time, because countless scholars are studying it and countless bards are narrating it - the evil southern empire was finally blocked by the heroic northern coalition forces at Soden after the destruction of Cintra. Area!”
The announcer on the stage seemed to be telling a story to a child, with exaggerated expressions and movements, but it was just right for this era.
The audience in the audience includes not only humans, but also dwarves, dwarfs, etc. Vivaldi Bank also participated in the promotion at Dudu's request.
Even issued invoices to bank employees.
This is how the bank supports its important customers.
So now there are several stocky dwarves occupying several benches. Their short and thick legs and feet are hanging in the air and cannot reach the ground. They are swinging around excitedly and expectantly.
"The title of the play is: "Smashing the Sun"! We are going to tell the thrilling journey of a key figure and the soul of that great war!"
"The cast is: Katherina plays the helpless civilian! Leo Ribe plays the black dog of Nilfgaard! And the protagonist plays the hero who received the title of Duke in the war"
The announcer deliberately lengthened his tone, arousing a burst of anticipation from the audience.
"Novigrad's veteran actor, Eborad Reza!"
It seems that this actor is quite famous in Novigrad, Lan En learned from his own Many women's cheers were heard around the seats.
“We also have a heroine in the role of the Archmage, played by the stunning and experienced Lady Irena! Lady Tisaya de Vries!”
Now it was the men who were making indecent whistles.
As the sky grew dark, the troupe pulled a lot of strings back and forth in the open space of the slaughterhouse. They hung lanterns for lighting and also hung a lot of colorful flags.
The actors appear one by one, letting the audience determine their roles first.
Although the others caused a burst of cheers and applause when they appeared on the stage, only the male protagonist
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