Circle of Inevitability
Chapter 436

An open and inclusive faith

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Lumian I have seen a similar Three-Masted Sailing Ship in the illustrations of the "Great Adventurer" series of novels. This Lavigny Docks can be said to be quite conspicuous among the Steam boats parked on the inland river, attracting all kinds of attention from passers-by.

Almost at the same time, Lumian felt a slight heat in his right palm, which quickly subsided.

What happened? The residual breath stress of "Blood Emperor" produced a certain Change? This, this seems to be a certain degree of resonance...Lumian was stunned for a while, and started to think in surprise and doubt.

Is there some relationship between this ancient Three-Masted Sailing Ship and "Blood Emperor" Alista·Tudor?

While Lumian was staring at the ship, Jenna got out of the carriage and teased him with a smile:

"You brought me here just because you wanted me to see this ancient pirate ship, right?"

She read the first two episodes of the "Great Adventurer" series through the serials in newspapers. At that time, although her family was not poor, books were always very expensive, and the newspapers sold one by one were not cheap in total. After paying such a small amount of money, when her father died due to a work-related injury, and the compensation was still delayed, she even rarely read like this. When she occasionally brought some old newspapers back to cover the wall or use them for other purposes, she could always watch Sun go down the mountain.

Coupled with Wandering Poet who often appears on the street and her mother's dramatic bedtime stories, her spiritual life is not particularly barren.

She came to Market District and became Underground Singer. After she was able to earn a lot of money, she deliberately saved part of it and bought pirated copies of the "Great Adventurer" series from underground booksellers., finally had the opportunity to see those exquisite illustrations. For this, she often felt guilty and felt sorry for Fors·Wall Lady. She planned to buy a genuine set after paying off all her debts.

Who knows, her debts will become more and more repaid.

Lumian withdrew his gaze and responded to the ridicule with a joke:

"That's an extra surprise."

The two stood on the edge of Port District and discussed the differences between the ancient sailing ship and the book illustrations as readers of the "Great Adventurer" series of novels.

After a while, Lumian took Jenna to the outside of the ordinary-looking "The Fool" Church.

Jenna raised his head and glanced at the Clock Tower and Spire on the top of the four-story building. He glanced at the Silver-White symbol composed of incomplete "Eye Without Pupils" and part of "Line of Distortion" and asked with slight confusion, "Is this a Church?"

Isn't this too simple?

"Eternal Blazing Sun" Church in Market District, Botanical Garden District's little Church are more gorgeous and divine than this.

"Yes." Lumian entered Church first.

Jenna followed closely, more and more surprised by the simplicity here:

There are only a few pieces of Stained Glass, and Gold Leaf is not inlaid in key positions. No complex machinery is used in the entire Church. The only thing that can be called a religious atmosphere is the giant murals, but the colors are also dim and not bright enough.

The most commendable thing here is that the windows are large and numerous, and even though it is located on the ground floor of the building, the lighting is very good.

Jenna's eyes swept over the murals, and he intuitively believed that they represented leading the way again and again, Redemption.

It was only early ten o'clock in the morning, and there were very few people coming to Church to pray. It was very quiet here, naturally creating a deep feeling.

Lumian led Jenna to sit on the third row of seats facing Altar.

He looked around, looked at "The Fool" Holy Emblem in front of him, and said in a low voice, "You should know very well that Franca and I are hiding some things from you, and there are some secrets that we are not letting you know."

"Yeah." Jenna nodded slightly, waiting for Lumian to explain.

Lumian continued, "You should have noticed that Franca and I are not related, she and I Older Sister Aurora are friends with some close ties and common interests. The 'Loki' and 'I Have a Friend' we dealt with before also belong to this group, but they betrayed others, causing Cordou Village to suffer from Calamity, and I, Older Sister, lost my life."

"Is that so..." Jenna didn't have the nerve to ask further, but had a vague understanding.

Lumian's eyes still fall on Mr. "The Fool"'s Altar:

"Franca and I have another relationship, that is, we neither believe in 'Eternal Blazing Sun' nor 'God of Steam and Machinery'..."

Hearing this, Jenna couldn't help but chuckle:

"I have already guessed, when did you two go to Church? I never see you praying at a fixed time!

"You are pretty good. At least you know which street Saint Robles Church is on. Franca may not even know where the door of Steam Whistle Church is."

And she herself goes to pray at least once a week, listens to Sermon once, and participates in Mass once. This is not only to show her Devout to "Purifier" people, but also her faith habit for so many years.

The only thing she didn't do well was that she often sang Breeze Ballroom until early in the morning before going back to White Coat Street to sleep. She really couldn't get up to greet the morning sun and Dawn, so she could only set the fixed prayer time at noon.

"No, I just didn't go because of my status as a wanted criminal. I am barely a believer in 'Eternal Blazing Sun'." Lumian replied with a smile, and then solemnly said, "Franca and I both believe in this Orthodox God, the great Mr. The Fool."

Lumian immediately pressed his hand on his chest and whispered solemnly:

"Praise the Fool!"

"The Fool"...Jenna thinks this Deity's name is too strange.

She thought for a moment and then said, "'The Fool' in Tarot Cards?"

"Yes, you can actually guess it." Lumian teased and gave an affirmative answer.

Jenna saw a tall figure wearing Black Trench Coat and Medium-Height Silk Top Hat walking near Altar. He lowered his head subconsciously and said slightly proudly, "I have found nearly ten pairs of Tarot Cards in Franca, and she usually doesn't use them Divination."

That guy... did he think it was cool to throw a Two of Cups on Corpse after killing the target, so he was prepared in advance? The more Lumian thought about it, the more he felt that this was Franca's style.

Jenna thought for a moment and then asked, "Does the Fool Pharmaceutical Company also belong to Church of the Fool?"

"Uh..." Lumian was startled.

He had never thought about this problem before. At first, he thought that the pharmaceutical company was named after Tarot Cards.

And now it seems that "The Fool" of Tarot Cards is also equal to Mr. "The Fool" to a certain extent!

Lumian thought about it for a few seconds and said, "Maybe."

He was not sure whether the Fool Pharmaceutical Company belonged to Church of the Fool or belonged to a member of Tarot Club.

Jenna's mind was very clear, and he asked instead, "You brought me here, firstly, because it is safe here and you can safely communicate about your beliefs, and secondly, you want me to see that 'The Fool' Church is recognized Orthodox God Church, or even Church can be built on Trier?"

"You're not stupid." Lumian turned his head and said with a smile, "There is also a third purpose, which is to ask you by the way, do you want Mr. Convert'The Fool'?"

"Convert..." Jenna's mind suddenly turned into a pot of oatmeal.

Lumian said in a bewitching tone, "This does not violate the contract you signed with the Purifier. Mr. Fool is the righteous god recognized by all churches. It's just that the spread of the faith is concentrated on sea islands and certain areas of the southern continent. Most people in the northern continent don't know about it."

"But..." Jenna looked embarrassed and struggling, "I never thought about Convert..."

Her belief in "Eternal Blazing Sun" is not much Devout, but it is a habit developed since childhood, and she has accepted most of the teachings. Before today, she had never considered Convert, nor did she think she could Convert, nor did she have any strong dissatisfaction with Church.

Only during the most difficult years of the family and the period after her mother's death, she occasionally complained about "Eternal Blazing Sun", feeling that He did not protect true believers, but this was still far from Convert.

Lumian glanced at Jenna's face, smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't want to Convert, I just made a suggestion by the way, mainly to tell you about the event that may come In Calamity, if you get separated from us, come here to seek shelter. Don't worry, even if you are a believer of 'Eternal Blazing Sun', Mr. 'The Fool''s Church is willing to let you in and protect you."

"Then why don't I go to Saint Robles Church?" Jenna asked in confusion.

Lumian organized the following and said, "Franca and I are working for a certain Concealment organization based on the same belief. Two days ago, we got a piece of information from the organization:

"'Eternal Blazing Sun'Church's Sacred Heart Monastery has certain problems, just like 'God of Steam and Machinery' Church's Deep Valley Monastery.

"In this case, some Church may not be reliable, and you can't tell which ones are reliable and which ones are unreliable. In this case, it is better to choose the ones that are sure to be reliable."

Deep Valley Monastery's incident was personally experienced by Jenna, so she naturally understood that Sacred Heart Monastery's problem might be a bit serious.

She whispered to herself:

"Calamity will start from inside Church?"

"Maybe." Lumian couldn't give a definite answer.

At this time, That One, wearing a special Black Trench Coat and Medium-Height Silk Top Hat, a half-Giant who was two and a half meters tall with golden hair and eyes, walked up to Lumian and Jenna.

He looked at Jenna, smiled and asked, "Sister, is this your first time to come to our Lord's Church?"

"Yes, but I'm just here with a friend." Jenna subconsciously resisted Convert, and she asked instead, "Who are you?"

"I am the bishop here Tessilian." The half-Giant introduced himself with an unchanging smile.

Jenna looked at his windbreaker and top hat and felt that they looked nothing like Clergy.

Tessilian glanced at Lumian and continued, "Would you like to hear me introduce our Beacon and Savior, the great Mr. The Fool?"

"Don't worry, our Lord does not force people to Convert, nor does he mind if people believe in him while believing in other Deity. Similarly, while believing in him, they can also believe in other Deity."

"How can it still be like this?" Jenna asked with some stuttering.

This was completely beyond her knowledge!

How can any Deity not care that the believer's belief is not pure enough and worship multiple Deity at the same time?

Moreover, why is it him and not him? The latter is the exclusive pronoun for Deity! Also, why is this Deity called Mr.

Jenna's heart was filled with doubts, and the thoughts in his mind were turned into mush.

"Yes, Mr. 'The Fool' is compassionate and merciful." Tessilian The bishop saw that Jenna and Lumian had no objection, so he opened the Holy Scripture with black background and silver pattern, and started Sermon.

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