After declining the farmer's thanks, Feiqi walked out of the house where the old man was just now.
When he was about to leave, Feiqi looked back at the scene inside. Where no one saw him, Feiqi's hands were still trembling slightly.
It's not fear, it's visceral excitement.
Then he took out the Book of Laws from his arms and stretched out his hand to wipe the clean cover. When he was performing the ritual just now, he could clearly feel a warm power from Book of Laws pouring into his body.
It was this power that allowed Feiqi to confirm that the rituals he performed were useful, rather than just formal psychological comfort.
"It seems that the things taught in Steward's Office really work." Feiqi sighed again.
The ritual he had just performed was issued by Nafu City's chief Steward's Office a few days ago. Every public official must learn the rituals. There are three in total. Feiqi chose a hospice care ritual based on his own inclination.
When I first learned it, I originally thought that Feiqi was just a ritual similar to taking out Book of Laws during law enforcement. It was used to show more of a sense of ritual and to give some psychological comfort to the citizens.
But when it was first displayed, Feiqi was sure that he saw the old man's soul floating out, and was attracted by a place in the sky filled with peaceful light.
Hence the conversation between him and the farmer just now.
Feiqi didn't believe there was such a thing as heaven before, and thought that the popular words were just words to guide people to be good. But now Feiqi really believes that there is really a heaven in this world. And he seemed to be the one responsible for the reception.
When I think of this Feiqi, a sense of mission surges into my heart, and I feel that the responsibility on my shoulders is getting heavier.
Then Feiqi walked quickly towards Gilded Rose Town's Steward's Office. He wanted to learn the other two rituals, so that he would be more capable and could assume more responsibilities and missions. This was also his original purpose of becoming a public official: to serve the people.
As soon as he walked into Steward's Office, the colleagues inside stopped Feiqi who was striding like a star.
"What's wrong? Why do you look so happy today?"
"Let me tell you." Feiqi said with a smile, "Those rituals we learned really work."
"How do you say this?"
"When I was on patrol just now..." Feiqi recounted his experience in detail, and the colleague was also very shocked after hearing it.
"Really?"
"Can I lie to you? I really saw the old man's soul coming out of his body, and he even entered heaven."
While the two were talking, other public officials in Steward's Office quickly gathered around after hearing this, expressing strong curiosity.
"What I learned is different from yours? What I learned was the ritual of newborn baptism. There seems to be no newborns in the jurisdiction I manage, so I can't verify it."
"I learned the rituals of coming-of-age ceremonies, but previous coming-of-age ceremonies were held in churches. I don't know when mine will be effective."
Going to the church to hold adult ceremonies has evolved into a custom. Even though Claire has suppressed the church's publicity and development in Griffin Territory, people's ideas are still difficult to change in a short period of time.
"Although I learned the same thing as Feiqi, I can't expect others to die. Then I might as well not learn this ritual."
"What are you thinking about?" Feiqi interrupted the discussion of those colleagues, "I have learned them all. I have learned all three rituals. These three rituals cover a person's life, and they will always be useful."
"I came here this time to learn those two rituals in the future so that I can better serve the people under my jurisdiction."
"Feiqi is right. Look at our brains. I will go over and learn the other two right now."
"It's my working time. I'll go out for a while and then study again when I come back."
"Wait a minute!" Someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, "I think I found something!"
"What?" everyone said in unison.
"Why can these rituals we learn send people to heaven?"
As soon as these words came out, all the public officials present were stunned, and their minds began to think wildly.
Someone murmured, "These three rituals were ordered by Nafu City, General Manager Steward's Office, and they are forced to be learned by us... So does the higher-ups know that these rituals can guide people into heaven?"
"And there are religious things like being able to enter heaven, which are generally not allowed to be publicized, but this sentence has spread so widely in the territory that it has become our mantra."
"So..."
"So what? Don't be the Riddler here!"
"So, Lord Lord, is he a god who descended to earth and is responsible for leading us to his Divine Kingdom..."
"Nonsense!" As soon as he said this, he was opposed by others. "I have seen with my own eyes what the lord told us before. We must not be superstitious and believe in science."
"Then maybe the lord is God of Science." Someone suddenly thought.
"..."
After a period of silence, everyone in the hall laughed at the same time, "Hahahaha!"
"I think what you said makes sense."
"No matter what, I don't think this is a bad thing." Feiqi said, "No matter whether the lord is a god or not, for us, he is our lord and the god who redeemed us."
Everyone's expressions became serious again, "Yeah."
They have now completely become fans of Claire. In their hearts, Claire is even more powerful than a god. These achievements are real and are not like miracles that can only be heard in rumors.
The story of Feiqi was not only spread among Steward's Office in various places, but also the citizens in various places heard about it. Everyone who lived nearby went to the home of Tommy, the farmer, and gathered around to watch.
After seeing the old man really leaving peacefully and the not very sad expression on Tommy's face, they half believed it and felt that the old man had really gone to heaven.
In their hearts, their respect for those public officials has reached a new level. Before, they respected them from the bottom of their hearts, but now they have a vague sense of mystery.
After all, they will all die in the future. Everyone will be afraid of death, but if they can go to heaven after death, the fear will not be so serious, and their efforts for most of their lives will not be in vain.
Ever since, driven by this incident, that sentence has spread again, and its spread has become wider, and more people believe it.