After describing the feeling of bathing in the "breath of the gods", Li Zhe, who was wearing a fiery red robe, looked at the two visitors in front of him and asked:
"Do you have anything to do?"
Behind him, on the altar representing the deity, is depicted an iron-black furnace with a reddened gate.
This is the emblem of their sect and the symbol of the "scorching gate" of the year.
Jiang Baimian winked at Shang Jianyao, asked him to take out the letter written by Means and then introduced himself:
"We are foreign relic hunters, and on the way, we met Means from the Ten Directions Trading Company, who were attacked by the 'Mountain Fox' bandit group and helped them get out of trouble.
"This is his letter to you."
At the same time as Li Zhe suddenly realized, his body twitched as if he had been burned, and danced out of that short dance.
"May the breath of the gods bathe them." At the end of the dance, he gave a blessing.
Then, he improvised a tapping dance and expressed his gratitude to Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao:
"Dance for you."
Shang Jianyao imitated his actions just now and responded:
"May the breath of the gods also bathe you."
Li Zhe was stunned for a moment:
"You are also a member of the sect?"
"I think so, but I haven't got your permission yet." Shang Jianyao replied calmly.
"Huh?" Li Zhe didn't understand what this meant.
Jiang Baimian had already seen it strangely, and reminded:
"You read the letter first."
"Okay." Li Zhe opened the letter and read the content written in familiar handwriting.
After reading it, he smiled and said to Shang Jianyao:
"It turns out that you also revere the year and want to join our sect."
"Yes, yes." Shang Jianyao responded without hesitation at all.
Li Zhe restrained his expression and asked seriously:
"I officially ask you, are you sure you want to join our 'Crucible Sect'? Although we don't have too many rules, it also means that you will abide by some things and can no longer be as unrestrained as before."
Shang Jianyao was silent for a moment and asked rhetorically:
"Will this affect my ability to save all mankind?"
"Huh?" Li Zhe couldn't keep up with Shang Jianyao's ideas again, and Jiang Baimian didn't help explain.
The "devotee" hesitated for a moment and said:
"It probably won't ......"
Anyway, there is no provision in the sacred scriptures of the sect that prohibits believers from saving the world.
——In the holy scriptures, this part of the content is reserved for the deacons, especially the "scorching door".
Shang Jianyao asked:
"Will that affect my investigation into the cause of the destruction of the Old World?"
Li Zhe's forehead was sweating more:
"In theory, no. We do not interfere in the work of believers, even if you are a robber, as long as you do not kill innocent people, you can still believe in the 'scorching door'."
While speaking, Li Zhe had an idea:
Who is this?
After joining the sect and being a clergyman for so many years, it was the first time he had encountered such an indescribable strange problem in this link.
Before, when he felt most helpless, he was asked, "Devotee, do you want to join a sect to manage food?" "Devotee, do you want to send a daughter-in-law (husband)?" "Devotee, do you have to be cremated after death to be doctrine?" "Devotee, do you dance well enough to get the grace of the year?"
After listening to his answer, Shang Jianyao nodded:
"I have no problem, I will definitely join."
Li Zhe breathed a sigh of relief inexplicably.
At this time, Jiang Baimian asked curiously:
"I have heard that the belief in the same deacon often develops into several sects due to problems such as different missionary areas, lack of connection with each other, differences in the mainstream cultural characteristics of the corresponding places, and different interpretations of oracle texts.
"Is this the case with groups that worship the 'Scorching Gate'?"
When Li Zhe heard this, he sighed slowly and said:
"Yes, and it was originally a family."
"Then why is it divided?" Jiang Baimian asked.
On the one hand, she was interested, and on the other hand, she showed Shang Jianyao the possible problems of joining the sect.
Li Zhe said with a solemn expression:
"Their understanding of the teachings of the year is biased.
"We think the focus is on 'scorching' and 'flame', which forms the concept of 'furnace' and then extends to 'dance' and 'hot pot'. Within our denomination, August is the sacred season, and the heat of August is another breath of the gods.
"They feel that 'dance' is more important than 'flame' and is a more pleasing way to please the elderly.
"Moreover, they accuse us of deviating from the right path."
Shang Jianyao asked curiously:
"Why did you deviate?"
"They believe that food must be processed directly with flames to reflect piety, and hot pot separated by a vessel is a secondary choice, not as a sacrament, and is a false belief!" As Li Zhe spoke, he became a little excited, looking like he was going to blow up the heretical dog head and maintain the right path of hot pot.
Jiang Baimian's expression was a little strange:
"So, what is their sacrament?"
"It's barbecue." Li Zhe controlled his emotions and answered.
Although Jiang Baimian had already expected something, he still couldn't help but twitch his facial muscles.
This disagreement was really unimaginable to her.
——In "Pangu Biotechnology", from time to time, employees of the "Security Department" get back several computers from the old world, and some of the data on them can be restored, while others cannot.
Jiang Baimian had read some of the restored information and felt that some of the things recorded in it were ridiculous and incomprehensible.
This includes disputes between the sweet tofu pudding party, the salty tofu pudding party, and the spicy tofu pudding party.
She originally thought it might just be some jokes on the Old World Internet, but who knows, today, in the real world, she actually encountered a living example!
After hesitating for a moment, she asked with great interest:
"So, can your sect eat barbecue?"
"Yes, yes, but try not to." Li Zhe expressed his attitude tactfully, "I know that in the wild, barbecue may be the most convenient way to handle ingredients, so I don't force my choice when taking risks."
Hearing this, Jiang Baimian glanced sideways at Shang Jianyao and found that he seemed to be a little hesitant.
Jiang Baimian laughed secretly, and then asked:
"What is that sect called, and can their followers eat hot pot?"
"They are called 'Dance of Madness', and the doctrine stipulates that there is no other choice, and you cannot eat hot pot." Li Zhe didn't want to talk more about the situation of the heretics, so he looked at Shang Jianyao and said, "You won't leave Tarnan recently, will you?"
"Not for at least a week." Jiang Baimian replied instead of Shang Jianyao.
Li Zhe said "hmm":
"In three days, at two o'clock in the afternoon, we will have a baptismal ceremony, and if you come, you will officially become a member of the denomination.
"Hehe, remember, 2 p.m. is the holy time of the denomination, and daily prayers should be arranged at this time as much as possible.
"There is no time limit for our ordinary Mass, and the Grand Mass and baptism can only be held between two and three o'clock in the afternoon."
"What does the baptism ceremony look like?" Shang Jianyao asked with great interest.
Li Zhe pointed to the door of the Mass room:
"It is similar to ordinary Mass, but the baptized cannot wear the clothes they have prepared, they must take off their clothes and wrap themselves in the red bath towels of the church.
"Whoever stays in the Mass room for longer will receive the grace of the year."
Jiang Baimian listened with relish, and interjected:
"What is the difference between the Great Mass?"
"Only once a month, in addition to the regular Mass, there is an additional hot bath and a group dance in praise of the gods." Li Zhe explained simply.
After talking about the issue of joining the church, Jiang Baimian talked about the purpose of the "old tune group" coming to Tarnan:
"We have some things we want to see the 'Source Brain', ask it directly, I don't know if the 'devotee' has impressed the 'Mechanical Heaven' and let us get permission?"
After listening quietly, Li Zhe sighed and said:
"I've been in Tarnan for so many years......"
Speaking of this, he pointed to the outside of the church:
"Those people in the town have stayed here longer, and the caravans coming and going have each represented a certain force, but no one has ever seen the 'Source Brain', and most of them don't even know about the existence of the 'Source Brain'."
Li Zhe's implication is:
I can't help it.
Seeing this, Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao couldn't force it, and after exchanging a few pleasantries, they took their leave and left.
As an associate member of the "Crucible Sect", Shang Jianyao performed a dance to the holy emblem representing the "Scorching Gate" before turning around.
Li Zhe is quite satisfied with this.
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The Tarnan Hunters Guild is also on the busiest "Riverside Drive", located in the middle of the road.
The layout inside is very similar to the hunter guild in Wild Grass City, and there are also multiple tables with corresponding electronic products to assist hunters in taking and handing over tasks.
The only difference is that the hunter guild here is not too large, there are not many clerks, only three, and because there are machines to do it for them, they seem quite leisurely, and they can even be distracted and dazed.
Long Yuehong and Bai Chen walked up to a round-faced female staff member and looked inside through the empty glass baffle below.
"Hello." Long Yuehong took the initiative to speak.
The staff member raised his head suddenly, and there was still a blank expression in his eyes.
"Is there something wrong?" She slowed down for a while before asking in gray language.
She used not a dialect, but a language similar to that of the Red Stone Collection.
Long Yuehong had already discussed it with Bai Chen and said bluntly:
"We want to visit President Gu Bo."
"Ah, let me ask for you." The staff member picked up the black phone in a slight panic and dialed the number.
After the phone was connected, she said a few words, said "hmm" twice, then raised her head and said to Long Yuehong and Bai Chen:
"President Gu asked you to go over, room 201 on the second floor."
Belch...... Is that enough? It's that simple? Long Yuehong was a little surprised.
He still remembered that when he was in Weeds City, he wanted to meet a few high-ranking members of the Hunter Guild and needed something to do.
Maybe the guild here is not large and there are not so many rules and divisions of interests? Long Yuehong became more and more accustomed to thinking about the information contained in these differences, although he often couldn't think of the answer.
After exchanging glances with Bai Chen, they walked towards the staircase.
(End of this chapter)