Chapter 36 Noble VS Theocracy
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Katherine was Wu Hui's first believer, his first crazy believer, and his appointed Holy Maiden of Light, which has extraordinary significance to him.
Watching Catherine grow step by step, transforming into a real saint little by little, he felt like watching the saplings he planted thriving under his own care, and felt an indescribable sense of accomplishment in his heart.
At this moment, he felt even more relieved as he watched Catherine climb up and shouted to shock the audience.
Of course, the stronger his saint is and the more wise his saint is, the smoother his process of collecting believers to accumulate divine power, and the less worry he needs to worry about. This is also the main reason why he invested in cultivating Catherine.
Now, it's time for her to play.
Looking at Catherine, who was well-behaved and respectful in the light curtain and prayed devoutly, Wu Hui's heart moved slightly, and his voice instantly became solemn and dignified. For formal occasions, you still have to pay attention to some divine power.
"allow."
In an instant, his voice passed along the channel of faith, turning into a vast divine voice and ringing in Catherine's mind.
Katherine was shocked, and a crazy light burst out from her blue eyes.
"Be careful to follow the oracle of my Lord."
She held her hands together and bowed deeply to the statue in front of her humbly and devoutly, then slowly stood up from the ground and turned to face everyone.
In an instant, the momentum around her suddenly changed, and there was no trace of softness and humility. The only thing left was solemnity and majesty.
"My Lord of Light has allowed me to wait for my request." She lowered her eyes and looked at the people under the altar. Her long golden hair shone with broken light in the sun, and set off with her pure white nun's suit, noble and holy as an angel. "This saint declares that the judgment has begun now. Come, bring Gondear to the sinners."
With the blessing of the magical technique, her voice spread throughout the square, as if gold and jade fell to the ground, making a sound.
As soon as the words fell, the entire square suddenly became silent.
Almost everyone stared at her with disbelief.
When Catherine prayed before, they were already shocked, and at this moment, the suspicion in their hearts rose to a fixed point.
You know, on this continent, nobles have privileges.
They have the right to collect taxes, the right to hunt, the right to first night, the right to immunity, and the rights that many civilians cannot enjoy.
As nobles, no matter how many evil things they do, under the influence of immunity, they can be fined without being punished, just pay a certain amount of exemption. Even when the two countries are at war, the nobles of the defeated side will not be killed after they become prisoners. As long as they can hand over a sufficient amount of exemption, or someone is willing to pay the exemption to redeem them, they will be released.
Judgment?
It doesn't exist at all.
The privileges of nobles are not only the conventional rules among nobles, but are also maintained by the bill. All nobles will automatically and spontaneously maintain these privileges. It can be said that any act of trying to provoke the privileges of nobles is tantamount to challenging all nobles.
No one can afford such a price.
But what did they hear just now?
This woman actually said she would try Baron Gundyar?
"Oh my God~ Is the Saint crazy? That's a nobleman!"
The civilians covered their faces in disbelief and looked terrified.
The entourage and cavalry mixed in the crowd couldn't help but gasp, with shocked expressions.
Even believers who believe in the God of Light were shocked at this moment, and they were all stunned...
Just when everyone was feeling unbelievable, Gondeyar had been taken up by the soldiers.
Because he had not changed his clothes for several days, Gondeyar's noble clothes had already been wrinkled into a ball, dirty and smelly. In addition, he had not eaten and slept well in the dungeon for three consecutive days, so he lost weight and looked particularly haggard.
However, these are nothing. The most important thing is that not only was his mouth blocked by a cloth strip, but his hands and feet were also covered with iron shackles. When he walked, the chains were dragged to the ground, making a clattering sound, looking embarrassed and without any aristocratic style.
Gondeyar's appearance is completely different from the arrogant noble master in everyone's impression.
The commotion in the crowd became more and more intense.
"Can she come here to be true?"
The civilians looked at Gondeyar and then at the saint on the altar, with uneasiness in their expressions.
Several entourage and cavalry on the edge of the square couldn't help but stretched their necks, staring at the altar without blinking, with their eyes in shock and doubt. How did this saint of light plan to judge Gander?
Even those believers who were full of faith in Catherine couldn't help but feel panic after hearing that she was going to judge Gondeal.
Trialing aristocrats is an extremely rare thing. Maybe it can be done during the heyday of the Holy See of Light, but now the Holy See of Light has declined to this level. Is it really okay?
On the altar, Katherine saw everyone's reaction, but her blue eyes were not shaken at all.
So what about the privileges of nobles?
Acts and rules are nothing but used to restrain mortals, and before God, these rules have no meaning.
What's more, the power of the nobles and the divine power are inherently in conflict, and the power of the nobles has always restrained the power of the nobles.
Otherwise, the Emperor would not have announced that the God of Light had not brought down miracles for decades, and the emperor would have publicly announced that the God had fallen, and the nobles could not wait to jump out and send troops to encircle monasteries in various places, with the intention of killing them all.
When she became a saint and decided to fight for the glory of the Lord for life, she had already become enlightened. Her enemy was the nobles of the entire continent who were open and secretly opposed to the Holy See of Light, not just a Gondear.
However, as long as it is for my Lord, what is she afraid of?
Just a nobleman, I'll clean up.
Someone took off the cloth strip from Gundyar's mouth. She lowered her eyes and looked at Gundyar who was being escorted up, and her eyes suddenly became cold: "Gundyar, do you know your guilt?"
"Knowing the guilt?"
Gundyar suddenly sneered as if he had heard some joke: "Bitch, I am an imperial nobleman, a hereditary baron conferred by Emperor Frank the Great. Doing this is not only an insult to me, but also a contempt for the authority of the noble!"
"I would like to advise you to let me go while it's time to go, otherwise when Master Connor's army is approaching, the fate of you, a pseudo-saint, will definitely be thousands of times more miserable than me now."
He looked up at Catherine on the steps. He was obviously disheveled and embarrassed, but he still looked up and his chest out of his head, with a natural arrogance on his face, as if he was still the high-ranking lord master, not a prisoner.
His strength as a level 3 knight also played a role at this moment. The thick aura emanated, which invisibly added a bit of momentum to him. It was faintly a bit like competing with Catherine.
Arrogant!
Too arrogant!
Wu Hui was so unhappy that his soul trembled slightly. He was just a noble baron, so arrogant?
It seems that in the past century, the authority of the Holy See of Light has really collapsed to the bottom in the eyes of the nobles.
Chapter completed!