Chapter 294: The Obligations of a Faith Leader and Ellie's Wedding Practice
Rand received a letter from Lysa.
He himself actually doesn't like to be too ostentatious. As a lord in the past, he didn't really need to show up in public.
Although he often mingled with the soldiers, or went to farm himself, or patrolled the holiday villa.
But there are still many people who don't know what he looks like.
Rand left no portraits or statues.
This was not necessary in the past.
But now it seems to have.
The pilgrims wanted to know the specific image of the gods and the specific appearance of Rand, the messenger of God.
They need a concrete anchor of faith.
Otherwise, faith may not be able to be stabilized.
If Rand had not left behind statues or portraits, the spread of the Fertility Cult's beliefs might have been hindered.
But if I really make a statue or leave a portrait, it would feel like posting my own photo on the Internet, which is inexplicably shameful.
Rand looked at Ellie, Olenna, and Elsa in the lord's palace, told them the contents of Lysa's letter, and asked, "What do you think?"
"I think you should indeed build a statue so that your subjects will know who is protecting them, and the believers of the sect will realize who is conveying the gospel of the Mother Goddess." Ellie gave her opinion.
Elsa and Olena had the same opinion.
"That's it," Rand said. "Just mark out a plot of land in the resort and build my statue. It doesn't have to be too big."
"And there's the statue of the Mother Goddess, which should be built in the church school." Rand described the appearance of the Mother Goddess.
The Dark Voluminous Goddess is a mass of flesh and blood covered with tentacles. If she were dragged out to be used as a statue, it would probably cause spiritual pollution.
So Rand wasn't going to do that.
Just build a symbolic statue.
One hand holds an ear of wheat, symbolizing a good harvest, and the other hand embraces a baby, symbolizing reproduction.
The rest are images of women of normal build, except that their faces are not carved but completely hollowed out, symbolizing that this is not the true appearance of the Mother Goddess.
That should do the trick.
As usual, Olenna helped Rand write letters in her neat and elegant handwriting, while Ellie was getting ready to go out.
She has been busy for a long time and it's time for a vacation.
Most of the work was left to Rand who had returned from the coastline, while she had other things to do.
After saying goodbye to Rand, Ellie straightened her clothes and walked out of the lord's palace.
The town of Full Moon Territory has been basically restored, and the original lord's residence has been transformed into Rand's lord's palace.
Ellie walked down the street in the town of Full Moon Territory.
Due to the restoration and expansion of the town, it has now gained some popularity.
However, the current "popularity" is completely different from before Rand occupied this place.
The indigenous villagers are still wary of the centaurs, tauren, nagas and murlocs that come here.
But it's not as scary as it was at the beginning.
In this town, monsters account for a very small proportion of the population, but their presence is strong, at least their ability to work is not weak.
Ellie found a quiet place to sit, then took out a stack of pamphlets and started reading.
"What a Newly-married Wife Should Pay Attention to", "Wedding Preparation", "Necessary Skills to Become a Countess"
After watching for a while, I felt a little confused.
These books were purchased by Ellie on behalf of merchants in southern countries. After reading them for a while, Ellie felt that some of them were not suitable for the cultural habits of the Frost Moon Kingdom.
Ellie was quite familiar with Rand and felt that he would not like these red tapes.
Rand could not be considered a native of the Frost Moon Kingdom, but Ellie was from the White Kingdom.
The White Kingdom is a very martial country. It does not despise wisdom, but without military force, it is difficult to gain respect.
Therefore, the ministers and generals of the White Country are all people with strong fighting capabilities.
Weddings in the White Country are also different from those in many other places.
In the past, the wedding ceremony in the White Kingdom was for the newlyweds to go out into the wild together to hunt wild animals, and then use the fur and flesh of the animals to decorate the wedding banquet.
Later, due to too many casualties, this ceremony was strictly banned by the previous White King.
——It became a newlywed couple going hunting with a large group of people.
If it was during the orc invasion, then slaughtering some orcs and decorating the wedding banquet would be a pretty good choice.
Ellie herself did not dislike the wedding ceremony of the White Kingdom, but after all, this was the Frost Moon Kingdom, and most of the guests that Rand would invite would be members of the Frost Moon Kingdom, so they still needed to adapt to the culture here.
Ellis thought about it and felt that it was not appropriate, but she had no one to ask.
Olenna is also a native of the White Kingdom, and Elsa certainly has not received any premarital education.
Ellie herself didn't either, and her sister probably never thought she would get married so early.
In fact, Ellie didn't think her sister had the relevant knowledge herself, let alone the ability to teach her.
After thinking for a moment, Ellie put away the books, put them in her shoulder bag, and walked towards the lord's palace.
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Next to the lord's palace is where the powerful men sent by the kingdom are located.
The Full Moon Territory is probably the safest place in the world right now. If you count Fenris, there are five top leaders in the hideout. If you count the top leaders of the kingdom, there are a total of 11 top leaders in this small town.
Ellie knocked on the door of Lord Thorn's aunt's residence.
Lord Thorn's aunt opened the door and said, "What's the matter?"
Duke Thorn's aunt has basically confirmed that this is the White King's sister. The White King is actually relieved that his only biological sister, Princess Ellie, is here alone.
I feel that the customs of the White Country are quite tough.
"I want to come here and learn about weddings," said Ellie.
After thinking about it, she still felt that this old, knowledgeable and beautiful woman who was ready to marry Rand might have some knowledge in this area.
The aunt of the Duke of Thorns pushed back her golden hair, leaned against the door frame of the residence, crossed her legs, and raised her eyebrows and asked, "Provocation?"
The aunt of Lord Thorn put her hand on the sword at her waist: "I know that it is your custom to use force to resolve your rivals, but..."
She looked at Ellie's thin arms and legs and thought it was more likely that she was a mage.
Ellie smiled awkwardly. The White Country did have such a custom.
But she actually had no plans to do so.
Helplessly explained: "I really came here to learn about weddings, and I can pay the tuition."
After that, Ellie handed the older beauty a gem, then clasped her hands together and begged, "Please help me."
She then explained why she didn't understand these things and the corresponding considerations.
The Duke of Thorn's aunt still felt that it was a provocation, but since Prince Ellie had already lowered his posture so much, she couldn't afford to lose face.
After all, Prince Ellie, in terms of status, is higher than the Duke of Thorn.
The person opposite is already very respectful.
Duke Thorn's aunt stepped aside and said in a calm tone, "Come in, I'll tell you about the Frost Moon Kingdom."
"The wedding culture in different parts of the Frost Moon Kingdom also has some differences, but as long as they are roughly the same, there is no problem."
Ellie nodded, listening and taking notes.
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