Chapter 264: Lanqi begins to prove his identity
Caius' words were like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples one after another.
Every candidate in the hall had a different expression on his face. Some were surprised, some were silent, and some were very excited.
After hearing this, Lanqi was stunned.
When he first heard the words "Wilfordism", he couldn't help but think of his own crumbling chamber of commerce.
Then I listened and found out——
This seems to be the method used to destroy the saint in the shadow world of the Temple Villain Dinner.
Even without guessing, Lanqi instantly understood who named this ideology after his surname! But he didn't expect that one day this ideology would be passed on to the Resurrection Church and used by them in reverse, and even used on him.
“…”
Archbishop Caius stood there quietly, staring at everyone sharply, trying to catch a trace of hesitation or abnormality in their eyes.
Even if this extremely evil doctrine does not need to be implemented, once it is told, it may cause the latent enemies to waver and reveal their flaws.
Many candidates in the hall had not heard of the so-called "Wilfredism", but they soon understood the significance of this re-examination.
In today's people's understanding of gods, most theories believe that gods now exist on the conceptual side.
They cannot interfere in the world directly, or they need extremely strict conditions to interfere in the world, and these conditions are related to both the gods themselves and the creatures they need to interfere with.
No one can judge the specific conditions.
However, no matter what conditions need to be met, there is an inevitable prerequisite, which is direct cause and effect with the god.
Therefore, in this world, having cause and effect with gods is a very solemn or dangerous thing.
You must never make an oath to any god. Whether it is an oath of blessing, praying, confession or directly cursing a god, it will not necessarily lead to real consequences. However, the Church of Resurrection is the organization that is most wary of the divinity and invisible interference of the Goddess of Fate. It can even be said that the two organizations in the world that believe in the power of the Goddess of Fate the most are the Church of the Goddess of Fate and the Church of Resurrection.
The clergy of the Church of the Goddess of Destiny use "Wilfordism" to identify Resurrectionists by forcing those suspected of being Resurrectionists to make the most pious oath to the Goddess of Destiny, and use this to try to ruin the future of the Resurrectionists. Once anyone is found to show hesitation, resistance and other expressions that are not right, their suspicion will be greatly increased immediately, and then they will be investigated intensively.
Now, the re-examination of the Silent Branch uses Wilfordism in reverse, asking candidates to destroy the statue of the Goddess of Fate on their own initiative. They can also observe who is suspected of being a clergyman of the Church of the Goddess of Fate from their subtle attitudes and final works! After all, the sincere curse and disrespect for the gods will also be conveyed to them.
Only members of the Church of the Resurrection would be so blatantly hostile to the Goddess of Fate.
Or you could say it's a token of allegiance.
Having done something that completely broke off relations with the Goddess of Fate, he could only seek refuge in the Church of Resurrection.
Several famous candidates in the hall showed high levels of villainy. They didn't care about this kind of thing and were even ready to start working.
What concerned Caius the most was the woman named Sid, who left a lot of blank space in the written test and was most suspected of being a spy for the Church of the Goddess of Destiny.
Her expression was indifferent, as if she was not moved at all.
Lanqi's slightly surprised expression was actually very normal and Caius didn't pay much attention to it.
"Sorry, I quit. It's not worth it to offend the goddess of fate."
An unknown candidate in the hall hesitated for a while and finally stood up.
But when he turned around, he found a heavily armored priest standing motionless in front of the huge metal door.
"It seems that you have some suspicion of being a member of the Church of the Goddess of Destiny."
Caius said calmly.
"No, no, I just don't want to do it so drastically!"
He shouted, his eye twitching.
Caius seemed not to hear his excuse.
Immediately afterwards, heavily-armored priests came forward and detained him. Regardless of his resistance and loud shouting, they took him into a door on the inside of the hall. Even his voice became farther and farther away until it disappeared.
Suddenly, in the brief silence, the heartbeats and breathing of many people became a little quieter.
They understood that this was an exam with no turning back and no option to quit midway.
In the so-called Wilfordism, there are only two results: absolute innocence and absolute suspicion. There is no middle ground. Everyone here, whether they want to continue to take the exam or not, must prove their loyalty to the Resurrection Church at this point.
In a corner of the hall, Lanqi himself had a complicated expression.
And his shadow was almost even more uneasy than he was.
Boss Cat couldn't help but curse this sinister and vicious priest.
And this horrible "Wilfordism", which beast came up with it! "..."
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
But it remembered that Lanqi’s last name seemed to be Wilford?
Not long after, the sound of chains being untied broke the silence of the hall.
From the inner passage of the hall, several priests in dark grey armor came out pushing tool carts.
There are many exquisite stone statues and workshop props on the car.
It was a sculpture of the goddess of fate, about twenty centimeters high, with lifelike details depicted.
"This is the target you are going to destroy. We will provide any tools you may need."
Caius glanced at the prepared test materials and said in a cold voice, "The retest will only take half an hour. Submit them to me once you are finished. After the retest, I will announce the rules for the final assessment."
After he finished speaking, when the heavily-armored priest delivered the statue of the goddess of fate and tools to each candidate, Caius signaled that the exam could begin.
Lanqi lowered his head and stared silently at the statue of the goddess of fate in his hand, still so calm and thoughtful.
Gradually, the empty hall began to echo with heavier sounds of metal colliding and stone breaking.
Some chose hammers, knives or paintbrushes and their own spells, and some even used additional materials for transformation and creation instead of destruction.
The candidates present all portrayed their hatred and malice towards the goddess of fate in their own way.
This is an exam that is both difficult and easy.
As long as your stance is firm enough and there are no problems of your own, then this is just a formality.
But for those who have something to hide, it is as difficult as climbing to heaven.
In this hall that already smelled of gunpowder from an iron foundry, Lanqi seemed out of place.
He did not rush the work, nor did he treat the statue with the imaginative and rough brutality that others had shown.
He just picked up the carving knife quietly, his strokes were very steady, and every stroke was full of emotion and meaning.
(End of this chapter)