"It seems that there are conflicts of opinion within the church, and Vanya was just taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives this time..." Dorothy thought. After all, it is impossible for a large enough organization to have no factional disputes. Now, Xia Shu's situation this time may be used by some factions within the church to make a fuss.
"But it just so happens that the more Vanya is 'used' by others, the more 'harmless' she will be in the hands of those in power, and the less likely she will be suspected, and the safer she will be."
Dorothy thought so again. She was not worried about the fact that a certain force within the church would take advantage of Vanya. Instead, she was happy because a person who could be used at will would not be specially guarded against by others.
Under Dorothy's previous manipulation, the church knew that the real reason for Xia Shu's conversion was the discovery of the Haiyuan Church's spies. The fact that they were used by the Haiyuan Church was exposed, and Vanya was just an excuse for Xia Shu to convert openly. In this way, in the eyes of the church, Vanya was used by Xia Shu. Now one of the forces within the church is using Vanya for propaganda and suppressing other hostile factions. In the eyes of those hostile factions, Vanya is used again.
Why should she be wary of a little nun who is being used over and over again?
Therefore, Dorothy instructed Vanya from the very beginning that she should behave like a simple little nun. The more nervous she was, the better. The more innocent she was, the better. The more pious she appeared, the better. In short, she should try her best to create a naive and innocent persona for herself and make herself a vase. The more deeply rooted this persona was in people's hearts, the more safely she could live in the church and the more she could profit from her achievements and fame.
Fortunately, Vanya's personality is not too far from this silly and sweet character.
'Although this kind of personality is easy for Vanya to pretend, she still has too many secrets in her heart that the church cannot tolerate. Under the current increasing attention, her mental pressure will continue to increase over time. Recently, her prayers to A-Ka have become more and more frequent, and her contacts with me have become more and more frequent, which is a manifestation of this...'
Dorothy continued to think that in recent times, Vanya had come to chat with her more often because of increasing psychological pressure. In the past, in order not to disturb her work as an important employee of the Rosicrucian, she would only come to her when necessary, so the frequency of communication between her and her was not too high. But now the frequency is increasing rapidly.
At the beginning, Vanya would take the initiative to report to Dorothy for some unimportant things and have a chat. Then slowly, Vanya would contact Dorothy for some unimportant things and have a chat. Now, Vanya has gradually started to contact Dorothy just to have a chat.
After all, in Vanya's eyes, apart from the mysterious Great Aka, Dorothy was the only person who knew her inside out. In the dangerous environment of the church, Vanya could only open her heart when communicating with Dorothy. And Dorothy was naturally happy to relieve her pressure, so every time Vanya contacted her under the pretext of "reporting intelligence", Dorothy communicated with her patiently. Dorothy understood that only when Vanya's mentality was stable could she gain a safe foothold in the church.
For example, this time the contact was like this. Looking at the familiar handwriting on the "Wenhai Hangzhi" in front of her, Dorothy thought for a while and then wrote "䦤" on it.
"Is it a welcome banquet arranged by the Grand Master? I know. It doesn't matter. Even if the Grand Master arranges it, he may not attend. He may just send a representative to pay his respects. You don't have to worry too much..."
Dorothy wrote many words of comfort on the pages of the book. When she had finished, she turned her head and looked out the window at the turbulent sea, and then thought about the voyage in her heart.
"Looking at the situation now, we should be able to arrive at the port around noon. Vanya has been delayed for a long time because of Xia Shu's cooperation with the church's follow-up work. It seems that I can reach Adria earlier... If there is a chance later, I will meet with her to make her feel more at ease..."
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Time flies, and a quick morning passed. After nearly two days of sailing, the passenger ship that Dorothy was on finally arrived at its destination, Adria, a large coastal city in Ivigo.
When Dorothy, dressed in a white sailor dress, walked off the passenger ship holding her family doll and carrying her luggage, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after taking a look at the bustling dock in front of her.
Then, Dorothy walked out of the dock with the corpse of the head of the family carrying the gift, and came to a busy traffic intersection, where there were many horse-drawn carriages waiting for passengers getting on and off the dock. What surprised Dorothy was that there were many small boats moored on the coast not far from the intersection. On each boat there was a boatman wearing a coachman's uniform. Many passengers did not choose to take a carriage when they arrived here, but chose to take a boat, and there seemed to be even more people taking the boat.
Seeing the large number of boatmen, Dorothy suddenly remembered that Adria is a city of hundreds of islands consisting of hundreds of natural or artificial islands. In this city, there are dense waterways and it is connected in all directions. It seems more convenient to travel by boat, which is also one of the characteristics of this city.
Arriving in the new city, Dorothy, who was already in a tourist mood, naturally chose a more distinctive way of appearance. After a while, she controlled the parent doll to get on a small boat. The boatman on the boat enthusiastically helped Dorothy put away her luggage, and then said to the parent doll.
"Sir, do you need to go somewhere? Or do you need me to guide you to the most beautiful sightseeing route?"
"Well... my daughter and I just got here, and we'd like to find a place to stay and put our luggage first." The patriarch, who was a little plump, wearing a short hat and a mustache, said to the boatman with a smile, and the boatman nodded after listening, and then continued to speak enthusiastically.
"Is that so? Then I'll recommend a few hotels for you. They are guaranteed to be comfortable and cheap, and will satisfy you and your lovely daughter."
"Haha... no need for you to introduce us, we want to look for it ourselves. By the way, do you know the Jingliu Church? I want to go to that place and take a look..." The head corpse said with a naive smile. The boatman listened to the standard and fluent Ivig language spoken by the head corpse and determined that this was not one of those foreign tourists who were easy to cheat, so he also spoke.
"Okay, then we'll go to the Jingliu Church now. Please take your seats."
As he spoke, the boatman grasped the oars and began to row. Under his skillful manipulation, the boat gradually sailed away from the shore, and after sailing a short distance, it entered a river leading to the city. For a moment, both sides of Dorothy turned into buildings moving slowly backwards, and their boat slowly moved forward in the water between the two rows of buildings.
Sitting on the boat, Dorothy opened her red eyes wide and curiously looked at the various buildings on both sides of the water that kept receding. She listened to the sound of the water and admired the various stone sculptures on the shore. The boat often entered the bridge hole. Dorothy could also hear carriages passing by overhead. Looking around on the surface of the water, there were often small boats carrying passengers passing by, and in some places there were lines of ducks swimming in the water.
In this way, the boat that Dorothy was riding kept moving forward on the winding water. After a while, when they turned a corner, the buildings beside the water suddenly disappeared, and were replaced by a wide square. Dorothy looked to the end of the square and saw a magnificent cathedral standing in the distance.
On top of the church spire, which seemed to be larger than the Tivig Chant Church, there was a dazzling flash that seemed to be formed by refracted sunlight, which made Dorothy squint her eyes slightly.
"Look, guests, that's the Jingliu Cathedral over there. Do you see the light on top of the cathedral? That's the most precious treasure of the Jingliu Cathedral, the pride of Adria, the light of the jewel on the Crown of Emmanuel!"
"Diamond...?"
Listening to the boatman's words and looking at the distant glare, Dorothy felt a sense of wonder and silently opened her spiritual vision. Then in her eyes, the white light in the distance, which seemed to be reflected by the sun, revealed a hint of orange and yellow, which was the spiritual color of "lamp".
The crown jewel placed on top of the Jingliu Church seems to be an extraordinary object, a powerful "lamp" with the nature of a shining lamp.
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