The temporary courthouse in North City operated for nearly a month and had become a popular tourist attraction in the city.
The residents of North City would come here after meals to act as the most impartial overseers, watching as one arrogant parasite of the Papacy after another was judged and wept bitterly.
The judges of the court are all carefully selected chosen ones, possessing not only a profound understanding of the doctrines but also a special skill in tracing the past and discerning the truth.
In addition, the supervision of Bishop Dominic and the inspections of Knight Commander Ernest ensured that every trial reflected the fairness and accuracy of fate.
As the Tribunal operates, corruption and injustice within the Church of Fate are gradually eliminated.
Some Vatican officials who had abused their power, embezzled property, and even murdered believers were exposed and punished accordingly. Some were stripped of their priesthood, some were exiled, and some were even executed.
When Phil Gray came to check on things one day, he saw the poor, veiled female leader standing in the middle of the road, looking dazed.
The bishop of Reiss, who had embezzled her family's property, was just put on trial and immediately hanged in the square.
He watched as the female leader shed tears, then pulled the other apostates away.
Although he didn't know where they went, Phil Gray knew that at least they wouldn't be so determined to oppose the Cult of Destiny anymore.
Hopefully, they will be able to start a new life afterward.
Of course, some apostates who have done bad things have also received their due punishment. The harm they have suffered will be made up for, but the crimes they have committed will also be tried.
When Phil Gray picked up the roster of papal personnel presented by Bishop Dominic, he discovered that many positions in the papacy were vacant after a month of trials. However, although there were fewer people, those who remained were all just and devout believers.
Together with the two current bishops, he selected some outstanding young people to fill these vacancies and revised the education program of the Church of Destiny, increasing the original years of education in church schools to five years and adding some practical subjects outside of theology.
For example, medicine.
There are no doctors in this world. When people get sick, they have to seek help from the priests of the Church of God. However, the priests of the Church of Destiny are not as good at healing as the priests of the Church of Life. They can only give them some simple treatments. Therefore, the mortality rate is very high when believers get sick or injured.
Instead of hoping that the Church of Life will send more people to settle in Destiny, it would be better to train our own doctors. However, the selection of teachers may also require hiring some people from the Church of Life.
And mathematics.
Compared to subjects like physics and chemistry, which may not even exist on the continent of Ver, mathematics is more basic. It's enough to teach people some arithmetic so they can use it to solve practical problems.
In addition to education, Phil Gray also discussed with the city lords of the cities within the Fate District the possibility of improving infrastructure and providing more public services within their cities.
While these cities cannot be made like modern cities on Earth, they should at least be as clean and prosperous as the City of Light at Dawn and the capital of the Kingdom of Puna.
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Phil Gray put down his pen and rubbed his wrist.
He wrote down many ideas for the construction of the Church of Destiny. He might leave the church later to gather the power of the gods to fight against the gods of the Abyss, but these ideas and plans will become a reality under the execution of Uncle Gray and Bishop Dominic.
Perhaps one day, all the people of destiny will be able to live happy and joyful lives, and they will thank God, the Papacy, and themselves, the Pope, for their kindness.
Perhaps this is also an important meaning of his coming into this world.
Familiar divine power appeared, and he heard the sound of the River of Destiny flowing slowly. The voice of the God of Destiny appeared in his mind: "You have corrected the distorted cult and returned to the throne of destiny! You have done it!"
Immediately afterwards, the surrounding scenery began to blur and turn into white light. He seemed to be enveloped by the flow of the river of fate and unconsciously walked forward.
Having learned from his previous experience, he was no longer surprised, but knew that the god was calling him again.
Sure enough, he arrived at a familiar place.
“God, what brings you here?” Phil Gray asked politely.
Logically, the rewards for reaching the Divine Revelation level should be given directly to you, just like before, without needing to specifically send yourself to the Divine Kingdom.
Do you think the fate of all living beings is created by me, or determined by them themselves?
“Well, didn’t you say before that I chose my own destiny?” Phil Gray smiled.
"Alright, I will personally bestow this skill upon you, but I hope you will not use it lightly. Its price is not simply the consumption of divine power; sometimes even I dare not bear it. The name of the skill is—Weaving of Fate."
Suddenly, countless white threads flew from the direction of the god of fate, intertwining like a large net before merging into tiny dots and flowing into Phil Gray's hands.
Phil Gray sensed the effectiveness of the skill.
He had just answered the god's question, and this was a slap in the face!
The Weaving of Fate, as the name suggests, can use the threads of fate to connect two people who are destined never to meet, making them destined to meet, or severing the connection between them so that they will never cross paths again.
In addition, he can weave a destiny for a specific person, such as connecting Patrick's destiny with the City of Light, so that Patrick will come to the City of Light due to various coincidences.
He might never have come to this place in his entire life.
In addition, with the power of the Eye of Fate, he can see a person's past and future for a period of time, and this Fate Weaving can directly manipulate these scenes. In other words, he can even use this skill to change a person's past and future!
It's absolutely true that all living beings are puppets of the god of fate!
For example, if he had seen the tragic fate of the female leader with his Eye of Fate, he could have severed the connection between her fate and the bishop, thus preventing the embezzlement of her family's wealth.
But what comes next?
This leader might not become an apostate, and Lisa might not be discovered by her joining the church. He wouldn't attend their gatherings, so he wouldn't have the opportunity to obtain the transformation slime. Therefore, he wouldn't be able to easily sneak into the city lord's mansion to find Patrick.
In that case, would I have been able to escape the pursuit of the Knights of Kao City back then?
Then all my experiences will be rewritten, right?
Although all those connected by fate are destined to meet, the ways they meet can be vastly different.
Phil Gray felt a chill run down his spine. To think that changing the leader of a heretic he barely knew could bring about so many changes meant that this skill was indeed not to be used lightly.
Moreover, this skill has many limitations for him, who is only at the Divine Revelation level. He cannot do it as freely as a god. For example, there is only a certain probability that the Fate Weaving will succeed. The higher the level of the followers involved, the higher the probability of failure. The fate of those who die will not be changed.
"All living beings have their own destiny and fate. It may be best to let things take their natural course, but sometimes making some changes is not necessarily a bad thing."
When the deity saw that His followers had turned pale and looked solemn, He comforted them.
"Alright, but such power is truly terrifying. I think I can now understand your helplessness as the god who controls destiny."
Phil Gray decided that he would never use this power lightly unless absolutely necessary.
Don't assume that just because you see someone living a miserable life, you should rewrite their fate. Who knows what will happen to that person after you rewrite it? It might even be more miserable than before.
"Good, now that you've reached the Divine Revelation level, you can communicate with me more."
Fate's power enveloped Phil Gray, intending to send him out of the divine realm just as it had done before.
As he was leaving, Phil Gray suddenly spoke up, "Did you ever connect our fates, or my fate with the continent of Ver, back then? Otherwise, how could someone from another world like me have any connection with you?"
"No."
He heard the gods' answer.
"Okay." Phil Gray felt relieved and realized he should accept his fate; it was his own fault for making such a fool of himself.
If we hadn't auctioned off any statues or sought out any primitive tribes, none of these subsequent events would have occurred.
After he left, a faint smile flickered in the god's golden eyes.
"But our fates were originally intertwined."
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