Nightmare Corrosion

Lu En certainly didn't enter the church on a whim to convert to the Orthodox Church.

He came to investigate.

Now that he has returned to the Federation and arrived in the Imperial Capital, Lu En is also curious about what preparations these forces have made in this troubled time.

In other words, he wanted to see which ones were softer and could be pinched easily, and which ones were more difficult.

It seemed like he was wandering around the imperial capital aimlessly, but in fact, Lu En's purpose was very clear. As the imperial capital, even if it is not the headquarters of these forces, it is definitely an important place. Especially after something like this happened just now, the precaution is Unavoidable.

Before that, Lu En had already come out of the church of the Tritheist Church, turned around and walked into the preaching place of the Orthodox Church.

Although people in the imperial capital are now in panic, and it is better to believe in something than to believe in nothing, Lu En's actions in such a grand manner, like entering the church as if he were just visiting, still attracted many strange looks, many of which were angry.

Of course, Lu En can't be blamed for this. God knows whether it was the Federation or the Red Gloves' idea. The Three Gods Sect and the Zhengyi Sect, the two largest churches in the imperial capital, are basically facing each other. It can be said that both sides have been quite restrained.

After all, on the surface, the Federation is still a country with religious freedom, and both the Three Gods Sect and the Zhengyi Sect have obtained legal rights to preach, and neither has the right to prevent the other from preaching.

However, you just started preaching here, and I started mass and singing hymns. Interference with each other is commonplace. Lu En seemed to be rushing to a meeting, taking advantage of the gap to walk from there to here.

And from his professional perspective, whether it is the layout or the rituals, the Three Gods Sect is suspected of seriously plagiarizing the Orthodox Sect in this regard. Even the attires of the priests and monks are quite similar.

Of course, can the similar aesthetic values ​​between gods be called copying?

At most it can be called a reference.

Lu En found a bench at random, sat at the back of the church, took a Bible and seemed to read it carefully, listening to the priest on the stage preaching, and then landed on the statue behind him.

It was an old man with open hands and a blurry face. Judging from his clothing, he was no different from the Pope of Zhengyi Sect.

In fact, this is the first pope of the Orthodox Church. In ancient times, it is said that during the First Dynasty, he ruled over the existence of gods in heaven and mortals on earth.

In the teachings of Zhengyi Religion, the true Lord is a great existence that has no form, cannot be noticed, and cannot be understood. He is at the beginning and end of time, between existence and non-existence, overlooking all living beings.

Therefore, everything in this world may be the incarnation of God. Although the Lord has no form, the incarnation of the Lord also represents a certain aspect of Him. It is a combination of human form and divinity, so it is worshiped.

The mainstream view is naturally that the first pope is the incarnation of the Lord, and most churches have his statues. However, this is also where the internal divisions of the Zhengyi Church occur. In short, there are so many internal factions.

From this point of view, although the three gods are juxtaposed with the statues of the Three Gods, they are more distinct from each other. Even the sitting positions of the believers of the three parties are different. In terms of doctrine, they are more mature and self-consistent than the Zhengyi Sect. too much.

After Lu En flipped through the so-called Bible, he immediately lost interest. Of course, he also knew that the Bible he saw now had been the result of several religious revolutions. The wars and the number of deaths caused by it had also increased. It seems to be more populous than the imperial capital.

Even now, there are still various differences and struggles within the Zhengyi Sect, otherwise the Three Gods Sect would not be given the opportunity to develop and grow.

In the church of the Three Gods, Lu En let go of his senses and only noticed the breath of two bishops, and the breath was like boiling magma. Lu En was very familiar with this. It seemed that even in the eyes of outsiders, the three gods seemed to be one body. There are still some differences within the church. This is a church that mainly believes in the Lord of Lava.

On the side of the Zhengyi Sect, Lu En could feel four of the bishop-level auras alone, and unlike those in the Three Gods Sect who hid themselves, these four auras were openly exposed, showing a kind of Strong confidence.

This even includes the old priest on the podium who talks endlessly and looks dim-eyed!

Of course, the most important thing is that Lu En felt another powerful aura here that was not inferior to his own and also did not hide too much.

Archbishop level!

Just like a lion demarcating its own territory, this aura almost clearly tells everyone who can sense his presence that this is my territory and no trouble is allowed!

This is the only Archbishop-level existence that Lu En found after walking around in a circle, and it was also actively exposed.

Of course, Lu En discovered a lot of various bishop-level existences, including some deeply hidden evil spirits or other things. In some areas, even he felt threatened. The water in the entire imperial capital was not shallow.

After quietly listening to the priest's sermon, Lu En stood up like everyone else and was about to walk out when suddenly a priest in black walked from the side.

"Sir, would you like to know our Lord better?"

This was a bearded priest who looked like a villain, but his blue pupils exuded a sense of tranquility and peace all the time, causing his whole temperament to suddenly change.

The believers who walked by Lu En immediately looked at him with envy.

"Sorry, I have no plans for the moment."

To their surprise, Lu En actually chose to refuse, and the bearded priest did not take it seriously. His face remained unchanged when he faced Lu En: "May God protect you forever!"

Lu En nodded lightly to him and walked out of the church, leaving behind the bearded priest whose eyes gradually became darker. Then he walked quickly to the backstage and happened to bump into the old-looking priest who was preaching on the stage just now.

"How about it?"

The old priest asked.

"I can't see clearly, but there must be something wrong!"

The bearded priest replied that for them at the bishop level, not being able to see clearly represented some problems.

"I'll have someone investigate."

The old priest nodded, and suddenly the faces of the bearded priest next to him changed at the same time, as if they had entered another world at the same time. The air and walls around them were distorted, and an obscure voice came from very far away, rippling in their ears. side.

"Don't pay attention to him!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

The two of them were suddenly startled, and the abnormalities around them quickly faded away, as if nothing had happened, leaving only the two of them looking at each other with a strange paleness on their faces.

"It seems that the situation in the imperial capital is relatively stable. After all, there are many forces checking and balancing each other. I don't know how long it will last."

Lu En knew that although he was lucky enough to return to this world this time, for the entire world, this was just the beginning.

In his perception, the power that teleported the entire town and moved it back was just a wave in the sea. The real turbulence was actually deeper underneath.

And just as Lu En gradually left the imperial capital and headed for the empire, a black shadow appeared quietly outside Lu Guang's shop. It looked like a standing shadow, incompatible with the surroundings.

But neither the pedestrians passing by nor the vampires who were more vigilant and secretly monitoring everything were unaware of it.