The rituals at the Galaxy Jufan Temple are nothing more than a set of deceptive procedures of dedication, prayer, lighting of fire, manifestation, blessing, and thanksgiving. All in all, they are all derived from the "Sacred Code" and are a child born in a mother's womb. The so-called A melon on a vine. This is Datong, with minor differences in specifics. Of course, each place and each church will inevitably adapt to local conditions and develop the details of the rituals. Over hundreds of thousands of years, it has formed a prosperous scene with hundreds of flowers blooming in various shapes. As for heresy, the reason why it can be called heresy is that there must be some extraordinary variations in the sacrificial ceremony.
The variation of the ritual of the Illuminati is the hymn. Specifically, it is a program that is performed after the ignition and before the apparition, almost at the same time as the apparition. When the holy fire was lit on the central altar, the boiling flames rose warmly into the sky, and the singing of hymns began. Men and women in white clothes walked toward the bottom of the flame. They were both men and women, but they were all barefoot and had waist-length hair. They held a candle and stepped on the fire. Come. These men and women in white clothes include teenagers and young men, but they are all uniformly handsome in appearance. They look like elves under the light of the fire. There are hundreds of them. Their wrists, ankles, forehead and long hair are all decorated with golden bell chains. After walking into the firelight with the melodious sound of jingling bells, they lined up in three circles around the altar, with the younger ones in front and the older ones behind, and then chanted a song in unison. Psalms of Praise. Gu Hanhan listened carefully and found that it was neither ancient Germanic nor the universal language, nor did it seem like a local dialect. He didn't know where the language came from, but it sounded soft and sweet, very clean and ethereal. The accompaniment of the co-written music is like the sound of nature.
The song is sometimes whispered, sometimes loud, and is divided into many notes. Along with the singing, the musical scale passed from paragraph to paragraph. Finally, all the notes merged into one, breaking upward through the dome, and a divine light shot down from the central hole in the sky above the dome, milky white holy. The altar was shrouded in radiance, and the blazing holy fire danced in it, turning golden in an instant. Outside the church, countless meteors streaked across the sky, falling like fireworks outside the square, among countless densely packed aircraft, like a miracle. Everyone inside and outside the church, in the square, and on the seats lowered their heads, clasped their fingers, and silently recited the blessing.
The whole process lasted for about ten minutes, and then the light of the divine pillar gradually weakened until it disappeared, including the meteor shower sliding down in the void outside the temple. It wasn't until the last meteor disappeared in the void, the flame in the center of the altar returned to normal beats, and the miracles from the sacrifices and prayers completely disappeared, that the stage of manifestation came to an end.
Gu Hanhan estimated that if this set of magical illusions were all created using energy equipment, it would consume at least three to five primary equivalents of energy. Whether it is three or five specifically, because Gu Hanhan's math level has always been poor, she can't figure it out clearly, but in short, it is a large amount of energy, at least for a purely consuming religious activity such as worship. It's so big that it can make Xuhuixing go bankrupt once every three days. Of course, if this large amount of sacrificial expenditure, which would bankrupt the Trade Star, were produced by a superpower, then only a primary superpower would be needed to be present - even a second level superpower would be enough. No need, level one, a new-born ability user who has just broken through the physical world and has just begun to master the power of rules, can do it.
A level one ability user?? A large amount of money, this fool knows how to choose, as long as they have it.
According to a simple economic point of view, Gu Hanhan is willing to believe that there is a person with super powers, ? here, ? at the sacrifice site. After all, being an official for thousands of miles is just for money, and the same goes for running a clan. They are all for the purpose of defrauding money, making sacrifices at a loss, and there is no such reason for traveling all over the universe!
But where exactly is this superpower? Gu Hanhan hasn't found it yet.
"Are they squatting under the altar, or are they hiding in those standing statues, or else? Are they the crowd hiding in the square outside?" Because it was inconvenient to use energy waves to track, Gu Hanhan had no choice but to make irresponsible guesses, " ?Look at these choir girls? They are the most suspicious!"
The so-called "choir girls" certainly refer to the white-clad worshipers singing hymns around the altar - of course, it is not accurate to say "girls". After all, these white-clad worshipers are both male and female, and even if they only occupy Among the half of the female priests, there are also old and young ones. The one in the front row is the youngest, fifteen or sixteen years old, so of course she can be regarded as a young girl; the middle row is older, in her twenties and thirties, in her prime. She's a big girl. Going to the last row, they are quite old. Some of them are thirty-six or seventy-seven, and they look like they are forty years old. According to Gu Hanhan's age, she can't be called a girl, she has to be called aunt.
But Gu Hanhan didn't know how he felt blessed, and the words "girls" came out of nowhere.
This is very strange.
Gu Hanhan's eyes fell on the white-clothed sacrificers around the altar, wandering among them, hoping to see some strange clues.
At this time, the unified prayer also ended, and the guests finished their prayers and could chat with each other. Xing Tongshiguan sat next to Gu Hanhan for a long time, opened his eyes and saw her malicious gaze, so he couldn't help but curiously asked: "Is Miss Gu interested in these singers?"
"Sacrificial singers?" Gu Hanhan turned around and came to chat with the general officer, "So they are actually priests too?"
"It can't be said that they are priests. It is more accurate to say that they are psychics." Xing Tongshi Guan Weiwei said, "The glory of God is left in the world, and they are the singers of sacrifices. Because The legacy of God, the singers are born with spirits, and their breath is connected with God, so they do not need to pray like priests, but can directly communicate with gods through songs. Under certain circumstances, they It is also equivalent to the incarnation of the God of Light."
"Avatar?"
"Yes, so the status of the singer sacrificer is very important. Not only for sacrifices, but also in all aspects of Xu Huixing's social activities, the singer sacrificer will be present and witnessed, such as major events. Signing important contracts, ordinary people’s lives, funerals, weddings, etc..."
In this way, Gu Hanhan probably knew that he was going in the wrong direction. It was unlikely that people with super powers were hiding among these so-called singers. Xingtongshiguan's idea of "psychic" seems ordinary, but in fact it is so mysterious that it is definitely a heresy. The so-called holy glory of God can be left in the world and be implemented in human beings. The only thing that can be left is superpower genes. As for the word "incarnation", Gu Hanhan can basically conclude that they are the same group of people who exercise the right of first night on behalf of the protectors of Xuhui Star in the temple. So, the so-called "song priests" of the Light Sect are a group of specially selected people with superpower genes. As a symbol of the power of superpower protectors, they are now widely used by the sect and the sect. Social life, people who reproduce on his behalf.
"A simple locker room and a simple training camp in one." Gu Hanhan commented in his mind.
Her eyes wandered around the white-robed sacrificers again: "But it seems that the ability users born in the future will not stay among them——"
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"Then how should these singers choose?" Gu Hanhan asked, "What I mean is how to determine who has a spirit...and who doesn't have a spirit???"
"Of course it's up to the God of Light to choose."
Xing Tongshiguan smiled and said: "The aristocratic families of Xuhuixing hold a full moon sacrifice every time a new baby is born in the family. They invite guests to a banquet and offer sacrifices to the God of Light. From now on, they will also hold a full moon ceremony on their birthdays every year. Special sacrifices are made, and when the child reaches his twelfth birthday, a big sacrifice will be held. In this sacrifice, if the child has a spirit, the holy lamp of the god of light can be lit. "
She motioned the singer to the lamp he was holding with her eyes: "That's the holy lamp."
"Only children of nobles?" she asked.
"That's not entirely true. Although most of the singers are nobles, some are commoners, and they may even be aliens." Xingtongshiguan defended, " We Xuhuixing people regard children as gifts from God. Theoretically speaking, every child has a spiritual power every day. Therefore, as long as any newborn has undergone full moon sacrifices and continues to perform sacrifices afterwards, ?It is possible to attract the attention of the gods during the twelve-year-old sacrifice, and ignite the holy fire. But the soul itself has its own length, some children are rich, some are poor, some children's souls are quickly annihilated, and some are quickly annihilated. However, as the children age, they become more and more extraordinary. This is a difference in blood. There are always some nobles from the heavens. There will also be civilians with wealthy families on Xuhui Star who imitate the nobles. When children perform sacrifices, some children will eventually light the holy lamps and become singing sacrificers, but the number is indeed far less than that of the noble singers. The situation on other planets is probably the same. "
After listening to this, Gu Hanhan mainly admired the ability of this local sect to make money. Obviously, a genetic test can be as fast as five seconds or as slow as three minutes. It is such a simple and ordinary thing, but after being packaged in such a religious and religious way, it is incredible. You have to make sacrifices year after year. It took twelve years to tell the truth. Not to mention the time cost, how much more money would it cost? This is just a sheep. Xuhuixing has a population of hundreds of millions, and a steady stream of lambs are born every year. This is such an amazing wealth, and it comes faster and easier than collecting any tithe tax. It's hidden, you still can't find any faults with it, it can be said that you are willing to fight but also willing to endure——
Bah, heresy for cheating children’s parents out of their dirty money!
Gu Hanhan's expression probably misunderstood Xing Tongshi Guan. She immediately added: "Besides, there are also ways that don't require sacrifices. Anyone, as long as he calls out during the thanksgiving ceremony of the sacrifice ceremony, If the holy fire responds, then he is a singer, but this is even more rare, it is a rare miracle."
Then, driven by Gu Hanhan's enthusiasm for knowledge, Xingtongshiguan also talked about a lot of common sense about the singers, such as their number, responsibilities, and service time. Generally speaking, a soul boy who senses the God of Light is usually welcomed into the temple immediately, and then goes to the unified monastery for further training. When he reaches the age of sixteen, after completing the ceremony, he officially becomes a song priest. Those who serve in various temples. Each church of the Light Sect usually has more than a few singers serving as priests. A small church may have more than a dozen people, and a large church may have as many as hundreds of people. The singers perform the sacred duty of communicating with the gods to perceive the oracles during daily sacrifices in the church. During major sacrifices, they perform singing sacrifices and undertake the mission of "passing the light" to the believers of the God of Light. In addition, as mentioned above, in social life, they can often serve as witnesses of contracts and rituals in the name of the incarnation of the god of light. Because of the soul, the singer does not live for life, but has a service period. A singer begins his official service at the age of sixteen and enters the church. When his spirit fails and he retires from active service, depending on the individual's circumstances, it can be as short as seven or eight years, or as long as twenty or even twenty years. Five years. However, because they also have the status of priests, the singers and priests have already sworn a holy oath, received the priesthood, and dedicated themselves to the God of Light during their dressing ceremony. Even if the sacrificer is spiritually exhausted and retires from active service, he cannot return to the secular world and must remain in the Guang sect for life. Retired singers may either enter a monastery or become ordinary priests, or they may enter various charitable religious orders of the sect and serve as deacons. All in all, because of their spiritual experience as singers, they will receive more respect than ordinary clergy, regardless of whether they are secular or sectarian, and will have a greater future.
There was obviously a lot of information hidden in it. Gu Hanhan was too lazy to take it apart and study it carefully, so he simply made a mental note and planned to pass it on to Hank later and wait for him to conduct systematic research.
