"The church is not involved in your feud with You Lun, and I don't want to hear about it either. Both of you are the same, and there's no difference between the two of you. Both of you make me sick." Sister Maule's sharp voice was filled with disgust.
"I am a lamb of the Holy Mother. How can I be the same as You Lun, a disciple of the Cthulhuism Society?" Cersei retorted unhappily.
"The Holy Mother must not be happy that you believe in her. Every evil deed you do as a follower of the Holy Mother is a disgrace to the Holy Mother," Sister Maule said.
"You are not the Holy Mother. Don't take it for granted. I met the Holy Mother when I was praying!" Cersei said.
"The Holy Mother met you? In your dreams! You must be hallucinating because of hunger. "Sister Maule laughed coldly.
"It's true. I even felt that I might be able to learn Lay of Hands. At that time, I saw the Holy Mother smiling at me in a daze. She was gentle and kind. It reminded me of my mother who held me and sang nursery rhymes before bed. "Cersei's expression was sincere and earnest.
"Hahaha, you think you can learn Lay of Hands?" Sister Maule laughed as if she had heard a funny joke.
Even she, an old nun who had been a devoted follower of the Holy Mother since childhood, had never seen the Holy Mother and could not become a priest.
Even if the Holy Mother was blind, she would not give a sinner who committed adultery, husband murder, and regicide divine spells.
Especially when the sinner had murdered two archbishops in a row.
Archbishops were the Holy Mother's representatives in the mortal world!
Sister Maule was right. As long as the Holy Mother was not blind, she would not give Cersei divine spells.
But Cersei was not lying either. She had seen the Holy Mother and had enough devotion to learn Lay of Hands.
For ordinary people, the highest devotion was 250. The soul of an extraordinary person was of a higher quality and had the possibility of breaking the 250-point limit. However, there were very few extraordinary people in Westeros, and even fewer who believed in the Seven Gods. So far, other than Old Matthew, no one had broken the 250-point limit.
The first time Saint Mother Dani bestowed the Saint Healing Skill upon a believer, the requirement was as high as 200 piety points.
At that time, there were only a few dozen people in the Seven Kingdoms who met the requirements.
After Mother Danny obtained 1% of the Seal of the Green Prophet, the requirement to become a Priest was lowered to 150 Piety. From then on, Priests began to appear in large numbers, numbering in the hundreds.
Later on, Mother Danny obtained another 2%. She now had a total of 3% of the Mark Fragments. Any believer with more than 100 points of piety could be converted into a Priest.
As such, the number of priests in the seven nations began to exceed a thousand.
Before the plot began, when Robert was still alive, Cersei's devotion to the Seven Gods was less than 0.1. However, she had been through a lot in the past few years, especially after the tragic deaths of her two sons and witnessing the miracle of the Holy Mother's resurrection of the Great Sparrow. Her devotion to the Holy Mother had become pious.
After being trapped in the Empress Dowager's Tower by You Lun, Cersei suddenly realized that she could only rely on the Holy Mother.
Jaime, whom she missed the most, had abandoned her. Her father had died long ago. Uncle … Every time she thought of Uncle Kevon, she would repent even more sincerely.
Yes, she did repent, but she did not regret it. Sometimes, she would even complain to the Holy Mother in her prayers that it was all Uncle Kevon's fault. He had lost the simplicity of the past (when Tywin was still alive) and became addicted to power. If he had been willing to assist her, none of this would have happened.
Even the "Robert Strong" that Spellcaster Cabourn had custom-made for her was taken away by You Lun using black magic.
In this cold, dark, and empty stone room, only the Holy Mother could give her comfort and hope. That was why Cersei was so pious.
There were two ways to increase one's devotion. One was to have a deep understanding of the doctrine and agree with it. The other was to wholeheartedly believe in the gods.
Cersei belonged to the latter.
She knew the doctrine of the Seven Gods and felt that it was good and right. However, she was unwilling to follow it.
Judging from the doctrine alone, Cersei's devotion was barely 1.0, which was the standard of a normal believer.
However, there was a limit to how much devotion could be increased through blind faith and pure agreement with the doctrine. It was about 100 points (fanatic).
If one wanted to be promoted from fanatic to petitioner (150 points of devotion), they would need to believe in the gods and wholeheartedly agree with and follow the doctrine of the Seven Gods.
Therefore, when the requirement to become a Priest was 150 Piety Points, none of the Priests had much of a problem with their character. Saint Mother Dani could directly bestow them with the Mark of the Holy Mother.
However, when the requirement was lowered to 100 points of devotion, trouble came.
The Dragon Queen accidentally met Cersei.
At that time, Holy Mother Danny almost had a mental breakdown. This kind of trash can become my priest? Is the Church of the Seven Gods finished?
If Danny let Cersei become a priest, many of the true priests would probably leave.
They would not be willing to wallow in the mire.
Cersei made Danny understand that her priest profession change system had encountered a bug.
Even if Cersei was an extreme person, she was not the first fallen believer who believed in the Seven Gods and violated the doctrine of the Seven Gods.
For example, in the real world, the missionaries who were involved in colonial activities were not afraid of sacrifice. They were willing to die for the church and for God. There was no doubt about their faith in God.
However, what they did was the actions of Satan. It was the opposite of God's doctrine.
If Danny were God, she would redeem those missionaries (help them escape the fate of hell), but not allow them to go to heaven.
Redemption was her responsibility to her believers. Going to heaven was a reward for her believers.
Rewards were a means of encouragement. No god would encourage believers to do things that went against their doctrine.
Therefore, Holy Mother Danny decided to give Cersei redemption, but not the divine spell that represented the glory of the monks.
Cersei said that when she saw the Holy Mother, the Holy Mother smiled at her, as if receiving the divine spell was not an illusion.
Holy Mother Danny not only comforted her tired and weak soul, but also left a "Seal of Redemption" in her mind.
The Seal of Redemption had three functions. First, because Cersei had royal blood, she was a high-risk person. The Seal of Redemption would alert Blackie when she died, ensuring that her soul would not fall into the hands of the evil gods. Second, every time she prayed to the Holy Mother, she would receive a low-level healing spell to heal the wounds left by You Lun. Lastly, when Cersei's devotion reached 150, the Seal of Redemption would become the Holy Mother's Seal.
If Cersei's devotion reached 150, it meant that she had truly repented. Making her a priest would not tarnish the church's reputation. Instead, it would be an example of redemption.
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Cersei did not chat with Morley for long. Morley was ignoring her, and Cersei was cold, so she retreated back to her straw bed to suffer. She wanted to wait for news from the Great Cathedral, but she was so tired that she fell asleep.
The next morning, the sound of the door opening woke her up like an alarm clock.
When he opened his eyes and lifted the blanket, he saw four gray-haired but burly old nuns walking in. Some of them were cleaning the floor, some were washing the toilet with a brush, and some were smashing a window on the stone wall that separated the balcony from the bedroom with a hammer. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! They were all busy.
Cersei stuck her head out and asked with narrowed eyes, "Why are you smashing the wall?"
"To open a window for you. The night is long. At least you can see the seven towers of the Great Cathedral," Sister Alanthine said.
Thinking that she would be able to see the scenery outside soon, Cersei was happy. She looked at the nuns cleaning the room and asked, "What day is it today? Why are you all so diligent? You wouldn't even be willing to clean the floor in the past."
Sister Morley used a shovel to remove the dried dung on the wooden floor as she scolded, "Cleaning your own room is what a normal person should do, not to mention that you're cultivating! It's already wrong for you not to work hard. You don't even wash the toilet. You're too lazy. "
"I only eat hard bread every day, drink cold water, and get tortured by You Lun from time to time. My whole body is sore and weak. How can I work? You should stop You Lun from hurting me. "Cersei grumbled in a hoarse voice.
"Hundreds of people in King's Landing die of hunger and cold every day. You're lucky to have bread to eat. Even the archbishop only has one more bowl of vegetable and egg soup than you, "Sister Morley said coldly.
Sister Alanthine, who was hammering the window, said, "You and You Lun are husband and wife. The Seven Gods can't forbid a husband from sleeping with his wife."
"I want to drink vegetable and egg soup too," Cersei gulped and murmured, "You Lun's d * ck is burnt to a crisp. He can't use it anymore. He used it on me and whipped me.
Tell the archbishop that I want to annul my marriage with You Lun. Mother of Mercy, I'm in too much pain right now. "
Cersei was just saying it casually. She did not expect the cold-hearted nuns to help her. She had been saying things like annulling her marriage ever since she found out You Lun's true colors. She had said it thousands of times.
Then, every time, these old men would mock her with words like "You reap what you sow" and "You Lun is your retribution" and so on.
But this time, the four old nuns stopped what they were doing and looked at each other. Sister Maule hesitated and said, "The Holy Mother is merciful and compassionate. Maybe we should help her this once? At least tell Saint Matthew. "
The other three nuns nodded in agreement.
Then Sister Morley left the room, leaving the nuns to continue with their work.
"What's wrong? Something's wrong with you all today. Is Saint Matthew Archbishop Matthew? How did he become Saint Matthew? "Cersei sat up and asked in surprise.
"The night is long and full of danger. Fortunately, the Seven Gods saved the world! Today, when Saint Sparrow went to heaven, another Saint was born!
Saint Matthew inherited the will of Saint Moses and Saint Sparrow. He will lead the people of King's Landing to the south to Storm's End Keep, "Sister Alanthine said excitedly.
"Saint Matthew is also known as Angel Matthew. He has understood the true meaning of mercy and has transcended the mortal world to become a true Saint," Sister Mason said.
The three nuns quickly told Cersei about the grand occasion at the Great Cathedral of Baylor last night.
"Oh Seven Gods, Saint Matthew can transcend his mortal body and become a holy two-winged angel?" Cersei exclaimed.
"Everyone saw it. That was a true Saint Soul," the nuns said reverently.
Cersei was silent for a moment and said, "Mother of Mercy is indeed merciful, but cutting her own flesh to feed the eagle … Isn't it a little silly?
Wouldn't it be fine if he just used the Holy Mother's Divine Palm to slap the eagle demon to death? How could a demon be converted?
And that white dove, she is obviously taking advantage of Mother of Mercy. A demoness can marry the king and become a Saint in heaven. What a great deal! "
"So, we should not care about you and let you continue to sink!" Sister Mason said coldly.
"I'm different." Cersei shook her head.
"Yes, you are different. What you did is far more terrifying than a demon."
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