The first official broadcast of the Magic Net set off a wave in a quarter of the Southern Territory. Almost overnight, this incredible, novel and interesting thing that allowed people to see faraway sights became the focus of people's discussions. And in areas where the Magic Net could not reach, people also knew of the Magic Net broadcast. The newspapers that were quickly published used an entire page to introduce the first Magic Net broadcast. It explained the basic concepts of the Magic Net communication, the basic concepts of the broadcast program, and the general content of the first episode of 'Witch Time'. And along with the first issue of the newspaper, there was also another thing that was published.
It was a thin book called 'White Knight'.
It was a book with only a few dozen pages, and the paper and binding were cheap and plain. It was completely different from the long, heavy, and expensive books of the old days. But it was still a real book.
This cheap book, which only sold for ten copper coins, was the first book in the Southern Territory for all people. Its content was simple and plain. The first half of the book used a similar method to tell the story of the birth of the White Knight. The second half was the author's reflection on the operation of the Church of Holy Light and his understanding of the Holy Light. Between the lines, a completely different kind of preaching of the old days, the Way of the Holy Light, which directly started from 'man', sparked a heated discussion among countless civilian believers.
Some people were deeply touched, some were skeptical, but there was no doubt that the authority of the Church of Holy Light was gradually disintegrating among these people.
This was a natural result: although the Church of Holy Light had a wide range of believers, it was impossible for everyone to be a devout believer. Most of the ordinary people only followed the church for peace of mind, and these shallow believers' understanding of the Holy Light scriptures was very shallow and one-sided. They were not very firm, so of course it was easy for them to change.
After all, the new doctrine of the Holy Light was still 'Holy Light', which sounded about the same. And as long as it was' about the same ', most of the ordinary people would not take the time to seriously distinguish it. They had more energy to put into their own lives.
And of course, there were staunch supporters of the church among the civilians. Even if the government office had completely blocked the church's missionary route, creating a two-month vacuum of faith, and with the propaganda from the newspapers and the magic network broadcast, there were still people who insisted on the correctness of the old church. This was unavoidable. But they were in the minority, and with the passage of time, it was only a matter of time before they changed.
As for the heretical believers who did not pay much attention to the Holy Light, their greatest feeling was' peace of mind ', because there was finally someone who stood up to control the extreme violence of the Church of Holy Light. They did not seem to notice that the' Faith and Church 'section of the Cecil Weekly was not only about the Holy Light, but also the common knowledge of the major churches. Or rather, they noticed, but for most ordinary people, they were far less sensitive in this aspect than the professional clergy.
In the Liege's Residence in Cecil, Gwen was reading the report that Heti had handed to him. It contained the sales of the book 'White Knight' and the distribution of newspapers in various places, as well as a survey of the magic network programs around Cecil City. There was a lot of content, and the general trend was basically what he expected.
"Next, there will be more newspaper articles and supplements. There will also be regular magic network programs. The promotion of the new church has also begun. Mr. Godwin Orlando has prepared an article. The article will raise the question of 'whether to establish a new Holy Light Order' in the newspaper in the form of a discussion. In addition, the propagandists in various places have also begun to move, ensuring that there are enough people to discuss this issue in areas with low literacy and not receiving the magic network signal. "
Heti reported the progress of the various work, and the old ancestor in front of her showed a satisfied smile.
"Very good." Gwen nodded and put down the report. "We should start this work from the bottom of the people. Those priests have been high and mighty for too long. They have not realized that the majority of the ordinary people are the foundation of their church. Once the ordinary people lose their trust and awe in the church, the collapse of the Church of Holy Light will not require a single shot."
Rebecca, who was standing behind Gwen, listened to the conversation between the two with a cute face. She was there to report the technical information of the magic network broadcast system. She could not help but ask, "Can we really drive those quacks out of the Louen Cathedral?"
"What we are doing now is to drive the influence of those 'quacks' out of the hearts of the people in the south. But this is a very long-term project." Gwen shook his head. "People's hearts are easily shaken, but it will take a long time. The Church of Holy Light has been active in Ansu for hundreds of years, and its influence is deeply rooted. It will take a long time to completely drive them out of the hearts of the people. Making people question the Church is the first step, and establishing a new Church is the second step. After that, we still need several years, or even more than a decade, to replace the old doctrines with new doctrines bit by bit. Making people accept this kind of thing is not something that can be easily done with a few issues of newspapers or a few programs. "
"Wow —" Rebecca's eyes widened in surprise. "Does it take so long to change people's minds?"
Heti glanced at the roe deer. "Nonsense, it took you eight years to change the bad habit of drawing a beard on your teacher's face. What's more, we are now changing the minds of hundreds of thousands or even millions of people."
Rebecca stuck out her tongue. "Then … what about the priests in Louin City? When will they be driven out? "
"They will leave before then. I don't intend to let them stay in the south for so long," Gwen said casually. "It takes a long time to get rid of the influence of the Church of Holy Light, but the priests are different. It only takes the anger of the people to drive them out."
Heti could not help but frown. "Can Amber really do it?"
Gwen glanced at Heti and shook his head with a smile. "To be honest, you underestimate her."
Heidi looked doubtful. "Is that so..."
"Amber may be a coward when it comes to fighting, but she has a talent beyond your imagination when it comes to operating at the bottom of society and leading her own people to destroy and infiltrate," Gwen said as he pulled out a stack of materials from the desk. "You should have seen the news from the MIB in Louen, so you should take a look at these things."
Heti took the materials doubtfully and looked at them with a look of astonishment.
"Those who support the cathedral and those who oppose the cathedral have begun to oppose each other, and cracks have appeared in the clergy community. Rumors about the former Bishop Lemont are circulating in the chapel area, along with dozens of other rumors, both true and false. The cathedral is constantly sending out disciplinary friars and knights of the Vatican to put out the rumors and propaganda materials. Every time they put out one, another one would pop up. Even the curfews, rationing, searches, and interrogations themselves would immediately become new sources of rumors and unstable factors." Gawain looked at Heidi's expression and said unhurriedly, "Amber and her team have always been hiding in the crowd. Whenever something happens, they will immediately grasp the point that can arouse people's attention and debate, and they will give it a little push at the most opportune moment … Then, the opposition and mutual suspicion between the people will naturally occur." Gawain looked at Heidi's expression and said unhurriedly, "Amber and her team have always been hiding in the crowd. Whenever something happens, they will immediately grasp the point that can arouse people's attention and debate, and they will give it a little push at the most right time … Then, the opposition and mutual suspicion between the people will naturally occur.
Heti was stunned. Gwen continued slowly, "In the process, Amber and her team almost caught all the moments when the clergy showed their ugly side. These 'moments' became the pictures and videos that you and I have seen. After Godwin Orlando's hands, these pictures and videos will become newspapers and flyers that are distributed all over the territory. In the near future, they will also become a broadcast program on the magic network. The anger of the clergy in the cathedral of Louen will spread from the city to the outside of the city and eventually become one."
Heti looked up at Gwen with an incredulous expression. "You taught her this?"
"I taught her a part of it, the most basic part. Then, she took care of all the details herself and trained her subordinates to be experts in this field," Gawain said with a sigh. "She's really … good at using poisoned daggers."
Heti did not know what to say for a while. She only knew that for the first time, she felt that the half-elf, who usually looked annoying and cowardly, was a strong person.
It was even a little chilling.
…
Amber was really good at using poisoned daggers. She was more and more sure of this recently.
The destruction of Louen City was still ongoing, and it was gradually reaching a critical stage.
Antagonism and suspicion were spreading from the outer city to the inner city. People's hearts were no longer being shaken only by ordinary citizens. Now, even the divine job class members who believed in the God of Holy Light were seriously distrustful of the cathedral.
In a secret stronghold, the members of the action team were reporting the latest situation. "Boss, it has been confirmed that a group of low-ranking clergy have been publicly punished recently. Many people have been locked in the underground of the church area to repent in the form of penance. The number of people is more than the last time."
In this regard, Amber just nodded. "The second batch of leaflets sent to the inner city has taken effect."
One of her subordinates could not help but sigh. "I didn't expect that after the first batch of leaflets was destroyed, there would still be clergy hiding those propaganda materials in the chapel area …"
"Those clergy are also people. Since they are people, they have hearts," Amber said casually as she fiddled with the small dagger in her hand, looking at the poisoned blade that glowed with a faint blue-purple halo under the dim starlight. "When the first batch of leaflets entered the city, the clergy in the border area may have just been curious and a little suspicious of the contents of the leaflets, but at that time, they were still loyal to the church and the cathedral. But the cathedral itself obviously did not think so. The people in the cathedral did not trust those low-ranking clergy and clergy. They magnified the possible impact of the leaflets and directly regarded the people in the chapel area as' potential heretics with wavering faith. 'Then the situation could only worsen."
"But then again, boss, how did you determine how the cathedral would react? How did you know that the cathedral would misjudge the situation in the chapel area? "
Amber glanced at the subordinate who asked the question. "It's very simple. When the cathedral took action, I went to the chapel area."
"Huh?"
"The cathedral's magic circle is a little troublesome, but the chapel can't stop me," Amber said slowly. "Before the monks took action, I hid a large number of leaflets in various chapels. The long period of lockdown had accumulated a lot of pressure among the clergy, and the appearance of the flyers had caused their trust in each other to decrease. Under such circumstances, when so many flyers suddenly appeared, even the church's administrator would not be suspicious. Instead, he would think that someone else in the church was hiding the flyers, because their own hearts … were actually shaken.
"The monks probably found thousands of leaflets in the chapel area. But in fact, the leaflets that really flowed into the inner city were less than one-tenth of that number."
Looking at the shocked and admiring expressions of her subordinates, Amber just casually flipped the dagger in her hand. "You bunch of greenhorns still have a lot to learn."
She raised her wrist, and the poisoned dagger flew out silently in the night. With a soft sound, the dagger was firmly nailed to a pillar in the room.
"It's almost time to send a message to the headquarters. No matter how slow the people in the cathedral are, they should be aware of our existence by now. We have to prepare for the next step."
(My brain is shaking!!)
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