(Seven thousand words, two updates are combined into one chapter)

Chapter 340 [Popular Determination] (Two-in-one chapter!)

As the Pope's residence, the Temple of Light is the holy place in the hearts of the entire Roland Empire's believers, and the conditions here are naturally the best.

The doctrine of the Temple of Light will pay too much attention to preaching and promoting "serious practice", so for the past thousand years, senior clergy have always lived a very good life.

And tonight, Chen Daolin experienced the "luxury" of these charlatans!

Chen Daolin, who had been soaking in the stinky ditch for a whole day, finally took a hot bath.

The doctrine of the Temple of Light attaches great importance to bathing, especially before important sacrificial ceremonies and major doctrine celebrations, all require believers to "clean body". The roughly meaning is similar to the "bathing and fasting" in the Celestial Empire.

The Temple of Light attaches great importance to the "clean body" link before worshiping the goddess.

According to the most traditional and simple rituals, there are three steps in the highest standard "cleaning body", that is, you have to take three baths. It is said that this way can you completely cleanse the stains on your body and face the great god in the purest state. Chen Daolin believes that this complex bathing process has a lot to do with the god worshipped by this religious god is a goddess.

Women always prefer cleanliness.

The first step is called "sea bath", which requires bathing with clean sea water. What surprised Chen Daolin was that he didn't know what method this Temple of Light used, but he actually created a bathhouse that simulates sea water in a hidden basement of the temple! This place is inland thousands of kilometers away from the sea!

The second step is called "mountain bath". According to the doctrine, pure mountain springs must be used for bathing. What surprised Chen Daolin was that there were actually reserves in the church. It is said that this was the clean spring water retrieved from a mountain in the north!

The third step is called "quiet bath". This last step is said to be bathing with holy water in the church! The so-called holy water actually refers to water from a clean water source, but this water must be directed to the church with a live water canal, and then processed in a special place. It must be considered "holy and purified" after sacrificial rituals. It is said that this water was blessed by the goddess - Chen Daolin naturally disdained this statement.

But what surprised Chen Daolin was that this holy water bath used to bathe was particularly luxurious!

Above the bath is a pure gold sculpture transformed into the form of a goddess! This pure sculpture is safely created in the proportion of real people! It is shining with golden light!

The goddess held a round-mouthed bottle in her hand, and a steady stream of holy water flowed out of the bottle, filling the entire bathhouse!

The entire bath pool is round, the size of a swimming pool, made of a kind of stone that even Chen Daolin could not recognize - all the stones have been crystallized almost translucently. Chen Daolin could only judge that this should be a kind of gem-level stone that was used!

Dozens of expensive spices, all for bathing, were thrown at the edge of the pool for use. There were also the bright and delicate petals that sprinkled on the water surface.

In the steaming heat, Chen Daolin was even a little confused in his heart - the legendary Tsinghua Pool where Yang Guifei bathed was just like this, right?!

Soaked naked in the holy water pool. Chen Daolin looked at the pure goddess sculpture in front of him and couldn't help but curse: This is a luxury! He actually created such a sculpture with pure gold, which is just used as a faucet...

If my brother quietly knocked down a few pieces and took them away, I wonder if he would be discovered?

Also... when taking a shower, I was exposed naked in front of the goddess sculpture. Is this really suitable?

After thinking about it carefully, it seems that there was something similar in the doctrine. It seems that it is said: All people are treated equally in the eyes of the goddess, but they are just creatures left behind by the goddess' creation.

So... it seems that there is no difference between being naked or not. It seems that being a mother cares whether her baby is wearing clothes or not?

Sea baths and mountain baths represent that the bathing person has received the baptism of the ocean and mountains and rivers. The last holy water is said to cleanse the soul and soul of a person.

Only after the three steps are finished can we completely clean from the inside to the outside.

This bath was very pleasant, but it was a bit troublesome. However, Chen Daolin later learned that only a few senior officials in the church were qualified to enjoy the "three baths". And this complicated and grand bathing ceremony was only used before major ceremonies.

As for myself, I just have the identity of a divine envoy, and I have the opportunity to enjoy this grand ceremony when it is not the New Year or the Festival.

But... let's be grand, but after taking the last step of the holy water bath, four young women wearing white veil and enchanting figure walked into the bathroom, what does it mean?

The translucent white veil makes the delicate and seductive body appear... Hey! Are you not afraid of the protruding points?! When will the women in this world also become popular in vacuum dressing?

I was wearing such an exposed body, but I was wearing a golden mask to cover my face?

Hello! Since you are so shy and embarrassed to meet people, you should wear more clothes!!

Just as Chen Daolin was stunned, the four young women in white gauze had already walked to the bathhouse and gently worshiped them on the ground...

The girl crawled on the ground in this posture, and her slender waist and perky buttocks were all revealed... Brother Daling's reaction was also very direct! He shamefully raised the flag!

Before Brother Daling could react, the four girls had already stood up and walked into the pool. While Chen Daolin was still stunned, the four women had already come to him, holding cotton yarn and silk scarf for bathing in their hands, carefully cleaning Chen Daolin's body and wiping various parts...

Chen Daolin felt that the blood on his body rushed to his forehead almost instantly. Of course... part of the blood was immediately concentrated in a certain part...

This feeling of being "baptized" made Daling want to die.

As the hot water evaporated, the girl's originally fair and delicate skin showed a bright red color. It was originally translucent white veil. After being soaked in water, it was tightly pressed on her body... I said! Even if you put plastic wrap on your body, it would be more effective than this white veil!!

The time for "washing" seems to be very short and long.

Finally, Chen Daolin was pulled out of the pool in a daze and stood on the ground. Soon two girls came up. They worked together to wipe Chen Daolin's water marks from head to toe... Every subtle thing did not fall.

Chen Daolin was mechanically fiddled with by several girls. He sat on a clean jade pier. Immediately, two girls combed his hair with a comb behind him, and his movements were gentle and comfortable. The whole process was extremely gentle and meticulous. What Chen Daolin couldn't stand the most was that when the girl was moving, she gently leaned her head in her arms and put her whole person on Chen Daolin's back. This faint touch made Chen Daolin clearly feel the softness and exquisite curves of the girl's body...

The two girls on both sides were arranged in detail, holding exquisite silver scissors, carefully cutting Chen Daolin's fingernails, then putting them down and cleaning their toenails...

Chen Daolin couldn't help but sigh.

Damn, these geniuses are so comfortable to live! This kind of bathing reputation is just like this even in the real world, the famous Dongguan - although Brother Darling has never been there.

Just a light cough, a girl brought a cup of warm honey water to her and took a sip. She twisted her neck slightly. Behind her, there would be a slender and tender little hand, gently kneading it on her shoulders.

Everything is not required to be given words, and even just a look of eyes will be served meticulously...

After a long silence, when the four girls sorted themselves out, Chen Daolin finally whispered: "What are your identities in the church? Are they the legendary saint?"

To be honest, Chen Daolin's heart was already full of rage!!

Saint!!??If this is the Saint, then Chen Daolin really had an impulse and immediately jumped up, set a torch and burned the ghost place! Then he rushed to the woman named Lanlan and questioned her fiercely: You gave up everything just to get back to this church to do such dirty and despicable things?!!

Saint?! Take off half of your hair and then use this method to serve the old men in the church. This is what you think is noble and sacred in your heart?!

I bought a bag last year!

I bought a watch last year!!

After taking a shower, do you still have to sleep?! Is there still the fifth level of ice and fire!!!

At this moment, Chen Daolin's anger was almost swallowing his reason!!

...

After hearing Chen Daolin's question, the four girls seemed to be scared. They threw down their things and knelt on the ground on the spot, crawling on the ground, not even raising their heads, and their delicate bodies just trembled, as if they were extremely afraid.

Chen Daolin frowned and sighed: "Okay, I just asked a question, but why are you afraid of being like this?"

Seeing that these girls were still trembling, Chen Daolin felt helpless and had to lean over and help the one closest to him, and shouted, "Okay, stand up for me!"

After the four girls stood up, Chen Daolin stared at the one in front of him and said in a deep voice: "I asked you questions, but I don't mean to blame you. Why are you afraid of being like this?"

The girl was trembling and finally spoke, her voice sounded very young and delicate, and she whispered: "Of course we are afraid of saying such words..."

"What are you afraid of? I just ask you if you are a saint."

The girl's body was trembling so hard that she quickly said: "Neither, don't say such blasphemy again... I, we are just lowly servants of God, how can we compare with the saint... The saint is the holy and noble person in the church. He only serves the gods. That is the most noble status. How can we compare with her? If you just listen to this, it will be blasphemy!"

God servant?

Chen Daolin's face was a little calmer, and then asked a few more questions carefully. Only after the trembling girl could she draw some truth from the mouth of this fearful girl:

There has always been a "tradition" to cultivate God's servants. Young girls like them all came to the church since childhood. Some were fatherless and motherless. Some were extremely poor families with incapable children. Some were parents who were both fanatical and unreasonable, and they “dedicated” their children to the church...

Among these children, the church has a special department that will regularly select some people from the middle, such as the four of them, who have been selected for outstanding appearance since childhood, and then brought them into the church for training slowly until they become adults. They will be assigned to the church to serve some senior personnel, such as archbishops in various local dioceses and some senior figures at the level of bishops or above in the Temple of Light in the imperial capital.

These "god servants" who were trained, both men and women, basically have good looks and are born with beautiful eyes since childhood. After years of training, they learn to serve people so much, familiar with various etiquettes - such training. They are simply stricter than training palace servants in the palace.

These "god servants" do not have the status of formal clergy, but are just the lowest. Of course, there is a difference between them. Those who are specialized in burning fire, cooking, cleaning and washing clothes are higher than those who are hardworking, while those who are specialized in serving the "noble people" have a higher status.

And the church seems to have always had this custom of "reserving divine servants". The higher the "noble" of the higher the "respect", there must be a few young and beautiful divine servants who are outstanding in person.

The special department in the church seems to "reserve" some beautiful girls. After the training is completed, once a new nobleman takes office, he will immediately dispatch the new tribute to choose and enjoy...

When Chen Daolin heard this, he couldn't help but sigh.

It hides dirt, dirt! Even in a place like the church that holds the most sacred flag, this kind of thing will not exist.

As if there were too many words, the fear in the hearts of these girls gradually subsided, and they inevitably revealed some of them accidentally.

It turns out that the top leaders of these churches in the imperial capital are relatively restrained from the pope and do not do too ostentatiously. Although the top leaders in the church also have "god servants" to serve, they still pay attention to their influence and respect their identity in order to ensure their full image and stay in the imperial capital, and dare not do too out of line.

However, it is more exaggerated in the local area. Especially in some local dioceses far away from the imperial capital, the archbishops in the local diocese are like local emperors, with arrogance and extravagance and debauchery, and even the nobles feel inferior to themselves! It is said that in some local archbishops, there are hundreds of young and beautiful "god servants" who serve them day and night, which is simply ordinary.

The Roland Empire has always suppressed the influence of the church, and focused on the political level, and has repeatedly weakened the political influence of the church. However, in order to appease the hearts of the church, it will also be particularly tolerant in other places.

Simply put, as long as the church is willing to obey, do not plunder local power, and does not resist local governments, then in other aspects, the imperial officials will turn a blind eye. In short, they would rather raise these people in the church as pigs, eat delicious food, and beauties.

After hearing this, Chen Daolin's face remained silent, but he sneered in his heart:

If such a religion does not perish, it will be unreasonable.

Heinx seemed to be a powerful figure, but no matter how powerful he was, it would be easier for him to turn the tide in such a church that had become so bad that it would be easier for him to turn the tide?

Chen Daolin calmed down, and then put on clothes under the service of the four girls. He changed into a black robe of a clergy. The tailoring and texture of the robe were obviously not ordinary. Although there was no grade mark on it, it could be worn on it, and it had a luxurious temperament.

He left the bathroom and was led outside by four girls. Two young young men with beautiful eyes were waiting at the door, and respectfully invited him to a small lounge. The table here was already full of food. In addition to the "roasted lamb legs" that Chen Daolin asked for, there were also various delicacies. Even the wine utensil and the dining plate were made of pure gold!

Chen Daolin glanced at the food in the room and frowned and said, "Where is my companion?"

The two divine servants looked confused, Chen Daolin felt a little unhappy and waved his hand, "Go and invite my companions here together."

...

Hook's injuries have been treated.

Chen Daolin was very satisfied after checking. The wounds on his body were washed very clean, and in order to prevent infection, some parts were even peeled off some of the flesh on the wound.

There is no antibiotic in this world. In the stinky ditch, the body was cut by those rusty iron fences that had been soaked for many years. If you accidentally get a tetanus wound infection, you won’t be able to die if you don’t have enough life.
To be continued...