Embers Ad Infinitum

After Li Zhe, wearing a flaming red robe, described the feeling of bathing in the "spirit of the gods", he looked at the two visitors before him and asked:

"Do you have anything to do?"

Behind him, on the altar representing the gods, depicts an iron-black furnace with a red door.

This is the sacred symbol of their sect, and a symbol of the "scorching door" of the old age.

Jiang Baimian winked at Shang Jianyao, asked him to take out the letter written by Mins, and then introduced himself:

"We are foreign relic hunters. On the way, we ran into Mins from Shifang Trading Company. They were attacked by the ‘Mountain Fox’ bandit, which helped them get out of their predicament.

"This is a letter he wrote to you."

As Li Zhe suddenly realized, his body twitched like a scald, and he jumped out of that short dance.

"May the breath of the gods bathe them." At the end of the dance, he gave a blessing.

Then, he performed a tapping dance like an impromptu performance, and expressed his gratitude to Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao:

"Dance for you."

Shang Jianyao imitated his actions just now and responded:

"May the breath of the gods bathe you."

Li Zhe was taken aback:

"Are you also a sect person?"

"I think so, but I haven't got your permission yet." Shang Jian Yao answered frankly.

"Eh?" Li Zhe didn't understand what this meant.

Jiang Baimian had already seen no surprises, and he reminded:

"You read the letter first."

"Okay." Li Zhe unfolded the letter, and began to read the content written in familiar handwriting.

After reading it, he smiled and said to Shang Jianyao:

"It turns out that you also respect the old age and want to join our sect."

"Right, right, right." Shang Jianyao responded without hesitation.

Li Zhe narrowed his expression and asked seriously:

"I ask you formally, are you sure you want to join our'forge sect'? Although our rules are not too many, it also means that you will abide by some things and can no longer be as unrestrained as you used to be."

Shang Jian Yao was silent for a while, and asked:

"Will this affect me to save all mankind?"

"Huh?" Li Zhe couldn't follow Shang Jianyao's thinking again, and Jiang Baimian did not help explain.

The "devotee" hesitated and said:

"probably not……"

Anyway, there is no provision in the sacred scriptures of the sect that prohibits believers from saving the world.

——In the holy scripture, this part of the content is reserved for the old people, especially the "scorching door".

Shang Jianyao asked:

"Will that prevent me from investigating the cause of the destruction of the old world?"

Li Zhe sweats more on his forehead:

"Theoretically not. We do not intervene in the work of believers. Even if you are a robber, as long as you don't kill innocent people indiscriminately, you can believe in the'scorching door'."

While speaking, Li Zhe came up with an idea:

Who is this person?

Joining the sect and becoming a clergyman for so many years, it was the first time he encountered this kind of indescribable strange problem in this session.

Before, when he felt most helpless was when he was asked, "Votees, do you join the sect to take care of food?" "Votees, do you send a wife (husband)?" "A devotee, do you have to be cremated after death to comply with the doctrine? "A devotee, do you dance well enough to get the blessings of the old age?"

After hearing his answer, Shang Jianyao nodded:

"I don't have any more questions, I'm sure to join."

Li Zhe was inexplicably relieved.

At this time, Jiang Baimian asked curiously:

"I heard that belief in the same old man often develops into several sects due to different missionary areas, lack of contact with each other, differences in the mainstream cultural characteristics of the corresponding places, and interpretations of oracles.

"Is there such a situation in the group that worships the'scorching gate'?"

Li Zhe sighed slowly when he heard the words:

"Yes, and it was originally a family."

"Then why did it split?" Jiang Baimian asked.

On the one hand, she was interested in it, and on the other hand, she showed Shang Jianyao the possible problems of joining the sect.

Li Zhe said solemnly:

"They have a deviation in their understanding of the teachings of ageing.

"We think that the focus is on'scorching heat' and'flame', which constitutes the concept of'melting pot', and then extends'dance' and'hot pot'. In our sect, August is the sacred season, and the heat of August is Another breath of the gods.

"They think that'dance' is more important than'flame', and it is a more pleasing way to be old-fashioned.

"Furthermore, they also accused us of deviating from the right path."

Shang Jianyao asked curiously:

"How did you deviate?"

"They think that it is necessary to use flames to directly process food in order to show their devotion. The hot pot separated by a vessel is a second-class choice. It cannot be used as a communion. It is a hypocrisy!" Explode heretical dog heads and maintain the righteous appearance of the hot pot.

Jiang Baimian's expression is a little weird:

"So, what is their sacrament?"

"It's a barbecue." Li Zhe controlled his emotions and replied.

Although Jiang Baimian had already expected it, he still couldn't help twitching his lower facial muscles.

This disagreement really made her imagine that she couldn't.

——In "Pangu Bio", from time to time, employees of the "Security Department" get back several old-world computers. Some of the data on them can be restored, and some cannot.

Jiang Baimian once read such recovered materials, and felt ridiculous about some of the things recorded in it, saying that he couldn't understand it.

This includes disputes between the Sweet Bean Curd Party, the Salted Bean Curd Party and the Spicy Bean Curd Party.

She originally thought that this might just be some jokes on the old world network, who knows, today, in the real world, she actually encountered a living example!

After hesitating, she asked with interest:

"So, can your sect eat barbecue?"

"Yes, but you can, but try not to." Li Zhe expressed his attitude euphemistically, "I know that in the wild, barbecue may be the most convenient way to process ingredients, so I don't insist on the choice when taking risks."

Hearing this, Jiang Baimian glanced sideways at Shang Jianyao and found that he seemed to hesitate a little.

Jiang Baimian chuckled secretly, then asked:

"What is the name of that sect, can their followers eat hot pot?"

"They are called'Frenzy Dance'. According to the doctrine, it is not that there is no other choice to eat hot pot." Li Zhe was unwilling to talk about the heretics. He looked at Shang Jian Yao and said, "You will not leave Tarnan recently. Right?"

"Not for at least a week." Jiang Baimian responded instead of Shang Jianyao.

Li Zhe said with an "um":

"In three days, at two o'clock in the afternoon, we will have a baptism ceremony. If you come to participate, you will be officially a member of the sect.

"Hehe, remember, two o'clock in the afternoon is the holy hour of the sect, and daily prayers should be arranged during this time as much as possible.

"Our ordinary mass ceremonies have no time limit, and the mass and baptism ceremonies can only be between two o'clock and three o'clock in the afternoon."

"What does the baptism ceremony look like?" Shang Jianyao asked enthusiastically.

Li Zhe pointed to the door of the mass room:

"It's similar to ordinary mass, but the baptized person cannot wear the clothes he has prepared. They must take off their clothes and wrap them in the red bath towels in the church.

"Who can stay in the mass room for longer, the more he can get the favor of the old man."

Jiang Baimian heard it with gusto, and interjected to ask:

"What is different about the Great Mass?"

"Only once a month, in addition to the ordinary mass, there is a hot bath and a collective dance praising the gods." Li Zhe explained briefly.

After talking about the problem of enrollment, Jiang Baimian talked about the purpose of the "old tune group" coming to Tarnan:

"We want to see'Source Brain' about something, and ask it directly. I don't know if'devotee', have you impressed the'mechanical heaven' and let us get permission?"

Li Zhe listened quietly and sighed:

"I have been in Tarnan for so many years..."

Having said that, he pointed to the outside of the church:

"Those people in the town have stayed here longer, and the caravans that go back and forth each represent a certain power, but no one has seen the Origin Brain, and most of them don't even know the existence of the Origin Brain."

Li Zhe's illocutionary meaning is:

I have no way.

When Jiang Baimian and Shang saw Yao, they couldn't force it. After a few greetings, they left.

As an associate member of the "Forge Sect", before turning around, Shang Jianyao presented a dance to the holy emblem representing the "Scorching Gate".

Li Zhe was quite satisfied with this.

…………

The Tarnan Hunter's Guild is also located in the middle of the most lively "Riverside Avenue".

The layout inside is very similar to the Hunter's Guild in Wild Grass City. There are also multiple tables with corresponding electronic products to assist hunters in receiving and handing in tasks.

The only difference is that the hunter guild here is not too big, there are not many clerks, there are only three, and because there are machines to do it, it seems quite laid-back, and can even be distracted and daze.

Long Yuehong and Bai Chen walked to a round-faced female staff member and looked inside through the empty glass baffle below.

"Hello." Long Yuehong took the initiative to speak.

The staff member brushed the floor and raised his head, with a dazed expression in his eyes.

"What's the matter?" She asked after a while in dusty language.

She didn't use a dialect, but a language similar to Hongshiji.

Long Yuehong has discussed with Bai Chen~www.ltnovel.com~ bluntly said:

"We want to visit President Gu Bo."

"Ah, let me ask you questions." The staff member picked up the black phone in a panic and dialed a number.

After the call was connected, she said a few words, "Hmm" twice, then raised her head and said to Long Yuehong and Bai Chen:

"Chairman Gu will let you over, room 201 on the second floor."

Uh...Is this all right? So simple? Long Yuehong was a little surprised.

He still remembered that when he was in Wild Grass City, he wanted to meet several senior hunters' guild leaders for a reason.

Maybe the scale of the guild here is small, and there are not so many rules and division of interests? Long Yuehong became more and more accustomed to thinking about the information contained in these differences, although he often couldn't think of the answer.

After exchanging glances with Bai Chen, they stepped towards the stairs.