musicians of old

Chapter 686: Building an Altar
Pastor Lagon secretly breathed a sigh of relief because of the condition of "withdrawal of the South Country's troops".

Fanning continued, "Now I am speaking to you here to warn you Lydians not to rush into the error of seeking profit that will bring disaster upon yourselves."

"But I have been thinking carefully, for I am afraid that because of your might you may be hardened in your hearts, or that you may have schemed something dishonest and speak deceitful words."

“Truly I tell you, do not listen to your prophets, or to your diviners, or to those who interpret dreams, or to those who soothsayers, or to those who practice witchcraft, who prophesy lies to you, to make you aggressive and to abandon self-control. You shall not make your own bonds or yokes to put on your necks, or else your peace will come to nothing, and your treasure will be like an olive tree when it is threshed, and like a grape when it is gathered, it will be gone.”

Well, no matter how much confidence Janus's military has left, this guy is still a tough nut to crack. Pastor Ragon was shocked, but he did not show his weakness.

As a high-level official, Lagong actually knew vaguely some of the deep secrets of the Lingyin Discipline Society.

Now, they are fighting a deadly battle with Janus's Sun Army in the Apel area. In addition to being an extension of the contradiction of the "enclosure struggle" in the southern continent, there are also some mysterious factors involved!
——It is said that something is flowing out from the abnormal area at the source of the Hedgewell River. Some say it is some kind of shaking "flash", some say it is similar to "paint", and some say it is "reverse hatching insect eggs".
The inexplicable wording and sentence structure were circulated mysteriously among the top leaders, but in short, this substance had certain uses.

The Lingyin Discipline Society received some "guidance from experts" and bought some "high-performance equipment materials" with technical patents from the Theolian military. It seems that they are developing some kind of highly lethal "military weapons."

But think about the most advanced weapons that have emerged in recent years, such as airplanes, tanks, torpedoes, poison gas, and powerful sniper rifles. How powerful can the weapons be? Can they be as powerful as the Riding Carriage Secret Technique of a powerful person in the Order Enforcer Realm?

Pastor Hu Lagong breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

In any case, the exchange of "Janus withdrawing his troops from the south" for "Lydia withdrawing his troops from Apelles" is at least equal in form.

When I returned and reported the situation to the elders, at least I had a plausible explanation.

"I will just convey back what Monsieur Saint-Lavoisier said verbatim." Thinking of this, Lagon responded in a deep voice.

Fanning nodded and turned to the priests and deacons behind him and said, "Count the prisoners in this camp by name, hometown, and family. Take all the living souls and bring them back by ships from the neighboring kingdom. Within seven days, redeem them according to the estimated value plus one-tenth. Also redeem the prisoners captured by the Janus according to the number of their numbers plus one-tenth."

"Number also my brothers who have fallen in the wilderness, because what is written in the law must eventually be fulfilled. Then they will have to count the accounts, so that they will not hate me without cause."

"I will also take note of the brothers who must remain in a foreign country for a period of time, and see how the Lydians treat them. You must also redeem the Lydians who are held in captivity according to their valuation of grain, vegetables, fruit, milk, and meat. You must reduce the valuation of those who work hard by a tenth. Do not show partiality to women, the elderly, or the sick, because you are walking in the way of righteousness. The Lord wants to make known to them how great the glory of his lovingkindness is among the Gentiles."

The Janus prisoners who were surrounding the three priests burst into tears upon hearing the news. Some of them knelt down on the spot and kept making the sign of the cross on their chests!

Pastor Ragon and his companions were filled with fear and awe!

"Mr. Saint-Lavoisier, I have remembered your generosity and morality, and I am grateful to you!" He had to admit that there had been some subtle changes in his mood.

"I will still bring back the instructions you gave me exactly as they are, but I can't change what the higher-ups will decide and whether we'll be enemies or friends when we meet again!"

He then ordered the camp to provide a fleet of motor ferries.

It took a short while to count the number of people and organize the boarding, and then Fanning left with the more than 400 Janus people.

Father Alexis, who was still following Fanning and leading the way on the water, felt that everything he had experienced tonight was becoming more and more unreal.

"Master Lavoisier, now that we have fulfilled our wish, I will now boldly ask your advice."

Alexei spoke carefully.

"When you led us over from the other side of the river a few hours ago, I reported your return to the church headquarters. Please forgive my rashness. They may be shocked and come looking for you. Anyway, I will send people to settle the soldiers. But is there anything else I can do for you?"

Fanning raised his hand to indicate that it was okay: "What you are doing is serving as a priest before the Lord. What's more, it is more glorious to preach spiritual joy, isn't it?"

After Fanning returned from the abnormal zone, although he mastered the "Theme of God" and tried again and again to sort out the secrets of "Eternal Fire", "Endless Fugue" and "Old Days", his thoughts would fall into quicksand and dust from time to time.

And the prophecy, and the missing father.
This time he returns as Lavoisier, not only because of his own plans at the Harvest Arts Festival, but also because he hopes to continue to play the role from his own perspective, and through exchanges with high-ranking church officials, he can clear up the mystery of some secret history.

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Fanning continued to explain the arrangements, saying, "If you have strong faith and work hard for the glory of the Lord and do not get tired, when you return to Apel at night, build an altar in my name. I am prepared to play music and preach all the way to the holy city. In the future, you should also inform the churches you choose to build the altar."

He recalled the details of the mysterious structure that he had searched for and deduced near the lighthouse area in the abnormal zone, especially before and after seeing the portrait of J.S. Bach, which triggered his concern about the "Endless Fugue".

It is time for the Holy Sun Church to first understand and master the second of the great achievements of the "Trinity", that is, some secrets of the "Endless Fugue" of the Lord of Witness.

As for the third great achievement, "the old days", judging from the practice inferred very early on, it seems that it is enough to complete the reproduction of classical music in the past.
But Fanning always felt that there was something fishy going on, and he never dared to abuse it without reservation to "brush up on inspiration". Instead, he was very careful to balance his own will with symphonies and other works he actually created.

Anyway, let's preach for "The Endless Fugue" first. Fanning still has great respect for Bach, and as a signpost for his own promotion, if he doesn't fulfill this wish, even if Fanning wants to walk his own path in the future, his spirituality will not be smooth enough.

"The following is the measure of the altar: the height of the base is one cubit, the width of the sides is one cubit, and the height of the sides all around is one handbreadth. This is the base of the altar."