Chapter 507
As soon as Dany told Bu Ten about the "Dragon Religion of The Seven" plan, the Guild of Necromancers president understood her plan - to gain belief strength.
Well, Bu Ten didn't actually guess right.
Big Black has long occupied The Seven Belief Pond.
Dany certainly yearns for Yi Ti's belief strength, but her most important mission at the moment is to usurp The Seven's priesthood!
The secret of Spiritual God's priesthood, the transcendent world of this world, few people understand.
Even those Spiritual Gods that have become True God and Half God have no concept of clergy, and only regard the special power conferred by clergy as a higher-level divine power.
Fire God should have super fire control ability, Drowned God should control the sea easier than other Spiritual Gods, Storm God should have stronger storm controlling ability...
What clergy is not a clergy, these abilities are not as it should be by rights, or why are they called "Fire God", "Drowned God", "Storm God"?
——In a sense, this idea is also correct. The priesthood is a kind of converter, which converts belief strength into special-purpose divide power.
Knowing the theory of priesthood has no effect on those Spiritual God.
Especially the Half Gods, they act by instinct and don't need a full Spiritual God theory.
It's not that Half God is stupid, but the principle problem of the world: the ordinary person cannot pass the cultivation, step by step, and become True God.
There are no dragons, what is the purpose of cultivation dragon slaying?
If you can't become True God, what is the purpose of studying the theory of becoming God?
High Sparrow is a muggle, and he doesn't even know the secrets of Spiritual God. He never imagined that "Saint Dany" was daring and intended to seize the position of The Seven.
That's The Seven!
Well, High Sparrow truly believes in The Seven and never doubts the authenticity of The Seven.
So, he considers the problem from the following angle: Will doing so violate the teachings of The Seven; if not, then what is the benefit to the development of the Church of The Seven; if it is beneficial to the Church, then What can I get out of this High Septon?
Well, High Sparrow's thinking is clear and simple: first, it doesn't violate the teachings of The Seven; second, it's good for Church; and finally, he can profit from it.
He never feared that the Faith of the Seven was usurped by an alien Spiritual God.
——The Seven is true, The Seven world number one, who can take away the Faith of the Seven?
He would answer even if a transcendent reminded him.
In fact, someone had warned him.
Cersei's first henchman, replacing Varys' new Master of Whisperers, "Magic Maester" Qyburn.
After Big Black accepted High Sparrow baptism to become the official The Seven Great Protector, the Sparrows began to break ground on the Great Sept of Baelor to build a statue of the Great Protector of Light.
At that time, Qyburn found High Sparrow and told him: "Since ancient times, I have never heard of dragons so wise and able to speak human words.
Braavos that night, It's more proof of Black Dragon's power.
So, I guess he has the potential to become Half God.
Now, you make him the Great Protector, make a statue of him, etc. The believers began to pray devoutly to the statue, which is very likely to help him be promoted to Half God, and even divert the belief strength of The Seven."
Qyburn also knows the fact that The Seven is seven pieces of wood, but how dare he face it Holy Son High Sparrow's face?
Moreover, he thought that without Spiritual God's absorption, the belief strength delivered by believers would disappear, and he did not think that Big Black could inherit The Seven's "millions of wealth".
"The Seven paramount, there's nothing wrong with having an extra Black Dragon Half God as a guardian. Just like King has a Kingsguard, the Guard protects the King, and the King grants them glory and power." High Sparrow indifferently said.
What he thought in his mind was: This old fogey is very bad, seeing Black Dragon join the church, countless devotees follow the Church and become believers, Church Forces, Iron Throne can't help it, want to destroy My relationship with Black Dragon, with Mother of Dragons!
High Sparrow doesn't blame Qyburn either.
Most of what Maester says is true, but his purpose is not simple.
Because Black Dragon's influence as Church's protector is really too great, too wide, almost setting off a stormy sea within the Seven Kingdoms, countless Landed Knights even donated their own land to Church, oneself also joined Church and became Warrior's Sons.
Qyburn was ordered by Regent King Kevan to stop the Black Dragon statue from being built.
After the statue was built, Dragon Queen sent another letter, suggesting that dragon be "Hand of The Seven", just like King had Hand of the King.
This is too doctrinal.
It also does not conform to High Sparrow's "simple world view".
So he promised the Queen on the surface that he would seek advice from Crone of Wisdom, but he had never fasted and prayed in front of the statue of The Seven.
He fooled the Dragon Queen.
The effect of Black Dragon's guardian is too good and too powerful, he doesn't want to destroy his friendship with Queen because he refuses too directly and too stiffly - recently he is trying Queen Margaery, and he is under a lot of pressure .
Even later, like a certain luck coffee fooling USA investors, Dragon Queen took the data of "opening a store" in Yi Ti (one hundred The Seven Great Sept), tempting High Sparrow to follow "investment" (Adjusted The Seven Doctrine and Statues).
Master High Septon only sighed: Saint Dany is indeed Saint Dany, very aggressive and capable, not only let the Church of The Seven in Slaver's Bay gain a firm foothold, but also ran to Yi Ti, who is full of cults "open a branch".
Of course, Yi Ti's "Dragon Religion of The Seven" also made him more aware of the power and influence of dragons.
If Grey Plague occurs in Westeros at this time, it must rely on dragon to save life, and High Sparrow may really agree with Dragon Queen's suggestion.
He is religious, but not rigid.
Understand compromise and identify the current situation.
He will not revise the teachings for a short time unless necessary.
And then came the "necessary".
Sam lost the Others baby, Dany said nothing, and really had no time to care, but in the process of sending Big Black to pick up three Skinchangers, he still picked up a Wights and threw it at the Great Sept of Baelor.
Well, Wall has no Others captives, but a dozen or so Wights.
The first time I saw Wights, High Sparrow almost had a mental breakdown.
Especially after the limbs were cut off with the sword, those limbs were still able to crawl, and the scene that made the scalp tingle in the living immediately woke High Sparrow from the Game of Thrones: maybe the Dragon Queen was not crazy, Maybe Long Night is real.
Then, he decided...
Well, not to contact the Dragon Queen, nor to gather the faithful, to issue a "Holy War Manifesto" against Others, nor to revise the teachings , according to Dragon Queen's plan, recast The Seven statue.
He decided to fast and pray!
Real fasting prayers, drinking only a small bowl of rice soup every day, hanging with a sigh of relief, kneeling in front of the Sept statue without sleep - maybe dozing off on your knees.
High Sparrow prays to every Spiritual God in Sept, starting with Crone, Father, Mother...finally, he is hungry and tired, and in a daze, prays to Big Black .
High Sparrow is Holy Son, the Devotion Unit is very high, and Big Black immediately felt the sensation.
And with the IQ of Big Black's current teenage child, I also understand that Dany has been waiting for this moment.
So, without any hesitation, he took the initiative to pull Dany Dreki, and through the Belief Line between the High Sparrow and the statue, consciousness descended on the Great Sept.
Great Sept of Baelor, with glass, gold and crystal domes, white marble floors, huge windows on the walls, inlaid with colored lead glass.
The Seven, seven altars, in front of the altar, there are hundreds of candles lit by believers.
High Sparrow knelt in front of Crone's statue with a golden lamp, his pale, dazed face reflected by the candle's light.
"...Guide me, wise Crone, use your golden lamp of foretelling to dispel the darkness and lead me to the right path...Great Protector of Light, can your flaming sword prevail against the devil in the north...Great Warrior, please grant me strength..."
Dany could sense along the Belief Line The mood of High Sparrow at the moment: hesitant, helpless, but pious and persistent.
He is confident that The Seven will guide him.
High Sparrow will not end this fasting prayer until The Seven gives him instructions.
Usually, he gets his wish.
As long as you have been hungry for long enough, and you are tired and hungry, even the most determined person will experience hallucinations.
Like a little girl who sells matches, she sees everything oneself wants to see in the winter snow.
However, this time was different, High Sparrow had "only" been fasting for a week, and The Seven responded.
"Child, don't hesitate," said a gentle voice.
"Crone..." High Sparrow was stunned for a moment, and saw a woman with a white clothed white skirt and white turban in his eyes.
She was half-floating in the air, and her lower body was shrouded in a cloud of white mist.
She has a kind face, a very beautiful face, and a very gentle face.
Even with the divine majesty she exudes, she can't stop others from getting close.
"Mother? You are Mother! Mother Mercy!" High Sparrow shouted.
It was strange that there was another person in front of him, and his voice was so loud, but no Septon was disturbed.
"hehe..." The woman covered her mouth, her laughter was crisp, with a hint of mischief.
High Sparrow is startled, lifts the head, and then looks closely, the kind-looking white skirt woman has become a charming and lovely Maiden.
Maiden had green roses, tulips, and camellias on her head, wearing a simple blue pleated skirt, with her hands behind her back, bent over and smiled at him.
"Ah, Maiden!" High Sparrow prostrated again.
"child, do you have a lot of questions in your mind?"
The voice changed again, Maiden became a kind Crone with a golden lamp.
This time, High Sparrow, who is familiar with The Seven classics, is no longer surprised. He knows that The Seven is one, and Maiden, Mother, and Crone are all the same Spiritual God.
"Crone, I need your guidance," High Sparrow said earnestly.
At this point, the shadow of Wights appeared in his mind, and through the Belief Line, Dany immediately captured his thoughts.
Crone said softly: "You have doubts in your heart, I see them all. Yes, Others are real, Long Night nears, this is an unprecedented catastrophe for mankind."
"Then, what should I do?"
——High Sparrow panicked, thinking of oneself and Black Dragon tinkering with "Holy Son of Light".
The first thought is to be perceived.
Crone turned into Maiden, leaned down, and nodded with his warm fingers on High Sparrow's forehead.
"Hehe, you are very religious and fully qualified to be a Holy Son. It's just that there is no Great Protector before, so it's hard for me to divide power projection into reality." Maiden said with a smile.
While High Sparrow was sighed in relief, countless questions arose.
In the past, he communicated with The Seven, and he could also see The Seven (Dany: Are you sure?), but it was not as clear as it is today. Often, after getting the answer, the descent will end.
This time, he must seize the opportunity to take a good look at the unsolved teachings of The Seven.