The airship quickly arrived at the monastery and stopped in an open space.
Due to the desolate environment on Rostov II, there is too much open space around the monastery.
This not only provides space for growing vineyards, but also provides a suitable space for the training of combat nuns.
There are only some minor shortcomings, that is, the monastery is not grand enough, and there are no other supporting buildings around it. Because the vineyard is located in the valley, the monastery seems quite lonely.
"Your Excellency, Governor, your piety is evident to all. You've built a church of this scale in just one year. This is truly admirable. However, the scale of this monastery is truly…" Pavel pondered, trying to find a less rude word to describe it, but ultimately he simply said, "Perhaps I should discuss with the secularists about making a donation to the devout sisters aboard the Rostov II."
Pavel really didn't want to be rude, but the convent of the nuns in front of him was indeed the smallest and simplest convent he had ever seen in his life.
"Faith in the Emperor requires piety, not splendor. A simple monastery is more conducive to sisters honing their bodies, minds, and souls. The more difficult the environment, the more it can temper the most devout faith and the most indomitable will." However, at this moment, the battle sister who followed Pavel suddenly spoke, as if to refute Pavel's words.
"Who is this?" Although Alex knew that the nun in front of him was from the Ebon Grail Order, since Pavel had not introduced her before, he did not ask any more questions.
Now it seems that this person is not just Pavel's entourage.
"I'm Jeanne d'Arc from the Ebon Grail Order. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have interrupted." The young-looking nun lowered her head and sincerely apologized to Alex and Pavel.
"It's okay. I think neither I nor Deacon Pavel are the kind of people who would blame others for this kind of discussion about faith." Alex was very generous, and he was also very wary of Jeanna's name.
It's not that there's anything strange about this person, or that she will fall into depravity in the future, but the more common translation of her name is… Joan of Arc.
So, Huang Sang, are you hinting at something?
However, Alex did not say much. After all, this was already the 40K era. When talking about a figure from the 1K era, it was likely that Miss Jeanna herself did not know the origin of her name.
As for whether the old man Huang was hinting at something, Alex thought it would be better to wait until she showed any special behavior.
Pavel expressed great agreement with Alex's words. He was indeed not the kind of person who would offend a combat nun because of a few words.
Although his rank was higher than that of a combat nun, combat nuns held a somewhat special significance for the state religion, so even a high-ranking clergyman like Pavel did not want to offend a combat nun.
The three of them didn't say anything else, but walked into the monastery in front of them together.
In the monastery, the arch-sister and other high-ranking officials of the order who had already received the news were waiting for the arrival of Alex, Pavel, and others.
Although they are just Alex's pawns, under the influence of the emperor's great power, they are no different from real people.
Pavel and Jeanne exchanged pleasantries with the elder sister, and then asked to visit the vineyard and winery to learn about the brewing process of the consecrated wine to ensure that the entire process was in line with the teachings of the state religion.
"Although it may be impolite, I really want to know which faction is the state religion of the Mariupol sector?" Alex suddenly spoke and looked at Pavel.
Pavel was somewhat caught off guard by Alex's sudden words, but he quickly realized why Alex asked that.
"Please rest assured that the state religion of the Mariupol sector follows orthodox beliefs, not the beliefs of any other factions." Pavel smiled at Alex and said that they did not have any special religious requirements.
Although the state religion is a unified religion, just like Christianity in the 3K era actually had many branches, the state religion is actually divided into various messy factions.
Cults like the Death Cult that offer blood sacrifices to the God Emperor are relatively human among them. You should know that some state religion factions are no different from Chaos Cults. Even Chaos will say that your state religion is better to play when they see them.
For example, some sects would place a brazier on their heads and burn themselves as firewood; others would be no different from the followers of Khorne, shouting all day long about sacrificing skulls to the throne and blood sacrifices to the God-Emperor…
There are even those who plan to conduct mass sacrifices to resurrect the Emperor, and who believe that pain is the only way to show their faith and devotion, and who torture themselves to death…
This fully explains why there are five evil gods for other races in the galaxy.
In short, each has its own abstraction. If this really happens to be an abstract faction, although Alex will not be as miserable as Tongge Zongguan calling Aragaki Yui his wife, he will also feel as sad as a dead mouse being ignored.
Fortunately, most of the mainstream sects of the state religion have a relatively normal style.
Although they can only be considered relatively normal.
However, in the crazy world of Warhammer, being relatively normal is already good enough. After all, even in the 3K era, there were a lot of religious lunatics, not to mention that this is a world where true gods exist and prayers can really be answered.
Pavel's painting style is quite normal. He simply visited the vineyard seriously and devoutly, learned in detail about the cultivation and planting of grapes, and witnessed with his own eyes how the nuns of the Holy Rosary chanted hymns while working and making wine.
"It's hard to imagine that it's such a simple and ancient behavior!" Pavel exclaimed in disbelief. What was happening before his eyes was beyond his understanding.
There were no gorgeous and complicated ceremonies, nor grand and solemn masses. These young nuns simply wore plain linen clothes and worked in the vineyards with the simplest tools. They looked no different from ordinary farmers.
Apart from the chanting of hymns, Pavel did not see anything related to faith, nor did he see anything special about it.
But it is really hard to understand how such simple labor can produce a consecrated wine that can cause heretics to spontaneously combust.
However, the issue of faith never needs to be understood, or in a place as outrageous as the Warhammer world, many times people only need to understand how to do it, not why to do it.
"Perhaps this is the magic of faith. The Emperor does not need those complicated things. He only needs us to believe in him devoutly." Jeanna also sighed as she looked at the working young nuns.