Duncan setting up a Druid sacrificial stone might not attract too much attention from the church, nor would they necessarily intervene, as it’s merely the last struggles of a minor faction. However, if he were to build a temple dedicated to Diana, the church would likely consider it a revival of the ancient Roman gods.
The significance of these two actions is entirely different, as Diana’s faith is much more conspicuous.
Crow Queen Triss only wished for self-preservation and did not want Duncan to take risks by summoning back the ancient Roman gods, as the risks were too great.
Somewhere along the way, Duncan’s safety had become more important to her than the continuation of Diana’s faith.
Duncan suddenly entered a god’s-eye view, and then everything in the projection changed, as if the dimension space had captured some supernatural laws of the real world.
A series of characters appeared in the projection.
——"Activate faith faction category."
——"Avalon Faith (Celtic Pantheon Branch)!"
A unique faith mark appeared in the projection.
——"Avalon Sacrificial Stone (Primary Holy Sanctuary): In Celtic mythology, Avalon is the Land of the Otherworld, an ancient Druid faith possessing legends of soul immortality and reincarnation. This sacrificial stone dedicated to the Holy Sanctuary of Avalon can bolster the morale of warriors, making them less afraid of death.
The Land of the Otherworld is also a realm of soul reincarnation.
The souls of martyred believers will enter the mist-covered Avalon, just like Germanic warriors entering the Norse Pantheon’s Heroic Spirit Hall after death.
This temple sanctuary gives affected Celtic warriors a permanent morale +1, and they will face death with greater courage."
[The sanctuary blessing effect strengthens with the temple, rituals, and faith.]
No wonder the Germanic Barbarians were so fearless!
If that is the case, the Viking Sanctuary of the Germanic Barbarians, dedicated to the main god Odin of the Norse Pantheon, should also provide a permanent morale boost?
After all, in Nordic Mythology, a warrior’s death in battle is considered complete, and the Germanic Barbarians rarely die of old age naturally.
To the extent that due to this regulation of dying in battle, after the founding of the Duchy of Normandy, they converted entirely to Christianity, initiating the Christianization of the Vikings, thus uprooting the Norse Pantheon’s homeland.
"Is only one activated?"
On the faith page, Duncan only saw the Celtic Mythology - Avalon Faith; the Norse Pantheon faith wasn’t activated, and the ancient Roman and Greek faiths had already perished. As for the church’s faith, possibly due to irrelevance, was naturally not triggered either.
"The power of faith in this world’s pantheon can provide certain blessings, but it’s not a decisive factor."
Duncan quickly realized this point.
The morale boost from establishing an Avalon sacrificial stone sanctuary might not even match the effect of him personally leading troops into battle, so it could be said to be better than nothing.
Crow Queen Triss clearly didn’t want him to provoke the powerful church for a bit of the gods’ force provided by the sanctuary blessing.
The Divine Spirit cannot descend directly.
This little bit of sanctuary faith blessing couldn’t compare to better weapons and equipment, stricter military training, and more excellent generals and commanders, representing gains that weren’t significant, but with enormous risks.
If the faith blessing were truly that powerful, Zhang Jiao’s Yellow Turban Army of the Taiping Dao wouldn’t have failed.
The Yellow Turban Warriors could be viewed as a special troop from the temple sanctuary, present in Great Britain too, with Gaulish Oath Warriors from the Celtic sanctuary, Druid Order, Gaul Totem Warriors, among others.
Although their combat strength was robust, their numbers were not enough to determine the outcome of major battles.
"Seems like the Franks, under the support of the Hermitage, trained a batch of Frankish Holy Knights."
Duncan immediately understood Crow Queen Triss’s intention. This content belongs to NoveIꜰire.net
The witch was considering his future.
He nodded slightly and said, "Rest assured."
Duncan did not intend to choose a faith faction for the time being. His goal was to establish a foothold in Great Britain, not to be dragged prematurely into faith conflicts; Avalon Faith could be utilized, but establishing it as the state religion would be impossible.
He now seemed to understand.
As long as he thrived in reality, any gods or pantheon faction would ultimately have to cater to his whims!
The fairies of Avalon were plainly clinging to his legend level, using it to sustain the near-extinct faith foundations to counteract the Nordic Pantheon faith brought by the Germanic Barbarian invasion.
This also signified that as long as Duncan was strong enough, the Norse Pantheon would have to capitulate to him in the real world!
Anya was genuinely craving.
Although she had deliberately avoided affecting others, Duncan eventually had to cover this beautiful witch’s mouth.
After all, he was still standing his ground.
Fortunately, the Middle Ages were relatively liberal, growing conservative only after church unification of faith. At this time, people bore a semblance of Roman heritage, tolerating such matters. Bear in mind, the Germanic Barbarians loved their drink, and once drunk, would indulge in brawls and revelry, not caring if others watched from the Warrior Hall, with some even clapping and praising their valor.
If Duncan had a chance to visit a Germanic Barbarian tavern, he would hear the minstrels and warriors sing songs with truly vivid lyrics.
Crow Queen Triss released her messenger pigeon, then turned to glance at Duncan’s tent, sighing softly, her cheeks flushed as she clutched Diana’s Sacrificial Stone.
She was summoning other members of the witch coven.
Now with a base established, it was time to gather the exiled witches.