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Chapter 184 Blood Oath Order Altar

The Blood Oath Order had not entered the Rostov sub-sector before, and their main activities were in the core area of ​​the Mariupol sector.

The history of this order is not long, and it originated around the time when the Mariupol sector was still an expansion sector.

At that time, a medical nun of the state religion came to this star field with the pilgrims and pioneers of the star zone. She has been practicing her oath to provide medical services to ordinary people and has helped many people at the bottom of society.

Many of the customs of the Blood Oath Order today originated from this nun, such as providing medical services to ordinary people, such as using blood therapy, etc.

The nun at that time was a medical nun who was good at blood therapy. She summarized and improved the blood therapy used by the Blood Oath Order today, and promoted it. The first members of the Blood Oath Order were the medical apprentices of this nun.

According to legend, during a plague that spread across the entire star region, the nun swore an oath in the blood of the victims, vowing to save more innocent people.

She kept her vow and eventually died of illness due to overwork.

After the nun's death, the Sector State Church attempted to canonize her as a saint, but due to various factors, the nun was ultimately not able to be canonized.

However, the Blood Oath Order she left behind was recognized by the Terra State Religion Headquarters and became one of the legal branches of the state religion.

The specific political games of that year are no longer verifiable, but the Blood Oath Order took root in the Mariupol sector.

They still follow the path of the original nun, using blood therapy to provide medical services to ordinary people, while the medical nuns in the sect continue to study and improve the blood therapy left by the nun. To this end, they swore a vow called the "Blood Oath" and combined "blood, dedication" and other contents with the doctrines of the state religion, which developed into the main belief of the Blood Oath Order today.

They practice a path called the Path of Blood, which teaches that blood is an offering to the God-Emperor. Healthy people donating blood can help the sick, and injecting the blood of healthy people into the bodies of sick people can bring them the same health.

Healthy people should share their health so that all the Emperor's people can enjoy the same health.

Therefore, donating blood is to practice faith in the God-Emperor, and blood is the most direct sacrifice to the God-Emperor.

At first glance, there seems to be nothing wrong with this belief process. Incorporating the act of blood donation into the belief system and encouraging healthy people to donate blood to help more people in need is indeed a good concept.

There is nothing wrong with it except that there are religious elements mixed in.

The blood therapy inherited from the first generation of Blood Oath Sisters has been perfected by successive generations of nuns and has now become increasingly mature.

Although they are indeed much less efficient than the technology of the Mechanicus, they have one advantage, which is that they are low-cost and can be widely promoted and applied. Ordinary people at the bottom of society can also afford the medical expenses.

In addition, the unique blood potion they developed also played a very important role and became a key resource for the Blood Oath Order.

A medicine that can quickly regenerate the patient's blood. It can cleanse the patient's body in a short period of time, replacing all the blood in the body and washing away illness and weakness. It is a magical medicine.

All of this makes the Blood Oath Order have a very important position in the Mariupol sector.

Previously, the Blood Oath Order had not sent anyone to Rostov, primarily because it was relatively new and not their primary area of ​​activity. In reality, within the core area of ​​Mariupol, Blood Oath Order altars were widespread. Their red figures and what were often called altars, but were in fact medical stations, could be seen in nearly every city.

But now, on the streets of Rostov, you can also see the altar of the Blood Oath Order with two red pillars.

Khadgar and Ion took off their power armor, changed into ordinary people's clothes, and came here as pilgrims.

Although the old Space Marines were also tall, they were not as exaggerated as the Primaris Space Marines. When they walked among the crowd, they were just a little conspicuous, but not out of place.

Therefore, when the two Space Marines arrived at the altar of the Blood Oath Order, they did not attract much attention.

This also allows them to observe everything here very well, understand the operation of the Blood Oath Order, and thus determine whether there is indeed heresy.

Judging from the surface alone, these priests and nuns of the Blood Oath Order are not only not heretics, but can even be said to be quite devout believers of the state religion.

They will sincerely help everyone who needs help. As long as someone who is truly sick comes to them for help, they will always accept the help.

The person seeking help will be placed on a bed and blood will be collected using a lancing device for analysis.

After completing the initial diagnosis and treatment, the priests or nuns of the Blood Oath Order will inject blood donated by healthy people into the patient's body, or use some blood potions mixed with herbs to make an ointment to provide treatment for the patient.

And after they cure the person, all they desire as a reward is for the person to donate blood again.

As for money or other things, it all depends on the voluntary donations of believers. The Blood Oath Order will not charge a single cent for healing those seeking help.

"From their actions alone, I haven't noticed any heresy." Ion looked at everything in front of him and spoke to Khadgar in a low voice.

Khadgar couldn't help but nod his head, as he also didn't find any traces of heresy.

But neither of them was surprised by this. If heresy could be discovered so easily, there would not be so many cases of corruption in the empire.

"Further observation or deeper understanding is needed." Khadgar thought about it and felt that no more clues could be collected here, so he decided to leave here and go find the spy from the Governor's Palace provided to them by Prime Minister Rachel.

However, just as the two were about to leave, a medical nun in a red robe came up to them and asked for help: "There are people over there who need help. Could you lend a hand?"

Faced with the request for help, Khadgar and Ion looked at each other and did not refuse.

But at the same time, both of them secretly touched the weapons they carried with them, and prepared themselves mentally to fight if necessary.

However, nothing unexpected happened. The medical nun just wanted these two tall-looking men to help carry the patient.

(End of this chapter)