Chapter 4 The Gods’ Paranoia (Part 2)
Somewhere near the ocean, Redstone, this town with stone walls - this is the destination of Shoap, Tosyki, Pang, and Cho Fangle on this trip.
I bought food and boarded the boat. The way was generally stable. Only some fishmen attacked twice, but they walked for nearly two months before they reached their destination. There is no need to say more about this.
At this time, it had already changed from autumn to winter, and it was snowing again. Although refugees and fleeing slaves only discovered the Redstone Town in the remote hills by chance, there were thousands of people one after another. This town, which believed in the dragon god Bahamut, had existed for hundreds of years, worked hard to help them according to dogma, but there were not enough rooms and food. Originally, the population of the town was only more than 200 households and one thousand people, but now due to the increase in refugees, the population has almost doubled in the town square.
Seeing that the lives of hungry and cold refugees in the square were getting harder and harder, the food brought by Shaup and his party was the best welcome (although half of the food was consumed along the way), Shaup and his party looked at the entire town and found that the town was quite small and solid. There was a temple of the dragon god Bahamut in the center of the town, which exuded the energy of honor and honor.
"Welcome to everyone, welcome the food you bring. Come and come in and go to the temple to rest. There is no room outside to provide you with living." The mayor is Bahamut's pastor Odan. He looks old, but he still welcomes him.
"Please allow me to distribute food." Other sailors and others rushed to the temple to rest, but the second-level priest Qiao Fangle was a missionary, and he intended to attract some believers from the refugees.
Of course, people can tell at a glance that Bahamut is a dragon god. It is embarrassing to develop believers among humans. They can develop some, but they cannot preach on a large scale, otherwise it will easily cause disgust and rebound from the human gods. This Redstone Town has actually been established for hundreds of years, but believers have been reproduced by the residents of the town themselves and rarely preach to the outside world. Therefore, Qiao Fangle's actions were not stopped.
When I walked into the temple, this huge stone hall had existed for a long time. The stone walls had already appeared gray spots. The previous murals had almost peeled off. However, the black stone pillars carved with very ancient dragon language and ancient Chinese texts were still very clear. The most important thing is that since it was built, I have never seen the sunshine. It is so dark. If it weren't for the sacred and kind energy emitted by the Dragon God statue, it would really make people think that they had arrived at the Dark God's palace!
The economy of the temple is not very good. After all, the town with thousands of people is quite limited in worship. It mainly makes a living by planting some crops and medicinal materials. The sailors who were brought in got a wool blanket and spread it on the ground to rest. Fortunately, the temperature in the temple is higher than outside, otherwise it would be really difficult to survive.
After a simple conversation, the temple gave a room, which finally had four beds and quilts, as well as steaming food. The three of them tried to eat as much as possible and then prepared to rest. After two months of travel, even the ninth-level warrior Pang Ge felt quite tired. After eating it all, he chose a bed each.
Although it was still daytime, from a small window, only a little light passed through the gap and fell into the narrow room. At this distance, everyone's breathing was clearly and audible - and the cheers outside also came faintly.
Tosici conducted a brief meditation. Today his spells were not consumed, so he just adjusted a limited number of spells and reorganized them. This time it was not long. When he opened his eyes, he saw that Annien was also completing his prayers.
"Zhao Aip, Jofonle is much more pious than you. Look at him working hard for your God!" Tosici joked, "Your church should give you a reward for such enthusiasm."
"It's just a bit blind, and missionary depends on the occasion. If it weren't for the Dragon God Church, his reckless missionary might have caused a murderous disaster, and only enthusiasm can be commended."
"Is the young priest? This is normal. OK, let's calculate that we should get points. Mercenaries and sailors do not need points. Qiao Fangle joined the team and got 100 points, and there are nine hundred points left."
"I don't need much points. Tosici, I am now a ninth-level pastor. According to the church system, I must participate in the homework training and practice of the trainee bishop. Once I break through the tenth level, I must preside over the church in one place. Such points have become optional for me. Just give me a hundred."
"Oh, are you leaving the team?" Tosici's eyes were a little dim. But he knew that this was helpless. He dimmed for a moment and said again: "Then it's eight hundred points, Pang Ge and I are half each, and this time there are four hundred points. Well, I have exceeded 1,000 points. We two can be promoted to fourth-level union members."
"Level 4 is a threshold. Once you break through, you will start to get out of the level of personal and small-scale adventure. It is better for you two to apply to serve as subordinate officials, assist in managing some villages and towns, and you can also get a lot of points. The most important thing is that you can continue to receive similar tasks - higher management tasks will only be received after you have experience and experience."
This is a strange system, that is, a village, priest, village chief, town, as well as tax collectors and judges are fixed (there is no judge at the village level, but there is one at the town level), but other officials are temporarily appointed and hired.
"For example, Pang Ge can go to the village to work as a village guard first. The rating of points is 40% of the above units, and 60% of the villagers. If you do well in the village, you can continue to work and get points and salary every year. In special circumstances, there are bonuses. After working in the village for three years, the union's reputation level is enough, and the warrior also breaks through Level 6, you can serve as the head and deputy captain of the town guard at the town level. The points and responsibilities will be too much. If you follow this road, you may soon be named a civilian knight by the above. Although it is not a hereditary aristocratic title, it can still bring generous rewards."
Pang Ge was obviously moved. There was no such opportunity in other organizations. But after thinking about it, he said: "But if you don't do well, not only will the record have a negative impact, but it will be removed immediately. Since the villagers' opinions account for 60%, the whole village will be removed immediately when passing unwelcome opinions. I don't know if I can get the support of the villagers."
"It's okay, the villagers are still quite simple. Being a village guard can also protect the safety of the village. Without you, there are others. As long as you are not arrogant, who will drive you away?"
This type of management task starts at the village level, and counts tasks once a year, statistical evaluation, points, reputation, and those who are domineering will be immediately expelled by the villagers. Those who refuse to expel and forcefully occupy the countryside will naturally be listed as the next target of being killed by the trade union, so his head is taken by the next adventurer as a prop for trophy.
Whether on earth or in this world, the key to being domineering is the connection between "officials" and the monopoly system. If you lose monopoly power, some political affairs will be published and managed in the form of a company (in fact, many ancient political affairs are solved by economic methods), then there are countless possible problems. The reason is very simple. If you do not master monopoly, you naturally have to please customers.
Tosici listened silently, seeing that Pang Ge was completely moved. After all, if you want to get the position of a knight, you can only participate in this way. It is impossible to climb to level 10 of the union by relying on personal tasks and be awarded the title - if there is such a thing, it is a rare guy in thousands.
"As for you, Tosici, you are a magician. You have knowledge and strength, so your path will be easier, especially since you have broken through level 5... You can serve as an internal affairs officer, a calculator, a president of the Trade Road Branch, etc. Although you can also get courtesy elsewhere, if you consider your descendants, you will have a better future in the union."
Looking at the hesitation in Tosici's eyes, Ann knew that he was already moved.
The light from the window disappeared, and the three of them slept until the early morning, busy distributing food and blankets, and taking the opportunity to preach, Qiao Fangle returned to the room exhausted. Despite this, he still insisted on the prayer ceremony and meticulously made up for his homework. Although it was not dusk but dawn, as he prayed, his holy emblem still emitted light.
Tosici, who was awakened, murmured and waited until he finished praying, and said, "Jofangle, why are you trying so hard? When is it now?"
Although his eyes were red and tired, Qiao Fangle seemed to be full of excitement: "The slaves and refugees were good believers, very obedient, and a few of them even believed in my God on the spot."
The young eyes were full of enthusiasm. He didn't care about sleeping and came to Shaup's bed: "Sir, I have an idea."
"There are the most potential believers here. Their gods have fallen and they are displaced. According to the religious courses we have learned, this is a field that can be vigorously developed..." The excited Qiao Fangle turned around, and his young heart was already ignited: "A few slaves were willing to believe in my God just now, and the town here also stated that they could not take care of everyone at the same time. If we can take care of slaves and refugees, we were allowed to preach among them and build new villages nearby."
"We can report to the union and the church, establish strongholds here, and use it as a base to spread around, win over believers, and form a network..." Such excited words were said a lot, and finally Qiao Fangle had to go to bed and rest.
The light of dawn finally shone in. Due to the snowflakes, the outside was white. The three people who walked outside to breathe fresh air were very satisfied. No matter what, the slaves who obtained food and were temporarily crowded in various houses basically survived the difficulties.
The three of them were walking on the snow, and rustling sounds occurred. Annien's eyes crossed the stone wall outside and turned to the distance.
"You don't seem to be very enthusiastic about him?" Tosici asked.
"Build a town and draw some believers who believe in my God. I believe the church will agree. Tosici and Pangge, your luck is coming - the new township in the faith is the highest reward of all tasks. I will report to the church that if the church allows, in this newly established town, the two can serve as internal officials and guard captains, and Joe Fangle serves as the temple priest. Once the new town is built and operates normally, the two can each receive at least 5,000 points. In this way, they can reach the level 6 of the union, and according to the rules, as pioneers, they can obtain territory and titles, although they are only the lowest knight title."
"But your expression doesn't seem to be very happy?" Tosici asked keenly.
"It's nothing, but you have to stay here for ten years. I don't know if you want it or not." Annien said, a spark flashing in his eyes. Not far away, a faint wave of divine power came over, but this fluctuation can only be felt by voters or legends when they carefully experience it.
"I'm just afraid that Joe Fangle will be too enthusiastic. It's OK to build a small town here, but if you want to develop it in large quantities, it won't be possible, it will cause a fierce religious war." Annon said this on purpose. Seeing Tosici's face full of confusion, he no longer explained: "This is an internal consideration of my church. You know that this is not a large-scale development here."
"I'm very satisfied with being a knight in ten years." Pangge made a clear opinion: "Does the union, and your church agree to this plan, and will we be the Interior Officer and Captain of the Guard?"
"This should not be a problem." Annien said, of course he could not say many things. This area is the pre-fetched place for the Anhe and Mude'eri Gods. It is okay to build a few small villages and towns on this land. I believe that both Anhe and Mude'eri Gods will tolerate it, but it is impossible to grab meat on a large scale.
It is not in line with Annien's strategy. In the strategy, both Anhe and Mude'ei gods should strengthen their strength so that this old continent cannot be unified, so they are unable to invade large-scale foreign invasions...
The Mudai God System is its shield. The integration and confrontation between the two great god systems is constantly accelerating. Gods with the same or similar priesthoods between the gods have to be involved in this war... As long as there is no unity for a day, the gods on the mainland cannot concentrate their strength to expand, because this is a matter of life and death - so Ann even considered helping Anhe or the Mudai God System, but after thinking about it, he still gave up this idea.
The main reason is that such actions are difficult to hide from the gods. Such actions can easily arouse hostility from all gods. This is different from internal struggles, but instead of betraying the interests of the entire god group.
Chapter completed!