Chapter 9 Does the pressure of faith come from money?
Early the next morning, Alice was woken up from her sleep by Ringer and given her a difficult task.
"Tomorrow is the seven-day ceremony. I'm going out to buy some things, and you clean the chapel." He gave a broom to Alice, who was still in a daze with her eyes drooped, and asked with a frown: "It's just sweeping the floor, you should
Will you?"
This seemed to question the lower limit of human intelligence. It immediately stimulated Alice's fragile glass heart, causing her to suddenly pick up her spirits and yell: "What are you talking about? Since I, Alice, said that I want to become qualified
If you are a maid, then keep your word! Just sweeping the floor is not a problem for me, a genius player!"
She really likes to talk about the four words "genius player". Could it be that in another world, this is a great achievement?
Ringer didn't realize that he had unknowingly accepted the setting of another world. Seeing Alice's high energy, he tentatively believed in her ability, and after a few simple instructions, he left the church and stayed.
The girl was left alone, waving her broom, imagining that she was an invincible knight who was about to conquer the most stubborn and vicious enemy in the world.
The good news is that Ringer thoughtfully closed the door before leaving, so she doesn't have to worry about passers-by seeing her "lively and active" appearance.
Probably, this is also to preserve the reputation of Tianxin Church.
After Alice showed off her power for a while, she finally realized that this kind of self-entertainment was really silly, and she was still under performance pressure, so it was not the time to fool around.
So I honestly grabbed the broom and started cleaning the chapel. Although it was boring, I still comforted myself. This was a daily task, to increase the favorability level, and also a small transition before starting the main story. As a talented player, you must endure loneliness and be patient.
Keep your temper and believe unswervingly that good times are yet to come...
Just as she was getting better and was about to successfully hypnotize herself, footsteps suddenly came from the stairs, and then, a pink-haired little girl in pajamas stepped on a pair of fluffy slippers, yawning as she walked down the stairs.
up the stairs.
Alice, who was struggling with the dust, took some time out of her busy schedule and said hello to her: "Hi, good morning, Metien."
"Good morning, Sister Alice." Metien replied, while scanning the chapel on the first floor, but did not find a familiar figure. He couldn't help but curiously asked: "Where is Ringer? He went out again?"<
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"Yes." Alice replied casually: "He said that tomorrow is the seven-day gift, so he has to go out and buy something."
After saying this, Metien understood, and a look of surprise appeared on his face: "So that's it, then he should have gone to Uncle Brady's Bakery on the Strand. We need it for the seven-day ceremony.
I bought bread and milk from him."
While she was explaining, Alice breathed a sigh of relief as she finally cleaned the main hall filled with oak benches. She didn't feel tired at all, just bored. There were still places that needed to be cleaned next.
The statue of the goddess, the altar area of the main altar, and the aisle leading to the kitchen at the back. Alice thought that she should be able to clean it before Ringer came back, so she had the idea of being lazy, and took this opportunity to ask Metien about something.
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"What is the seven-day ritual?" She held the end of the handle of the broom with both hands and rested her chin on it. Her ruby-like eyes stared directly at the little girl, revealing a ten or even nine percent strong desire for knowledge: "Someone
A religious ceremony? Why do we need bread and milk?"
"It's our church's routine prayer activity." While answering, Metien had already walked down the stairs and came to the statue of the goddess.
She lowered her head slightly, put her left index finger and middle finger together, tapped her eyebrows, lips and chest. After completing a simple morning ritual, she turned back to Alice and said: "The great goddess created the world in seven days, so we
The number 'seven' is a cycle, and rituals are held to thank Him for His mercy and selflessness. What happens once every seven days is called a seven-day ritual. In addition, there are sacrificial rituals once every seven weeks, a grand chanting ceremony once every seven months, and
The consecration ceremony is held once every seven years. However, these latter ceremonies have not been held for a long time."
When she said this, a trace of disappointment flashed in her eyes. Alice could see it clearly, but with her high emotional intelligence, she would not poke people's pain points at this time, so she changed the subject calmly: "I see, then, bread and
What is milk used for? I heard that some churches like to distribute Holy Communion during prayer ceremonies. The bread refers to the body of God and the milk refers to the blood of God. After eating the Holy Communion, it means that God is with you.
, is this the same for you?"
Metien wrinkled her little nose when she heard this and glanced at her in surprise: "How could you have such an idea, Sister Alice? The goddess created the world and life. She is the mother of each of us. How can we
How to use such malicious metaphors to hurt Him? Even if there is such a statement, it must come from those hidden cultists. They like to use such rebellious and evil words to confuse the world. You must not be fooled!"<
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She spoke sincerely, but Alice decisively shied away the blame and made a righteous cut: "I don't know, I just heard others talk about it, and it has nothing to do with me. Okay, if you continue talking, it will be included in the sensitive vocabulary.
, so let’s talk about the uses of bread and milk.”
What is the sensitive thesaurus? Metien tilted his head, but did not ask further, and said: "Actually, bread and milk are not for use, but for distribution. I am willing to go to Tianxin Church to participate in the seven-day ceremony and listen to the goddess's teachings.
Everyone can receive four loaves of bread and half a pint of milk after the ceremony. Although they are all black bread mixed with wheat bran, if you save some, you can still eat it for several days."
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"Oh?" Alice noticed that there seemed to be a small loophole in Metien's statement: "Anyone who is willing to participate in the seven-day ceremony can receive it? Isn't it limited to believers of the goddess?"
"Of course not." Metien replied in a matter-of-fact tone: "Father said that all living beings are the children of the goddess, and they should not be treated differently. In that case, even the goddess will be disappointed." p>
"But doesn't this become a charity?" Alice asked doubtfully: "It must cost a lot of money, right?"
Looking at Lin Ge's frugality, he doesn't look like a rich man.
"That's it. Most of Tianxin Church's annual income is spent on this. Just to maintain a balance of income and expenses, Ringer consumes a lot of energy, but I can't help at all..."
The little girl's voice gradually lowered, she slowly raised her head, her eyes fell on the mottled ceiling, feeling a little sad.
Alice recalled yesterday's dispute and suddenly understood something. She smacked her lips and said, "That's why he wants to close Tianxin Church? Then there will be no financial burden, and won't there be subsidies and new jobs?"
This is much better than before. If it were me, I would choose this way...well, actually I was joking, ha, ha ha ha!"
As she spoke, she let out a guilty laugh, because she suddenly realized that Metien was a staunch opponent of the closure of the church, and it was only because of Metien's arguments that she was able to act as a maid.
The two were considered good comrades on the same side, but she made a statement that was tantamount to betrayal. In the game, it is unreasonable to not drop a favorability score of 70 to 80.
You won’t be kicked out, right? Alice, the maid with the shortest tenure in history? I don’t want such an achievement at all!
She was worried, but fortunately, Metien didn't notice her "unintentional gaffe" and just retorted loudly: "Linge is not that kind of person! If it was for money, he would have closed the church long ago.
Why wait until now?"
Alice made sense when she thought about it, and couldn't help but become more curious: "So, what really made him make up his mind was not the financial pressure, but the so-called "Religious Decree"?"
Metien nodded dullly: "Yes."
When it comes to the "Religious Decree", she is not very interested, because it is the culprit of all incidents and the culprit of disturbing her peaceful life.
Alice, who knew nothing about the content of the law, searched carefully in her mind and found that there was no similar law in the history of the earth. It should be a background setting unique to the world of the game, just like Linge and Metien.
Like the goddess he believed in, he immediately showed a strong interest that was completely opposite to that of the little girl: "So, what kind of law is it? Can you explain it in detail?"
"It's very complicated to explain in detail, because the law covers many aspects. It is said that the original text alone is more than a hundred pages thick."
"Then I won't go into details, I don't mind."
Alice humbly asked for advice, and Metien could not refuse, so he simply explained the core content and main measures of the "Religious Decree" as she wished: "To put it simply, in the past, only those listed by the Kingdom's Ministry of Religious Religion could
Only churches on the cult list are prohibited from establishing churches and publicly preaching. The "Religious Decree" expands this scope to all churches except the seven righteous churches. Regardless of the size or the number of believers, all churches must be within the specified time.
Complete the rectification and close the church. Otherwise, it will be regarded as violating the law and will be banned by force. If you resist, you will even be arrested by the religious group and the mainland countries."
"So domineering?"
Alice blurted out, and then focused on the unfamiliar term that suddenly appeared: "Union of Orders? What is this?"