Pious old John was kneeling in front of the statue of the goddess Mia, praying in a low voice:
"Supreme goddess, I always remember your teachings and treat the people around me kindly, positively and cheerfully."
"However, Baron House has taken a fancy to the only land I have and wants to take it for himself."
"This is my last resort."
"But he kidnapped my only son and used it as a threat."
"I have already contacted the Sheriff, and they are unwilling to offend a baron for ordinary farmers..."
"What's more, his distant nephew is also an extremely noble mage..."
"Goddess, if you can hear my voice, please stop this!"
He rambled on for a long time, until his knees were numb, and then he struggled to stand up.
He turned his head again and said to a young man who had been standing silently next to the statue of the goddess from beginning to end:
"My prayer is over. Thank you, Pastor Gallo."
Pastor Gallo looked very kind and always had a warm smile on his face.
In Old John's impression, he seemed to be always smiling.
Although he is very young, his behavior is mature and steady, and he is humble and courteous in his dealings with others.
"The goddess listens to the prayers of every devotee."
Pastor Gallo said as always.
Old John smiled bitterly, reluctantly took out a few copper coins from his arms, and walked to the offering box under the statue.
He first put three copper coins into the offering box, hesitated for a while, and then put in one more.
"I'm sorry, Pastor Gallo, in order to rescue my son, all the family's money was spent on hiring mercenaries, but they disappeared the next day..."
"This is the last money I have. It's not very clean. I dare not offer it to the goddess..."
"I'm afraid that would be impious..."
He spread out his calloused hands, leaving only the last dirty copper coin inside.
Pastor Gallo still smiled and comforted:
"Faith should not be measured by money."
"Uncle John, you are the most devout believer I have ever met."
Old John smiled bitterly, shook his head, and asked interferingly:
"But will the goddess hear my voice? Will she impose divine punishment on those evildoers?"
Pastor Gallo shook his head quite directly and explained:
"Uncle, you are familiar with the scriptures and you should know it..."
"Our goddess, with all her talents plus healing, is just a wet nurse. How can she be punished by God?"
Old John was stunned for a moment...
Although Pastor Gallo is devout, sometimes he always says strange things...
After a while, he said awkwardly:
"I overstepped my bounds. I hope the goddess can forgive me for my sins..."
Pastor Gallo nodded and comforted:
"No need to worry, the goddess is always easy to talk to."
"He said: When you are shining, you should be kind to others, be humble and prudent..."
This is the core doctrine of the Miya sect, and it is written directly on the cover of the canon.
Of course Old John also knew it, and he quickly followed up by saying the second half of the doctrine:
"In the dark of night, repent and confess your sins and forget about your disputes."
Finally, the two said in unison:
"Praise the goddess!"
After sending Old John away, Gallo looked at his staggering back and sighed in a low voice:
"Uncle John is so pitiful..."
"He is one of the few devout believers we have..."
As he said this, he looked back at the offering box, which contained only four pitiful copper coins.
"Not only is Mr. John having a hard time, but we are also almost at a loss to uncover the pot."
"If this continues, the old bishop and I will eat dirt next month..."
He looked out the window at the beautiful sunset over the western mountains and knew that there would be no believers coming today.
He then closed the door and started cleaning.
The church is very small, not much bigger than an ordinary house, and it doesn't take much effort to clean.
But after he carefully cleaned the church to make it spotless, it was already dark.
Gallo turned around and walked up to the clergy dormitory on the second floor, sat down at the table and read a quaint old book.
When it was almost time to go to bed, he closed the book and walked to the window.
Looking at the bright moon outside, he muttered in a low voice:
"At this time, people should be repenting and confessing their sins, right?"
"But some people need me to help them..."
After that, he took off his old robes, which were covered with patches, and took off the heavy lead weights wrapped around his hands, feet, chest and abdomen.
Then he took out a black stand-collar robe from the closet.
The robe was embroidered with large areas of bloody red clouds.
Finally, he also wore a white mask on his face.
There are circles of mosquito coils on it, revealing only the deep black eyes behind it.
Putting on this outfit, Gallo looked like the mastermind behind some evil force.
He pushed open the window, jumped out, and like an agile cheetah, quickly walked through the streets and alleys of the Innocence City, heading towards Baron House's manor.
It was quiet in Baron House's manor.
The two guards guarding the door were dozing off.
Gallo jumped up, climbed over the courtyard wall, and continued towards the depths of the manor.
We arrived at the door of Baron House's bedroom smoothly.
No one noticed his whereabouts along the way.
After all, the other party is just a baron, and he lives in a big city like the Innocence City, which is known for its safety, and there are not many guards around him.
Gallo kicked open the door and walked in.
Baron House suddenly woke up from the bed, his eyes widening.
"You...who are you?!"
He looked at this strange figure bathed in the moonlight and seemed to think of something...
"This mask...are you the one..."
His pupils narrowed suddenly as he remembered the extremely terrifying legend.
He quickly jumped up from the bed, rolling and crawling to escape.
"Help...help!"
"Don't be afraid, I'm here to help you confess your sins."
Gallo said warmly, raised his right hand, pointed at the other party from a distance, and made seemingly casual gestures.
He was still minding his own business and said:
"After repenting, you can forget the dispute with Uncle John."
His words seemed to have magic power, and Baron House actually became quiet.
But the next second, his head exploded suddenly, dyeing the surrounding area scarlet...
And his body just happened to be in a kneeling posture...
It looked like he was kneeling in a pool of blood to repent and confess his sins.
"Sigh... I really just want to help you repent, and I deliberately used the least powerful magic..."
"But why are you still dead?"
"It seems...you have fully realized that your sins are so serious that you have no shame in living in this world..."
"I didn't expect you to be quite enlightened..."
Gallo murmured in a low voice, jumped out of the window, and disappeared into the moonlight.
Although there are no dazzling and exaggerated special effects in the whole process.
But what Gallo performed was genuine magic.
Only the most devout priests can cast it.
Gallo has always followed the teachings and is naturally very pious.
However, he has some own understanding of the doctrine.
When you are shining, you should be kind to others, be humble and prudent.
Therefore, during the day, he was obedient and kind to others everywhere.
In the dark of night, you should confess your sins and forget about your disputes.
So, at night, he struck out hard and helped people confess their sins.