Walking on the Yuexi Plain at the foot of the mountain, heading south.
Taking off his conspicuous monk's clothes and putting on the farmer's robe and cloak he found from Huggins, Todd used the bright moonlight and other people's torches to look at the dark night road and yawned: "We
Where are we going? It’s so late at night, can’t we go tomorrow?”
Huggins said to him: "It's only open to the public at night. Besides, so many things have happened recently, and we also need some entertainment to relax ourselves."
Um?
Open at night? Entertainment and relaxation?
Todd raised an eyebrow, and his mind started to heat up, and he immediately thought of some "inappropriate" scenes. While shaking his head and smiling knowingly at Huggins, he thought to himself, I really can't tell, bro, you usually
He looked serious, but he turned out to be such a boring guy. No wonder he asked me to change out of my monk clothes and put on casual clothes before I came out.
Unexpectedly, Edgar, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around, his face full of excitement and joy: "It's really great! The "Downtown Circus" just came to the neighborhood this morning and will be open to the public tonight. Originally,
I thought they were touring and performing in the Silver Ring Kingdom and it would take them three months to come here, but I didn’t expect that they would be back in just over 20 days!”
ha?
circus?
So this is what you have been talking about!
Realizing that he had completely thought wrong, Todd touched his nose in embarrassment, his old face turned red instantly, and he was ashamed of the filth deep in his soul. Suddenly he remembered the question that had troubled him before, and quickly changed the topic: "Hudgens,
I wanted to ask a question yesterday."
The man pushed aside the bushes blocking the road with his hands and nodded to the monk to ask questions.
"When I was in Qianmu Village, I found that the priest there seemed not to be friendly to the monks in the monastery. It stands to reason that the priests who belong to the Heavenly Father, why would they have a hostile attitude toward me?"
Huggins paused, turned sideways and took a deep look at Todd, took a breath through his nose, and said slowly: "Have you ever heard of 'asceticism' and 'ecclesiasticalism'?"
"No, never."
"I guess so." The man continued to move forward, and after thinking for a while he said: "The masters and monks of San Cidro Monastery were once divided into two camps, the ascetic sect and the ecclesiastical sect. The so-called ascetic sect refers to the ascetic sect.
Those who devote themselves to spiritual asceticism and religious meditation advocate
Stay away from the temptations of the world, the hustle and bustle of the world, abandon the guidance of the church, and only follow the footsteps of the Father. On the contrary, the churchmen advocate bringing the monastery under the jurisdiction of the church and maintaining a close relationship with the world, which is more conducive to spreading the teachings of the Father.
Glory, increase the number of believers.”
Todd nodded while listening, and asked again: "I just heard you say a word, ever?"
"Yes, about ten years ago, the most serious dispute between two factions occurred in the monastery since its establishment. The result was that the ascetic faction won a great victory, while the leaders and followers of the ecclesiastical faction were exiled. And you
Master Mairis whom I knew was one of the leaders of the ascetic sect at that time."
When the monk apprentice heard this, he was a little dumbfounded. He didn't expect that Master Mairis, who was usually low-key and kind-hearted, had such a fierce record back then.
Seeing the boy's expression, Huggins laughed, shook his head and said, "Do you really think that the victory of the factional war back then was due to those old people?"
"Is there anyone else involved?"
The man nodded and continued: "On the one hand, the church sect agreed to accept the land donated for the purpose of 'transferring souls', and on the other hand, it advocated the introduction of church forces into the San Sidro Monastery. These two things are considered to have violated the laws of the Silver Ring Kingdom."
Big taboo. Therefore, it would be more accurate to say that it was a battle between the Church and the Royal Power rather than a battle between the Ascetics and the Church."
Todd was about to ask again, but Edgar in front of him cheered.
"We're here! We're here! It's right in front!"
Following others, they climbed over the high slope in front of them. The monk stood on the high ground and looked down, secretly sighing in his heart, what a lively scene.
In a huge open space, tall tents were set up one after another, with colorful lanterns, colorful flags fluttering in the wind, beauties playing with flying knives, strong men spitting fire, clowns on stilts, and the sound of people resounding.
In my ears, I can occasionally hear one or two animal calls.
, all these make the landscape in front of you colorful and brilliant, like a dream. Various people shuttle between the stalls and tents like a market, women in costumes, gorgeous flowers; strong young people, chatting and laughing; kind old men,
Smiling and sitting quietly; naughty children, playing happily.
The location of the downtown circus was geographically not only close to the San Sidro Monastery, but also in the middle of several large towns in the Silver Ring Kingdom. Perhaps it was because the camp was open on the first day, and although there were many people,
But according to Huggins, there will be more people here in the next few days, and the maximum number of passengers in one night can even exceed 20,000. In the previous life, this number was certainly quite low, but when the residents are scattered and the population is sparse,
In the Middle Ages, it can definitely be regarded as the level of a large market.
Following the footsteps of the other three, Todd approached the circus camp and discovered something interesting.
Contrary to imagination, the downtown circus is open. In other words, there is no admission fee at all. Only when you enter a specific tent to watch the show, a certain amount of viewing fee will be charged. What is this charging method?
It seems that it has reduced the total income, but it has attracted a large number of people with poor economic conditions. Coupled with the income from self-operated or rented stalls, it has formed a profit model of "customer-gathering additional industry".
Walking on the circus trail, unlike Huggins' unswerving gaze, Edgar is like a "little tour guide" who opens up his chatterbox, visiting every performer, every stall, every juggling act, and every snack.
, he knows everything and speaks everything in detail.
Noticing the curious look on the monk's face next to him, this child, who was only eleven or twelve years old and loved the excitement, scratched his head in embarrassment and said: "Because I run fast, almost every performance in the downtown circus, even if
No matter how far it is, I will sneak away from the monastery to watch. But before I had no money, even if I got here, I could only watch the open-air performances from a distance. If the tent performances were less guarded, I would find a way to sneak in. But
It’s different now! I have this!”
Edgar took off the money bag from his waist and shook it in the air as if to show off. The sound of the silver coins and copper coins hitting each other was clear and sweet.
Taking the reward for refining silver, the twitchy expression on the child's face reminded Todd of those naughty kids in his previous life who used their family's money to show off their wealth.
Rolling his eyes and sighing, Huggins was about to reach out and give the kid a slap in the face, but the figure that flashed past him made him freeze up and his eyes were dazed.
"I have something to do first and I need to take a step first."
As soon as he finished speaking, the man squeezed into the crowd and disappeared in an instant.
Todd was dumbfounded and shouted quickly: "Hey! Hey! Where should I go now?!"
Suddenly I felt someone tugging at the corner of my clothes, and I looked sideways.
Edgar pointed his thumb at himself triumphantly: "I know where I'm going!"
Looking at the other person's confident expression, Todd suddenly had a bad feeling.
As expected.
Five minutes later, the little kid also ran away. Before leaving, he said, "Wow, Hercules Medella's exclusive show! Silly guy, you take Todd to find the black sheep, I want to see this!"
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Watching Edgar's retreating figure, Todd and Jerry, whose faces were full of black lines, looked at each other. The silly smile on the other's face made him completely lose hope.