When Taylor heard this, he was surprised and a little excited. He knew very well that his teacher was definitely not the kind of person who would take action when his head was hot, so he asked: "Teacher, what can you do?"
"I don't have anything to do, and I haven't thought about rescuing all the poor people, but since you asked me, I can give you some tips."
In a slum area outside the city, there was a female clergyman wearing a priest's robe, performing miracles to appease the poor. Nearly a thousand poor people in ragged clothes, hungry and emaciated gathered around her, and the miracles shone selflessly.
On everyone.
"Is this a member of the church?" Taylor identified it carefully: "There is a circle of wings surrounding the holy symbol on her chest. She is the female priest of the Mercy House."
"There are some things that the Changqing Chamber of Commerce cannot do directly, but someone can come forward." Xuan Weizi smiled: "Didn't you just say that filling corpse pits was originally to bury undead creatures and corpses after the undead disaster?
Now that it has been exposed again, if the Holy Lord Church does not show any more expressions, then their foundation will be completely destroyed."
Taylor stared at the female pastor in the light and shadow and asked: "Teacher, do you think the people in the church are trustworthy?"
"It depends on your position." Xuan Weizi said: "At least for a long time in the past, the Holy Lord Church has indeed stepped forward when mankind faced dangers, not only eliminating the disaster of the undead
, and provide the only remaining comfort to desperate people.
But the church itself cannot solve all hardships and difficulties. The countless hungry people outside the city need food, not short-term spiritual comfort. She does not need to do this. I can do better with my psychic powers. But similarly, psychic powers can also
It cannot feed people’s bellies, and food will not come out of its own accord and fly to people’s mouths to satisfy their hunger.”
Taylor said: "Actually, as far as I know, rich people in Changxia City arrange relief food to provide to the hungry people outside the city every day. Otherwise, riots would have broken out outside the city."
"Do you think the rich have improved the situation of the poor?" Xuan Weizi asked.
"No." Taylor shook his head and said: "The governor and the rich people of Changxia City just regard this as a business. As long as they provide rotten food in the city every day to allow the hungry people outside the city to survive, they can prevent them from attacking Changxia City.
There is a possibility of disturbing public order in Xia City. With the walls and guards blocking the way, the wealthy people in the city can still live a pampered, peaceful and leisurely life, and gain a reputation for doing good, but outside the city there are still people who starve to death every day."
"So, the problem is not just keeping the poor alive. Their state is not much different from the corpses filling the corpse pit."
Xuan Weizi looked at the illusory image - under the illumination of the miracle, the skinny poor people, with only the last faint light remaining in their muddy and tired eyes. This scene can be said to be a hell on earth.
"Teacher, are you saying that we can secretly fund the church charity home?" Taylor asked.
"Actually, this female priest is very smart." Xuan Weizi did not answer directly: "She is not like Sir Salemi, who could not wait to draw his sword and kill people when he saw the necromancer. Using miracles and preaching,
Gathering people together is indeed the church's specialty."
Taylor was thoughtful and paced back and forth: "Teacher, there is a batch of stored food here in the branch. It was originally used for emergency purposes. I plan to donate this batch of food to the church charity home. I want to make friends with them first. Teacher
What do you think?"
Xuan Weizi took the photo and said, "Just do it if you think it's good."
"Then I'll make arrangements immediately!" Taylor was very decisive and immediately ordered the men to take action.
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"The mercy of our Lord covers the earth and will drive away hunger, cold and sickness for those who believe."
The female priest, who was surrounded by thousands of poor people, was kneeling on one knee, wearing a hood, and the priest's robe looked a bit old. There was also a short-handled sickle commonly used by farmers hanging on her waist, and she was holding an iron lantern.
There is an "eternal flame" inside, which emits a warm and comfortable light outwards.
The female priest finished her prayer, stood up and gently shook the lantern, listening to her words: "I understand everyone's request, and I will appeal to the governor of Changxia City."
"Lord Jeanne, you are truly our savior." An old man immediately came out and said, "But maybe you don't know yet. The governor and officials of Changxia City are very cunning. They promise you what you want to do in person, but secretly
It’s just perfunctory.”
"Yes, we fled from the north and originally had a small fortune. We managed to collect all the expenses to enter the city. However, we were exploited by their petty officials in various ways. We still have to live outside the city and eat dirt.
." A man with blue eyes and shriveled skin roared unwillingly.
"We are really eating dirt, Lady Jeanne, please take a look." A middle-aged woman took out her dough cake, which was simply a round cake made of rammed soil: "It is shipped out every day
There is simply not enough food in the city to feed so many of us, so in order to keep more people alive, we can only mix part of the moldy cake scraps with the soil."
Some people cried and complained: "Many people can't poop after eating this kind of mud cake, and their stomachs hurt in the middle of the night. But we really have nothing to eat, and we don't even need to work as coolies in the city. The only way out is to get rid of the generals."
The dead people are sold to the Master Mage."
"Bah! What kind of way out is that? Do you really think we know nothing? Those are necromancers who are playing with dead bodies and desecrating the dead!" Someone else said angrily: "I would rather starve to death than be killed by a necromancer.
Torture!”
The female priest named Jeanne was silent. She was thinking slightly uneasily when a stern voice came from the distance:
"What are you doing, what are you doing?! You are gathering illegally! Go back to where you came from! The governor has designated this area for you, so don't run around! If there is any violation of the temporary residence security regulations, we can do it at any time
Deport you!"
I saw a group of armored guards coming from a distance. The leader, riding a tall horse, swung his whip and cracked his way through the crowd.
There was a mother who was so hungry that she could not dodge. She huddled in place to protect her child and was about to be trampled by a horse. The female priest Jeanne dodged and rushed forward. Her body exploded with amazing strength. She grabbed the horse's hoof with one hand and raised it.
Knock the horse over directly.
"The poor are revolting! The poor are revolting!"
This immediately caused the guards to panic. They obviously lacked battlefield experience and shouted without discipline. Even the speed of pulling out their weapons was slow and clumsy. The female priest Jeanne glanced at them, with a sense of disgust in her eyes.
.
The captain who was pinned down by the horse was finally dragged out by his men. He was furious, raised his hand to hold his expensive hat with feathers, and shouted: "Who? Who did this? How dare you obstruct the security work of the guards!"
The men quickly pointed at the female priest Jeanne, but no one dared to say anything casually. They all saw the holy symbol on the female priest's chest, which is something only possessed by church clergy who truly master the miracles. Moreover, the unexpected action just now showed that
This female pastor is not some lowly pastor.
"Is that you?" The captain looked at the female priest Jeanne and found that the white priest's robe on her body had become dusty, and there were mud stains on the hem. It looked like a poor priest without a parish or chapel.
Although church clergy are not as eager to pursue worldly money as mages, clergy without money or parish property cannot get ahead. Ordinary people dislike poverty and love wealth.
An imposing priest wearing incense robes, holding a golden staff, and a crown of light on his head is more convincing and respected, can attract more believers, and can also obtain more donations.
"Poor priest." The captain muttered, his voice was not soft, but he was not afraid at all. He pointed at the female priest Jeanne and said: "This priest, you have just come to Changxia City, right? Our governor has issued a decree
A series of public security regulations, in order to ensure smooth roads, the safety of commercial activities, and improve the civilized image of the city, people living temporarily outside the city are not allowed to hold private gatherings of more than fifty people, nor are they allowed to beg from pedestrians. If you are
If you are pestered by these guys, we can escort you into the city to rest."
No matter what, in front of him was a priest who could overturn a horse with just a raise of his hand. No matter how unhappy the captain was, he still explained the situation according to the rules.
"Are you the Sheriff of Changxia City? I am Pastor Jeanne from the Charity House of the Church. I express the appeal to Changxia City on behalf of the people." Jeanne raised her head slightly and asked, under the hood was a delicate and beautiful picture.
The face and the blue eyes are deep and moving.
The captain felt that it was a pity that such a beautiful woman actually went to the Charity Home. I heard that the nuns and priests in the Charity Home had to give up the act of marriage. In the past, many aristocratic girls hid in the home in order to escape from marriage.
Charity House became a nun, so many nobles did not have a good impression of Charity House.
"Appeal?" The captain didn't understand at first.
"Yes." The female priest Jeanne said seriously: "The people outside the city are in a state of hunger, and Changxia City imports a large amount of food all year round and has the largest food reserve in the southern part of the empire. I hope to meet the governor of Changxia City in person.
Ask him to distribute part of the food to the people outside the city!"
"Are you kidding?!" the captain yelled, and then he suppressed his temper and said: "Master Pastor, the Governor is very busy. And our Changxia City provides food to these people every day. For them, everyone in our city
If you eat less, you can say that you share the joys and sorrows with the people outside the city!"
"Nonsense! What Changxia City gave us is all the garbage you left behind! It's all rotten and smelly food, and the quantity is far from enough!" Some people immediately criticized.
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and these words immediately resonated with many hungry people outside the city. Scolds and scoldings came one after another, and the situation was about to get out of control. The guards held their weapons and retreated slowly.
The captain noticed that the situation was not good, and was about to take out his wand of communication to call for reinforcements, but was grabbed by the wrist by the female priest Jeanne.
"Ah! It hurts...let it go, let it go!" The captain felt that his wrist was bound by a circle of steel, and the female priest's grip had already made the captain's arm numb.
"Let's do this." The female priest Jeanne looked sincere: "You lead the way, and I will accompany you to see the governor and let him see with his own eyes the situation of the people outside the city. In my impression, the governor and his family of Changxia City are now
Everyone is a devout believer in the Holy Lord and a believer in our Lord. They will not see suffering happening in front of their eyes and still remain stingy."
The female priest shook and pushed, causing the captain's arms to be held back and pushed forward by her. The captain felt that his body was almost shaken to the point that his internal organs were displaced. He was speechless in pain, and his legs and feet were trembling as he stepped forward.
"Damn it! A poor priest! A mentally retarded bastard! A stinky bitch who can't get married!" The captain kept cursing in his stomach. However, he was held back by the other party and had to leave. Anyway, such a large group of people couldn't get closer.
The city gate is about to be blocked. Facing the mages and golems stationed at the city gate, there is definitely no way to break through. I only need to think about how to pass all the responsibilities to this female priest afterwards!
The female priest Jeanne held up the guard captain, and hundreds of hungry poor people gathered behind her to follow. A huge crowd was about to attack the city gate. The watchtower on the city wall in the distance also sounded the alarm, but unexpectedly there was a large convoy blocking the way out of the city.
Stay on the road.
"Eh? What are you doing?" A young warrior with arms and waist and a waist like a wasp jumped out of the carriage, with an easy-going and friendly smile, and said directly to the large number of poor people behind the female priest Jeanne: "I have a large amount of food in the car here, and there are also
We have some temporary emergency medicines and we are planning to distribute them to everyone!"
The scene suddenly fell into a strange silence, with only the bells of the sentry tower echoing in the air. The poor people saw the strong men jumping out of the convoy, and they all seemed to have much better temperaments than the lazy guards, so they did not dare to say anything. The female priest asked
Na was also silent, seeming to hesitate. On the contrary, the captain whose arms were locked behind his back had sharp eyes, and he immediately recognized the person and shouted excitedly:
"Are you Director Taylor of the Evergreen Chamber of Commerce? I just met you at the auction a few days ago! Are you here to deliver food to the people?"
Taylor nodded and said: "Yes, the Governor complained to me at the dinner, saying that the food supply in the city is now tight, and he hopes that our Evergreen Chamber of Commerce can obtain a share of food exports from the New World. I thought this is also to strengthen business cooperation between the two parties...
...Haha, it’s not appropriate to say this now. Come and help with a few of you. I have enough food here. Let’s go make a fire first, and I’ll cook the wheat porridge for everyone myself!”
Without further ado, Taylor carried the two big sacks with his own hands, came to the poor people with a smile, and asked: "What are you guys doing standing around? Let's light the fire as soon as possible so that we can better fill our stomachs. We are here
There are several doctors nearby who can also treat everyone."
The poor people were hungry and had already hesitated after hearing this. Some people in the back row even ran away. Others were unable to say anything for a while due to the presence of the female priest Jeanne.
The female priest Jeanne glanced at Taylor, who smiled back. Finally, she had to let go of the guard captain, turned around and said to the many poor people: "Everyone go and prepare first, and then we'll talk after you finish this meal."