Teacher Veronica also praised me for my good writing. Hardy proudly puffed up his little chest: "She said that tomorrow she will teach us a new story, the story of a group of great heroes who bravely fought against evil in order to protect the weak." ”

Brainwashing starts with the baby, and these poor children have no concept of the Holy Spirit at all. After the discussion of Qin Song and others, Veronica, as a teacher, used her rich knowledge reserves to tailor several legends about the son of the stars.

The core idea of almost every story is the heroic struggle of heroes to protect the weak and give hope to the weak. These heroic deeds make these children who are not deeply involved in the world feel novel and interesting, but also full of yearning and admiration for the heroes in the story.

"Okay, son, study hard. The peasant woman had a bright smile on her rough face, and touched her son's head, but she suddenly remembered her little daughter, who had died young, and how good it would be if she were still alive.

"Mom, I'm going to practice today's words first. I'll help you make baskets in the afternoon. ”

"Don't you have to go to school in the afternoon?"

"No, Veronica-sensei has something to do. So we don't have to go to school in the afternoon, and the teacher told us that we should help parents share the pressure more, so that we can be good children. ”

"That's good. The peasant woman looked at her sensible son and sighed with emotion: "Your teacher taught me so well." ”

While the two mothers and sons were talking, a burly man stepped through the door, half-bald, with a sauce-colored face wrinkled like fine furrows, it was Hardy's father, Aaron, who shouted as soon as he entered the door: "Bring me a bowl of water, I'm dying of thirst." ”

"Why are you back now? Aren't you going to spend a day in the mine?" asked the peasant woman, puzzled, as she scooped a water ladle from the clay urn and handed it over.

"Alas, don't mention it. Aaron took the scoop and poured a full scoop of water, wiping his mouth: "Everything was fine, guess what? ”

"Dig up another piece?"

For the tablets that record various languages, it has long been spread in the Black Stone Territory, what stars come, all evil will be punished, the Holy Spirit will die, justice will come, the pretense of greed will eventually disintegrate, the hope of happiness will come, and so on, the content is to expose the greed of the Holy Spirit and those nobles, and treat the poor people as pigs and dogs, and in the near future, a great wise man will be born, leading everyone to get rid of oppression and exploitation, and run towards a bright future.

"Hmm. Aaron nodded, glanced back at the door, and then lowered his voice and said, "This time, the prophecy is clearer than before. Anyway, the goddess of nature carries a harvest scepter, about to expel hunger, and there is an abstract pattern drawn on it, which everyone thinks is like a map, or some kind of guide. ”

"And then?"

"And then what. Aaron shook his head and frowned slightly: "As before, the sir, the sir, sent someone to take the slate away." ”

"Didn't say anything, didn't punish you?"

"No, why punish us, it's not a stone slab we made. Aaron laughed and said, "And that sir, it seems that he is a little shaken now." I could see that even the tablets that blasphemed the Holy Spirit did not react. If it had been someone else, he would have been furious and cursed for these blasphemous acts. ”

"Dad......"

"Hardy, what's wrong?"

"Are those slabs real?" Hardy asked, somewhat innocently, "buried at such a depth, I think it must be some kind of revelation." What our teachers taught us is that nature itself has great wisdom, and it can also bring enlightenment to those who suffer in various ways. ”

"It should be true, who would bury so many slate slabs every day when they are full?"

Aaron was just an ignorant farmer after all, and he didn't know the intentions behind the slates with his eyes. Moreover, he subconsciously hoped that the slate was true, so that they could live a better life.

"Wow, does that mean the Son of the Stars, is it really coming?" said Hardy, his face full of excitement.

"Shhhh Aaron covered his son's mouth and glared: "Don't talk nonsense, do you hear it? ”

"I wish it did. The peasant woman's voice was not loud, but her face was full of emotion: "I have heard that this year, the lord refused to pay taxes to the king and the church because the winter food of the lords was not enough, and he was under great pressure. Speaking from the heart, our lord is really a good lord. ”

"Needless to say?" Aaron sighed, "You still know too little, do you know what it means to refuse to pay taxes? Lord Leah, not only is she under pressure, but she is also in great danger. I hope the king and the church will be kind, not so mean, and give Mistress Leah a chance, and we will try to make up the taxes next year. ”

"Next year, what will we eat next year?" the peasant woman looked depressed: "It's not easy to live a good life, and we still can't live if we pay double taxes next year." ”

"Well, let's carry it through this year first. The orcs are so fierce, whether they can farm next year is a matter of words. Aaron shook his head tiredly: "Do you have anything to eat at home?" After a morning of work, a stone slab was mixed up for lunch. ”

"Dad, this is the scone I brought back from school, it's soft and fragrant. Hardy hurriedly handed the half of the scone to his father like a treasure.

"Good boy, let's keep you to eat. Aaron shook his head.

"Yes, son, you eat. Mom is going to make food for your father, and today it just so happened that Carrick's housekeeper gave our family grain, and the ground barley flour was very fine. ”

After eating the barley cake that his wife hastily baked, Aaron, who had nothing to do, refused to rest, and knitted the wooden baskets for the brickyard with his wife.

In the afternoon, there was a sudden commotion.

"Aaron, Aaron. ”

The neighbors Pearson family hurriedly came to the door and knocked on the wooden door: "Butler Karrick has an order, let us go to the square in front of the government affairs hall to gather, saying that there is an important matter to announce, and your family is going to go." ”

The door opened, and Aaron asked suspiciously, "Old man, what happened?"

"Let's go, maybe we're going to have something good." It's too bad to go late. ”

The last time the right to live in a brick house was at a meeting in the square, and as soon as he thought of this, Aaron immediately greeted his wife and son, and hurried to the square, for fear of missing something good.

When the family of three arrived, the square was crowded with many people, and they barely made it to the front position.

Leah, Alice, Sir Weimar, Carrick the butler, and Eric, the sheriff, were all present, and their expressions were serious, as if something big was about to happen.

When the people were almost here, Leah, as the owner of the Black Stone Collar, was wearing a very grand knight's armor, holding a sword in her hand, pressing down with one hand, signaling quiet.

"The people of the Blackstone Realm, we have gathered here today because we have an important thing to announce. ”

Leah paused, scanning the bustling crowd, many of whom were expecting to do something good.

"In order to get everyone through the difficult winter. Leah's expression was calm, and her tone was slightly low: "Alice invented a new type of scythe so that we can harvest the armor smoothly." But—as everyone knows, even if it is all harvested, it will only barely keep everyone from starving. But we are obliged to pay our taxes, and after deducting them, even if I empty the barn, everybody will go hungry. ”

The crowd suddenly calmed down, and the people who came to the rally were all the natives of the Blackstone Collar, who were deeply aware of Leah's kindness and knew the predicament of the Blackstone Collar very well.

"However, as a lord, I have the duty to protect you, each of you is the Black Stone Lord, our common home, hard work, those crops are all planted by your own hands with countless sweat. You don't deserve to starve!"

"So......" Leah took a deep breath, "I refused to pay my taxes!"

When the words fell, the crowd fell even more silent, and many people showed grateful expressions. Aaron's eyes were even more sour, and they clenched their fists tightly.

"Lord Leah, we will work hard tomorrow, and we will definitely pay the taxes. ”

"Yes, Lord Leah. As long as we survive the winter, we may have a good harvest next year. ”

"Your kindness, each of us knows it. ”

"I understand everyone's feelings. Liya signaled silence again and sighed softly: "But there are some things that I can't control. The church in Waterdeep has a distinguished guest, and I hope you will hear what he means. ”

Honored guests?

Just when everyone was stunned, an old man in a red robe appeared from the other side of the square, holding a cane in his hand, and slowly walked over under the escort of the security team.

Marderland, the puppet controlled by Qin Song, is a special guest.

At this moment, Maldran had already collapsed his faith, and all thoughts were lost, and the Mind Destroyer completely controlled his mind, manipulating him like a puppet.

"Cardinal, that's a cardinal. ”

"Oh my God, I sent a cardinal. ”

"It's over, it looks like there's going to be something big. ”

Marderland, who was staggering, slowly came to the front of everyone, tidied up his appearance a little, and his dark eyes scanned the crowd and began his wonderful performance.

"Lords of the Black Stone, the Holy Spirit blesses you. ”

There was silence in the crowd, and a pair of eyes were glued to him.

"The evil orcs are approaching, intent on destroying our homeland. The Great Holy Spirit will send invincible forces to stop their plots. ”

"As those blessed by the Holy Spirit, now is the time for you to give. In the name of the Holy Spirit, in the name of the King, I call upon you to donate your property, to donate your food, so that our brave knights may gather up their strength and raise their fighting spirit against the orcs. ”

Donate property??

Donate food??

The square fell silent in an instant.