Each pastoral apprentice must attend pastoral school for three or even four years before graduating, and must take two electives each year.

That is to say, when the new pastors leave the pastoral school, in addition to the courses and knowledge that must be learned for the mission, they also need to study six or seven courses, and these electives are very scalable, and they are not as refined as ordinary universities.

For example, in the case of history, the average university may be divided into American history, English history, Italian history, etc., but in the clergyman's school, these histories are taught together.

This does not require an apprentice pastor to be able to attain a bachelor's degree in history, chemistry, etc., but at least when communicating with believers, there will be no lack of topics.

Having a common language with believers, mastering multiple layers of knowledge, embellishing oneself as a polymath, and mystical magic will make every pastor, even a newcomer who has just stepped out of school, the center of attention.

This effect has a strong guiding effect, making it easier for pastors to attract people to become believers.

Well, in fact, quite a few sects play like this.

After all, it is easier for a knowledgeable person to gain the respect and favor of others than a person who has no knowledge.

In a fundamental sense, since ancient times, both totems and sects have been a means of transmitting knowledge.

Well, that's all for now.

Because pastoral schools have now become so formal, the number of pastors graduating each year does not exceed 1,500.

This is already the limit of the clergyman's school, and if it is expanded. Achilles is already overwhelmed.

The heroes and their families and friends alone overcrowded Achilles and several nearby islands, plus the priesthood school remained at around 5,000 people all year round.

To put it mildly, Achilles is now considered an ecological disaster.

The original virgin jungle area has been fully developed. Densely packed with accommodation buildings.

As a result, the high-level officials of Achilles can only make their minds to nearby countries and regions.

On the island of Adagas, Achilles Island has long been enclosed in the name of investment, and today, this territory has more than 200 square kilometers.

To be honest, if this area were not a swampy area that is difficult to develop, I am afraid that Adagas Island would not allow such a large area to be enclosed.

Well. If it is placed in other countries, especially those with more developed economies, it is impossible for such a swamp to be exploited by outsiders.

But Adagas is poor. If someone is willing to invest, they will burn high incense.

What's more, the strength of Achilles and the fact that the banknotes open the way make it difficult for the leadership of Achargas to object.

This swampy area near the sea, to be honest, really doesn't have much value. Except for those mangroves. All that remains is the extremely salty sludge.

Even the cost of building a building here is seven or eight times higher than in other normal places.

Achilles Island used to build a residential area here, which really cost a lot of money.

However, there was money at that time, and there were enough islands around Achilles, so not much attention was paid here.

But now, Achilles has to put its energy to work here.

Here, a large number of fire-throwing monsters lined up in a phalanx, as if fighting, throwing the suspended fireballs in their hands towards the swamp in rows.

A continuous roar of explosions rang out in the swamp. Patches of fire rose into the sky, setting the mangroves on fire. The green leaves turned brown in an instant, then licked by the flames and turned black.

Patches of swamps were gradually dried up in the fire, and countless creatures living in the swamps suffered unjustified disasters.

Fish, crocodiles, and insects were all reduced to ashes in the flames and explosions.

If this scene is seen by the nature conservation organization, I am afraid that the Poseidon Church will be scolded so bloody, and maybe churches everywhere will be splashed with paint.

Of course, what is happening here cannot be transmitted to the outside world.

Before the burning of the swamp began, the surrounding sea was blocked by warships on Achilles Island, not to mention the nature conservation groups, and even agents could hardly infiltrate.

As the swamps in this area were dried and hardened, teams of construction teams began to enter the swamps, and compared to other construction teams, the construction teams dedicated to Achilles Island had their own characteristics.

In order to save money, except for the machinery such as mixing concrete, the rest of the machinery did not appear.

Whether it is leveling the foundation, digging the foundation, or even building a house, they are all skeleton soldiers, these skeleton soldiers are hard-working, and they will not get tired, compared to other troops, they are much stronger in this regard.

Perfect labor, as long as their soul fire is still burning, then they will never stop working.

Of course, the characteristics of the construction team on Achilles Island are not very special now, and when many countries build national key secret projects, the labor used is recruited from the heroic world.

Safety, confidentiality.

As the skeletons worked day and night, the marshes east of Adagas Island quickly changed.

Buildings in the style of Poseidon Church have risen from the ground, and churches, dormitories, movie theaters, hospitals, and other buildings have bloomed in the swamp like flowers.

Well, the so-called Poseidon style is to shape all the buildings into shapes of waves, sea creatures, submarine volcanoes, etc.

In short, as long as it has to do with water, it's okay.

Compared to many established sects, the Poseidon Church is extremely efficient.

When the complex was erected and not yet painted, groups of priests and apprentices from all over the world began to settle here.

They are either inspired by Pastor Poseidon, or for life, or for the development of a better life. Therefore, when Poseidon Church began to recruit a new batch of pastor apprentices, they rushed to sign up.

Well, although the Poseidon Church has not yet opened churches in every corner of the world, the influence of the Poseidon Church in all parts of the world world is not trivial.

If I had to make a comparison. The influence of the Poseidon Church is equivalent to the top 100 in the world, and the people in some places may not have seen the Poseidon priest, but at least they know the emerging sect of the Poseidon Church.

Therefore, when the Poseidon Church was recruiting pastors and apprentices, the offices of the Achilles Security Company set up in various countries in the world were crowded.

A large number of graduates, workers, teachers and even civil servants, regardless of whether they are yellow-skinned. White-skinned, dark-skinned, red-skinned people all flocked to the office, crowding to get a registration form.

Even the usual cold school girl completely threw off her mask at this time. Struggling to squeeze into the crowd, he stared coldly at a strong man next to him for a registration form.

But fortunately, there are heroes in various offices, and the troops are guarded. There will be no trampling.

This time, though, apprentices were recruited. It gave Steward James a bit of a headache.

There are more than one million applicants worldwide alone.

Although the number of places for Poseidon Church to recruit pastor apprentices this time is much higher than before, reaching 3,000, it has directly doubled.

But that's a drop in the bucket compared to the millions of applicants, with the ratio of applicants to recruits exceeding 300 to 1.

In other words, there are 300 people signing up for each pastoral apprenticeship.

Of course, in the past, when the pastor apprentice signed up. The number of people is also very large, but at most it is about 100,000 people.

It can be seen from this that the promotion of the Poseidon Church has done a good job in recent years. Otherwise, it would never have been possible to increase the number of applicants to this level in one fell swoop.

To say that there are a considerable number of applicants in this who are in good condition, after Steward James read the statistical analysis report of the applicants' data, he couldn't help but nodded.

There are even many top-ranked university graduates in the world, such as bridge university, clam Buddha University and even bachelor's graduates, master's degrees and so on.

Poseidon Church also needs highly qualified personnel, which is not fundamentally different from spreading doctrines.

What's more, high-quality pastor apprentices are more likely to graduate from the priesthood school and become excellent rookie pastors.

But the problem arises, there are too many talents in it.

If the selection is based on cultural quality alone, then at least 900,000 pastor apprentices can be selected out of the more than one million applicants.

Well, after all, modern society is not like in ancient times, education is only the preserve of the aristocracy, and now, except in some really backward and remote places, the word illiteracy has begun to become unfamiliar to the population.

Of course, if you are a little picky and add the condition of faith, then you can kick out nearly 400,000 applicants.

But even so, there are still more than 600,000 applicants.

After more than ten days of almost sleepless efforts, 20,000 qualified applicants with few defects were selected from among the applicants.

This is already the limit of Steward James, and if he wants to kick out another 17,000 people, Steward James is estimated to have an exploding brain.

It's not a human thing to do at all.

Truth be told, a lot of people would say that wouldn't it be easy to kick some people? What's so difficult about a big stroke of the pen and a direct cross?

Well, people who say that just treat work as work and deal with things.

And for Steward James, this is not a job, but a career, a career that is enough to give him a lifetime.

As a member of the family of British stewards, Steward James has always regarded stewardship as his life goal, and it has always been his life goal to become the greatest steward in the world.

The John steward of the Cheldreau family, the little Fumies of the Morgan family, etc., are his idols in life.

The housekeepers of these big chaebol families are no longer ordinary butlers, but important figures within the chaebol family.

And now, Steward James feels that his hope is in front of him.

Perhaps becoming a god's steward should be considered the greatest steward?

Under such a philosophy of life, it is really more painful to have Steward James kick out those candidates for priest apprenticeship who are qualified to be called excellent than to kill Steward James.

Thus after much deliberation. Steward James decisively handed over the matter to Lao Ma.

In terms of status, Lao Ma is the most trusted friend of the sea god, and there is no one.

In terms of ability. James Butler graduated from a prestigious university, and the talents of several disciplines really admired Lao Ma.

In the case that the sea god does not care about anything, it is very good to be able to stabilize the foundation in the hero world.

You must know that over the years, the countries of the World Continent have vigorously developed the Hero World Realm, and the situation in the Hero World Realm has become more complicated than when Cheng Kong entered the Hero World Realm.

Although the territory in the Hero World Realm is larger than the earth, I don't know how many times the Dao. But the natural inferiority of human beings is infighting, and although everyone is busy grabbing territory in the Hero World Realm now, some conflicts will break out between each other from time to time.

For now. Many countries have expanded their territory considerably.

For example, Lao Mei is said to have occupied more than 20 cities in the world of heroes, and even recently concentrated on building a giant city.

As for the other countries, they all have their own gains, although Achilles Island still occupies the position of the boss in the heroic world, but at this time, many countries have begun to test.

One carelessly. This may lead to a siege.

And to deal with such a situation. It's not just about big fists.

After all, the Poseidon Church still needs to expand its faith on Earth, so it is unlikely that Achilles Island will directly attack other countries in the Heroic World.

In that case, the consequences are quite serious, and if any country boycotts the Poseidon Church in an all-round way, it may have a great impact on the global layout of the Poseidon Church.

In any case, Lao Ma can stabilize the situation and keep the situation in the Hero World out of control, this is the same ability.

After receiving the data report of the applicant's information from Steward James. Lao Ma did not arbitrarily forcibly set conditions again to kick out the superfluous, but after a general inspection, he called Li Guanxi and the others over.

Got the old horse's notice. Li Guanxi and the others soon appeared outside Lao Ma's villa.

Since the strategy of Achilles Island in the world of heroes is no longer to strive for expansion, but to stabilize the foundation, the life of Li Guanxi and others is now quite dull.

After all, the life of the heroes in the world before was full of battles, excitement and danger.

And now that he has suddenly relaxed, Li Guanxi and the others feel a little uncomfortable.

After Li Guanxi and the others entered the villa, Lao Ma was already waiting in the living room, and when he saw everyone coming, he immediately asked the maid to bring tea and let everyone sit down at will.

After Cheng Kong ignited the divine fire and no longer managed mundane affairs, Achilles Island respected Lao Ma, and major affairs only took effect after Lao Ma's nod.

Compared with Cheng Kong, Lao Ma is more serious when dealing with affairs, so even Toyotomi Koji, who has become a little out of the way now, does not dare to play with Li Guanxi with a hippie smile after sitting on the sofa.

"Teacher Ma, I don't know what you called us to do?"

As Cheng Kong's girlfriend, Murong Xue's status is transcendent on Achilles Island, under normal circumstances, she doesn't care about anything now, just accompanies Cheng Kong's parents to take care of the small supermarket.

If it weren't for Lao Ma's notice this time, Murong Xue would not have come over.

Cheng Qian's boyfriend came to the door for the first time today, and as Cheng Qian's future sister-in-law, it is not okay for her not to be there.

Because of this, Murong Xue had some thoughts of wanting to leave in a hurry, and when she saw that everyone didn't speak, she asked.

Lao Ma then told the matter again, naturally wanting to ask everyone's meaning.

Although Cheng Kong handed over part of the affairs of Achilles Island and the Poseidon Church to Lao Ma, based on Lao Ma's experience in officialdom for so many years, he also knew that there were some things that could not be dictatorial.

Especially when it comes to the Poseidon Church, Lao Ma has always been very cautious, after all, no matter how good a friend is, after Cheng Kong ignited the divine fire and became a god, the status between them suddenly became different from heaven and earth.

If you rely on the relationship between each other to show off your power and act recklessly, I am afraid that there will be no good end in the future.

This is like the effect of a childhood friend ascending the throne and becoming an emperor.

"So many qualified applicants?"

After listening to Lao Ma's story, everyone was stunned.

Although the Poseidon Church is now mainly in charge of Lao Ma and Steward James, everyone is not completely ignorant of the affairs of the Poseidon Church, and they also know a little about the Poseidon Church's pastoral school.

I remember that last year, I recruited several pastor apprentices, and only more than 500,000 people signed up in total, and only 6,000 qualified pastor apprentices were selected at the end, but this time more than 20,000 people were qualified.

And this time, the screening conditions are more stringent, and if the conditions are relaxed like last year, I am afraid that at least 100,000 people will qualify.

"More than 20,000 people, take them in, I have something to do, so I'll leave first." After Murong Xue expressed her opinion, she left in a hurry.

"Well, I agree with my wife." Li Guanxi was talking and was about to leave, this time was a rare time to rest, Li Guanxi wanted to spend more time with his wife and son, so as to make up for his past negligence.

Seeing that Li Guanxi was leaving, Lao Ma was a little anxious, everyone was gone, and he was still talking about a fart.

So, Lao Ma directly stretched out his hand and held Li Guanxi down: "Don't worry, you can leave when I'm done." ”

Seeing that Lao Ma spoke, Li Guanxi also sat down again, and Toyotomi Koji, who originally planned to go with him, also sat down, as for the core that Yang Tian and a few people rose up behind, it was not as bold as Li Guanxi, in their minds, Lao Ma was still very prestigious.

"I also agree with Murong Xue's opinion, in addition, I suggest that after the priest school accepts these 20,000 people, it will recruit a group of priest apprentices some time in advance to avoid the loss of talents."

Steward James was reluctant to let the talent go, and the same was true for Lao Ma, not to mention that in addition to the 20,000 people, the rest of the applicants were also in good condition, and they were all believers in the Poseidon Church. (To be continued......)