Chapter 11: An Unfair World
"You're telling me to take the difference between nobles and commoners seriously, then let me take off all your clothes and tell you the difference!"
Thirty-six priests from various dioceses stood in the shrine in front of the priest's tower under the banner of the holy cross with gold stripes on a white background.
At the top of the vault, sculptures and frescoes carved with the efforts of countless masters surround the periphery, and the light from the leaky windows around the top gathers in the center of the center with great brilliance, and for a moment, the sound of the hymn is like floating in the clouds, and the soul seems to rise with it, bathed in the soothing of the gods.
Luo Lan noticed that all the priests were holding their breath and praying silently. Several high-ranking clergymen in the four corners above were also low-eyed and religious.
In such a solemn atmosphere, even Luo Lan's mind couldn't help but be affected. There is a little bit of fluctuation, this effect of sound, light, place, etc. is really amazingly infectious, coupled with the huge spiritual power contained in it, this effect is amplified several times, people who come here for the first time, I believe that after a few times, they will completely become a faithful believer in the god of light.
Then, a tall man in a white robe and a high hat began to recite the Teachings of Light.
These dry words have the magic of hypnosis, and Luo Lan took the opportunity to bow his head and close his eyes and began to fall into a drowsiness.
After the tedious procedure, Luo Lan had already stood in place for a while without others noticing.
As a thief, he can use this method to restore his mental and physical strength in a short period of time in any place and in any position, and he can wake up immediately at the slightest change in his surroundings.
A blue-robed clergyman stepped up to the arc-shaped stand picked up from the top of the building, he first glanced down calmly, and then said aloud: "Fellow believers, I am the chief deacon of this trial mission, Saliug, and I will arrange the trial for you this time. The priest, who was about forty years old, was full of spirit, spoke sonorously and powerfully, he was more like a knight than a priest, and he did not use those impetuous opening words, but quickly cut to the point, which immediately lifted everyone's spirits.
"The world is not fair," said Salliug, who seemed to have nothing to do with it, but the next sentence put a snug to rest, and he raised his staff and said loudly, "The trial task is difficult and easy, and the simple one can go back to his room and drink a glass of pine nut poured by the maid after walking around the street......"
When he said this, everyone smiled knowingly, and everyone looked at each other relaxedly.
But the world is not pretty.
"And those who are in difficulty have a high chance of losing their lives. Saliug paused and emphasized, "It's likely. β
His majestic gaze fell, and below him were a group of lowered heads.
"I don't know what you're standing here for, for faith and piety, for power and money?" said Saliug, who tore the fig leaf of many people's shame and answers, all the way to the naked inner world.
"I don't know, I really don't know. He shook his head, and suddenly his tone changed sharply, "However, the trial can tell me all the answers!"
There was silence below.
"This world is unfair, but the God of Light is forgiving!" Saliug's serious expression slowly relaxed, and he said in a deep voice, "There is only one person who can pass the trial. β
Although everyone already knew the answer, their hearts were still hit by a drumstick.
"Let's start the draw now. β
Rows of boxes were brought up, and there were a total of one hundred and eight black sleeve scrolls popping out of them, and inside they contained mission records.
The chances seem to be equal for everyone, because theoretically, each of the thirty-six people has more than thirty percent chances.
"All quests are marked with a location, a set date, and a reward for completing the quest, and don't underestimate those rewards, which may be essential for your second trial. Saliug smiled and said, "Of course, the more difficult the task, the greater the reward. β
On the face of it, no one knows which is a difficult task and which is an easy one.
Of course, the first person to choose seems to have a great chance of choosing, but there are also people who don't plan to do so, maybe the more they get to the end, the greater their chance?
It seems that you can only look at the character.
After a brief silence, the first man walked out of the queue with a cold snort, and without hesitation, he took a scroll out, first turned around and waved his hand defiantly at everyone, then looked at Salliug with an arrogant gaze, and walked out without looking back.
Luo Lan noticed that behind the cross on his body was a man-eating flower, which was the cross emblem from the diocese of Jean Saint-Γre, which ranked among the top five dioceses in the diocese, and this time it seemed that only this diocese had sent a candidate, no wonder he was so arrogant.
Someone was the first to demonstrate, and the rest of the matter was much simpler.
A person walked up, and some people even couldn't wait to open the scroll, and they all showed joy, only Luo Lan stood the last one and didn't step forward.
When everyone left, Luo Lan still stood there motionless.
Salioug did not leave either, he looked at the last priest with interest, wondering what he would choose.
Luo Lan stepped forward silently, and then slowly stretched out his hand, Saliug's eyes narrowed slightly.
However, Luo Lan's hand froze in the air as if it were a freeze frame.
He looked down and smiled, "You just said that the world is not fair. β
Salioug didn't speak, only the corners of his eyes twitched slightly.
Luo Lan continued: "You also said that the God of Light is tolerant. β
A smile began to appear on Saliug's lips, and his face gradually softened.
"So," Luo Lan suddenly raised his head and said, "I can't help but want you to help me point out which of these tasks is easy and which is difficult in the light of the Light God's tolerance?"
Yes, no one has a rule that you can't ask the deacon priest about the difficulty of the scroll.
Salliug laughed and said, "Young man, if you will believe me," he said, pointing with his hand, "the third to the left." β
Luo Lan's gaze looked over, that scroll was no different from an ordinary one, so was the task simple or difficult?
He chuckled softly, walked there calmly, pulled the scroll out, took a step out, and turned back to Salliug, "I can't help but ask, what if this scroll is taken away?"
Salliug smiled deeply and said, "That's impossible, I said, the world is not fair. β
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I read the comments of all the book friends carefully in the book review area, well, thank you very much for your support and correction, in addition, about the plot I can promise not to disappoint you, please be patient and read it, I have been thinking about it for a long time, so far I have not deviated from the original outline, and will not follow the clichΓ©.
As for those excessive plot contents, it's actually much easier to write about fights than those things.
In addition, in view of the importance of the next plot, in order to ensure the quality, I want to reorganize the outline, so I will only update one chapter today, and resume two updates tomorrow! Thank you for your support!!