Chapter 444: The Fallen Church
On the gray canopy.
Razer-like cracks were hideous, twisting and changing, as if the entire sky would shatter in the next second.
In the air, there is not a little breeze, which brings people an inexplicable depression.
And the desperate cries and pleadings made people even more irritated and depressed......
It is a small village located on the side of the main road leading to the city of Seggs.
And on the wide road at the entrance of the village, a woman who looked to be about twenty years old and dressed as a village woman held the thigh of a man in priestly robes, and wept bitterly and pleaded:
"Lord Priest, Lord Priest, my child does not want to be a child of nature, I really don't want to be a child of nature, please don't take him away! Please don't take him with you! He's only four years old! ”
The priest's face was expressionless.
Behind him, there was a column of heavily armed soldiers.
The soldiers escorted a wagon, which was full of young children.
The children were locked in their cars, and the cries could be heard in the distance, but the soldiers and priests remained unmoved.
There were quite a few villagers watching.
Their gaze towards the carriage and women was complicated and sympathetic, while the eyes towards the priests and soldiers were furious and hostile.
However, dare to be angry but dare not speak.
They stood around in silence as they watched a young child being stuffed into a carriage by the soldiers.
There was a lot of crying.
The priest kicked the crying woman away, staring ahead with empty eyes, and his voice was without a trace of emotion:
"All children who are favored by nature are born under the crown of the God of Creation."
"It is his privilege to be a child of nature and to contribute to the revival of the true God."
As he spoke, he waved his hand at the other soldiers.
And after receiving his order, the soldiers with the same expressionless faces changed formations.
They drove the chariot and gathered around the priests, and turned away......
Only the women were left to kneel on the ground, weeping in despair.
When the priests and soldiers were gone, the villagers picked up the weeping and hoarse women, and sighs rang out in the crowd.
"Hey, another one."
"Over the years, the church has become more and more excessive, but can it still make people feel better?"
"Shhhh
"Nina is also pitiful, who made her child natural......"
"I just hope that her child will become a priest, not a sacrifice......"
"Who knows, there are so many children who are forcibly taken away every year, but how many priests there are, and you look at those ruthless fellows, do you want your children to be like that?"
"Hey, let's pray not to give birth to children of natural attributes."
The villagers sighed and shook their heads.
No one noticed that there was an inconspicuous carriage beside them, watching the whole process.
In the carriage, Hulu retracted his gaze and frowned slightly:
"What the hell is this creation church going on? Why do you see them forcibly recruiting children everywhere you go? ”
Several other players don't have very good expressions either.
It's been three days since they left Charismatic Town.
In the past three days, almost every human settlement they passed through could see something similar.
Even if they knew that this was a game, they had already substituted themselves into it, and they couldn't help but be disgusted by the clergy of these churches......
Of course, this is also because of the existence of the mission, so that players have naturally regarded these ordinary people as their own camp.
If their guess is correct, by the time things are resolved, these humans are likely to be converted into followers of the goddess.
It can be said that these humans are potential allies in the future.
It is also for this reason that at the beginning, players will also hide their appearance and secretly save the children they see.
Well...... That's how the faction's goodwill comes about.
However, after doing so a few times, they aroused the vigilance of the Cult of Creation, and thus made the other party match the clergy with soldiers.
Several people were worried that if they intervened again, they would probably startle the snake, so they had to stop.
But they also grew more and more disgusted with the so-called Church of Creation God.
And listening to the words of several people, the driver who drove the car explained while driving:
"Well, the adults don't know that this is the church's way of expanding the clergy."
"In the past, when the adults of the Protoss were there, the church was still very desirable, and many people regarded becoming priests as the highest honor......
"However, since the return of the Protoss, the church has become more and more presumptuous and depraved...... They began to forcibly recruit all children who possessed natural attributes into the church. ”
"Those children with potential will be raised by them to be priests who only know how to dedicate to the gods, and children without potential will be sacrificed directly to the gods as sacrifices......"
As he spoke, the groom sighed:
"Now, except for the charismatic town that lives in seclusion in the Elven Forest, who doesn't worry about their children being natural......"
"The church is no longer the church it once was."
"Then why not resist?"
Optimist asked.
"How to resist?"
The coachman shook his head.
"The Church controls the most powerful power, and almost all the professionals above the second order come from the Church, who has the ability to resist?"
Listening to the coachman's words, the players looked at each other and fell silent.
Truly.
Although the humans of this half-plane have the blood of elves, most of them have more or less mastered a little bit of extraordinary power, but at most they are at the apprentice level.
There are very few people who have stepped into black iron.
And the black iron median that players see, except for the charismatic elder Rue, are all clergy and soldiers of the church.
"Is this the church started by the existence of the Goddess of Betrayal? If you want me to see it, there is no difference between this church and a cult. ”
Chopin shook his head.
Others also showed expressions of approval.
They're not fledgling either.
At this moment, if they no longer know what these church members are doing, then they will be guided by the eldest sister in vain.
It is clear that this church has long strayed from the path of the normal church.
They have gone from preaching to forced brainwashing, from benevolent rulers to cruel exploiters, and will even sacrifice suitable children directly to the gods!
Of course, coupled with the seizure of the life potential of half-plane beings, it can be said that this "creator god" has completely stood on the opposite side of the goddess......
The carriage continued for a quarter of an hour, then slowly stopped.
Then, the driver's voice came from the front:
"Ladies and gentlemen, there is Saigs City ahead, so I won't send you into the city."
He didn't know the true identities of the players, only that the players were entrusted by the elders to go into the city to run errands.
Listening to the coachman's words, the players looked out of the car window and saw a magnificent city that could be vaguely discerned in the style of the elves.
They got out of the carriage one after another, and after saying goodbye to the coachman and a few others, they drove back.
"Captain, what's next?"
Several players looked at the lunch box.
The lunch box reached out and took out a crystal-shaped ball from his arms.
And at this moment, the ball was flashing with a misty light, as if it had been summoned by some kind.
This is a mission tool given to players by Grace Elder Ruegg, which can sense the existence of the Heart of Life.
It's flashing, indicating that the player is close to the Heart of Life.
I saw the lunch box holding the crystal ball tightly and closing my eyes for a while.
After a moment, he opened his eyes:
"Follow the induction."
The group gathered their gear again and walked towards the city gate.