XLVIII. The True Meaning of Death
The river that flows through the town of Prell originally had no name, but now it is named "Chishui River" by the lords, and the people think it is very appropriate, and when the mustard grass grows on the other side of the river, it is a red scene. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Several new stone bridges have been built across the river, and the west bank is more like a vibrant town than the still dilapidated town.
Farmers in coarse linen coats, straw sandals, and straw hats come and go in the five-pointed towns and wide fields. Burden-bearers, cart-bearers, hoe-bearers, everyone is busy working.
Not only farmers, but also children roamed the fields and towns, and they were busy even though they were just doing small things like cleaning. Occasionally, those who were lazy and playful were reprimanded by church apprentices wearing half-sleeved linen robes and a red belt around their waists.
Richie, dressed in the same linen robe and pedaling straw sandals, walked along the riverbank, listening to the report of the butler Sebadian.
"It's easy to solve the problem of children's food and lodging, but they have to arrange so many things for them to do every day, and they can't manage it at all, and the apprentices sent by the church can barely manage the farmers......
"Didn't you say that, according to the regulations I wrote, let the children take care of themselves, and the apprentices should be in charge of supervision? If you choose one of the ten children and two team leaders, and one apprentice is in charge of six team leaders, you can take care of thirty children. I've already explained to Tarence that there is no need for them to go to the mountains to collect firewood for this apprenticeship. ”
"Yes, sir, but the farmer and the children have to take two hours of literacy and writing lessons every day, and there is no need for that, is it? it will take at least two or three years for them to learn this. ”
"This must not be less, no motivation? Didn't you use the motivation method I wrote? Whoever writes more can get more points. You can upgrade if you have more points, ninety-nine levels, and there are five stars and five diamonds when you are full, so they have to be upgraded. People who are less educated to read and record points go to the villages and towns around Conrad City to recruit people, and those people are panicking and looking for a new way out. ”
If scratching his head can produce results, Sebadian would like to scratch his scalp completely.
After working hard to straighten out the farm, I thought I could catch my breath, but I didn't expect that the old man would suddenly stuff in more than 300 orphans! The old man also asked that all the orphans be taken care of, and that they work with the farmers and read and write.
"Sebadian, don't think too much, just do your best. ”
Li Qi put on a confident look, but in fact, he had no bottom in his heart.
The collective farm is the secondary incubation pool of the church, and the farmer and the orphan are two batches of incubation raw materials, and he does not have the power to make a ladder system of cultivation of extraordinary power at once.
In the past few days, he has bitten off countless quill pens and pondered out the farm management regulations, all of which Li Qi "borrowed" from the production team, labor camps, outward bound training, and compulsory education.
At present, the focus of the work has to be on the doctrine and the group of apprentices in the church, the "craft" of the core incubator has not yet been developed, and none of the apprentices have yet grown into clergy.
This place......
Li Qi explained his true intentions to Sebadian: "Except for the need to read and write, you can do everything else." In short, the principle is to let the adults and children here work all the time, willingly, and enthusiastically! Of course, let them be fed, clothed, and sleep well, that's all!"
Sebadian pondered for a long time, and then clapped his hands suddenly: "This is almost the same thing as raising chickens and ducks!
Richie's eyebrows jumped, are you sure you're not sarcastic?
The butler has one of his strengths, he gives him specific tasks, and he is not allowed to think about the meaning and purpose of things, so that he can do what he is asked to do and try to do things well.
When Sebadian was gone, a crystal-like transparent silhouette appeared in the air, and then condensed into a clear figure.
Tina lowered her eyes and reported in the shape of a well-behaved little daughter-in-law: "Uncle Tarence is back, waiting for you in the council chamber of the farm." ”
These two girls are not fighting openly, but they are still fighting secretly......
Tina calls Taryns "uncle", naturally in response to Finney, who calls Tharence Grandpa.
Anyway, they really don't fight secretly, and Li Qi has to worry that he has become a target.
Li Qi beckoned, "Let's go, let's walk over." ”
At first Tina was silent, and as she walked, she began to mutter.
"The slave market of the royal capital, elves...... I mean, the half-elf trade is rampant. I observed for three days, and every day at least twenty or thirty half-elves were sold into the hands of various nobles. Many more were sent to the port of Causeway in the east and sold overseas, because they were in cages, and the exact quantities were not counted. ”
"Most of the slaves are still humans, and most of them are children. The ones that don't look good are shipped overseas, and I don't know what to do, and all that is left behind is beautiful. The slave traders picked out the strongest ones, gave them what potions to drink, and used all kinds of instruments on them. ”
"I didn't dare to get closer, I didn't see the specifics, but the sound inside always changed from screaming to moaning, then to screaming, and sometimes to laughing like crazy. ”
"Halflings were also a large part of the slave trade, and I really didn't expect that the nobles would not even let go of halflings who were covered in hair. The slave traders shaved the halfling girls' hair, dyed their hair pink, silver, and various bright colors, tied them into double ponytails, and magically changed their throats so that they could only speak at the top of their voices. I don't understand, they want to use such a ...... Monsters please whom, it must be even more disgusting monsters. ”
"Occasionally, I see orcs, and I get goosebumps and nausea when I think about them, and I can't go into details. ”
You're just staring at the slave trade?
Li Qi sighed, but thinking of her origin, and he didn't know how to start, the instructions for gathering intelligence were very vague, and Tina would naturally pay attention to what she cared about.
How did the priesthood of the Lady of Death come together with your temperament?
Li Qi groaned, and the little dragon girl sent the book "The Origin God", which contained a brief account of the lady who died.
This deity is very eccentric, and whenever a disaster strikes a certain region, or when someone has a bloodlight disaster, she appears in the form of a raven. Over time, she became a sign of death, and people were terrified at the sight of the strange crow she incarnated.
The Dead Lady only existed before the era, the so-called "Dark Ages", tens of thousands of years ago. Although she is known as the first Grim Reaper, she did not master the core priesthood of the Grim Reaper, such as the "Dead", and disappeared after entering the Era, and should have been replaced or absorbed by the later Grim Reaper.
Together, with the words of the scythe black shadow in the Temple of Death, Li Qi felt that the priesthood of the lady of death might not be "death", but "declaring death".
So what does "declaring death" have to do with Tina's sensitive word "pointed ears"?
"All Things Come to an End ......"
"All Spirits Have a ...... to Die"
"Fear of Death ......"
"Luscious Food......
Li Qi was thinking about it when Tina suddenly stopped.
In front of him, a farmer pushing a cart was looking at Tina blankly, his expression unusually rich.
Li Qi looked at it a few times before he remembered who it was.
Corpse salvage and fisherman, Round Hook - Hall.
When the temple was completed, he was one of the first devout believers to be inspired, and both Richie and Tarence had high hopes for him, believing that he had the potential to become a clergyman.
Unexpectedly, when he was on duty at the corpse digging post, his habit germinated, and he attacked Tina, who was still in a state of drifting, and was cut off by Tina.
With Tarrens' ability and careful treatment, there is still a great hope that he will be able to take his lifeline back. But the old man was so disappointed in this guy that he only treated the wound and ignored it. Later, he was also dismissed as a supernumerary apprentice, and with those farmers, he was thrown into the farm to work and reform.
Of course, neither Richie nor Tarence expected anything to be transformed.
Now that he is still working honestly, Li Qi's original disgust has also dissipated a lot, and he has a faint sympathy again.
What's wrong with it, you have to do that kind of perverted thing. I don't know that people who do that kind of thing are more contemptible than criminals like robbery, stealing, and strong X?
The round hook came back to his senses at this time, and fell to his knees on the ground, banging his head so loudly that he didn't squeak.
Perhaps he felt that his appearance in the sight of Tina and Richie was an incomparably grave sin.
Li Qi turned to look at Tina, and the half-elf girl looked confused.
Seeing Tina's figure begin to blur, Li Qi grabbed it: "Don't run away!"
"If you still think he's a savior, why run away? If he's an enemy who hurts you, there's no reason to run away. If you feel that you owe him something, then you should apologize and find a way to make amends. ”
Li Qi patted her on the shoulder and said gently, "Anyway, there's no reason for you to avoid him." ”
The half-elf girl was silent for a moment, nodded slightly, and walked very hard to move in front of the round hook.
She stammered, "Now, don't knock, those things before, before...... You, you've paid the price, there's no reason to kowtow to me. ”
The round hook flickered for a moment, and suddenly a whining sound.