Chapter 140: The City of the South
"It's up to you to help distribute the gifts to the children, and I'm not fit to show up. Having something to do with me would bring ominousness to this orphanage. Shen Yan said helplessly, he had too many enemies, so many that he couldn't count them.
And he's still dying, and the number is increasing.
Ostensibly a disguised member of the Light of Order organization, in reality the Lady's status as the Inheritor is only worse - the Lady's goal is to be the enemy of the world, and then she can suck it without breaking the rules.
Io also sees this in the absence of "retaining" the Lady of the City - he represents the "creation" and "beginning" of the world, while the Lady represents "destruction" and "end". With only "creation" and no "destruction", the world will become more and more inflated and bloated. But once the power of the lady overpowers Io, then the world will shrink and eventually perish......
So Ao needs the lady to help him cut out the redundant parts of the world, but he doesn't need the overly powerful lady to cut the whole world.
After the lady leaves, Io expects the lady's heir to appear, but he will not help Shen Yan because of this...... Destruction is also a rule, and when this need exists, sooner or later a new destroyer will be born, it may be Shen Yan, it may be a dragon that devours the world, or a monster that eats the root of the world, etc.
Start the next round until the balance is off balance again, and the Overly Powerful Destroyer leaves on its own (like the Lady) or is killed by a righteous hero (like countless final bosses), and then the next round.
Io just has to wait.
The road is simple, and not everything has to be said to be unfathomable. It's not the meaning of the Emblem of Io and the Lady, it's how to become a god like them who transcends the world.
"I'm sorry, I didn't think about it." Aunt Ana remembered the "radiating spike" badge and sighed, "Then please come over here." β
After entering Pastor Ana's office and sitting down, Shen Yan began to feel embarrassed, because the next step was to enter the formal "diplomatic" part - the two of them each communicated formally on behalf of the God behind them. This is an extremely important link, and the slightest carelessness can lead to a great sin of blasphemy.
But the problem is that Shen Yan's disguise is already the limit here, and he doesn't understand it at all!
Fortunately, the god of suffering and compassion was not an aggressive god, and Ana was also an excellent old man, and she could see that Shen Yan was confused about this. Therefore, he did not come up with the posture of negotiation between the two countries as soon as he came up, but sat on the chair with Shen Yan to chat, and pointed out the key points that needed attention in the conversation for Shen Yan to think. After all, there is an orphanage in front of them, and both sides want to cooperate for a long time.
For the fallen god of order, what he urgently needs is to spread the faith and gather strength for the resurrection; And the problem with the Church of Suffering and Compassion is that they don't have the money...... There shouldn't be money either. If a church rooted in the poor had a palatial church, it would only hold the poor back. At the same time, it is true that the church does not have the support of the really rich.
Therefore, there is a basis for cooperation between the two sides in the matter of running an orphanage.
The first thing to do, then, is to exchange doctrines β because there must be no major conflict between the teachings of the two faiths in the orphanage at the same time.
For example, the camp of the holy warriors is overwhelmingly "orderly and kind", but orderliness and kindness are not always the same - after all, it is a medieval-like social environment.
The main collector collects taxes, and the peasants will starve to death. As a holy warrior, do you maintain the order of paying taxes according to the law, or do you protect the weak from infringement? Most knights want to follow their hearts and protect goodness, which is why they joined the Church; But the Church demanded that they put the maintenance of the lord's rule, that is, "order", before "goodness", because the Church is also one of the ruling classes, and the promotion of the faith by administrative means is what every church desires.
Such moral dilemmas are numerous, and when the paladins understand that their main job is not to cut down demons but to cut down peasants, the list of depraved paladins is endless.
Shen Yan's attitude towards this matter is indifferent, except for the doctrine of the God of Suffering and Compassion similar to "endure suffering, live in poverty" and resolutely resist him, everything else is easy to discuss - anyway, his real purpose is not to resurrect the God of Order - even the doctrine has been rewritten by him, and the core ideas have become "the old and the old, the young and the young", "knowledge changes fate, diligence achieves the future" and other famous sentences!
He's selling chicken soup wrapped in the skin of God.
But in the eyes of Ana and the god behind her, she felt a sense of sadness. In their view, a casual change of doctrine meant that the god of order was at the end of his rope and would do whatever it took to resurrect him...... Although this did not happen to me, I still feel the same way. Every god has prepared for his fall and resurrection, but few have succeeded.
Therefore, when there is a doctrinal conflict, the church will take the initiative to back down.
Anyway, at Shen Yan's insistence, the orphanage is only allowed to cultivate shallow believers, in order to let the children develop a positive three views, instead of being brainwashed into a bunch of religious maniacs. Emphasis will also be placed on developing the skills they learn to support themselves. Children who come out of the orphanage will definitely have a good impression of these two religions, and with a little guidance, it will not be difficult for them to become devout believers. The church is very confident in this, Shen Yan ...... It doesn't matter at all.
The question now is that β
"I can't help it, it's just my personal idea to run an orphanage, I can use the money, but the manpower is ...... I'm sorry, but I have to come to the lecture. "Shen Yan rascal spread his hands, and the opposite side was angry--our people have to explain your teachings emotionally!
Come...... Come on! I don't believe that our pastors can raise up a group of believers on the other side!
Shen Yan smiled in his heart, that's because you don't know the power of Chicken Soup for the Soul! Shen Yan didn't have any ideas of his own to promote, he deleted the extreme parts of the order doctrine, and poured countless chicken soup golden sentences - back then, the chicken soup for the soul made hundreds of millions of people yearn for the golden paradise, and he didn't believe that he couldn't get a group of orphans who needed hope the most...... Even the pastor of the other party will be fooled.
He had no intention of carrying out a proletarian revolution in another world, because guns could defeat cavalry but not professionals, and the extreme strength of individual force would ensure that power politics would continue forever. He only hopes that these children will grow up smoothly, optimistic and have dreams.
People with dreams live more positively than salted fish, and optimistic people live better than pessimistic people.
As for the members of the development organization or something, as you will know later, Shen Yan's target is not this group of children at all.
In this way, the last obstacle was cleared and the cooperation was successfully reached. As for whether to train children to become professionals, no one has mentioned this......
After that, there is the problem of the balance of expenses of orphanages - at this time, Shen Yan finally realized that there are also advantages of informality - in modern society, you dare to run an orphanage with financial difficulties and no fixed income?! News exposure, believe it or not, will ruin you in minutes!
But in this day and age, it's no problem. Relying on the remaining money from the sale of elemental crystal gems, the orphanage was successfully set up, although because there were too many orphans to take in, it once caused financial constraints, and Shen Yan, the nominal investor, was still nowhere to be found...... But Aunt Ana and this group of children actually survived by doing odd jobs.
The children played together after work, had food, a place to sleep, and a large group of family members, and each child was fatter than before, and there was a smile on his face. Pastor Ana relied on the church's network to find things for the orphanage that the children could do to make money to sustain themselves. The day-to-day management is handed over to a few older children, which can still keep the whole orphanage running in order...... Sure enough, the children of poor families are in charge of the family early.
Shen Yan sighed with emotion, and first transferred most of the money in his pocket to the orphanage, which was regarded as the second subsidy.
He also explained two things to the orphanage, if he did it well, he would probably earn enough funds to run the orphanage for one or two decades.
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When Shen Yan went to see Pastor Ana, he deliberately removed all disguises and used his true appearance - this is not only a respect for God, but also a respect for Aunt Ana, a truly kind person. In the whole matter, he just spent a penny that he didn't need and came up with an idea.
And the person who really took in those orphans, gave warmth to those children, and worked day and night to take care of the children was Aunt Ana! Shen Yan will never be wrong about this, he will not think that he is very great if he pays for it. Even if something goes wrong with the orphanage in the future, he won't blame anyone, otherwise what is the difference between him and those who pay two cents and treat themselves as uncles.
Leaving the orphanage, Shen Yan walked around the alley a few times, and when he came out again, he had already changed into the face of the boat.
This is his first disguised identity, not only does he look more mature, but his facial appearance is also adjusted to be reunited, less repulsive and sharp, more easy-going and sleek, he calls this identity "businessman".
Sell swords, let's make money in harmony, haha~
When leaving, Shen Yan could feel Penny's nostalgia, there were so many children in the orphanage, she seemed to want to stay and help, even if it was to see more. "When I'm level fourteen, you can volunteer every day." Shen Yan could only comfort him like this, waiting for his fourteenth-level cucumber dishes to be cold. "By the way, aren't we going to buy something for a new house? Do you want to go to the business district? β
Shen Yan hurriedly used the Dafa to change the topic, and Penny was really fooled, and looked through her planning and design drawings with great interest...... Because the temple has four floors, and it can be built like a building block - Penny couldn't be more satisfied with a house like this! Her designer soul awakens and she is passionate about it! Every time she returned to the city, when Shen Yan was sweating in the gravity room, Penny was also holding the crystal ball and taking painstaking measures.
As for the items to buy, Penny had already made a very long list...... These include a variety of dΓ©cor and household items, as well as plenty of food, alcohol, candy, and seeds. Even if this is only a part, more things can only be purchased by Shen Yan back to modern society.
Midtown is a business district and is far more prosperous than Downtown. A stone street winds upwards with countless shops lining each other.
Walking through the crowd of people, shopping past one shop after another, Penny cheered in her heart...... She is now looking forward to Shen Yan's level 14 when she can act alone. Despite the fact that she only went to a few small shops selling groceries, and the better and more expensive stores all had their own sections, and often required a certain level of identity to enter, Penny was very satisfied.
Shen Yan also felt the atmosphere of a big city in another world for the first time.
In a random small shop, there are dried fish and seafood from Stormwind, swords from Upper Penlin, wood carvings from Stonehaven, and even some fish from the ocean...... This fabric, which is said to be made by the Fish-Man, is not only rare, but it is also worn like ice on the body, and a piece of clothing can only be worn for three days before melting into water...... The more cherished it is, the more sought after it is! It is said that in the circle of human nobility in Penlin, a piece of clothing of this material is worth a thousand gold!
I didn't think that it was available in a small shop in Stormwind City, and the price was not particularly expensive.
But more importantly, Shen Yan also saw traces of some magic materials in the shop! There are not only magical plants such as elven grass and sea lettuce, but also minerals such as sulfur crystals and ether ore, which can be purchased directly although they are small in quantity and are all dry powders. It's just the price...... The same weight is ten times that of gold!
It's gold, not gold, because the gold coin has only 60% gold.
However, when Shen Yan asked if he could buy a large number of goods, the guys shook their heads one after another, bluntly saying that these were all defective goods released by the City Lord's Mansion. Really fresh magic plants and minerals with high content are monopolized by magic towers and magic associations, and ordinary people have heard a name at most, and they never want to see it in this life.
"The Magic Society? Wait, you told me that building was a magic tower?! β
Shen Yan pointed to the towering lighthouse built on the cliff behind Stormwind City, and was dumbfounded-actually built the magic tower and the giant lighthouse together, Shen Yan suddenly wanted to talk to this designer, you have such an idea...... Let's learn how to cook with Penny.
"Of course, I saw a big fireball fly out of that fire, and it killed a sea beast the size of a mountain in one fell swoop! The city lord asked everyone to take the sea monster meat as they pleased, and we people from Stormwind City ate it for a whole month to eat it! "The man spat and pointed to the sky and the earth to describe how powerful the big fireball launched by the magic tower was, how delicious the sea monster was, and it seemed that he had told people countless times.
Magic Tower, Magic Society, Kraken, Magic Materials...... Shen Yan suddenly felt that such a different world painting style was right!
What the hell is Green Horn?
I heard that the leftover bones were thrown on the beach to the west, and it is said that they are so large that outsiders will come to Stormwind City to take a look...... Shen Yan felt that he also wanted to go and see it. Even Penny, who had seen the starry sky monster, was very interested in it.
Leaving the store, Shen Yan suddenly felt a little itchy in his back, he immediately became alert, and his all-out perception was like building a "city wall", instantly driving away the countless noises such as traffic and hawking on the street away from his ears, and filtering out useful information from them.
Just listen to the faint clatter of horses' hooves, which are the running sounds of the six-legged wildebeest as they begin to accelerate!
Behind the crowd, a knight in full iron armor began to charge with a ten-meter spear, and the edge of the spear was directed at Shen Yan!
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PS: Seeing a lot of messages from many people, Lao Lei had to be ashamed to make up for today's update.