Solar calendar, July 1733, Church of the city of Belice

It should be considered lucky, Rhodes never met anyone who stopped him on the road after that, and with the blessing of speed, the boy soon arrived in front of the church in his memory.

However, when he reached a place more than ten meters away from the church gate, the young man's footsteps stopped. Looking at the current appearance of this place, Rod was a little afraid to move forward. In the past, because of the family motto, he always kept a distance from the church, so he took a detour to the church, but he had seen the church anyway. At this moment, the church that once represented faith is gone.

Before, Modryla had mentioned a refugee shelter or something, but at that time, Rhodes didn't expect the scale to be so large, and he didn't talk about the church in the distance, just outside these miscellaneous refugees who fell to the ground There were nearly 100 people at first glance, and these refugees were spread all the way from the door of the church to Rhodes' feet, and they had already filled the entrance of the church. The surrounding trees were gone, replaced by refugees lying on the ground.

"Damn. Rod knew that he could not be stopped by these people, he stood on tiptoe and walked between their bodies, the church could not have moved the whole slum, Rod swept these people with his gaze at random, several of them were familiar old faces, these people were beggars ten years ago, and they have not grown up now. However, there are also many new faces, and it seems that Belice City has not grown much in recent years.

The boy was not worried that the Blunt family would be among them, although Lot said a lot, but Rhodes understood that the dignity of the nobility would not allow them to be like these people, even if they stood until they had broken legs, they would not lie on the ground so casually.

Stumbling all the way through the smelly scoundrels, Rhodes finally made his way to the door of the church. Inside the church, he saw the priests and nuns busy.

"Lost man, how are you doing?"

“... Do your hands still hurt?"

"Don't worry, the food is still there, and it will be distributed when the time comes. ”

The church is really charitable to the extreme, and if you want to help so many people, how can you eat the food distributed by the government alone, even if you add the food stored in the church, you can't hold it. Rhodes looked around, and the refugees looked hungry and thin.

There was a commotion as the boy entered, and the busy clergy looked at Rhodes at the gate. The young man had a ruddy complexion, and he didn't look hungry.

With a pair of eyes, the boy noticed that the clergy were choking on hunger, and their cheeks were visibly sunken, which was caused by the combined pressure of fatigue and hunger. There is no doubt that the priests and nuns do not eat more than these people, and at the same time have to take care of them.

"Are you?" said the priest, whose voice was hoarse and not loud.

This face, Rhodes knew, he was the chief priest of this church ten years ago, but he watched from afar, and he didn't come forward to talk to him at all, and the other party definitely didn't know him.

"Hello, Archpriest, Miss Modrilla has asked me to bring something for a woman named Sanya. Walking up to the priest, Rhodes quietly took out the bag the guards had given him.

As soon as he saw the bag, the priest understood, and he waved his hand to beckon the nun on the side, "Call Sonya to the confessional and give this to her." His voice was still soft.

Handing the bag to the nun, Rhodes smiled at the priest

"Doesn't it seem like it's the first time?"

"Yes, once every two days, he always has a way. The priest looked at Lot's coat, although it was unique, but it was indeed the work of the Church, so he regarded Rhodes as a foreign priest, and his attitude was not so obvious.

"Who is Sanya?" Although it didn't make much sense to know the answer to this question, the boy couldn't suppress his curiosity.

"Neighbors. The archpriest smiled, and with this smile, he began to cough.

"When you're older, don't force yourself to tell jokes. The boy patted him on the back.

"Now that the situation here is serious, we priests must be optimistic in their mentality, otherwise how can we take care of these people. The relieved priest turned his head to look at the men, his smile gone, and his eyes full of compassion.

"Actually, I'm here to find someone. After a few words, although there was no exchange of words, the boy felt that he was already familiar with the priest, so he took the liberty of making a request.

"Who's going to go?" you name me first, I don't know all the people here—" The priest seemed happy to help.

"Mrs. Blunt and Miss Brunt. The boy was nervous when he said the name, and all the bad news he had encountered since he went out was there, and he observed the priest's expression and prayed that nothing would happen.

When the priest heard the name, his face froze visibly, and then his expression changed to sadness, "That..."

"Did something happen to them!?" the boy could only move his right hand, but it was enough to grab the priest by the collar, and the boy was now trained to pull his clothes.

"I'm sorry..."Surprised that he was too impulsive, Rod immediately let go of his hand, he fumbled for something in his pocket in a panic, and soon he took out the few gold coins that the guard gave him just now, "That's all I have now, and then I can..."

"Put the money away, kid. The archpriest straightened his collar and didn't have any anger on his face, "Now in Belize City, money is useless, and no amount of money you have can buy a grain of grain." He pushed Rod's outstretched right hand back, and at the same time noticed that the boy's left hand was inconvenient, and the priest beckoned another priest to come over, "Cardin, come and see this child." He turned his head to look at Rhodes again, "I have a priest who can use the healing word, let him look at your arm." ”

"No, my arm is not something that the Healing Word can solve. Rod waved his right hand, but as he spoke, the priest had already reached Rhodes' side, and raised his arm.

"Tesuji hurts very badly. Cardin frowned, "I need a table, a chair, Marven." He made a request to the archpriest.

"Go to the confessional, it should be empty. The archpriest instructed them: "Those who are lost outside, you let the other priests take care of them a little, and they will move in anyway." ”

"Well, I'm still looking for..."Rod didn't want to be so troublesome, now finding the Blount family is the key.

"Child, I will let her come to you, you can treat it with peace of mind first, the injury can't be delayed. Marven patted Rod on the shoulder, his face was very kind, but it felt a little deliberate.

Receiving an affirmative answer, Rhodes stopped insisting and was dragged by Cardin to a small room, just in time to meet the nun and a young woman coming out.

The woman

As soon as the person saw Rod, her face suddenly changed, and her originally slightly sad appearance suddenly became excited, and she stepped forward, "Are you the adventurer?"

Rod knew that this woman was Sanya, "That's Modrella..."

"I knew it was him. The woman pursed her lips, tears streaming from the corners of her eyes, "Just helped him wash his clothes a few times... He tried his best to help our mother and daughter, and I am afraid that I will not be able to repay this love in my life. ”

"If you have the opportunity in the future, let's think about it again. Rod smiled softly, "Your daughter is still waiting for you." ”

Thinking of her daughter, the woman nodded again and again, and she hurried away, "Thank you." Around the corner, the woman turned back again and thanked her.

"It's really a neighbor. Only then did Rhodes realize that what the Grand Priest had just said was not a joke.

"Your hand is repaired by the Holy Capital Treatment Team, right?" Entering the room, Cardin and Rhodes sat facing each other.

"Yes. The boy nodded, "I've been recovering from the corrections." ”

"Then you're too restless, don't waste the fruits of other people's efforts. The priest glanced at him, "I'm not as good as those people in the Holy Capital, I can only keep your wounds from worsening for the time being, you have to go back for treatment as soon as possible, otherwise this hand will be broken." The priest said as a golden light emerged from his fingertips and slowly melted into Rod's wrist.

"Father Cardin, the people here are all healing, aren't they?" Rhodes saw that the priest was very skilled, and he didn't look like an ordinary priest who only knew how to chant healing words.

"Yes, I'm in charge of the whole city. The priest followed his words and chatted, "Unfortunately, I can only treat my wounds, and I can't manage my illness or hunger." ”

"The cure is not by the Word, but by medicine. As for being hungry, you have to eat. I don't know if I didn't hear it as a self-deprecation, the boy explained seriously.

"Alright. Cardin ignored what Rod was saying, and as soon as the golden light was closed, he straightened up, "I can't use this arm indiscriminately." If you still want this hand. ”

At this moment, the door to the confessional was opened again, and a woman dressed as a nun entered.

Rod looked over when he heard the sound, and when he saw the face, he stood up on the ground.

Looking at the two of them, the priest immediately understood, "Let's talk." He nodded politely to the two of them, then exited the room, closing the door by the way.

"Miss Blunt!" Rod ran to her excitedly, it was so good that a big stone fell to the ground in the boy's heart, "It's good that you're okay." ”

"You're... Rod?" The woman stared at the boy for several seconds before she dared to say that.

"I'm Rod, and it's an honor to see you again, Miss Blunt. Grabbing Miss Blunt's hand, Rod kissed it.

Shaking her body unnaturally, Miss Blount forced out a smile, "You don't have to be like this, I'm not the Miss Blount I used to be a long time ago." ”

"You may be seated. Completely indifferent to what the other party said, Rod always maintained the utmost courtesy towards her, he walked over the table and gently pulled the chair out, and then made a gesture of please.

Since the other party insisted on this, Blunt couldn't refuse, and she sat down in the chair with a smile, but this look was very reluctant.

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