Chapter 42: Entering the Church

After thinking about the main plot line of the World Realm, Lin Meng immediately realized the first difficulty after entering the "Four Hundred Years of Horror" World Realm.

That's the money!

The last time I entered Romania, the space was given to more than 4,000 lei, and I could maintain myself in that world for 10 days without worrying about food and drink, and I could also have spare money to buy weapons. Now, alone, penniless, entering this world, it takes 30 days to live.

It's England here!

The second big trouble is that there are no more sprayers for physiognomy camouflage...... How can a young Oriental boy survive in London, England in 1897? And how do you get the bloodline you want?

"Money, appearance, and the pursuit of 5 reincarnators, it's really harsh!"

In the novice world, you can still feel that the little preferential treatment in the space is now obvious to people to understand the cold and cruel of the reincarnation world.

The rain in September was very cold, Lin Meng looked at the sky helplessly, and found a piece of eaves to stand down: "It's too bad...... This London ghost weather...... And I only know that this is London, England, and there is no way to determine where it is. ”

Fortunately, the drizzling rain soon stopped, and Lin Meng, who was drenched in soup, twisted the clothes on his body a little and walked out of this dim and uninhabited alley.

Dressed in wet clothes, walking alone on the streets of London, Lin Meng looked at the surrounding scenery. London in 1897 did not have the prosperity of modern society, with antiquities close to the Middle Ages. Perhaps his age and the misery of being soaked in the rain, a woman in her 40s, wearing a leather apron and a cotton hat on her head, walked up to him.

"Asians? Are you a student sent by the Kiyo country, or by the Meiji government? ”

The term Qingguo made Lin Meng extremely awkward, and he replied with a smile: "I am from that huge country in eastern Asia. ”

"Oh."

Lin Meng's fluent English amazed the woman, in fact, this was an automatic translation made by the space, and the woman looked at him again and said, "That's the Qing International student, you ...... Need help? ”

Although now, the Second Opium War has ended, but the common people in Europe, because of the early 19th century, many writers admired China - for example, Victor Hugo especially admired Taoist culture, and also praised the Chinese peasants in "The Tragic World" - the common people still have a relatively tolerant and respectful attitude towards the rare "Qing people".

"Kind lady, can you tell me, where is this in London? And how to get to the nearby church? ”

From the woman's mouth, Lin Meng learned that this is the East End of London, the hoarding area around Whitechapel, the largest concentration of immigrants in London, and tens of thousands of Russian and Eastern European immigrants have settled in this place, which can be regarded as the most chaotic and poorest place in London.

"Around Whitechapel?"

Lin Meng's heart moved slightly, thinking of a murderer who was very famous in British history.

With the guidance of the woman, Lin Meng walked briskly in the direction of the White Chapel, he is a helpless and penniless person, even if he can sleep on the streets, he can't stop eating or drinking, right?

Crime is undoubtedly an easy means to get money, but first, Lin Meng is unwilling to commit crimes against ordinary people, and second, because this place belongs to the particularity of the concentration of immigrants, the security of the London City Council is very strong, and if he provokes the police, he has to go to prison and spend 30 days.

Of course, he could have sinned in secrecy, and it was not difficult for him to do so with his ability and Teemo, but this was 221B Baker Street in London's West End, where Sherlock Holmes lived from 1881 to 1902.

The church is a place where you can try to ask for help, and Lin Meng has faith. Of course, if he couldn't, he could also try his luck at the casino with the woman's kindness of 5 shillings for a carriage ride.

The destination is a sturdy church with a medieval religious pattern carved into the bluestone floor of the entrance, and rocks wrapped in copper borders on either side. I don't know how long it has been washed away by wind, frost, rain and snow in the passage of time, and there is a majesty of historical precipitation.

Looking up at the church gate, Lin Meng raised his feet and entered it, and at this time, he already held the book of biblical guardianship in his hand.

"This is the church."

A man dressed as a priest greeted him, he looked at Lin Meng suspiciously, this is a teenager with an oriental face, there are many Eastern Europeans in London, and even Nordic people are not uncommon, but Asians are really rare faces, is it a Qing student?

But there is no braid on the back of this young man's head, and the hairstyle of Japanese students is obviously not like this.

Seeing this priest, Lin Meng's eyes turned red and left tears.

Of course, cheap tears could not impress the priest casually, but Lin Meng had already made up a story - he was born in the Qing Kingdom, a Han aristocratic family, and both his father and himself admired Christian culture, believing that only a great and merciful God could save a country under alien rule.

He and his father came to Europe, and after setting foot on British soil, they were chased and killed by murderers sent by the Qing government, and his father died, and he fled to London alone.

In addition to his hand, there was now a Bible that was so broken that only the cover remainedβ€”the greatest treasure that his father had asked him to keep, and he had nothing left, hoping to get help from the church.

The church usually accepts donations and offerings from the congregation, and there is a fund to support others, but there are many homeless and refugees in London, where can I get the opportunity casually?

Lin Meng's story grasps the greatest wish of the church in the Middle Ages and even in the current period, that is, to spread the gospel of the Lord! Spread religion to the Arab world and East Asia! The preaching of doctrine, like the hanging of a pagan, is an act that will lead to a person's ascension to heaven after death.

The priest was incredulous at what he said, and of course he could not make up his mind, and immediately reported it to the priest and the chief priest of the church.

Soon, Lin Meng, who came from the east, was taken to the inner courtyard for interrogation. It is worth mentioning that with the title of "Oriental who admires Christian culture", the priest of the church has a very gentle attitude towards him - and there is no way not to be gentle.

Just like when the reform has just been opened up, a rare foreigner goes to a certain city, saying that he admires oriental culture and comes to visit the field, even if the mayor sees it, he must be kind and pleasant.

After talking, Lin Meng was invited to the small hall and settled down temporarily. The priests, priests, and priests of the church discussed this uninvited guest.

"We can't confirm the truth of the words, but ......"

The priest who spoke, with a large blank space on the top of his head, said in a firm and steady tone: "I don't think there is anything wrong with him being born into a noble family, and he is definitely a noble man with a long history...... A civilian, even a Qing student, could not speak English so fluently. ”

The priest agreed, adding: "In the literature on the study of the Qing Kingdom, the vast majority of the people in this country are illiterate, and it is remarkable that he can write beautiful square characters. ”

"A noble boy who has not given up the Bible in his hand even if he is penniless, at least his appearance, and polite words and deeds make me feel good." It was another priest who spoke with a cross on his chest and exclaimed, "Look how reverent he is when he speaks of God!" ”

Seeing that the main priest was silent on the side, a smile appeared on the bald priest's face: "It doesn't matter whether what he said is true or not, what matters is whether this person really believes in the Lord and admires the Lord." ”

"The two wars between us and the Great Qing Kingdom hope to open the closed door of this ancient great power, but the barbarian Tungusic people who rule this country are always willing to carry out only limited exchanges."

He stood up, walked a few steps in the room, waved his arms in a large posture, and said excitedly: "From what we know about Taoist and Confucian culture, most people in this country are actually very enlightened, but they are ruled by barbarism!" ”

"What a huge market if the 40,000,000 people of this country are willing to engage in real trade with us? What a great achievement it would be to be able to spread the gospel of the Lord to this land? ”

"Eight crusades, all failed, we have no way to spread the teachings to the areas ruled by Islam. There is no large-scale religion in the true sense of the word, it is a pure land, if they can accept the teachings, then this merit is enough for us to become angels directly after death! Or to impress other denominations, and even the people of the Universal Anglican Church, while we are alive. ”

The priest, dressed in a gorgeous pattern and wearing a tall hat, looked at the priest: "What do you mean?" ”

With a mysterious smile on his face, the priest took an oak seed from the round table next to him: "He's still a child...... It's like this little seed, but ...... A seed always has the possibility of growing into a towering tree. ”

"What we have to do is plant it, water it, and create the conditions for it to grow."

"You're right! An Oriental aristocratic teenager who admires Christian culture, how amazing! I even thought he was dreaming, and he was fluent in our language. ”

The priest clapped his hands and summoned several monks: "Let him stay in the church, and observe for a few days to see how he behaves, so that we can determine our attitude towards this young man - pay attention to the details, if a person lies, the details cannot be deceived." ”

For the next three days, Lin Meng stayed in the church all the time, and his behavior simply shocked the church leadership. A man who recites the Lord's Prayer before every meal, behaves gracefully, and reads the Bible hungrily in his spare time.

This is an Oriental!

Praise God, even a London boy who was brought up in the care of the Church at Notre-Dame Cathedral is not necessarily more devout than he is.

Moreover, the several small talks between the chief priest and Lin Meng, the young man's understanding of certain hadiths, his analysis of the gospel of God, and some points of view even made him, the chief priest, feel a sense of sudden enlightenment.

Don't forget that Lin Meng is a teenager in the 21st century, and naturally he sees problems more deeply than people in the 19th century.

On the fourth day, two letters from Whitechapel in London were delivered, one to the Patriarch of England, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and one to the Queen of England, Victoria, who was 78 years old.