Chapter 11: Shure's Bait

"Oh, Professor Melda, I'm afraid it's not the first time we've met. Shure squinted his eyes and smiled, "One thousand four hundred and eighty-seven days ago, I met once with His Excellency the Professor in the Great Library, and that time you stared at me for thirty-eight seconds, eight hundred and twenty-one days ago, it was still in the Great Library, and we met again, and that time you said to me, young man, do you know where the book "Basic Education and Sociology" is, and I would like to look up the original text of Mr. Alexander's sentence 'Elementary education is the cornerstone of social development'. So, today is the third time we have met. ”

"Your Excellency's memory is truly amazing, in fact, I have always felt that if you join the Temple of Knowledge, you must be the best disseminator of knowledge, just like that child. ”

"Your Excellency Professor is talking about Saph, she is indeed a very good communicator, but your words may tempt me to join the Temple of Knowledge, hahahaha. ”

"It's not a suspicion, but I do want you to join the Temple of Knowledge, at least for the past few years. Professor Maida sighed and said with great regret, "However, since that child met you, he often talked to me about you, and from those words, I have lost hope, your loyalty to the Dark Moon is unshakable, and the Dark Moon Temple also needs you, it is impossible to let you join the Temple of Knowledge, it's a pity, it's a pity." ”

For the clergy, these words are actually very excessive, and openly persuading a clergyman to change his faith is not only a question of the clergyman's piety, but also an affront to the gods behind him, and no church can tolerate such a bad act by others, nor will it condone its own people to do so, at least not on the surface.

However, the old professor said it unabashedly, and justifiably, for the reason that he had just said that these two temples were two special cases.

In their eyes, it is the responsibility of every Parvatiga person to pass on knowledge and spread wisdom, and it is also the only way for Parvatiga to continue to develop, and all those who are capable should join the temple of knowledge and wisdom to contribute to the development of the world.

As such, they have always gone to great lengths to lobby potential targets to join the two Temples, even at the risk of being hostile or even attacked, even in the nightmarish chaos of the times.

Strangely, the gods didn't mind too much, allowing them to woo their own servants, and there were many examples of successful wooing.

This is because the temples of the two gods and the shrines of the other gods are not strictly faith institutions, and the devotion of the people who join the two gods is not the most important thing, as long as they are pious enough to pass on knowledge and spread wisdom, and they can join the two temples without even changing their faith.

It's like a loose educational institution that doesn't conflict with the original beliefs, so it's no wonder that the gods don't mind, the only trouble is that it takes up a lot of time, which will inevitably affect the original work in the church.

What Xiuer lacks most now is time, and the old professor obviously knows this, so he dispels the original idea of wooing, and has been lamenting pity.

"Looks like you're familiar with Saph. Shule was concerned about something else, "She's not going to talk to anyone. ”

"I was the one who introduced her to the Temple of Knowledge, and I also opened her yearning for knowledge, you must have already investigated all this?"

"Uh......" embarrassed, extremely embarrassed, Shuer touched his nose, and even his smile stiffened. I really can't underestimate the eyes of these old people, I can see through my plan at a vicious glance, but fortunately, Maida just said it casually, and there was no other purpose, otherwise, I am afraid it will be even more embarrassing.

"Well, I mean, you've helped her so much in secret, but she doesn't know who you are. ”

"Help her? I didn't help her, just two people who like knowledge to talk to each other. ”

"Oh, she made such a big fuss, and she wasn't an official believer in the temple at the beginning, and the temple of knowledge actually spared no effort to help her bear the pressure, I don't believe there was no effort from you. ”

"It's not helping her, it's helping ourselves. Professor Marda suddenly became angry and scolded indignantly, "The more people who are willing to spread knowledge, the better, it is rare that a child as talented as Saf is willing to join this ranks, and it is simply a blasphemy to Lehmann Sullivan that fool dares to stop it for the sake of ridiculous desire for control." If it weren't for the doctrine's refusal, I would have mobilized the believers to drive him out of the Emerald Empire. ”

"Heh, don't you be angry, isn't everything going well now?" Shuer was taken aback, an ordinary person of such an age, if something goes wrong with his anger, it will be troublesome, "Actually, there is no need to be sorry because I can't join the Temple of Knowledge, I will help Saf fulfill her dream." ”

"Oh?"

"Hehehe, Saf is a simple fool, but I'm not, I'll help her achieve her dreams in the near future. As early as the first time he was chasing the film, Saf mentioned to Shul that his dream was to open a school to spread knowledge, and the two never forgot those words at that time, "Actually, this time I came to the Lion City, which is also part of the purpose." ”

"That's good. Professor Maida twisted his beard and nodded, the old man didn't say much, because he was waiting, judging from the previous experience from analyzing Shuer's behavior, this cunning young man, the goal is himself and the gods behind him, when he sees himself, it is time for him to throw the bait or make a request, the old man is always very patient, so he just patiently waits for Shuer's next temptation.

"Oh, it looks like everyone knows me well. Shul has seen the subtext behind it, and this is not a bad thing, it is no worse for sincere collaborators to think they know themselves than they feel as mysterious as they feel, "Yes, I have a plan for the next step, or rather, a commitment for the next step." ”

"Although it is not possible to do it for the time being, I can promise that in the near future, as long as there is a Darkmoon Worship Hall, there will be a classroom in the Shrine of Knowledge in the worship hall, which will provide basic education for local citizens to read and write in the evening or early morning. ”

The hand twisting his beard suddenly paused, his half-open and half-closed eyes closed completely, and the old man fell into a long silence.

Shuer is not in a hurry, not at all, fishing is like this, since the bait has been thrown, what to do after that is to wait patiently for the prey to come to the door, as long as the bait is delicious enough, the prey will bite sooner or later even if it hesitates for a long time.

So he just smiled, left the old man plenty of time to think about it, and motioned to Orana, who was politely waiting on the side, that it was okay to continue.

"This gentleman is the believer of the Traveler's Wind, the representative of the Temple of the Wind of Lord Cello, the Priest of Pavin, the archbishop of the Temple of the Wind is far away in the Rose Capital, hehe, and His Excellency Shul is in the same city, but he has something important to do, so he can only send a representative. However, Lord Pavon has been authorized by the Temple of the Wind to make decisions on behalf of the Temple. ”

It's a little familiar.,I used to blackmail at the Holy Service Center in the Rose Capital.,No, no, no.,When I had friendly consultations with those lovely staff.,I met this priest.,But I haven't communicated.,I can't even talk about acquaintance.。 Well, the wind god Sailo is not in his plan, but the traveler's wind is a carrier of information and intelligence, many thieves will believe in him, and he is the patron saint of the halfling, so it seems that it is a good choice to include him in the plan. Well, look into it a little more and don't rush to make a decision.

Shuer's mind swirled with various thoughts, but on the surface he nodded quietly, which was completely in line with the attitude of two people who met for the first time.

"The remaining two are our colleagues in the Water God Department. Confirming that Shur had no intention of communicating as deeply as the previous three, Orlana consciously continued, "Servant of Lord Herel, Lord of the Sea and Storm, Master of the Eastern Sanctuary of the Deep Sea Temple, Cardinal Gaimir of the Deep Sea Church, Apostle of the Lord of Snow and Ice and Ice Goddess Dian Yi, Archbishop Bethelphanie. ”

Cardinal Gaimir of the Sea is a blue-skinned male sea elf with muscles almost bursting through his skin, more like an orc savage warrior than an elven priest. However, this is the characteristic of sea elves, unlike their close relatives on land, sea elves in the deep sea tend to have extremely developed muscles, and the slender ones are aliens, which should be related to the living environment in the ocean.

Seeing Shuer look over, the muscular man who was two meters tall actually showed a very gentle smile, and his voice was soft: "I've heard your name for a long time, Your Excellency Shuer, I admire your reputation in the circle of shadow chasers." ”

Don't look up to me, I'm afraid. Thinking of a very special atmosphere of the sea elves, Shul subconsciously shuddered, smiled embarrassed but politely, and quickly shifted the target to Betherphone.

This is an ice fairy who is not common in normal areas, and many fairy tales with listening wings are modeled after them. However, they are much taller than the individuals in the fairy tale, well, a meter tall, a little shorter than a halfling. Although they have wings, they can't fly properly, and the wings are really just their energy-amplifying organs, which are used for fighting rather than moving.

"Actually, there was another priest who was supposed to attend the meeting, but I was a little impatient to wait this morning, so I ran out to go shopping, and I shouldn't be able to come back in time for a while, so I didn't prepare her place, and I'll introduce you when she returns. However, I think you've known each other for a long time. ”

"I'm back. An energetic voice rang out from outside the door, and the door slammed open, and a silver figure burst into the prayer room.