Chapter 21: Hope
"Snap", closing the thick book in his hand, Shuer stretched out a long lazy waist on the rocking chair, the joints of his body clicked and clicked, and his face let out a comfortable moan with intoxication.
Beside him, Lisa, who had been sitting on the ground with her back to his legs, reluctantly left the warm backrest, muttered and got up, ready to support her brother as soon as possible.
"The lecture is over, tsk, time flies so fast. Gently pushing Lisa's hand away, Shul stood up and moved his limbs, "In perfect condition, finally fully recovered." β
Time flies indeed, and after nearly a hundred years, he once again showed the miracle of the dark moon on a large scale on major occasions, plus made a lot of money from the hands of the Rose family, and by the way, he did his best to protect the city......
No, it's wrong, start over.
It's been a month since he did everything he could to protect the city and protect the civilians, and even called for the Dark Moon miracle at the expense of his potential, and Shur had been locked up in the temple for a whole month.
The damage to the body caused by the secret method is far greater than expected, and it is much greater.
In Shuer's hometown, this set of secret techniques of blood sacrifice is a forbidden method that ends up with a strong enemy, and after using it, not only will you have to rest in bed for several years, but your body functions will be greatly regressed, and no one will use it unless you have to.
Shul had only used it once, and that time he saved Lisa from three powerful enemies, and by the way, he ran hundreds of kilometers in one night.
At that time, due to Luna-sama's rescue, Shuer's body immediately returned to its best condition, so that he underestimated the consequences of the secret art, and did not expect that it would make him seriously weakened for more than ten days, and it took a month to fully recover.
In the past month, Shuer has lived quite nourishedly, it can really be said that he has reached out for food to open his mouth, Lisa has taken care of him meticulously, except for forcing him to recuperate and not allowing him to step out of the temple, almost everything is done by his will, and he is tired of being by his side every day, and even the girl's least favorite class time, under her request, she insists on it every day.
Yes, Shul's lecture time to Lisa is the only thing Lisa will make awkward.
As early as when Shur first came to the temple, he didn't know anything about this world, and he could barely guess the language, but he didn't understand the words at all, and he was even more at a loss. In order to help him integrate into the new environment as soon as possible, the eight-year-old girl volunteered to become a teacher and teach her brother from the basics.
This is the most proud half a year for the girl, and for her, it is too fulfilling to be her brother's teacher, and she feels excited when she thinks about it.
It's a pity that the pride only lasted for half a year, she had never seen anyone with such a terrible memory and absorption ability, and it only took half a year to learn all the knowledge of the girl.
Half a year later, the two began to study together, learning the basics together with the two nuns, and after another half a year, their identities changed, Shul became a teacher, and everyone else became students.
This made Lisa feel really angry, and she had several awkward fights about it, and as the girl grew older, the number of teachings gradually decreased, and it was mainly up to her to absorb the knowledge she needed.
This time, in order to let Shuer lie at home with peace of mind, Lisa even did not hesitate to be a good student again, which shows how resolute she is.
No one knows that this month, the girl's heart is actually full of fear.
Lisa has always been a very smart child, and she has been burdened with too much pressure, which has made her mature early and has also made her understand a lot of things.
For example, although in her heart, her brother is as omniscient and omnipotent as the goddess, no matter what her wishes are, even if she just thinks about it in her heart, her brother will seem to be very easy to fulfill for her. But she has always understood that her brother is also a mortal, and he can also get injured and sick, and even, he will die......
The girl never wants to lose her brother, the person who loves her most in the mortal world and is also the person she loves the most, so she has been repaying her brother's love in her own way, even if she knows that she is overly nervous, she does not dare to be careless.
Fortunately, all the efforts were not in vain, and her brother finally recovered, and she knew that her brother would not lie to her, so when she heard her brother say that he had completely recovered, she even felt that the dim room was lit up.
It did light up, for Shul pushed open the door, and the autumn sun broke into the room with the cool autumn breeze, dispelling the turbidity of the room.
Outside the room, the Darkmoon Sanctuary was still a dilapidated scene, but Shur could feel that there was a little more here than it had been a month ago.
The extra thing is hope.
"You know what, Lisa, I smell hope. Xiu Er enjoyed the cold wind on his face, and said leisurely, "I know that you have been blaming me in your heart for a month, but you don't know that the Dark Moon Temple at that time has actually reached a very dangerous moment. β
It was indeed dangerous, and at that time, there were nine people in the temple, and no one except Lisa had any hope for the future.
The two nuns were absolutely devout in their faith, but all they wanted was to die in the Church, and their greatest wish was to delay the Church's demise as long as possible, at least not during their lifetimes.
That's all.
The revival of the church, the two of them didn't even dare to think about it, not only them, in fact, the previous bishops, although they have been doing their best to maintain the operation of the church, but the actual idea is similar to the two nuns, the worse and worse situation, so that they have subconsciously lost the confidence in reviving the church, except for the naΓ―ve Lisa, in the past hundred years, no one dares to believe that the Dark Moon Temple can be revived.
As for the other six children, they were actually adopted at Shuer's request.
Although it is full of utilitarianism, it must be admitted that it is much easier to cultivate the next generation of gods from an early age than to develop them out of thin air. It takes a lot of time and a lot of money in the process, but it's worth it, and when these orphans grow up, they will at least become the staunchest priests and nuns of the Darkmoon Temple, and if they're lucky, even a few priests.
However, this approach has its weaknesses. Growing up in a temple that is declining step by step, children will also subtly accept the status quo and regard it as the way out of the temple, and it is impossible for such a generation to make the temple have a future.
Even if the newcomer Shuer has solved a lot of problems casually, even if the life of the temple is slowly getting better by relying on his own hands for four years, even if Shuer has made a lot of money with high risks in the past two years, and the debts of the temple have begun to slowly decrease, everyone still thinks that the temple can support for a while.
However, people will always die, especially in a dangerous world like Pavatiga, even if before he dies, the temple pays off all its debts and has many believers, but if the thoughts of the core personnel do not change, and the thoughts of the next generation do not change, the temple will still have no future, and sooner or later, it will return to the present.
This is not what Lisa wants, and it probably is not what the Dark Moon Goddess wants, so this is not what Shur wants.
What everyone wants is a real revival.
"Then we have to give hope to the core people, especially the core of the next generation. "We must not put it off any longer, and if we let despair take root in the hearts of the children, it will be difficult to change it, so the problem must be solved as soon as possible." β
"But, didn't my brother have a plan for a long time? just go on according to the plan, why do you want to do such a dangerous thing?" Walking behind Shuer, the girl hugged her brother's waist and put her face on Shuer's back, with a little complaint, and with a little pity.
The solution originally devised by Shuer was naturally the return of the holy relics.
Using the return of the holy relics, making the two nuns feel the possibility of the future, and then using them to further influence the six children, this is the initial plan of the monk, and the effect may be not bad, if there are no such things.
"Why not?" said Shure, with his hand on Lisa's hand, chuckling, "don't you want to see more people saved?"
"Of course I hope, I wish that every innocent person could be saved, and that not a single victim would appear, and for this I did not hesitate to pay with my life. But it's based on what I'm capable of, and I don't want to be able to do nothing but watch from the sidelines, and it would be a shame for the priesthood to have someone die for my wishes, especially since this person is my favorite brother. β
"Hehe, but haven't you thought about it, I don't do it because of your desire, but because I want to save more people? God loves the world, and I love the world as a believer in the Dark Moon. β
"Liar. The girl's forehead hit Shuer's back hard, "You want to lie to me again, brother, you have never loved this world, except for those close to us, you have never loved people in this world, you have never regarded yourself as a member of this world, even if all the others die in front of you, you will not shed a single tear." β
"Well, it's still going to drop a drop or two. Shuer didn't refute, but explained with a wry smile, "I just changed my plan in order to maximize profits, don't you think that the current effect is a thousand times better than the return of a holy relic? β
The effect is indeed very obvious, whether it is the two new pastors or the children, their hearts are full of hope.
Two ladies, Tarina and Meria, now do only two things a day apart from eating and sleeping.
The first thing to do is to take turns going into the inner city to supervise the progress of the construction of the worship hall. Saying that it is an overseer, in fact, it is to hide and peek, and it looks like a whole day, and the chapel that has been abandoned for hundreds of years has finally been rebuilt, which is the first cornerstone of the rise of the church, how can you not be cautious, you have to see it with your own eyes, at least the two new pastors convinced themselves of this.
The second thing, the one who stays at home, is to bury his head in penance, to practice basic divine arts, at least to fool the believers, to memorize the priest's hymns and sermons, which is much more difficult than the nun to memorize, and to master the priest's church etiquette, if this is ugly in the chapel, even if the goddess can forgive, he can't forgive himself.
The six little ones were also infected by the two priests, and they recited and practiced with the one who stayed at home every day, and burst out with unprecedented enthusiasm.
"So you see, in terms of results, it's right to change the plan, it only took a month, and it was really worth it. Shul smiled and patted the girl's hand, "I know it in my heart, don't worry, with such a lovely Lisa waiting for me, I won't be in danger easily." β
"Hmph. The girl suddenly jumped on Shuer's back, grabbed his hair with both hands and shook it from side to side, "It's useless to praise me for being cute, tell me to worry, make me cry, I pull me and pull me." β
"Why are you here again, don't worry about it, don't worry about it, I'm going to go to the Temple of the Gods in a while, I don't want to go bald. β
"The Temple of the Gods?" the girl tilted her head and thought for a moment, her expression suddenly became ferocious and hideous, grinding her teeth and roaring, "I'll go too!"
"Uh...... Okay, okay, you go too, you go too. β