Chapter 21: The Present and the Future
"Praise the Lord, and may the moon never set. Seeing the door of the Hall of the Dark Moon of the Temple of the Gods slowly closing in front of him, Shur smiled holy, drew a circle on his chest with his fingers, and whispered a prayer to the Goddess, "In the name of the Lord, we will do everything in our power to spread your majesty to every corner of the Twisted Void, and praise the Lightless Moon, O Holy." ”
"In the name of the Lord, holy. Beside Shure, Lisa did the same.
"Yay. At the moment when the door was completely closed, the brother and sister, who had been calm and experienced a second ago, and had the posture of a priest, let out a loud cheer at the same time, and clapped their hands with a relieved high-five, "Finally liberated, praise my Lord!"
Behind the two of them, the steady Pastor Tallinna led two children who had matured a lot in almost a month, and showed helpless expressions to the brother and sister who had completely abandoned the rites of the priesthood. The two of them were not rude in front of people, and Tarina was not good at nagging anything, but she always felt that something was wrong, so she had to hug the two children by her side and block their view: "I didn't see it, I didn't see it, you didn't see anything, remember, don't learn from the priest, you must be a good person in the future." ”
In fact, it's no wonder that Shul and Lisa are so happy, and the nearly month spent in the Temple of the Gods has been like a nightmare. Receiving endless visitors, dealing with endless affairs, today's Dark Moon Temple is called a hundred wastes to be built, naturally there are mountains of problems to be solved, and the temple of gods is actually only a small part.
It doesn't matter to Xiu'er, when he was in his hometown, he controlled tens of thousands of square kilometers of family territory at the most glorious time, was in charge of the food, clothing, housing and transportation of hundreds of people, coordinated the work of hundreds of family officials, and had to deal with many more problems every day than now.
However, Lisa can't, although she has learned a lot from Shuer's side, she is still a novice in the end, and many problems need to be considered repeatedly in order to find a more appropriate solution, so in the last period, the girl is almost numb, and even dreams at night, she dreams that she is dealing with official business.
However, everything has passed, and according to Shur, the first step has been taken, important issues have been solved, and the garrison in the Temple of the Gods has come to an end for the time being, and everyone can already go home. The Hall of the Dark Moon won't open again until the Rose Capital's Chapel is rebuilt, but after that time, it will be manned for a long time.
The two children Eddie and Susan, who followed Tarina, although they were only nine years old, were far from adulthood, but after this month's exercise, they were all in and out of front of them every day, and they were all big names from the major churches.
"Brother, I've decided. After the excited celebration, Lisa quieted down, snuggled up to Shure and walked towards the interior of the Sanctuary at the same speed, holding his hand as she did when she was a child, making both arms swing sharply as if she were playing some fun game, "You're right, the children are the future of the church, and they need to continue to receive a good education, but when the sanctuary needs to reopen, I still plan to have the children stationed in the sanctuary." ”
"Oh?" smiled casually, although it was obviously not in line with Shuer's plan, he did not object, but said leisurely, "Each individual is independent, for everyone, there will always be some things in life that need to be decided and implemented independently, and correspondingly, they must also bear the consequences of this decision." You've reached this stage too, so go ahead and exercise your rights with confidence. ”
"Don't scruple to make mistakes, don't be afraid to take detours, now our Dark Moon Temple is not like the past, we didn't dare to make a wrong step before, because at that time, everyone had no way out, one wrong step, it is likely to face destruction, but now it is different, now the temple has a fault tolerance rate, so no matter what your decision is, you can do it boldly. Don't worry if it's really wrong in the end, heh, my favorite thing to do is to help Lisa solve the problem. ”
"Hee ......" The girl threw her arms higher with a sweet smile on her face, "However, I still want to tell my brother my decision, and ask my brother to help me think about it, where there are mistakes, where is not enough to be thoughtful, is it okay?"
"Absolutely. Shuer narrowed his eyes, "Your decision doesn't really matter whether it's right or wrong, no matter how you decide, it makes sense, and it all has its own pros and cons, it's okay, you say, I'll listen." ”
"That's what I thought. Lisa stopped abruptly and turned to face Shure, and Tarina heard that the two were going to discuss key issues, and wanted to leave with the children, but Lisa stopped her," Aunt Tarina, now the ten people in our Dark Moon Temple, including Aunt Meria, including the other four children, are the most core members of the church, no matter how the church develops in the future, you will be the most important part of it, so I don't plan to hide it from you at all, if I go back, I will also make it clear to Aunt Meria and them, so you don't need to avoid it. ”
Facing Lisa's familiar pair of clear eyes, Talina nodded heavily, and when she looked up, she saw a smile on Shuer's face, as if to say, look, I told you a long time ago.
"After talking to my brother that day, I thought about it for a long time and tried to learn from my brother's way, analyze it from all angles, and try to be as comprehensive as possible. The girl stood in front of a few familiar relatives and said solemnly, "The chapel hall of the Rose Capital, if nothing else, can be completed in a month, no matter how slow we tidy up, it can be reopened in two months." ”
"It was about the same time as expected. Shuer did the math and nodded, "It's just a little faster, so what?"
"But I decided to put it there for a while after it was built. Lisa looked serious, "Reopen in half a year." ”
"Huh?" Shure raised his eyebrows, he knew Lisa very well, the girl actually attached great importance to the chapel attached to the main hall, and had been looking forward to the restoration of the chapel hall, after negotiating with the Rose family to rebuild the chapel hall, she was excited for several nights and did not sleep well. It would have been good for her to see the chapel open its doors to welcome the believers a day earlier, but she didn't expect that she would have plans to delay for another four or five months. Regardless of whether the decision is right or wrong, being able to have this idea proves that she is already a qualified leader, at least she has the two most important characteristics of stability and trade-offs necessary for a leader, and knows how to suppress her likes and dislikes for the sake of the overall situation.
"In this half year's time, I hope that Saf's school can strengthen the teaching of these children and let them acquire as much knowledge as possible. It is true that they are still young, the youngest is only six years old, but they have all come through difficult situations, they are more sensible and precocious than most children, and although intensive teaching will be hard, they should be able to bear it, as long as they are willing to pay for the temple. Eddie, Susan, would you like to?"
"Yes. The two children don't seem to understand, but in their eyes, the temple is their home, and what is it to work hard for their own home, "Sister Bishop, it doesn't matter what we give." ”
"Thank you, thank you. Lisa bit her lip and touched the heads of the two children, "Brother, you see, they don't object. ”
"Hmm......" Shul said thoughtfully, tapping his thigh, "Go on." ”
"Half a year later, the Hall of Worship and the Hall of the Dark Moon reopened at the same time, with Aunt Talina and Aunt Meria taking turns on duty in the Hall of the Divine and the other in charge of the Hall of Worship in the City of Roses, rotating once a month. My brother and I are in charge of the main hall, and when my brother is away, I can support it for a while, hehe, even Eddie and Susan are not afraid of hardship, and of course I am not afraid. Although Lisa smiled, her tone was firm, "As for Eddie and Susan, one will stay in the Rose City to continue their studies, and the other will come to the Holy Hall to take turns and learn how to serve the gods, and exchange them once every half a month. ”
"Brother, I think the experience they have learned here is also part of the knowledge they need to acquire, just as important as what they have learned in school, so I hope that they will be able to learn both at the same time, after all, even if they cannot become priests, they can only operate in the church as priests and nuns, these things must be mastered. ”
"Heh......" Shul nodded slightly, "I have no reason to object until now, and you go on to talk about your plan." ”
"To the six children of the Temple, I hope that from the age of eight, they will take turns to guard the Sanctuary like Eddie Susan, and that in a few years when they are all old enough to take responsibility independently, they will be in charge of the operation of the various city halls of worship. I hope that they can grow with the temple and witness the revival of the temple together. Lisa's eyes brightened the more she spoke, "As for the other students of Saf, if they are religious enough to join the temple and serve the goddess for the rest of their lives, then from the age of twelve, they will take turns participating in daily activities in the chapel of the Rose City to exercise their practical work skills, which will not only strengthen their sense of belonging to the temple and the goddess without delaying the school curriculum, but also allow the church to go through the most difficult gap in the first ten years." ”
"I'm very greedy, brother, I want the future, but now I don't want to give up, in this case, then why don't I just grasp both in my hands? Although my brother has taught me that I need to know how to give up when necessary, but I think that it is not yet to the point where I have to give up something, as long as I control it well, I can have the present and the future at the same time. ”
"Oh, greed isn't a good habit, Lisa. Shuer chuckled, "It's a pity that I'm also a greedy person, if I'm not greedy, how can I be worthy of the title of Gold Devouring Beast?"