Chapter 9: Blue Moon Shinrikyo
Inside the circus, a man dressed in a blue and white priest's outfit was already waiting.
He had short pale blonde hair neatly cleaned up, his blue eyes maintained a peaceful gaze, a delicate necklace of moon stars hanging around his neck, and a sectarian bible with a relief cover of blue moon stars in his hand.
It was not difficult to tell from the priest's attire that this was a priest of the Blue Moon Shinrikyo Cult, and behind him stood a row of silver-gray chainmail sect guards, standing motionless and standing still and looking imposing.
The Blue Moon Shinrikyo is very popular in the human realm, and even in the small city of Fog Castle, the Blue Moon Shinrikyo has extraordinary strength and the largest church stronghold compared to other religions.
"Only the Blue Moon cherishes the world and greets you, beautiful dwarf lady. β
Even in the face of dwarfs who were much shorter than him, the priest remained gentle and saluted first, his voice magnetic and charismatic.
Olivia greeted quietly, "Hello, Lord Reverend. β
The priest smiled gracefully, "You're welcome, please call me Baker." β
Olivia then asked, "Hello, Reverend Baker, is there anything you are here for today?"
"Only Blue Moon cherishes the world, please forgive me for taking the liberty of believing in it?"
Olivia frowned slightly, "Most of us are faithful believers in the Goddess of Wealth. We believe in fair trade and win-win wealth. What the hell is the matter with you?"
"Don't be anxious, ma'am, since you believe in fair trade, you should understand that there is a fee to hold a circus here. β
The minotaur said angrily, "We want money, we have already paid to you for that, the city lord's council." β
Priest Baker kept smiling, he glanced at the minotaur with mockery in his eyes, and said, "That's the Blue Moon Cultist's fee. β
"For the Blue Moon cultists. And you, you're heretics, and you need to charge an additional management fee, one gold per day. β
The bullhead slammed the table loudly, "A gold coin? Oh my God, there's never been such a rule." β
Unmoved, Priest Baker pointed to the table and said, "Behold, heretics are a source of chaos, and I have heard that a child died just now outside, and you should be glad that he died in the circus from time to time. β
A papal guard dressed in delicate gray chain mail stepped out, and he slashed the table with his sword, "For heretics, Fog Castle has long had this rule. β
The Minotaur was furious, and he was so angry that he wanted to go up and do it, "Duncan, stop." But Olivia's voice rang out, and he had to stop.
"Don't be impulsive, heretic, I could have taken nothing, but because of your impulsiveness, you must pay the price. Pastor Baker's voice was still so calm and elegant, but the cunning and mockery in his blue eyes were undisguised. "Of course, heretics, if you renounce your faith and join the Blue Moon, it will be a different matter......"
Asking them to turn their backs on their gods, Duncan and the rest of the circus trembled with rage, and almost everyone gathered around them, except for Olivia, who was sitting in a chair.
Olivia's eyes became even colder, she raised her hand to stop everyone's movements, and said in a low voice, "Duncan, give him a gold coin." β
The priest brushed up the long sleeves of his white robe, stretched out a finger and said, "I mean every day, one gold coin a day." β
Olivia's voice was calm, and her voice was not weak: "Then I'm glad that you come here every day." β
After getting the money, the priest stood up, shook his head and said, "Blue Moon cherishes the world, you see, after receiving the money, even the infidels will be cherished." β
The pastor's voice was full of compassion, and I had to admit that he was an acting school,
Duncan the Minotaur was held down by the circus crowd, and the butler of the circus was a middle-aged bearded man, and he said to the female dwarf: "Captain, a gold coin is half of our daily income, so do you really want to give it to him every day?"
Oliveira glanced at him, shook his head, and said, "It's not worth the conflict with the church for this money, you bastards. β
Outside, the departing papal congregation, the priest in an elaborate carriage.
Through the window of the carriage, the papal guard on horseback outside suddenly asked, "Lord Baker, do you really promise them? just a little money every day?"
"Of course!" Priest Baker rightfully continued, "lowly gnomes, stupid minotaurs, what money can you expect from them?"
"Wait a few more days until they make more money. β
The priest kept a smile in his tone, "Even if they don't make money, aren't there still a bunch of traders and believers in the city who run slave traders? β
......
When it was almost dark, Loki carried Hagiel, Ned and Lynn back to the third room.
The other beggars in the third room have already returned, regardless of the beggar's age, but they are well-informed and let the beggars know about the conflict between Loki and the seventh house.
"I heard that there was a guy who died, the half-elf from the seventh house, the one who robbed us of our money. β
"Whoever killed him, I heard that it seems to be the half-elf, half-elf in our house, what a bunch of arrogant and unpopular fellows. β
"If you want me to say that the guys in the seventh house will definitely take revenge in the future, and stay away from them in the future. β
The whispering stopped abruptly, and as Loki and the group returned, the few beggars who were squatting on the side didn't dare to whisper anymore, but just stared at them coldly.
Loki's relationship with the beggars is not good, not only his half-elf status, he has the mind of an adult, and used to spend all his time focusing on his biological computer, even Ned, Hazel and others, he rarely communicates, and Loki's indifferent performance usually makes him incompatible with the beggars around him.
Ned leaned against the wall and said with some embarrassment, "I'm sorry, Loki, but I caused you to provoke CarrΓ©. β
Four-year-old Hazel's big eyes were also full of uneasiness, and Lynn covered her lame leg and said resentfully: "Those villains will definitely not dare to come back for a while, they will definitely be afraid of Loki." β
Looking at the three beggars with different expressions, Loki nodded and said: "What Lynn said is right, they shouldn't be looking for trouble for the time being, they don't dare to make trouble and fight in the broken house, but you must be careful outside." You two are like Hazel's brothers, if there is danger, don't do anything, take her back to the broken house as soon as possible, or run to the circus to find me. β
"Circus, what are you doing there, we can't get in. β
"Figure it out for yourself, the female dwarf who treated you today, and the minotaur are all circus performers. β
Loki's words are not how kind he is, but the way the female dwarf takes good care of Hzyel today, which makes him think that the circus is not too repulsive to beggars, and at the same time they seem to be much stronger than ordinary people, maybe this is an opportunity to break away from the Brotherhood of the Dark Street.