Russell suddenly recalled the sapphire placed on the sword grid, and combined with what he had learned before, he began to wonder if the sapphire on the sword grid had affected the sharpness of the sword.

So Russell set his sights on the sapphire, from which he might be able to draw some important conclusions.

The sword was not on his body before, so Russell did not have the opportunity to observe the situation of this sword in detail.

Russell immediately placed the sapphire in front of his eyes, and he could see its secrets by the light of the chandelier and the candle.

It was only now that Russell noticed that this sapphire was not very clear and bright, and there seemed to be some words engraved on the inside of the gemstone, but no matter how Russell looked at the words inside, Russell could not distinguish what this line of words meant.

Russell had no choice but to give up, just because the blade of this sword was very sharp, so that it would be no problem to deal with ordinary enemies.

It was not early now, and Russell felt tired after a busy day, so Russell blew out the light and fell asleep after a long time.

Russell slept until dawn, and his tired body was back to its peak, and since he came here, it was the most comfortable night he had slept on.

Today I was going to the temple to observe, but I couldn't sleep too much, Russell got up from the bed, and after washing, he walked out of his room with the relics of Yingjie.

However, unlike yesterday, it was only Betty who greeted Russell this morning, but Buddy didn't come out of the room for some reason.

It seemed that Betty had woken up very early today and was already sitting on a chair outside waiting for everyone.

Russell was a little surprised that Betty wasn't wearing the blue dress she bought yesterday and asked her about it.

Betty whispered, "This dress is so precious, I just want to wear it on holidays or birthdays, if I wear this dress normally, there is a good chance that it will stain the dress." ”

Russell heard Betty's reply, and felt a little sorry for Betty's frugality, but he had to choose to support Betty's idea and touched her head comfortingly.

Russell was about to go to Buddy's room to inquire about the situation, but was stopped by Betty.

Betty smiled and explained to Russell: "When I came out just now, I saw that Uncle Buddy and my brother didn't go out, so I went and knocked on Uncle Buddy's door first, but I didn't expect him to tell me that he wanted to sleep a little longer, and we would go back to the village in two days, and he wanted to recharge his energy in order to earn back yesterday's money." ”

Russell smiled and shook his head, since Buddy had told him so, Russell couldn't dampen his interest.

Anyway, there is nothing to do today, so it is better to let him do the happy things by himself, and as for him, he will take Betty to the temple to observe for a while!

Russell took Betty to dinner, and then walked straight to the towering temple with Betty.

There were still a lot of people on the road, and Russell took Betty through the crowd and caught a kid stealing money, and it took an hour for Russell and his wife to reach the temple in town.

Looking at the temple from a distance, Russell still felt that there were no surprising features, but he didn't expect that it was not until he walked to the bottom of the temple that Russell realized the admirable things about the temple.

The temple was the tallest place in town, and even if Russell tried his best to hold his head up, it was still difficult for him to see what the roof of the temple looked like.

Also, the materials used to build this building were very expensive, and it was the only magnificent building that Russell had ever seen in this town.

Unlike the clay used in the construction of other houses in the town, the temple of the goddess and the government hall were built with the same materials as a single cut of boulders, and the walls were decorated with colorful stones, which looked like a costly construction project.

Russell would not be naïve enough to think that this temple was built at the expense of the lords of the town, so there is a high probability that this temple was built at the church's own expense.

Looking at it here, he didn't know the result, so Russell decided to enter the temple to find out the news.

Russell passed through the square in front of the temple, where many clergy in white robes were setting up small sheds in the square, in which they were giving alms of black bread, gruel and other foods that could fill the stomach.

From time to time, beggars and bankrupt commoners would come out of the shed with bread and other food, and then kneel directly on the ground and lay their bodies deep on the ground in the direction of the temple, singing the praises of the benevolence and fraternity of the goddess of grain.

Seeing this, Russell couldn't help but improve his perception of this church a lot, no matter how good a church is to outsiders, if the people in this church only care about expropriation and expropriation, then this church is just an evil organization without a little justice and mercy.

Russell had seen countless of these organizations in the empire that had dominated one side by establishing a single faith, where the people were generally ragged and hungry.

It's just that this church is very different from these organizations, and at least they will give food to the beggars to survive, at the cost of making the person who gets the food praise the kindness of the Goddess of Grain.

Russell turned his head to notice that Betty's eyes were intently looking at the clergy who were giving out the food, and there was a look of longing in her eyes.

Seeing this, Russell guessed Betty's inner thoughts, and he looked at Betty and asked questions,

"Betty, I look at you, do you envy the work of these clergy?"

Betty couldn't help but show a hesitant look when she heard this, but under Russell's encouraging gaze, Betty still said what she thought in her heart.

"Brother Russell, I actually dreamed of being a clergyman in the church when I saw the clergy helping the sick when I was a child.

But when I told my father and mother about the idea, they rejected it very firmly, saying that I was just wishful thinking and that they didn't believe I could be a part of the church. ”

Russell thought it strange when he heard this, being a clergyman was a very honorable position for the believers of the Church of the Goddess of Cereals, why would Betty's parents reject Betty's idea so much?

Russell told Betty about this question, hoping that Betty would give him a reasonable explanation.

Betty looked at the temple beside her and said, "I heard that in less than five years, the church will select a group of children in the town, and the children with strong faith will be selected by the church to become new clergy, and from then on, the selected children will be new members of the church." ”

Russell asked, "Didn't Betty you participate in this selection before?"

Betty was silent for a moment and said: "When I was very young, the church held a selection, I didn't catch up, and when I was just sensible, I also wanted to come over to participate in the second selection, but my parents didn't have time to take me to town in order to farm.

I don't have a chance, and if I wait until the next five years, I'll be married like my sisters in the village.

Moreover, very few children can pass this selection, and only a few out of tens of thousands of children can pass the selection every year. ”

Russell fell into deep contemplation when he heard this, for the farmer's child, this kind of selection is a rare opportunity to change his fate.

However, for various reasons, many children were not able to become clergy through selection, and their fate was completely decided.

Russell wanted to grant Betty's wish, but he couldn't do anything about it, he was just a traveler in an uncertain place here.

There are no acquaintances to turn to, let alone the store manager and the consul, they just think Russell has eyes.

The breeze in the square outside still blew the two of them's clothes, adding to their worries a little more.

Speaking of this heavy topic, both of them became depressed, Russell forced a smile, walked over to Betty's side, took Betty's hand, and led her towards the nearby temple.

As soon as Russell entered the temple, he instantly felt that the inside was much cooler than the outside, and the inside of the temple was not as dark as he had imagined.

On the contrary, it was very spacious and bright, although it was daytime, but there were burning candles everywhere, I don't know what materials the church staff added to the candles, Russell could always smell a faint fragrance of flowers in the air.

What shocked Russell the most here was the dome of the temple, the entire roof of which was made of colorful glass stacks.

Sunlight shines through the glasses as if rainbows are emerging from the interior of the temple, and Russell cannot but marvel at the ingenuity of the temple's designers.

And the most amazing thing about Russell here is that the glass and walls here are not painted with images of gods and mythological stories like other church buildings, but only colorful walls.

Except for a statue of the goddess in the center of the temple, there are almost nothing here that symbolizes the characteristics of the goddess.

"You must be here for the first time, right? Allow me to introduce you to this temple!"

A gentle female voice came from nearby, shattering Russell's reverie about the temple.

Russell and Betty looked back to see a nun in white robes who looked to be about thirty years old, looking at them kindly.

Seeing Russell's surprised expression, the nun smiled and explained, "People who come to the temple from time to time are already familiar with the specific structure of the temple, and they will not stand motionless at the temple gate for a few minutes!"

Russell couldn't help but feel a little blushing, his behavior was indeed a bit rude, they were blocking the way for the believers behind to enter the door at this time.

Russell hurriedly apologized and said: "I'm very sorry, we left the gate immediately, you are right, we are here for the first time, and we can't help but be a little surprised to see the magnificent architecture of the temple, we are honored that you can explain the situation of this temple to us." ”

The nun chuckled lightly and said to Russell with a smile: "You don't need to use honorific titles for me, I just think that ordinary goddess believers, you can call me Sister Marlene!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Sister Marlene turned and walked towards the inside of the temple, and Russell hurriedly took Betty's hand to keep up with Sister Marlene.

At this time, there were not many believers in this temple, but after everyone saw Sister Marlene, whether it was a clergyman or a believer, they all bent down to the nun and looked very respectful.