Chapter 4 Learning

Who is the most knowledgeable person in this church?

If you ask about the essentials of practice and religious knowledge, then it must be the Bishop, but if you ask about the Miscellaneous Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Geography, then it is the Chief Priest of the Ministry of Education. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Led by Priest Clara, Carl made his way to the backyard of the church.

Several small desks were crammed into one corner, and four or five children who were only a few years old were holding the books in their hands, either with sad faces or with high spirits.

On the other side, six or seven teenagers and girls in mid-teenage robes about the same age as Carl in the robes of the apprentice priests gathered to discuss, and next to him stood an old man with a long beard on his face full of satisfaction.

"Chief Priest Ed!" Priest Clara saw the old man, and trotted all the way over, directly pounced on the old man.

The old man helplessly patted the priestess's head and told her to let go: "Okay, little Clara, do you have something to do with me, I have taught everything I should teach, you are also a formal priest, don't be so like a child." ”

Clara pointed to Carl standing in the hallway, "It's him, Bishop Brian asked him to come to you for a while." ”

"Oh. The chief priest of Ed turned to Carl and looked at the boy with interest, he recognized Carl, and the resolution of the necromancer incident that caused a lot of headaches at the top some time ago was related to this young man.

"Are you here to study the canon or to learn the arts?"

Karl scratched his head a little embarrassed: "I'm here to learn words." ”

Learning words?

The students below couldn't help but look at Carl as well.

With black hair and black eyes, his appearance is quite delicate, and because of his poor life, his figure is a little thin. Dressed in a somewhat shabby shirt and leather jacket, you can tell at first glance that it is not from the church.

For them, learning words is something that can be done at a very young age, just like those little children have already passed the stage of learning words.

Where did the poor come from?

"Learn the words. ”

Elder Ed had seen so many people that he didn't have any extra thoughts when he saw Karl's outfit. I went into the next room and rummaged through it, found a heavy hardcover book, and put it in Carl's hand: "This "Fundamentals of the Common Language" is just right for you, the first step, pronunciation, literacy. ”

Carl took the big book, found a chair in the corner, and flipped the sturdy cover open to the first page.

The 34 basic letters cover both sides in oversized font.

"I'll teach you the pronunciation of the alphabet first. The old man walked up to Karl, whip in his hand.

Elder Ed pointed to the letters on the page with his whip, pointing one by one, slowly and clearly, giving Karl time to repeat it two or three times at once.

Carl's pronunciation is inaccurate and he will be slapped on the head by the whip.

After Priest Clara sent Carl, she watched for a few minutes and left, she also had her own business to do.

After repeating this a few times, the chief priest of Ed explained, "Read it yourself a few times, and I'll come to you in a while." If you can memorize the 34 letters without reading the book, I will teach you the basic spelling rules. ”

Karl nodded earnestly.

He cherished this opportunity, for civilians, learning is a relatively luxurious thing, not to mention that he was an orphan before, and now he is a war refugee.

The bears wanted to squeeze over and talk to Carl, but there was a faint violent aura on Carl's body that made them afraid to approach, and the teenage girls were a little prejudiced against Carl and reluctant to approach, probably because they felt that communicating with the paupers would lower their status.

So Carl alone occupied a corner of the backyard, frowning and trying to memorize, but he always felt a little inadequate, remembering the back and forgetting the front.

Seeing Carl's expression of confusion repeating the recitation, a teenager walked over and handed Carl a quill and a stack of papers, despite the other people's glances.

"It's best to use your hands and brain to memorize things, and if you memorize a letter and write down a letter with a pen, the effect will probably be better. ”

Carl was taken aback, then quickly took the pen and paper, and gave the blonde boy a grateful look: "Thank you." ”

The seventh doctrine of God, passion, helping others is something to be praised. The blonde boy smiled and walked away.

Carl spread out the paper and memorized it as he wrote, and the effect was much better.

Finally, after more than twenty minutes, Carl was sure that he could finally memorize all the basic letters in their entirety.

"Not bad. ”

At some point, Chief Priest Ed was already standing behind Carl, and he had been watching him, but Carl hadn't noticed.

There was no need for testing, as Ed had seen Carl recite it several times on his own, with only a few minor pronunciation flaws that needed to be corrected.

"Let's all take a break. Elder Ed clapped his hands, "It's lunch time, let's all go to dinner." ”

The bears ran away happily, while the boys and girls bowed respectfully to the chief priest before slowly leaving.

"How does it feel?"

In the face of the inquiry, Carl touched his head: "It doesn't feel very difficult, I think I can learn." ”

"I'm not asking about that. Chief Priest Ed looked in the direction of the boys and girls, "I'm asking about the atmosphere. ”

"Friendly and quiet. Karl replied after a moment's thought.

"Huh. Ed smiled wryly, "Davin, Charles, Channing, Cliff, Becky, Carol, Denise. Only Charles really took the teachings to heart and put them into practice. The rest of the children were too immature. ”

Charles was talking about the blonde boy who helped him?

Karl sneered, but because he didn't look very good, he thought that if he seemed to be on an equal footing with the other party, the others wouldn't mind helping.

"Most of them are orphans. Ed also found a chair and sat down, and began to talk about something slowly.

"There are also some things about the children of rich merchants in the city. ”

"They have been educated by the church since childhood, and it can be said that they have been marked by the church. ”

As members of the church, they need to work to carry forward the glory of the God of light, to fight for the growth of the church, and perhaps to make sacrifices. ”

"I'm just a teacher, and I want them to be on the right path and inherit God's will. ”

"Instead of becoming the scum of the church and discrediting the church. ”

Old Ed sighed softly: "When people get old, they talk more." Alas, you should go to the meal too. ”

Karl bowed respectfully to the old man and left with the others.

In the restaurant.

Carl saw that there was a vacant seat next to the blonde boy, so he sat down.

An elderly priest who distributed the food also served Karl a portion.

There is also etiquette for eating, everyone does a simple set of movements before starting to knife the food in front of them, Carl does not know the process, so he sits still and waits for everyone else to start before picking up the dishes.

The food is not hearty, but you will definitely not be hungry, two slices of white bread with some fresh vegetables and fruits.

The meal was quiet, even the bear children didn't make a fuss, and Carl finished his share in silence.

After the meal was finished and everyone was ready to go back for a lunch break, Carl pulled Charles in.

The blonde boy was puzzled.

"Thank you for helping me before. Karl said earnestly.

"It's just a gesture. Charles smiled slightly, "Actually, they're just embarrassed, if you take the initiative to ask for help, they will choose to help you." Teacher Ed is sometimes too busy, so it's best not to disturb him, and if you have any difficulties, ask others for help first. I'm good at geography, Carol likes music, Cliff is good at history, and that's it. ”