In the Imperial Council Chamber, Inquisitor Verus stood next to the stone pillar, quietly listening to the meeting inside the Inspectorate Elder's House.

He once opened the virtual screen, looked at his Divine Coin account, and then frowned.

He didn't know how many people were like himself, who could see the magic coins on the virtual screen and dream of making a fortune.

I don't know what Duke Donald's purpose is, letting the evil god of Sigma come.

Yes, evil gods.

"The meeting is over, let's go." The blonde beauty on the side quietly tugged at his sleeve, then lowered her head, put on a deferential appearance again, and after the elders withdrew, she and Varus bowed their heads humbly.

Then these people dispersed from the chamber of the Imperial Court, except for a few members of the House of Elders who were still unfinished and planned to talk a few more words, everyone else looked sleepy.

"Inspectors are like this, and those officials don't know how slack they will be." Going out, Verus said to Joanna on the side with a dark face, "I see that the clerk is already asleep." ”

"The clerk dreams of counting money on a virtual screen, and he's a devout Protestant now." Joanna didn't speak of evil gods, but of Protestantism.

Because the other party is also in the name of a goddess, and can really do things that only a god can do, so among the people, Gesiah, the goddess of Sigma, is the goddess of Protestantism.

There are even many people who believe that the goddess of Gaia's royal court abandoned the people of Gaia, and that the Protestant goddess came to save everyone.

"Even you do?" Verus's hands were shaking, and he unconsciously clenched his fists, not believing that his best friend would also be a Protestant.

Joanna patted Verus on the back and said worriedly: "It is said that Duke Donald is preparing to cooperate with the barbarians of Dakar to generate electricity, and this change will change many people. ”

"You should have known it from the time the railroad came along." Verus gasped and didn't bother Joanna to change the subject, "I heard that the merchant from Sigma wants to donate to the nobles?" ”

"Yes, now the aristocratic circles are all about him, and he has the strength to make all kinds of potions, which are said to be honest believers who smuggle purification potions and bring a sense of security to the people." As she spoke, Joanna looked around and whispered, "I heard that he also has a rose demon, which can bloom a large number of roses no matter how cold or hot it is, and it is the favorite of noble ladies." ”

As you can imagine, Verus pursed his lips, "The Empress is still listening to Donald?" ”

"Of course, the royal court can get income, and you are not ......" Joanna's eyes kept looking around, and after seeing a group of people in termite robes, she closed her mouth.

She didn't continue until the people were far away, "Recently, the people in the temple have been coming in and out frequently, and even if the inspectors don't warn them, the empress will pay attention. ”

"It's all like this, the empress doesn't know what's going on outside." Verus had no hope for the apostles of these temples, "The paladins were all healed by the man named Yifan, and it is impossible to count on the temple." ”

He suddenly despaired, and his heart briefly wavered in the face of a goddess with divine powers, and a goddess who seemed to have abandoned him.

"It's different, if Protestantism develops, these apostles won't get any money." Joanna comforted Verus, "You're just thinking too much, otherwise you'll have a chance to go the extra mile, and it's right to be flexible." ”

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Out of the castle, Zhang Yifan looked up and saw a team of temple members, preaching on the side of the street.

After he returned from the sea, he began to run to the Imperial City, and it had been a month now, but he had never seen the people of the temple preach.

After getting into the carriage, he saw a leaflet of the sermon in the hand of his attendant and looked at it curiously.

"I'm sorry." Carlo wanted to put away the flyer in a restrained manner, but Zhang Yifan had already grabbed it in his hand.

Carlo didn't know that Zhang Yifan didn't care what he thought, so he was very worried that the Protestant wealthy businessman from Sigma would expel him, so he was very worried.

"Why haven't I seen a missionary before?" Zhang Yifan didn't raise his head, the leaflet was propaganda about worship, it seemed to be notified once a month, a person's birth, old age, sickness and death seemed to be included, the temple also had temples, there were four temples in the imperial city, the baptism of the child's newborn, the funeral of the old man's death, the confession of believers, and medical treatment and teaching, all within the scope of the temple's responsibility.

Seeing that Zhang Yifan didn't have any opinions about himself, Carlo relieved himself a little and said: "I'm also very strange, usually the apostles of the temple don't come out to preach, but today they are on the road, discussing the troubles of life with passers-by. ”

"Extraordinarily active today?" Zhang Yifan smiled at the corner of his mouth, "Can they tell who are Protestants?" ”

"I'm afraid yes, the spirit of the Protestants is completely different." Caro thinks that pure Protestants would feel that the future is full of hope.

Protestants can learn culture, cultivation, techniques, and more from the brave. They can go through the path of the brave to buy purification potions and keep them at home, and they can also work in the shops and factories opened by the brave.

All Protestants who believe in the goddess Gesiah of Sigma can receive the gift of God.

In other words, there is no need to worry about accidental death in your lifetime.

As a result, the temple's income from funerals plummeted.

And those who believe in the goddess of the temple, most of the ordinary people live without support, and the poor do not even have a place to live, and even if they can go to school, they can only go to the elementary general education classes open to the temple, which are classes that can only be taken in the evening, and there is no point in finding a job in the future.

Most people don't go to it, but choose to let the children start working like the adults.

At present, there is no law that children cannot participate in work, the cost of hiring children is relatively low, a large number of children have no education, and many more die on the side of the road in despair because they have no money for treatment because they are sick.

Those who are in slightly better health are also in danger of being conscripted, because of the invasion of the Rhine, Gaia recruits millions of soldiers across the country every year, and these soldiers are usually obligatory, and if they do not participate, then they need to exchange money or land for freedom.

This is all what Zhang Yifan has seen along the way.

It was as if he saw a decaying empire, crumbling and threatening to collapse completely at any moment.

The reason why this empire still exists is because the temple is still there, and the ultimate belief of all people is the goddess.

If this belief is gone, then Gaia will be close to disintegration.