Chapter 230: Exploring the Ruins 5
After the Divine War, the human divine system has undergone occasional changes in the past hundred years, but generally speaking, the rule of human beings relying on spiritual energy is still stable, and the church has gradually evolved from a unified organization that originally resisted against foreign races to an organized group that exploits internally.
After the gods faded out of people's sight, the people questioned the rationality of the existence of the church, and the two sides slowly came to the opposite side, the priest broke away from the public and stood on the side of the ruler.
Hearing the other party's bold remarks, Ed almost doubted the identity of the other party, Raphael saw the young man's surprise, and said with a smile: "Of course, this situation is not what our church wants to see, so many people of insight are trying to change it through themselves, such as me!" He puffed out his chest proudly, as if this would prove the credibility of his words.
"In place of the Pope's tours around the world, monitoring the behavior of the clergy and restraining them from self-discipline, if you look down below, you will find that there are almost a hundred times less complaints against the Church than there were ten years ago. ”
Ed complained in his heart, "That's because the outbreak of war has attracted people's attention and become the biggest cause of their trouble." ”
In fact, he asked, "I don't seem to have heard of many cases of the church helping people!" The magician bluntly said his own problems, and he let go a lot.
Raphael touched his head awkwardly, "Of course, the road must be walked slowly, first clean up and rectify and then erect an image, if you get involved in too many contradictions as soon as you come up, you will inevitably offend some people, which is not conducive to the overall development." ”
Ed nodded deeply when he heard this. On closer consideration, this is indeed the case, and the maintenance of the etiquette of the people has to stand in opposition to the exploiters. If you rush to achieve results, you may not be happy on both sides, but the one who can set the mind for this change of thinking must be a great leader.
"Of course. If you have the opportunity to visit the central countries of the mainland, Ed, you will find that the church has become a friend of the general public, and the rulers welcome us. At this point, Raphael stopped his self-propaganda and turned to Ed, "Well, seeing that you are very zealous in theology, why don't you join me in this reform for the benefit of the people." It's also an honor to be a knight of the Order!According to statistics, we can rank in the top three among the most popular knights of princesses!"
Ed immediately waved his hand, secretly how could there be people everywhere who wanted to recruit him? He had forgotten how difficult it was for him to obtain the rank of a silver-level knight at his age, and besides, the achievements he had achieved on the battlefield had blinded the eyes of countless people who were eager for talent, and he was many times better than those so-called geniuses who were equally outstanding but were always in the shadow of the family, and it was normal to be welcomed if they did not conflict with each other.
The young man's action as he excused himself accidentally showed the badge pinned to the chest of his inner shirt, and although it was only for a short moment, the reflected bonfire light was immediately captured by Raphael.
"Yo! It turns out that someone has taken the first step. The rumors are true, Eddard you have won the favor of the Knight Guild! Seeing this scene, Raphael didn't dwell on it anymore, but he was still unwilling to talk about the other party.
"However, the knights directly under the Knight Association are not as popular as our church! and the war death rate has always been high, although the welfare package is good, most people don't have time to enjoy it!"
Then. The attendant brought roasted game, and the two of them, who had been secretly ostracized by the Burgundians, simply did not join the group that was bustling there, and each took a few copies and walked to a quiet place
Although Ed had a headache with the other party's covetousness, it was difficult to hear an elder with dry goods in his stomach explain the style of the mainland. He waved his hand at Chesterton over there, signaling that the other party was free to do whatever he wanted. He followed Raphael and continued to seek advice.
"Master, listen to what you say. It does make people yearn for the church, and it feels like it's an organization worth joining, but why do I rarely see priests and other clergy along the way? Ed doesn't think that escaping is the best option, if this is really a positive organization in reform, then he should take advantage of the war to show his strength and help as many people as possible, even if he does not directly intervene in the mediation between the two sides, it is better to occasionally send relief supplies and provide some free medical care.
Raphael paused, understanding that this kid has opinions and ideas in his heart, and it is impossible to impress the other party with his own set of words, but he also has the intention of soliciting, at least there is no harm in befriending this future star, God knows where this young boy can go in the future if he is not killed in the trial.
"This, I don't hide it from you, due to the spread of the war, the strength of the church in your Roland territory has indeed shrunk, but the real reason is because a task was arranged from above some time ago, and almost all the forces needed to be mobilized, so a short period of vacuum was formed. ”
Ed was still skeptical of Raphael's explanation, but he didn't say it explicitly, but the other party felt his thoughts, "Are you wondering why I wasn't also transferred, but still had the leisure to participate in the exploration of the ruins?"
Seeing through the young man, he had no choice but to nod, but Raphael struck him on the head with a light blow, "Stupid, you actually put me on a par with those clerical level guys, didn't I tell you that I am a patrolman?
The young man didn't have time to be surprised by the other party's super fast shooting speed, and when he heard this inconspicuous self-talk, he immediately jumped back a small step to widen the distance between the two sides, and at the same time shook his head firmly from side to side.
"What a pity! But this game is really well roasted, and only in a remote place like Burgundy can it be produced with a unique flavor, which is not cheap to sell in the central country!" was refused, but Raphael still didn't care to taste the food in his hand, leaving Ed, who was a little nervous.
Traveling in the mountains and rivers at public expense, like painting and food, such a guy not only has advanced magic skills but also has the ability to attack silver-level knights at close range, Ed really doubts that every guy who comes out of the mainland is a master, maybe take off the badge of the reserve knight members that Carmen gave him, and lose the courage effect, he will be frightened by the momentum of this guy! (To be continued......)