Chapter XIV: Children's Relief
Since coming to the territory, Vincent has patronized his own play, and has not met with local dignitaries.
Especially the Bishop of the Local Church of Light and Order, who is a snake that no lord should ignore.
Lord Bellman is a bishop, so naturally he should cherish his feathers.
Even if the territory is occupied by the demons, he has to maintain his dignity and is unwilling to take the initiative to negotiate with the demon lord.
In the same way, let the demons who believe in the demon god enter the church by themselves, even if Vincent doesn't mind, his subordinates will oppose it.
The bishop's confidence is that the Church, which occupies an orthodox position on the mainland, still has tens of millions of believers.
So, Vincent found a manor left by the previous lord outside the city, cleaned up a little, and invited Bishop Bellman to take the priests to a dinner in the suburbs.
Since there was no need to deign to be a guest at the Devil's House, it was inconvenient for Bishop Bellman to refuse.
Anyway, it's not the first time he's dined with the previous demon lord, and he has a good personal relationship.
At dinner, the personable new lord made a good impression on Bishop Bellman.
What's more, this lord hates cults and respects the god of light, which is very different from other arrogant demons.
The cult assassins who blasphemed the true god were really hung at the gate of the city in a very legal manner, which can be regarded as defending the majesty of Orthodoxy to a certain extent.
Able to fight the cult with real swords, the bishop feels that this lord is a capable person.
In Vincent's view, Bishop Beckman was elegant in appearance and modestly dressed, and at first glance looked like a retired university professor.
However, his eyes are not the kind of old man waiting to retire to raise flowers and birds, but full of shrewdness and power.
Demons are always keenly aware of what people want to hide, and then prescribe the right medicine to take advantage of the situation.
What's more, some people's purity is simply to cover up.
Even the demons know how shocking the Church's inheritance and wealth are.
"Your Excellency, I have come to give you merit and believers today." Seeing that the atmosphere was in place, Vincent said to the bishop during the feast, "I have thousands of lost people who are in dire need of conversion to the God of Light, and I would like to hand them over to you, who are of high moral character. ”
"Do you mean the orphans?" The bishop also heard about the recent events, but did not express his attitude, "That's a thousand people, and the canon says that the good church is always too small for the suffering of the world......
"I'm in favor of it, the church is too small and needs to be expanded." Vincent's words were astonishing, "That's why I'm going to donate." ”
The bishop's cutlery fell on the plate with a crisp sound that he didn't even notice.
Demons donate money when they meet?
And such a good thing?
"When I first came to the territory, I was financially constrained and used money everywhere, so I will donate a thousand gold coins slightly." Vincent waved his hand, "Take it now." ”
When the terrible scythe demon opened the wooden box in his hand, Bishop Beckman's eyes widened instantly.
"Is this gold coin too much charity......
This is not a polite remark, the money in this is more than the eleven taxes collected by the church in Silver Dragon Fort last year.
A homeless child is a gold coin......
A thousand orphans may have to pay some money for the relief, but they could have worked to pay for it.
In this world, child labor is already considered a kind of compassionate relief.
Besides, children are more to the church than just handymen.
"The apostles of the true God cannot dwell in huts, nor can they be left without food and clothing." Vincent comforted empathetically, "Poverty does not make the saints leave, but it can make the new believers go away." ”
Calming down a little, the bishop picked up the red wine and looked at the smiling lord.
"Thank you, God of Light, blessed are the apostles." The bishop asked slowly, "Is there anything I can do for you?" ”
"Quite simply, declare that I have been entrusted by you to save a thousand believers for the God of Light, and to return the helpless to the arms of God. Don't worry, I'll still take care of these miserable people in the future. ”
"To the Most High God." The bishop pondered for a moment, then raised his glass, "The good will be blessed by God." ”
"Respect the gods and the honorable." Vincent clinked glasses with the Bishop, "Let's defend the territory together!" ”
"Seriously, you really don't look like a demon." "At least not like your predecessor. ”
"I have to say, you're right." Vincent took a sip of wine and admitted with a smile, "I don't have the habit of using children's blood as a drink. ”
"Why don't you contain it yourself?" "It will boost your reputation," the bishop asked. ”
"That's true for you, but I'm self-aware." Vincent laughed to himself, "I don't think it's a good idea to have demons take in children. ”
Next, Lord Vincent announced that he would cooperate with the Church of Light to give the homeless children and beggars to the church to raise.
The ill-gotten gains of the beggars were to be used as their maintenance, and his lord himself took nothing.
This kind of impromptu kindness may not eliminate all beggars, but it does show a different side of the lord.
At least Ninia was once again refreshed by the strange things that the demons did good.
After this big devil came to Silver Dragon Castle, not only did he not kill a single person, but he saved so many children.
In any case, it is not easy to contain an otherwise stingy church.
He probably has some ulterior conspiracy......
Five days after the new lord arrived at Silver Dragon Castle, a new game finally became popular in the city.
It is well known that this origami game was invented by the lord and generously taught to the people of the city.
Every morning, a door on the side of the castle would open, and the lord's men would begin to give toys to the children and teenagers of the city, until noon.
The number of gifts from the lord is limited, first come, first served, and those who want to receive them are not limited to qualifications, as long as they line up according to the rules, they can get them.
Whether the child is from a common person or a rich nobleman, the lord's subordinates will treat them equally, and will never favor one over the other.
After all, the skeletons who distribute the items don't have the judgment to discriminate between different classes of people.
For a time, the lord's new toy became fashionable, and the streets were full of children with the lord's toy in their hands, running in groups, competing with each other to see who had the highest means.
This toy was called "paper airplane" by the lords, and the name was simply inexplicable, and the people preferred to call it "paper birds".
It is said that when playing, reciting a mantra of "thanks to the craftsman" can make the paper bird go further.
When the paper birds flew everywhere inside and outside the castle, and the slogan "thank you to the craftsman" became a buzzword, the lord's demon identity became less terrifying in the hearts of all players.
Every day, the lord will give paper birds with different shapes and characteristics, and there are different types that will never be repeated.
Children are always entertained, and out of their playful nature, they use their imagination to come up with new ways to play.
No one understood what the lord was trying to do, neither his men nor those who were plotting to kill him.
The lord still went his own way, not caring at all what others thought.
However, in the last few days, the sound of the lord giggling and yelling in his room has been heard by Ninia every day.
This demonic act of bewilderment made the flower girl feel both frightened and confused.
"Ahahaha~~~~~~~"
"Thanks to the craftsman, the protection value has risen again!"
"5000 points! More than 5000 points! ”
"Oh, the system redemption reward is here!"
"Boost value recovery is accelerated by 10%, ahahahaha!"
"Ahahahaha, the craftsman skill can also be unlocked!"
"Oops, please don't go up, the system data bar is going to burst, wait for me to adjust!"
On the morning of the seventh day, Vincent, who was already numb to the increase in his protection value, gave a new instruction to Ninia, who had almost become the idol of the Silver Dragon Castle.
"Starting tomorrow, there will be no gifts, let everyone play by themselves." Vincent said proudly, "That's almost enough for so many toys of the same kind." ”
"Master, what are your next arrangements?" The girl asked cautiously, "Indeed, it costs a lot of gold coins every day to send it all the time." ”
"I am born to be useful, and I will come back when my daughter is gone!"
Vincent said something that made the girl scratch her head, but looked dashing, before he said his true intentions.
"After promoting it for so long, it's time to hold a bird competition at Silver Dragon Castle."
Ninia breathed a sigh of relief, and it was also a struggle for her to maintain a business smile to receive people from morning to night every day.
It's a bit of a credit to yourself, and even if the lord doesn't give a reward, he should at least let himself pay attention to it.
"My toy, your new job is coming." Vincent poured cold water on the imaginative Ninia, "Next, you're going to learn something new." ”
The poor girl trembled before she heard the contents.
"Master, what do you want to learn?"
"Put on nice clothes." Vincent smiled with a demonic smile as he spoke, "Go dance." ”