In the deep voice of the tall bishop, Esther listened to the poetic texts of the holy scriptures, which spread leisurely in the prayer hall, like ivy rising from the bottom of a high wall, watering the sunset with the greenery of the harvest, or dyeing the dusk sun with the fragrance of wheat.

However, Esther began to wander, and she heard a dull hammering sound, mixed with a barely clear shout.

There were indeed only two people in the prayer hall, she blinked suspiciously, glanced at the crow Xiao Qi in her arms, and just happened to look at Xiao Qi dissatisfied.

It's already dusk, and she's wasted a lot of time here.

As if sensing Esther's desire to leave, the bishop opened his arms and ended the "one-on-one sermon" with a series of exclamations in praise of the name of Mother Earth, and then he stepped down and sat down next to Esther's bench, keeping a distance of more than a meter from her.

Esther patted the bench under her, and couldn't help but ask what she was puzzled about just now: "Mr. Bishop, haven't you considered ordering a wider chair?" ”

These benches, which are just the right width for the average person, are too narrow for the bishop's size.

"I prefer to be called Father Utravsky."

Esther's eyes were in a trance for a moment, and she felt a sentimental feeling for no reason: "Hmm...... Good. ”

"You seem to have a lot of trouble. If you have concerns, Mother Goddess is willing to open His arms to anyone. I also hope that you can feel the beauty and joy of the growth of all things, young man. ”

Esther stopped talking, she looked at the holy emblem in front of her that was smeared yellow by the sunset, and leaned back slightly: "Yes, I do have a lot of troubles. Do you know where you can find a cheaper rental house nearby? The kind that doesn't require identification. ”

"The apartment at 7 Lily of the Valley Street is a single room, but the washroom is shared. Five to eleven Breston Street on the northwest bank are rented houses, and the landlord lives at number four and you can tell him my name. The residents of 9 Verdee Street have two townhouses, but they are not cheap. There are rooms for rent on 11 and 19 River Bay Avenue, and if you are alone, you may be able to find the trust of those two families......"

After a long list of dishes with the same name, Father Utrawski pinched the bridge of his nose and looked tired, he was really trying his best to think for Esther, "I recommend the apartment at 7 Lily of the Valley Street, where the owners are very strict with unruly tenants, so the apartment environment is relatively clean and quiet. ”

Esther quickly compared the addresses with the map in her mind, and looked at Father Utravsky gratefully and helplessly: "This is the recommendation you said...... Wouldn't it be because Lily of the Valley Street is the closest to here? ”

"Praise the Mother Goddess, it will be convenient for you to come here and listen to the sermon."

"Anyway, thank you very much for your suggestion, I will seriously consider it." Esther heard the sound of hammering and cursing coming from the depths of the church, and couldn't help but ask, "Is there anyone else here?" ”

Father Utravsky was very calm: "Yes, your perception seems to be wonderful, there is a vampire in the basement. ”

"Wow, vampire, did you catch it?" Esther was a little excited, she had seen some of the information on the race while flipping through the fabulous history scrolls, but had never seen it with her own eyes.

"He got lost and for some reason suddenly broke into the church. Because he seemed quite emotional, I locked him underground and slowly went on his mission. ”

Esther nodded, but she didn't plan to ask more about it, she got up from the chair with Xiao Qi in her arms: "I should also leave at this time, so I won't bother you." ”

Father Utrawski sat in his chair and did not move, he still pressed the bridge of his nose constantly, as if he was having a headache: "I will not send you, may the heart of the Mother Goddess be with you, as broad as the earth." ”

Esther was silent for a few seconds, then said softly, "But I don't believe in any religion, Mr. Priest. May the peace of Mother Earth be with you. ”

Hearing such a strange reply for the first time, Father Utravsky's hand paused, he looked at Esther in surprise for a few seconds, straightened up and solemnly drew a gesture on his chest on behalf of Mother Earth: "Thank you for your return gift." ”

Xiao Qi stayed quietly in Esther's arms, but his eyes became more and more gloomy, this priest's attitude was not like a normal missionary, but like he was testing Esther. Even unintentionally, Esther's "blessings" often have a twisting power that she herself is never aware of.

Having not understood why Father Utrawski had said this, Esther hurriedly waved her hand and turned and walked out of the prayer hall of the Harvest Chapel.

The afterglow of the setting sun was refracted by the stained glass and scattered on the ground, like cracked pieces, fell into Father Utravsky's eyes, and his eyes, which had been hiding the pain and violence, gradually calmed down.

He whispered another passage from the teachings of Mother Earth God:

"The sweat of fruit picking watered the soil, and the wheat danced abundantly in your smile,

Those who work hard will be duly rewarded, and those who suffer will receive warm mercy.

The frosts of winter make you unhappy, until the palm of the baby holds all the laughter,

Passing through the spring of a new recovery of all things......"

——

"That Father Utravsky has a big problem."

Walking to the Harvest Church, where there was almost no harvest in sight, Xiao Qi immediately flapped his wings to break free from Esther's embrace and fell back on her shoulder.

"What did you notice? He seems to be extraordinary, too. ”

"And the sequence won't be too low. Don't you feel the cloudiness in his eyes? ”

Esther nodded, then shook her head again: "But he is trying to suppress his dangerous side, which speaks volumes about his true nature. And he gave me a lot of solid advice. I don't think the person in charge of such a large church of Mother Earth would be a bandit, at least not yet. ”

"It's really sad that you trust such a person, but you don't trust me."

Esther touched the amount of money in her arms and estimated the cash in her hand: "That's because every time you mention the name of that family, I feel a chill in my back, and this situation has become worse after I died once." ”

"Tsk, how can this person always be ......sharp when he should be dull," Xiao Qi muttered dissatisfiedly, scratching Esther's hair twice with his paws, not caring if Esther could hear clearly.

Esther, however, pondered something else: "In fact, in addition to the dreams that the night warned me about, I had dreams of something else, a man with beautiful silver hair, who carried a dead lark, and that lark also glowed, and he said that his lord ......"

Before Esther finished speaking, Xiao Qi's tail feathers had completely exploded, and it flapped its wings and flew into the air, landing on a street lamp, its black eyes full of alertness. It did not speak, but stared at Esther with utter hostile eyes.

Under Esther's blank gaze, Xiao Qi was far away, and even took care of his feathers, like an ordinary crow, full of vigilance against humans walking on the ground.

"Little Seven? How do you ......"

As soon as Esther stepped forward, the crow made a hoarse "quack" and flew straight into the sky, quickly bypassing several spired Gothic towers and disappearing into the gloom of Beckland.

"What the hell!?"

Esther was also annoyed by this uncertain crow, she didn't know what she said, and she actually made Xiao Qi turn her face directly.

She looked at the gray sky and felt her mood as gloomy as it was, trotting down the dimly lit streets, and Esther tried to put the irritating separation behind her.