Chapter 165: "The Inconsequential One"
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After two hours of lectures and announcements on safety matters and other matters, the entire academy plus the escorted army, nearly two legions of 10,000 troops marched towards the Forest of Trials, and the junior students I saw in the morning were just here to experience the atmosphere, just like ideological education, not to participate in the training together as imagined, and some parents who had come to see off stopped at the city gate and went back.
Walking on the road, in addition to the excitement at the beginning, soon, most of the people became listless, although it was not the first time to act collectively, but this kind of uniform march that followed the escort army and wanted to slow down was really uncomfortable, and the academy stipulated that the students belonging to the warrior department must use their own feet, and only the mage department would be equipped with a carriage for transportation.
Lu Chen almost wanted to go to the Forest of Trials first with a special identity that the teacher couldn't control, but because Melissa and Talia were very bold to hold his hand, and he had to wait for Drake to come to him, he could only resist the impulse and walk in the class team, but the attitude of the two girls made him a little difficult to resist and understand.
Although they used to take the initiative to be kind to themselves, but until this time, they were still guarding the girl's reserve, but since the dinner that day, these two beauties have been in contact with their skin, and now they are even more close to themselves, and Sharon's ignorance that night is also extremely uneasy, as if something is happening.
I chatted with two beautiful classmates without saying a word, and soon it was lunch time. Because of the hurry, the academy asked everyone to bring their own dry food, and the water they drank was provided by several water magic teachers in the academy, and during this one-hour break, the students' respective family situations were all exposed.
Looking at the love food that the two beauties shyly handed over like sandwiches, and the lunch that they couldn't tell what it was, Lu Chen wondered, and when Pahn introduced it, he explained that they were all children of nobles. Although I can't say how much I feel for them, after all, they are two big beauties who take the initiative to pursue themselves, and Lu Chen inevitably feels pity for this situation.
Quietly happy to take their hearts, both of them took a bite of "exquisite appearance, first-class taste, but the ingredients are ordinary", praised their craftsmanship, and asked in the happy smiles of the two beauties: "What are you eating, won't it be something more delicious than the one given to me, let me taste it." ”
"This ......" Melissa was stuck on the spot, but fortunately, Talia's head turned quickly, and she immediately helped reply, "This is what our girls eat." ”
The other party was reluctant to say, but Lu Chen didn't dwell on it, bypassing the topic and asking about the situation at home.
These two unguarded girls revealed the information that Lu Chen wanted, and finally summed it up: they are indeed the children of nobles, yes, the family is not bad earl, but this title is inherited, and the two ordinary fathers have nothing else to make a living except for taking the kingdom's fortune, plus they have married a lot of wives and have a lot of children for the face of the nobles, and life naturally becomes difficult.
Looking at the classmates who looked at him enviously, and the food in his hands was almost the same, Lu Chen had the strange idea of "I am like a prince who has gone to the people".
Thinking back to his series of experiences in this other world, if you remove a few escapes and Sharon's affairs, it is really like being reborn with a "golden key", although the top teacher did not teach him anything, nor did he give a copper coin, but the things he gave himself were priceless.
Thinking of the original Sharon who took himself on the road for a fourth-order scroll, the Red Thorn Flower worked hard for the five million he gave and the army of the undead, and the thief uncle who only spent a few million to build a mine, etc., Lu Chen had a very unpleasant feeling.
"If you were still on Earth, you might still be an ordinary person like them. Sighing in his heart, Lu Chen took away the food of the two beauties lightly, and then took out a large number of delicacies prepared for him by the girls of the red thorn flower from the space ring, in addition to letting them choose first, he also let the other students in the class taste it together, and reluctantly regarded it as a publicity for the official opening of the store after he returned.
But before the two beauties could express their gratitude, the classmates in the class who knew that Lu Chen was good at talking pounced on the food like wolves, confusing the atmosphere between the three of them, and even some boys deliberately winked at Lu Chen and made faces, making him lose his temper at all, but it also drove away his sentimental feelings.
"Alas, could it be that I am almost twenty-eight years old in my heart, and I am already old? Damn, it seems that I am really old, and I actually sigh again. After being depressed once, Lu Chen ate his share with the two beauties around him, hoping to get back to the feeling of studying from their vitality. But it didn't take long for such a commotion to attract other guests, so that he had to put down the food in his hand again.
"It's so fragrant, Lucien, you didn't leave me a copy of what you had to eat, and I was so sorry for me for not drawing circles on your face last time when you were drunk. With this voice, Leni, a baby-faced girl, appeared in front of Lu Chen.
Knowing that there was no reason to talk to her, he happily took out a plate of food and put it in front of her, and Lu Chen got up to meet Russell and the others who came over.
As for the classmates around them, they hid as far as they could when they saw Leni, and at the celebration a few days ago, they were abused by Leni and Sharon.
"Bishop Jules, Master Diglen. Lu Chen only greeted the two old men, and smiled at the others. No way, there are too many people.
"Hehe, last time I said goodbye, I didn't expect you to become a marquis, congratulations, it's a pity that we didn't bring a gift this time, but we still have to come to you to order something delicious, you won't be surprised." Regardless of his identity, Digren said bluntly.
"You're kidding, huh...... Then sit here. After looking at the students who were very interested in the vacant space next to him, Lu beckoned to sit down first, and then took out an arrow and lit a bonfire, and distributed food to the few people who came over.
When he got the food, he warmed it up a little on the fire according to Lu Chen's appearance, and when he started eating, Digren, who saw that Lu Chen had something on his mind, said first: "Lu Xi'en, it's okay to call you like that, hehe, if you have anything you want to ask, just ask directly, don't worry too much." ”
"It's good to call it well, and I don't like to hang the word 'marquis' at all times. After a polite moment, looking at the few people around the bonfire who were heating food, Lu Chen paused before continuing: "Then I'm not welcome, if you don't want to answer, just ignore it." Bishop Jules, you are a member of the Holy See, can you tell me about the sacrifice?"
"This~" I didn't expect Lu Chen to ask himself, or a question directly related to the real purpose of the training, he habitually looked around, and then said: "You will ask like this, who should reveal something to you...... In fact, there is nothing bad to say about you high-ranking people, it is just to dedicate faith to the gods above. Whenever there is something, most people will subconsciously pray to the gods they believe in, and that will generate a lot of faith. ”
"I've heard that there were human sacrifices before, is it true?" Lu Chen asked.
"Yes, it is recorded in the annals of the Holy See, and there is nothing to hide, the first sacrifice was the burning of necromancers, then the pagans who tried to subvert the Holy See, and then the sacrifice of the saints to angels by means of introduction, either of which would make people pray to the gods in their hearts. Jules, who thought that the other party was just curious, said without hesitation.
"In other words, if you don't have enough faith, how many people will really die, and let other living people come and pray to the gods?" Although Jules did not elaborate, Lu Chen could already understand that compared with a single human sacrifice, such a collective training method can allow more people to pray to the gods, the most basic is that the students pray for their own success, and the parents pray for the safety of their children; And that's not counting the dark prayers between competitors, which are unimaginably overwhelming.
“...... That's true, but you don't have to worry, when you start from above, you generally only pick some inconsequential people, that is, some people who don't care about anyone when they die, and it's impossible for royal family members to be chosen, and the belief power of negative feelings is not what our gods need. Jules elaborated a little and hinted at reassuring Russell.
"People who don't matter...... Hehe, I'm sorry, I have one last question, how did the gods make the accident happen?Do it yourself or cause a natural disaster?" Jules's words made Lu Chen listen to it particularly harshly, because the two girls with many brothers and sisters around him belonged to this type, except for their parents, it is estimated that everyone in the family regarded them as a thorn in their side.
"It's not clear about this, it shouldn't lead to a natural disaster, but someone to do it. Jules replied unconsciously, he naturally didn't care about the life and death of ordinary people in a high position.
After that, there was nothing to say about the conversation between the two sides, just the usual chat, during which Russell also asked about Beaumont's character, and Lu Chen said perfunctorily "It's okay" and revealed it.
On the other side of the team, in the red thorn flower team that was also eating food, Serra, who was entrusted by Lu Chen to protect the girls, was tilting her head, looking at the sky with a blank expression, and silently chanting something in her mouth.
An hour passed, and the team was back on the road, but because of the "inconsequential people" in the previous conversation, Lu Chen no longer hesitated to specialize, and when he passed by a village, he bought a carriage and let Melissa and Talia, two people who had been good to him since the beginning of school, but had nothing to do with them, to sit together. He had already decided to let these two people follow him, although the possibility of them being selected was very small, but for some reason, Lu Chen's heart just couldn't let go.