Game of the World Tree

After leaving the Eternal Church, Frank took his personal guards to the slums to visit John the God-Blessed Church of Life.

John the Blessed seems to be quite famous locally, and no matter who Frank asks, everyone will show respect.

This made him more and more curious about John the Blessed.

Frank is no stranger to the Church of Life. When eliminating the demons entrenched in the Southern Territory, he often fought side by side with the elves who believed in the Church of Life.

Those elves were not the same as the descriptions he had seen in books when he was a child. They were brave and fearless, loved fighting and adventure, and were born warriors.

However, although they are very combative, they have an unexpectedly warm and kind heart.

Frank often saw them enthusiastically helping civilians and being extra friendly to the mercenaries who fought alongside him.

It is also for this reason that, coupled with the rumors about the Maple Moon Free Frontage, Frank was full of curiosity about the Church of Life, and naturally developed a strong favorable impression.

Even for this reason, he specially asked the elves for a copy of the Holy Book of Life and read some teachings.

Of course, good feelings are good feelings, and politics is politics.

Even though he was very curious about the Church of Life, Frank still distinguished the two clearly.

He has always believed that if you want to change everything, you still have to start from the eternal church rooted in the human world.

However, Adam, who was favored by God, was rejected, and along the way, he saw the inaction of the Eternal Church and the collusion between the fallen nobles and the Church... His heart finally felt a little shaken.

Even the gods of the church no longer pay attention to the commoners, and only nobles can visit. He really does not know whether this eternal church, which once represented light and justice, can still bring hope to the world...

With some lost heart, Frank led the guide to the slum.

However, when he entered the slum, he was slightly taken aback.

It's not that Frank hasn't entered the ghetto.

In his impression, slums often represent dirty and messy places.

Stinking, disorderly, people with empty eyes and ragged clothes...

However, the sight in front of him greatly exceeded his expectations.

"Is this really a ghetto?"

Looking at the renovated buildings and the well-organized, clean and tidy streets in front of him, Frank couldn't help asking.

"Lord Knight, this is Larona's ghetto."

The guide replied proudly.

"Lie! We are not those nobles who have never seen a slum. You can say that this is a slum in the inner city. How can it be a slum when it is so clean?"

Guard Roland frowned and said displeasedly.

"No... Lord Knight, Larona's ghetto wasn't like this a few months ago. This is all the work of Lord John and Elf friends..."

The guide quickly explained.

"John? Elf?"

Frank raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, Lord John said, change should start from the side, start from little things, as the first appendix of the "Code of Life", "Life, Rights and Struggle" said: a house How can you sweep the world if you don't sweep it!"

"If you can't even change your own environment, how can you change the world, and how can you pursue hope?"

"Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. Light and hope will not come by themselves, but will be pursued with their own will since they act..."

"And the first thing to do is to change your mental outlook! Let your life regain vigor and vitality!"

"That's why... Mr. John took everyone to rebuild the slum..."

"Well... I also want to thank the elves. It is said that many of them are also admirers of Lord John, follow Lord John, preach life and faith, and it is they who, under the command of Lord John, use magical magic to improve everyone's life. living environment."

The guide said with a beaming expression, his expression full of respect for John the Blessed One, as well as his admiration for the doctrine of life.

Seeing him like this, Frank couldn't help but ask:

"Are you also a believer in life?"

The guide nodded and said proudly:

"Lord Knight, as early as the first day Lord John came to Larona, I became a believer in life. Not only that, but our family members also became believers in life!"

Hearing this, Frank moved in his heart:

"You also live in a slum?"

"Yes."

The guide nodded.

Frank's expression changed completely.

Now, he was really surprised.

If he remembered correctly, the vast majority of the residents of the slums have always lived in ignorance. As beings forgotten by the city and forgotten by the nobles, their status is not even much higher than those of the slaves in the black market.

There is no hope, no future, and may even be killed at any time by the venting guards and robbers, or get involved in the struggle of the gang, and die unexpectedly...

Even Frank didn't like them at all.

He knows that the empire is sick now, and if he wants to overthrow this rotten kingdom, he needs the support of the people

However, the people he was optimistic about actually meant those civilians who were more or less educated...

This needs to be mentioned. Although the world of Saigus is similar to the late Middle Ages on Blue Star, because of the existence of magic, the knowledge and literacy rate of this world is much higher than that of Blue Star in a similar period. of.

Of course, knowledge related to supernatural powers such as magic and martial arts is difficult for most ordinary people to access.

For example, basic education civilians can account for one-fifth of the Empire's population.

Despite the fact that fifths may seem like a small number, their composition matters.

Among them, mainly the surplus free people, businessmen, rich peasants and professionals.

Especially professionals, the vast majority of low-level professionals in the entire empire belong to civilians, and low-level professionals account for more than 80% of all professionals.

In other words, low-level professionals are the cornerstone of extraordinary power, and the commoners are the cornerstone of low-level professionals.

At present, the magic power of the world of Saiggs has improved, and the professionals have ushered in an explosive period. The most obvious fluctuation in strength is this class.

In Frank's view, if this force can be integrated, it will have the ability to shake the rule of the aristocracy.

On the other hand, he is not optimistic about the poor and peasant households, who account for nearly 80% of the population of the entire empire.

They have little education and few careers.

Their physiques are generally weak due to malnutrition. Even if they have hidden talents, it is difficult to rely on their own awakening power when the magic power is recovering.

Not only that, because their spiritual power is often weak, and in most cases, the quality of their beliefs is also low, and even the Eternal Church has gradually ignored them as the church's strength has grown.

In the extraordinary world, they are the weakest at the bottom.

The most common appearance of them is to hide in ragged clothes in a dangerous building that may collapse at any time, and look outside with a dazed gaze.

However, the guide in front of him was completely different.

Although his clothes were covered with patches, they were clean, and his eyes were bright and full of color.

Although a little thin, his mental outlook is very sunny, completely different from the poor people Frank knows...

Is this what that Lord John did?

Is it brought by the Church of Life?

In less than three months?

Frank's eyes changed.

Seemingly realizing something, he quickly raised his head and looked into the slum, looking for the figures of those slums.

And when the poor living here came into his eyes, they showed faces full of hope and light just like the guide.

Their eyes sparkled.

Not only that, Frank was even shocked to see that there were a lot of professionals!

However, their strength is not high, and they should have just awakened.

However, this has been very shocking.

You must know that this is a slum, the entire human world, the most difficult place to give birth to professionals, even slaves raised by nobles, the possibility of giving birth to professionals is much higher!

Clean streets, smiling and hopeful residents, awakening professionals one after another...

Frank would not be surprised if such a scene appeared in the inner city's civilian area.

But this is the ghetto of the outer city!

Or... ghetto!

And this change is likely to only take less than three months!

Three months! Only three months!

What can you do in three months?

Three months is enough for the nobles to tour the territory once.

Three months is only enough for the nobles to hold a large banquet.

And now, in just three months, the slums in front of me have undergone earth-shaking changes...

This is nothing short of a miracle!

Frank opened his mouth and looked moved.

An indescribable shock came to his mind.

At this moment, he suddenly felt that he had been fighting against demons in the Southern Land before, and maybe he had missed a lot...

At this moment, he also suddenly realized that perhaps his understanding of Fengyue Free Leader might be a little off...

In fact, most of those who fled to the Freeland of Maple Moon were freedmen displaced by the war.

The poor have no money to support them on the merchant ships.

Therefore, Frank has always felt that the Maple Moon Free Leader is also a gathering of civilians who rely on it, and it continues to grow...

But now, he realizes that he may be wrong.

The vast number of poor people he didn't value before... seems to contain some kind of powerful power.

An impulse suddenly surged in Frank's heart.

He wanted to see John the Blessed as soon as possible, and he wanted to know how the other party did it.

He wants to know...everything about the Church of Life!

Taking a deep breath, he rolled over and dismounted and walked into the slum.

John the Blessed is not hard to find.

When Frank came to the other side under the guidance of the guide, the other side was in a makeshift sick hut, using the magic of life to treat the pain of the poor for free.

The God-Blessed One of the Church of Life was dressed in a holy white robe, and his body exuded a faint brilliance, giving people a feeling of peace and warmth.

His stature is not tall, even a little thin, but he stands upright, and his small body seems to contain great strength.

Frank didn't see his age, but he should be less than forty.

However, although he is less than 40 years old, it brings a sense of vicissitudes of life...

It is worth mentioning that, after seeing the appearance of John the God-Blessed, for some reason, Frank always felt so familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

But he is sure that he has never seen such a person with such style!

At the same time, at this moment, Frank finally realized that the Eternal Church... is no longer saved.

A divinely favored person from the church can walk in the world, treat the poor in person, and impart knowledge and faith to the poor...

A church favored person huddled in the church, euphemistically called seclusion, but in fact, except for the nobles who held real power, no one was seen...

Judgment.

God's favor is like this, what will happen to the whole church?

At this moment, Frank thought of many, many...

"Those who stay away from the masses will eventually be kept away by the masses; those who deviate from the times will eventually be abandoned by the times."

For some reason, such a sentence suddenly appeared in Frank's mind.

That was what he saw when he was flipping through the Book of Life.

At the time, he didn't feel much.

But at this moment, looking at the focused gaze of John the God-Blessed, and the respectful gaze of the poor people around him looking at him, Frank suddenly felt... he seemed to understand.

"Lord John, a knight wants to visit you!"

The guide shouted to the busy God-Blessed John.

Hearing the call, God-Blessed John released the last divine healing technique, raised his head slightly, and looked at Frank.

At that moment, Frank only felt a pair of eyes full of brilliance looking over.

Frank felt inexplicably tight in his heart, even though he had seen many big people, but at this moment, there was still a touch of anxiety in his heart.

I saw him stand up straight, put his right hand on his chest, slowly bent over, and performed a standard Manian etiquette, saying:

"Frank, the head of the Dawning Mercenary Group, has seen Lord John."

After listening to Frank's words, a trace of surprise appeared in John's eyes, and gradually turned from surprise to joy like seeing an old friend:

"Lord Frank? Is it you? Why are you here?"

After speaking, he looked Frank up and down, and couldn't help but sigh:

"I haven't seen you for a few months. You seem stronger than before."

Frank was slightly taken aback.

His expression was a little suspicious:

"Lord John, have we... ever met?"

"Huh? Could it be that you forgot?"

This time, it was John's turn to be surprised.

I saw him smile gently and said:

"Lord Frank, we met at the gold mine outside Luc a few months ago. At that time, I hadn't been blessed by the goddess..."

Luc City? Gold mine?

Frank was a little bewildered.

He looked at John the Blessed One carefully, trying to see something from the other's appearance, but John the Blessed continued to smile and let him look at it.

The valve of memory opened slowly.

Gradually, the middle-aged man who was bathed in holy light in front of him overlapped with a certain figure in Frank's impression...

"You? It's you? Old... Old John?!"

Frank's eyes widened, he couldn't hold back the shock in his heart any longer, and exclaimed.