Chapter 868 Return to Longshe Port
Erathia, Longgue Port City, Luo Xiang drove a carriage, humming a tune while driving on the wide road.
Luo Xiang was driving a year ago, and Luo Xiang is still driving a year later.
But his current car is very different from before.
This is the special carriage of the Holy Gryphon Church [Saint Adela]!
This is a big treasure. Now Luo Xiang is traveling in an empty carriage, accompanied by six fully armed church knights.
If [Saint Adela] was sitting on a carriage, it would be even more extraordinary. At least a complete formation of 18 church knights would accompany them, and there would have to be nearly a hundred holy swordsmen guarding the surroundings.
This is not because Adela wants to show off, but because her status is too high.
In Erathia now, divine power and imperial power share the world, and angels and griffons fly together.
Adela, who represents the Holy Gryphon Church, is half of Erathia. It can be called the pope, pope, and saint in one, and its status is no less than that of Her Majesty Catherine.
Especially Longgue Port City, which is Adela's hometown, and all the residents are proud to be fellow townsmen with the Saint.
If there are not enough escorts to clear the way, when she parades, the people who worship her and want to worship her will be able to crowd around the carriage.
This carriage is exclusive to the Saint, and it belongs to him, Luo Xiang. No one else can even touch it, let alone drive it.
"Smoked fish, good quality smoked fish! It's smoked with the agave we just caught yesterday, it's fresh!"
"Try it and take a look. The grilled squid made by the halfling chef is only available here. There are no other branches. Don't miss it!"
"We are selling flower cakes! Get the freshly baked blue flower cakes. It's not fragrant or sweet and doesn't cost any money."
Da da da……
The crisp sound of horse hooves sounded slowly on the white stone road, and the sound of rolling wheels complemented the sound of hawking along the street.
The sweet smell of the flower cake crept into Luo Xiang's nostrils.
He sniffed and felt hungry.
Soon, the carriage left Longgue Port City under Luo Xiang's skillful control.
They have to patrol the auxiliary cities and villages around Longguigang City, and then come back, once a week, unstoppable.
If there is any incident of bullies oppressing good people in the affiliated city, and someone stops the convoy to complain to them, they can execute justice on the spot and strike hard.
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Just as Luo Xiang and the knights were leaving one village and preparing to rush to another village, a church knight next to him suddenly shouted:
"Careful, get out of the way!"
The church knight dismounted and quickly grabbed the emergency reins of Luo Xiang's carriage.
"Hey!!"*6
He pulled hard, and six tall white horses rose up at the same time and stopped the carriage urgently.
"what happened?"
Luo Xiang, who was sitting on the carriage, was startled. He saw that the horse seemed a little frightened, and he quickly pulled the reins a few times.
The frightened horse recovered immediately and became lazy and miraculous.
Luo Xiang looked over and saw that in the blind spot of his view blocked by the war horse, there was a little boy holding an apple basket sitting on the ground in fear, and the apples in the basket were scattered all over the floor.
The knight holding the reins became serious and shouted:
"How are you walking! This is White Rock Drive! Didn't your adults teach you not to run across White Rock Drive?
You piled apples so high that your eyes were blocked. Who taught you to hold things like this? ! "
The little boy's eyes filled with mist, and he became even more panicked: "Yes, I'm sorry, I, I..."
"Archimende!" At this moment, a young man dressed as a fisherman ran over in a panic. Where he ran over, a fruit basket that was also filled to the brim was thrown to the ground.
"Brother!" The little boy seemed to have found his backbone, and tears fell down in a burst of tears. He cried incessantly.
Colliding into the church's carriage, this would have resulted in death in the previous Holy Heaven Church.
The little boy didn't know this; he was simply frightened by the horse.
But the young man knew the consequences very well, so he was actually more frightened than the little boy.
The young fisherman turned pale with fright, but he still protected the little boy with his body and anxiously explained to the knight:
"Lord Knight, we definitely didn't mean it. We were just too anxious to get the apples to sell in Longgue Port City, so we didn't pay attention.
No matter how much loss we cause, we will compensate you.
Holy and gryphon above, please believe that our family are all devout believers of the church, and we are definitely not deliberately trying to tempt the spies of the church. "
"You know quite a lot?" The church knight was still angry: "Then you still don't know how to teach your brother well! Do you know what will happen if your brother is trampled by a war horse!"
"Okay! Don't scare them, they already know their mistake."
At this moment, Luo Xiang shouted loudly.
He calmed the horse, jumped down from the carriage, and patted the armor on the thigh of the church knight.
The church knight took a heavy breath, put on his helmet, and rode his horse back to the team.
Luo Xiang walked to the boy's side. The boy's eyes were full of regret for the past and panic about the future.
His figure is not thin, but he is not too fat. His face is quite clear, but a little yellow. His clothes are very clean, but they look a little white due to long-term cleaning.
In Luo Xiang's heart, the young man who was protecting his younger brother gradually overlapped with his former self.
This moment is just like that moment.
"Lord Qi Ge changed my destiny. I am not as powerful as Lord Qi Ge, but I should also remain kind to those who are weaker than me."
Luo Xiang knelt down, touched the little boy's hair with his gentle but rough hands, and asked softly:
"You're not hurt, are you?"
"No, no." The little boy leaned tightly in his brother's arms, with a muddy cry in his voice.
Luo Xiang smiled slightly and said:
“It’s good that it’s not hurt.
"Yeah. These apples are of good quality."
Luo Xiang picked up an apple from the ground, wiped it, and took a big bite.
"Don't go to the city. Sell them all to me."
The little boy was at a loss, but his brother suddenly became smart:
"Sir, we ran into your carriage. If possible, these apples can be regarded as our apology to you.
If it's not enough, I have some more over there. If it's not enough, I'll add more. "
"Okay, okay!" Luo Xiang patted the young man's head and said with a smile:
"No need to be like this, I'm just buying something. You don't have to be afraid."
Luo Xiang recalled the appearance of Qi Ge and said to the young man:
"The price of these apples in Longgue Port City is about 6 silver coins each.
Some of these on the ground were broken and worthless.
Although these apples are a little bruised, I happen to like eating apples, so they cost 7 silver coins each.
I also bought an apple basket to save me the effort of finding something to put it in.
The apples have just been picked from the tree. They are very fresh. I will add a little more price. The total is 8 silver coins each.
I did a visual inspection and found that the two baskets you have and the one I have have a total of 128.
The total is 10 gold and 24 silver. I don’t like change, so I’ll give you 11 gold coins. Didn't I get it cheaper for you? how do you feel? "
"Sir!" The young man was so excited that his lips were trembling and he was speechless.
"Haha, it seems you agree. That's okay, help me pick up my apples."
Luo Xiang took out 11 gold coins and counted them one by one to the young man's hand to confirm that they were correct.
The young man and the little boy hurriedly picked up the apples and solemnly moved them to the driver's seat of Luo Xiang's carriage.
Luo Xiang smiled and gave each of the knights an apple, and the knights accepted it with dignity.
They looked at Luo Xiang with respect and appreciation in their eyes.
Until the motorcade left, the young man and the little boy still stood on the roadside and kept waving.
Luo Xiang did not look back, he raised his riding whip and shouted loudly:
"Don't you still want to go to the city to buy something? Go quickly. Go early and come back early. Don't let your parents worry!"
"Yes! Sir! Sir! My name is Archimenon! Sir, I will definitely find a way to repay you in the future!"
"Hahaha! Okay, then I'll wait."
Luo Xiang looked up to the sky and laughed. In his mind, he couldn't help but recall the day that changed his destiny.
"That day, my carriage surprised the saint's procession. The damn pagan bishop not only ordered my carriage to be destroyed, but also wanted to kill me.
Fortunately, the Holy Lady was magnanimous and I managed to escape with my life.
As a blessing in disguise, I also met Mr. Qi Ge, the president of the [Timely Rain Merchant Association] because of this incident.
I will never forget his noble and elegant smile and the gold coins that gradually increased little by little in front of me.
It was he who saved the lives of my whole family.
And when I followed Lord Qi Ge in the City of God’s Choice, that was the second happiest time in my life, and the happiest time is now. "
Luo Xiang stroked the red flower on his chest.
Blue flowers and red flowers can be seen everywhere in Erathia, but in Longgue Port City, they have a special meaning.
Becoming a father for the first time.
This was his fourth child and he didn't have to wear one.
But for some reason, he likes to pick flowers of corresponding colors and wear them on his chest when his children are born.
Perhaps the scene where Qige bent down to help him pick up the blue flowers impressed him so much, or maybe he secretly felt that these flowers could bring him good luck.
After Qi Ge recommended Luo Xiang to Adela, Adela took great care of him and gave him a lot of training.
It can be said that all advancements below miracles are at his disposal.
As long as he confirms it, he will be able to get rid of his identity as a logistics unit, gain powerful combat effectiveness, and maybe even become a hero in the future!
But after repeated struggles, Luo Xiang finally determined that he did not have that kind of ability and that kind of ambition.
He is a very ordinary, very common Erathian who likes his children and even prefers to take good care of his wife after the children fall asleep.
He used to want to join the combat service purely to support his family, but now he has a worry-free life. He is willing to drive, loves driving, and can only think about driving.
After going around in circles, Luo Xiang finally chose the coachman class and became Adela's exclusive coachman.
This time, it's been more than half a year.
Adela rarely rides in her exclusive car, and even spends little time in Longgue Port City.
Luo Xiang only needs to pull this empty carriage for one or two laps around Longbi Port City and Longbao Port City on the seventh day of every week, and he will have completed his task.
In the remaining days, if he wanted to work, he would go to the car dealer to pick up some jobs. If he didn't want to work, he would stay at home with his wife and children. He would enjoy fishing and live a happy, worry-free, happy and stable life.
Luo Xiang felt that there were not many people who lived more comfortably than him in the whole Longshe Port City, or even in the whole of Elasia.
Therefore, he was very grateful to Adela in his heart. Of course, he was most grateful to Qi Ge.
"Master Qi Ge hasn't come to Longshe Port City for a long time."
Biting the sweet apple, feeling the juice spreading in his mouth.
Luo Xiang couldn't help but touch the red flower on his chest and muttered to himself:
"I haven't seen Master Qi Ge for a long time. I really want to see him again."
"Heh. How much do you miss him?"
Suddenly, a voice suddenly appeared in Luo Xiang's ears, and Luo Xiang was frightened.
Even if he turned into ashes, he would not hear it wrong!
"Master Qi Ge! Where are you?"
Luo Xiang hurriedly looked around and looked around.
"Don't look, I'm here."
Qi Ge lifted the curtain of the carriage, he held Adela's hand, sat on the cushion of the carriage, and Adela was still covering her mouth and laughing.
"Hmm!" Luo Xiang was startled. "Lord Qi Ge, Her Majesty the Saint, how did you get out of the carriage?"
"Greetings to the Saint."
A group of church knights immediately surrounded them and bowed to Adra.
They were all diehards who had followed Adra to clean up Longshe Port City and were deeply trusted by Adra.
"No need to be polite, the angels and griffins are looking after you."
Adra said softly:
"Don't make too much movement on the road, and don't be too serious, so as not to attract everyone's attention."
"Yes!"
The knights quickly dispersed and stood in their positions, with every position accurate and well-trained.
Qi Ge smiled slightly and explained to Luo Xiang:
"This carriage has a small teleportation array, which is very precious. Otherwise, why do you think it was entrusted to you?
Luo Xiang, after the normal patrol, take a detour and take us to the cathedral.
Remember, pretend that we are not there. After entering Longshe Port City, drive slowly and don't make a sound."
After Qi Ge finished speaking, he picked up two apples.
"I'll take these two and try them. Luo Xiang, you did a good job."
"Yes! Lord Qi Ge!"
Luo Xiang was so happy to be praised by Qi Ge.
He excitedly pinched the reins and firmly controlled the speed of the carriage, and he was ready in his heart.
The Lord said to drive slowly in the city, not to drive slowly, so it must be as slow as possible!
When we arrive at Longshe Port City, I must make the carriage horse move like moving, one step at a time, steady and slow.
If I surpass any walking child, it means that I, Luo Xiang, can't drive.
In the carriage, Qi Ge wiped the apple clean and handed one to Adela.
The two of them took a bite at the same time, and it was really sweet.
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Luo Xiang's carriage circled around Longshe Port City and finally returned to Longshe Port City.
Adela waved her hand gently, and the walls around the carriage immediately became transparent, as if there were no walls. Qi Ge could clearly see all the scenes outside the carriage through the walls. Of course, the outside of the carriage still couldn't see the inside.
Qi Ge looked at the hustle and bustle outside the window and couldn't help but sigh:
"Magic is really convenient.
In our world, the earliest history of glass can be traced back to 3500 BC, and its origin is in the Mesopotamian Plain in Asia.
The first one-way perspective glass was invented in 1903 AD, and the effect was not so good.
It took our world more than five thousand years to complete something, and you solved it with a magic."
"That's my strength." Adela put his hand on Qi Ge's leg, stroking it slowly, and constantly drawing circles on the inside of Qi Ge's thigh with his fingers.
She leaned close to Qi Ge's ear and exhaled sweetly:
"Before you came to see me, I often thought about what I would do when I met you.
Although we know that we can't see inside from the outside, the visual effect is still very strong.
If we sit in this carriage and parade while discussing our future in depth, it would be like performing in public.
Don't you think... it's exciting?"
Qi Ge held down Adela's mischievous hand, gently pinched it, and knocked Adela's head.
He said angrily and amusedly:
"You're playing so big right at the beginning?
It's exciting, but I'm more traditional and can't stand too much excitement all at once.
It's better for us to proceed step by step and slowly become perverted.
Since your holy dragon bloodline awakened, you have become more and more bold, dear Saint Lady."
"Humph."
Adela snuggled up to Qi Ge and said dissatisfiedly:
"Dragons are like this. You see I miss you so much, if you don't work harder, how pitiful I am."
"Work hard, I will definitely work hard tonight."
Qi Ge agreed with a smile on his face. The tears were swallowed.
"Now we still have to observe the reaction of the people, business is more important."
"Speaking of your plan..."
A doubt appeared in Adela's eyes:
"Will anyone really respond to the conditions you offer?"
Qi Ge's eyes revealed a bit of uneasiness: "I'm not sure either.
Longshe Port City is now the richest city in Elasia.
If the announcement even makes the residents of Longshe Port City actively participate, then the residents of other cities will definitely have no problem.
But if no one is willing to participate, it means that the conditions I offer are not attractive enough, and I can only continue to increase the bid.
If we continue to increase the stakes, the price will be a bit high, so we need to consider it carefully. "
The white stone of Erathia is a necessary resource for building the Underworld Farm. White stone seems to be a companion resource of humans. Wherever there are a large number of humans, there will be white stone.
But white stone is not everywhere. They are transformed from ordinary stones and need to be found from the piles of stones on the roadside.
At present, white stone has never been found in a fixed mining area, and there is no suitable factory that can process white stone.
In the final analysis, why white stone appears is a question that is being intensively studied by the God's Chosen City.
It is still unknown whether the God's Chosen City can study the problem of white stone clearly. The Underworld Farm cannot wait until that time to start construction.
The iron army of the tower has been loaded on the armed airship and is heading to the Arctic Ocean.
The wise undead in the cemetery are moving eastward in large numbers, ready to join the research feast of the Dragon Lich Lord.
Avili has made a comeback and still sent people to the underground The cavemen in the city worked together to dig a waterway that runs through the entire Avili and half of Diya.
Such a large project that concentrates countless forces, if it is stopped for a minute or a second because of the lack of one of the three, it will be a huge loss to the Yasha world.
The seven pigeons must ensure that the four conditions for building the underworld farm can be gathered in Diya at the same time.
Then, it became an inevitable move to lure a large number of Erasians to collect white stones.
To lure, the easiest way is to use gold coins.
But using gold coins also requires skills.
Before the seven pigeons, white stone was a completely worthless thing. Except for being more beautiful and more solid, it had no other characteristics.
Most of the buildings in Erassia that used white stone were for beauty.
What is the appropriate price for such things?
If you set the price too low, the people of Erassia will not be motivated to collect white stones.
If you set the price too high, it will be even more terrible.
In the real world In the 18th and 19th centuries, after the discovery of gold mines in the western United States, the whole country was excited and the world was shocked.
San Francisco, which was close at hand, was the first to feel the impact of the gold rush. Almost all businesses stopped operating, sailors abandoned their ships in San Francisco Bay, soldiers left the barracks, servants left their masters, and rushed to the birthplace of gold mines.
Farmers mortgaged their land, pioneers reclaimed wasteland, workers threw down their tools, civil servants left their desks, and even missionaries left their missions.
This craze swept all the way to Oregon in the north of San Francisco and Mexico in the south.
Thousands of gold diggers caused the population of California to soar. And many newly emerging towns soon became international. .
Because of the emergence of gold mines, a large number of jobs were abandoned, and many western cities became places of disorder.
Robbery, shooting and other incidents were common.
The scene of cowboys fighting guns in the west was deeply recorded in the history of the real world.
Due to the rapid growth of population and the lack of normal staff, the food, clothing, housing and transportation in western cities became suddenly tense, and prices soared.
Although there are a large number of enthusiastic people participating in gold mining, the number of people who can really turn over a fortune from gold mining is very small.
White stone is also different from gold in the real world.
White stone itself has no value, and it must be artificially set for its value, and it is necessary to spend the national reserves of Erathia to buy white stone from the people.
Even a small number multiplied by a huge population will become an astronomical figure.
If the price of white stone is too high, Erathia will need to spend a huge amount of gold to purchase white stone from the people.
Erathia, which was originally poor and often caught in war, finally saved a little family background with the Blade of Renaissance, but it can't stand such a toss.
Catherine, the finance minister of Erathia - [Demigod] [General Kendall], as well as Erathia's professional financial team and national actuaries from the real world, all got together and used the real-world super quantum computer [Tianwen] to calculate for three days and three nights before they got a final price that Erathia could afford.
Highest price: one gold coin for every 76.35 white stones, that is, 7635 white stones for every 100 gold coins.
Lowest price: one gold coin for every 25.96 white stones, that is, 2596 white stones for every 100 gold coins.
According to Tianwen's calculations. If the highest price is even 0.01 white stone less, Erathia will bear huge risks.
If the lowest price is even 0.01 white stone more, most people in Erathia will not be interested.
The price that Qi Ge finally set was 30 white stones per gold coin, which is quite low and can only earn a little more than the [normal work] on the average income line of Erathia.
However, there is an additional condition.
For every 3,000 white stones collected, you can get yourself or one of your family members baptized by the Holy Griffin Church.
To put it bluntly, baptism is a blessing by senior church personnel using some very gorgeous light effect spells, which has almost no effect and is purely a psychological comfort.
The Holy Griffin Church originally did not have baptism.
Baptism is a dregs that the Holy Heaven Church used to use frequently. It is a means for clergy to exploit wealthy people. It is a pure IQ tax.
A baptism requires a full 100~1000 gold coins depending on the level of the clergy. Commoners cannot afford baptism in their lifetime.
This bad habit left by the previous church has been abolished by the Holy Griffin Church.
However, the Erathians believe this.
Now in Erathia, one can often hear wealthy residents or nobles complaining that the Holy Griffin Church has deprived them of the opportunity to bask in divine grace.
All I can say is that it’s hard to persuade a damn dog with good words.
When the baptism started again, Qi Ge actually felt quite guilty, because no matter what, the essence of baptism was a kind of deception.
Qi Ge also knew that he had made a bad start. If there was no strict supervision in the future, it might lead to the resurgence of all the bad habits of the Holy Sky Church.
But now it's urgent to follow the authority, and Qi Ge can't control that much.
At worst, after the Shiraishi incident is over, they will shirk the blessings from angels too many times and need to rest, and then abolish baptism.
But even with the addition of baptismal rules, Qi Ge felt a little uneasy.
The past was before and the present is now.
Qi Ge is not sure whether baptism is still attractive to ordinary people in Elathia.
After all, baptism has always been the privilege of a few powerful and noble people before, and the common people could only watch the show.
Times have changed, and Qi Ge was afraid that the [Baptism] he added would not only be unattractive, but would instead remind them of the [Holy Sky Church].
It caused the reputation of the Holy Griffin Church to be damaged and aroused the disgust of the people of Erathia. He cannot escape the blame, and he is even more sorry for everyone who is working hard for the [Holy Griffin Church].
As they neared the cathedral, Adela noticed that Qi Ge's nervous palms were sweating all the time, and she couldn't help but hold Qi Ge's right hand with both hands.
She looked at Qi Ge with distress, took Qi Ge's hand and rubbed it.
But Qige just kept staring blankly in the direction of the cathedral, saying nothing.
After a long time, Adela bumped Qi Ge with her shoulder and said solemnly to Qi Ge:
“Qige, I have a few questions to ask you, please answer me truthfully.
Although the Holy Spirit of Honesty is no longer with me, I am the Holy Dragon myself and can sense your lies. "
"What's wrong?" Qi Ge was stunned.
Adela did not explain and asked directly:
"Let me ask you, if Hades Farm succeeds, will it be beneficial or harmful to the people of Erathia?"
"Of course it is beneficial. I remember I have explained it to you. The Netherland Farm will not only be beneficial to Erathia, but will also be a huge increase for the entire Yasha world."
"Then let me ask you again, do you have any selfish motives for using baptism to attract people to collect white stones instead of using gold coins?"
“Of course I didn’t, not a penny of the money saved would go into my pocket.
Although Erathia is not as miserable as Aveili, it can be considered that it has not been easy to get off the ground.
Once the gold coins are distributed, it will be difficult for the treasury to get them back. In such a large country, all kinds of infrastructure cost money.
Moreover, White Stone's price is too high, which can easily cause instability in Erathia. "
"Then it's over." Adela smiled slightly, held Qi Ge in her arms, and said tolerantly:
“That’s the best you can get out of a chaotic situation, with a clear conscience.
If one day, even if the people of Erathia know the truth, they will forgive you.
Besides, even if there is no baptism, the price of 30 white stones and 1 gold coin is not a mistreatment of the people. Baptism is a gift from you, there is no charge.
Nor is baptism purely fake and has no effect.
Human emotions are complex, and the power of emotions affects their bodies and changes their thinking.
When people feel happy, content, and secure, their bodies become more comfortable, experience less pain, and improve memory and learning.
Conversely, when people feel anxious, fearful, or stressed, their bodies spontaneously rush to destruction, increasing the risk of illness while also affecting sleep quality and memory.
In addition, emotions can also affect people's eating habits and exercise habits.
These are things that the church concluded a long time ago.
As long as they firmly believe that baptism has an effect, they will be in high spirits and work and live harder because of the baptism.
I have made it clear that the pastors of our church should heal diseases and injuries for the people during baptism. Although the magic value can be restored, the labor of the pastor is also valuable.
Our pastors of the Holy Griffin Church are all true idealists, theological warriors fighting for the future of Erathia. They are different from the selfish people of the Holy Sky Church. "
"you're right."
Qi breathed a sigh of relief:
"I think it's too complicated. I hope everything can go on the right track."
Boom~~
Boom~~
Boom~~
Just then, three huge bells rang from the bell tower of the cathedral.
A large number of white pigeons staying on the bell tower were disturbed by the sound of the bell, fluttering their wings and flying high to disperse around.
Qi Ge warned, and Luo Xiang immediately drove the carriage and hid behind a building, and the knight responsible for guarding also hid.
As the bells rang, the people of Longgue Port City began to gradually put down their work, looked in the direction of the cathedral, and prepared to listen.
This bell, the cathedral's city-wide message, is rarely rung. Once it is rung, it is a major event that affects everyone.
As residents of houses and shops appeared one after another, the bells gradually stopped ringing and the summons officially began.
"Pass - His Majesty's order! Pass - the Saint's order!"
A senior monk in white robes came out of the cathedral. He used magic to amplify the volume and shouted:
"From today, the whole of Erathia will start collecting white stones.
The white stones collected by the people can be submitted to any cathedral in any city and settled on the spot without delay.
1 gold coin for every 30 white stones.
100 gold coins for every 3,000 white stones, plus an extra baptism opportunity.
Warning: No one may remove white stones from existing white stone buildings unless the buildings belong to themselves. If found, it will be considered as theft, and there will be no reward but punishment.
If the people go to the wild monster area to collect white stones, they must be led by a hero, and they cannot go there at will. They need to register in advance and the cathedral will confirm the team's combat power.
The above is the order of His Majesty and the order of the Saint. The mayors of the cities of Erathia and the churches all recognize it and must execute it.
The announcement will be posted in the cathedral and hung for half a year.
If you don't know the details, you can go to the cathedral to watch the announcement and ask the clergy."
The senior monk stood for a while, and another bell rang.
He nodded twice on both sides of his shoulders to all the people, and then nodded on his head before turning back to the church.
The last bell marked the end of the announcement.
The ritual before the monks left represented the Holy Griffin Church.
Two nods on each shoulder symbolize that angels and griffins each have a pair of wings, and one nod on the head symbolizes the crown, that is, the royal power.
After the announcement, Qi Ge saw that the people outside the carriage immediately started to discuss excitedly.
But to Qi Ge's surprise, the reaction of the crowd seemed to be clearly polarized.
"White stone? Isn't that something that can be picked up at will? There are a lot of them in my orchard.
Can this thing be sold for gold coins?"
An orchard owner was overjoyed.
"White stone is not important. If Her Majesty the Queen and the Saint Lady want us, we can help them find it. Can they harm us?
The important thing is the opportunity for baptism!
Thanks to the Qingtian Church, the baptism is finally open again."
A noble clapped his hands excitedly and cheered.
Qi Ge recognized him. He was Kevin, the boss of Vanilla Carriage Shop. In his previous life, he had a mission to find his lost daughter.
Qi Ge didn't have a very deep impression of him, but he remembered his daughter very clearly.
Very smooth.
By the way, Luo Xiang used to pull a carriage under him.
A knight holding a heavy sword, with gray hair and leading a warhorse laughed excitedly and said to Kevin beside him:
"Hahaha, when the Holy Heaven Church was still there, I used half of my family's assets to baptize my son once, and then my son was admitted to the Imperial Royal Academy!
If everything goes well this year, my son will graduate as a hero!"
Kevin was very excited:
"That's amazing! Brother Vittorio, your family is blessed by angels.
I remember the nephew's name is Vittorio. Last year, he brought two heroes to your house."
Vittorio's face was full of pride.
"Yes, Godric and Dougal, both are Vittorio's seniors, one is better than the other.
When they graduated, they were received by Sir Mlak and Her Majesty the Queen.
Godric also received the Knight's Medal awarded by Sir Mlak himself. Even Sir Mlak praised him as an absolute model knight and a role model of chivalry."
Kevin was very envious:
"Your son can have a good relationship with them, so his character and strength must be good.
That's true! Really!
Alas, my sons are not good. They have never been baptized. They are quite ordinary and none of them are useful.
This time, I must get the opportunity to baptize them, and it would be best if the whole family can be baptized."
The upper class of Longshe Port City cannot be said to be celebrating, but everyone is happy.
But on another street just a few houses away, there is a completely different discussion.
"I knew it.
It takes 3,000 white stones to exchange for a baptism. How long do we have to save up?
Then the rich will definitely spend money to buy white stones.
The Queen charges 30 white stones for one gold coin, and they dare to ask for 15 white stones for one gold coin to let others sell them. The chance of baptism will definitely be taken away by them."
A chef selling flower cakes was indignant.
"Oh, isn't it? I thought the [Holy Griffin Church] was different from the [Holy Heaven Church], but what happened? It's still the same.
In the end, those rich and powerful people enjoy it, and we can only work hard in vain."
A grilled squid seller sighed.
Just then, a young man passing by with a little boy rushed over and shouted:
"How can you say such bad things about the Holy Griffin Church? What do you know? Do you know how much the Holy Griffin Church has done for us? Do you deserve the Saint Lady for saying this?
Apologize, apologize to me."
The squid merchant and the flower cake merchant were anxious at once, shouting one after another.
"Hey, what's wrong with what I said? It's already this time, and you're still forcing people to believe.
The Holy Griffin Church has abolished forced belief, you idiot."
"They did it, they can do it but not say it? The Saint is the Saint, how can she know what the people below do?"
"You! You!" How could a young man be better than two old foxes, and he was blushing.
The three of them pushed each other on the spot and soon got into a fight.
The people around were trying to stop the fight, trying to stop the fight, and the people were talking all over the place.
Qi Ge took a deep breath, and his palms felt a little cold.
What he worried about most happened.
He stood up suddenly and was about to leave the carriage and go out to mediate, but Adela held him tightly.
"Adela?"
"Don't go." Adela smiled softly, looking emotionless.
"My dear, you are no longer the same Qi Ge.
Now, you control the overall situation of the Yasha world. You are the driver of the carriage. You are very important. You must grasp the general direction and cannot do everything yourself.
Believe in them more. The believers of the Holy Griffin Church are not that incompetent.
They can handle such a small thing. "
As soon as Adela finished speaking, two Yasha Divine Chosen came over with a priest in blue.
They separated the quarrelsome people in a few moments.
After the pastor in blue inquired about the situation, he was not angry. Instead, he said to the two vendors kindly:
"You have misunderstood.
3,000 white stones can be accumulated as a family unit. The more family members there are, the easier it is to accumulate.
Collect and hand in at any time. You don’t have to wait until 3,000. We will register them one by one. Once 3,000 is reached, one person in the family can be baptized.
White stone is not hard to find, it just takes some time.
If you have this intention, it is not difficult to collect 3,000 pieces.
As for those people spending money to buy Baishi, unless they force others, it is a voluntary business practice, and our church cannot stop it.
But I think that for such a precious thing as baptism, unless the family is too poor, people will find ways to collect 3,000 pieces on their own. If they want to pay more, they may not be able to get it.
Even if someone does sell it, it must be very difficult.
Those sellers selling white stones to those wealthy people can be regarded as additional income.
Are you satisfied with my explanation? "
"this……"
After hearing the words of the pastor in blue, the squid vendor and the flower cake vendor looked at each other and apologized to the young man and the pastor:
"We misunderstood, I'm sorry."
"I'm sorry for causing you trouble."
"it's okay no problem……"
"Don't stand here anymore. Go do whatever you have to do. There's nothing interesting about the excitement."
Soon, under the organization of the blue-clad priest and a group of novice monks, order was restored to the originally chaotic streets.
Adela smiled and explained to Qige:
"Those traders have just been oppressed by the Holy Heaven Church for too long, and they instinctively have some doubts about the Church. Their nature is not bad, and they are not stupid.
When the Holy Sky Church ruled, all the religious policies they implemented were aimed at exploiting civilians.
Most of the nobles and big businessmen try to become a link in the Holy Sky Church's large chain of exploiting civilians to ensure their own survival, thereby freeing themselves from being exploited.
If things go on like this, the Erathian people's trust in the country will be completely destroyed.
Public trust is a rare thing, easy to destroy but difficult to rebuild. But we, the Holy Gryphon Church, have the confidence to gradually change people’s prejudice against the church over a long period of time.
You see, like today, as long as we talk things out, clearly, and fairly and transparently, they will all understand. "
"That's good, then I'll feel more at ease."
Qi Ge breathed a sigh of relief.
"Give in, give in!"
At this moment, a cargo carriage pulled a whole cart of white stones and rushed over quickly.
This was a smart man who ran outside the city to grab the white stone as soon as he heard the noise. On his carriage, there was also a chosen one from Asa.
It's obvious that the two are in a cooperative relationship.
After this carriage, there were more carriages coming in and out of the major gates of Longgue Port City.
Obviously, Qi Ge underestimated the power of baptism, and there was still a certain degree of turmoil in Longgue Port City.
Fortunately, there are not many white rocks near Longji Port City. After everyone has picked up the surrounding area, they have to go further, and even have to go deep into the wild monster area. Most people are still unwilling to do so, but there are also Qi Ge who expected it. A small number of explorers are willing to take this risk.
The unrest is still within acceptable limits.
Qi Ge observed all morning, watching the progress of white stone collection in Longgue Port City increasing, and no other troubles occurred, and then he completely relaxed.
He suddenly understood something.
As a general, he is as cautious as walking on thin ice.
“When your words and deeds have the power to influence the fate of others, you must carefully consider everything you do.
Just one mistake could lead to the displacement of hundreds of millions of people. "
"Be cautious. No matter how busy you are at work, you can't give up rest completely."
Adela took Qi Dove’s hand.
"You promised me that if there are no problems with the experiments planned by Shiraishi, you will accompany me to relax."
The Seven Doves are in a relaxed mood, and people feel refreshed during happy events.
He felt that he was in very good shape and could handle three Adelas.
So he patted his chest and said:
"Leave it to me. I'll go with you wherever you want to relax."
Adela said with a smile:
“Then let’s go to the royal capital together.
I heard that a huge sphinx came to the capital this morning, and a human woman and a lioness were preaching.
Their core doctrine is:
Elasia does not believe in ballistae, but must believe in angels, which is why the people suffered so much before.
Not believing in ballistae is the source of all evil in Erathia.
The blazing fire illuminates my mountains and rivers, the Ballista Cult, boom boom boom.
Because their doctrine is novel and interesting, it attracts many people to join.
The name of their church is [Iron Blood Invincible Ballista Cult].
Seven Pigeons, do you have any clues about them? "
Seven Pigeons:...
Seven Pigeons looked at the corners of Adela's mouth that were trying to hold back a smile, and her teeth itched with anger.
"Meow, I know who it is as soon as I heard it.
I have brought shame to Erathia, I must beat Fei Rui's ass!"
Adela immediately seized the opportunity:
"You can hit me first, practice your feel, and adapt to it."
Seven Pigeons:...