Chapter 124 Wen Qiu
The inspection time is over, and the crowded crowd near the blockade gradually dispersed. People who thought they were healthy rested nearby, waiting for the second inspection in the evening, while those who had already I knew I was infected, so I came to the queue just because I was lucky. People went to the inside of the town. They might go to churches, mages' guilds, alchemists' associations and other places to try to try their luck with God knows what. Some people left Inai Town lonely, and some of them planned to sneak past the blockade area. , some want to find a place with a pleasant environment to wait to die, and some hold a Xian hopes that he plans to go north to Hofer City...
What Mo Tan said to the orc man before is actually not something unusual, nor is the information that a big figure from the United Holy Church is coming to Hofer City. Big news, at least several churches here in Inai Town have already publicized it. It just didn’t cause much response...
Hofer City was one of the places with the worst epidemic situation in Misha County some time ago, and it is not too close to Inai Town. It is not easy for infected patients to travel even if they want to, and it is not uncommon for any accidents to occur.
【Who knows whether the news is true or false? What if those people just want us infected people to die as far away as possible? 】
[We just escaped here from the north some time ago, and now they want us to go back. How is that possible! 】
[The plague first broke out near Hofer City...]
[I walked back without food or drink. Even if someone took care of me, I might not be able to survive. Arriving there...]
[What's more, even if we really arrive...]
[Even if the Holy Religion Union really sends people here...]
[Even if the plague can really be cured...]
[Will it be our turn? 】
Many people think this way. Even if hope really exists, how likely is it that it will favor them?
No one knows, so...
"So is it precisely because of these that most people are unwilling to leave?" After listening to Mo Tan's analysis, Owen couldn't help but feel deeply Sighed: "But as long as we go, there is still hope. I believe that the two saints will work hard to save everyone."
Mo Tan shook his head: "Hope is not fair. No matter how hard the savior tries, it does not mean that everyone has a chance to be rescued. To give a simple example, if you have the ability to cure the plague, but at the same time there is someone Thousands of people waiting to be saved are lined up in front of you, what will you do?"
"I will try to cure each of them," Owen replied decisively: "I will try my best."
"I believe you will." Mo Tan smiled, and then said: "But you are also a human being, and your magic power is limited. You also need to eat and rest, and you need to replenish your magic power. So those who died of illness during this period What should people do?”
Irving was silent.
Mo Tan said again: "Now let me assume that you have infinite magic power, no need to rest, and can survive by photosynthesis, but it will always take time for you to save people, right? After you save the 100th person, By that time, the one in line 999 may have died first, so it would be unfair for him to hope.”
"I will treat those in the most serious condition first." Owen whispered: "Although..."
"No, no need to." Mo Tan shrugged: "This idea is very correct, but if there is An infected person who is not in serious condition promises to give you 10,000 gold coins and asks you to save him first. What will you do?”
The old man looked solemn and said: “I will refuse”
Owen is a devout clergyman. Although he has always been a low-ranking priest without any attainments in divine arts, the old man's character is impeccable. Take the previous inspection as an example, if Mo Tan does not If he comes here today, he will definitely use up his body and magic power to continue completing the mission, just to keep those who have not yet been infected away from danger as soon as possible, but...
"I believe you will not do it for Those external things were shaken," Mo Tan said, and then suddenly changed the subject: "Well...you must know many other clergy, right?"
"Yes." The old priest nodded matter-of-factly. Although he had spent most of his life in this small town, Owen also knew a lot of other clergymen.
"Then do you think all of them can be like you, unwavering under all kinds of irresistible temptations?" Mo Tan narrowed his eyes slightly, stretched out an index finger and shook it: "I mean, everyone."
The old man was silent for a long time, and finally shook his head with a complex expression: "I dare not say for sure."
Although Owen wanted to tell the person in front of him very much. Young people believe that everyone will do this, but this kind of thing is unrealistic and wishful thinking after all...
Not to mention everyone, among the other clergy in Owen's impression, they can do it It can be said that there is no one out of ten.
He knows this kind of thing, Mo Tan also knows, Mo Tan also knows, he knows, he also knows that Mo Tan knows, he knows, Mo Tan also... I'm sorry...
"Yes, no one dares to say~ Mo Tan spread his hands and said: "It's just human nature. Priests are also human beings, and we are not exempt from the vulgarity." ”
The fact is that, whether in reality or in the world of innocence, there are no absolutely noble people or groups, the kind where one is bad and the other is good. Settings will always only appear in imagination, and they are not reliable speculations.
Many stories use the name of kindness and justice, but in fact, an organization that is full of scum and bastards from top to bottom is sheer nonsense, and the Notre Dame organization whose members are all compassionate is even more nonsense. ...
Where there is light, there is shadow. Whether it is religion, government, business, hospital, or charity organization, people there are satisfied with what they have... There are...more...' This mode is the condition for making sentences.
"So what you mean is..." Owen looked at Mo Tan with mixed feelings. He was a little confused about what the young man in front of him wanted to express.
"I just hope you don't worry too much about everyone." Mo Tan looked around at the people around him and said softly: "We will try our best to save the victims, but not everyone can be saved."
At least that's what he thinks now...
After the inspection, Irving, who had been loudly comforting everyone and strongly calling on everyone to go to Hofer City to seek rescue, gave a somewhat depressed smile. : "Is this why you are chatting with me?"
Mo Tan shrugged: "Yes, even though they are just some remarks about standing up and talking without pain, that is the fact. I desperately want to do it for myself. Those who are looking for a chance of survival will take action without your persuasion, and if everyone believes in us, they will all flock to Hofer City... Whether it can be pretended there is also a question. The two saints brought this time There are not many people.”
"Maybe that's indeed what happened." The old priest nodded. Although he was still a little relieved, he knew very well that what Mo Tan said was not wrong, and he even had reservations.
At this moment, the dwarf thief Dice and the orc shaman Basa, who had been maintaining order not far away, also wandered back, bringing someone behind them...
A child to be precise.
A little girl, a little girl who looks extremely sweet and cute.
"Grandpa Owen!" The girl, who was only half a head taller than Dice, saw the old priest standing opposite Mo Tan from a distance. She shouted happily and ran over: "I'm coming to find you!"
The old priest who originally planned to chat with Mo Tan was filled with joy when he saw this little guy. He patted the girl's head lovingly and asked with a smile: "Why? Did you come here?"
"Because you promised me to tell a story yesterday!" Wenqiu fiddled with his two long twin tails and said to Owen happily: "I just pretended. I ran away to find you and scared Sister Mona, and then I was deliberately caught by her and went back to the church. After I lied to her that I would sleep well, I went back to the room and climbed out of the window to sneak out to find you~"
The dice are a little bit He glanced at the girl with resentment and curled his lips and said: "This girl is definitely a good thief. I almost didn't catch her just now, just like the mud kaqiu in the misty forest~"
Owen glared at him: "Go, go, you are a thief! Xiao Wenqiu is good."
The girl turned back and stuck out her tongue at Dice: "Uncle Dice, don't be angry, you won't grow taller if you are angry. .”
Dice almost lost his temper when he heard this...
"Huh? Who is this big brother?" Wen Qiuchong shrank his neck at a certain thief who was pretending to be angry, and then he gave a pair of big and pale smiles. The golden eyes looked at Mo Tan: "I've never seen him before." Mo Tan smiled: "My name is Hei Fan, hello."
"Hey, my name is ask Qiu." The girl nodded obediently, then pointed to the holy book on Mo Tan's waist and the cross wrapped around her wrist, tilted her head and asked, "Big brother is also a priest, do you want to come with us? "
Mo Tan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "I want to go to Hofer City. I have been delayed here for a while, so..."
"Hei Fan." Pastor Owen suddenly said at this time: "I have something to ask you, so can you come back to the church with me later?"
[Side mission has been triggered]
The system prompt sounded immediately in Mo Tan's ears.
……
Ten minutes later
Inai Town, Dawn Church, a certain room
“Do you want me to take Wenqiu to Hofer City?”
Mo Tan sat on a slightly old chair with a somewhat expression on his face. hesitate.
The old priest sighed softly: "Yes, since you plan to go over there to join Her Majesty the Holy Lady and the others, then I hope you will take that girl with you and ask whether Qiu is still in good health now. She has not been infected with the plague, but after all, she is still a child with very weak resistance. I and others in the church are worried that problems will occur over time..."
"I can understand." Mo Tan. He nodded, and then smiled awkwardly: "But I don't have much experience in taking care of children, and the journey may not be safe. I'm a little worried that I can't protect her..."
What he said made sense, but it wasn't the point.
In fact, the reason why Mo Tan did not agree to Owen immediately was mainly because of his identity.
He is not just an ordinary Dawn Sect priest, but also a player!
And he is also a player whose online time is very unstable...
You must know that Inai Town is not close to Hofer City, even if Mo Tan rushes with all his strength while riding Xiaobai, It was impossible to get there in one day, let alone with a child.
Then the question comes...
What should I do if I get disconnected midway?
It's okay when I'm alone, but it will fall off if I fall off.
But if you take that girl named Wenqiu with you...
As a player, Mo Tan is easy to talk to, but what about this little girl?
Whether he is offline in the form of disappearing or fainting, the consequences will be disastrous.
【No, you have to find a way to refuse! 】
Mo Tan thought so.
"I understand your concerns." Owen whispered.
【No! Uncle, you really don’t understand! 】
"But Wenqiu is a very obedient child and shouldn't cause you any trouble..."
[I'm afraid I'll cause her trouble! 】
“And our town of Inai is on the edge of the epidemic area. Many people come every day. We clergy and people like Dice who have certain strength are okay, but children with poor physical fitness are better. But it is very easy to be infected.”
[Uncle! I understand the truth! 】
"In addition, the girl is not restless at all. She appears and disappears all day long. Sometimes she can't be found if she doesn't pay attention. It's really uneasy."
[Didn’t you say that she was obedient before? Uh...wait a minute...]
"Really, I can't find it no matter how I look for it, and then I always run back from outside the church for no reason or come out of some nook and cranny. What if this happens?" Three long and two short..."
[Hmm! ? 】
Hearing this, Mo Tan finally couldn't help but interrupt Owen's babble: "Please wait a moment, can you tell me first where Qiu Qiu comes from? Is he originally a child in the town, or is he ..."
"No." Owen immediately shook his head and said: "Xiao Wenqiu appeared in the town a few days ago. At that time, the epidemic here was not so serious. Mona and several apprentices happened to be there that day. I was going to buy a batch of things, but when I came back, she was already at the door of the church. I didn’t even notice that she had been staying here..."
Mo Tan pondered for a moment, then stood up and said, "I'm going to talk to Xiao Wenqiu."
After that, he quickly left the room.
......
A moment later, trainee priest Mona's room
"Sorry~ I just want to have a little chat with her." Mo Tan said to Mo Tan in front of him. Na apologized: "Sorry to trouble you."
The latter smiled and shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter, I have finished teaching her a lesson, you can chat slowly."
Then he reached out and pinched Wenqiu's face, and left the room with red eyes
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Mo Tan lowered his head and looked at the wide-open eyes in front of him. , a girl who seems to have a little question mark floating on the top of her head...
She is estimated to be eleven or twelve years old, with long double ponytails, and a small face filled with pink makeup and jade, which is full of vigor and vitality. His pale golden eyes were as clear as crystal, full of innocence and curiosity.
The priest's robe that was cut into a mini version made her look even more innocent and cute.
Clean, pure, innocent, innocent...
Wenqiu is such a girl who looks the same~
"Well, big brother, can I ask you a question?" Mo Tan half-crouched on the ground He stood in front of the girl with a curious face and touched her little head.
"Okay~" Wenqiu nodded quickly.
“How many steps does it take to put an elephant in the refrigerator?”
Chapter 121: End
(End of this chapter)