Chapter 2380 Priest's Mercy
Such words are not unreasonable, but people are not really hard-hearted after all. Who would not feel compassion after seeing such a scene.
Of course Scar is also a compassionate person, and he also wants to help these people, but as the current leader of the team, he cannot be emotional and must make the most calm and correct decision at all times. He could not give food to these people. As the group members just said, these refugees would never be able to get out of this dark area after the long journey they took. Just when he was about to let all the members go back to have dinner, the sound of carriages and horses turning wooden axes came outside the town.
The cart is pulled by a kind of beast that specializes in scavenging. It does not walk very fast but has good endurance. It is called a tapir. Seven carts pulled by tapirs entered the town, each filled with bulging sacks. The one at the front was a nun, holding a bronze torch-shaped lamp.
This nun is short and thin, wearing silver and black attire, with a red church coat of arms on her chest. She holds a torch in her right hand and holds the church staff in her left hand. Followed by are There are both men and women in the church, but the number is not large, including only five nuns at the head.
When the refugees saw the leading nun, they scrambled to their feet, ran and climbed around, and cried excitedly: "Great nun, you are finally back. I thought you had forgotten us."
Nearly two hundred people suddenly ran out of the dark street, and lights came on in some rooms.
The nun noticed the members of the Bloody Mercenary Group, jumped out of the car, raised the church staff in her hand and said to the refugees: "God will not forget every one of its people and those who will become his people. I The gods have brought you food, so hurry up and get water to make porridge.”
The refugees were extremely happy, and their frail bodies seemed to have regained some energy.
Scar saw it and asked in a low voice: "What church do these people belong to?"
Ke'er said: "Looking at the church patterns on the clothes, he is a semi-forbidden Christian."
"It is a semi-forbidden religion." Retired military officer Lukwen confirmed.
The water taken was not clean, and after being treated by semi-forbidden personnel, it was barely enough for cooking.
The woman dressed as a nun ordered her followers to cook food, queue up to distribute it to everyone, and then came over to the Bloody Mercenary Group: "Hello, you guys, you are just passing by."
"Yes, we are the Bloody Mercenary Group and have just arrived in this town. Are you from the Semi-Forbidden Cult?" Scar asked.
The woman nodded and deliberately put the staff with the church logo in front of her: "I am the semi-forbidden priest Leeds. You have penetrated so deep into the disaster area, and you must have encountered a lot of difficulties when you arrived here. Is there anything you need our help with?" "
"Uh, no." Seeing that there was no major safety risk, Scar asked his men to go back to his companions for dinner first, while he stayed with a few key members of the group.
Irina asked: "Did you bring food to them on purpose?"
Priest Liz, wearing a silver and black hat crown on her head, nodded and said: "Our semi-forbidden religion has been Searching for victims in disaster areas. Most of them came from other places and stayed here because they could no longer walk. Fortunately, I met them. No. But I don’t know how many people will starve to death.” She turned around and said, “We collected a total of fifty carts of food from outside, and some of it was sent to other places in need by other church members. I originally brought eleven here. The car encountered some trouble on the road and lost a lot of money, and one of his companions was killed."
"Oh, that's unfortunate."
"He can go to heaven without having to face the miserable scenes of the human world, and live in a happy world without sorrow and pain under the protection of God. From this point of view, there is no misfortune." Scar and the others and these semi-forbidden sects After chatting for a while, I learned about some situations in other places and asked some questions, but nothing was gained.
The refugees felt much better after eating the food. The semi-imprisoned congregation brought out violins and other musical instruments, and Priest Leeds sang a song to soothe the refugees' souls with the accompaniment of the musical instruments.
This song can not only soothe the heartache and pain, but also have some healing effects. After listening to it, everyone no longer feels so depressed and uncomfortable, and a glimmer of hope for the beauty of the world is rekindled.
The people of the Semi-Forbidden Cult also saw the bones of children who had been eaten. They just buried them without making any harsh accusations, and spread the morals and teachings of the Semi-Forbidden Cult to them.
Under the love and inspiration of the priest, many people have expressed their willingness to convert to the semi-forbidden religion and become loyal believers. The priest held their initiation ceremony at the scene and preached the teachings to them.
Several members of the Bloody Mercenary Group were infected by it and joined the Semi-Forbidden Cult. There is no restriction on religious belief in the mercenary group. Some of them were already believers in certain churches when they became members of the Bloody Group.
Under Bimoye's suggestion and Scar's instruction, the Bloody Mercenary Group also provided some help to the refugees within their ability, mainly in exchange for some food, and exchanged dried meat for some grain and dried corn kernels. , and provided them with a small amount of medicine.
The priest expressed his gratitude on behalf of the refugees. At the same time, they planned to rest for a few more hours, prepare to take the refugees out of here, and invited the Bloody Mercenary Group to accompany them.
Scar refused, they were going in different directions.
Because they couldn't tell the difference between day and night, the members of the Bloody Mercenary Group left the town after resting for a few hours. Before leaving, the priest gave them a more detailed map of the area and wished them peace.
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In the north of the continent, within the Demon Moon Empire, the return ceremony of Christine Hannard's body has ended. The Gripen Empire's return of the commander's body was a humiliation to the Demon Moon Empire. However, as the head of the five major families in the imperial capital and a hero who died in battle, the Seventeenth Emperor must order the return of the body with no less than the second-highest standards. , and was buried in the Heroes Cemetery in the Imperial Capital with the highest honors of an officer.
On the day of the burial, the whole city observed a solemn silence. Calvin, who was serving as ambassador in Disman, also rushed back to attend his brother's burial ceremony. Envoys from various countries also participated.
This incident was a shame, but the king was able to boost the morale of the army and civilians by showing the empire's courtesy to loyal soldiers in a grand ceremony. However, the Demon Moon will never tolerate humiliation. The Seventeenth Generation has made in-depth contact with Zarbog, the king of Saint Bikea, and has in-depth exchanges. A storm of counterattack against the Creation Kingship is brewing in the two countries. .
Excluding the hunt for the Illuminati and the demon clan, this is the first true war alliance between the two countries in the past two thousand years. Although this alliance is only an independent war in their respective territories, At the military level, joint cooperation and some exchange of intelligence have begun.
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(End of this chapter)