Chapter 77 Linn's Knife
To truly weaken the people's faith in the Lord of Billions of Stars in Orne City, Linn felt that he had to add another fire.
So that night, he set fire to the Tenri Church.
Time goes back to this morning, Municipal Square.
Due to the fundraising storm that has arisen in the city of Orne in recent days, almost all churches in the city have been involved.
So it has evolved up to now, and it has become a comparison between religious beliefs.
Most of the believers became fanatical.
Not only that, passing by the municipal square once a day and watching the changes in the donation boxes has become one of the people's daily pastimes.
Under the impact of huge amounts of money again and again, their spirits gradually became numb.
Anyway, it is wealth that they will never have in their lifetime.
I have to thank Duke Tyrus for allowing poor people like them to see the world.
I thought things would continue as vigorously as they are now.
I never thought about it.
This morning in the Municipal Square, something seemed to have changed again.
The banner is still the same banner.
But there was a change in the donation box below.
In my memory, eleven of the twelve donation boxes that were lined up yesterday were filled with huge amounts of gold coins, leaving only the donation box that symbolized Tenri Church empty.
But today, the eleven boxes that originally contained gold coins disappeared.
Only a single empty box is left, placed under the banner.
“Let’s see which faith is the most kind and generous.”
Empty glass box.
Tenri Church.
Extremely eye-catching and dazzling.
This situation makes people think of some strange things.
This kind of behavior is like "I am targeting your Tianli Church" written clearly on his face!
For a moment, many people of other faiths present could not help but have a strange suppressed smile on their faces.
“Pfft——”
I don’t know who finally couldn’t help it and laughed.
Taking this as a trigger, people began to laugh one after another in the entire municipal square.
The laughter was deafening and could be heard from a block away.
These laughters seemed to turn into invisible sharp blades, piercing the hearts of many Tianli Church believers present.
They were already so ashamed that they could no longer bear it. Like bereft dogs, they fled from the place while muttering "May the Lord bless" in a low voice.
In fact, it is not surprising that people of other faiths are adding insult to injury.
Just because people have been suffering from Tianli Church for a long time.
If there is a chain of contempt for religious beliefs in Orne City, then the Tianli Church is undoubtedly standing at the top.
With their absolute advantages of the largest number of believers, the largest number of sealed objects, and the strongest strength of extraordinary beings, they cast a contemptuous gaze on other faiths.
This kind of contempt is reflected in various invisible and insubstantial places in life, making people feel superior.
But now, with just a banner and an empty glass box, their arrogance has been severely crushed.
The invisible hands behind this fund-raising event, through such a simple method, twisted the other eleven faiths that originally fought independently into a ball.
Even the believers were vaguely united, reached a consensus, and trampled on the superior Tianli Church.
The Tianli believers who were usually at the top of the chain of contempt now seemed to be at the bottom.
The Islamic sect took advantage of the first fund-raising effort to expand the number of believers.
Late at night, Tianli Church.
Moselle paced back and forth in the room with a solemn expression.
His expression was sometimes gloomy, sometimes calm, sometimes angry, and sometimes desperate.
What happened in the town square today reached his ears again.
This is undoubtedly another critical blow for Moser, who has been anxious recently.
In the evening prayer meeting just now, the believers who came to participate in the ceremony invariably chose to stay in the church after the prayer meeting.
Although they did not say any words of accusation, they expressed silent protest with a silent and disappointed look in their eyes.
Obviously, the recent series of events have had a certain impact on these originally devout believers.
They did not expect that the Tianli Church, which was supposed to be the most prosperous, would remain silent during this fundraising event that swept the city.
As if to say, yes, that’s how we are, neither kind nor generous.
Damn it!
Thinking of this, Moser couldn't help but come to the dining table, poured himself a glass of strong wine, and drank it all in one gulp.
Want to compromise?
No.
Compromise is the behavior of maximizing losses.
As the last church to make a donation, not only did it show no sincerity, it was also equivalent to bowing its head to Duke Tireus.
The big nobles standing behind him, as well as the Tianli Church headquarters far away in the imperial capital, would not allow him to do this.
But if we insist on going our own way, the source of faith of the Lord's 150,000 people in Orne City will be shaken to a certain extent.
No matter what he chooses, it is already a dilemma for him now.
The most critical problem is that there are only three days left before the second prince arrives in Orne City.
If he cannot handle this matter properly within these three days, it will be difficult for him to die.
Thinking about this, a drop of sweat left on Moselle's forehead.
I don’t know if it’s because of nervousness or the heat caused by drinking. No!
In a daze, he vaguely smelled a burning smell.
At the same time, the door of his room was knocked hard.
"My Lord Bishop! It's bad! The church is on fire!!!" "The fire started from the discipline house and the monastery. It is almost out of control. Please leave the church quickly and go to Take shelter outside! ”
How is that possible? !
Why do such unfortunate things happen to him one after another recently? !
At this moment, Moser felt like he was about to explode.
Although as a fourth-level transcendent, he did not have to worry about being burned to death, he still decided to follow the advice of his subordinates and go out to take charge of the overall situation.
Just a second before leaving, Moser thought of something, paused in his steps, and subconsciously glanced at a certain location on the bookshelf.
Those boxes are hidden by mechanisms and protected by thick walls. They should not be burned by fire, right?
Moselle hesitated.
Duke Tyrus's army is outside the city recently. He cannot openly transport the money to the imperial capital, so he can only temporarily store it in his room.
No one knows the existence of this money except him.
Moselle was going to wait for the second prince to arrive in Orne City and personally present the money to him as the king's election fund.
At the same time, the urging of his subordinates came from outside the door again.
"Here we come."
He responded impatiently, then suppressed the hesitation in his heart and left his room.
What Moselle didn’t know was that.
Every move he made just now was seen by a figure outside the window.
When Moselle came to the door of the church, he found that there was a huge crowd in front of him.
These people are all devout believers of the Tianli Church.
Because I lived in a nearby neighborhood, I rushed over as soon as I learned about the fire.
They looked worriedly at the church surrounded by blazing fire, and some even kneeled on the ground to pray subconsciously.
Although Moser was impatient, he still put on a kind look on his face: "Don't worry, everyone, it's just an ordinary accident. The fire will be under control soon." , the Lord will bless us.”
At the same time, a trace of doubt arose in his heart.
With the church’s security level and building materials, is it really that easy to cause such a large-scale fire?
But before he could dig into it, a burst of cheers broke out in front of him.
After learning about the situation, the faces of the devout believers showed joy.
“My Lord bless you.”
“Mr. Moser is still reliable.”
"I hope it will not affect the subsequent Samuel Ceremony."
"Do you need your help for the subsequent renovation of the church? We can contribute whether it is donations or manpower!"
"That's right. , Mr. Mosel!”
Feeling the chatter of the people, Mosel was suddenly a little upset.
Let’s disperse the crowd first.
Thinking of this, Moser prepared to deal with it and asked the believers present to go home and rest first, trying to minimize the impact of this incident.
But at this moment, a chaotic sound suddenly came from behind.
He subconsciously looked back.
I saw only a dozen clergymen wearing church robes, walking in groups of two and two, carrying eight large wooden boxes towards him.
Moselle was stunned for a moment.
As the Bishop of Orne City Diocese, he has a memory of the faces of all his subordinates.
But the appearance of these people in front of me did not make any impression.
Is it a newly recruited manpower?
Impossible.
Tianli Church's review is very strict, and personnel are recruited one by one. There is no reason for there to be more than a dozen people suddenly.
Not only that, Moselle also had a vague feeling that something was not quite right.
After a while, he finally realized the problem.
The wooden boxes carried by a dozen clergymen felt quite familiar to him in terms of style and pattern.
Why do they look like the ones I hid in the secret room behind the bookshelf? !
Under his dumbfounded gaze, the strange-looking clergymen were very nimble with their hands and feet, and within a few seconds they lifted the box in front of them.
Seeing this situation, the believers who were about to leave seemed to smell that some kind of accident was about to happen, and they stopped in unison and stopped to watch.
Moselle suddenly panicked: "Stop it!!!"
Light purple supernatural power ignited all over his body, and he subconsciously controlled gravity and prepared to These strangers wearing clerical robes were suppressed on the spot.
But everything came too late.
I don’t know if it’s because of slippery hands or because of their extremely clear purpose.
During the transportation process, the leading cleric suddenly slipped and fell to the ground with a "plop", and the box he was holding also became low.
Then, it rolled to the ground with an irresistible tendency.
In just a moment, the lid flipped open with a bang.
"Crash-"
With the familiar sound of metal clashing, and against the faint light of fire, countless Yves Saint Laurent gold coins poured onto the ground, rolling in all directions. go!
"Master Bishop! The eight boxes of gold coins in your room total one million. They are all stored here. There was no damage due to the fire. Please give the next instructions!"
The fallen cleric He seems to be a little clever guy.
After hurriedly getting up, he gave a military salute in a dignified manner and said loudly.
Looking at the massive gold coins rolling down on the ground, the onlookers were silent for a few seconds, and then the pot exploded instantly!
“How, how can there be so much money?!”
"Mr. Priest, didn't they say that the church has been having difficulty operating recently?!"
"Bishop Mosel, please explain the source of the money! And why you refused to participate in the fund-raising event in the town square!!!"
“Why was this money moved out of your room?!”
“We need to know the truth!!!”
Looking at the angry believers, Moselle's mind was buzzing.
Someone wants to harm me! ! !
(End of this chapter)