Chapter 98 Beware of Skate
Brandon left with his two companions, the Shield Warrior and the Priest, who had a good relationship with him, and went to the Blood Roulette to gather information.
Peter, along with Gale, Miranda and others, also began to return to the uptown area.
The atmosphere in the streets of Lower City was much better than when Peter and Reina first came here.
Because the gang members who dared to run rampant on the streets in the past have almost disappeared.
Other gangs were broken up, conquered and integrated by the Blood Fang Gang;
The ordinary members of the Blood Fang Gang were used as experience packs by the followers of the Knowledge Seeking Sect.
Without gangsters who can block roads and rob, ordinary people's sense of security has naturally improved a lot.
However, the stench from the sewage in the air in the lower city still lingered. No matter how long it took, it would be difficult for Peter to get used to it. He subconsciously covered his nose and used the [Pure Breathing Technique] trick on himself as usual.
Gale's actions were the same as Peter's, and he also attached the [Pure Breathing Technique] to Miranda and her three companions.
From time to time, you can see homeless people on the street wearing clothes patched together with scraps of fabric and stains and blood stains. They are thin and haggard, with rough and dry skin, and their exposed body surfaces are covered with rashes and scars.
The weak and hoarse begging sounds of the homeless reminded Peter that he was in the chaotic lower town of Greenport, not the upper town where as long as he had money, it would be like a paradise on earth.
The more Miranda looked at these homeless people, the more confused she became.
When she first came to Xiacheng District, she was shocked by seeing these homeless people with her own eyes.
But later on, things happened with the Blood Fang Gang and the Knowledge Seeking Sect, so she had no time to think about the homeless people anymore.
Now that I had free time again, I couldn't help but ask Gale.
"Mr. Gale, I... don't understand."
"Isn't the Glow God Religion providing help to the poor homeless people in the Lower City? Even if you have no income, you can at least go to the church to receive free relief meals and clothing. Why do they..."
Gale almost couldn't control his aristocratic expression.
He is sure now.
Miranda Warren, this Crusader candidate chaplain, is not only naturally stupid, but also has a very naive understanding of the world!
It can even be said that she is the kind of person who really takes the rhetoric used by the Glow God Cult to publicize and beautify itself to the outside world. She really believes that the world is as harmonious and beautiful as described in the church's propaganda, and that everyone in need can be helped. The kind that gets rescued!
Gail, who was also born into a border noble, understood a truth very early:
The world is not that beautiful.
According to the conditions of his little aristocratic family, soft and sweet white bread is usually the staple food;
But ordinary families in the town cannot afford expensive food like white bread at all, and can only buy those A coarse-tasting but relatively cheap brown bread.
Is it because these ordinary people don't like white bread?
There are even differences between regions.
For the same job, the salary offered here in Greenport would be 2 to 3 times that in the border town of Reyak Kingdom.
Is it because people who work in small towns don’t want to get paid more?
Same thing.
Are these homeless people not going to church to receive relief because they don’t want it?
Obviously not!
Gale didn't even have to think about it, it must be because the Glow God Religion was not prepared to help so many homeless people at all!
Gale had also heard about the chaotic order and large number of homeless people in the lower town of Green Harbor, so Gale only believed the claims promoted by the Glow God Cult about helping poor homeless people. A little bit.
He believes that the church is willing to fulfill its teachings, do good deeds and help others;
But Gail does not believe that the church can really help all those in need like Miranda does.
It should only be able to help a small part of the homeless population.
After explaining the truth to Miranda, Miranda had an expression of disbelief on her face. "how so?"
"Didn't Bishop Skate say in his speech that under his guidance, the homeless people in the lower city have basically been properly resettled, and that he has made outstanding contributions in curing Green Harbor's stubborn diseases?"
"Lord of the Glow! This is obviously a huge lie. He violated the Glow doctrine!"
Gale couldn't help but sneer.
"Bishop Skeet?"
"That guy who can do anything for his own political achievements and promotion?"
"Can you believe what he says?"
Seeing Miranda's incomprehensible look, Gale asked:
"Ms. Warren, have you ever thought about this question?"
"[Detecting Evil] is obviously issuing a warning, why are you the only ones coming to Xiacheng District to investigate until now?"
"Normally speaking, as long as there is a red light warning, with Bishop Skate's urine, he shouldn't let it go so easily, right?"
Miranda couldn't argue.
She understood Bishop Skate's temper better than Gale.
According to her previous experience, the [Detect Evil] magic spell issued a warning, either because items related to the evil god or people contaminated by the evil god appeared within the detection range.
The former is easier to say. After finding the relevant items, just destroy them or seal them for safekeeping.
The focus is on the latter.
Just like the possibility that Miranda thought of when she first saw the people of the Seeking for Knowledge sect.
People contaminated by the evil god may not be cultists who have taken refuge in the evil god, but normal mercenaries and adventurers. However, when they fought with various monsters in the wild, they were penetrated by the pervasive evil aura, causing the magic to issue warnings by mistake. Report.
Generally speaking, as long as they rest peacefully for a period of time, the pollution caused by this penetration will gradually subside and dissipate.
But Bishop Skate's attitude towards these people was very rough.
Mainly one-size-fits-all.
The magic created a warning. Even if the other party was not a cultist, he would expel these people and force them to leave Greenport. The reason was that "carrying the polluting aura of the evil god may endanger the safety of Greenport."
This time the situation was very unusual.
It was clear that the warnings about divine magic were getting more and more serious, but Bishop Skate always seemed indifferent and even took the initiative to prevent the Crusaders from sending people to the Lower City to investigate!
"I guess the reason is that the Bishop of Skate's term in Green Harbor is coming soon!"
Gale ruthlessly stated what he had speculated before.
"According to the 'achievements' he has made in Green Harbor in the past three years, he is rated as outstanding enough to be promoted and transferred back to the capital of Reyak."
"But if in the last few days, a cultist trying to bring the threat of evil gods appears in Greenport, then he will have to stay here for at least another year to observe and eliminate the subsequent effects."
"In comparison, he might as well suppress the matter for the time being. Anyway, as long as these few days pass and the evil threat brought by the cultists does not completely intensify, he can just pat his butt and leave!"
"In short, in my opinion, Bishop Skate is probably not a good person. I suggest Ms. Warren that you be more discerning after returning to the church, so as not to be deceived by that guy."
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(End of chapter)