"I am also very happy to see you, His Majesty the Pope."
Hardy bent slightly and made a noble salute.
Although the Pope's status is very noble, it is not much higher than Lord France.
Essentially, Hardy and he are characters of the same level.
So Hardy does not need to kneel down.
There were still several gray robes standing under the Pope's seat.
These are the combatants of the Temple of Light, who are not only the protectors of high-ranking figures, but also members of the Heretic Inquisition Bureau.
Their eyes were cold, as if there was no emotion in their eyes.
The Pope waved gently: "Child, come here! Let me take a good look at you."
Hardy frowned. He looked up at the old man in the high seat. He looked kind, but This method is not simple.
As soon as he comes, he uses his age advantage to suppress others.
Just treating Hardy like a child, this kind of off-the-table trick, is actually very useful to a certain extent.
Hardy said with a smile: "No, I will use the power of darkness. It is better not to get too close to your old man, so as not to cause unnecessary accidents."
The Pope listened. At this point, he laughed twice more, and his eyes when he looked at Hardy changed slightly.
“I wonder why Mr. Hardy came to our Temple of Light this time?”
Hadi smiled and said: "Actually, it's nothing important. I just came to see the sanctity of the Temple of Light and gain some knowledge."
"Didn't you come here with a political mission?"
Hadi nodded. Said: "There are also some. For example, various Can the Temple of Light on Earth charge cheaper prices when treating patients, especially poor people?”
The healing ability of the Light God Religion is already the strongest among all sects, even better than that of the elves. Natural healing magic is a little more powerful.
But the problem is that the fees are very expensive.
A magic spell such as the regeneration of a broken arm costs at least one gold coin.
If it is more serious, when it is a matter of life and death, the starting price of a life-saving rapid treatment is fifty silver coins, and subsequent treatments will continue to cost money.
It is almost impossible to save a life without spending five or six gold coins.
But among ordinary people, there are a few people who can afford five or six gold coins.
“I understand what Mr. Hardy means.” The Pope asked with a smile: “Then how much do you think the price should be lowered?”
"At least you can't bring down the whole family just to cure a disease."
The Pope looked at Hardy with a smile, his eyes gradually became strange, and then an incomprehensible expression appeared on his face. expression.
He couldn't understand Hardy's thoughts.
"Your Excellency Hardy, I personally cannot understand or agree with you, why did you come up with this idea?"
Hardy stared at the Pope's eyes that had become a little cloudy due to old age: "If there is anything you don't understand, I can explain it to you."
After the Pope hesitated for a while, he said: "For example, why should poor people afford life-related treatment?"
"God loves the world, isn't this one of the teachings of the God of Light?" The Pope nodded. : "It is true, but God's love for the world does not mean that we believers must be like God and have such noble sentiments. The goddess does not need to eat, drink, or house. She is sitting in the kingdom of God, and there is no disaster. Without illness, care, or selfish desires, she can of course love everyone in the world fairly, but we can't... We live in this world, with emotions and desires, relatives to take care of, and ideals to realize, which ones we don't need. Use money?”
Hardy looked at the Pope in surprise, not expecting that the other party could actually say such a thing.
“But the fees charged by pastors are too high.”
"Is it high?" The Pope still smiled: "Maybe it is high, but I have a question for Mr. Hardy, do we clergy deserve to be poor?"
Before Hardy could speak, the Pope He continued: "We treat people's diseases, drive away evil for the world, and soothe their souls. We have done good things. Don't we deserve to be rich? Don't we deserve to live a life of food and clothing?"
The Pope's The voice was gentle, but the words were extremely sharp.
“I remember the goddess said in her teachings that those who believe in light should be diligent, frugal and poor in order to correct their spirit.”
The Pope shook his head and placed a book on the table on his left He took it in his hand and then gently threw it down: "Sir Hardy, you have seen the pirated teachings of light. That is fake, this is the real thing."
Hardy took the book of Light God's Teachings and turned the book to a certain page.
Because he often prays in front of the goddess statue in his bedroom and recites the teachings of the Goddess of Light, he has actually memorized the teachings of the Goddess of Light completely.
The teachings in this paragraph have become: Those who believe in light should diligently recite the teachings to correct their spirit.
Hardy closed the book and said with a strange and entangled expression: "Have you deleted the teachings passed down by the goddess?"
"No, we will not do that." The Pope laughed He said: "This is a teaching passed down by the Holy See hundreds of years ago. What you see, Mr. Hardy, may be a crude version made by outsiders."
Hardy shook his head helplessly and handed out the book in his hand. Immediately, a man in gray robe came up and took the 'doctrine' away.
"Okay, let's not talk about this matter. Since you don't want to, Pope, forget it."
The Pope looked into Hardy's eyes and sighed slightly: "Your Excellency Hardy, It seems that you are still not convinced, so let me put it another way."
Hardy looked at the other party strangely.
“Do you admit that life is a very precious thing?”
Hardy nodded.
“So why does the cost of saving such a precious thing have to be very cheap?” The Pope put his hands on the left and right sides of the seat and looked down at Hardy grandly: “If one or two Silver coins can save a life. Is human life worthless, or are priests who have learned how to save people not worth it? "
The Pope spoke softly and slowly, but his words were extremely sharp.
But this is sophistry.
Hardy shook his head and said: "I have always believed that those who save people should be rewarded. But... this must be moderate. Spiritual self-satisfaction is more important than money. If the ideal in the Pope's mind , you and all believers in light can measure whether you are worthy by how much money you make, then I believe that businessmen are nobler beings than you.”
There was silence in the hall for a moment, and then the people in gray robes looked at Hadi, with anger bursting out of their originally emotionless eyes.
The Pope looked at Hardy intently for a while, and then he smiled helplessly: "As expected of the young man who was favored by the goddess, your debating ability is much better than mine."
Then he stood up and said: "In that case, let me give you an answer. I can't do this."
"Why?"
"Because I still have I will be resigning in three months!”
The Pope had a strange expression on his face and looked at Hardy with a half-smile: "Just because I also want to reduce the fees for treating patients in all temples." (End of Chapter)