You call this the god of etiquette?

Chapter 58 Soil
The dirt road between "Foy" and "Talek" is really disgusting.

The long, flat road that connects the two towns often turns into a relentless quagmire because of the heavy rain.

The wheels sank into the dirt pit, and the merchants and coachmen might only be able to pull out a small part after a lot of effort.

People are always racking their brains to find ways to avoid those terrible traps.

But unfortunately, no matter how hard you try, it seems to be futile in the end.

In addition to the mud, the road was littered with potholes and bumps.

The two-wheeled vehicle will be bumpy if it is accidentally touched.

If the drivers choose to take this dirt road, they will have to work hard to maintain their balance and avoid the mud.

If you are not careful, the goods will fall from the car, either directly damaged, or stained with mud so that it is difficult to sell.

Over time, this dirt road has no human habitation.

Only the stone borders on both sides of the road barely separate it from the outside world, showing that there are still roads here.

until today.

The afternoon sky was gradually shrouded in heavy clouds, like a discordant color in a fresh oil painting.

The sun cast dim shadows through the gaps in the clouds.

The air is getting humid.

The breeze turns into a weak, dull breath carrying a damp and stale floral scent.

This dampness is also transmitted to the sixteen large wooden houses built along the dirt road from "Foy" to "Talek".

this week.

Beside this almost deserted road.

Sixteen wooden houses rose up without a sound.

The clergymen of Father Earth, dressed in plain robes, came out of the wooden house they were in from time to time in groups of three.

Unleash magic spells on the large dirt road land under the jurisdiction of the house to consolidate the soil.

Then back to the cabin.

Awaiting news.

There is a huge distance between each group of wooden houses.

But the earth connects them.

So no need to worry.

They just waited quietly.

Waiting for a signal from the apostles.

The expression is serious and solemn.

The elderly among the clergy have wrinkled cheeks and gray hair showing a sense of decay.

The young man's face was not even childish.

Here is almost all the power of the Church of the Father Earth!

at this time.

The apostle of the church, Gadry Raven, is patrolling the end of the dirt road leading to "Talek".

Do the final confirmation work.

He changed his usual clothes and demeanor in the mayor's office.

Wearing a dark brown sacrificial robe, the material of the robe is luxurious and smooth.

Wide and long reaching the ground, covering his entire figure.

Whenever he walked, the sacrificial robe fluttered slowly like black running water.

On the chest is a pattern of seedlings embroidered with gold thread, which complements a string of dark brown gemstone necklaces hanging around the neck.

He wore a crown hat made of black satin, which showed a faint metallic texture in the sunlight.

His expression was calm.

It's hard to imagine him as the mayor who yells at his subordinates in his office from time to time.

Behind him is a small piece of farmland on the outskirts of the town.

The farmers who were plowing in the meantime had already been driven away by the guards.

At the end of this not too long road.

Only the Bishop of the Earth Father Church, Nelson Constance, followed Gadri.

A pure white robe highlights the eye-catching orange necklace in front of her birth.

There was mixed happiness and worry between his brows and eyes.

He said to Gadri in a high-pitched voice:
"Master Apostle, the 'Road to Prosperity' plan has finally reached this point."

"The majesty of Father Earth is destined to fill the entire Northland!"

Gadri glanced at Nelson:
"Bishop Nelson."

"You seem to have something on your mind?"

Nelson immediately lowered his head and replied awkwardly:

"You are always so wise, Lord Apostle."

"I'm worried"

"Worried that the town is not peaceful these days?" Seeing that Nelson was hesitating, Gadri directly interrupted him.

In essence, he was still the impatient mayor, but this time the plan was so important that he had to repeatedly warn himself to be cautious.

Nelson nodded with a solemn expression:
"Master Apostle, I feel that there is a dark force targeting the town."

"Obviously everyone knows that the celebration of our Father Earth Church is approaching at this time, but there are still people who dare to commit murders and even massacres."

Gadri said calmly:
"It seems that you also understand that Yige didn't do what happened on Ligang Street?"

Nelson laughed along with him again:
"Yes, Lord Apostle, Priest Terence's report is very detailed."

"Besides, since Yige purchased the teaching property through formal procedures, I also tend to think that he is indeed willing to abide by the order of the town."

"In contrast, the 'Night Beast' matter is even more worrying."

"Terence didn't find out anything famous?" Gadri asked casually.

"No." Nelson shook his head, "The colleagues who gathered in "Talek" for the reason of the celebration basically left the town at night after showing their faces, and participated in the 'Road to Prosperity' project. "

"These days they first built wooden houses to live in, and then repeatedly compacted the land. They were busy from morning to night, and it was impossible for them to have the energy to go back and forth to the town to maintain law and order."

"We really don't have extra manpower."

"Guards are useless."

"So I can only let Terrence muddy the water, and find an excuse to let Yige and his 'black suit' give him a head first."

"Otherwise, the town might already be in chaos."

Nelson became more and more sad as he spoke:

"Did someone leak the news that the clergy of the church are not in "Talek" these days? "

"I've never heard of the so-called 'Night Beast' before."

"Could it be that someone got the news that our priests left and took the opportunity to do it?"

Gadri didn't speak, but stopped there for a while.

At the end, I suddenly asked:
"Where's Tianping Church? Are their people watching?"

Nelson quickly replied:
"Of course, Lord Apostle."

"I have sent two people, Rodney and Kang, to keep an eye on the pastors of the Balance Church who are borrowing their residences on Pratton Street."

"Since the last time they hit a wall with your clerk, they've been reclusive."

"At most, it's just chatting with the surrounding residents."

For the first time, there was a violent fluctuation on Gadri's face. He frowned and cursed in disgust:

"That bunch of damn things."

"My attitude is so clear that I almost let them go."

"Still stuck in my town like a leech."

"Could it be that the 'Night Beast' matter has something to do with them?" Nelson said with some hesitation.

He secretly prayed in his heart that things had better not develop in this direction.

The Tianping Church is an absolute giant to the Earth Father Church.

Although on the surface everyone is now a believer in the gods of the order gods, so there will be no direct fight between forces.

But the quarrel behind the scenes has never ceased.

It's just that the opponents of the Tianping Church have always been churches with similar strengths, and what they care about is also controlling the trade between the prosperous big cities.

And when it really set its sights on the borderlands that it didn't care about before.

The Church of the Earth Father is determined not to be able to resist.

After all, even the enemies of the Scale Church are unlikely to help a remote and weak "enemy of the enemy".

When Gadri heard this, his expression became playful, and he glanced at Nelson:
"If it's Tianping Church, what are you going to do?"

Nelson choked.

Gadri did not wait for his bishop, but continued:

"We don't have the resources to investigate this right now."

"But it's definitely not normal for the Tianping Church to stay in the town and not leave."

"So they're probably inseparable."

"Huh?" Nelson was a little panicked now, "But didn't Father Earth tell us that the gods have already set the rules."

"Aren't the churches in the pantheon of order not allowed to attack each other?"

Gadri looked at Nelson beside him like an idiot.

He realized that the other party still had a little fantasy in his heart, so he was unwilling to accept reality:

"Is there no way to destroy the "Tariek" without directly attacking us? "

"Nelson, we've known each other for so long."

"I never knew you were such a naive person."

Nelson heard the gap in Gadri's words, like a drowning man grasping at straws:

"No, my lord priest."

"What good will destroying the town do for the Church of Tianping?"

"Just to be hostile to us for no reason?"

Gadri sighed:
"I'm asking you, Nelson."

"Why does our Earth Father Church clearly have so many clergymen who master the 'three techniques of creation' - 'soil block control', 'stone block shaping' and 'timber weaving'."

"But the road from "Foy" to "Talek" has not been repaired? "

Nelson didn't know why, this matter has long been settled within the church:
"It's because the soil of this road and the plain where it is located is extremely wet, so it will take a long time to arrange a lot of manpower to repair and tamp it down."

"And our first task is to establish a dominant position in "Doc", so in order to support the priest Colbert of "Doc", a large number of priests are transferred every year, resulting in insufficient manpower for road construction. "

"Yeah." Gadri didn't refute Nelson's statement, "The question of "Dock" did involve a lot of our energy. "

"Then let me ask you, do you know why for so many years, not only have we not been able to overwhelm the ridiculous 'song of the chant' of "Doc", but are about to be kicked out of "Doc" by them? "

"Is it because of the Tianping Church?"

Seeing that his deputy had finally reacted, Gadri nodded slightly in satisfaction.

Only then did he reveal the cruel reality to him:

"Tianping Church has been targeting us for a long time."

"At that time, the fur business of "Talek" was just getting better, and they were targeted by them. "

"Originally, the road between "Foy" and "Talek" is not a good road, but it is not a problem for the normal traffic of the coachmen. "

"As a transit point for fur trade, "Foy" also experienced prosperity along with "Talek". "

"Could it be?" Nelson's eyes widened, staring at Gadri in disbelief.

The latter responded with a self-deprecating smile:

"Yes, everything will change soon."

"As long as there is rain, the roads in the two places will become extremely muddy almost instantly, and we have to use 'soil block control' to temporarily solidify."

"Even though the rain has passed for several days, the land is still so wet and sticky, making it impassable."

"I investigated several times, but all failed."

"Finally, I asked Father Earth for help to figure it out."

"The land here is cursed with great wisdom!"

"You will know what happened next." Gadri's voice was dull, "The notoriety of the dirt road between "Foy" and "Talek" spread quickly, and merchants and coachmen avoided it. "

"They all ended up going to Vasdoc and Doc to transship the furs. "

"The town of Foy also lost its greatest opportunity for development. "

"Why?" Nelson was shocked and instinctively questioned, "Why didn't you tell us?"

"Also, after our Father Earth knew about this, he must have kindly helped us, right?"

Gadri was not annoyed by Nelson's words, but just looked at him:
"I told you, apart from making you fearful, what good can it do?"

After all, he smiled at Nelson:
"Precisely because the Father of Mercy has known that our Church is surrounded by vicious calculations."

"That's why we were given the relics necessary to complete the 'Road to Prosperity'."

"Holy thing!" Nelson exclaimed.

Even as the number two figure in the church, he has never seen the holy relics of the church.

Gadri was not surprised by the excitement of the bishop beside him.

When he got this sacred object, he was no less surprised and excited than Nelson.

"My lord apostle, with the holy object in hand, Tianping Church will be driven out of our town like a dog."

"The next step is to drive the lackey of the Church of the Balance, 'The Tune of Psalm', out of Doc. "

"In the end, we will surely restore the glory of the three towns!"

Nelson's mood turned from great sadness to great joy, and he seemed a little hysterical for a while.

Gadri was not moved at all:

"The Holy Relic is the mercy of the Earth Father to us."

"But our church still has to mobilize its own strength when facing troubles like Tianping Church."

At first Nelson thought it was just Gadry's cautious statement, but seeing the mayor's still serious face, he realized that the situation was much more complicated than he imagined.

"The main function of the holy object is to complete the 'Road to Prosperity' plan." Gard's next words made Nelson a little disappointed.

But the apostle paid no attention to Nelson's emotions:

"We took a huge risk in calling the vast majority of the church's clergy this time."

"We must complete the plan as soon as possible to open up the connection between the two towns."

"The power of the holy object should be used for this, so it is impossible to waste it against the Church of Balance in the short term."

"But." Gadri's tone suddenly became decisive, and Nelson who heard it was shocked, "No matter what idea the Scale Church has, it doesn't matter whether it destroys our road or releases the 'Night Beast'."

"In the end, we will definitely be defeated by us who have our feet on the ground."

"Because to them, bringing down the town is just a trivial matter to monopolize the fur."

"But for us, protecting and developing the town is a major event that we will go all out for."

"Because it is our only home and the place where we worship the benevolent Father Earth!"

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