dark moon

Chapter 501 New School

The metal carving window frame still exudes the smell of fresh paint. Sunlight slips into the room through the colorful glass, reflecting the shadow of the carvings on the ground. The brand-new preaching table is covered with purple velvet cloth, and two brass tables On the candlestick, a long, thick white candle flickered with flickering flames.On both sides of the pulpit, the faint smoke from the incense burner curled up, and the faint lavender aroma spread throughout the room as the smoke spread, making everyone who smelled it feel the peace of mind.The faint sound of hymns echoed repeatedly in the room, and the singer could not be found. The singing seemed to appear in the room out of thin air, perhaps coming from the distant kingdom of God.

This is the prayer hall of the Darkmoon Temple, the most important place in the open space.

Now almost everything here is new. Except for the statue of the goddess in the middle of the prayer area, the furnishings, decorations, furniture, and even the building itself are almost all new. All items are not luxurious and expensive, unlike many large-scale The church needs to use luxurious decorations to show its economic strength and enhance the confidence of believers from another angle. The Dark Moon Temple does not need to do this, at least not yet. Simplicity and solemnity are one of the characteristics of the goddess. The church It is best to maintain the current state.

There was no one in the prayer area, and there were no believers listening to the sermons on the brand-new benches in the preaching area.The prayer hall was so quiet that one could clearly hear the noise of children coming from afar.

The prayer hall is the first area after entering the sanctuary. Once you enter the temple gate, you directly enter the prayer hall. Only after passing through the prayer hall and walking out from the back can you truly enter the Dark Moon Temple. At this time, you are in the prayer hall. The most important thing is the Dark Moon Courtyard, a square square with an artificial fountain in the middle.

Over the past few hundred years, the man-made fountain has stopped working. It was only recently that it was restored to its recorded appearance.

In the center is a clear pool. A water column shoots straight upward from the center of the pool. After reaching the highest point, it spreads out and turns into a thin mist, nourishing the surrounding environment.A little above the highest point of the water column, a dark red stone ball symbolizing the lightless moon is suspended in the air in a posture that defies physics, slowly rotating with the eruption of the spring water.

Believers who come to the temple for pilgrimage, after praying in front of the icon and listening to the priest's sermon, can enter here, sit around the fountain, meditate, meditate, rest, even if they just sit down and have lunch, After all, this is the edge of the sanctuary, the place where mortals are closest to the gods.

According to the normal design, there are a large number of functional buildings open to the public around the outer courtyard square, such as confessional halls, treatment halls, libraries, and magic halls. Just like other churches of the Lord God, they have very complete functions.Of course, given the current situation of the church, um, the economic situation and the manpower situation, not many buildings have been restored to use, and, also, a little bit more than that has happened.

Originally, the east side of the outer court was a training ground for the temple guards to use for daily self-training. Of course, it was also a welfare facility for the warriors who believed in the goddess. Warrior believers who were not temple guards could also use it. You are free to use all the facilities in the training ground. If you are willing, you can also practice hard with the temple guards under the guidance of professionals.

Over the past few hundred years, it has become an open-air warehouse where debris was accumulated. Now that the debris has been cleared, the area of ​​the training ground has still been reduced by half.

The other side was replaced by several three-story houses. The houses were square and not beautiful at all. They included the training ground and were surrounded by walls. There was only one gate for entry and exit, making it seem like a closed area in the temple. , not only that, the door made of metal fence is tightly closed. In a simple room behind the door, there is an old man who is half asleep and half awake. However, if you want to get in, you have to jump over the wall, otherwise it will be very difficult. Hard to hide from the janitor.

Bursts of children's play came from several buildings inside the gate. It could be heard that there were not many children, but they were obviously in a good mood. After all, they could laugh so happily, so their mood would not be any worse. .

There is no doubt that this is the new school established by Saff and the Dark Moon Church, which is the church's blood-generating machine that Shuer dreams of.

Looking at the time, it was around lunch time. The children should be taking a lunch break. No wonder it was so noisy inside. From time to time, I saw a few short figures chasing each other and running around between the buildings. Listening to the sound inside Those pure laughter that had not had time to be contaminated by the world, the corners of Shuer's mouth also turned up, as if he was thinking of his childhood.

Well, if being surrounded by intrigues and calculations since childhood can be considered a childhood.

He signaled to the gatekeeper. Seeing the uniform holy robes on these people, plus he was also a nearby resident. He had met Lisa and Shuer and knew that these two people could be regarded as half of his employers. Naturally, the old gatekeeper couldn't help but Dare to be negligent, he limped out and opened the gate for the group of people.The old man was originally a low-level mercenary. It wasn't until he lost a leg during an adventure that he had to give up the adventure and return to his hometown to live a desolate life.Now that he finally had a job that was free and well-paying, he didn't want to lose it, so he acted extra cautiously.

After calming down the anxious gatekeeper and letting him continue to guard the gate with peace of mind, Shuer and Lisa were followed by three other people. The five of them walked into the school together. Eddie and Susan have not been back recently, and this is the first time. When I saw the school that was already in operation, I looked around and felt that everything was new. I was quite eager to try school life right away. This made Shuer always want to look at them with pity. Poor children, in a few days You won’t think so, tsk tsk, I wish you good luck.

The school is surrounded by several three-story buildings on one side and the original training ground on the other. It seems that Sav has a long-term vision and is not satisfied with just running a small-scale basic education institution. Since he has prepared so many classrooms, he is also preparing After entering the training ground, it is obvious that he plans to turn the school into a comprehensive teaching institution for both ordinary people and warrior reserve personnel. There are not many such schools, and they are only found in the capitals of several large human countries. It is indeed the Lion City. The vision of a top-level scholar is different from that of ordinary people.Of course, that is for the future. Now, this is still a small school with few students. Listening to the noise of the children, it is estimated that the number of students is only about 20. It seems that there is still a long way to go.

"Brother, look." Lisa pointed to a corner between the teaching buildings and followed her sister's finger to look over. Several small figures wearing black holy robes were particularly conspicuous. There was no doubt that they were the other four. Children living in the temple are first come, first served. They naturally become the first batch of students in the school and begin to receive a comprehensive education.

Now, the four people were actually accompanied by several students of similar age. Under the leadership of the four people, a group of people gathered together, crossed their hands in front of their chests, and prayed in the direction of the holy statue in a decent manner, until After praying, a few people found a place to sit down and each took out their lunch to eat.

"Haha..." Shuer and Lisa looked at each other and smiled. The effect was better than expected. Children are like a blank sheet of paper. As long as someone takes the lead, it is easy to cultivate the most devout believers, one after another. Cycle, as long as Safu's school continues, there will never be a shortage of mid-level talents among believers.

"Ah, Lord Priest." As soon as he reached the door of a building, a woman ran out from inside and almost ran into her. After seeing the person in front of her clearly, the woman who ran out of the teaching building smiled awkwardly and apologized. He said, "I'm really sorry. I was in such a hurry that I didn't see you. When did you come back?"

"Linda?" Shuer looked up and down at the woman who was accidentally rescued on the way to the mission. Now she is no longer dressed like a small businessman, and the fear and confusion of the past are no longer visible on her face. She has a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on her face. , she also put on a black women's robe. It was not the holy robe of the Dark Moon Temple, but it was black. It looked like a combination of the dark moon holy robe and the scholar's uniform that members of the Temple of Knowledge liked to wear. .This change of attire gave Linda a more intellectual air, "Haha, not bad, very good. Is this job satisfactory?"

"Well, thank you, Lord Priest." Linda smiled sheepishly. She would not say that she was disappointed when she first arrived at the Dark Moon Temple and saw the ruins in front of her. Fortunately, she was calm enough at the time and planned to go back again. Wait and see for a while, and make sure you don't do anything wrong rashly, otherwise you will definitely regret it.

"Where are you going in such a hurry?"

"Well, Master Priest, two children were fighting, and I rushed over to take a look." Linda said with a wry smile, "The energy of those little guys is really terrifying, and they cause some trouble every day. "

"Hahaha, it fits my image very well." Shuer patted Linda on the shoulder, "What are you responsible for now?"

"I'm the dean of the school, and basically... I'm responsible for everything." Linda said rather distressedly, "Fortunately, the school's operations are now gradually on track, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to hold on."

"Well, it'll be fine as long as it's running normally." Shuer nodded, "Where's Sav? Is she in there?"

"Acting principal? Yes, she is inside. Do you want me to inform her?"

"Huh? Acting principal?" Xiuer stopped walking in and raised his eyebrows, "What's going on? Isn't she the principal?"

"The principal said that she is disseminating knowledge on behalf of the Lord of Knowledge, so the Lord of Knowledge is the principal." Linda shrugged, obviously helpless about this, "There is nothing we can do about it, even if we want to persuade her."

"Okay." Knowing that he was worrying for nothing, Xiu Er couldn't help but rolled his eyes, "Go and do your work, I'll just go find her myself."

(End of this chapter)