The little pastor is taking care of the weirdness of divinity

Chapter 16: An ordinary murder party for the law-abiding townspeople

The mayor of Wind's Breath Town and the magician Toffler fell on the soil of the forest.

This is an open space deep in the forest. Six or seven armed men have set up fires and prepared ropes. They are waiting for their mayor to lead the foreign boy Xia Bolan into the forest.

If Chamberlain were here, he would be beyond surprised: he knew—or at least met—everyone in the group who tried to kill him.

They are not cultists who have madness in their eyes, who chant forgotten names in the abyss, and who laugh with their mouths open and reveal leaky front teeth.

They are the always obedient old carpenter John, the blue-shirted Bol who plays the flute in Wind Song Square, the dedicated uncle Ulan in the bakery, the postman Sam who rides a bicycle through the town, and even the meticulous Officer Follett.Some of them played the comical "Sir Maureen and the Three Pigs" for Chamberlain, some personally handed the golden chips wrapped in oil paper to Chamberlain, and some of them helped find the person who broke the window of the temple at Chamberlain's request. The culprit.

They are usually the most law-abiding residents in the town, but now they want to kill Chabarron.

Toffler, who had released the [Disguise Spell], fell to the ground, his skin turning black and covered with sores.

Seeing the mayor lying on the ground, something in the old carpenter John's heart seemed to be shaking. His tone was full of confusion and doubt, and his voice was trembling:
"Are we really going to do this?

"Like I personally lit the firewood pile under my son last year?
“That night, we tried to burn two foreign children to death.

"Then what? The ceremony failed! For the first time in centuries, there was a strong wind in Wind's Breath Town. The strong wind caused the fire to spread, and the ceremony turned into a disaster. Isn't this a punishment from a certain god?

"The current Chabron has obviously helped us. He is our benefactor, a gifted priest favored by the Eternal One, such a good boy!
"Mr. Mayor! Look at your appearance, the punishment has also fallen on you!"

The magician Toffler sat up with difficulty - time has bleached the mayor's hair and carved wrinkles on his face; but now, the punishment of divine magic is no less than what time has done to him. , leaving his whole body covered with festering wounds.

But the mayor still said firmly:

"If you don't sacrifice them, won't you be condemned by your conscience? Over the years, how many people have made sacrifices to maintain the tradition, and..." With a solemn face, he used all his strength to solemnly say Speaking of:

"This is stipulated by law!"

Although the content was extremely weird, his expression was solemn, as if he was saying something sacred and natural.

"Are you planning to break the law?"

Hearing this, Old John acted as if he felt some kind of divine announcement, lowered his head, and stopped talking.

Everyone seemed to feel something at the same time, and they all knelt down. They took out the heavy iron books from their pockets, opened the holy book, and solemnly read out each decree described in the book.

These decrees seem to have existed since before history, they were not just written on paper or bulletin boards, not just platitudes in yellowed files.

Every rule and every word of command has been deeply imprinted in the soul:
"In order to promote the development of science and technology and ensure the order of production of constructs in the kingdom, the sacred law stipulates as follows...

“From the first heartbeat on March 3th of each year to the first breath on April 15th of that year, one or two people aged 4 to 14 years old, or whose age is an imaginary number, must be burned with flames. Humanoids (a blind, lame cobbler with green hair also qualifies, even if the age does not match). Until it is confirmed that the subject has lost heartbeat, breathing, pulse and other physiological functions that are not actually necessary...
"Inject the subject's soul into the scarecrow construct as a driving source through the following steps...

"If possible, give priority to the person whose age has the smallest difference with the nearest prime number as the sacrifice victim, or who has the lowest common multiple with 918483384..."
"In a serious and objective scientific spirit, we must ensure the correct implementation of all ritual steps, especially the psychological and physical pain that the ritual objects should suffer during the burning process. The specific cooking methods, such as the amount of seasonings, etc. are as follows...
"High-quality products are made by hand. This principle has lasted for hundreds of years but is still enduring..."

"If the ritual fails due to the performer's negligence, causing the construct to fail to be created or the function to seriously deviate from expectations, the performer will be sentenced to 'mandatory breathing restraint' for 3 hours and 17 minutes. Usually those who accept this punishment will be executed before In the process...
"Due to the lack of contribution of the Strangers to the historical development of this town, for the long-term interests of the townspeople, the sacrifices of the festival should be given priority to the Strangers. Scientific research has shown that the Strangers are a non-human species that can bring heavy metal pollution. , which is very aggressive and is defined as follows...

"If it is not necessary, the above production process - especially the cooking and ritual aspects of the sacrifice - should be kept secret from strangers before the ceremony begins. Anyone who leaks the secret without reason should be sentenced to suicide if the circumstances are serious...
"This law is scientific, perfect, full of logic, praiseworthy, able to speak for itself, charming, impeccable, sweet and delicious, worth 6 gold coins and 4 silver coins..."

"I swear: I will dedicate myself to the supreme science, reason and truth - any dedication is great when it is given such a glorious name...

"The division is finally complete, and the glory returns to the God of All Machines..."
After solemnly reciting the laws in the holy book, the magician Toffler made a gesture to indicate to each participant to close the open iron book.The mechanical eyeball of the old mayor's left eye glowed red, and the frightening light revealed the black eyepatch:

"Everything will be over soon. His magic can seriously injure me, but it is impossible to defeat the creation that the past victims sacrificed their lives for."

"You sent a scarecrow to deal with him?" Old John looked quite surprised, "That thing... that thing can tear a lion into pieces!"

"No," the seriously injured mayor shook his head. His skin, which had been corrupted by the [Injury] spell and turned black and hardened, was torn a few points by simple movements.
"It's two."
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A good news and a bad news.

The good news is that the [Burning Hands] spell that Chabron has been waiting to use can burn two targets.

The bad news is, he's dying.

The two scarecrows are pressing towards Chabotron step by step, their burlap eyes are full of malice, and their "faces" still have that tingling smile on their faces...
　"Nightfall" Small Classroom: Priests, Gods and Domains

　　Priests have different [fields] based on their tendency to believe in gods and ideas.

　　What individual priests believe in is not gods, but impersonal ideas such as justice, freedom, and law.There are also many priests who gain magical powers through their faith in singers/moms/celebrity politicians/comedians/fictional characters/themselves.

　　The honorable names of the eternal light are 'Eternal One', 'The Immortal One', 'Light of a Thousand Lights', 'Eternal Tail', 'The Fire of Wisdom of Civilized Beings', 'The Beginning and the End of All Things in the Heavens' ', the image is countless spheres of light with infinite brilliance and layer upon layer, in charge of the fields of [knowledge], [sun] (also known as light), [time], [magic] (also known as mystery/spell).

　　Priests can simultaneously heal themselves and their allies with buffs, as well as smite opponents as a warrior of gods.Compared to some battlefield priests who use hammers to preach (physically), the priests in [Sun Realm] focus more on spellcasting.

　　As a priest of light, the [Sun] priest has two development directions. One is to practice special skills such as [Powerful Dispelling] to fight against the undead. The other is to specialize in attack and destruction, summoning the bright morning light and blazing flames. Currently leaning towards the latter.And consider dabbling in the [magic] field in the future.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)