Transcendent Noble

At the end of the trip to the artificial lake, it is also the meaning of the question that the lord organizes a dinner to entertain the VIPs. The venue of the banquet is at the Golden Oak Manor in Nicole.

This 640-acre holiday manor is a gift from Victor to Nicole. The style of the manor is similar to modern gardens, with elegance hidden in luxury. European classical villas are beautiful and comfortable, with deep courtyards. The picturesque scenery makes people linger.

Unfortunately, this is not a good time for a leisure vacation.

In the morning of second day, the vassal lords of the York family hurried to the road, and they wanted to rush back to preside over the season patrol. The scholar of the Silver Tower followed Master Edwin back to the former Black Castle Town and now the Golden Water City. The reconstruction work of Centaur Hills is in full swing, and the clansman of York's family is in short supply. Edwin will not easily let go of his helper. Bishop Pierot also left. He needs to personally inspect the academic affairs of Centaur Hills and check for missing vacancies before redeploying staff, writing detailed reports, and requesting assistance from Church.

Bishop Pierot has seen the status of Phoenix Baron collar, his next stop is Randal Viscount collar.

In the afternoon, Pierot and his Paladin arrived in Flatlake Town. Father Miller and several church attendants who received the news were already waiting at the town gate.

According to aristocratic etiquette, the lord should personally receive the bishop of the church, but Sylvia and Victor still have important discussions, Pierot took a step ahead, besides, the lord never cared about the affairs of the church. I don't know how to tell, and I don't even ask three questions about what the church cares about. The presence or absence of a lord does not affect Pierot's work. He declined Victor's kindness and did not notify the three wives of the Randal Family.

"Praise my lord. Lord Pierot, you are here." Father Miller said with a smile on his face.

Seeing Miller's old face and gray hair, Pierot couldn't help but secretly sighed.

Pious believers who comprehend the glorious divine technique on their own are called the favored ones, which means those who are favored by the Lord of Radiance. The appearance of the favored person in the diocese is a major event. The church will convene the people of the diocese to hold a grand gratitude ceremony and let the favored person demonstrate the divine technique on the spot to inspire the devout hearts of believers. Then, the favored person will be taken to the Church, where he will receive training in the monastery and become a true priest.

However, most of the pastors of the favored ones are not received by the church, which is a headache to be precise.

Radiance Church takes the redemption of the people as its mission. It can inherit thousands of years and affect all aspects of human society. It not only relies on divine techniques and beliefs, but also has a pragmatic style.

Qualified priests must not only have the firm belief in redeeming the people, but also have sleek ways of doing things. They can fight for the benefits of the church and are well versed in the art of compromise. If every priest rushes forward, retreats and retreats, is not afraid of sacrifice, and is willing to sacrifice, Radiance Church is either dead or dead. What else is there to talk about redeeming the people?

Pious belief and pragmatic spirit are the root causes of the church's survival and growth. Pastors who have received theological education still need time and wisdom to unify these two cognitions, not to mention the simple, dull, and ignorant gods, who can't even collect the eleventh tax.

Overdrafting lives and abusing the divine technique is a common problem for the beloved, and it is difficult for the church to explain to them why the divine technique cannot be used to treat the people, why sit and watch the lord to disperse the free private camps, and why the criminals are acquiesced. Prayer for atonement...

If, in the process of receiving the transformation, the benevolent will have conflicts in cognition and shake their beliefs, and thus lose the benevolence, it will cause very bad effects and even shake the faith of the people . Therefore, the church will often send the pastor of the favored person to the pioneer to serve as the resident priest. Anyway, the leader is tax-free, and the divine technique can best strengthen the faith and courage of the people.

The pastor of the Favored is also known as the civilian priest, and most of the civilian priests do not live long. Miller's aging appearance is obviously the result of abuse of the divine technique.

"All glory belongs to my lord!"

After Pierot replied, instructed: "Miller, I don't want to disturb the people. Let's go to church and change into ordinary clothes before visiting Randal. Leading the teaching affairs."

"Okay, my lord."

Miller arranged for the attendants to lead the way, and then boarded the bishop carriage. The coachman flicked the rein, pulled the horse away, and dragged the carriage forward slowly.

The streets of Flatlake Town are wide and clean. Through the car windows, you can see the tall landscape trees and neat blue brick buildings. Pierot had already learned about the changes in Flatlake Town in the Miller report, but seeing the town with his own eyes still surprised him.

Four years ago, this place was just a vacant lot, but now it has become a beautiful town that can accommodate more than 8,000 people. The landscape of the town even surpasses most towns, and its construction is not over yet. .

The Randal collar is a real pioneering collar. Viscount Randal developed this territory for only four years before and after he experienced the baptism of the ant tide. In fact, he rebuilt his territory in less than three years.

For the general pioneering lord, it is not bad to build a castle, three villages, cultivate 40,000 acres of arable land in three years, and accommodate 4,000 refugees. Randal now has a small town, seven villages, a castle, 140,000 mu of arable land, 5 streams and reservoirs, absorbing more than 10,000 refugees. Its rapid development is simply unimaginable.

However, the reconstruction speed of the entire Centaur Hills is amazing. Bishop Pierot doesn’t care much about the Flatlake Town that seems to rise from the ground. He asked Miller: “There seems to be no who in the town. "

Miller looked at the empty street, said with a smile: "It's the gathering season, and the townspeople are all out to gather."

Pierot nodded, asked again : "How many people does Randal currently have?"

"More than 13,900 people..." Miller thought for a while, and explained with some embarrassment: "Now everyday all dozens of free citizens enter Randal. To make a living, there are many newborns born in the territory..."

"Newborns?!" Pierot eyes shined, hurriedly asked: "How many newborns are there in your parish?"

"There were 532 newborns in these two months, and at least 723 newborns will be ushered in in the next two months." Miller immediately reported the specific figures.

Bishop Pierot was pleasantly surprised: "So much! Praise my Lord."

The church encourages childbirth, and the number of surviving newborns is an important indicator for assessing the work of priests. However, most of the refugees have no fixed homes and their lives are difficult. They would rather use herbal contraception than have children. The church can do nothing about this. Randal has more than 1,000 newborns. This is indeed an unexpected surprise, and Bishop Pierot has some worries afterwards.

It is the duty of the priest to provide medical assistance for newborn baptism. Miller was alone in charge, without attendants and no support. He alone and more than two dozen newly recruited church attendants could not take care of so many pregnant women and newborns in any case.

The population growth is a good thing, but if too many babies die, it will damage the reputation of the church. Pierot hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help asking: "How many children died? Are there enough relief supplies? Can you and your attendants come here busy?"

Miller shook the head, Pierot suddenly felt Tight, but I heard, "There is no shortage of relief supplies... 4 newborns died unfortunately, and 16 pregnant women miscarried..."

"My lord protects me." Pierot relaxed, and doubts gradually grew. .

It is very rare for the refugees to gather together to give birth to children, and it is unique in the pioneering collar. Moreover, even the resident priest in a prosperous town is impossible to take care of so many pregnant women and newborns. Not only did Miller do it, he did a great job. This seems a little strange.

"Why does Randal have so many pregnant women and newborn babies? How do you take care of the health of so many people?" Bishop Pierot asked suspiciously.

Miller’s old face smiled like a chrysanthemum, and said with joy: "Viscount Randal was inspired by my lord to support my academic work. He donated a large amount of materials and money to the church for encouragement. People give birth to offspring. We distribute 1 silver sol, 6 fish, 10 pounds of pork, 2 ground lizards, and 5 pounds of lard to pregnant women every month. Everyday all can receive 1 ground lizard egg, half A liter of milk or half a liter of goat’s milk."

"The Viscount Randal donated herbs from the territory to the church free of charge. He also hired more than 100 women to form a medical team to assist me in making medicines, caring for patients, Mother and baby."

Bishop Pierot was silent. The church and the lord and nobleman did not have essential contradictions, but had common interests. For thousands of years, the two sides have mutually benefited and relied on each other, and have formed a fairly stable cooperative relationship. The church needs the power of Knight to open up territory and protect the people, and the lord needs the church to appease the people, manage the refugees, provide medical assistance and martial power support. The problem of refugees is the main difference between the two sides. The lord hopes that the population of the territory maintains the most reasonable number, and the church hopes that the believers the more the better. However, the church had to make concessions, not because of the pressure of the lord, but because the human domain was shrinking.

The huge surplus population not only makes the territory overwhelmed, but the church also feels difficult. The lord insists on one of the simplest principles. Only the population who controls the territory can sell high-priced food to other families. Therefore, the lord does not allow the free people to steal the natural resources of the territory, and the import of grain causes the price of food in the territory to rise. The free laborers see no profit, and naturally people will leave the territory. This is the origin of the refugees. When the number of refugees decreases, the lord can sell the surplus food to other families and make a profit.

Lords want to make money in the grain trade, how can they encourage free people to give birth?

The achievements of Randal collar are impressive, but it is a pioneering collar after all. The donation of supplies to the church by Viscount Randal according to the number of pregnant women and newborns is not a small amount. He used the money to hire more A large number of young and strong laborers are in line with common sense.

Reminiscent of Randal’s leading house construction and protection of free people’s property, Bishop Pierot was puzzled by the Viscount’s help to the priest to help the people. He almost suspected that Victor was the Lord of Radiance’s piety believer.

Seeing Miller's gray hair, Pierot's heart moved, and he seemed to have found the reason.

Regardless of the church's methods, the purpose of redeeming the people has not changed. Since the glorious history, there have been millions of priests who have been martyred. The sacrifice and dedication of the priest represents the glorious side of human nature, and it is not only the common people who are moved, but also the nobles.

Pierot has personal experience. Twenty-seven years ago, Horgus, the king of jackals in the Twilight Forest, launched a wave of animals in advance to attack the northern territory of Suse Kingdom. Pierot led 30 Paladins to help a precarious small town. They faced ten times with the town’s soldiers. A large number of jackals stayed in the town for 17 days. During the battle, Pierot left all the divine technique to the soldiers and Paladin. Whenever the divine technique ran out and the Holy Power ran out, he wielded a mace to fight side by side with the warrior, slashing 13 jackals. When Knight of Suse Kingdom led his troops to rescue the siege, Paladin was already out of ten, and the young priest was also seriously injured. Pierot will not forget Suse Knight's solemn etiquette and respectful eyes.

The Knight aristocrats pursue the power of the element sea. They are impossible to be devout followers, but this does not mean that the Knight aristocrats do not approve the doctrine of the Glory Code. In fact, many ordinary nobles are believers of the Lord of Radiance, and the most influential one is Alya, the founder of Baita. Otherwise, the church is also impossible to form a white tower camp with the southern nobility.

The church and the aristocracy have long been me in you, and you are in me. There is noble bloodline in the body of the contemporary Pope Clement.

There is also a famous person in history who has a very close relationship with the church, he is sword saint Drawin. One of Drawin's wife is the deputy head of the Radiance Knight regiment. The lords claimed that Drawin had occupied the female Paladin. The church firmly opposed this fallacy. They declared that Drawin was inspired by the Lord to fall in love with the female Paladin, and their marriage was blessed by the Lord of Radiance. Drawin cooperated with the Radiance Knight regiment, as evidenced by the killing of King Ogre.

In short, the relationship between ordinary nobles and the church will be closer, and Viscount Randal is not ordinary nobles, but also not Knight nobles! Like Drawin, he does not need to face the influence of the sea of ​​elements directly!

Victor has not received Knight education, his confidants are civilians, and Miller's selfless spirit infected him. Only in this way can the Randal Family support Miller.

Thinking of this, Pierot's mood is a bit complicated. He originally planned to replace the resident priest led by Randal, but now he has no plans to do so.

The carriage stopped in the square area, Pierot and his entourage walked into the church and changed into farmer's clothes. Miller asked, "Master Pierot, do you want to visit there first?"

Pierot pondered for a moment and said, "Captive wild boars are an important part of the new agricultural and pastoral system. Then go to the wild boar farms. Right."