Goddess Wanhua Mirror

But with so many believers, Hume's strength is even in her heyday, and it is difficult to rank among the first-tier. Even in the second-tier, she can only be ranked in the middle and lower reaches, in a position that is neither awkward nor embarrassing.

Hume believes that the reason why his situation is so bad is mainly because the God of Thieves cannot establish an open sect.Other gods built temples, which are religious places. If she built a temple, it would be a [-]% den of thieves. Who would dare to approach such a place casually?

Therefore, Hume's believers have always maintained an unorganized and undisciplined loose state. Even if some believers occasionally set up underground altars, they only dare to engage in some sacrificial activities secretly, for fear of being discovered by the relevant authorities.

It is this embarrassing situation that caused Hume to beg for food, because most beliefs cannot be collected at all.Moreover, many thieves are not pious enough, at best they can only be regarded as "general believers".

Also taking advantage of this rare opportunity, Lude held a small internal staff meeting after dinner, calling the three goddesses and an envoy over, intending to give them some experience and relevant knowledge that he had summed up through his exploration.

"Under normal circumstances, I usually divide believers into three types. One is pan-believer, who only verbally believes in a certain god, and may even believe in multiple gods at the same time. The loyalty is very low, and it is easy to convert or abandon faith. I Quantify the belief that this kind of believer can produce, and set the value as 1 point."

As Lude said, he drew a small round face with an expressionless face on the small blackboard used for lectures on weekdays to represent pan-believers, and wrote the number 1 behind it.

Then Lude introduced two other types, namely devout believers and fanatics.

The former is very firm in their beliefs, respects their gods, consciously abides by religious rules in daily life, and actively spreads their beliefs to relatives and friends, but they will not force each other by stalking.This type of believer, Lude used a smiley face to show that the number of beliefs that can be produced is between 5 and 10, which is several times that of general believers.

And the last type of fanatics, they have extreme respect for the gods they believe in. The gods are everything to them. The gods will not hesitate to execute them if they want them to die immediately. They will crazily preach to everyone they come into contact with. Willing to believe, or disrespecting their own gods, and even fighting to defend their beliefs by force.

For this type of believer, Lude drew an angry little round face with upturned eyes and grinning teeth, and the belief he can provide is represented by ">10".

After introducing these three types of believers, Lude asked the goddesses a question.

"If you were to manage the denomination, how are you going to deal with these three types of believers? Who are the core users? Who should be actively recruited? Which one should be actively restrained? Give you 5 minutes to think about it, and then answer after thinking clearly. "

After Lu De finished speaking, he looked down at his wrist that was not wearing a Rolex, and then silently counted three hundred in his heart.As a result, the answers of the few people present were all the same. They felt that fanatics were the core of the sect, actively wooing devout believers, and at the same time restraining the general believers so that they could strengthen their belief in their own gods.

Lu De smiled after listening, and commented on the answers of the goddesses.

"If you want to control this sect, take jujube pills!"

"Why? Are we wrong?"

"You guys! The picture is broken! Two people over three hundred years old didn't understand it. When I explained the classification of believers to you just now, I didn't tell you a key piece of information. I hope you can use your own brains to make Inferred, but you just ignored it.”

"what's the message?"

"Base number! Or the respective numbers of these three types of believers. Pan-believers have an absolute numerical advantage. They are more than the other two types of believers combined, and they are many times more, accounting for [-]% to [-]% of the total number of believers." , or even more than [-]%."

This survey data is the conclusion that Lu De has continuously observed in the past year since he fled, and finally inferred.Not to say that it is completely correct and rigorous, but at least it is basically close to the truth.

As for how to treat these three types of believers, Lude's answer is to focus on pious believers, actively attracting general believers, and at the same time restraining fanatics, so as to avoid blackmailing the entire sect due to their excessive behavior.

"There was actually a fanatic in Pine Tree Village before, and he was a half-old child. His name was Barr. You should have seen him this afternoon. The child had a sore on his buttocks, which I cured. In the end, in order to repay my favor, the brat used his fist to force other children in the village to believe in religion. As a result, those children who were bullied hated Baal, and even hated me who cured Baal, and began to psychologically resist the belief in the God of Medicine. Indeed! Crazy! Believers can provide a high faith value, but not much higher than pious believers, but some of their excessive behavior will damage the image of the sect, lose a considerable number of other believers, and even lose money overall. If I explain it this way, you should all understand, right?"

Several goddesses nodded, especially Hume and Fallen Leaf, who have relatively rich social experience. They have actually seen many similar situations, but they have never analyzed and thought like Lude.

"Looking at the essence through the surface, missionary work is like marketing, and believers are our users. Only by doing user research in advance can we prepare corresponding countermeasures for different user groups. Only in this way can we preach more efficiently and achieve twice the result with half the effort You guys! You have to learn one more!"

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Regarding the establishment of the god system, Lu De thinks that it is better to proceed step by step.The current God of Medicine Sect has reached a bottleneck in its development. If the sect wants to further develop and grow, it must go out of Songshu Village and expand the number of believers.

However, it is not an easy task to divide the base. Lude is also incapable of splitting up. The nuns pretending to be two goddesses around him are not suitable to be sent out as missionaries, and it is not enough to go into battle by himself.

The most ideal way is undoubtedly to develop Pine Tree Village itself, find a way to attract more refugees to join, and upgrade the village to a town step by step, so as to make maximum use of the bonus benefits brought by the original fire.

However, based on what Lu De knew, if we only counted on the pioneers who moved out of the interior, the new migrant population in the village would probably not exceed 50 people in a year.

Because the pioneering order is controlled by the high-level kingdom, the king only hopes to transfer the excess population in the central region to the border, but at the same time, he must avoid excessive population outflow, which will affect the tax revenue of the royal territory, so the number must be strictly controlled.

That is to say, not anyone can become a regular pioneer. The village head Rom once told Lu De frankly that he had spent money to manage it in order to get a pioneer quota.

And another kind of illegal migrants are scattered refugees like the blacksmith Bank.According to the king's law, they are not regular pioneers with a pioneering order, so they don't enjoy the five-year tax exemption policy, but fortunately, the investigation is not strict, and there is always a way to get away with it.

You must know that Songshu Village has been established for three years, and no officials have ever visited them, as if they were forgotten by the higher authorities.

The next morning, Hume and Luoye, who had rested for two nights, were called by the village chief to officially start training the militia for the village.

The current resident population of Songshu Village has reached 451, including 15 adult males over the age of 45 and under the age of 173. Based on the principle of "the more the better", the village head plans to recruit all the old men who are not short of arms and short legs Come out and practice.

The training ground was chosen in the open space between the entrance of the village and the temple. The terrain here is relatively flat, and it is not a problem for more than 100 people to stand there.

Regarding the militia training plan in the village, Lu De did not interfere with Roma at the beginning, but he always felt that if the hired mercenaries simply taught the villagers how to use weapons and practiced a few moves casually, then the self-defense ability of the village would definitely not be enough. There will be significant improvements.It is best to improve the physical fitness and organization of the village soldiers according to the modern military training methods in his mind.

It happened that the mercenaries who came this time were Hume and Fallen Leaf, so Lude simply used their cover to train the militia according to his own ideas.

Ever since, Rom, who followed and supervised the whole process, discovered that the two mercenaries invited seemed to be different from the general ones. In addition to teaching the villagers conventional spear and sword skills, they also specially taught them to line up and walk.

The old man vaguely felt that this was similar to the recruit training he had received in the army back then, but it was somewhat different.

It is worth mentioning that the villagers who were called to the training were indeed enthusiastic at first, but soon they discovered that the physical training was killing them. The two mercenaries were like sadists, forcing them to Run laps around the village, and the number of laps increases with time.

Some villagers couldn't take it anymore, and felt that this kind of running training was meaningless at all. What they wanted to learn was how to use weapons to surround their homes, not how to run away with their heads in their hands. As a result, these protests were ruthlessly suppressed by Hume.Some villagers saw that she was a woman, so they took it lightly, and it turned out that she was dealt with by the other party as easily as beating a child on a cloudy day.

Coupled with the fact that the village head and the priest all support this kind of training, the trained villagers can only grit their teeth and continue to persevere.

During the training period of the militia, Lu De also followed all the time, carrying a medicine box on his back at any time to treat the villagers who fell to the ground due to exhaustion, so he was deeply grateful to the villagers.But Lude, who never intervened in the training on the surface, is actually the man behind the scenes who made the villagers feel like they were dying. The training outline was drawn up by him one night in advance, and Hume has been carrying out his orders.

This kind of training lasted for nearly two weeks, regardless of the wind or snow!

Except for a small number of villagers with exposed physical problems who were eliminated, most of them persisted in the end. Although the training of more than ten days is not enough to make these honest farmers completely reborn, their energy is indeed there. Very obvious improvement.

On this day, the villagers got good news that the first batch of weapons forged by the blacksmith Bank was finally finished.There are ten broad-bladed one-handed swords and twenty spears in total, and each weapon is equipped with a wooden shield in the off-hand.

According to the kingdom's decree, as long as the folks do not forge armor privately, it is actually not illegal to manufacture and possess conventional weapons, and remote mountain villages like Pine Tree Village are left alone.

But the village is not too rich after all, just to make these iron weapons, they have used up their limited food surplus this year, and if they want to have money to buy iron ingots, they can only wait until tomorrow.

Seeing the real weapons, the militiamen were all eager to experience them.Hume saw that the self-made weapons in the village were quite decent, and he heard about the blacksmith Bank's deeds from Lude, so he also went up to take an iron sword and gestured twice, and found that the blade was sharp. The forging process is quite exquisite, and the balance is carefully made on the grip.

"The blacksmiths in your village are not bad at their skills. They should have taken orders from the army before, right?"

"Bank used to live in a big city, but he was forced to go to the north to beg for a living because his wife was sick and wiped out the family. Is there any problem?"

"No problem, I just feel that your village is really full of talents. There are blacksmiths, carpenters, and priests. If you continue to develop well, it will be easy to upgrade to a town."

"If it's really that simple, I'm afraid that just after some improvement, the king will confiscate this place, and when the time comes, a difficult nobleman will come over by air... Then it will be worth it!"

Lude and Hume were chatting in low voices. At this time, the fallen leaves in the form of brothers suddenly noticed something, and hurriedly lay down on the ground and listened to the vibration for a while, then got up and pointed out.

"Master...boss! A group of people from the south is coming, there are about twenty riders and a carriage."

"Twenty riders and a carriage? Isn't this pomp really aristocratic?"

Lude and Hume looked at each other, thinking that this is really something to be afraid of. It's as if his mouth was opened, and it came true so quickly!

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Among the silver-clad mountains and forests, a group of black cavalry stands out.Seeing that the other party was running straight towards Songshu Village, the villagers couldn't help but panic, until the village chief Rom shouted in a loud voice full of spirit.

"What are you panicking, you're not a bandit!"

Among the people present, Lude and Hume were also very calm, because they had already seen clearly that the group of people who came was very well equipped, and the cavalry had tall horses with plate armor, and the equipment standard was uniform. This is definitely not a mountain. Thieves and bandits can have configurations that even ordinary little nobles don't have.

At this time, Hume whispered in Lude's ear.

"The coat of arms of the Earl of Lumley is on the carriage."

Earl Lumley is one of the best lords in the Duran Kingdom. His title may not seem high, but his family is powerful and his territory is very rich.The current earl and the current king have grown up playing together since they were young, and married each other's sister's good brothers.

However, Pine Tree Village is only next to the Earl of Lumley, and it is still a territory directly under the royal family, so the sudden appearance of the Earl's knight here is obviously not a normal phenomenon.

Soon, the knights arrived at the entrance of the village, and a strong man in the lead lifted his visor, looked left and right, and shouted loudly.

"Who is the village head here?"

"It's me, Lord Knight, what's your order?"

Hearing the knight calling the village head, Old Rom came out of the crowd leaning on a cane and came to the other side.The middle-aged knight jumped off his horse and said in a kind tone.

"We are Silver Winged Knights under the command of Earl Lumley. We plan to stay here for one night. We hope that the village will provide us with houses, food and fodder for our horses. Money is not a problem."

The knight in the middle said, throwing a small bag to Rom. It may not look big, but it has a lot of weight in it. Old Rom knows that there are at least five gold coins in the bag without opening it.So that Rom, who originally wanted to refuse, couldn't open his mouth for a long time, because the other party gave too much.

"Since that's the case...then I'll let people prepare."

Carefully receiving the money bag given by the knight in his arms, Old Rom turned his head and beckoned the villagers to clean up the house.There are no vacant houses in the village at present, and it is not bad to have to ask someone to vacate a few temporarily.

Seeing that the village chief took people to prepare, the middle-aged knight who seemed to be the captain signaled his subordinates to get off their horses and rest, but the group did not enter the village directly, but stood there and waited patiently, appearing extremely polite and self-cultivated.

You must know that ordinary knights would not be so polite with mere villagers. If you want to stay overnight in the village, you will never negotiate with your locals, let alone offer to pay for your accommodation. It was a great deal of face.

At this time, the middle-aged knight noticed Lude who was wearing a priest's costume, so he walked up to him and asked modestly.

"Old sir, are you a priest?"

"Yes, I am indeed a priest."

"That's really great. There is a noble person in my car who is sick. I would like to ask you to use magic to cure him. We will pay for it."

The tone of the middle-aged knight was very polite, and Lude agreed after thinking about it.

When he was a fake priest at the earliest, in order not to reveal the truth that he could not use divine arts, Lude lied that he was undergoing the trial of the goddess. Later, when Aina was born, Lude became a real priest, and won another victory by "breaking the precepts to save the village". The gratitude and admiration of the villagers.

After that, Lude told a second lie, saying that the Goddess thought that he broke the precept to save people, so she gave him a new trial, so Lude would show his hand in front of the villagers from time to time.But most of the time, he still uses conventional herbal medicine to treat people's diseases.

Seeing that Lude agreed, the middle-aged knight led him to the carriage and asked the people in the carriage for instructions.

"Master, there is a priest in this village. I have invited him here. He should be able to help you relieve your pain."

"...Let him come up."

There was a moment of silence in the carriage, and an old man's voice was heard, and then the middle-aged knight opened the door and invited Lu De to get in.Because the first impression was not bad, Lu De casually asked the middle-aged knight.

"Mr. Knight, dare to ask your name?"

"My name is Jie Gang, and I am the captain of this knight team."

"Good name, worthy of being the captain."

With the help of Captain Jie Gang, Lu De entered the carriage and found two people sitting in it, one was an old man in his sixties, who should be a magician by looking at his clothes, and the other was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy , should be the old man's servant boy or apprentice.

Interestingly, the old man put three feather pads under his buttocks, but he still looked restless, as if he had been enduring it all the time. Lude immediately understood what was wrong with him.

"Old man, what's wrong?"

"You, you don't need to worry about my discomfort, just put one or two healing spells on me, and then you can go."

When Lu De asked him where the affected area was, the corners of the old man's mouth twitched a few times, showing a very impatient look.Seeing this, Lu De couldn't help laughing.

"Mr., if it hurts there, I advise you to receive treatment as soon as possible. The longer you delay, the worse it will be!"

"you……"

The old man glared at Lu De, and just as he was about to explode, his expression suddenly changed, and he said with restraint.

"You, don't worry about it so much. This disease has been around for a long time. I have consulted many priests before, but it can only be relieved but not cured."

"That's because you didn't find the right person. I guess those priests who treated you should release their healing skills on your whole body, right? Has anyone done intensive treatment for the affected area?"

"..."

Seeing the subtle expression on the old man's face, Lude knew he had guessed right.

Lude discovered long ago that although everyone in this world knows the two major healing spells of lay on hands and holy purification, the former can speed up the recovery of patients' injuries, and the latter can cure all kinds of poisons, but most of the priests are actually good at themselves. Medicine is ignorant, and many wrong habits have been passed down from generation to generation.

One of the most serious mistakes is the use of lay on hands.This low-level magic is very powerful, but most priests insist on using it in a wrong way, which greatly reduces the healing effect.

Ordinary priests, out of missionary needs, will deliberately cover the patient's body with divine magic when performing the operation, forming a visual effect of holy light, which is very powerful for others to see, and the recipient will also feel a sense of refreshment. But in fact it is a lot of waste, and it is difficult to effectively treat internal injuries.

This was discovered by Lude when he was treating the blacksmith's daughter. He asked in detail about the symptoms of Bank's late wife during her illness and the process of receiving treatment from the priest, and finally came to a conclusion.

Because of the wrong way of using lay on hands by the priest, and because Ban Ke's deceased wife had too big breasts, the lay on hands failed to directly affect the lung lobe where the lesion was located, which eventually led to the tragedy.

With this discovery, Lude believes that he has successfully reached the forefront of the world in the use of lay on hands, and he is confident to help the restless old magician in front of him solve his unspeakable secret once and for all.

End of this chapter

Lude felt that if he guessed correctly, the old magician in front of him, who seemed to be stuffed with high-frequency vibrations in his PY, should be Hamilton, the chief magician of the Three-person Tower who grabbed the fallen leaves in Unos not long ago.

The news about his "rear court bursting" has not actually spread to the outside world. It was a gossip that Hume overheard from some servants when he sneaked into the city lord's mansion.As far as the current situation is concerned, not only is this news true, but the condition of the old mage is also beyond imagination.

But there is one thing to say, although Hamilton once caught fallen leaves in Unos, and Lude is now a quasi-ally with Thief God, but there is actually no conflict between the two.

Therefore, in line with the principle of "many friends, many paths", Lu De intends to use this treatment to make friends with this top-notch great magician.