Goddess Wanhua Mirror

As soon as this sentence is uttered, it can be said to be murderous!It also made the Viscount, who was still hesitating, suddenly think of the key point that has been bothering him.

Viscount Maple, who is in his early forties, has three public wives and five children. The eldest son is said to be working in the royal capital, and the eldest and second daughters are also married to well-matched nobles.Only the youngest twin siblings remained by his side, and the Viscount loved them very much.

The reason why Evan Ruth was obsessed with sacrificing the two eight-year-old children was not only that they were more noble, but also because they were twin brothers and sisters, which were the highest-grade sacrifices in the sacrificial ceremony.

"Master Viscount, please believe me and the mighty power of Haraleiya, the goddess of the four seasons! It is the most effective and only way to save Oyster Harbor through a sacrificial ceremony! No one can prove that this person ( Pointing to Lude)'s plan must be effective, but the goddess does not need to question it!"

In order to make the Viscount change his mind, Evan Ruth directly moved the Goddess of the Four Seasons to his own platform, and he also said that the "possible" miracles were miracles that would definitely happen.

Seeing that this guy was in such a hurry, Lu De suddenly had a very wicked idea while feeling contemptuous in his heart, so he pretended to be indifferent and said.

"My lord bishop, according to what you said just now, only His Excellency who cares about the people can invite the goddess of your religion to come down to the world and save this city. Is that what you mean?"

"That's right! Only the gods can save the world. As for your plan, as you said just now, there is no guarantee that it will be [-]% successful."

"So in order to save the common people, are you willing to do everything?"

"That's natural! It's my duty."

Evan Ruth looked proud, with a straight and fat body, as if righteousness was surging up his thighs, but Lude couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, thinking that what he was waiting for was your words.

"That being the case, why doesn't the bishop who cares about the common people imitate Danma, the saint of your church, and do everything he can to eliminate the plague?"

"This……"

Hearing Lude mentioning "Saint Danma", Evan Ruth's expression suddenly changed.

This saint Danma is the No. 200 figure that the Goddess of the Four Seasons Sect will definitely brag about every year and festival!He was an archbishop more than [-] years ago. Because there was a three-year drought in the parish where no rain fell, he suddenly took off his robe during a prayer ceremony, walked into the holy fire altar naked, and sacrificed himself to the gods. On the spot, it rained heavily for several days to relieve the drought.

Afterwards, the local believers picked up Danma's burned skeleton from the extinguished altar, and enshrined it in the local temple after gilding it. The name of "Saint Danma" also spread throughout the mainland, and became a sacrifice for others. Sublime symbol.

Lude deliberately mentioned "Saint Danma" in front of Evan Ruth, and the meaning could not be more clear.

You fucking want to make sacrifices so much, but you just burn yourself!

End of this chapter

Because he didn't have the courage to self-immolate, Evan Ruth failed to stop Lude's plan from passing, and watched the lord fall to the other side helplessly.

After the meeting was over, Evan Ruth returned to his temple, beat up in the study in a venting manner, and finally slumped on the soft chair as if discouraged, looking forward with a pair of small eyes caught in the seam in a daze , the anger in his heart made him lose his former calmness.

"You can't just admit defeat like that, absolutely!"

The current situation is indeed very unfavorable in Evan Ruth's view, but it is not without a turning point.After all, the Viscount just agreed to adopt the anti-epidemic plan proposed by Lude, and has not yet entered the specific implementation stage. He still has the opportunity to let the lord "get back from the wrong way."

Thinking of Lude's complacent face that he thought he had won in the Council Hall (brain-filled uglification), Evan Ruth felt so angry that he gritted his teeth so much that he wanted to eat his flesh raw!

However, under the effect of divergent thinking, his thoughts quickly changed from how to take revenge on Lu De to the two beautiful female disciples beside him.

Evan Ruth still remembers the amazing feeling that made his eyes shine when he saw these two beautiful girls for the first time.In comparison, although there are many capable nuns around him, even Aria, his favorite, is still a step behind these two, so he is very envious of Lude.

Evan Ruth, who was born in a religious family, has been fascinated by his ears and eyes since he was a child. What he reads is the sages that only exist in classics, but what he sees is the dark side of the high-level church.Evan Ruth, who grew up in this environment, has long thought that he sees through everything, and firmly believes that the world is as black as crows.

So Evan Ruth took it for granted that there must be some kind of "improper relationship" between the two beautiful girls and their mentor.That Lude did look sanctimonious, but how could someone who could develop a potion like the mysterious oil be a decent person?

So before the two sides were officially hostile, Evan Ruth had actually been looking for an opportunity to chat with Lude.

Firstly, he was interested in the various magical potions produced by the God of Medicine Sect, and secondly, he wanted to see if he could get these two top products.If Lude really can't bear to part with one another, then it might be an acceptable and interesting way to spend some money for a spring night, or according to the unwritten rules among some church upper-level people, to exchange their "favorites" .

It's a pity that when Lude came to Oyster Harbor, he rushed into the isolation area, completely refusing to give Evan Ruth a chance to negotiate in person.

Now the two sides are completely tearing their skins apart. Evan Ruth can't tolerate Lude's sabotage of his plan, and he has a killing intent in his heart. He even wants to get his two female disciples and keep them in the basement of the temple. Here, I think it should be able to play for a long time!

However, although he wished that Lude would disappear tonight, the remaining rationality was still dutifully reminding Evan Ruth that this matter should not be rushed.

After all, during the day, so many people watched the conflict between him and Lude. If the other party suddenly did something good or bad in the past two days, other people would definitely suspect him immediately.

It was night, with a new moon in Oyster Harbor, and the sky was dark.

According to the native mythology of this world, the whole world is looked after by the Lord of Light who is in charge of the sun god during the day, and is replaced by the moon god who herds the stars at night.But the alternation of the sun and the moon is not completely seamless, so when there is neither the sun nor the moon in the sky, it is the so-called "darkest time", and the mother of the evil god lunar eclipse will take the opportunity to run out to cause disaster In the human world, His believers will also receive blessings from the Mother God during this time.

As believers of the mother of lunar eclipses, the two brothers Laci and Lato went out at night as usual, and found a familiar middleman after dark to see if there was a job suitable for them.

The other party introduced them to a job of "picking up goods" not long ago, and the pay seemed generous, but after they succeeded in handing over the job, the employer refused to pay the other half of the final payment on the pretext of "wrong goods".

The two brothers were very angry about this, but the intermediary revealed that the other party's identity was a big shot their brothers couldn't afford, so they had to give up in the end.

The two brothers sneaked in the dark, and soon came to the underground bar "Ant's Nest" opened by the middleman. From the outside, it looks like an inconspicuous residential house. As long as you knock on the back door and say the correct password, someone will open the door , lead them into the house to the basement.

The middle man who runs the speakeasy, like the brothers, is a rogue dark elf, and she is also a woman whose real name is unknown, only her nickname is "Poison Woman".But unlike Laxi and Rato who became cultists under the mother of the eclipse, the middleman is a follower of Hume, the god of thieves.

Interestingly, if it is really divided according to occupation, Lacy and Lato should actually believe in the God of Thieves more than the proprietress. In terms of education, it did not match up with its own major.

When the two came in, there were other "drinkers" in the bar, but except for the middle man behind the bar who was humming a little song, the others were silent, either drinking with their heads down, or turning their backs to others, each of them seemed to be drinking. autistic patient.

The two brothers knew very well that those who could come to this kind of place to drink must not be serious people, so they came to the bar in a low-key manner and directly looked for a middleman.

"Miss Boss, is there any business suitable for our brothers today?"

Hearing Laxi's inquiry, the proprietress who was wiping the glasses looked up at the two brothers, silently poured a glass of wine for each of them, and then spoke in a low voice.

"There's a new offer that's perfect for the two of you, but you don't necessarily want to take it."

"What list?"

"Poison."

As soon as the proprietress finished speaking, the expressions of the two brothers suddenly changed.When the two of them first came to Oyster Harbor, they told the proprietress face to face that although their brothers were thieves, they had their own bottom line in doing things.

But before they could refuse, the proprietress added.

"Don't worry, it's not a fatal poison, it's a chronic potion that makes people feel weak. The employer thinks someone is too energetic, so he wants to make the target weaker. This list should not exceed your bottom line!"

The brothers were slightly relieved to hear that the poison was not fatal.Lacy scratched his head, then asked a more critical question.

"Uh... how much does the employer pay?"

"This is the amount, and it is paid in full first."

Stretching out her fingers to swipe and pull Laxi's palm a few times, the proprietress then took out a crystal bottle filled with purple liquid from the four-dimensional gully on her chest and put it on the table.

The two brothers looked at each other silently, and in the end it was the elder brother Lassi who made the decision, raised his head and drank the beer in the glass, then grabbed the medicine bottle that was still warm, and slammed it heavily at the proprietress. nod.

"This order, our brother took it!"

End of this chapter

The day after the lord agreed to adopt Lude's plan, the guards under his command posted many notices in the streets and alleys, and at the same time specially arranged manpower to stand by and read the contents of the notices aloud.

Then the residents in the urban area saw that teams of workers wearing yellow vests and masks took to the streets, cleaning up garbage block by block, while spraying a blue liquid with a floral fragrance.

But compared to these incomprehensible strange behaviors, some residents were surprised to find that among these workers, there were many relatives and friends who were caught by the lord's guards and taken into the isolation area. Everyone thought they were dead. One after another, people were identified on the street.

Everyone later discovered that these relatives and friends who were infected with the plague looked much better than when they were first taken away. Some of them even seemed to have grown stronger, and their physical condition was healthier than before they were infected.

But what makes everyone feel a little strange is that these infected people who reunited with their family and friends did not show joy after a long absence. Keep your distance as much as possible.

"What's the situation? I've been rejected?"

Fortunately, the bewilderment and bewilderment of the crowd soon received an official explanation from the broadcaster who read out the announcement.The lord claimed that he had found a way to effectively prevent and control the plague, and the infected people in the quarantine area were gradually recovering under the full treatment of the Health Bureau.

However, the threat of the plague has not been lifted. Therefore, in order to reduce the infection of the people, the Health Bureau issued a new decree called "The Twelve Articles of Public Health" in the name of the lord, requiring all residents of the Viscounty to strictly abide by it.

It is worth mentioning that all the ex-infected people who are currently working on the streets are currently employed by the health bureau that was mentioned repeatedly before, and they all signed a five-year labor contract to repay the treatment costs.And the first job these people received was to rectify the city's sanitation.

It was Lude's suggestion to the lord that the first batch of [-] recovered patients should serve as the first batch of sanitation workers in the history of Oyster Harbor. First, these people had already developed antibodies against the plague and would not be reinfected in a short period of time. Second, Let them appear publicly and appease the hearts of the people.

You must know that before this, more than [-]% of the residents in the city were living in fear. They were not rich and powerful, and they could just take out five gold coins and ask the priest to use magic spells to heal themselves.Therefore, everyone is afraid that they will be caught by the lord's guard and thrown into the quarantine area if they are infected with the plague.

Two to 3000 people have been sent to that ghost place in the past two months, and no one has been seen to come out alive after entering.

But the situation is different now. The first batch of cured people walked out of the quarantine area under the instruction of Lu De. Their appearance gave hope to the panic-stricken people. It turns out that the cure has been found!Not only did everyone feel at ease, but they also regained some confidence in the lord.

Many residents in the city were curious at this time, what kind of organization was this so-called "Health Bureau" that repeatedly appeared in the announcement?You must know that before this, the territorial officials, like other aristocratic fiefdoms in the kingdom, mainly used the "auxiliary official system". The lord held the power alone, but he would appoint a special auxiliary officer for a certain matter to assist the lord in the daily management.

The "departmental system" is used by the southern empires, and the size and national conditions of the two sides are different, so there is really nothing to compare.

The first thing this department did after its establishment was to integrate all medical resources in the entire Oyster Port, including all the manpower and material resources needed to fight the epidemic, and the Health Bureau will conduct unified management and dispatch.

Therefore, at least in name, all the doctors and priests currently in the Viscounty territory must obey the Health Bureau, and the major chambers of commerce must also contribute money and supplies to help Oyster Harbor tide over the difficulties.

However, the old feudal society was not modern after all. Although the lords had supreme power in their fiefdoms, the objects were limited to the low-level civilians, not the privileged classes such as religious forces and local rich people.Therefore, the reason for the establishment of the Health Bureau is precisely this, to bring these relevant people into the "group" to discuss together.

To put it bluntly, the Viscount devolved certain powers in exchange for the help of religious forces and capital groups. Foreign sects can use the method of joining the Health Bureau to re-squeeze their influence into Oyster Harbor and get official approval from the lord. certified.

certainly!Powers and obligations exist at the same time. Each sect must follow the uniform standards of the Health Bureau to maintain the public health of its own contracted area, and assist the lord to supervise the citizens in the area under its jurisdiction. If it does not do well, it will be held accountable!

And in this way, Evan Ruth and his Four Seasons Goddess Cult undoubtedly became the biggest losers in this crisis.

If you don't join the Health Bureau, you don't support Oyster Harbor's fight against the epidemic, you put yourself at a moral disadvantage, and it's easy to be led by others.

Joining the Health Bureau is tantamount to acknowledging this institution, and will be subject to the restraint and jurisdiction of the lord in the future.The status of the Four Seasons Goddess Church in Oyster Harbor has changed from being the dominant church to one of the seven franchise churches, because these conditions are clearly written in the franchise agreement.

In order to promote the establishment of the Health Bureau, Lu De has been busy in private. He visited a large group of people back and forth. With his sharp tongue and some small gifts that no one would be willing to refuse, he successfully persuaded everyone. Help yourself to cheat the Four Seasons Goddess Sect.

The thought of Evan Ruth being unhappy made everyone extra happy!

After all this is done, the next thing Lude has to do is to fight the epidemic with all his strength. After joining the Health Bureau, the God of Medicine has contracted about one-seventh of a large urban area including East Street, and promised to receive all infected people .The lord's guard and other sects that have also launched operations are sending people to him from far away. The number of patients has doubled in just three days, and there are more than 6000 people.

In order to receive such a large number of patients, Lu De mobilized a large number of manpower to renovate and decorate the existing buildings on the entire East Street. The original slums are rapidly transforming into a large hospital at an astonishing speed.

But the problem that followed was the shortage of manpower.

Fortunately, at this time, the second batch of reinforcements led by Wenig arrived at Oyster Harbor by boat. The head priest of the dwarf pulled in a team of 500 people in one breath, which greatly relieved the pressure on Ludd's side.

"Fellow Luther, I'm here to help!"

Last year, the dwarven chief priest Wenig converted to believe in the Three Goddesses of Craftsmanship, and because they belonged to the "Pantheon", the relationship was closer and more secure than those other sects that temporarily formed an alliance of interests.

After the two sides met, Wenig happily introduced the manpower and supplies he had brought this trip, but the old dwarf soon found that Luther was in a bad mood, his voice sounded a little hoarse, and he was still coughing, so he couldn't help feeling a little worried asked.

"Brother, what's the matter with you?"

"Ahem...it's nothing. I've been busy with work these days, and I just haven't had a good rest. Don't worry, I have my own body. Come with me! I'll take you to see the hospital we built. "

End of this chapter

In this age when people are generally ignorant and ignorant, religious belief is like a double-edged sword that can affect people's hearts. Whether it is to incite or appease depends entirely on the thoughts and purposes of the users.

The newly established Sanitation Bureau is because there are six religious sects united behind it to stand for this organization. Therefore, as soon as it was established, it has established a high prestige in the hearts of ordinary people, even faintly above the lord.

And Lu De was elected as the first director of the Health Bureau by representatives of various religions because of his "high morality" and rich experience in fighting the epidemic.

It's also interesting to say that regarding the position of the director general, the attitudes of the representatives of the various companies were mostly based on competition at the beginning, but at this time Viscount Maple suddenly stood up and demanded that the director general issue a "military order" and end it within [-] days In this epidemic, the representatives of the religious sects who were in full swing before, all fell silent in an instant, and no one was arguing as they looked at each other.

Only Lu De still took the initiative to stand up under such circumstances, so everyone simply pushed the boat along and let him be the "early bird".

After officially taking office, Lu De immediately issued a series of orders, quickly integrated all the priests in Oyster Harbor except the Goddess of the Four Seasons Sect, formed a joint medical team to treat patients, and unified the treatment costs. pricing.

Three gold coins for mild cases, five gold coins for severe cases.

In reality, this price is actually quite high. Although Oyster Port is a rich place, the common people are much richer than other areas, but at best, they can afford to eat and clothe themselves warmly and have the ability to spend three to five gold coins. estimated to be less than one-tenth of the family.

However, this price is only a nominal basic price, and Lu De then cleverly set up many names to discount the low-level civilians in various ways.

The Health Bureau first paid one gold coin for the treatment of each infected patient in the name of the lord, Viscount Maple.Secondly, from the funds sponsored by several wealthy businessmen in the city, a special fund was allocated as a medical fund, and a gold coin was paid in advance for each patient.In the end, the major sects who joined the Health Bureau pooled up another sum of money, and then reduced or exempted half a gold coin for the patients.

Among the three sums of money, the money from the lord and the various churches is all fake, a set of numbers that only exist on the accounts, in order to save face for all parties.

And Lu De is well aware of the urine nature of religious people, and it is absolutely impossible to expect them to be willing to treat patients for free.If I really force them to lower prices or not charge the poor, the alliance that was originally formed by interests will definitely collapse in an instant because of interest issues.

But Lu De also knows that the reason why these magic sticks set the price of the magic so high is essentially to raise their own value, just like some so-called famous wines, what they want is a luxury positioning, Let the rich enjoy the feeling that "the poor can't afford it".

So Lu De followed the ideas of these guys and imitated the routines of some earth e-commerce platforms.

In this way, the actual treatment cost was reduced to fifty silver coins per person for mild patients, and two and a half gold coins per person for severe patients.

Even so, there were still some people in the city who couldn't pay for medical treatment, so Lude thought of two more tricks.

One is the "believer discount". For believers who join the six sects, the consultation fee can be reduced by [-]% after the reduction.And even if you weren't a believer, it doesn't matter, as long as you have a baptism ceremony with any priest of the United Medical Team during the treatment period, you can be regarded as you.

The second is "replacing fees with work". Patients who can't pay can sign a volunteer contract and receive treatment first.According to the contract, after patients recover, the affiliated sect has the right to recruit them as volunteers to work for them. Depending on the intensity of the work, the labor service fee ranges from one to three silver coins per day until the owed consultation fees are paid off.

And in order to prevent some people from reneging on their debts, or some religious sects call volunteers indiscriminately, which will affect the normal life of others.The contract also clearly stipulates that volunteers should have no fewer than 30 days and no more than [-] days a year, and a single recruitment should not exceed seven days, and the church they belong to should manage work-related injuries, etc.

In short, Lude's series of measures satisfied all parties.