Chapter 80: Concatenation (Part 2)

morning. West of the small town.

This is a place near the lake, the scenery is very good.

The grass, the flowers of the stars, everything looks so beautiful. In such a city that is gradually becoming noisy, this is a place that is purely vibrant for spring.

The lake is not big, its area is about the size of a football field. In the west corner of the small town, it flows quietly, looking at the sky calmly, and there is an endless river outside.

However, compared with the turbulence of the big river, the small lake is extremely quiet and peaceful. Shallow tender grass and bright flowers are also quietly growing in the lakeside area, and the air is filled with the unique fragrance of flowers in spring.

On a small road around the small lake that was forced out by passers-by, some idle city residents, men and women together, or grandparents and grandchildren strolling together, a large family, came for a walk in the morning when the air was fresh Not a few.

And next to this beautiful small lake is a very elegant building. Those who come out for morning exercises, whenever they walk through this building, they will deliberately lower their voices, their expressions will change from relaxed to sincere and serious, and their steps will be light. Sometimes, he would even stop, close his eyes, put his hands together in front of his chest, pray sincerely for a while, and then leave here gently. It wasn't until they were far away from the scope of this building that those people resumed their playful characters, talking or laughing unscrupulously.

Inside this building, in the center of the small square, a statue of a god about five meters high is carved lifelike. This is the image of a goddess. She stood on the high platform in a posture of gazing at all living beings.

On the relief wall behind her, there are reliefs of bulls and countless beautiful trees and flowers.

The statues of this goddess are all carved out of white marble. She wears a crown of flowers and plants on her head and wears a green dress. She has a beautiful appearance, her curves are faintly visible, and she has a very feminine charm. What makes her heart palpitate is that although she is just a statue, her eyes are very expressive. This is the goddess of the earth, Isiddis.

Those people who stopped just now were praying to her. This is a temple of the Goddess of the Earth. It is different from the temple in Rika Town. Although this temple occupies a large area, its architecture tends to be elegant, quiet, peaceful, and simple and restrained. However, this This kind of simplicity is just the feeling at the beginning. As long as you walk into this temple and really experience it, you will feel that here, there is a huge aura and magical atmosphere that cannot be felt in the small town temple. Although the building does not look more magnificent than the building of the temple in Rika Town, it makes people want to pay homage.

Walking along the main road of the temple, the flowers and trees on both sides of the road are growing naturally, with the joy of spring, they continue to grow and grow.

However, unlike plants, humans are more lazy in spring.

"Today's weather is really good." An old man in a pastor's robe was lying on a soft chair under a tree, enjoying the warm sunshine under the leaves, and sighing softly. bright.

The appearance of this old pastor is very ordinary. However, although the facial features are not outstanding alone, when they are put together, they give people a very peaceful feeling. kindly. Because of the accumulation of time, there is an extra peaceful temperament.

The beard was very long, hanging on his chest, and it was well-groomed. When the wind blew, the beard fluttered gently. In addition, he was wearing such a white priest's robe, which made him look quite sacred.

In front of the old pastor, there was a small round wooden table. The table was not high, and it was not far away from him. It was just within reach of him when he stretched out his hand. There are some transparent plates on this small courtyard wooden table, and there are some seasonal fruits in the plates.

It looks very bright and attractive.

While sighing softly, the old pastor stretched out his hand to grab the fruit and ate it slowly. He seemed to enjoy this peaceful feeling very much. Eating did not seem to be purely for eating, but an action to match the whole atmosphere.

However, at this moment, a burst of footsteps suddenly came in from outside, the sound came from far to near, and seemed to be running in this direction.

The old pastor frowned slightly, a little dissatisfied with someone interrupting his rest at this time.

"Teacher, I heard that you are looking for me?" Soon, that person came to this position. Seeing that the old pastor had opened his eyes, the person stood in front of the old pastor respectfully and asked softly.

Seeing that it was a student he had taught, the old pastor's dissatisfaction suddenly decreased a lot, but he still frowned and said. "Shasta, I'm not talking about you. You usually perform very well, but you always lose your composure at critical moments. This makes me very worried. Now that I'm old, I still don't Staying at the fifth level, presumably, it is difficult to make a breakthrough. You are still young, and now you have reached the third level. I hope that you can develop better in the future. Alright, your performance It’s not bad, but don’t always fight with others, you are a pastor, and what a pastor has to do is to believe in God, and there are many things that cannot be fought over.”

"Yes, yes!" The person who came was also a pastor, about twenty-five or six years old, and hurriedly nodded and said yes, but immediately, the pastor named Shaster couldn't help but said with a complicated expression. "Teacher, what you said is correct, but you still have to be the master of this matter. This has already affected the reputation of the temple and tarnished the glory of the goddess."

"Oh, what's so serious?"

"That's right, the Adventurer's Guild officially sent a letter to the temple, requesting to investigate this matter, it's about Tenis..." Pastor Shaster said quickly, trying not to increase his likes and dislikes, but his heart was extremely excited.

He started classes at the same time as Tennis, but Tennis first became the presiding priest relying on a little background. With the temple, it is easy to obtain divine grace, so Tennis has made rapid progress, although in recent years, it seems to have stagnated , but it is still level four, and Shasta worked so hard that he is only level three now.

"So that's what happened!" After hearing Pastor Shaster's words, the old pastor fell into deep thought.

Seeing him pondering, Shasta cautiously reported the movements in the city.

Because of the announcement from the Adventurer's Union and the connection between adventurers, the news about Priest Tennis has slowly spread in the circle of adventurers.

Moreover, it is not only the circle of adventurers, because many adventurers often go to taverns and other places to eat and drink, and it is inevitable that they will talk about this topic that makes them angry. Many people in small towns slowly began to talk about this matter. .

Although this incident has nothing to do with the Xiaocheng Temple, since they are all priests of the Goddess of Agriculture, it is inevitable that they will feel embarrassed when they hear malicious comments on the road, and the impact will not be good.

The old pastor listened for a moment, and said, "It looks like it really needs to be cleaned up."

After speaking, he looked at Shasta meaningfully.

As a teacher, Shasta didn't know what he thought. He just forbade infighting before, but now, when this happened, he could raise it openly, bring Tenis down and give his disciples a chance.

"Follow your orders, teacher!" Priest Shaster still couldn't believe it because he agreed so readily, but in a blink of an eye, seeing the teacher's affirmative expression, Pastor Shaster was secretly happy. In his opinion, as long as the priest Tennis falls, then, in the temple, since he has almost reached the fourth level, presumably, he should be able to obtain the position of presiding priest, right?

Even if I can't do what I want, it is really a happy thing to let my competitor, Tennis, who has been making me uncomfortable, fall down.

In his opinion, the current trend is very beneficial to him, so he decided to add more fire to make this incident even bigger.

So, after another brief exchange with the old pastor, Pastor Shaster took his leave and left.

Looking at the back of him leaving, the old pastor, who was leaning on the soft chair, just shook his head and said nothing. Sigh, in the heart.

half a day later. It is more than two hundred miles away from the small town. church.

"What? This kind of thing happened? Scum! What the hell is this Tennis doing?! If it is true, then this Tennis is simply unforgivable!"

The bishop, who is in charge of temple affairs in nearly ten cities and more than a hundred small towns in this area, is looking at a secret report from Rika Town, and his face turns pale with anger.

He angrily threw the report on the table, and then walked around the room.

Since he became the bishop of this area, such a serious matter has not happened. If the matter continues to escalate, I am afraid that even he will not be able to get rid of it.

"No, I can't let the matter continue to deteriorate. It is necessary to find out the truth of the matter as soon as possible... The impact of this matter is getting bigger and bigger. If there is a big trouble, it will have a serious impact on the reputation of the Goddess of the Earth... "

It turned out that in this secret report, it described in detail the various crimes of Priest Tennis, and how Tennis colluded with adventurers to frame the adventurer team, all of which were listed on the paper.

What made the bishop most angry was the bad influence caused by this incident, which seriously detrimental to the reputation of the goddess of the earth among the believers. It is even more so that the profession of pastor, in the area he leads, has been less trusted by the public during this period of time.

If the incident continues to develop, it is very likely that he, the bishop, will also be punished. This punishment not only comes from the church, but also from the goddess—for example, the reduction of divine grace.

To this end, His Excellency Bishop immediately held a meeting.

As a result of the meeting, a fifth-level priest was sent to Rika Town to execute the divine judgment—please ask God to decide whether Pastor Tennis is innocent.

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