The loneliness of the village chief

Hank left the temple awkwardly. Everyone knew that the divine retribution had taken effect, and then Liang Lidong was surprised to find that the system notified him that another dozen shallow believers had been born, and then he received 4 contribution points and 2 points of devotion.

A simple conciliatory policy was not omnipotent, and an appropriate display of force would also win respect and recognition. Liang Lidong closed the temple management interface and looked down at the children who had yet to fully recover from the surprise, as well as the dozen or so adults sitting in the back who seemed a little lost, and said, "Next, I will teach you combat specialties … In terms of weapons, I only know swordsmanship, and in terms of magic, my theoretical knowledge is passable. You must consider which path you want to take. Of course, if you are confident in yourself, you can learn magic and swordsmanship together, but from my observation during this time, there is no such talent among you, or perhaps there is, but I have not found it. "

These words were suspected of being demeaning, but no one present felt that there was anything wrong with it. The children here were all Liang Lidong's students, and after more than half a year of getting along, they admired their teacher very much. Even if Liang Lidong called them all idiots, they would not have any complaints, not to mention that this was just a kind advice, although the tone was a little direct and not tactful, but there was no malice.

"Training combat specialties generally takes a long time, and if the family conditions do not allow it, or if you have little patience, I suggest that you do not become a professional." Liang Lidong stood behind the stone table and slowly swept his stern eyes over the children below. "In addition, professionals are easily involved in inexplicable battles, and those who are timid or do not like to fight are not recommended to become professionals."

Although the children did not dare to make eye contact with Liang Lidong's stern eyes, and all lowered their heads, none of them left.

"Alright, since you're all so confident in yourselves, you can all learn it first." Liang Lidong sighed, then said in a harmonious voice, "Kail and Belin, the children are in your hands. Teach them well, and when some of them are almost done, bring them to see me."

Okay!

Understood!

The boy and girl answered almost at the same time. Liang Lidong looked at the people below and said, "Well, let's stop here for today. Before I dismiss you, I have two things to say to you. First of all, our Woking Temple's church allows everyone to rest and pray here, no matter if you're a noble, a commoner, or even a beggar, because all beings are equal before God. Our only request is that you keep quiet. "

When he said that, everyone was surprised, especially the adults at the back. They all knew that the other shrines would not allow commoners to come and go as they pleased.

"The second point is that we, the Woking Shrine, can use magic to heal everyone's injuries and illnesses. Of course, he had to pay for it. According to the severity of the illness, it is divided into four categories. The most basic minor injuries only cost five copper coins, and the most troublesome serious illnesses cost three gold coins. Of course, I believe that ordinary civilians will never get serious illnesses under the goddess's protection. At most, they will only get minor injuries and pain. "

Liang Lidong looked at the dumbfounded people below and smiled slightly. He did not know how many people understood what he meant. Because he would soon be able to exchange for magic, he planned to exchange for Exorcism. Therefore, Liang Lidong planned to use the shrine as a medical center to provide services to the people nearby. This way, he could quickly accumulate the power of faith and expand the number of believers.

Exorcism was a very practical magic. At first glance, Exorcism seemed to be an auxiliary magic, but in reality, in this magic world, it played a big role. Not to mention that all living things could get sick, this magic would play a big role when the time came. Another reason was that many magic spells could cause very bad diseases, such as plagues and so on. Most physiological or magical diseases could be removed by Exorcism. No matter when, Exorcism was an excellent magic, and also one of the most common magic spells.

In addition, for problems that Exorcism could not solve, Liang Lidong could also use magic scrolls to achieve his goals. Magic could indeed be regarded as a kind of "destruction," but at the same time, it could also be regarded as a kind of "creation," or a kind of "processing." It depended on how the user of the magic viewed his own ability.

From now on, for ordinary people, no matter how serious the illness, or how exaggerated the injury, they would all be treated as "minor injuries and minor pains." If it was a noble who came … Hehe, the illness would be one level higher. The money of the nobles was easy to earn, and they were afraid of death. As long as they caught one, they would do their best to "scam" them, and use the money from the nobles on ordinary people. It could also be regarded as a disguised form of "robbing the rich to help the poor."

Speaking of robbing the rich to help the poor, Liang Lidong remembered that he still had things to deal with. After announcing the dismissal of his students, he went to the village chief Reed's house alone. The old village chief sat in front of the door and was a little surprised to see Liang Lidong. "Oh, His Excellency Beta is actually not presiding over the affairs of the shrine, but actually came to visit this old man. What a rare guest."

There was a trace of displeasure in the old village chief's tone. It must have been because he had been "earned" by the shrine of a hundred gold coins, which had been accumulated over several generations, so he felt a little uncomfortable. Liang Lidong could understand the old man's obsession with money. After all, that was the capital to settle down.

"Don't be so 'polite.'" Liang Lidong smiled with a trace of a smile on his face. "This time, I came to ask you to send the gold coins I stored in your house to the shrine. Also, there is something I want to do, but it needs your approval. "

The old village chief sat up straight. "Oh, what is it?"

"I plan to tidy up Reed." Liang Lidong took out a few pieces of parchment from his spatial backpack. "This is the plan I drew. I plan to pave all the roads in the village with stone slabs and draw a few water channels. Also, I want to dig a big pit in the mountain behind the village and build a sealed septic tank. Also, I want to build a large toilet with separate male and female toilets nearby. The village is now full of feces. It's fine when it's cold, but when it's hot, it's easy to breed germs and become a source of disease. "

The old village chief was not very interested in the parchment in Liang Lidong's hands. He said slowly, "His Excellency Beta, it's already spring plowing time. We don't have much spare energy to do such things. If we don't do farm work, we won't have rations to eat in autumn. "

"You don't have to worry about this, the shrine will pay," Liang Lidong put away the drawings and said word by word, "I only need young and strong laborers, at most twenty people. Each laborer will get seven copper coins for one day of work. If they can finish the work I specify in five months, each person will get an additional five silver coins. Goddess Woking never takes advantage of others. She is the god of commerce and will only benefit each other. This is something that will benefit the shrine and the villagers. "

The old village chief sighed, "We have lived here for hundreds of years, and the village has always been like this. It has never changed. His Excellency Beta, if I don't agree, what will you do? "

Liang Lidong only smiled and did not speak.

"It seems that I have no choice but to agree," the old man said desolately. He looked up at the sky with great concentration, as if there was a god in the sky that he worshipped.

Seeing that the old man had fallen into his own world, Liang Lidong did not disturb him and turned to leave. Building a few stone paths for Reed Village was only the first step. He planned to slowly "distribute" the 2,000 gold coins to the villagers in the form of work. When the villagers had money, they would naturally come to the shrine to receive blessings, alms, and even pay for medical treatment.

Then Liang Lidong would use various methods to distribute the money to the villagers. In this way, a small circle of wealth would be formed in the vicinity. The work of the shrine would be focused on basic facilities, such as building bridges, roads, and so on. As time passed, the reputation of the shrine would become better and better, and the number of believers would naturally increase.

Of course, this was only Liang Lidong's idea. He could not guarantee that it would succeed.

The next day, after hearing the village chief's words, many young and strong men came to the shrine to apply. For the villagers, seven copper coins a day was worth it even if it did not include food or shelter. After all, two kilograms of brown rice was only worth three copper coins. Priest Beta opened his mouth and offered seven copper coins per person, which was already quite generous.

The old village chief watched from afar as the young and strong men of the village went to the shrine to wait for Beta's selection. He picked up a dead leaf on the ground. Now, he was like this dead leaf, falling to the side and no one cared or noticed. Since Beta came to Reed Village, the village chief found that his appeal was getting weaker day by day. Now the villagers only knew that Beta was a spellcaster and respected him. Everything was conveyed through the children and discussed with him, but they seemed to have forgotten that Reed was the village chief.

I'm old and washed up! The old village head threw away the dead leaves in his hands and walked home slowly.