Game of the World Tree - Chapter 861

861. Chapter 857 It’s You? !

After leaving the Eternal Church, Frank took his guards to the slums to visit John, the God-favored One of the Life Church. John,

the God-favored One, seemed to be quite famous in the local area. No matter who Frank asked, everyone would show respect.

This made him more curious about John, the God-favored One.

Frank was no stranger to the Life Church. When he was destroying the demons entrenched in the southern territory, he often fought side by side with the elves who believed in the Life Church.

Those elves were different from the descriptions he had seen in books since he was a child. They were brave and fearless, loved fighting and adventure, and were all born warriors.

However, although they were very warlike, they unexpectedly had a warm and kind heart.

Frank often saw them enthusiastically helping civilians and were particularly friendly to the mercenaries who fought side by side with him.

It was also for this reason, coupled with all the rumors about the Maple Moon Free Territory, that Frank was full of curiosity about the Life Church and naturally developed a strong liking for it.

Even because of this, he even asked the elves for a copy of the “Holy Book of Life” and looked through some doctrines.

Of course, good feelings are good feelings, and politics are politics.

Even though he was very curious about the Life Church, Frank still clearly distinguished the two.

He always believed that if he wanted to change everything, he still had to start with the Eternal Church rooted in the human world.

However, his visit to Adam, the God-favored One, was rejected, and he saw the inaction of the Eternal Church and the collusion between the fallen nobles and the church along the way… He finally wavered in his heart.

Even the God-favored Ones of the church no longer paid attention to the common people, and only the nobles could visit. He really didn’t know whether this Eternal Church, which once represented light and justice, could still bring hope to the world…

With a somewhat lost mood, Frank came to the slums under the guidance of the guide.

However, when he entered the slums, he was slightly stunned.

Frank had not been to the slums before.

In his impression, slums often represent dirt and mess.

The stench was overwhelming, there was no order, people had empty eyes, and ragged clothes…

However, the scene in front of him was far beyond his expectations.

“Is this really the slum?”

Frank couldn’t help asking, looking at the renovated buildings and the neatly maintained, clean streets in front of him.

“Sir Knight, this is the slum of La Rona.”

The guide answered proudly.

“You’re lying! We are not nobles who have never seen a slum.

It’s reasonable for you to say that this is the civilian area of the inner city, but it’s so clean here, how could it be a slum?” The personal guard Roland frowned and said unhappily.

“No… Sir Knight, the slum of La Rona was not like this a few months ago. This is the work of Sir John and his elf friends…”

The guide explained hurriedly.

“John? Elves?”

Frank raised his eyebrows.

“Yes, Lord John said that change must start from around us, from small things, just as it is said in the first appendix of “The Holy Book of Life”, “Life, Rights and Struggle”: If you can’t even clean up your own house, how can you clean up the world!”

“If you can’t even change the environment you live in, how can you talk about changing the world, how can you pursue hope?”

“Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. Light and hope will not come by themselves, but you have to take action and pursue them with your own will…”

“And the first thing to do is to change your mental outlook! Let your life regain vitality and vigor!”

“That’s why… Lord John led everyone to renovate the slums…”

“Well… we have to thank the elves for this. It is said that many of them are also admirers of Lord John. They follow Lord John and preach the belief in life. It is them, under the command of Lord John, who use magical magic to improve everyone’s living environment.”

The guide said with a beaming eyebrow, his expression full of respect for John, the one favored by God, and admiration for the doctrine of life.

Seeing him like this, Frank couldn’t help but ask:

“Are you also a believer in life?”

The guide nodded and said proudly:

“My Lord Knight, I became a believer in life as early as the first day that Lord John came to La Rona. Not only that, our family members have also become believers in life!”

Hearing this, Frank’s heart moved:

“You also live in the slums?”

“Yes.”

The guide nodded.

Frank’s expression changed completely.

Now, he was really surprised.

If he remembered correctly, most of the residents in the slums had been living in a daze. As a being forgotten by the city and the nobles, their status was not even much higher than those slaves in the black market.

There was no hope, no future, and they might even be killed by the venting guards and the intruding robbers at any time, or be involved in the fight between gangs and die…

Even Frank didn’t think highly of them at all.

He knew that the empire was sick now, and if he wanted to overthrow this corrupt country, he needed the support of the people

. However, the people he was optimistic about were actually those civilians who had received some education…

This is to mention one point. Although the world of Segos is similar to the late Middle Ages on Blue Star, because of the existence of magic, the knowledge and literacy rate of this world are far higher than those of Blue Star in a similar period.

Of course, it is difficult for most ordinary people to access the knowledge of supernatural powers such as magic and martial arts.

For example, civilians who have received basic education can account for one-fifth of the population of the empire.

Although one-fifth seems to be small, their composition is very important.

Among them, they are mainly surplus freemen, merchants, rich farmers and professionals.

Especially professionals, the vast majority of low-level professionals in the entire empire are civilians, and low-level professionals account for more than 80% of all professionals.

In other words, low-level professionals are the cornerstone of supernatural power, and the civilian class is the cornerstone of low-level professionals.

At present, the magic power of the world of Segos has increased, and professionals have ushered in an explosive period. This class has the most obvious fluctuation in strength.

In Frank’s view, if this force could be integrated, it would be able to shake the rule of the aristocracy.

On the other hand, he was not optimistic about the poor and farmers who accounted for nearly 80% of the population of the entire empire.

They had almost no education, and there were few professionals.

Their physiques were generally weak due to malnutrition. Even if they had hidden talents, it was difficult for them to awaken their powers on their own when magic power was revived.

Not only that, because their mental strength was often weak, in most cases, the quality of their faith was also low. Even the Eternal Church gradually ignored them as the church’s power continued to grow.

In the extraordinary world, they were the weakest at the bottom.

And the most common appearance of them was that they hid in ragged clothes in a dangerous building that could collapse at any time, looking outside with a blank look.

However, the guide in front of him was completely different.

Although his clothes were full of patches, they were washed clean, and his eyes were bright and full of color.

Although he was a little thin, his mental outlook was very sunny, completely different from the poor people Frank knew…

Was all this done by Lord John?

Was it brought by the Church of Life?

It only took less than three months?

Frank’s eyes changed.

As if he realized something, he quickly raised his head and looked into the slums, looking for the figures of the poor.

When the poor living here came into his sight, what appeared were faces full of hope and light, just like the guide.

Their eyes were shining.

Not only that, Frank was even shocked to see that there were quite a few professionals here!

However, their strength was not high, and they should have just awakened.

However, this was already very shocking.

You know, this is the slums, the most difficult place for professionals to be born in the entire human world. Even slaves kept by nobles have a much higher chance of giving birth to professionals!

Clean streets, residents with smiles and hope, one awakened professional after another…

If such a scene appeared in the civilian area of the inner city, Frank would not be surprised.

But this is the slums of the outer city!

Or… slums!

And this change may have taken only less than three months!

Three months! Only three months!

What can be done in three months?

Three months is only enough for the nobles to tour the territory once.

Three months was only enough time for the nobles to hold a large banquet.

But now, in just three months, the slums in front of him have undergone earth-shaking changes…

This is simply a miracle!

Frank opened his mouth and his expression was moved.

A shock that was difficult to describe in words rose to his heart.

At this moment, he suddenly felt that he had been fighting the devil in the Southern Territory before, and perhaps he had missed a lot of things…

At this moment, he also suddenly realized that perhaps his understanding of the Maple Moon Free Territory might be a little biased…

Most of those who fled to the Maple Moon Free Territory were actually free people who were displaced by the war.

And the poor did not have the money to support them to embark on merchant ships.

Therefore, Frank always felt that the Maple Moon Free Territory also relied on the gathering of civilians to continue to grow…

But now, he found that he might be wrong.

The vast number of poor people who he did not value before… seemed to contain some powerful power.

A sudden impulse surged in Frank’s heart.

He wanted to meet John, the God-favored One, as soon as possible. He wanted to know how the other party did it.

He wanted to know… everything about the Church of Life!

Taking a deep breath, he turned over and got off the horse and walked into the slums.

It is not difficult to find John, the God-favored One.

When Frank came to him under the guidance of the guide, he was in a makeshift hospital hut, using the divine power of life to treat the pain of the poor for free.

This God-favored One of the Church of Life wore a holy white robe, exuding a faint glow, giving people a sense of peace and warmth.

He was not tall, even a little thin, but he stood straight, and his small body seemed to contain great power.

Frank could not tell his age, but he should be less than 40 years old.

However, although he was less than 40 years old, he gave people a sense of vicissitudes of life…

And it is worth mentioning that after seeing the appearance of John, the God-favored One, Frank always felt so familiar for some reason, as if he had seen him somewhere.

But he was sure that he had never seen someone with such a demeanor!

At the same time, at this moment, Frank finally realized that the Eternal Church… was no longer saved.

A church’s favored person can walk in the world, personally treat the poor, and teach them knowledge and faith…

A church’s favored person hides in the church, calling it seclusion, but in fact, he does not see anyone except the nobles who hold real power…

The difference is obvious.

If the favored person is like this, what will happen to the entire church?

At this moment, Frank thought of many things…

“Those who stay away from the masses will eventually be away from the masses; those who go against the times will eventually be abandoned by the times.”

For some reason, this sentence suddenly emerged in Frank’s mind.

He saw it when he was flipping through the “Book of Life”.

He didn’t feel much at the time.

But at this moment, looking at the focused eyes of the favored person John, and the respectful eyes of the poor people around him looking at him, Frank suddenly felt… that he seemed to understand.

“Sir John, a knight wants to visit you!”

The guide shouted to the busy favored person John.

Hearing the call, the favored person John released the last healing spell, raised his head slightly, and looked at Frank.

At that moment, Frank felt a pair of bright eyes looking at him.

Frank felt his heart tighten for some reason. Even though he had met many great people, at this moment, he still felt a little uneasy.

He stood up straight, put his right hand on his chest, slowly leaned over, performed a standard Maniac etiquette, and said:

“Frank, the leader of the Dawn Mercenary Group, greets Lord John.”

After hearing Frank’s words, John, the God’s Favored One, showed a hint of surprise in his eyes, and then gradually changed from surprise to joy like seeing an old friend:

“Mr. Frank? It’s you? Why are you here?”

As he said, he looked Frank up and down, and couldn’t help but sighed:

“I haven’t seen you for several months. You seem to be stronger than before.”

Frank was slightly stunned.

He looked a little puzzled:

“Lord John, have we… met before?”

“Huh? Have you forgotten?”

This time, it was John, the God’s Favored One, who was surprised.

He smiled gently and said,

“Sir Frank, we met at the gold mine outside Luke a few months ago. At that time, I had not yet received the blessing of the Goddess…”

Luke? Gold mine?

Frank was a little confused.

He looked at John, the God’s Favored, carefully, trying to see something from his appearance, while John, the God’s Favored, continued to smile and let him look at him.

The valve of memory slowly opened.

Gradually, the middle-aged man in front of him, bathed in holy light, overlapped with a figure in Frank’s memory…

“You? It’s you? Old… Old John?!”

Frank’s eyes widened, and he could no longer hold back the shock in his heart, and exclaimed.

I’m already a useless person.

(End of this chapter)