Game of the World Tree - Chapter 862

862. Chapter 858 The Awakening of Faith

God’s Favored One John is actually Old John!

It’s only been a few months, how did he become the highly respected God’s Favored One of the Goddess of Life?

Frank looked at Old John, his heart was shaken, and he couldn’t calm down for a while.

He carefully looked at this God’s Favored One who was regarded as a mentor by the poor. It was difficult to connect him with the crude miner in the Luke City Mine a few months ago…

Is the Church of Life really so powerful?

It can completely change a person in just a few months?

What on earth did Old John go through?

“You…didn’t you go to Zerolan? How did you come to La Lona? And became a God’s Favored One?”

He couldn’t help asking his own questions after all.

After hearing what Frank said, Old John sighed slightly and recounted his experiences over the past few months:

“It’s a long story, and I have to thank the goddess for her kindness…”

“Sir Frank, after going to Zeroland, I visited the Church of Life and became a believer in Life.”

“And after learning the teachings of the Goddess of Life, I finally found my own way…”

As he spoke, Old John’s expression became solemn and he said solemnly and piously:

“The empire is corrupt, the nobles are decadent, and the Eternal Church is still lost in the glory of the past. Only the Church of Life can save this increasingly dark era, and only the Church of Life can make the world awaken and completely free itself from suffering…”

Frank’s heart moved.

Looking at Old John’s eyes full of pride and faith, he couldn’t help asking:

“John… Sir, why are you so sure?”

Old John smiled gently.

He looked at Frank deeply and said:

“Sir Frank, you have come here. Isn’t what you have seen along the way enough to prove it?”

Frank was silent.

What Old John said was right.

Since he came to the slums, he has been shocked every moment.

The brand new slums, the poor people who are full of hope, the vigorous vitality…

all of this is subverting his cognition.

Frank suddenly felt that the knowledge he had learned in the past ten years might be completely wrong in some aspects…

Looking at the poor people’s smiling faces full of sunshine and hope, he felt that he had grasped something vaguely.

But it was not enough.

Many things happening in front of him were beyond the scope of his existing knowledge, and he could not think clearly about the meaning behind them.

He needed a wise man to guide him…

At this point, Frank no longer cared about the surprise and shock in his heart.

He took a deep breath and bowed to Old John again:

“Lord John, I have doubts in my heart and want to ask you for answers…”

“Why… Why can the slums that are not optimistic about the world have undergone such earth-shaking changes in just a few months under your leadership?”

Frank really wanted to know the reason.

Because if he can also inspire the fighting spirit of the poor and make the poor reborn like Old John, he will have the hope of prying the rule of the nobles!

After all, the poor account for 80% of the population of the entire human world. Even if the probability of the birth of professionals is small, the accumulation of a small amount is a terrible force.

At this moment, Frank saw the hope of changing the world!

“Because of love, because all things are equal, because every life has infinite possibilities…”

Old John said devoutly.

“Love? All things are equal?”

Frank’s eyes were a little confused.

Old John did not answer Frank’s question directly.

He smiled gently and asked again:

“Sir Frank, do you love this world?”

Frank was even more confused.

“Sir John, I… I don’t quite understand, can you explain it in detail?”

He asked.

Old John smiled:

“Don’t worry, you stay with me for a while, maybe you will understand.”

After that, he looked at Frank deeply and smiled:

“I can see that you are now standing at the crossroads of life, and your eyes are full of confusion about the future. If you can find the meaning of life yourself, maybe… it will be better for your future.”

After listening to Old John’s words, Frank swallowed the doubts in his heart.

He looked at the smiling poor around him, hesitated for a while, and finally nodded.

He was really curious about the changes in the slums, about Old John, and about the Church of Life…

He believed that if he figured out everything, then what he wanted to do would surely usher in the dawn of hope.

Just like the name he gave to his mercenary group…

In this way, Frank and his guards settled in the slums of La Rona.

He became Old John’s deputy and began to assist him in his daily affairs.

Old John’s life was very regular.

This God-favored person of the Church of Life only slept four hours a day, and the rest of the time, he was busy.

In the early morning, he preached to the poor, imparting faith and knowledge.

In the morning, he took the elves and the poor to build slums, learn life skills, or open up wasteland in the suburbs…

In the afternoon, he treated the poor for free and prayed with the believers of life.

In the evening, he personally baptized the gifted poor and opened up extraordinary powers…

Day after day, without interruption.

As time went on, Frank saw that the slums were getting better day by day, and more and more people gathered here.

Finally… not only the poor, refugees and vagrants, but even ordinary people from La Llorona began to appear here.

Looking at Old John, who was always smiling and pleased with the changes in the slums, at that moment, Frank finally understood what the other party meant by “love”.

Perhaps it was because of his love for “the world” that Old John chose to stay here as a person favored by God!

He told Old John what he thought, but all he got in return was a slight smile from Old John.

The other party did not deny, but he did not approve either.

At this moment, Frank knew that what he thought was probably still not enough.

He continued to observe.

As he was stationed in the slums, Frank gradually became familiar with the poor.

By assisting Old John, he gradually participated in the construction of the slums, personally led the mercenaries, helped the poor improve their living environment, or taught those talented poor martial arts…

These things he would not do before.

Or rather, he had never considered doing them.

Not to mention that the other party was a poor person, just the difference in status between the extraordinary and ordinary people determined that professionals would not teach extraordinary knowledge to mortals who had no relationship with them.

But now, under the leadership of Old John, not only Frank, but even the mercenaries who followed him gradually broke this unspoken rule…

As time went on, the poor became more and more friendly to Frank.

In the end, they also respected him as much as they did Old John.

“Good morning! Mr. Frank!”

These are the words Frank would hear every morning.

And Frank, who was uncomfortable at the beginning, changed to smiling and nodding in response.

Days passed one after another, and finally… the annual Harvest Festival arrived.

Harvest Festival…

This is a very old festival on the continent.

In the Church of Life, it is also the most important festival of the year.

And in the slums of La Rona, this year’s Harvest Festival is destined to be grand.

On this day, the residents of the entire slum welcomed the carnival to celebrate the festival…

Unknowingly, the number of life believers gathered here has exceeded 10,000. Everyone prayed to the goddess of life, Eve, to celebrate the harvest, celebrate the changes in life, and celebrate a better future…

On this day, Frank received a gift from the poor.

It was a white cloak made of some precious magic beast skin.

Frank was very surprised because he knew the origin of this magic beast skin. It should be a kind of magic marten living in the southern mountains, and its fur was priceless.

This cloak alone is probably worth a hundred gold pounds!

Frank might have been able to take out this money easily in the past.

But after leaving the family and forming a mercenary group, it was difficult for him to spend so much money on a decorative cloak.

Of course, he could still take out a hundred gold pounds.

But it was not given to him by himself, but by the poor…

Where did they get so much money?

Frank was surprised.

Soon, he got the answer…

“Sir Frank, we heard from Sir Roland that you have always wanted to have a magic marten cloak. In order to thank you for taking care of us these days, we discussed it and exchanged money together. We bought a magic marten skin from the fur merchant and made a cloak for you.”

“I hope you like it!”

Surrounded by his companions, a poor representative presented the cloak to Frank with both hands.

Looking at his brilliant smile, feeling the sincerity and closeness of the poor, at this moment… Frank’s heart softened inexplicably, and a little sour.

A warm current like a spring breeze slowly flowed in his heart…

“No, this is what I should do. This cloak is very expensive. You…”

He subconsciously wanted to refuse.

“Sir Frank, please accept it. This is all our heart!”

The poor insisted.

In the end… Frank still accepted the gift.

The fur of the magic mink is very soft.

Because of the characteristics of wind element magic, the cloak made of this fur is very light, and it can even reduce the gravity for the wearer.

Touching the snow-white cloak, Frank’s heart softened.

“Sir Frank, do you understand now?”

A familiar voice sounded from behind, it was old John.

Frank turned around and saw that the other party was looking at him with a smile.

He was stunned for a moment, and didn’t quite understand what the other party meant:

“Sir John, you mean…”

“Of course it’s the question you asked me before. How about it, do you feel love now?”

Old John asked gently.

“Love?”

Frank’s heart moved.

Old John suddenly took out a small mirror from his bosom and put it in Frank’s hand:

“Sir Frank, take a look at yourself in the mirror.”

Frank subconsciously picked up the mirror and looked inside.

It was still the handsome face he was familiar with.

However, it was much more embarrassed than when he left the family. His hair had grown very long and he had a messy beard.

However, the man in the mirror had a brighter look than ever before.

There was a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, as if he had encountered something happy, and in the depths of his eyes, there was a special tenderness.

Seeing himself like this, Frank was stunned.

“This…”

“This is love.”

Old John said.

“Love…”

Frank murmured.

He suddenly raised his head and looked out the window.

It was night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, but the slums were still brightly lit, bonfires were burning, and laughter gradually came…

People sang, laughed, danced, danced together, and celebrated together.

It was a bonfire party for the Harvest Festival.

In addition to the poor, you can also see the mercenaries who follow him and the elves who assist Old John.

People of all races and identities gather together at this moment, laughing, singing and dancing together.

Everyone has a smile on their face, and everyone is arm in arm, like brothers and sisters…

Looking at this harmonious scene, Frank is in a trance.

The doubts in his heart were suddenly solved. At this moment, Frank finally understood the problem that he had been unable to figure out…

“So that’s it… So that’s it…

” “I was wrong, it turns out… I have always been wrong…”

Frank murmured.

He understood.

He finally understood!

The power to change this place, to change everything here, turned out to be “love”!

It is not only Old John’s love for believers and the world, but also the love of the poor for each other, for themselves, and for the future…

This love beautifies the world, this love decorates life, and this love… inspires the poor to change everything.

Love is hope, faith, and the power of their awakening!

Wrong.

I have always been wrong!

Although he wanted to change the world and this era, he forgot that everyone is part of this era…

He still did not break free from the shackles of his noble status, and he still did not see what the most vast and difficult existence was under the darkness…

He did not really care about the vast number of poor people, and did not realize that they were the most fundamental power in the human world, and did not realize that they could also be influenced, inspired, and awakened by love…

At the same time, he also realized that he lacked enough love, a broad mind, and a high vision.

He did not really turn his attention to the poor, did not really love this world, and did not really love a future full of hope and beauty…

He only realized that there was a problem in this world, but did not delve into the essence.

At this moment, Frank also deeply realized that what he lacked was not anything else, but a lighthouse to show himself the way!

“It seems… you already understand.”

Looking at the excited Frank, Old John smiled slightly.

“There is a very good saying in the Holy Scripture of Life. If you want to achieve real success, you should achieve ‘unity of knowledge and action’…”

“You have gained enough feelings through real experience, and have recognized yourself and the world…”

“Now, I think it’s time to teach you what the real power that can change the world is.”

Old John looked gentle and pious.

As he spoke, he took out a set of books from his arms.

It was nothing else but the Holy Scripture of Life, and several textbooks that matched it…

One book “Life, Rights and Struggle”,

one book “Theory of Life Church and Maple Moon Free Territory Thought”,

one book “The Relationship between Feudal Nobility and Eternal Church”, and

one book “Equality, Fraternity and the Future”

…

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