Don't call me evil god

Chapter 98 Be Careful Skate

Brandon took his two companions, a shield warrior and a priest, who had a good relationship with him, and went to the Scarlet Roulette to gather intelligence.

Pete also started to return to the upper city with Gail, Miranda and others.

The atmosphere in the downtown streets was much better than when Pete first came here with Reina.

Because the gang members who dared to run rampant on the streets in the past are almost extinct.

The other gangs were broken up, conquered and integrated by the Blood Fang Gang;
Ordinary members of the Blood Fang Gang who were left alone were treated as experience packs by the believers of the Seeking Knowledge Sect.

Without gangsters who would rob people on the road, ordinary people's sense of security has naturally improved a lot.

However, the stench from the sewage in the downtown area still lingered. No matter how long it took, Pete could not get used to it. He subconsciously covered his nose and cast the [Purification] magic on himself as usual.

Gail's actions were the same as Pete's, and he also cast the [Purifying Breath] on Miranda and her three companions.

From time to time, you can see homeless people on the street. They are thin and haggard, with rough and dry skin, and their exposed bodies are covered with rashes and scars. They are wearing clothes made of patchwork pieces of cloth and stained with blood. They are thin and haggard, with rough and dry skin, and their exposed bodies are covered with rashes and scars.

The weak and hoarse begging voices of the homeless reminded Pete that he was in the chaotic lower city of Green Harbor, not the upper city where it was like a paradise on earth as long as one had money.

The more Miranda looked at these homeless people, the more confused she became.

When she first arrived in the downtown area, she was shocked by the homeless people she saw with her own eyes.

But later, the events of the Bloodfang Gang and the Seeking Knowledge Sect left her no time to think about the homeless man.

Now that I have some free time again, I can't help but ask Gail.

"Mr. Gale, I... don't understand."

“Isn’t the Glorious God Church providing help to the poor homeless people in the downtown area? Even if they have no income, at least they can go to the church to receive free relief meals and clothes. Why do they…”

Gale almost couldn't hold back his aristocratic expression.

He is sure of that now.

Miranda Warren, the candidate priest of the Crusader Army, is not only naive, but also has a very naive understanding of the world!

It can even be said that she is the type of person who really believes what the Glorious God Church says to promote itself and beautify itself. She really believes that the world is as harmonious and beautiful as described in the church's propaganda, and that everyone who needs help can get help!
Gale, who was also born into a border noble family, understood a truth very early:
This world is not that beautiful.

Given the conditions of his small noble family, soft and sweet white bread was usually their staple food;
But ordinary people in the town could not afford expensive food like white bread, and could only buy black bread which was rough in texture but cheaper.

Is it because these ordinary people don’t like to eat white bread?

There are even differences between regions.

For the same job, the remuneration offered in Green Port would be 2 to 3 times that of the border town of the Kingdom of Reyak.

Is it because the people working in the small town don’t want to get paid more?

The same is true.

Do these homeless people not go to church to receive relief because they don’t want it?

Obviously not!

Gail didn't even need to think about it, it must be because the Church of the Light was not prepared to help so many homeless people!

Gail had heard about the disorder in the downtown area of ​​Green Harbor and the large number of vagrants, so he only believed a little bit of the Glowing Light Cult's propaganda about helping the homeless poor people.

He believed that the church was willing to fulfill its teachings to do good works and help others;
But Gail doesn't believe, as Miranda does, that the church can really help everyone in need.

It should be able to provide relief to only a small part of the homeless.

After explaining the reason to Miranda, Miranda looked incredulous. "How could this happen?"

"Didn't Bishop Skeet say in his speech that under his guidance, the homeless people in the downtown area have basically been properly resettled, and that he has made an outstanding contribution to curing Green Harbor's chronic illness?"

"Lord of Glory! This is obviously a huge lie. He violated the teachings of Glory!"

Gale couldn't help but sneer.

"Bishop Skeet?"

"The guy who can do anything for his own political achievements and promotion?"

"Can you believe what he said?"

Seeing Miranda's confusion, Gale asked back:

"Ms. Warren, have you ever thought about this question?"

"Detect Evil was clearly sounding the alarm, so why are you the only ones coming to the Lower Town to investigate now?"

"Normally speaking, if there is a red light warning, given Bishop Skyt's character, he shouldn't let it go so easily, right?"

Miranda couldn't argue with that.

She knew Bishop Skeet's temper better than Gail did.

According to her previous experience, when the [Detect Evil] spell issued a warning, either an item related to the evil god or a person contaminated by the evil god appeared within the detection range.

The former is relatively easy. After finding the relevant items, just destroy them or seal them for safekeeping.

The focus is on the latter.

Just like the possibility that Miranda thought of when she first saw the members of the Seeking Knowledge Sect.

Those who have been contaminated by the evil god may not be cultists who have surrendered to the evil god, but normal mercenaries and adventurers. It's just that when they were fighting various monsters in the wild, they were infiltrated by the pervasive evil aura, causing the divine magic to issue a false warning.

Generally speaking, as long as they rest peacefully for a period of time, the pollution caused by this infiltration will gradually subside and dissipate.

But Bishop Skeet treated these people harshly.

The main approach is one-size-fits-all.

The divine magic produced a warning. Even if the other party was not a cultist, he would expel these people and force them to leave the range of Green Port on the grounds that "they carried the polluted aura of the evil god and there was a possibility of endangering the safety of Green Port."

This time the situation is very unusual.

Although the warnings from the divine arts were becoming more and more serious, Bishop Skate seemed to be indifferent and even took the initiative to stop the Crusaders from sending people to the lower city to investigate!

"I guess the reason is that the term of office of the Bishop of Skate in Greenport is about to end!"

Gail pulled no punches and stated what he had already speculated.

"According to his achievements in Green Harbor over the past three years, he is considered excellent and can be promoted and transferred back to the capital of Reyak."

"But if in the last few days, cultists who attempt to bring the threat of the evil god appear in Green Harbor, he will have to stay here for at least another year to observe and eliminate the subsequent impact."

"Compared to that, he might as well suppress the matter for the time being. Anyway, as long as he can drag it out for a few days, and the evil god threat brought by the cultists doesn't completely erupt and intensify, he can just pat his butt and leave!"

"In short, in my opinion, Bishop Skate is probably not a good person. I suggest that Ms. Warren be more careful when you return to the church and don't let him cheat you."

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(End of this chapter)