Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 533: Storm Church in Financial Crisis

Lowry said Schroeder was stupid, but that didn't mean the Dark Night Goddess wouldn't do these things.

That lady dared to do anything when it didn't matter.

But not now.

In this world, the gods who most hope for the revival of the world's will must be the sun, the storm, and her, the Lord of the Dark Moon who combines the dark night and the silver moon into one.

And that critical point is about to arrive.

She had waited for so many years, even at the cost of giving up her own reputation and exposing the immoral things she had done. How could she possibly offend her true ally at the last step!
Although the former Lord of Storms may not care about how his clones behave, he will definitely shift some of his attention to him now.

The Dark Night Goddess is so strong-willed, but she has never doubted that the Storm Lord is the strongest god. It is conceivable that she really cannot win.

Moreover, Lori vaguely felt that although the Sun God didn't say much, he was indeed the one who could slightly control the madness of the Goddess of Darkness.

That time he suddenly appeared in Lowry's territory, obviously to show support.

That's why the goddess of darkness, who loved to vent her anger on others, would eventually leave silently.

Otherwise, why would she let Lori, who had seen her great fun, get away with it?

Lowry was on guard for a long time afterwards!
But the Dark Night Goddess only made a routine move... Although she was not a good person, she did not increase the resentment between the two sides to the point of hatred.

All this proves that although she seems to be unscrupulous, she does have a bottom line that only she understands and will strictly abide by.

As the chief priest of the North, Schroeder needs to deal not only with the North's royal family, but also with other church personnel in the country.

The most important thing is that he needs to understand the subtle connection between his own main god and other gods.

No matter what "secret" High Priest Schroeder discovered that made him wary and fearful of the Goddess of Darkness, he should not ignore the most crucial point.

This is something that would be done if one placed one's own feelings above those of God.

But he obviously felt that he was very loyal and was on guard against everything outside... At least at this moment, Priest Schroeder had no intention of helping outsiders with some small things that seemed within his ability and insignificant.

Lowry thought for a moment before saying, “His spirit and inertia conflicted.

Having dominated one side and held all the power for many years, although he still had habitual loyalty, he had already put his own interests first and could even completely ignore the interests of the God.

It is indeed very stupid, but it is also your own doing."

Xiao Fengxuan shook his head in dissatisfaction: "What can we do?
It's good enough to let them know reverence.

Look at the Lord of Knowledge! He cannot control the hearts of people in the Kingdom of God on earth.

The same goes for the Lord of Wealth. Tsk~ Humans fear him and are willing to abide by the business rules he sets, isn't it because he can destroy wealth!

Those business operators are not afraid of death, but they are afraid of losing money.

Haha~ As for the Lord of Courage, do you see him coming out?"

Lori was quite curious about the Lord of Courage who had been silent all this time: "Why are you so silent?"

If the Lord of Courage had not been blessing the warriors who had his approval in the Temple of Valor, Lowry would have really thought that he had fallen into a deep sleep!

"He..." The Lord of Storms shook himself slightly, "Humanity's understanding of bravery is not quite the same as what the Lord of Courage hopes for.

That guy was a little too naive and stubborn in character, and was not very willing to accept this kind of bravery full of interests and desires, but he couldn't refuse.

He did not feel that such knights belonged among his followers.

Therefore, the current Temple of Valor is more like a belief of a transactional nature.

You meet certain standards set by the temple and he will bless you.

This is a blessing automatically sent by the divine fire, and there is no need for the Lord of Courage to personally witness it..."

The Lord of Storms immediately became interested and began to spread some "rumors" to Lowry, tearing apart the beautiful legends that appeared on the surface.

Lori glanced at the Lord of Storms lightly... No wonder knights from every country basically visit the Temple of Valor, even if they have their own beliefs.

Moreover, the Temple of Valor is rare. It is usually found in the capital or duchy, and is built with funds from the king and nobles themselves.

It turned out that the followers of the Lord of Courage were basically pan-believers and were simply unable to preside over the construction of the temple.

As for his only main temple, he didn't have to worry about not having money to support his brave knights.

The result of not having priests is that it is impossible to cast statues of gods, so we can only go to the main temple to "ask" for them to be returned.

Even if it was just a stone statue, no one would dare to say that the price offered by the Temple of Valor was too high.

Lowry couldn't help but have some strange impressions of the Lord of Courage: he still remembered how weird the God of War in Toril was!
The real meaning of the phrase "always stand on the side of victory" is to stand on the side based on the result only, and not the process at all. The reason for being invincible is that he will never go to war with the existence that can fight with him.

So, even though the Lord of Storms described the Lord of Courage as a warrior pursuing faith, Lori was still full of doubts.

But he didn't intend to show it, and just changed the subject again: "Priest Schroeder, it seems that he doesn't intend to betray..."

The Lord of Storms said in astonishment, “You don’t think he dares to betray me right here in the Storm Church?
Lori, how can you be so naive.

The biggest problem was that he let Watson finish his words.

Oh, by the way, you don’t usually come into contact with devout believers, so you can only think like an ordinary believer in this regard.”

Lori was a little confused: "Shouldn't that be called a fanatic?"

“As for the fanatic, he should have rushed into the scroll when the first illusion appeared. He would not allow any threat to appear outside the church of his god.

To think about it for even a second longer would be an insult to his own beliefs.

Only devout believers would take some external factors into consideration and temporarily endure for the sake of the overall situation...but is someone like Watson worthy of his endurance?

He is just a messenger, not the real God.

At this point, Lori, this is already a humiliation to me, the Lord of Storms!
The high priest should have killed Baron Watson directly to warn the mastermind behind him to be more honest.

I am not afraid of going to war with anyone, so why should my High Priest be afraid of being defeated by someone?"

The Lord of Storms suddenly found it funny: "Why am I here to teach you about the common knowledge of the pantheon!

You, too, your thinking patterns are becoming more and more dragon-like, and you have no sense of awe, so you definitely can't understand these things.

The dragon's faith is basically no different from that of non-believers."

Lowry held his carving knife and smiled awkwardly: Forget it, this is actually not wrong.

When he was a descendant of the dragon, he had no reverence even when he went into the temple to burn incense or pray for blessings.

When I came to this world... Well, no matter who it was, no one would be full of awe for any god if they entered this damn multiverse. The only reason they had a little respect for him was that he had not read many relevant books.

Then just assume that he ignored the majesty of God because his dragon blood was boiling.

"Then what are you going to do?" Lori couldn't remember how long it had been since he last addressed the Storm Lord, whom he often visited, as "you". However, the Storm Lord spoke to him too equally, and his tone was always a little immoral. It was difficult for him to even respect him as an elder.

"What can I do? I'll just watch!" The Storm Lord replied indifferently, "Since it's already like this, I'll just be prepared to make use of the waste."
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Mr. Blair, Bishop of Hamilton Storm, looked at the account book in front of him with a serious expression.

As the manager of the church, he also has certain revenue-generating tasks.

Even if you can't make a lot of profit, you should at least balance your income and expenditure.

Logically speaking, for a church like theirs that has just started, things wouldn't be that difficult.

After all, the Church of the Lord of Storms, even if it is short-handed, rarely faces the threat of death.

What's more, the incarnation of the Lord of Storms is wandering in the North.

Even if the people in the North don't have the habit of going to church to pray every day, and don't donate money to the church, the Storm Church in the North actually only needs a bishop, two or three priests and a bunch of trainee priests... It's enough to support everyone by selling holy water and some wind-based auxiliary potions.

However, Blair now not only needs to support the respected high priest, but also has to support so many formal priests who have high requirements for their daily lives!

The chief priest is easier to deal with.

Although the food and drinks sent to him every day ended up being given to the few young apprentices standing guard outside, the High Priest would not have any complaints.

After all, for Priest Schroeder, no matter how hard the church tried, it could not provide any food that would interest him.

As long as Blair was respectful enough not to send him anything bad, there wouldn't be any problem.

But that group of priests who came here to gild themselves are a real problem.

Living in a local church but dreaming of a life in a duke's mansion...Even Earl Hamilton, who comes from a royal family, is not so luxurious!

The most terrifying thing is that they live and eat in Storm Church, but they don’t give the church any commission when they sell potions!

I even feel that the holy water made every morning is a bargain for Blair.

Don’t you think about which church makes a lot of money from holy water?

Blair stretched out a hand and pinched the bridge of his nose between his eyes, trying not to faint from the terrible number on the bill.

If this continues, there will be no need for anyone to kick him out and take his place. Blair will just have to resign on his own initiative!
He slammed the table heavily, but still didn't dare to say anything to Archpriest Schroeder... Why did the Storm Church face a financial crisis three months later?
Of course, it was because after the illusion attack in the summer, the nobles in the North all chose to avoid it.

(End of this chapter)