Simulate the universe, starting with speedrunning Greek.

In fact, Teacher Qiao doesn't really like this kind of Greek gods testing mortals. Kindness shouldn't be something that's deliberately tested, but rather the most genuine love and courage that someone unintentionally reveals from their heart.

Rather than actively seeking out people with a specific purpose, Teacher Qiao prefers to observe discreetly, believing that time will naturally reveal a person's true character and noble soul.

Like Night, St. George also noticed the change in Rastin's attitude and was not prepared to choose Rastin immediately.

It must be said that the world of fairy tales is not so full of scheming and mystery. In addition, Rastin is Saint Peter's destined bad friend and a human who reflects his past.

Night even suspects that Rastin is also part of Saint Peter, representing that part of man's past.

After all, Rastin's personality was more like that of St. Peter in the Bible, who was still a poor man, but St. Peter was too mature and tolerant.

In short—St. Peter seemed to have an inexplicable confidence in Rastin—and took a liking to this soldier.

And soon—Saint Peter took action again. Before he did, Saint George couldn't help but remind Saint Peter, "This time, let's test him under a different identity."

St. Peter nodded. Indeed—always using the same identity makes it more likely to be seen through; there are far too many beggars on this road.

However, just like in the original story, Rastin first encountered a roadside tavern, where he spent all his food and gold coins.

Rastin: 'I've run out of rations and gold coins. Whether it's a test or not, this time nobody's going to try and get a free girlfriend from you, Rastin!'

After eating and drinking his fill, Rastin continued on his journey, and soon he encountered soldiers disguised as Saint Peter on the road.

This time, when St. Peter again expressed his desire to exchange his labor for Rastin's last grain and gold coins...

Rastin said, "You're too late, my friend! I've spent all my remaining rations and gold coins on food and drink at the tavern up ahead. Now I'm just as poor as you, penniless. It looks like we're both going to become pitiful beggars—hey, if you don't mind, we could beg together!"

Chapter Nineteen: The more hardship you can endure, the more hardship you'll suffer in heaven after death! Teacher Qiao: Living in Bengbu

St. Peter: "Don't worry, I still know a little medicine. In that case, you can come and help me. From now on, whenever I have a meal, you'll have a meal too."

Saint Peter's subconscious thought was to let the other party get his girlfriend for free.

But when I think about what Ye said before, his unbridled kindness, I realize that this tolerance might become a breeding ground for greed and laziness.

So St. Peter eventually changed his mind, from letting the other party eat for free to becoming his assistant.

However, St. Peter was not entirely ignorant of this principle; the methods of his disciples were all learned from the God of this world.

The gods of this world are masters at deliberately displaying wealth in front of others to test their hearts.

If this person is truly kind-hearted, how could they succumb to such greed?

Such methods seem to be a deliberate attempt to lure and entrap law enforcement.

But inexplicably—after witnessing the brilliance of saints like St. Peter and St. George, St. Peter began to reflect on whether his methods had gone too far.

In the face of night, St. Peter became much more restrained.

On the other side, Rastin exclaimed, "Great!! Dude, I'm perfectly fine!"

Although it wasn't the kind of wealth he imagined, or the kind of freeloading he could get by relying on others, if the other person was truly capable, following them was much better than working alone.

Soon the two set off together.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Rastin began to inquire with St. Peter during their casual conversation whether he knew any other companions he had traveled with.

He was clearly still thinking about the other two people he had seen earlier.

At first, they encountered three people, one of whom had a face even more noble than that of a prince.

He was certain that he was the most handsome man he had ever seen in his life.

If the other party is a teenager, then she will surely be a beautiful angel loved by men, women, and children all over the world, regardless of gender. If the other party grows old, she will surely become a god with the temperament of God, full of wisdom and philosophy.

He looked like an angel when he was young, and like God when he was old! This is the highest degree of affirmation that Rastin could give to a person's fantasy and beauty.

Such a beautiful person must have an unimaginably noble status. Coupled with his identity as a soldier of St. Peter, it's possible that, just as he initially thought, it was a prince leading his soldiers on an outing.

However, St. Peter was tight-lipped—Rastine couldn't get any information out of him. The other party remained silent most of the way and completely ignored him, which made Rastine so angry that he wanted to run away several times, but he couldn't bear to give up this free meal ticket.

Finally—after walking for an unknown amount of time, the two saw a farmhouse, and as they passed the door, they heard crying coming from inside.

When they went inside, they found that the husband was dying and the wife was wailing loudly.

“Stop crying,” St. Peter suddenly said, “I can heal him.”

As he spoke, he took out a medicated ointment from his pocket and applied it to the patient's body. Soon after, the patient stood up and recovered.

The couple were overjoyed: "How can we thank you enough? What would you like?"

St. Peter said he didn't want anything, and the more the farmer offered to give, the more he insisted on not wanting it.

This really annoyed Rastin, who was standing nearby.

"No, this isn't what we agreed on. We agreed that you would treat the patients, I would assist, and then we would share in the profits."

They're dirt poor, and now they're doing free volunteer work?

……

Meanwhile, Night and St. George were secretly watching this scene.

Night: "What do you think of St. Peter's work...?"

St. George: "Saint Peter is very kind."

After all, St. Peter was God's most benevolent, tolerant, and powerful disciple. Having long seen through worldly desires, it's normal that he wouldn't be swayed by money or fame.

However, St. George only praised his kindness, but said nothing else.

Teacher Qiao is not such a pedantic person.

Clearly, everyone now understands that, unlike them, Rastin is just a mortal. As a human being, he will feel hunger, and if he continues to volunteer with St. Peter, he will truly starve to death.

Even St. George was well aware that one could not expect everyone in the world to have the same high level of awareness as martyrs and Puritans, and to find joy in suffering and poverty.

That's still a minority. St. George was a true knight who had high standards for himself but wouldn't force others to be like him.

Night: "There was once a story in this world where a prince, having heard of the wonders of heaven, wished to go there after his death. He asked a priest how to get there. The priest told him—through poverty and humility! Put on my tattered clothes and wander among the earth for seven years, experiencing the taste of poverty; do not ask for money, and if you are hungry, ask a compassionate person for something to eat. In this way, you will be admitted to heaven."

St. George listened attentively.

Night: "Then—the prince returned after wandering for seven years, and no one recognized him anymore. Even when he revealed his identity, no one believed him. His former servants mocked him. Only the queen heard of this and took pity on him, giving him a small place to live at the foot of the steps and sending two servants to bring him food every day. In the end, the prince still couldn't overcome his illness and weakness and died."

Such an outrageous story made St. George's expression falter.

He had heard many stories that persuaded people to do good, and there were many similar stories in the Bible. But even the devil knew to use pleasure and desire to tempt people to fall, and God often guided people to do good through inner redemption and happiness. But this kind of story that simply leads people to suffer and hasten their death is just too outrageous.

There was no plot twist; the prince truly died.

Thinking about the outrageous myths and stories of this world, St. George suddenly understood why even the idea of ​​St. Peter leading people to goodness seemed so strange.

Compared to the story His Majesty told, Saint Peter is actually quite a reliable type.

Night glanced calmly at St. George's strangely forced expression and said, "Laugh if you want to..."

After all, it's a fairy tale world where things are all over the place, and there are plenty of illogical parts. Just get used to it...probably!

St. George frowned: "Perhaps—Sir St. Peter and the others want to test people's hearts with desire."

Night: "If you can endure hardship, then endure even more hardship, so that you can continue to endure hardship in heaven!"

St. George: "...!"

Your Majesty, I really don't know what to say!

I couldn't help but laugh.

But for some reason, I also feel a sense of sadness about the Bible system in this world.

Even gods wouldn't constantly emphasize making humans suffer; that's a Buddhist idea.

Only Puritans would emphasize self-discipline and poverty.

Before God, all are equal. Whether rich or poor, all are treated equally.

He teaches people to endure poverty and suffering, but he does not advocate that people become poor and suffer. Otherwise, he would not occasionally bestow large amounts of wealth upon mortals in mythology!

Chapter Twenty: Cholera corrupts people's hearts, turning cause into effect!

"Take some, we'll definitely need it." After Rastin strongly urged and gestured, St. Peter finally relented.

Finally—they got a sheep from the farmer.

After they left, Rastin, a mortal, got hungry on the road and asked if they could stop and roast a lamb on the spot.

St. Peter agreed, but said he wanted to walk around and asked Rastin to cook. He had heard that lamb's heart was the most delicious, so he only wanted the lamb's heart and could give the rest of the lamb to Rastin.

Then St. Peter left and came to Night and St. George.

After chatting with the two for a few minutes, all three saw that Rastin couldn't resist sneaking a bite of the lamb's heart after the lamb was cooked.

I only intended to try a little, but I couldn't resist and ate it all.

Seeing this, St. Peter was somewhat embarrassed.

He boasted to God and St. George that the chosen one—how could he be such a scoundrel?

He only wanted the lamb's heart, but left the rest of the lamb for the other person, who was still not satisfied.

Night: "Human nature is insatiable... When the first person in the world discovered the benefits of having two portions of food at the same time, he was no longer satisfied with just being fed..."

After finishing speaking that night, he closed his eyes and said no more.

St. Peter said with shame, "I'll go teach this guy a lesson!"

Then St. Peter returned and asked about the heart of the sheep.

Rastin pretended to search for the sheep's heart but couldn't find it, and then pretended to suggest that sheep might not be born with a heart.

Saint Peter did not argue with him, nor did he eat the mutton. He let him carry the rest of the mutton and continue on his way. When they passed a great river, Saint Peter used his divine power to make the river flow over his knees as it passed Rastin. Then he asked him if he admitted to stealing his sheep's heart.

Rastin refused to admit it, so St. Peter raised the water even higher until it was almost completely submerged. The water pressure alone made it hard for him to breathe, but even on the verge of death, Rastin still refused to admit it.

In the end, the honest Saint Peter, having no other choice, was not a ruthless character like Saint Joseph, and let the other party go and pulled him out.

Finally—when St. Peter found an opportunity to reunite with Night and St. George: "Perhaps I was mistaken...he is not the one I am looking for..."

If it weren't for the intervention of the night, perhaps Saint Peter would still have firmly believed in the original purpose of the trial that fate had arranged for him, and given him more time. However, Saint Peter, who had already begun to doubt whether his past methods of persuading people to do good were problematic, also began to doubt how he could discern the true nature of a person.

Night: "Don't panic, St. George has a way to make him admit his mistakes himself."

Then that night, St. George was transformed back into the form of St. Peter, and sent to meet with Rastin again, to ponder what kind of creatures humans truly are before he left.

St. George did not refuse—! His participation was part of the bet in itself; was it finally his turn to step in?

He would do everything in his power to fulfill the bet between God and Saint Peter.