Magical Cat

From afar, Godfather Sam spotted Melina and Lee En visiting.

But Godfather Sam didn't put down the large soup ladle; he simply nodded to Melina as a greeting.

Melina walked to the long table and explained to the other believers that she also wanted to help.

The believers immediately prepared tools for them and assigned them responsibilities.

In less than a minute, Melina and Li En joined the food distribution team.

What they need to do is very simple: just serve a bowl of soup to the person receiving food and give them a few flatbreads.

The cakes prepared by the Tongxin Association are very thick; one is enough to fill you up, and you can ask for more if you want.

After acquiring the Spiritual Energy Body Tempering skill, Li En's physique was already close to that of the magical beasts outside the city.

He used his tail to scoop up the soup spoon, and then Melina was in charge of catching the soup and getting the bread.

The two of them, one human and one cat, worked together quite smoothly.

"Thanks……"

Everyone who received food said thank you.

However, they spoke weakly and listlessly, and the light in their eyes had almost faded, making them look very dim.

Some people were able to maintain decent clothing, but most were dressed in rags.

While Li Ensheng was making soup, he carefully observed them.

He was puzzled as to why he had never seen these people in the city before.

Li En had never seen them, neither in the west nor the east of the city.

It was as if these people had suddenly appeared, never having appeared in Li En's previous perspective.

"Why have I never seen them in the city before?" Li En asked with his demonic thoughts.

Melina continued working, silently replying with her demonic thoughts: "The city defense forces will drive them away, driving them to a corner where most people can't see them. Otherwise, if they get in the way of certain people, the city defense forces will also suffer."

"Because of this, they have to go through most of the city to get here, and they can't take the road through the city center. They might only have time to get a meal all day, and they don't have time to do anything else."

Li En remained silent.

It turned out that the prosperity and cleanliness he had seen in the city streets were nothing more than a deliberately embellished facade.

"Can't you go somewhere else to make a living? Life should be better in the countryside, right?"

Li En still knows too little about this world.

"All the resources for survival are already taken. Perhaps working hard in the countryside offers a better chance of filling one's stomach, but that's about it. Otherwise, so many people wouldn't risk their lives to survive," Melina shook her head.

As Li En listened, he realized that social classes had become almost non-movable.

Almost all the land and resources already had owners, and the kingdom levied taxes on every profit.

These impoverished people in front of us have all been eliminated for various reasons, falling from their original lives into the mire, with almost no chance of turning their lives around.

Through listening, Li En discovered that those receiving relief food included former shop owners, skilled craftsmen, or those from relatively wealthy families.

However, due to accidents or natural disasters, their original lives were disrupted, as if they had fallen into an abyss, and they have become what they are now.

What shocked Li En was that even people with a special skill found it difficult to turn their lives around, which was completely contrary to her original understanding.

Most of the problems they face are actually quite easy to solve.

Because magic exists in this world, many problems can be solved with a single spell.

However, hiring someone to perform magic requires an exorbitant fee, a figure that is unimaginable to ordinary people.

After the relief food was distributed, the sun was about to set.

There were still quite a few people lingering in the square outside the Tongxin Church.

They were slowly enjoying the food they had received, savoring each small bite with reluctance.

"I can't understand it. They're not useless people. Why let them fall to such a state? Wouldn't it be more useful to the kingdom to help them get back on track?" Li En discussed with Melina beside him.

At this moment, a strange demonic thought resounded: "Mr. Li En, the kingdom's goal has never been to enable everyone to realize their value, but to consolidate its rule. Compared to creation or earning, plunder is their preferred method."

Li En turned his head and saw that Sam, who had finished his work, had also sat down next to them.

A raven landed on Sam's shoulder and cawed twice at Lien, as if greeting him.

"Godfather Sam, are you saying they are all people plundered by the Kingdom?" Li En looked at the people in the square.

Godfather Sam also turned his gaze in that direction.

"In this kingdom, everyone can become prey, even nobles. But those who are hunted in ordinary times are ultimately the fattened herbivores."

Sam's answer made Lee's eyes narrow.

He had been puzzled as to why many of those receiving relief food were people who had previously lived comfortably.

"Ha, being poor is actually a form of camouflage?" Li En was somewhat speechless.

"That's certainly true." Godfather Sam couldn't help but smile wryly. "When there's something to gain from you, there will be people who covet it. The greater the profit, the more and stronger the people who covet it will be."

"Killing the goose that lays the golden eggs—such a country has no future!" Li En asserted.

Sam was taken aback and silently looked at Melina.

Melina responded with a smile, seemingly unsurprised by Lee's reaction.

"Mr. Li En's wisdom is indeed far superior to that of ordinary magical beasts. I really hope that others can understand this sooner."

Lee En was very pleased with Sam's flattery.

He knew that Father Sam was referring to the previous apostolic certification.

But Li En didn't care. Sooner or later he would defeat Phoebe and make her realize that he had misjudged her.

After all, he had a mission to defeat Phoebe.

Li En turned his head to look at Melina and Godfather Sam, and asked:

"So what about you? What kind of world do you want to create?"

Father Sam smiled slightly and replied, "That's a world where everyone lives equally, where everyone unites and helps each other to create a better future."

"In that world, no one is abandoned. Every little bit of beauty from each person comes together to build a perfect world."

Sam's face was full of piety.

Those who heard his words put down their food and prayed softly in the direction of the church.

The sound of prayer carried further and further, and more and more people joined in.

For a moment, sacred prayers echoed in front of the Tongxin Church, pleading with the world and the Dragon King in simple words for the arrival of simple beauty.

The prayers of the Tongxin Society are simple and unpretentious, and even Li En, who is still learning languages, can easily understand them, stirring up his longing for a better life.

Clearly, this prayer was also carefully designed.

Li En was not at ease despite the shocking scene before him.

He now understood why the old dean was so worried.

The old order and new hope are inevitably incompatible.

Only by completely eliminating the other side can peace be achieved.