I was accidentally injured by God and I just want to be an ordinary person

Hmm... it's really rude to think like that, reflect on it.

"Senior, is this the place?"

Shen Gan suddenly stopped and pointed to a stall in front, which was where Ella bought dessert in the morning.

"Yeah, that's it."

It took almost no effort for Ella to buy ten servings of dessert, considering that there were other people in the inn who had not tasted it yet. As a result, there were countless more homeless children and slaves following her along the way.

If these people had malicious intentions and wanted to snatch the dessert in his hand, he could still use magic to drive them away, but these children followed him with completely satisfied expressions, constantly twitching their noses to sniff the aroma of food emanating from the paper bag, as if they would feel full just by smelling the food. Therefore, he could only let them follow him. By the time he was about to reach the hotel, there were at least twenty children following him.

"senior……"

"I understand, but after subtracting the portion that was just eaten, there are only seven portions left. Even if we give it to them, it won't be enough, and there might even be a fight over it."

"That's not what I meant. I meant, Senior, why don't you chase them away? It would be very troublesome if they can't help but come up and snatch it."

"Hey, you guys, go away."

Several guards patrolling in front, armed with standard rifles and holding lanterns, ran up to him and asked while driving away the children behind them.

"Weren't they attacked?"

He doesn't seem to be someone who wants to cause trouble.

They're harsh on the homeless, but friendly to the general public...

Ella nodded with some complexities.

"Yeah, no trouble."

The leading guard looked relieved when he heard Ella say that everything was fine.

"That's good. It's dangerous to go out at night. These vagrants sometimes attack passersby, so please be careful. Are you from out of town?"

"Yes, I felt sorry for them so I let them follow me. Is there no place like a nursing home here?"

"Nursing home? Oh, there used to be, but since Xi-"

"Hello."

Just as the guard said the name of a noble, he was suddenly elbowed by his companion behind him. This was probably because he didn't want his companion to be accused of disrespecting the nobles.

The guard who was reminded came to his senses and quickly changed his statement.

"Oh, ever since a noble came to power, they canceled the gold coin subsidies for the nursing home, so there are no more. Although the temple occasionally provides relief, it is only once in a while due to financial problems."

"Hmm...just to ask, are private relief activities allowed in the city of Zeos?"

The reason why he asked this was, of course, because he had the idea of ​​providing relief, so that he wouldn't feel depressed when he saw these children when he was playing in the city in the future. On top of that, he could also use this opportunity to exchange gem coins with big merchants in the capital, so it was a two-pronged approach.

After hearing Ella's words, the guard's expression in the candlelight became strange, as if he had seen something incredible.

"You mean you want to do some private charity work?"

"Yes, but it won't be very large."

"Um... I'm not questioning your opinion. We think that charity events can help reduce the incidence of homeless people attacking passersby, so we'd like to see them. However, if we don't register with the temple, it will cause dissatisfaction, so..."

The guard lowered his eyes, looking embarrassed. The treatment of non-soldiers in the Kingdom of Baris was almost entirely the responsibility of the temple, so it would be very difficult to offend the temple.

"A temple? I can register at any temple, right?"

Ella opened the "Terrain Search" and began searching for the various temples scattered throughout the city of Jeos.

The continent is not limited to the "Enstanit" church. There are also various other churches of various sizes. Although they all believe in one God, the doctrines of each church are very different. For example, the "Enstanit" church, which has the largest number of temples on the entire continent, advocates the equality of all creatures - including demons and intelligent undead creatures. On the other hand, the "Celifars" church, which is smaller in number but places great emphasis on armed forces, advocates the extermination of all undead creatures and the exclusion of demons.

However, in general, almost all churches support races other than demons, undead creatures, and monsters. Therefore, if a relief campaign is held in a country like the Kingdom of Barris where humans are the majority, the actual procedures are not complicated. On the contrary, it is better to say that you can get support from the temple, such as allocating some nuns and temple guards to help manage logistics and maintain order, or provide material support, help communicate with merchants, etc.

However, this will result in the church being named after it. Before starting the relief work, in addition to promoting the name of the initiator of the relief work, the church name will also be added to increase the number of believers for the church. Although it sounds like stealing other people's achievements, it is an indispensable practice for the long-term development of the church.

Out of respect for Ella, the guard bowed slightly.

"Yes, as long as you can get the approval of any temple, there will be no problem."

"Is that so... then that's no problem. I want to go to the Enstanit Church. Could you please show me the way?"

"No problem, that happens to be our area of ​​responsibility."

The guard nodded, turned and began to lead the way.

Ella hurriedly caught up and looked back at Shen Gan, who was following her. Although she wanted Shen Gan to go back first, she had to stop talking when she remembered what Iris said about not going out alone.

Not long after, Ella came from the deserted street to the temple hall illuminated by golden magic lights. The white stone floor and the reliefs on the walls made the entire temple look extremely sacred. Since the guards still had patrol duties, Ella and Shen Gan were the only ones who entered the temple.

"Excuse me, is there anything wrong? You don't seem injured."

A man in a priest's uniform walked up to Ella and asked. Generally speaking, people who come to the temple at this time are seriously injured and need treatment.

After adjusting herself slightly and recalling the introduction method Lucia had told her before, Ella took out the staff that symbolized the priesthood, and at the same time, she took the letter that Lucia had given her, which proved her identity as a high-ranking priest, and presented it to the male priest.

"I am Elelaya Enstanit, a high-ranking priestess appointed by Bishop Lucia of the Holy College, the Enstanit Church. I wish to hold a relief event in the city of Zeos."

After hearing the first half of the sentence, the male priest immediately opened his mouth wide and looked at Ella, then took the letter from Ella in disbelief to confirm it.

"It's so small... yet... it's actually true. Lady Elelaya, please wait a moment. I'll go inform the Bishop now!"

"Wait, it's just a relief event. We don't need to notify the bishop, right?"

"However, the supplies needed for relief food must be approved by the Bishop before they can be released."

Blinking in confusion, and after thinking for a moment, Ella finally realized what the male priest meant.

"Ah, I don't need to take supplies from the temple or anything like that. I can pay for these myself."

The priest who was about to leave turned around slowly after hearing these words and looked at Ella in surprise.

"So, do you want to ask the temple to send help?"

"No, I just want permission to provide relief."

"You actually took the initiative. What a noble person you are... High Priest, you already belong to the temple. You don't need to seek permission from the local temple to hold a relief event."

“Eh… is that so…”

The priest's respectful explanation made Ella feel that being appointed as a high-ranking priest by Lucia was actually not a bad thing. At least she could help the poor people as she pleased.

After saying goodbye to the priest who had explained the situation, Ella and the other person left the temple.

"Senior, you came here for nothing."

"Well, it's not like we came here in vain. Even if we can just hold a relief event, it's better to explain it in advance to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."

"Haha—senpai is indeed a nosy person."

Shen Gan sighed in annoyance, and the warm breath he exhaled quickly disappeared into the streets on the winter night.

Chapter 31 Relief Activities

*创世纪6187年1月31日 上午10:13分 杰奥斯城北部广场

Like most cities, Jayos City is divided into four parts by two crisscrossing main roads. However, because of the central royal city, the entire city covers too much space. Therefore, if it is directly divided into commercial areas, residential areas, free markets and noble streets like ordinary towns, it will make life quite inconvenient - just to buy food, you have to cross half of the city. Therefore, in addition to deliberately separating the noble streets, there are no strict requirements for the division of residences in Jayos City.

Therefore, the royal capital was often in a state of chaos. The vegetable stems that vendors did not take away when they closed their stalls were trampled to pieces by passers-by, and the blood, scales and feathers left over from slaughtered livestock were piled haphazardly on the roadside. The canals surrounding the city were as filthy as the drainage ditches - it was better to say that most people had already regarded the two as the same thing. They were dumping garbage into the canals in the previous second, and drawing water from them with buckets in the next second. Clean water was also a rare commodity here. Apart from using water stones or simply spending money to dig wells in their own courtyards, they could only work hard to draw water from the dedicated canals on Noble Street.

Thanks to this mixed layout, once something like relief happens that benefits the lower classes, the news will spread very quickly. At least, when Ella and Ruthie were still setting up their tent in the square, at least fifty or sixty people had gathered nearby.

After lighting the firewood in the makeshift stove with a magic item, Lotte brushed back the purple hair that had drifted to her forehead and looked up at Ella, who was kneading a rice ball.

"Ms. Ella, do you really not need my help?"

"Well, if Lotte comes, there will definitely be a disaster."

Ella nodded seriously.

Lotte's cooking skills were much higher than his and the others'—mainly the nuns sent by the temple without authorization—so if Lotte were to participate, the crowd would definitely be agitated, asking, "Why does yours have to taste better?" Therefore, he only assigned Lotte simple tasks like helping to cut and wash vegetables. Iris and Fukagan stayed in the hotel because they were not interested in such things, while Angeline and Camisia hid nearby to prevent any unexpected situations.

In addition, the other twenty or so elderly nuns who were busy around were the ones he met when he just left the hotel in the morning. According to them, they were sent by the temple to help him as a high-ranking priest. Although according to their original idea, they actually planned to hire some helpers from the hotel, but since the temple specially sent people to help him, there was no reason to ask them to go back, so they were now arranged to help with the work in the kitchen.

At some point, the originally empty square was filled with homeless children and slaves, many of whom were drooling at the cauldron that was boiling over the fire.

"Wow~, sis, those are meat, right?"

“It seems… yes…”

"Can we eat it too?"

"I think the priestess will give it to us..."

[Don't say it in such an uncertain tone! ]

Ella couldn't help but start to wonder what policies this city used to treat these children.

Considering that it was just ordinary relief, if the food was too rich, it might cause diarrhea in the children, so Ella only chose simple stews and rice balls as the main food. However, despite this, a lot of strange-looking meat was added to the stew - these were the meats of the "troll octopuses" caught by Camisia during the active period of the Dragon Island sea beasts. Just one of them was the size of a medium-sized ship, so it was impossible to eat it all. In order to make the best use of it, Ella used it here.

"That golden-haired older sister must be the high-ranking priestess, right?"

"It looks like it's the same age as me..."

"So beautiful..."

"Mmmmm, I can't hold it any longer. I'm so hungry."

Resisting the urge to look up, Ella put the last rice ball into the steamer. Although the shape was not very good, it was not enough to give her stomach upset. As for the reason why she didn't dare to look up, it was because as soon as she looked up, the children would look at her with longing eyes, which made her scalp tingle.

"Lady Elelaya, we are ready to begin."

The elderly nun in the lead walked up to Ella and reported respectfully.

"Well, let's get started. However, I've never hosted a relief event, so I'll leave it to you."

"No, no, that's not necessary. Elelaya-sama, you are a high-ranking priestess. Using honorifics for someone as insignificant as me is truly..."

The old nun looked frightened and waved her hands quickly.

"Ahahaha... Really... I'll leave it to you then."

"Please leave it to me."

Hearing Ella change her honorifics, the old nun felt relieved and began to instruct other nuns to take out the wooden boards containing food and distribute rice balls and stews to the children one by one.

"Sister, sister, it's actually meat! It's actually a meat feast!"

The children in the crowd shouted excitedly after discovering the "troll octopus" in the stew, and the children who had been focusing on the rice balls now all looked towards the large pot of stew.

Many people closed their eyes and began to smell the fragrance.

"It's really meat..."

“No, I’m not saying… This isn’t actually for you to eat…”

[Don't say such scary things! ]

Looking at the children hurriedly lining up in several lines to receive food, Ella breathed a sigh of relief. If there were more activities like this, it would be more enjoyable to travel in the city of Jeos in the future. At least she would no longer see hungry slave children squatting on the roadside.

The children who received the food hid aside and started eating with big mouthfuls, their eyes shining with anticipation. The strange thing was that almost no children said anything about the taste. They just swallowed it down at a crazy speed for fear of being snatched away. However, not being able to speak did not prevent them from expressing their feelings. Many children cried while eating.

“Wow…it’s been a long time since they had a full meal…”

Angelica, who had come to Ella's side at some point, whispered to her. Ella was now standing next to the big pot where food was being distributed, and from this angle, she could see the children's expectant expressions before receiving the rice balls, gradually changing to their moved expressions after eating the rice balls.

"Even adult slaves struggled to get enough to eat. Children without the ability to work had to find wild vegetables and fruits to fill their stomachs."

"Eh? Don't slave owners feed their slaves? Little Ella treats little Lotte the same way she treats herself, right? Slaves are practically unheard of in the Holy Academy."

Luti's comment made Angeline make an exaggerated expression.

Whether she felt bitter because of Angeline's surprise, or lamented her own fate of meeting Ella, Lotte clasped her hands at her waist and explained with a wry smile.

"Well... Miss Ella is an exception. The Kingdom of Barris has always treated slaves very harshly. If a slave owner gives a slave two meals a day, the slave will be extremely grateful to his master."

"What a strange country, but if I think about it this way, then this is why Lotte-chan is so kind to Ella-chan."

“…That was how it was at first, but now…”

"Did Lotte say anything?"

"No, it's nothing, Miss Ella."

As the three watched the nuns distributing relief, a commotion began to break out at the square filled with homeless children. Lekrik, who had helped Ella before, and his guards seemed to be passing by.

"Get out of here, you lowlifes! This is the Marquis's eldest son, Lord Lekrik!"