Kato Megumi wants to learn magic

"That's not the case," Krina shook her head. "According to records, any priest who overuses the power of God will be assimilated by the power of faith and will be loyal to God for the rest of their lives."

"Eh? Is that it? Isn't this a good thing? How can this be considered a side effect? ​​As clergy, we must believe in the Earth Mother Goddess and be loyal to her."

Ina replied disapprovingly, feeling somewhat puzzled as to what kind of side effect this was.

"What would you do if someone interrupted you while you were praying?"

"Ah, I'll ask what's the matter first! If it's not a big deal, I'll be very angry."

"Yes, but those who have been assimilated will think that the disturber is insulting the gods, and then start killing people."

“That’s impossible!”

Aina was surprised, wondering why someone would kill someone for this matter.

"But they will do this? Not only that, as long as they think your words are inappropriate and disrespectful to the gods, they will immediately kill people, claiming to be eliminating evil spirits."

"This is too strange, how could this happen?"

"Hmm? Is that strange? Aren't clergymen loyal to God?"

Kato Megumi on the side spoke up.

Ina didn't expect that the question would be asked this way.

"Even if you are a loyal god, you can't do this. The teachings of the temple are love and mercy. How can you kill people for such a small matter? Although insulting God is very annoying, it doesn't have to be like this."

Now it was Kato Megumi's turn to be a little confused. In her own world, all the religions did this, so why did this practice seem a little unreasonable in this strange world with gods?

But then she thought about it and figured out the reason.

Perhaps it is precisely because there are gods in this world, and gods have been materialized, and are not ignorant, fearless, and unconscious beings. To them, gods exist and have limitations, so people in other worlds are not as obsessive about their awe of gods as people in their own world.

The greater reverence for gods comes from the great power they possess.

In their own world, people are powerless, and their imagination of gods is exaggerated as much as possible, portraying gods as omniscient and omnipotent. Those who are not reverent do not care about it. Reverence is indeed a belief from the bottom of their hearts, and it is engraved as their life creed.

But this world is different. In this world, gods already exist. They are just creatures with more powerful powers. The existing races were all created by gods. To them, gods are a kind of awe-inspiring beings, like people or mothers who possess great power!

In addition, the people in this world possess extraordinary powers and have a deep understanding of power itself, so their reverence for gods is not as obsessive as in their own world, which is why they find such behavior very strange.

"I am so sorry, Your Majesty. I didn't expect there would be such a side effect. Fortunately, Guard Captain Klina explained it. Otherwise, if Your Majesty had any problems, Aina would really be the sinner."

"Well... yes, it's a good thing you can't use this sacred spell, otherwise I would be worried about Aina stabbing me. But even if you use it, it's okay as long as you don't overuse it!"

Kato Megumi joked.

"Your Majesty!"

Krina yelled.

"I'm just kidding, Clina..."

"But... I am very interested in this spell... Do you know where the spell book is, Aina?"

Kato Megumi tilted her head.

"Your Majesty, you..."

Looking at the expressions of the two, Kato Megumi said with a smile.

"Don't worry, I'm just curious about this spell and want to see the spell model. I heard that the power of faith is very restraining to evil spirits. Is this true?"

"Phew... that's good. If you want to see it, Aina will take you there right away..."

Aina breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hmm... don't worry about it for now. Regarding the display of fine breeds tomorrow... at the Water Temple..."

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 191 Chapter New Things and Shops

The changes in the city of Loha are so rapid and rapid that it is hard to keep up.

Ever since the saint came to Loha City, people gradually felt that Loha City was different from before.

New things are gradually appearing, life is no longer so dull, and from time to time special and novel things appear in the city.

Delicious meals with fragrant aromas, sweet and sour drinks, and novel and desirable stories.

All of this was something that had never happened in the city of Luoha before, and all of this was due to the arrival of the Saint.

After all this, the city of Loha seemed to have gotten used to these changes. People no longer felt uncomfortable with surprising things, but faced them with a positive attitude. Unlike their previous passivity, people now actively speculated about what new things the saint would bring.

Afterwards, the saint lived up to their expectations and brought them new and interesting things one after another.

If the novel changes brought about by food, drinks, and novels made the lives of ordinary people more interesting and positive, and gave people a deeper understanding and curiosity about the saint; then the subsequent introduction of textile tools that could affect survival, as well as farming tools and cheap cotton, caused an uproar among everyone, and their feelings towards the saint changed from curiosity and attention to admiration and joy.

After all, there is no one who doesn't like people who can bring them benefits. Be it textile tools or farming tools, these have brought great benefits to their survival. They no longer have to use inefficient manpower to pull plows to plow the land, worrying about physical fatigue and injury, and feeling exhausted and weak; they also don't have to worry about sleeping on the streets because they have no money and can't buy warm clothes.

In this era, civilians are the easiest group of people to satisfy. As long as they can be well fed and clothed, they will be grateful.

Although the quantity of so-called cotton clothes produced by the saint was not large, the temple promised that by winter, their cotton would be able to be produced in large quantities and would be sold cheaply at that time, so everyone did not have to worry. For a time, those who worked hard to store supplies for the winter were filled with gratitude.

Cotton and various tools were launched in a newly opened store in the temple on the day when Elena popularized the improved varieties. This was a newly opened grocery store. At that time, people thought that this grocery store was some new gourmet food store, and then they were amazed when they went in.

The white wool-like things, the various strange-looking seasonings, and the oddly shaped wooden shelves all seemed novel to the people who came in with curiosity.

"This thing called cotton is so soft, what is it used for?"

"This shelf is so strange. It looks like a weaving tool."

“This seasoning tastes so familiar…”

The people who came in watched everything intently, curious about everything.

The shop assistants who greeted them in calmly introduced the functions of these things to them.

However, when the shop assistants introduced the functions and features of these things to them one by one, everyone's curiosity immediately turned into surprise and fiery gazes.

Cotton that keeps you warm? Seasoning that makes meals as delicious as those in restaurants? Tools that speed up farming and textile production?

Listening to the store clerks' explanations, the people who came in were all amazed. Is this true? Is there really such a thing?

"No way, is there really such a thing?"

"This is too exaggerated. Is this also a novelty item brought by the Saint?"

After the store clerks' introduction, some people believed it and some did not.

Looking at their performance, the shop assistants did not explain much, but smiled and demonstrated to them.

"Don't worry, don't be too hasty. We will demonstrate the weaving and farming tools, and we have also made cotton clothes for you to try out for the warmth-keeping effect of cotton, so don't worry."

Afterwards, the salesgirl slowly demonstrated the various tools to the people who came in. All of a sudden, even those who were a little skeptical were convinced.

After all, seeing is believing, how could they not believe it?

They saw with their own eyes that the strange tool increased the weaving speed by more than ten times. They also tried on the so-called cotton clothes, which seemed to wrap up the people who had undergone plastic surgery and were so warm that they could not feel any coolness at all. There were also some seasonings with strange smells. Some people who had tasted them in restaurants could clearly smell the familiar smell, which meant that these were real seasonings.

In particular, when the shop assistants said that they were not selling these for the purpose of making money, but that they were the gifts of the saint, in order to popularize them to everyone and allow the common people to have enough food and clothing, the common people expressed their gratitude.

It's a pity for them that these things are just displays for now. Due to production problems, they cannot be sold in large quantities now. However, the temple promised that after a few months, when the production of these things increases, they will be available for sale immediately. This makes everyone feel disappointed but also a little expectant.

"Does that mean that the things on display in the store are not available for purchase yet? Then why open the store now? Just so we can take a look first?"

At this time, someone in the crowd suddenly asked.

"Of course not. If you open a store, you will naturally sell things, but what we are going to sell now is not these, but other things."

The clerk answered carefully.

"Eh? Is there anything else good?"

Some people couldn't wait to ask what the good stuff was. Since seeing these things, people were even more looking forward to what would be sold next.

The clerk just smiled and then informed his partner to bring several baskets of earth from behind the store.

"What we want to sell is grains, which are the potatoes and sweet potatoes that you have eaten in restaurants."

Hearing the clerk say that these lumps of earth were the delicacies they had eaten before, the group of people looked at each other in surprise. They didn't expect that the temple was actually going to sell these.

The raw materials of the food sold by the temple are given to them, and the store is also planning to sell seasonings in the future. Don’t they think their business will be affected? Aren’t they afraid of a decline in business? Someone raised a question.

But then someone next to him looked at him with contempt and answered casually.

"Doesn't the deliciousness of food come from the delicate cooking process? If one ingredient could determine everything, how could there be so many different flavors of food?"

Everyone agreed. If the ingredients can determine the taste of food, then why open a restaurant? Why not just sell food?

It’s just that… the potatoes and sweet potatoes on sale, although they surprised everyone, but…

Unexpectedly, it did not arouse everyone's positive attitude.

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 192 Chapter : Rita, the Master of Words

"Miss, are we only going to sell these grains today? Although we cannot deny that potatoes and sweet potatoes are delicious, delicious food cannot be eaten as a meal. How can we have extra land to grow these?"

Cotton can be used to keep warm and spices can be used for seasoning, but this kind of grain just tastes better and is not worth them setting aside a small piece of land to grow it... Putting aside whether they have such experience or not, what they lack is fertile land, not delicious grain.

Although a small number of people are tempted to set aside a small piece of land to grow this crop and then sell it for a good price based on its delicious taste, most people are indifferent.

Good things are good things, but they are not worth using land to grow them. Who knows if they can grow them and sell them? And how much can they harvest? They dare not gamble, nor do they want to gamble.

When the weather is bad, there is not enough food for themselves to eat. How dare they use the extra land to grow unfamiliar crops?

Seeing the hesitant looks and movements of the crowd, the clerk was not surprised. She knew that these grains had a huge yield, but these people didn't know...

She was afraid that even if she told them that the grain yields were extremely high, they probably wouldn't believe it, and might even suspect that she was lying. So the shop assistant smiled slightly and said no more. Instead, she took out the black lump that could play images given by Her Majesty the Saint and operated it.

"Don't be too quick to deny it. This is a prop made by Her Majesty the Saint. It records the scene of us planting potatoes at that time. Guests can take a look first..."

Props? What props? They had only heard of props that could record images in stories, but they didn’t expect there were props here too. So people looked up, wanting to see props that could record images.

Looking towards the black lump, they saw a picture suddenly appear on the flat side of the black lump, which surprised everyone and caused a lot of noise.

However, when everyone's eyes were focused on the picture, the scene slowly became quiet and everyone was immersed in the picture.

Just like Elena's performance before, these people were surprised and curious at first, then became cautious and serious, until finally their eyes became full of disbelief, the corners of their mouths trembled and their eyes were full of surprise.

Until the scene ended, everyone was still in a daze and the scene was silent.

The content of the picture was shocking. People at the scene looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

"Is this... is the content of this prop real? This is incredible."

"My God, that small piece of land is not that big, but it can produce such a large crop. Is it really not caused by magicians?"

With a loud noise, the silence was broken and people started talking.

Is it true or false? But I saw it with my own eyes, so how could it be false?

Doubts and questions came one after another. This was simply a miracle. Could this be the seed given by God?

"This is a gift from your Majesty. As the Saint of the Mother Earth, your Majesty knows that most civilians are currently hungry and have a hard time surviving, and they are very worried about this. So the Saint Lady specially read many books and did some research. She learned that there is a forbidden land in the legend that has a crop with a very high yield. Not only is it high in yield, but it is also delicious and sweet, very easy to fill the stomach, and easy to survive. So your Majesty went through a lot of hardships and finally found this crop called potatoes and sweet potatoes in the legendary forbidden land, and then brought it back to cultivate and germinate it."

"These are the results of the bumper harvest. It is said that these crops can produce at least 5000 kilograms per mu. In fertile areas, it is not a problem to produce kilograms per mu."

"Really? Can it really produce 5000 kilograms per mu? You know, the rough wheat we grow now only produces a few hundred kilograms per mu."

"That's right! This is too unbelievable. Did the Saint bring these to the restricted area just for us?"

Someone said excitedly.

"Of course!"

As the clerk described the story, everyone was in an uproar, excited and grateful. They didn't expect that the Saint Lady got these crops by going to the forbidden areas. You know, those forbidden areas are so dangerous that even platinum warriors may not come out alive. They didn't expect that the Saint Lady was so kind and was willing to risk her life to find these crops for them.

For a moment, these people felt extremely complicated and had great respect for this saint who brought new life to the city of Luoha.

Behind them, the other shop assistants looked at Miss Rita, the shop assistant who was explaining things to everyone in front of them, and their hearts twitched slightly, not knowing what to do.

Sister Rita is indeed worthy of being the number one fan of Her Majesty the Saint. She made things that clearly did not happen sound as if they were true, and immediately attracted countless prestige for Her Majesty.

It is really admirable.

If they hadn't remembered that the Saint had told them to use their own ideas and that she had obtained these grain seeds when she passed by a small closed village, they would have almost believed Rita's lies like these people.

What is trekking through mountains and rivers, what is a forbidden area? How could they not know? Moreover, they did not know that Sister Rita was not only extremely lively, but also quite talented in making up stories, which made the common people stunned, almost with tears in their eyes and full of gratitude to His Majesty.

Rita was completely unaware of the sisters' slander behind her. She did not think that she was talking nonsense. She had always believed that these grains were specially found by His Majesty, and he must have gone through hardships along the way. It was just that His Majesty liked to keep a low profile and did not want to leave his name, so he said that they were obtained from a closed village.

If such a village really existed, how come no one had discovered it... Besides, how could a closed village have so many delicious recipes!

So everything is done with your Majesty's good intentions...