Game of the World Tree Chapter 857: The awakening of faith
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John, the favored one by God, turned out to be Old John!
In just a few months, how did he become a respected person favored by the goddess of life?
Frank looked at Old John, his heart was shaken, and he could not calm down for a while.
He carefully looked at this man who was regarded as a mentor by the poor, and it was difficult to connect him with the vulgar miner in the Luc City mine a few months ago...
Is Life Church really that powerful?
Can you completely change a person in just a few months?
What happened to Old John?
"You...didn't you go to Zeroland? How did you come to Lalorna? And you became a favored one?"
After all, he couldn't help but ask his question.
After listening to Frank's words, Old John sighed slightly and recounted his experiences in the past few months:
"It's a long story, all thanks to the love of the goddess..."
"Sir Frank, after going to Zeroland, I visited the Church of Life and became a life believer."
"After learning about the teachings of the Goddess of Life, I finally found my own path..."
As he spoke, Old John looked solemn and said solemnly and piously:
"The empire is decaying, the nobility has fallen, and the Eternal Church is still lost in its past glory. Only the Church of Life can save this increasingly dark era, and only the Church of Life can make the world awaken to itself and completely free itself from suffering. ..."
Frank's heart moved.
Looking at Old John’s eyes full of pride and faith, he couldn’t help but ask:
"John... Sir, why are you so sure?"
Old John smiled gently.
He took a deep look at Frank and said:
"Sir Frank, you are already here. Isn't what you have seen along the way enough to prove it?"
Frank was silent.
Old John is right.
Ever since arriving in the slums, he has been shocked every moment.
The slums have been renovated, the poor are ignited with hope, and they are full of vitality...
All of this is subverting his cognition.
Frank suddenly felt that the knowledge he had learned in the past ten years might be completely wrong in some aspects...
Looking at the smiling faces of the poor, full of sunshine and hope, he felt that he had grasped something.
But it’s not enough.
Many of the things happening in front of him were beyond the scope of his existing knowledge, and he could not figure out the meaning behind them.
He needs a wise man to guide him...
With this thought, Frank no longer ignored the surprise and shock in his heart.
He took a deep breath and saluted Old John again:
"Lord John, I have doubts in my heart and want to ask you for answers..."
"Why...why can the slums that the world dislikes have undergone such earth-shaking changes in just a few months under your leadership?"
Frank really wants to know why.
Because if he can inspire the fighting spirit of the poor and reshape the poor like Old John, he will hopefully be able to leverage the rule of the nobles!
After all, the poor account for 80% of the entire human world's population. No matter how small the probability of a professional being born, the cumulative effect is a terrifying force.
At this moment, Frank saw hope of changing the world!
"Because of love, because all things are equal, because every life has infinite possibilities..."
Old John said piously.
"Love? All things are equal?"
Frank's eyes were a little dazed.
Old John did not directly answer Frank's question.
He smiled gently and asked again:
"Sir Frank, do you love this world?"
Frank was even more confused.
"Lord John, I...I don't understand very well. Can you explain it in detail?"
he asked.
Old John smiled:
"Don't worry, if you stay with me for a while, you might understand."
After speaking, he took a deep look at Frank and said with a smile:
"I can see that you are now standing at a crossroads in life, with your eyes full of confusion about the future. If you can find the meaning of life by yourself, maybe... it will be better for your future."
After listening to Old John's words, Frank swallowed back the questions in his heart.
He looked at the smiling poor people around him, hesitated, and finally nodded.
He is really curious about the changes in the ghetto, about Old John, and about the Life Church...
He believed that if he figured everything out, then what he wanted to do would surely usher in the dawn of hope.
Just like he named his mercenary group...
In this way, Frank took his personal guards to live in the slums of La Lona.
He became Old John's deputy and began to assist him in his daily affairs.
Old John’s life was very regular.
This God-favored person of the Life Church only sleeps for four hours a day, and is busy the rest of the time.
Preaching to the poor in the early morning, imparting faith and knowledge.
In the morning, I took the elves with the poor to build slums, learn life skills, or open up wasteland in the suburbs...
In the afternoon, we treated the poor for free and prayed with life believers.
At night, I personally baptized the talented poor people and unlocked extraordinary powers...
Day after day, without interruption.
As time went by, Frank personally saw that the slums were getting better day by day, and more and more people gathered here.
Finally... not only poor people, refugees and wanderers, but even ordinary civilians in La Llorona began to appear here.
Looking at Old John, who was always smiling and pleased with the changes in the ghetto, at that moment, Frank finally understood what the "love" the other party meant.
I am afraid that it is precisely because of his love for "the world" that Old John chooses to stay here as a favored person of God!
He told Old John what he was thinking, but all he got in exchange was a slight smile from Old John.
The other party did not deny it, but it did not admit it either.
At this moment, Frank knew that what he thought might not be enough.
He continued to observe.
As he was stationed in the slums, Frank gradually became familiar with the poor.
By assisting Old John, he gradually participated in the construction of the slums, personally leading the mercenaries to help the poor improve their living environment, or teaching those talented poor people martial arts...
He would not have done these things before.
In other words, he never considered doing it.
Not to mention that the other party is a poor person, just the identity gap between extraordinary people and ordinary people determines that professionals will not teach extraordinary knowledge to mortals who have nothing to do with them.
But now, under the leadership of Old John, not only Frank, but also the mercenaries who followed him have gradually broken this unspoken rule...
As time goes by, the poor become more and more friendly to Frank.
In the end, they treated him with the same respect as they treated old John.
"Good morning! Lord Frank!"
These are the words Frank hears every morning.
And Frank, from being uncomfortable at the beginning, turned into smiling and nodding in response.
The days changed day by day, and finally... the annual harvest festival came.
Harvest Festival...
This is a very ancient festival on the mainland.
In Life Church, this is also the most important festival of the year.
In the slums of La Lona, this year’s harvest festival is destined to be grand.
On this day, the residents of the entire slums ushered in a carnival to celebrate the festival...
Unknowingly, the number of life believers gathered here has exceeded 10,000. Everyone prays to Eve, the goddess of life, to celebrate the harvest, the changes in life, and the bright future...
On this day, Frank received gifts from the poor.
It was a white cloak, made of some kind of precious magical beast skin.
Frank was very surprised by this, because he knew the origin of this kind of magic beast skin. It should be a kind of magic mink living in the southern mountains, and its fur was priceless.
This cloak alone is probably worth a hundred gold pounds!
Perhaps Frank could have easily come up with this money in the past.
But after leaving the family and forming a mercenary group, it was difficult for him to spend so much money on a decorative cloak.
Of course, he can still come up with one hundred gold pounds.
But what was given to him was not himself, but the poor...
Where do they get so much money?
Frank was surprised.
Soon, he got the answer...
"Sir Frank, we heard from Mr. Roland that you have always wanted to own a magic mink cloak. In order to thank you for taking care of us these days, we discussed it, exchanged the money together, and bought one from the fur merchant. The magic mink made a cloak for you."
"Hope you like it!"
Surrounded by his companions, a representative of the poor handed his cloak to Frank with both hands.
Looking at his bright smile and feeling the sincerity and closeness of the poor, at this moment... Frank's heart felt inexplicably soft and slightly sour.
A warm current like a spring breeze slowly flowed in his heart...
"No, this is what I should do. This cloak is very expensive, you..."
He subconsciously wanted to refuse.
"Sir Frank, please accept it, this is all from our heart!"
The poor insisted.
In the end... Frank accepted the gift.
The fur of a magic mink is very soft.
Because of the characteristics of wind elemental magic, this fur cloak is very light and can even reduce the wearer's gravity.
Caressing the snow-white cloak, Frank's heart became softer and softer.
"Sir Frank, do you understand now?"
A familiar voice sounded from behind, it was Old John.
Frank turned around and saw the other party looking at him with a smile.
He was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding what the other party meant:
"Lord John, you mean..."
"Of course it's the question you asked me about before. How about...do you feel love now?"
Old John asked gently.
"Love?"
Frank's heart moved.
Old John suddenly took out a small mirror from his arms and put it in Frank's hand:
"Sir Frank, look at how you look in the mirror."
Frank subconsciously picked up the mirror and looked inside.
It's still the familiar handsome face.
However, he is much more embarrassed than when he left the family. His hair has grown very long and he has a messy beard.
However, the man's eyes in the mirror were brighter than ever.
There was a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, as if he had encountered something happy, and there was a different kind of tenderness deep in his eyes.
Seeing himself like this, Frank was stunned.
"This..."
"This is love."
Old John said.
"Love..."
Frank muttered.
He suddenly raised his head and looked out the window.
It was night, the moon and stars were sparse, but the slums were still brightly lit, bonfires were burning, and laughter gradually came...
People sang, laughed, danced, and celebrated together.
It was the bonfire party at the Harvest Festival.
In addition to the poor, you can also see the mercenaries who follow you and the elves who assist Old John.
All races and different identities are gathered together at this moment, laughing, singing and dancing together.
Everyone has a smile on their face, and everyone is shoulder to shoulder, like brothers and sisters...
Looking at this harmonious scene, Frank fell into a trance.
The doubts in his heart were suddenly solved. At this moment, Frank finally understood the problem that he had always been unable to figure out...
"That's it...that's it..."
"I was wrong, it turns out...I have always been wrong..."
Frank muttered.
He got it.
He finally understood!
The power that changes this place, everything that changes everything here, turns out to be "love"!
That is not only the love that Old John has for the believers and the world, but also the love that the poor have for each other, for themselves, and for the future...
This love makes the world beautiful, this love decorates life, this love... inspires the poor to change everything.
Love is hope, faith, and the power of their awakening!
Wrong.
I was wrong all along!
Although he wants to change the world and this era, he has forgotten that everyone is a part of this era...
He still has not escaped from the shackles of aristocratic status, and he still has not seen the vastest and most difficult existence under the darkness...
He did not really care about the vast number of poor people, and did not realize that they are the most fundamental force in the human world. He did not realize that they can also be influenced by love, inspired by love, and awakened by love. of...
At the same time, he also realized that he lacked enough fraternity, lacked a broad enough mind, and lacked a high enough vision.
He did not really set his sights on the poor, did not really love the world, and did not really love a future full of hope and beauty...
He just realized that there was a problem in the world, but he did not delve into the essence.
At this moment, Frank also deeply realized that what he lacked was nothing else but a beacon to guide himself!
"It seems...you already understand."
Looking at the excited Frank, Old John smiled slightly.
"There is a saying in "The Bible of Life" that is very good. If you want to achieve real success, you should achieve the 'unity of knowledge and action'..."
"You have gained enough feelings through realistic feelings, and you have understood yourself and the world..."
"Now, I think it's time to teach you what the real power is that can change this world."
Old John looked gentle and pious.
As he spoke, he took out a set of books from his arms.
That is none other than the "Holy Scripture of Life" and several accompanying textbooks...
A book of "Life, Rights and Struggle"
A book of "Life Church Theory and Maple Moon Free Leadership Thought"
A book "The Relationship between Feudal Nobles and the Eternal Church"
A book of "Equality, Fraternity and the Future"
……