Chapter 397
Inside the church, Donald and the others were sitting on two benches, Donald and Anthony in the front, Stephanie, Lilo and Julia in the back.
Claremont sat beside him.
Some words are inconvenient to say outside.
“I know that several of them are not ordinary persons. I have nothing to hide from you. That’s right, the god of harvest and hunting does not exist. If it does exist, I How dare you make wood carvings in your own image, this is disrespectful to the gods, no one would be stupid enough to do such a thing.”
Clermont’s frankness even made Donald feel incredible and did not do it. Any effort, but directly told them the truth.
Of course, this fact is immediately apparent to most people with some religious knowledge.
“Then why did you lie to these simple villagers.”
Stephanie asked.
“This beautiful lady, I want to answer your question with a story, okay?”
Claremont looked as usual, with the right hand stroking his beard, There was still a smile on his face.
“Of course.”
Stephanie was equally pleased with an old man’s compliment.
“I am a stranger with some special abilities. I can turn other people’s trust and affirmation of me into strength. The more emotions I have, the stronger I am. For example, someone believes in me. I can lift this table, maybe I still can’t, but if ten people believe I can lift this table, then I can lift him!”
This is a formal Self-introduction, and remarks like a foreword.
“I didn’t discover this ability at first. At that time, I was just a homeless old man, but one day, when I passed through a forest, I saw an old man standing in a huge tree man. On his shoulders, he stepped tens of meters and walked through the forest. I thought it was a god, so I went up to kneel and worshipped, he just shook his head, and then told me, go east, one day, I will become someone else’s god!”
Speaking of this, even Donald can’t help but concentrate his attention completely. People who can talk about God must not be mortals themselves.
Standing on the shoulders of giant treants…wizard? Or a powerful wood elemental outcast?
“I followed the words of the god in my heart and went all the way east, and finally came here. Do you know what this place was like when I first came to this village? It was two years Last winter…I saw dilapidated houses, yellow-faced and skinny villagers, barren fields and a meaningless school at the crossroads…sorry, I’m not saying that education is meaningless , I’m talking about the school where two officials and gentry serve as teachers and teach some system theory all day long. Capital theory is meaningless. If you have problems with survival, you should talk to the villagers about capital and system. Extremely stupid.”
Speaking of this, the old man’s eyes were no longer focused on Donald’s face, but to the street outside the church behind them.
“At that time I was just a homeless person passing by. When I walked around this village, I even felt that this was a gathering place for homeless people for a moment, but I still got their help, even if it was just Two or three roasted potatoes and a bowl of rice soup that could see the bottom of the bowl, I saw the kindness in them, and from that moment on I told myself that I had found my place to ‘become a god’.”
“In these years of wandering, I have done various jobs in major cities. My learning ability is not bad, so I also read a lot of books on the way. This village is too backward. Teach them to improve farming techniques, teach them how to build more convenient agricultural tools, and teach them how to make traps to catch prey. They know too little, so I will teach them a little bit. Do you want to ask why not just let them Trust me, and then I can help them do more things?”
“The reason is very simple, my ability, what I need is a heartfelt belief, I can’t even tell them about this ability , because I said, they will think I have plans, then this trust is not pure, and my ability cannot be activated.”
Clermont kept saying, Donald sipped. Mouth, I don’t know if I should speak.
“You said.”
Claremont raised his hand.
“Why did you think of creating a religion?”
If you just want to help, it’s not enough to be a Great Sage.
“Because I need to give them a spiritual sustenance. A year and a half ago, when everything was just starting, a natural disaster happened. At that time, almost everyone had to give up. If I If you don’t give them a reason to keep going, naturally the village will not exist today.”
Believe in this thing, you can’t see it, you can’t touch it, but in adversity, what people need is this thing. Whether it comes from the heart or some kind of concept from outside, as long as it can help you through the difficulties, anything can be done.
“Since then, they have regarded me as the representative of the gods. To be honest, I am also a little selfish, that is, I hope that I can rely on this method to gain the trust of more people. Help them move towards a better tomorrow.”
“Then why are you building so many new houses, telling the villagers that they are for future believers to live in.”
Since you have to ask , then put all the doubts out.
“Those houses are actually prepared for some youngsters who are not very well-off and are planning to get married and have children. They say they are new believers, but they are not much different, aren’t they?”
“so that’s how it is…I have one last question, how does it feel to be the Great Sage admired and believed by the wholeheartedly?”
Donald picked He raised his eyebrows and asked.
“Feeling? Um…the hardships in the past were all worth it.” shake.
While speaking, he turned his head to look at Stephanie, who was nodded lightly, Claremont’s mood has always been stable, and he didn’t have any negative emotions towards them.
What else can I say, can such a person really be able to expel him from this village?
After a few simple chats, Donald led a few people back out. When they got to the door, they found that there were already many villagers waiting for them at the door, including some who had invited them over. couple.
“I saw you entering the village chief’s house, are you helping the village chief to bully Great Sage!”
Someone asked in the crowd, which made a lot of people The people looked towards their eyes with a little more hostility.
Being stared at like this by dozens of people, Donald is not afraid, but he also finds it difficult, so he can’t do it with them, right?
But soon his attention was drawn to some people in the crowd, and he began to look at them carefully.
“They’re just here to ask me questions. My conversation with these guys was a pleasure, not what you think.”
Claremont exclusively Come out to help them clarify, this etiquette is thoughtful enough.
His words were obviously more useful in this village than the village chief. Those villagers looked towards them and their eyes were filled with kindness immediately, as if anyone recognized by Great Sage was a good person.
Donald turned his head and bowed slightly to thank him, and the others did the same, but Lilo remained focused on the snowball she just touched from the stone next to her.
entire group is back on the street again.
“Donald, although he is fake, what he said seems to be true. How can we expel such a kind person…Even if we expel him, I’m afraid we will Go, he can easily come back and continue to do this Great Sage, the village chief will definitely not be able to stop it, so what should we explain to the village chief?”
Stephanie was a little troubled Scratching her head, she was actually moved by what Claremont did.
“The ladies in this village are so pretty…”
Walking on the road, Donald suddenly said this.
“Yeah! What are you thinking, we’re talking about business now!”
As girlfriends, although the two usually don’t have much intimate contact with each other, they are jealous when it comes to things like , Stephanie has never lost to other women. As soon as she heard Donald’s words, she immediately froze. She put her hand on the soft flesh of Donald’s waist and started to twist it in the next second, only to be grabbed by Donald.
“What I said, it’s business.”
Turn around and pinched Stephanie’s chin and turned around. Donald was somewhat mysteriously laughed.
“This is not serious, you are bullying me to believe you, I saw it just now, your eyes have been sweeping from the crowd, I thought you were looking for something, it turned out to be Looking at women… do they look as good as me?”
Wrapped around Donald’s neck with both hands and swayed relentlessly, Finger, who had been on Donald’s shoulders, had to jump on his shoulders. The top of the head becomes a “white felt hat”.
Anthony on the side looked thoughtful and glanced in the direction where the crowd dispersed just now, and then said with a smile as if he had thought of something: “Indeed, they are all pretty.”
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“hahaha”
Donald laughed when he heard it, and Stephanie’s cheeks were flushed with anger.
Until the Winter Festival, they did not report to the village chief.
On the one hand, Donald has not yet determined what the facts are, and on the other hand, as they are, there is no need to explain anything to the village chief.
When night falls, the village begins to really liven up.
The stage and surrounding buildings around the big fire at the intersection of the cross street have already been built. The villagers each walked out of the house with a dish they were best at, and soon the entire long table was full.
“Have you figured out how to expose him? Or do you want to be direct…”
The village chief who had been waiting at his house for a day was obviously impatient. Can not bring dishes, generally speaking this ceremony, he will not participate.
“Wait a second, didn’t you say he’s going to have a private conversation with God after 12 o’clock, that’s the best chance.”
Donald replied ambiguously. , his eyes fixed on Claremont who came from a distance, wearing a pure white robe.