Alien paradise

Passing through the long street in the center of the city, the church is already in sight. To the Earl's surprise, although many people gathered here, they were not overwhelmed by the crowd. The people overlapped in front of the entrance in a strange formation, rather than being scattered everywhere.

When he walked over, he discovered that there were many iron fences on the church square. They formed an entrance comparable to a maze, allowing people to enter in an orderly manner. Anyone who tried to cross the railing was turned back by guards with blue ribbons on their sleeves.

The styles and lengths of these iron fences are different, and they are obviously taken out of mansions in the inner city.

This kind of forced queuing arrangement makes Lan Qi find it refreshing - the overlapping queues can undoubtedly allow as many people as possible to be crammed into a small area, and the railings arranged apart are like railroad tracks that limit the direction of the train. , it is easy to distinguish whether someone is cutting the queue.

The guy who came up with this method is undoubtedly a smart man.

Lan Qi didn't want to crowd with the civilians. He came to the entrance and showed his identity to the gatekeeper, "I am the Lord of Thousand Limburg. Regardless of whether you recognize me or not, you should serve me. Now, open the door and let me in." !”

He dared to say this because impersonating a noble was a capital crime, and few people would take such a big risk to enter the temple.

But he also noticed that the gatekeeper was not a member of the Abundance Cult, but an ordinary citizen.

The guard was obviously in a panic. He turned around subconsciously and wanted to open the door for the Lord, but a cold voice stopped him. "What are you doing, what are you doing, who are you going to open the door for!?"

"Uh... Sir, this is Earl Brandon, Lord of Thousand Limburg. I recognize him..."

Lan Qi breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he didn't have to worry about proving his identity anymore.

However, the man didn't give any face at all, "So what? I told you that unless you are a specialist working for the Paradise Sect or a holder of a special pass, you can enter through this door. Otherwise, everyone should queue up!"

"But he is..."

"Do you still want to get paid? After you take the money from the Paradise Cult, you only have to be responsible for the Paradise Cult! If you can't do this, don't do it. There are plenty of people who want to do it! Besides..."

The man glanced at Lan Qi and said, "Some cultists have the ability to change their appearance. You can't do it just by looking at it. Besides, aren't the houses of nobles all in good condition? They haven't been affected by the battle at all, so why do they need to take refuge?"

"Yes, yes!" The guard suddenly realized, "This... ahem... Your Excellency, you'd better go and line up. This is a working passage and no outsiders are allowed in or out."

Damn, bastard!

Lan Qi was so angry that his nose was crooked!

outsider? The entire city belongs to him, yet he is actually called an outsider by an ordinary citizen! ? In normal times, his own soldiers would have rushed up and beaten the opponent violently!

But there is no one around him now, and all the servants have been killed by Elco. It is really a dragon falling off a cliff and being deceived by a snake! He stared hard at the "supervisor", and the other person looked directly at him without any care, without the slightest hint of fear in his eyes.

Damn it. For the first time, Lan Qi realized that his status as an earl was so pale.

For the sake of his wife and children, he chose to endure this tone for the time being.

Returning to the entry point of the fence passage, Ranch Brinton began to line up like ordinary people. It was almost eight o'clock in the evening, but the square was not dark at all. A large number of braziers were lit, and the flames not only suppressed the darkness of the night, but also dispelled the late autumn chill for those waiting in line.

"Hey, look... is that the armed team of Paradise Sect?"

The crowd's chatter attracted Lan Qi's attention.

He followed the sound and saw a team of more than a hundred people appearing on the edge of the square. They were carrying long guns and holding sandbags in their hands. They seemed to be planning to build a temporary defense line around the church. Unlike the constant guards, their sleeves were tied with red cloth bands.

"That's not true. They were all formed temporarily and were recruited from the street next door to my house. The salary offered is quite high, almost one silver coin a day!"

"seriously?"

"Of course it's true. I wanted to sign up, but it turned out they were already full."

Can one person get one Thriel in one day? Lan Qi couldn't help but think in his mind, one hundred people is one hundred coins, which is the cost of a single day. This is not a small number, it is equivalent to the turnover of a medium-sized shop.

Could it be that the Paradise Cult wants to protect this group of refugees?

This is obviously a loss-making business!

It's a pity that a team of more than a hundred people is not enough to see. The gangs in the outer city totaled at least ten thousand people. It really made them murderous. These hundreds of people would be defeated in an instant.

Due to the orderly order, the twisting and turning team moved forward surprisingly quickly, and the queue lasted less than ten minutes. When we arrived at the gate of the church, there were people shouting loudly, "Don't worry, everyone, there are not only beds for you to rest in, but also free food, enough to fill your stomachs! We are people from the land of paradise, and our purpose is It is to prevent everyone in the world from suffering from hunger and poverty, and to make everyone’s life full of happiness! If you want to know more about the Paradise Church, you can have a detailed discussion with the church pastor in the church!”

What kind of sect is this that dares to claim to care about everyone in the world?

If you have to spend countless money to have any hope of doing it, why should the gods of the Paradise Church be able to do it? Can money be created out of thin air?

Lan Qi didn't believe it from the bottom of his heart.

However, he still deliberately asked, "What if the gangsters come to rob us? Their numbers are much greater than these watchers!"

"Believe me, they don't have time to do this." The propagandist replied with a smile, "Our defense is not limited to this church, but includes most streets in the inner city and outer city. You listen..."

The night sky echoed with sporadic gunshots.

Lan Qi looked shocked, and he thought of a possibility - could it be that these gunshots didn't come from the fighting between gangs?

"Our teams are everywhere. They will maintain law and order in this city and impose sanctions on any sinners who violate the law. The guards you see are only a small part of them, and the number of security personnel we have recruited currently exceeds three thousand. Remain."

Three, three thousand?

The Count was astonished by this figure. What is the concept of recruiting three thousand people on site? There were so many heads in the crowd, and every person's words could drown out the ringing of the time clock. It was not easy to convey an order, let alone a task formation assigned to them! Such organizational skills sound incredible!

He thought he didn't have this ability, because organizational strength was a measure of the upper limit of power. If he asked who in the kingdom could do this, the only ones he thought of were General Farus Ben and Duke Longjiu.

With a feeling of doubt, Lan Qi finally met his wife, Alice, after registering his identity and entering the church.

"Ranchi!"

"Alice!"

The two ignored the gazes of the guards who led the way and hugged each other tightly. Although they have been married for many years and have become extremely familiar with each other, at this moment, he still found the impulse and reluctance of his youth.

"They didn't do anything to you, did they?"

"No, those people didn't seem to understand etiquette, but they still behaved very well. A girl named Naruko brought me here and then left. She also said that you would be here soon. Goddess bless you, you really fine!"