Pastor's Tantra

"……fear?"

Isabel was stunned when she heard this.

"Well. Because they are all slaves of goblins, and slaves cannot take other people's things without permission. It is a shame to the master and means humiliating their master's 'lack of poverty'. Slaves who take other people's things without permission are the highest or even The death penalty is possible.

"But similarly, slaves have no right to refuse gifts given to them by others. Because Avalonians are all free people, slaves have no right to refuse gifts from free people.

"So when they knelt down, they were actually scared enough to beg for mercy... 'Please, don't kill me' - that's probably what they meant."

Aleister spoke vividly about the new knowledge she had learned from the Theocracy. There is quite a sense of pride in having learned something new and showing it off to your girlfriend.

"——Can an extraordinary person actually become a slave?"

Isabel was very surprised: "Then later..."

Aleister shook his head: "Later, the goblin manager in the engineering team should have opened up their permissions and allowed them to accept gifts. After all, in Avalon, it is not convenient for them to publicly execute slaves - this is not for us. It's too brutal and bloody.

"...Their salutes and blessings after that are the gratitude that these trolls want to express. If nothing else, in the end, those trolls should really give blessings to these residents...because they can't Understand the culture of the Avalonians who only pray verbally for blessings.

"After all, trolls can really grant blessings to others through rituals - but the blessing itself is regarded as the ability to devote to the path. It is very difficult to imitate it by transcending the path, or to maintain it for a long time. With their imbecility If you use it at a higher level, it is very likely that your life will be shortened.”

"It's actually like this..."

Isabel became serious: "Then I have to give an order not to let them ask for blessings from the trolls. They come to build our railway for free, and we can't cause trouble to others... If word gets out, people will look down on us in Avalon." Man. Thank you, Alai... the information you gave me is very important. Do you want a kiss?"

"nothing."

Aleister whispered, turning his head away in silent protest.

But when she mentioned the construction team, she thought of another thing: "Where is the railway? How is the repair going? I remember Grandet mentioned that he would give us ten locomotives... Has he delivered?"

"No, it is said that they are purchasing. The railway is almost half-finished..."

Isabel recalled.

"After all, the contract says it will be open to traffic before August."

Aleister nodded with satisfaction and emphasized: "But don't rush to open it to traffic then, remember to send experts to check it first. Although it is unlikely - they probably don't dare - but based on my understanding of goblins, It is entirely possible that the managers and persons in charge of the execution below will pass off quality products and thereby embezzle a large amount of funds.”

"Okay, I will check it strictly."

Isabel nodded and wrote it down: "What else?"

"Don't stupidly watch those goblins decide the direction of the railway on their own - the contract says, 'Every city with more than three bishops will have railways.' Go back to Minister Hermes and ask him about it. Mouth: Draw up a list of cities that urgently need train access, and then see if you can sort out three lines.

"As for the cities that are disconnected in the middle, it can be easily solved. Go to the church and find Bishop Mathers to issue a decree to transfer the bishops to the cities we need. Put three in each city - I mean, all Important cities were assigned three bishops.

"If the bishops want to return to their previous place... then tell them to wait for half a year and treat it as an experience. After the railway is opened to traffic, ask them if they want to return to the original place."

"……Is this okay?"

Isabel was a little worried: "Is this... too despicable?"

"How can it be."

Aleister laughed, his eyes bright: "Don't underestimate the cunning of the goblins. Since the goblins will put forward this condition, it means that they have expected this scene - this is like a casino. If someone makes money, he wants to Two people lost money, but the casino owner would not lose money anyway.

"It's just like the buildings they built for us. Although these buildings are contracted and free of charge... but the decoration does cost money. Whether it is exterior wall decoration, or the furniture and daily necessities needed inside, It would be too troublesome to transport it from inland.

"The best way is to open a factory in Shengxia County. Or to purchase goods in bulk directly from the port - no matter which option is chosen, it means increasing domestic demand. We still have to buy things from the Goblin Chamber of Commerce."

Speaking of which, now that the war has stopped... maybe we can use the relationship with the church to build a bridge and contact Xing Antimony.

Aleister thought.

If Avalon trades with Star Antimony, on the one hand, the people of Avalon can buy cheap and useful things, and on the other hand, Star Antimony's economic collapse can be slightly alleviated... This may be a problem for some Star Antimony people. It can be regarded as a miracle of the "Savior from Heaven" level.

"In fact, the goblins are also happy to see this situation. The biggest advantage of a city with a bishop stationed is that it is difficult for undead disasters to occur. The undead disasters in the mainland - especially those in dense forests or swamp areas, are even more serious. More severe than drought and flood disasters.

"Because this means that ordinary people's trade and travel are extremely risky. If there is no regular cleaning by the Wild Hunt, once you encounter a large number of undead in complex terrain, you may become one of them.

"When wandering undead gather and become a disaster, they will impact places with many living things - farmland, pastures and even rural towns may be affected.

"For most mortals, 'death' is the simplest way to become stronger in their lives. Many ordinary people can become undead with extraordinary powers after death, and once these undead gather together, people who are alone or without weapons cannot resist at all.

"Therefore, a core condition of a 'big city' is that the scale of the church here cannot be too small, at least the clergy must be able to cover the funerals and weddings of the locals.

"After all, when you reach the level of bishop, you can teach ordinary people simple rituals and divine arts...so it is completely different whether there is a bishop or not. And with the third-level devotees, even if a big man passing by is suddenly injured or sick, he can get effective treatment immediately.

"With these conditions, plus the opening of the east-west railway, it is easy to become a city with a large population. And as long as the population is dense, there will naturally be more merchants."

"...There is also such a saying."

Isabel nodded and quickly remembered it in her heart.

Adhering to the principle of asking when you don't understand and not pretending to understand, she thought about it and asked carefully: "What happens after the bishops leave? Then these big cities, won't they suddenly become empty?"

Aleister laughed: "No. Let's not talk about it, we also need more bishops... and Isabel, don't forget, these people can't be refreshed out of thin air..."

"-Refreshed?"

Isabel blinked: "Oh... I roughly understand what you mean."

"Well. They must have moved from other places, which means that the population in other places has decreased, and the demand for clergy has naturally decreased.

"And church schools will also continuously send graduate interns to rural towns to serve as clergy. In fact, this is just transferring more clergy from backward rural towns to transportation hubs.

"This is actually a win-win situation - they don't want to live in a backward place, and these hub cities have more clergy. When they are relaxed and work voluntarily, it is easier to be promoted to bishops. From this perspective, it can even be considered a win-win situation."

At this point, Aleister paused and added thoughtfully: "And, taking a step back... I may still be able to get a batch of ready-made bishops. But this is not certain."

She was talking about the population of Xingtan.

After accepting Aiwas's comfort and support, she planned to organize a new wave of forces in Xingtan.

Originally, the forces of Xingtan were already very complicated: the Royal Alchemy Association of the Balance Path, the Taboo Society of the Transcendence Path, the Spirit Tower of the Dusk Path, the Red Castle of the Love Path, and the Leipzig Faction...

Strictly speaking, the royal family should belong to the Royal Alchemy Association. But it is obvious that the royal family's alchemy technology is not enough to make the association completely loyal. Therefore, the royal family can be regarded as the fifth independent force.

But there is actually a problem here-Xingtan actually has the Nine Pillars Church, and the number of clergy is not small.

After all, the territory of Star Antimony is large enough and well developed.

Compared with Star Antimony, any city in Avalon except Glass Island is like a countryside.

Under this population density, the number of Star Antimony clergy is actually much greater than that of Avalon.

It is precisely because the political situation on Star Antimony is extremely complicated, and no matter who controls Star Antimony, the Nine Pillars Church will eventually be needed... Therefore, the church directly chose to remain neutral.

—— So, what if someone gathers and leads these clergy to form a new wave of forces?

Go and save those people - this is what Aiwas said to her.

Aleister prefers to call it a mission or an order.

If the plan goes well, she will take these people to save the people of Star Antimony from the sea of ​​suffering.

And if the plan fails, or Star Antimony is so rotten that it cannot be saved at all... Aleister can't just abandon these clergy who are forced to get involved in the vortex of the political situation, and then pat their butts and leave leisurely.

By that time, at least Aleister could find them a safe enough place - take them directly back to Avalon. In this way, they can avoid the turmoil when the Fallen Angels descend, and will not arouse the suspicion of the Rosicrucians.

At this time, Isabel suddenly yawned, and her body gradually began to become transparent.

- This is a sign that she is about to wake up from her dream.

So Aleister quickly added: "By the way, Isabel - remember to give some benefits to the residents of Midsummer County, such as extremely low prices, or even temporarily free rental prices, and make good use of those empty high-rise buildings, and you can also rent them to some companies at low prices as offices.

"When the population slowly flows over, it will be too slow, and it is very likely that the original residents of Midsummer County will become rich too quickly, and they will have a rejection of the immigrants later... They may think that those people have taken away the wealth that originally belonged to them.

"In order to avoid this situation, we need to transfer as many people as possible. Providing welfare support is a better choice than forcing them to do so..."

"Okay, okay - I'll remember it."

Before Aleister could finish, Isabel suddenly interrupted him.

Before disappearing, Isabel angrily knocked Aleister on the head, who was concentrating on business, and then suddenly bit her ear, and then disappeared like a bubble.

Aleister touched his ear that had been bitten inexplicably. He looked confused, but his cheeks gradually turned red.

"...Why are you biting me?"

She touched her red earlobe, lowered her head and muttered aggrievedly: "I'm talking about business..."

Aleister tilted his head and looked at the empty room where he was the only one left. The corners of his mouth gradually rose, and his eyes were peaceful and clear.

Empty souls have been healed, anxious hearts have been calmed, and fearful spirits have been quieted.

...Perhaps, Isabel can really save me.

I come to save the world, and she saves me...

Aleister thought this, slowly rolled over, and moved to where Isabel was lying before. He imitated the way she hugged him just now, hugged his curled left arm, and embedded his body in On the soft big bed, there is still a recessed place where warmth and fragrance remain.

"Good night, Isabelle."

The doll-like girl whispered.

Aleister closed his eyes and fell asleep alone in sweet dreams.