The girl had new clothes and a clean face, and the food at church was so much better than living alone that Jenkins almost didn't recognize her.
It happened that the bishop's words stopped, so Jenkins asked in a low voice:
"Is that girl over there also receiving relief from the church this year?"
The Bishop squinted in that direction, then nodded. The middle-aged priest sitting on the other side of the bishop introduced:
"Her name is Elisa Kampuda, and she is one of the 104 children receiving relief this year. Her parents are local residents of Nolan City, living in a poor area, and died of illness in the early spring of this year. She has no relatives , I used to have a younger brother, but he was abducted by traffickers the year before last... "
This is a story that often happens in the slums. The girl's experience cannot be called the most tragic, because at least she is still alive and has not been hurt.
After listening to these introductions, Jenkins pursed his lips and thought for a while, then asked the bishop and priest in a low voice:
"After the winter is over, can she continue to stay in the church, whether it's letting her go through the test to become a nun, or staying here to take care of cleaning."
There are very few things he can do for those poor people, but since he has such a deep relationship with the girl, he can help if he can.
The middle-aged priest looked at the bishop, but knew in his heart that the old man would not refuse.
"Can."
He stroked his beard and nodded.
[Knowledge and Books] The richness of the church is completely beyond Jenkins' imagination. The bishop knew very well that even if he took in 100 girls like Eliza, it would not affect the operation of the church.
But this kind of thing cannot be done by the church on its own initiative. One is because the sages have taught that one must acquire knowledge by one's own hands and survive independently by one's own hands. On the other hand, the church cannot relieve everyone. Once, then the following things will be difficult to do.
It was different when Jenkins opened his mouth. He seldom made a request, and it was not a request at all as the Son of God.
But the Bishop has one more thing to confirm:
"Your future marriage partner must be a woman, isn't that right?"
He confirmed it implicitly.
"Of course... well, are you misunderstanding something? I..."
"I know I know."
The old man interrupted him, and at the same time signaled to the nun pushing the dining car with his eyes not to eavesdrop on their conversation.
"I don't think the woman you like is a little girl with a big age difference? Jenkins, I want to warn you, the sage is in "..."
Once again, Jenkins felt that his reputation had been seriously insulted. He is not that perverted friend Li Gan from his previous life. Helping a girl is just a momentary kindness.
After lunch, I ran into Captain Bincy again. It was his team's turn to be on duty in the church today, so he was free.
I asked if there were any new things recently, but the man's answers were all related to the 31st. But who knows those things better than Jenkins? He could only pretend to be curious and listened from the sidelines, expressing his opinions from time to time.
The good news is that the captured [Magic Eye Collection Association] cult member Boglo Stipi, nicknamed the Still Eye, finally revealed important information.
The breakthrough was the corpse of the Priest of Thousand Eyes. When the prisoner saw the corpse of his companion, he finally collapsed.
Stippy stated the purpose of the Collection Association's visit to Nolan City, as well as the composition of its personnel. More importantly, for the first time, the church knew an amazing secret in the association.
"This is an absolute secret, and no third person must know it."
Captain Bincy warned seriously.
The middle-aged man I met in the suicide magic eye incident said that not all magic eye collectors worship the evil god [Void Beholder]. In fact, the contradictions within the collection association are very large, and the struggle between the two factions of believers and non-believers has almost reached the point of dire straits.
This is also one of the reasons why the Magic Eye Collection Association has almost disappeared in recent eras.
Stippy didn't know exactly when the worship of evil gods started, but he was sure that the association existed at least before [Void Beholder] became a false god.
This is a rare sober person who fully understands that the result of not being partial to any faction is to be crushed by struggle. So he chose a more dangerous path: pretending to swear an oath to the evil god, but in fact he is a spy of another faction.
"This is really..."
Jenkins couldn't comment on the behavior, other than to say that other people's stories may be better than his.
"Because of his actions, Steppi gained the trust of non-believers, so he also came into contact with some secrets. This is something we have never known, and we can only say that we are lucky."
Coughing, the two came to the courtyard from the corridor in front of the mission hall, and then entered an empty confession room through the back door. Although it was small, it was safe.
The metal chair was the only piece of furniture in the room, so the two men leaned against the wall. Captain Bincy raised his hand and twisted the unlit gas lamp to the right. The sound of the collision of gears and the rolling of metal chains came from under his feet. With a bang, metal plates fell from the door and the screen window, completely separating the room from the outside world. isolation.
Jenkins was a little surprised. The original owner came here since he was a child, but he never knew there was such an institution.
Captain Bincy shrugged and continued: "Steepy told us that the Magic Eye Collection Association is now on the verge of splitting, but both parties are unwilling to give up the association's collection of thousands of magic eyes since ancient times. Very He doesn't know what the believers want to do, but he is very clear about what the cultists are doing—calling the evil gods to come to the world."
"Oh~"
Jenkins made a surprised voice, "So, the purpose of their coming to Nolan is also related to this?"
"Yes, there are three people from the Association who came to this city. The Priest of Thousand Eyes is a cultist, but the one who had entanglements with the believers of the New God is not. The item they are looking for is also a magic eye, which seems to be a strange thing. This eye has the potential to become the core of the god's descent ceremony. This message is very important, we must not allow such a brutal evil god to come to the material world! Once it successfully descends, half the continent will be in danger."
The information he got from Captain Bincy made Jenkins very worried. He thought that the magic eye, the monster stolen by his father, was likely to be the target of the cultists.
But then I thought about it again, the only person who is currently active in Nolan in the Magic Eye Collection Association is not a believer of the evil god. If he really stole something from the antique shop, it would make it even more impossible for the Void Beholder to come into the world.
PS: The Chinese name that appears in this article is the protagonist of the author's last book, and the two people know each other. Of course, Li Gan will never appear in this book, nor will it have any connection with the previous one. It's just a joke here, by the way, the number of words in commemorating the strange world reaches this chapter, which exceeds the number of words in the investigator.
Another: It is hard to say whether there have been updates recently. After returning home from vacation, there will be more things. I will try my best.
Another: Ask for a ticket!