Take Taobao with you to another world

At that time, the "teacher" of New Mahasi City - another new title given by the outside world - Fan Tianlan was still working in the industrial city.

Very busy at work.

From the information center to the communication center, from the consortium factory to the chemical factory just settled, there are records of his work in several planting test areas of the agricultural department. He also inspected the shipyard on the Sahir side for three sky.The motive of the inspection is not to show his new organizational status after the meeting, but a group of ships are in the port for repairs, and a new ship is waiting to be launched. If he can use his ability, the progress of related work will be much faster.Although doing this is a bit like cheating, but the alliance itself is a culmination of cheating, and people don't think there is anything wrong with things like "playing to the best of your ability".

The intensity and density of these itineraries exceeded what ordinary people could bear, but he did not feel so reluctant to do it. Even as long as he was in Industrial City, he could spend an hour of free time every day during the day with Yun Shen. Together (evening breaks are calculated separately).This is probably one of the reasons why almost no one is jealous of this young man. Appearance, talent, and seniority have a certain relationship, but it is not entirely because of these. As long as they are people who have worked with him, everyone "knows everything" ".

Therefore, the work of Xinmaxi City can't leave him too much at present, especially the situation in the city and its surrounding areas is changing due to the alliance meeting, so a week after the meeting, he boarded the transport to the base point city again The elf Methedas temporarily stayed in Industrial City because of other work, and a five-member elf team went with him.

So the three lords learned that the supreme leader of Xinmaxi City they were looking forward to had returned, and they saw such a group of people in the reception hall.

When a tall young man with black hair and black eyes walked in from the door surrounded by elves whose hair seemed to be shining like stars, they were obviously shocked and completely stayed in place.

The elves are a race that almost only exists in legends. Their beauty is as famous as their strength, and they have heard a lot of rumors about the black-haired ruler of New Marci City, but until they saw the person, they were shocked. Only then did I realize that words and even imagination are pale. Elves are of course extremely beautiful. Their soft skin and quiet and clear eyes make their beauty dreamy, but among these dreamy races, that young man... he No, not just handsome, but - he is - "godlike".

In this world full of suffering, not only in this year of famine, although lords enjoy more resources, food, force and wealth than civilians, they have never been carefree. Before the pioneers appeared, conspiracy Fighting, fighting, and attacking are never uncommon on this fertile plain. The deepest and most intimate relationship between father and son, brothers, and husband and wife can hardly resist the test of interests, resulting in many tragedies: Bo La The Wei brothers were the victims of a bigger battle that year.The anger of hatred burning in the hearts of the two exiles has not been extinguished to this day, but now the object of their hatred has gradually shifted from the original betrayer and enemy to the source of the endless cycle of fate.

It is impossible for people who live in the house to dig the foundation. Even as the winner of the power game, they are often oppressed and restrained when facing the eternal throne and the shadowy church. Adding anything of value to their own family and the world, but their dissatisfaction with this boring order is far less than the fear of losing this order that can make them rich and superior. When the great army was wiped out by the Gentiles, they felt great fear and crisis. Many people regretted that they did not contribute to the eradication of evil earlier. If they could go back to the past, they could do whatever they wanted...but everything was too much. late.They could only watch helplessly as the city grew stronger and more stable, and even the frenzy of disaster victims could not shake it a bit, and the hope of "going back to the past" became increasingly slim.

Then, that drill dealt them the final blow.

The Gentiles gave only a brief description of their weapons, but they needn't have said much more.

And in the face of the power they displayed, the only words the lords could find were——

"Shenwei".

In the pungent gunpowder smoke, amidst the buzzing tinnitus, looking at the scorched earth that used to be an abandoned village at the end of their line of sight, the lords completely understood that they could not defeat such an enemy, they could not resist such a force, they had to It's over.

If they persisted in their enmity against the Gentiles, they would surely die.

But after the most utter despair, hope was born.

If they let go of the unnecessary persistence that blinds their hearts, do they really have no other way out except fear and confrontation?The Gentiles, who could accommodate a hundred thousand inferior people, why didn't any of them, who boasted of their nobility and wisdom, try to establish friendly relations with that city during its rapid growth?Although the lord of the old Mahi City has become an ordinary old man who can only serve vegetables, he is responsible for this matter. When a giant golden beast comes to build a new lair, those who are supported should not treat it so bad.What's more, even if that stupid city lord took every wrong step, wouldn't his youngest son still be reused by foreigners by virtue of his teacher's relationship?

Now that there are so many examples of the generosity of the Gentiles, since it is known that behind these heretics lies a source of wealth as great as the abyss, and since they cannot defeat an enemy with such power, why not join them?

Compared with their lives, compared with the continuation of their families, compared with the wealth that is constantly draining from their hands, compared with "man is born guilty", they choose "everyone has the right to life and happiness", what's the point? What's wrong?

So these three lords are just more flexible in mind and faster in pace, because they pay more attention to foreigners, so they are more sincere.However, even though they were sure that they had made a wise choice while they were on the road and waiting in this city, their minds were still blank when they saw that person.

Then, as if a ray of light had injected into their hearts, they woke up——

What kind of force drove them here?Is it just because you want to drag out an ignoble existence, keep your identity and status, and change a master for yourself?Is it worth turning their backs on their past just for that?

Don't they realize that their bodies have chosen before their minds?They came here in common clothes on foot from the territory. What they showed was not surrender, but a pilgrimage, because what they were going to was already shrouded in divine light, sublimated from boundless pain, and full of light and joy.When they saw it with their own eyes, they found that it was indeed as described by others, and even better than what they had described. If the new owner of this city is not the messenger of God, who can put the city in the sky in such a short period of time? The city moved to the world?

Their eyes have clearly seen it, their ears have clearly heard it, their minds have already been completely occupied by it, why did they not wake up until this moment like a dream——

How long have their souls wandered and whined in this troubled world, and how long have their true nature been polluted by those demons in human skin, so that they confuse true and false, reverse right and wrong, thinking that what they have been doing all their lives is chasing those What is meaningless, even the redemption that is at hand is also strongly resisted.However, water and mud must be distinguished in the end, and heaven and earth will never be reversed. Once they feel the call of the true God, the seeds of spirituality will break through the ground, grow new branches and leaves among the mud, dust and rocks, and stretch their limbs toward the direction of light. , draw strength, and issue a call of supreme joy——

Wrong, wrong, everything in the past was wrong!Yes, yes, this is the right way now!This is what they want, this is what they have been pursuing in their hearts, and this is what they should convert to first and last!

Such extreme purity, beauty and power!Such joy, well-being and sublime!Their lives are about to end, and everything is for today!

Since entering the living room, Fan Tianlan, who hadn't said a word, was shocked at first when he saw the nobles, and then became agitated, even so excited that he burst into tears, stood up together, and threw himself at his feet——

"Repent! Please let me repent!"

"My past life is meaningless, just wasting time, please have pity on our weak and lonely soul, and ask the merciful Lord to give him His mercy again!"

"We lost lambs, we have not found the true God until today! The light is right in front of us, but we have turned a blind eye to it! Until today, until today... how unfortunate we are, and how lucky we are!"

Fan Tianlan: "........."

The elves stood behind him in a half-fan shape, and looked at Fan Tianlan together with the others in the living room. Although the expressions on their faces were still dignified, their eyes had already strongly expressed their attitude. To sum it up, the meaning is:

Wow……

It was right to come out!

I don't know what this scene has to do with the gang of them who rely on their faces.

Due to the sudden confusion of the lords' emotions, the meeting was delayed. The reception staff took some effort to calm them down, and then with the full cooperation of the other party, they obtained a relatively complete process of the change of thinking of these lords.Through the post-event reports they compiled, the elves knew what role they played that day. Although the people in Industrial City were completely familiar with the existence of elves and only regarded them as reliable friends, outside the alliance, they The image of the lords is associated with various legends of the rift era, and there are many beautiful decorations, symbolizing ancient inheritance, powerful strength, noble character and legendary fate, so when they appear together with Fan Tianlan, the lords It's like an oracle revelation.

It's ridiculous and reasonable.

Religion is a tool of rule, a set of world views shared by the ruler and the ruled. Even though the three lords have their own reasons for dissatisfaction with the church, what they distrust are only those hypocrites who have stolen the glory of God. Their own beliefs are still pious, and even the more they understand the shameless greed of the church, the stronger their beliefs are: people use their foolishness to prove that God is always right, and their filth proves that God is good and pure. Its perishability proves that God is not perpetual.Human beings have inherited and accumulated sins from generation to generation, and sinking into the sea of ​​suffering is the retribution they all deserve. Only faith can bring true salvation.

However, the emergence of industrial alliances and pioneers has shaken the foundation of this theory.

Because "people are born to suffer" is a helpless escape, no matter poor farmers or rich nobles, as long as they have a chance, they will try to improve their situation. Only religion can make those who have nowhere to think and nowhere to go Some people are content with the status quo, but it doesn't always work as well.Since the function of religion is paralysis and self-comfort, facing such a powerful enemy, it is much easier to admit that they are heretics than to accept them as "unbelievers", because the latter not only shakes the kingdom, but also their spiritual world foundation.Although "heresy" must die normally, "heretics" are just the opposition caused by people's different interpretations of the same thing, which means that as long as they return to the essence, they have a common language. It doesn't matter the right to interpret the "only correct" interpretation - doesn't their strength mean that they are closer to being correct?

Although the working group that also read this report commented on it as "self-deception, changing clothes without changing people, an endless loop of heads", but the elves partly agree with the view that "strength equals correctness", doing the right thing and Doing things correctly should of course lead to good results, and being powerful is just one of the results. Of course, they criticize these nobles’ views on beliefs, and write articles to debate this in newspapers. proof.

But for Xinmaxi City, the surrender of these lords is not unexpected.Although they adhere to the principles and do not take the initiative to provoke battles, in order to obtain a better development environment, even when the work caused by the flood of refugees is the most difficult, the pioneers are also exerting pressure on the surrounding area through various indirect methods. When the pressure exceeds the limit, the lord We don't have many choices.Of course, three of them came at once, and what they proposed was not an alliance, but a merger, which is really surprising, but they will always have a way for things that have been foreseen.

They threw stones into the sticky swamp, and the ripples slowly spread around. They stopped at this foothold and should be ready to drop new stones.

In fact, the convening of the alliance conference itself means that their work will have new developments. From the industrial city to the entire alliance, to the two base cities outside, they must face new tests.Autumn and winter may be the season of rest and patience elsewhere, but in the industrial city, all factories are trying their best to improve efficiency and increase production capacity, because the demand for construction is growing at a swallowing speed, how much will the upcoming tribal reforms cost? The resources are still undetermined, and both New Marsh City and Orbis King are about to enter the stage of "passive" expansion.

After the "fall" of Orbis King's capital and the disastrous defeat of the mage legion that came from afar, the lords in the country's interior have established a "second royal family". It is unlikely that they will plan a counterattack, but there is some news It was rumored that they intended to "draw a line and rule" with the heretics who had become de facto rulers.The pioneers' transformation of the capital is far from complete, and the integration of the surrounding areas of the capital has only just started, and the inland trends may affect their next work.

For New Mahy City, the first thing they face is still the population problem.

Just maintaining the lives of more than [-] people is a heavy job. Before the construction of the base point village and other infrastructure around the city has started, the lords have been defeated as their last line of psychological defense. Before the pioneers take any action, they will take the initiative Surrender in hopes of maintaining their identity and status.Their sincerity is unquestionable by traditional standards, although their confidence is as extreme as their shift in position, and they seem to think that the pioneers will have nothing to do with entrusting their territories while keeping the New Marsh City afloat and supporting the rebuilding of Orson County. question.

At the same time, there is still a steady stream of people seeking asylum in New Mahy City.They brought news of the rest of the kingdom, from desperate harvests to rising uprisings, that the plans of the nobles and the church to "drive the wolves to eat the tigers and leopards" had completely failed.Even though they relieved the burden of the lands in this way, the drought and famine hit the kingdom harder than expected. Because of the threat of the Gentiles, the nobles and the church did nothing actively to deal with the famine. It is equal to the additional expenditure of food and manpower. How can they accumulate enough strength to take back the heretical city?

But for hungry people, there is no greater reason in this world than survival.

The nobles and the church tried their best to preach that the Gentiles were heretics, evil spirits, and the root of all evil, but the more they urged people to hate, the less they could explain what the pioneers actually did-everyone who went to that city would say It is said that they have indeed resettled countless victims of the disaster, so that they have houses to live in, food to eat, and work to do; it cannot explain why the church and nobles want to expel their people to the side of heresy. What unforgivable sin could be committed by people who didn't even know what heresy was before?Are these peasants who only know how to farm like livestock more evil than the nobles who hoard food, seize land, and insist on collecting taxes, and the churches that watch people fall on the road but still clamor for more offerings?

If the nobles and the church represent justice, why do the people under the rule of justice keep dying, while the wicked Gentiles can grow day by day?

The people who ask the question know full well that they will not get a real answer from the other person, nor do they expect any answer from them.

What use is language here?

Kings and nobles then discovered to their dismay that the power they had reserved against the Gentiles was being had to use against their own people.

In contrast, the area around New Mahidel City presents a rare calm.Not because of the drills, which have a great influence on the lords, but for the people under their rule, how the foreigners can intimidate their lords-isn't this a common thing?The relative peace and stability of common people and poor peasants is not like the pious and poor peasants claimed by the church. Their lords are indeed stupid and greedy, but they don’t rise up to revolt because everyone, including the lords, within the city’s radiation range It was well known that the Gentiles would extend their dominion over the whole plain, with the large population it trained, the rivers and waterways it controlled, the dreadful crop yields, the way it managed to envelop all in a net, The weapons of war just shown on the Internet are like a fist that is constantly charging. It is only a matter of time and willingness to penetrate this country.In the rage of the lords, the city penetrated into their territory through means such as white ships and specialized traders carrying swords, and conducted unfair trade with the people.

"That city"——when people call this word, their emotions gradually change from complicated to pure. Although the church tried to slander this kind of trading behavior, when the Gentiles bought a large number of eggs of locusts and other insects in the name of raising poultry, they paid Who can choose to starve himself and his family for the belief that he cannot eat when the reward is the same weight of food?Not only could the hoarse church fail to produce fish and cakes for them, but people also saw poor priests secretly exchanging bags with the specialized dealers in that city. It may be hard to say what was in the mud-stained bags, but the merchants handed them over. Square paper bags are already familiar to people.The thin paper wraps a solidly pressed food made of many indistinguishable materials, with a lot of sugar and salt added, and a small piece can make the bitter wild vegetable soup taste delicious , the stomach is satisfied, in addition, people who rely on this "devil food" for the day also find that they can see things clearly at night slowly, and some frail children even get better just by drinking soup.

No matter what the lords are still insisting on, after this summer, at least one-half of the peasants on the Buber Plain have already considered it natural to be ruled by these heretics.If the devil is what the Gentiles are, then they wish there were more devils in the world!

This is why the rumors of the pioneers being "heretics" spread so quickly, and even the name of the "sect" that the Gentiles believed in was unknown, but many people were already determined to convert.The long-standing image of the pioneers as abstinence, wisdom, strength, reliability, and salvation made this fictional religion a new spiritual sustenance for people, although everyone, including the lord, knew that the Gentiles would definitely extend their rule to the entire Plains, but before they really start to act, people can only passively accept the gifts from the future rulers, and cannot actively communicate with them.

For the Gentiles—the pioneers—these saints from beyond demand nothing from them but trust, and they have nothing to exchange for them but themselves.

People spontaneously and intentionally distorted what it really was about that meeting because they wanted to stand with them.

This is a terrifyingly sincere desire, and it also means another test for the pioneers and even the entire industrial alliance.

Fan Tianlan, who started his work in Xinmaxi City almost without a break, looked at the reports all over the table and thought for a very rare moment.

He was thinking about Yun Shen.

Then he put these reports away, and someone knocked at the door and came in, telling him that there was a procession from Orsonshire.In addition to the relevant personnel who had agreed with Bishop Selis to communicate the progress of the situation and the material requirements, there were several additional members in this team who claimed to be representatives of the leader of the rebel army.