Struggle in the Steam Age

But no matter how I thought about it, the time came to the next day. In the early morning of this day, Lawrence got out of bed early to pack himself up, and then put on a military uniform. As an aristocrat with real power, Lawrence also naturally became the supreme commander of the military force on Sauer Island when he acquired the territory, so he now has the rank of Colonel of the Holy Visby Empire Militia. So there is also a whole set of imperial uniforms.

As for the reason why he wore this dress to visit the Church of the Passion, it was because he was conducting this operation in the name of the territory, so he had to wear clothes that represented the territory. And considering that the church of suffering is more disgusted with all kinds of extravagant things, so he can't wear his own noble clothes, so he only has military uniforms to choose from.

After packing up, the two boarded the carriage sent by the church parked at the door and drove towards the cathedral. It was driven by a professional coachman in a uniform of undyed cotton and very chatty. Soon Lawrence got acquainted with him and got a lot of things about the local Church of the Passion from him.

The local church of suffering retreated with the empire back then. It is also the first group of churches from the Old World in this New World. Also because of this period of history, the Church, which is too masochistic for others, especially those who don't know it, has developed well because of the support of the empire.

On the other hand, after a long time, the teachings of the Church of the Passion have changed a little bit. For example, restricting self-denial to only compulsory courses for clergy, but not for believers. Under such circumstances, the practice of the clergy attracted more people to follow them.

Especially after industrial development, more and more poor and needy people began to concentrate in big cities. This also greatly enhanced the power of the Church of the Passion, which was understaffed. At least in the slums and low-level workers' residential areas of many big cities, the God of Suffering has even become the only belief there.

For example, the coachman in front of Lawrence is a believer in the God of Suffering, and he proposed it when he learned that Lawrence was the one. Scholars of microbial infection theory then spoke with great respect. This kind of respect is not only because of Lawrence's academic status, but also because of his selfless disclosure of this knowledge.

According to the coachman, since Lawrence announced the cause of infection and some methods to prevent infection. The Church of the Passion was quick to update their healing process. After grasping the core problem of infection treatment, they successfully reduced the death rate of wounded and pregnant women to 1/20 of the original.

Extraordinary power can indeed complete a series of problems from disinfection to promoting healing, but the use of extraordinary power is limited, and it is impossible to spread it to everyone. So in the past, when the Church of the God of Suffering faced many infected people, they had to adopt some very bad treatment methods, and even resigned themselves to fate.

Actually, I have to thank you myself now, said the coachman. Because my wife survived the last childbirth, I went to pray in the Church of the God of Suffering when the child was full moon, and then the clergy there told me that it was thanks to the disinfection plan you proposed. Maternal birth mortality rates have dropped dramatically.

This is what I should do. Lawrence looked at the smile on the coachman's face and felt a kind of inner joy lingering in his heart. For him, this kind of knowledge gained from another world can make a good change in this world is a very happy thing, but it gives him a sense of accomplishment.

In such a harmonious atmosphere, Lawrence and the others came to the Church of the God of Suffering. Unlike most of the other churches, the church of the God of the Crucifixion was built directly in a poor area. Because of the existence of this church, although the rooms and roads along the way look a bit dilapidated, they are relatively clean overall. It's not as messy as you might imagine.

At the same time, unlike the Church of Knowledge, the Church of the Suffering God is a completely parallel church. That is to say, they do not have a pope-like existence. The churches in each area basically operate independently, but they also regard people of the same faith as brothers and sisters, and the flow of personnel is relatively free.

For example, last time Paladin John was obviously not a Paladin of Xingchenhai Diocese, but he set off directly after receiving the request without any delay in the middle. But if it is placed in the Knowledge Church, at least a simple secondment procedure needs to be done internally.

However, from another perspective, there must be something special about the existence of such a chaotic church. For example, next to this somewhat inconspicuous church, a hospital bigger than this church stands there. The main entrance of the hospital is painted with the holy emblem of the suffering god with his pale hands tied with red strings.

The God of Suffering has taught us that the gods need believers to walk forward according to the path he guided. And one less prayer ceremony or a simple church will not make the light of the gods dim. Especially when practicing the guidance of the gods This is especially true on the road. Watching Lawrence observe the two buildings there, a young priest who came out to greet them explained to them.

It's normal. Lawrence nodded with a smile and said, he thought of the old oil lamps and furniture in St. Gutenberg's Cathedral in Eagle Fort. The gods in this world, at least the righteous gods, seemed to be different from what he had understood before. It is more humane and positive than he imagined. It's not the kind of filthy place or behind-the-scenes boss that was written in the novels of the previous life.

But think about it, if the church, which is considered by the whole world as a moral benchmark, is so bad. Then the world must be dark, dirty, and hopeless. Instead of presenting itself to Lawrence as it is now, is a thriving world with a bright future.

Follow the greeters into the two-story church, which looks unremarkable from the outside. The person in charge here was already waiting for Lawrence in the reception room. After a few minutes of polite conversation, the priest who seemed to be in his fifties or sixties finally announced the reward for Lawrence.

Now, the soul of the martyr in the cup you retrieved has completely turned into a heroic spirit. And at the suggestion of this heroic spirit, we have two reward options for you to choose from. The priest took out the A list was handed to Lawrence. One of them is the things on this list. You can choose a part of the limit. If it exceeds, you can buy it with currency, even if you buy it all, it doesn't matter.

Lawrence took the list and looked at it carefully, and found that the list was full of relatively rare Transcendent materials or bulk production and living materials. Obviously, the Church of the Passion took into account Lawrence's status as a transcendent and the status of the lord, and gave him the materials he might need for him to choose.

I have to say that the things on this list are more attractive to Lawrence. But he still wanted to see what the other option was. So he put away the list and said: The things on these lists are very good, and I am very grateful that you can provide me with these resources. But I still want to know what the other option is?

The other option has great uncertainty. Listening to Lawrence's question, the elderly priest said. And this option may not be a reward in the eyes of many people, so I think many people may not choose this.

Then please tell me. Lawrence said with a smile on his face, Maybe I'm not one of those who think this is not a reward? At least you should let me judge.

Okay. Seeing Lawrence's insistence, the priest talked about another reward. Actually, another reward is this—