Chapter 964: Other intentions

"Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Youn." Dhava and the others obviously had no such taboos.

Yoon is Gavin's pseudonym, and his current identity is Anna's adventure partner, a warrior companion.

It is very normal for a supernatural priest to have several warrior partners. The two parties usually form life-or-death friendships in battle or treatment.

"Since today is a reunion banquet, it is also a family banquet. The first and second glasses should be presented to Mr. and Mrs. Carbone. They raised an excellent daughter and used their selfless love to It irrigated her and gave her a benevolent character, allowing her to face countless difficulties and setbacks without falling or giving up.

These two glasses of wine are called father's love and mother's love. Miss Anna, please give them to your parents. "

Although Gavin hasn't shown off his skills in public for a long time, once he learned some things, they were directly integrated into his bones.

Not to mention, his strength is no longer what it used to be, and he is in an extraordinary state without using any special abilities.

If he didn't want to shock the world and believed in the legendary body when bartending, all aspects would have been improved.

Even so, these two glasses of wine still brought tears to the Carbone couple's eyes, crying and laughing at the same time. All the beautiful moments from Anna's childhood to adulthood emerged, including many that they thought they had forgotten.

The gazes they looked at Gavin became obviously very soft and happy, just like a father-in-law and a mother-in-law looking at their son-in-law.

This young man looks unremarkable at first glance, but the more you look at him, the more extraordinary he becomes. This is a temperament that cannot be described in words.

Gavin can actively reduce his charm by changing his appearance.

But his current basic charm is too high. Even if it is lowered, it is still above extraordinary. Either he pretends to be mute, otherwise, he will easily become the center of attention.

"This third cup is a thank-you wine. It was carefully cultivated by Chief Priest Marina, which laid a solid foundation for Miss Anna, which enabled her future explosion and her current achievements."

Although this glass of wine to thank the teacher did not make Marina lose her composure like the Carbones, she could not help but smile with satisfaction. At least her resentment towards Anna for leaving without saying goodbye disappeared.

"These four glasses of wine are called guardianship. They are the selfless guardianship of Mayor Dehawa, allowing the villagers of Green Nest Town to live and work in peace and contentment, and giving Anna a healthy environment to grow up."

This glass of wine directly hit the point where Dehava was most proud of in his life. No matter how harsh a person is, he couldn't help but smile when faced with this kind of heartfelt recognition and respect.

"This fifth glass of wine is called gratitude. Miss Anna, you should be grateful. Thank you for the parents who love you, the goblin companions who live and die with you, the teachers and mayors who care about you, and countless others. People who want to follow you.”

Gavin's fifth glass of wine was for Anna.

As his perception ability greatly improved, the number of drinks he mixed also increased, especially after his perception became extraordinary with the blessing of non-special abilities.

No longer three cups a day, but equal to perceived adjustment.

Gavin can now mix at least ten cups a day.

After drinking this magic cocktail, Anna's gaze towards Gavin changed slightly, and a fire that had been suppressed deep in her heart was completely aroused.

Although Gavin didn't say it explicitly, he was the person who had the greatest influence on Anna in the world. He almost reshaped her, giving her stronger abilities, broader vision, greater career goals, and even the possibility of Have new gods.

As the atmosphere of the reception heated up, Anna took the opportunity to take out the book of scriptures that she had taken away from the monastery, handed it to Marina solemnly and said: "I'm sorry, Master Priest, I took it with me without your permission." Gone, now I return it to you, to the monastery.”

"Books are just dead things, faith is the only thing." Priest Marina said with a smile, "You take it away to show your devotion to the Weeping God. From now on, this book will be given to you."

A trace of struggle and hesitation flashed across Anna's face, and she finally told the truth: "Chief Priest, I have never questioned the contribution of the God of Suffering to this world.

But I found a better way. As long as there is no more suffering in this world, wouldn't the problem be completely solved? "

Returning the scriptures has another meaning for the young priest, which is to return Ilmat's faith and re-examine his own heart.

When Marina heard this, she couldn't help but solemnly said: "This is an extremely grand wish. Why don't we want to see a world like this? But the reality is cruel. There will never be a shortage of victims, patients and poor people in this world. Someone must protect them and help them share their suffering.

However, if you are willing to pursue other paths in order to eliminate suffering, whether it is me or the God of Weeping, I will give you sincere blessings and wish you can achieve this grand goal one day.

You just need to remember that whether you succeed or not, the arms of the Weeping God will be open to you.

Take it, it will guide you when you are confused.

There is no conflict between embracing suffering and eliminating suffering. "

The God of Suffering is worthy of being called the kindest, gentlest, and most peaceful god in Faerûn. Even his followers have a very good mentality.

Even in the face of Anna's almost apostate remarks, what she gave was not scolding or questioning, but encouragement.

Let her search and try boldly. As long as she does not run counter to the God of suffering, she will open her arms to him.

And the more this happened, the more Anna felt guilty and wondered whether her decision was wrong.

Gavin was not to be outdone and said: “Faith is never single and absolute, as long as it does not run counter to the teachings of the Suffering God, you can have both sides.

It’s even more convenient than simply following a path, and you can do extraordinary things.

I believe this is what the God of suffering wants to see. "

Gavin has great respect for this kind god. After all, he and his followers are helping those who are suffering.

This god is so merciful that he would rather have his own strength weaken, or even die and disappear, in order to eliminate suffering.

Of course, this is impossible. All kinds of suffering will always appear in unexpected ways and emerge one after another. No one dares to say that it can be eliminated. It can only be suppressed or reduced.

Such a god would never conflict with Gavin, or even complement the development of the territory.

The process of territory development and expansion is also a process of eliminating suffering.

"Thank you, the chief priest, for clarifying my doubts." Anna happily put the scripture away.

These words between the two opened a new door for her.

She had previously only thought that if she believed in Gavin as a god, she would have to abandon the god of suffering.

Now it seems that I have completely narrowed my belief in those whom I believe in, especially Mr. Gavin. He is a standard pragmatist and does not care about these things.

Compared to his own faith, what he values ​​more is how many believers he can bring to him and how widely he can help him spread his faith.

The two can be completely integrated together.

Those roads will bring business opportunities to countless villages and towns, bring opportunities for countless poor people to get rich, and help them escape from misery.

This process is not only praising the weeping god, but also praising Mr. Gavin.

"The chief priest will not accept the scriptures, but the chief priest will accept these gold bars no matter what. This is my donation to the monastery, which will be used to repair the monastery and help more suffering people."

Anna did not give her parents the 100,000 gold coins Gavin had given her before, but instead donated them to the original monastery.

"This is too much. You should consult your parents for their opinions!" Priest Marina glanced at the Carbones involuntarily.

These gold bars are not a small amount even for Green Nest Monastery.

Not to mention a relatively ordinary family. Although Mr. Carbone is also a priest, his professional level is not high, only level five.

His family's living conditions can only be said to be better than those of ordinary people, but they are not as wealthy as those of ordinary people.

"This is Anna's wish. Please accept it, Chief Priest. You have always paid a lot of attention to Anna." Mr. Carbone said without hesitation.

He is also a devout believer in the God of Passion, putting his faith before his own interests.

"I also agree with little Anna's decision." Mrs. Carbone continued.

"Well, I will accept it. I will make good use of this donation to help more suffering people. The God of Weeping will be pleased with everything you have done."

Marina stopped refusing, collected the donation, and turned to ask Anna about her condition, "Is your healing magic really free of side effects?"

"Yes." Anna told the truth about her situation, "The side effects of my healing magic are not the test of me by the God of Suffering, but something wrong with me.

In the fire at my grandma’s house, I was actually in the sea of ​​​​fire and was fatally injured. It was Ellie who saved me with a life-sharing contract, but she could no longer maintain her body and could only put it into my body. Medium cultivation.

She has been absorbing part of the healing power of the healing magic to heal herself.

I have used the divine golden apple given to me by the lord to replenish my lifespan. Ellie has been cured, and the original defects are naturally no longer there. "

"So that's it. No wonder we couldn't find the problem in our previous inspections, because we only considered negative energy such as curses, but never considered that it was caused by beneficial things."

Marina suddenly realized that they had spent a lot of time on Anna before, and even invited the legendary priest to come, but they still couldn't find the problem.

Now it seems that I am not professionally qualified and have gone in the wrong direction.

Dharva asked in a casual tone: "I wonder if your lords in the Giant Plains have any intention of developing westward?"

Hearing this, Anna immediately became vigilant and replied cautiously: "I only need to deal with medical and some logistical matters in the territory. I have never been involved in the military, so I don't know very well."

Dehava couldn't help but curse the little fox in his heart. These words are just a fool. Medical care and logistics have always been the staunch backing of the military. How can you not understand military trends?

This also proves that Anna's current military literacy is so high that she is not so easy to fool around with clichés.

Seeing that the preparations were almost done, Gavin also took the opportunity to reveal the final purpose of this time, "Our lord asked Miss Anna to come back this time to invite everyone in the Carbon family to settle in the valley.

Our lords promise not only to provide you with a place to live, but also to allocate special funds to build a church of the Weeping God and leave it to Mr. Carbone to manage. "

This time it was not a surprise attack, but a communication with Anna in advance.

Anna was beating the drum and said: "Our territory is developing so fast that many things cannot keep up, including faith.

Even I, an apprentice, had to stand up hard.

When my father gets there, he will definitely have a good future.

And our territory is promoting basic education on a large scale. When my younger brothers and sisters go there, they can also go to school for free. If they have outstanding grades, they will have countless choices and promotion channels. "

"What does the head priest think?" Mr. Carbone turned his eyes to Marina.

The Church of Ilmat is very loose, with neither a unified leader nor a formal class system.

The believers in each region are generally led by the largest temple, monastery or church in the local area. The head priest of this temple or monastery is usually the highest leader of the region.

Because the population density and size of the region are different, as head priests, their strengths are uneven.

The monastery in Green Nest Town is relatively isolated, and Marina is the highest church leader here.

Marina said without thinking: "This is a good thing. It has a positive role in promoting the belief in the God of Weeping. If Mr. Carbone is willing to go, we will do our best to support it. "

"I am willing to go. "Mr. Carbone said passionately.

No priest can refuse a church and monastery of his own.

Especially since his daughter has shown powerful abilities, this will be a stepping stone for his rapid growth.

"Congratulations." Mayor Dehava was very generous and did not interfere.

A forced melon is not sweet. The other party already has a better future. If you interfere, you will only offend both parties.

This may be an opportunity to establish a close relationship with the other party. The Carbone family was born in Green Nest Town and must be full of feelings for this place. If it does not affect themselves, they will definitely prefer their former hometown.

"You deal with the things in your home, we will set off tomorrow. Except for your personal clothes and valuables, you don't need to bring anything else. The territory will prepare new and better things for you.

For those that cannot be taken away, I suggest donating them to the monastery and let High Priest Marina find a more needy owner for them. "Gavin naturally didn't have that much time to wait for them to move, so everything was done simply and quickly.

"This..." The Carbons could only look at their daughter.

Anna nodded seriously and said, "The monastery in our territory has been built half a year ago.

It was originally built for me by the lord, but I had other tasks and had no time to preside over the work there in the territory, so it has not been effectively used.

There is enough space for you to live there, you see. "

While speaking, Anna waved her hand, and a magical phantom appeared in front of everyone.

It was a magnificent five-story building, densely packed with rooms. It was more like a large hotel than a monastery.

The only thing that was related to the monastery was probably the holy emblem of Ilmater that appeared directly in the form of a relief - pale hands tied with red ropes.

Compared to it, both Mayor Dehava's halfling hotel and Marina's monastery seemed too simple and too small.

Anna explained: "Our lord has integrated the monastery and the hospital into one, so as to better exert our medical capabilities and provide medical services to the people of the entire territory.

Our lord has given great financial subsidies here, and the people of the territory can enjoy more preferential medical services here.

It will even be reduced according to the actual situation of the people.

The purpose of our lord is to establish a complete medical system and medical insurance system in the territory, which can benefit the residents of the entire territory.

Let them have a place to live, a place to rely on when they are old, help when they are lost, and protect when they are injured. "

When she said the last part, Anna's eyes were sparkling, and she was full of expectations for this future.

This is what she saw, the way to eliminate suffering.

Even if there is no way to completely eliminate it, it will be greatly reduced.

"The living have support, the old have support, the lost have assistance, and the injured have protection." Marina, the chief priest, muttered and repeated these words in a daze.

This is unheard of.

Not only has she never heard of any country or territory with such a lofty concept.

Even the God of Suffering has never had such a lofty belief. They just passively help the world to reduce suffering.

The advocate of this concept, as long as he puts what he said into practice, even if only half of it, he is probably the natural saint of the God of Suffering.

No wonder Anna said the previous bold words to eliminate suffering.

She is now curious about the lord Anna mentioned, and wants to meet him and see what kind of person he is.

"Okay, okay, okay, I can't wait to go to your territory. "Mr. Carbon was also very excited, rubbing his hands, ready to do something big.

"If possible, I would like to visit your territory to learn a little. I wonder if it is possible." Marina, who came back to her senses, suddenly made a request.

"We can't wait to welcome you!" Anna said excitedly, "The chief priest has rich medical experience in various fields, and there are many things we can learn from.

Not only the chief priest, but also all the priests and monks of the God of Suffering, as long as they are committed to the same goal of eliminating difficulties, our territory will welcome them.

We are willing to share all the medical technologies in our hands, just to keep more suffering people away from pain and disease. "

Although Anna's current professional level has surpassed Marina, she can't match her connections in the God of Suffering.

It is true that the God of Suffering does not have a unified church and a formal class system, but the temples and monasteries in different regions are inextricably linked.

Take Anna for example, no matter where she goes, her connection with the Green Nest Monastery is unbreakable.

Because this is her alma mater, with her teachers and classmates.

It is not that there are no priests who convert on their own, but there are very few of them, and most of them have a systematic inheritance.

If they can use Marina's connections to expand the influence of the territory's monastic hospital, they will have the opportunity to absorb more priests, monks and doctors of the God of Suffering, which will save much time and effort than training them on their own.

This will play a positive role in promoting the medical work of the territory and make their ideals come true sooner.

The expansion speed of their territory is really too fast, and medical resources are always in short supply. (End of this chapter)