Chapter 53: The Isolated Slums (Seeking Follow-up Reading) Wuer had a gloomy face and did not respond to Lier's question. Instead, he looked at the other nobles and said, "It seems that you all have some opinions on my proposal, but it doesn't matter. If you have any opinions, just put them aside for now." "The Golden Church will not force orders on believers of other sects, and certainly will not excessively interfere in the internal affairs of the kingdom." His expression instantly became righteous, and even Lear felt a little shameless. As expected, to become the high priest of the Golden Church, one needs not only strength but also a strong face. Mori, who was behind Wuerl, breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Lier with some resentment. King Rosser coughed twice and said, "Well, if that's the case, let's leave it at that for today's meeting. We'll discuss the infected people in the slums later. Everyone, please send your family's professionals to participate in the patrol mission in the royal city." "This time the heretical sect is coming with great force. I hope you can all unite against this enemy." The king gave Ur a way out, and the nobles around him also agreed. They lived in the royal city and could contribute to the order of the royal city, but massacring the people in the slums? They don't want to do that. Wuer also nodded and looked at Lier with deep eyes, "This is the first time I see you, the heir of Stuart who masters the double law. You are smarter than your father."
"Thank you for the compliment." Li Er smiled. Wuer snorted lightly, stopped talking to Lier, and led Mori out of the hall. Only when he led Mori into the deserted garden did Wuer's expression turn grim. "Father, why don't we force those nobles to purify the slums? Even if Lear refuses, do those ordinary nobles dare to disobey us?" Mori followed behind and asked anxiously. "Don't you know that the three orthodox sects have an agreement not to interfere in the internal affairs of the kingdom's nobles?" Ul looked at Mori, then thought of Lear, and said with some regret. "But we were like this before, and no noble dared to resist us?" Mori was puzzled. "If it were a normal situation, then there would be no problem. But now Her Highness the Saint is missing, and His Holiness the Pope has not yet learned about this. I came here alone after receiving a secret letter from Rosser. Otherwise, why do you think I was the only one here?" Wu Er shook his head and became irritable again. "Those nobles have no idea how important the Saint is to the Church. If the matter gets out of hand and gets reported to the Pope, I'm afraid the Church's Judgment Army will come over and you'll have to be arrested and thrown into the dungeon!" After listening to this, Mori realized the seriousness of the matter. "I have concealed the news of the Saint's disappearance from you. I am afraid that the Pope has learned about my leaving the Vatican. This matter cannot be concealed for long. You'd better pray that we can find the Saint." "If you still can't find her, you will have to purify the slums to lure out the heretics. If you're lucky, you can find Her Highness the Saint. As long as Her Highness the Saint is still alive, I can take care of everything for you. If anything happens to Her Highness the Saint..." Having said this, Wuer stopped talking. Mori was disheartened and had already begun to regret accepting the mission of protecting the saint. …… The meeting ended in a strange atmosphere. Lear and Erwin left the palace together. Looking at Erwin with a sad face, Lear asked: "Uncle Erwin, what do you think of High Priest Ur's proposal?" "It's too cruel. Even if those poor people will die eventually, it's immoral to forcefully control the fate of others." "But, if the purification of those infected people really attracts pagan believers, perhaps you will be able to find out the whereabouts of Divine, and you can rescue Divine." Erwin was stunned for a moment. He hadn't thought about this question. When he heard Ur's proposal, he just felt crazy about Ur's idea.
A struggle appeared on his face. After a long while, he sighed and said, "I cannot break my moral bottom line. I still reject the proposal of High Priest Ur." Lear raised his eyebrows. Erwin's answer was beyond his expectations. "You are a kind person," he praised. "We are all the same, aren't we? Her Royal Highness the Princess also disappeared, and even earlier, but you also rejected the proposal of High Priest Ur." Erwin smiled. Lear shrugged and said nothing. He is completely different from Erwin. The princess was locked up in his house, so he naturally didn't care, but Divine was really missing. "I'll keep an eye on Tiveney for you." Erwin was stunned for a moment. "Then thank you in advance. It seems that Tiveni and you had some disagreements before. If Tiveni can come back alive, I will ask her to apologize to you." After saying that, Erwin patted Li'er on the shoulder and turned to get into the carriage. Watching the carriage slowly leave, Li Er also got into his own carriage. Perhaps he could make use of the power of those players. They had the ability to explore, so they had a greater chance of finding hidden heretics. However, there was one thing that puzzled Lear. He remembered that in his previous life, when the game was tested internally, there seemed to be no plot about Tiwini being kidnapped, and it was not mentioned during the public beta test either. What's going on now? …… The next day, Lear took a carriage to the slums. When he helped Li Huanhuan and Yaoyao awaken their affinity with the blood law, he also put a blood mark on the two women. So that he could find them quickly. Earlier he had put a blood mark on Jim, but the mark disappeared not long ago and Jim never came back to find him. There was something wrong with this, but Lear didn't have the time to dwell on a liar. The carriage stopped in front of the slums, and Lear saw the professionals sent by the nobles. The slums were blocked, and the professionals would not be infected by the corruption disease, only ordinary people would. Just as he was about to enter the slums, he heard a quarrel. "Why are you stopping us from going out? We are just here to take a stroll in the slums. We are good citizens of the royal city! We are not infected with the corruption disease at all!" Li Huanhuan looked at the soldiers blocking her way and said angrily that ever since she accepted the recruitment of the Blood Apostle Mung, she planned to wander around the royal city, inquire about the news, and demonstrate her own value so that she could be rewarded the next time she saw the Blood Apostle. She came here because she heard that there was an outbreak of corruption in the slums and heretics from a corrupt sect were appearing. But who would have thought that after entering yesterday, I would not be allowed out today! "I'm sorry, ma'am. This is an order issued jointly by His Majesty the King and the Golden Church. Anyone entering the slums will be quarantined." The professional soldier explained patiently. "why?" The soldier smiled and did not answer the question. The news that the high priest was going to purify the entire slum had spread among the nobles. Although it had not reached the ears of ordinary citizens due to the king's repeated instructions, they also knew that the people in the slums probably would not live long. Even if it is not purified by the Golden Church, it will die at the hands of corruption.
Even if someone doesn’t have symptoms of corruption disease yet, who knows if they are infected but haven’t yet developed an outbreak? (End of this chapter)