Figures similar to Old John were not uncommon in the empire.
Among them, there was no lack of tall figures.
In the western part of the Holy Mania Empire, in a large city with a population of over 200,000.
At the northern end of the city, in a dilapidated and dirty city district.
The low buildings were filled with a sense of age. Dangerous buildings built privately could be seen everywhere. The bumpy roads were in disrepair and filled with dirty puddles. Discarded garbage was piled up in the corners.
Buzzing flies were flying in the air, filling the air with a rotten stench. However, the residents living here had long been used to it.
They wore ragged clothes, had sallow faces, and were emaciated … they were either curled up in the corners or sitting in the half-open buildings. Their hands were busy doing simple tasks such as weaving straw tools.
This was a world that seemed to have been forgotten.
Only the bell-like laughter that rang out from time to time brought some color to this world.
They were young children. Their bodies were thin and weak, but their eyes were still pure and bright. They could be seen jumping around the smelly gutter, playing and playing. Although they wore ragged clothes, they were as happy as little angels.
This was the slums.
Slums like this could be seen everywhere in the cities of the Holy Mania Empire.
Most of the people living here were bankrupt farmers, craftsmen, disabled professionals, low-level mercenaries, and so on.
They were existences that had been forgotten by this world.
No one knew how the earliest slums were formed.
However, in the historical records of the empire, since the empire's central government began to confer titles to nobles and expand the city, this kind of dilapidated city district became more and more common.
Some were the result of inadequate repairs and aging public facilities in the old city district. Some were formed by farmers who were forced to seek a living in the city after the nobles occupied the land and lost their fields.
The nobles hated these areas and would never set foot here. The rich in the inner city were also afraid of the law and order here and rarely came here …
All of a sudden, a hooded figure appeared on the streets of this area.
Seeing this figure, the eyes of the children playing around lit up and they instantly surrounded him. Even the eyes of the poor people in the corners were filled with color.
"Sir Cyber! You're here! "
The children shouted excitedly.
Hearing their cheers, the hooded figure stopped for a moment.
He loosened the hat on his head, revealing half of his handsome face that was smiling.
"Lord Cyber … It's Lord Cyber!"
"Lord Cyber is so good-looking!"
The children's eyes lit up.
On the other hand, Cyber gently waved at everyone.
Gradually, as if a stone had been thrown into a calm lake, the lifeless slum gradually came to life.
More and more poor people gathered. Their eyes were slightly brighter, like the light in the darkness.
The fastest ones were the children.
They quickly gathered around Cyber, their eyes filled with excitement and anticipation.
"Lord Cyber, you … I've memorized everything you told me last time!"
"Lord Cyber … What do you want to tell us this time?"
"Can you tell me more about the Maple Moon Free Territory?"
"No, I want to hear the story of the Frost Elves!"
The children chattered excitedly.
However, they were soon greeted by an old reprimand.
"Why are you buzzing around? Lord Cyber is our esteemed guest. Be obedient! "
It was a white-haired old man. He was as old as a dried up piece of wood. Below his right leg, there was nothing. He supported his body with a crutch.
However, there was a powerful aura around him. As soon as he spoke, the children instantly quieted down and became well-behaved. They only stuck out their tongues at him when he was not looking, or made faces at him.
The old man was a crippled professional. He was also the most prestigious person in the slum.
He limped over to Cyber, one hand holding the crutch while the other trembled as he drew an irregular symbol of the Scepter of Life on his chest.
"Praise nature, praise life, praise the great World Tree … Goddess Eve!"
"Lord Cyber, we've already prepared the room. What do you want to tell us today?"
The old man looked at Cyber expectantly.
The other poor people also looked at him with longing in their eyes.
Cyber smiled faintly and took out a sparkling and translucent Projection Gem from his bosom.
"I brought some projection gems today. I'll show you some information about the Maple Moon Free Territory."
"Also, we'll continue from the previous lesson. We'll analyze the seventh chapter of the Holy Bible's appendix: Life, Power, and Struggle …"
After hearing Cyber's words, the poor people's eyes became even more expectant. They clustered around Cyber and came to the most imposing house in the slum district.
It was imposing, but that was only in comparison to the other buildings in the slum district.
In fact, this was an abandoned chapel that once belonged to the God of Trade.
Of course, this place had been completely abandoned by the priest. Even the statue and holy emblem had been taken away.
The chapel was very clean, and a few bunches of freshly picked wild flowers were placed on the windowsill. The poor people gathered here tried their best to wear their most decent clothes, which had the least number of patches and were also the cleanest.
In the middle of the chapel, there was a small wooden statue of none other than Eve.
Of course, if one looked closely, they would notice that this statue was different from the one worshipped by the Church of Life. It didn't have the Light of Faith and wasn't blessed by the Goddess. It couldn't be used to communicate with the Gods.
However, it was enough as a spiritual sustenance and an object of faith enlightenment.
As Cyber entered the chapel, more and more poor people came after hearing the news.
Soon, the entire chapel was packed with people. Even the windows were filled with people.
However, although more and more people gathered, everyone was very quiet. They all looked at Cyber in the middle of the chapel with expectant gazes.
Cyber smiled. He faced the Goddess' statue and bowed slightly. He drew the symbol of the Scepter of Life on his chest.
"Praise the Goddess!"
Soon, all of the poor people did the same thing and said in unison, "That's right.
"Praise the Goddess!"
Cyber nodded lightly. He took out the Projection Stone from his pocket and injected magic power into it to project the magic image onto the wall. He smiled and said, "Let's go.
He smiled and said, "Everyone has always been curious about the Maple Moon Free Territory. Before we start today's lesson, I'll show you a magic image of the Maple Moon Free Territory.
"The Maple Moon Free Territory is one of the best places to practice the Goddess' faith. I think … after watching this video, everyone will have a deeper understanding of the power of the Church of Life …"
After saying that, Cyber activated his mana and projected the video.
This video was specially recorded by the players to show the beauty of the Maple Moon Free Territory to the world.
Even Cyber himself couldn't help but yearn for the Maple Moon Free Territory after watching this video.
There was no doubt that for the vast majority of the poor people of the Empire who had not seen much of the world in their entire lives, the rapid development of the Maple Moon Free Territory, the peace and prosperity depicted in the video were absolutely shocking and impactful to their souls.
All of this was brought about by the great World Tree and the great Goddess of Life, Eve.
The magic image was played slowly. The poor people widened their eyes and watched it attentively and hungrily.
When they saw the hot-air balloons and airships rising into the sky in the video, they couldn't help but cry out in surprise.
When they saw the dreamy magic lights of Zeloran at night, they couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
And when they saw the interviews of the refugees in the video and saw how the refugees had turned from refugees with nothing to decent and wealthy citizens in less than a year, they were even more amazed and yearning …
Cyber sighed inwardly as he met the burning gazes of the poor people.
Before entering the human countries, due to the background of the game 'Elven Nation', he didn't have a good impression of the Empire and its citizens.
However, after gaining a deeper understanding of the society of the Empire, Cyber discovered that most of the people were just pitiful people who had been oppressed by the nobles and were struggling to make a living.
He vaguely remembered that when he came here half a month ago, the residents were still extremely wary of him. Now, they had finally accepted him.
Of course, this couldn't be separated from his hard work over the past half a month.
He glanced at the system notification and saw that the completion rate of the system mission had reached 95%.
That mission was none other than the recently popular missionary mission among the Priest players in the game.
However, unlike the previous missionary missions, this mission was targeted at the citizens of the Empire.
As a Gold-ranked professional, Cyber had received the highest level of training —
[High Priestess Trial Mission: Star Fire]
The goal of this mission was to develop at least 500 believers of life in the Empire and make them acknowledge the Goddess' faith from the bottom of their hearts and be willing to fight for the Goddess.
The biggest difference between this mission and the previous ones was that it mentioned the need to cultivate the fighting spirit of the new believers.
This wasn't something that the missionary boss Demacia could do with a simple lie. Instead, it was to make the new believers understand the teachings of the Goddess and awaken the courage to fight against the nobles …
Cyber didn't doubt that the plot of 'Elven Nation' would progress to the revolution and war in the human countries.
He was rather looking forward to this matter. Being able to personally participate in a revolution in the game and lead the NPCs to create a new era was quite an exciting thing.
As for the spread of his personal reputation and the large number of rewards from the system, he didn't care much about them.
It couldn't be helped. The Frost Elves gave him too much …
Cyber thought that he had already broken away from low-level interests.
Without the pressure of contribution points, leveling up, reputation points, and legendary points, he only wanted to pursue more advanced interests …
What he wanted to do was not only to leave his name in the Elven Forest, but also in the entire 'Elven Nation' and in the history of the human side.
This would give him a great sense of achievement, especially when he saw his own power changing the game's plot … Just like the return of the Frost Elves.
In half a month's time, Cyber had already completed the target of developing believers. What was left was to completely stimulate the fighting spirit of the believers.
If there were no accidents, the mission would be completed by the end of today's lesson.
The magic video played for a full 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes, the video slowly dissipated, and the poor people looked as if they hadn't had enough yet.
The church was incomparably quiet. Every poor person who came to listen to the lesson had yearning and hope on their faces …
Looking at their yearning expressions, Cyber smiled and took out the materials he had prepared.
"The miracle of the Maple Moon Free Territory was also obtained by the people of the Maple Moon Free Territory through arduous struggles."
"The decline of the empire, the fall of the nobles, and the decay of the church …"
"Only by uniting and choosing to fight can we overcome the obstacles in this dark era and walk an unprecedented path. Only then can we create a prosperous and happy world without oppression …"
Cyber said with a solemn expression.
Hearing his words, the poor people fell into deep thought.
"Lord Cyber … What do you think we should do?"
Someone couldn't help but ask.
"This is what I'm going to talk about next."
Cyber smiled faintly.
As he spoke, he took out three new teaching materials.
The first one had 'Life, Power, and Struggle' written in large golden letters.
The second one was' Life Church Theory and Maple Moon Free Territory Ideology '.
The third one was' The Relationship between the Feudal Nobles and the Eternal Church '.
These were the works of the players who had been tinkering with them.
They were filled with evil humor.
Cyber flipped open the teaching materials and began to follow the strategy posts provided on the official website. He used a way that the poor people who had not received education to explain in a cadence.
As he spoke, the poor people were sometimes in thought, sometimes in a daze, sometimes in enlightenment, and sometimes in excitement …
After an unknown amount of time, the system beeped, and the mission completion notification sounded.
At this moment, the poor people gradually became restless. The old man who used to be a professional blushed and clenched his fists.
"So that's how it is … So that's how it is!"
Seeing the light of faith on everyone's body becoming denser and denser, Cyber was very pleased.
However, just as everyone was discussing passionately, suddenly, a scream came from outside the small church.
Cyber frowned and looked at the church's door. In the next moment, the door was violently kicked open.
Under the fearful, hostile, and panicked gazes of the poor people, a team of Magistrate Knights wearing silver armor appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
The person in the lead was a tall priest in a black robe. He was very powerful and gave Cyber a great sense of threat.
His cold gaze swept across everyone present and finally stopped at the solemn Cyber and the statue of the Goddess beside him.
His expression instantly became gloomy.
"Capture this heretic who has bewitched the people!"
The priest in the black robe snorted and ordered.
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