For an adult, destroying the dreams of a naughty child was something that many people had never thought of.
After all, naughty children were really annoying.
Now, what Tang En was going to do was to let these naughty children give up their unrealistic fantasies and honestly grow up into useful talents for society.
I'm helping them back to the right path. I'm doing a good deed!
I'm really a kind and good person...
Tang En, who was holding Olina's and Eluri's little hands, sighed with emotion. Behind him, there were pairs of eyes full of hostility.
Girls?
There was nothing wrong with that. Eluri's charm could kill both men and women! It would be strange if these naughty children could resist it.
The boys dreamed of marrying Eluri, while the girls longed for the noble and elegant Saintess and wanted to be a woman like her. Although these boys and girls were all orphans who deserved sympathy, not all of the orphans here were brought by the war. They were not Tang En's responsibility, and he did not need to bear any burden because of this.
In Prandal, dangerous daemons, adventurers who liked to take risks and seek huge profits, as well as bandits and so on, would cause a large number of orphans to appear. Most of the orphans in Alinx were the accidental products of bar girls and brothels, and there were also quite a number of homeless children from other places.
These homeless children had always been a headache for the kings of the past. They had wanted to solve the livelihood of these homeless children more than once, and the Radiant Church was very considerate to set up a charity to adopt these homeless children.
However, adoption alone was not enough. The number of homeless children was huge, and each of them needed to eat. Once the number of homeless children increased, the capital consumption would be very terrifying. The Radiant Church could not keep investing money, not to mention that they would grow up. After they grew up, these orphans could not continue to rely on the Radiant Church, could they?
Except for those promising orphans who could enter the Church and become Holy Knights or nuns, which could be regarded as returning the favor of the Church for raising them, there was no way for those with ordinary talent to become ordinary people.
However, if they were raised, they would not even have the ability to survive in this world. Therefore, the previous popes had a new idea. While raising them, they would also teach them the basic abilities to survive in this world. For example, logging, becoming apprentices to carpenters, gathering wild vegetables, helping chefs to do odd jobs, learning how to cook and become chefs, raising poultry, learning how to farm, becoming farmers in the future, and so on. This way, they would have a skill, and when they grew up, they would also help the Holy See, forming a virtuous cycle.
The group that Yi Luli had brought with her today was a group of talented orphans that the Holy See had nurtured. These boys and girls were likely to enter the Holy See in the future and become fresh troops. That was why they were qualified to be led by the Holy Maiden to do volunteer work.
"I didn't expect the Church to be so advanced in this aspect."
Tang En was surprised after listening to Eluri's introduction. In order to help the ruler promote his ruling policies, charities were indispensable. However, he and Aurelia had only just started to try, and the Church already had a complete industrial chain.
Eluri smiled softly, her heart full of sweetness. "That's because the Radiant Church can't grow without these children. If they keep a cold attitude, no matter how close they say they are to the people, the people won't really support the Church."
She looked back at the children behind her and was slightly stunned when she noticed their hostile eyes. Seeing this, the children immediately put on a very silly and innocent expression. Eluri thought she was seeing things and smiled at them. Then, she turned back to Tang En and said, "This group of children has just escaped from the sea of suffering not long ago. They basically don't have much practical experience, so this time I need to lead them to the farm to learn."
"Our believers in Alinx welcome us to lead the children to volunteer and learn. This time, we're going to the Prandal family in Oak Village outside the city. His family's farm raises a lot of poultry and livestock, and also plants a lot of wheat. However, the spring plowing is over, so there's nothing to learn about farming. Today, I'm taking them to learn how to feed the poultry and livestock, and how to milk Gumir. (The Prandal cow is called Gumir. It's a more docile herbivorous beast. It doesn't look like a cow, but considering that they have the same function, Tang En simply called it that.) Then, we'll borrow their field to let these children learn some basic field combat experience … Uh, I mean field combat. "
She clearly didn't think about it in the beginning, so why did she have to add the last sentence with a red face?!
When the group arrived at the reserved place, a large carriage had been waiting there for a long time.
Tang En asked softly, "The weather is still very cold. Why didn't you just charter a magic bus?"
Eluri said a little embarrassedly, "Although the magic bus is very convenient, the charter service is too expensive. We don't have that kind of budget. Besides, Oak Village isn't far, so a carriage is enough. Actually, the children originally decided to walk there, but I was worried that they would catch a cold, so I rented a carriage."
They are quite scheming.
Tang En muttered in his heart. If they walked there, it would be like going on a field trip. Moreover, they could chat with Yi Luli along the way. A round trip would take two or three days. Wouldn't that be great?
Due to the recent rapid expansion of Mana Sedan and public transportation, the business of the carriage business had been difficult. Most of the people who could continue to operate had already begun to switch to taxi business with the support of the government. Only a small number of people who did not want to be merged and were unwilling to give up their business continued to persist in the carriage rental business.
They firmly believed that magic buses were heresy, and that people would return to the embrace of the carriage sooner or later.
Unfortunately, the sorrowful coachman did not bring much persuasion to the people.
Seeing them coming, the coachman, who had not had any business for a long time, suddenly smiled and very attentively invited them into the carriage. Because there were two more people, the coachman wanted to charge them more, but he was worried that he would scare away the business that he had worked so hard to get …
Tang En handed him ten silver coins and said with a smile, "Is that enough for the two of us?"
"Enough, enough!"
The coachman immediately smiled. What a good person!
At first, he did not take Tang En and Olina into account, so the carriage did not have enough space. He only managed to squeeze out one seat. Eluri originally wanted the children to squeeze out another seat, but she did not expect that after Tang En sat down, he directly let Olina sit on his lap.
Such a bold action surprised Eluri. Olina was the high and mighty queen, and she actually sat on Tang En's lap in broad daylight? Did they want to do it secretly on the road? That was too, too, too exciting!
If Tang En knew what Eluri was thinking about, he would definitely sigh that this saintess was really too bad to be saved!
Olina, who was silent, lowered her head. Her neck even turned red. She also felt very ashamed. How could the education that she had received since childhood allow her to do such an undignified act? This was practically challenging her limits of acceptance, especially when the pairs of children's eyes opposite her made her feel as if there were needles on her back. No matter how she sat, she felt uncomfortable, as if the two of them were playing some shameful game in public.
In particular, Tang En had always liked to be mischievous. Olina was worried that he would suddenly do something strange on the road, and then ask her to be patient and not make a sound.
Fortunately, it seemed that Tang En really intended to give himself a holiday. He didn't have any mischievous thoughts at all. He just hugged Olina and enjoyed the scenery along the street.
Although the pedestrians on the road were in a hurry, they all had happy smiles on their faces. Their busy work also meant that their lives were very fulfilling. For ordinary people, the end of the world was too far away. It was enough for them to have a goal in life.
The carriage steadily drove out of Alinx and then went all the way south. The moment they left Alinx, the world in front of them suddenly became much more open. The open plains were vivid in their eyes. Under the blue sky and white clouds, they could faintly see many people working in the distant villages and farmlands. In the newly planted farmlands, the wheat had already grown to waist height. Further away, they could also see some magic-powered agricultural machines reclaiming wasteland. After more than two years of rapid development, the Datang Chamber of Commerce had completely changed the daily life of these people and was adapting to the changes of this society at an amazing speed.
Tang En asked in amazement, "How could the wheat grow so fast? And these flowers and trees should have just sprouted, right? How did they all grow so fast? "
Eluri pursed her lips and smiled. Just as she was about to explain, the coachman in front turned back and said with a smile, "Sir, I'm afraid you haven't been out recently, right? This is a miracle! "
"A miracle?"
"Yes, a few days ago, a green light suddenly enveloped the whole world. After bathing in the green light, many people found that their long-standing diseases were suddenly cured. I watched my neighbor's arm that was bitten off by a magical beast grow back."
"Not only that, everyone also found that under the green light, the crops and flowers that should have just sprouted actually grew right away. I even heard that the people in Ronitant have started to rush to harvest and are ready to plant a new batch of crops before the end of the month. Tell me, if this isn't a miracle, what is it?"
Tang En's eyes widened. [Nola!!!]
Nola, who was hiding in the pocket, covered her head and squatted down. [I don't want to hear it. I don't know anything. Don't ask me. I won't say it's because of me. It's all Tang En's fault …]
Well, she confessed without being pressed!
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