The next day, the villagers returned to their homes from the back of the mountain one after another. Due to the timely evacuation and Baiyi's timely interception, there were basically no casualties. There were only a few minor injuries that were caused by the stampede and stampede during the chaos. Most of their homes were well preserved, except for a few houses that caught on fire. However, those were caused by the villagers themselves during the chaos.
All in all, the damage that the demons had caused to the town was not as great as the damage that they had caused.
Baiyi, on the other hand, used an Earth element spell to build a temporary embankment along the river that flowed past the town. With that, the barrier was completely destroyed. Even when the water from the upstream flowed down, it did not affect the town at all.
For that reason, the townspeople were even more satisfied with the Thane's son-in-law.
Of course, Baiyi was not interested in ending the rumor. He was very busy at the moment. After confirming that the barrier was gone and the communication slate could be used again, he quickly called Tisdale. Immediately, Tisdale's pretty face appeared on the slate.
"Teacher! Good morning! "Tisdale flashed her signature bright smile at Baiyi.
"Why are you wearing that thing on your head so early in the morning?" Baiyi asked impatiently when he saw the cat ear hairpin on Tisdale's head.
Tisdale stuck out her cute little tongue and put on a mischievous expression as if her prank had been discovered. She quickly took off her hair clip and tried to explain, "This is for fun with Attie. I didn't expect you to send me a message at this time, so I forgot to take it off."
Then, are you going to accompany her and only wear an apron next time? Baiyi thought to himself helplessly. Then, he went back to business, "Take this communication slate and go to the Church to look for that Priest Weasel. Err... I mean, Priest Wesley, the one who went to the Northern Land with us last time. Yes, go and look for him as soon as possible. It's very important."
Tisdale accepted the order and left. Not long after, Priest Weasel's face appeared on the communication slate. Baiyi briefly explained the situation to him and asked them to find the Paladins and the Crusaders as soon as possible.
Therefore, at noon the next day, a squad of paladins in silver-white armor entered Wyllspring. After a brief observation of the battlefield, they found Baiyi, who was staying in the blacksmith shop, under the guidance of a townsman.
At that moment, Baiyi was repairing the damage on his joints. When he saw the Paladin, he put down his hammer and studied him carefully. It was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man with the standard aura of a Paladin. His face was filled with obvious signs of fatigue. It was obvious that he had rushed here overnight.
"My name is Charlemagne. I'm the Knight Captain of Arfin Diocese. I came here after I heard what you said to Archdeacon Wesley." The Paladin introduced himself as he scanned the small smithy. As the only smithy in the town, it was, of course, simple and cramped. There was a stove burning beside Baiyi, but the temperature was not high at all. In fact, it was much cooler than outside, causing the sweat on the Paladin's armor to stop flowing out.
He noticed the temperature control formation on the wall. At first, he was a little surprised that there was such a luxury in such a small place but when he recalled Baiyi's identity, he was not surprised anymore.
"Please have a seat, Mr. Charlemagne," Baiyi said in a tone that was neither servile nor overbearing. Baiyi said in a tone that was neither servile nor overbearing. He used his Mana to pull a chair from the side. Although the man was a Paladin Commander, in terms of the organizational structure of the Church, the title of Paladin Commander or Bishop was similar to that of a section chief or a division chief back on Earth. As for how high one's position was, it all depended on the prefix of the title. Take this Paladin Commander for example.
"Let's get to the point. Here's what happened the day before yesterday …" Baiyi began to narrate the battle in detail. Of course, he changed the part about the Void Energy and did not describe the Tiamat in detail. However, since it was an excuse that he had prepared beforehand, the Paladin Charlemagne did not find anything wrong with it. Instead, he was a little sensitive towards the word 'Godsfall'.
"It seems like you know about this Godsfall cult?" Baiyi asked.
Charlemagne nodded, "They've always been on the Church's surveillance list. It's not disclosed to the public."
It was Baiyi's turn to be puzzled, "Just surveillance? They're not wanted? "
"Yes. According to our investigation, this cult originated from the realm of Marle. They only started to develop in Isythre in the last ten years. Their missionary activities and the way they recruit believers are rather secretive. There's nothing out of the ordinary about them. Just like a normal secret cult. That's why we're only monitoring them. After all, based on our style of doing things, we can't just label them as a cult just because of a name. Who would've thought that they would actually collude with the devil?" Charlemagne explained briefly.
"Sometimes, you guys are really … tolerant," Baiyi said. In fact, he really wanted to complain about the Church's clumsy way of gathering intelligence. How could a cult that assassinated and eavesdropped be a legitimate cult? Judging from the way they handled it, it was definitely not their first time doing such a thing. I really wonder what the Church has been doing for so many years.
Even though Baiyi did not say it out loud, Charlemagne still understood what he was trying to say. Quickly, he explained, "Actually, our doctrine has always been equality, tolerance, friendliness, and love. It's the same even for other cults. Before we have any concrete evidence, we can only use surveillance methods."
What he said was the truth. Although the Church of Divine Grace had zero tolerance towards cults, they were exceptionally tolerant towards other cults. As long as it was confirmed that it was not a cult, they would not even prohibit those small cults from preaching in their area. They would also allow their believers to change their faith. In this regard, the Church of Divine Grace was indeed much better than many of the small cults. Of course, such tolerance was also based on their strong foundation and strength. Just the fact that the Church provided free medical treatment was something that those small cults could not compete with, not to mention the fact that they had been shouldering the heavy responsibility of fighting against the devil.
Because of that, if those small sects only relied on fair competition, they were no match for the Church of Divine Grace. If they wanted to engage in unfair competition, they could easily turn those small sects into evil cults with just a few words of deceit, and the rest was needless to say.
In fact, from Baiyi's point of view, if he completely put aside the opposition between the two parties and evaluated them from a fair and objective point of view, he had nothing to criticize the Church of Divine Grace. They had indeed built up their prestige and image step by step through practical actions. They did not mix too much with politics and they did not commit atrocities such as massacring the cults. As for keeping prostitutes in captivity and forcing women to use their bodies to atone for their sins, Baiyi could not guarantee that there was no such thing. At least, Baiyi had never heard of such a thing. So even if both parties were enemies, Baiyi had to admit that the Church was not that kind of villain organization.
Even though their teachings were deceptive, which religion's teachings were not deceptive? At least they were still advising people to do good instead of using the excuse that there were 72 virgins in heaven to trick people into self-destructing. If there was a black spot in the teachings, it would probably be the so-called ascension that the Paladin and the Cleric had both fulfilled the conditions for ascension and then ascended into the Void.
At the end of the day, the fact that the Church was more lenient towards the cults than the Voidwalkers made Baiyi very unhappy. But at least in the case of the Godsfall cult, he and the Church had the same interests. He would definitely let the Church handle the rest of the matter.
He did not have that much time to deal with such a well-organized cult so he would just let the Church deal with it on their own. After all, they were more than happy to accept this kind of thing. Immediately, the Paladin Charlemagne said that he would report the situation to the higher-ups and the investigation of the Godsfall cult would begin very soon.
The zealous Paladin did not forget to remind Baiyi, "Sir Hope, although I know that you are very powerful, you must still be careful before the Godsfall cult is completely destroyed. I'm worried that they will take revenge on you."
"Thank you for your concern. I will be careful," Baiyi nodded. Baiyi nodded. He had already expected this to happen. No matter what their real purpose was, his intrusion had definitely messed up their plans, so it was not surprising that they would retaliate.
"This process will take a long time. Please be patient. Their nest is in Marle. You should know the situation there. It would not be easy for us to exert our power there," Charlemagne continued.
Marle was a realm where many races lived together. Elves, dwarves, and the Underworld did not fall for the Church's tricks. The Church's influence was not very strong in that realm. If they wanted to annihilate the Godsfall cult there, it would be a long way to go.
At the end of the conversation, the Paladin crossed his hands in front of his chest. Just like Ultraman releasing light waves, he gave Baiyi a blessing, "Thank you for everything you have done for mankind. We will not let your efforts go to waste."
That's a really high compliment. Too bad, other than the compliment, there's no other substantial reward … Baiyi thought to himself. At the end of the conversation, he decided to act dumb.
"Speaking of which, did any judicial paladins come this time? I've always been curious about these mysterious paladins. I thought that I would be able to see their glory, "Baiyi asked innocently.
"Judicial paladins?" Charlemagne was stunned.
"Yes. Didn't they say that they are the main elite force to fight against the devils?" Baiyi continued to play dumb.
"Erm, actually it's not like that …" Charlemagne looked embarrassed, "Perhaps you've misunderstood something? Judicial paladins are not like what the rumors say. They are mainly responsible for some internal affairs … But please believe me, you don't want to see them. "
The tone of the last sentence sounded similar to that of a certain gentleman in the Void. How could the Judicial Court not know how to behave themselves? Even their own people are so disgusted? Baiyi thought to himself.
Of course, he knew what a judicial paladin was. He was just trying to find out if the use of Void Energy yesterday had attracted the attention of the Judicial Court.
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