Work Prophet
Chapter 248 - 6 The Lost Lambs

Chapter 248: Chapter 6 The Lost Lambs

Li Yu was preaching at one of Miss Rabbit’s small farms that day, and among the people who came to listen, Li Yu also saw an old acquaintance.

——Universal Language teacher Anton.

Anton’s nearly two meters tall stature, along with the branched antlers on his head, made him quite conspicuous in the crowd.

The two hadn’t been strangers these days, and Li Yu spotted him immediately and nodded at him.

However, the Universal Language teacher did not respond to Li Yu, or it couldn’t be said he didn’t respond. Although he did not return the greeting, he was staring at Li Yu with a pair of bloodshot eyes, fiercely, as if he could rush up and chop someone at any moment.

Li Yu didn’t mind and began to spread the beliefs of Saturday.

"...Rest is the most fundamental right bestowed upon every believer by our Lord, and it should be protected. It must not be deprived by anyone for any reason. Those who join the Double Rest Sect, after working for five days, need to rest for two days.

"You should use these two days to fully recover from physical exhaustion, alleviate mental fatigue, please yourself, cultivate hobbies, or simply do nothing..."

After Li Yu finished, he saw someone raising a hand, so he pointed at that person, who then asked, "But when it’s time to harvest the wheat, we can’t rest, otherwise the grains will fall to the ground, and if there’s heavy rain, they will even get moldy."

"The issue you mentioned has been addressed in the regulations. You can apply for a change of rest day in special circumstances," Li Yu said, "Not just during busy farming times, but also in case of disasters, even wars and such special circumstances, you can postpone the rest period. But in principle, you must make up for the rest within a year."

"Absurd!" A discordant voice suddenly rang out.

The speaker was Universal Language teacher Anton. He shouted, "Humans are born to work; only the diligent will have their own homes, pay the clear field tax, save up food, support themselves, get a wife, and continue their bloodline, while the lazy can only lay on the earth, starve and feast intermittently, and eventually die miserable and alone!"

His words also won the approval of many farmers, because that was the life they were living, and what they saw around them was also such a scene.

Li Yu replied calmly, "I do not deny the significance of diligence, but I also do not think that resting for two days a week is lazy. You still have five days for work, and Saturday also knows the difficulty of your livelihood, thus it has granted you new farming tools and methods of cultivation so that your land can produce much more than before.

"I can assure you that even if you work five days and rest two, you will be more affluent than you are now."

"Then why don’t we use the remaining two days for farming as well?" someone else asked, "Wouldn’t we then harvest more grain, earn more money, marry prettier wives, and have more children? I’m not afraid of being tired or suffering."

Li Yu had heard similar questions many times during his missionary work, and as a modern person, especially one who lives in a city, he might find it hard to understand this old ox spirit of working until death.

That’s because the environments and needs of both sides are different.

Most city dwellers, as long as they have hands and feet, no health issues, and no family burdens, generally don’t need to worry too much about their survival and also do not have a strong desire to reproduce, resulting in a continuous decline in birth rates.

But for the farmers on this continent, survival is their first priority, and reproduction, reproducing as much as possible, is almost the sole pursuit of their lives, which is why they are more inclined to sell even their leisure time.

In modern society, there are some similar examples, such as a certain village in Nepal known for selling kidneys, where nearly every man has scars from surgery. By selling one kidney, they can earn enough money to buy a house and marry a wife, a deal that seems very worthwhile to the locals.

If selling kidneys (or spare time) were possible on the Bratis Continent, given the technology and market, Li Yu believed that many people would be tempted.

Changing such a mindset is not easy. In addition to feeding most people, it also requires time for transition. Once a habit is formed, it is hard to change.

However, Li Yu had a simpler solution. He declared directly, "This is the welfare bestowed upon ye by Saturday, yet ye must not be greedy, for what it gives, it can also take away."

Since it was impossible to stop the villagers from selling kidneys (or spare time) economically, it could be prohibited on a religious basis.

Of course, the prerequisite is that you have a powerful enough Church.

Upon hearing this, the villagers dared not speak further, except for Anton, who was still shouting with all his might, "Do not believe him, we all bathe in the glory of the Silver Moon Goddess, her children, every bountiful harvest is a blessing from the goddess, without her blessing, the earth could not yield such weighty fruits!"

Li Yu had yet to say anything when a guard from the Arias family, unable to watch any longer, asked Li Yu, "Prophet Merlin, should I arrest that troublemaker?"

"No need, a good story always needs a villain. Let him shout. The louder he shouts now, the more embarrassed he will look when the first crops are harvested."

In fact, many of those present were already annoyed with the big man who kept shouting and opposing Li Yu.

After all, the Universal Language teacher’s rhetoric was limited, repeating the same few sentences over and over.

In his confrontations with Li Yu, he almost never gained the upper hand, always ending up thrashed, yet he persisted, with a spirit that seemed unbreakable.

Wherever Li Yu went to do missionary work, he followed, like a persistent plaster. It seemed he planned to obstruct the expansion of the Double Rest Sect with this method.

Although with little effect, Anton was quite immersed in it, maintaining a state of excitement. His throat was almost hoarse from shouting, his lips chapped, but he showed no intention of resting.

"Those who betray Pisya will not end well. Turn back now, lost lambs! Otherwise, your curse will be upon you!"

The Universal Language teacher was speaking when a guard from the Black Hound guards ran up to them.

The guard ran up to Li Yu and stopped before whispering something in his ear.

Anton wanted to listen in, too, but unfortunately, he couldn’t squeeze through.

Then he saw Li Yu look up and say, "Alright, today’s lesson is over. If anyone else has questions, feel free to ask the Sabbath of our Church."

Anton’s sixth sense told him something had happened. The Universal Language teacher didn’t know if Li Yu had done something bad to the Silver Moon Church again. Watching Li Yu’s retreating figure, he gritted his teeth and followed.