Work Prophet
Chapter 291 - 49: The Primary Productive Force

Chapter 291: Chapter 49: The Primary Productive Force

Quintus stared intently at the figure on the wooden stage, a growing sense of foreboding in his heart. He felt that this person might one day become a great threat to the Silver Moon Church.

But now, he was powerless to do anything about it.

If he had discovered this earlier, perhaps an opportunity to study at the Temple could have made the Universal Language teacher grateful and dedicated his life to serving the Church.

But trying to win over Anton now would clearly cost more than a trivial effort.

As a commoner himself, Quintus could actually relate well to the Universal Language teacher and saw much of himself in the other man.

If he hadn’t stood out back then, he guessed he would be like Anton now, still somewhere teaching the children of some obscure small family how to spell in Universal Language.

That alone would have been fine. People like them usually had very strong convictions, so firm that even if they could never become priests, they would never harbor any resentment towards the Church, especially not towards the goddess.

But the problem was that Anton had then suffered another blow. The Church’s hired thugs had attacked him, and that strike had left Anton completely disheartened, leading to the collapse of his faith. (Most of the Church’s priests and lower-level deacons were unaware of the existence of the Guard Squad, thinking those Black Armored Cavalry were just borrowed from some family by the Church.)

After that, the Universal Language teacher harbored nothing but endless hatred for the Church.

And worse still, this hatred was as steadfast as his previous worship, unaffected by ordinary wealth or positions of power.

To put it colloquially, Anton now just wanted to see the demise of the Silver Moon Church.

He would be happier seeing the Silver Moon Church fall apart than receiving thousands of gold lions.

Quintus sighed, somewhat puzzled. Whether it was the young female priest named Adelle or the current Universal Language teacher, they were all once people of the Silver Moon Church. How had it come to this?

Even including the Family Head of the Arias family, who had also studied at the Temple, she should be even less likely to be corrupted or misled than the average believer.

Quintus then recalled Anton’s previous words and thought of the Double Rest Sect distributing blankets and bread to the attendees, and the excited smiles on the villagers’ faces as they took the gifts back to their villages... He felt somewhat bewildered.

While he was lost in thought, the Universal Language teacher’s final results came out. He scored 39 for the professional review, and Li Yu had given him a high score of 9, while the audience had also awarded Anton an extremely high 36 points.

His total score reached an impressive 75 points, leading the second-place Yadun by 17 points.

This result had indeed surprised many people, especially the monks from the Double Rest Sect, who all felt a sense of crisis.

If the winner of the first Green Field Open Missionary Act was just an ordinary believer, no, rather a common person who hadn’t even joined the Double Rest Sect, where would these soldiers place their faces later on?

So, the people who came on stage next did not hold back, showcasing their learning achievements from this period.

There were comedians, imitators of Tianjin’s clapper talk, and even performers of double acts... but the most audacious act was done by a female soldier named Lucia.

She had a nearby tailor rush to make her a peculiar outfit overnight that she could completely fit into, and then she turned into... a bear.

According to her, her inspiration came from a video she had seen featuring Kumamoto Bear. As the local mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture, this little black bear was quite popular, attracting many fans around the world due to its adorable and dumpy image.

Li Yu commissioned a tailor who had never heard of Kumamoto Bear, and even though Lucia tried her best to describe it, the final product was indescribable.

It was not an exact replica, but rather completely irrelevant.

Far from looking cute and dumb, it bore a slightly ferocious look, and naturally, the final effect of the sermon was far from satisfactory.

Apart from Li Yu giving it a six for encouragement, the other judges unhesitatingly gave it twos and threes, and the audience reaction was lukewarm.

Li Yu felt a bit regretful, as the idea of a mascot was actually quite good, and Kumamoto Bear was a great example; it could not only promote but also help generate income from merchandise.

In his universe, almost all religions sold similar merchandise, and it was also traditional for the populace to buy figurines of the Second Lord of Wealth.

As for the Double Rest Sect’s venture in this area, it was still an undeveloped opportunity, which was quite promising.

Li Yu thought far ahead, but for Lucia, this score was somewhat disappointing. She ended up with only 38 points, far below her expectations with no hope of advancing to the second round.

After stepping down, she removed the bear head from her head and sat on the side, lost in thought.

She didn’t even notice who the next contestant was until a gasp of astonishment arose around her, prompting Lucia to finally look up, even more puzzled now.

Because the person had just come on stage and hadn’t even begun to speak, yet people below had already started to get excited.

When Lucia looked up at the figure on the stage, she gasped in astonishment as well.

This... he was stunningly handsome, how could someone be so good-looking?

He was a somewhat shy young man with short black hair, probably just over twenty, but incredibly handsome.

Like a sculpture, his facial features were exquisitely defined, especially his eyes, which seemed like a boundless ocean, pure with a touch of sadness, making him increasingly captivating upon observation.

Miss Rabbit, upon seeing him for the first time, had the impulse to skip the procedure and give him a perfect score, and she was not the only one—Li Yu, among others present, felt the same urge.

It couldn’t be helped, beautiful things possess such an allure.

The young man then introduced himself, his name was Timo, his mother was an Elf, which explained his exquisite appearance, but just being an Elf wouldn’t account for such beauty; the key was his father, said to be from the ends of the earth, a distant northern land perpetually covered by ice and snow.

With a face as handsome as an elf’s, Timo’s eyes were inherited from his father.

However, his father had died early, and he traveled around the Bratis Continent doing business with his mother. About a year ago, his mother felt they had earned enough money and decided to settle in the west, running to Black Stone City.

Both now lived in Black Stone City, but Timo had always been fascinated by the mysterious Double Rest Sect in the nearby Green Field.

He often came to listen to the sermons of the Double Rest Sect and had witnessed the competition between Li Yu and Adelle. About two months ago, he finally got his wish and joined the Double Rest Sect.

He then signed up to participate in the first Green Field open mic missionary event.