Work Prophet
Chapter 83 - 44 Saturday is the day of the god of enlightenment

Chapter 83: Chapter 44 Saturday is the day of the god of enlightenment

The important figures within Teacup Castle all expressed their stance on the acceptance of the lizard people; aside from Ona, no one wanted to live on the same land with these lizard people in the future.

Even Ireya’s Aunt Alisa did not maintain consistency with her own grandmother this time, clearly indicating her opposition like Alfred, and she suggested that the young girl continue to seek help from Marquis Kuren to resolve this crisis.

But the final decision still lay in the hands of the young Lord of Green Field.

Miss Rabbit contemplated for a long time, so much so that some people began to doubt whether she had been distracted again until, after a long while, the young girl finally spoke up again.

"I don’t want to see those lizard people anymore, every time I see them, I’m reminded of the villagers and warriors who died because of them."

Upon hearing this, Li Yu nodded, "I understand, I will find another place to settle them, but I hope you can give me some time..."

However, before he could finish, Ireya interrupted him, "You don’t have to look for another place. The Trinidad Knight’s Feud is at the very western edge of my territory, closest to the Gai Gu Great Swamp, and has already turned into scorched earth.

"In order to reward his loyalty and bravery, I will make an effort to find his descendants and compensate them with my uncle Dias’s more fertile Feud, which is closer to Teacup Castle."

The young girl paused, then continued, "The Purple Bird Flower Knight Jordi’s Feud neighbors the Trinidad Knight’s Feud. Hmm, Jordi is fine, still very much alive, but during our previous enemy encounter, Jordi abandoned me, his Lord, and fled the battlefield, breaking his knightly vows.

"According to the ancient traditions of the Bratis Continent and the laws of the Red Lion Empire, I will strip him of his knighthood and his Feud. His Feud as well as the previously mentioned Trinidad’s Feud, I will combine these two lands and bestow them upon you, granting you permission to establish a religious order on them!"

The young girl paused again, "As for whether to recruit those lizard people as church citizens on the Feud, that decision will be up to you, as long as you don’t let them leave that land, disturb the civilians living peacefully elsewhere, or appear before me."

"No!!!" As soon as the young girl finished speaking, Anton immediately interjected in objection.

As a teacher of the Universal Language, he was very aware of his status. He had been quietly standing aside, without expressing any opinion, but now he could no longer hold back.

Mostly because if he didn’t speak up, he would have to watch a paganism establish itself right under his nose, which would make it difficult for him to report back to the Church.

"What’s wrong?" Miss Rabbit countered.

"This is disrespect to the goddess!" Anton said sternly.

"Merlin helped me become the Lord, and saved me from the assassin sent by my stepmother. I have long wanted to repay him, and now he has again persuaded those lizard people, preventing them from continuing to massacre the innocent and resolving the siege of Teacup Castle.

"Including you, Mr. Anton, if we can survive this time, we all have to thank him... so all this is what he rightly deserves."

The teacher of the Universal Language was so embarrassed that his face turned red, he obviously interpreted the young girl’s words as not only a reference to how Li Yu had helped her through tough times recently, but also a subtle jab at the inaction on the part of the Silver Moon Church.

And yet, Anton found it hard to refute, for he had also received the Church’s reply earlier in the afternoon.

The outcome was unsurprising. The Church consoled them by saying that the goddess would protect them and asked them to continue to stand firm and pray. As for the major nobility, the Church expressed that it could come forward to persuade, but also implied that if those families were to send troops, the Arias family must pay a certain remuneration.

This was actually a tradition among the imperial nobility of the Red Lion Empire—when seeking help, there is a price to pay. In truth, the Silver Moon Church’s role was still that of a mediator.

However, Anton was also aware that it wasn’t that the Silver Moon Church didn’t want to make an effort or that they had given up on the believers in this land; the key issue was that the Church itself did not have an army and had always influenced the political situation in the West by allying with the nobles, both large and small.

The consequence of this approach was that the Silver Moon Church was quite popular among the nobility, whether local or from other places, and they could easily accept the Silver Moon Church, even if initially they worshipped other gods. After a few generations, the entire family would convert to the followers of Pisya.

No matter how much the Silver Moon Church grew and expanded, it would not cause the nobility any concern.

But the drawbacks of this approach were also clear, such as in the current situation, where the Church could only do so much.

Of course, given the Church’s thousands of years of management in the West, they definitely had some indirect means of control over the military. However, they clearly would not expose their trump cards in aid to the Arias family.

But on the other hand, if the entire Silver Moon Church was helpless in a situation, why could Li Yu solve it alone? This was what baffled Anton the most.

But now was not the time to dwell on such matters. The pressing issue was to find a way to get Ireya to take back her promise.

Anton stammered, "Of course, thanks are in order... I am sincerely happy for him that you granted him land and even knighted him, but to establish a missionary order... that, that is just too much."

His words immediately drew sidelong glances from many, particularly the looks from the people of the Arias family turned hostile.

It seemed it was acceptable for the Arias family to give up land and money, but the Silver Moon Church could not suffer any losses.

After all, Anton was just a Universal Language teacher and not of noble birth; he didn’t realize he had misspoken and continued to do his utmost to dissuade her, "If you really want to repay him, you could give him more money."

Ireya was getting a bit annoyed by his speech, "I didn’t agree to let him proselytize throughout the entire Green Field, just a small area in the west. If the Silver Moon Church doesn’t agree, they can also send missionaries. As long as those lizard people all convert to Pisya, Merlin’s missionary order won’t be able to establish itself, right? You’re bothering me with such trivial matters?"

Miss Rabbit was always clear about who to favor and who to resent; she held grudges and did not spoil anyone.

Perhaps not feeling quite satisfied, she added, "Previously, those lizard people caused chaos on my territory, killing and setting fires everywhere, slaughtering civilians, and even surrounding Teacup Castle. The Silver Moon Church said it was my own affair and they could not help."

"Now, what the people in that western piece of land believe in is a matter between your Church and other churches. I can’t manage that. Anyway, I haven’t prohibited the Silver Moon Church from spreading their word on that land. If you can, then go ahead and win over the people."

Li Yu also timely added, "Saturday is an enlightened god, and His missionary land naturally welcomes friends of different faiths to visit and exchange. I will make every effort to ensure the personal safety of all visitors."

Hearing this, Anton was completely dumbfounded.