holy flame

The festival started, and Eric and Alan carried the roast pig to the square in front of the church.

Alan, who covered his face no different from those Arab women in Samuel's previous life, was obviously very dissatisfied with the job he was assigned.But in this small group of five people, the height is divided into three echelons, of course the tallest is the big Bane, followed by Samuel and Julian, (if Frank is also there, then he is also in this echelon) , and finally Eric and Alan.And the work of carrying a roast pig is obviously not something that one person can do. It is not about strength, but because of the size of the roast pig, one person cannot carry it.The other attendants would not let Samuel do this kind of thing. Even if everyone works in shifts when they are outside and at home, but like this kind of public event, as the master of everyone, Samuel still needs to pay attention to his identity.

Therefore, in the end, this job can only be done by Alan and Eric. Although Alan is still unwilling, he has done things like hanging clothes in an apron anyway, and of course he can't say "carrying a roast pig." No".

In Clorion Continent, on this day every year, the first people who come to the square are the homeless and the poor, followed by ordinary people with a decent life, followed by small merchants with a little money to spare. As for the nobles and royal families, there are Only when it is close to midnight, will they come here to show their faces, put food like alms, and immediately return to their own mansions and castles for a second celebration after midnight-maybe many years ago, These people did celebrate under the light of God regardless of class or rank according to the instructions of the scriptures, but now this custom has long been distorted.

Although the capital of Chris is not a big city, the square at the gate of the church is not a big square either. Most of the civilians who have already arrived have crowded the place.However, their roast pig was very conspicuous. After seeing it, the carnival crowd rushed up and "helped" them carry it away.In fact, the pig entered the crowd from the intersection, and quickly disappeared into the crowd. Even the stick with the roast pig never reappeared.

"Go and play." Samuel said to the others. The smell of nobles in this era is not good, let alone Mingming, but fortunately it is winter, the weather is cold, and people sweat less. Compared with summer and acceptable.Moreover, the square in front of the church is actually the territory of the gods, so there are a few apprentice priests guarding more than fifty wooden barrels not far away, which are actually simple toilets for free use by the public.People who are in awe also know that it is convenient to go to the toilet.This makes the hygienic condition of the square much better than that of the noble gathering.

But what Samuel didn't expect was that, except for Bahn, the other three people stood still.

Eric's face was a little depressed. After all, this was the first time he had spent alone on the Feast of the Gods. Obviously, although this young and shy hunter had outstanding abilities, he really didn't have the mood to blend into the carnival.Allen's reason is simpler. As a prince of a small country, he often appears in front of the public. Although he doesn't know many people here, there are quite a few who know him. If the mask and scarf squeeze out, it's dead.As for Julian, it's obviously because he wants to look at Samuel, knowing that because it's clear at the Feast of God that there is no distinction between men and women, young or old, there are always bold men and women showing love at such festivals , although Samuel's ability is extraordinary, but with his weird attitude towards feelings, he may accept whoever throws roses or lilies to him...

"Would you like to go to the church with me?" Samuel didn't persuade them anymore, but gave them a second choice. Those who serve the holy court can enter the church to pray instead of participating in the carnival. Samuel is an apprentice paladin Naturally, he could choose to pray, and as his followers, they were also involved.Now, everyone nodded.

When they retrieved their belongings, they already knew that Chris’ trusted officiant had arrived two days ago, with white eyebrows, a white beard, and a slightly fat figure, he looked like Santa Claus in Samuel’s previous life. Almost, except that he was not wearing a red robe, but a priest's white robe.

After hearing about Samuel's intentions, the priest came to greet Samuel kindly, prepared drinking water for them, and called two apprentice priests to listen to Samuel's orders at any time.After thanking the priest, Samuel and his followers knelt on one knee and prayed.Of course, no matter what others are praying for, Samuel has nothing to pray for as usual, he is just reciting the scriptures in a low voice...

The two little priests who stood by and took care of them were very grateful to Samuel, because if it weren't for their arrival, they would either have to work all night preparing for tomorrow's ceremony, or even more unlucky, they would have to take shifts to clean the toilet—— As the lowest level personnel of the holy court, even if everyone can rest, they can't.But now, they only need to stand in the warm hall for a day, which is much better than their companions.

A young priest looked at Samuel. He heard that this young apprentice paladin who was not only the Grand Duke, but also the chief priest had to be careful with him was from the same nursery school as him. He was surprised and admired when he arrived, although there was still a little jealousy, but as a person who also came out of there, he certainly knows how hard the journey is.So, I can only blame myself for not living up to expectations.

Suddenly, the little priest who was staring at Samuel saw a flash of light in a trance, but the light disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Hey, what did you just see?"

"Huh? What, did something just happen?"

The little priest pushed his companion, but the other was just standing up and taking a nap, so he didn't see anything.

"Forget it, I'm probably dazzled."

The only thing Julian asks from the Holy Spirit is Samuel's love, but he also feels that Samuel is such a perfect man, if the Holy Spirit really wants to match him, he should give him the strongest and most beautiful angel , not a ranger like him who occasionally inadvertently blasphemes the gods.Just as I was thinking about it, there was a sudden sound of thunder outside the house. Both the people in the room and the people celebrating outside were obviously startled. After all, if thunder in winter is not the magic of the magician or the magic of the priest, as a natural imagination, are extremely rare.

While others were asking the people next to them whether their hearing was wrong just now, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky and hit a private house not far from the square. Accompanied by loud roars and explosions, bricks, rags , Dust, burning wood and other sundries flew all over the sky!

After a brief silence, the people let out shrill screams together, pushed each other and even punched and kicked each other, and started Mumu's escape...

Of course, more people chose to flee to the church at the first time, but the priest of the church closed the heavy door at the same time.

"This is God's punishment." The priest who looked like Santa Claus still had a kind smile on his face when he called the priests to close the door.

There was another belated roar, and at the same time, there was a sound like a heavy object falling on the roof of the church. Fortunately, there is no glass yet. Although the wooden lattice windows of the church were smashed and rattled, But there was no rupture—it was hailstorming outside.

Samuel and the others have stopped praying. Allen was obviously outraged by the officiant's closing of the door. He even asked Samuel to open the door. Eric was worried about Bahn who was participating in the celebration. It didn't mean that he was not in danger. Only Julian remained silent.

"We are just people who come in to pray." Looking at his companion, Samuel shook his head, "Unless there is serious dereliction of duty, corruption, etc., this is an internal matter of the local Holy See, and we have no right to intervene. And don't worry, although Bane doesn't like to talk, he is very smart and knows what to do when he is in danger."

Eric was temporarily relieved, but Allen still asked Samuel to open the door: "Listen to the screams outside, they are all human lives!"

"So have you thought about what will happen after you open the door? It's not safe, but more dangerous. The door of the church is very narrow, and only two people can pass through it at a time. If the door is not opened, people will go to the nearest place to take refuge—— Judging from the topography of the square, the church is only the nearest refuge for people in one direction, but because the building here is the most obvious and largest, and this is a church, the first reaction of people from all directions will be to run to the church. If the door is opened here, More people will crowd here instead of escaping in other directions. In fact, there are many places around here that are more suitable for escaping than the church."

"So you're saying that they were right to do this?" Allen laughed, not because he thought Samuel's explanation was correct, but because he was extremely angry.

"Julian."

"boom!"

Because of the slap on the back of his head, Allen finally calmed down.

Of course Samuel knew that the Holy See's approach was not correct.But on the one hand, if he intervenes to force the door to open, it will cause more trouble for himself.On the other hand, if the door is opened, then the things he explained to Alan will come true.Everyone gave up other means of survival and ran to squeeze through the narrow door. During this process, countless people were trampled and crowded to death, and more people would also be crushed to death by hailstones because of the delay in escaping. .

After about 10 minutes, the screaming sound has disappeared, and people have fled the square. As for the casualties, we can only wait for the hailstorm to end...

The author has something to say: ORZ will go home tomorrow night, and Wa will correct the typo TAT the day after tomorrow