Angel on earth

Mikhail asked again: "Then how about I cut down the tree myself?"

Delgado rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Okay. However, out of kindness, I have to remind you that this is the best wine producing area in Iris. All the oak trees are named Brown, so they must be reserved for wine barrels. .”

Mikhail nodded: "I see."

The man with dark blond hair stepped on the broken door and left the church in a good mood.Mikhail folded his arms and saw that they had gone far away, so he turned his head and asked:

"Why is every good oak named Brown?"

"Thank you, thank you, thank you for your generosity, Mr. Mikhail! - so, so, I advise you not to cut down trees." Silas reminded timidly and kindly, "You have also seen that these people's Hearts are dark, maybe there are some traps."

Severin sat down with Sera's support, drank some water, and thanked Mikhail for his help.Serra explained:

"Coster Brown is the Lord Chancellor of this city, and this is only for the past two years, because the king ordered the whole country to adopt this 'new, more conducive to economic development and people's happiness' system. In the past few years, He is the lord of Oak City. This kind of thing is not changing the medicine. According to the new law and the size of Oak City, in addition to the three judges, there should be four consuls to manage the affairs. The chief consul's surname is Bartholomew , is Coster Brown's father-in-law; the Second and Third Consuls are relatives of the Brown family, and the Fourth Consul happens to be Coster's youngest son, Isaac Brown, a... damn wizard .”

"They want our land." Bishop Severin panted. "The land God chose for us has a natural blessing, and the land of the new church is just land. This is their heresy, no matter how much they can quibble, it will not change it." fact."

"Why don't you ask the higher church for help?"

Sera looked at him steadily, making Mikhail a little guilty.

After a long while, the old man smiled wryly and said, "You saw it too, sir, how can we have extra money to hire a horse? We can't even afford dry food. I'm getting old, and Sira and Silla are both women, not everyone The women are all Lord Isabella or Lord Snow White. Even if there are men, there is no way out of Oak City."

Mikhail would be wrong when he saw him, so he didn't make a sound. After carefully observing the church, he found that the history of this hut was almost as old as Oak City, and maybe it hadn't had time to prepare the "Altar" ", then nodded, indicating that he understood.

Severin's voice trailed off.After a long time, as if he had made up his mind, he looked at Serra and said, "Gaston is dead."

"What?" Sera's eyes widened, but her mouth didn't close for a long time.

"Gaston is our most devout brother. He never hated this place, he just pretended to be betrayed, just to spread the news. But he died anyway. Probably those hounds..." Severin looked at the empty space The vibrant scenery outside the gate of the city, "I have seen his cross on Master Brown."

Mikhail frowned, earnestly troubled.

The two nuns hurried to the pulpit and began to babble and confess.They had been complaining and even cursing Gaston these days, without thinking about it that much.Now, they sincerely apologize to their good brothers who have probably entered the kingdom of heaven.

After a while, Mikhail gritted his teeth and asked, "Do you need me to do anything?"

Severin said: "'The one who sent me said to me: Vengeance is mine, and I will repay.'[1]"

In the preceding verse of this verse, the prophet who made the record gave up his resistance to the rebels, because vengeance and retribution rests with God.

The teenager muttered to himself a little helplessly: "No, I can... I should do something. I can't watch you being bullied, you are... my brothers and sisters, yes. You are good people, don't cheat I, too, am not a bully and should not be treated like this by a hypocrite. It's not fair, I should..."

"You look very tired." Severin looked at him with cloudy old eyes, as if looking through a basin of clear water. "You don't want to do this, it's all right, my good brother. It's everyone The stage to go through is that when you are young, you are always filled with righteous indignation. After seeing part of the truth of the world, you feel hurt and try to harden your heart. Some people successfully harden their hearts and treat everything indifferently from then on. Too late to regret, I want to atone for my ignorance for the rest of my life. I committed many crimes when I was young, but now it’s just atonement, you don’t have to worry about it.”

Mikhail lowered his eyes: "I hope I can do it too, but...but I can't. I will definitely regret it. What's more, there are two sisters here."

Severin froze for a moment, re-evaluating his appearance.However, Mikhail had already shaken his head, carried the "Prayer of Chastity" wrapped in coarse cloth, and went to the oak forest to the west to cut trees.

Mikhail has tall legs and long legs, and his steps are vigorous. Even so, he walked for about half an hour before entering the woods.The terrain in the west is undulating, and there are a few hills, but except for the hills where the gentlemen live, the terrain of Oak City is still broad and flat. Tiredly repeating the operations of watering, fertilizing, and deworming.

Without the attention of mortals, Mikhail trotted around in the woods, and soon came to the edge of the oak forest.There is a hill not far away. However, looking down from the mountain road, the dense canopy of summer trees of different shades covers the ground layer by layer. The loggers supervised by the supervisor are also cutting down some trees near Oak City. He just Need to be quieter.

He carefully untied the rope and coarse cloth, prayed to the chastity offering, prayed for her help and forgiveness, and then grabbed the hilt of his sword and cut off a cypress tree neatly.He dragged the cypress back to the church intact, and sent the leaves and branches to the kitchen: the kitchen had long since run out of coal and firewood.

In the past two years, no matter the tenant farmers or ordinary citizens living on the hill, under the coercion of the city hall, they had to go to the new church to worship, and avoided this area.In fact, Severin was not a qualified shepherd. He used to persuade people to pay less tax because their families were poor. This has become a major reason for the new sect to criticize him: breaking the precepts.The True Sect strictly abides by every commandment in the Sun God's Code, including all kinds of severe punishments, as well as all kinds of "dedications" that are as heavy as mountains other than what the lord deserves.

In short, Mikhail was not worried about being discovered. He had lunch in the church, fed Aaron some water soaked in flowers in the forest, and then dealt with the cypress tree with chastity prayers in the small square in front of the church: Peeled, dried, chipped, edged, sanded, and the bark moved to the kitchen.He did it meticulously, better than an experienced carpenter, and repaired the church door with surplus wood.

In the evening, he borrowed the backyard, bathed and washed clothes by the well, helped Selah and Silla water the cultivated land, and went back to take care of Aaron.He planned to accompany Aaron the next day, and went to the woods to choose a pine tree the day after tomorrow. He remembered that the Amethyst Forest was close to the Abaddon Empire, so the climate was colder and there were many pine trees.

Careful Sera still found Aaron's existence, but did not enter the house to disturb, Mikhail told her that she was his wife, who was sick, and he wanted to take her to White Kingdom for medicine.Sera didn't know if there was a letter, but that night and the next day, he specially made stewed eggs and soup with the bird eggs he brought back.In any case, Mikhail was grateful to her.

Aaron didn't open his eyes, but Peter next door woke up.Mikhail heard the boy's scream early in the morning, and he was still asleep, thinking that Delgado was coming again.When I went out to ask, I found out that it was Peter who was making a fuss about going home.

Peter was a dark, thin boy about Mikhail's age, who looked much older and tired.When she was peeling the boards the day before, Silas waited and wanted to help, but she didn't find a chance, but told a lot of stories about Oak City, including Peter's family.

Peter is the son of carpenter Hubert. This year, there is also a 15-year-old younger sister in the family. She is very beautiful because of her blonde hair and blue eyes. It took a lot of money to keep her, but there were also many troubles later, and what happened to Peter was related to her.Master Brown, not the young master, but Isaac Brown, the fourth consul who has mana and sits in the new church, took a fancy to her. It happened that Bell had borrowed from the Brown family a few years ago, so the Brown family People often harass the carpenter's family in the name of debt collection, and even released bloodhounds to chase and bite Peter a few days ago.Carpenter Hubert was one of the few citizens who stayed in the chapel until the new decree was promulgated, and Severin knew his family very well, so he prayed for Peter all night, and then Mikhail brought people to the church.

In all fairness, the residents of Oak City are not bad-looking, because the ancestors of almost all tenant farmers and workers are nobles who were exiled here.Unlike the plantations and mines in other places, there are not many guards here, because raising a "black princess" requires enough peace, and just the right docile numbness is the best; nor can you see a black slave, because the "black princess" "Every planting process requires that the operator's family background be clean and good-looking. "Family cleanliness" refers to the aristocratic status of the ancestors.

It is true if you look closely, but toil and worry have left a deep mark on them. At most, the girls in the best vineyards are fairer. When they are past the age of youth, they will be driven out. Life is worse than others, and some even rely on selling their bodies to survive.Just three days ago, a pair of sisters in their 20s were hanged near the new church for this reason.

Peter was in a hurry to go home because he was afraid that his parents would do irrational things because of his disappearance.After listening to his reasons, Mikhail said:

"Sorry, I'm afraid you won't be able to show up just yet."

"Why?" Peter still had a little impression of him, and asked angrily, "It's you... Thank you, kind brother. But why can't I show up?"

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[1]罗马书12:19/希伯来书10:30