A common tavern that connects all fantasy worlds

From a certain day, a strange rumor began to spread in many human towns in the north.

It is said that there is a huge car covered with a steel shell, with a shining silver cross on the front, traveling between towns, villages and other human settlements, and activities called "sermons" will be held in each place.

Many people couldn't accurately describe the scene at that time even after participating in the event because of their stupid mouths, but there were also a few who could remember clearly and express it properly in words.

That's what happened to the know-it-all that the Elbons got today.

This is a middle-aged man in his 40s. When he saw the landlord who was far above him, he just took off his hat and bowed slightly.

"Bold!" Young Master Yaron Elbon shouted first, with a lingering haze on his face.

"I'm sorry, Master Elbon." The man's attitude remained unchanged, "I have decided to convert to Father Fowler's church, where I can display my value as a human being. In the eyes of God, we are all equal individuals, I don't need to show respect beyond the level of two honest men who agree with each other."

Master Elbon, who was sitting in an electric wheelchair, waved his hand, stopped his son, and asked kindly to Passenger: "Father Fowler...is he the current owner of that car?"

Know-it-all replied, "Yes, sir."

"Then besides the priest, who were there in the car?"

"I haven't seen them all, Mr. Elbon, but I've probably heard them from other people, too, which may not be quite accurate."

Wan Shitong thought about it carefully, and continued to speak:

"First of all, those two nuns, but everyone doesn't know their names. One of them is the 'Sister of Steel', who is superb in martial arts. When she is in the wild, she will ride on a power armor to protect the safety of the car around; The other is a 'veiled nun' who always wears a veil. No one knows what she looks like, but she is gentle, quiet, and polite. She especially likes children. She will distribute leaflets and prepare simple tea and biscuit.

"And there's Papa Burke, who says he's from that town up north. He's such a good repairman that even people who don't want to be religious will go when Father Fowler's car is parked nearby. Find him to repair the car or other tools!

"I heard that there is also a black-haired kid named Scott who occasionally appears in the convoy to help with work, but I have never seen him once, and others say that he is not seen often... I don't know where he goes. went."

Master Elbon, in his wheelchair, leaned forward and listened very carefully.Seeing the know-it-all finished, he asked again: "So, will they come to this town?"

"It should be. I heard Father Fowler say that they will go to every settlement in the north and re-establish churches everywhere.  … Are you going to listen to the priest's sermon too? That would be great, you are here The local prestige will surely make Father Fowler's proposition accepted by more people."

Know-it-all answer.

Master Elbon raised his head and glanced at him, and said doubtfully, "I do plan to go to the sermon...but from what you say, it seems that I will definitely agree with what Father Fowler said."

"Of course, Monsieur Albon. You'll know when you hear the sermon."

With no further questions to ask, Master of Everything accepted the reward and walked out of Elbon Manor.

Yaron Elbon had been thinking about something, and when no one was around, he leaned over and asked his father, "Do you think that 'Nun of the Veil' could be Charlotte?"

"I don't know... You can only confirm it by seeing it with your own eyes." Master Elbon turned his head to look at him, his eyes suddenly became sharp: "Yaron, the 'nun' mentioned by the know-it-all is very similar to her, no matter We have to go and see if it is true or not. The vampire hunter brought back only a lock of hair, although he also asked someone to use prehistoric equipment to verify that it is true... But it does not necessarily prove that he has killed Xia lot."

Can the mixed-race people believe what they say?He was half aristocrat, and he might have conspired with Mayer Link to trick them with a few hairs.

Because others don't know, but he and Yaron know that Charlotte doesn't want to come back at all, and Meyer really likes that silly girl.If Charlotte's life can be saved, the nobleman should be happy to pay a higher price, right?

Although the reward of 2000 million has been paid, they still can't trust the hunter.

"Wait until the priest comes here."

Lord Elbon finally determined.

Of course, the so-called car was remodeled from the chariot of the Brotherhood. After burying Gropp's body, Layla drove the chariot to join Father Jacob Fowler and his party.

Although there is no brotherhood, she can continue to survive as a hunter with her strength, but she doesn't want to live that kind of life anymore.

After so many years, looking back, I realized that the "hatred" that supported her to hunt and kill the nobles had actually disappeared long ago, and what was left was nothing but habit and numbness.

It just so happens that neither Kate, D nor Boss Xue are worried about letting Jacob run around the land to preach as originally planned, and she also agrees with what the priest said, so she voluntarily joined the sect and became a nun and Convoy guard.The external armor that was pulled out of Seyit was also repaired by Papa Burke, and the power supply was reloaded, and now she is also driving it.

Because of this, she was called the "Sister of Steel".

A certain tavern owner is still complaining, this name and the external armor together always have the feeling of going to fight big bugs.

After repairing this thing, Papa Burke no longer opened a repair shop in that town. He moved all his belongings into the car and became a church mechanic.

In addition to the armor, this chariot has also been upgraded and repaired by him. Many unnecessary and uncontrolled weapons and equipment have been removed, and many basic supply equipment and facilities have been installed, such as water collection and purification devices.

This chariot was originally used for hunting, while retaining its defensive function, it is more and more like the RV that Jacob failed to sell.

At the same time, in order to facilitate Jacob’s preaching, the chariot can also extend a metal platform on the ground next to the door. When the platform is stretched out, the silver cross on the roof will also come down and stand on the ground of the priest who is preaching. Afterwards, it is very sacred.

It's like now when I came to this town.

Like every time before, as the content of the priest's speech deepened, the nearby residents involuntarily gathered around, and a veiled nun each stuffed a very concise leaflet.

Jacob said loudly: "So we have to believe in God, not only because He is the Almighty Savior, but also because He is the just Father. He wants us to respect and worship Him, but more importantly, he wants us to practice Him. The Tao, to give equal love to all things in the world.

"We will love the exploited and treat them as family, freeing them from the fate of being oppressed and feeding others with their flesh and creations; we will love the exploiters and stop them , to deliver them from the sin of predation.

"At the end of the day, this world, including us, was created by God, and we use it temporarily by God's grace. It's like borrowing your father's carriage and going to a party with friends, of course you have to be on your nerves , You can’t destroy things that don’t belong to you. Then why do you not care about the harm your actions will cause to others and the world when you are in this world?

"Some people think, 'God is going to save us anyway,' so they simply refuse to take action and just look to God to do it all with supernatural power.

"To counter this idea, I will now tell a story.

"A bishop encountered shipwreck on a boat and unfortunately fell into the sea, so he kept praying to God, begging: 'God, I am your most loyal servant, please rescue me'. At this time, the front came I got into a boat and threw the lifebuoy to rescue him, but he said, no, God will save me.

"After a while, another boat came and shouted at him, but he still didn't get on the boat, just waiting for God's apparition. Until he drowned, he didn't see God come to save him.

"After the bishop died, he came to heaven and questioned God very angrily. I have prayed to you, why didn't you save me. God said: 'My child, I sent two ships to rescue you, but you refused to go on board. boat!'

"The combined strength of each of us can already change the world. God uses teachings to advise us and guide us to save ourselves, but these people reject God's teachings. Aren't they destroying themselves?

"God has pointed out the direction we should go, but do we have to stand still instead?"

Just when Jacob spoke here and the surrounding believers were completely attracted, the people from the Elbon's family came late.

The "veiled nun" took a look at this side, walked over with a normal demeanor, and handed a few leaflets to the few people who came here.

Master Elbon didn't make any rash moves, but just took a deep look at her, and lowered his head to look at the succinct leaflet.

"Redemption of self, redemption of others, redemption of the world—"

It says,

"Understand the boundary between human and non-human, treat yourself and others as the same person; don't understand the world, think about the world, and change it."

Chapter 41 Mashup Theology

"Help the people around you, just as you expect others to help you. Oppose all forms of exploitation! Oppose the exploitation of human beings by nobles, and even more, the exploitation of human beings by human beings! God's love is equal! Save yourself! Save your family! Save the village !save the world!"

At the end of the speech, Pastor Jacob spoke out.

In order to perfect the teachings he will spread, he has not been idle these few days. Whenever he has time, he will borrow books from another world from Boss Xue to read.

Coincidentally, in order to solve the problem of Shitabai, a large number of books on Mayan culture and the history of Central and South America have been added to the tavern recently.Because... Speaking of the Mayan civilization, shouldn't it be inevitable to talk about its demise?The colonists, or the colonialism that has continued to this day, not only destroyed the civilization and culture of the aborigines, but also continued to create new tragedies.

As the former Spanish colonists wished, Christian ethics became the mainstream in another land, but it gradually separated from the way of thinking of the Western colonists and developed another theory.

The Mayans, who experienced repeated blows from class cleansing, genocide, and cultural conquest, did not abandon their own identity, but instead found spiritual sustenance from the other party's culture.

The clergy in this land also gradually discovered in the desperate struggle of the aborigines that what the colonists carried out in the name of "god" was the complete exploitation and oppression of one nation against another.

In any country and any nation, opportunists who like chaos are a minority. The vast majority of people in the world have no differences in morality and values. They can only focus on the life in front of them and only think about it. How to live tomorrow.

It's just that these people who choose to live an honest life and work hard will naturally stay away from politics and cannot affect high-level decision-making.

This is the case with the clergy, who were shocked to discover the evil of their "group" after they came to this land.

Therefore, out of a simple sense of justice, they believe that their beliefs must be changed to a practical level, and they must effectively relieve the suffering of the people.

The oppressed and those who sympathize with them reinterpret the existence of God.

"If Jesus was alive today, he would be a guerrilla."

As a person who has already established a world view, the old pastor Jacob certainly does not fully agree with the other party's theory, but after experiencing his own tragedy and witnessing the struggling world on the other side, he also feels that faith must have realistic meaning.

No, belief must have practical significance!

Master Albon frowned.

He couldn't tell what was going on, he actually didn't like what the priest said... The know-it-all seemed to be wrong.

The reason is that he feels that he should never be the same person as the fools around him who are also listening to the sermon but can't even read the words on the flyer.God's love should not be "equal", but "fair". Don't people who are more powerful and contribute more to this world deserve more love?

Even the know-it-all said that when he, Lord Elbon, came, there must be more people who believe in this sect in the local area. This is called authority, and this is called influence.If there was no Elbon Manor in this town, it might have been completely turned into a town of living corpses by passing nobles.

But he didn't come here to argue with the priest. He was more concerned about whether Charlotte had been transformed and hunted as the mixed-race hunter said.

That veiled nun, couldn't it really be his daughter who didn't want to go home?

He wants to find a chance to try it out.

The sermon is over, and unlike other church sermons, Jacob has to complete the follow-up work here, which is to guide the believers to establish mutual aid organizations, distribute radio stations, and establish connections between this isolated settlement and other organizations.

He himself will also broadcast radio programs in the chariot every night, mainly leading prayers, introducing how to pray for God's protection when encountering alien creatures, and then Papa Burke will introduce the production and use of various simple weapons.

…At present, the most realistic need of everyone is to survive in this world, so of course the church is most concerned about this.

Scott didn't come to help today, and after the father got a job again, the two children suddenly matured.According to his own words, he wants to transfer to a church school, study theology while studying the theories accepted by his father, and after graduation, he wants to spread and promote this good thing in the United States.

When Jacob and "Sister Veil" came here, Master Elbon gave his son Yaron a wink, then pressed the button of the electric wheelchair, and took the initiative to go forward.

"Wonderful sermon, Father." He first clapped his hands, clapped a few times, and exchanged some greetings with Jacob, who was the same age, before asking: "However, I still have some questions, I hope you can answer them... ..."

Jacob also pulled a chair over, sat opposite him, and smiled kindly: "Excuse me."

Seeing that his son had already taken the opportunity to go to the veiled nun, Master Elbon began to divert Jacob's attention with serious questions: "You said that we must believe in God, and you also said that we must save ourselves and the world. The power of God can do this... Then don’t we need God’s existence? If there are no miracles, how can God’s existence be proved?”

Jacob asked back: "Sir, I want to ask you first, how do you define 'salvation'? If a nobleman stood in front of you and said, 'I killed that man and sucked his blood dry, but I also made him free from death." Escape from a world of pain', do you think he has a point? Does that count as salvation? Obviously not?

"So who should define 'salvation'? Humans themselves, of course.

"Human beings need moral restraint, spiritual care, and the sublimation of the soul. These are undoubtedly the domain of God, and it is God's salvation for people. Without God, I would not come here, and I would not "correct" If the morality is communicated to the people, salvation will not exist.

"The so-called miracles, in the public perception, are only salvation in the physical sense; in that respect, God has already done it, and most of the records in the Old Testament are like this. But we should not ignore the real 'miracles', That is, under the guidance of God, we can perfect ourselves as human beings and become a better version of ourselves.

"The existence of God is also related to this. First of all, because there are 'good' and 'bad' in this world, then we can imagine the most perfect and 'best' image... He represents everything that the world pursues Virtue represents all our hopes. Isn't this God?

"Then we discover that if there are concepts of 'good' and 'bad', then 'God' must also exist.

"If he does not exist, then he is no longer the most perfect and 'best', because things that exist must be more perfect than things that do not exist, other characteristics being the same.

"Secondly, the very existence of this world proves the existence of God.

"If gravity had changed, the birth of stars would not be as it is today, and of course the solar system and the earth would cease to exist, as would plants, animals, and human beings;

"If the composition of the air was not in this fixed ratio, if the structure of the atom was not nuclear and electrons, if the earth did not rotate, if there were no moons to cause tides, if any tiny link had deviated since the birth of the universe, there would be no life at all. No, we won't be having this conversation here.

"A system so complex and perfect, far beyond the scope of any intelligent creature's capabilities, is running in a precise and orderly manner. Is this the miracle you are talking about?

"Let me take this wonderful machine you ride as an example. Its internal circuits, powertrains, and meshing gears are all designed to allow you to sit on it and operate it with just a fingertip." .

"This is of course intelligent design, not natural formation; no matter what kind of coincidence, it is impossible for ore to smelt itself, metal to assemble itself into parts, and parts to assemble themselves into a system. There must be a manufacturer, a Or a group of craftsmen made it for a certain purpose at a certain time and place. He understood its structure and designed its use. This is the answer.

"The universe that allows us to exist and gain intelligence is more precise, more complex, and more orderly than this automated machine, and there is no possibility of becoming this way by itself. This only shows that there is a more powerful, infinitely intelligent the designer.

"The designer can only be a god."

After the words fell, Master Elbon, who was just trying to attract attention and asked his son to confirm the identity of the veiled nun, was already stunned.

He couldn't refute every word the priest in front of him said, and even started staring at the silver cross behind the priest in a daze.

Soon, his son returned, and the Elbon family returned home with a pile of leaflets.

On the way, Yaron was still chattering to his father: "I've confirmed that the girl is not Charlotte...the body shape and hair color are very similar, but I saw her face in a gust of wind, which is exactly the same as Charlotte's." Lott is completely different."

Master Erbon finally turned around and said to him: "That car is indeed the hunter's car we hired, and the woman in armor is also a hunter from the Marcos Brothers... Did you ask her how she answered?" something?"

Yaron nodded: "I asked, she said that they chased to the city of Seyit, but they were attacked by the Countess Camilla who was still alive in the city, and all the brothers died, only she was left, and she couldn't do it anymore. As a hunter, I found a new job."

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Lord Elbon fell silent, and after a while, he said to his son in a low voice: "Then let's do it... don't mention Charlotte's name again, and bury her clothes in the coffin. In addition , the management should be stricter, and the people in the manor are not allowed to listen to the priest's sermon..."

Chapter 42 Longing for the Light

When the car slowly drove to the next destination, Kate sat on the seat and took off her veil.

"This should be fine, I don't know if I have deceived those people."

Muttering, she handed the replaced veil and dress to Charlotte Albon, who sat opposite.

"Thank you, sister." Charlotte said with a smile, "They must have been deceived... They didn't even think to get in the car to confirm. It is estimated that my death will be announced and my clothes will be buried in the next two days. In the grave."

It's all up to Layla, the huntress who knew what they were looking for as soon as she saw the Elbon family appear and Yaron Elbon's eyes rolled around, and by getting in the car to carry the leaflets Due to the opportunity, Charlotte quickly grabbed Charlotte and asked her to exchange coats with Kate who happened to come here to help.

The two girls have the same hair color and similar body shape. Although people who know them can tell at a glance that something is wrong, believers who usually come to listen to sermons will not pay such attention to it.By the way, Leila also put something on Kate's chest, and added a corset that made her a little breathless, which made the two of them more similar. During the whole sermon, no one noticed that the "veiled nun" had changed.

The nun who originally acted with Jacob is of course Charlotte... The Night City no longer exists, and she and Meyer have no reason to go to the depths of the starry sky, so they can only stay on the earth.In order not to irritate Erbon's family and cause trouble to D, who is kind and helpful, she usually moves around with a veil outside the car.

However, she didn't expect that her father and elder brother would come directly to confirm whether the "veiled nun" was her... I don't know why they had doubts, maybe it was just that they didn't want to trust the mixed-race hunter. .