In the backyard of Woking's Temple in Reed Village …
The clear magic stripes spread out layer by layer. After a brief twist, Beta and the rest of them appeared in the circle of light.
Then, a golden silhouette with a pleasant fragrance pounced into Betta's arms, soft and fragrant. Beta thought that he was attacked and was about to counterattack when he saw who it was. He couldn't help but sigh in relief. "Shirley, don't scare me, okay?"
Shirley, who had long, bright blonde hair and a peerlessly beautiful face, rubbed her pretty face against Beta's chest and moaned sweetly, "Master, you're finally back. I missed you so much."
Jessica, who was one step too late, bristled on the side. Although she was a descendant of the wolf clan, she was making threatening sounds at Shirley like a cat at this moment.
Beta pushed the clingy Shirley away from his arms and said to Kail and Alice, "Okay, you two should go back and take a rest. If anything happens, I'll inform you through the Round Table Knight system. "
That was exactly what Kail had been waiting for. He whistled, and the horse that Barbara had given him charged out of the woods. He jumped on it and galloped toward Winterwind. Alice, on the other hand, stomped her feet and chased after him after summoning the unicorn.
Seizing the opportunity, Jessica ran over and rubbed her cheeks on Beta's clothes, which was how canines expressed intimacy. Jessica, who had the bloodline of werewolves, was no exception.
Beta patted the little maid's head and walked into the temple, followed by Shirley and Jessica.
Many people were praying in the temple. The one who was responsible for chanting the prayers was naturally Belin, the Saintess-in-training.
Beta discovered that most of the believers were from Reed Village, and some were from other villages. Also, two of them were dressed in fancy clothes. They were not rich, but they were at least of the upper class. This was the first time Beta had seen a non-civilian believer in the temple.
It seemed that Belin's missionary work was progressing well.
Beta was overjoyed. He hid to the side and waited for the prayers to end and the believers to leave before he walked into the temple.
Belin was arranging the teachings on the prayer altar. When she saw Beta, she smiled and said, "Teacher, long time no see."
Beta was surprised to find that Belin had become more mature after not seeing her for a short period of time. Moreover, he also discovered that Belin's level had already risen to LV6 … Although compared to him and Kail, there was still a huge gap, from the perspective of a normal person, Belin's growth rate was already shocking.
"You've grown a lot." Beta returned to the temple and opened the temple management system. Looking at the faith level that had risen by a large margin, he said in relief, "Not only did you spread the faith, but you even pulled in two small nobles. Not bad, not bad."
Blushing, Belin shook her head and said, "The two nobles weren't sent here by me, but by Ms. Shirley."
Beta turned around in surprise, and Shirley, who was standing nearby, immediately raised her head and puffed out her chest, as if she were asking for compliments.
It had to be said that Shirley was very beautiful, but her expression and actions made her look like a cocky girl. If the players were to describe her, she would be a bimbo.
Seeing Shirley's appearance, Beta let out a long sigh, feeling that this woman's earth-shatteringly beautiful face, which was exactly the same as Woking's, was a waste for this woman. With such a personality and way of doing things, Beta felt that even Emma was sexier and more attractive than Shirley, a divine creature with an angel's face and a devil's body.
Although he didn't know how Shirley had convinced the two minor nobles to become believers of Goddess Woking, it was certainly a good thing.
The nobles had extensive connections, and their belief in the goddess itself was a great source of advertising and spreading faith. If they could receive some divine grace, it would be even more beneficial for the preaching of Goddess Woking.
After resting on his bed for the night, Betta made a tour of the village. Belin had done a good job. Under her supervision, the entire village had changed greatly. Beautiful stone paths crisscrossed the entire village, and there was now a connecting waterway in front of every house.
In the past, the village had been full of human and animal feces, but that was no longer the case. On one hand, the infrastructure had changed. Beta had people build three public toilets in the village, but more importantly, the concept had changed.
In Reed Village, everyone was a believer of Goddess Woking, and according to the doctrine of the temple written by Beta, it was forbidden to defecate or urinate in public. In addition, it was also stipulated that, as long as conditions permitted, everyone had to take a bath every day, and they were not allowed to drink unboiled water.
When Beta was on Earth, he had read an article about "faith".
According to the article, the first etiquette and civilization of human beings were all formed by the behavior of faith. For example, to show their devotion to God, human beings would wash their bodies before every prayer, which would form the first personal hygiene habit. If it was a correct faith, it could also establish the correct morality of human beings.
Therefore, in the doctrine written by Beta, personal hygiene was promoted under the name of worshiping God. In addition, some basic human moral concepts were also promoted, such as respecting the old and loving the young, being diligent and thrifty, and so on!
This doctrine was not so much Woking's ministry as Beta's idea of what an ideal religion should be.
Woking had read the doctrine written by Beta. Not only did she not object to it at all, but she also strongly supported it.
Beta stayed in Reed Village for another two days. Then, he took Shirley and five of his former students to Bronze Drum City.
The time that he and Grinton agreed on was coming.
The gate of Bronze Drum City was still crowded with people. It was even livelier than Winterwind.
If it were a normal Shirley, she would've clung to Beta and almost wanted to cling to him naked. But now she had a cold expression on her face and kept a sufficient distance from Beta. No matter how one looked at it, she had the demeanor of a goddess like Woking.
Looking at her holy appearance, Beta finally understood why she could pull two nobles into the faith of Goddess Woking.
Beta's students, on the other hand, behaved even worse. They looked at Shirley with adoration, fanaticism, and reserved respect. Beta had no doubt that those students would be willing to die without any hesitation if Shirley was willing to give the order.
It was not until this moment that Beta felt that Shirley was indeed a divine creature. However, he did not understand why Shirley would act so foolishly in front of him.
Leaving his students in the hotel in Bronze Drum City, Beta took Shirley to meet Grinton in the castle.
Grinton treated Beta and Shirley with the best fruit wine, as gentle and elegant as before.
He was quite surprised when he saw Shirley for the first time. As a quasi-legendary expert, he keenly sensed the feeble air of divinity from Shirley.
Beta had a sip of the fruit wine and then he introduced her with a smile, "She is Ms. Shirley, a Master expert of the Temple of Woking."
Shirley slightly bowed to Grinton in a ladylike manner. Then, she said in a calm and serious tone, "Nice to meet you, powerful warrior. I am my master's sheath, and I am the wife that our god gave to him. "
Half a second later, both Beta and Grinton spat out the fruit wine in their mouths.
Wiping his mouth with a silk handkerchief, Grinton wondered how many years it had been since he lost his composure like this. Two hundred years?
Then, he asked Beta with a subtle expression, "Your goddess gave you a wife? Why does she look so familiar to me? "
Beta hurried to say, "It's just an illusion. Also, Shirley is not my wife. "
However, Shirley interrupted him and said, "I was created by the goddess based on her appearance. You find me familiar because you've seen the statue of the goddess. Also Beta, the goddess said that I am your wife. That can't be changed. "
If Grinton had any fruit wine in his mouth, he would've spat it out again.
The goddess created a divine creature based on her appearance and gave her to a believer as a wife!
Grinton was not stupid. On the contrary, it was not hard to imagine how smart he was, considering that he was about to become a Legendary expert. But right now, he felt that he would rather be stupid. It was because the whole thing was full of great gossip that would make one's imagination run wild.
After thinking for a long time, Grinton said that he had never heard or thought about anything. He pretended to be serious and said, "Bronze Drum City has no more believers. You can be stationed here now."
Beta said sincerely, "Thank you very much."
"I have to thank you. If it weren't for your special ability, my daughter would still be a useless person." Grinton's handsome face was full of gratification. "She is growing at the same speed as when we were in the dream years ago. I know that she will surpass me soon. It won't be long before that day comes."
Beta heaved a long sigh. He missed his life on Earth and the happy days when he played games with his cousin.
Grinton soon woke up from the memories. For him, his life in the Dream World was more than three hundred years ago, and he had forgotten most of it. Right now, he was more focused on the life in front of him. "Your Woking Temple doesn't have any power in Bronze Drum City. You can say that you don't have much time to spread your religion. Soon, the priests of other temples will come to fight with you. How do you plan to spread the influence of the temple?"
Betta said with a smile, "I plan to hire the poor people in the slums first and ask them to build some simple stone houses, a few flat and walkable roads, and a few sewers in the slums. In the end, I will rent the houses to them at a low price. If they are believers of Woking, they can live in them forever for free! "
"That's it?"
Beta replied, "That's a good idea."
Thinking for a moment, Grinton asked again, "Is that also the philosophy of the Golden Sons?"
Beta nodded.
Shirley, who had been standing beside him, came over and suddenly asked, "Master, what is Golden Son?"