In fact, Sarah didn't let Shirley down. When she got home, she immediately flipped through the book in her hands and read it carefully.
When she first heard the name Goddess Woking, Sarah thought it was a good god like the Goddess of Light. But after reading the first page of the book, she was surprised to find that Goddess Woking was actually the Goddess of Wealth and Commerce.
In Bronze Drum City, there were facilities built for free by the Temple of Woking. Such a good god was actually the Goddess of Wealth. In Sarah's imagination, the God of Wealth and Commerce, although not the God of Evil, was still just a shrewd god. She really couldn't understand why a god who controlled business would do so many unprofitable things.
Maybe she could find the answer in this book. Sarah continued to the next page of the book. Now she was really more and more interested in the Temple of Woking.
But after reading half of the book, she still didn't get the answer she wanted. In the teachings, most of the believers were advised to be honest, friendly, kind to the elderly, and so on, to encourage people to be positive and do good.
She found it strange that the Goddess of Commerce didn't have any teachings on how to make money, but instead taught people how to behave.
At this time, Harris came home from school. Seeing Sarah reading the book, he immediately danced with joy. "Sister, you also want to believe in Goddess Woking? That's great, Goddess Woking is the kindest and most gentle goddess in the world. She is also the Goddess of Commerce. Sister, you are a traveling merchant. If you believe in the Goddess, your business will be smooth sailing. "
When Sarah saw her brother, she immediately pulled him over and asked, "You have believed in Goddess Woking for a while. Didn't you notice that Goddess Woking, as the Goddess of Commerce, doesn't teach people how to make money? Isn't it strange?"
Harris smiled and said, "Actually, someone asked this question a long time ago. Teacher Beta once answered us."
"Teacher Beta?"
A look of admiration appeared on Harris' face. "Mr. Beta is Bishop Shirley's master. He is also the most knowledgeable person in the world. No matter what questions we ask, he can answer them. That's right, he was the one who taught us the doctrine. "
A young man with short bright golden hair immediately appeared in Sarah's mind. She nodded slightly and asked, "How did he answer you?"
Harris coughed lightly and pretended to speak in a gentle tone similar to Beta's. "If you want to earn money and keep it at home, then the family must be harmonious. Otherwise, brothers will fight each other, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will not get along, and father and son will fight. No matter how much money you have, you won't be able to keep it. Moreover, if he was alone, no matter how much money he earned, it would be useless. He could not use it to benefit his friends and family, nor could he use it to help his family. Therefore, we, the Woking Divine Religion, must learn how to deal with the world and learn to live in harmony with our families before we can earn money. As long as you can do these two things, it will be very easy to make money. "
Sarah was dumbfounded. She really didn't think that a harmonious family could actually be linked to making money. Although it sounded very nonsensical, for some reason, she felt that Harris' words made a lot of sense.
She waved her hand and dismissed her brother. Then, she began to concentrate on reading the teachings of the Goddess of Woking.
On the other side, Beta had received an invitation from City Lord Grinton.
The two of them were waiting in the study, and two cups of fruit wine were placed in front of them.
Grinton picked up his wine and walked to the window of the study. Looking down, he could see the entirety of Bronze Drum City.
He then said, "The current Bronze Drum City is very beautiful. It's so clean that it's hard to imagine. I feel that I am a talent for managing a territory. Moreover, I have learned a lot about how to manage a territory by following you in my dream. I thought that I had done a good job in managing Bronze Drum City over the past three hundred years. However, I never expected that you would turn the entire city into such a mess in less than a year. "
Beta drank a mouthful of fruit wine and looked at Grinton in silence.
Meanwhile, Grinton continued to gently swirl the wine barrel in his hand, and the light green fruit wine swirled gently in the cup.
"What people fear the most is being compared to others. Over 200 years ago, I no longer feared being compared to anyone. That's because I'm confident that I won't lose to anyone in battle or in governing a territory. However, compared to you, I'm like an idiot. Do you think I'm like that, Beta? "
Beta looked at Grinton's back for a while, then said, "Don't worry, the Woking Temple will never extend its tentacles into the secular power system. We are only responsible for the souls of our followers, while you can continue to control their bodies. "
Grinton turned around and looked at Beta. A smile suddenly appeared on his face. "As expected of my master. You know what I'm thinking."
Grinton was very grateful for everything that the Woking Temple had done in Bronze Drum City, but he was also increasingly afraid that the Woking Temple would take everything away.
Although he did want to help Beta establish faith in Bronze Drum City to repay him for teaching him in the dream. However, he had never imagined that the Woking Shrine would be so heaven-defying. In less than a year, it had taken almost the entire city and everyone's faith to fall into their hands.
Grinton had sent people to do a rough investigation, and they found that less than 10% of the people in Bronze Drum City didn't believe in the Woking Goddess.
He was very worried. Under these circumstances, as long as the Woking Temple gave the order, there would be no need for the believers to besiege the city lord's mansion. Just the soldiers in his army who believed in Woking would immediately betray him and offer the entire Bronze Drum City to the Woking Temple.
Grinton knew that as a legendary figure, he was very powerful. It wouldn't be too difficult for him to deal with the current Woking Temple. However, he didn't want to do that. After all, he and Beta could be considered good friends.
Now that Beta had taken the initiative to give in, he was naturally very happy. However, he still had another worry. "Beta, I believe in you and your promise, but you can't guarantee that your successor will have the same attitude."
Beta smiled lightly. "Don't worry, this proposal will soon be written into the doctrine."
Grinton was stunned. He knew very well what this sentence meant when it was written into the doctrine. A moment later, he finished the fruit wine in his hand in one gulp and said, "What a good friend!"
Beta chuckled and also finished his fruit wine.
Although his decision was indeed to help Grinton, or rather, to appease Grinton's heart, in reality, he had wanted to do this for a long time. He knew very well what kind of existence the Woking Temple had become in Bronze Drum City. It could be said that if Beta wanted to become the city lord, all he had to do was make a call and the believers would help the Woking Temple conquer Bronze Drum City.
However, this was meaningless. He wasn't the kind of person who longed for power. To him, power was only a means to achieve a certain goal. It wasn't a necessary means. There were other ways to achieve his goals.
Moreover, Beta understood very well that when a sect achieved this, it would inevitably lead to a decline or even a catastrophe. On Earth, there were such living examples, such as the famous Shaolin.
Therefore, it could be said that the current development of the Woking Temple was already the best it could be. It couldn't move forward anymore. On the other hand, Beta planned to cooperate with the local lords and cooperate with each other on the development of the city. If the lords participated in the system of the Woking Temple and benefited from it, the lords would be less wary of the Woking Temple. If the plan went well, it could be extended to other cities, which would make it easier for the Woking Temple to preach.
Beta chatted with Grinton for a long time. Then, he returned to the temple and ran into Shirley.
Shirley smiled the moment she saw him. "I'm going to Lady Sophia's party in Winterwind, so I won't be back today. Master, do you allow me?"
Recently, Shirley had been sticking to Beta a lot. Beta was worried that she would lose her circle of friends if she kept doing that. Now that Shirley offered to meet her friends, Beta couldn't have been happier.
After getting Betta's approval, Shirley happily left the house.
Announcing that the prayer for the day was canceled, Beta went to school to teach the children.
Most of these children came from poor families, but they had a high degree of loyalty and faith to the Divine Temple. In about three years, they would graduate from school, and with a little training, they would become a group of extremely outstanding talents.
After a busy day, Beta had dinner and made a few scrolls out of habit. Then, he went to bed.
In a daze, he found himself waking up in a pink space.
Beta couldn't have been more familiar with the place. He was lost for words on the spot. Then, he saw a hybrid succubus that he was even more familiar with walk to him.
"Aren't you in Winterwind?" Beta was confused. "When did you come to Bronze Drum City? Why didn't you inform me? "
"If I had, you would've probably fled to another city." Clinging to Beta, the hybrid succubus laughed hard. Then, she breathed out a pink mist on Beta's face. "I missed you. I missed you very much."
Then, the two of them made love on the big bed. They knew each other very well and cooperated well. However, halfway through, the hybrid succubus pulled another person out.
Beta's eyes bulged the moment he saw her. It was Shirley.
He finally understood why Shirley went to Sophia. That was her purpose.
However, although his mind was still clear, he couldn't control his body.
Shirley blushed and approached him affectionately. Then, Betta subconsciously pulled her under his body and pressed her down.
Two birds were flying in the sky!