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Chapter 1857 - 562: The New Use for the War Angel_2

Chapter 1857: Chapter 562: The New Use for the War Angel_2

In contrast, the most conspicuous building in the city is a brightly lit Silver Moon Church painted with eye-catching white paint.

Every household on the streets has their doors closed, and taverns and restaurants have shut down early as well, with hardly any ordinary residents walking the streets.

Only a large number of ragged beggars are curled up in dark alleys.

They sleep beside stinking gutters, sharing company with the rats in the sewer.

This is completely different from Rig City as Leonard Churchill had once read about in newspaper reports.

This mining city was once home to numerous mining tycoons, and beggars were so scarce that even poor people were rare. Because of the multitude of job opportunities offered by the mines, even the random falling of ore beside the train tracks was sufficient to exchange for a few pieces of black bread to sustain themselves.

But now, the city is nothing but a scene of desolation and decay.

As the three walked on the streets, they saw lifeless Silver Moon Believers everywhere.

They neither engaged in any work nor cultivated the land.

They just prayed in a daze at the towering white clock tower of the church.

After a moment of prayer, it was as if they received some spiritual feedback, allowing them to forget their hunger and coldness, and contently lie on the ground to fall asleep.

This eerie scene could be seen all across Rig City along their journey.

Leonard Churchill was not surprised.

He knew the condition of these refugees was caused not only by war.

More importantly, it was the essence of religion.

During his time at the Royal Academy, Leonard Churchill had studied numerous religious classic books to understand the ruling methods of the Holy Tribunal.

The system of divine sovereignty has one characteristic: the living conditions of the lower class must be severely poor.

Only through suffering can people turn to faith in God.

When humans cannot change their harsh environment through their own strength, they can only entrust their spirit to the ethereal God.

Thus, for divine sovereignty to prosper, the rulers must ensure that most people do not live too comfortably.

People must yearn for God to gather greater spiritual power.

If people are already living abundantly, then God becomes less important.

Reviewing history books, one would find that many wars, plagues, famines, conspiracies... behind these disasters, there is often the shadow of divine sovereignty.

Therefore, Leonard Churchill was not surprised to see the condition of these refugees.

From the moment the Silver Moon Sect came to power, this result was inevitable.

Religion and technology inherently conflict.

If not for the needs of war, the Orlan Royal Court would certainly abandon mechanized technology entirely and gradually revert to an ancient agricultural-magic world similar to the Southern Continent.

This is the most ideal form of society for the rulers of divine sovereignty.

Silver Moon Believers resist mechanized technology and refuse to engage in any mechanical labor, leading Rig City, this mining city, to become largely abandoned and naturally impoverished.

This is also a portrayal of the current East Wilderness.

Leonard Churchill understood, and so did Tracy Garcia.

But as the High Priest, her nature is filled with compassion, and her eyes revealed a sense of pity.

Looking at those beggars, now merely skin and bones, she couldn’t help but to give them some bread.

However, few adults expressed gratitude for the bread; believers only showed gratitude to God in their eyes.

It’s the children whose desires were not as strong as adults, and thus less affected by faith pollution.

Soon, a line of malnourished child beggars followed the three of them.

Tracy Garcia distributed food, and only then did the children leave joyfully.

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Rig City is on the military route of the Orlan Royal Court army to conquer the New World Technology City.

The three of them came here assuming that this area would be the battlefield for the great clash between both sides, arriving early to scout the location.

Additionally, a message had come in from Lenny, who brought members of the "exiled" Herlands Family to seek refuge.

As Leonard Churchill had predicted, the earlier loss of Titan Battle Armor production materials in Sinless City had led even the Herlands Family, being the King’s Knight family, to face severe punishment from King Arthur.

Due to the covenant between the Royal Family and the Guardian Knights, the direct line of the Herlands Family was spared from extermination, but they were still exiled.

The Moon God Arachne aims to completely control kingship, and the disobedient Four King’s Knights will inevitably be removed.

Exile was also expected.

Yet, Leonard Churchill and the others understood that this was also a deliberate scheme by King Arthur and the Moon God.

Since Leonard Churchill had shown his face during the robbery and spared the lives of the Herlands Family, some assumptions could be deduced.

If the Herlands Family wasn’t content with being exiled, they had only one option left: to seek refuge with Camilla, the rightful heir of Augustus.

If she accepted, her location would inevitably be exposed,

If not, then Camilla would have no chance with other former Orlan ministers.

Camilla chose the former.

Although there might have been past hostilities, the Four King’s Knights were loyal Guardian Knights of the Augustus Clan.

As a king, she has the responsibility and duty to accept her loyal subjects.

Leonard Churchill had no objections to his friend’s decision.

Though aware of the risks, he was genuinely curious about King Arthur’s intentions.

Currently, in the East Wilderness, there are very few threats to the three of them.

The agreed time was tomorrow.

The three wandered the city for a while before finally finding an operating hotel and rented a room.

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The hotel was near a smelting plant, with a view outside the window of spider-web-like steel pipes and towering chimneys.

Luckily, few machines were operating, so it wasn’t particularly noisy.