Chapter 273: 'Pain' and 'Breaking Free' (I)
"My devotees, the people of Windtown—"
The goddess of fortune stood atop the head of the black dragon, and the maid stood beside her, scepter in hand, quietly waiting for that exciting moment to come.
Most of the people in Wende City stared up at the sky blankly, and the moment the goddess of wealth spoke, their eyes seemed to regain their agility for a moment, but then, they began to wait for the goddess's next words.
The goddess of wealth took a deep breath, pointed to the sky, and said in a voice like a roar: "After today, the Church of Fortune will no longer set up churches and temples, and all the churches of the church will be transformed!"
A look of panic began to appear in the eyes of the clergy of the Church of Fortune.
After hearing their goddess say this, not only ordinary clergymen, but even several cardinals couldn't help but tremble and their eyes widened.
"Alas......"
The old Pope sighed softly, and was not too surprised by this.
Their goddess had already mentioned the matter to them, and although they had strongly opposed it, the goddess had made up her mind.
It's just that even they didn't expect that their goddess would choose to announce this at such a time.
If it weren't for the fact that they were talking about it at such a time, they could have built momentum slowly – quietly reforming and building momentum slowly, and then choosing to announce it when the time came, so that it would not cause a huge panic.
And now, 'panic' has spread in the hearts of the clergy......
The priests who belong to the Church of Wealth and believe in the goddess of wealth are like suffocators thirsting for air, and their priesthood cannot even say a word, but their longing eyes have already revealed their hearts to everyone.
It was as if they had been immersed in a sea of 'despair', and as the words of the goddess of wealth fell, more than one of the clergy went black and fainted.
Hands waving wildly in the air, searching for the air called 'faith', even though they wept and wept bitterly, they still couldn't find that intangible and tasteless thing—their fragile 'hands' could not grasp their faith in the goddess of wealth.
"You can still pray to me, the Church of Fortune still exists, I am still your goddess, but all churches will be transformed into 'banks'!"
Even if her heart is very painful, but the goddess of wealth must say these words in public, she must say them all!
"Throw away all the formalities, 'wealth', 'trade' and 'contract' are synonymous with me, and when you mention these things, you think of me, and you—still believe in me!"
It wasn't just the clergy of the Church of Fortune who froze, they were already sweating profusely as if they had just done some strenuous exercise.
Even the clergy of the other churches, and even the gods who were concerned about the Sorrowful Wind Leader, were stunned!
At this moment, the whole world was quiet, as if even the wind had stopped blowing, allowing the flames on the black dragon's body to continue to burn, and this world was silent.
"From this day onwards, the Church of Fortune will no longer have churches and shrines, and all churches will be transformed into 'banks' to provide services including 'storage', 'storage', 'witnessing the signing of deeds' and 'depositing copies of deeds'. ”
The goddess of wealth stood on the head of the black dragon, and when she looked down, there was only a piece of black land below.
But she could feel that the pain in her believers' hearts was being soothed little by little, and the 'faith' that was as thin as a silk thread was slowly being restored.
Something that was unreal was something that no one else could feel, but she could.
She can feel it!
"You believe in me, not in the statues in churches and temples!
Latinia felt that her heart was being shattered little by little, and those memories of the past, those remnants of the 'priesthood' and 'godhead', were being erased by her little by little!
"Why do you believe in me? Is it because of money?"
Some believers were so nervous that they were sweating profusely, and they only felt that their throats were dry, and they could not say even a word of justification.
"But it doesn't matter!"
While the believers were flustered, their goddess laughed, "Of course it's fine, because I also like 'money'!
The believers breathed a sigh of relief, but then they heard the goddess of wealth ask, "What do you believe in me besides because you like money? Is it because of my 'teachings'? Or is it because of my 'priesthood'?" or do you want to change your destiny with the help of my power?"
All the faithful were speechless, even a few cardinals, and the old pope was speechless, but in the end, he did not say what was in his heart.
Since they have been hiding for so many years, there is no need to say those words......
"I don't care about that!"
Despite standing high in the sky, unable to see them, knowing that they could not see herself, the goddess of wealth still showed a bright smile, "If anyone believes in me because they agree with my teachings, then I will be happy, and if anyone believes in me because of my 'priesthood', I don't care, after all, I am 'wealth', 'trade' and ' If you want to use my power to change your fate, I will also lend you my power, but I am the goddess of wealth, and I pay attention to 'borrowing and repaying' - you are my believers, as long as you don't do evil, then you can come to me no matter what you have done!"
"After today, the Church of Fortune no longer owns a church, but as long as it is not your own fault, you can come to me—to the 'bank,' to the local bank affiliated with the Church of Fortune!
"Don't ask me if I don't have this qualification, don't ask if the Fortune Church has this ability, as long as you are willing, then I will protect you!"
Latinia is now able to admit that her scheming is impure because she is now taking the opportunity to change her image in the minds of believers!
She didn't even dare to think about this kind of discourse before, because she would always calculate the gains and losses in her heart, and she would always calculate the gains and losses when she encountered something, and then she began to be indecisive - this has her own reasons, and it is also related to the 'godhead' and 'divinity' left by the goddess of wealth in the previous generation.
And now, not only did she dare to think about it, but she also dared to say it!
Maybe it was because of the stupid dragon's fearlessness and unscrupulousness that infected her, but she felt that it was the woman standing by her side at this time that affected her more!
As the 'goddess of wealth', she likes to be calculated, believing that only after fully calculating the gains and losses can she make a steady profit without losing money, just like opening up a trade route, even if she wants to take risks, she must try to control the losses within an acceptable range.
From this point of view, she is not wrong, but it is a pity that she is too calculating!
In the past, she had courage and resourcefulness, but she lacked a little 'recklessness', which is the most regrettable thing.
Courageous, but not fearless, resourceful, but also fearful - that's why until now, she will 'not be high or low'!
If she were just an ordinary person, then she should be satisfied, but she is not!
She's a god!
She is the deity of 'wealth' and 'trade' and 'contract'!
"Without those statues, you still believe in me, without churches, you still have a place to live, without those formal things, I dare to smash everything in the past, I dare to protect the innocent of you—is that not enough? Tell me, are you satisfied?"
'I'm sorry, Crown Felicia, I hope you can forgive me...... 'Even now, Latinia still respects the goddess of wealth in the past, but now she wants to smash that 'thing' under the crown to pieces.
Latinia took a deep breath and shouted to the sky—
"Tell me, are you satisfied?!", you are lonely, and the young lady warms you with a movie