Chapter 622: 'School', 'Library' and 'Bank' (Part I)

Bishop Cole sat in the temple of his church, listening to the reports of the pastors, nodding his head from time to time, acknowledging the results of their work.

The deity they believe in, the 'God of Knowledge' Ogma's priesthood is 'knowledge', which can be subdivided into 'management of knowledge' and 'dissemination of knowledge', the former of which they have done very well, but the latter they have not done well enough.

The problem of the high cost of paper has always been difficult to solve, which has fundamentally curbed the way of knowledge transmission.

If it weren't for the maid chief's arrival with otherworldly knowledge, they really didn't know that some fishing nets, tree bark, and rags could make 'paper'.

Unlike their previous concept of 'paper is expensive', the new paper that Serena's maid head called 'Cai Hou paper' is inexpensive and materials can be found everywhere.

After putting this kind of papermaking technology out, the head maid once again improved the papermaking process, and even the movable type printing technology that had been used all the time was also improved, so that the papermaking technology and printing technology of the sad wind collar have always been at the forefront of the world.

Bishop Cole and the clergy of the Church of Knowledge could not say anything about this, after all, it was something that the head maid had brought out herself, and it was already generous to share it with others, and they had no reason to ask anything more from her, they were not so shameless.

After that, the head maid also gave them a lot of 'otherworldly knowledge', which also made them quite excited.

The new knowledge that is different from the knowledge system of the Assastom world is a batch of very precious treasures for them, even if there is a bunch of gold and silver mountains in front of them for them to choose, they will definitely choose those new knowledge.

That knowledge is very valuable, and sooner or later the gold and silver mountains will run out, but they can use the new knowledge to create more wealth.

Just like the head maid, traces of 'otherworldly knowledge' can now be seen everywhere in the city where they live, and even when the newspaper was printed recently, it began to be printed in two different languages - one was the lingua franca they had been using, and the other was the 'Chinese' brought by the head maid.

With the support of Serena's head maid, a school was established in Winde City for the children to study.

When teaching, they, the clergy of the Church of Knowledge, were not only able to perform the tasks entrusted to them by the God of Knowledge, but also received a 'salary', which was the most surprising thing for them.

At that time, the financial situation of the Sad Wind Collar was not very good, at least not like now, and the whole was booming.

Even when the financial situation was not good, the head maid was fully supporting the spread of knowledge, and even though they knew that the head maid was planning ahead, they had already thought about it in the first place, but they were still very moved.

Most of the nobles in this world do not have the same 'respect for knowledge' as this chief maid - for the clergy of the Church of Knowledge, to let knowledge spread and make all people in the world literate is the greatest respect for knowledge.

She was obviously not a believer in the King of Knowledge, but she practiced the teachings of the King of Knowledge, which made the clergy of the Church of Knowledge feel ashamed.

This shame was also reflected in the teaching, because the head maid asked them to teach the students 'Chinese' and 'Arabic numerals', so they took both things seriously.

But later, they realized that they just wanted to work hard for the head maid and educate the 'next generation' of the territory, but after they finished studying, they found that they had gained more.

It was only then that they truly understood what kind of advanced civilization existed behind 'Chinese characters' - writing and language itself are one aspect of civilization.

And then there's now.

The Church of Knowledge now has a presence throughout the Principality of Sorrow, and although they do not have churches or temples outside of Wind, libraries and schools are their strongholds.

Nowadays, every town in the Principality has at least one town government, a school, and a clinic, and everything else is indispensable, but these three buildings are indispensable.

The Church of Knowledge has already branched out, and schools in other towns and cities except Wende City do not need to have too many clergy, and only Wende City will have so many people send their children to school to read and write.

In other towns, either parents feel that their children do not need them, or they think that the school has to pay tuition fees and does not include room and board.

Without the positive atmosphere of Wende City, the civilians of other towns would still be so ignorant.

Even though most of them are 'supporters' of Serena's maid, everyone knows that except for a few 'fools', most of them will not be silent if the ruler changes at the top.

They are so ignorant, but fortunately, there are still people who are willing to make their children better, and these people's children are the source of students in the school.

Many of them are settled adventurers, because they have seen a lot of the world, so they know how painful it is to be illiterate if they want to climb up, and to be able to read and write and only need to pay a small fee, which is already a great gift.

Bishop Cole is pleased with the current situation, although it is only a country now, but it is uncertain in the future.

Once the Principality of Sorrowful Wind becomes powerful and attracts the attention of the world, then there may be many countries that will learn from the experience of nation-building and development, and then they will all understand how important the spread of knowledge is to the development of the country.

At that time, the Church of Knowledge can be even more powerful, and their faith, the 'King of Knowledge' Ogmar, may also be promoted to become a true 'powerful divine power' because of the massive dissemination of knowledge.

Therefore, helping the Principality of the Howling Wind to become strong is a 'mutually beneficial' thing for the Church of Knowledge, and now there is a faint rumor of him becoming a 'cardinal' in the Church.

As the Principality of Sorrow became stronger, so did his status, but for him, the most gratifying thing was that knowledge could be disseminated.

Although the relationship between the Knowledge Church and this duchy is far less intimate than that of the Wealth Church, it is not a matter of both glory and loss.

However, it was only when the principality became strong that they had the opportunity to spread their faith and teachings across the continent - they had waited too long for this opportunity!

So Bishop Cole listened attentively to the reports of the clergy, who had been sent to other towns to teach the children, and took advantage of the summer vacation to rush back to Wende City to report on his situation there.

On the whole, they did their job well, and while it was a shame not to be able to spread the faith to the children in the school, it was one of the few things that the head maid could not touch.

Not even the Church of Fortune is allowed to spread the faith to children in schools, let alone them?

I heard that the Glorious Church of the Ogordon Empire has now established its own church school, but there is no movement in their knowledge church.

This matter had been discussed for several years, but there had been no discussion of placing the first church school there, and it was one of the few things that had distressed Bishop Cole in recent times.

'Cole ......'

After listening to the debriefing, Bishop Cole was just about to go back to take a nap, after all, he was too old to easily get tired.

But at this moment, an ethereal voice sounded in his head, and Bishop Cole Huo Ran stood up, and his body tensed.

"My lord!"

Tired and tired, Bishop Cole straightened up, ready to listen to the oracle.

'Go and talk to the head maid, I want to make the school and the library my church and ......shrine.'

'It's like – the Church of Fortune and the Bank!'