Chapter 92: Gathering and Learning

Not only was Yezi shocked, but even Chen Zhidou, who was observing from the shadows, felt very shocked.

For an Archbishop to take the initiative to do something like this, isn't it a bit beneath his status?

However, Yezi bowed politely, and her expression did not show any particular surprise.

After all, she was not familiar with this Archbishop; if the other party wanted to be the convener of an underground gathering, it should not be hard to accept for someone who did not understand Transcendental Power.

"I am very happy you could come here, my child," Harriet Badley bowed slightly. "I have heard of your story long ago, and you should have also come into contact with Transcendental Power. I am Harriet Badley, a Bishop of the Wisdom Church, and also the president of the Shooting Club's gathering for transcendents."

"I am very happy to meet you," Yezi said politely. "I thought this was just an ordinary Shooting Club; being able to learn about Transcendental Power is truly quite surprising."

"I think you must have heard of Transcendental Power as well; you are a smart person and have also experienced a lot," Harriet wore a look of regret. "I hope you do not have any misunderstandings about Transcendental Power; not all Transcendental Power causes harm to people."

Most of the people who come here to learn shooting have been intimidated, or even harmed, by Transcendental Power.

Take Miss Philip, for example; she has family members involved with Transcendental Power, especially her father, who occasionally cooperates with some informal organizations, so she feels it is very necessary to protect herself in this way.

Yezi nodded; she did not know what to say, mainly because there was not much she could say.

"I think I need to introduce this to you: our club is not a very strict organization, but a relatively loose academic institution. We hope to provide some help to ordinary people. If you truly want to become a transcendent, we can also provide some help, though that might require quite a cost. You should be able to understand that Transcendental Power is not so easily obtained; at the very least, the correct Magic Potion Formula, as well as the materials, are quite expensive."

Harriet was right; Yezi had also learned about the prices of some Spirit Items, and just those ordinary Charms were enough to give her a headache.

"I don't think I have that much money," Yezi said in a low voice.

"It doesn't matter, you can study," Harriet said with a smile. "We are not asking you to be like the Xiahui People hired by the Wealth Church, working hard outside; you only need to learn more knowledge of Mysticism, understand our existence, and be able to observe at the same time."

Observe—Yezi silently repeated this word in her heart.

It seems they really didn't just let her join casually; at the very least, she had to be useful.

"Most of us in the Wisdom Church have deep Self-Imprints, which makes many people avoid us. Don't look at how the entire Municipal Building is full of praise for us now, but if we were to replace the position of the Wealth Church, that would be quite difficult." Harriet waved his hand. "Of course, I am not in a hurry to control the economy of Tana City, but I believe that if Tana City continues to be left to the Wealth Church, it will be a very terrifying thing for us. Think about it: all our products, especially the new things invented by the Wisdom Church, must be exchanged for Tana Coin to be sold, which is simply a devastating blow to the economy of Tana City."

"Especially those Grain and supplies; we produce them with great difficulty, only to have them skimmed by the Wealth Church because of the currency; no noble can accept this."

"But the cost of making them accept us is also something the nobles are unwilling to accept; they do not wish to embrace civilization. I think you should have some understanding that the learning attitude of nobles is sometimes not even as good as those commoners..."

That was indeed a fact; if she could, Yezi would rather teach those commoners to dance, at least those children could point out their own shortcomings.

And teaching nobles often requires being cautious; some things must be said more tactfully, or even not said at all.

It seems that as long as one is a teacher, one has such troubles.

"We need you; you only need to tell us about the attitudes of the nobles you learn of; this is not difficult, and you are very good at listening..." Harriet clearly moved Yezi; he was a very good orator, at least better at speaking than the people of the Wealth Church.

For Yezi, she only needed to talk about things she knew or had heard of.

What the Wisdom Church needed was a helper like Yezi; through learning, the children of nobles were not necessarily willing to become excellent students—after all, they were born to enjoy life and didn't need to go through such trouble. There were not many Believers to be developed; after all, this was Tana City, not the Royal Capital.

If it were the Royal Capital, those children would be quite willing to learn more, and developing Believers would not be difficult.

But it wouldn't work in Tana City; children felt it was unnecessary, the poor couldn't afford to learn, and the middle class, due to the exploitation of the Wealth Church, became especially busy and would rather be apprentices than spend more time and money to learn.

At the same time, because teachers were all gathered in schools, Believers were often unwilling to come into contact with the decadent circles of the nobles, leading to their very limited understanding of the powerful.

Therefore, Yezi was a perfect candidate for them to recruit, especially since Yezi had experienced the death of a close friend and had also been harmed by Transcendental Power, and the Wealth Church had not given her a reasonable explanation.

Yezi nodded, "I am very willing to do this."

"I knew you would be willing. Although you might not necessarily become a transcendent, if you are willing, you can learn more transcendental knowledge. Believe me, no one has more comprehensive transcendental knowledge than we do here, and this way you can also protect yourself and your friends from being harmed by Transcendental Power." Harriet pointed to a chair nearby. "Alright, you can sit here; we need to first talk about the transcendental knowledge we need to understand today."

Gathering here was not entirely for the sake of trading; instead, it was more like attending a class.

At least the class Harriet taught was quite good; he gave a simple and clear introduction to the matter of the Red Moon Goddess.

"Long ago, the Red Moon Goddess was the goddess in charge of fertility, but because the Earth Goddess also took charge of reproduction, the relationship between these two goddesses was not particularly harmonious. At the end of the Third Era, it could be seen that the state of the Red Moon Goddess was already quite poor, and her status had been completely replaced by the Earth Goddess. From then on, this goddess fell and became an unspeakable Evil God existence..."

(End of chapter)