Chapter 293

Lu Mian put down his glass and said with a smile in Intisian with a Leiston Province accent:

"I just arrived in Trier two days ago and came to Lavigne intending to find a job."

Thanks to Aurora's teaching, he didn't have a Leiston Province Daliege accent when speaking normally, but rather sounded more like a Trieran. But he had lived in Cordu Village for nearly six years, and his learning ability, imitation ability, and action ability were all quite strong, so the dialect didn't trouble him at all.

That bartender, who had heavy bags under his eyes as if he hadn't rested well, looked left and right and said cautiously:

"That is a big shot from the sea, 'Flaming' Danitz!"

"Never heard of him." Lu Mian was very straightforward.

The bartender coughed, reminding Lu Mian to pay attention to his tone and attitude:

"Then have you heard of the six Pirate Kings and the nine Pirate Admirals?"

"Heard of them a little." Lu Mian was quite honest.

His impression of the Pirate Kings and Pirate Admirals all came from newspapers publishing strange tales and various novels. He knew Gehrman Sparrow had hunted some, knew the great adventurer's servant Dubois had once been a pirate on the 'Iceberg Admiral's' ship, knew 'Disease Maiden' was also known as 'Disease Admiral,' and knew that the Pirate Admirals changed relatively frequently, while the Pirate Kings were relatively stable, among whom there were many who had been famous for too long that no one remembered exactly how many years they had been around.

Seeing that the other party wasn't completely ignorant, the bartender secretly let out a breath:

"That person was once a pirate and is recognized as being stronger than all the Pirate Admirals, second only to the six Pirate Kings."

He is indeed quite powerful... Lu Mian couldn't judge what sequence the Pirate Admirals and Pirate Kings were, but from the fact that they could survive until now under official suppression and weren't low-key, it could be seen that they were definitely not weak.

That 'Flaming' Danitz could rank seventh among pirates, nearly a quasi-Pirate King. His strength could be imagined; he must be abnormally powerful!

A Saint? If he were a Saint, the Pirate Kings must all be. There aren't that many... The strongest among Sequence 5? Lu Mian keenly grasped a word the bartender said:

"Was once?"

"Right, was once. He is not a pirate now, nor is he a treasure hunter. Look, there are no wanted posters of him on the walls." The bartender pointed to the surroundings.

But there are wanted posters of me... Fortunately, the bounty amount is very low, in the most corner, and no one pays attention to it... Lu Mian asked with doubt and curiosity:

"You can just not be a pirate if you say you don't want to be, and the official is very cooperative in revoking his wanted order?"

Did he surrender to some country or some orthodox church?

The bartender's voice was suppressed even lower:

"He is now a person of the 'Fool's' Church, a messenger of that deity."

Mr. 'Fool's' divine messenger? Perhaps the only divine messenger? Lu Mian was quite stunned.

The bartender thought he didn't know the 'Fool's' Church and explained briefly:

"That is a deity recognized by all orthodox churches. Heh, how could a deity give himself such a name?

"The faith of the 'Fool' is very popular at sea. Many sea merchants and sailors believe in it. They even raised money themselves and built a 'Fool's' church in Lavigne."

"Is the bishop of the church that divine messenger?" Lu Mian deliberately kept his voice very light.

"No." The bartender shook his head, "But 'Flaming' Danitz often comes to Trier. He likes it here very much. Mm, he is an Intisian. There is no Intisian who doesn't yearn for Trier."

Lu Mian was about to say something when that big shot from the sea, the 'Fool's' Church's divine messenger, 'Flaming' Danitz, finished the remaining oatmeal beer, stood up, and walked toward the entrance of 'Sea Breeze' bar.

Almost at the same time, those sailors who were playing cards, drinking, bragging, and getting intimate with streetwalkers stood up, unusually neatly.

They didn't make any noise, silently and orderly following 'Flaming' Danitz out of the bar.

If he hadn't witnessed this scene, Lu Mian wouldn't have been able to tell at all that all the sailors in the bar were subordinates of Mr. 'Fool's' divine messenger.

'Flaming' Danitz... Judging by the nickname, he plays with fire... Could he also be of the 'Hunter' pathway? Lu Mian drank the strong liquor and chatted with the bartender about the 'Fool's' Church:

"What kind of deity is that 'Fool'?"

The bartender drew a triangular holy emblem on his chest and shook his head:

"I am not his believer, how would I know?"

"Steam be above!" Lu Mian also drew a triangular holy emblem on his chest.

The bartender looked at the hall that was much emptier:

"But the 'Fool's' Church is quite good. Even if you are just a homeless person, even if you don't believe in the 'Fool,' if you enter their church, you can also get holy communion.

"If you ask them for help, you can even get a dinner with meat and bread and a room to sleep in."

"Do I need to go and queue up now?" Lu Mian asked with a smile.

The bartender shook his head again:

"No need. They can't go out of the church to preach and give sermons. Only the homeless people around know they can go there to seek help, but they only go once every period of time because the 'Fool's' Church is more willing to introduce them to work."

After chatting for a while, having mastered the time of the bishop's sermon at the 'Fool's' church, Lu Mian finished the strong liquor in his cup. Seeing that it was still early, he walked through the surrounding blocks carefully.

He discovered that many high points had troops on guard, setting up cannons and giant firearms that needed water cooling.

The government is still not very at ease with these sailors and merchants who were part-time pirates at the wharf... Lu Mian withdrew his gaze and entered that 'Fool's' church before the sky turned dark.

The decoration of this church was very simple. It wasn't inlaid with gold foil, nor did it use complex mechanical systems. The most significant feature was that the windows were large and numerous, and there was no need to light candles and oil lamps at all before night fell.

Like most religious places, there were giant murals on the walls here, but the colors weren't warm enough, leaning toward dim.

Lu Mian looked through the contents of the murals roughly with the light of dusk and discovered that they mainly depicted a wilderness and humans struggling to move forward in the wilderness.

Those humans were abnormally tall, and compared to others, they were like giants in legends. Some had three eyes, some had no noses, leaving only two black holes, closer to monsters than normal people.

The pain and despair on their faces were lifelike, but there was a glimmer of light in their eyes.

Walking in front of these strange humans were many guides with fuller and more concrete images. Some had gray hair and carried two straight swords on their backs, some carried a deep blue giant hammer and emitted light like the sun, some wore dark black armor and had silver-gray curly hair...

In front of these guides, there was a back view.

That back view was wearing a black trench coat, a half-high silk top hat, with a straight back, carrying a horse lamp.

That back view was moving forward toward a group of light, which was the altar of the 'Fool's' church, the brilliance emitted by the silver-white holy emblem under the sunlight from high above.

Lu Mian moved his gaze to the few stained glass windows. They used a relatively flamboyant style to shape angels and saints. Some had appeared on the murals, and some hadn't—those with wings and halos were angels, and those with only halos were saints.

After turning around seriously and observing for more than half an hour, Lu Mian found a seat and waited for the six o'clock sermon in the evening.

As time passed, quite a few people entered this church. Some were dressed as merchants, some were typical sailors, some were dock workers who had just finished a day of hard work, and some seemed to be streetwalkers.

Amidst the 'ding-ding-ding' sound of the bell, the candlelight lit up, and the bishop came to the side of the altar.

His hair was golden, his eyes were the same, his height was two meters fifty-six, he was wearing a specially made black trench coat and a half-high silk top hat, not looking like a clergyman at all.

After a slight adjustment, this bishop with rough features pressed his hand to his chest and shouted with a loud voice:

"Praise the Fool!"

"Praise the Fool!" The believers present responded with the same action one after another, and Lu Mian was very sociable.

That bishop then opened the holy scripture with a black background and silver patterns in his hand and preached with a voice that could echo in the church hall:

"My Lord calls himself the 'Fool.' In the past, in the present, and in the future, he is the great master who dominates the Spirit Realm, the King of Yellow and Black who holds good luck, and the beacon for every living being to pursue eternity...

"He is compassionate, he is benevolent, he is the savior of this world, he lets us refer to him as 'he' instead of 'He'...

"My Lord resides above reality and the Spirit Realm, his benevolence sprinkled over the kingdom of heaven and the earth, and there are eight angels standing by his side...

"'Mercury Angel' is the incarnation of destiny and is my Lord's most favored angel; 'Death Angel' is the existence that has followed my Lord the longest and is the administrator of the Netherworld; 'Redemption Angel' is my Lord's horn, who once incarnated as Gehrman Sparrow to convey his divine oracle; 'Life Angel' is the crystallization of wisdom and the never-extinguishable spirituality within everyone."

Gehrman Sparrow? That great adventurer is Mr. 'Fool's' angel? Lu Mian was shocked and stunned.

The giant bishop continued:

"By my Lord's divine throne, there is also the 'Punishment Angel.' He is my Lord's thunder, my Lord's anger, my Lord's palm, and the judge and executioner of all fallen and unclean people.

"'Punishment Angel' is beside the 'Holy Spirit Angel.' He is the king of all spirits and manages the Spirit Realm on my Lord's behalf.

"Opposite them are the 'Time Angel' and the 'Star Angel.'

"'Time Angel' is an angel from the ancient era who finally submitted to my Lord and strikes the bell of heaven for him.

"'Star Angel' is the witness, the recorder, and my Lord's eyes and ears..."

Lu Mian listened very seriously, unable to believe that Mr. 'Fool's' divine throne had a full eight angels.

This strength is too terrifying, right?

This is really not much different from an orthodox church!

Suddenly, Termiboros's magnificent and layered voice rang in his ear:

"Do you believe it?"

"Why not believe it?" Lu Mian asked in return in a very low voice, as if reciting the scripture sentences.

Even if there are exaggerated components in the 'Fool's' Church's scripture, which orthodox church's scripture isn't like that?

After removing the water, it must be amazing!

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