Chapter 188

188. Chapter 188 Order Church

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Protagonist:

Jiang Xuan

Feeling the still abundant Faith Power transmitted, Jiang Xuan slowly rose and walked onto Queen Street in Backlund.

In just over ten days, Backlund had undergone earth-shaking changes; Queen Street, once a gathering place for the rich, had become an important area to be settled, and countless officials and nobles who had grown rich by sucking blood were now all settled.

Of course, some people abandoned most of their property, hid their names, and kept a low profile to become pure merchants; this situation became rare under the Eye of Information, and there was no need to wipe out all these people.

These ordinary people's demands were actually very low; they only hoped to have a stable job and use their own hard work to make life better!

Most people do not have a psychology of hating the rich, or those who do will be exposed under the Eye of Information, and the diligent and simple people will spontaneously boycott them; it can be said that those who can become Jiang Xuan's true believers are some very pure ordinary people.

Of course, resistance initiated by ordinary people cannot completely bankrupt some powerful and wealthy people, but the vast majority of people indeed, under the leadership of the Da Tang Jiao Zhu appointed by the God of Order, made this world undergo huge changes in an orderly manner; the temples of the God of Order were built spontaneously by people, covering not just one place, but could be seen within the coverage of all other churches, and the members of other temples would not reject them.

Mainly because even the gods they believed in did not dare to reject the Order Church, let alone those who spoke for the gods in the Material World.

Jiang Xuan walked into a not very luxurious new temple in the Royal District; this was the temple where the Archbishop of the God of Order was located!

Walking inside, everyone consciously slowed their steps and paid respects to the stone statue in the exact center, which was not blurry; Jiang Xuan's face was completely carved on it, looking quite young, but carrying a touch of unrestrained charm.

Jiang Xuan had perfect control over the Mysterious Qi within his body; needless to say, just looking at his face, even if the real person stood next to an ordinary person, they would not be polluted.

In front of the stone statue, a rectangular blackboard appeared out of place; below should have been where the Great Archon expounded doctrine, but now it had become the place where A Lai proclaimed the radiance and greatness of the God of Order! What should have been held up as doctrine had now become something like a textbook, on which was the General Code made by Jiang Xuan and Klein together.

Both had experienced that era, so naturally they knew the system followed in that peaceful age; some content previously not understood was, at their realm, merely a matter of a few thoughts; it can be said that everything possibly encountered in this General Code was covered within.

Plus Jiang Xuan claimed to be the God of Order but had no intention of issuing doctrine, so A Lai arbitrarily wrote out the knowledge within himself as doctrine, imparting it to those who truly hoped people could live good lives.

"How is it, do you feel unaccustomed?" Jiang Xuan appeared beside A Lai, smiling.

A Lai's body trembled, he abruptly turned to look at the figure beside him, a hint of dependence and tears of emotion appearing in his eyes.

"Archbishop, what's wrong? If you're uncomfortable, we can talk next time!" an old man nearing fifty behind him said worriedly.

He had followed A Lai all the way here, knowing how a child of about ten had step by step ascended to the position of Archbishop; it was absolutely not just because the god had bestowed doctrine upon him, the battles and handling of every event had not gone wrong.

Know that although the church of the God of Order now has the most believers, although there are also many faithful believers leading, there are more shallow believers and those who do not want to become believers, just people who want to live better lives.

How to allocate and place these talents is the biggest problem!

This is also where the old man most admired A Lai, the reason he was willing to sincerely help A Lai; many people around had the same thoughts as the old man.

Because they knew the hardships this child had experienced, they paid more attention to A Lai's body, and wanted even more to help him let that spark become a prairie fire.

A Lai collected the excitement in his eyes, seeing the believers in front still looking at him with worried faces, not placing their gaze on the real person behind who looked exactly like the statue, he instantly understood Jiang Xuan did not want everyone to see, and collected his expression on his face:

"Everyone has worked hard recently; although we have completed the first step, there is still a long road ahead! We must all continue to work hard; now everyone rest for a while!"

"Yes! Great Archon!" everyone replied in unison, leaving the Cathedral with worried expressions.

Soon the Cathedral became empty.

Although the Order Church had now been built, most people were struggling in positions of maintenance and management; they did not stop caring after taking down an area, but had to absorb all the economy and culture of that area, make it their own, and then reform it; the hardships involved need not be said.

So although a large number of Order Churches had sprung up like bamboo shoots after rain, very few people were in each temple, and they did not recruit resident crowds like other churches.

This temple in Backlund had so many people because A Lai often spoke here about the tasks to be completed next.

As everyone left, only A Lai and Jiang Xuan remained in the temple.

"God of Order!" A Lai's eyes carried reverence, suppressing the excitement in his heart tightly; previously he did not know Jiang Xuan's identity and was more casual, now he did not dare.

"There's no need for this when it's just the two of us; you and I have walked a stretch of road together; have I ever put on airs before you?" Jiang Xuan said with a light laugh, waving his hand to condense a tea set.

A Lai's stiff body relaxed slightly, but the reverence on his face could not be eliminated no matter what.

"How is it? Do you feel accustomed to the position of Great Archon?"

A Lai shook his head without thinking: "Originally I thought those temple archons were not very imposing, able to command believers and possess great strength and speaking rights; now I discover that the archon just looks glamorous on the surface, but actually does the hard and tiring work; as soon as they open their eyes, millions are waiting for them to issue orders, too tiring!"

"Is it possible that other churches are indeed as you think, and this temple is different from the temples of other gods?" Jiang Xuan said half-jokingly.

A Lai's expression stiffened; recalling how the Order Church was different from other churches, he instantly felt Jiang Xuan indeed made sense, and his expression immediately turned bitter.

"My god..."

"I don't like this title; from now on call me Boss Jiang!" Jiang Xuan interrupted, frowning.

A Lai was after all just a child, his thoughts not yet fully solidified; he went along and changed his address: "Boss Jiang! Why don't you find someone else to pass on the General Code! I'm just a child and can't handle these things!"

"No" Jiang Xuan raised an eyebrow; ever since this child was activated by him, he had displayed monster-genius-level organizational and linguistic infectiousness; becoming an Archbishop at such a young age could not be accomplished by the General Code alone; such strength was definitely worthy of an Archbishop; where could he find such a good person!

"As long as you still believe in me, you are the Archbishop!"

"I don't believe in you anymore! I never believed in you!" A Lai said, sticking out his neck.

At this moment, an old woman leading a little girl walked into the temple trembling, sat on a bench in the corner, afraid of dirtying the church's brand-new tables and chairs, prayed devoutly for a minute, and bowed toward A Lai in front: "Praise my Lord! When I die, may this poor little girl also have a way to live!"

"Praise my Lord!" A Lai slightly bowed in response: "May my Lord bless you!"

Watching the old woman leave, Jiang Xuan's subtle ability permeated her legs, eliminating her hidden ailments, so she walked more nimbly, then he looked at A Lai.

Were it not for that uniquely pure Faith Power, Jiang Xuan would not believe the other did not believe in him.

At the moment he helped cremate A Lai's mother, at the moment A Lai actively rushed forward to block countless bullets, at the moment Jiang Xuan passed on the General Code to him, A Lai had already completely become his fanatical believer; even if he stabbed a knife into A Lai's heart, the other would think he was right!

Seeing A Lai's worried expression, Jiang Xuan laughed: "Just this period of time; once the Order Church gradually gets on track and the main target is achieved, you can choose a suitable person to hand over to; by then you can freely choose to follow me or live a quiet life!"

A Lai's eyes lit up and he nodded, his consciousness flipping to the last page of the General Code, where it was written the main targets to be achieved this time.

Altogether just... three pages, not many at all...

Mm!

At this moment, the heart A Lai had been holding in suspense completely died!

Seeing A Lai was in a good mood, Jiang Xuan did not disturb him further and disappeared from Backlund.

Jiang Xuan walked to the Great Bridge District, originally belonging to the commoner area; originally over a hundred thousand people gathered here, chaotic like rats in sewers, and even if a dozen people starved to death in a day, basically no one cared.

"Great! I've been assigned to the Order Church-controlled steel factory now — not only do I only need to work ten hours a day, but the wages are a full three times higher than before! A full twenty-one pence!" A man with a bare upper body, revealing his skin-and-bones frame, shouted excitedly nearby.

No one nearby felt envy, because they had likewise obtained jobs that looked pretty good; most importantly, these steady wages were already enough to support a family, and they could even afford a meal of jam and white bread every day.

Jiang Xuan raised an eyebrow — tripled, yet only twenty-one pence; before, in factories controlled by high officials and nobles, one had to work fourteen hours a day to get seven pence, and even then people scrambled to get those shifts!

You have to know the bakery's white bread costs seven pence; if eating three meals a day, one could only afford cheap black bread that even contained clods of dirt, and for a family of three, even eating black bread was a luxury!

Simply the most evil capital!

The people around finally recovered from their excitement and couldn't help but exclaim: "Praise all that the God of Order has brought us!"

"Praise..."

Jiang Xuan wore a faint smile; at first he had only thought of this method to gain loyal fans, but now regardless of the outcome, he was willing to keep organizing such things.

Not that he liked hearing these praises, but having seen better, he found it hard to tolerate such a backward environment.

Because there was hope, the people of this district actually began voluntarily cleaning their surroundings; the originally filthy, chaotic streets started becoming tidy and clean, those rough big men forcibly held back from soiling this land any longer, and a thing called upgrading took root and sprouted in this land.

Moreover, as the Churches cleaned up, those evil cults turned into rats hiding in the dark shadows, secretly plotting the resurrection of their original evil gods; groups like the Witch Sect had already vanished without a trace, no longer able to randomly harm ordinary people, letting them feel even more at ease.

Walking all the way, Jiang Xuan nodded in satisfaction; everything was slowly getting better.

"Jiang Xuan! Can you come over?"

Above the Grey Mist, inside the Hidden Space that now belonged to Zhou Mingrui, Jiang Xuan looked at the two before him with doubt.

"Big shot! Our Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art has hit a bottleneck!" Zhou Mingrui spoke up on his own initiative.

Jiang Xuan turned his head to look at the Goddess of Darkness, only to see her also nod lightly.

The Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art had already completely devoured and transformed the power inside Zhou Mingrui's body into their own; logically, the next step was to devour external energy and refine it to meet the needs of realm advancement.

But now a major problem had appeared — they couldn't direct the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art outward, only absorb what already existed inside their own bodies!

Jiang Xuan slapped his forehead — when he originally modified the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art, he was entirely thinking of coordinating the technique with the Eight Trigrams Furnace for artifact refinement, devouring spiritual artifacts; he never considered giving it the ability to devour external energy.

When he handed it to the Goddess of Darkness back then, he was also thinking they'd use it to devour internal energy to grow stronger, so he paid even less attention to this issue.

Fortunately, Jiang Xuan's accumulated knowledge contained the complete Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art; he directly transmitted the unmodified Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art to the two via consciousness: "This is the unaltered Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art, but its abilities can handle all things and all beings; some of its methods are also fairly cruel — you two pay attention and understand, then modify it to suit yourselves!"

Although the modified Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art differs greatly from the original, it still laid a cultivation foundation for the two; moreover, this also shows that such a modification can completely eliminate the potion's side effects on the body, yet lacks the ability to continue cultivating and growing — passing it out to the outside world would be a pretty good choice.

After the two finished receiving the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art, they immediately thought of this layer as well, and turned to look at Jiang Xuan.

"Do as you please! Their potential is limited anyway, you can keep them under control! But don't spread the original Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art recklessly — if it gets out, I fear demons will dance in chaos, and you might wreck this world!" Jiang Xuan could see the two's thoughts perfectly — one thinking of the Tarot Club, one thinking of the Evernight Church.

The two's faces lit up with joy, and they nodded solemnly.

Worth mentioning: through unremitting effort, the Goddess of Night has also mastered the ability to read characters.

They only gave it a simple look, yet could already tell this Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art's extraordinariness and cruelty; moreover, the Ruthless Emperor's Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art is a technique with an extremely low threshold — if spread, it really could cause chaos under heaven! (Chapter End)