Game of the World Tree - Chapter 447

447. Chapter 445 The Fallen Church

On the gray sky.

There were cracks like thunder snakes, which were hideous and dense, and kept twisting and changing, as if the whole sky would break in the next second.

There was no breeze in the air, which brought people an inexplicable depression.

And the desperate cries and pleadings made people feel irritated and depressed…

This is a small village, located on the side of the main road leading to Segos City.

On the wide road at the entrance of the village, a woman who looked about 20 years old and dressed like a village woman was hugging the thigh of a man in a priest’s robe, crying and begging:

“Priest, Priest, my child doesn’t want to be a son of nature, really doesn’t want to be a son of nature, please don’t take him away! Please don’t take him away! He is only four years old this year!”

The priest had no expression on his face.

Behind him, there was a line of fully armed soldiers.

The soldiers escorted a carriage full of young children.

The children were locked in the carriage, and their cries could be heard from afar, but the soldiers and priests remained unmoved.

There were many villagers watching around.

They looked at the carriage and the woman with complex and sympathetic eyes, and looked at the priests and soldiers with anger and hostility.

However, they dared not speak out.

They stood around in silence, watching a young child being stuffed into the carriage by the soldiers.

There were cries and cries.

The priest kicked the crying woman away, looking forward with empty eyes, and his voice was emotionless:

“All children favored by nature are the natural dependents of His Majesty the God of Creation.”

“It is his honor to be a child of nature and contribute to the revival of the true God.”

As he said, he waved to the other soldiers.

After receiving his order, the soldiers with the same expressionless faces changed their formation.

They drove the carriage, surrounded the priest, turned around and left…

leaving only the woman kneeling on the ground, crying desperately.

When the priests and soldiers left, the villagers helped the woman with hoarse voices crying, and sighs were heard in the crowd.

“Ah, another one.”

“Over the years, the church has been going too far. Will it let people live a good life?”

“Shh, keep your voice down, it will be bad if someone with ulterior motives hears it.”

“Nina is also pitiful. Who let her child be born with natural attributes…”

“I just hope her child can become a priest, not a sacrifice…”

“Who knows, there are so many children forcibly taken away every year, but how many priests are there? And look at those cold-blooded guys, do you want your child to become that kind of person?”

“Ah, it’s better to pray that you don’t give birth to a child with natural attributes.”

The villagers sighed and shook their heads.

No one noticed that there was an inconspicuous carriage next to them, watching the whole process.

In the carriage, Hulu retracted his gaze and frowned slightly:

“What the hell is this Creation Church doing? Why do we see them forcibly recruiting children wherever we go?”

The expressions of several other players were not very good.

They had been away from Shen’en Town for three days.

In these three days, they saw similar things in almost every human settlement they passed by.

Even though they knew it was a game, they had already immersed themselves in it and couldn’t help but feel disgusted with the clergy of these churches…

Of course, this was also because of the existence of the mission, which made the players naturally regard these ordinary people as their own camp.

If their guess was right, when the matter was over, these humans would probably become believers of the goddess.

It can be said that these humans are potential allies in the future.

That is why, at the beginning, the players would cover up their appearance and secretly save the children they saw.

Well… That’s how the camp’s goodwill came about.

However, after doing it a few times, they aroused the vigilance of the Creation God Church, which led to the other party assigning soldiers to the clergy.

Several people were worried that if they intervened further, they might alert the enemy, so they had to stop.

However, they also became more and more disgusted with the so-called Church of Creation God.

After listening to what they said, the coachman explained while driving on the road:

“Hey, you adults don’t know, this is the way the church expands its clergy.”

“When the adults of the God Clan were here, the church was still very desirable, and many people regarded becoming a priest as the highest honor…”

“However, since the God Clan retired, the church has become more and more presumptuous and more and more corrupt… They began to force all children with natural attributes to join the church.”

“Those children with potential will be trained by them to become priests who only know how to dedicate themselves to the gods, while children without potential will be directly sacrificed to the gods…”

As he said, the coachman sighed:

“Now, except for the town of Shen’en, which is secluded in the Forest of Elves, who doesn’t worry about their children having natural attributes…”

“The church is no longer the church it used to be.”

“Then why not resist?”

asked the optimist.

“How to resist?”

The coachman shook his head.

“The church controls the most powerful force. Almost all professionals above the second level come from the church. Who has the ability to resist?”

After hearing the driver’s words, the players looked at each other and fell silent.

Indeed.

Although the humans in this demiplane have the blood of elves, most of them have mastered a little bit of extraordinary power, but at most they are apprentices.

Very few have stepped into the black iron level.

And the black iron middle level players have seen, except for the Divine Grace Elder Rueg, are all clergy and soldiers of the church.

“Is this the church founded by the existence of the betrayed goddess? In my opinion, this church is no different from a cult.”

Chopin shook his head.

Others also showed expressions of approval.

They are not rookies anymore.

At this moment, if they don’t know what these church members are doing, then they will be instructed by the big sister in vain.

Obviously, this church has long deviated from the path of a normal church.

They have gone from preaching faith to forced brainwashing, from benevolent rulers to cruel exploiters, and even directly sacrificed suitable children to the gods!

Of course, coupled with the seizure of the life potential of the half-plane creatures, it can be said that this “Creator God” has completely stood on the opposite side of the goddess…

The carriage continued to drive for a quarter of an hour, and then slowly stopped.

Then, the driver’s voice came from the front:

“My lords, the city of Segus is ahead, I will not take you into the city.”

He did not know the true identity of the players, but only knew that the players were entrusted by the elders to go to the city to do business.

After hearing the driver’s words, the players looked out of the window and saw a magnificent city with a vaguely elven style.

They got off the carriage one after another, and the driver said goodbye to several people and drove back.

“Captain, what should we do next?”

Several players looked at Hefan.

Hefan reached out and took out a crystal-like ball from his arms.

At this moment, the ball was flashing with a hazy light, as if it had been summoned by something.

This is the mission tool given to the players by Elder Lueg, the Divine Grace. It can sense the existence of the Heart of Life.

It is flashing, which means that the players are close to the Heart of Life.

Hefan held the crystal ball tightly and sensed it with his eyes closed for a while.

After a moment, he opened his eyes and said,

“Follow the sense.”

The group organized their equipment again and walked towards the city gate.

(End of this chapter)