Raising Paladins

Episode 40. All relationships bought with money are like that (1)

Temple of Dawn in the early morning.

As usual, the backyard of the temple was crowded with servants who finished their early morning training and checked their respective tasks.

There, an old man was coming down the stairs, supported by Tira.

“Grandpa, be careful on the stairs.”

“Yes… … .”

An old man struggling down several stairs.

A small exclamation escaped his lips.

“Oh oh… … .”

It was thanks to the various building materials piled up in the backyard.

“You got a lot of good trees. That stone is precious too. Where did you get all the money from?”

“You know Priest Carl, who came a while ago, right? He arranged it.”

“Ahh… … .”

The old man nodded.

He too had heard of a series of incidents in the backyard a few days ago.

I couldn’t see it myself because I was lying in the sick bed with a back window, but it was really amazing.

Devaldo, the head of the Merchant Guild, who ran the market with the mayor on his back, was arrested, and his property was also lost.

And most of the money that flew away flowed into the temple.

That’s all the skill of a new priest named ‘Karl’.

The old man felt relieved when he heard that de Baldo, who usually looked down on the poor, had become like that.

“Because the fruit guild donated all the rewards they received from the Merchant Guild and Devaldo to the temple. It looks like you bought it with that money. Do you like it?”

“Every time! It is every carpenter’s dream to build with these precious materials, which cost money.”

Construction items used to repair old and broken parts of the temple.

The old man stroked the gray stone with a happy face.

He has been a carpenter all his life.

Even the nasty back spear that harassed her at any time seemed fine as long as she was looking at the precious trees and stones.

“But are you really okay? You are taking over the work.”

“I am grateful that you are giving work to an old man who is old and has no place to call.”

“still… … .”

Tira was worried.

Because the old man’s back window was that serious.

What if a large boil on your back bursts while moving too much?

The old man, or ‘Old Man Muir’, will leave this world that day.

However, because there is no one with more experience in architecture than Muir in Meirium, and he strongly insisted that he really want to take over, Carl readily entrusted the general command of the construction.

He said that a person with the heart to do anything is the right person.

That’s how Old Muir became in charge of reviving the old Temple of Dawn.

“Did you bring what you asked for?”

“Here you go.”

Tira dragged the long, round barrel slung diagonally across her back.

Then, he took out the contents and spread them out on a wide piece of wood.

It was a drawing of a temple made by attaching several sheets of parchment.

“Because it is old, there are parts that have been eaten by insects and spoiled here and there. Even though the elder told me and looked for it right away… … sorry.”

“It’s nothing for you to be sorry for. Parchment, by nature, deteriorates with age. Still, it’s in good storage condition.”

“Whew… … What a relief.”

“Don’t worry, I can make up for the broken parts.”

“and! really?”

“then! Even if I look like this, I have been a carpenter for over 50 years. Heh heh heh.”

Filling in the blanks of worm-eaten drawings.

It’s not even a job for Old Man Muir, a master carpenter.

A bright light radiated from his eyes as he looked at the drawing for the first time in a long time.

“ruler… … So, once we start working here… … .”

Old Muir, who sketched in his head as soon as he skimmed through the drawings.

As he dictated this and that, Tira wrote down the words on new parchment with a quill pen.

There were people who were watching the two of them from afar.

It was Clemens and Eric.

“It is very fortunate for us that there was such a person among the sick.”

“That’s right, high priest. however… … .”

Eric’s expression, which had been talking with a smile, became a little vague.

“It seems to have changed a lot. These are the words of our Temple of Dawning.”

“Um… … .”

The view of the backyard coming into the two people’s field of view.

The place that was overgrown with weeds has now been cleaned up and has become a wide open space.

In one place, there were dozens of servants who radiated heat from their bodies as they finished their early morning training.

On the other side, Daryls from the washing tub are working hard on the laundry that came out last night.

On the other side, I saw old Muir and Tira, who were excitedly planning a building while looking at various building materials.

‘Just a month ago, I couldn’t find any energy… … .’

A place where food was getting less and less because of a huge debt.

The existing priests fled under cover of night.

I thought I would starve to death if I stayed here.

Clemens knew the priests were running away at night, but he couldn’t stop them.

The Temple of Dawn, driven to a dead end… … .

However, the atmosphere is completely opposite now.

“I want you to move it from there! From the long planks to the back of the delusion ward!”

“yes! Senior Priestess!”

“Where will these pebbles go?”

“that… … Wait! Let me ask you!”

Tira, who was instructed by Muir, conveys it to the servants, and the servants move various materials to the right place.

The vast backyard full of people is full of life.

I started to feel the ‘smell of people living’.

Clemens and Eric naturally thought of the man who had made all this change.

“He’s a really great person, lion-nim.”

“I think so too. When you first came to this place and told me about God’s work, I honestly felt a little hesitant… … I really believe in it now. Because as soon as they arrived, they did several miracles.”

“Heh heh, I believed in him from the beginning. Didn’t he look like a messenger of God even at first glance?”

“yes… … ?”

“Eric seems to be lacking in worship of the sun god yet. The moment I saw Carl, I had no doubt that he was the true agent of God.”

“… … Did you?”

“Of course. hahahaha.”

“… … .”

When Carl mentioned God for the first time, Clemens treated him with suspicion.

But Eric was a little taken aback when he suddenly said something like that.

‘I don’t think this person was like this… … .’

It didn’t matter much either way.

Clemens and Eric.

Do you now believe in the sword with all your heart?

In less than a month, the temple miraculously changed, and there is no way not to believe it.

Moreover, the changes were not limited to temple appearances or seeds.

‘This smell… … ?’

The smell of salty meat soup wafts through the busy backyard.

The servants, who had been diligently carrying out their respective tasks, stopped all at once and opened their nostrils.

“meat… … It smells like meat soup… … .”

“Now I can eat meat every day… … !”

Eric, who has been in charge of the kitchen, has terrible cooking skills.

Now that there are more people, Eric can devote himself to temple administration and theological studies with Clemens.

Instead, Grom, who was in charge of the kitchen, was quite familiar with cooking, and skillfully prepared the newly imported high-quality meat.

Thanks to that, the crone that the knife had earned was being used very usefully in the kitchen.

“The sick are also continuing to improve. After all, there seems to be no better medicine than eating well and sleeping well, high priest.”

“It will be. That, too, is what our lion has done… … Later this afternoon, let us pray together for the lion’s future.”

“Maybe.”

“If there is someone who wants to be with the servants or the sick, bring them. Now that the temple is starting to function properly, shouldn’t we also do our duties as priests?”

“Is that word… … Are you saying you want to resume evangelism at the Dawning Church?”

Eric asked with an excited face.

Then Clemens smiled happily and nodded.

“It should be. The sun god sent such a wonderful person that the temple is alive, so let’s do the best we can. I want to pass on the doctrines of the Sun God and the Church of Dawn to the citizens of Meririum!”

“Ohhh!”

The thrilling story made Eric feel like he was about to burst into tears.

In the meantime, only the name is a priest, but I’ve lived almost as a kitchen handyman… … .

While he was in the Temple of Dawn, he thought he would have to live like that for the rest of his life.

However, as the sword appeared and changed, it was finally possible to see the priest’s work properly.

Clemens and Eric held each other’s hands tightly.

“High Priestess! I will study catechesis even if I stay up all night from today! I will try really hard!”

“Okay, okay… … .”

The two looked at the rising morning sun holding hands.

Then Clemens asked.

“By the way, where did the lion go from morning?”

***

“Stand upright.”

Farmland outside the city of Meirium, a little away from the temple.

There, Carl was lined up with a dozen or so new recruits.

These were the seeds newly brought in from this Tournoble trip.

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Josephson, who did not want to become a seed until the end, was kicked out with a soul, and the rest of the people were culled.

But they all had their faces bluish as if they had seen something terrible.

“You are newcomers. Even if they are of the same species, hierarchical order is necessary. Daryl and Grom who came in first will become your seniors. okay?”

“yes… … .”

“Write, voice.”

“All right!”

“good.”

More than ten servants burst into cheers as if they had become one.

Carl smiled contentedly and continued.

“You are a farmer. For the time being, he will cultivate the field with me and grow vegetables and fruits including tomatoes. It must be very busy because it needs a lot of hands because it has been abandoned. So tell me in advance.”

“… … ?”

What are you talking about in advance?

The servants sent a puzzled look.

But those eyes soon turned to fear.

“I mean, if anyone wants to go back to Hanson’s gang, I’ll give them one last chance, so tell them now. Don’t bother me by running away in the middle of the night. If you talk to me now, I will kindly consult you.”

“Sah, counseling?”

“okay. One-on-one.”

The knife picked up a wooden stick lying on the floor.

Back!

As the hand holding the stick tensed up and the veins stood out on the back of the hand, the servants swallowed their saliva.

‘Assault counseling!’

The life of a reserve battle fuse, obviously chosen voluntarily!

But at times like this, I was a bit suspicious.

Is this really what he wanted… … .

But there were definitely good points.

Meat has been on the daily diet lately.

A clean bed with no bugs in it.

Also, hope that if you overcome the pain, you can become a battle priest and wash your identity!

With just those three things, the seeds were able to sleep sweetly.

Of course, it was very painful while the sun was up, but… … .

When no one complained, Carl spoke again.

“Looks like none. Then we will start farming training.”

“Training?”

“Take this for now.”

Poof!

Carl threw something at a nearby squire.

It was an iron ring connected by a rope to the plow.

“Since the financial situation of the temple is not good, there are no donkeys to plow the fields yet. From now on you will become donkeys.”

“… … !”

“Plow the field by pulling the plow as hard as you hold the iron ring in your hand. In a group of 2 people, when one person goes for an hour, the guy who assists in the back takes turns. By doing this, you can properly train your arms and waist, especially the lower body, which is essential for swordsmanship. Farming, training. This is really 1 seat 2 sets. is not it?”

“yes… … .”

“Do you feel something dissatisfied with your voice? If you don’t like donkeys, there’s a way to turn them into plows.”

“I will become a donkey!”

“good. Would that be a voluntary choice?”

“Um, of course… … .”

“Start.”

Seemingly resigned now, the seeds who take care of the plow and the iron ring.

Something strange came into Carl’s field of view, who was satisfied with that.

It was the figure seen near the entrance from Meirium City.

‘That guy… … I think he belonged to the police force?’

A man from the party who visited the temple with the chief of security a few days ago.

He was hurriedly moving somewhere while wearing a black robe.