Chapter 13 Saint Lan Monastery 13
The clue reads, "In the monastery, there is a little boy in red; he is the source of the prison, and also the clear-headed observer."
"Think about the current situation. Although the mystery of this child is important, the situation of the cultist who was taken away is more critical."
"So you didn't chase after the little boy in red. You thought you could just do another simulation after this one was over, since you could see him in the same place again anyway."
"So you hurried toward the prayer church, but you didn't know which prayer room the worshipper had been taken to; you could only try your luck."
"It's one o'clock in the afternoon now. You've been busy all day and haven't had lunch yet. Your stomach is rumbling, but you'll have to put eating off for now."
"As you run, you think, perhaps this is what they call the business that the monastery does, and one of the conditions for passing the test is to find out all of the monastery's business transactions."
"The believers were likely bought by these cloaked figures in some way, but what they were bought for, or whether only a part of them was bought, is unknown. Most likely, it was a part of their bodies."
"The 'Pastor's Code' states that on certain special days, it's highly likely that, like today, wealthy people in brightly colored cloaks will come to the monastery, and then some believers will be exploited."
"What exactly is the harvest like? It must be related to the secrets of the monastery. Is it an auction? Or a sacrifice to God?"
"You don't know if that cult member will die. The scalp and severed toe you saw in the trash can are making you think about it now."
"And their assessment of you: 'Healthy, great in every way.' As a sports student, you are certainly physically fit, but that's definitely not a good sign here."
"In no time, you will arrive at the prayer church. In addition to the main church, there are also small prayer rooms."
"Because there are many priests and monks here, you dare not run wildly, so you have to walk forward with long strides."
"At this moment, several pastors were busy going in and out of a prayer room, pushing various medical instruments. There were three pastors and nuns working there."
"Why are they pushing medical equipment? And the person you met in the elevator was actually the surgeon!"
"Soon, they seemed to be ready to close the door."
"You don't know whether you should rush over to help or stand by and watch."
"You represent the entire Dragon Kingdom, and your goal is to survive here until Thanksgiving."
"You also feel that you might be the next one lying in there, not knowing if that person will die today. It's a human life, but maybe that person knows some clues."
"You were torn between your own mind and your own will, and ultimately you chose to save."
"The moment the prayer room door was about to close, you appeared in front of it, holding it tightly with both hands to prevent them from closing it."
"The nun glanced at your clothes, then tried to lift your hat to see your face."
"Then the nun yelled, 'You're not Daniel! Who are you? What do you want?'"
"You haven't said a word. Now that you've been exposed, let's just do it! Slam the door to the prayer room shut."
"You don't know if these priests and nuns are as strange as the waiters. You take out the baseball bat; that's a terrifyingly strange item rewarded by the system."
"You swung the baseball bat wildly at them, and it flashed red. These guys didn't have any strange powers."
"It would be much easier if you didn't possess any strange powers, but what if you took the Protestants away? They might still be caught and brought back for another round of prayer brainwashing or harvesting, especially since this is just a simulation."
"You swung the baseball bat and started hacking and slashing because you entered the prayer room wearing a doctor's monk's robes, so even if your identity was questioned, you were still a doctor."
"You have not violated any of the rules that physicians or monks should follow."
"The priests only have relatively short and sharp medical instruments. Even though there are four of them, they are far inferior to you in terms of strength and speed."
"You chased and beat the four of them, leaving them all with bloodied heads and terrified expressions."
"To eliminate future troubles, you hardened your heart and killed four people, then carried the unconscious Protestants away, locking the prayer room as you went."
"This Protestant may be an innocent person, but the doctors must have done a lot of unethical things and deserve to die."
"But you don't know where to take this person. You can hide for a day, but you can't hide forever."
"The monastery will definitely launch a massive search for this believer and investigate the murder of those priests and nuns."
"Perhaps we can't save him, but I wonder if we can get some clues about the monastery from this believer during the simulation."
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"You carried the person to the toilet and found a ventilation duct there, where you could temporarily hide the person."
"You went through a lot of trouble to drag that person in. He's still somewhat conscious, but he's not quite right in the head."
He was terribly weak, and gently tugged at your clothes. "Doctor, water... is there any water? I want some water."
Hearing his faint voice, you recall taking a bottle of a drink with a name you've never heard of from a vending machine.
"You take it out of the system space and see that it's a 750ml bottle of almond water. You take a closer look at the description."
"Almond water: It contains 'water' and energy, has a vanilla flavor, and can ward off certain eerie entities. Some eerie entities dislike almond water."
"It can also cure some 'illnesses' and help maintain rationality and focus. The ingredients are unknown."
"I never imagined that this almond water would have such effects; it seems to be specifically designed to treat pollution."
"You immediately unscrew the bottle cap, pour out a capful and feed it to him. He looks at you with strange eyes; he's incredibly thirsty."
"But he doesn't dare to snatch it from you. At this moment, you are a terrifying doctor in his eyes, and he only feels fear towards you."
"Seeing him staring intently at the almond water in your hand, you poured him another bottle capful. After he drank it, you noticed that he seemed to be able to move."
"The Protestant was slapping his head hard, as if he had a headache and was trying to remember something. You might guess that the almond water was starting to work."
You took off your hat and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm a new Protestant too. Do you remember anything? What did those pastors want to do to you?"
He looked around in confusion and asked, "How did I get here?"
"You have to take the time to explain the current situation to him. Of course, you can't tell him that everything is just a simulation of what's about to happen, and that he's actually still in the priest's hands."
He then asked, "Don't you know what planting and harvesting are?"
You shook your head, indicating that you had forgotten your past memories as well, and only remembered what happened after you arrived at the monastery, so you also wanted to figure out why you were here.
He struggled to sit up straight. "In the eyes of those rich people, we are like their crops. Whenever they need to become stronger, they take money to monasteries, hospitals, and mental hospitals to harvest their crops, and the harvesters are things like abbots, priests, and doctors."
"Our building, number 1, is almost entirely populated by young people from impoverished families with no connections or backgrounds."
"Or perhaps they were orphans or homeless people. As for Building 2, I'm not too sure. Anyway, we were all forced into this as religious followers."
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