Chapter 72: The Church and the Nobles will suffer, and I will bear the blame
"So, what are those things you asked me to prepare for?"
Looking at Lynn who was lying on the edge of the platform railing, Graya asked curiously.
At this moment, the two were on the top floor of an extremely tall building. In the center hung a large brass bell engraved with traces of history and time. Its shape was simple and heavy.
It looks like the highest point of a bell tower.
This clock tower is called the Lunn Clock Tower. It is one of the most iconic buildings in the city of Orne. It was funded and built by the city council. It is 169 meters high and is the tallest building in the city.
It has a history of more than three hundred years.
One street away from the Lunn Clock Tower is the South District Municipal Building and the extremely wide Municipal Square in front of the building.
In the center of the square stands a statue to commemorate the first speaker of the city of Orne.
However, these are not the point.
The point is, Lynn's current position has an excellent view, and most of the block is in sight.
At this moment, the town square, which should be deserted on holidays, is somehow surrounded by all kinds of people.
Even though we were so far away, we could still vaguely hear the noisy discussions.
Hearing Graya's question, Lin En said without even turning his head: "Those things? Of course they are used for fundraising."
As soon as he returned to the manor last night, he asked Graya to have people build twelve huge glass storage boxes. They were made of transparent material, so the situation inside could be clearly seen from the outside.
Not only that, each glass box has an opening at the top.
Graya didn't know what it was for at the time.
Now that I think about it, it was just a donation box.
It's just made bigger and more transparent.
"Fundraising?" Graya was stunned for a few seconds, then looked at him with some suspicion, "Then what's the difference between your behavior and the charity dinner hosted by the Duke?"
"The difference is, he was begging on his knees, while I was robbing openly."
Lynn chuckled.
Hearing this, Graya became even more confused.
But this guy just likes to keep people in suspense.
"Are you trying to make money from the poor?"
"How is that possible?"
"Whose money do you want to make?"
“I will make money from whoever has money.” Lin En’s tone was somewhat unfathomable. “Anyway, I will make the nobles and the church suffer, and I will bear the blame.”
I don't know why.
Looking at Lin En's back, which was full of concern for the country and the people, Graya suddenly wanted to hit him.
In the center of the Municipal Square, a row of large transparent glass boxes appeared at some point.
Each box was as tall as a person and was empty.
After counting carefully, there are twelve glass boxes in total.
Each box is exactly the same size and is neatly lined up.
I don’t know what this number actually represents.
Many people stopped to look at the strange things that appeared in the originally empty town square.
Some of them were just passing by and accidentally discovered the clues, while others got the news and came specifically to join in the fun.
The city of Orne is neither small nor big.
The entire city has a population of 800,000 to 900,000 people, but if there is any sudden big news, it will be spread by word of mouth among the people in the city within two days.
At this moment, looking at those boxes, the people present all had some doubts about their purpose.
I don’t know if it has anything to do with the new tax bill that the city council is about to enact.
"What do you think these boxes are used for?"
From time to time, someone would ask questions in a low voice in the noisy crowd.
"I don't know. Maybe it's used to collect public opinions?"
The other shrugged and made a joke that was not funny at all.
"Wait, someone seems to be coming!"
At this moment, some sharp-eyed people in the front of the crowd seemed to have discovered something.
I saw a team of private guards wearing the standard armor of the Augusta family, carrying a pile of things and walking towards the twelve glass boxes in the center of the square.
This could not help but attract the attention of many people again.
It seems that these things in front of us were probably created by the Augusta family.
Since this family usually has a good reputation and is relatively low-key, it did not arouse rebellious psychology among the people present.
Under the gaze of countless eyes, the guards began to hang wooden plaques with words engraved on them on the front of the twelve glass boxes in a certain order.
People subconsciously looked at the wooden sign.
After seeing the words engraved on it clearly, they were all stunned at the same time.
The Tenli Church, the Silence Church, the Plenty Church, the Desolation Order, the Cathedral of the God of War, the Yadul Knowledge Society, the Slan Sect. The handwriting is very neat but brief.
As they saw it.
Each wooden sign is engraved with the name of a local church in Orne.
Not only that, each wooden sign corresponds to an empty glass box.
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Seeing this, people suddenly realized.
There are twelve glass boxes because they correspond to the twelve well-known churches in the area.
Since the city of Orne is located on the border, the control over faith is relatively loose.
In addition, due to its proximity to neighboring countries, some foreign beliefs can take root here.
For example, the state religion of Tutankhamun in the Kingdom of Dust and Sand, the Cathedral of the God of War.
These power-worshipping guys did not give up this small piece of land in the Saint Laurent Empire.
In addition, this place was originally close to the demon battlefield and wars were frequent, so as time went by, it actually gained a large number of loyal believers.
There are several similar churches.
However, compared with the three major churches of Justice, Silence and Plenty in the Saint Laurent Empire, they still appear to be weaker.
In addition to the doctrinal conflicts, there are many overt and covert frictions among these churches.
Right now, the actions of the Augusta family have confused everyone.
What was the purpose of their doing this? Not only the people present, but also many nobles and church clergy sitting in carriages or hiding in the dark were all confused.
Fortunately, after a while, all these puzzles were answered.
Looking at the glass donation boxes with the church name on them, the guards brought a few ladders and climbed up to a higher place carrying a few banners and signs.
Then the first banner was hung.
There was a long string of words written on it, and everyone could see the content clearly.
"Every year, about 30% of the soldiers who are discharged from the army due to lifelong disabilities in wars are discharged. According to incomplete statistics, after leaving the army, these disabled soldiers are often disconnected from society and have no guarantee of life."
Looking at the content on the banner, the people's eyes widened.
What does this mean? Clearly, no one can figure out what is going on.
But a moment later, another banner was hung below the previous one.
"Another statistic is that 60% of these disabled soldiers will suffer from mental illness within three years after discharge, and may even choose to commit suicide."
It turned out that those disabled soldiers, whom they had never paid attention to, faced such a miserable fate after they retired from the army? People looked at each other in bewilderment, not knowing what to say.
Subsequently, the third and fourth banners were hung.
"The Governor of the Southern Province, Duke Tyrus, hereby proposes that the local churches and nobles in Orne City can donate generously."
"We cannot let those soldiers who defend our country shed blood and tears!"
The square fell into a rare state of collective silence.
At this moment, compared to the initial confusion about what they were going to do, the people were now completely attracted by the content written on the banner.
So, this was a fund-raising event? But the target of the fund-raising seemed not to be ordinary people like them, but the local churches and nobles.
People's minds became active.
Finally, the fifth banner was hung directly above the twelve large glass boxes.
Extremely eye-catching.
"Let us see which faith is the kindest and most generous."
(End of this chapter)