Devil's Bible

Chapter 129 Huh?
In an instant, Isabella's body trembled, as if she were being targeted by some kind of ferocious beast.

However, that feeling vanished in an instant.

"Sorry, my power is currently in its final, rapid growth phase, and I'm having a little trouble controlling it," Nemus said with a smile.

Isabella nodded and smiled, "Long time no see, Nair."

Although she had a vague feeling that there was something wrong with Nemes, she had no evidence at the moment, and she couldn't just confirm that Nemes was a bad person based on her feelings alone.

At least for now, she cannot show that vigilance openly.

“I heard you were coming, but when I went to the Redemption Department I found you weren’t there, so I knew you would come here,” Nemus said.

Isabella's smile faded as she observed Nems's condition.

Now, Nemus's aura has become extremely powerful, and a strong sense of oppression is fluctuating.

This sense of oppression stems from the fundamental difference in their life essence; from this perspective, Nemus has already come a long way in the Ironborn.

"So, Your Excellency, are you aware of the situation at the Redemption Department?" Since the topic of the Redemption Department had come up, Isabella simply asked this question.

“I knew, how could I not know?” Nems’s expression turned serious. From this moment on, Nems seemed to be a true clergyman with ability and faith.

“I’ve looked into this matter, and the problem lies in the core issue.” Nems turned to look in the direction of the church statue.

Isabella was taken aback.

“In the past, although there were instances of nobles and wealthy merchants cutting in line at the Redemption Department, there were not so many ‘empty queues’. Some commoners with serious conditions could still get treatment if they queued up several times.”

“But a few years ago, that changed.” As Nemes spoke, Isabella realized what he meant and fell silent for a moment.

Many clergy are actually aware of the situation regarding the God of Discipline.

The biggest problem is that the collection of faith power has slowed down.

If it weren't for the occasional flow of faith into the divine realm in some places, the news of the fall of the God of Discipline might have already spread.

In this situation, the greatest benefit of the Redemption Department disappears.

In the past, the greatest reward of the Redemption Department in saving people was the pure power of faith generated at the moment when the person being saved recovered.

Only those who have endured illness truly understand how precious health is.

The walls of hospitals have heard more devout prayers than churches.

This abundant flow of devout faith into the church's grid makes the grid much more active.

If a priest attempts to comprehend divine magic at this time, his training efficiency will be significantly boosted.

This can be considered a hidden perk of the Redemption Department's daily rituals of casting spells and exploiting people's spirits.

Now, this implicit benefit is gone.

When devout faith enters the grid, it generally doesn't trigger a reaction; it's simply stored and then, after a long wait, is directly swiped away.

Thus, the rescue efforts became a form of 'voluntary labor'.

Gradually, this led to the situation we see today.

"In fact, most of those who donated tokens to the Redemption Department to reserve their places were merchants related to medicine, hospitals, and so on."

"In this way, they have successfully cut off an avenue for ordinary people to treat themselves, and it is only natural that medical costs have skyrocketed," Nemes pointed out the real reason behind it.

"If you want to change this, the first thing you have to do is challenge all the medical-related businessmen."

"Secondly, the Redemption Department is ultimately under the jurisdiction of the Rhine Bishop, so it's not appropriate for me to interfere."

"I can only suggest that more resident priests be added to the city's outposts, so that sick civilians can receive treatment by causing trouble, getting injured, and being arrested when they really can't survive."

In principle, priests stationed at outposts are there to guard against serious incidents in the city, such as cult disturbances, the infiltration of dangerous creatures, the appearance of demons, or other supernatural problems that could lead to death or injury.

Therefore, in this situation, the only option for the public is to cause trouble, shouting that they are members of a fictitious agreement, and then, with a cry of "Ah!", they accidentally fall to the ground.

In order to assess the situation and prevent the person from dying before being detained and investigated, the priest needs to provide medical treatment.

Isabella's beautiful face became unusually abstract at this moment. She frowned, her mouth slightly open, as if she was about to utter a "Huh?"

Because this is really...

“The legitimate priestly healing department has lost its ability to heal. If ordinary people want to receive healing from priests, they can only commit crimes. I…” Isabella was speechless for a moment.

"Get used to it. There are still many abstract things in Wagtail Town." Nemus shook his head, his face saying, "You're still too young."

Not to mention Isabella, some of these things made Nems feel the abstract nature of the world when he learned the inside story.

Some of these tasks are things that even demons in the abyss would have a hard time accomplishing.

After all, demons are cruel, violent, and chaotic.

They have too many unstable factors, and such distorted and abstract rules and systems are difficult to exist in the abyss.

"Therefore, I would like to invite you to leave the Redemption Department and join the garrison team. This way, you can do more practical things for the people." With the previous groundwork laid, Nemus's invitation was quite reasonable.

“I… I need to go and check out the outposts in various places.” Isabella was about to agree immediately, but ultimately decided to play it safe.

"Well, think it over carefully. You're always welcome here." After chatting with Isabella for a while, Nemus took his leave.

Throughout the entire process, Nemus appeared to be a conscientious paladin who tried his best to consider the needs of ordinary people.

However, in reality, Nemes had basically anticipated a series of psychological activities that Isabella might have, and then set up this 'trap'.

When Nemus met Isabella, the fluctuations he experienced were not actually due to his stats increasing too quickly, thus making him less controllable.

The real reason is that fate intervened at that moment.

Six months ago, through Kru, Nemes had a slight premonition that his crucial fate would involve Isabella.

Now, upon seeing Isabella, that sense of destiny became even more concrete in that moment.

That's why Nemus's power fluctuated slightly.

Subsequently, Naims's suggestion, ostensibly based on the idea of ​​achieving the goal indirectly by treating more people in this way, was a more effective approach.

However, in reality, the guarding of outposts was usually the responsibility of the high knight Nemus, because it involved patrols, battles, and so on.

In other words, Nems wanted to bring Isabella under his watchful eye.

“After all, Rhine is a bit hard to see through.” Back in his office, Nemus narrowed his eyes and opened the Book of Time in his hand.

(End of this chapter)