Lord of Mysteries: Taiyi

East End, 5 Dalavis Street.

Today, we had some new students, 14 of whom joined, bringing the class size to 50.

However, before class today, Kurt took out two bags of bread he had bought nearby.

The mixture was distributed equally to all the children, much to the students' astonishment.

Most of the children started gobbling it down as soon as they received it...

A small group of children hesitated and didn't speak. Kurt noticed them and smiled, saying:

"These are free; you don't need to spend any money."

After thinking for a moment, he added:

"This was given by the Church of Mother Earth so that you could learn better."

Many people in this era trust the church, and children are no exception.

At this moment, Lucy, who hadn't spoken until now, slightly raised her little hand and said:

"Teacher, but I don't worship the Earth Mother Goddess."

Some children stopped what they were doing, a little frightened by what they heard.

Kurt was prepared and explained gently:

"The Mother Goddess loves all life unconditionally. This does not require you to change your faith. Moreover, this school does not belong to the church. It is just my own way of fulfilling the Mother Goddess's will."

Some of the more naive children, upon hearing this, no longer hesitated and happily began to eat, gaining a deeper impression of the Earth Mother Goddess and feeling even more grateful.

Hugh, watching this scene from the side, thought to himself: Mr. Kurt is truly a devout believer of the Mother Goddess, spreading her good name in this way.

Kurt, seeing that his goal had been achieved, also spoke up. While waiting, he noticed that Lucy, who had freckles on her face, had her worries dispelled and her gray eyes lit up. She started eating rather hastily, but she broke off small pieces to eat, showing good manners and not wolfing down her food... Kurt activated his spiritual vision and found that Lucy was indeed very hungry, even hungrier than a few days ago.

Something happened at home? Kurt wondered, and then she saw Lucy put the half-eaten bread into the pocket of her faded linen dress.

At this moment, she seemed a little guilty and looked up, immediately seeing Kurt staring at her... Kurt quickly and guiltily looked away, and Lucy immediately blushed and lowered her head.

It's worth mentioning that, amidst the children's expressions of gratitude, Kurt's "Teacher" potion seemed to have been somewhat digested... "It seems that receiving sincere thanks from my students can speed up my digestion," Kurt secretly concluded.

During the subsequent lessons, Lucy never dared to look Kurt in the eye, and Kurt seemed somewhat helpless. Most of the children who came here came from families on the verge of collapse. Helping one child meant there was another, even worse off, waiting to be helped—the same question remained: to help or not to help?

Kurt hesitated for almost two minutes. His initial goal was to digest the potion to gain greater power, thereby changing the fate of more people and changing the world...

Finally, he realized his mistake and decided to help! "If you can't sweep your own room, how can you sweep the world?"

"Afterwards, I can organize a home visit session and assign tasks to the students, such as helping me grow some harmless plants, and then I will pay them."

They help their family members find jobs or provide medicine.

Alternatively, one could establish a scholarship, and once funding and support are obtained from Audrey or other nobles, merchants, or bosses, a foundation could be set up to steadily improve the living conditions of some families.

Kurt is already quite wealthy. With the merits he has accumulated at the Church of Mother Earth, not counting his and his sister's assets, he has nearly 3000 pounds! However, most of these pounds will have to be spent on future promotions, as promotions to Extraordinary are very expensive.

Another point is that he didn't know how to legally establish a charitable foundation and the subsequent procedures to help more children. This was a blind spot in his knowledge, and Bill didn't have any friends in this field...

You can then ask Leah, or directly consult Audrey...

Of course, if it's just to help the children in front of you, this amount of money is more than enough.

After today's class, Kurt didn't share all his previous thoughts. Instead, he addressed Hugh and the rest of the class, saying:

"Starting tomorrow, we will no longer accept students here. We will maintain a capacity of 50 people. My energy is limited. Please tell your parents and ask them to help spread the word."

After the children tell their parents, the news of him giving out bread to the students probably won't spread too quickly. Most parents probably won't publicize it, because that would cause a huge influx of children, potentially taking away their child's spot... In that case, they would also warn their children not to tell anyone.

This would avoid a lot of trouble, preventing the night school from turning into a poorhouse. As for if someone were to cause trouble, well, Kurt was just worried about how to naturally "reveal" his extraordinary status to Hugh.

After school, Kurt saw Lucy running away from the classroom, seemingly afraid that Kurt would keep her behind to ask her questions.

Kurt chuckled and shook his head, but he understood the feeling. He always felt that Lucy wasn't a child born in the East End; her behavior, level of knowledge, and sense of self-esteem were all unlike what one would expect.

It's possible that her family, which was originally middle class, went bankrupt for some reason... This must have been a big blow to Lucy, but she seems very optimistic and strong, probably because she comes from an enlightened family.

This time, Kurt deliberately sent Hugh out to look after the children, while he stayed in the classroom to clean, trying to avoid embarrassing Lucy.

Perhaps we should leave some of the students on duty behind and give them some candy as a reward… Kurt shook his head, feeling that this would leave 50 students on duty, but buying candy was a good idea, even though it was a bit expensive…

……

After a few days of experience, Hugh and Kurt closed the school gates and left the East District before 11:30 today.

As they passed through Ironwater Street, Kurt and Hugh stopped at the same time. Under the glow of the crimson moon, the dilapidated alleyway was draped in a faint red hue.

However, unlike usual, some crates were blocking the end of the narrow road. It was clear that someone had deliberately placed them there, as these crates were not there when Kurt and his group passed by before.

Hugh immediately sensed something was wrong. He placed his right hand on the triangular dagger at his waist, and his aura suddenly became majestic. Kurt narrowed his eyes slightly, and his spirituality was suddenly awakened.

He looked back and saw five casually dressed men walking out from around the corner, each carrying sticks and knives.

Hugh turned around and, seeing this scene, also drew his triangular dagger, watching them warily.

Kurt quickly analyzed the situation. Although Hugh was an extraordinary being with the Sequence Nine "Arbitrator" rank, his strength was probably close to the limit of a normal person. However, facing five big men with weapons, and having to be distracted by "protecting" me, he definitely couldn't win.

Kurt suppressed the urge to use "God's Blessing" to send his opponent flying, deciding to first see what his opponent was up to.

He's now an official member of the Church of the Earth Mother, so he can't act recklessly. Otherwise, he could easily wipe out both gangs quietly, but he also knows that these gangs usually have powerful backers, even royalty or the military.

Kurt always felt that although he knew a lot of hidden knowledge and had the "golden finger" of knowing the subsequent plot, he also knew that his biggest shortcoming was that he was "armchair strategist" and lacked practical experience. He was likely to handle some things poorly and thus be caught out or even exposed. Therefore, his temporary plan was to play it safe and develop until he reached Sequence Six or Sequence Five before doing some "big things".

"Stay calm, and try not to cause too much trouble..." Kurt told himself.

He then calmly looked at the approaching gang members.

The one who looked the fiercest spoke up. He glanced warily at Hugh, who was blocking Kurt's path, and then deliberately lowered his voice, saying:

"You're the one who runs the night school on Dalaves Street... Kurt, right?"

"You seem to be quite wealthy... You've even hired an 'arbitrator,' which means we have to bring a few more people with us."

Kurt remained expressionless and asked:

"What do you want to do?"

The person opposite him gave a disgusting smile.

"Sell us a few children, preferably no older than 10, and our remuneration will be..."

Before he could finish speaking, the moonlight on the street abruptly vanished, and darkness replaced the crimson glow...