It's the cyber age now, and you're still playing traditional villains?

"How could that be? I also can't bear to see the current situation."

Dongfang Xiao shook his head, his face full of indignation and sorrow. "Since the teacher cares about the world, I must also take action... Pass my order down. From now on, the losses of the people from the day before yesterday will be counted. All losses will be made up by the royal family. This will be issued through the state religion as a channel. There must be no mistakes."

"Yes!" Someone immediately took the order and started to prepare for it.

No one thought there was anything wrong with it. To be honest, for them, the Holy Flame Cat Cult was definitely not the first time they had heard of it. They had been fishing in the royal family's big pot for so many years, so those who were not sensitive to this might as well die...

The Holy Fire Cat Sect does indeed believe in giving alms as its doctrine, so this arrangement is not only not abrupt, but rather quite appropriate.

"Do you have anything else to say? If not, please adjourn."

The little queen didn't waste any time. She said a few polite words and then told everyone to disperse.

No one has anything to do... If there is something to do, they won't say it today. Although the court meeting is short, it is still quite time-consuming to digest.

However, most people have a feeling that in the past, the court meetings were dominated by Cheng Gujian, and Dongfang Xiao was at most a mascot. But today it is a bit the opposite... In short, Her Majesty the Queen looks more mature than before.

however.

What they don't know is.

After retiring from court, Dongfang Xiao brought Xu Shi into the imperial study in the name of "asking the teacher". At this time, he had already changed his clothes in the other party's "threshold space" and knelt respectfully in front of the other party.

"Master, are you satisfied with my performance today?"

Don't complain about this half-written imperial edict. The author only has an elementary school education, and it's really brain-burning to be able to write like this...

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 270 All my believers, meow meow meow!

2023-09-21

Naturally, the royal family's decree of making the Holy Fire Cat Religion the state religion was quickly implemented.

Naturally, people were overjoyed at the news - over the past few days, many people have learned how reliable the Holy Fire Cat Cult is. Not only does the cute little saint possess special skills, but most importantly, she also provides food and drinks. It would be a pity if it were really regarded as an illegal activity and banned.

Not to mention that they might also be implicated... Fortunately, the royal family had a keen eye and did not actually do so. Instead, they announced such earth-shaking news.

In this way, not only is the legitimacy of the Holy Fire Cat Cult recognized, but its influence will also be further expanded - the fact that it becomes the official channel for the royal family to compensate the people for losses in the transaction of Poseidon Stone is the best proof of this.

"No way? The royal family is really so kind?"

When this news came out, everyone was still a little bit unconvinced - it can only be said that this is the most common relationship between the grassroots people and the ruling class under the social structure of the Hualan Empire.

There are all kinds of heavy taxes and unequal status on a daily basis. There was even a prince or noble who once made a profound statement like "If you can't afford bread, why not eat cake?" With this being the case, it's impossible for the royal family to have good poll numbers.

However, when people saw that the Holy Flame Cat Church was renovated again and that people could really line up to receive money, they were completely relieved.

it is true!

To be honest, distributing bread, milk and eggs every day is good, but in the end it is definitely not as good as giving them real money to make up for their previous losses.

Although it is impossible to compensate for the amount of loss, it is obvious that the royal family, or the Holy Fire Cat Cult, has done research. Compensating 80% or even 70% is already beyond everyone's expectations, and it is enough for people to wipe away the previous haze and get back on track.

If you don't want money, you can also choose materials of equivalent value, such as cattle, sheep, or even real estate.

Everyone was overjoyed at all this, but also couldn't help but sigh.

"I always feel that the royal family has gone against their norm and done something like this this time. Is it really because of the call of the Holy Fire Cat Cult?"

Someone analyzed it seriously, "Otherwise, the Holy Fire Cat Cult would not have been established as the state religion... Since it is the state religion, the royal family should have made some statement."

"What you said makes sense, but I think it might also be related to Her Majesty the Queen?"

Another person agreed, but also had a different opinion. "My third aunt's youngest son is a guard in the palace. He said that recently it is Her Majesty the Queen who is in charge of court affairs, not Grand Duke Gu Jian. What do you think?"

"Oh, don't say that."

The companion beside him stopped their dangerous remarks in time, "Besides, why bother with these, as long as you get something, it's fine, right?"

"Ah, yes, yes."

The three of them shut their mouths tacitly, their faces filled with the joy of a good harvest.

As for being detained here for nearly two days, that was nothing!

……

"You see, they have to thank us."

In the back room, Xu Shi, whose face was also filled with joy of the harvest, put down the account book in his hand and sighed.

"It's quite consistent with your usual bad character, Master."

Pan Ling, who was standing behind him, massaged his shoulders with ease, and couldn't help but complain, "But this... isn't a bad thing."

It can only be said that this is a matter of transferring money from one hand to the other - where did the property and materials distributed to the people of Hualan Empire come from? Wasn't it the profit from the Sea God Stone transaction at that time... Did everyone really not realize this? Or did they at least get some of their capital back, so they didn't care?

Personally, she leans towards the latter. After all, according to convention, not a penny of the money could be taken back. Now this can be considered a pleasant surprise. Don't say that outsiders are the culprits. The fact is that the giants did it, right?

Moreover, the girl still had a conscience, and she thought it was a good thing to see the master do this, so her hesitant praise was sincere.

"What are you talking about? You are becoming more and more disrespectful. If you feel itchy, just say it directly."

Xu Shi raised his head and glared at her in reproach. "This is clearly called taking from the people and giving back to the people. How can such a good thing be associated with a word like bad?"

Is this how this word is used... The silly apprentice couldn't help but complain, but even if the bad master misinterpreted the word, it seemed that there was nothing wrong with it?

Because Xu Shi paid close attention to details - for example, this church, although it had been renovated before, it still looked a bit dilapidated overall. Now that it has been established as a state religion, a large-scale construction project has been carried out, and it has been renovated from the inside out, losing its previous sneaky spirit.

Otherwise, it would look too fake.

As for where the money comes from, it is of course from the profits from the Poseidon Stone transaction... Although Boss Xu is not short of gold and silver, he has always been a frugal person and will still save money where he can.

Although he had said before that the extra money would be used to fill the pocket of the little queen, the other party was now his nominal apprentice, and it was reasonable for the master to control the apprentice's pocket money.

Comparing it this way, Pan Ling feels that she is better as a genuine apprentice. At least the master doesn't care about her in this regard. To be honest, she is now a hidden rich woman... It's just that she is used to being frugal, so she doesn't have the problem of spending money lavishly.

In short, there is nothing wrong in taking from the people. As for using it for the people... they come here every day to receive food and drink and listen to the predictions made by the junior sister. It seems that it is not wrong to say that it is using it for the people?

After trying hard to straighten her mind, Miss Xiaoling no longer felt any guilt. This is what it’s like to learn from a bad master.

Instead, she felt that she still had a lot to learn, such as the handling of details - in general, she was now able to think almost the same as her master, but the micro-control still needed to be practiced and improved.

Well, the master is still a master after all. Although his character is questionable, he is indeed very capable.

"Hey, Xu Shi, are you really not messing with me on purpose?"

But some people might not think so. They saw Xia Ke'an in the corner with a constipated look on his face. "It's fine if you let me wear cat ears, but what is this action now?"

"What do you mean by deliberately messing with you? Do I need to do it on purpose if I want to mess with you?"

Xu Shi explained slowly, "It's just that now that the Holy Fire Cat Cult has come to the fore, of course it needs doctrines, hand gestures and other supporting things. Otherwise, it's still a makeshift group, and the quality is too low."

"Your slogan sounds like a makeshift group, doesn't it?!"

This reason obviously didn't convince the old lady, and her face turned red with anger. "'All my followers, meow meow meow' is something that anyone can come up with?"

She was actually quite surprised at first, after all, there was no such thing as religion in the City of Night Sin. She didn't expect the little boy to be so well dressed... But the longer she watched, the more she felt that something was wrong.

At least half of this wrong style of painting is attributed to her, the saint. First, she wore cat ears, and now it is this shameful slogan. It is hard for people to accept it, at least she can accept it.

The white-haired loli thinks she has seen a lot of ups and downs. Even she lives in Bengbu, so you can imagine how other people feel.

This bastard even wanted to wear cat claw gloves himself! If I hadn't rejected such an unreasonable request with words, God knows what would have happened in the future.

Maybe even a cat's tail will be worn.

"Then can you come up with something better?"

Xu Shi, who stole the previous life's creative ideas, remained calm and even wanted to take the initiative, "When I first came up with the name, you didn't object. You can't give up halfway, right?"

"I……"

Xia Ke'an was stuck when she heard this. She really couldn't think of a better slogan.

The main reason is that she is not good at this aspect, and I have to say that this slogan is actually quite magical and very catchy.

"Yes."

Xu Shi spread his hands and said innocently, "But it's normal that you can't accept it for a while. Maybe it won't be so embarrassing if there are more people around?"

As he spoke, he stretched and stood up.

"……Maybe?"

The old aunt blinked. Did he want to be with her?

If this is the case, the sense of shame will be less, and it is rare to see this bad guy Xu Shi doing such cute actions, which is actually quite good.

"That's fine."

Xu Shi nodded, then walked to Pan Ling's side and patted her shoulder. "Go, little priest, rehearse with your little sister."

Pan Ling:

What does this have to do with me?

In fact, she was the kind of person who "lived in Bengbu" as Xia Ke'an mentioned. Seeing the little senior sister rehearsing the moves awkwardly like dancing, she really couldn't help laughing.

The main reason is that the white-haired loli looks very young, and doing these actions makes her look very cute. When you think about the fact that her true identity is actually a big sister, the silly apprentice finds it even more interesting.

But she herself didn't want to do that, it would be too...

"Come on, what are you waiting for?"

"……it is good."

Under the pressure of her master, Xiaoling could only agree reluctantly. She walked to Xia Ke'an and shook her hands left and right like cat paws with her.

"The holy fire is shining brightly."

"The holy light shines."

"All my followers."

"Meow meow meow meow!"

Xu Shi admired all this with great satisfaction, but suddenly felt a little regretful.

I should also prepare a pair of cat ears for my silly apprentice.

……

Not long after.