Chapter 360 Rong Guyuan
Walar Bay.
On the leaves of Yogathira, colorful brilliance flows.
Flora was turning around among the leaves, looking left and right, very happy.
Gothe was watching Flora running around under the tree, smiling without saying a word.
The batch of tree species he brought back need to be planted as soon as possible to speed up the growth of Yugathila.
The matter of planting trees must be handled by Flora herself, so Gothe brought her to Valar Bay.
"Are you leaving?" Finally, after the excitement passed, Flora landed on Gothe's shoulder and said in a soft and thin voice.
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"Remember to know the road when you come back."
h "Those who come back by teleportation don't need to know the way." Gaode said "honestly".
Looking at the hesitating little person, he smiled and stopped teasing her, "Don't worry, I remember, I will take Lady Flora to visit there before I come back."
"Ms. Flora doesn't care about this," the little person was clearly trembling with joy. Wings, but he turned his head and looked at Yugatha Sheila, put on a serious look and said in a serious manner: "There will be bad people over there, no better than here. Mage, you should be careful over there and pay attention to safety."
"Thank you Flora for caring, I will remember it."
"Then I have to ask Madam Flora to take care of me here."
"Lady Flora is very smart."
"That's it."
Gothe didn't waste any more time and started the astral teleportation.
The colorful brilliance swirling on the leaves of Yugathira quickly gathered, and the abundant astral energy quickly condensed into an astral door.
This time, there is no only option of random transmission.
On the return journey, Yugathaira marked the coordinate point of his return journey.
So he now has two choices: random teleportation or marked point teleportation.
Gaode’s choice is naturally the latter.
Putting the bulging package on his back, Gothe stepped into the star portal, and his figure was instantly enveloped in colorful brilliance.
"Back."
After a burst of colorful light flashed, Gothe found himself back in the room of the Palm Tree Hotel.
After three days, I returned to Lagos.
Everything in the room remained the same as when he left.
Gaode put down the package and walked to the corner of the room. With a crisp sound of the metal buckle, the capybara bag was untied.
The moment the bag mouth was untied, the dumplings that had been held in the capybara bag for three days were like a compressed spring toy. They immediately poked their heads out excitedly to breathe fresh air.
While his mana was slightly changing, Gaode cast [Beast Connection+] to establish a spiritual connection with Tuanzi to confirm whether any outsiders had come or any special circumstances had occurred during the three days since he left.
"Thank you for your hard work." After confirming that everything was fine, Gothe unwrapped the package and took out a piece of meat that was still frozen.
Translucent amber flesh, with tiny ice element crystals vaguely visible between the muscle fibers.
This is the intercostal muscle of the frost-maned lizard, a three-ring leyline creature. Not only does it taste great, it also contains extremely abundant blood and magic power.
A small ball of flame condensed on Gaode's fingertips, thawing the frozen chunks of flesh and blood.
Tuanzi watched the whole process with his eyes, his front fins scratching in the air, and the tip of his pink nose kept moving upwards, almost touching the flesh.
Seeing how anxious it was, Gaode speeded up, completely defrosted the meat, and passed it to the dumpling's mouth.
The piece of meat had just reached the tip of his nose. Tuanzi had already opened his three-flap mouth and bit into the piece of meat. His teeth easily tore through the translucent muscle tissue and he chewed quickly. His cheeks bulged into a hamster-like ball shape.
When the last piece of meat was swallowed into his belly, an imperceptible light flashed across Tuanzi's body.
Although it is only a small piece of flesh and blood, the high quality of the three rings still brings a little change to it.
But the dumpling is still small, and the blood energy and magic power contained in this piece of flesh and blood are close to the limit of its endurance, and it will take a certain amount of time to digest and absorb before it can continue to be fed.
Fat people are not made in one bite, and this kind of thing cannot be rushed.
Dang——Dang——Dang——
Walking out of the room, the clock tower in the center of Lagos City was ringing. The majestic and melodious bells rang eight times in total, indicating that it was eight o'clock in the morning.
In Lagos, Gothe still has two major unfinished tasks.
One is the acquisition of Harland Shipyard, and the other is to find out the mastermind behind the water beast extermination mission, so as to obtain higher merits.
Obviously, the former is more urgent.
Now, although Gothe carries fifty ice jade sycamore leaves worth upwards of 15,000 gorse coins, how to exchange them for money is actually a problem.
However, Gaode also had a plan.
"Go to Anna first. There's been no news for three days, so they're probably going to be anxious."
Aisha left him an address: Haiyinrong Orphanage.
Although this is not a landmark building, it still has a name, so it is not difficult to find.
Gaode left the hotel, and there were already many horse-drawn carriages on the street in front of the hotel, soliciting guests.
He straightened his clothes and waved for a carriage: "Go to Haiyinrong Orphanage."
"Okay, sir!" The coachman immediately responded loudly.
After getting into the car, the driver focused on driving and didn't say much.
These old coachmen are generally very sensible. Whether they are talkative or not, they will not easily chat with or disturb the guests.
However, Gaode took the initiative to find the coachman.
“What is the scale of this Haiyinrong Orphanage?” Gothe asked casually.
These carriage drivers are driving carriages around the city. They can be regarded as local snakes. They should be very familiar with the situation in Lagos City.
"Haiyin Rong Orphanage"
The driver spoke in a longer tone, as if he was recalling relevant information quickly, and then continued: "In terms of scale, the Orphanage in Lagos City should be ranked among the top three. After all, it was opened by the Trendspeaker sect."
"Although the Trendspeaker sect has now declined and cannot protect itself, even though they have transferred almost all the sect's properties and scattered all the members, they still insist on not closing the Haiyinrong Orphanage. They are good-hearted people, but it is a pity." The coachman said while gently waving his horsewhip.
“You mean, Haiyinrong Orphanage is an asset of the Chao Whisperer Sect?” When he heard this familiar name unexpectedly, Gothe couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows.
"Yes."
"Was the Trendspeaker sect a big sect in Lagos before?"
When he met Dr. Danika in Makoko District, God originally wanted to know the details about the Trendspeaker sect, but the injured person happened to wake up at that time, so he was ignored.
Now that they met again, his curiosity was naturally aroused.
The main reason for curiosity is that Dr. Danica, a nun of the Trendspeaker sect, masters a rare spell [Healing], which makes him feel that this sect should not be simple.
"It is one of the largest sects in Lagos. They provide storm tracks to fishermen free of charge, guide fishermen to go to sea, and protect fishermen's safety, so they have many believers."
The coachman couldn't stop talking as soon as he started talking, with a bit of emotion in his voice, "Unfortunately, the spiritual fever broke out, and a large number of fishermen, who were the main believers, switched to mining in mines, and the loss of believers was serious."
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“However, the bishop at that time was extremely decisive. Seeing this situation, he invested a large amount of the sect’s funds into spiritual marrow-related industries.”
“In the first few years, we made a lot of money from the spiritual marrow fever. We used the money earned from the spiritual marrow industry dividends to expand a stained glass auditorium, build guest rooms for believers, renovate the church bell tower, and purchase gilded ritual vessels. In short, it continued to expand and prospered.”
The coachman spoke vividly, as if the scenes were right in front of him.
"Although the loss of believers is serious, the sect is thriving and developing against the trend."
Gaode was silent for a moment when he heard this.
Humbling, he could actually guess what happened next.
But what happened later, you should also know, the good times did not last long, the bubble of the Spirit Fever was burst, and without dividends, the sect with a serious loss of believers could not maintain its daily expenses, and the various buildings expanded during the Spirit Fever had also become a huge burden by then. ”
It is as expected by Gaode
"For example, the expanded stained glass auditorium and the renovated church bell tower require a large amount of gorse coins every year just for cleaning and maintenance."
"In the first few years, the Trendspeaker Sect could barely support these expenses by selling off the ritual utensils and other items in the sect, but these items were always limited, and they would not be sold later."
"Without money to maintain the sect's buildings, the already small number of believers was lost even more, and the monks began to leave because the sect could not provide subsidies. In short, it was a vicious circle."
< br/> 「我没记错的话，现在的潮语者教派大大小小的产业基本都已经转让出去，如今应当只剩下一座海音容孤院和一座教堂了。」
「说实话，以海音容孤院的规模，每日的开销也不小，我看再过一段时间，这个容孤院他们怕是也难以维持下去了。」
“Well, if they can’t hold on, what will happen to the children in Haiyinrong Orphanage.” The coachman couldn’t help but worry.
Crack!
At this moment, the coachman suddenly pulled the rope and stopped the carriage.
"Sir, we are here."
Haiyinrong Orphanage is located in a civilian living area in the east of Lagos City. The outer walls are made of gray masonry. The surface of the masonry is covered with mottled marks, making it look dilapidated and old.
The paint on the heavy door has peeled off.
Just above the gate is a small spire, and many of the tiles on the spire are missing, exposing the wooden structure below.
Gaode paid the money and got out of the carriage.
In the winter morning, the air is slightly cold.
In front of the gate of the orphanage, there were twenty or thirty children standing on the roadside, their little faces turned red from the cold.
There were two children holding a donation box. The box looked dilapidated, and most of the paint on it had peeled off.
Other children were holding cans one after another.
The can contained water and a small fish, which was swimming feebly in the shallow water.
There were two children holding high a sign with a line of words "Please help us" crookedly written on it.
Dr. Danica stood among the children, wearing a simple gray robe.
She is taking her children with her and collecting donations from passers-by. Those who donate kindly will receive a can and Dr. Danika’s blessing.
Obviously, the situation of fundraising is not optimistic.
Most of the pedestrians passed by in a hurry without stopping, let alone taking out their money.
Click.
Gaode threw a silver dragon coin into the donation box, and immediately won the uncontrollable exclamations of several children around him.
"Thank you, brother!" The little boy holding the donation box timidly looked up at Gothe and thanked him.
At this time, Dr. Danika had noticed the movement here and walked over.
When she saw Gothe, Dr. Danica was slightly surprised at first, a glimmer of light flashed in her slightly tired eyes, and then she immediately came up to him with a smile, put one hand on her chest and saluted: "Sir, I unexpectedly met you here."
"Doctor Danika," Gothe returned the same greeting, and then pointed to the children around him, "How long have these children not had enough to eat?"
"How could the situation be so bad?" Gao De was slightly shocked. He knew that the situation in the orphanage was not optimistic, but he did not expect that he would not even have enough to eat.
"Since the bishop absconded with the sect's assets, the hearts of the sect's people suddenly dispersed. After everyone divided up the remaining assets of the sect, they all found their own way out. Only this orphanage was left, and there were only a few monks who were willing to stay in the sect." Dr. Danika sighed slightly, her eyes full of disappointment and anger.
“There are 132 children in the orphanage, and the daily food expenses are a huge expense, not to mention fuel costs, house repair fees, facility maintenance fees and other expenses.”
“The children are growing and need to constantly buy clothes, shoes, quilts, toiletries, etc. Expenses for daily necessities should not be underestimated. Money is needed for everything. "
"Although my medical skills and magic are still of some use, from time to time I will be asked to see a doctor by a wealthy family in the city, but this happens only once a week or two, and the remuneration I receive is far from enough to cover the expenses of the orphanage."
"So even though the three meals a day in the orphanage have been changed to two meals, they can still barely eat half a meal each time. There is really no other way, so I have to take them out to collect donations." Doctor Danika glanced at the thin children and said sadly.
Looking at these young and tender faces, and listening to what Dr. Danika said, Gothe felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.
In his previous life, in the country where he lived, hunger was an absolutely intolerable taboo for all the people.
The most vivid example is that if you go to the street to beg for money, no one may pay attention to you because everyone is afraid of being cheated. But if you go to the street to beg for food, to exaggerate, it may even kill you.
“This should be enough for the children to eat for two days.” Gothe thought for a while, took out a gorse coin and handed it to Dr. Danica.
Physician Danica took the gorse coin and crossed her hands on her chest: "Sir, thank you for your kindness and charity. You will definitely receive the blessing and protection of the ocean."
It is quite strange for a Sea Sentinel Mage to appear here.
“No,” Gothe remembered the business and said seriously: “I’m here to find someone.”
“Looking for someone?”
"I'm here to see Miss Elsa." This is the connection signal agreed between Gothe and Elsa.
"It turns out to be the lady's guest." Hearing this, Dr. Danika was slightly stunned, and then took a deep look at Gothe, "Sir, please come with me."