Chapter 43

Chapter 43: It’s Not Over Yet

At first, Roland found it expensive, but then he realized he was wrong .

Two gold coins for a life was a fair deal . He thought it was expensive mainly because of the contrast .

Falken in Red Mountain Town was also a reverend of the Church of Life, but he never charged for treatment .

Falken’s service was free, and this reverend charged for two gold coins . It seemed that this reverend was a fraud .

But actually, what this reverend offered was the market price . Few people lived in Red Mountain Town, but Delpon had a million residents . If his treatment was free, this middle-aged reverend would die of overwork .

On the ritual table, the girl’s wound was healing . She looked healthier and healthier . Even her breathing could be heard .

Relieved, Roland took out two gold coins that he picked up only recently and gave them to the reverend .

Seeing that, the soldier said to Betta and Roland in admiration, “Your Excellencies, I’ll ask Old Vincent to take his daughter away . ”

After the soldier left, Roland and Betta sat down on the stone chair and breathed hard . They were exhausted after running for such a long time and did not want to stand up again .

The middle-aged reverend had brown short hair and no beard . Tossing the two gold coins between his hands, he observed Roland and Betta with great interest and finally said with a weird smile, “Two gold coins to save an untouchable woman who is not beautiful at all . You are truly generous . ”

Betta frowned . He was not happy to hear that .

Differently from Betta, Roland had worked for years and had more social experience . He knew that the middle-aged reverend’s sarcasm was actually a compliment .

He smiled at the reverend but did not talk .

Betta, however, said angrily, “You could’ve saved more people . Why do you charge so much? Have you abandoned the poor people who are dying? Does the Church of Life prefer money over life?”

The reverend looked at Betta with a smile . “Are you angry with me, young lord?”

Betta was about to say more, but Roland stopped him . “Stop talking . You may have misunderstood him . ”

Betta believed in Roland, so he stopped talking, but he was obviously not convinced .

The middle-aged man looked at Betta and smiled . “I wouldn’t say anything if you only questioned me, but since you’re questioning my faith, I have to explain myself!’

Betta was still as pissed as before .

“I can tell that you know magic, too . So, you should know that there is a cooldown before we can cast a spell again . For me, I can cast six Advanced Treatment spells, like the one that I used just now, every three hours . That is to say, I can only use the spell eight times a day even if I don’t sleep at all . ”

Frowning, Betta said, “But you can at least save eight people, instead of refusing ordinary people with a high charge . ”

Having lived in Red Mountain Town for more than a month, Betta had learned that most of the ordinary families were not able to save a gold coin in a whole year .

It meant that two gold coins was indeed an insurmountable price for them . If they were truly in need, it was impossible for them to pay the money .

“That’s why you are a young lord,” said the middle-aged reverend with a weird smile . “You may be kindhearted, but you are too naive . ”

Betta frowned even harder, wondering how the reverend would defend himself .

Roland, on the other hand, had vaguely guessed what he would say .

“It’s true that the civilians will thank me if I rescue them for free, but more people will be indirectly killed,” said the reverend casually .

Betta scorned him . “How’s that possible?”

“The Church of Life brings food for the poor every day . It’s safe to say that many of them will die without our aid . ” The reverend said with a patronizing attitude, “Where’s the money for the food from? The nobles like you . ”

Betta was of a mind to argue that he was not a noble, but remembering his identity as a Divine Noble, he did not refute that but said, “But it doesn’t mean you can’t treat civilians for a lower price . ”

Roland sighed, knowing that Betta did not follow the reverend .

The middle-aged reverend laughed . “If I use all my spells on civilians, where can we earn money? Besides, nobles appreciate dignity and distance . If I treat civilians for free, they will never visit my temple, because they will think that civilians are nobler than them . Without the nobles and their money, we can’t even feed ourselves . How can we help the poor people?”

Betta opened his mouth, only to come up with nothing .

He couldn’t find any rebuttal .

The reverend looked at Betta with a faint smile . “I don’t ask for your understanding, but don’t mock my faith . The benevolent Life Goddess cares for everyone . Take a rest here . It’s not usual to see kindhearted nobles . ”

The reverend left after saying that .

Betta was deep in thought on his chair . He was only eighteen and had been a student . Naturally, he was never faced with such dilemmas .

Roland did not say anything . He was taking a rest .

It was better for Betta to be taught a lesson by NPCs in a game rather than people in reality .

At this moment, a bunch of people appeared at the temple, and several men in ragged clothes rushed over . They were delighted to see the girl on the ritual table .

Then, time and space were frozen . Time was up for today’s game .

As usual, Roland took a shower after he crawled out of the virtual cabin . He opened the forum and uploaded the video he recorded earlier, with the title “Need forensic scientists or police officers to search for Clues . ” The video was the site of the corpses in the cave .

Of course, the private parts of the victims had been censored .

He had saved the girl and finished the quest, but Roland felt that it was not over yet!

He was very interested in discovering the criminal behind it .

In less than ten minutes, the post was pinned, and the number of replies was soaring .

Every reply was filled with rage .