Chapter 406

Chapter 406: The Problem of Inequality

"Hmph, among the churches, where is the idea of cooperation?" Gabriel retorted.

"But they still fought together against the Church of the Goddess, didn’t they?" Norman said with open hands.

"Cows and sheep travel in herds, but fierce beasts always walk alone," Gabriel said proudly.

Anduin quietly watched Gabriel.

He knew how the Church of the Goddess of the Night, once so powerful, had come to its end.

The Church of the Dawn Goddess didn’t dare to claim invincibility; who gave them the courage?

"Hoo, I…"

Before Anduin could finish, Gabriel interrupted him.

"I know you belong to our church," Gabriel glanced at Anduin, "but those few do not."

"Although Norman and Uther are knights and use the power of knights, their strength is fundamentally different from ours."

"Huh?" Anduin was confused.

I belong to your church, what does that even mean?

I am from the Church of Dawn Goddess, using the power of dawn, which is Eternal Sun!

And you all rely on the power of night, which is also the power of the Moon Goddess; this cannot possibly be the same thing.

"In any case, if you all want to help, I will give you this chance. However, you must understand your identity; I cannot give you military power." Gabriel proudly sheathed his sword. "Since the forces behind you want to depend on the Church of the Goddess of the Night, they must show sincerity."

"You can go tame some wild creatures as your soldiers, or you can recruit some wandering heroes from the tavern."

"Of course, I don’t trust those wandering heroes either, so I can only treat them like regular mercenaries."

Besides Anduin, a few others were very angry.

But, for the mission, they had no choice but to listen to this jerk.

This is a bit too arrogant, isn’t it? He thinks too highly of himself!

The others understood Gabriel’s thoughts. In Gabriel’s eyes, this Church of the Goddess of the Night was like a powerful place. Even if there were some problems, it still held some influence, and if smaller countries came asking, they would have to bow down like loyal dogs, with no respect.

Then, Gabriel’s gaze turned to Anduin, and his expression softened a lot, "You go help recruit and train the Pastor, and afterwards, I will remember your achievements. If you need anything, you can ask the other three… not these three outsiders. I have three subordinates; if there’s a problem, you can ask them. If it can’t be solved, you can come to me."

"Okay." Anduin, although confused, knew that he was part of a story now, which was a good thing, so he agreed.

"Also, if they manage to recruit heroes, help them with that." Gabriel continued.

"Yes." Anduin accepted the mission.

A few people looked at Anduin, feeling a bit unhappy.

We are all on the same level; why do you get such good treatment? You are not even a believer of the Night!

The Church of the Dawn Goddess has been quite low-key for over a year, but its strong nature is not so easy to erase, and will not be forgotten quickly.

Moreover, the Flame War God Church gained a veto right, and now it is a standoff with the Church of the Dawn Goddess.

Usually, the two sides act like friends, but this time they had to come together to cooperate.

……

Everyone here has their own paths and different treatments, but what about 『』 and Teresa?

The two of them are at the Babington tavern…

In this era, there is no profession called Card Maker, and 『』, an eighth-tier Card Maker, has not been defined as a hero who appears directly in the hall.

There are still people like this in this era, unclassed heroes, who do not follow the path given by the gods, but instead grow by randomly consuming Magic Potions.

Teresa and 『』 are treated similarly; she was originally a fake eighth-tier, so it is normal that she didn’t join.

"So… can we choose any faction to join, and then serve that faction?" Teresa rubbed her chin. "First, we need to know which faction Karoso has joined, right?"

"Why isn’t he with us?" 『』 asked curiously. "There can’t be only the three of us in this dungeon, unless the Pande Empire doesn’t want this province anymore."

"With the current military strength, if they go out, not just this province, but even the Pande Empire might not be able to hold up," Teresa said. "However, it shouldn’t be possible for four armies to go out. Based on what we know, they should have a fight. If the dungeon exploration fails, the survivors will come out after that fight."

"Hmm, that makes sense," 『』 nodded.

"Hey, beautiful ladies, would you like to have a drink together?"

Just then, a young man wearing a white shirt and black flared pants walked over, holding a glass of wine in his hand.

『』 was about to refuse, but then she saw Teresa tapping on the table, "Want to share a table? That’s fine. You need to prove we are not together, and don’t expect us to pay after you have one drink."

The young man was surprised; he clearly hadn’t thought of this idea before.

"Boss, I’m having a drink with these two beautiful ladies, and their bill will be on me," the young man shouted.

"Alright," the boss smiled, clearly knowing this young man well.

Teresa and 『』 were just sitting quietly, but now they had some drinks.

The table was round, and the young man sat in between the two, "You both look a bit unfamiliar; are you here looking for jobs?"

"Sort of. Do you have any connections to help us find work?" Teresa said with a smile.

Teresa enjoyed the atmosphere of the down-to-earth tavern and was very good at dealing with people like this.

"You don’t need connections for that; the city is hiring every day, from laborers to knights," the young man pointed outside.

"Can you introduce us?" Teresa asked curiously.

"You don’t even know this?" The young man looked surprised.

"I don’t know about the treatment here," Teresa said, shrugging. "Every place is different, right?"

"Well… the first tier is a peasant, with a hiring price of 15 gold; the second tier is an archer, with a hiring price of 80 gold; the third tier is infantry, with a hiring price of 90 gold; the fifth tier is a Pastor, with a hiring price of 650 gold; the sixth tier is a knight, with a hiring price of 1,250 gold," the young man recited.

"What about the fourth tier?" 『』 asked.

"Pff…" The young man almost spat it out, "The fourth tier is griffin. Are you a griffin?"

『』 immediately felt puzzled, "How can there be animals as military types?"

"Isn’t that normal? The Church of the Lord of Eternity has types like skeletons and ghosts, and the Church of Wisdom God has magical creatures except for wizards," the young man said, shrugging. "This griffin also has Griffin Knights, counted as a type in the knight’s advancement, in the seventh tier. I mean, where are you from? How come you don’t know such basic things?"