Devil's Bible

Chapter 89: Chaos
"Uh!" Das was taken aback for a moment before realizing what was happening.

"Great Knight, please don't do anything rash."

“It’s you who’s causing trouble!” Nemus drew a knight’s sword from the church armory and pointed it at the tavern.

The Discipline Church, in its daily practice, tries to be as lenient with its doctrines as possible.

It is said that when the Church of the Discipline was on Earth, its doctrines were very strict.

The Vinaya school emphasizes order, energy conservation, discipline, rules, and boundaries.

Order emphasizes identity; each person should do what is appropriate for their identity. A businessman is a businessman, a scholar is a scholar, and a clergyman is a clergyman.

Energy conservation emphasizes the importance of resources; under no circumstances should resources be wasted.

The constraints emphasize power; clergy must not abuse force.

The rules emphasize behavior; all behavior must comply with regulations and rules.

The boundaries emphasize that dissemination, the movement of people, and the transfer of knowledge all need to be restricted.

However, as the land suffered a disaster, all the people came to the back of the whale. This special environment led to a situation in a polytheistic society where a monotheistic religion controlled everything.

The doctrines of the Discipline Church, and the various rules and systems derived from them, are not applicable to the current situation.

Over the millennia, the rules have changed a lot, but some core elements still exist. After all, the God of Discipline is still the God of Discipline, and any changes can only start from the discipline itself. It is impossible for the God of Discipline to become an omnipotent monotheistic religion that controls everything.

Those precepts and doctrines have simply been deliberately concealed.

This has led to the current situation.
While the church still upholds the name of the precepts, it has also diluted the doctrine of the precepts to some extent.

Hundreds of years ago, the church was very strict with its clergy, but hundreds of years later, apart from a few golden ones, the personnel have changed many times, and naturally some things have become commonplace and people pretend not to see them.

For example, the most obvious one is that clergy are clergy and cannot engage in other professional activities.

In particular, commercial and service-related activities are prohibited.

While clergy can indeed retire when they get old, retirement means stepping down to enjoy their old age, not re-entering the workforce.

"Clergy serve God, don't they?" Nemus asked directly.

The questioning voice also attracted the attention of the people inside the tavern.

Many people frowned at the same time.

Various rules do exist, but different floating whales also adapt to these rules in different ways.

Previously, the Azure Whale was the territory of the land-grabbing faction, and these rules gradually became meaningless. Since everyone followed them, they were treated as if they didn't exist.

But the problem is that some people might take this too seriously.

Especially those who take things seriously, he is now a high knight of the Church of Baiwei Town.

The atmosphere suddenly became extremely tense.

These people were led by the Steel Seed Pastor Donghe.

Dong-hyuk is the heir to the Old Bones Tavern, and the man who retired and opened the tavern was Dong-hyuk's grandfather.

They also have some double standards when it comes to order.

Clergy members can do other things, but it is extremely difficult for people from other professions to enter the church and become clergy members.

To become a priest or paladin, you first need to have someone in your family who is in that position.

Although Donghyuk is not an aristocrat, his grandfather is a veteran steelworker.

Previously, a cooperative relationship had been established with Xibin.

Old Bones Tavern is a location for a middleman.

Many clandestine deals were actually made here. After Xibin's incident, Donghyuk knew his opportunity had arrived, so he immediately joined forces with others to take control of Xibin's whale product trade.

If it weren't for the fact that there were no Iron-type Paladins in their generation, he would have even recommended one of his own to compete for the position of Grand Knight.

So, a great knight was parachuted in so quickly.

Seeing that the person behind him was not moving, while the aura emanating from Nemus in front of him was growing stronger and stronger, and he was even walking towards the tavern.

"It's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!" Das's heart skipped a beat when he saw this, and he quickly shouted.

They invited Nemes directly to the Old Bones Tavern, intending to use their power and the manner of landlords to suppress the momentum Nemes had been building up in a short period of time.

Often, strength isn't the key factor; it's the sense of momentum that matters most when direct combat isn't an option.

Because a fight is unlikely, it's necessary to strengthen morale. But what if one side is the kind of person who doesn't care about fighting at all?

At this point, Dass was no longer willing to gamble, believing that Nemus's actions were merely a bluff.

“This tavern does not belong to Lord Dongluo, but to me, to me,” Das quickly and clearly stated. “I was the one who opened the tavern, and Lord Dongluo patronized it and came here often.”

"The claim that the tavern belongs to Lord Dongluo is all a rumor, a rumor!" It's easy to tell whether Das's statement is true or false, but at this point, the truth or falsehood is no longer important. What matters is that they have begun to bow their heads.

"I see." Nemus seemed to suddenly understand, and patted Das on the shoulder: "Then why did you book your own tavern?!"

Das's lips twitched, and he could only say, "Just entertaining myself, that's all."

This answer almost completely ruined all the momentum that had been built up.

There's no other way. If we don't do this now, the people who come after us might not necessarily suffer, but we certainly will.

Or perhaps you're already in a bad situation.

Although Dass is a big businessman, business is really tough these days.

Without the protection of someone behind him, everything he possesses can be taken away in an instant.

In the situation just now, if Dong Luo, Dong He, and others could provide support and truly stand up against Naims, he wouldn't back down.

Or they might come out and say a few polite words to smooth things over, and then he can say a few words to ease the tension.

However, those people did not dare to confront Nemus directly, and had no plan for a direct conflict or a fight.

On the other hand, they were afraid that the matter would escalate and become difficult to resolve.

So, they tacitly passed the difficult problem to him.

From the very beginning, it was Das who stepped forward; when the plan didn't go smoothly, he became the victim.

Even though Dass has nominally taken over the tavern, he's about to lose more than just one tavern.

If he can't secure this 'business', it's not unreasonable for him to fall into a ditch and kill himself one night while walking at night.

"Lord Nair, please." Das was constantly thinking about how to get through this difficult situation.

At that moment, as Nemus nodded and walked into the tavern, he felt the vibration of the commandments.

The precepts have been updated.

[Main Law: Forgiveness]

[Discipline Feedback: ... &%￥]

[Does it have...? Synthesize?]

[Completed, feedback updated]

[Discipline Feedback: Added (Old Bones Tavern) - Covert Gathering: You and your chosen members will become covert and difficult to detect during the gathering process.]

(End of this chapter)