Unknown Knight

With Aix's focus, the territory's religious cause has flourished. This is reflected in the personal life, where the people now feel full of energy in both life and work.

In particular, the improvements in food, drinking water, clothing, accommodation, safety, dignity, etc. have not only made the people in the leadership more motivated, but also given them a beautiful vision for the future.

The people now eat freshly-baked naan and drink fresh fish soup or meat and bone soup. Every now and then, they are provided with nectar produced in the territory. Their daily drinking water is sweet water. Everyone's face is no longer sallow and dull, but becomes rosy and full of color. Their bodies have also become healthy and strong from the weak state when they first arrived.

There was a world of difference in clothing. Before coming to the territory, most people didn't have much idea about clothing. When the weather was too hot, they were lucky to have a piece of rag to cover their private parts. What else did they need? When it was too cold at night, they would hug their hands and feet and crawl into the grass nest. Whether they could survive depended on the blessing of their ancestors and the good fortune of heaven and earth.

After coming to the territory, not only were we given clothes to wear, but we also took into consideration the large temperature difference between morning and night and were given two sets of clothes. There were breathable and refreshing linen clothes for the day, and jackets that were warm enough for the night. Although they were all ordinary, rough clothes, they were far superior to what we had before. Didn't you see that the lord was only wearing a grey linen robe?

Although the accommodation is not very good, it is comfortable. The cave in the territory is not hot during the day and not cold at night. The temperature is constant and refreshing. Even the lord of Zion City cannot live in such a comfortable house.

Speaking of safety, look at the seven-meter-high city wall of the territory, which is higher than that of the city of Zion. Needless to say, the safety is great. The last battle is a good example. Even the residents living in the bunkers have a good living environment. If they encounter danger, they can still escape back to the Standing Castle through the tunnel. The lord has made arrangements in advance.

As for the remaining dignity, it’s really hard to say. Most of the leaders have never had this thing before, and they might not be able to feel it even if it was given to them. Instead, they feel a little uncomfortable with the fact that their leaders don’t beat or scold them.

Besides, is this still important after having the previous benefits? Although the great lord, the only prophet of the Supreme God, Master Aix, has repeatedly told them that they should live with dignity, they still feel nothing. Perhaps only after they have lost, defended, and fought for it, can they deeply appreciate the taste of dignity.

With these material improvements, coupled with the sense of belonging brought by the Supreme God's religion, all the people in the territory are living happier and happier, and they are also psychologically feeling superior to the nearby residents who come to the territory to trade.

So much so that when chatting with these nearby residents, the subjects of the Standing Castle always acted superior, and unconsciously boasted to others about the various advantages of the territory, making the nearby residents who came to trade feel envious after listening to them, and only regretted that they did not have such a good fortune to become subjects of the Standing Castle.

Some of the subjects thought they had learned some doctrines, and even took the initiative to preach to nearby residents who came to trade, and boasted to them about the miracles performed by the religion.

The residents nearby looked at the neat clothes of their subjects, then looked at themselves who were covered in patches, dust, sweat and dirt, then looked at their complexions and spirits, and they couldn't help but yearn for the Supreme Religion that their subjects talked about, and began to inquire about various matters of the Supreme Religion.

After a while, as their understanding deepened, some people even proposed to join the Church of the Supreme God, but they could not access the core of the territory, and no ordinary citizen dared to directly agree to their request.

However, one incident happened and provided nearby residents who wanted to join the cult with a breakthrough.

The cause of the incident was that the son of Chief Majid, who had made great contributions to the territory, came to ask for help. It turned out that a few days ago, Majid had been ill due to catching a cold at night. As a result of living in the desert for so many years, he already had severe pneumoconiosis, which made his condition worse and he was on the verge of death.

The news of the miracle in the territory has now spread around, and everyone in the Majid family knows about it. His son is eager to save his father, so he came here with the mentality of giving it a try.

However, it was only because of the relationship with Majid that Aix was grateful for his contribution. After the war in Tianshuijing Town ended, he gave him hundreds of silver coins and several carts of supplies, which showed how much he valued and appreciated him. If it were someone else, it would not be certain whether he could meet Aix this time.

By the time Aix heard the news and rushed to their family's habitat with the nano core machine, the patriarch was already dying.

After some treatment, not only did Majid's condition improve rapidly, but even his years of pneumoconiosis was completely cured. This made Majid completely believe that the humble and polite Aix had divine power. She became respectful to Aix and proposed the idea of ​​joining the Church of the Supreme God with her whole family.

After a brief consideration, Aix agreed. He had not originally intended to let the Church of the Supreme God preach abroad. The original intention of establishing this church was only to stabilize the territory and integrate the morale of the people in the territory so as to consolidate his future rule.

What he didn't expect was that the joining of Majid's family was like opening a Pandora's box. The news quickly spread widely around, whether it was the Bedouin tribes in the desert, the villages in the oasis, or the settlements in the river bend, the residents within a radius of 200 miles were all interested and wanted to rush over to join.

The motives of these people were very simple. Some envied the people who ruled them for having good food and warm clothes. Some hoped to have a place to get treatment when they were sick like Majid. Some had been harassed by bandits in the past and hoped to seek protection by joining the religion, and so on.

In short, from what the leaders have boasted about during this period, one can always find one or two reasons why these people joined the cult.

And they didn't join for nothing. After staying in the harsh environment for a long time, they knew that there was a price to pay for achieving anything. So from then on, residents from nearby came every day to make tributes.

The items offered as tributes varied greatly. Some offered camels, some offered horses and donkeys, some offered gold nuggets, some offered colorful agates, some offered dried dates, some offered grain, and so on. There was everything.

The most outrageous one was the one who offered his own daughter. This was the patriarch of a large settlement of more than 200 people. They had long been exploited by the City of Zion in transactions and had to pay taxes to the City of Zion every year. This patriarch hoped to establish a similar subordinate relationship with the territory by joining the cult. He heard that the lord of the territory was very young and probably not very old, so he thought about whether he could give his beautiful daughter to him to climb up the social ladder.