Time travel game, starting from Kingdom Come: Deliverance

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Given this contrast in volume, Mo Jiang's body appeared terrifyingly empty at this moment.

Name: Mo Jiang

[Physique: 2.5]

【Spirit: 2.8】

[Internal Strength: 3.7]

After being tempered by the medicinal liquid and internal energy, Mo Jiang's physique improved by 0.4, while his internal energy soared by 0.6 like a rocket—a terrifying improvement. It could be said that Mo Jiang had never received such a high level of improvement since he created this panel.

Mo Jiang walked up to a tree, placed his palm on the trunk, and without any obvious exertion, left a palm print several inches deep on it.

Without using internal force or any special techniques, Er Yi San Wu (Ni v [!诌（六）三貳) exerted force entirely through his own physical strength.

He could even sense that even a steel plate could leave a noticeable mark if one wanted to.

If a handprint can be left on such a tree, then it can also leave a more fatal injury on a human body.

Hu Qingniu and his wife observed from the sidelines, while the two continued to discuss and argue.

"For this extremely powerful and yang internal energy cultivation technique, the poison of the Ice Silkworm should be added to the medicine next time, so that yin can control yang..."

"Ridiculous. Since it is extremely yang and strong, adding the poison of the Ice Silkworm is superfluous. In my opinion, we should add deer blood, tiger blood, horse blood, and thousand-year-old ginseng."

"Madam, adding this amount of medicine might cause an imbalance of yin and yang."

“Ordinary people would do it, but look at his physique, even the ancient overlords were no better than him. In my opinion, not only should the dosage be increased, but it should be tripled.”

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The couple entered into a tense and intense academic discussion, completely leaving Mo Jiang aside, but Mo Jiang was used to it.

This has been the couple's way of getting along for some time now.

Perhaps it was after the incident with Granny Jin Hua that the couple finally realized the importance of each other, and their feelings for each other undoubtedly deepened.

However, in academic matters, Wang Nangu always wanted to outdo her husband and wouldn't allow Hu Qingniu to give in to her.

After confirming with the medicine boy that all he needed to do during this time was find a place to rest and recuperate, and that there were no other problems, Mo Jiang pushed open the portal and arrived in Skaritz.

Not long after he arrived in Skarlitz, Radji brought Henry to their door.

Seeing their expressions, Mo Jiang knew something was wrong, and it was a problem they couldn't solve.

114. I'm all too familiar with this.

Radji brought two pieces of news, but neither was good.

“An archbishop’s deputy priest came to Skarlitz. I tried to find out what he was there for, but he was very cautious and said nothing.”

"But there are rumors that he is coming to purge heretics, and frankly, I don't think that's a good thing for Skaritz."

Radji spread his hands, his eyes filled with helplessness.

Because of Wenceslaus IV, although he maintained respect for the Church, his goodwill towards it was actually quite limited.

Now, suddenly, a substitute priest has arrived for the archbishop. The significance of the substitute priest is that he represents the archbishop himself and can exercise the archbishop's authority.

The arrival of such a priest can be seen as being at the behest of the archbishop.

However, the pastor refused to mention what he was there to do, and the rumors of purging heretics immediately made Radji realize the importance of the matter.

This was no longer something he could decide, so he immediately brought Henry to find Mo Jiang.

"Investigating heretics?"

Mo Jiang frowned. The time period of 1403 was at the end of the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance would not begin until the second half of the century.

In other words, we were still in the Dark Ages, and the word "infidels" could easily cause a great deal of tragedy if manipulated.

In particular, he himself, Mojan, the governor of the royal domain appointed by Wenceslaus IV, possessed enormous wealth.

Mo Jiang strongly suspected that the substitute pastor was planning to extort money from him or find a reason to raid his home.

No, it should be said that the archbishop behind the acting pastor may have been quite interested in his property and was trying to get him to donate his entire fortune.

He didn't know much about medieval history, but he knew a lot about people, especially the greed of those in positions of power.

Why did the Hussite Wars occur?

It's just that Jan Huss felt he wasn't perverted enough in the church, which caused him to be out of place with his colleagues.

"So there shouldn't be any heretics in our area, right?"

Upon hearing this question, Radji gave a wry smile. "Your Excellency, there are indeed heretics in the Scarlitz, and more than one at that."

Are there heretics within the territory?

This was not unexpected for Mo Jiang. After all, Skaritz was now large enough to be called a "city" in terms of size and population, and it was not a low probability that there would be heretics among so many people.

Even the barefoot doctors he had taught were considered heretics in the eyes of the church.

Or rather, the governor of the royal domain of Skarlitz was himself the greatest heretic.

Given the ideas and principles of Mo Jiang's "Sacred Meditation Method," if someone in the church were to put him on a barbecue grill, he might actually be able to ascend to heaven after death.

Radji explained to Mojang in detail that at that time there were two kinds of pagans in Skaritz: the Valedids and the Hussites.

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The Valedeans were a 12th-century French evangelistic movement that sought to emulate Christ through a poor and simple lifestyle. The group was named after its founder, Valedean, a man from Lyon.

The Valedids are doctrinalally close to the Reformed, taking the Word of God as the sole guide for their faith and life. Their key difference from Catholic doctrine lies in their rejection of certain sacraments and their denial of the concept of purgatory.

The school of thought quickly spread to Spain, northern France, Germany, southern Italy, and even as far as Poland and Hungary.

Rome reacted extremely strongly to the Valedeans, changing its attitude from excommunication to persecution and execution.

While the Valedeans had activities such as regular penance, annual Eucharist, fasting, and evangelism to the poor, they denied purgatory, prayer for the dead, pilgrimage to the cross, and the sanctity of the Church.

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The Hussites, on the other hand, called for opposition to the oppression and exploitation by German feudal lords and the Catholic Church, opposed the church's corruption and embezzlement, advocated for ceremonies to be held in Czech, and for believers to receive bread and wine, thus carrying out religious reform.

They rejected the authority of the Catholic Church, took the Bible as the sole standard of faith, advocated the abolition of hierarchical privileges, established a system of communal ownership of believers' property, promoted equality for all, addressed each other as brothers and sisters, emphasized self-cultivation, and opposed riots and struggles.

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Simply put, both of these denominations are threatening the church's finances, and their doctrines are undermining the church's foundation.

The difference between the two is that the Hussites are killed and questioned as soon as they are discovered, while the Hussites are only ostracized in the church because the Hussite war has not yet taken place.

"Henry, go and deal with that acting pastor."

Henry was bewildered by this, clearly not understanding the meaning of "handle," "Sir, you mean..."

"Take that pastor around and help him investigate whatever he wants, but be careful not to let him actually find anything out."

Refusing the acting pastor's investigation was clearly not a wise move, so Mo Jiang simply let Henry "help" the acting pastor.

Under the guise of "helping," she was actually secretly hindering him.

"Find another excuse to bribe him, let him find some minor faults like not going to church to pray, and then send him away."

If someone from above comes to inspect, it's best to find some minor, easily noticeable problems to give them something to criticize.

Because if no obvious problems are found, then the inspectors might start looking for problems more carefully.

If something is discovered at this point, it will be embarrassing for both sides.

Of course, this is just Mo Jiang's way of avoiding trouble at this time because he is currently busy with other matters.

If the substitute pastor refuses to take the money but insists on a thorough investigation...

Then don't blame the place where the substitute pastor lived for catching fire in the middle of the night.

He's very familiar with this.

He then inquired about Skaritz's various arrangements, whether the supplies were sufficient, and other issues. After confirming that he wouldn't need to worry about this place for a while, Mo Jiang opened the portal again and returned to the modern world.

Mo Jiang suddenly remembered that after awarding knighthoods to Henry and the others last time, he forgot to prepare gifts for them.

Social mobility has always been a significant matter, whether in ancient or modern times.

Moreover, the four boys shared his fate, so he was naturally willing to provide them with some good things.

I opened Taobao and searched for custom plate armor, then placed four orders directly.

Because of his inventory, Murray valued the equipment that could be stored in it more, but Henry and his men didn't need to consider that. Their plate armor, made of modern materials, was already a royal heirloom in the early 15th century.

After thinking about it, Mo Jiang realized they were still missing some good weapons, so he dialed the blacksmith's number again.

"Hey, blacksmith, I have an urgent order, I'll pay triple the price, for cold weapon forging, want it or not?"

For a blacksmith, a rush order for cold weapons at three times the price would undoubtedly be his favorite.

If you need it urgently, processing it is not difficult, and the payment is generous.

But today, the blacksmith refused, which was unusual for him. "I'm not taking any orders for a while. Starting tomorrow, I'll have to turn off my phone. Don't contact me unless it's important, and definitely don't contact me if you need something."

Upon hearing this, Mo Jiang narrowed his eyes. He realized that something had happened, and that the blacksmith had received some information.

"Tell me what happened, or I'll go to your school and ask you in person."

"Someone smuggled 'Double Lions Trampling the Earth' into the city. Now all the black and gray land is going to be investigated. The police are furious. I heard that the amount smuggled in this time is huge."

"Big enough for the police chief to step down and the mayor to be promoted."

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115. The other three worlds have few clean areas, but going home doesn't seem so safe either.

Hu Qingniu told him to find a place to rest for a while, and Mo Jiang naturally chose to rest in the modern world, since the living environment in the late Middle Ages or the late Yuan Dynasty was not as good as that in the modern world.

I also need to take care of some modern matters, since there are only a few days left before the holiday ends.

He needs to use this time to quickly settle things with the shell company so that he can gain the right to ask for leave from school at any time.

Although with his current abilities, it wouldn't matter if he didn't go to school.

However, if you want to use the school's resources, it's best to continue to maintain your student status.

For the vast majority of people, university professors are basically the highest level of society they will ever encounter in their lifetime.

Their network and resources are also enormous.

Mojiang may not need it, but it's always better to be prepared.

Given Mojiang's current capabilities, he will never have to worry about money in the future.

Putting everything else aside, the healing power of [Holy Light] alone makes [Money] a useless number.

Countless wealthy people will wave their banknotes, just to secure a spot for his treatment.

Countless high-ranking officials and nobles would bow down before him, just to have Mo Jiang treat them when they were sick.

Because of Mo Jiang's "Holy Light," it means that his treatment will not leave any disabilities, and Mo Jiang has a strong reason to suspect that the "Holy Light" is very likely to be paired with "organ transplant surgery."

However, this has not yet been tested, and it is unclear whether it can be used in conjunction with other methods.

Furthermore, to understand how the "Holy Light" works and how it performs treatments, one would need to use modern, high-precision instruments.

That would have to be done at the watchdog station; at least in modern times, Mo Jiang doesn't want to overly display his unique characteristics.

Compared to the Hussite Wars that followed Bohemia a few years later, compared to the chaotic situation at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, or even the fact that Chicago was being eyed by the most powerful country in the world.

Every world has its own troubles or crises, but here, the world I came from is relatively peaceful, and I don't need to worry about war, natural disasters, or even stranger things for the time being.

Family, friends, and all social relationships exist in this world, making Mo Jiang subconsciously unwilling to expose his specialness.

In other worlds, there are "doors" that allow him to act with impunity. Even if he encounters intractable problems, he can simply abandon that world and leave through the door.

But not here; Mojiang has no way to give up all his social connections.

"Never mind, let's rest for a while first."

With that, Mo Jiang stretched, then locked the warehouse door and returned to his home, which he hadn't visited in a long time.

It was already late, so Mo Jiang ate something quickly, washed up, and went to bed. He slept straight through until noon the next day.

After waking up, Mo Jiang examined himself internally. His internal energy was circulating as usual, but his body was no longer as agitated.