God of Technology: Creating the Internet in Another World-Chapter 502: What’s That Got to Do with Them?

"How long would it take to distribute all this holy water?"

A high-ranking cleric from the Church of Light looked at the seemingly endless holy water and couldn't help sighing.

"Distribute? Who told you we were distributing it?"

The factory manager heard their discussion and couldn't help raising an eyebrow, looking somewhat surprised.

"Huh? Not distributing it? Then why make all this holy water?" The high-ranking cleric was surprised, his eyes full of confusion.

The Church of Light's holy water, from ancient times to the present, had always been distributed for free. As long as a believer came to a Church of Light chapel and the chapel had stock, they'd assess the situation and give them a bottle.

Never any exceptions.

In these Church of Light believers' view, the purpose of holy water was to grant it to believers or people very likely to become believers, converting them into followers.

If possible, ideally this believer would be a wealthy noble, which was necessary for the church's development.

Now suddenly hearing someone say that making all this holy water wasn't for giving to believers, they couldn't help freezing.

"Of course it's for selling—clearly marked prices. As long as someone can pay, they can get a bottle. Doesn't matter if they just keep it at home and never use it."

The factory manager said matter-of-factly, "Didn't your church officials tell you all this?"

"What!? How can that be okay?"

The high-ranking cleric froze, his eyes full of disbelief.

If before he just couldn't understand, now he found it unbelievable.

How could they do this!?

How could holy water be tainted with the stench of money?

Shouldn't holy water be provided for free to people who need it?

Even if times had changed and some of them had been corrupted, and their operations around holy water inevitably involved some business interests—

No one had ever put this out in the open like this!

The Pope—how could he do this!?

Openly stating that this holy water was for sale.

How were their believers supposed to see this?

What if believers needed holy water?

"Why not?"

The factory manager looked at him with surprise. "Right now, one factory can produce millions or even 10 million bottles a day. How much can we produce in the future?"

"How many people are there in this world? They don't need a bottle of holy water every day, do they?"

"Producing all this holy water—naturally it needs to be sent out through sales. That way, the people in the factory, the people transporting goods, the people selling this holy water, and your church people can all make a living!"

"As for your worry about believers thinking it's unfair—you can keep giving holy water to believers at the chapel, can't you? How many believers are there? Can they use up all this holy water?"

"But you need to be careful. If it's still available to believers, you need to have them bring people who need holy water to the church and use it inside the chapel. Otherwise, some of them will definitely get it for free and then resell it outside."

The high-ranking church cleric stood there stunned, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Why did this kind of make sense?

No wait—how could something as sacred as holy water be handled like this?

"Isn't this also a way of spreading the faith?"

Another technician in the factory said with a chuckle, "Under the old production model, how much holy water did your church have? How many people could use it?"

"Could people injured outside use it? Could people who wanted to keep a bottle at home keep one?"

"I bet only a handful of lords and others could do that, right? But what are the chances lords get injured? Does holy water work on treating other things?"

"Only through sales can we ensure holy water reaches every person who needs it."

"Because people are paying for it, not getting it for free."

"You're probably thinking this will affect spreading your faith, but have you considered that this is actually also a way of spreading faith?"

"What do you mean?" The high-ranking cleric could understand the earlier stuff, just couldn't accept it—still felt it shouldn't happen in a church like theirs.

But this last sentence, he genuinely didn't get.

How was this a way of spreading faith?

That didn't seem right, did it?

"Why not? Isn't this a way of spreading faith?"

The technician shot back, "Is it marked on this holy water that it's a product of the Church of Light?"

"Yes, but..."

"Then does this holy water help people who need it? People who are injured?"

The technician didn't wait for the high-ranking cleric to ask and continued.

"Of course. If it's just sword wounds that didn't hit bone, after using holy water, it'll heal completely in three days at most, won't even leave a scar..."

"There you go. If you're an injured person, and you or your teammates happen to have a bottle of holy water that cost just one silver coin, and it helps you recover quickly, makes it easier to handle the next crisis—won't you feel grateful?"

The technician looked at the cleric in front of him with an expression of disappointment. "Get it now?"

"Once or twice, maybe they'll just think they used a product they paid for. But what about after many times? Won't they inevitably develop some worship of the God of Light?"

"At that point, they'll naturally choose to believe."

"And that's for mercenaries and supernatural beings with some ability. If it's ordinary people, the effect might be even better..."

"Wait, wait—you two can chat about this slowly later."

The factory manager suddenly interrupted the technician's words, then fixed his gaze on the high-ranking cleric. "What did you just say? Using holy water leaves no scars?"

"Of course. Holy water can heal all external injuries and restore you completely."

The high-ranking cleric looked at the factory manager with some confusion. They'd been working together to build this factory for a while now.

He didn't know the most basic effects of holy water?

Besides, why was this even important?

He really couldn't figure out why the other person would suddenly ask something like that.

"Why didn't you emphasize this before?"

The factory manager looked pained. "We should've expanded production... too late now though."

"But we need to change our promotion strategy."

"I'm going to contact the Church of Love and Beauty right now and get them to help promote this."

"Hey you over there, prepare 50,000 bottles of holy water and send them to the Church of Love and Beauty. I'll communicate with their bishop."

The Church of Love and Beauty?

What's going on here?

The high-ranking cleric from the Church of Light was confused, not understanding why the other person would suddenly make this decision.

What did this have to do with them?