Chapter 574 - 491 A Good Person
In the lands of Ajia today, the True Believers no longer suffer persecution as they did thousands of years ago; on the contrary, the indigenous Three-eyed Ape People who have lived here for generations have warmly welcomed the arrival of one pilgrimage group after another. These hospitable Three-eyed Ape People either greatly benefited from the numerous pilgrimages or even became members of the True Religion.
Having received charity and become richer than before, the Sects enjoyed a warmth in Ajia Land second only to that found in the Holy Land.
Previously, due to their hurry to reach the Holy Land, the Sects did not linger long in Ajia Land, but now things were different. They had already visited the holy sites, and without any rush to return to Kaelonde, the Sects found the Three-eyed Ape People, whom the histories described as despising and persecuting the True Believers on a massive scale, to be surprisingly kind and friendly. The Sect members discovered that the people of Ajia Land were much more willing to listen to preaching and recite Scriptures than the Dwarves of Kaelonde. Those Three-eyed Ape People, friendly to the point of making the histories seem like pure fabrication, were no less knowledgeable about religious doctrines than some devoted True Believers.
"Before I came here, I thought those Three-eyed Ape People would be as fierce and aggressive towards us as described in the histories, baring their teeth and spouting madness," said Monk Gomu to Veldor in a low voice.
"Could it be because the King of Ajia Land is a human now?"
About three or four hundred years ago, Ajia Land fell into turmoil, and a human leader took advantage of this to lead his forces into Ajia and establish a foreign dynasty. When the Sect members first arrived at the border port of the Ajia Kingdom, they saw stone steles and sculptures depicting the current human King and Queen.
"No, even before that, as True Believers increased in number, the Royal Family, Nobles, and the prophetic Priests also became more enlightened," Veldor replied, based on his own observations:
"After all, so much time has passed, thousands of years indeed. The people of that era have turned to dust, and so has the hatred.
Moreover, Ajia Land of today has changed; it looks nothing like it did thousands of years ago. My Godfather once read in a book that back then, the entire land was dotted with flat-roofed mud houses, but now, look, there are pointed rooftops, and specially designed water pipes, a design that was first invented by humans.
Look over there; even the Stone Slaves can walk side by side with the pure-blooded Three-eyed Ape People."