"Perhaps they just wanted to earn themselves a good reputation in the new era?"
After receiving a Private Chat from the Gray Fortress Emperor, Viscount Rost paused for a moment before rapidly typing out line after line. "The Magitech Industrial Age has arrived. Before long, the entire world will undergo earth-shaking changes. If the churches want to gain a foothold in this new era, they will need to reform as well."
"If they continue following their old practices, it will not be long before their glorious age comes to an end."
"If I were in charge of a church, I would start from these angles as well. Free schools are the closest places for commoners to access knowledge, and also the best places for them to promote their church's beliefs among the commoners."
"Furthermore, quite a few of those students who receive an education will soon enter the magitech industry system and become outstanding workers."
"When they discover that the things they learned for free at church schools back then can actually raise their income so much and improve their lives, what choice will they make? Won't the chances of them believing in it increase?"
"The same principle applies to hospitals. Take the Church of the Light God, for example. They used to like handing out holy water because people suffering from illness were at their most vulnerable. If holy water could cure them, they would naturally worship the God of Light even more, and might even develop faith."
"As for building roads and bridges, perhaps they thought that if they put their names on them, people would see them every day as they passed by..."
The Gray Fortress Emperor stared at Viscount Rost's endless stream of words, his face full of disbelief. If one or several churches had done