As if by magic, Lorraine and Leo took out all kinds of small things from their pockets, and then threw them into a small box with a jingle.
The box is already half full.
Leo's chubby little hands reached into the gems, grabbed two handfuls of gems of various colors, then spread his palms, and the gems fell from Leo's fingers, touching together with a beautiful sound.
Leo closed his eyes with satisfaction, like a fat cat that had eaten its fill, and said lazily: "The sound more beautiful than gold coins clinking together is the sound of gems clinking together."
Lorraine looked at the glittering gold in the room and smiled proudly. She looked extremely similar to Leo, and then sighed and said: "What an evil old society~! Even a top ten outstanding young man like me has fallen.
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If it were left to later generations, I, a governor-level figure, had hugged so many people in less than a year after taking office. The number was enough to shoot him five times.
In the Ruman Empire, it was natural for Lorraine and Leo to accept gifts lavishly, even if they didn't want to accept them.
Using money to do things and exchanging things of equal value are the laws of human society.
If these people who came to beg Lorraine and Leo to buy land brought gifts but couldn't put them into Lorraine's hands, that would be a big problem.
Either the senior management of Feiying Company thinks that the payment is not enough, and they want to take away a large piece of land from me with such a small amount, but there is no way.
Either Lorraine and Leo have objections to this person, but they don't want to abandon them. However, in this case, as long as the gift-giving persists, Lorraine and Leo's opinions will continue to increase as the value of the gift continues to increase.
and gradually weakened.
During this month's in-depth exchanges with nobles and wealthy people from all over the country, everyone agreed that although Lord Lorraine and Young Duke Leo were a bit harsh in asking for money, they were very trustworthy in doing things as long as they received the money.
In this regard, Lorraine and Young Master Leo did not become starved of food because of their status, which can be regarded as a model of imperial aristocrats.
Leo suddenly raised his eyebrows and said "Huh".
Lorraine asked anxiously: "What's wrong?"
Leo put his hand into the pile of gems and stirred them vigorously, as if looking for something inside.
"Why not? It shouldn't be?" Leo said in a panic while rummaging around.
Lorraine was also surprised and said in confusion: "It's impossible."
He also walked up to the box and rummaged through the gems.
Leo's face became more and more depressed, and his little face seemed to collapse. He looked up at Lorraine and said sadly: "It seems that there is really no more."
"It's impossible." Lorraine said anxiously: "Look carefully."
Leo simply hugged the small box and placed it on the floor. With a huff, he dumped all the contents in the box to the ground.
Lorraine and Leo squatted together with their heads touching, and started digging around in the pile of gems.
After a few minutes, Leo grinned and almost cried, "It's really gone. My big diamond is gone."
Then Leo jumped up and jumped back and forth anxiously, shouting: "Where are you going? Where are you going?"
Lorraine was stunned for a moment, and then shouted: "No~!"
He jumped up and went to rummage through other boxes. Leo looked at Lorraine blankly at first, then suddenly woke up and followed Lorraine around the room to rummage through the boxes.
The two of them were getting colder and colder, just like two kobolds who had their candles stolen, screaming inside the house.
"My scepter of pure white gold set with precious stones is gone too."
"The crystal statue of my goddess of beauty is gone too."
"Is that the one with no clothes on?"
"Well, there is also a golden scarab gone."
"Be content, my little grimace mask is gone too, and there are dozens of scarabs on top of it for you."
"And Eero's three-eyed black cat statue is gone too."
Lorraine and Leo opened all the boxes in the house and took inventory. In the end, they fell weakly to the ground, their big eyes facing small eyes.
Leo suddenly jumped up, waved his fist and shouted: "Who did it? Who is it? Don't let me know, Master. Whether it's Iljimae or Lupine XIII, I will give you something to Master Abyss after I catch him."
Take it back."
Lorraine rolled her eyes at Leo and said, "Stop dreaming, as long as those two really stole it."
Leo said a dejected "Oh", then sat back obediently opposite Lorraine, and then made eye contact with Lorraine.
"It can't be..." Leo said with a grimace.
Lorraine nodded and said, "It's true~!"
Leo slapped his thigh and said helplessly: "These women, how could they open the door? I hired the best locksmith in the city to create a special dual-key three-safety safety lock."
Lorraine said angrily: "You didn't just hand over the key just because of Melina's nice words again."
"I..." Leo scratched his neck, and then as if he remembered something, he sighed dejectedly, and his head drooped.
Then Leo glared at Lorraine and said, "You are too!"
Lorraine snorted and said, "I'm different from you. They must have waited for me to sleep and copied it secretly."
Leo said disdainfully: "What's the difference?"
Lorraine said "Uh...", lowered her head and said, "There is no difference."
Leo said: "What should we do now?"
Lorraine said: "What else can we do? We can only pretend that nothing happened. Are you going to ask them who took your private money? Do you dare to ask this?"
Leo said unwillingly: "Then let's forget it?"
Lorraine shrugged and comforted herself: "Forget it, the money a man earns is meant for women to spend. Just treat it as an advance."
Lorraine and Leo's private money battle was once again shattered by Catherine and the others unknowingly. Of course, Lord Lorraine and Young Duke Leo, with their perseverance, launched new battles countless times in the following years.
It’s true that we have fought and lost again and again, and we have been defeated and fought again and again.
When Lorraine and Leo gathered their feelings and walked into the lounge as if nothing happened, Catherine and the others, who had been laughing and chatting just now, suddenly became quiet, and the six women and girls had teasing smiles on their lips.
, looking at Lorraine and Leo with mocking eyes.
Although they knew that it was these charming women in front of them who had plundered all their treasures, Lorraine and Leo could only eat Coptis chinensis in silence.
Lorraine and Leo, who had a guilty conscience, sat down in a corner and tried to stay as far away from these women as possible.
Adele obviously didn't want to let go of the two brothers in distress. She crossed her orchid fingers and said exaggeratedly: "Melina, do you think my beetle pendant is beautiful?"
As he spoke, he glanced at Lorraine, who had a pained expression on his face.
Melina had been hanging out with Adele and Lorena, the two rotten girls, for a long time, and her mind had already become active. She immediately smiled and said: "It's really beautiful, Sister Del, where did you buy it?"
"Oh, I picked it up. It fell in the house. I saw no one wanted it, so I took it with me." Adele said with a nonchalant expression.
Milena covered her mouth and smiled: "Speaking of which, I found a mask in the house. It looked funny, so I put it away."
Vera was like a little fox who had eaten something secretly, and said: "Yes, yes, I also picked up a small metal short stick, which is very convenient for smashing dried fruits."
Lorraine was so stunned that a mouthful of blood spurted out. That thing is worth thousands of gold coins, is it used to smash walnuts?
Catherine snorted and said with a sneer: "You guys are all right, I picked up a statue, and it was the kind that I didn't feel ashamed about. Only men with abnormal psychology would collect that kind of thing. I'm afraid it's...
That kind of person only deserves to sleep with statues."
Luo Linna shook her head regretfully and said: "I saw it too, the workmanship is still good, Nicole, how did you deal with it?"
Catherine shrugged and said: "That shameless thing, I smashed it with Vera's little stick for smashing dried fruits."
Lorraine felt a pain in her heart, thinking about the crystal clear crystal statue, and thought to herself: I just want to appreciate it critically from an artistic point of view, is it worth it?
After speaking, Catherine gave Lorraine a provocative look.
Lorraine and Leo could only sit on their chairs and giggle.
Adele picked up a small snack and threw it at Lorraine, laughing and scolding: "You dare to do it but don't admit it, look at the bears of you two."
The things Lorraine and Leo received were quite valuable in terms of value. Many people gave them gifts that were more than what they spent to buy the land, but these people still gave them willingly.
Gift-giving is actually a mature investment behavior, and the return on investment is extremely high. Regardless of the fact that the gift is given to someone at the time, it can be quickly exchanged for several or ten times the profit.
The people who are flocking to Nedel City now are all the subordinates of Grand Duke Julius or nobles who think they have a good relationship with Grand Duke Julius and his family, because the land for sale in Lorraine is not bought by anyone who wants to buy it.
Although the Naian land sales activity contracted by Eagle Real Estate and Eagle Real Estate was presented as a public sale, in fact it was not that at all.
All land on the prairie must be purchased from these two companies. This is not something you can just walk over and pay money to get the land.
If you want to buy land, you must first have a land purchase certificate signed and certified by the Governor of Lorraine.
If you want to get this certificate, you have to obediently give a gift to the Governor of Lorraine, or have a "note" in your hand, the most magical document in the officialdom.
Of course, the "notes" that can be recognized by the Governor of Lorraine are all written by Grand Duke Julius or Baron Rocund, these important figures who have a good relationship with Lorraine, so that Lorraine can sell face.
If the blind person had taken the note signed by Russell, he would probably have been punched by Catherine.
In this way, Lorraine had the entire sales operation completely in his own hands from the very beginning.
Lorraine is not a bad person. Anyone can say it. When there are benefits, the first thing to do is to distribute them to yourself and those who have helped you.
Otherwise, why would everyone follow him, and why would those big figures continue to support him?
If you have good things, of course you should leave them to your own people first.
Furthermore, Lord Lorraine is well versed in economics, and knows that if he wants to buy these lands at large prices, he must create a prosperous market, even a falsely prosperous market.
To create false prosperity, the first step is to create the illusion that supply exceeds demand.
There are 200 million acres of land. Even all the powerful people who came to Naidel to seek land could not occupy such a large area together.
Although the low price is not expensive, the land they bought is to be developed, which requires hiring a large number of farmers, establishing manors on the land, reclaiming wasteland, and cultivating the raw land into mature land in a few years.
These expenses are far greater than the price of the land itself.
Considering these necessary costs in the future, even the great nobles only dare to set a target of tens of thousands of acres at a time. Many people who come to Naidel to buy land set their goals at three thousand to five thousand acres.
on scale.
At this moment, the purchasing power of the nobles in Naider City is still far behind the land sold in Naian. If they are allowed to be sold, it will soon fall to cabbage prices, which is not in Lorraine's interests.
Therefore, purchasing by ticket and selling in limited quantities have become the most effective means for Lorraine to control land prices. This is how the water flows slowly and the long term is used to catch the big fish.
Since this is a pure seller's market, if you want to get good things, you must first curry favor with Lorraine and Leo.
And it's not just for the land in front of them, these people have long-term ideas. Leo is the future emperor's majesty. Even though he is still a little kid now, if his horses are comfortable, he will be waiting for him in the future.
Sitting on that unique chair, I remembered that so-and-so was kind to me back then and gave me a lot of good things, but so-and-so was not good enough and kept nothing, and wanted to take advantage of me and deal with him.
In the foreseeable future, Lorraine's future is also bright. In the eyes of the world, Lorraine, a pretty boy, successfully tied the future royal family and a forbidden magician to his chariot through picking up girls.
With a little patience, Lorraine will become the number two figure in this empire in the future.
Archduke Julius's men usually wanted to curry favor with Lorraine and Leo until they had no chance, but now that the opportunity was presented to them, how could they let it go?
The nobles who poured into Nidel City piled a large number of precious gifts in front of Lorraine and Leo, not only for the present, but also for the future.
However, it was obvious that the best part of it fell into the pockets of these six women, leaving only the part that they were not interested in for Lorraine and Leo.
At this time, outside the city of Nidel, a huge passenger ship slowly sailed into the port of Nidel city. After ten days of rocking at sea, the passengers on the ship were finally about to land on land. They were all crowded at the moment.
On the deck, I stretched my neck and looked at Nadel City in front of me.
A middle-aged man in his forties stood on the upper deck on the ship. He had gray hair on his temples and was dressed very formally, which could be said to be meticulous. Behind him stood several guards with swords and swords.
This man was immediately known to be a noble. Everyone else on the ship stayed far away from him, and even the captain only dared to hide behind him.
There were tens of thousands of Nedel people in the city who had lost their houses and land, and they could not be left idle all day, so Lorraine hired them to repair the ports and bridges outside the city.
At this time, the port was no longer in the miserable condition it was after the flood, and the Nadel Commodity Exchange returned to its former noisy and crowded state.
Several large warehouses on the edge of the port are under intensive construction.
But on the north bank of the Beni River, traces left by the flood can still be seen. Although Eagle Company has contracted the reconstruction task and is working hard to repair the villages and roads, those washed-out houses can still be seen everywhere, and there are still some on the south bank.
Neat farmland, but the north bank is really white.
The middle-aged man sighed and said to the entourage behind him: "You can see the crisis situation from here. Russell went too far and put the royal family in danger."
The attendant behind him looked at each other and said, "Yes, Mr. Steward."
"How many times have I told you," the middle-aged man glared at them and said, "It's the deputy general manager, deputy general manager. If you call me that, you will get me into trouble. Don't call me that in Huiru Mancheng."
The followers looked at each other, smiled, and said in unison: "I obey, my lord."
The middle-aged man snorted with satisfaction, looked at the tall spire of Governor Nedel's Mansion, and said in a deep voice: "We are on this trip to carry out the mission entrusted by His Majesty..."
The night is already deep.
In a room in the Cathedral of Nedel City, a dark figure was leaning over the table, writing hurriedly on the parchment with great concentration, constantly writing something.
The dim candlelight kept swaying, casting a huge and strange black shadow on the rough stone wall, like a ghost in a nightmare.
The strong wind howled outside the window, blowing the dry treetops, making a sharp and peculiar whistle.
Because the interior was tightly sealed, not a trace of wind could penetrate. However, this huge building built of rough stones completely gave up comfort in order to pursue sturdiness and durability. It was dark, damp, and cold as ice.
At this time, there seemed to be some sound coming from the empty corridor outside. The black image was frightened, so it stopped writing, turned its head, and listened.
The weak and dim light of the candle shone on his face, immediately revealing the big face of Cardinal Bishop Fordo, a special missionary from the Holy See.
At this time, he had completely lost the arrogance and high-spiritedness he had when he first came to Nai'an, but his eyes were still shining with light full of greed and desire.
He listened for a while, but no sound was heard again, so he breathed a sigh of relief. Then he lowered his head again and started writing on the parchment.
For a moment, there was only the unique "swishing" sound of the quill tip scratching on the paper.
After a while, he finally finished writing on a piece of parchment, and then reviewed it from beginning to end. He also picked up a pen in the middle and corrected a few typos on it.
After he finished examining it, he nodded with satisfaction, and then signed a name in beautiful cursive letters at the bottom of the parchment.
Fordo carefully rolled up the parchment, then picked up the candle and tilted it slightly at the seal of the parchment.
Suddenly, several drops of bright red candle liquid dripped from the top and landed on the parchment.
Fordo hurriedly put the candle back in its place, then took out a badge ring that he never left behind, and pressed it on the wax that had not yet cooled down.
To be on the safe side, he pressed it for a while. After the wax liquid cooled down, he took off the ring.
At this time, there is already a perfect wax seal with a pattern on the seal of the parchment. In this way, if someone wants to open it privately and peek at the letter, the wax seal will inevitably be damaged.
After Fordo finished writing, he felt tired.
He fell back, lay on the chair, rubbed his eyebrows, and rested for a while. Then he picked up a file placed on the edge of the table.
After he eavesdropped on the conversation between Leo and the middle-aged man in the Governor's Palace, he immediately paid attention to it, and then went out to inquire about the land buying and selling information in Naian Province.
That information is not confidential.
In order to sell land as quickly as possible and improve their performance, Nai'an's real estate duo, Eagle Real Estate and Eagle Real Estate, all made that information public and even put it on their company's billboards to enhance customers' awareness of the company.
confidence and facilitate their selection.
After Fordo got the information, he made a simple calculation and was surprised to see the result. Fifty million gold coins~!
(Note, this number is different from Lorraine’s calculation of 40 million, because their calculations are different. Lorraine is not as greedy as him, and in the land transaction, he also has to open up connections and give away a lot of favors.)
Fifty million gold coins~!
This is still the most conservative number. It only refers to the most fertile land. It does not include wastelands, woods, hills, rivers, etc.
And this does not include seeds, farm tools, livestock, carriages, the food, clothing, housing, transportation, food, drinking water, housing, clothing, etc. of those who cultivated the land, etc., and all kinds of derived businesses and profits.
Taken together, the total will exceed 300 million.
Three hundred million gold coins~!
And this is also the most conservative number.
When Fordo thought of that number, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes, and his whole body almost trembled with excitement.
Three hundred million gold coins, what is this concept?
The Holy See has been established for so many years. Through the vast number of missionaries, pastors, priests, etc., the gold coins collected from the people total only 1.2 billion gold coins. And these include all the movable and immovable properties of the Holy See.
And just for the province of Naian, there will be 300 million gold coins this time, accounting for a quarter of the total output value of the Holy See. If it is operated properly and done well, the number will even reach 600 million gold coins. It is the Holy See
One-half of the production value.
What a fat piece of meat this is~!
Fordo looked at the number written on the parchment, his eyes flashing with greed.
Only then did he understand why the Holy See would send him to Nadel City to conduct inspections at this time. He also understood why the man behind him would go to great lengths to get him an equivalent of
...how do the words in that very popular oriental opera say it...uh, by the way. It's the oracle of 'Shangfang Sword'.
The Sword of Shang Fang represents the power to easily take over local officials at the level of red cardinals without reporting or approval by the Holy Light Council of the red cardinals.
With this power, it turns out that he can easily take down Hilmeria, the yellow-haired girl, and then replace him in one fell swoop. Finally, through the teaching power he holds, he can continue to put pressure on the pretty-faced governor and attack those two
There is a lot of sand in the company.
In this way, without having to do anything, you can use the power you hold in your hands to get the largest share of the fruits of victory that the Naian people fought bloody hard for with their lives and blood. You can easily grab a big
A fortune.
At the very least, they must greatly disrupt the process of buying and selling land so that they cannot get the profits. Because once they master the wealth, their strength will inevitably increase greatly.
At that time, as one rises and then another falls, the power of the Holy See will inevitably decline, and it will lose the upper hand in the struggle between religious power and royal power.
The source of the power of the Holy See is their power. Once they lose their power, they will be nothing in the end. In the eyes of the world, they can only be a bunch of death sticks who only know how to "play back"!
Because I have been immersed in the Vatican for a long time, a place as dirty as officialdom and brothels, there is no such thing as 'justice' or 'fairness' in this fat bastard's worldview. I just know that everything in this world is fake.
, only money and power, these two things are real~!
Fordo's eyes couldn't help but fall on that number again, and he sighed softly. At this time, he realized how ridiculous it was to have disputes and fights with those newspapers when he first came to Nidel.
He knocked on the table with a sneer on his face: Fortunately, he woke up early and got away from those insignificant disputes, otherwise his busy work from beginning to end would have been in vain.
And he got nothing, and finally returned to the Holy See empty-handed?
Not to mention anything else, just because he did not find out Hilmelia's fault, she successfully became the red archbishop.
When the time comes, he will not be able to withstand the anger of the adult behind him even if he is shattered to pieces.
Having been involved in a large number of top-secret matters, Fordo knew the consequences of losing the favor of the big man behind him.
The worst outcome is to be exiled to a small island and chew potatoes for the rest of his life. Maybe in order to shut up his mouth, he secretly shoots a poisonous arrow in the back and ends his life.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a layer of cold sweat forming on his back.
but……
He thought again and thought to himself: But once he succeeds, he will become the new cardinal of the Diocese of Nai'an. And those yellow gold coins will inevitably flow into his hands like the turbulent river water.
At that time, the position of Cardinal Archbishop was not yet within reach. Even after some time, with qualifications, he could become the Pope... That was not impossible~!
Just when he was having wild thoughts and was almost in a state of ecstasy.
At this time, his ears suddenly twitched, as if he heard something coming from outside. He immediately raised his ears alertly.
The corridor outside was still silent.
After a while, he finally heard footsteps in the distance, and the sound was very small.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer.
Although the footsteps appeared to be extremely cautious for some reason, and there was a strong wind howling outside, passing through the wide and empty corridor caused a huge echo in this silent night. Fordo was frightened when he heard it.
Although he now holds the 'Holy Yu', a high-end product that is equivalent to Shang Fang's sword, the scene he accidentally saw that day already made him aware of the difficulty of his mission.
The holy, flawless, and talented cardinal who was highly valued by the higher-ups of the Holy See was very likely to have an affair with the little-faced governor, the Count of Lorraine.
As for Lorraine's style ability, after getting to know him for a period of time, he is also very clear about it.
That pretty boy looks pretty on the surface, but he is not an easy-going guy. He can even be said to be ruthless.
What if I took out the Holy Parable and captured Hilmeria?
Seeing that his concubine was caught by him, the pretty boy would definitely not give up. He might wake up the next morning and find himself dead in the dark prison of the Governor's Mansion.
At that time, the Holy See will definitely not fall out with the imperial governor known as the 'Flying Eagle God of War' because of the unexplained death of a cardinal-level figure.
At this moment, footsteps outside were heard and stopped outside the door, followed immediately by a low knock on the door.
Fordo suddenly came back to his senses.
"Who?" he asked as he hurriedly put away the various documents on the table.
"Your Majesty, your guests have arrived." A voice said.
Fordo heard the familiar voice and breathed a sigh of relief.
That man was the attendant he brought from the Holy See, and there was no way he could have heard it wrong.
Those attendants were imprisoned by the Nidel City Guards because of a fight, but the matter was not serious after all. They moved around and made some connections. Later, after paying a large deposit, they were finally released.
As for Feixi, the local low-level priest, although he performed well and was honest, he was not one of our own after all, so he was still a little uneasy about him.
Moreover, he has not been with him for a long time. Even if he values him, if he is involved in important matters and everything, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among his close followers who originally followed him.
He straightened his clothes, then sat down behind the table, and then said softly: "Please come in."
The door opened silently.
An attendant came in leading a man who was wearing a black cloak and his face was hidden in his hood, making it impossible to see his true face.
The man wearing a black cloak came into the room, looked around quickly, and then stood in front of Fordo's table in silence. He just wrapped the large cloak tightly around him.
The attendant couldn't help snorting coldly, and scolded angrily: "How dare you, when you see the cardinal who is specially sent by the Holy See to patrol, you still don't bow~!"
Fordo smiled, then waved his hand to the attendant to retreat.
The attendant looked at it, hurriedly changed his expression, bowed respectfully, and then cast a warning glance at the man in black robes, and then slowly retreated.
The door slowly closed from the outside. The man in black robe still stood there without saying a word, his narrow eyes observing Fordo standing opposite him with interest from the shadow of his hood.
After a while, the man slowly said: "Hello, Mr. Ford. May the glory of Father God shine forever."
As he spoke, he made a prayer gesture very skillfully. That skillful gesture even contained a hint of elegance, and only the most experienced priests could make it.
Fordo also made the same gesture and whispered: "May the glory of Father God shine forever."
After he finished speaking, he pointed to a chair next to the man and said, "Sit down."
Fordo paused and continued: "Sit down, my old friend. We haven't seen each other for many years, right?"
The man laughed, lifted his hood, and revealed his face in the candlelight. In addition, under the cloak, the red-backed silver-edged fake collar unique to the diocesan bishop was faintly revealed.
.
He calmly sat down opposite Fordo, and then said: "Nine years, we haven't seen each other for nine years. The last time was when I went to the Holy See to report my work.
It’s just that at that time, the great Bishop Fordo had become rich and looked down on us poor friends who had graduated from the vocational college together.”
Fordo seemed to have been stabbed in a sore spot, and immediately laughed, then changed the topic and said: "My friend, how are you doing now?"
The man reached out and picked up the wine bottle that Fordo had put aside. After taking off the cork, he smelled it and found that it was not bad. Then he did not take the cup, but directly raised the bottle, tilted his neck, and spoke to his mouth.
He took several big gulps into his mouth.
He lowered his head, looked at the label of the wine, and sighed: "This wine is really good."
The man picked up the bottle again, took a big sip, and then answered Fordo's question, mocking himself: "How are you doing? You really asked the right person this question. What else can I do? One,
I don’t have any powerful relatives. Secondly, I don’t know any noble ladies. Thirdly, I don’t have such a sweet mouth, and I don’t know how to flatter others or sneak around. I can only live alone in that country.
It’s hard to live in a poor place~!”
As he spoke, he sighed again.
Fordo saw that half of his expensive bottle of red wine had been drank by the man in just a few sips. He was extremely heartbroken at the moment, but he could only pretend not to see it.
He smiled and then said: "My old friend, you used to complain that you didn't have opportunities, but now there is an opportunity in front of you. It depends on whether you are willing or not."
The man was startled for a moment, looked at Fordo and suddenly laughed, and said: "I knew you had no good intentions for letting me come secretly in the middle of the night. What? What tricks do you want to play?
?Let’s talk and listen.”
Fordo hesitated for a moment, and then said: "I want you to tell me seriously, what is the situation of the orcs converting to my religion in your place?"
The man smiled suddenly and said: "How? What else can be done? Although they are a bit ugly and poor, they are not stupid. As long as you give them something, you can make them believe in the High Priest of the Undead."
It doesn’t matter. If you want something from them, you will have nothing to do even if you are God the Father descending to earth~!”
Fordo suddenly changed his expression and scolded in a low voice: "Al, be careful about your beliefs~! If you say this in front of the sanctioning officer of the Inquisition, you will be finished~!"
The man laughed and said: "Those fanatics? How to deal with me? Transfer me back to the Holy See and find a rich and oily parish for me?"
Fordo couldn't help but hesitate.
The man sighed and said, "What a pity. The grain and salt are all in vain. They wish they could kneel on the ground and lick your toes, let alone believe in God the Father. What a pity..."
Having said this, the man seemed to have thought of something, and couldn't help but lick the corners of his mouth. Greedy light flashed in his narrow eyes, and he murmured: "All those good things have been given to the hands of those poor devils.
If I could cut it into half... uh, no, cut it into half. Half is enough. I would be satisfied for the rest of my life~"
After finishing speaking, he couldn't help but let out another long sigh, then picked up the bottle and took another swig.
Fordo couldn't help but sigh. From what the other party said, he could easily know that whether they were buying them with money or food, or seriously converting them, there were indeed many orcs who believed in God the Father.
However, he had already expected this answer.
Therefore, Fordo was not in a hurry and just gently pushed the piece of parchment in front of him to the opposite side of the table. He said softly: "There is one more small thing, just sign this."
The man casually raised his eyes and glanced at the piece of paper. He was stunned for a moment. Then he sat up straight, put the bottle aside, then held the document in both hands and read the document carefully from beginning to end.
.
After he finished reading, he stared at Fordo and said coldly: "What do you mean? You want me to say bad things about Cardinal Hilmeria? Ask the Holy See to remove her? This is a serious crime of rebellion~
!”
Fordo said displeasedly: "Are you so bold? Who was asking me to tell you just now?"
The man couldn't help but hesitate.
He calmed down, then read it carefully again, pointed to the text on the piece of paper, and said: "Fordo, even if you want to accuse me, it's more reliable. What are the charges on this?
False reporting of achievements, great achievements. And... blasphemy. If this kind of accusation is true, there is nothing to say. But if there is no real evidence, then we will all lose our heads if we turn against the false accusation."
Fordo smiled and said softly with a profound look on his face: "Don't worry, I wouldn't write this if there was no solid evidence."
"Are you sure?"
Fordo remembered that he had made several excuses to go to the Governor's Palace, and even went to see Hilmeria. He saw that woman several times. Although at first glance, she had a flowing white robe and a dignified and holy face.
But if you are careful, you can still see that her face is bright red, her eyes are full of spring water, her hips are swaying as she walks, like willows swinging in the wind. At a glance, you can tell that she is engaged in some intense activity that is very beneficial to the body and mind.
What it looks like after exercise.
He smiled and said softly: "Yes, I'm sure. I'm very sure."
The man squinted his eyes, looked at Fordo's face carefully, and then said word for word: "If this is the case, and the evidence is conclusive, why don't you report it to the Holy See yourself? Instead, let me speak, don't tell me to leave such
You don't take advantage of it because your brain is broken."
Fordo had long expected that he would react like this, and said softly: "Maybe you don't know who Hilmeria's blasphemy is because of? And according to the arrangement of the Holy See, I am going to replace her here.
You can't fall out with that person because of your position."
He paused for a moment, with a sweet smile on his face, and continued: "At least I can't fall out with that person for the time being. So I can't take part in this matter. It can only be done by you, the Northern District of Nai An Province
The bishop stepped in to do this."
The man thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "Who is that person? Don't tell me, because she lives in the Governor's Mansion, so she has nothing to do with Her Royal Highness the Princess. The Holy See has always turned a blind eye to such things."
He looked at Fordo's face, suddenly his heart trembled, and he suddenly understood. He lost his voice and said: "You mean... it's that person~!"
As he spoke, he pointed at the top of his head.
Fordo nodded slightly.
The man couldn't help but fell silent.
‘Flying Eagle God of War~!’
The man known as the God of War.
That man's name has now spread throughout the entire continent. It is in full swing.
If you offend him, what will happen to you in the future?
The man looked at Fordo gloomily.
Fordo said softly: "The fortune is in danger. I just want you to sign your name, and this document is jointly signed by the bishops of Naian District, not just your name."
The man hesitated for a moment and said, "So, who is there?"
Fordo smiled and said: "There are quite a few people. Do you want to do it or not? By the way, let me remind you that if you sign the document, then the Holy See will definitely transfer you to a different diocese in order to avoid future retaliation. Or
Normandy, or Senton, who knows?"
The man's face turned green and white for a while, and finally gritted his teeth, picked up the document, and said in a trembling voice: "Fuck it, you bastard won't do it~!"
While cursing, he signed his name vigorously on it~!