There is still some time before the pirates go south, and until then, everything must be prepared.

The first task is to strengthen the relationship with the church.

Sitting in a carriage full of wine and food, Todd remembered the scene and laughed softly.

Agreeing to his crazy plan, Huggins did not hesitate to take out all of the silver refinery's deposits. When Edgar and Karin learned that part of the money was to be procured and sent to the church camp, they immediately expressed strong opposition.

The former was cleaned up by Huggins, and the latter took Todd a long time to convince him. After some talk, Karin finally accepted the idea of "paralyzing the enemy".

Now thinking back to the reluctance on the girl's face, Todd closed his eyes, and the unforgettable scenes of his previous life came back to him.

Having just graduated with a master's degree, he was persuaded by his supervisor to stay at his alma mater and become a lecturer. At that time, young people did not know the height of the sky, hated injustice, and despised authority, and always felt that they had excellent grades in school and rich scientific research achievements, and they did not need to make any leaders' sycophants.

Soon, reality gave him a hard slap in the face, and the frustration rounded every edge and corner of his body. He slowly understood the cultivation of human feelings and understood the insight of the world. Along the way, with excellent academic skills and sleek philosophy of life, he became the youngest associate professor in the history of the university.

Is this a growth or a fall?

The camp that gradually appeared in the distance made Todd retract his thoughts.

The guards at the gate of the camp, who had already known the generous monk, moved away from the horses and waved to the people in the car.

Driving to the guard, Todd took a small wooden tube filled with ale from his bosom, threw it to the other man, put his finger to his lips, and made a silent motion.

Receiving a chest-beating salute from the guards, the monk smiled and continued on his way.

"Lord Todd. ”

"Mr. Todd. ”

"Todd!"

......

While greeting the various characters in the camp, the monk parked the car in the middle of the camp.

A man walked out of the dwelling, and the monk was stunned when he saw the familiar face, and then took the initiative to greet him with a warm smile on his face.

"Father Paul, long time no see!"

The frosty man looked at the monk opposite him and snorted, "What the hell is going on with you? Why haven't you carried out my plan yet? Hurry up and find those ignorant people, go to the monastery, and ask the monks for help!"

The other priests came out of the room one after another, and when someone saw the full carriage, he smiled at Todd and then persuaded: "Brother Paul, please don't embarrass Brother Todd, it's not that simple. ”

Fr. Paul turned his head in annoyance, pointed to the carriage with one hand, and said to the crowd: "Don't be blinded by comfort and desire!

This skill, the "Map Cannon", immediately annoyed most people.

Someone retorted loudly: "Your devotion to the Holy Heart has been wantonly slandered by you!

Todd saw the moment and interjected, "Heavenly Father is above!" I just want you brothers to get rid of chores and trivialities. Is it also wrong to herd the sheep to the grasses when the highest shepherds them?"

Paul lifted his chin and slowly said to the monks, "Heavenly Father knows the sheep and teaches, you mean you have grasped us people?!"

Todd was speechless for a while, and secretly said in his heart, this guy is really staggering in terms of reaction speed and analytical ability, and he can still be caught by him in a simple sentence.

Knowing that confrontation was not a good choice at this time, Todd took the initiative to choose to back down: "Father Paul, as you wish, I will restrain my words and deeds, and I will no longer give aways." ”

Hearing this, many people around them were angry, but because of the bishop's impromptu authorization before leaving, they dared to be angry but did not dare to speak out against Paul.

Todd, who came and returned with a full load, looked at the dead camp behind him, clenched the reins in his hand, and secretly said in his heart: There is still a little fire.

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The glass production in the smelter is quite smooth.

Karin and Huggins worked together to get the hang of blowing and shaping, and the production progress was several times greater.

The style of the glassware is not complicated, whether it is a pot or a bowl, the appearance looks simple and elegant, and all the finished products are without exception with the words or patterns of Gutello.

What Todd did next, the two of them couldn't understand at all.

The monks first used natural emery, which is used to polish optical glass, to polish the surface of the glass crafts.

Seeing it as a masterpiece of her own hard work, she was treated so roughly by Todd, Karin stopped doing it first, and the girl scuffled directly with the boy, trying to snatch back the utensils in the other party's hands.

Thankfully, Huggins finally stops Karin's resistance and assures her that Todd has a reason for what he is doing.

The ground glass is then placed in the wet mud and dusted for more than 12 hours to gently peel off the crust that surrounds the surface.

Huggins and Karin looked at the dirty, scratched glassware in front of them and looked at Todd, waiting for his explanation.

Something even more eye-popping happened.

The boy actually lifted the stone and smashed several intact glassware into pieces.

"Are you crazy?!" shook Todd's arm vigorously with both hands, and Karin's words were filled with tears.

Huggins didn't show too much expression, but asked, "These antiques, is that okay?"

Karin heard a strange word, turned her head and asked, "Antique?!"

Todd put the pieces into the wooden box, patted the dirt on his hands, and began to explain to the girl: "My purpose is to make these glassware look like antiques of the Taylor Empire. ”

Huggins asked, "Will anyone see that these are not antiques?"

Todd shook his head: "What I did actually used was a psychological loophole in people. Except for the three of us, no one had ever seen such a new thing as glass. Its value is high because it is perfect, and people will always think that for such a new thing, the purpose of each processing is to make the item more perfect, so that its value can be higher. But no one would think of increasing the value by destroying its perfection. ”

The monk turned his face to Huggins and said, "Next, it's up to you." ”

The man nodded.

A few days later, a strange rumor spread in villages and towns along the western coast.

On one of the islands of the Northern Archipelago, there are a large number of treasures of the Ancient Tairo Empire.