Silver Ring, St. Cica's Cathedral, 4:30 a.m.

Bishop Fabian came to the cloister of the antechamber early, took the letterhead from the church station, and whispered: "Seventeen boxes, one hundred and forty-one ......"

Putting away the letter, he turned his face to the priest beside him: "Where is the carriage?"

Looking at the sky outside the window, the latter replied respectfully: "My lord, it should be the south gate now." ”

The bishop nodded, and then instructed: "The matter of the crystal entering the city must be kept secret. ”

The assistant priest hurriedly nodded yes.

Slowly walking to the door of the church, Bishop Fabian was still not at ease, and stressed again to his henchmen: "At the last palace banquet, the internal affairs officer asked me about it, and I pretended not to know. In short, it must not be publicized, and the less people know about it, the better......"

The bishop who stepped out of the gate had not finished his sentence, but he was so frightened by the scene in front of him that his feet slipped and he almost sat on the ground.

Before dawn, the square in front of the cathedral was crowded with horse-drawn carriages, and hundreds of people, hearing his voice, turned their heads in unison.

"Your Excellency, are you alright?" the assistant priest panicked and helped his boss stabilize his figure.

Walking into the crowd with trembling steps, looking at the many familiar faces with an embarrassed smile on his face, Bishop Fabian greeted as he walked: "Hello, Mr. Schubert, Chief Internal Affairs Officer, it is rare to see you so early. ”

"Don't worry about me, Lord Bishop, I'm here to see the sunrise. ”

"Good morning, Justice Denoval. I remember last week, didn't you retire and go back to the estate?"

"Yes, it's a bit boring to live on the farmstead, I came to watch the sunrise. ”

......

After greeting, the bishop's heart was as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a dead fly.

A bunch of hypocritical guys, as if they had made an appointment, said that they wanted to see the sunrise, but they all turned their faces to the south, could it be that the direction of the rising sun was different today from the past?

This is obviously hearing the news of Crystal's entry into the city, but he insists on pretending not to know.

But he didn't know that since Todd's performance on the West Coast, various versions of the treasure had already spread throughout the royal city. At the beginning, the rumors may be seven points true and three points exaggerated, but the further they go, the more unpleasant they become, and even the nonsense that "pouring water into holy relics and drinking it can prolong life" is deeply believed by some people.

This situation made Bishop Fabian anxious and helpless, but he could not give the order to drive people out, so he could only wait in place like ants on a hot pot and join the team to "watch the sunrise".

At 5:20 a.m., a carriage guarded by the papal knights appeared in everyone's field of vision.

The carriage was equipped with shock absorbers at the axles and thick straw on the plates, but even then it was not much slower than walking.

There was a small commotion in the crowd.

"It's finally here. 』

"Keep an eye on, don't lose ......."

Such words kept coming from his ears, which made the old man, who was a bishop, look more and more ugly.

The carriage finally reached the square of the cathedral, driven by the groom of the church. He looked at a group of richly dressed and hideous-looking nobles and dignitaries in front of the car, staring intently at the cargo compartment behind his car, and was so frightened that he picked up his horsewhip and shrank on the seat of the car and shivered.

The papal knights, who were supposed to maintain order, looked at each other and did not dare to step forward, and some of the people in the crowd were their superiors, friends, and even relatives. At such times, it is the most reasonable choice to turn a blind eye to nature.

Bishop Fabian could not stand it anymore and opened his arms to the crowd: "Please listen to me, please listen to me! ”

A moment of silence.

Perhaps realizing that in such a public place, there should still be some behavior and demeanor that should be noted, and the crowd slowly retreated, leaving a space.

The carriage slowly drove into the back courtyard of the cathedral, and the nobles and chiefs of the Silver Ring Kingdom followed behind, keeping a short distance.

The clergy of the church opened the back door of the prayer hall, removed the baffle at the back of the carriage, removed the thick straw, carefully carried out the crates one by one, and walked towards the main hall.

The crowd followed the unloading procession and squeezed through the back door and into the lobby.

The bishop watched the crowd rush in, closed his eyes and shook his head helplessly.

Seventeen wooden boxes, laid flat on the floor of the church.

Before the wooden box was opened, Fabian felt the need to emphasize to the crowd the necessity of order and order: "Ladies and gentlemen, these crystal objects are sacred relics of the Church, and they are engraved with the Word of the Father, and they should be handed over to the Archbishop of the Western Diocese, and then presented to His Majesty the Pope!"

After saying this, seeing that everyone nodded reverently yes, the bishop felt a little relieved, and nodded to indicate that the wooden box could be opened.

The Basilica of Santa Caux is designed with the dome of ancient Taylor, with deep longitudinal windows at the top that allow for a small amount of morning light and more light from the candles on the shelves.

Sunlight, candles and glass reflect each other to form a wonderful optical phenomenon. The pure glass surface is coated with a layer of golden streamer, and the light of the main hall is refracted by the transparent crystals with colorful light.

This scene is like falling into a fairyland, like ascending to heaven.

Even the bishop, who had been mentally prepared in advance, was so shocked by the beauty that he forgot to speak.

After a long time, when he came back to his senses and looked around, he saw a pair of eyes in the crowd exuding a green essence, and he sighed in his heart and secretly exclaimed.

"Something bad!"

Fabian raised his arms to the clergy behind him and shouted, "Close the boxes and take them to ......"

It's too late......

It is hard to imagine that a thin old man in his seventies, who has gone home to recuperate, could act so quickly and decisively.

I saw him turn sideways, sliding his steps, and under the cover of the people around him, he pretended to be unsteady and stepped on the bishop's feet fiercely.

Taking advantage of Fabian's screams, he leaned down and fished for a target that he had already eyed, the 'Amphora Crystal Pendant Spout Pot', hidden in his wide robe.

Perhaps at the beginning, there were still people who were afraid of the majesty of the church, but after seeing someone take the lead, in line with the idea of "the law does not hold the people accountable", some people started to do it one after another.

At first, it was just a sneaky take, and finally it evolved into a blatant robbery.

Throwing away their reserve and self-respect, the nobles did not have the slightest psychological burden, and while lifting the rest of the wooden boxes with their hands, they picked up the holy relics and talked loudly with others.

The shouts and persuasions of the bishop and other clergy, in the laughter of others, unsurprisingly became the background sound effect of the contest.

In the end, the dignitaries and nobles of the Silver Ring Kingdom left satisfied, leaving only a mess of straw and a house full of messes in the main hall.

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency...... Your shoes ......"

The assistant priest walked to the boss who was pushed to the corner of the wall and sat on the ground with a sluggish face, and handed over a cloth shoe with trembling hands, which could not be seen in its original color.

The muscles on Bishop Fabian's face trembled, he took a deep breath, and his expression was like that of a victim who had suddenly recovered from being robbed, and he scolded bitterly: "A gang of robbers!

After scolding for a while, he slowly stood up with the support of others, and asked heavily, "How much is left?"

"There were twenty-six left, and four were broken. ”

The bishop was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and then said, "If I'm not mistaken, these relics were brought back from the north by the monk named Todd?"