A few months passed, and relying on Cassin's huge connections in Langdon City, Yechen met many powerful nobles and wealthy people, and also raised a large amount of money for his mission in the slums. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 By the end of November, Yechen had raised 53,800 pounds for charity, and with the financial support, coupled with the efforts of Yechen and Mansha, their mission in the slums was going well, and a few months ago Yechen had completed the task arranged by Bishop Hughes to develop ten believers in the lower part of the South Bank of Langdon City.

After completing the mission, Bishop Theseus held the holy rank of promotion to priesthood for Yechen. After receiving the priesthood, Yechen studied at the Cathedral of St. Light for another month before coming out.

One warm afternoon, in Bishop Hus's simply furnished study, the Bishop sat at his desk and closed his eyes to recuperate, and after a while, Yechen walked in with two cups of freshly ground fragrant coffee, and gently placed a cup in front of Bishop Hus, and placed a cup on his side.

Bishop Hughes opened his eyes, took a sip of the coffee in front of him, savored it in his mouth, and said with satisfaction; "Yes, you're pretty good at your craft." In addition to works of art, coffee is also one of Bishop Hughes's lifelong hobbies, he is a very particular person, he cares about the taste of grinding coffee, he knows this himself, and has also seen the real coffee ground by everyone, in his opinion, Yechen's craftsmanship is already very good, at least it is considered to be upper-middle. Bishop Huce also knew that Yechen didn't like this, she preferred to drink tea, it is said that with the habit of her mother, she learned such a good skill of grinding coffee for the sake of him, the teacher who introduced her to the door, and Bishop Huce was still very happy to have such a student.

Yechen smiled and said, "If you like it, it's fine." ”

Bishop Hus put down the cup and talked about the business of calling Yechen this time, he said: "After the study, you can be regarded as officially becoming a priest of the Holy See of Light, you also know, priests generally have two places, one is to stay in the Cathedral of Holy Light to study theological classics, and the other can also choose to go out to practice, usually become a priest of a small church, and also the head of this diocese, what are your plans?" "Bishop Xiusi is still very concerned about Yechen's future, after all, he personally brought it in, and Yechen's development is good, and his face is also good-looking.

Yechen had also thought about this matter before, and said, "I still hope to go outside to experience the experience." ”

Bishop Hus nodded and said, "It's okay, you're still young after all, it's good to go outside to see all kinds of things, there's no need to stay here like an old man and study theology on paper, since you want to go out to practice, have you chosen a good place?" Generally speaking, the priests who choose to go out for training are subject to the arrangements of the Holy See of Light, and you can go wherever you are, whether it is a rich and prosperous city center (which is actually not common) or a poor and remote place (which is quite possible), there is no room for negotiation, but now Bishop Hughes took the initiative to ask Yechen's intentions, although it can't be said that she can go wherever she wants, but it can be regarded as fully considering her opinion, This is already very good for the Bright Holy See, which has a fairly clear hierarchy.

Yechen said, "I still want to stay in the lower part of the South Shore District and do the mission. ”

Bishop Hughes looked at her, did not speak, but took another sip of coffee from his cup.

Yechen said: "Although the missionary environment in the lower part is not very good, it has improved a lot, and I have raised enough funds to make it easier to serve in the future." ”

Bishop Hus sighed slightly when he heard this, and said: "Since you have this heart, I will not stop it, and when you encounter difficulties, don't forget your original intention now, but you should also understand that you will not gain much from preaching there." Bishop Hughes said this very vaguely, and of course, this kind of thing really cannot be said too clearly. What he means is that the believers who preach in the slums and develop are also poor, and the benefits to the Holy See are very limited, unlike those powerful believers, who can provide a lot of help to the development of the Holy See. This is not something to be proud of, after all, on the surface, the Holy See of Light propagates that everyone is equal, all beings are children of the Holy Light, as long as they believe in the Holy Light, the Holy Light will give protection and protection, but it does not say that only the powerful are blessed, and the poor do not care. Although the reality is like this, and the people inside the Holy See are aware of this, these words are really inconvenient for Bishop Xius to come out of the mouth, and the words are vague and can be understood by Yechen.

Yechen said solemnly: "Please rest assured, since I have chosen this path, I will not be afraid of hardships and dangers, greedy for returns, I just hope to truly inherit the path of the Holy Light and carry it forward." ”

Bishop Hus said, "Well, since you have this ambition, I will do my best to support it, after all, I am also one of the bishops of Langden City, so if you need anything, just let me know." Bishop Hus's words are not all polite, the Holy See of Light is still on the rise at this time, although it is already a little old-fashioned, but there is no shortage of pure believers in the Holy See who really want to spread the path of the Holy Light, such people are still very respected within the Holy See, and their requests will be supported by the Holy See as long as they are not too excessive.

"I'd like to have a church in the lower part." Yechen was not polite and put forward his own request. The establishment of a church requires the approval of the Holy See. Generally speaking, there are two prerequisites for the establishment of a new church, one is that there are no other churches in this diocese, which is to avoid too dense churches, which is a waste of resources, it is difficult to obtain good results, and there will even be a competition for believers, which will have too much impact on the image of the Holy See of Light, and the second is that there need to be enough believers, generally speaking, at least 100 true believers who can worship on time and disperse.

The first point is fine, there is not a single church in the lower part of the entire South Bank area, and there is no problem with a church in such a large area; But the second one is a bit more troublesome, after such a long period of hard work, Yechen and Mansa have only developed seventy-five followers, which refers to the members who do not need to be guided by bread and have truly believed in the Holy Light.

Bishop Hughes also knows the situation of Yechen's mission, she has reported on time, it stands to reason that believers can't set up churches at this point, but the resistance to missionary work in the slums is too great, with the development of Yechen The number of believers is getting bigger and bigger, and it has touched the fundamental interests of those evil forces entrenched in the slums, this is not like the gangsters who came to find trouble at the beginning, they just want something to eat, those evil forces want to completely eradicate Yechen, in other words, they can't tolerate Yechen anymore, At this time, she really needed a church to put up a signboard to facilitate the next step of her mission.

Seeing that Bishop Hus was silent, Yechen added: "I don't need the Holy See to pay for the establishment of the church, and the funds I have raised are enough. "Generally speaking, when the Holy See approves the establishment of a church in a certain place, it will help to build the church, or give the priest in charge of the diocese a sum of money and let him solve it himself.

Bishop Hus was a little upset when he heard Yechen say this, and said, "What is this? In any case, you are also trying to spread the path of the Holy Light, and this little money is still out of the Holy See. Well, it's not easy for you to preach there, and I accepted your request. ”

Yechen couldn't help but smile on her face, Bishop Xius agreed that there would be no problem with this matter, of course, the procedure still had to go, but the final result Yechen already knew, she stood up, bowed down and said, "Thank you, teacher." ”

Bishop Hus bowed slightly, and said, "Okay, I also know that you are busy during this time, so you can go back first." ”

After returning home, Yechen made an application overnight, and the next morning he submitted an application to the Holy See, and with the consent of Bishop Hus, the application was quickly approved, allowing Father Yechen to preside over the construction of the church in the lower part of the South Bank District of Langden City, and also allocated 10,000 pounds of funds to Yechen to build the church. Ten thousand pounds is already a lot of money, if only seven or eight thousand to build a small church is enough, and giving so much money is obviously Bishop Hus's care for Yechen.

With the permission of the Holy See of Light, and the money in place, Yechen, Catherine, and Mansa began to buy building materials and find people to build their own churches. The design of the church was written by Yechen, who experienced more long-term tasks, and Yechen became more versatile, such as painting, calligraphy, garden design, etc., although I dare not say how high the achievement is, but it is more or less a hall.

After all, the church is in the slums, and Yechen is not as luxurious as it was designed, with the main hall in front, where worship and mass are held, next to it are a few small rooms for people to rest, and behind it is a row of five-room bungalows for Yechen and her family to live in - since they have their own chapel, of course, they can't continue to live behind the Cathedral of Holy Light. There was a vacant lot in the middle, and Yechen didn't plan to raise any flowers and plants, just thinking about planting some vegetables, or planting fruit trees or something.

Although I didn't plan to build much luxury, some decorations still need to be there, especially the main hall in front, Yechen originally planned to ask someone to paint a mural, but the price was too expensive, not that there was no money, but spending money on it Whether it was Yechen or Mansha, they felt that it was too much of a loss, and their painting skills, to be honest, Yechen was really a little unsightly. In this case, let's do it yourself, the mural in the center of the main hall was painted by Ye Chen himself, it is a statue of a saint.

After five days of careful creation, Yechen finally finished the statue of the Holy Maiden, she threw away the paintbrush in her hand, found a step to wipe the paint on her hands, and said to Mansa and Catherine, who rushed to admire Yechen's paintings: "How is it, is it okay?" Yechen's tone was still quite proud, at least she was in a good state when she made this painting, and she thought it was okay to paint it.

Catherine really didn't know anything about art, but since Yechen asked, she also said, "It's good, it's quite similar, like a real person." Catherine's level of art appreciation is just at this level, whether it is good or bad, she really doesn't understand.

Mansha was a little embarrassed and said, "Is this appropriate?" ”

Yechen deliberately asked, "What's suitable or inappropriate?" ”

Mansa stamped her foot and said, "You know. ”

Seeing Mansha's blushing face, Yechen stopped teasing her and said, "It's okay, it's quite suitable, I really think you feel like a saint." "It turns out that when this painting was made, Yechen was based on Mansha's appearance. Her portrait appeared on the front wall of the main hall of the church, which made Mansa very embarrassed.

Mansha's face turned a little redder, but she didn't laugh at Yechen anymore, but stepped forward, looked at the statue carefully, and muttered, "If I can really become a saint, I will be willing even if I die." Suddenly, she turned her head, looked at Yechen and said, "Teacher, if I have any accidents in the future, can you promise me to make the poor people here live a little better?" ”

This sentence made Yechen's heart tremble, did she already know, or felt it, Yechen smiled reluctantly and said; "Why do you say such unlucky things?"

There was no trace of a smile on Mansha's face, and she didn't know how she said such a sentence, but she found that the smell of blood on Yechen's body was getting heavier and heavier during this time, and an instinctive consciousness told her that something terrible might happen in the future, and she had to get the answer to this question, she looked at Yechen's eyes and asked firmly, "Teacher, can you promise me?" ”

Looking at these eyes that seemed to be really like a saint, Yechen nodded and said; "Okay, I can promise you a little better for the poor here."

Hearing Yechen's assurance, Mansha laughed, warm as the winter sun, and she said softly: "That's good, that's good, I'm willing to die." ”

Catherine, who was standing next to her, looked at Yechen and then at Mansha, not understanding what they were saying at all, but she obviously felt that the atmosphere was a little delicate after saying these few words, and the two were silent, neither of them wanted to speak. It was a long time before they left the place.

After coming out of the church, Yechen sent Catherine back to prepare first, packed up her things and prepared to move, on the other hand, Yechen's mood was also a little low, she didn't know why Mansha asked such a sentence, what she knew, how much she knew, these could already affect the follow-up plan. (To be continued.) )