''Chapter 108: The Hosts of the South''
Inexplicable southern continent, Holy Light Holy See, Archdiocese of Glory, Principality of San Manori, Diocese of Kelda, City of Kelda;
Ciudad Kelda, the second largest economic city in the Duchy of San Manori, after Mara, the capital of the Duchy. www.biquge.info The Duchy of San Manori is a major tax collector of the Holy See, and the Grand Duke, in order to show his piety to the God of Light (for the position of the Grand Duke), has "generously" ceded half of the tax revenue of this wealthy city to the Holy See, and our Holy Father (the Pope) has also declared his right to rule legitimately (inherited by illegitimate children). And the personnel of the Holy See naturally became the administrators of this place. Under the "blessing" (control) of the Holy See of Light, the city continues to grow under the light of the light (taxes are doubled).
In the bustling streets of Kelda, priests in white robes held holy scriptures and continued to spread light on the streets. These points of light, which contain a strong power of light, fall to the ground, removing or collecting the dust from the street. They shuttled through the streets and alleys, washing the dirt from the houses with the power of holy light, killing and dispersing the bacteria and stench in the slums, bringing a touch of warmth to these poor people who were not clothed. The poor people were not as disgusted with them as the other clergy, and they were the only real thing the Holy See did for the city. Although the local church has to use this as an excuse to collect 12,000 gold coins every year for "blessing and cleaning costs".
These people began to speed up their pace, they were a little anxious, they hurriedly swayed these light energies at will, regardless of where these light points would fall in the end. They cherish their reputation, because although they work hard and do some "dirty work" that other priests do not do, they will not be scolded by countless people as soon as they go out. But today they were in no mood to work, because they saw more and more people in the streets coming in one direction, and the carriages in the street were moving in that direction. They know what day it is, it's the day when the Oriental tycoon's new store opens, and today there will be very good discounts on the delicious food and Oriental goods in their store. These two priests usually have a lot of savings, but they are not willing to let go of such a good opportunity. It's not just the haunting food, but also the gorgeous silks, the beautiful porcelain, and the most precious and magical pink potion. Those are all rare good things in the south, and if the channels are good, they can be sold in the capital for three times! What an enticing opportunity!
Seeing more and more dignitaries gathering in the direction of the commercial street from different directions, the priests swayed faster and faster. Although they have a high status in the city as clergy of the Holy See, the boss of the East always says that the goods are limited and that they are on a first-come, first-served basis. Even if the warehouse is full of goods, he will not sell an extra bargain. If you make a reservation, you need to pay an additional reservation fee, and you need to have enough face. The two of them were not enough, and they were embarrassed to fight with others in front of those dignitaries who rushed over, so they could only rush there as soon as possible, and use the gold coins in their arms and the bonds of the Chamber of Commerce to sell more valuable good things, and it would be better if they bought the kind of "holy water" that was as magical and noble as the name.
''Leave that alone, let's go!'' After throwing the last handful of golden dust in his hand, a priest impatiently pulled his companion and called a carriage with no one in that direction.
In the most prosperous section of the shopping street, rich lords, city officials, and parish figures all gathered in front of this building full of oriental colors and styles, and the streets were crowded with these high-ranking officials and nobles who were constantly rushing over, and the servants appointed by the big men who were inconvenient to come.
At the entrance of the shop, a red ribbon stretched across the door, and a quaint plaque with gold letters had been lifted into the air.
Crowds kept gathering, some to join in the fun, others to be customers. The crowd gathered more and more, and people were all staring at the closed gate.
Soon, two oriental-looking men approached with a few other local hire-workers, followed by a giant who was more than five meters tall and of a very large body. Each step of the giant caused the nearby carriage to vibrate, and the ladies exclaimed as they watched the massive giant walk to the door of the shop.
The dignitaries raised their heads and felt the feeling of "looking up at people" that they rarely experienced. The clergy flipped through the sacred texts, recited prayers, and talked with their colleagues about which chapters of the sacred scriptures the legendary race came from and why they had gone to the East. (Many people think that the giant came from the east)
"I can see" the giant under Mr. Dong''s hand, even if I can't get anything, I am very content. The women discussed with each other, and unlike the men, they were willing to pay attention to the giant's appearance rather than the attention of the giant's terrifying fighting power, and regarded it as a novelty and an after-dinner conversation, which would make them have in front of the other ladies.
With the arrival of the giants, the most important moment has also arrived.
''Shengbian---- ribbon-cutting ----- opening! As an oriental man shouted out the opening in a characteristic voice, the two firecrackers that had been prepared were also lit, and with the sound of crackling firecrackers, the tall giant also picked up the plaque hanging in the air and hung the plaque that read "Shang Shiju" on the roof.
---The door was opened, and a tall, fat man in an oriental-style silk robe came out of the room with a smile, hugged his fists at the crowd, and then picked up scissors and cut the silk strip at once.
"My friends, today the seventeenth branch of our store, the third of Kaierda's "Shang Shiju" officially opened, the first floor of silk ornaments, the second floor of the dishes, the third floor of the porcelain house, all from our Oriental Tianhua good goods are all half price! Half-price items are available while supplies last. If you need a lot of holy water, please come to the backyard and talk to me.
After Dong Tuhao finished speaking, he made a gesture of please, and the clerks in the store began to welcome, and the dignitaries at the door also rushed in. Of course, the identity is there, they are very calm, not crowded, and greet Dong Tuhao very politely. The people who had already booked the goods even found Dong Tuhao to chat, and asked about the holy water by the way.
''May the God of Light bless you, Mr. Dong.'' The two priests who had hurried over also arrived at the door of the store, and they saluted each other with Dong Tuhao, and then hurried into the store.
In the shop, local boys and girls dressed in the store's oriental costumes are introducing goods to customers and entertaining them. And the two Orientals were busy with statistics, and the other was patrolling back and forth in the three-story building, saving any problems.
''Is Mr. Dong here?'' ''While the customers were busy picking out the right goods, the dignitaries and some figures of the diocese were talking with Dong Tuhao about the purchase of commodities and the holy water business. A white canopy, painted with the unique coat of arms of the Holy See, is made up of two snow-white white Luke horses (5th order magical beasts, the main force of the cart pulled by the bishop of the Holy See and above. The ornate carriage pulled up outside the shop. Next to the carriage were two old men with gray beards. As the voice came out, a woman in a simple but sacred white robe held a quaint white cane inlaid with a pearl-like white gemstone.
The young woman got out of the carriage, her blonde hair spread out like a waterfall, and she looked back at the carriage, as if she was a little unaccustomed.
''Bishop Shirley! When they saw the woman, the people of the Holy See immediately leaned over en masse and bowed to the Holy See. The other aristocratic officials also saluted, knowing that this was Miss Shirley, who had been appointed bishop the other day. It is said that she is over twenty-five years old, but her face is like that of a girl of seventeen or eighteen. But most importantly, she felt far more of the Holy Light than the bishops of the Holy See, and her sacred, that convincing feeling, since her appearance, the Holy See has been treating her as a guest, even begging, asking her to be the "visiting bishop" of several nearby dioceses, in order to restore the lost image of the Holy See in these areas.
''Shirley, is Zhao Tian here?'' Seeing Shirley's visit, Dong Tuhao was also stunned for a moment, and then beckoned to her happily.
''Here you are, wait for me.'' With a very sweet voice came out, a woman who was not slender, but cute and delightful, like a little girl, "jumped" out of the car.
''The first time I sat down, I was really not used to it. Zhao Tiantian smiled, and everyone present also held up to her with the same look they did to Shirley.
''Welcome to you, Messenger of Light from the East, it is our pleasure to have you here. I will now inform our Bishop, who will be pleased to entertain you. The biggest official of the diocese present came over, saluted Zhao Tiantian, and extended an invitation very respectfully.
For this wonder girl from the East, who is so affinity with the Holy Light and makes Shirley so respectful of her, the propaganda organs of the Holy See have packaged her as a "messenger of light from the East", claiming that her arrival will be another blessing for the mainland. They claim that the power of the god of light has reached the east, and that the power of light will convert the powerful empires of the east to the god of light. And for a long time, it was arranged for carriages to take her and her retinue to various places of the Holy See to "inspect" the people, so as to straighten out the people's mind. Despite such a good appearance, Zhao Tiantian was still very helpless, she didn't even have her own time alone to establish the city, and the spies of the Holy See were simply pervasive.
''It's okay, I'll go look for him later.'' Zhao Tiantian said to the man with a smile, and then ran to Dong Tuhao's side.
''Tuhao, do you still have holy water?'' Mine is not enough. Zhao Tiantian, who has a natural face, is very likable, but under the natural appearance is indeed a helpless heart.
''Ladies and gentlemen, please allow me to go and talk with the two distinguished guests for a while, and if there is something upstairs with my partner, you may go to him.'' Dong Tuhao said goodbye, and then led Zhao Tiantian and Bright Sacrifice Shirley to another store together.
''It seems that the magic of holy water cannot escape even the messenger of light, so how can we avoid vulgarity?'' After the men had gone, a nobleman expounded his idea, and everyone agreed.
In Dong Tuhao's largest store, there is a courtyard-like place, where there is an oriental courtyard pattern and rockery and flowing water. Especially a huge purple mountain stone more than ten meters long and ten meters high, the people who have visited it are amazed by Dong Tuhao's oriental luxury and exquisiteness.
''Ah,' he's still there. Seeing the rockery, Zhao Tiantian smiled happily and beckoned, and what was surprising was that a huge stone was pulled out of the rockery and placed it twice.
''Okay, let's go in and talk, how are you doing?'' Dong Tuhao waved his hand at the rockery, and the rock was naturally put down.
Several people entered Dong Tuhao's living room, and the rockery did pull out the stone again and put it on his back to "scratch" a few times.