July 7, fine.

There was no sudden heavy snowfall, and the sun was as face-saving as ever, making the entire city of Odis feel like it was being locked in a steamer.

In July, the weather began to heat up rapidly even in the middle of the empire, and according to the weather forecast, the daytime temperature in Otis City was between twenty-seven and thirty-one degrees, which was enough to make people afraid of going out. But today, if you don't go out, you can't do it, a grand charity auction is about to start, and those who are invited are all people with heads and faces, and if you don't show up, you will lose your face and offend Durin, the only thing you can do is to open the door and go out.

The original plan was for a charity gala, but there were too many people to come, and there was no hotel or venue in Otis that could fully accommodate all the guests and service staff, so the charity auction was rescheduled for daytime, and the venue was set on the lawn of the most luxurious hockey rink in Otis City.

The perfect blend of the tender green turf and the white style of the exhibition gives people a sense of vitality and purity, and as soon as you enter the venue, you can see the representative of the organizer of this charity auction, Du Lin.

Dührin was chatting with a cardinal sent by the Church, who had already awarded him two medals, and although Dührin did not pick them up, they had sent them by mail, and had registered them, and hung Dürin's picture in the most conspicuous place in the Hall of Fame.

The Church has been growing very slowly in recent years, and the boom of the imperial economy has made people pay more attention to economic effects, and people have focused on how to make more money, ignoring the problems of faith. Because you can earn money from your job to feed your family, you can put your wife in beautiful clothes, you can let your children go to school, and you can add some furniture to your home.

But believing in God, his old man, these things are not obtained.

In the Gospel, the Empire's only religious newspaper, the archbishop of the Church published an article in which he asked everyone whether the satisfaction of reaping money outweighed peace of mind.

The answer, of course, is "yes".

The archbishop believes that now people are lost in the illusions created by money, neglecting spiritual satisfaction, forcing themselves to become faithless walking corpses, and have become unsound human beings. The so-called sound human beings must have a devout faith, and it is God and his old man who led mankind from the age of barbarism to the age of civilization, and let the sun shine on the earth and warm people's hearts, but people have forgotten where their hearts belong.

This argument was sprayed as a fallacy by a group of sociologists, for which the people of the church and the group of sociologists fought for a while in the newspapers, and finally came to an end. But this also reflects one of the most practical problems in today's society, that is, the importance of money to life and human beings far exceeds faith.

This makes the church very troubled, fewer and fewer believers join the church means that the influence of religion is getting weaker and weaker, so many years under the double suppression of the royal family and the cabinet under the church has reached the most dangerous time in history, once there is a problem of believers breaking or even severing, it is very likely to really affect the inheritance of the faith, for which many church leaders are trying to do everything possible to expand the impression of the church.

Giving church medals to prominent people is one of the cheapest and most useful tricks, and Durin is definitely not the only one who has received church medals in the past few years, he is only the most famous, and the church has received some good rewards for it.

This time, Durin invited the church to participate in this charity auction and included the church as one of the organizers, which made the church management very happy.

This is a good sign, maybe Dührin is going to change his court and don't believe in the gods and God? Coupled with the gorgeous invitation list, Sunset City immediately sent a cardinal to participate in this charity auction, giving Durin enough face.

In fact, they do not know that the cabinet intends to loosen some restrictions on religious beliefs. Maggs promised that Dührin would pass legislation to ensure equality between clans and freedom of belief, which meant that in the coming period of time various religious organizations would spring up like mushrooms and grow three to five meters in height.

Religion, faith, has always been the most vigilant thing for the rulers, and if some of the religious openings are opened, then there must be a means of restraint and countervail, and the idea of the cabinet is to set up a new body, the Imperial Religious Administration, to do these things, and at the same time bring the church back up to confront the various religious beliefs that are coming. With the support of official policies, if the Church of the Lord of Heaven cannot defeat these scattered small religions, then the church can die.

The information of these high-level leaders has not been fully revealed, and Durin does not mind taking advantage of this opportunity to be a good person first, the foundation of the church is still there, and there will be a short period of outbreak after some prohibitions are released. As Du Lin, who is bound to take on the mission of the glorious ancestors and the gods, he naturally gets close to the church first, so that the initial development of the Gods will not be deliberately targeted.

"When I was in the imperial capital, I went with Ophelia to some places and participated in the almsgiving activities organized by the church, and I felt that we did not notice that there were some poor people in this corner of society who were in desperate need of our help. Duhrin smiled and looked at the cardinal wearing a purple background and a long shoulder, talking about the small activities he took Ophelia to participate in in the imperial capital, and his face was compassionate at this time, "When everyone came to this world, they were blessed by the gods and God, and they came with red fruits and were equal to the world, but in the process of growing up, they encountered some terrible things. ”

"They need help, and we have the ability and the ability to reach out to help them, which is a very meaningful thing and the main reason why I am hosting this charity auction. ”

"We can't think that just because we don't look at the places covered by shadows, those places don't exist, I will donate 1 million to the church today in my personal name, hoping that the church can uphold the belief in the equality of all beings, and care for all those in need!"

Under the sound and emotion, Durin's whole person was exuding a holy radiance, and even the cardinal felt a little dazzling, of course, for Durin's question of lifting the gods and the lord of heaven to the same height, the cardinal felt that it was not a problem at all. With Dührin's one million foundation, if the people who donate behind only donate three or five hundred yuan, they will be embarrassed, thinking that this charity auction may create millions of donations, Dürin's image is much taller, and the cardinal also decided to discuss with everyone after he goes back, what kind of medal will be awarded to Dührin or something to praise his actions.

"May the splendor of God shine on the earth!", the cardinal bowed slightly, his voice was magnetic, like many liars, speaking very gently and attractively, "Monsieur Dühring, your recognition and attitude towards charity and love cannot be concealed even by the sun, and it is precisely because of the lack of caring people like you that this society has become so muddy. On behalf of the Church and His Holiness the Pope, I pay you the deepest tribute for your kindness and kindness!"

"At the end of the year, there is a great celebration in memory and celebration of the birth of His Holiness Pope Rossi, which will be attended by all the high-ranking members of the Church and philanthropists from all walks of life, and I look forward to welcoming you to Sunset City, if you have time. ”

Durin didn't refuse, "Of course, please give me an invitation, I will definitely go!"

The cardinal was overjoyed and said that an invitation would be sent in the future. The more money they donate, the more almsgiving activities the church will have in various places, and the more beneficiaries there will be, which means the increase in the number of potential believers.

After a few small talks, the cardinal left very acquaintedly, it was rare for him to talk to Durin alone for so long, and there were many people around waiting to talk to Durin alone.

The second person to find Durin was Henry, who was also invited, and as the son of a steel tycoon, the name alone was enough to give most people a shocking effect. Behind every industry trust are countless interest groups, and in the eyes of most ordinary people, the steel tycoon is just a person's title, but in the power of capital, behind this title are countless capital predators.

Compared to the cardinal's modesty, Henry is a little ...... Durin was also able to relate to the feelings of his father and his brother. He asked Doolin directly, "How much should I donate and how should I donate?" ”

Of course, that's what Durin asked him to do this time, but some things can't be said so directly, can they?

This is like a sentence like "Why don't you stay at night" that expresses everything clearly, but it is more in line with the values of contemporary people than a sentence like "I want you to grass me", and it is also a little more acceptable, and has a higher artistic style.

For this mentally handicapped child, Du Lin did not criticize him, but just whispered a few words, and sent him and his little girlfriend away.

Looking at Henry's cynical expression and his little girlfriend beside him, Durin suddenly felt that this might be the real winner in life, and he didn't need to think about too many complicated things, as long as he was happy. For example, he has just shot a million-dollar production for his little girlfriend, with the participation of two major production companies, and Doolin's television group has also been involved, and the film will not only be fully released in theaters, but also on TV on demand.

This is what Henry himself requested, because he felt that everything had gone smoothly after he got to know Doolin, so in order not to let himself lose too much, he would simply pull in Doolin's TV group.

But he didn't understand that the six major studios had always been skeptical about TV on demand, and so far no films in theaters have received on-demand, and Henry's film will be the first film to be truly "fully screened". If the on-demand data performs well, the big six studios will intend to deepen their business ties with Doolin's TV Group.

The lucky fool didn't even know what he was doing and what kind of impact it would make.