The maiden Layla and the Marquis of Ruben were waiting in a miserable reception room.

God knows what happened last night, so much so that the reception room looked like it had just been trampled on by a dragon, and it was clear that he had just been here the day before yesterday, and when he came in today, Marquis Ruben almost didn't recognize it.

There are a few more cracks in the ground, a few oil lamps embedded in the wall have fallen off, and even a window nailed with wooden boards has been broken, it seems that there was no earthquake yesterday, but a large crack erupted a few hundred meters away, will it be so miserable?

The only thing that seemed to be the damage caused by the Great Crack was the tables and chairs in the reception room, where the tables and chairs were still built, but the long tables were broken from them, and a few of the chairs also broke their legs and fell crookedly to the ground, it seems...... Wait, this fracture doesn't look like a new stubble, let alone overnight, even if it's a year, the fracture won't become like this.

I managed to find two good chairs, and as soon as I sat down, I heard footsteps outside the door.

"Ahem, ahem. Before the man could come in, a violent cough came in first, and as soon as the door opened, the old marquis saw Shul again.

The slender Lisa carefully supported her brother, and every step was extremely cautious, as if she was afraid of letting her brother fall, and Shuer, who was supported by her, was now extremely embarrassed.

It's not about appearance, but from the outside, the clothes are as neat as usual, and there is nothing wrong with it except that his face is as pale as paper and there is no blood. However, he seemed to be extremely weak, panting with every step, coughing a few times after taking two steps, and cold sweat broke out from his forehead from time to time.

"Whew. Walking from the door, there were not a few steps in total, but Shuer seemed to have just run a hundred kilometers, sweating profusely, with an expression that had just been relieved from hardship and pain, and said weakly: "Bless the moon of light, thank you two for visiting." I was seriously injured and weak last night, and I really couldn't meet it, so I'm sorry to keep you two waiting. ”

"No, Mr. Shull. Layla stood up and bowed deeply, and said with a little excitement, "We should say that we are sorry, for the sake of this city, Mr. Shure is so painful, I really don't know what to do to express the gratitude of the Rose family." ”

"No need to thank, this is what we should do, God loves the world, as the servants of the Dark Moon, we ......" The voice was intermittent, and Shur was just halfway through his words, when he suddenly covered his mouth and let out a violent cough, dark red blood leaked from his fingers, although it was immediately covered, but it still did not escape the eyes of the two visitors.

"Yikes. Layla was still young, her original maturity and composure were broken in an instant, and she couldn't help but let out an exclamation, and said with red circles, "This, this, what to do, Mr. Shuer, I'm sorry, we shouldn't disturb your cultivation, I, I ......"

If two high-ranking priests who serve a god who specializes in healing magic still vomit blood after such a long time of treatment, then it is estimated that death is not far away.

Marquis Ruben finally couldn't stand it anymore, and shook his head helplessly: "Mr. Shuer, I have understood your thoughts, I will try my best to give you some compensation for the Dark Moon Temple, so don't pretend, okay?" Everyone else doesn't matter, I won't say anything, but don't scare Layla, okay?"

"Hey, wouldn't it be nice to say that earlier?" Xiu'er returned to normal like a change of face, pursed his lips dissatisfiedly, wiped away the dark red unknown liquid from the corner of his mouth, and said whimfully, "I knew that you would bring someone here, who would have thought that it was this child who came with you." If I had known, I wouldn't have broken this window, really, I don't want to be like you, with the reputation of bullying children. ”

When did I bully a little girl, I didn't bully your bishop the day before yesterday.

The noble temperament made the Marquis of Ruben barely control the urge to refute, but before he could say anything, the girl Layla covered her mouth and whispered, not even caring about social etiquette, pointing at Shuer and saying, "You, you just now, all, are all pretending?"

"Of course not, ahem. Once again, a dark red liquid seeped out from between the fingers covering her mouth, and the realistic performance made Layla tilt her head in a daze, and questions seemed to emerge from the top of her head as if they were materialized.

"Brother hates it, don't bully the little girl. Lisa snickered and twisted her brother, and said solemnly: "Although it is not as serious as pretending, it is true that my brother is seriously injured and weak, so try to be as concise as possible." The two, no, it should be the Duke's idea, my brother has already understood, please rest assured, we will not refuse the kindness from the lord's mansion, this will be beneficial to everyone. Brother ......"

"That's good, that's what it means. Shure patted Lisa's head, although his voice was still weak and hoarse, but at least it wasn't so weak, "Duke Rose needs to publicly express his kindness in order to win the hearts of more powerful and powerful people, and our Dark Moon Temple is naturally the best choice." At least compared to the other churches and the Magic Guild Swordsman's Guild, we eat a lot less. ”

"Yes, we do need this thank-you gift, and the more the better, hehe, so now we need to talk about the specifics. Help us renovate the temple, even if it's your expression, it's not too demanding. ”

Neither the Marquis nor Miss Layla spoke, but looked at Shure with a very magical look.

"Okay, okay, I'll admit, this is a little too high, and if not, it's still negotiable. ”

It's not a matter of being a little higher, such a large area of buildings, if you really want to build it according to the standards of the True God Temple, the materials alone will cost more than 100,000 gold coins, and if you want to build them all at once, it is impossible to achieve it without hundreds of thousands of gold coins. Moreover, the real cost of building a temple is not in the building itself, but in the interior, which must be furnished with a lot of money in order to attract believers, and this part of the cost will even exceed the building itself.

With such a high cost, even if the Rose family had a large territory to support it, it was impossible to take it out all at once, so Xiu'er's request could only be exchanged for an indifferent gaze.

"Mr. Shure, we have understood your attitude. After a moment of silence, Marquis Ruben sighed, the gesture made by Shuer today has fully demonstrated his attitude, it seems that if you want to get a win-win result, it will definitely not work if you don't pay a little more price, and the old marquis can only sigh, "I know that your church is short of money, so, 30,000 gold coins, this is the sincerity of the Rose family, 10,000 gold coins, this is the sincerity of the Ruben family." ”

"Gold, moreover, the sincerity of the Ruben family?" said Shuer, frowning, secretly trying to figure out what the other party thought.

"That's not the point. The old marquis smiled, "The point is that this money will be announced in public by Alex and me, and will be personally handed over to the Darkmoon Sanctuary in our personal name and in the form of a church donation. ”

For a moment, Lisa even forgot to breathe.

Indeed, compared to this, gold coins are no longer the focus, and the donation of the powerful lord and his subordinates to the church is too important for the current situation of the Darkmoon Church. What Duke Rose did has always attracted the attention of the entire Kola Kingdom and even all the surrounding countries, and in doing so, he is tantamount to making a large-scale propaganda for the church, and with them taking the lead, the church is likely to harvest a large number of believers, although it will only be insignificant pan-believers, but if the base is large enough, it will also produce qualitative changes.

Isn't this really a dream?Lisa looked at Shul excitedly, only to find that her brother's face was indifferent, his fingers lightly tapping the back of the chair, and his eyes narrowed into a slit.

The girl knew that every time Shuer subconsciously showed this expression, it was when his brain was spinning at high speed, could it be that his brother was still not satisfied?

Not satisfied, indeed.

"It's not enough, I don't accept this proposal, it needs to be revised. ”

"Oh?" Marquis Ruben didn't accuse Shull of being greedy, after the confrontation the day before yesterday, he didn't think that Shull would be a person who didn't know how to grasp proportions, so the Marquis just lightly made a questioning expression.

"The Lord said, Be merciful, and love your neighbor with a heart of love for yourself. Xiuer said with great righteousness, "The disaster has just passed, and now there is a need for funds everywhere, and the Rose family is not the Temple of Wealth that has the ability to mint coins, and you also have a time when funds are tight, so it is difficult for you to take out a large number of gold coins now." ”

"So why don't you take it another way, remember the divine territory in the temple area?"

The corners of Marquis Ruben's mouth twitched, already understanding Shuer's thoughts.

"That's right, hehe, it took half a year to build the worship hall on that piece of land, and then the Duke and the Marquis announced in their private names that it was donated to Lord Darkmoon in gratitude for the assistance of the Temple. The temple also thanked them for their generosity, inscribed their names on the first of the donors, and prayed for the blessings of the two adults every day. ”

"In this way, although the money is about the same on the surface, the Rose family with resources can save a lot of money, and we also save ourselves the trouble of building a chapel, hehehehe, Mr. Marquis, Miss Layla, I think this is a good idea, what do you think?"

Marquis Ruben didn't quite understand Shure's purpose, and it was indeed in the best interest of the Darkmoon Sanctuary to do so, but ......

"There are two priests in you, and it's useless to repair the chapel. ”

"It just so happened that two nuns were promoted to priesthood yesterday, praise my Lord, this must be the Lord's guidance. ”

"Well, Layla and I will get back to Lord Duke. After weighing it for a moment, Marquis Ruben nodded, "The Duke should not object, so it will be decided for the time being." ”

"Yay", as soon as the two visitors left, Lisa couldn't control it anymore and shouted excitedly, and the brother and sister high-fived each other continuously.

"Hehe, it's even better than expected, those red berries weren't sacrificed in vain, they really looked like blood. ”

As soon as his hand shrank into his sleeve, the juice of the red berries was all over his hands again, and Shuer licked his fingers with a smile, well, it tasted good, sweet and sour, this is the taste of harvest.

"Me too!" the great Lord Lisa pounced on, grabbing Shure's finger in one gulp.

"Hey, hey, don't bite me, are you a monster?" "It's a pity that the weak battle priest can't fight against the Great Demon King Lisa, congratulations, congratulations."