Chapter 199: To Each His Own Thing
It was late at night, and the main hall of the Church of the Righteous Hand was brightly lit, until the presiding priest, Tat Hienna, returned to the residence and told the full story and conditions of the transaction, and the high-level executives, who had worked for the cause of the church for most of their lives, let go of their worries. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Although Blaze Heart and Lady Tranquility were the first to take the last ride, it was a bit of a price to pay, and where did the five hundred farmers get their hands on it, these are not slaves that can be bought with a stretch of hand, most of them are free people.
Facing his colleagues present, Toth Hienna tapped his finger on the table: "Your Excellency Rez thinks he has gained the upper hand, but is it so easy for our church to make money? Everyone knows the potential of the new frontier territory, even if I fight for my life this time, I must recruit enough farmers and spread the doctrine of the righteous hand to them in advance." Only by doing so, and having this strong foundation, will our church truly gain a foothold in the new territory. ”
The high-level leaders of the Church of the Righteous Hand looked at each other, but they were well aware that Toth Siena's determination could not be changed, and the Bishop of the highest "Just" was silent from the beginning, but at the critical moment he personally decided to hand over the matter to the third level of the Priest.
At the same time, inside the Vigilant Eye Church, all the clergy returned to their residences to rest after the evening sacrament, and Pastor Gracchus was originally looking forward to it, but when he saw this scene, the heat in his heart instantly soaked in ice water, and he felt a piercing chill.
At this time, Priest Gragu realized that the "Legendary Mage" was simply playing tricks on him from beginning to end, and he would ask the church for help when necessary, with the strength of the "Lord Rez" and the "Son of Thor", unless the King of Dark Wizards personally took action, there were few people or forces in the north that could have a negative impact on the new frontier.
"After all, it is a terrible person who killed the demon god from the lower realm, the incarnation of the silent king Sillian, and I was so careless in my love for my enemy, I was taken into the ditch by him without even noticing. ”
Priest Gragu gritted his teeth in disgruntment and made a creaking grinding sound: "It's careless, it's really careless this time." ”
The Vigilant Eye Church can tolerate mistakes, but it will never tolerate the incompetence of its members, Pastor Gracchus knows that the last time he had a feud with the "Legendary Mage", the church resisted all the pressure on him, including the dissatisfaction of the lord of Blackwater Town, and the official anger of the tribune and others.
This time, to be able to win the opportunity to "negotiate", Pastor Gragu used up the favors he had accumulated with great difficulty, but he didn't expect that the difficult bargaining was only a verbal promise, and as a negotiator of the Vigilant Eye Church, he really lost face.
"There are a lot of guests in the Alfalfa Tavern, and we must have known the content of the conversation between the three of us, maybe those intelligence brokers have already spread all over Blackwater, no wonder the church treats them so coldly. ”
Pastor Gracchus was not willing to be discarded with an incompetent evaluation on his back, and the members of the church were unanimous on the outside, but not monolithic on the inside, and there were many factions due to differences in origin and social class.
Being able to get on Lord Nell Austin's ship and win a place in the Pioneer Realm's religious level shows that the members of the Vigilant Eye Church in Blackwater are all "young strong" who strive for progress, but the bishop in charge of this place is the second son of a noble family, and it is rumored that his family has a high status in the Great Council and belongs to the real power.
Similar to Thort Siyana of the Church of the Righteous Hand, the Vigilant Eye Church also learned from its own channels that the details of the new frontier territory, this multi-ethnic settlement in the pan-northern border, from the very beginning of the planning stage, has been concerned by many high gods, and it will definitely not be allowed to win the opportunity to enter the field.
So the priest Gracchus decided to return to the tavern and try to get the "legendary mage" to get a strong deal again. But as he turned to leave the church, the most powerful bishop crept out of the shadow behind the door and stretched out his hand to stop his attempts to save the church.
"Go back and rest, Lord Gracchus! You have been blinded by prejudice and discrimination, you cannot see the truth of the facts, and the responsibility for failure cannot be fully placed on you. It's my fault that you negotiate on behalf of the church, and that's the end of today's business. ”
The difference in status within the church and personal strength was so far from the heart of the priest Gracchus that he could not rise to the will to fight, and when he saw the bishop appear in front of him, he knew that the situation was irreparable, and he did not dare to have the slightest resentment, but only aimed his hatred at the cunning "Lord Rez".
The bishop watched the priest return to his lodgings with a gloomy expression, and knew that his resentment had not only not been removed, but had become more vigorous, but had only been well concealed and not shown in front of others.
"In this way, in order to save the situation, I can only make a trip myself. The family hopes to take this opportunity to catch up with Orrick Tyrese, who is the most vocal winner of the Tyrese family's succession, and in order to repay the family's support, I can't care about my own face. ”
In Blackwater Town, where the night is shrouded, the undercurrent is still turbulent and agitated, and endless conspiracies are emerging with each other for their own interests, and anything can happen.
Only the "legendary mage" in the center of the storm was lying on his bed, yearning for a better life tomorrow, and fell asleep soundly, not caring about what happened in the outside world.
The next morning, Lu Bin, who woke up naturally, opened his eyes, sat up slowly, stretched his hands and feet to empty his body and mind, directly lifted the thin wool blanket quilt, and began to wear his daily clothes.
Later, Lu Bin began to make the bed, at least neatly arranged, washed with boiling water that remained warm in the copper pot, extinguished the embers of the fireplace by the way, and opened the window to let the fresh morning breeze blow away the dull smell in the room.
Downstairs, there were already people waiting in the hall, divided into three tables, Nina Wilder and a young man with a five-point similar face, Lu Bin was presumably the brother of the attendant. Orelia the Windranger sits at another table with two hooded adventurers, their slender bodies needless to say are certainly half-elves, or simply elves.
Olyk Tyrese was the only one, but the two tables behind him were occupied by warriors with good temperament, Lu Bin guessed that they were all the team that the blonde boy had said, and couldn't help but shake his head slightly.
Lu Bin was not a maverick, but took a seat opposite Oryk Tyrese, stretched out his hand to summon the waiter, and ordered a simple breakfast, a few slices of burnt black bread, and a glass of warm milk.
Soon, the breakfast belonging to "Lord Rez" was served by the waiter, and Lu Bin took a sip of sweet and silky hot milk, presumably with a little honey added to it, and the browned and crunchy slices of bread were baked at the edges, which kept clattering between his teeth.
"I've already chosen the location of the Pioneer Territory, and when the dwarven blacksmith is in place, I can start it the day after tomorrow at the earliest. ”
Lu Bin's words were really shocking, and instantly stunned all the people involved, including Olick Tyrese, as if their heads had been smashed by a hammer, and they were a little dizzy and uncomfortable.
"So fast! Won't it start until the snow melts next spring? Are you sure you're not kidding, sir?"
At a table behind Orik Tyrese, a middle-aged man who looked like an accountant suddenly stood up, with a calm and shrewd temperament, but now his face was a little unsightly, and he could even be said to be angry.
Before Lu Bin could react, Nina Wild immediately stepped forward and stretched out her halberd to point: "Sit down! ”
Orik Tyrese's eyes fixed on his good friend opposite, and his right hand pressed down slightly, and one of the important members of his team immediately sat down in obedience.
Lu Bin coughed, and Nina Wild also stopped chattering, thus showing absolute control and authority, this kind of battle on the surface, the two sides won or lost.
"Everyone thinks next spring is a good time to open up new territory, but I don't agree. I know you're going to have different opinions, so I decided to go to the staking ground first. By the way, the mountain dwarves who are not afraid of cold and snow have accepted my suggestion, and have begun to gather all the dwarves in the north through their own channels, and they have promised to help in any way they can. ”
Oryk Tyrese asked with some urgency: "Friend, are you so impatient? In three months, winter will pass, and we will be more prepared." ”
Lu Bin raised his head, and there were still bread crumbs left on the corners of his mouth: "Last night, the high-ranking officials of the two major churches of the Hand of Justice and the Eye of Vigilance came to greet me, and they seemed to know the inside story of the Pioneer Territory. Only a few people know about this, and I am worried that there will be variables entering the market, and the pioneer territory that has been so hard cultivated will be picked by some people. ”
Oric Tyrese immediately raised his right hand, pointed to his family crest and swore that he had never divulged the inside information, and then said that the church leaders had many unique skills in spying on information.
"It's not you, it's not me. There are still ...... people left in the know" Lu Bin looked sideways at the two entourages behind him, "Alas, careless, they are all mortals, how can they resist the spying of people with hearts!"
Olek Tyrese secretly relaxed, and then his heartstrings were instantly tugged at by his best friend's words.
"The dwarven blacksmiths arrived in the evening, and after a long day of running around the snowfields, they were probably tired. Orik, you'll be in charge of the reception, and once you've set it up properly, let them build the farming tools I designed. As for the enclosure and site selection of the pioneer territory, leave it to me. ”
Feeling that he had met "Mage Rez" sitting across from him for the first time, and knowing that he could not change his decision, Oric Tyrese asked, "What is the approximate location?"
Lu Bin drank warm sweet milk: "South of the Storm Mountains, on the north bank of the Ruiwen River, I am full." ”