Chapter 20: Penance
readx; When Peter and the others were in the room because they didn't know any information and were entangled in what to take, the priest at the door finally couldn't hold back the doubts in his heart, he hesitated, but still said respectfully to Fernández beside him: "Bishop Fernández, we just look at them and don't do any prompts?"
Fernandez smiled when he heard the priest say this, he shook his head and waved his hand, and then said with a smile: "What are we going to tell them? Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoOnly by working hard now can we live a better life in the future. With that, he looked at the room behind the metal door and was distracted.
The priest on the side pursed his lips vaguely when he heard this theory, and he could tell what he was muttering in his heart by looking at his disapproving expression.
Fortunately, Fernandez didn't notice this, and when he threw out the confused thoughts in his mind, he saw Eva take the shield and one-handed saber from the weapon rack, Wren pounced on the chest closest to the door, and as for Peter, he hesitated and walked over to the parchment and documents.
Fernández just looked at the choice of the three people, he licked his lips, sighed in his heart, turned his head to the priest next to him, who was opening his mouth wide and said with a surprised face: "See, even if we don't say anything, they know how to choose." For Eva, only weapons can protect her, for Wren, money can buy everything, and for Peter, he has enough knowledge to understand more problems. It's really a very smart three people, who play their own strengths and complement each other, which is just right. ”
After hearing Fernandez's words, the priest could only nod his head in a daze, unable to say a word. This is the third time he has been waiting here for about thirty years, and none of the first two groups of people have been able to control themselves in the face of these treasures, and Eva and Peter really subverted his perception.
Before the priest could express his inner feelings, he heard Bishop Fernández's comments from the sidelines.
"Of course, Wren's choice is understandable, and we don't need to say anything more. Let's just talk about Peter and Eva, Peter is willing to pick out the literature, diaries and scriptures that will save him a lot of detours, and it is enough for him to stand out from the whole Cromwell Abbey, and I believe that he will at least become a cardinal archbishop in the future. It's a pity that Eva could become the first female head of the Holy See if she could break away from Peter, but unfortunately she and Peter couldn't be separated, so she could only stand behind Peter and watch his honor for the rest of her life. Compared to the two of them, Ren's choice is really too ordinary, and he can't get out of his own path, and it is estimated that he will be unknown to everyone in the future. Fernandes praised Peter and Eva's choice, but was not hopeful for Rennes.
The priest couldn't help arguing, and he said, "Bishop Fernández is in a very chaotic situation on the continent right now, and money can be more useful than knowledge." ”
Fernandez shook his head disdainfully, the corners of his mouth curled, and then said in a mocking tone: "Money, don't be kidding." Now the situation is more tense, but without force, what do you do to protect your property, and without knowledge, how can you make your property grow. It is true that you will have a certain advantage in the beginning, but how big can this advantage be in the situation in the chaos of war. In peacetime, weapons and knowledge on the continent are not as powerful as money, but when the situation is turbulent, they are the only ones who can protect themselves. After speaking, he sighed and stopped talking.
The priest listened to Bishop Fernández's words and fell into deep thought, and for a moment the two men outside the metal gate fell into silence.
The atmosphere didn't last long, and Peter and the others walked out of the gate, just in time to break the silence between the two men. The priest looked at what they were holding tightly in his hands, sighed in his heart, walked directly to the side of the wall, touched it, and in a short time the metal door slammed shut. Peter looked back at the slowly closing door, knowing that the treasure in it had nothing to do with him henceforth, and he couldn't help but feel a little regretful in his heart.
When the door was completely closed, Peter calmed down and walked up to Fernandez, looking at him quietly.
Fernandez looked at the group of three, a smile on his face, and then nodded to the priest next to him, and turned back the way he came. Peter was a little surprised, but he didn't say anything, he looked back at Eva before walking out after Fernandez.
By the time they finally returned to the chapel's chamber, they didn't know how long it had been. Peter climbed up the steep stairs out of breath, and when he came out, he was so weak that he almost fell to the ground. The priest was the last to come out and pressed the mechanism until the room was back to its original state before motioning for everyone to follow him, Peter gritted his teeth and tried to keep up.
After leaving the chamber, the priest led them through the halls of the church to what looked like a study.
Fernández found a place to sit down, and he said to the three Peters, who were standing on the side, who didn't understand anything, and were in a daze: "It's very simple, Peter, the three of you should start doing good deeds and doing penance, starting from this gathering point, going all the way to the four gathering points that surround the entire monastery, and then walking back to the monastery. I'll give you about a year. That's what you're going to do now, and be sure to protect yourselves. As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the priest nodded and left the room.
It was only when the priest closed the door and left that Fernandez whispered to Peter about them. There was a hint of hesitation and uneasiness on his face, but he still spoke: "Peter, remember, although you are asked to do penance, you must refuse any unreasonable requests. Well, watch out for a priest named Kerville. If I'm not mistaken, he's the priest in charge of the next gathering point. ”
Peter nodded and asked, "I see, but why should I be careful with them?" he didn't quite understand, and looked at Fernandez with a puzzled expression.
Fernandez couldn't help but laugh, he pointed at Peter and sighed and said, "No why, you just need to be careful." And don't offend him, if he doesn't have any dangerous assignments for you. Kerville is a close confidant of Archbishop Brown, the last time you saw Archbishop Brown who was in charge of the finances of the entire abbey. When he finally spoke of Archbishop Bron, he hesitated a little, as if he didn't know whether to tell them that way, but at last he made up his mind to reveal this important information to Peter.
Peter was taken aback, and he remembered in his mind the last birthday he had seen on the podium, and he couldn't help but carefully confirm that the other person was indeed the archbishop and not the priest he thought he was.
"I don't think Archbishop Brown likes me very much, why?" he asked, addressing Fernandez.
Fernandez smiled bitterly and sighed and said, "What is the reason, it is nothing more than that you and Eva occupy his nephew's place in the Redemption House. Forget it and I'll tell you when you get back, but now you must know how to behave well and protect yourself. Be careful to pick up anyone you don't know, especially Father Kerver. He stood up, walked over to Peter, patted him on the shoulder, and smiled at them.
"I await the day when you return to the monastery, without losing the face of Cardinal Ratfar and Archbishop Bednar. ”