"No dinner."

In the evening, when Mavi returns to church with Eunia, he happens to bump into Mrs. Cecil with a grumpy face.

"Father, where the hell have you gone?"

Mrs. Cecil crossed her waist and said angrily, "Thanks to you, I haven't even had time to clean my house today!" ”

"Huh?"

Ma Wei looked at her puzzled: "What happened?" ”

"See for yourself!"

Mrs. Cecil placed a thick list on the table: "At least 100 people are coming to church today to become believers in the Church of the Truth!" But you weren't there, so I had to write down their names first, and I ended up busy until the evening! Oh my God, I didn't even have a cup of tea! ”

Picking up the directory on the table, Ma Wei flipped through it casually, and sure enough, he saw many newly recorded names, and a rough count of them probably had to be around 120 people.

Thinking about it, Ma Wei immediately understood why the number of believers had suddenly skyrocketed.

After the earthquake last night, he publicly stated that he was willing to bear the cost of repairing the houses of believers, and once this matter was publicized, of course, many people would come to visit....

However, Ma Wei also knows that among these 'believers' who come to visit, it is estimated that few of them really want to join the church, and most of them are for that little maintenance fee.

"Father, although your willingness to bear the cost of repairing the houses for the faithful is very touching, I must warn you...."

Mrs. Cecil said with a serious face, "This is not a small amount. ”

"I know."

Ma Wei handed the honey candy in the tin box to Yunia, and said in a calm voice: "But no matter what, I don't want to see any believers in danger because they can't pay for the repair.... Each of them is a loyal supporter of Goddess Unia, and as for the money, I will find a way. ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Cecil suddenly had a great headache: "Father.... How many of these people who are here today are sincere members of the church? ”

"This kind of behavior of yours is no different from doing charity in their eyes!"

"By the way, Mrs. Cecil, her name is Nia, and she is my daughter."

Ma Wei suddenly changed the subject, touched Yunia's head and said, "From today onwards, she will live with me." ”

"Daughter?"

Mrs. Cecil looked at Yunia in surprise, and then at Mavi, "Father, when did you give birth to a daughter?" How come I don't know at all? ”

"Hmm.... People have to get a little past, right? Mavi smiled and said, "Nya, say hello to Mrs. Cecil, she is a veteran believer in our church." ”

"Hello, Mrs. Cecil...."

With honey candy in her mouth, Yunia blinked her eyes and looked at each other curiously.

"You're good, Nia." Mrs. Cecil smiled, and was very fond of Yunia, who was like a porcelain doll: "It turns out that Father Priest suddenly asked me to borrow children's clothes last night for the purpose of dressing Nia, you haven't eaten yet, I'll go and prepare some food." ”

"Okay."

When Mrs. Cecil hurried into the kitchen, Mavi took off his coat and put it on a hanger along with his hat, closing the door to the church.

"Daddy, Daddy..."

Yunia followed him all the way and asked repeatedly, "Why was Mrs. Cecil so angry just now?" ”

"Because she understands human nature and thinks about the church."

"Oh.... Is it wrong for you to bear the cost of repairs for believers? ”

"Absolutely."

"Is Mrs. Cecil wrong?"

"She's not wrong."

Under Yunia's blank gaze, Marvi pulled her to sit on the pews of the church, gazed at the tall statue in front of her, and said word by word: "In the final analysis, my disagreement with Mrs. Cecil is essentially due to a difference of position. ”

"As a believer, her main concern is whether the church can be maintained for a long time, and as the founder and administrator of the church, I need to consider not only how long the church can last, but more importantly, how to carry forward the church."

"My move to bear the cost of repairs, in the short term, may lose a lot of money, but we only lose money, not to mention that this money is not unbearable for me now."

After a pause, Mavi continued:

"If you take a long-term view, the benefits will far outweigh the small amount of money you spend today."

"Yunia doesn't understand...."

"Fame, prestige, these are all necessary for development."

Ma Wei explained: "I only spent a little money to get the word of the Truth Church to pass on these four words, maybe only 100 people know about it today, but what about tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow? ”

"I dare to conclude that within a week the name of the Church of Truth will spread throughout New Russia, and the existing believers will be proud of it, thus deepening their loyalty, while others who are not believers will be more or less under the impression that the Church of Truth is a good church that truly works for the well-being of believers."

"First impressions are very important, and they are extremely beneficial for our future development, including those of the aristocracy, who will also hear about the good deeds of the church."

"Hmm...."

Yunia ate the candy, and her mind was spinning quickly: "Dad, you said in the afternoon that the boss behind the orphanage we went to is the fourth prince, in this case, you have to fund their actions every week, is it to have contact with the fourth prince?" ”

Ma Wei smiled: "Who knows... I've got some more things to do, Yunia, can you go to the kitchen and help Mrs. Cecil prepare dinner?" ”

"Hmm!"

Yunia nodded, grabbed the bear by the arm, and ran quickly towards the kitchen.

After seeing her go away, Ma Wei lit the kerosene lamp next to him and gently flipped the list of believers on his lap.

The thick list was filled with names, and every believer who had been baptized and officially joined the church was recorded, a total of 807 people.

807 believers, this number sounds like a lot, but in Ma Wei's eyes....

Inadequate!

Far from enough!

After last night's inquiry, he learned that the strength of Yunia is linked to the number of believers, and the more believers, the stronger Yunia's power becomes.

But 807 believers, in the eyes of those big churches, are not even as many believers as in one of their parishes, and the Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny, which is enshrined as the state religion by the Kingdom of Windsor, has millions of believers!

Their gods....

How powerful should it be?

There is no doubt that in the next change, every church with gods will frantically expand its sphere of influence, and they will scramble to win over believers!

In this process, the relationship between the church and the church is by no means harmonious, and even regards each other as mortal enemies....

If we want more people to know the truth, then the development of the church is essential.

"It's a clash between doctrine and doctrine, faith and conviction."

Ma Wei stroked his palm and rubbed the cowhide cover of the Book of Truth:

"Even in the age of theocracy, I firmly believe that truth will be the only light."

Thinking of this, he suddenly stood up, holding a kerosene lamp in one hand and the Book of Truth and the list of believers in the other, and walked towards the study.

"We can't be slow anymore, we have to change our strategy!"