Click....

The heavy and grand door opened a door, and a young man in a black robe with a pious expression stepped like a ghost, silently entering the oracle room.

The candles in front of the altar were shining brightly, and the neatly arranged rows of candles illuminated the wrinkled face of the old man, who stood beneath the statue, holding an open book of teachings, and chanting words in his mouth.

"Father Satuk..."

The young man who came behind him did not immediately approach, but stood at the foot of the steps and called softly.

Hearing his voice, Father Satuk stopped chanting, tapped his right index finger on his eyebrows, and after a long silence, he asked, "Ernest, has the news been delivered?" ”

"When it was delivered, he bought the first draft of the news for 1 gold pound, and after reading it, hurried back to church." The black-clad servant replied.

"Other than that, doesn't he do anything else?"

"He intends to place an ad in the Ross Daily."

The black-clothed servant took out a handwritten draft from his arms, walked up the steps quickly, and respectfully handed it to the priest: "I have brought the first draft." ”

"Ratcatcher?"

After reading the contents of the draft, Father Satuk couldn't help but frown and thought to himself.

Rat-catching is not a rare thing, rats are one of the most disgusting animals, and there are many so-called 'rat catchers' among the people, who specialize in catching rats for estates and private homes.

The problem is that rat hunting has nothing to do with the church, and even if there is, the church generally calls it 'exorcism' and charges an expensive fee, otherwise who would do such a thankless thing as rat hunting?

The Church of Truth must have something else in mind!

"Ahh I see. ”

Father Satuk suddenly thought of the plan behind the rat catch.

In fact, things are far less complicated than he imagined, very simple logic, a few days ago there was a plague outbreak in New Ross City, which caused people's fear of rats to reach a new peak, in this case, rat catching work will definitely become a relatively hot job, after all, no one wants to lose their lives because of a damn mouse.

The Truth Church released a mouse-catching advertisement precisely to seize the limelight and be the 'pig' that took off.

They hunt rats for the common people for free, and they can accumulate prestige, and when the prestige accumulates to a certain extent, it will attract the attention of the noble gentry, and then...

"It seems that he has already planned his next development strategy."

Father Satuk laughed hoarsely a few times: "The idea is very good, first catch monsters and thieves, and then come to catch mice, all for the nobles, the means are simple and rude, but very efficient, he is a smart man, it's a pity..."

"What a pity?" The servant asked curiously.

"It's a pity that his starting point is too low, and the road to go is too long, and he can't succeed for a while." "He wants to promote friendly relations with the aristocracy and take advantage of the opportunity to develop the Church, and the plan is feasible, and if he is left alone, he may really be able to seize the opportunity," said Fr. Satuk. ”

"But how could we not think about such a thing?"

"The New Religious Law is just the beginning, compared to the royal capital, remote areas are the easiest places to ignore, the Pope will not give the small church a chance, the Fowler Bishop Church recently came to New Russia City to meet His Royal Highness Arthur, the fourth prince, and completely cut off the way for their development!"

Hearing this, the black-clothed servant Ernest couldn't help but ask, "Why don't we just start to eradicate the small church, and have to deal with them here?" ”

"Because the people who live in this land are sensitive...."

"The Kingdom has already abandoned them twice, what will the people think if they use forceful means to eradicate these small churches with a bit of a Christian base?" Remember, we must not fish for nothing, and if the church wants to gain more believers, it needs gentle means to soothe the pain in the hearts of the people and make them think that the church is benevolent and kind, and only in this way can the small church be slowly banned, understand? ”

"To understand is to understand... But what if there is also a god in the small church? They can take advantage of the gifts of the gods and develop a large number of followers! ”

"You're right, but we don't know what conditions are needed for the gods to come, and we can't be sure if there are gods in those small churches, so we choose to take our time, step by step, and push the small churches to a dead end." Father Satuk picked up the gold-patterned wide-nosed wine glass on the table, sipped the red liquid inside, and said in a calm voice: "Besides, although we have gained power and the entire Congress is under our control, can you ignore the opinions of those nobles and merchants?" ”

"The church needs operating funds, the funds come from the donations of merchants and nobles, and they are interdependent with each other, killing chickens and eggs can be happy for a while, and they can't live happily for a lifetime, and the dog is anxious to jump over the wall, forcing the king, nobles, and gentry to a dead end, which is not beneficial to anyone, on the contrary, we can also use them to stabilize the overall situation."

"Oh...."

Ernest nodded approvingly: "Because we are peacefully seizing power, we must use gentle means, right?" ”

"Yes, King Rhodes IV was a wise man, but he was too old to live long." Father Satuk smiled and said, "The food must be eaten in one bite, the road must be walked step by step, if you kill the king and become the king, then how can the assassin end up with a corpse separated?" ”

After speaking, Father Satuk looked up at the statue bathed in golden light: "Our task is to curb the development of small churches, and we must not let them despair, because the focus of the church is not currently on these small churches, and there are more important things to do. ”

"What's the matter?" Ernest pricked up his ears.

"Do you want to know?"

"Father, I'm just impressed by your wisdom, and I always want to learn a little more from you..."

Ernest hurriedly bowed his head and said with a humble attitude: "Your understanding of the overall situation is beyond my reach, if I don't work hard, I'm afraid that one day I will drag you back..."

"You have too low a view of yourself."

In a place where the black-clothed servant couldn't see, Father Satuk sneered, stretched out his hand to press the other party's shoulder, and the moment the black-clothed servant raised his head, the smile became extremely gentle, and even the wrinkles revealed kindness: "Ernest, Ernest, I want to train you to be a henchman, you know what confidants are, they must be smart and loyal, right?" ”

"Yes, Father Satuk, I know."

"Then listen, the next thing the church is going to do..."

Lowering his head, Father Satuk whispered in Ernest's ear, and after listening, Ernest said with a shocked face: "Can this really be done?!" ”

"Of course, as long as the king doesn't make trouble, everything will go smoothly... Ernest, go and get ready, and tonight, let's go to Baron Bill's banquet. ”

"Yes, Father...."

Just as the black-clothed servant turned to leave, a tabby cat lying on the ridge of the roof eavesdropping on their conversation quietly retreated and went straight to the Church of Truth.