"A lot of things have happened today, you go back and rest first, come over tomorrow morning around 8 o'clock, I will introduce you to other members and arrange the corresponding work."

Father Schultz said this and asked Douglas to go back first. With 14 pounds in his pocket and a few books on linguistics and history that Antonia had given him, Douglas walked out of Harvest Chapel and stepped out into the streets again, feeling completely different from the last time.

Now he has a place to go back, a family to miss, a backer to rely on, and a target to look for.

Douglas called a cab and gave the address of the hotel where Veretti was housed, resting his head on the rickety carriage and recalling his experiences over the past few days.

"It's like a dream......," he muttered, shaking his head, "I'm not in a hurry to look out for any occult knowledge now, but I'll go through the history of the Church first...... What if there is more than one traverser as arrogant as Russell the Great, hehe. ”

That kind of courage to go straight above 10,000 people, he doesn't have it anyway. Douglas is very clear about his positioning: under the premise that there is a high probability that he will not be able to return home, he will just take advantage of the church's resources and live a flat life.

Of course, you still have to find a fellow countryman, and you have to be promoted in the promotion sequence. In this world full of extraordinary, you have absolute strength to protect yourself.

When he returned to the inn with his sleepiness, Veretti had not yet gone to school, and was pleasantly surprised to see him come back intact. Douglas watched the little girl leave alive, asked for a breakfast, fell asleep, and woke up at about one o'clock in the afternoon.

Finally recovering from a good night's sleep, he went to take a shower and wash himself up, then went out for lunch, spent about £8 on a suit and bought some extra clothes for mobility.

He had wanted to buy Veretti some new clothes as well. But to be honest, when he was a girl in his last life, he didn't know anything about dressing, and often went out with a T-shirt and big pants. Now, the European-style clothing aesthetic really doesn't have an appetite for him, and he doesn't know Veretti's size, Douglas is entangled for a long time, chooses to give up, and chooses to give the money to Veretti when the time comes, and let her choose it herself.

This reminded him of a rotten stalk in his previous life: What kind of flowers is better to give to the object on Valentine's Day? Send a bank card and say "whatever you want" to them!

Back at the inn, Douglas thought for a few days about the room bill, and then stayed in the house and looked through the history books sent by Antonia until Veretti returned from school at five o'clock.

"Now it's my turn to fulfill my promise." Douglas sat on the edge of the bed and looked at his little girl, and said solemnly, "Actually, I am now a believer in Mother Earth God and am employed as a clerical member of the church. My previous assignment was a visit to me by the church. ”

That's right, he was determined to use the name of the church to fool over details such as the slight change in "Douglas's" personality.

In Veretti's astonished and mixed gaze, Douglas made a gesture of prayer and continued, "I think you can understand how religious beliefs can change a person's mind and even heart......"

In this world of universal faith, this excuse is not difficult to accept, and Veretti quickly nodded in agreement, while dotting the four-pointed stars representing the goddess on her chest: "I see...... I know, Douglas, that when I decided to believe in the goddess of the night and go to church to listen to the priest's sermon, I also felt a gradual peace of mind and a sense of rebirth......"

Well, that means you're much more religious than I am...... I'm just hungry for other people's establishments and salaries...... Douglas whispered to himself in his heart.

"But I, my beliefs are different from yours, will it affect your work? I've heard that most of the church's staff come from devout families......"

"It's okay, Rune is a country of freedom of faith, isn't it?" Douglas reassured Veretti in a similar way, "I've asked the bishop, and he said there was no problem. ”

A smile immediately bloomed on Veretti's face: "Well, that's amazing!" Well, it's good that you didn't go to believe in the Lord of the Storm......"

In her opinion, as long as it is not the Lord of the Storm who openly and secretly belittles women, there is no difference between believing in steam and the god of machines or Mother Earth, neither of which imposes any restrictions on women, in line with her concept as a believer in the night.

Douglas smiled knowingly, and then said, "Well, now that I have a proper job and a very stable income, I feel like it's time for us to move out of the East End." ”

Previously, Douglas had enough savings to rent a house in a better area. But as a bounty hunter, his income is very unstable, often not open for half a month, open for half a month, open for half a month, and he also needs to constantly invest money to open joints and obtain information on weekdays.

This, combined with the expenses necessary to be an extraordinary, Veretti's tuition, and other expenses, made it impossible for Douglas to put two-thirds or more of his savings aside for rent.

Now he had in his hand, with the money he had advanced, it was three hundred and sixty pounds and seven soles. Douglas's shallow knowledge of the housing market would cost around £25 for a townhouse in the North and Joewood suburbs and £20 in the more remote South suburbs of Bridge, if the contract was signed on a six-month basis.

Veretti obviously made some calculations in her mind, and seemed a little hesitant: "This will cost a lot of money at once, I don't think we need to be in such a hurry......"

"If it's a whole rent, it's really painful." "However, I'm really thinking about subletting, and couples who don't have children, bachelors, or seniors, will be happy to rent out their unused rooms to earn some rent to support their families." If that's the case, I think it will only cost about twelve or three pounds for half a year. ”

Seeing that Veretti was starting to be a little tempted, he continued: "Actually, compared to before, I just need a neat and tidy reception room that can be used to entertain colleagues, but unfortunately the East End can't meet this condition. By subletting a house, we have a separate bedroom, a washroom, a living room, a kitchen, and a cellar shared by two families...... The price of twelve or thirteen pounds, I think we can afford it. ”

Douglas had already calculated in the afternoon that it would take eight weeks for the weekly salary advance to be paid off by receiving half of his salary a week, which was 14 pounds, which was enough to pay half a year's rent, not to mention that he now had good savings.

In the future, the expenses of the mission can also be reimbursed, which virtually reduces some expenses. Well, this is thanks to the ancestor Russell for carrying forward the reimbursement culture!

"I'm going to look at the right homes in the North End so you don't have to wake up so early and feel safer on your way to school......," Douglas described to Veretti with a picture of what life would come to do, "and I can call friends over and hang out on my days off." Hehe, past experience has taught me that it is important to build good relationships with the people around you. ”

His description clearly moved Veretti. If they could, who wouldn't want to sleep in a clean, tidy house and live a more relaxed and decent life? The girl pursed her lips and looked at Douglas expectantly: "Hmm...... If you think you can, then I have no problem with that. ”

"Then it's decided." Douglas immediately decided, "You can stay here for a few more days, and by the way, you can collect the rental information in the newspaper." I'm going to be busy this week and need to learn how to deal with various things in church, and that's up to you. ”

Tonight, he plans to go back to the East End to pack up and return all the old safe houses, change the address, and rent some single rooms for backup. Working at the church doesn't mean that Douglas is ready to give up the resources at hand, and he plans to attend underground meetings from time to time to find the formula for his Sequence 8.

After all, most of the Mother Earth Church did not have the recipe for the "apprentice" path, so they brought me back from the outside, and I don't know how long it would take to wait for an internal promotion.

After finalizing the major event of moving, Douglas continued to call the shots and took Veretti to the restaurant in a rare way. I have to say that the diet in this world is so monotonous, and rice is still so rare and expensive! Douglas chewed the steak in his mouth, but in his heart he thought about the unpretentious fried rice and scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and secretly decided that he must steam the rice once during the Chinese New Year.

After spending half a night working on the safe house, Douglas arrived at Harvest Chapel on time the next day. It was morning prayer time, and there were already many believers sitting in the front rows praying in low voices. Father Schultz, who was standing at the pulpit, saw him from afar and nodded to him, so Douglas also found a place to sit down, glanced at the Mother Earth emblem hanging on the wall, and bowed his head in earnest prayer.

"Praise be to you, the source of life!"

"Praise be to you, Mother of all things!"

“……”

The believers whispered the words of praise, and the fragmented voices gradually converged into a tacit whisper, echoing and vibrating repeatedly.

In the process, Douglas suddenly moved spiritually, and felt that as the believers prayed more and more devoutly, a faint but clear spiritual current gradually rolled up in the entire hall, spreading and swaying. He could feel a little bit of his spirituality flow naturally and soothingly with the flow of air. Douglas closed his eyes, his fingers touching in front of his mouth and nose, and he was not very reverently guessing in his heart what this phenomenon was.

As for fear, that's not true, after all, this is inside the church of God, and even if something extraordinary happens, it won't be harmful.

After the prayers had gradually subsided, Father Schulz, who was standing in front of him to preside over the morning prayers, began to explain the passages from the Holy Book of Life to the faithful in a warm and steady voice, giving a simple sermon.

Douglas had already read the most important sacred texts of the Mother Earth Church when he was recuperating from his illness, and felt that it was similar to the religious texts of the earth, all of which reflected the deeds and power of the gods in story-like and poetic language.

The spiritual current seemed to circle around the hall, and finally returned to the holy emblem hanging on the wall, and I don't know if it was absorbed or what. It was only with Father Schultz's sermon that Douglas could gradually feel that his body and spirit seemed to have undergone some cleansing, removing the fatigue and fatigue of the morning, making his mind clearer and clearer, and his body stretched out as if it had been stretched.

This...... Douglas's eyelids twitched, remembering what Veretti had said about the feeling of peace of mind and body in prayer.

As an extraordinary being, he undoubtedly felt that this was not only a psychological effect, but also contained some high-level power.

Of course, the most direct evidence is that he himself did not pray sincerely, but still received this "blessing...... Thinking of this, Douglas hurriedly distracted thoughts, recited a few hymns seriously, and then prayed with a dispensable attitude to the blessing of Mother Earth Goddess, so that he could eat rice this year.

The prayers of believers are nothing more than family happiness, good health, good grades, and abundant wealth, and it is quite reasonable for me to pray to the Mother Goddess, who represents the abundant harvest, to have food!

After the morning prayers, the faithful got up one after another, some rushed to work, some came forward to collect a few donations or have a few words with Father Schultz, and they all seemed to be in good spirits. Douglas glanced down the hall and saw Antonia standing by the side door leading to the interior of the church, gesturing for himself to pass.

He was eager to ask Antonia, did you feel like walking into a cafeteria when you were mingling with humans early in the morning for morning prayers? However, considering the piety of the Bloods and their respect for the gods, Douglas sensibly swallowed the joke and followed the other party into the church.

Behind the door was a wide hallway, on the left hand side was the rest room for the clergy where Douglas lived, and on the right hand side were several rooms of unknown purpose. Antonia led him to open the first door on his right, and Douglas was surprised to find that there was actually a spiral staircase inside.