Chapter 135: When the father-in-law came knocking on the door
Maxim's preaching was unusually sincere.
He pulled Ivas and didn't let go, and directly pulled Ivus to sit on the table, while talking non-stop:
Cardinal Valrhona believes that support and assistance to individuals is short-lived and meaningless in the long run. Because it is possible for an individual to fall, or for a sudden death. It's entirely possible that they accept help and then do evil things in turn...... And that's their freedom.
"Just as healing a person, he may kill or kill many more people in the futureβfor physicians, they cannot refuse to help patients; For their part, pastors cannot refuse believers who are praying for help...... But we're different. β
"You guys?"
Ivas pondered: "Mage? β
"More than that."
Master Maxim said seriously, "We just don't recruit priests and doctors, but almost everything else. β
ββ¦β¦ That's a real rarity. β
Ivas lamented: "The cardinal's faction doesn't want a priest. β
"Because if there are these people β sorry, archbishop. I'm not speaking ill of you, but I mean ...... If there are people in the organization who are too selfless, it may make us do some useless work.
"Rather than healing, we advocate the safest type of giving β construction-based giving. to build more buildings that shelter people from the elements, to provide more jobs for people, to create a welfare cause...... Giving care to the old and the young is the dedication to the whole. Even if one generation passes, the next generation will be able to use it; It's like the Silver and Tin Temple of Avalon, your round table, the heating and water systems inside, and the beautiful glass steps...... Now, hundreds of years later, aren't the things that we 'homeland faction' built back then still usable? β
Maxim's words were full of pride.
Ivas and Sherlock stopped talking.
Yunus also opened his mouth, his expression subtle.
β¦β¦ It turns out that you built the glass steps!
"Rather than bothering to help an individual, but to create a better home for a group β that's what the Homelandists stand for."
Maxim puffed out his chest: "I just came back from iris for a few years. One person has built three churches of the Nine Pillars of God, but I'm tired to death. But the biggest project I did was more than 20 years ago, when I went to Horus to improve their water intake system and helped the farmers there build more than 300 sturdy houses. I have a brother who is still there to help them build the dam, and by the way, he is responsible for improving the irrigation system on the Horus side; My eldest son is now helping the lizardmen with the water system and researching desert wells......
"By the way, I've heard that you Avalon are preparing to build a new railroad - the railroad is good! To promote business and benefit the people, I originally planned to bring a few brothers over next year to help.
"Actually, if you want me to say, you should have repaired a long time ago. If you don't have any money, why don't you borrow it from the church...... Although the Church doesn't have much cash, we can lend you something to sell to the rest of the human race. Or you can just ask us to fix it! Avalon has such a close relationship with the Church, what's so embarrassing?
"More than 200 years ago, I helped the Star Antimony people build a railway. At that time, they had just been founded, and they really had no money and no one to come to us.
"We can fix it slowly! If you can't finish it in one year, it will take ten years, and if you can't finish it in ten years, it will take fifty years. At that time, we only relied on thirteen people, and after more than 20 years of repair, we built the railway connecting the east and west of Star Antimony. Today, the city where the railway originated is still called 'Homeland City', which is to commemorate us!
"Anyway, we have the time and patience, and we don't need our money, as long as we are responsible for providing materials...... If you don't mention it, we won't be able to help......"
Maxim looked thin and gentle, but when he discussed them, he became agitated and talkative. Keep boasting and taking stock of what projects he has done for others, and keep talking.
- It turned out to be a civil engineering celestial master of the Department of Charity, disrespectful and disrespectful!
Aihuas also suddenly admired this "homeland faction" who had a very low sense of presence in the church: "It turns out that the homeland faction is responsible for this......
Voluntary infrastructure, building houses and roads in backward countries - that is indeed the road of dedication.
Unlike other factions, the Homeland faction's proposition is simple: stop debating, do something about it.
Ivus became interested in Cardinal Valrhona.
If you are lucky, you can pay a visit......
He stretched out his hands and shook Maxim's hand, and said earnestly: "If you have nothing to do, you can actually go this year...... We're on track and should be completed next summer......"
β¦β¦ After all, elves' procrastination is too bad. Although Master Maxim was kind enough to say that he would help next year, Ivas was a little worried that it would be summer or even autumn when he lifted his spirits.
"Is the deadline so tight? Can the quality be guaranteed? Maxim was stunned for a moment and asked with concern.
"The goblin engineering team came to fix it," Ivas explained, "and it shouldn't be too much of a problem. β
"That's true β as long as you can afford it. The goblins are still very reliable if they collect enough money. β
Maxim thought for a moment, pushed his glasses and said in a deep voice, "Then I have to go early." If you're goblins...... Those goblins are likely to trick you into not knowing anything, and will deliberately detour you out of your money, such as using excuses such as 'this part of the terrain and soil structure is not suitable for building a railway'. Sometimes these words are true, but other times they are also false. Moreover, the specific direction choice is not necessarily the optimal solution, and it is possible to accept bribes from local businessmen and officials and change direction......"
He was alone and pulled Ivas to pieces, and he kept thinking about it.
Sherlock leaned over to Yunus, who was standing in the corner of the room, looked up slightly, and pointed at Ivas and Mage Maxim with his chin, "See?" They don't care about your side at all. β
"Well, that's normal; After all, Anastasia is a thing of the past, like a butterfly in the moonlight. Beauty is beautiful, fly away but you don't care. Like a dream on the lake, beautiful bubbles. β
Yunus, on the other hand, had no problem with this.
He just looked at Ivas intently, and said, "Compared to the illusory past, the solid future is more valuable. Avalon has suffered for a long time, and its people deserve such a railway. so that they can travel all over the world, all over the world; Let them travel freely without being bound by geography. β
"But I don't think you're happy. Mr. Yunus. β
Sherlock Quiet Path.
Hearing this, Yunus was silent for a moment.
The bald poet sighed softly and spoke in a low voice.
Not in a pompous tone like a poem, but in a low and clear tone: "I just don't understand...... Why do they care so little about their daughters? β
"What about you, Mr. Yunus."
Sherlock said lightly, "If Anastasia is your dead daughter...... How long will you remember her? β
In an instant, Yunus suddenly raised his head and looked at Sherlock in some confusion.
For the first time, this lazy but conscientious detective was so clearly aggressive in a conversation with him.
Sherlock didn't shy away from staring at him.
Queen Sophia was kind to his family, Eivas was his best friend, and Isabel was his sworn allegiance to the monarch.
Therefore, Sherlock especially despises this coward who abandoned his royal identity and used his identity as a friend after faking his death.
- The queen will not come back after her death, her daughter will not come back to succeed to the throne, and she will not come back from the queen's funeral. Instead, he went to the country of religion to study the affairs of other people's daughters......
If Isabel hadn't designated this matter for Ivas to deal with, Sherlock's temper would have been scolded.
Yunus looked at Sherlock in a daze, and then put that honest and happy smile on his face again.
He casually played the two-stringed guitar, attracting everyone's attention and interrupting Master Maxim's words.
Then he smiled at several people and raised his hand, and bowed a few deep times like a singer or a clown on the curtain call: "I have brought your distinguished guests, and then please see the performance of the two; It just so happens that I have a new idea, so I will step back and leave it alone β you don't have to call me for lunch! β
Without hesitation, he swallowed back his previous words of "wanting to have lunch with Ewas".
"Is it a new song?"
Grabbing Ivus's hair, the sleepy fairy Nelim, who listened to Maxim's words, suddenly became energetic: "I want to listen too!" β
"Honorable lady, when my new song is written, I will be the first to invite you to listen."
Yunus blinked, and said to her with a gentleness, almost doting.
Nelim exclaimed happily, "Really, you're a good person! Don't lie to me, if you do, I'll pull your nails off!" β
Yunus smiled, and without a response, she stepped back.
And Maxim clearly didn't want to mention Anastasia.
He then invited Ivus to a hearty lunch, and Yunus did not show up, as he had said.
Ivas mentioned the details about Anastasia several times at the dinner table, and he brushed them all along. Continue to pull Ivus to talk about how the railroad should be built.
The first two times Ivus didn't pay much attention to it...... But the third time Maxim continued to skip the topic, Ivas took a deep look at Maxim and then skipped the topic as well.
Maxim warmly took Ivas back and took them to their bedrooms to rest.
But Ivus did not go to bed, but took off the archbishop's coat and sacrificial cloak.
It wasn't long before there was a soft knock at the door of Ivas's room.
Ivus opened the door, and sure enough, it was Yunus, who didn't have a guitar on his back.
The corners of Aihuas's mouth rose slightly, and Yunus gently let Yunus in, silently closing the door.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Evas leaned back against the door, looked down at Mr. Yunus, and whispered.
Mr. Yunus was carrying a bottle of chilling elven wine.
"Sacred Tree Three...... It's a good wine. β
Yunus didn't use the usual pompous tone, but said calmly, "Can you drink some?" β
"Yes."
Ivus replied softly, staring into Yunus's eyes.
ββ¦β¦ Then come and have a drink, Evas. β
Yunus and Ivus looked at each other for two seconds, then staggered their gaze and replied with a sigh.
Despite not eating or drinking, it gives the impression that he is already drunk.
(End of chapter)