There is still some time before the pirates go south, and before that, complete preparations must be made.
The first priority is to strengthen the relationship with the church.
Sitting on the carriage filled with fine wine and food, Todd thought of the scene just now and laughed softly.
Agreeing to his crazy plan, Huggins did not hesitate to take out all the deposits of the silver refining site. When Edgar and Karin knew that part of the money was to purchase items to send to the church camp, they immediately said
There was strong opposition.
The former was dealt with by Huggins instantly, while the latter took Todd a long time to comfort. After much talk, Karin finally accepted the idea of "paralyzing the enemy".
Now recalling the familiar reluctance on the girl's face, Todd closed his eyes, and the unforgettable scenes from his previous life came back to him.
Having just graduated with a master's degree, he stayed at his alma mater and became a lecturer under the persuasion of his mentor. At that time, young people did not know the limits of the world, hated injustice, and despised authority. They always felt that they had excellent grades in school and rich scientific research achievements.
There is no need to flatter any leader.
Soon, reality slapped him hard, and setbacks rounded off every edge of his body. He slowly learned about human feelings and gained insight into world affairs. After struggling all the way, he relied on his excellent
With his academic skills and smooth philosophy of life, he became the youngest associate professor in the history of the school.
Do you think you have grown up or fallen?
The camp gradually appeared in the distance, allowing Todd to withdraw his thoughts.
The guard at the gate of the camp had already gotten to know the generous monk. He moved his horse away and waved to the people in the car.
After driving to the guard, Todd took out a small wooden tube filled with ale from his arms, threw it to the guard, put his finger on his lips, and made a silent gesture.
After receiving a chest-beating salute from the guard, Todd smiled and continued on his way.
"Lord Todd."
"Mr. Todd."
"Todd!"
…
While greeting various people in the camp familiarly, he parked the car in the middle of the camp.
A person walked out of the house. Todd was stunned when he saw the familiar face, then with a warm smile on his face, he took the initiative to greet him.
"Father Paul! Long time no see!"
The man with a frosty face looked at the monk opposite and snorted: "What on earth is going on with you? Why haven't you done anything yet? What you should do now is go to the monastery and try your best to win over those who are committed to the church.
The monk!"
Todd thought to himself, if I do what you said today, I will probably be kicked out of the monastery tomorrow!
Other priests walked out of the room one after another. When someone saw the fully loaded carriage, they first smiled at Todd and then persuaded him: "Brother Paul, please don't embarrass Brother Todd. Things must go through a process."
Father Paul turned his head angrily, pointed at the carriage with one hand, and said to the crowd: "Don't be blinded by comfort and desire! The bishop has already given us a mission, but you are like a bunch of feeders who only care about these words.
want!"
This skill "Map Cannon" immediately annoyed most people.
Someone retorted loudly: "My sincere heart is devoted to the Holy Spirit, but you wantonly slander me! It's too much!"
Todd saw the opportunity and inserted a sentence: "Father in Heaven! It's just sending some food and wine, it's not a serious matter. When the Supreme Shepherd shepherds the sheep, he also drives the sheep to places with fresh grass.
Is that also wrong?”
Paul raised his chin and slowly said to the monk: "Heavenly Father knows the sheep and teaches them. Do you mean that you have mastered the human heart?!"
Todd was speechless for a moment and thought to himself, this guy doesn't have a high EQ, but his IQ is definitely not low. His reaction speed and analytical ability are even more astonishing, and he can actually catch him with a simple sentence.
Knowing that confrontation at this time was not a good option, Todd took the initiative to give in: "Father Paul, as you wish, I will restrain my words and deeds and will no longer give gifts."
After hearing this, many people around him showed angry faces, but because of the episcopal authorization before leaving, they dared to be angry but dared not speak out against Paul.
Todd, who came and returned with a full load, glanced at the lifeless camp behind him, tightened the reins in his hands, and thought to himself: There is still a little more fire left.
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The glass production here at the smelting site is going quite smoothly.
Karin and Huggins worked together, and after mastering the techniques of blowing and shaping, the production progress was several times faster than before.
The styles of the glassware are not complicated either. They may be bottles or dishes. They look simple and elegant in appearance. All the finished products are without exception added with Gutero's words or patterns.
What Todd did next was completely incomprehensible to the two of them.
Todd first used natural emery for grinding optical glass to polish the surface of the glass crafts.
Seeing that it was a masterpiece that she had worked so hard to create, and being treated so roughly by Todd, Karin gave up at first. The girl and the boy directly struggled with each other, trying to snatch the utensils from the other's hands.
Fortunately, Huggins finally stopped Karin's resistance and assured her that there was a reason for what Todd was doing.
Then put the polished glass into wet mud, sprinkle with dust, and leave it for more than twelve hours, then gently peel off the crust of soil on the surface.
Huggins and Karin looked at the dirty and scratched glassware in front of them and looked at Todd, waiting for his explanation.
Something even more shocking happened.
Todd actually lifted the stone and smashed several intact glassware into pieces.
"Are you crazy?!" Karin's words were filled with tears as she shook Todd's arms vigorously with both hands.
Huggins didn't show too much expression, he just asked: "Is this the 'antique' you mentioned in your plan?"
Karin heard a strange word, turned around and asked: "Antique?!"
Todd put the fragments into the wooden box, patted the dirt on his hands, and began to explain to the girl: "My purpose is to make these glassware look like antiques from the Taylor Empire."
Huggins asked again: "With such a simple treatment, can people believe that these are antiques from the Taylor period?"
Todd shook his head: "What I did actually used a psychological loophole in people. Except for the three of us, no one has ever seen a new thing like glass. Its value is high because of its perfection, and people always think that,
For such new things, the purpose of each processing is to make the object more perfect so that its value can be higher. But no one would think that someone would be stupid enough to destroy this perfection and deliberately reduce the value of the glass."
Todd turned his face towards Huggins and said, "The next step is up to you."
The man nodded.
A few days later, a strange rumor spread in the villages and towns along the western coast.
On a certain island in the Northern Archipelago, there are a large number of treasures from the ancient Tyro Empire buried...