He left in such a hurry that he didn't even leave a word.
When parting, Todd didn't ask or stop him. He knew exactly where the man was going and what he was going to do.
A cruel lie told several years ago had to be explained; a scar that had not been healed for a long time needed to be repaired with care.
The priest stood at the entrance of the town, watching the man go further and further away. He sighed and planned to turn back, but he saw Alfonso De Cabo standing not far away.
The knight's iron mask obscured his face, and his expression could not be seen. But from his eyes, Todd could guess that the other party was seeking an explanation from him.
"Has Huggins told you that he is a mutant?"
Alfonso nodded: "As early as when we were trainee knights, he told me this as a friend, but I didn't believe that he was the 'Devil's posthumous son' as the church said, so I agreed to do it for him.
Keep it a secret."
Todd asked again: "Then do you know that when he left his wife and daughter by 'faking death', he was worried that the alien ability would harm them?"
The knight nodded again: "He also told me about this a few months ago. But in fact, before he "fake death", I had heard some rumors, and someone reported his alien identity to the church... I think
In his palm, you freed him from the curse of the alien species?"
Todd was stunned, thought for a moment, and then said to the knight: "I turned him into a 'successor'..."
Before he finished speaking, a sword light flashed.
Alfonso's sword rested on the priest's chest.
Todd's eyelids didn't even blink. His next words made the originally angry knight stunned on the spot, and the weapon in his hand slowly dropped to the ground.
"I found a way to prevent the "Successor" from mutating."
Alfonso shook his head in disbelief, raised his sword again, his tone full of doubt: "Tell me, you have a way to solve this problem that has not been solved for hundreds of years?!"
"Before me, there was someone who prevented the mutation of the 'Successor'. That person was the alchemist Sutherland, but I summarized and improved the plan based on his work."
Seeing that the priest's expression did not seem to be hypocritical, the knight put away his sword, turned around, and said back: "I will believe everything you said for now. I will continue to stay here and watch everything. If you say
It’s true…”
Todd's next words made Alfonso put his raised steps down again, and his body turned back stiffly.
"Lord Decapau, have you ever thought about taking off those dragon bones under the armor?"
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On the way back to the laboratory, Todd had a new research goal in mind.
The two "dragon bone" parasites on Alfonso's body, one female and one male, are really excellent combat armor. The hardness is similar to steel, and the ductility is similar to springs. It can enhance the strength, agility and flexibility of the human body like a metal exoskeleton.
It has the ability to jump, and the surface of the parasite also has the ability to insulate heat and absorb flames.
If you could take off the knight's "parasite armor" and study it carefully, you might be able to find important discoveries about protective materials.
But first we have to devise a plan to get rid of the parasite...
While thinking about this, Todd was walking on the road when suddenly noisy voices came to his ears. When he looked up, the scene in front of him shocked him.
A large group of residents gathered at the door of the church, making a lot of noise.
The deacon in charge of the daily affairs of the church loudly maintained order, but the effect didn't seem to be good.
The appearance of the priest made these people suddenly excited. Todd stepped forward and inquired carefully. It turned out that these people wanted to change the ownership of the holy bones, but the registration price made him tremble.
The price of a holy bone is now only 70 bronze stars, and some people are even willing to buy it for 60 bronze stars. It has only been four weeks since the end of the "Tea Party", and the price of holy bones has dropped by one-third.
Realizing that the development of things began to deviate from the normal track, in order to maintain the stability of the price of holy bones, Todd had to explain to everyone in the chapel once again the operation method and profit time of "Muxi Mutual Aid Fund". Unfortunately, what was in front of him
These people couldn't listen at all, and they all clamored for transactions.
In desperation, the priest had no choice but to re-register the group of people in front of him.
After sending away the last pair of traders who changed ownership of the sacred bones, the sun has already set on the western horizon.
Todd put down the pen in his hand, looked at the new batch of change records added to the record book, buried his face in his hands in frustration, and sighed deeply.
Originally, he thought that with his fame and religious influence, the "Muxi Mutual Aid Fund" would go smoothly this time. Unexpectedly, it had only been less than a month, and people's suspicion and distrust had already reached such a serious level.
.
"Todd..."
A weak voice came from the door.
Xun Sheng saw clearly who was coming, and there was a slight smile on his face.
Wearing a nun's uniform, Karin's little head poked in, her face full of worry and sorrow.
"Have you forgotten what I told you?"
A mature and lazy female voice came from behind Karin, and one hand grabbed the back of the girl's neck.
Karin immediately changed her words: "Father..."
Rachel walked into the room, sat across from Todd, looked at the dense records on the register, and said with a smile: "Don't you think about removing the rule that 'each person can only purchase ten sacred bones'?
Is that so? I can recycle the sacred bones from these people at the original price~"
Todd frowned and looked at the other person. The more he looked at him, the more he felt that the smile of the abbess in front of him really looked like the little fox in the animation film and television in his previous life. Suddenly he thought of some possibility, and he leaned forward,
He asked in a low voice: "These people...could it be you who found them..."
Rachel curled her lips and looked like she had been wronged: "Father in Heaven! I have never done anything like that!"
At this time, Karin also helped and said: "Sister Rachel and I have been together these days, and I can testify that she has definitely not done anything bad!"
Todd glanced at the latter sideways, rolled his eyes and shook his head, secretly complaining in his heart.
"You stupid girl, what kind of certificate are you trying to prove? Even if you are sold to the market by human traffickers, you will definitely help negotiate for the price."
"Instead of thinking that others are causing trouble, why don't you look at the things in front of you? Maybe you can find some new clues." Watching Rachel tapping the register with her smooth fingers, Todd followed her words and checked carefully.
After looking through the register, he really saw something strange.
The sellers of sacred bones are mostly wealthy people, such as shopkeepers, vendors, merchants, etc.; while the buyers are mostly poorer people, such as fishermen, craftsmen, craftsmen, etc.
After thinking about it for a while, Todd understood the reason.
Those businessmen in Muxi Town have sufficient funds to purchase sacred bones directly at the "Tea Party", but their excessive emphasis on wealth makes them impatient for the returns that have not yet arrived; and those producers and processors
or, due to lack of
Because they lacked funds, they had to discuss it with each other at the "tea party" before they could pool the money to buy the holy bones, so they lagged behind the former in terms of timing. But now, the latter, who values faith far more than wealth, was naturally willing to go when the former gave up the holy bones.
"Acceptance".
Seeing Todd thinking intently, Rachel held the edge of the table with both hands, leaned towards him, and brought her red lips close to his ear. What she said shocked the priest: "Whoever believes in me will have eternal life.
Isn’t this great~”
Todd raised his head and with difficulty moved his gaze from her "peaks and mountains" to her face.