Annan came to the cold water port in winter,

Is it because there is an arrangement on the part of the Duchy of Winter......

Or is it because he is being hunted down and has nowhere to go?

This will greatly affect the next step of the negotiations between Bishop Daryl and Annan.

"This old man is very ......."

Annan snorted.

This fat man with gold teeth who doesn't know how long he has lived or how old he is this year, although he looks like a good old man with a smile, Annan knows it very clearly...... The more this guy looks like a good guy, the more difficult it is to deal with.

Of course.

The main reason is that Annan does not know what Bishop Daryl wants to do.

As long as Annan can know his true purpose.

Because now, Bishop Daryl apparently has something to ask for from Annan. And he didn't know where Annan came from, and he didn't know what he was going to do.

If Annan could know the other hand, the two would have their positions reversed instantly

“…… Not. ”

Annan's footsteps paused slightly, and then walked as usual.

He's got a way.

With freshly brewed black tea and snacks, Annan walked back to the bedroom.

Bishop Daryl was holding a silver metal pen and counting something in his notebook.

Turning back to see Annan enter the door, Bishop Daryl smiled and put the pen back into his pocket watch.

"It's inconvenient to have no servants, right?"

"Where."

Annan let out a cold voice, and the corners of his mouth rose to reveal a soft smile: "I've been used to it for a long time." ”

As he spoke, he poured a cup of black tea for Bishop Daryl and himself, and took out the snack cage and placed it on the table.

Annan said casually: "Fortunately, the things that the viscount should have at home are quite complete." Oh yes, these snacks are leftover from yesterday, don't you mind? ”

As he spoke, Annan took out a piece of soft pastry and put it in his mouth.

Bishop Daryl hurriedly smiled and waved his hand, "Lord Lord, if you don't dislike it yourself, naturally there will be no problem. How can we civilians be so delicate......"

"Can our esteemed Bishop be counted as civilians?"

Annan said with a smile and sat down opposite Daryl: "I thought that the bishop's food, clothing, housing and transportation should be like that of the great nobles. ”

His smile is as pure, innocent, and pleasant as a child of the same age.

Bishop Daryl's face grimaced: "That's impossible.

"I don't know about other churches, but at least in our case, the priests don't have personal savings."

At this, he paused slightly.

Bishop Darryl suddenly realized that this was not something that could be said at this time......

If Annan really inherited the throne of the Grand Duke, it would not have much impact. He didn't have any money in his own hands.

But he's different now.

Annan himself came to the neighboring country alone. If he joins the church, it means that all the money he has must be spent......

For the son of a noble duke, this was undoubtedly an unacceptable condition.

It's almost as if the seller himself accidentally cut his own price......

So Bishop Daryl was silent for a moment, and then added:

"But at the same time, we can also use some simple means to get around this curse."

As he spoke, the bald fat bishop smiled and nodded his gold teeth: "This...... It's a little change.

"Also, since I use gold teeth. So it makes sense for me to keep some spare gold teeth in the church, right? After all, I'm more or less the face of the church, so I can't always see people with open teeth, right? ”

Then, can these gold teeth be used as a trading currency......

Annan looked at this fat man with some surprise.

This guy ......

He's a ghost.

Sir Silver is too lenient with the clergy, isn't he?

No, that's not right......

Annan quickly realized what the problem was.

"Priests cannot hold wealth" is not necessarily used to please the Silver Lord......

It's more of some kind of "discipline".

On the one hand, it is used to remind these priests that your God is watching you; On the one hand...... Made for civilians.

It is to let them know that "even the clergy have to obey the rules."

…… But it's also.

The gods of this world don't need believers to provide the power of faith or anything...... We just need clerics to uphold our core rules.

It's more like the relationship between the boss and the employee, and it's the kind of company that doesn't have enough employees and doesn't have enough people all the time. The first responsibility of employees is to give priority to completing their assigned work, followed by spreading the corporate culture......

So the clergy didn't bother to preach outward.

However, in order for people to "cooperate" with the rules of righteousness, it is necessary to maintain the image and influence of the clergy in the eyes of the public.

The image of the clergy and the importance they attached to the rules directly determined the people's perception of the gods.

This, in turn, may affect people's acceptance of the rules of their dioceses.

On the side of Noah's Kingdom, Sir Silver chose "Smile Service". It's a soft talk route, a bit like the feeling of "you can't stock up on this product".

Then other countries and other churches should have completely different styles......

On the grandmother's side, what kind of rules should it be?

Annan thought quickly in his heart.

So he sighed softly, with a little sympathy on his face: "With all due respect...... Silver Sir here, there are a lot of strange rules. ”

This kind of ambiguous remark is almost unwary of when you first hear it.

And topics that lead to other people's grievances are usually the easiest to get secret information.

Sure enough, the fat bishop smiled a little awkwardly, and subconsciously complained to Annan: "Naturally, there is no comparison with you."

"Strictly speaking, our side is a bunch of businessmen, not even armed by the church. It's like winter...... And a secret service like the Winter Hand to help with the black work, King. ”

…… Well?

Annan keenly extracted key information.

He then sighed without a trace and changed the subject, preventing Bishop Darryl from reacting: "Not necessarily......

"Your Excellency, do you know anything about our Duchy of Winter?"

As he spoke, Annan's expression became serious.

A business-like look.

Seeing this, the smile on Bishop Darryl's face also narrowed slightly.

He thought for a moment, then nodded slowly, "It's kind of understood...... I still knew it before. ”

"To what extent did this mean before?"

"A year and a half, really. The last piece of news is until February of this year. ”

Bishop Daryl smashed his mouth and sighed, "My lord, you've been so messy this year...... Anyway, I don't dare to cross the border.

"I remember you're a Winterborn, right? Then you should be involved too...... Wrong. Speaking of which, when did you come to Frozen Waterport? ”

"It's been a while."

Annan's body leaned back slightly, and his expression was a little helpless: "I can't say what I know...... I'm doing this for your own good, Your Excellency. ”

"Needless to say, I understand."

The bishop shook his head: "The assassination of the Grand Duke involves too many things. I'm not saying this to stir up trouble...... However, Annan, I call you that, that is, I don't want this sentence to be circulated. ”

He no longer addressed Annan by an honorific title.

The expression also became serious and dignified:

"The higher-ups over there from the Cold-Blooded Lady...... There must be a problem. It doesn't have to be one or how many, but there's definitely something wrong.

"You're too young to know. Whether it is assassination, illness or accident...... But at the same time as you pass, the Orthodox Church will be notified.

"The fact that they didn't arrive at the scene of the crime in the first place means that there was at least one traitor in the process of receiving the notice, passing it to the notification hall, and then passing it to the Winter Hand."

Bishop Darryl said seriously: "Seriously, I should not say this, at least not at this time. I'm not telling you this now, and I'm not urging you to join us...... I just don't want your thinking to go wrong.

"It's a good thing for us to have a gentle duke like you in the Duchy of Winter.

"Noah, you can't afford to go through another senseless war."

…… I see.

Annan nodded slowly: "I understand......"

He did.

After thinking for a moment, Annan opened his mouth and changed the subject back: "Let's talk about the bishop separately."

"But the matter of nominating as a priest...... I'm really interested.

"I'm curious about the sigil of the Holy Light and the extraordinary abilities of our priests. Could you please explain more to me? ”

Annan's expression was humble and his tone was gentle.