Mercury mirrors and soaps are very popular, and Roland's investment will pay off handsomely, which is certainly a cause for joy, but only a small one. He had so many things in his heart that were more worthy of his attention, each of which was related to the rise and fall of this country and the livelihood of countless families.

Busy days always fly by. Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, in late March, although the snow on the streets has not completely melted, the street trees of Colasbourg have already sprouted young branches, and the footsteps of spring have quietly arrived.

On March 28, the students of the first class of the 1621 village priesthood training course in the kingdom of Kolas gathered at the Temple of Sindra in the early morning to prepare for the final test, after a month of hellish and intense surprise training.

The graduation exam is divided into two parts, the first part is a written test for each training subject, and the second part requires candidates to walk to the altar in groups and pray devoutly to try to feel the revelation of the goddess of fate. Only those who pass both stages can obtain the lineage of "Pastor Sindra" and become a priest.

In the morning, the written test was held, and Roland did not show up, but he could not shirk the "Revelation Test" in the afternoon, and hurried to the Sindra Temple before two o'clock in the afternoon under Boris's repeated urging, serving as the chief examiner of the "Revelation Test".

Boris had been waiting at the foot of the temple steps, and before Roland's carriage had stopped, the old man flew over like a rabbit and tore him out of the carriage.

"Mr. Boris, Mr. Boris...... What are you anxious about, there is still time. Roland said helplessly.

"Your Highness, before the test has begun, I have something to warn you!" Boris looked serious.

Roland knew that this old gentleman was very hairy, and when he saw his demeanor, he immediately became alert, "Who do you look at again?" ”

"What are these words?! I'm not looking for you to make a small report, I just want to remind you, don't forget our bet a month ago! ”

"Bet?" Roland recalled, remembering that there was such a thing.

"At the beginning, Your Highness, you made a bet with me that the pass rate of this training course would be greatly improved, at least not less than one-tenth, remember?"

"Yes, that's the case." Roland nodded in acknowledgement.

Boris slapped his face, "Just admit it!" Let me make it clear to you first, no matter whether you win or lose the game, I have done my best to take care of Peter's little naughty this month, and I have fulfilled the bet in advance, and if the test results are not as good as you predicted, you don't have to pay the bill! ”

Roland couldn't help but smile: "My dear Patriarch, do you think I look like the kind of person who can't afford to lose?" In this way, don't worry about any bets, according to my observation, the seminary's short-term training courses are indeed doing well, no matter what the final pass rate of this issue is, I will tilt more towards next year's training funds, and it should not be a problem to increase 10% on the basis of the existing allocation. ”

"Good! Well inclined! Your Royal Highness, on behalf of my fellow Church colleagues, I would like to thank you for your support! Boris excitedly shook Roland's hand, and then sighed with a sigh, "With your words, I haven't been angry in vain this month." ”

"Who in the training class is so bold as to make you angry?" Roland thought for a moment, "I'm afraid it's that little ghost named Peter, right?" ”

"Isn't that kid!" Boris was angry at the mention of Peter, "Others are tired and listless from early morning to night, and I don't know where Peter's spirit comes from, and he doesn't sleep in the middle of the night in the woods of the seminary, and he makes trouble when he sees a couple's tryst, if it's just an ordinary prank, this little bastard actually squats in the woods and learns my tone of speech to train people!" ”

Roland was both surprised and amused: "He pretended to be you to reprimand those young priests who had trysts in the woods? ”

Boris nodded heavily, with a painful expression: "This kid was born in the street, I don't know where to learn ventriloquism, imitate my voice and tone vividly, he squatted in the dim woods, those trysts of the male and female priests were frightened when they heard the scolding, how can they bother to turn around to distinguish between true and false, and came to my office to admit their mistakes, I asked before I knew that someone was pretending, and it took a lot of effort, and even used magic divination to find out that prank guy, isn't it Peter!" ”

Roland wanted to laugh but couldn't laugh in front of Boris, and resisted the urge to laugh to comfort His Excellency the Patriarch: "It's been a hard month for you to be such a naughty student. ”

Boris waved his hand, "That is, Your Highness, you have a word first, ask me to take care of that kid, if someone else is messing around like this, he would have let him get out of the way a long time ago!" ”

"How was Peter's study in the training class, and did he pay attention to the lectures?" Roland asked.

Boris's face immediately softened, "To tell you the truth, this kid is messing around after class, he really can't find fault with his performance in class, he has completed his homework very well, and he answers questions positively, I can feel that he has a stronger desire for knowledge than ordinary people, and he has a strong comprehension, many complex and abstract theological problems can be solved at a glance, if all the students are as smart as him, or his performance after class is as good as in class, then I can worry!" ”

"There is no such thing as a perfect thing, and no perfect person is perfect," said Roland, smiling, "and let's go, Mr. Boris, and let's see if that little imp Peter can pass this last hurdle, and perhaps after today, our church will have one of the most active young pastors since its founding." ”

"Humph! The best one is pretty much the same! Pastor Boris said angrily. Even today, at the end of the training, even if Peter got full marks in all his cultural classes, he did not think that this monkey cub was suitable to be a pastor, but at the same time, he was sure that Peter would be able to pass the revelation test and become a new member of the church family. This contradictory mood made His Excellency the Patriarch very entangled.

Roland and Boris walked side by side into the Great Chapel of the Temple, and the thousand would-be priests who were about to undergo the final test immediately fell silent, most of them lowered their heads and did not dare to make eye contact with His Royal Highness the Prince and the Grand Patriarch, lest they would be the first to come forward to be tested, and the nervousness was all written on their faces.

Roland's gaze swept over the crowd and soon found Peter. The boy squatted on the bench like a monkey, grinning and looking around, and as Boris complained, he didn't look like a priest in a robe, and he didn't have even a trace of the demeanor of a priest.