CH. 8 DOES HE KNOWS HOW TO BRIBE
The old priest entered the church, greeted a few deacons, and then tiptoed to look inside.
The first time you complete any achievement, if the god you believe in likes you, he will give you a corresponding title.
For example, the first sacrifice of the Mother of Life Church, or the first prayer of the Holy Light Church –
All the titles given by the gods are essentially the same, they can only be distinguished by their names: for example, the titles given by the evil gods sound very evil, and the titles given by the righteous gods sound very righteous.
The god-given title is rare, even in the largest church in their border city, there is at most one a month.
The old priest saw the priest Lucian from afar: this lord was always diligent and hardworking, even in winter he was the last to go home. Beside him was the preparatory-saint Loka.
Lord Lucian was talking to someone, the old priest couldn’t see clearly.
He saw Lord Lucian and Loka, and he was ready to go and greet them first: this was also the reason why the old priest could stay at the door for so long, he knew how to observe and act, and he also had eyesight.
If he was favored by the people above, he also might get promotion.
“Excuse me.”
The priest squeezed a smile on his mouth, and the wrinkles on his forehead were almost squeezed to one side, but he was also kind and friendly; he said to the believers around him, and then made his way to Lord Lucian’s side.
“Lord Lucian.”
He drew a cross on his hand, and then put it on his chest, first bowed, and then took off his hat to salute the preparatory Loka, “Lady Loka, may the holy light shine on you both.”
“Hello.” Loka didn’t know who this old man was, so she nodded coldly in response.
Her attention was not on this side.
Loka pursed her thin lips slightly, staring at someone, some doubt revealed in her golden eyes, tilting her head, like a cat who was surprised by the world.
“Father Danny,” Lucian remembered the old man’s name, “Hello.”
“I wonder which talent has won the favor of the goddess? Can you introduce me to him?”
The old priest complimented, “That’s really an honor.”
He finished his auspicious words, then turned and looked around with his detection magic.
Detection magic is the most basic magic, even ordinary people can use it, it basically does not consume magic points,
The effect is also very simple, that is, you can see the title of the blessed person, and the title introduction.
The old priest scanned the believers around him, looking for the person who was blessed by the goddess, not John the deacon’s nephew, nor the daughter of the Sunny priest.
When Father Danny saw a person walking towards them, he blinked his eyes incredulously, his movements were also very funny, the wrinkles in the corners of his eyes relaxed and stretched with the movement of his eyelids.
“Hello.” Arlen came over with a bright smile and said to him,
There were big characters on his head: [Newborn]
Father Danny suddenly felt bad.
Compared to Danny’s shock, Miss Loka was more confused.
Newborn. What kind of title is that?
But it sounds pretty positive.
Born for the first time, giving people a sense of vitality.
Loka also got a title when she prayed for the first time, and that title was quite dazzling: [The Future Star That Shines on the Abyss]
Loka was surprised, not because someone got a god-given title for the first time – as a preparatory-saint, she had seen a lot.
But because the person who got the goddess’s blessing was Arlen.
In her impression, this was the first time in the border church that the goddess of light blessed the cursed child.
Maybe, Arlen’s heart was really pure and kind – Loka thought so.
She looked at his title introduction:
[Title Introduction: With such a heart at a young age, this child must be eliminated, or else he will become a giant of the church in the future]
“Young man.” The priest Lucian kindly said to Arlen, patting his shoulder, “You are a child of the Morningstar family, congratulations, you really exceeded our expectations.”
“Lord Priest,”
Arlen recognized the priest’s emblem on Lucian’s body, a sun, surrounded by violets, and knew his identity,
“May the goddess bless you.”
After that, he turned around and made a cross and a holy salute to Loka, “Lady Loka, we meet again.”
Arlen blinked at Loma triumphantly.
Loka looked at his appearance, the boy’s mouth was filled with a gentle smile, his gray-white hair fell on his shoulders, his pale blue eyes were clean as the sky washed by rain.
“Hello.” She deliberately put on a cold face and said to Arlen coldly.
“Those who are blessed by the first prayer may not pass the saint test, but those who pass the saint test must have been blessed by the goddess.” The priest Lucian said with a smile, “I look forward to your performance in a month.”
“I am honored.” Arlen said.
The old priest was sandwiched between several people and felt uncomfortable doing anything.
Especially since he had previously made things difficult for Arlen.
He wanted to take advantage of the lively conversation and slip away quietly, but before he took a step, Arlen’s voice changed.
“To be honest, I have always admired the Holy Light church,”
“I want to contribute to the holy cause, so I brought a tithe gift, Mr. Priest, please return the gold coins that I left in your custody to me.”
As soon as these words came out, the church was quiet.
The priest Lucian squinted his eyes.
Father Danny was completely frozen.
He couldn’t believe that Arlen dared to say such words, this was to break the principle of silence, to expose him?
This was a relationship of bribery and corruption, was this kid the first time to bribe?
In the church’s rules, both bribery and corruption are absolutely forbidden.
In the rules, even if Danny deliberately made things difficult for Arlen, Arlen could not bribe, nor could he give gifts to the clergy privately.
As long as such actions are made, no matter what the reason, they will be expelled from the church.
So Danny took the money, and he was very relieved, this kid didn’t dare to report.
In fact, Danny had taken money from those noble children more than once, and he had never made a mistake.
He was not afraid of anything, he only lost his job, and those noble children who were caught bribing, they lost their preparatory-saint status.
The most important thing is that he is not the only one who takes bribes in the whole church.
Everyone takes money.
Not only the priests, but also the saints, the deacons among the saints, and even the few higher-ranking priests, everyone has some interest exchange.
This kind of thing, everyone knows but does not say.
The boy was stubborn and did not grasp the importance of silence.
The old priest feigned ignorance and said, “What are you talking about? Is there such a thing? Think again, my child.”
His eyes conveyed a clear message: we are in this together, so watch your words.
He had been doing this for years, and he had never given up the gold coins in his pocket
My money!