Goddess Wanhua Mirror

Ural smiled and said while eating the chicken breast.

"What else? It's the same! Whoever has the longest beard and the most wrinkles on his face will be the new archbishop. Could it be me?"

When Ural said this, there was a mocking smile on his face.

When Ural was a teenager, he yearned to be a priest very much. He was full of contempt for the merchant family, which had been engaged in the profession for hundreds of years, and looked forward to embarking on an unimagined path.

So at the age of 13, at the banquet hosted by his father, Ural took the initiative to talk to the Ares Archbishop Geralis who came to the banquet, saying that his dream all along was to become a glorious Ares priest, and he very much hoped to become Disciple of Master Geralis.

At that time, Geralis had just assumed the position of speaker of Duran Parish, and urgently needed to open up his personal connections in the local area. Ural's father was a royal businessman, and the king's leading businessman. The strong support you need.

In this way, Geralis accepted Ural, who was self-recommended, as his apprentice, and found that the child was indeed very talented and a good seed for a priest, so he trained him as a personal disciple.

During that period, Ural studied very hard with Geralis as a trainee monk, because Ural's father actually did not approve of his smartest son giving up his family business and becoming a priest.

But at the banquet that day, Geralis publicly announced that Ural was accepted as a disciple, and he could not directly oppose it.In the end, he had no choice but to make an agreement with his son that he would be given five years, and if he failed to learn anything before, he would obediently come back and inherit the million-dollar fortune.

As a result, it turned out that Ural was indeed the material to be a priest, and he was promoted to priest in only three years.Although there is support from the mentor Geralis, it is also inseparable from Ural's own efforts.

But what Ural was concerned about was Narad, another mentor who was promoted to priest in the same batch as him.

This person was about the same age as himself, and it was said that he had a close relationship with his mentor, Geralis. Although they were both direct disciples, Ural could clearly feel that his mentor cared more about Narad than his other senior brothers.

Narad's talent is very strong, and he is very compatible with divine arts, but this guy has a bad personality. He was very impulsive and irritable when he was young. After many years, he has not changed, and instead has a tendency to get worse.

Ural believed that he was superior to Narad in terms of knowledge, ability, and magical skills. He should have been the most suitable successor for Geralis, but Narad was the mentor's "favorite disciple". It had been appointed in the sect long ago that he should be the successor, which naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of other direct disciples including Ural.

Ural was unwilling to be reconciled to his own talent, and only acted as a foil for Narad, a brainless brat, and secretly hated the naked eccentricity of the tutor.So after Ural served as the bishop of the northern diocese of the Kingdom, he secretly communicated with several other bishops of the Duran diocese to oppose his former mentor.

What happened later is also known to Lude and others. Narad died in the Void Forest, and Geralis also died because of excessive grief.The bishops of each diocese rushed to the capital together.In name, it was to deal with the affairs of the archbishop, but in fact it was to fight for the suddenly vacated seat.

Although Ural also participated in this battle for the throne, he knew from the very beginning that he would definitely not succeed.Inside the sect is a place that not only values ​​ability, but also places emphasis on qualifications.At the beginning, Geralis was outraged because he wanted to push the too young Narad to the top, which aroused dissatisfaction among the people below.

And Ural is one year younger than Narad, and even though he has a lot of achievements in the northern diocese, his qualifications are far inferior to those of the other bishops.

What's more, Ural is still a disciple of Geralis. Even though he has been fighting against his mentor in recent years, and his position has changed to the side of the Doug faction, in the eyes of other bishops, he is still against the card represented by Geralis. The special mission is inseparable.

So from the very beginning, Ural took the mentality of running with him, and went to the capital for a stroll, mainly to deliver the remains of Gui Narad and another sacrificed priest, and to establish a good relationship with the new archbishop.

But in the final result, Ural was still excluded from the inner circle of the diocese.This kind of aggrieved feeling of not being human inside and out made Ural extremely disappointed with both the Doug and Carter factions.

So after returning to the north helplessly, Ural concentrated on managing his one-acre three-point land in order to seek new opportunities in the future.

The core area of ​​the diocese under his jurisdiction is in the Earl of Lumley, and he has been with the local lord for nearly ten years. Ural is well aware of the attitude of the Lumley family towards religious forces, so he has always maintained a good relationship with the other party by virtue of his flexible communication skills. Pretty rapport.

In addition to the lord, Ural also attaches great importance to the relationship with other sects, and tries to maintain a relatively harmonious relationship with them.Sometimes it also acts as an umbrella for weaker sects, protecting them from bullying.

Ural did this not because he had a good heart, but to follow the traditional experience accumulated by the family for many years in business, and to form good karma.

When he was young, Ural sneered at this set of business experience, thinking that this was not the way of thinking that priests needed, but now that he is middle-aged and looking back, he not only saw the dark side of the religious world, it was not as beautiful as he imagined when he was young , but finally understood the crystallization of wisdom of the older generation.

Therefore, when dealing with the God of Medicine, Ural, who smelled business opportunities, did not regard Ludd, who was the most suspected, as a heretic who must be hostile because Narad's death was suspicious. Instead, he decisively threw out an olive branch to seek cooperation.

Facts have also proved that Ural made the right move. Lude and his Medicine God Sect are not only chickens that can lay eggs, but also golden eggs!

Ural believes that his biggest advantage is the support from the Dunte family behind him.Although the relationship between him and his family was tense at one time, as he became famous in the War God Church and became the youngest bishop of the entire Duran Diocese, his family has long recognized his choice.

Ural's father abdicated three years ago, and the current patriarch of the family is his half-brother. Ural had voluntarily renounced his inheritance rights as early as the day he became a priest, so there was no direct conflict of interest between him and his younger brother. Blood and kinship form a stronger alliance.

As the queen merchants of the royal family, the Dent family has a huge business network covering the whole country. At the same time, it also controls many maritime trade routes and maintains very close commercial exchanges with the other two continents.The seemingly arrogant Earl Lumley and the Duke of Ganmaling do not have these convenient conditions.

And although Lu De has a variety of rare goods in his hands, it is already difficult for him to sell these things by himself, let alone sell them at a good price, so he will definitely need to sell them like Dun The help of such professionals as the Te family!

End of this chapter

Faced with Ural's repeated inquiries and the rising price, Lude neither agreed on the spot nor refused outright.He just told the other party that there is still room for further improvement of this super-enhanced potion, so it will not be sold for the time being.

However, Lude later said that he still has several other new drugs on hand. If Ural is interested, everyone can cooperate.

"What type of potion?"

"It's a type of daily necessities, one is for whitening, one is for hair care, and the other...is a hair restorer."

"Ok?"

Hearing Lude talking about the hair restorer, the eyes of several people present all focused on the top of Hamilton's head.The old magician ate the hot pot in full swing, and the dense beads of sweat made his Tianling Gai look like it had been waxed, and it looked shiny and gleaming!

"Your target user... is quite clear!"

"What do you mean kid?"

After being teased by Ural, Hamilton showed displeasure and gave him a hard look, but when he turned his head, he was full of smiles, and asked Luther kindly with a demeanor that is unimaginable to those who are familiar with him.

"Old friend, do you need a drug tester?"

The three new medicines that Lude brought out are all beauty products. According to the market research that Hume helped to do before, none of the other similar products currently on the market can be compared with his products, and the market demand is Incomparably huge, far from reaching saturation.

After all, no matter which world you are in, everyone loves beauty, from the princes and nobles to the common people, but those who can live comfortably, there are few who don't care about their appearance at all.

Especially those ladies and courtesans who are in the upper class, as long as they can become beautiful, they can make a deal with the devil without hesitation!

After a hot pot meal, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.

Although Ural failed to get the super-enhanced potion he wanted most, he negotiated with Lude as a sales agent for several other new drugs.The key is that Lude didn't say it directly, which in Ural's view is a signal that the conversation can continue.

Hamilton got the recipe for the hot pot base and a can of hair growth agent that he had always dreamed of.Lu De looked at him with admiration, and said to himself that if there were no juniors watching him, this guy would have wiped his extremely smart sky cap on the spot.

As for Shaluo and Rodriguez, the two young ladies and young masters didn't talk much at the dinner table, and most of the time they stared at each other.Whenever Rodriguez wanted to say something to Lude, Sharo would jump out of the gank wave immediately without giving him any chance to speak.

Logically speaking, for the two armies currently stationed outside the village, Rodriguez brought nearly twice as many troops as Sharo, and the quality and equipment levels of the soldiers were not much different.But there are more Hamilton and Ural on Sharo's side.

One of these two is the great magister who masters the forbidden fire spell, and the other is the bishop of the god of war who is good at group buff magic. With the help of these two in the private army of Earl Lumley's family, it is natural that the duke has no fear at all and has an advantage in numbers. party.

In addition, Lu De was also keenly aware that Rodriguez always behaved a little unnaturally in front of Sharo, as if he felt ashamed, and had been deliberately avoiding the other party's gaze. This reaction was very intriguing.

"Couldn't they have had an affair before?"

After dinner, everyone saw that it was getting late, and the things that should be talked about were almost the same, so they got up and prepared to leave.Lu De sent everyone to the gate. Before saying goodbye, he suddenly remembered something, so he took the initiative to invite everyone to watch a drama together in a few days.

"Master Lude, it's only been two months since we last met. Do you even have an opera house here?"

"Haha! How is it possible? The old man recently funded a song and dance troupe with great development prospects. They are currently living in the village temporarily and are rehearsing a new drama. They are just preparing for an audition later."

"Oh! Then I must appreciate it."

After seeing off the group of people, Lude closed the gate of the temple, and has been busy all day today. Even though his body is still young and blessed with divine power, Lude is already feeling quite tired at this moment, and he stretched his arms twice. Get ready to take a shower and go to bed early.

But at this moment, Lude suddenly noticed a sneaky figure not far away, trying to sneak away along the corner of the wall.

Seeing this, Lu De immediately stopped the other party.

"Shanis, where were you just now?"

Hearing Lude calling herself, the nun, who was hiding in the shadows like a thief, trembled all over, and could only stand up reluctantly.Seeing that she hid her hands behind her back, Lu De stretched out his hand and demanded with a straight face.

"What's hiding behind you? Take it out."

"nothing……"

"Give me Kang Kang!"

Faced with Lu De's teacher-like aura, even if Shanisi was a genuine goddess, she became a primary school student who was caught on the spot, and obediently handed over the "contraband" she tried to sneak into the temple.Lu De took a look at it, and found that it was a few small books with very poor printing quality, but the patterns on them made his brows twitch.

"W-Where did you get this?"

"It was stolen...borrowed from the barracks outside."

"..."

Under Lude's questioning, Shanisi confessed to the "crime" she committed. During the dinner, she took advantage of Lude's side to entertain guests, bought Aina to cover herself, and sneaked out to find "game" to eat. .

Currently there are two barracks outside the village, with a total of nearly [-] armored Qiu Ba.The private army under the hands of these nobles is not a people's army with strict military discipline and moral self-discipline. In this barbaric and ignorant feudal era, if they can not burn, kill and loot, they can be regarded as strict military discipline. Don't even think about asking them to abide by the rules and regulations. .

So after nightfall, some military personnel who are not considered combat units quickly enter the business mode.Attracted by this old taste of childhood, Shanisi, who couldn't help the temptation, sneaked into the barracks secretly.

She has an invisibility cloak lent to her by Hume back then. This thing is a stealth artifact that can completely hide the breath of the wearer.Even a master like Hamilton can hardly detect it.

So Shanisi, who sneaked into the barracks, wandered among the bustling military tents like eating a buffet, and accidentally found such a few good books from a certain officer's personal belongings.

I planned to take it back as a souvenir, and occasionally take it out to study, but I never thought that before I got back to the house, I was cut off halfway by Lude.

After understanding the ins and outs of the matter, Lu De was quite speechless for a while.

"It's really yours!"

End of this chapter

Under Shanis' look of reluctance, Lu De confiscated the few pamphlets she "dropped" from the barracks on the spot, and at the same time warned this troublesome guy once again to avoid doing such things in the future. dangerous thing.

Shanis, who was very depressed, lowered her head and muttered "I got it" reluctantly, but Lude knew very well that this womanizer didn't take his words to heart once, and it wouldn't be long will do it again.

The other party's attitude of not changing after repeated teachings made him very headache.

Logically speaking, today's Shanisi is raised by Lu De and supported by more than 3000 men, women and children in Pine Tree Village. It is not an exaggeration to say that she has no worries about food and clothing, and the so-called "erotic energy" is far inferior to the real one. The power of faith came mellow and hungry, but Shanisi just couldn't resist it.

It seems that in her eyes, orthodox power of faith belongs to the meal, and lust energy is like a snack.Although the former is nutritious and healthy, it is still no match for the charm of smoking skewers with fireworks on the street!

In view of Shanisi's habit, Lu De once worried that the child would go astray in the future, and even spoil other girls in the family.

But after getting along for a period of time, Lu De found that Shanisi didn't like GHS so much, but rather liked watching other people's GHS, and then he could draw strength from it and use other people's lust to satisfy his own appetite.

Don't look at her who is full of pornographic accents and raunchy jokes all day long, like an old Siji who has experienced many battles, and often sneaks out to listen to the wall, peeping at the young lovers drilling haystacks, but in fact it is just like the "sister" on the other side of the earth Like "group friends", I have a wealth of theoretical knowledge and XP beyond the imagination of ordinary people, but the actual experience is blank, and I have no courage.

In a sense, if Shanisi goes to the earth, the way of life that is most suitable for her is to be a pornographic group leader or a welfare girl, without actual contact across the Internet, but she can "shoot the group leader" from every sentence. , Thank you", absorb the power of strong faith.

Luther returned to his room with a few confiscated pamphlets.Out of a kind of curiosity common to ordinary people, he did not immediately destroy the three very low-quality printed materials, but flipped through them with a "critical" gaze.

Judging from the titles on the cover, these three books should be a series, namely "The Little Widow in the Late Night", "The Little Widow in the Rainy Day" and "The Little Widow in the Bustling Street". .

Looking inside, it seems that it is to take care of the vast number of illiterate readers in this world. It is not a novel but a picture book with a plot like a comic.

There is one thing to say, judging by the standards of this world, the artist's skills are quite good, and the printing quality of the pattern is also very clear, but the paper used is poor, but the impact on the viewing experience is not too great.

However, in his previous life, Lu De was an old otaku who was used to watching Japanese comics. In his opinion, this style of painting is really difficult to use as "spell-casting material".So Lu De watched it for a long time, and his heart was still like a mirror, without any disturbance.

Flipping to the end of the picture book, Lu De found a signature called "Sans" in the corner of the last page, which should be the author of the picture book.Lu De had also read the "materials" left to him by the old astrologer. The author's name was not placed on the cover and the beginning of the volume, which seemed to be an old customary rule for this type of work.

Looking at this strange name, Lu De raised a confident smile at the corner of his mouth.

"Hmph! It's far worse than my uncle's painting!"

Throwing these pamphlets aside, Lu De was about to go to sleep, when the wind chime suddenly rang in the room with the window closed.

Hearing this voice, Lu De, who was about to take off the mask, hurriedly put down his hands, turned around and looked behind him, and it was indeed the ghost secretary Eliwen standing there.

"I'm sorry to disturb your rest, my lord."

"It's okay, what can you do with me?"

"Yes, it's about that book, it suddenly stopped moving."

"Book? What book?"

Lu De couldn't help being taken aback by Eleven's words. After scratching his head for a long time, he finally understood what Eleven was talking about.

"Fuck! There are so many things going on recently, I forgot!"

With a sudden slap on the forehead, Lude recalled that he was in the basement before. When he was checking the Book of Ashes, he found that the two-dimensional serpent that was sealed in the book had recovered, but it was still rebellious. It was fragrant, so Lu threw a handful of sulfur powder on the pages of the book frantically, and stuffed her into the cabinet together with the snake and the book.

What Lude was thinking at the time was to lock this guy up for a week first, so that she could understand who was in charge now, and then she was busy with other things, so she just forgot about it.And Elaine, who has a serious personality, kept in mind Lude's entrustment at the time-"Let me know when she is honest."

So after that, the female ghost secretary would open the book box every day to take a look, and if she was still struggling, she would keep closing it.As a result, I persisted until nearly half a month later, and the book finally stopped moving!

Realizing that there might be a snake, Lu De hurriedly followed Eliwen to the basement, opened the box containing the books, and found that he was motionless, and the smell of sulfur powder was still very pungent.

Lu De took out the book carefully, turned it upside down to shake off all the powder trapped in the pages, and then carefully turned it over.

"I go……"

Even though Lu De was mentally prepared, he was shocked by the picture when he turned the page of the book.The originally lifelike big snake was gone, replaced by a pool of bluish-gray smudges, giving people a feeling that the ink on the pages had melted because the pages were soaked in water.

Seeing this, Elaine asked timidly.

"Master, she... is she okay?"

"Should... still be alive."

The situation on the page was somewhat unexpected to Lude. He tried to lightly touch the stain on the page with his hand, and he could clearly feel the vitality. This meant that the giant snake was still alive, but his mental state was a little "lax".

Since this book was written blindly by Lude to fool the lizardmen before, it has been several months since he himself couldn't remember what he wrote. In desperation, he could only look forward and see if he could find it. reason.