"Bills Barber, in the name of priest, I officially baptize you."
Ma Wei held the porcelain bowl in one hand and dipped some holy water in the other. With a flick of his fingertips, some water drops fell on the man in front of him.
Immediately afterwards, he began to circle around the man, stopping once in each of the four directions, repeating the previous operation, and finally returned to the front.
"May the goddess protect you and move forward bravely on the road of exploring the truth."
The man lowered his head and let Ma Wei's palm soaked in holy water press his forehead. Then he straightened up, placed his left hand on his chest, and said softly: "Truth is supreme."
At this point, the baptismal ceremony is over.
The man who completed the baptism ceremony officially became a believer in the Church of Truth. He took out a few copper pennies and threw them into the copper cage in front of the statue, and left happily.
This is the 58th believer Ma Wei has baptized today.
The effect of his speech was remarkable, attracting countless passers-by, and he believed that what can make people yearn for must be the truth.
The charm of truth is so great.
After recording the man's donation in the believer's list, Ma Wei looked at the next man: "What's your name?"
"My name is Dion Bellomo, Father."
"Will you follow the truth?"
"I do."
"Very well, Dion Bellomo, I will officially baptize you in the name of priest..."
A new round of baptisms began again. Gray Wolf Dino sat in the corner of the church, watching the scene with a smile and waiting patiently.
Near noon, when the sun was rising, Yunia, who had just woken up, rubbed her eyes and came down wearing a white cotton pajamas. Seeing that her father was still busy, she obediently sat on the chair behind Ma Wei and played with the little bear in her hand. .
Until 1pm....
Ma Wei just sent away the last believer.
"it is finally over..."
He put down the porcelain bowl containing the holy water and slumped down on the bench, his tired shoulders almost unable to be lifted.
"dad!"
Yunia ran to him very happily: "Yunia's power has increased again! It's about to reach the critical point!"
"critical point?"
Ma Wei wondered: "Is there an upper limit to your power?"
"Yunia is not very clear about the specific details." Yunia shook her head: "But Yunia can feel that as long as the power of faith given by believers reaches a certain amount, Yunia can become more powerful. !”
The foundation of a small church that was only founded three years ago is definitely not comparable to that of large churches that have existed for hundreds or thousands of years. Ma Wei also knew in his heart that in terms of his understanding of gods, he was not even a beginner.
More information about the gods needs to be obtained from those in the know.
"Father."
Just as Ma Wei was thinking, a shadow enveloped him, along with the strong and pungent smell of perfume.
"Dino, your taste in perfume is still as bad as ever." He said without looking back.
"Difference?"
Gray Wolf Dino sniffed his wolf fur jacket and muttered: "This is currently the most popular cinnamon pepper rose essential oil in the upper class! I am very fashionable, okay..."
"The smell of you reminds me of roasted whole lamb in a bath filled with rose petals."
"..."
The corner of his mouth twitched. Gray Wolf Dino really couldn't refute. He sat next to Ma Wei with a dark face, glanced at Yunia beside him, and asked: "Who is this beautiful lady?"
"My daughter, Nia."
"You've never been a womanizer, where did your daughter come from?"
"First of all, it's not that I'm not attracted to women, it's just that I haven't met anyone I like. Secondly..." Ma Wei said calmly: "Is it weird that I have a daughter?"
"It's weird, of course it's weird, it's just too weird, okay?"
Looking at Yunia who was huddled behind her father, Dino the Gray Wolf sneered: "From the appearance, your daughter's features look like our beautiful and unrestrained East Slavs, but you are an out-and-out Celtic People's looks are incompatible... You can't lie to me, she is not your biological child at all."
Ma Wei subconsciously touched his cheek. To be honest, he was not sensitive to the differences in appearance between different ethnic groups, but the grocer who traveled around all year round could see the clues at a glance.
"Is appearance important?" Ma Wei asked back: "No matter whether there is a blood relationship or not, she is my daughter."
"Whatever you say."
"You are not a church member, what are you doing here?"
"Hey, hey, hey, don't chase people away if you disagree with them!" Gray Wolf Dino smacked his mouth: "I came to the church specifically to see you."
"Why, you came to me and asked for bottle money?"
"....Do you still remember what I said when I left the church?"
"Of course, you said that from now on, whatever you have, I will have too."
"This is a promise." Gray Wolf Dino put away his smile and said seriously: "My promise to you."
"Last night you said you were a businessman."
"Yes, I am a businessman, but I am not a villain who is unscrupulous. People say that I am as cunning and cunning as a wolf, but those tricks are only used on outsiders. I can always use them on you, my friend. Be honest with each other!"
"So the purpose of your coming here today is to tell me this?"
"No, I came here to tell you....I'm leaving."
Ma Wei turned his head and said in a much more serious tone: "Where are you going?"
"Go home, go back to my hometown..."
Looking at the statue bathed in the sun, Gray Wolf Dino showed a rare feeling of nostalgia, and said with some emotion: "This morning, I received a piece of gossip that the Kingdom of Windsor will declare war on the Romanov Kingdom in the near future. .”
"Declaration of war?"
Frowning deeply, Ma Wei asked: "Why declare..."
The sound stopped suddenly.
Mavey suddenly remembered the development history of the Romanov Kingdom.
The Romanov Kingdom was officially established 200 years ago. The first king was Mikhail Romanov. This man was brilliant, but he relied too much on the church, which caused the kingdom to fall into corruption for more than 100 years. The situation of lazy administration, various exorbitant levies and miscellaneous taxes continued, and the people were miserable.
His fifth successor, Peter I, immediately began reforms after he ascended the throne. He used iron fist to completely bloodbath the Romanov Kingdom, which directly led to the disappearance of the Apocalypse Sect that originally belonged to the Romanov Kingdom.
The kingdom finally reached its peak in the hands of Peter I and became increasingly powerful, but they had no state religion!
Not only is there no state religion, even small churches are not allowed to exist within the territory of the Romanov Kingdom!
In the past, there would have been no problem with this kind of decision, but now that God has come, the Romanov dynasty without a church...
Wouldn’t it be a soft persimmon?
More importantly...
Peter I, who was awarded the title of Emperor, died of illness three years ago. He was succeeded by his young son Paul I. Paul I obviously did not have the iron fist of Peter the Great. People have always said that he was a mentally disturbed monarch with eccentric behavior. Wei didn't know the specifics, but Paul I was definitely not as popular as his father.
On the contrary, it is said that Paul I's sister Katerina is a rare talent...
"I'm not particularly clear on the reason for the declaration of war, but the news is definitely true."
Gray Wolf Dino smiled helplessly: "When my hometown is in trouble, how can I just stand by and watch? So I decided to sell off all my property and return to my hometown..."
As he said that, he stood up, stretched his muscles, and regained some of his mood: "Of course, the war cannot be fought at will, and it is impossible for me to sell all the properties here tomorrow. I will have to stay here for at least half of the time." More than a month."
"During this period, if you have any difficulties or troubles, Father, just come to me."
"okay, I get it."
