Under the afterglow of the evening, Lyon saw captain Moses walking around blankly in the crowd holding a letter. The other man had indeed regained his consciousness and was no different from before.
"I have fulfilled my contract, Leon."
"Now it's your turn," the communication whispered.
"Well, please take care of Charlie for me."
Leon breathed a sigh of relief, lowered his hat brim, and boarded the deck under the gaze of the letter and Captain Yuri, preparing to go to the Kingdom of Frederick, where he would transfer to a carriage and enter the Kingdom of Romanov.
"It's not too late to regret now." Captain Yuri shook hands with Leon who was on board the ship, and said in a calm tone: "You are going to a completely unfamiliar country, and you will not be able to come back in the short term. If you change your mind, please contact us before sailing. tell me."
"Mr. Felix painted a very beautiful vision for me."
Leon looked in the direction of the Romanov Kingdom: "He said there is no oppression or class there, and the people living there are simple, kind and reliable..."
"Do you believe him?" Captain Uri suddenly asked. He was ordered by King William V of the Kingdom of Frederick to help the Church of Truth. This did not mean that he believed in the truth. After listening to Leon's description, he thought that anyone with independent No thinking adult would believe that such a country exists in the world.
"I don't believe it." Leon smiled: "I don't think you believe it either, Captain Yuri. After all, the Romanov Kingdom was still practicing serfdom half a year ago. Who would believe it half a year later when it announced that it had become equal and harmonious? ?But Mr. Felix is an idealist, and so is Mr. Nicholas. While they are idealists, they are also typical realists. When these two personalities are combined, they can create a practical person who strives for his ideals. Actionist, so..."
Leon retracted his gaze towards the north and said seriously: "I want to see with my own eyes the country founded by idealists. I have also imagined an absolutely beautiful world in my mind. Even if the hope is slim, I still hold on to my vision. Full of hope.”
"May your hope not be in vain." Captain Yuri expressed his blessing, then raised his arm and issued an order to the command room.
Woo——
Woo——
The billowing smoke rose with the sound of the whistle. The iron chain turned and the anchor was recovered. The sailors put away the boarding board. Under the fiery red dusk, the Yin Linna sailed out of the dock and entered the channel. The bow of the ship tore through the water and slowly Head north.
Leon Angel left, and Lai Wen kept watching until the Yin Linna completely disappeared.
He is not worried at all that Leon Angel, who went to the Romanov Kingdom, will be disappointed. Although the Romanov Kingdom is currently under sanctions and has a sluggish economy, the hope in people's eyes is full of possibilities.
A country with hope in the eyes of its people will one day rise in the spotlight and become a lion overlooking the world!
"It's my turn next..."
Twisting the brim of his hat, Laiwen walked into the crowd. After walking through the crowd several times, he suddenly transformed into Leon Angel. With a smile on his face, he stopped a four-wheeled carriage and popped out a silver shilling. The coachman said:
"Go to Pavar Street."
At 6 o'clock in the evening, Charlie, who was busy in the kitchen, heard the door opening and called out: "Leon, is that you?"
There was no response at first, but after a while, a familiar voice came:
"it's me."
"Put away the clothes for me. Dinner will be ready in a moment!"
After collecting the clothes, Laiwen came to the restaurant. As soon as he entered the door, he smelled the sweetness of apple pie. Charlie was wearing thick gloves to take out the baked apple pie from the stove.
"You baked apple pie?"
"Didn't you tell me that you wanted to eat apple pie?" Charlie looked at the message with a strange look on his face: "Have you forgotten? You told me personally at the station this afternoon..."
"Oh, I remember, look at my brain, I'm so busy." Lai Wen reacted immediately, walked over to get the tableware, and helped prepare dinner.
"You're so weird, Leon." Charlie blinked: "You actually helped me prepare dinner... Do you have a fever?"
"...I just think it's too hard for you to prepare dinner alone."
As a gentleman in the Phantom Thieves world, Laiwen has always adhered to his own gentlemanly principles, such as never letting a lady feel embarrassed, never letting a lady open a car door herself, never letting a lady be alone at a dance...
Helping the lady prepare dinner is also a gentleman's behavior. Ma Wei always thought that he was relying on his reputation to make a living, but in fact...
Just having a handsome face is not enough to charm thousands of girls and young women. The art of words and deeds must be understood.
Mawei is not very concerned about this aspect, and his focus is different from that of the communication.
Charlie, who felt that Leon was a little strange today, tilted her head and thought about it, but didn't take it to heart. It was a good thing that Leon took the initiative to help, and it was too late for her to be happy!
"What happened to Miss Natalia, the girl you went on a date with last time?"
While cutting the apple pie, Charlie asked: "Would you like to invite her to your house for dinner?"
Natalia...seems to be the colleague Leon mentioned...
The article has some impressions of the woman Xia Li mentioned. Leon Angel is 20 years old this year. He joined the Witcher at the age of 19 and is not married. The Church of the Three Goddess of Destiny does not restrict the marriage of believers. Marriage is freedom. Yes, this is the same as the Church of Truth.
Natalia is 21 years old this year and is also a member of The Witcher. Her relationship with Leon Angel is more than colleagues, but not lovers. The two went out for a date, but then nothing happened. Leon Angel has always been I don’t have the guts to continue dating the other person.
"You're not going to screw up again, are you?"
Not hearing the reply, Charlie raised her head alertly: "Leon, you will be 21 soon! It's time to get married! My parents asked about it yesterday!"
"...."
"You pretend not to hear! You pretend to be deaf every time I tell you this!"
Adhering to the principle that more things are worse than less things, the author does not want to replace Leon Angel in picking up girls. He himself has caused a lot of trouble and has not solved it. How can he have the time to care about this?
"Charlie, just don't worry about this. I know what's going on."
"You're just talking nonsense!"
Charlie angrily took out a letter from her apron and threw it on the table: "Look, this is the letter Miss Natalia wrote to you! I haven't opened it, you can read it yourself!"
No...I really don't want to deal with these things...
Looking at the letter on the table, the letter was already too big. He had tried his best to avoid getting involved with women, but for some reason, since he came to London, he was always able to have relationships with women, just like a man who was destined to fall in love.
It just stopped for two days and it started again!
Under Charlie's supervision, the letter could only be opened on behalf of Leon Angel. The letter was written by Natalia herself. Juan's beautiful handwriting was like a butterfly flying, which looked pleasing to the eye. She must have practiced calligraphy.
I quickly finished reading the ten-line letter. In fact, there was little content in the letter. Most of it was Natalia talking about some things she encountered at work. What really attracted the attention of the letter was the sentence at the end:
【Looking forward to meeting you next time】
On the surface, this is just a simple greeting, but combined with Natalia's heartfelt talk about her troubles in life, this sentence seems to have profound meaning.
According to the consistent experience of the communication, even if Natalia has not fallen in love with Leon Angel, she at least has some affection for him. As long as she seizes the opportunity, it is not impossible to go further.
"How's it going?" Charlie poked her head to the side and asked expectantly: "Is there any progress?"
"fine."
Laiwen handed the letter to her casually: "Just some daily greetings, nothing special."
Charlie quickly read the letter and found nothing strange. She couldn't help but said with some disappointment: "Miss Natalia is a very nice person and her family background is also very good. Her father is Professor James of Oxford University and she belongs to a high-tech family... But Falling in love must be consensual, and you can't deliberately get close to someone just because they have a good family... Huh? Leon, why do you look so ugly? "
"You just said..." The source frowned and asked, "Who is Miss Natalia's father?"
"Professor James from Oxford University! James Morea, Professor of Mathematics, has published many academic papers! Don't you know?"
"I know...but isn't Professor James Morea not married?"
"Oh, Miss Natalia is his adopted daughter. You know that upper class people like to adopt orphans."
This was an unexpected gain. After dinner, Lai Wen returned to his room, immediately activated his mud shadow magic and returned to Flower Street, telling Ma Wei what he had discovered.
"You said James Morea adopted a daughter named Natalia?"
"Yes." The source nodded: "How come Holmes doesn't know such important information?"
"He should know, he just didn't take it to heart."
Ma Wei thought about it and felt that Natalia could not be used as a breakthrough in the investigation of James Morea. It should be said that Holmes could not do anything to Natalia.
Only the letter that replaced Leon Angel could use Natalia as a breakthrough to contact Professor James Morea.
"Since Natalia has a crush on you, you should get in touch with her." Mavey put the bread into his mouth, chewed it twice and said, "Anyway, you will inevitably see her when you are working."
"Again?!"
Lai Wen stood up suddenly and shouted: "Brother, I have already had enough trouble dealing with Tiffany and Helena. If there is another Natalia... won't it cost my life!"
"Didn't you say that Gina can occasionally pretend to be Leon Angel for you?" Ma Wei said disapprovingly: "Women know women best, so it's okay to leave this task to Gina."
"Yes, and Gina." Laiwen sat back at the dining table and calmed down: "Then I will tell her about this later and let her treat Natalia."
"Um."
"When will Mr. Butler's underground laboratory be destroyed?" Edward asked, "Will we have to wait a long time?"
"The bidding will start the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow I will go to the Second Prince's house to simulate the bidding process, destroy the underground laboratory and wait for the bidding to end. The top priority is to win the bid!"
Whether the Manstein Potion Company can control the potion market in the Kingdom of Windsor depends on the outcome of this bidding.
Once the bid is successful, no one in the entire Kingdom of Windsor will be able to compete with the Manstein Potion Company!
For this bidding, Ma Wei invested a lot of manpower and material resources, spent a lot of energy, and mobilized all the resources and connections that could be mobilized...
The potion business will be his breakthrough to break the blockade of various countries and help the Romanov Kingdom recover its sluggish economy!
The total number of clergy in the Church of Truth totals tens of thousands, and this is still a conservative estimate.
The daily salary alone is an astronomical figure...
Dino has never complained to Ma Wei about the church's financial situation, but Ma Wei knows in his heart that if he doesn't find a way to make money as soon as possible, the Truth Church may face a big crisis!
Only by winning the bid can we make up for the economic loopholes!
Late at night, Ma Wei stood in front of the window, looking at the rare moon.
The hazy moonlight seemed to be covered with a layer of silver gauze, looming in the clouds.
Sometimes, Mawei longs to return to New Ross City, where he has no pressure and can explain and solve problems for believers every day, and preside over weddings, funerals or newborn baptisms. What a relaxing job it is!
London didn't make him feel like he belonged, it wasn't his home, and he didn't like the city.
What worried him most had happened.
Will the emergence of Ershi have an impact on the existing system of belief in gods?
The answer is yes, only believers can obtain the gifts of gods, and conversely, gods can only obtain the power of sincere faith.
This is the protection of the gods.
But the emergence of Earl Stone completely overturned all this!
There is no doubt that there will be people who are interested in using Er Stone to get close to the throne of the gods and steal their power...
Ma Wei has never underestimated the greed of human beings. He knows how terrible human beings are. For many people, mystery is the best protective umbrella. Once some people are allowed to touch the core of the secret and the veil of the secret of the gods is unveiled, then Their reverence for the gods was gone...
This happens to everyone.
Even Lai Wen, Daniel, and Dino are no exception.
Among those closest to the goddess, do Laiwen, Daniel, and Dino have too much respect for Yunia?
No.
At least Ma Wei didn't feel it.
If this is true for the authors, what about the other people who control the power of Ershi?
They don’t even know how to fear gods!
The only thing that can comfort Ma Wei is the teachings of the Church of Truth.
Unlike the Odin pantheon, the Church of Truth has never appeared as a ruler.
From beginning to end, Mawei deliberately weakened the church's influence on people's lives.
He wants the Church of Truth to be a corrective device to help the kingdom get on the right path, allowing the people to explore the truth and awaken the minds of believers.
This alone is fundamentally different from the Odin pantheon.
The Odin pantheon relies on believers' awe and desire for power, while the Church of Truth allows people to act spontaneously and work toward a common goal.
One is oppression and the other is equality.
The believers of the Church of Truth may not have much reverence for God, but as long as they pursue the truth, the church will not decline, because the church and the people stand on the same footing and are the people's protective umbrella.
Ma Wei always believes...
As long as the church does not take the wrong path and abandon or stay away from the people, the people will never abandon the church!
