Father Mavie

Chapter 6 The Era of Theocracy (ask for tickets and follow up!!!)

"No dinner."

In the evening, when Mavi took Junia back to the church, he ran into Mrs. Cecil with a resentful face.

"Father, where did you go?"

Mrs. Cecil put her hips on her hips and said angrily, "Thanks to you, I didn't even have time to clean my house today!"

"what?"

Ma Wei looked at her puzzledly: "What happened?"

"See for yourself!"

Mrs. Cecil put a thick directory on the table: "Today at least 100 people came to the church to become believers of the Church of Truth! But you are not here, so I can only write down their names first. It ended up being so busy until late in the evening! Gosh, I didn't even have a cup of tea!"

Picking up the directory book on the table, Ma Wei flipped through it casually, and sure enough, he saw a lot of newly recorded names. A rough count, I'm afraid there are about 120 people.

After thinking about it, Ma Wei immediately understood why the number of believers suddenly increased sharply.

After the earthquake last night, he publicly stated that he was willing to bear the cost of repairing the houses of the believers. Once this matter is publicized, many people will come here admiringly.
However, Mavi also knew that among these "believers" who came here for fame, it is estimated that few of them really wanted to join the church, and most of them did so for the little maintenance fee.

"Father, although your willingness to bear the cost of house repairs for the believers is very touching, but I must remind you."

Mrs. Cecil said with a serious face: "This is not a small sum."

"I know."

Ma Wei handed the honey candy in the iron box to Junia, and said in a calm voice: "But no matter what, I don't want to see any believers in danger because they can't afford the maintenance fee. Each of them, I am a loyal supporter of the goddess Yunia, as for the money, I will find a way."

Hearing this, Mrs. Cecil suddenly had a headache: "Father, among these people who came today, how many of them really belong to the church?"

"Your behavior is no different from doing charity in their eyes!"

"By the way, Mrs. Cecil, her name is Nia, and she is my daughter."

Ma Wei suddenly changed the subject, touched Junia's head and said, "From today on, she will live with me."

"daughter?"

Mrs. Cecil looked at Junia in surprise, and then at Ma Wei: "Father, when did you give birth to a daughter? Why didn't I know anything about it?"

"Well, people have to go a little bit, right?" Ma Wei said with a smile: "Nia, quickly say hello to Mrs. Cecil, she is a senior believer in our church."

"Mrs. Cecil, hello."

With honey candy in her mouth, Junia blinked her eyes and looked at him curiously.

"Hello, Nia." Mrs. Cecil smiled, and loved Junia who was like a porcelain doll very much: "It turns out that Father, you suddenly asked me to borrow children's clothes last night for Nia to wear. , You haven't eaten yet, I'll go and prepare some food."

"it is good."

After Mrs. Cecil hurried into the kitchen, Marvie took off his overcoat, put it on the hanger together with his hat, and closed the door of the church.

"Daddy daddy."

Junia followed him all the way, asking repeatedly: "Why was Mrs. Cecil so angry just now?"

"Because she understands human nature and is dedicated to the church."

"Oh, Dad, is it wrong for you to bear the maintenance costs for believers?"

"Of course."

"So Mrs. Cecil was wrong?"

"She's right, too."

Under Junia's blank eyes, Marvela sat her on the pew in the church, stared at the tall statue in front of her, and said word by word: "In the final analysis, the differences between me and Mrs. Cecil are essentially It’s because of the different positions.”

"As a believer, her main concern is whether the church can last for a long time. As the founder and manager of the church, what I need to consider is not only how long the church can last, but more importantly, how to develop the church."

"My move to bear the maintenance costs may lose a considerable amount of wealth in the short term, but what we lose is only money, not to mention that the money is not unbearable for me now."

After a pause, Mavi continued:

"If you take a long-term view, the benefits brought by this move will far exceed the little money spent today."

"Eunia doesn't understand"

"Fame, prestige, these are all necessary for development."

Ma Wei explained: "I only spent a little money to spread the word "Church of Truth". Today, maybe only 100 people know about it, but what about tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow?"

"I'm sure that within a week, the name of the Church of Truth will spread throughout the city of New Rose. At that time, the existing believers will be proud of it, thereby deepening their loyalty, and other people who are not believers will also or After more or less leaving some impressions, they will feel that the Church of Truth is a good church that truly seeks the welfare of believers."

"The first impression is very important, and it will be extremely beneficial to our future development, including those nobles, who will also hear about the good deeds of the church."

"Well"

Junia ate the candy, her mind spinning quickly: "Dad said in the afternoon that the boss behind the orphanage we went to is the fourth prince. In this case, you have to subsidize their actions every week. Is it for Did you have any contact with the fourth prince?"

Ma Wei smiled and said: "Who knows. Junia, I still have something to do, can you go to the kitchen and help Mrs. Cecil prepare dinner?"

"Ok!"

Junia nodded, grabbed the little bear's arm, and quickly ran towards the kitchen.

After watching her go, Mavi lit the kerosene lamp beside her, and gently flipped through the list of believers on her lap.

The thick directory is full of names, and every believer who has been baptized and officially joined the church is recorded, a total of 807 people.

807 believers, this number sounds like a lot, but in Mavi's eyes
not enough!

Far from enough!

After questioning last night, he learned that Junia's power is linked to the number of believers. The more believers, the stronger Junia's power will be.

But the 807 believers, in the eyes of those big churches, are not even as large as the number of believers in their parish. The Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny, which is regarded as the state religion by the Kingdom of Windsor, has millions of believers!
their gods.
How powerful should it be?

There is no doubt that in the coming changes, every church with gods will expand their sphere of influence crazily, and they will scramble to attract believers!
During this process, the relationship between the church and the church is never harmonious, and they even regard each other as sworn enemies
To let more people know the truth, it is essential to develop the church.

"It's doctrine versus doctrine, belief versus belief."

Ma Wei caressed the cowhide cover of the book of truth:
"Even in the age of theocracy, I firmly believe that truth will be the only light."

Thinking of this, he suddenly stood up, holding the kerosene lamp in one hand, the book of truth and the list of believers in the other, and walked towards the study.

"You can't be slow anymore, you must change your strategy!"

(End of this chapter)