Father Mavie

Chapter 840 Aztec Empire (two in one, please subscribe!!!)

The sea wind was strong. On the deck, Goncharov stood on the side of the ship and looked at the distant horizon, with a hint of worry on his face.

"Bishop, Captain Wolfe said that we have sailed near the east coast of the Aztec Empire and will arrive at the port tomorrow."

Yevgeny, who was promoted to a priest, walked out of the cabin and came behind Goncharov and said.

In these days, although Yevgeny was still uneasy, he had adapted to life on the ship. At first, he would complain about Goncharov in the dead of night, feeling that he was harming himself by insisting on letting him go with him, but now he looks away.

Thanks to Togoncharov, Yevgeny was promoted from the lowest servant of God to deputy envoy of the church, and also became a priest. As long as he can successfully return to the Romanov Kingdom, he will be qualified to take charge of a church alone!

If not for this mission, how could he have become a priest in such a short period of time?

Opportunities and risks coexist. This is absolutely true.

After passing the message, Yevgeny wanted to go back to the cabin and continue playing cards with the sailors. Life on the ship was too boring, so he had to find some fun.

But Yevgeny noticed Goncharov's slightly frowning brows and worried eyes, as if he was worried about something.

"Bishop, has something happened?"

"Just now, I received the oracle from the goddess."

Goncharov did not hide the truth: "The Doomsday Party approached Pope Mawei and asked for cooperation but was rejected. This is the result of the meeting. The Doomsday Party's envoy is very angry and is afraid something is going to happen."

Yevgeny thought it was something, and didn't take it to heart at all: "The church is completely hostile to the Doomsday Party, and it is right to refuse to cooperate with them. Pope Mavi did the right thing! Bishop, haven't you always agreed with Pope Mavi's decision?"

"Of course I agree, but..."

Glancing at Yevgeny, Goncharov suddenly asked: "Why do you think the goddess specifically informed me of this matter?"

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Yevgeny was stunned for a moment, and a bad premonition arose in his heart: "Isn't it because Pope Mawei values ​​you as bishop?"

Goncharov shook his head: "It's because the royal family of the Aztec Empire has long joined the Doomsday Party. After the Doomsday Party fails in the United States of Citi, it will fully withdraw into the Aztec Empire."

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The sea breeze was strong, but cold sweat broke out on Yevgeny's head.

He understood, he understood completely

If the church agrees to cooperate with the Doomsday Party, their trip will be smooth sailing.

on the contrary

The danger is doubled!

Will the Doomsday Party let them go?

The situation is like this, so why negotiate?

With a glimmer of hope, Yevgeny said with a trembling voice: "Goddess. Does the goddess call us back?"

"No, the goddess asked us to proceed with caution."

Pfft!

Yevgeny sat down on the deck, his face pale.

If the Aztec Empire was a sleeping tiger a few days ago, then at this moment, it's like they just pulled out a few tiger whiskers and are running back to provoke!

This is totally asking for death!

Now Yevgeny understood why Goncharov looked so bad. He looked even uglier than Goncharov now.

Mission impossible

"Pope Mavey. Yes! Is Pope Mavey going to increase his manpower?" Yevgeny thought of something: "As long as the church increases its support and declares war on the Doomsday Party, it will not be difficult to defeat them!"

"Unfortunately, the church will not declare war on the Aztec Empire at the moment." Goncharov said: "Once the church declares war on the Aztec Empire, it will face threats from the United States of Citi and the Apocalypse God System, not to mention this is a An unjust war."

"There is no justice in war!" Yevgeny was desperate: "Without the support of the church, we will be dead with just a few of us!"

Looking at Yevgeny, Goncharov asked: "Are you afraid?"

"I"

"If you are afraid, go back with this ship and return to the Romanov Kingdom."

Goncharov turned around and no longer looked at Yevgeny. He originally wanted to train him, but now the situation has changed and it is too dangerous.

What's more, judging from Yevgeny's performance, he is not the best person to carry out the task, regardless of his character or will. Forcing him to go to the Aztec Empire will not end well.

Rather than letting Yevgeny die in a foreign country, it is better to let him go back as soon as possible.

"Tell the truth to others about this matter. Everyone must convey it to them. Tell them that the church will never blame anyone who wants to leave, let alone punish them."

"Bishop, what about you?"

"I will go to the Aztec Empire and continue the mission entrusted by Pope Mavi."

"Bishop, I."

Yevgeny wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Goncharov: "No need to say more, just pass the message."

With his head lowered, Yevgeny walked into the cabin dejectedly. He didn't know what to say. When Goncharov allowed him to return to the country, he breathed a sigh of relief, but he was very nervous, fearing that he would be punished after returning to the country. , until Goncharov made a promise, he was completely relieved.

But instead of being relieved, he felt even more uncomfortable, as if he was holding a breath and couldn't spit it out.

In the cabin, everyone in the mission was a little nervous after hearing the news that the church refused to cooperate with the Doomsday Party. Only a few accompanying members of the Aurora Society immediately expressed their intention to continue carrying out the mission.

"What is this difficulty? Think about how disadvantaged we were in the decisive battle in Tver and the decisive battle in London? We didn't win in the end!"

Ulmit sneered at everyone's fear: "How can the Doomsday Party be compared with the Church of Destiny and the Church of Wisdom? They don't even have gods!"

"They can control alchemy monsters!" Ivor said: "Even Pope Mavi has given high praise to those alchemy monsters. It's up to us to recognize their strength."

"If you're afraid, just go back!" Ulmit sneered: "Why bother making so many excuses! You all joined the church after the founding of the People's Republic of China. You don't understand how difficult it was in the early days of the church. It should be said that you were the ones who were wavering at the beginning. We’re just a loser! Those with firm beliefs joined from the beginning, who would wait until after the founding of the People’s Republic of China to join?”

"Who are you saying doesn't have firm faith?!"

"Whoever is afraid to speak out is the one!"

Ulmit threw the poker in his hand on the table, spat fiercely, looked around at everyone, and said with disdain: "You are frightened by a small difficulty, how can you be entrusted with such a heavy responsibility? Even if you do, it will be a hindrance! It’s better to go back as soon as possible!”

The fists were clenched, and the faces of Ivor and others turned red. They wanted to rebut but could not find a breakthrough. They were really scared. They did not want to be caught for in vivo experiments, and they did not want to die.

Ulmit left with the members of the Aurora Society who were willing to stay. The room that had been lively and cheerful just now suddenly became deserted. Cards were scattered on the table, and no one had the intention to continue playing.

Late at night, the warship sailed slowly on the sea. The white moon was like day and the sea was sparkling. In the cabin, Yevgeny tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. In the end, he stopped sleeping at all and sat up to smoke.

"You can't sleep?"

Ivor turned over in the next bed.

"The same to you?"

"Ugh"

Ivor sat up, took the cigarette from Yevgeny, lit it, took a puff and said, "I'm annoyed." "I'm annoyed too."

Yevgeny exhaled smoke and asked quietly: "Are you going back?"

"I still have children, and we cannot die in the Aztec Empire." Ivor turned his eyes away and stared at the cigarette in his hand: "If I die, who will raise them?"

"If you are afraid of death, why did you take this mission?" Yevgeny was very curious. Before setting off, Goncharov asked everyone if they were willing, except for him, who all volunteered.

Under the moonlight, Ivor looked into Yevgeny's eyes and said: "Because I want to climb up."

"There are many opportunities in the Truth Church now. If you seize them, you can quickly climb to a high position. Going to the Aztec Empire to preach is an opportunity. As long as everything goes well, you can at least become a bishop."

Yevgeny was very surprised: "Except for scientific research positions, no matter how high the position is, the salary is not much different. What is there to climb up?"

Hearing this, Ivor smiled: "Salary is nothing. If I can become the pope, I won't need a ruble salary. Power is the key."

"You want to be pope?!"

"Don't you want to be the Pope? Look at the power of Pope Marvey. Whoever he wants to die will not survive the next day! Those nobles and kings behave like rabbits in front of him! Money is just a number to him That’s it!”

Yevgeny looked at Ivor blankly, as if it was tonight, in this quiet and melancholy environment, that he spoke what was in his heart.

"I treat you as a friend, that's why I'm telling you this."

Realizing that he talked too much, Ivor immediately reminded: "Don't tell others. Even if you tell others, I won't admit it."

"Don't you believe in the truth?"

"Of course I believe in the truth! I truly believe in the goddess of truth!" Ivor shrugged: "My loyalty to the truth does not affect my pursuit of power. The two are not in conflict!"

Yevgeny nodded, a cluster of ashes fell from the cigarette between his fingers, and the silent red light became bright again.

"Come back with me." Ivor persuaded: "Originally, I wanted to go to the Aztec Empire to establish merit, but now it seems that it is no longer suitable for us. There are still many opportunities, and staying alive is the most important thing. "

Yevgeny said nothing, he had not yet made a decision.

"Do you want to stay?"

With a raised eyebrow, Ivor's tone became unkind: "Stop pretending to be noble, you were forced to come here, you were not willing from the beginning! Do you want to stay and die?"

Hearing death, Yevgeny shuddered: "Maybe you are right. I was forced to come here, and it will be okay to go back."

Ivor's eyes suddenly became softer and his tone became more relaxed: "That's right. It's not good for anyone to hold on. It's better to give up as soon as possible."

After saying that, Ivor put out his cigarette and lay down again: "Go to bed quickly. We will arrive at the Aztec Empire early tomorrow morning and we have to get up early."

"Um"

The cigarette burned out slowly, and Yevgeny threw it into the bottle and lay down on his side. The annoyance in his heart did not diminish at all, but instead deepened little by little as time went by. Ivor was already snoring and sleeping soundly.

The next day, seagulls soared in the blue sky, and the sound of whistles woke everyone up. Through the windows, you could already see the port just around the corner.

After getting dressed, Yevgeny walked out of the cabin. On the deck, Goncharov, Ulmit and others were ready to disembark.

Without asking anyone else, Goncharov stood upright on the side of the ship, his clothes fluttering in the cold wind, and remained silent without saying a word.

Those who go will follow, but those who don’t go will be useless.

Seeing Goncharov's back, Yevgeny became even more anxious. He felt like there were ants crawling all over his body. He scratched his head and head, unable to calm down. Finally, he simply walked up to Goncharov and whispered: "Bishop."

"Ok?"

Goncharov glanced back at him: "Is something wrong?"

"No, no"

Yevgeny shrank his neck and left. Seeing this scene, Urmit couldn't help but said: "Bishop Goncharov, why did you take him on the boat in the first place? Look at his cowardice, it's hard to be a great person. !”

"He's a good-hearted kid."

Goncharov said softly: "Pope Mavey once told me that kindness is the hardest coat to wear. Every action comes from the heart. Such people may not be able to achieve anything, but at least they will not harm others."

"The ship is about to dock, but he hasn't even packed his luggage. It seems that you are going to be disappointed with him." Ulmit sighed.

"As long as he can maintain his original intention, I will not be disappointed in him." Goncharov said: "Cowardice is not terrible. What is terrible is losing yourself. One day, he will take the initiative to stand up."

Ulmit laughed at himself: "Take the initiative. Then when will we wait?"

"When the things he cherishes are threatened, and when the people who protect him die one by one, maybe he will be willing to raise his head. The firefighting fuel will always shine at the last moment."

"I understand."

Ulmit grinned: "He is hope. If one day the church is threatened or invaded, and those of us on the front line fall, then he will wake up."

"Yes, it's like two legs. If you want to move forward, you have to step out first, and then follow the other one."

The uneasy Yevgeny kept backing up and bumped into someone else. When he looked back, it was Ivor.

There are not many people who are willing to follow Goncharov to the Aztec Empire. Except for Ulmit and other members of the Aurora Society, there are only four or five people left. The remaining dozens of people want to return to the safe Romanov Kingdom. .

Now, they gathered around Ivor.

"Come on, Yevgeny, breakfast is ready."

Holding his arms around his shoulders, Ivor took Yevgeny into the cabin and came to the dining room. He personally spread a piece of jam bread for him and said with a smile: "If you don't go to see it, you won't be bored. When the ship docks, it will be soon." start again."

Yevgeny took the bread and took a small bite. He loved jam the most, but it tasted tasteless today, like chewing wax.

People around him were talking and laughing. They were all looking forward to returning home after having relieved themselves from the heavy pressure. Yevgeny was in a daze.

Boom!

The hull of the ship hit the shore lightly, making a muffled sound, the anchor was lowered, and the boarding board was slowly lowered.

Goncharov strode off the boat with Ulmit and others, and walked towards the dock without looking back.

In the restaurant, Yevgeny stood up suddenly when he noticed Goncharov walking away.

(End of this chapter)