arcane emperor

Chapter 397: Killing multiple birds with one stone (3 updates)
It's night, the Lord's Mansion.

In the spacious reception hall, Matthew sat at the top, the people from the Gulf Territory sat on the right, and the people from the church sat on the left.

Everyone's table is filled with food.

The richness made Mira feel quite stressed.

I want to eat it all, but I don’t dare.

It would feel like a waste to try them all.

Just when she was feeling quite confused, Greedy Yaya crawled over and whispered in her ear:

"Ah! Why don't you eat? Don't feel embarrassed, I'll take care of the rest."

Mira was doubtful at first, but she suddenly woke up when she saw Yaya chewing off two chicken legs in three strokes, and then reaching out to pick up the shiny big pig's trotters:

"Don't eat so fast, leave some for me."

Soon, the two foodies were fighting over each other.

Mira's weight loss plan has already failed before it even started.

Feeling the faint threat coming from Yaya, Sun Sheng next to her had already guessed her identity, and the doubts in his heart became deeper.

"What is the purpose of the goddess sending us here?"

"Do you really just want Mira to grow up more easily?"

After thinking about it, Sun Sheng couldn't think it through.

At the welcome banquet, everyone had a great time.

An hour later, the banquet was over.

Everyone in the Gulf Territory returned to their respective jobs, but in fact they were thinking silently in their hearts.

The lord solemnly welcomes the people from the church, is it to give everyone a warning?

After eating and drinking, Mira's face turned slightly red. She looked at Yaya patting her belly next to her and resisted the imitation.

Be a lady!
Matthew made a gesture of invitation, his expression was quite relaxed, and he did not seem to be wary or defensive because Sun Sheng was a high-level paladin.

"Please take a seat. Is the delicious food in Haiwan Ling to your liking?"

“It’s very good. It tastes better than the food I cook at home.”

Sun Sheng seemed to be nodding with satisfaction, but in fact he was secretly observing the layout of the study.

He wanted to get some clues from it and guess what kind of person Matthew was.

However, there is nothing to gain, just a simple and ordinary arcanist arrangement.

Seeing the calm Sun Sheng, Matthew did not continue to play charades with him, but got straight to the point:
"I invited the Church of the Goddess of Magic to enter the Gulf Territory. I actually have a few last resort requests and need the church's help."

coming!

See you at the picture!
Sun Sheng showed a little embarrassment on the surface, but in fact he was secretly on guard, and repeatedly told his heart not to agree to promises that violated dogma just because of a delicious meal.

While Sun Sheng was listening attentively, Matthew sighed and said softly helplessly:
"Although our Gulf Territory is developing rapidly, we actually have several major shortcomings, the most serious of which is the population problem!"

Population problems?

Sun Sheng was stunned for a moment. What kind of problem is this?
He had never heard of any lord who disliked his own small population.

Don’t they all think they have too many people?

Isn’t the land divided enough?

Before Sun Sheng could figure it out, Matthew continued:
"If possible, I hope the church can help us absorb some refugees to fill the shortage in the territory's population."

"In addition, as long as they are qualified refugees, after working for a few months and undergoing an inspection, they can officially join the Gulf Territory."

"They will receive a house of their own, and those who participate in land reclamation will be allocated their own land, although they cannot trade..."

"Children can receive a unified education. Even if they don't have professional talent, they can still learn knowledge and some skills." "You can find a job that suits you in various factories in the Gulf Territory..."

After listening to Matthew's words, Sun Sheng, who was full of doubts, very much doubted whether the Lord Arcanist was entertaining him?
If the conditions are so good, why do we need to recruit refugees?
Wouldn't it be possible to attract them by directly spreading the wind noise to the surrounding territories?
However, Sun Sheng reacted quickly.

There was no need for Matthew to lie about something that could be easily exposed.

But he still couldn't believe it!

Would living in the Gulf Territory be so comfortable?

Or is there something fishy hidden in this?
Sun Sheng, who was thinking about it, looked at Matthew's burning eyes, considered his words and replied:
"In this case, we will first conduct an inspection in the Gulf Territory tomorrow. If the conditions are met, we can send notices to the churches in various places..."

You must meet the conditions!

Sun Sheng told himself this!

Matthew was already happy. He didn't expect that the first step of asking the church to help him go so smoothly.

Population problem, solved!
With the church's endorsement, not only will the Gulf Territory not cause "jealousy," it will also be able to absorb a large population to meet the needs of more jobs.

Seeing that Sun Sheng was so easy to talk to, Matthew, who had been prepared for it, would not let him go just like this.

"The second problem is education."

Education issues!

Sun Sheng's heart, which had just been relieved, immediately became anxious again.

The church may not intervene in education, but it must not distort education.

"We in the Gulf Territory want every school-age child to go to school and read."

"For basic educational knowledge, we can find a sufficient number of teachers."

"Only for those students who have the talents of mages, priests, and paladins, we do not have such strong teaching staff."

"So, we hope that the church can help with teaching and training in this area."

"Of course, this will not make the church's efforts in vain. For every professional trained, the Gulf Territory will donate 10 gold coins to the goddess."

“Although it’s not as good as everyone’s efforts, I still want to express my gratitude and hope that the church people can help us with the territory.”

This……

"Do you think we have "taught" too little? Do you want us to "teach" more?"

Looking at Matthew's extremely sincere eyes, Sun Sheng nodded tentatively. After seeing the happy expression, he quickly added:
"It must be a student with the talent of a professional in this field..."

Matthew was immediately overjoyed and immediately said:
"That's for sure. There are more than 300 children in my ancestor's territory. Thank you to the church..."

For fear that the church would be worried that he would suffer a haemorrhage, which would lead to difficulties in teaching and thus affect his intentions in this regard, Matthew quickly added:
"I hope the church can rest assured that all resources for nurturing children will be fully supported by the territory..."

Matthew hurriedly struck again while the iron was hot, and "entrusted" more arrangements to Sun Sheng's dazed expression.

"Adventurer's "Charity" Potion..."

"Adventurer's "Blood Sale" magic equipment..."

"Clean up possible cultists in the territory..."

"Help deal with the favored ones of the dangerous evil god..."

"..."

A large number of tasks were assigned to Sun Sheng by Matthew.

Looking at his back as he swayed away, Matthew showed a bright smile.

"Thanks to the church for coming to my door..."

Achieve multiple things with one stone!

Hahaha!
(End of this chapter)