Alien Knights

　　 This is destined to be an embarrassing negotiation.

　　 Sitting on the side of the long table, Todd glanced at the empty seat beside him, then glanced at the opposite side, the church staff with a bad face was sitting full, and he touched the bridge of his nose, thinking like this.

　　 Originally Hudgens and Karin both wanted to go with them, but the monk refused them. After all, in the negotiations with the church, the appearance of these two people is not appropriate.

　　Furthermore, the argument that negotiating things like this is not a gang fight, and that more people have an advantage is totally untenable.

　　 "I don't seem to see Father Paul?"

　　 Todd asked first.

　　 A man wearing a short white deacon gown said in a contemptuous tone: "Brother Paul has more important tasks in teaching, and his time is more precious than you think."

　　 This bastard!

　　 There is a limit to no one in the eyes!

calm down.

　　 Thank you for the invincible face that you have developed in the face of leaders and students in college. Todd felt evil in his heart, but his face was kind, looking at the people on the opposite side, his eyes rolled, and he opened his mouth and said, "It turns out that this is the case. I can fully understand. Father Paul has a high authority and speaks to a small monk like me. Naturally, there is no need to trouble him, it's just a hard work for everyone present."

　　As soon as I said this, everyone in the church had different expressions.

　　 Some people thought of something and looked unirritated; some people had serious expressions and began to whisper to each other; others, such as the deacon who spoke just now, looked triumphant and just like that.

　　 Carefully paying attention to the changes on the other side, Todd's mouth put a smile on his face.

　　 What I said just now, it sounds no problem at first, but it is a test of status.

　　 From this point of view, the church members participating in the negotiations are definitely not a piece of iron.

　　 They also belong to various small camps in the church, perhaps the bishop's cronies, or the deacon's alliance.

　　 Before this negotiation started, Father Paul made a huge mistake. He is the person in charge appointed by the bishop, but he has forgotten one thing, he is not the highest holy person of this team. In other words, he has an equal relationship with many people in the church delegation. If he can be more modest and prudent, and coordinate the internal relationships of the team, he may be able to get along well. But he did a stupid thing. In order to show his status, he deliberately absented from the negotiation, and instead appointed other people to replace him as if the leader ordered his subordinates.

　　 This is disrespect for colleagues, and it is also an expression of extreme arrogance.

Todd remembered that in order to apply for research funding, he and the dean murmured in a low voice. When he went to dinner with the leading officials, let alone whether to attend such things, even when toasting, the position of the wine glasses should be lowered. Of exquisiteness.

　　 This kind of human affection may seem unimportant, but once it is mentioned, it can always cause darkness in people's hearts.

　　 "Everyone, although I am a monk, I still have some contact with the church. I have participated in the blessing mass of Bishop Fabian. The bishop's research on the Holy Word and his insights on theology impressed me very much."

　　 As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the people in the church changed again.

　　The group of deacons who spoke first was expressionless, as if it had nothing to do with them; the other group had a happy expression and a relationship, and some even responded in a low voice.

　　 Secretly jot down the faces of people, Todd smiled and stretched out his hands: "Friends, let's talk."

　　 Negotiations lasted from the afternoon to the evening, and the beginning of the moon and the dawn was discussed from the warm day.

　　 At the evening meal, the intention of the church people was to invite Todd to dinner. Meals are just some ordinary marching dishes, such as simmered vegetable soup, boiled beans, ham bread, and the drink is the sour pomegranate juice stored in the camp.

　　 What they never thought was that Todd would not hesitate to pay a lot of money to find someone to buy a large amount of wine and food from a nearby village and send it to the church camp.

　　 A dinner turned into a banquet in the end.

　　 Todd, who was attacking around with a glass of wine, faintly found the feeling of his previous life, his mouth was just right praise, his body's thoughtful gestures, and the explosion of the atmosphere at the right time pushed the entire banquet to one climax after another. People's laughter and praise can be faintly heard even if they are several kilometers away.

In the corner of the camp, Walton, a short, fat man with a barbecue in one hand and a wine glass in the other, walked to Captain Alfonso’s side, pressed his chin, motioned him to look at the monks in the banquet, and asked in a low voice. Said: "Are we obsolete or the world has changed? When did the pure-hearted monks become like this?"

　　 The Iron Masked Rider did not speak, staring at the gray-robed figure in the field, put his hand on his chin, and gently rubbed it.

　　 The result of this negotiation is naturally that both the guest of honor are happy.

　　 The church obtained a lot of first-hand information from Todd, and he also got his full cooperation with the church and the promise of entering the San Sidlo Monastery.

　　 Todd obtained the following powers from the church: Yinhuan Diocese, UU Reading www. uukánshu. com’s right to recruit troops for the exorcist group, the right to operate the franchised goods of the church, the right of tax-free passage in secular countries, and most importantly, the exclusive right to operate the West Seaport.

　　 walked out of the church camp and looked back at the banquet that was still full of voices and laughter.

Todd, with a flushed face, tightened the authorization documents in his arms, burped a long alcoholic burp, and smiled secretly in his heart: "How about the humanity and wine table culture passed down by the ancestors for five thousand years? Can you play? ! 』

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　　 Three days later, Yinhuan City, St. Co.'s Cathedral.

　　 Bishop Fabian sat on the Roman chair and looked at the two reports in front of him with a smile.

　　 A report from the priest Paul, the monk Todd described in the report as a brazen, rude and ignorant pseudo-monk. There is a very harsh comment in the sentence, "By the power of the Father, the sin of greed is covered."

　　 Another report comes from a close friend of the bishop. Todd is described as a brother with a heart to the church and knowledgeable. He is pious, holy, humble and polite, and should try to win him into the church.

　　 People who participated in the same negotiation gave two very different reports, and even the bishop began to wonder if someone made a mistake. Fortunately, in the two reports, one point was reached: Todd is a key figure in order to include the San Sidello Monastery in the arms of the church, and the other party is very willing to cooperate with the church.

　　 Bishop Fabian turned his attention to another document, a letter of complaint. The content was surprisingly accused by someone in the church delegation, that the priest Paul was arrogant and sabotaged.

　　 took off the crystal glasses, the bishop rubbed his temples, there was only one question in his mind.

　　 What happened at the San Sidlo Monastery?