Alien Knights

There is still some time before the pirates go south, and before that, they must be fully prepared.

The first task is to strengthen the relationship with the church.

Sitting in the carriage full of wine and food, Todd laughed softly when he thought of the scene just now.

After agreeing to his crazy plan, Huggins took out all the deposits in the silver refinery without hesitation. When Edgar and Karin knew that part of the money was to purchase items and send them to the church camp, they immediately expressed strong opposition.

The former was dealt with by Huggins, while the latter took Todd a long time to comfort him. After talking a lot, Karin finally accepted the idea of ​​paralyzing the enemy.

Now recalling the familiar reluctance on the girl's face, Todd closed his eyes, and the unforgettable scenes from his previous life came back before his eyes.

He just graduated with a master's degree, and under the persuasion of his tutor, he stayed at his alma mater and became a lecturer. The young people at that time didn't know the heights of the sky and the earth, hated injustice, and despised authority. They always felt that they had excellent grades in school and rich scientific research results, so they didn't need to flatter any leaders at all.

Soon, reality gave him a slap in the face, and frustration rounded every corner of his body. He gradually understands human feelings and is sophisticated, and he has a clear understanding of the world. After struggling all the way, relying on his excellent academic skills and smooth philosophy of life, he just became the youngest associate professor in the history of the school.

Is this considered growth, or degeneration?

The camp that gradually appeared in the distance made Todd withdraw his thoughts.

The guards at the gate of the camp had already known the generous and generous monk. After moving away from the horse, they also waved to the people in the car.

Driving to the front of the guard, Todd took out a small wooden cylinder filled with ale from his arms, threw it to the guard, put his finger on his lips, and made a silent movement.

Received a chest-beating tribute from the guards, Todd smiled and continued on his way.

Master Todd.

Mr. Todd.

Todd!

...

While greeting the familiar people in the camp, he parked the car in the middle of the camp.

A person walked out of the house, and Todd saw the familiar face, he was stunned for a while, then put on a warm smile on his face, and greeted him proactively.

Father Paul! Long time no see!

The man with a frosty face glanced at the monk across the way, and snorted: What's the matter with you? Why haven't you made any moves yet? What you should do now is go to the monastery and try your best to win over those monks whose heart is for the church!

Todd thought, I want to do what you said today, I guess I will be kicked out of the monastery tomorrow!

Other priests came out of the room one after another. Some people saw the fully loaded carriage, first smiled at Todd, and persuaded him: Brother Paul, please don't make things difficult for Brother Todd, things have to go through a process.

Father Paul turned his head angrily, pointed at the carriage with one hand, and said to the crowd: Don't be blinded by comfort and desire! The bishop has already given us a mission, but you are like a bunch of feeders, only caring about these tongue desires!

This skill Map Cannon immediately annoyed most people.

Someone retorted loudly: You wantonly slander your pious heart that is dedicated to the Holy Spirit! It's too much!

Todd saw the timing, and added a sentence: God, God! It's just some food and wine, it's not a serious matter. When the Supreme Shepherd, he also drove the flock to a place where the grass is fresh. Isn't that wrong?

Paul raised his chin, and slowly said to the monk: Heavenly Father knows the sheep and teaches. Do you mean that you have mastered the hearts of the people?!

Todd was at a loss for words for a while, and thought to himself, this guy doesn't have a high EQ, but his IQ is definitely not low. In terms of reaction speed and analytical ability, it is even more jaw-dropping, and he can still catch him with a simple sentence.

Knowing that confrontation is not a good choice at this time, Todd voluntarily chose to give in: Father Paul, as you wish, I will restrain my words and deeds and will no longer give gifts.

After hearing this, many people around showed angry faces, but because of the impromptu authorization of the bishop before leaving, they dared to be angry but dared not speak out to Paul.

Todd, who came and returned with a full load, glanced at the dead and silent camp behind him, held the reins tightly in his hand, and thought to himself: It's still a little bit hot.

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The glass production at the smelter went quite smoothly.

Karin and Hudgens worked together, and once they got the hang of blowing and shaping, the production progress was several times that of the original.

The style of the glassware is not complicated either, some are pots, some are bowls and dishes, and the appearance looks simple and generous.

The two of them couldn't understand what Todd did next.

Todd first used natural corundum, which is used to grind optical glass, to grind the surface of glass crafts.

Seeing it as a masterpiece made by herself, and being treated so roughly by Todd, Karin quit first, and the girl directly wrestled with the boy, trying to snatch back the utensils in the opponent's hands.

Fortunately, Hudgens finally stopped Karin's resistance and assured her that there was a reason for what Todd was doing.

Then put the ground glass into the wet mud, then sprinkle with dust, let it stand for more than twelve hours, and gently peel off the soil crust wrapped on the surface.

Hudgens and Karin looked at the dirty, scratched glassware in front of them, looked at Todd, and waited for his explanation.

Something even more shocking happened.

Todd actually lifted the rock and smashed several intact glassware into pieces.

Are you crazy?! Shaking Todd's arm vigorously with both hands, Karin's words were filled with tears.

Huggins didn't show much expression, he just asked, Is this the 'antique' you mentioned in your plan?

Karin heard a strange word, turned her head and asked, Antique?!

Todd put the pieces into the wooden box, patted the dirt on his hands, and began to explain to the girl: My purpose is to make these glassware look like antiques from the Tyro Empire.

Huggins asked again: Just such a simple treatment, can people believe that these are antiques from Taylor's period?

Todd shook his head: My method actually used a human psychological loophole. Except for the three of us, no one has ever seen a new thing like glass. Its value is high because of its perfection. People always think that for such a new thing, the purpose of each processing is to make the item more perfect, so that it can make it more valuable. But no one would think that someone would be stupid enough to destroy this perfection and deliberately lower the value of glass.

Todd turned his face to Huggins and said, Next, it's up to you.

The man nodded.

A few days later, a strange rumor spread in the villages and towns along the western coast.

On an island in the northern archipelago, there are a large number of treasures of the ancient Tyro Empire buried...