Faith Life of a Former Scammer

052. selling indulgences

The mansion is full of hogu, do I have to meet only one person?

There was no reason for that.

‘It would be foolish to take a greedy Hogu and use only one person.’

Those invited by the count were not ‘anyone’. They were ‘selected’ according to ‘certain standards’.

It was the priests who gathered like that.

“Then, I’ll see you in the conference room in a minute.”

“All right. I will definitely attend.”

Leone visited the priests’ quarters, threw rice cakes, and invited them to the meeting room.

As a result, all the hukou were assembled on the elaborately designed board.

Leon put the tape recorder in his arms and opened the door to the conference room.

“Thank you so much for gathering here this late evening. Greetings again. I am Oren, the successor of Killika.”

After Leone greeted lightly.

“You may be wondering why we have gathered you all this way.”

went straight to the point.

“I’m trying to sell some kind of ‘idea’.”

I was invited to the meeting room, and I had heard all the rough stories.

They gathered because they were curious about what was next.

Leon took his luck lightly.

“Sin is neither forgotten nor gone.”

In Leon’s view, the church was a group selling fear.

“It is only Almighty God who forgives that sin.”

Everyone commits a sin at some point in their lives. With that sin as bait, the church sells faith.

Sin never goes away.

Believe in God and be forgiven of your sins.

‘This is not even a scammer. Almost thugs.’

If you think about it, this is nonsense.

Forgiveness was not to be received from God. You have to get it from the person you did wrong.

This was an absurd sophistry.

What Rion is trying to sell is an expanded version of this ‘sophistication’.

“But I heard that since God cannot easily come down to this earth, the priests are like his agents.”

The faces of the priests showed little pride, and they nodded as if they were right.

“Then, isn’t it possible for priests, who are God’s representatives, to be able to forgive human sins?”

The priests could not stand it and opened their mouths, as if they had overfilled the mulberry.

“You are very right.”

“There is a reason why you became the heir. You have great insight.”

Everyone said they were right.

‘It’s the right word, but it’s the right word!’

From the perspective of Leon, it seemed that he was only choosing the words that would get him beaten.

Thanks to that, the atmosphere was set, so it was time to show the real thing.

“How about selling the power to forgive sins?”

“Sell power? What does that mean?”

In this case, it is faster to show than to explain. Leon pulled out a piece of parchment from within his bosom.

“We made it as a sample.”

He unfolded the parchment and showed it.

It had [Indulgences] written on it.

“The power of forgiveness. We make it into a certificate and sell it.”

One of the priests who was looking at the absolution opened his mouth.

“Hmm, Mr. Oren. The Church does not violate the laws of the Empire. There’s no way you don’t know this, right?”

The point wasn’t that.

“Of course, priest. We are not made to disregard the laws of the Empire.”

“So, would this be useful?”

“This is not a document created to beat the law.”

It was not the power of this certificate to disregard the law and grant ‘absolution’.

“It is to forgive sins committed in the past, and to forgive in advance sins committed without knowing it in the future.”

“The past and the future… … . indeed!”

It seemed that he had finally hit the point.

This indulgence is an item that allows you to get rid of ‘guilt’ and ‘fear’ with gold.

‘Originally, it would be ridiculous.’

But what if the document was notarized by the priest?

There would be no one among the nobles who would not buy indulgences.

At this point, it should show a hopeful future.

“Is there anyone among the nobles who does not sin? Not just nobles. Do you think it is possible for a man to never sin?”

It was something that could be sold to anyone.

“When a child is born into a noble family, the first thing they buy will be this indulgence. For the child’s innocence.”

It was something that would set a trend and trend.

“Besides, this is a job that requires only one certificate to be made.”

Even the investment cost was hardly needed.

“Priests will be able to make piles of gold out of paper.”

Leon’s words were not lies.

This ‘indulgences’ becomes a great success and corrupts all the denominations.

‘Before returning, I experienced enough to get tired of it.’

Silence reigned in the meeting room.

However, unlike the silence, the eyes of the priests shook with desire.

Intense eyes that shut up and say the price! It is the most enjoyable, collection time.

“How much would you like to buy it for?”

* * *

Selling something to the church is a very tricky thing.

‘They didn’t really carry a sword, they’re worse than nobles.’

If it is in kind, you have no choice but to pay, but it is common to wipe your mouth after hearing this information.

‘That’s why I gathered them together.’

To get more than its fair share, there was no surer way than this.

The reaction came out as Leon thought.

“haha. This is a great successor.”

The one who burst into laughter was the priest of the Church of the Sun.

The Church of the Sun, which had been waiting, moved.

“Since you laid the plate like this, we can’t stop moving.”

He saw through Leon’s intentions.

“I will purchase all rights to this idea.”

At his words, the meeting room started to buzz.

“What does that mean?”

The priest of the Church of the Sun sighed at the question of the stupid priest with a stupid face.

“It means that if you want to use Indulgences in the future, you will have to talk to us, the Cult of the Sun. If it is used illegally, I will not stand by.”

“That, what is that!”

“why? I intend to purchase all the rights to the person selling the idea. Any problem?”

He looked at Leon as if asking for consent.

“If you buy all the rights, there is no problem at all. That’s right.”

Killika had no power to control the Church, but the Church of the Sun had that power.

Initially, this indulgence was intended to be sold to the Church of the Sun.

‘To get the price of an idea, this is the best.’

The Church of the Sun, which even produced the pope, does not wish for change.

They were already the best of the Order, and they were the Tower.

Change meant the growth of other denominations.

‘There’s no way the Church of the Sun will tolerate this.’

The Church of the Sun will unconditionally pay Leon to secure the authority of indulgences.

The Cult of the Sun has the power of indemnity.

Leon sells for the right price.

It’s a win-win for everyone.

Of course, Leon did not intend to be satisfied here.

‘Now I’ll have to call in a maid to raise the price.’

Provoking the bridesmaids to raise the price.

“Are there any churches other than the Church of the Sun that are willing to purchase?”

Leone looked at the priest of the Church of the Earth and said. It was only when there was competition that the price went up.

The priest of the Church of Earth opened his mouth to see if the preparations were complete.

“Can I purchase jointly with other denominations?”

“I’m just selling. It doesn’t matter at all.”

When Leon laid the plate, the priest of the Church of Earth moved.

“How much do you plan to purchase the Church of the Sun for?”

“haha. this is true Are you talking about holding an auction?”

The Church of the Sun replied as if it were laughable.

“It’s an auction… … nice Let’s try it.”

The Church of the Earth did not back down either.

“… … Are you telling the truth?”

“why? Are you scared?”

“scared? Since when did the Church of Earth become like this… … Well. Are you confident?”

The conversation between the two competing for first and second place was really bloody.

“Oren. So how are you? My Cult of the Sun will purchase it.”

“her. The Church of Earth will always be more expensive than the Church of the Sun.”

The plate was laid out like this, but the selling price was meaningless.

“In the current situation, the sale price seems meaningless. I will sell it to whoever presents it higher.”

Jesse!

As expected, it is ‘preemption’ when selling goods.

* * *

The Church of Earth and the Church of the Sun.

The fight between the two was great.

“200,000 gold.”

“210,000 gold.”

“220,000 gold.”

“haha. 300,000 gold.”

It felt like throwing gold and fighting.

Gold, which rose so quickly, soon reached its limit.

“One million gold.”

“Hmm.”

After reaching 1 million gold, the aspect of the fight began to change.

“Gold seems meaningless now, so I will offer something else. We raise salt mines in the Flona region.”

“It’s a salt mine. Rumor has it that your profitability is low. Isn’t it?”

“Seeing that you even bring up rumors, it seems that the Church of the Sun is afraid?”

“What? Are you scared?”

At the words of the Church of the Earth, the Church of the Sun pulled out its secret weapon.

“I will present you with a new object.”

It was blasphemy at the moment of estimating its value because it was sacred.

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Moreover, the Church of the Sun was overwhelming in terms of the number of gods. The more denominations are absorbed, the more divine objects are added.

“Hmm. The church in our land will give you two sacred objects.”

“Then, we’ll give you three.”

This was something the Church of Earth could not do.

“this person! Does it make sense to pay for it with new things! This is blasphemy!”

Although the priest of the Church of Earth protested.

“We purchase indulgences to forgive the sins of many people with the goods given by God. Why is this blasphemy?”

Not even the seeds were eaten.

Leone looked at the priest of the Church of the Earth and said.

“1 million gold and 3 gods. Anything better than this?”

“Three gods for 1 million gold. Even salt mines!”

The priest of the Church of Earth tried his last.

“Then we’ll give you four.”

“Keugh!”

It was a no-brainer.

It just increased the number of gods by one.

‘I lost, but I fought well. Church of the Earth!’

Leon sincerely thanked the Church of the Earth.

As expected, the more hogu gather, the more hogu they become.

‘1 million gold and 4 gods.’

It was a profit obtained by shaving his mouth for a while.

* * *

The Church of the Sun moved cleverly to the end.

“I want to proceed with the contract right away. How are you, Mr. Oren?”

“I knew you would and prepared for it.”

“haha. It’s been a long time since I’ve done business with someone I can talk to like this.”

Lyon felt the same way.

“The transaction is expected to close in less than an hour. For security’s sake, we ask you to remain here for a while.”

Leone said that and pulled the string hanging from one side of the conference room.

Knock. Knock.

with a knocking sound.

“I will go in.”

Food and alcohol began pouring into the meeting room.

“This is food prepared for all of you who participated until this late evening. Please, I ask you to eat and wait.”

The faces of the priests who were full of dissatisfaction changed brightly. ‘Confinement’ for security has turned into ‘meal’.

“haha. The fact that you prepared this far means you knew it would turn out like this… … .”

“I am just preparing. I also asked the Count to prepare the teleport gate.”

“haha. Let’s go quickly.”

that evening.

The Cult of the Sun has taken full control of indulgences.

Rion was able to return to Killica with 1 million gold and 4 divine artifacts.

‘These nobles are really thorough.’

It seemed that the Church of the Sun moved right away as soon as they obtained the indulgences.

An ‘official letter’ close to a warning was sent to all denominations.

The official letter also reached the Diocese of Killika.

* * *

The ballroom the next day.

The ladies gathered in one place and had a ‘conversation behind the debt’.

“Be honest now. Has anyone visited Oren’s room? Isn’t that why you left?”

“You don’t have to worry. Oh-Ren didn’t come back to his room yesterday.”

A lady told me not to worry.

“How do you know that?”

“… … Yes?”

“Is that you?”

The world of ladies behind the fan.

This was a jungle.

“I brought you all together for no other reason. You know you may never see Oren again, right?”

“I know. You attended because it was the successor’s debut, so you won’t be able to see it from now on, right?”

It was strange that Killika attended the party in the first place.

“That’s why we can’t go on a trip to Killica.”

“Ah, if the city was a little better, I would have gone to play.”

“So we have to join forces.”

“yes?”

Oren’s carefully crafted face.

That face made a strange thing.

“The Church of Dawn runs a Bible camp. What would happen if we held a Bible camp in Killika Diocese?”

“If we go all at once, will Oren-sama come to visit?”

“Right. Besides, if the Bible camp is activated, won’t the city change for us?”

Behind the debt, something Leone didn’t expect was going on.