Chapter 25: Killing Two Birds at Once

In fact, Fanon was not averse to having his own parish.

He was wearing a black woolen robe and holding a parchment copy of "Oracle" with an old cover in his hand. He entered the village on a bumpy mule cart.

Just last night, his father thanked the bishop profusely. He was very satisfied with his stable job. Now that he has become a formal priest, he may be able to run for the bishop of Lavossen in the future, although the chances are slim.

Fanon thought that this might be a good thing, at least he didn't have to worry his family.

Alas, I hope the owner of this parish is easy to get along with.

At this moment, he looked around the village blankly. Compared with the prosperous Lavossen, it seemed extremely poor.

Small thatched wooden houses, farmlands covered with snow, primeval forests in the distance, a frozen lake nearby, and a stream flowing under the ice.

The cold is heartbreaking.

Look at the manor not far away. From the outside, the house doesn’t even look as beautiful as the bathhouse in the town. It is gray.

Fanon's mood was very complicated, however, he did not dislike this place. At least, he could get a salary of several silver coins every month, although he had to send half of it back to the church.

As soon as he got out of the car, he saw the old butler Jock who was leading the way. He came forward and greeted him warmly, then took him into the manor and said:

"My Lord and Madam are inside, please come in."

Fanon observed whether the butler was easy to get along with, nodded stiffly, and walked into the house.

In the hall, the knight couple appeared before him as expected.

Suddenly, Fanon was a little stunned.

For some reason, when he saw the appearance and demeanor of these two people, he immediately forgot the poverty of this place.

After a few pleasantries, Fanon said:

"You're welcome, ma'am. I'm fasting."

Olivia nodded and asked the butler and attendants to help arrange the luggage outside.

Caesar was also a devout believer and was very polite to Fanon.

After all, he was nominally a knight of the God of Creation, and he had learned proper etiquette since childhood.

Caesar looked at the seemingly ordinary priest in front of him.

He thought calmly that this priest must have some outstanding qualities, otherwise the lady would not have chosen him.

The butler and attendant helped to place the priest's luggage in a guest room on the second floor. There were only two expensive items in his luggage.

One is mineral pigments, and the other is parchment scriptures.

Fanon packed up briefly and began the ceremony in the prayer room on the first floor.

Olivia called all the servants in the manor over and asked the butler to bring in a few stools so that they could sit neatly in the room.

The last time there was a priest in this manor was many years ago. Since the death of the old priest, there has been no sense of ceremony here.

Olivia and Caesar sat in the front row, the butler and the cook sat in the middle, and the attendants George and Lucy sat in the back row.

Fanon cleared his throat nervously and opened a palm-sized volume of "The Oracle". It was the first time he recited the scriptures alone.

"People of the Creator God..."

After a while, Olivia and Caesar looked at him calmly and prayed with him.

In the back row, the housekeeper and the cook, George and Lucy, looked ahead in confusion. The four of them had only a vague understanding of the contents of the scriptures and had not received any systematic education.

Even Lucy and the cook didn't know many of the letters of the alphabet.

After the prayers, Caesar went out on patrol with his entourage.

Olivia, along with the housekeeper, introduces Fanon to the situation in the village, including how many tenant farmers and self-employed farmers there are.

In the future, these people will be the ones that Fanon needs to teach, so that they can develop good moral character and be educated to know the law and observe etiquette.

"Priest, since you've come here, I sincerely hope that in the future, everyone in this manor and this fiefdom will understand the meaning of the scriptures and truly comprehend the greatness of the Creator God."

Olivia said in a high-sounding manner.

Fanon listened, and he became serious, not daring to be vague, and replied, "I will do my best."

The butler echoed this and thought to himself, no one can deny the lady when she says such things.

Olivia smiled, looked at the innocent Fanon, and continued:

"Among the servants in the manor, only the steward and the retainers knew a few words and could read the scriptures.

But people like Cook and Lucy can't even write their own names. How can this be possible?

God's teachings should be impartial and benefit everyone equally."

Olivia suddenly spoke earnestly, “Priest, I hope you can offer courses at the manor.

First, let them learn to read and write their own names.

If they continue to understand the contents of the scriptures word by word, one day in the future, I believe they will be able to fully understand the oracles like priests."

As Fanon listened, he couldn't help but tilt his head back. He felt a sudden burden on his shoulders. This knight lady was truly a devout believer!

He still said: "I will do my best!"

The housekeeper was watching from the side and couldn't help but be surprised. When did the lady become so pious?

Olivia's smile deepened, and she turned to look at the housekeeper:

"In that case, butler, please inform the cook, Lucy, George, and Ethan to study with the priest for an hour every afternoon."

She looked at Fanon: "Is it okay?"

Fanon nodded, and the butler agreed.

Olivia was satisfied.

Afterwards, the steward took the priest to the village to familiarize himself with the environment.

Olivia looked at their backs and thought, allowing priests to collect divine taxes in the village doesn't mean it's that simple, of course it must be used to the best of its ability.

First, let Fanon provide simple literacy to everyone in the manor and complete the system tasks, and then let him provide literacy to the tenants and self-cultivating farmers.

After doing all this, we will guide him to develop his talent in medicine.

Maybe, after the church is built with public funds next year, it can be used as a school and a hospital at the same time, which is really killing two birds with one stone.

In a few days, she will be able to complete the task of basic literacy.

At that time, she only needs to complete one more task, or check in every day to accumulate 20 experience points, and she will be able to unlock the mysterious seed that comes with 100 experience points and check the next reward redemption amount.

The 20% number of lambs rewarded by the system means that each ewe will give birth to more lambs than usual next year.

Olivia was so happy that she ate half a loaf of bread at noon.

However, in the afternoon, the two little devils Adam and Ethan also brought merchants from Lavosen who were willing to collect the prey.

Here's the thing.

The two of them set out at dawn and did not enter La Vossen until the stroke of nine o'clock, arriving at Cassiopeia, where cattle and game were traded.

The two little ghosts went to the alley and found a few reputable merchants. They acted separately and at the same time and asked everyone's price first.

Many people are interested in this prey.

After eliminating the ones with inflated bids and the lowest bid, two candidate merchants are left.

Adam said that his father had told him that the merchant who offered an inflated price would most likely not pay all at once, but in installments. He suggested that it would be best not to pay in installments, as he might run away before paying all the money, which would not be worth the loss.

The lowest price will not be considered, as this kind of person will try to lower the price.

The remaining two candidates offered a base price of one gold coin per prey, and after bargaining, agreed to add a few silver coins if the prey was of good quality.

Adam and Ethan thought about it for a while and handed the business over to a young businessman named Letilen.

At this moment, Letilen and his servants were driving a mule cart, following Adam and Ethan's ox cart, heading towards the manor.

At the same time, Olivia was sitting in the room sewing gloves. She accidentally opened the map and saw someone coming back on the road. She knew that the other person was a businessman who came to collect the prey.

She clicked on the character card and was surprised to find that it was a merchant with a two-star talent for "Exploration".

How could a businessman have a talent for adventure? What good would it do?

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