"Welcome to Scandal, Sister Vanya. I am the mayor here, Robert Brown. On behalf of all of Scandal, I welcome you, Our Lady of Evangelism, Sister of Peace."
With a kind and amiable smile, the gentleman named Robert extended his hand to Vanya and spoke in fluent Pritt. Hearing Robert's words, Vanya, holding the flowers in her hands, was slightly stunned.
"Sir, are you going to recruit Sister Peace?"
"Conquering the nuns of peace? Is that so exaggerated? It's not going to be this far, is it?"
Vanya thought to herself, she had never thought of such a title, she was just forced to come to this place, how come she was suddenly recruiting nuns for peace? It seemed as if if she could not bring peace on this trip, it would be her responsibility.
Vanya looked past Robert in front of her and towards the scene at the dock. She saw that in the crowd behind her, in addition to the upper-class people from all walks of life, there was also a large group of ordinary people gathered. They gathered together and held banners. The titles on these banners were all such as Sister of Peace, Educator of Mercy, Evangelist of Our Lady... and so on. Some people even put up exaggerated slogans such as Save Sister Adoussa.
The Peace-Conquering Nun, this title that was coined at some unknown time, was weighing on Vanya's heart like a mountain. The countless eager gazes at the welcoming ceremony made Vanya feel a little breathless. From childhood to adulthood, she had never been given a title that carried such a heavy sense of mission.
Faced with such a grand ceremony and heavy titles that she had never seen before, Vanya was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to do for a moment. At this moment, Vanya felt a sudden faint stimulation from the puppet mark on her body. Vanya immediately came to her senses under the stimulation, and then looked at Robert in front of her who was still smiling and extending his hand, and said with an awkward smile.
"Ah... Thank you for the welcome, Mr. Robert. I'm sorry, the welcome ceremony you arranged was very grand. I've never experienced it before, so I lost my composure a little."
Vanya quickly stretched out her hand and shook hands with Robert, who had been left out for several seconds. After Robert shook hands with Vanya, he smiled and responded gracefully.
"For a distinguished man who was able to bring peace to the war-torn people of Adus, a welcome ceremony of this magnitude is nothing."
"Aha... Mr. Robert, the current situation in Adus is still not very stable. It's hard to say what effect my arrival can have now." Vanya said to Robert with a humble look, meaning that she has not done anything yet, and she doesn't even understand the whole Adus issue very well. There is no need to make such a big publicity. What if there is no result in the end? Wouldn't it be very embarrassing?
"Haha...Sister Vanya, you are too modest. I have heard of your deeds. Since you were able to convert hundreds of thousands of barbaric islanders on the sea in just a few days, with such ability, you will surely play a positive role in the current situation in Addus. Now many people around the world are waiting to see what kind of results your trip to Addus will bear." Robert continued to say this to Vanya with a smile. Listening to Robert's words, Vanya couldn't help but shout in her heart.
"Natsuki's situation is completely different from this one! Not all experiences in different situations can be applied to each other..."
"Okay, Sister Vanya, you must be tired from the journey, and it's noisy here, so let's not talk here for long. I have prepared a banquet for Sister Vanya and her entourage at the best hotel in Kankedal. Please go there and we'll continue our chat." At this time, Robert continued to speak to Vanya, and then made a gesture of invitation. After seeing this scene, Vanya nodded, and then was led out by Robert with an uneasy look on her face.
During this process, Vanya occasionally glanced at the lively welcoming crowd in front of her, as if she was looking for something. After her eyes met with a certain pair of eyes in the crowd, her uneasy expression suddenly eased a little, and then she continued to follow Robert towards the luxurious carriage that was specially sent to greet them.
Dorothy, who was wearing a long robe, mixed in the welcoming crowd. After watching Vanya walk away, her gaze shifted to the overly grand welcome ceremony around her and the even more exaggerated titles written in multiple languages on the banners. She couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"Is this what they call "killing with praise"? It seems... someone is deliberately trying to make Vanya appear in public and completely destroy Adus... The political struggle within the church is also fierce to a certain extent..."
Dorothy thought so in her heart, and in her sight, the luxurious carriage that Vanya was riding in gradually disappeared in the distance on the road.
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Time passed, the sun set and the moon rose, and soon night fell in Kankerdar. The scorching heat that had swept the city was gone, replaced by a cool evening breeze.
In a large restaurant in a luxurious multi-storey classical hotel somewhere in Kankedal, all the important and upper-class people from all countries in the city are gathered here to enjoy a dinner with the VIPs who come to Kankedal today. In the dignified and elegant atmosphere, exquisite dishes of different flavors are placed on the table. In the gorgeously decorated restaurant, officials, nobles and merchants have dinner together to the sound of melodious classical music.
In this gorgeous banquet, Vanya, as an important guest, was the most watched person. From the beginning of the dinner, she was busy dealing with toasts and greetings from various upper-class people. Fortunately, Vanya was a clergyman and did not need to drink alcohol. However, after drinking several bottles of ice-cold juice, she felt a little uncomfortable in her stomach.
Relying on Adria's experience, Vanya dealt with one important figure after another, speaking a bunch of meaningless polite words. Just when she felt physically and mentally exhausted, Robert appeared in front of her again, and after a toast, they finally talked about some practical topics.
"Sister Vanya, we have prepared a way for you to go to Addis. Since Addis is far away from here, I recommend that you take the train.
"Fortunately, the railway line connecting Addis and Khankadar was not destroyed by the war. Now the most comfortable and fastest train in Khankadar, the Desert Arrow, is waiting at the station. You and your guards can take this train to Addis early in the morning. At the speed of the Desert Arrow, you can reach Addis within two days."
Holding a red wine glass in his hand, Robert spoke slowly to Vanya. After listening to him, Vanya paused slightly, then responded to Robert in a gentle tone.
"You have specially prepared the train for us. I have heard about it from other gentlemen before. Thank you for your arrangement, Mr. Robert. But I want to leave two days later. Is that okay?"
"Why are we leaving two days later?" Robert said with a puzzled look on his face after listening to Vanya's words, while Vanya continued to answer.
"Because I want to prepare some relief supplies before going to Addis. The people in Addis have experienced war and are definitely in a period of shortage of supplies and hardship. So I want to spend two days' time in Kankedal to purchase supplies and then transport them to Addis together."
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