Goddess Wanhua Mirror

Several children were chatting, and at this time Lude, who had just finished eating, just passed by them. Fran quickly stood up and saluted each other. With her taking the lead, the other third brothers and children also stood up together, and quickly formed a chain Responding, the students who got up clattered up, causing Lu De to wave his hands again and again.

"Hey, there's no need to get up and salute. It's lunch break time, everyone just relax a bit, and all the students sit down and have a good meal."

Under Lude's persuasion, the students sat down and continued to eat. Lude smiled and nodded at Fran, and then left the cafeteria.

After the other party had gone away, Lisa asked Fran in a low voice.

"Fran, are you familiar with the priest?"

"I can't talk about acquaintances, but the principal is kind to us, and the Goddess of Kitchen Fire I believe in is also a god in the Pantheon."

"Oh! Is that so? But how many gods are there in the Pantheon? Why does it feel like there will be more gods every time?"

"Since it's called the Pantheon, there must be many, many gods in it. Didn't the principal say too much, believers in the world are one family, as long as you don't believe in evil gods, you are all one family!"

Regarding religious beliefs, the children's thinking is relatively simple, and they don't have so many interest entanglements, so they have a higher acceptance of these concepts that Lu De intentionally instilled in them.I didn't realize at all that some changes had quietly taken place in my thinking.

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For a whole week, the residents of the town have been preparing for the upcoming gourmet world, and the invitation letters sent by Lude have been answered one after another. All the surrounding lords except Viscount Maple of Oyster Harbor have been summoned by King Duran. People are outside the capital, and everyone else has readily accepted the appointment.

In addition to these nobles, many caravans that have trade relations with Lude are also rushing to Pine Town.

Large-scale celebrations often mean business opportunities. There are both local demand and sought-after goods. This time, businessmen will not miss the great opportunity to make money.

The only one that didn't congratulate Pine Town was the former "Northern Commercial Center" Unos Town.In the past year, the local mayor has sent several letters of complaint to Pine Town, asking the local area to stop unfair competition and damage the trade of Unos Town.

When Lude first came to take root, there were two major towns, Ximu and Unos, around Pine Tree Village. However, the mayor of the former, regardless of the life and death of many village pioneers who suffered in the dragon incident, forcibly intercepted the relief food and hoarded it. As a result, the town was weakened.

In Wunos Town, the mayor also had a problem. The two couples were extravagant and extravagant, which ruined the great foundation left by the old mayor of the previous generation. The repeated increase in tax rates caused businessmen to detour.

At this time, Pine Town rose strongly under Lude's management, with the right time, place and people, and soon became the most important town in the north.

The two couples in Unos town hated them, but Lude was very popular in the northern border, and several powerful men had a close relationship with him. This year, he won the title of saint again, and he couldn't help it. .So he could only watch Pine Tree Town change rapidly while his own territory gradually withered.

Lude didn't care about these defeated dogs at all.

Especially in the town of Unos, as long as you know their past, you know that the decline of this town is entirely the fault of the current mayor and his wife.Expropriation and extravagance are fine, the key is to jump left and right, relying on being a neutral town in the north that has not been formally canonized, and want to take advantage of both the Earl of Lumley and the Duke of Ganmaling.

It’s okay if the mayor really has such political skills. The key is that he has no ability to match it except for being beautiful. In the end, the two ends are unpopular. Naturally, after the rise of Pine Tree Town, the two while discarding.

From the current point of view, Lude's current basic situation in the north of the kingdom has been quite stable.Although his diocese is only in Pine Tree Town, its popularity has covered millions of people. There may not be a temple of the God of Medicine in the neighboring territories, but various symbols have already quietly invaded, and it has already been seen by other sects. Faith is secretly absorbed underground.

On the third day before the start of the food festival, the mission from the Duchy of Ganmaling arrived in Pine Town first. In addition to the old acquaintance Rodriguez, the duke of Ganmaling, who has been famous for a long time, also visited in person.

After all, he is the only duke in the northern part of the kingdom, and the nobleman with the highest rank. On the day the mission arrived, Lude and Mrs. Sirina, who had received the news in advance, had brought the town's leading figures to wait in the east of the town. Meet at the intersection.

The three-year-old Baron Lothar was also everywhere, wearing a newly cut aristocratic-style dress, standing in the front row of the welcoming crowd.

Considering that it is now the end of autumn, and the local morning temperature is somewhat cooler, so in order not to let the young baron get cold, the little guy wrapped himself in a thick white cloak, like a little snowman. Stand by your own mother.

"Look! Here they come."

"All guards, cheer up and line up!"

Soon, a team led by cavalry with no less than ten carriages drove towards the gate of the town. The leading knight was not wearing a helmet, and his flowing blond hair was particularly dazzling. He was the "model knight" Rodriguez, who was also the next The first heir to the Duke of Ganmaling.

Before and after the convoy arrived, everyone's eyes were focused on the carriage with the most gorgeous appearance and the golden lion family emblem engraved on the front of the carriage.

I saw a tall, middle-aged, handsome man coming down from the carriage. If nothing unexpected happened to Lude, this handsome guy who looked like Tom Cruise should be the rumored Duke Ganmerin.

It is said that the Ganmolin family has elven blood. Although the current Duke and the eldest son Rodriguez have become quite thin, relying on this bloodline, both father and son still have good looks. The shelf life is also longer than average.

And relying on the "appreciation" of his ancestors, the current Duke Ganmaling can be said to be romantic. He is obviously in his forties, but he still messes around everywhere. He is one of Lude's stable customers.So this time to welcome the other party, Lu De came alone, and none of the girls around him brought him.

However, although his private life is not very strict, and he often has conflicts with other neighboring lords in the north of the kingdom, this person is not a stupid and incompetent person, but a very talented local tyrant.

"Welcome to come, Your Excellency the Duke."

"This should be Baron Cork. You are Mrs. Sirina. Call me Jonathan. Nice to meet you."

After reporting his name, the Duke smiled and patted the Baron's chest, showing great grace.Then the other party looked at Lude who was wearing a pure white priest's robe, touched his forehead to perform a religious salute, and then said in a kind tone.

"Your Excellency should be Saint Luther. I have known you for a long time, and today I finally meet you as I wish."

"You are too polite, Your Excellency the Duke."

After some business exchanging among the guests, the Duke and his party entered the town on foot with Lude and the old lady.The residents of the town had been notified a long time ago, so when they saw the priest and the lord leading a group of strangers in, they all bowed to the group of people to show their respect.

The Duke looked around with great interest along the way, nodded from time to time, and arrived at the specially arranged place to stay in a short while.

Normally, when a lord from a different place visits as a guest, the local lord will invite the other party to live in his mansion to show respect, but the Baron's Mansion has not yet been completed, and it is impossible to drag the Duke and his party to live in a rough house with air leakage on all sides, so Arranged in the commercial area.

The houses in this area were prepared by Ludd for attracting investment, and the living conditions are not bad. The Duke didn't care much about it. He said that he had heard a little about the situation in the Barony before he came here. Neighbors, there must be more opportunities to walk around.

At this time, the Duke suddenly made a small request to Lude, that is, to visit the temple of the God of Medicine Sect. The teacher is even more fond of him, so he wants to go to the temple to pay homage, hoping that Lude can lead the way.

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Duke Ganmerin, who once firmly believed in the Goddess of the Four Seasons Sect, suddenly announced his conversion to the God of War religion about half a year ago. At the same time, he took back the exclusive missionary right of the Goddess of the Four Seasons Sect to his fief, allowing other sects to set up temples on their own territory.

The reason for this was not announced by the Duke himself, and the Goddess of the Four Seasons Sect also chose to remain silent very subtly, and did not express any objection to the Duke's decision, giving people a feeling of guilt.

However, some half-truths and half-false rumors soon appeared in the market, saying that the Goddess of the Four Seasons Sect in the dukedom tried to interfere in the internal affairs of the fief, and even pointed fingers on the issue of the heir to the title, not wanting the eldest son Rodriguez to succeed. Let the ability and prestige be far inferior to his elder brother, but only the third young master who is extremely devout to the goddess of the four seasons takes the position.

After repeated "admonitions" to no avail, these guys had a twitch and used some shady methods behind their backs, finally touching the Duke's bottom line.

Out of political considerations, the Duke did not impose any punishment on the local Four Seasons Goddess Sect, but expressed his position and dissatisfaction by converting and allowing other sects to enter the territory.

What's interesting is that this incident and the plague incident that occurred in Oyster Harbor at the beginning of the year formed a chain effect, which directly caused the power of the Four Seasons Goddess Sect to be severely damaged in the northern part of the Duran Kingdom, and its influence dropped sharply.

The three most powerful lords, the Duke of Ganmerin, the Earl of Lumley, and the Viscount Maple, have all publicly or implicitly expressed their dissatisfaction and resistance to the Goddess of the Four Seasons Sect. Naturally, other small lords followed suit. , to teach eye drops to the goddess of the four seasons on his head, no one wants to sing against the big guys around him who can beat him up at any time at this time.

On the bright side, the Sect of the Four Seasons Goddess continued to suffer, and the main beneficiaries should be the God of War Sect and the Holy Sect of Light. They successfully invaded the diocese that was originally monopolized by the Sect of the Four Seasons Goddess, which is no less than a religious expansion.

In this process, Lude did not seem to open up any new parishes, but relying on his own trade cooperation with the God of War Sect, the influence of the God of Medicine Sect also entered these areas, which is equivalent to the Sect of God of War helping them preach.

The main purpose of Duke Ganmaling's visit this time is to meet the rumored famous Luther, and he intends to invite him to preach in the duchy.

The small operations of the Four Seasons Goddess Sect made the Duke feel jealous of these relatively powerful big sects, and began to change his strategy on religious issues, trying to introduce more sects so that they could check and balance each other.

In comparison, the God of Medicine Sect is smaller and easier to control. At the same time, it has the ability to make money from pharmaceuticals. The Duke thought in his heart that if he could invite Lude to his land, it would be convenient to find him to buy medicines in the future. Not a lot.

Led by Lude, the group quickly arrived at the entrance of the temple.

The temple, which had just been upgraded last month, is no longer the old and shabby look of the past. It has been completely renovated from the inside to the outside according to Lude's requirements. Although it is not luxurious, it is very beautiful.

The appearance of the remodeled temple refers to the Notre Dame de Paris on the other side of the earth to a certain extent, and a simplified and reduced version is made.

Although Luther had never traveled to France in person in his previous life, this did not prevent him from being very familiar with Notre Dame de Paris.After all, I have climbed up and down so many times, and I have touched everything inside and out.

The Duke stood in front of the temple gate and watched for a while, admiring the exquisite appearance of the temple. Then he learned that the designer was Lu De himself, and he was even more amazed by his erudition.

You must know that in the past year, as Lude's reputation has grown, Duke Ganmerin has sent people to investigate him in private.

And through the collected information, the Duke was amazed at the breadth of Lude's knowledge, and felt that this person seemed to know everything, and not just a little bit.

Among the Duke's extensive social relationships, the last time he saw such a knowledgeable and wise man was the famous astrologer who had a good chat when he went to the king's capital to meet him.At that time, the Duke once thought about hiring this person to be a senior staff member in his territory, but it was a pity that this person had an accident in the capital a few years ago. It is said that he was killed by the Sun Knight of the Holy Cult of Light because of his private worship of evil gods. It made the Duke feel quite sorry in private.

"Master, with your unrivaled talent, if you were in the capital, I believe His Majesty would be willing to hire you as a national teacher."

"Haha! Your Excellency the Duke, you are absurd."

Regarding the duke's rainbow fart, although Lude was very fond of it, he also vaguely guessed that this old man might also want to recruit himself. Earl Lumley and Viscount Maple both expressed similar intentions, but he declined them all. up.

joke!Tired of being your own boss?Why do you want to be a laborer?

Everyone entered the temple together. On the circular platform behind the podium in the main hall, five beautiful statues of goddesses caught the Duke's attention.Compared with the traditional god statues of other sects, the "shou statues (ban)" made by Lude are unmatched in their exquisiteness.

As a senior and old woman, the Duke of Ganmolin can naturally appreciate the "wonderfulness" of these statues at a glance.

"As expected of a goddess! How can a mortal woman have such a flawless beauty? I heard that the master's good deeds in Oyster Harbor have caused miracles, causing many goddesses to come to the mortal world, not only resurrecting the master, but also rejuvenating the old man. Such a young face is really admirable and enviable!"

At this time, Aina and Hydera, who heard that Luther had returned, came to the hall. Duke Ganmerin, who was chatting happily with Luther, was instantly attracted by the eyes of these two young nuns who were young and beautiful but had a hot figure.

Although Aina has cognitive interference caused by divine arts, ordinary people will not realize that she looks exactly like a goddess, but she will still be regarded as a beautiful girl.As for Hydera, the body that is the embodiment of Master Lu's XP can also form a fatal attraction to most men.

Noticing that the duke, whose reputation was always associated with indiscretion, was staring straight at his two female apprentices, Lude suddenly coughed slightly in a bit of discomfort, to remind him to pay attention to his gaffe.

"My lord, where were we talking just now?"

"Uh... oh! Worldly desires, yes, desires!"

Realizing that he had just had a solid state germination, the Duke suddenly showed an awkward but polite smile, and vaguely muddled through it.However, as a senior old woman, a wanderer who lost contact with whoring when he was young, the Duke was keenly aware of Lude's attitude towards him just now.

This made him subconsciously go back and forth between Lude and the two young and beautiful nuns for a moment, and seemed to find something.

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As a top nobleman, Duke Ganmaling is naturally well-informed and knows many inside stories that ordinary people don't know.Know how unsightly religious people who appear to be clean and holy can look like behind their backs.

So even if he didn't think that Lude, who had the title of saint, would be as dignified as the hypocrites he had come into contact with, he still wouldn't really believe that this guy was aloof from the world, and didn't have that kind of "worldly desire".

You must know that most religions in this world do not prohibit marriage and marriage. It is not uncommon for a monk to marry a nun to give birth to a little bald donkey.He has seen all the archbishops who run a harem, and even exchanged ideas on how to pick up girls, so why hasn't he seen the scene?

Therefore, the Duke "judged others by himself", and felt that now that Lude had recovered his youthful body, certain desires would also revive along with him. His calves can respond to restlessness, but it is definitely not Gujing Wubo.

According to the information obtained by the duke, it seems that all of Master Lude's recent disciples are beautiful girls, which is worth pondering.

Since he intends to win over Lude, he must not do anything that will annoy the other party.The Duke thinks he has no shortage of women. With his handsome appearance of a quarter elf blood, coupled with the Duke's identity and financial resources, he can easily throw himself into his arms with just a few fingers. There is no need for such a thing. Make a bad impression on Rudd.

On the other hand, Lude didn't know what the Duke was thinking at the moment. The expression on the other side's eyes staring at Aina and Hydera made him quite uncomfortable, but fortunately, his expressions quickly calmed down.

The short episode did not have much impact. Apart from saying "good luck, master" to Lude, the Duke didn't look at the two nuns again, but concentrated on talking about theology with Lude. topic, and finally donated [-] gold coins to the temple on the spot.

That night, Mrs. Sirina hosted a banquet for Duke Ganmaling and his son. Lu De was also invited to accompany him and had a meal with him.

It is worth mentioning that the chef of this banquet is a senior student of the culinary department temporarily transferred from the college.

The original cooks in the baron's mansion were all under the command of Mayne, and they had already been expelled by the old lady. The only ones who could cook were the old lady herself and an old maid who was not young. The two were only good at some Home cooking, used to entertain a duke, is obviously not good enough.

So Lude once again gave a helping hand at a critical moment, recommending a "professional chef" trained by his school, and serving a table of hard dishes with "local characteristics" in Pine Town to the Duke and his son. The two were full of praise!

"Impressive dishes, especially this boiled fish dish, I have never tasted such an impactful but irresistible taste. I heard that Pine Town has cultivated spices that can be grown in the north. I don't know if it is possible Introduced to Hanle (the capital of the Duchy) for planting?"

"My lord duke, I'm afraid you have to ask Master Lude about this. The improvement of spice crops is the result of his research, and they are all planted in the fields under the name of the temple. I can't take other people's things as gifts?"

In front of the Duke, the old lady used Ludd as a shield. Spice planting is now the mainstay of the agricultural field in Pine Town. In fact, not only the fields under Ludd’s name are being planted, but other farmers can also buy seeds from the temple and plant The necessary magical fertilizer.

You must know that in this world, although spices are not worth almost more than the same weight of gold as in Europe in the Middle Ages on Earth, they are undoubtedly luxury goods.

Especially when spices originating in the tropics are transported to the north, the price can often be doubled several times.So when the outside world learned that Lude had cultivated tropical spice crops in Pine Town that could adapt to the severe cold climate in the north, it immediately attracted the attention of all parties.

In such a hugely profitable industry, Lu De knew very well that if he devoted himself to eating alone, the hungry wolves outside would definitely tear him apart. Therefore, while sticking to the planting franchise, Lu De handed over the distribution rights of the spices. If they earn money together, they will naturally become good brothers again.

In view of this, Duke Ganmerin's words just now were obviously probing, and the old lady knew that the baron's family she represented did not have the confidence to reject a northern tycoon like Duke Ganmerin, so she asked Luther to help block it. Gun, that's why he was invited to accompany him.

It can be said that unknowingly, the baron family has regarded the kind-hearted Mr. Lu as their biggest support for their orphans and widows.

Without explicitly refusing the duke's request, while eating vegetables, Lude introduced to him the history of his cultivation of crops and his current achievements like a few treasures.It seems to be showing, but in fact it is telling the Duke how difficult it is to grow tropical crops in the cold zone of the north.

In the end, he also reported many partners who have a share of the spice business, including the nobles of the kingdom like Earl Lumley and Viscount Maple, as well as those like the God of War Cult and the Holy Cult of Light. international religion.certainly!Duke Ganmaling himself is among them, but now he wants to go one step further.

Speaking of this, Duke Ganmerin naturally knew what Lu De said both inside and outside. It seemed that the banquet where the guests and the host enjoyed themselves had secretly gone through a round of confrontation.The Duke seemed to look normal, knowing that Luther was unwilling to let go, and that he would definitely make everyone angry if he insisted, so he changed the subject and talked about another topic-the "love rumor" about his son Rodriguez.

Unexpectedly, his father would mention this without warning, and Rodriguez, who was drinking sweet soup, almost choked.

"Ahem...Father...Those rumors are not..."

"Oh! It's about your son and Miss Shaluo. This old man does know that they went to the theater with me last year!"

"!!!"

Without giving Rodriguez any chance to defend himself, Lude made a very misleading speech on the spot.The Duke's eyes lit up immediately, and the old lady also showed an expression of "I won't be sleepy if you want to talk about this".

Since "Romeo and Juliet" became popular last year, this drama has achieved great success, and it has also caused many fans of the drama to discuss whether the plot itself has a realistic prototype.

Especially in the Dukedom of Ganmerin and the Earl of Lumley, the people of the two places are familiar with the grievances and hatreds between their respective lords, so they subconsciously brought them in. As a result, they were pleasantly surprised to find that many places seem to be able to understand get on.

And Rodriguez, who is young, handsome and skilled in martial arts, naturally becomes the real version of Romeo, and is matched with Miss Sharo, who is not the same as the actor except for the bust, but can make do in other places.

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