Chapter 47 (1/2)
Silver ring, St. COE Cathedral, 4:30 a.m.
Bishop Fabian came to the vestibule corridor early, took the letter paper from the church post station and whispered: ”Seventeen boxes, 141 pieces...”
Putting away the letter, he turned his face to the assistant priest beside him: ”where is the carriage?”
Looking at the sky outside the window, the latter respectfully replied, ”Sir, it should be the south gate now.”
The bishop nodded and charged: ”the matter of crystal entering the city must be kept secret.”
The assistant priest nodded and said yes.
Walking slowly to the door of the church, bishop Fabian was still worried and stressed again to his confidants: ”at the last Palace Banquet, the interior official asked me about it, and I pretended not to know. In short, we must not make a statement. The fewer people know, the better... ”
The bishop who stepped out of the gate, before he had finished his words, was frightened by the scene in front of him, slipped under his feet and almost sat on the ground.
Before dawn, the square in front of the cathedral was crowded with carriages. Hundreds of people heard his voice and turned around.
”Monseigneur! Are you all right? ” Flustered, the assistant priest held up his boss and helped him stabilize his body.
With trembling steps, put on an embarrassing smile and walked into the crowd. Looking at many familiar faces, bishop Fabian said hello as he walked: ”Hello, Mr. Schubert, chief interior officer. It's rare to see you so early.”
”Don't care about me, bishop. I came to see the sunrise.”
”Good morning, Lord dinoval. I remember you retired to the manor last week, didn't you? ”
”Yes, living on the farm is a little boring. I came to see the sunrise.”
……
After a round of greeting, the bishop felt as bad as eating a dead fly.
A group of hypocritical guys, as if they had made an appointment, said they wanted to see the sunrise, but they all turned their faces to the south. Is it difficult to become the direction of the sun rising? Is today different from the past?
This is clearly heard of the news of crystal entering the city, but he insisted on pretending to be ignorant.
But he didn't know that since Todd's performance on the twilight west coast, the descriptions of various versions of the treasure had already spread all over the king's city. At the beginning of the rumor, there may be seven points of truth and three points of exaggeration, but the more it goes on, the more outrageous it becomes. Even some people deeply believe in the nonsense of ”pouring clean water into sacred objects and drinking it can prolong life”.
In this situation, bishop Fabian was desperate, but he couldn't order to drive people. He had to wait in place like an ant on a hot pot and join the team of ”watching the sunrise”.
At 5:20 a.m., a carriage under the care of the Vatican Knight appeared in the sight of everyone.
The carriage is equipped with shock absorber at the axle and thick straw on the board. Even so, the speed is still slow and not much faster than walking.
There was a little commotion in the crowd.
”Finally.”
”Watch tight and don't lose it...”
Such words came in an endless stream, which made the old man as a bishop look more and more ugly.
The carriage finally reached the square of the cathedral, and the driver was the groom of the church. He looked at a group of richly dressed and ferocious nobles and senior officials blocked in front of the car, staring at the cargo compartment behind his car. He was so frightened that he picked up his whip and shrank in the seat.
The Vatican knights, who were supposed to maintain order, looked at each other and dared not come forward. Some of the people in the crowd were their officers, friends and even relatives. At this time, turning a blind eye to nature is the most reasonable choice.
Bishop Fabian couldn't see it anymore and opened his arms to the crowd: ”please listen to me, please listen to me! Please make way for the holy thing. ”
A moment of silence.