Chapter 279 Part2 (2/2)

Pointing to the distant brothel boat, he smiled and said, “Look at this hooker boat, and think about how many people I killed at the dock yesterday”

Pausing for a moment, Du Wei inhales deeply: “Money can’t buy love, but it can buy a woman! Violence cannot solve all problems, but it is often the most effective and direct solution”

Musing over his words, Medusa's expression right noas hard to determine

Another two days have passed since then and the shi+p had to make another stop at a nearby port to replenish their food and water supplies When Du Wei's boat first landed, the local port official was already standing there in wait

So the news of Du Weispread without his knowledge On land, thehorseback to swiftly pass the news to all layers of the regional government, and due to Du Wei's slow pace on the river, the news arrived before he did

It's only natural that the local officials in toould do their upmost to welcome hiinally wanted to ignore the flattering officials and stay aboard his shi+p, but those down below ca iree to let the mayor in

Coidly explained so

The matter wasn't too difficult to solve, but the way he said it sounded like the mayor was afraid he would offend the Duke at any moment

“What did you say? Someone wants to ride ued by the request

“Yes, it's the Archbishop of the northern diocese of the Tee” The mayor smiled bitterly: “Your lordshi+p, it's like this Archbishop Maxi to the capital from the northern diocese in order to attend the year end celebration But you know, it's difficult to find a boat on the river during this season Originally his holiness had his own boat, but that blasted shi+p broke down all of a sudden, leaving lord Maxi the iven to me from above was that no matter the circumstances, I must locate a shi+p in the dock within a day's time This way around, the archbishop could sail for the capital and not be delayed Your Excellency, the order was sent directly froovernor is a devout follower of the Temple”

“So you chose our boat?” Du Wei makes an indecipherable smile

Spilling cold sweat on his forehead, the ht now as his knees went limp: ”Your lordshi+p… I'm out of options now I don't knoho spilled the beans to those ot wind of the order, those people fled like no to boats are either too small or too retched to carry the Archbishop His holiness brought along e, I'h… Other than yours that is…”

Speaking up to here, the mayorto let the archbishop ride their boat and running away, I'll be sure to give theain”

Listening to the story, Du Wei immediately understood why those business to let the Archbishop board their shi+p

If they had to e while their vessel's full of cargo, there had to be sacrifices,the one to lose out would be the merchants What are merchants? Businessmen that puts materialistic profits above all others In front of their own interest, ould care about soious faith? Moreover, these people from the temple would never pay any compensation For them, it's only a matter of course for others to pay their dues as a form of devotion to the Goddess

Du Wei y person and had little affection for the te to offend the te

On the Roland continent, the archbishop of a diocese can be considered to be a very powerful figure! The Teht dioceses, each with their own archbishop overseeing four Archdeacons, as responsible for ad the diocese's affair like: tax collection, appeasing the faithful's, s of the temple and so on

Speaking about it, this would be the Teovernor”!

And, judging from the territory overseen by an Archbishop, the land this person controls far exceeds that of a real governor of an eovernor only controls one province, while the territory within a diocese spans over four to five provinces!

Even ement of the state, the Archbishop also controls their own military force!

The Holy Knights Order was stationed across each diocese district with around a thousand knights per brigade

With their own finances and military, what difference was there between an Archbishop and a real governor of the ereater than their status

Andto the tradition of the Tele one of these Archbishops was a true core ht After the death the current pope, these Archbishops would converge and choose the new pope within their ranks!

At the time of selection, the public standard was to list the achieve their time of tenure This includes tax income, indoctrination of believers, number of new believers, etc

In other words, the archbishop who had asked to take his boat back to the capital, whatever his achievements or status in the temple, he was still nominally one of the successors to the Temple's throne

This alone was enough to strike fear into people

Towards such individuals, though unwilling, Du Wei nevertheless didn't want to offend such a personal: ”Alright then, I have a lot of empty space on the shi+p anyways What time will he be here?”

“Should be around to” The mayor loosened his voice and hastened to answer: “After the archbishop’s shi+p broke down, they ie is currently on the road and should be arriving shortly in the ”

”Then I’ll stay here one day and wait for the archbishop to arrive”

Sending away the h

After all, the ardless of his answer today, the outcome will definitely reach the ears of that Archbishop

Besides, although he's afraid of the teht now! Even with so to be worried about

As long as… Du Wei touches his head reflexively

He was already accustoned the hairstyle himself, this way he can cover what's needed without anyone noticing

If anything, he can just wear a very big e pointy hat Humph, there's no way an Archbishop would randoht?

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