Chapter 249 (1/2)

Chapter 249: Chapter 249

When I asked with a weary voice, the High Priest made a distinctive smile and slowly recited a prayer. Soon a familiar scent began to spread, surrounding me with an aura of refreshment.

“Oh, thank you, Your Eminence.”

“Your strange way of blessing has never changed. As you are old enough, why don’t you stop it?”

“Don’t you know we have agreed to respect each other’s tastes? Quartus, did I ever tell you to do this or that?”

“That’s enough. I don’t want to talk. By the way…”

The blonde High Priest, who shook his head from side to side, looked up at me and said, “I heard from Secundus that you need my help. Is that right?”

“Ah, yes. That’s right.”

“Did you say you need my divine power and testimony? Well, I have no problem using my divine power, let alone my testimony, but there is one condition. ”

“What is it?”

“I am different from Secundus. I don’t care about the honor of the temple or how they look at me. What I want is only one thing. That is…”

Why is he beating around the bush instead of getting to the point?

When I tilted my head, he said with rather an emotional voice, “It is money.”

“… Pardon? Money? ” My eyes were wide open.

Money? Did I hear wrong? It can’t be that the High Priest is asking for money.

However, it was clear that I heard him right.

The blonde High Priest continued with an excited expression, “Yes, it’s money. Why are you looking at me like that? Do you think like others that money is a trifling thing that only commoners care about?”

“Oh, no. That’s not what I mean…”

“I’m glad to hear that. Money! What a great value it is! To be honest with you, does your faith feed you? What’s the use of loyalty, honor, dignity, or something like that? The most important thing in the world is money! It is money! Because they have money, people can eat something delicious, wear warm clothes, and have a good night’s sleep. Don’t you think so?”

“Well…”

“Well? Think about it. It takes money to build an estate, run the country, and build a grand temple like this and praise God. What moves the world is money … Ah, what did you do to me, Secundus? ”

Hitting him on the head, who kept babbling on, the gray-haired High Priest said, “I warned you to watch your language. She might misunderstand you.”

“What did I do…”

“I’m sorry he showed shameful behavior to you, but don’t get him wrong. Actually, there is one thing that Qartus has been doing for a long time. He has been supporting orphans. This time it seems that he was in financial difficulties because of an increase in orphans as a result of the wars among the kingdoms.”

“Oh, I see.”

I felt relieved to hear that, nodding at him. Although I still felt a bit embarrassed, I could calm down after hearing his detailed explanation.

“Well, I don’t have any problem with that. If you let me know the amount you need, I’ll send you the money immediately. Oh, by the way…”

Suddenly, something came to my mind, so I added with a bright smile.

“If you want it, I can set aside a place in my family’s estate to support the orphans. Of course, I will financially support you each year. ”

“Are you serious? If you can do it, there’s nothing more I can ask for. Good.”

“Thank you, Your Eminence. Would you please visit the Imperial Palace in the near future?

Let me brief the emperor about it.”

I broke into a smile at the High Priest who nodded immediately. Although I needed to donate a certain amount of money, I had no problem building an orphanage in my family’s estate. Besies, it’s a special project that the High Priest pays special attention to. If I can make connections with him through this project, he would be certainly helpful to me in one way or another. Besides, it’s going to be a great opportunity for my family to be widely known to the people. In other words, I would have nothing to lose.