Church of Harvest

After everything calmed down, the priest introduced himself, "My name is Utrasky. I am the only clergy member of the Church of Harvest, under the Earth Mother Goddess Church, in Bexland."

"You can call me 'Father Utrasky' or 'Bishop Utrasky'."

After listening, the two then introduced themselves, "Good day, Bishop Utrasky. My name is Altair Sheffield."

"Good day, Bishop Utrasky. My name is Vera. I am Count Altair's personal maid."

When Utrasky heard Vera's introduction, he immediately turned his head and began to re-examine Altair.

Altair, through observation, also noticed that the priest seemed to have some ideas about him when he looked at him. Was he trying to convert me into a believer?

When Utrasky realized his behavior was impolite, he quickly withdrew his gaze and asked, "May I ask what brings you two to the Church of Harvest? Is there anything I can help you with?"

"You are too kind, Bishop."

Altair replied politely and explained the reason for their visit, "We came mainly because we heard there was a church of the Earth Mother Goddess Church nearby and were curious to see it."

"It was our impoliteness to come out of curiosity. May the Mother Goddess not blame us."

Utrasky said calmly after hearing the explanation, "I don't think the Mother Goddess will strike us with divine punishment for this matter."

"The core tenet of my church is 'Life is precious, harvest is joyous.' Moreover, it is currently the time for the church to receive believers. It is only because the number of Mother Goddess's believers in the Kingdom of Ruun is scarce that I temporarily left the church."

As the sun began to set, Altair and Vera left the Church of Harvest and took a carriage home.

Vera, with a lot on her mind, curiously asked, "Count Altair, is the Earth Mother Goddess Church really as Bishop Utrasky said?"

"Why do I feel something is strange? If it's really as he said, why are there so few believers in the Kingdom of Ruun?"

Vera's words did not receive a reply from Altair. He himself was thinking about the information he had obtained through his conversation with Utrasky.

Utrasky had initially considered making me believe in the Earth Mother Goddess, but for some reason, he gave up.

It was probably due to my identity. If he used normal means, he might not have been able to persuade me to become a believer, and it might have even backfired.

If he used extraordinary means, he would be afraid of being caught and losing the Earth Mother Goddess Church's right to proselytize in Bexland entirely.

However, he was very attentive to Vera, as she was someone without faith, and he, being a clergyman, kept trying to persuade Vera to become a believer of the Earth Mother Goddess.

Through conversation, it was learned that Frank Lee had already left the Earth Mother Goddess Church long ago and gone overseas.

As for Altair, he actually quite wanted to meet this Mushroom King.

After all, this person's reputation was not low at all. He was known as someone who could awaken within the Mother Goddess and overthrow his superiors.

He also wanted to try teaching him related knowledge such as botany, biology, and genetics, and see what he could create.

But unfortunately, he was too late; the person had already left, so he would have to find another opportunity later.

When Altair came back to his senses, he looked at Vera. She was still looking at him with her round, big eyes. He said helplessly, "I'm not sure about the Earth Mother Goddess Church either, as its headquarters is not in the Kingdom of Ruun, so I can't understand it more deeply."

"But if you want to believe in It, it's also a good choice."

Upon hearing this, Vera immediately turned her head, facing Altair with her profile, and said, "I won't believe in Them."

When the sun had completely set, the carriage returned home. Upon entering, they found Hahn, Freya, and Irene had already returned.

After a simple dinner, Vera directly took out the small cakes she bought in the afternoon. Altair left only one piece of lemon cake for himself and let her take the rest to share with others.

The soft butter cake base was drizzled with a layer of sweet and sour lemon frosting. The sweetness of the cake and the fresh citrus acidity of the lemon formed a perfect balance, with a light texture that melted in the mouth.

After this period of eating, Altair understood why so many girls in his previous life liked to eat all sorts of small cakes.

When you have nothing to do, having a bite like this can pass the time and allow you to taste delicious food, killing two birds with one stone.

But perhaps it was due to his taste, he felt that although the cake was delicious, after eating one piece, he didn't want to eat any more. Eating too much would still make him feel cloyingly sweet. Perhaps too much sugar was added.

After Altair finished dinner, he went to the study to listen to Hahn and Freya's work reports for the day.

First, Hahn said, "The arrangements for the suburban manor banquet are complete. Some servants have been left there to follow the commissioner's orders to ensure the banquet can proceed normally tomorrow."

"I have also taken those special items to the manor and hidden them, and I have assigned Simon's team to guard them."

"Count Altair, isn't this a bit too rushed? Although those items have been tested, according to the factory's opinion, they can still be optimized. After optimization, they should be able to generate higher profits."

Hahn's words completely reassured Altair, as this was related to his future plans.

He immediately said, "Although the time is indeed very tight, causing unavoidable flaws in the commodity, this is also one of its selling points. After all, an item that never breaks is not a good commodity."

"The hasty forging now leaves room for future product updates, as long as its safety is guaranteed."

At this moment, Freya found their conversation inexplicable. Wasn't there a banquet tomorrow?

How did it get related to selling commodities? Were these two matters necessarily related? Did Count Altair intend to promote commodities through tomorrow's banquet?

When Freya heard that there were no more voices from outside, she looked at the two of them. Realizing she could speak, she said, "As per your instructions, I went to deliver invitations to other nobles this afternoon. I personally watched them finish reading the invitations, and they all gave the same reply, stating that they would definitely attend on time tomorrow."

"But I always feel that they are overly enthusiastic. From my arrival to after they finished reading the letters, to be frank, I feel that their emotional control is not in place."

Hearing Freya's words, Hahn, who knew the truth about the banquet, naturally knew why they were so enthusiastic. He couldn't help but think to himself, "If you don't welcome people enthusiastically when they're giving you money, others will find excuses to kick you out. After all, if too many people participate, you'll get less."