Chapter 167: Fraudulent donation?

Ethan was sleepless all night, leaning against the head of the bed, and was in a daze all night.

"Sophia has gone crazy!"

"I am crazy too!"

"This... can't go on!"

...

After making up his mind, Ethan slapped his face to wake himself up.

At this time, he looked out the window and found that it was already light.

Remembering that he had to go to the Temple Church to pray today, although he didn't know why, the prayers were usually in the early morning, so he simply got up and washed.

When Ethan thought he got up very early, he went downstairs and found that Sophia and Anna were waiting for him by the carriage in the courtyard.

"You are here so early?"

"It's not early. If you don't get in the car quickly, we may not be able to catch up!"

"Don't you have breakfast first?"

"Have you ever seen anyone eat before going to pray?"

Ethan was speechless and got on the carriage silently.

In the car, Sophia took the initiative to sit on Ethan's lap again, "click".

Just as she raised her hand habitually, Ethan grabbed her hand.

"Don't go too far!"

"Huh? I went too far? When you seduced me, why didn't you think of going too far?" Sophia asked back with a smirk.

"I'm sorry! I won't do it again!"

After saying that, Ethan silently moved Sophia away from him and put her hand away.

This time it was Sophia's turn to be confused. She bit her lower lip and looked at Ethan with resentment.

That look seemed to have something to say, but she didn't say it.

Ethan didn't know what Sophia was thinking, and didn't want to know. He turned his head and looked out the window, silent.

The two of them sat quietly in the car, without even changing their sitting posture.

After an unknown amount of time, the carriage stopped in front of a Gothic cathedral.

Ethan got off the carriage without waiting for Anna to open the door, and then reached out to pick up Sophia.

At this time, Sophia's face had returned to normal. She put one hand on Ethan's arm, and when she was about to get off the car, she glanced at Ethan's sword.

As he got off the carriage, he said, "Leave the sword on the carriage, otherwise you can't get in!"

Ethan nodded, but did not do so. Instead, he strengthened today's [Unique Vision] on [Sword Calling].

Then in front of Sophia, he slowly sank the oath sword into the shadow.

Sophia frowned when she saw this scene.

"Ethan, how many secrets do you have that I don't know?"

Sophia took Ethan's right arm and walked to the church together.

Ethan smiled as he walked, "Everyone has their own secrets, me and you too.

It's not a good thing to explore other people's secrets too much.

Only by keeping a distance, respecting each other, and especially not hitting others in the face, is this the way to get along, don't you think?"

Sophia sneered, "What you said makes sense! So, can you explain why your hands start to be dishonest when you kiss...

Hmm? Shouldn't you respect my secrets?"

Ethan licked his lips awkwardly when he heard it.

He wanted to say, is this comparable?

Could it be that kissing is just for kissing?

However, he didn't say it in the end, but changed the subject:

"Tell me, what are we doing here?"

"Take back your territory!"

"Pray and you can take back your territory?"

"What else do you think? Many things look troublesome, but in fact, as long as you understand the rules and add a little strength, it will become very simple.

Okay, don't ask!

Everything has been arranged, you just need to follow me in!"

While talking, Sophia had already taken Ethan into the prayer hall of the church.

At this time, the hall was almost full of people.

Everyone was praying with their hands crossed in front of their chests following a pastor.

Under the leadership of Sophia, Ethan joined the crowd silently.

This prayer lasted for more than an hour. Ethan was bored and almost crazy because he didn't know what to do and didn't believe in these things.

But Sophia looked calm and not impatient.

He could only be patient and wait quietly.

In a blink of an eye, another half an hour passed. Ethan couldn't stand it anymore and was about to go out.

At this time, Sophia pulled him, quietly leaned close to his ear, and whispered: "Ethan, those who are impatient can't make the journey, those who are halfway will drown, and only those who are patient can reach the other side!"

After hearing this, Ethan sighed helplessly and calmed down to pray.

I don't know if it was because of putting aside distracting thoughts, but the time that was just difficult to endure just now has passed in a blink of an eye.

At this time, a crisp snap of fingers woke everyone up.

The pastor stood on the stage with a smile on his face: "Today's prayer ends here. Next, please come to the stage when I read your name!"

"Mr. Chris!"

As soon as the pastor finished speaking, a fat man stood up from the crowd, sat on the stage with a smile, and whispered with the pastor.

Afterwards, the pastor showed a look of joy, turned around and said to everyone: "Please applaud Senator Chris, he is going to donate 500 gold coins to the church."

Everyone applauded when they heard it.

Ethan felt puzzled, but he also clapped his hands twice in agreement.

"Senator Chris, the church is very grateful for your generosity, please go down and rest first."

"Next, Count Lockheed, please come on stage!"

"What? Lord Count, you are going to donate 900 gold coins to the church. Thank you so much for your generosity. Please applaud Count Lockheed!"

...

Under the priest's roll call, one person after another walked onto the stage.

Only then did Ethan realize that these plain-looking people around him were all great nobles.

Is it an unspoken rule?

So, the donations were all agreed upon?

Just as Ethan was wondering, a person on the stage whispered to the priest for a long time, but nothing came out.

At this time, another priest quietly walked to Sophia's side and gently clenched his fist.

Sophia looked up at the person on the stage, then smiled bitterly and nodded.

Seeing this scene, the priest on the stage immediately shouted:

"Oh, Baron Sonali, if you are not feeling well, please come back next time! Please go back first!"

"Next, Knight Ethan, please come on stage!"

Hearing Ethan's name, Sophia patted Ethan's arm and motioned him to come on stage.

Ethan probably guessed something, and without much hesitation, he walked onto the stage.

At this time, the priest leaned close to Ethan's ear and whispered, "Knight Ethan, have you had breakfast this morning?"

Ethan was stunned for a moment.

What does this mean?

Isn't it a donation?

Before Ethan could react, the priest showed a look of astonishment, turned around, and announced to the crowd loudly, "It's amazing. Knight Ethan is going to donate 2,000 gold coins to the church. Please applaud him!"

"Knight Ethan, thank you so much for your generosity!"

The priest said, shaking hands with Ethan with a smile on his face.

Ethan was confused, and his first reaction was fraudulent donation, but he looked up at Sophia.

I found that Sophia was in the crowd, applauding and nodding at him.

He understood that Sophia should have reached some kind of agreement with the Temple!

After the prayer meeting, Ethan and Sophia were invited to a lounge.

After a while, a knight came with two documents and asked Ethan to sign.

One was a [Donation Commitment], and the other was called [Application for Invalidation of Decision].

Just as Ethan was about to take a closer look at what the document meant, Sophia urged him to sign it quickly.

Ethan hesitated for a moment, but finally signed his name.