chapter 201
201 – Part 2 Episode 29, Donations in Neutral Territories
It seems that the piece of mithril that Yongyong brought with him was something that this child had.
I thought I’d seen it a lot somewhere, and it turned out to be a spirit that looked like a groundhog.
If you go to places like community sites, don’t you come across videos of animals screaming loudly?
That animal is a groundhog.
“Can I take this?”
I tried it out in words just in case, and he nodded.
Judging by the fact that it can properly understand human speech, it appears to be a spirit of some age.
There is still a question as to why the spirit has mithril.
Still, since he said he would give it to me, I should accept it gratefully.
Let’s see… The groundhog liked being held by the hand more than having its head stroked.
I slowly held the groundhog’s hand, but it stepped back as if it was embarrassed.
After all, it’s just a spirit that looks like a groundhog, so maybe it doesn’t like holding hands?
It’s a little disappointing.
“Kyaung!”
“Okay, okay, I should go back soon.”
I feel like I want to play with the spirits more, but what should I do with the sword now?
I had no choice but to say hello to the spirits of the spirit shelter and come out.
When will I be able to hear it again?
I’m so busy these days that I can’t even stop by.
Anyway, since I got the mithril, I returned to the preliminary priest training center.
Today too, I automatically sighed as I saw that he was practicing weapon training rather than swordsmanship….
The holy sword is broken.
When you think that your precious partner has been destroyed, it is inevitable that you will continue to sigh.
In a previous life, we were together for about 4 years?
In this life, we were together for about a year, so even though it was only a short period of time, the empty space in the Holy Sword feels too big.
At least without the Holy Sword, I would not have been able to seal the chaos, whether in my past life or my current life.
The mithril I got was a small amount, no bigger than the knuckle of my little finger.
I was already feeling uneasy about whether this would really be able to restore the Holy Sword’s appearance.
*
As soon as I got off work, rather than take a shower, I went into the clock room.
Once inside the clock room, you have to open another door to enter the room where the clock is stored, but before that, there is my workshop where I bought the tools and made them.
I made it while studying the inside of a watch.
When fixing a broken watch, we work here, or if there is something to fix, we fix it here.
Even if I tried to fix it, it wouldn’t be much of a problem.
I only changed the clock twice: Dave’s watch and Stella’s watch.
I also need to repair the holy sword, so I’ll have to do it in my workshop.
First, I placed the broken pieces of the holy sword on the desk in the workshop.
I tried to fit the sword pieces around on the desk, making a clicking sound.
Fortunately, there don’t seem to be any missing or missing pieces.
“Whoa…”
Now all you have to do is place the items you found here.
The first items to go up are 1 iron ingot and 1 silver ingot.
I almost had trouble because the price of silver bars was a little high, but I was able to solve it because I had a sponsor.
The sponsor, of course, is our saint.
This is Stella’s older sister.
In the case of iron bars, I used what I had at home.
I don’t know why there was an iron ingot, but I saw it in the warehouse.
Next is Seongsu.
I dissolved the magic power in water and prepared two 1L bottles.
I don’t know why holy water is needed to repair the holy sword…
First, I placed holy water on the desk.
But… didn’t the holy water suddenly disappear?
It seems that the saint ordered it to be prepared because she personally needed it.
Sheesh…if you had just said it, I would have been more prepared.
Or is it possible to work only if you drink holy water before that?
Anyway… the preparations are complete.
Now I have to wait for the goddess to do something.
But I think something is missing…
I searched my pockets out of curiosity and found a small piece of metal.
“That’s right, I almost forgot the mithril.”
This was the hardest to get.
Finally, I placed the mithril and slightly fell off the desk.
“….”
There’s no particular reaction.
The goddess said she would take care of it if I put it up.
I’m sure you’ll take care of it slowly.
As soon as I got home, I didn’t even wash my room, so I have to wash up.
When I came down to the first floor to wash up, I saw Stella sitting on the living room sofa, looking carefully at some documents.
Perhaps because I was concerned about that expression, my steps automatically headed towards the living room.
“Sister, have you washed?”
“Sir, take a look at this.”
“What is it?”
Instead of answering my question, Stella held out a piece of paper.
I looked it up because I was curious, and it was a report on a city outside the territory being built in neutral territory.
Based on the oasis I discovered, the Church of Christ has the largest amount of land in the neutral zone.
It was said that other countries were also sending various donations or donations in order to gain interest in the city.
“…Is this all donations?”
“Isn’t it huge?”
That’s a huge amount.
Our country has a very large livestock industry, so it is safe to say that it is responsible for the world’s meat.
Nevertheless, it must be difficult to find such a large amount of money.
We do not accumulate wealth for the sake of global welfare.
Cows are raised and distributed around the world very cheaply.
Milk is provided free of charge for all children to drink.
Most of the money earned here is used to finance the Hellenes’ churches and cathedrals.
Because money is needed for things like education and free meals.
Therefore, the money earned is not that much.
At best, it’s about the amount of tax collected by the church.
Since it was such a religious country, investment or donations would have been desperately needed to create a city in a neutral area.
But this much has been gathered.
“From what I heard, part of this is going to your account and mine.”
“Uhm…”
Since it’s a donation, wouldn’t it be right to invest it all instead of giving it to us?
I don’t know what might come up for no reason.
And we don’t really care about money.
If only I could guarantee this life now.
If there was no guarantee, things would be different.
We also have special treatment that is more certain than money.
“Still, since I am the owner of the land, I think I should receive a portion of it.”
“Then, please let mine go into Stella’s account.”
“Are you okay?”
“You know I don’t care about money, right? I just want to be able to buy a bunch of watches.”
“…Then, we will donate all the money that comes to us.”
“That’s nice.”
Donation is good.
No matter how much the denominational bureau and headquarters are trying to eradicate illiteracy and hunger, it is not at a perfect level.
Even if you try, you’ll get 80%…
Since the denomination and the denomination bureau are aiming for 100%, no matter how much money you have, it will not be enough.
“Then I’ll just donate everything. Thank you, sir.”
“Thank you.”
There’s no way I don’t know Stella’s feelings.
When it comes to her feelings, I probably know it best in this world.
Now, we’ve resolved the money issue…
The next question is Lee Kwon…
Since the neutral zone is at the center of the continents, it can be used as a logistics hub.
How convenient would it be, since it is a coastal area facing this continent where the religious country is located.
Neighboring countries that gain permission to use that city’s port will become quite prosperous through trade.
“First of all, if there is a proper hub in a neutral area, the church bureau and headquarters will not be struggling for money.”
“Right, right? That’s what I’m looking forward to.”
Through the hub, the denominational bureau also accumulates money.
And other countries also receive money and use it to eradicate civilization/hunger.
An opportunity for Christian countries to grow and for other poor countries to grow together.
I created that opportunity.
After that, I looked at Stella’s happy face with a bitter smile.
If she’s happy… I’m happy too.
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The Holy Sword is a Holy Sword, but playing with my daughter was my priority, so I went into Luna’s room after eating.
Since I played with her often, Luna recognized me as someone who played with her, so as soon as she saw me, she smiled brightly and stretched out her hand.
“Aww….wow!!”
He slowly picked Luna up and sat down on the soft sofa.
Now I see that there’s something like white powder on the corner of Luna’s mouth, so I wipe it off and it turns out it’s saliva.
The saliva hardened and turned into white powder.
It seems like the saliva was spilled because the nanny left after feeding him.
“Did you enjoy your meal, my daughter?”
“cadet!”
Our Luna eats well, listens well, and is a very good daughter.
They say the kids in other houses cry and scream every day and don’t make a fuss.
Luna rarely cries.
It is a rare case, like a cat that likes water.
Do you know why newlyweds with children lack sleep?
I don’t lack sleep because of what I do in bed at night, but because I take care of a child who cries frequently.
“Ugh….”
As she sat and rocked, Luna’s eyes slowly began to close.
I guess I’m very tired.
“Stella seemed very tired today too.”
As expected, the daughter looks just like her mother.
Sleep well.
I slowly laid Luna down on the baby bed and came out.
After watching the maids go inside, I headed to the master bedroom to sleep.