Old Gods, Rapid-Fire Guns, and Prohibition

Chapter 174 [Return of Paren]

"Look, my eyes."

Charlie chanted, looking at Ethan with his eyes as deep as the sea.

The next moment, Ethan felt an impact like a tidal wave.

Ethan did not resist. Instead, he released his mental power, allowing the impact to rush directly to the tear deep within the 'Name of the True God'.

Tears of Aphrodite.

The next moment, Charlie was like a good swimmer who suddenly got cramps and drowned. He escaped from Ethan's eyes.

He leaned back in his chair, breathing heavily and loudly, as if he had truly suffocated in the ocean. After a while, he said, "It's hard to believe. This guy's devotion to the goddess seems to surpass mine. What kind of aura is that of a sea god?"

"Now you believe it." Ned was a little dissatisfied.

The main reason was that during this period, he had been conquered by Ethan's performance and had fully regarded Ethan as his own.

"Okay, I agree with you."

Charlie nodded.

"Let's find a time to explain things to him and formally accept him as one of us."

He rubbed his hands, looked at the table full of dishes, and continued.

"Let's eat something first. These are all good things I brought back from the deep sea."

The two of them ate for a while.

Charlie asked again: "You still have no news about that envoy of God?"

"Since the last incident, that divine messenger has disappeared, but what is certain is that he is most likely the legendary King of the North Sea."

"So, the crown is in his hands?" Charlie wiped his hands after eating a whole prawn. "What a pity! If he shows up again, we can try to catch him. If he had the crown, the goddess's condition would at least be better."

"Goddess, has your condition gotten worse recently?"

"Yes, since last year, our connection with the goddess has become somewhat weak, and this year it's even more intermittent. Fortunately, a batch of ancient relics were discovered in the Storm Sea some time ago, which has helped us stabilize the situation."

Charlie couldn't help but sigh.

"But it's still not optimistic. Especially since last year, they've been implementing the alcohol ban and the new tax laws. That old guy has obviously..."

Having said this, he stopped talking.

"Are you planning to attack Osvaldo?"

"We have to take action now. We have reached a point where it's either you or me."

"What do you need me to do?"

"It doesn't need to be much, just..."

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The University of Winchester celebrates its first anniversary on the first day of May.

As time draws closer, the festive atmosphere in Winster becomes stronger again.

As the date approaches, more and more people come to Winster.

In addition to reporters, there are art collectors and enthusiasts who come here to admire the art, as well as many tourists and people going home.

Palen is back.

He finally returned from the Old World.

He was accompanied by some unexpected guests.

People who worship the sun god.

These people came to do business with the Pauletta family.

That’s right, although the Sun God Cult is a religion with a long history, the longer a religion has been passed down, the more it tends to be huge, with many related industries and dependents.

Then it must have a need to do business.

This time, the business that the Sun God Cult wanted to do was financial business, that is, banking.

The cause was naturally that Palen was building a branch of the Butan Plains Bank in Fengcui area. To do this business, it was necessary to establish good relationships with various local leaders.

Even though everything went smoothly thanks to his connections with the Corleone family, he still encountered some troubles.

The trouble naturally included the involvement of the Sun God Cult. Fengcui was one of the most important parishes of the Sun God Cult, and the Sun God Cult had a huge influence in the local area.

At first, Palen encountered some obstacles.

But he finally gained experience in Winchester, through some skillful social skills, including but not limited to developing some super-friendly relationships with the local countess.

And, took the priest on some joyful activities.

With the help of money, he not only successfully expanded his business, but also established a cooperative relationship with the Sun God Cult.

In fact, the development of various businesses of the Sun God Cult has stagnated somewhat in recent years.

Because the development of the Old World has lagged seriously behind and cannot keep up with the pace of the New World, coupled with the impact of various New World industries, many businesses in the Old World are in jeopardy.

This was also the reason why Palen's business was hindered in the beginning.

However, after learning about the power behind Palen, the head of the Sun God Cult in Fengcui felt that this was an opportunity.

They can use the connections of the Porretta family to open the church bank of the Sun God Cult in the New World.

Make some investments and other business activities.

So, they hit it off and sent someone back with Palen.

"So, what did I say? Palen is our hero."

Ethan stood up and led the applause.

The remaining important members of the family also stood up and applauded.

The applause lasted for a long time.

Palen sat there, a little dazed, as if not long ago, he was still a useless person who could do nothing. No one valued him. Even if they seemed to value him, it was only because of his identity.

He also felt that this was how his life would be, living a life of drunkenness and dreams all day long.

Until... Ethan extended a hand to him.

He became completely different.

Thinking about those ridiculous past events again, it seems like they happened in my previous life.

"Palen, I'm so proud of you."

Ethan hugged him hard.

Palen felt his eyes a little sore, and he couldn't help it and took the lead in raising a glass of wine.

Then everyone started drinking.

"In fact, I think they have other purposes besides coming here to invest."

After being a little tipsy, Palen spoke again.

"What purpose?"

"The Cardinal in Black."

Ethan narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard the word.

Cardinal Casar.

The guy who was completely dead at sea.

Including the ship he was on, all have sunk forever in the depths of the endless ocean.

But as expected, the Sun God Cult would never forget this person or this incident.

After all this time, is there anyone coming?

"How can you be sure?" Ethan rubbed his chin.

"It's simple... a few details."

Palen said that among the people who came with him, in addition to those who came to do business, there were also a few mysterious people who never showed up and hid in the cabin all day, and absolutely did not allow anyone to enter.

Of course, the most important thing is that during a drunken conversation, Palen got some information out of him.

They are here to look for someone, a very important person.

(End of this chapter)