Chapter 250: The "Archbishop's Granddaughter" card, isn't it awesome?
Inside the Church of the Holy Numbers outside Tingen.

"Mr. Blue, we have just received a document from the Backlund Diocese. The Tingen Technical University has been officially approved and has passed the review of the Kingdom's Higher Education Committee. However, due to factors such as land and funds, it cannot be built for the time being...

"Even if you come to urge us every day, there's nothing we can do!" Isaac, the captain of the Mechanical Heart team, said helplessly.

"Hmm? The review was so quick this time. It seems that Ikanser played a big role in it..." Old Blue stood upright behind the prayer hall of the Holy Numbers Church. The Holy Numbers Church was the only church of the God of Steam and Machinery in Tingen. There were only one or two believers who came to pray at this time, so there was no need to worry about the contents of the conversation being leaked. He tilted his head and asked:
"Isaac, do you know 'Saint Selina'? Do you know 'Saint Samuel'? Um, you must know 'Saint Roselle'?
"Why are the words 'Saint' added before their names? It's because they have made great contributions to the spread of the church's faith!"

Isaac's eyes twitched. In the previous telegram, Deacon Ikonser specifically warned him not to listen to Old Blue's nonsense! Should he find an excuse to slip away? He couldn't help but reply:

"St. Roselle's Church has been renamed..."

"Oh! So that's how it is!" Old Blue suddenly realized and continued:

"Isaac! Why isn't the 'Church of Holy Numbers' called the 'Church of Saint Isaac'? Uh, I hope I didn't offend you...

"But Tingen's steam faith... Isaac, don't you feel heartbroken? Don't you feel anxious? How can you sleep?"

"..." Isaac felt extremely offended, but he couldn't beat the old man... He could only say: "Do you... have a good idea?"

"Of course!" Old Blue took out a plan and handed it over, pointing to one of the buildings and saying:
"We don't have money to build a university, but if we build a 'Steam Church' next to the university, we will have money! Look! The main entrance of the 'Tiengen University of Technology' faces south, and across from it is your newly built 'St. Isaac's Church'!

"What kind of people are there in the university? They are all talented people from the Kingdom and even the Northern Continent! Every day, they listen to the 12 o'clock noon bell of the 'Steam Church' and fiddle with mechanical creations... Which god do you think they believe in?

"When the time comes, as soon as the university is over, wow! Pious mechanical believers will flock to the 'St. Isaac's Church' to pray!
"Think about it carefully. You have been promoted to archbishop, wearing a white bishop's robe, with a huge triangular holy emblem on your back! You open your arms, preach to many believers, and then your eyes are filled with tears... Yes! That's it! Look, you have tears in your eyes right now!"

Isaac hated it. He didn't hate the person in front of him. He hated... that he was actually moved! He said in a tentative but unconcealed excited tone:

"Mr. Blue, your church...will allow us to build another church?"

This is unprecedented! Why was the "Holy Numbers Church" built in the suburbs? The storm did it!

"Hey, what are you talking about? We are all brothers in the church!" Old Blue said sincerely:

"It was the Church of Darkness that made the decision. How can you blame only us, Storm? Isn't this slandering others' innocence?
"But it doesn't matter. Dunn and I have a good relationship recently. Everyone can see it! You build it! The bigger the better!"

Isaac tilted his head back. Good relationship? I had heard that old man Storm went to the Night Headquarters to execute a Night Watcher... Is this a good relationship? But the joint action of the three churches in Backlund was very successful, and the action in Tingen two days ago was also carried out by the three churches together... Could it be that Storm has really changed his temper? He hesitated and said, "I, I need to ask the headquarters... Please allow me to send a telegram..."

"It's out of date, out of date!" Old Blue reached into his inner pocket and pulled out something that looked like a telegraph! It was similar because it was much smaller and didn't have a long wire at the back!

"Look, this is the new 'wireless telegraph machine' produced by our 'Perpetual Motion Machine' company. How about it? Is it interesting?"

"...Uh...Actually, we developed the wireless telegraph a long time ago, but due to the magnetic field interference between the northern and southern continents, its performance is not as good as the wired one...In comparison, I'm more curious about how you got this big guy out of your pocket?" Isaac said, showing little interest in the telegraph.

"...Very good! You got the point!" Old Blue put the telegraph on the ground and explained:
"Use this telegraph machine to send a message to Backlund. Um, I forgot to tell you that the naming rights, inventor, and patent owner of this machine is the granddaughter of His Excellency Horamick Hayden of your church."

"Ah?!" Isaac trembled, and hurried forward to carefully pick up the telegraph and put it on the bench next to him, and said angrily: "How can you put this thing on the ground! This is disrespectful to His Excellency the Archbishop!"

"Hey, if you want it, I'll give it to you. I'll get you a signed copy later..." Old Blue said casually, "That lady is already the image spokesperson for our 'Perpetual Motion Machine' company. Well, maybe you'll have a chance to meet her grandfather later..."

"Good, good, good, your company is really great..." Isaac smiled brightly. He marveled at the mechanical beauty of the telegraph machine while sending a message to Backlund using the encryption code he knew by heart.

No matter what Old Blue said, he would never make the final decision on building the church. Even Backlund might not be able to decide... Maybe he had to ask Intistril...

beep beep...

"?" Isaac was surprised. How could they reply so quickly? He quickly translated the message, which meant:

"Build it, but the church will only pay for the church building. Let the old man pay for the university. Calm down and don't be fooled."

"..." Isaac was silent. What kind of joke is this? Is this true? But this speaking style is exactly the same as Deacon Ikanser's before... There is a bit of resentment in it! What happened to that senior executive?
"Mr. Blue, uh..."

Old Bruce had expected this and said with a smile:

"The purpose of establishing the 'Perpetual Motion Machine' company was to raise funds for the 'Tingen Technical University'... and the 'Hayden Brand Wireless Telegraph'... well, it was very popular. Once it was launched, it received an investment from Mr. Wayne, a wealthy man from the southern continent... You see, I guess Ikanser's expression when he learned about this was similar to yours!
"But... her last name is Haydn, and there's nothing I can do about it! Can we stifle her talent? Can we deny her the right to be named Haydn just because she's a woman? Is she still a human being?!"

Hiss! Case solved! Isaac shouted in his heart, the name of his archbishop was used as a living advertisement by the shameless Storm! How abominable! And you Storm... actually dared to discuss women's rights with the Night and Steam families? !
(End of this chapter)