Chapter 340: Money Offensive

Discussing on the street was definitely not polite, so, at Wayne's invitation, Paletress and he came to a luxury tavern called Gilded Rose, located in the most prosperous section of the Trade District.

The priestess who had always lived a frugal life rarely came to these high-consumption places, her beautiful face was flushed, and her behavior appeared a bit restrained.

In the world of Azeroth, the holy practitioners who upheld the Holy Light doctrine were basically not bad people, and they would not be generally corrupt and degenerate like the high-level clergy in the Wizard World.

Because to use the power of Holy Light, one must be pious and firm, and holy practitioners who could not use the power of Holy Light would not be trusted and trusted by the church.

And being able to become a High Priest at a young age, Paletress was obviously a quite pious believer of Holy Light.

After sitting down in the tavern, Wayne beckoned to the waitress and then asked Paletress's needs quite gentlemanly.

"Ms. Paletress, would you like to drink some red wine or juice?"

The priestess first waved her hand, explaining that she never drank, and then, under Wayne's enthusiastic invitation, ordered a glass of Silvermoon Grass Apple Juice and began to drink it in small sips.

After simple pleasantries, Wayne chatted with this beautiful High Priest.

From her, Wayne learned that it turned out that a few years ago, after the Second War, Archbishop Faol had already resigned from the position of Archbishop of the Cathedral of Light in Stormwind City and stayed in the Kingdom of Lordaeron. The current Archbishop was Benedictus, a famous traitor in the future, which made his idea of directly seeking Faol's help fall through.

But it didn't matter. Wayne decided to let Paletress try it for him first. As a High Priest, she must be quite proficient in the application of Holy Light. Perhaps he didn't need the top Holy Light user to solve his current problem.

So what he needed to do now was to gain the trust of this lady first, and it would be best to let the other party owe her a big favor.

So after some chatting, Wayne quickly entered the topic. Not only did he buy the hand-copied books he promised very straightforwardly, but after seeing the other party show joy, he put forward a proposal that shocked the priestess.

"Ms. Paletress, your noble character is admirable. Although I am not a believer of Holy Light, I was also a child from a poor family and can understand the pain of orphans."

"So I decided to set up a special fund with a sum of gold coins, specifically used to subsidize and improve the lives of orphans. This sum of money is tentatively set at ten thousand gold coins."

"However, this sum of money is huge, and I will not pay it all at once, and it must be managed by a holy practitioner with noble character like you, so I will feel at ease."

This was of course an excuse, just to use this priestess's sense of responsibility to allow both sides to have an opportunity to communicate with each other. After cultivating a certain trust, he could also take the opportunity to put forward a request for help.

"Ten thousand... ten thousand gold coins!"

Paletress's eyes widened, she couldn't help but shout softly, and then covered her mouth with her hand, looking at the diners around who were startled by her voice, her face a bit flushed.

Actually, it was no wonder she was so surprised. You know, the gold coins in the world of Azeroth had amazing purchasing power. The gold content of general gold coins was as high as 90%. An ordinary pack horse could even be bought for only four or five gold coins, and the monthly salary of most commoners did not even reach one gold coin.

Even with Paletress's current status as a High Priest, the subsidy the Holy Light Church gave her every month was only about ten gold coins. She was over twenty years old this year and hadn't even seen more than a thousand gold coins with her own eyes. How could she remain indifferent to ten thousand gold coins?

Seeing her surprised and cute appearance, Wayne smiled and waved his hand to soothe the priestess's mood.

Ten thousand Azeroth gold coins converted, it was only worth the interest of his deposit in the Wealth Bank for one day. The wealthy Witcher didn't take it to heart at all. If it weren't for the fact that taking out too many gold coins would easily cause unnecessary trouble, he could even increase this amount to fifty thousand or even one hundred thousand gold coins, using a money offensive to smash the pure little girl in front of him.

"Don't be surprised, Ms. Paletress. Perhaps you don't know, I was once an adventurer who loved exploration. In my long adventure career, I have discovered countless treasures and killed countless monsters."

"Although ten thousand gold coins is not a small amount, I am willing to take it out, just to make the orphans in this world live a little better."

Wayne's tone was quite flat, but combined with his confident smile and mature and wealthy temperament, it immediately attracted Paletress's unusual gaze.

The simple priestess was obviously moved by his good deeds, looking at Wayne with bright eyes, and said sincerely:

"Mr. Wayne, although you are not a believer of Holy Light, you must be a kind and noble gentleman."

"May the Holy Light bless you forever."

"Please rest assured, I will apply to the church to be responsible for the operation of this fund, and I will definitely let your kindness reach every orphan who receives help, and will not let your kindness be wasted."

Paletress's words were filled with sincerity; this pure priestess perhaps truly regarded Wayne as a noble gentleman, just as she had said, and wanted to take personal responsibility for this matter so as not to let down his good intentions.

And such a result just happened to coincide with Wayne's wishes. The reason he didn't take out all ten thousand gold coins at once was just to have more contact with the High Priest in front of him in the future.

Immediately, he showed a gentle smile and agreed with Paletress's statement. They chatted for a long time that noon. In addition to some trivial topics, Wayne also said some of his ideas about orphanages and even the Holy Light Church. As the founder of a large organization like the Witcher Order, he had a lot of say in this regard, and the suggestions he put forward were also very meaningful, which Paletress nodded repeatedly.

By the time lunch ended and the two were about to separate, the priestess felt that she had learned a lot, and at the same time changed her view of Wayne again.

From a book buyer to a powerful, wealthy, and knowledgeable gentleman, in this era, if he could add a noble title, this would be the top male who could attract high-quality women.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Mr. Wayne."

"After I go back, I will list a book list of the books copied by those children, and when we meet tomorrow, I will give it to you."

Wayne nodded with a smile, then reached out and took out a golden bracelet inlaid with red, blue, and yellow gems from his space bracelet, as well as a very exquisite wooden box, and put the bracelet in it.

He picked up the wooden box, made a gentleman's etiquette to Paletress, and then said with a smile:

"Ms. Paletress."

"Being able to have lunch with a noble and beautiful lady like you today is a quite pleasant noon for me."

"This is a trophy I found in a certain elf palace. I give it to you as a meeting gift to commemorate today's meeting. I hope you don't refuse."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 341 =====