Greetings, Governor Alex!" A priest in a white robe gave Alex a Sky Eagle Salute before introducing himself. "I am Pavel Osipovich, the head deacon of the State Church branch in the Mariupol Sector. I have been ordered by the Sector Archbishop to verify the matter of the consecrated wine. Governor, please call me Pavel."
"Hello, Deacon Pavel, on behalf of all the citizens of the Rostov II Empire and the Emperor's devout believers, I welcome you." Alex politely returned the Sky Eagle salute to the pastor and then expressed his welcome.
As an Inquisition Chaplain and Planetary Governor, he needs to show piety to the State Church, but he does not need to be overly zealous.
And in Alex's opinion, there is really no need to be overly enthusiastic towards the person in front of him. Even if he is a head deacon, he can just treat him normally.
The other party didn't seem to show any emotion towards Alex's attitude. He just nodded politely again and then, under Rachel's guidance, boarded the orbital elevator with Alex.
The elevator went down quickly. Alex signaled Rachel to tell Deacon Pavel that a welcome banquet had been prepared and invited him to attend.
However, Pavel said, "No, no, no, Governor! I came to this planet for only one thing, and that is to verify the authenticity of the consecrated wine. Nothing else matters!
We are merely servants of the God-Emperor. Feasting and enjoying ourselves will only lead to the growth of corrupt thoughts!
Although I understand that ordinary people need some entertainment to fill their spiritual emptiness, as servants of the God-Emperor, we should serve him wholeheartedly rather than focusing on personal enjoyment."
Hearing Pavel's words, Alex didn't comment, nor did he think it was a big deal. He just nodded and asked Rachel to change the next itinerary.
Since the deacon thought it was important to go see the grapes first, Alex naturally wouldn't stop him.
Long before the head deacon came, Rachel had already made all kinds of preparations for the reception, and the plans had been made long ago, so there would be no problems.
Since it was a reception for senior clergymen of the state religion, it was of course impossible to prepare vehicles such as Chimera troop carriers as vehicles. Although the empire had abundant martial virtues and it would not be a big problem to do so, Rachel still carefully prepared a floating ship that could be used as a means of transportation or even a float parade.
To be honest, Alex was a little surprised when Rachel pulled this thing out.
It is really unbelievable that such a thing exists in a colonial world that has been developed for less than a hundred years.
After all, this thing generally does not appear in ordinary imperial worlds, and it has no weapons. Although it can indeed carry void shields and even large-caliber artillery of the level of petrified lizards, this thing usually has no weapons and is only used as a vehicle such as a parade float.
Of course, we still have basic self-defense weapons, and it's as easy as pie to wipe out a few nest gangs.
After all, although its length of more than 200 meters is nothing compared to a void ship, this thing is still very intimidating if placed on the surface of a planet.
Even the knowledgeable chief deacon was surprised by such an airship. After all, he had learned about the Rostov II and Alex before coming here.
He had originally thought that everything would be very simple on a colonized planet like Rostov II, which had only been developed for less than a hundred years, but now it seemed that the planet seemed to be well developed.
This undoubtedly made the deacon feel much better. After boarding the airship, he not only took the initiative to talk to Alex, but the atmosphere of their conversation also became more intimate.
"Sir Alex, please don't think I'm someone who's difficult to approach." In the lounge inside the airship, Deacon Pavel leaned back on the soft sofa and spoke to Alex in a slightly more intimate manner, "As the supervisor of the Creed Temporal (the church's financial and logistical organization) for the Cardinal Archbishop, I often have to show a distant attitude to avoid unnecessary trouble.
But this doesn't mean I'm a difficult person to approach. Once you get to know me, my friends all say I'm an easy person to get along with."
At this point, Deacon Pavel seemed to want to improve the relationship and even made a small joke: "Of course, the premise is that the other party is not a heretic."
To this, Alex responded: "One more thing to add: it's not an alien."
"No, no, Your Excellency the Inquisitor, you and I both know that as long as we are willing to believe in the Emperor and pay tithes to the Empire, aliens can be our friends, right?" Deacon Pavel was indeed not a difficult person to deal with, as he said, and he could even crack some heretical jokes.
But what he said was true. After all, standard aliens such as cat people and mantis people can become legal sub-humans certified by the Empire. Making friends with aliens is actually not a particularly serious problem.
(Rat man with dirty hands)
(An ape-man with a bad brain)
(The now illegal Beastmen, who believe in the Emperor)
(Cat man who is obsessed with Fury)
(Crocodile Man in the Sewer)
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"Your Excellency, Chief Deacon, I am an inquisitor of the Anti-Foreign Order." Alex did not comment on Pavel's remarks, but only reminded him that he was at least still an inquisitor of the Anti-Foreign Order.
"Yes, yes! Let's skip this somewhat dangerous topic and talk about the consecrated wine!" Pavel seemed to realize that it was somewhat inappropriate to talk about this in front of an Inquisitor, even if the other party was now the planetary governor.
So he quickly changed the subject and asked Alex, "Sir Alex, how did you brew the Holy Blessing Wine? I heard that you provided everything from the seedlings to the brewing method. Sage Olivia only provided you with related services, and the sisters of the Holy Rose Order were only following your orders.
"The Ecclesiarchy has conducted a thorough investigation and found no unusual manipulations involved. How did you manage this? Was it truly the Emperor's favor?"
"I'm afraid this is difficult even for me to explain. I can only say that the grape seedlings and brewing methods were obtained by me during an adventure, and they were originally placed in a stasis field. I don't know how many years they have existed, and who placed them in the stasis field." Alex decided to blur the origins of the grapes and the brewing methods. Anyway, with the endorsement of Old Man Huang, he didn't worry about being suspected of being a heretic.
(The Empire's illegal mutants will be shot on sight)