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It is located in Xiangshu Village, a native village in the southern part of California.

It was nearly dusk, a dark crystal fortress flew high in the sky, and the birds in the mountains and forests were startled again, and the chaotic chirping mingled with the melodious bells of the village church.

"Ford, Emily is going to start class, so go ahead, even if you get some sleep in class, there's dinner after that!" said Abra Hinter.

Ford's full name, Ford Bitt, is 12 years old, and like Abra Hunter (8 years old), his parents were kidnapped by monsters a few years ago and orphaned, and they struggle every day to live on their stomachs because they work groceries in church in exchange for the necessities of life.

Especially Ford, the king of the children in this village, is very hard-working, has an old-fashioned personality, and always likes to come up with some kind of shortcut in order to be lazy. But every time I mess up, I'm blamed by Mother Emily.

"Yes, yes, I can't go!" replied Ford, unable to resist Abra's nagging. Ford couldn't help but think about Emily's sister's beauty.

"Abra, I'll tell you a secret, my wish when I grow up is to marry a woman like Mother Emily, and make her the wife of the manly Ford. Ford whispered, patting his chest.

"Ford, why are you talking so quietly with your chest pounding?" asked Abra.

Abra admired Ford very much, and felt that Ford was very powerful, and he said everything he was very powerful, but he couldn't understand it, so he always asked out of place.

Abra admired Ford so much because, when he first met Ford at church, he knew that his parents were probably dead, but instead of shedding a single tear, he comforted himself as he wept.

"Uh...... You don't understand anyway!" said Abras's question, ignoring it, and pouting.

"And what are you going to do when you grow up?" asked Ford as he walked.

"I'm as strong as you. Abra scratched his head.

"It's not this, it's your wish!" Ford corrected.

"Oh, that's to be a crusader soldier who can protect the village. Don't you want to?" said Abra.

"Yes!"

In a short time, the two of them had already arrived in the church hall.

In the hall, there are many children and even adults.

Next to the podium stood a woman dressed in a black and white nun's dress.

"Everyone, let's be quiet, class is ready to begin!Nobby, good, we'll talk later!" Emily bent down and touched the head of a little girl with a few freckles on her face and a simple double ponytail.

Emily spends half an hour every day at dusk teaching the villagers of the Light to the villagers.

Ever since they saw the angelic figures who sent Emily over, the villagers were 100% convinced that they were God's messengers, sent by God to save a remote village that was constantly being attacked by monsters and on the verge of collapse.

Since the church was in Xiangshu Village, there have been fewer attacks by monsters, especially when angels are stationed, and man-eating monsters are killed in public. Only then did the villagers learn that it was these fish-headed monsters who had attacked the village, and that there had been other unknown and strange-looking monsters that had been executed before.

Later, the angel built a simple church and left, leaving behind a beautiful nun named Emily Cappuccilo.

The villagers affectionately call her Mother Emily.

Beautiful, hard-working, and capable, Emily soon established a friendship with the villagers.

Emily's lecture is divided into two parts: the first is to pray for the Holy Cross in the middle of the church, the second is to teach the villagers how to gain strength from the Holy Cross, which she calls the power of the Light, and the last part is to explain the parable from a book called The Holy Source.

Everyone was praying religiously, but mischievous Ford didn't open his eyes and look at Emily's location.

Ford opened his eyes and saw that Emily was not next to the podium. Just as he was about to look around, he was gently patted on the head, and Ford knew who had patted him, and he turned around and wanted to speak.

Ford enjoyed talking to the gentle Emily, but Emily just smiled, held up her fingers, and made a silent gesture.

Ford turned his head, closed his eyes, and continued to pray. But in his heart, he muttered, "What is the use of such a prayer?" You might as well teach me some swordsmanship so I can protect the village too. ”

After a moment, the cranky Ford entered a kind of mystical realm, and he found himself very light, as if he was flying.

Ford couldn't help but open his eyes again, and found that there was a glow around him, and the villagers were glowing, and the two brothers, Abra, Nobby, and Linton, including Emily, were all glowing.

The humble church is particularly sacred in the light of this light.

Ford thought he had come to the ancient legend of heaven, and in the hearts of children, heaven was a big city that was glowing all around, and at this moment, this is heaven.

Ford simply believed that his prayer had taken effect and that God had answered his wishes, so he was extraordinarily earnest and religious.

Maybe the villagers have experienced Ford's feelings, so everyone is especially religious!

Prayer lasts about 8 minutes.

The old bronze bell at the top of the church comes out in the midst of three bells.

Bell - bell - bell - bell -

This ancient bell is very punctual, as long as 8 minutes have passed, it will definitely ring.

Everyone woke up from that mysterious state.

Amira, who was already standing in front of the podium, said, "Thank the Light, in the name of the Light, for guarding everything. Next, I will teach you how to use the Light. Let me demonstrate. ”

Then Emily closed her eyes, raised her index finger, and said, "In the name of the Light—" and slowly opened her eyes.

Everyone present was stunned and speechless.

Emily held a small cloud of holy light at the tip of her slender finger and said, "This is the holy light. Don't think it's just the size of a spark, gather it and it will dispel all the darkness. ”

"Teacher Emily, can this light protect us?" asked Nobby first.

"My lovely Nobby, of course, those fish-headed monsters, are very afraid of the light, so as long as we gather the light, they will run away. Emily replied, telling the villagers as well.

"Can we do that too?" asked one of the villagers.

Of course – everyone is a child of God and comes to earth with the Light. Emily replied.

"Then what should I do, Mother Emily, please teach us!" said one of the villagers.

Abra pulled Ford and whispered, "Ford, look! look! my hand!"

Ford's eyes widened and he said, "Abra~ you, how did you do it?" Ford looked at Abra with envy, and his voice couldn't help but be a little louder, attracting Emily's attention.

Emily saw the faint light on Abra's little finger and said with a smile, "Abra, you are amazing!"

Everyone looked at Abra, their eyes were full of fanatical hope, and Abra's success gave them hope to survive in a harsh environment.

Emily naturally saw the frenzy in the eyes of the villagers, and continued in her heart: "Well, little brother Abra, you will definitely be able to become a powerful warrior in the future, so please tell me about your experience!"

Ford looked at Abra, then at Emily, then at his hands, flattened his mouth, and looked to the side, but his ears were pricked up, and he listened carefully to what Abra said.

One of the villagers, fearing that he was not close enough to Abra, squeezed away of Ford.

I saw him say, "I just kept repeating the words I said when I prayed, and then my hands glowed." ”

"And what did you say when you prayed?" asked one of the villagers.

"When I grow up, I want to protect the village. Abra said with a sincere smile.

Emily was very pleased with Abra's demonstration and said, "Everyone can see that the light has something to do with the will of the individual. So let's practice on our own!"

Ford closes his eyes, he also wants to be praised by Emily, and if he can, Ford also wants to be a warrior who can protect the village.

However, no matter how devout you are, you can't give birth to the Light.

"Wow~ Nobby also succeeded!"

"Brother Linton, they also succeeded!"

"I'll be able too!" Ford continued to close his eyes, praying, repeating what Abra had said!

But by the end of the teachings, Ford had not summoned the Holy Light. The dinner after that was affected by emotions and tasted nothing at all.

It was also from that night that Ford's position as the child king was suddenly replaced by Abra, and now the children in the village can basically give birth to holy light. And he doesn't seem to have any talent in this area.

This result was much to Ford's chagrin.