Chapter 8: Ascetics and Offerings I

Even those who had seen the trees on the Pamir planet that turned the entire planet into hollowed-out structures did not consider the greatness of this majestic structure when they stood at the top of this Algerian mountain range and faced the fifth-level temple that was thousands of meters high...... It would be inferior to the forty underground floors of the Pamirs.

One is the technical exhaustion of manpower, and the other is the exhaustion of "divine power" in this world!

Seeing Lin Shu and Michelle's shocked looks, Lan Yue and Lan He, who had regained his sanity, were a little proud, and the latter dutifully began to explain to the tour guide: "The Blue Bear Star Temple is one of the ten most majestic and longest-standing temples of the hundreds of star balls in our Order Alliance. Tens of thousands of years ago, when a temple was only about one-tenth of its current size, it was only after successive bishops continued to level the mountain and move the peaks that the entire Algerian mountain range was forcibly cut by one-third that such a vast open space was left. ”

"Before that, the Algerian mountains were 75,000 meters above sea level. He cautiously pointed his finger at the top of the fifth-level temple, and the huge supreme god statue made a virtual comparison: "And now, although the platform we are on is only 72,000 meters above sea level, if you add the measurement behind the entire temple, it is 435 meters higher than before!"

"The entire temple covers an area of 170 square kilometers, from the outer wall to the inner hall, every meditation room of the attendants, and even every daily utensils inside, are made of the purest blue, rubies, all kinds of colored diamonds, emeralds, cat's eyes, and pine crystals...... and at least 10,000 other gemstones. The divine power of the god attendant forms a loop in it, so that the inside and outside of the temple are like spring all year round, the temperature and humidity are constant, and each god attendant can recover the divine power ten times faster than the ordinary temple inside......"

Lan Yue, the daughter of a former clergyman of the Holy See, introduced the internal situation, which was naturally much more detailed than Lan He's. And this extremely powerful introduction also made Lin Shu and Michelle have the most intuitive understanding of the strength of the Blue Bear Star Holy See.

A god acolyte within the protection range of a temple of this size, even if he is only a second-level priest like Arthas, can definitely exert extremely terrifying divine powers. If you change to a top fourteenth-level god servant, the strength of the force is probably not below the top saint warrior.

"No wonder the Holy See has grown so far in the Order Alliance that even the planetary governments can't control it. Lin Shu muttered to himself in a low voice, "A god servant whose strength can be compared to that of a top saint martial artist, I am afraid that only a strong organization like the Cosmic Alliance can suppress the power of the Holy See within the scope of ordinary religious groups. As for the strength of the martial cultivators in this order alliance compared to the gods servants—there is a world of difference!"

After thinking about this, Lin Shu quickly became more cautious than ever about this trip to the Order Alliance.

Even if there is no cosmic alliance power in these planets, but here ...... is by no means a weak star who can be fooled around!

"Well, since this Blue Bear Star Temple is so majestic, let's go in and see it!"

Lin Shu's words not only made Michelle, who was extremely curious about the power of divine arts, nod her head again and again, but even Lan He, who was a native of the Blue Bear Star, was also full of excitement, and almost broke his neck.

But when they stepped forward, ready to bypass the crowd of people crawling in front of the Supreme God Statue in the square, and enter the interior of the temple with a height of more than three thousand meters from the main gate of the entire temple, Lan Yue stopped them with a red face: "I said enter the temple...... It does not mean walking through the main entrance. ”

Lin Shu looked strangely at the majestic main gate where there were priests dressed as priests from time to time, and turned his head and said, "Since the gate is not closed, and you have the right to enter the temple, why can't you go from here?"

"The old clergyman I was talking about who was able to take me in was the old handyman in charge of the temple's vegetable garden. Blue Moon explained as she led them around the edge of the square to the left, "The only part that can be entered is the vegetable garden. ”

"Of course, even within that vegetable garden, the speed at which divine power is recovering and increasing is very amazing. She added with a blushing face, "Don't worry, I'll be sure to make the accessories you need in a row...... It's just that the raw material consumption ......"

"Don't worry about this!" Lin Shu smiled nonchalantly, and casually "transformed" several scattered amethyst stones in his palm: "Let's use this to make the next accessories." If I'm not mistaken, the effect should be much stronger than rhothrite. ”

Although before making a move, Lin Shu had carefully laid a layer of spiritual power field around the four of them, allowing the effect of spiritual power infection to permeate around Lan Yue and Lan He. But it looks ...... Directly witnessing the impact of amethyst, the most precious energy mine in legends, was far beyond his expectations. At least Blue Moon, a master jeweler who knows goods, completely lost control the first moment he saw the amethyst...... "Why do you type -n on the browser to see the latest content-"?Why do you have such a rare ore?" Even after being forcibly suppressed by Lin Shu's spiritual power, Blue Moon still asked over and over again with red eyes: "Why would you be willing to use this treasure worth the entire planet to make such a small thing as accessories?" You must know that even after sealing the divine magic, its value will still be far less than directly using it as a battle armor material!!"

Belch...... Lin Shu pondered for a long time, really didn't know how to answer her, so he simply pulled the master's pretty face directly, his eyes were bright and quiet, and then his gaze with strong spiritual power pierced into the latter's eyes as if it were substance.

After a period of confusion, Blue Moon, who was originally so excited that her whole face swelled into crimson, and her long hair was windless and automatic, finally calmed down.

In the deepest part of the subconscious, the little imprint planted by the forest tree soon played her role. Although she still doesn't understand the reason why Lin Shu is so "rich", she has taken everything she sees in front of her for granted, and she will no longer lose her temper as directly as Fang Cai.

As for Lan He, a young driver and part-time tour guide, he has already been completely solved by the effect of mental power infection, and naturally he will not talk nonsense.

Lin Shu breathed a sigh of relief, and looked back at the followers of the Supreme God Sect who were still prostrate on the ground of the square, exuding a holy light on their bodies, but he greatly admired their piety - no one raised their heads when there was such a big commotion here, and the brainwashing of the Supreme God Sect was really successful!

As the four of them left, Lin Shu mentioned the question he was a little curious about just now: "Why is there a vegetable garden in the temple of the Holy See?"

"Since ancient times, there have always been two factions of the Cult of the High God. Lan Yueyou came up with a tirade posture: "Worship faction and ascetic faction." The worship sect pays attention to the dedication of everything in the world to the supreme god, and the clergy should not participate in any productive labor but can only accept the offerings of the believers to live. As for the ascetics, they believe that the god servant should retain his belief in the supreme god and produce everything he needs, and should not accept even a drop of water or a grain of rice from the devotees. ”

"Your father is a representative of the ascetics, right?"

Lan Yue nodded: "Since my father was burned at the stake, the current Holy See ascetic sect has been extremely declining. Uncle Min is the only one who still remembers my father and is willing to take care of me......"

Is the struggle between the two factions for power and profit? Lin Shuxin has a little more guess and judgment about the truth of the public case that Lan Yue said.

Obviously, the ascetic sect was originally just a self-sufficient cultivation and would not affect the interests of the worship sect. However, the inventions made by Blue Moon's father, especially the ability to seal the divine arts, could allow the ascetics to make a fortune by relying on their own labor.

In the final analysis, it is still a conflict of interests between factions.

It is no wonder that such an important technology was abandoned so long after it was learned by the Holy See—perhaps at the top, it was still used in secret. But the Holy See Confession will never let it spread among the people: otherwise, as long as you have money, you can buy magic and use it freely, so how many of the believers who originally volunteered to worship the supreme god will be willing to continue to worship?

Lin Shu looked at Lan Yue's back and shook his head helplessly.

If she judged correctly, her desire to make the Divine Sealing Technique flourish in this world was unless the Ascetics regained control of the Holy See, or she defeated the current Pope herself. Otherwise, there is no way to achieve it.

If it weren't for the current title of "Blue Moon Master", she would only be known as a master of jewelry and accessories design, and the number of products she made herself would be extremely rare. I am afraid that there have been acolytes of the worship sect who have long held high the banner of eradicating heresy and put her on the pillar of fire and roasted her.

(Although she is more than 100 years old, she is actually just an innocent girl in her bones.) Looking at the slender back of the blue moon leading the way in front, Lin Shu couldn't help but sigh secretly. Of course, most of his attention was still on Michelle next to him. Since entering the confines of this fifth-level temple of the Supreme God Cult, the beauty of Pablo Star ...... Something seems wrong!