Tria, the capital of the Kaiadir Empire, is the holy city and the headquarters of the Hokuriku Church of Light.

Three hundred years ago, it was the territory of the Honoris Empire, but after a bitter struggle, Cavinsy I led his troops north three times, and it took forty years to spill the blood of an entire generation of heroes on both sides in the Frost Canyon, and then this land was defeated and made the capital of it.

Of course, the Aeolus Church of Honoris did everything possible to call it a heretic conspiracy, implying that Kaiadiel had grown from a small country that was not even a principality and could only rely on fishing to maintain its finances, to an empire with more than a few hundred thousand troops and three northern expeditions in forty years, and there must be the Church of Light behind it.

Even the descendants of the Star King of his royal family, the Iron King's bloodline, was made up, but it was just a cover set up by the Church of Light.

The royal family of the Kaiadil Empire ignored this, but since the founding of the country, the Church of Light has been stumbling with each other everywhere.

However, due to the diplomatic stability of the two countries at this stage, some things have been placed under the table, and there are rumors in the alleys that a cardinal of the church has said that the other party is just the Aeolian Church has been trying to tamper with history, and the two countries are still very friendly.

However, it is not known how many people can believe this statement.

At this time, it is dark and the sun has set in the far west, and the church's pre-trainee pastors are preparing to pray for the evening prayer to thank the God of Light for the day's care and pray for the light of tomorrow to return to the earth.

Alena, who has just passed her twelfth birthday, is one of them, according to the rules of the church, believers in the God of Light, when a girl reaches the age of 12 and a teenager reaches the age of 11, can go to the nearest church to participate in the church's annual selection and become a preparatory probationary priest and preparatory probationary knight.

"This is my supreme honor. Thinking to herself, Alena walked into the prayer hall in small steps, and after finding her place, she hurriedly knelt down and sat down.

"Hey, Alena, I've heard from the ancient priest that today's dinner has salmon from the Larpo Sea, it's a delicacy with the blood of a demonic beast, it seems that only a new batch of pre-trainee priests can eat it once a year, oh my God, when I was at home, I could only eat an ordinary fish on New Year's Day. Sophia on the side said with longing.

"Listen, Sophia, it's been a month, haven't you memorized the canon? Alena said matter-of-factly, but after turning her head, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva.

"I know, I know, it's the same as you memorized, oops, the quaint sacrifice is coming. Sophia's eyes rolled and she sat down on her knees quietly.

Then Gu Ya, who was dressed in a sacrificial robe, walked in from the side door with a straight face, she was over fifty years old, she had been doing sacrifices for more than thirty years, and she had been sticking to the post of educating and guiding newcomers, and the upper echelons had also tried to promote her many times, but she politely refused.

For her, this work has become an instinct in her life.

I saw that she first counted the number of people, and then began to read the prayer proficiently.

“...... The god of light awoke from the night and heard the cries of the children...... Bringing a good harvest and hope......"

Alena recited the ancient words word by word, and at the same time silently recited the prayer in her heart, she had to write it down quickly, because every day the ancient sacrifice would be checked, and now there were thirty girls of the same age in the temple, only she and Sophia had the least on their backs.

"I'm going to be the first one to memorize!" Even so, Alena set a small goal for herself.

Time passed little by little, and the long prayer lasted for two hours, until the maidens in the temple were about to lose their hold, and the ancient priest said rigidly:

"Thank God for the gift of going to dinner. ”

"Thank God for His gift. The maidens got up, put their right hands on their breasts, bowed to the tall statues of the gods in the temple, and then withdrew.

It turns out that even though they have joined the church, they are still lively girls at the age of twelve.

Sophia pinched the position of the waist of the robe, lifted it halfway, and trotted to catch up with Alena in front.

"Alena, you wait for me, do you want to eat my share of salmon with you?"

"If you still delay here, the bigger ones will be snatched away by others. Alena gave her a blank look and slowed down.

By the way, my parents will come to see me tomorrow, and after only a month, they can't help it, and it will take three days to walk from home to Tria, unless they only eat dry food all the way, or the few copper coins left over from the autumn harvest will not be enough to spend. ”

He ...... They just miss you so much, you are their only daughter after all. Alena said with some embarrassment.

Although she tried her best to hide it, she still didn't escape Sophia's eyes: "What's wrong with you, Alena, speaking of which, you seem to have come by yourself a month ago, what about your parents?"

“...... My mother died, and my father worked in a mine outside the city, ...... Usually very busy. Alena uncharacteristically lost her optimism and self-confidence.

Sophia was stunned for a moment, her cheeks instantly turned red, and she immediately hugged Alena's arm: "I'm sorry...... Alena. ”

Looking at Sophia's appearance, a smile appeared on the corner of Alena's mouth: "It's okay, let's go, otherwise the big salmon will be robbed!"

The sun had completely set, the moon was beginning to show its face, and in the firelight by the roadside, two innocent maidens supported each other and left the prayer hall with a smile.

Seeing that the newlyweds had already left, the quaint priest in the temple turned and closed the door of the temple, came to the back of the main hall, and twisted a candlestick on the wall.

Then I saw a hole behind the statue of the god of light, and Gu Ya walked in with a serious face with a candlestick in his hand.

In a secret room under the prayer hall, Gu Ya placed the candlestick on the stand on the stone wall and bowed to a cardinal who had been waiting in the secret room for a long time.

"Bishop. ”

"Hmm. The cardinal turned his back to Gu Ya and nodded slightly, "Recently, the Aeolian Church has been divided a lot, and the royal family of Honoris officially sent news yesterday, hoping that we can send some new people to each other and communicate with each other." ”

Gu Ya frowned: "What does the royal family of Honoris mean by this, don't they not interfere in the affairs between the churches......?

The cardinal waved his hand: "The Pope has agreed, in just this half month, you order fifteen reserve priests, and the knights will also pick out fifteen reserve knights, and they will set off in half a month." ”

Listening to the bishop's tone, although he still had doubts in his heart, since it was ordered by the Pope himself, Gu Ya had no choice but to nod in agreement.

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In the middle of the moon, the pre-trainee pastors who had just finished washing up and jumped into the bed.

For them, preparation and internship are two different things, and the internship even precedes preparation.

When they complete one or even three years of study, they become trainee pastors, following their respective sacrifices to pray and solve problems for God's followers and proclaim God's glory.

Of course, the priests are also obliged to try to activate their natural abilities during this period, which is a gift from God, but if they fail, they will be expelled from the church, or they will stay as the lowest clergy of peace, and lose the opportunity for promotion forever.

Trainee priests who have activated their natural abilities will stay, follow the priest to complete the test, and then become a reserve priest, unless you have a very strong natural ability, or you can only be promoted to priest until a seat becomes vacant.

However, just the pre-pastor, the benefits are beyond the imagination of children from poor families like Alena and Sophia.

"Alena, how many prayers and canons have you memorized? Tomorrow the ancient sacrifice will be checked again. Sophia buried half of her head under the covers, hiding from the winter cold.

And Alena, who was next to her, gently stuffed the quilt corners, and while savoring the taste of Larpo sea salmon, she said:

"I'm sure I'll be the first to memorize it, you watch. ”

"Yo, then I'll take a look. ”

"Shhhhh

Immediately, everyone lay quietly under the quilt, waiting for tomorrow's study.

Time passed a little more, the moon had begun to approach the western earth, Alena who was sleeping soundly on the bed frowned slightly, a chill hit her heart, and she suddenly opened her eyes.

But everything in front of her made her lose the ability to think in an instant, in the dusky sky, the clouds were dense, the endless rice fields filled the field of vision, and the only place between heaven and earth that was not golden was a river not far away.

The river was flowing with blue water, glowing with a little light, and there was a figure in a white robe with his hands behind his back and his back to Alena standing by the river.

"I ...... I...... This is ......," Alena was a little speechless for a moment.

But then a clear and sacred voice was heard, coming from a figure not far away: "What is light?"

Alena was stunned for a moment, and she couldn't see the figure clearly, so she took a few steps forward, and at the same time subconsciously said:

"The hope of darkness, the root of all things, is light...... Light...... Light...... Crown of Light...... His Majesty ......"

Alena chuckled in her heart and fell to her knees, staring straight at the ground, not daring to look up.

In fact, she wanted to look up, but she didn't know whether awe or fear stopped her, so that she didn't dare to confirm her suspicions, she was still a twelve-year-old girl after all.

Cassia didn't comment on her answer, and instead asked, "What is a human?"

"People...... Person...... People ......"

Alena, who was already in a mess in her heart, could still answer, and now that she can kneel, she is already relying on instinct.

Seeing that she was trembling and unable to say a complete sentence, Cassia shook his head, and when he reached out his hand, a ray of light entered Alena's body, and at the same time, a gentle force helped her up.

"You owe me a question. ”

The clear and divine voice suddenly disappeared, and the surrounding scene collapsed into a curtain of light as Alena got up.

"Ah......h

And her exclamation also startled Sophia next to her: "Why Alena, you scared me, did you have a nightmare, I was just about to call you, otherwise I won't be able to catch up with the morning prayer, and the ancient sacrifice will be punished again...... Alena?

Alena didn't make a sound, just quietly looked at the sunlight shining in from the window, feeling warm in her heart.

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