Chapter 829: Auditing
"I'm Ogwissa Bouvier, a Dragoon rider in Irwindale......"
As Ogvesa finished introducing herself, the crowd of onlookers let out a low exclamation.
Dragoon Rider! Ogvesha is the first Dragoon rider to join the Lighters!
The priest seemed to touch something from Ogvesa's hands, and a smile of approval appeared under the veil, and Ogwesa felt her magic being mobilized.
"Beloved, the Church is willing to accept you and welcome you to the family of the Illuminators." The priest said. "Finally, light a candle for our Winged Patronus."
Ogwisa got down on one knee, picked one from the prayer candle at the statue's feet, and lit the other.
The priestess bowed to Ogwisa, followed by a wave of applause from the audience, with Jeno and Ezreal applauding her heartily.
Amid the wave of applause, Lux and Kacina arrived just in time to see Jeno and Ezreal standing together to applaud Ogvesha.
"Hello!"
Lux greeted the two of them, and her sweet smile made her feel like she was in a good mood for the rest of the day.
Kahina followed, and when she greeted the two strangers, she was slightly surprised and began to wonder when Lux had known the two.
She saw Ogwesha lighting a candle for the idol in front of the crowd, and asked about it:
"Is there a new member joining?"
"Yes, Jeno's friend became our new colleague." Ezreal quickly answered Lux's question, his smile green.
"It's good that the Illuminator's power has grown stronger again."
Jeno didn't speak, and his eyes wandered back and forth between the two. It seems that last night's photo incident didn't leave a rift in Lux's mind, otherwise she would have avoided Ezreal today.
When Ogvesa returned from lighting the candles, Jeno turned to congratulate her. But for some reason, he always felt that Lux's gaze swept over him, intentionally or unintentionally.
Jeno couldn't help but muttered in his heart, "What's wrong?" Didn't you see what my brother looked like when it was dark last night? Look, look, show you enough. ”
After Lux, several more members arrived, and the priest waited no longer to begin the meeting.
"The children of the Mais family under the eastern city wall have recently awakened their magical talents, and the demon seekers will find his house one day, which makes Maiss feel very panicked. The city gate is checked by a demon seeker day and night, and he can't take his child out of the city, so he asks us to find a safe place for his child. ”
The priest's voice was not old, but it was full of centuries of vicissitudes that were not adulterated in the slightest. She said what the Illuminators needed to solve today, and then let them talk about it on the spot.
With the vouch of Ezreal and Lux, Jeno was not part of the Light, but he was made an exception to be an observer. The statue was surrounded by a circle of climbing stairs, and Jeno sat on the steps, like the Illuminators, and listened to what was to be said.
"What kind of talent did the kid awaken? Can it be absorbed into the organization? A merchant-like man asked, his eyes full of shrewdness, the treasurer who managed the church's expenses.
"Grow plants. The child's talent for awakening while he was sleeping made the brick house of Meiss crawl all over the place, and he was so frightened that he climbed up and down and cleared all the vines overnight, and if it weren't for the fact that few demon seekers would patrol the foot of the city walls at night, he would have found it. ”
The priestess spoke unhurriedly, and the people here respected her so much that they didn't mind her speaking slowly, and stopped from time to time to fiddle with the candles under the idol.
Although, in Jeno's opinion, lighting a candle in the sun is a bit extravagant.
"I think I can absorb this child into the church, because the church's income is already unstable, and it is all pulled out of donations and the conscious offerings of visitors. It costs a lot of money to buy herbs every year, and if this kid can help us grow herbs, it will save the church a lot of money. ”
The Lightbringer Temple is actually different from the Illuminator Church, and the members of the Church need an identity to disguise themselves, so they appear to be Temple staff. So, the temple actually included the church.
It is precisely for this reason that the church's operating expenses are the remaining part after the temple's daily expenses, and the income is extremely unstable, so the treasurer thinks about how to save money for the church.
"That's right! This baby has a good talent, bring it over to help me, I don't need to spend money to buy it, I can grow special herbs with good effects and short cycles! An old farmer felt that the treasurer was reasonable, and he echoed it again and again in a thick voice.
But someone had a different opinion, and a retired disabled soldier spoke:
"It's easy for children to be small and can't control magic, and if they want to accept it, they will also be included in the branch for cultivation, and they can't stay in Xiongdu, otherwise everyone will be implicated!"
The members of the Illuminators include almost every type of person, from soldiers to ministers, beggars to bakers, except for kings. They have gathered here because of their talents that are not tolerated by the system, so it is not surprising to see anyone here.
"Yes! Ever since Silas made trouble, Xiongdu's search of mages has become much stricter, and the streets are full of half-masked witch-seekers. There were a few lighters who were taken away at the beginning of the manhunt, and no one has been released yet, so it was best not to let this kid into the headquarters. ”
"Silas, that guy is as bad as the Demon Seeker! He acts like a killer, why should he replace everyone's will! ”
Speaking of Silas, the crowd was furious, and Lux spoke up at the right time.
"Don't worry, I've already gone in to visit those colleagues, but they're just locked up. As long as there is no next step to deal with, I believe it will be released sooner or later! ”
Lux smiled to soothe everyone's growing excitement, but what she said was not true, just a lie to comfort everyone.
She had seen mages captured in dungeons be filled with potions every day, and the Demon Seekers hoped to eradicate their plagues in this way.
But in fact, the forbidden magic stone powder in the potion has little effect other than making the mages in pain and temporarily unable to use magic.
In the past, Lux had been to the dungeon many times to meet Silas, and the wails in prison made Lux shiver every time, and it was destined to be a futile treatment.
It wasn't until those mages had their talents put into a dormant period due to their long-term potion that they could be thrown into the slums of the ruined demons outside the city. But with the passage of time, sooner or later this plague will "recur".