Chapter 296: The Holy Maiden
After greeting Miriya and the others, I learned that they could no longer participate in the funeral and did not want to be crowded with the crowds of believers outside, so they rested in this unnoticed corner.
It's actually right to say that it's fishing...... However, they also have the task of being ready to deal with unexpected situations, after all, there are too many people.
Not only Team Cynthia and Team Belonica were called to maintain the scene, guide the believers, and eliminate dangers, but also some of the Great Swordsmen who were on a mission, and most of the personnel who had been granted the Sword Seal, including the new generation of Great Swords, were also here.
As for the trainees who looked at each other, Miriya didn't allow any of them to come.
Before the summer sun scorched, all kinds of tedious rituals in the church seemed to be finally coming to an end, and Li Fang and his party also walked out slightly, leaving the flat floor of the large chapel completely empty.
The square outside was unsurprisingly crowded with people, and the streets visible to the naked eye were also full of people. The sound of prayer and chanting became even louder when the action of clearing the interior of the main church appeared, and even the people around him had to speak loudly to be heard.
Li Fang moved his nose, even outside the Great Holy Hall, there was the smell of burning candles and the faint fragrance of unknown essences in the air, and he couldn't smell the fragrance of flowers coming from the pile of flowers that had already been filled in front of the square.
"Wait, those little guys over there seem familiar?" Li Fang suddenly pointed to a few little girls in the crowd who were probing their brains and said. Because he always has equipment on his body, Li Fang's eyesight can see farther than the big swords.
"No, the hair color is different." He was a little unsure.
"That's right, it's Christopher, Thorn, Hazel, and Elsa." Ai Hua's face darkened, and she recognized the naughty ghosts first, "I'll go and bring them over." ”
After speaking, Ai Hua's figure moved, and a few breaths appeared in front of the group of excited little girls.
A moment later, a total of six girls who had taken the secret medicine and were dressed in a small cloak that seemed to make people doubt themselves were standing in front of the adults with dejected faces.
Li Fang touched his nose, feeling sympathy for both the group of little girls and Miriya, and was very glad that he didn't care.
"Do you know it's wrong?" Miriya crossed her arms and spoke in a cold tone.
The girls nodded their heads like chickens pecking rice, and they were even more frightened by the rumored Captain Miria than the mugwort, who was already close to them in their daily lives.
"Okay, don't move around here now, and get the penalty when you go back." After Miria finished speaking, she stopped looking at the little girls who were only as high as her belly.
Instead, Aihua angrily and worriedly asked them how they got the secret medicine and the little cloak.
Annabelle smiled and exchanged a happy look with Li Fang, after coming out of the hatred, the baby-faced and considerate wormwood was very popular with the children, and now she was arranged to take care of these trainees with Galadia.
Perhaps subtly, Aihua's own personality is also a lot more gentle and patient.
Although Galadia, who is responsible for teaching all kinds of knowledge and life principles, is also liked and respected by the children, she puts a lot of energy into the twins Alicia and Bissy, and has even recently found several church books to read.
This little episode had no effect, and time moved forward without hurry.
The towering arched doors of the Great Chapel slowly opened amid the sounds of mourning and prayer, and a procession of men escorting the archbishop's coffin solemnly walked out. Li Fang looked down, and the people who were responsible for carrying the coffin were all priests in the church, and Vincent was among them.
Strikingly, at the front of the procession was a woman in plain white robes who was moderately short, slightly behind several gray-haired priests.
Candace?
Li Fang was a little confused, it stands to reason that in this kind of ceremony of the church, whether it is a big nobleman like Cyril Conrad or a soldier leading a rich man, he is not qualified to stand in the front, at most he will follow behind. Not to mention a young nun like Candace, who is still standing so far ahead.
She also dressed as if it had been specially designed, and Li Fang swore that he had never heard of such a woman's style of clothing in all his years of contact with the church in Rapoll.
Slightly puzzled, the procession escorting the archbishop's coffin slowly walked along the road paved with the finest blankets and lined with flowers, and walked along the preset path to the shrine a few hundred meters away.
Li Fang was not the only one who had doubts, but those devout believers were even dissatisfied.
But as Candace, who had remained silent, approached the crowd, more and more believers felt as if their bodies and consciousness had fallen into a warm and peaceful atmosphere.
They unconsciously remembered the many church canons that they had recited thousands of times in their daily lives, and their minds calmed down, and then the loving and compassionate figures of the twin goddesses seemed to appear before them, and their eyes turned into the gaze of Archbishop Gamori with a kind smile.
Bright, warm.
Then all kinds of memories that made me feel calm or faintly happy in my heart were evoked, and the whole person continued to be immersed in a state of tranquility that could not bear to break the silence.
Miracles? The eyes of the goddess are on this?
The faithful no longer noticed how unruly Candace's presence in the procession was, but the more they looked at her, the more they felt that she had the same devotion and sorrow in her as they did......
More and more people calmed down, and the prayers grew quieter, and as the procession of escorting the coffin slowly progressed, the effect spread and even became somewhat spectacular.
Li Fang sighed, I really didn't expect that just two pieces of equipment would make Candace so strong, she really didn't show much last night that she had this ability to not be watched and can affect many people at the same time!
"It looks like the church is going to 'do something' to Candace." Li Fang said to the people around him.
What she saw was enough to prove that Candace's abilities were a perfect match for the church! Li Fang naturally began to worry about the abuse of this almost demagogic ability, but fortunately, the equipment was controlled in his own hands.
It's really strange to think about it, how do you feel that the church seems to have deliberately neglected itself after returning to Rapolle? Li Fang found that Gegu was also in the procession escorting the coffin.
A distance of a few hundred meters, even if you walk slowly, you can reach it quickly.
The priests carrying the coffin did not seem to feel heavy, and their posture was still as tall as ever.
The coffin was sent to the shrine under the watchful eyes of all, and it was slowly lowered on the base that had been prepared for a long time, and it became another resting place for the great man in the church.
Amid the loud praises of the elderly priests, Archbishop Gamori's funeral was brought to a successful conclusion.
But the priests did not leave, but immediately announced a great event to everyone present.
"Today, in the execution of the last oracle of Archbishop Gamori, we welcome the first saint in the history of the Church, with the holiest faith and unfaulted character, who is willing to dedicate her life and spread the name of love and mercy to the Goddess!"
"......" The priest said a lot one after another, but Li Fang didn't listen anymore.
In the clearly enlarged line of sight, Candace's slightly thin figure stood at the front.
Her mouth was open one by one, and her expression was calm, solemn, and solemn that she had never seen before. Li Fang heard every word she said, but in the end she seemed to forget what she said.
"Maybe I'll have to use an honorific title for Candace in the future?" Finally, he said with a sigh.
"She's still the same person, but with an extra layer of identity." Miria reassured that she was not surprised that the church would make such a decision.
Maybe I just returned to Rapoll yesterday, and I haven't had time to receive a lot of news, but I always feel that I have a great sense of distance from Candace all of a sudden.
Annabelle raised her hand and touched Li Fang's head, pressed it a little more, and said, "I'll go and bring Liv Road over tomorrow, you're doing well these days." ”
"Okay." Li Fang felt Anna's worry, raised his arm and grabbed her hand, held it in his palm, and said with a smile: "I will help her adapt to the equipment as soon as possible, and wait for the south...... Forget it, I'll wait for you to come back first. ”