Since ancient times, the continent of 'Kanos' has always been in a state of coexistence of gods. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Religious wars of all sizes lasted for thousands of years, and the flesh and blood of countless fanatics turned the barren desert into an oasis, eventually forming the stable large sects that everyone knows today.

Among them, the 'Cult of the Radiant God', which believes in the source of light 'Sanin', has been widely believed by ordinary citizens because it is good at appeasing and healing and removing negative magic, and it has the meaning of the first major sect, and the power of the church is almost all the countries on the continent.

Among all the principalities affected by the Cult of the Radiant God, the Wright Empire has always played an important role.

Among the previous supreme leaders of the 'Cult of Radiance' - the 'Great Sage of Light', as many as forty percent of them were born within the territory of the Wright Empire, so they are called the 'Land of Light Source', and have become another core of the Cult of Radiance outside the 'Temple of Light', and every time the 'Temple Guardian' and 'Holy Maiden' selection event is naturally held in its capital 'Xi'an', which has been customary for hundreds of years, and has become a very grand celebration for all believers who believe in the 'Cult of Radiance', called the 'Radiance Festival'.

Today is the first day of this year's Glorious Festival, and countless devotees have gathered from far and wide to await the selection of a new group of Temple Guardians and Saints of Light for tomorrow's event.

"Estelle!"

Amid the enthusiastic shouts of the surrounding people, Doug•Srieu, a country boy with a face full of sun-exposed marks, laboriously made his way through the crowd. He is not handsome, and he has a bit of a public face, but with his tall and burly body, he looks a little heroic, but at this time, the burly physique can't help him at all, and there are glorious believers in white robes everywhere who look excited and wear white robes, even if he has a hundred times the strength, he can only follow the footsteps of the crowd with the flow, and he can't go in the direction he wants to go.

"What a hassle......

Doug panted to himself. In the past few days, the royal capital 'Xi'an' is full of devout believers, and even the enrollment of the martial arts academy has been suspended because of the need to strengthen the security force, so that he has nowhere to go, and the streets and alleys are talking about the selection of the new 'saint' - for example, the nearby group of people are shouting feverishly 'Estelle', and another 'Camily', are the super popular candidates for this year's holy woman, and they are said to be so holy and beautiful that people can willingly give their souls.

"What a pity!"

Doug followed the gaze of the people, looked at the altar in the distance, which was gently shrouded in holy light, and shook his head in annoyance: "If only the selection of the saints was three years late...... Three years from now, I'm definitely qualified to pursue them!"

The young man who had just passed the coming-of-age ceremony and wanted to become the protagonist of the bard's mouth sighed regretfully, touched the money bag containing the tuition, and his mind was quickly filled with a vision for the future - since he was a child, his talent was frequently praised by the teachers in the village, if he could be successfully admitted to the academy of the royal capital to learn advanced martial arts this time, he would definitely quickly stand out and become the rising star that everyone was looking forward to, and even be appreciated by those big men and marry a golden branch and jade leaf!

"Ahh

Just when the burly boy was immersed in fantasy and couldn't extricate himself, a thin figure wearing a cloak and hurrying with his head down suddenly collided with him. The boy had been warned in the village about 'watch out for his wallet' when he set out, and he immediately came to his senses, and with quick movements, he went to protect the purse and struck like the wind, and grabbed the thin arm of the thin figure.

"Bastard, you think this is a trick - uh?!"

The boy touched the money bag that was in its place, and his voice stopped abruptly, and his face instantly turned red as if it was about to drip blood.

"I'm sorry, it's me who is bad. ”

The person who grabbed his arm apologized softly, it was a girl, and her voice was soft and sweet, which made the boy's heart flutter. Then she lifted her cloak slightly and smiled apologetically at Doug: "I'm in a hurry, so I'm in a hurry......"

The moment he saw that face, the young man only felt that the surroundings suddenly fell silent, and all the sounds disappeared, and the people around him seemed to have never existed, and only the beautiful girl in front of him was left in the world.

Her eyes were as clear as the purest sky, her skin was as delicate as the cream of the finest, her voice was as sweet as to-

"Sir?"

After apologizing, seeing that Doug was still holding his arm, the girl's face showed a look of wariness and confusion.

"Ah, I'm sorry......"

The burly boy came back to his senses, and let go of his hand in despair, and after the girl smiled politely, she gathered her cloak again, hurried into the crowd, and disappeared.

......

In the gloomy little room, the cloak girl carefully closed the old door, took off the stuffy cloak on her body with a sigh of relief, turned around and whispered, "Father?"

Silence hung over the humble room, and it was almost a minute before an old, stern voice sounded in the darkness:

"Why come back now, Rino...... No, Estelle, there's going to be a selection tomorrow, right?"

After a pause, his voice became a little softer: "...... It's not a good thing to be known that you have such a father!"

"Father, let me see that prophecy again!"

The cloaked girl walked briskly in the direction where the voice came from, her sweet voice implying a hint of anxiety. "Yesterday someone came and had a long conversation with another candidate, 'Camily' - although he seems to be an ordinary believer, I can actually feel the aura of a radiant warrior in both of his retinue......"

"And what can it change, my daughter?"

The gentle voice laughed in the darkness, and the withered fingers lightly rested on a round crystal ball in front of him: "See what you want—if this can give you the strength to fight for tomorrow's victory, why should I stop it......"

As his voice fell, a faint light gradually lit up in the crystal ball, and those points of light jumped and twisted as if they were alive, and after a few moments, gradually formed some words.

Although the beautiful little face of the caped girl was calm, the anxiety in her eyes revealed her true mood, but as she read the words, her breathing began to steady, and her brow gradually relaxed.

"The prophecy did not change ......"

She exhaled softly, but in the next moment, she suddenly froze.

"Father?!"

There was a tremor in her sweet voice: "There is...... New Prophecy ...... And the words ...... I've never seen it!"

The girl looked at the difficult and ancient words, and only felt that her heart was beating fast. As a popular candidate to compete for the new 'Holy Maiden of Light' at the 'Radiance Festival' tomorrow, she has learned a lot of knowledge that others will never use, but the words given in this prophecy are completely unrecognizable.

"What?!"

The eyes of the old man, who had long since lost his vitality, shrank suddenly, and his dry fingers quickly groped on the crystal ball, discerning the traces of those points of light:

"The new ...... 'balance'...... It's coming, and ...... Thou shalt be ...... Offered as a sacrifice......

The old man muttered as he translated, his fingers trembling, "My daughter, what is it that appears in your tracks?" His old voice was hoarse with shock: "...... Why should your fate now be written in an ancient script whose origins are so ancient that they even surpass the recorded age of the gods?"

In the gloomy room, the girl, stunned by the unknown change, shook her head blankly with her soft rosy lips slightly open.

"I don't know ......"

......

......

Doug stood there in despair, waves of people passing by him, but he didn't realize it, he just looked in the direction where the girl had disappeared, and it was not until the sunlight was blocked by the spire of the building in front of him, casting a shadow on his face, that the boy woke up with a sigh.

"What a beautiful girl......"

Doug muttered to himself in a low voice, stunned, but as soon as he turned around, the strange feeling on his waist made his face change greatly, and he quickly reached out to touch his waist: "Ahhh

He cried out, "My money!—"

He looked around in a hurry, but there were passers-by in the same costume, and there were no suspicious ones.

"Who took my money?!"

The country boy, who was already desperate, grabbed the owner of a shop on the side of the road, and his simple face was now full of fierceness. The poor shopkeeper trembled and pointed to a dark alley in front of him, Doug's eyes were cold, his body was glowing with a faint fighting spirit, and his burly body rushed into the narrow alley like a gust of wind.