Chapter 82: The Divine Judgment (II)

God's judgment, that is, God's judgment. This ritual is performed only for the clergy and believers of God. It is a ritual in which God personally examines the guilt of his clergy and believers.

The process of the ritual is very sacred, but in fact, the preparatory work for the ritual of divine judgment is not complicated. It's just that the area around the statue of the goddess of agriculture was carefully cleaned, and then, let all the people who entered the temple during the divine judgment bathe and change their clothes, waiting for the beginning of the divine judgment.

Because of the remote location of Rika Town, and the priest of the temple has always been very peaceful, it seems that there has never been such a thing as a divine judgment in the history of Rika Town. When the news came out that the church was going to judge Pastor Tenis, it immediately caused a stir in the town of Rika. This kind of ritual is generally only found when the situation is very serious and the suspect's crime is too bad. In this case, private investigation and resolution can no longer calm the impact of the incident, and can only be determined by divine judgment whether the person is guilty or not, and once the person is judged guilty by God, then the crime is basically unforgivable.

The curious crowd, as well as the many adventurers, gathered outside the temple to see the ritual up close. This is usually a quiet place, but at this time, it is like a festival, and suddenly there are many more people. Arguments. Exclamations. There are unbelievers, there are curious people, and in short, there are countless people who come with various purposes.

In front of them, the door of the temple was closed, and when the first rays of the morning sun shone on the temple gate, the door opened.

Soon, a white-robed priest came out of the temple, this is the accompanying priest Shast, under his gaze, everyone's voices suddenly quieted down, in the huge open space, only his voice kept ringing: "Everyone, please be quiet for a while, the divine judgment ceremony will begin soon, God will come, you are so noisy, it will cause offense to God." I know you all want to know the results of the Divine Judgment, but I apologize that the Divine Judgment is a very serious matter, a ritual of the Church, and not that the clergy cannot be entered. So, please go back, everybody. ”

With that, the priest Shast saluted everyone, and then returned to the gate, and the gate slowly closed again after his figure disappeared.

"I see, I can't go in and see, so why are you still staying here?" an adventurer scratched his head in frustration, and then turned to leave.

There are many people who think the same way as him. Knowing that they couldn't go in, some people got bored and turned around and went back. However, there are also some people who still stand outside the temple, wanting to wait for the results to come out and get first-hand information.

A carriage, just outside the crowd, stopped quietly. Around the carriage, there were several strong men, carefully guarding the surroundings.

"Your Excellency, are you going back?" asked a strong man as he walked up to the carriage and whispered.

A somewhat muffled voice rang out from the carriage. "If you don't go back, just wait here for the results. Second Miss is also in there, right?"

"Yes, when the priesthood ceremony is held, all the priests in the town are required to participate, and the second lady is now a second-level priest and an assistant priest of the temple, so she is naturally in it. The strong man replied.

"In that case, just wait here, wait for the second lady to come out, and then, go back together. The baron said sullenly in the carriage.

At this time, in the carriage, the baron's mood was very complicated, in his own territory, this kind of priest crime actually happened, which not only provoked the adventurers' union to send investigators, but also alarmed the attention of the church. He didn't have to think about it to know that in the near future, within a radius of thousands of miles, this incident in Rika Town would definitely become a joke among other nobles. He was not taken seriously, being a lord in such a remote place, and now, he was going to become the laughing stock of others after dinner, and his mood at this time was naturally very bad.

And like him, at this moment, of course, there is another person who is also in a very bad mood and full of fear, and that is the protagonist of the Divine Judgment Ritual, Pastor Ternis.

Outside the temple, the crowd gathered, refusing to leave. And in the temple, at this time, all the priests have come to the idol of the goddess of agriculture.

The Divine Judgment is about to begin.

"Tenis, you've heard what I said just now, and since you can't clear your name by worldly means, let God decide. Anitas, a fifth-level pastor sent down by the church, stood opposite Tenis, looked at Pastor Tenis, who had a dead face, and said.

"I ......," Pastor Turnis' lips quivered, trying to say something, but nothing came out.

Priest Shastet looked at it with a sneer, and joy appeared in his heart, as long as he fell, he would be able to become the chief priest of a temple.

"Alright, please join me now to welcome the Goddess......" Priest Anitas of the fifth rank did not look at Tenis again, but fell to his knees, looked at the statue of the goddess with great reverence, and began to chant words in his mouth - this is a unique prayer for divine judgment, which can quickly attract the attention of the goddess.

At the same time, the other pastors also fell to their knees, including Pastor Ternis, who was already on his knees.

As the chanting of the fifth-level priest Anitas became louder and louder, gradually, the statue of the goddess of agriculture in front of everyone appeared a slight change, first a white light suddenly pierced the clouds in the sky, shot down from above, and shrouded the goddess stone statue. Then, another white light, another ......

Soon, more than a dozen pillars of light shot down from the sky, enveloping the stone statue in it, and a divine power began to spread around the statue of the goddess.

All the priests knew that the goddess was coming, and they all prostrated their bodies on the ground, and some priests who had usually done bad things even trembled slightly, under the oppression of that powerful force, how fragile the human spirit was.

And the stone statue of the goddess also suddenly emitted a dazzling white light at this time, under the illumination of more than a dozen white lights, the light of the statue was not covered at all, and although the light released was powerful, it carried a sense of protection, not dazzling at all, not ostentatious at all, it was a soft light that would not be covered by other lights.

At this time, led by the fifth-level priest Anitas, the priests prayed to the statue of the goddess. And a powerful force, as the light of the statue of the goddess of agriculture gradually increased, began to scan the crowd as the priests prayed.

Every priest who was swept by this power, either pale or in awe, lowered his head and trembled. Although the power of the goddess of agriculture is gentle and natural, whenever it sweeps the souls of everyone, those hearts that are not firm in faith will become flustered under the scan of power.

"Ahh

His hands and feet struggled desperately, covering up, but he still couldn't stop the detection of the goddess, the priest Shast saw this situation, and immediately rejoiced, the priest committed a big sin, as long as he is willing to repent and hold a neutral and kind goddess, unlike some gods in the order camp, she will be dealt with harshly, and there will always be a glimmer of life, the biggest possibility is that Pastor Tenis was cut off the third level and became a first-level priest again, but this life was saved.

But now that he is so ugly, and even resistant, the goddess will not spare him no matter how tolerant she is, and sure enough, in an instant, the aura that the priest has shrouded in Pastor Tenis was immediately extinguished.

This is a sign that Tenis has lost the unique aura of a priest. Although there is no clear declaration of guilt and punishment, the result is very clear.

After divine judgment, Tenis's sin has been revealed, and he has lost his charisma and disqualification as a priest before God. Looking at a fourth-level priest who lost all his brilliance in an instant, this image suddenly spread into the depths of everyone's soul.

The divine judgment has been decided, and Tenis has only one way to die after losing the priesthood, and the priest Shast is in joy, waiting for the goddess to leave with everyone, when the amazing scene happens again.

I saw that a pillar of light suddenly descended from the sky above Miss Alini.

"No, ......Miss Elenie," said a probationary priest, secretly surprised.

However, the fifth-level priest Anitas understood the meaning of this pillar of light, and couldn't help but glance at the woman who was shrouded in the pillar of light in surprise and nodded.

The brilliance did not deprive her of divine grace, but instead, a green light emerged.

"Yes, it's a divine grace! It's a divine grace!" At this time, almost all the priests already knew the meaning of that pillar of light! It was the coming of divine grace! Those who were favored by God! When they looked at Eleni again, the eyes of the probationary priests showed envy and jealousy.

Only the priest Shast was stunned, and his heart sank suddenly.

In the divine judgment ceremony, there is actually someone who can be favored by God, which can definitely show that this person's faith is pious, and his heart is kind and pure, such a person, in the future, will not only cultivate divine arts, but will be easier than others because of divine grace, and his weight in the church will be heavier than that of ordinary pastors. After all, those who can be favored by the goddess have unlimited prospects in the future.

The pillar of light soon vanished, and Miss Eleni seemed to know the goddess's favor for her, and bowed deeply to the statue of the goddess again.

And after the priesthood, the doors of the temple opened, and the news that Pastor Tenis had lost his priesthood and had been convicted by God soon spread throughout the town of Rika.

"I now declare that Tenis is convicted of murder and sentenced to death, come and pull him to the gate of the town, this guy I don't want to see for a moment, and immediately execute the hanging. "The Baron, who was waiting outside the temple, announced the death sentence on the spot as soon as he heard the result of the divine judgment.

"I'm also going to announce one thing now, a good thing, both for the town of Rika and for the church. Miss Alie, please come to me. Pastor Anitas smiled at Eleni.

When Alini walked up to him, Pastor Anitas announced on the spot that Miss Alini had been appointed acting presiding priest of the temple in Rikatown, and that she had received the charism.

If it weren't for the fact that Alene was too young and hadn't reached level three, she could be appointed the presiding priest of the town's temple at once.

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