Volume II: The Beginning of the Legend Chapter XXIII: New Members of the Church
Russell saw that Betty couldn't cope with such a troubled situation, and knew that this sudden choice had made her a little overwhelmed, so now it was up to him to solve the problem.
Russell stepped forward, looked at Sister Marlene and said, "Sister Marlene, your invitation is really too sudden, I believe Betty is not mentally prepared yet, so please let Betty go first, and we will discuss this matter later, okay?"
Sister Marlene hurriedly let go of her arms when she heard this, Betty nervously ran to Russell's side and took his hand, poked a head out from behind Russell, and looked at Sister Marlene in a little panic.
Sister Marlene was a little ashamed when she saw this, she was indeed too impulsive just now, and when she saw a very rare divine servant, she began to lose her temper, a little different from her usual peaceful attitude.
Seeing Betty's nervous expression, Sister Marlene looked back and smiled and instructed the clergy, "There is nothing to do here, I will invite these two distinguished guests to my room to talk soon, you can go back!"
Sister Marlene then said to Russell and Betty, "We have finished viewing the temple, and I wonder if the two distinguished guests will deign to come to my room and discuss the matter about Betty?"
Russell smiled and agreed to Sister Marlene's request, if Betty can really realize her dream and become a member of the church, then this is a good place for Betty.
"Come on, my lovely Betty!"
Sister Marlene held out her right hand to Betty, and Betty saw that Sister Marlene had regained her former kindness, and quickly ran to the nun's side and took her hand.
Sister Marlene and Betty were the first to leave the room where the pure gems were placed, Russell just wanted to follow, but the afterglow caught the pure gems placed aside, Russell had a whim, he didn't know what his qualifications were, so he just took the opportunity to try it!
Russell directly put his hand on the pure gem, but he waited for more than ten seconds, and the white gem still did not move at all, Russell had to shake his head with a smile, and it was exactly as he expected.
Russell was not a believer in the goddess of grains at all, and it was normal for the pure gem to not react.
At this time, Sister Marlene's urging voice came from outside, "Your Excellency Russell, come out quickly, we still have to discuss Betty's whereabouts!"
When Russell heard this, he hurriedly walked outside the room, and replied, "I was just tidying up my clothes, and I'll be here soon!"
Unbeknownst to Russell and Sister Marlene, a few seconds after Russell left the room, the pure gem suddenly made a "click" sound, and the gem, which had been preserved for decades, cracked.
In this way, Russell and Betty, led by Sister Marlene, kept walking towards the interior of the temple, which was mostly a resting room for the clergy, and it was also a place where idle people could not enter casually.
The strange thing is that Russell felt that his chest was a little warm from time to time along the way, and he didn't have any strenuous activities, so how could he feel a little hot?
Russell wanted to untie his collar and check his chest, but now in front of Sister Marlene, he couldn't do such rude things.
Therefore, Russell could only force his own thoughts to follow the nun, and after a few moments they arrived at Sister Marlene's room.
Russell and Betty came to her room, and as soon as they entered the nun's room, Russell couldn't help but sigh that Sister Marlene was indeed a devout believer in the goddess of grains.
The reason why Russell sighed so much was because Russell saw that in Sister Marlene's room, except for the most basic living utensils, such as beds, wardrobes, lamps and other objects, there was no superfluous decoration in the interior of the nun's room, and it was very rare for her to be so spotless in her position as a high-ranking member of the temple.
Russell and Betty sat at a table, while the nun brought two cups from the cupboard, then took out an old jug and poured very clear water into it.
Russell thanked him, and just wanted to take a sip of water, but vaguely smelled a fragrant smell.
Sister Marlene couldn't help but laugh when she saw Russell's surprised look, pointed to Russell's cup and said, "This pot of water is made by me with a secret recipe, you can taste it!"
Russell picked up the cup and drank it all when he heard this, but he could really taste a trace of sweetness in the water, and he felt very refreshed after drinking the water, and the anxious feeling in his chest just now disappeared at this time.
Russell picked up the cup and asked in surprise: "How is this kind of water prepared, can you also teach me how to make water?"
Sister Marlene smiled mysteriously and replied, "I'm sorry, but this is a recipe I just discovered, and it's not completely perfected yet, so please forgive me for not being able to tell you about this method for the time being."
However, I can assure you that if I find the perfect recipe, I will inform you of the recipe immediately!"
"Alright!" said Sister Marlene, taking back the cup they had drunk, "what happened just now is just an episode, and now we should discuss what happened to Betty." ”
Russell's expression immediately became much more serious, and they also knew that it was time to decide Betty's future life, so they had to treat this matter with a proper attitude.
Russell was the first to ask, "Sister Marlene, what does the name 'Divine Favorer' mean, and why are you so excited to see Betty being tested?"
Sister Marlene got up and walked over to her bookshelf, skilfully removed a heavy book, and at once turned to a document and placed it in front of Russell and Betty.
Betty didn't go to school, so she didn't know a few words, and to be honest, Russell was also seeing the words in this world for the first time, and he didn't know if he could understand the words in this world.
However, when Russell saw this article, he was greatly surprised to find that he could fully understand the words in the book, because the words in the book were exactly the same as the words in his original world!
Russell looked at this article in shock, and his mind suddenly began to be confused, it was clear that there were two worlds that had not communicated at all, why did the words of the two worlds happen to be exactly the same? Is this a coincidence? This is simply impossible!
Sister Marlene was stunned when she saw Russell looking at the book, and the nun asked with some concern, "Your Excellency Russell, are you okay?"
Under Sister Marlene's concern, Russell slowly came to his senses, although Sister Marlene was very good to him, but Russell was afraid of the power of the church in this world, and he knew that there were thoughtful bad people everywhere, and if they knew his identity as an alien, it might be difficult for even Sister Marlene to be alone.
Therefore, for the safety of all those who care about Russell, Russell's secret from another world cannot be easily told to the nun.
Russell hurriedly explained: "Ah, I'm sorry, the record in this book is so bizarre that I was a little stunned before I knew it!"
Sister Marlene did not doubt Russell's explanation in the slightest, she looked at the book and said, "This book is a secret book circulated within the church, and it is difficult for ordinary people to see the contents of this book!"
Betty couldn't help but exclaim when she heard this, "Then Sister Marlene, if you show us this book, won't you be punished by the church higher-ups?"
Sister Marlene smiled and stroked Betty's head and replied, "It's okay, I'm the speaker of the church in this town after all, and this book is not a secret record, so it's okay for me to show you this book!"
Russell saw Sister Marlene and Betty laughing and hurriedly focused his attention on the article, and Russell settled down to read the words before discovering the secret hidden in the article.
Russell found out from the book that there were originally children who passed the church's selection, and generally speaking, the church's personnel in charge of selection would judge the children's qualifications based on the light emitted by pure gemstones.
This group of children who passed the test, because of their special pure faith, so they can study the divine arts that have been passed down by the church for thousands of years, but because of the difference in the purity of their beliefs, the power of these divine arts is also greater or less.
In this case, the more qualified the child, the stronger the magic that can be released, and this kind of high-qualified child is also a candidate for the future high-level of the church.
Therefore, in order to make it easier for the church to classify children's qualifications, they have formulated a detailed and complicated classification of qualifications.
And the highest in the category is the "God Supporter", Russell then looked down, and sure enough, as he expected, the second in the list is the "God Favorite". And Betty's qualifications are in the category of "Divine Favorite".
In addition to the Pope who founded the Church thousands of years ago, there is only one person in the book, and that person is the brave man who once saved the world.
Russell frowned at the familiar title, Russell had heard his legend many times, and his traces were everywhere, from the farmers in the village to the books in the church.
Who is the brave man? His impact on the world is really profound, but now is the moment to decide where Betty goes, Russell can't think much about it, he can only look down patiently.
As for "divine favorites" like Betty, it is also a very rare existence, even in the five-year national selection of the church, it is difficult to have children with the qualifications of "divine favorites", these "divine favorites" After learning divine arts, they are all strong people who can act as a bishop, but because everyone's preferences are different, the types of divine arts they study are also very different.
is now the supreme bishop in the royal capital, and he was successfully promoted because of the special qualifications of the "divine favor".
No wonder Sister Marlene was so excited and out of shape when she saw Betty's "Divine Favorite" qualifications, it turned out that such a rare "Divine Favorite" could appear in this remote and small place of the kingdom, but it was really such a rare situation that could only happen under the protection of the Goddess of Grain!
In this case, it is a very suitable decision for Betty to stay in the church, if Betty does not have an accident and grows normally under the protection of the church, then she will definitely be able to become a powerful person in power in the church in the future!
Russell had actually decided whether Betty would stay or not, but he still had an important matter to ask Sister Marlene.
"Sister Marlene, if Betty is left here, what will happen to her parents and brother's trivialities, knowing that she is also an important member of the family!"
Sister Marlene smiled and said, "You don't have to worry too much about this, when the church accepts a new member, it will give her family a generous settling-in fee, and Betty also has the qualification of 'God's favorite, and the church distributes Betty's parents with a settling-in fee that you can't believe is enough to make her family the richest family in the village." ”