Chapter 54: The Seed of Light

After sleeping for about five hours, at about nine o'clock in the morning, the sleepy-eyed Mino was woken up by the equally listless Phil, who barely recovered some strength, and he was supported by Phil and walked towards the main hall of the Demon Sealing Temple together.

Along the way, I kept meeting other people, because everyone had not woken up after a day of fierce fighting, they were all listless, and after only nodding slightly to each other, they didn't talk more.

When they arrived at the main hall, all the more than fifty people who survived the templar trial had arrived, looking at the huge pure white cross in front of them that emitted endless holy light, as if all the fatigue had been swept away, and everyone, including the seriously injured Mino, straightened their backs and watched the arrival of Archbishop Mars.

"Children, welcome to your victorious return, and as the archbishop of the Morwen Kingdom, I, Mars, am here to apologize to you. ”

Walking slowly to the front of the cross, looking at the more than a hundred people who had set off and now only half of the clergy apprentices, Mars looked gloomy and bowed deeply to the apprentices.

"As the organizer of this Templar Trial, we have been too careless in the Supreme Divine Cult, and we have not been aware of the dangers hidden in the underground labyrinth, causing everyone's classmates, friends, and the future hopes of our Supreme Divine Cult to die in vain in the pitch black underground, I am sorry for you. ”

With that, Archbishop Mars bowed deeply again.

Archbishop Mars's words brought back memories of his friends who had left their lives forever in the Templar Trial, and everyone's expressions darkened, and even Mino and Phil, two year-olds who had participated in the trial with special permission and had no friends, began to remember those companions with whom they had spent nearly ten days with them, but had not been able to persevere on the last day.

The entire hall of the temple fell silent in a sad anger for a while.

"We have sent all the Templars into the underground labyrinth, and at all costs, we must find the mastermind behind this incident, and everyone who sacrificed their lives will be given justice, and the families of these students will be compensated, and for those who survive, we will also give three photocrystals each as compensation for this negligence. ”

The light crystal stone is one of the low-level elemental crystals, which is extremely beneficial to the cultivation of light power, and can more than double the cultivation speed, such a treasure is an unattainable existence for most of the priesthood apprentices who are born in ordinary families.

As soon as they heard that there could be three such light crystals, everyone was excited, and the originally silent atmosphere in the temple hall slowly became active again.

Of course, although the Halocrystall is good, it is not much worse than the rewards that the Templar Trial can give people at least one level up.

So after a moment of excitement, everyone suddenly remembered the original purpose of gathering here today, and turned their eyes back to Archbishop Mars, who was smiling and silent in front of them.

Fortunately, the archbishop is also quite kind, and he is not angry because of everyone's seemingly 'snobbish' behavior.

"All of you who survived such an extremely dangerous templar trial are undoubtedly the most talented people in the Most High God Cult, so you deserve the baptism of Light that only the victors can receive. ”

After speaking, Archbishop Mars smiled and stepped aside, and everyone in the hall gathered their minds and solemnly knelt before the statue of the cross.

As everyone knelt down, the power of the majestic holy light hidden in the idol suddenly erupted, turning into a white-gold light curtain, enveloping more than fifty people who had completed the Templar Trial.

As the light curtain fell, Mino felt that his body gradually became warm, as if he was soaking in a hot spring, tranquil and comfortable.

A surging power of holy light poured into Mino's body, turning into a strange warm current, quickly filling his body completely.

As the light curtain shrouded the time, the warmth that filled the body turned into a hymn and a proverb, guiding Mino's spirit, and slowly moving closer to the path of the holy light that was just and benevolent in his heart.

It was as if a warm light appeared above Mino's sea of consciousness, guiding Mino's soul in the direction like a lighthouse, leading him to the path of light.

Mino walked towards the light step by step, seeing his soul getting closer and closer to the light, getting closer and closer, just as he was about to touch the light and hold it in his hand, Mino suddenly hesitated.

Kurlot's image of Jack being killed by himself for fighting for food with him, the image of Kurlot punching and kicking Jack while crying, the image of Clarreal stabbing himself in the chest as he rescued him, and the image of Clarreal showing off the reward he received for backstabbing himself......

The actions of Kurlot and Clarel were like a movie, walking in front of Mino's eyes, watching the despicable actions of the two priests who had been recognized by the Light, and Mino suddenly felt a gap between himself and the Light.

Is the path of the Light really the path you are pursuing?

Standing in front of the starting line of the path of light, Mino asked his heart in confusion, but he couldn't get an answer for a long time.

He hesitated until the baptism of light was over, and the power of the light receded like a tidal wave, and Mino raised his head as if he had just woken up from a dream.

More than fifty holy lights of varying intensity lit up on the bodies of their companions, reflecting each other, and even Phil, who had not yet obtained the power of holy light like Mino, was also shining with the light of holy light.

Spreading his hands and looking at his empty palms, Mino smiled bitterly.

Only he has no light.

The baptism of light was over, and the baptized priest apprentices gathered together in twos and threes, happily talking about the improvement of their strength, and Phil also walked over to Mino happily, intending to share his joy with Mino.

Seeing Phil approaching, Mino forced the bitterness in his heart to hide the bitterness in his heart, and showed a big smile, waiting for Phil to come over and congratulate him.

But before Phil could walk up to him, a familiar figure appeared in front of Mino.

"Mino, you look a little unhappy, will you come with me?" Archbishop Mars smiled kindly and extended his invitation to Minow.

The appearance of Archbishop Mars made Mino stunned for a moment, after coming back to his senses, he thought about it, and then nodded yes, after giving Phil, who was not far away, looking at this side with concern, a reassuring look, Mino, followed Archbishop Mars, and slowly walked out of the slightly noisy main hall at this time.

"Even after being baptized by the Holy Light, you have not been able to condense the seed of the Holy Light, Mino you should be sorry. ”

As he walked, Archbishop Mars suddenly turned around, looked directly into Mino's eyes, and chatted with Mino slowly and sincerely.

"Probably...... Probably because I was injured too badly before, the power of the Holy Light that everyone can get is limited, and the power that should have been used to condense the Holy Light Seed was used to heal my injuries, so I don't have the strength to condense the Holy Light Seed...... bar. ”

Saying nonsense that he couldn't convince, Mino turned his head slightly while showing Archbishop Mars his healed wounds, trying to avoid Archbishop Mars's gaze that seemed to be able to see through his heart.

"This reason seems reasonable, but Mino, who has read the book The True Meaning of the Holy Light, do you believe this reason yourself?"

Looking at Mino's slightly embarrassed face, Archbishop Mars chuckled and shook his head, turned around, and continued with Mino.

"The reason why the baptism of light can condense the seed of the holy light is that it can make the baptized person feel the true meaning of the way of the holy light more appropriately, and second, the high-purity holy light it brings can be used as an introduction to lead the baptized person to compress his own holy light, so as to condense the seed of holy light. ”

As he spoke, Archbishop Mars led Mino to a remote hall, found a chair and sat down, and as he spoke, motioned for Mino to sit next to him.

"Xiao No, when you first came to Cui Lan, I could see that whether it was physical fitness or recognition of the way of holy light, you have actually reached the conditions for condensing the seed of holy light, the only thing you lack is only the understanding of theology, that is, the spirit of the supreme god. ”

Talking about the time when Mino first came to Trilan, thinking of the scene when Mino recklessly met him at that time, the smile on Archbishop Mars's face became a lot stronger.

"Now the opportunity has come, but Mino, you still haven't been able to condense the seed of the Holy Light, then there is only one possibility, Mino, you have questioned the Holy Light, and you have rejected the Holy Light, do you say that I am right? ”

"Mistress Mars, I'm ............" stood up suddenly, and Mino panicked to give Mars an explanation.

"No need to explain, Xiaonuo, I don't mean to blame you, I just hope you can understand that the behavior of some scum does not represent the mistake of the path of the Holy Light, think about the essence of the Holy Light that you have perceived, and don't let your heart be confused because of the evil deeds of others. ”

Before Mino's words could be explained, Archbishop Mars waved his hand for him to sit down, and comforted him earnestly.

The Way of Light, the Priesthood, what is this in my heart?

From the first encounter with Priest Trek as a child, memories of spending time with the priesthood came flooding back to Mino's mind.

The kindness of Trek Priests, Carlos's dedication without asking for benefits, Orr's sacrifice of his life for the sake of his companions, the fairness and kindness of Treran clergy such as Archbishop Mars, and the warmth and rigor of the Templars.

The words and deeds of the priests kept coming to Mino's mind, slowly overlapping and highlighting their unchanging commonalities.

That is the Holy Light I seek.

Looking at the benevolence displayed by the clergy together, Mino's eyes suddenly shone with enlightenment, and the dust that Claire and other scum among the clergy had cast on his heart of faith was swept away at this moment.

Noticing the shallow realization and joy on Mino's dazed face, Archbishop Mars smiled with relief and got up and left.

After a long time, Mino, who had come back from his thoughts, looked at the golden seed that appeared in his body at some point and shone with a warm light, he was so surprised that he was dumbfounded, and he couldn't help blurting out a noun:

"Seed of Light!"