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Moments later, the Cathedral of Light Lounge.

Not counting the end of the long baptismal service, it was not yet eight o'clock. Irena reached out to help, but found that Audrey's face was obviously not good, and even her steps were a little vain. The other person's eyes kept looking at the ground, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Audrey?"

Although Irena is not an audience, she can also see that the other party seems to have something on her mind.

But this is a little strange, it is clear that Audrey has been very natural and free with her for more than a day, and her behavior does not show the sorrow of leaving home, and anyone who sees it will have a good impression of this young lady.

Even when I went to participate in the preparation for the baptism ceremony in the morning, it was fine, how could a simple initiation ceremony make the other party only a little nervous, but still relaxed?

"What's wrong with you?"

For this "audience" demigod who has a close relationship with her and is good at speculating on people's hearts, Irena never hides her thoughts, and her thoughts at the moment are the simplest worry and curiosity.

She carefully recalled the whole ceremony—from the high-level leaders of the Psychological Alchemy Society taking the initiative to welcome the demigod to the cathedral, to the ritual of smearing the holy water cross on his forehead, to the choir singing hymns in praise of the Lord, to the bishop's chanting and Audrey's own oath - although the parishioners did not need too many people to watch the ceremony, they were invited to watch the ceremony, and it was clear that there were no problems anywhere, and there were no mistakes anywhere.

Irena grabbed Audrey's arm and asked softly:

"I remember that nothing happened during the ceremony, was there something wrong with the church that made you mind?"

Audrey sat down on the soft chair in the lounge with the support of the other party, her brow still furrowed.

It's incredible – but Audrey soon discovers that her reaction now is a negative manifestation of "spiritual overconsumption"!

Dizziness, weakness, and a feeling of spiritual dryness and sluggishness in the body. Audrey was only surprised for a moment and silently understood the reason, participating in the baptism ceremony did not require spirituality, or even heartfelt piety, as long as she recognized the doctrine and followed the priest's instructions, but she felt the strange "divine revelation" in the baptism.

The first time she was "apocalyptic", Audrey didn't feel anything, but felt as if her spirit had become more natural and lofty for a moment, as if it resonated with something. And Hermes's words are also extraordinarily tempting, even though the other party is promoting what he wants.

The second "Divine Revelation" was obviously more violent, obviously only smearing holy water on her forehead, but Audrey clearly felt that her whole body was immersed in water, the darkness enveloped her, and the power to lift her out of the deep water, and all the good things that the legendary "Heaven" had in the final light.

And, there is no absence—the spiritual resonance with a certain towering being.

Audrey almost recalls when she was very young, and it was like being warm and cozy in a cold winter, in a warm room with a burning fireplace, in a warm room with a burning fireplace, being held in her mother's arms and patting her on the back and humming a lullaby. It was as if in the next second he would close his eyes and sink into the bottomless ocean of spirit.

But the huge consumption of spirituality interrupted this wonderful feeling of mystery and mystery, and Audrey could not indulge in such a feeling.

After having a longer lasting feeling and a clearer picture, the "spiritual resonance" just now directly consumed most of Audrey's spirituality, and she felt as if she had just fought with someone, and she didn't have any strength in her body, and she didn't even bother to move a finger.

After resting silently in silence for a while, she felt her dizziness lessen slightly.

Audrey picked up a glass of warm water from the table at hand, moistened her lips and throat, and then said in a hoarse voice:

"Thank you for your concern, I'm fine."

"I'm just a little tired."

Audrey saw the confusion on Irena's face, and needless to say, she also understood that "divine revelation" was not available to everyone, and other people's "baptismal rituals" may not be as ...... Audrey couldn't think of an adjective, so he sighed again.

Why is God so interested in me, a demigod? He gave me "divine revelation" twice in a row......

The Bible says that in the beginning the world was a sea and the Spirit of God hovered over the waters, so the baptismal rite was actually a worshipful recreation of the book of Genesis? In other words, the act itself has a certain occult symbolism, and it is considered to be the most similar to the "God" as an extraordinary person, but I was obviously not submerged in the water, so it can only be understood that the Creator is extraordinarily leisurely.

He didn't promise Hermes the first time he was "revealed", and there was a second time.

Audrey also knows that her talent as a "spectator" is very good, but she is not confident enough to feel that she can get the favor of the gods again and again, God's behavior makes her a little confused, but she must admit that the other party shows all that she yearns for.

It is not salvation that can only be attained after death, but the kingdom of heaven that can be witnessed while you are alive!

"Peace Millennial Celebration......" Audrey muttered.

She faltered.

The world they inhabit has never had peace lasting even a thousand years, and the ancestors of the House of Hale themselves received their first title from the "War of Oaths" that took place in 738 A.D. and lasted for five years.

That was more than 600 years ago.

And even if it is not a large-scale war, the number of disputes has never decreased, and oppression and suffering will always exist.

What if you realize that the essence of the aristocracy is the oppression of the people? In the end, the aristocracy is nothing more than the black glove or white glove of the church, they are an indestructible part of this order, this is just a code name, not a specific person, even if they really have the ability to overthrow them, the next is just the extraordinary person to become the new noble, there is always someone to act as the ruling class, this seems to be part of human civilization.

The most important thing is that Audrey herself does not have this ability! She simply couldn't do it!

And what God has shown himself is—

The only ruling class in this world is God, the Creator Himself!

In addition to this, everyone is a commoner, it can be said that everyone is a nobleman, and it can be said that everyone is a servant of God, but they are equal in personality and soul. Even a demigod who has survived for two hundred years will not show instinctive disdain for the weak.

Are you sure? The perception of the nation will disappear completely, and only faith and gods will remain...... Can it really be done? Lonely elderly people no longer have to wait to starve at home, and children who have lost their parents no longer have to wander the streets hungry...... Is it really possible?

Are you sure?

Audrey admits that her heart is beginning to waver.

She raised her head and looked at Irena who was sitting beside her, looking at her with concern, she showed a hesitant expression, bit her lower lip slightly, and whispered, "I don't want to deceive the gods...... It's very painful right now. ”

Irena was stunned for a moment, but as smart as she was, she immediately understood what Audrey meant.

She was a little surprised:

“…… Audrey, I didn't know your faith was so religious. ”

She herself yearns for light, beauty and warmth, not so much that she believes in the Creator or the Eternal Flame, but that Irena has a more transparent and primitive belief in light and the sun, and she doesn't care much about God's promises or divine revelations.

In the original exchange, Audrey talked about her conversion in a joking and tentative tone, so Irena felt that Audrey should be a person similar to herself, how could a person who resisted divine punishment, disobeyed God's will, and did not commit suicide be a devout follower of a certain god?

The pious, even if God let you die for no reason, will agree, so Irena does not like the praise of piety.

"No, it's not a matter of faith."

Audrey pondered her words for a moment and said seriously:

“…… Yes, I have an elder who knows me well, and he has taught me a lot of things in the occult and the extraordinary, and has also given me many opportunities to improve myself, and has also taken me to meet many friends in the extraordinary world. He has been indispensable to me in helping me to get to where I am today. Although we have been communicating less since then, he is still the most important senior in my heart. ”

"I can say that I have always followed him and admired him from the bottom of my heart."

Irena nodded, indicating that she was listening.

"But...... I also realized that he was only my guide for a while and could not help me all the time. In the future, we may gradually drift away, becoming more and more unfamiliar, or even strange...... This reality makes me very sad. ”

God did not show his disgust for the dependents of the "Source Castle" in the divine revelation, which is probably also a manifestation of his own strength.

Therefore, Audrey is not aware of the-for-tat confrontation between the two gods with the symbol of the pillar.

She rejoices that she has found a new direction to endeavor, but at the same time worries that it will distance her from the "fool" further and further away - will her own fears come true? Audrey thinks that Mr. "Fool" should not be a god who will go away if he converts, after all, she was once a more devout goddess believer, and she has also been favored by the other party.

But this time, she was inexplicably a little flustered.

"It doesn't have to be the worst, is it? Choosing another path doesn't mean you're going to disappear completely, you just have a different direction. Seeing Audrey's depressed mood, Irena comforted, "Don't think so much, no one knows what will happen in the future." ”

"Perhaps."

Audrey pulled herself together and felt a little better, but she still couldn't smile as she always did.

Her wariness of the Church of the Creator had disappeared from the two revelations, and she was even looking forward to a lesson in how to interpret the scriptures.

Audrey stood up, her gaze swept over the excerpt from the canon in Irena's hand, and said:

"I think it's time for me to hear what the church has to do with me. Please stay with me, Irena. ”

……

"Is that the front here?"

One of the "substitutes" looked uncertainly at the small market on the outskirts of the East End, and looked at the paupers in the market who were trying to sell their goods, seemingly without danger or dangerous weapons, and turned to his companion to ask:

"How can there be any suspicious traces of demonic activity here? Traces of demonic activity that can be spotted by the team's staff? He used the term 'demon', so it had to be a sequence 6......"

Many of the sequences corresponding to the names of potions have long been taught in the church to the extraordinary ones who need to perform the mission, and the thought that it may be a sequence 6 extraordinary person left a trace, and the two "substitute punishers" who only have sequence 7 and were directly called to investigate are also a little uneasy.

"Don't worry too much, we're just coming to see it."

The other "substitute punisher" is obviously not too reassured, two "sailors" with good combat experience and good at attacking Sequence 7 may be able to defeat Sequence 6, but there is no doubt that there will be a huge price to pay, and no one can guarantee that they will survive in the end.

Although they carried seals, they were only "sense, track, identify" and "peaceful, sleeping" charms to investigate and control suspects, not to encounter combat.

"We are only responsible for confirming the existence of traces of demons, not for fighting demons. We also try not to get out of the crowd, the demon is not an assassin, and it is not enough to manipulate the desires of others in Sequence 5, so it will not directly do it in a crowded place. ”

"As soon as the traces are confirmed, leave immediately."

Such a specific course of action undoubtedly calmed the hearts of the two "substitutes", who had long since changed their clergy robes and were now dressed in the simplest of coarse cloth and linen. Their muscles are not as pronounced as they were after their promotion, just slightly stronger. With the strong smell of water and seawater, it is like a seafarer who has just returned from the port to relax, and it is appropriate to blend in with the crowd.

One of them looked around warily, making a gesture of looking at the goods, and the other put his hands in his pockets, holding the "identification" charm that had already begun to work.

"A lot of people are selling."

The lighter-haired one whispered: "By the way, before the Mother Earth God Church secretly advertised that it could eat enough to lead others to smuggle Fenepoter, but now that the Mother Earth God Church has come to the grand place, this matter will be over." ”

"There are so many Fenerport people in the country, and I always feel that it is not safe."

Another substitute also whispered back:

"Did you know? I have a friend who works there as a supervisor, and he said that although the church gives him good treatment and accommodation, every time those people look at him, it looks like they want to kill someone, and occasionally there is a real trouble. As a result, several of their aides must not stop doing ideological work and step up patrols. ”

But if you think about why the Feneport people have a hatred for Rune, it involves divine punishment - as vested interests and believers, the two substitutes of punishment certainly do not speak ill of God, and they just tacitly stop communicating.

At this moment, the "Identification, Perception" charm in the punisher's pocket suddenly became hot, and he immediately gently bumped his companion on his side with his elbow, and the other party immediately realized and stopped.

In front of them was an old man selling half a bag of corn kernels.

In the cold wind of the morning, he stood behind his small cart, his hands in his sleeves, and kept looking at passers-by with expectant eyes.

Suddenly, two dark shadows appeared in front of him. The two tall sailors stopped in front of his cart at the same time, and their figures suddenly made the old man feel uneasy, and their expressions reminded the old man of some bad memories.

"Right here?"

"Right here."

The light-haired substitute's expression immediately became serious, and he shifted two steps to the side of the cart to prevent the suspect from leaving. The other man pulled out the glowing silver-blue spell from his pocket and approached the old man.

"You, what are you going to do?" The old man subconsciously took half a step back.

Neither of them spoke, and when the silver-blue charm swept the cart and corn around, it suddenly became hot when it approached the old man's chest, and almost burned the substitute's hand.

"! I'll have to mention it to the church when I go back, and I'm going to burn my palms. ”

The substitute punisher subconsciously burst out with a foul word, and then his expression became serious, pointing to the pocket of the old man's chest and asking:

"What's in there?"

The old man instinctively reached out and covered his pocket, and said in a weak voice: "Nothing, nothing......"

"Demon-related items are in there."

With a wave of his hand, a well-controlled wind blade flew out of his hand, delicately slicing through the underside of the old man's jacket pocket. Suddenly, a golden round object fell directly out of the pocket, was lifted by the wind, and came to the punisher.

"This is it."

The punisher said solemnly, "This is something related to the demon, old man, we must take this thing." ”

The old man's lips twitched a few times, and his expression suddenly darkened.

TBC

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Good night!

(End of chapter)