"Yes, your books are indeed very famous, especially among young people."
The professor won't be attending church in the afternoon, he has important things to do.
Before saying goodbye to each other, the professor reminded Jenkins that he had heard from others that the illegal giver organization [Witch's House] had committed several major crimes in Nolan City. Most of these cases involved wealthy businessmen or nobles, so Jenkins was reminded to be careful.
"I have no money."
He said very sincerely. This is not a lie. Compared with the average assets of Nolan's upper class, 8,000 pounds is nothing at all.
After returning home to pick up the chocolates, he asked the coachman to take him to the church. The believers waiting in line to enter had already lined up at the corner of the street.
Jenkins could only enter through the back door, and was grabbed by Captain Bincy:
"Hurry up, I'll be waiting for you!"
The two hurried down the revolving stone steps to the Gate of Vientiane, which was already densely covered with church bestowers, some of which Jenkins had never seen before.
Before the secular activities begin, the givers who have time to appear in the diocese must participate in the prayer activities here.
On the large open space between the Gate of Vientiane and the stairs, a huge circle was drawn with purple fluorescent paint. Around the sides of the circle, common prayers and teachings are written in the common language, while the ancient text on the inside is indecipherable. A row of golden candlesticks appeared on the wall at some point, and white candles as thick as arms had already been lit, and there was a strange smell in the air.
Jenkins was pulled behind the formally dressed father, and they were still relatively forward. After waiting for another ten minutes, since Miss Bevanna was not in the city, a secret keeper took her place, leading the solemn crowd to pray.
While praying in a low voice, the huge holy emblem on the Gate of Vientiane burst into dazzling aura.
In the spiritual light, the magnificent and solemn eyes scanned everyone from a higher latitude. Just in sight, the keepers of secrets distributed a silver cup containing the secret to each benefactor.
The flames of the candles on the walls flickered, flickering and flickering. With the help of unstable light, Jenkins found that there was a blood-like red liquid in the silver cup, exuding a golden aura. The silver cup itself was extremely cold, as if it had just been taken out of a refrigerator, which was caused by the nature of the body itself.
Amidst the sound of prayer, the benefactors drank the liquid in the cup one by one. When it was Jenkins' turn, Dad patted him and he didn't realize it.
Cold blood rolled down his throat, and goose bumps formed on his arms. And as the milk flows to the stomach, there is another burning sensation. Just when he suspected that he was going to get a stomach problem from drinking too cold milk, the cold milk turned into a stream of air and spread all over his body. This is the spirit.
He has long thought that since there is an item like the white flower of A-01-2-0198 that can increase the upper limit of the spirit out of thin air, then the church must have other items with similar functions.
"It's a little sweet, but it tastes good."
Thinking to himself, he bent down and put the silver cup at his feet, and joined the prayer again.
As the bestowers drank the blood-red liquid, the flames of the candles by the wall became weaker and weaker. The flames were completely extinguished when the last person also rejoined the prayer.
But it wasn't pitch black here. The Vientiane Gate that everyone was facing opened a gap silently. As the voice of the prayer continued to expand, the gap became wider and wider. Finally, when the voice reached its peak, the door was completely opened.
B-10-5-0400, the door of Vientiane, opens at different angles corresponding to different spaces. Jenkins never knew where it would be when fully opened.
Behind the fully opened Vientiane Gate, there is an endless white light similar to the entrance of a strange place. The familiar voice of the hymn came faintly from his ear, and Jenkins felt a sudden shock in his heart.
"The sage is coming?"
Of course it's impossible. Along with the sound of the hymn, a pure white palm-sized feather floated out from behind the door. Afterwards, the door of Vientiane slowly closed, the candles by the wall rekindled automatically, and the feathers fell to the ground.
In a small space, everyone's breathing can be heard. The moment the door was opened, everyone felt the pressure of suffocation. It was just a breath of the presence behind the door, but no one explained what was going on.
The ceremony is now over, several keepers surround the feathers, while others can disband. If I have time, I go to the church to participate in the celebration of the Reading Festival. If I don’t have time, I go to do my own thing.
The activities of the Bestowers in different dioceses are completely different. Except for the routine prayers, other things can be arranged by themselves. Just like in the Diocese of Nolan, the wine they drink is called [Crimson Wine], which is the most precious specialty of the Church of Knowledge and Books in the Diocese of Nolan. The Vientiane Gate, which was opened later, was directly connected to the great sage, and the sage directly blessed the diocese.
Even in Norland Diocese, not more than ten people knew the truth of the matter. Jenkins was able to be informed because of his special status. In fact, it is not difficult for the false god Jenkins to imagine that besides the sage, no one else has such qualifications to bless on such an occasion.
What really surprised Jenkins was that the Gate of Vientiane was able to directly communicate with the gods. What is this thing
It was also here when the Holy Son was canonized last time, and the Holy Emblem was engraved on the [Transcendence], it is hard to imagine where this item came from. But at least he understood why the old man said that this thing is one of the most important items of the [Knowledge and Books] Church in the Nolan Diocese.
With strong doubts, he walked up with the crowd, originally planning to listen to the bishop's sermon. This doesn't happen every day, he's too old for prolonged periods of standing.
But Captain Bincy patted Jenkins from behind, and Jenkins could only stop and let Dad go up first, to see if the chocolate was still playing in the yard.
The front of the Gate of Vientiane soon became empty, only a few secret keepers were still in front of the gate and didn't know what they were doing.
Jenkins and Captain Bincy stood before the upward stone steps, and he obviously had something to ask.
"Were you there when the David's murder happened?"
Bincy's expression was not very serious, so this matter should only be a routine inquiry.
"Yes, sir. Hasn't this matter been settled? Detective Erwin Ignaz, who was present, had discovered the truth of the murder before the police arrived. It was the maid Joyce who poisoned the lady. "
"Indeed it is."
He nodded, "But later it was discovered that the poison bottle held by Joyce had the mark of the illegal gifter of [The Witch's House]. We believe that this is a provocation to the Orthodox Church in Nolan City. "