Casper City, in the auditorium of Binaforth University.
A grand ceremony is being held, and many business elites are wearing suits and gowns to usher in their graduation ceremony.
Among these people, Wu Ming was particularly conspicuous.
Because he was just fifteen years old, and he had reached the age of adult stipulated by the laws of the kingdom, but he applied for early graduation, and successfully passed the examination and obtained a degree.
"congratulations!"
The principal handed out the graduation certificate, and shook hands with Wu Ming for a group photo: "The school will be proud of you!"
"Thank you!"
Wu Ming showed a decent smile, and the figures of the two people were frozen in the black and white photo.
What Principal Binafort didn't know was that this photo would become the most precious treasure of the entire Binafort school in the future, bringing it endless honor.
…
For Wu Ming, this graduation was just a trivial matter. After the ceremony was over, he ignored the curious and interested eyes of many glamorous seniors, and instead of participating in the evening dance, he walked out of the school directly.
"Master Pope!"
There, a long line of black cars had already been waiting quietly, and the saintly Mrs. Lianna even got out of the car and opened the door for him.
"Let's go, go to the church headquarters!"
Wu Ming closed his eyes. At this time, he has completely lost his shyness. He is the leader of a large church with hundreds of thousands of believers spread all over the Golden Oak Kingdom!
The headquarters of the Church of Redemption is still in Casper City, but after the church grew rich, it has moved its headquarters to the outskirts, where it bought dozens of acres of land, built a huge sanctuary and holy residence, and came here every day for pilgrimage There is also an endless stream of believers, and the huge benefits it brings can fully maintain the operation of the entire headquarters.
After arriving at the headquarters, Lian Na and several saintesses took off their suits for Wu Ming with a pilgrimage-like mood, and changed into formal school uniforms.
This was designed by Wu Ming himself. The color is mainly pure white. It has absorbed the essence of Hanfu and priest's robes from the previous life. The wide-sleeved robe is luxurious and solemn.
His Pope's clothes are naturally more exquisite, with gold embroidered on the side.
"After the secular affairs are over, I can finally concentrate on dealing with church affairs!"
Wu Ming looked at the other senior members of the church and said with a smile.
He has now gradually transferred the center from Sound Nest City to Casper City, and in the future, maybe even the whole family will have to move here.
After all, as the birthplace of the church, the Church of Redemption has developed the best here. It already has more than tens of thousands of believers, and there are many goodwill and supporters in the city hall.
"Carter, let's talk about the church situation again!"
Wu Ming looked at the others. These were the bishops of a region at worst, and they were the core of the church.
After absorbing Andaniel into the church, the development of the Church of Redemption received support from the upper echelon, and it spread to the entire kingdom in a short period of time. Now, it is time for Wu Ming to strengthen his faith and rectify it.
"Obey, my lord pope!"
As Wu Ming's senior, Carter graduated earlier than him, and then put all his energy into the development of the church.
"Currently, our Church of Redemption has specialized churches in major cities throughout the kingdom, with more than 800,000 believers, and the fifth batch of priests has also successfully completed its graduation. Now we have 1,367 priests and a 500-strong paladin …”
Compared with the size of the church, there are still too few priests and paladins, and many areas are facing the embarrassment of lacking priests, but in this regard, Wu Ming prefers to lack, only those who have firm beliefs and have completed theology and magic arts will Being certified as a priest has swept out many speculators and pan-believers.
After all, pastors are the backbone and foundation of the church, and there must be absolutely no omissions in this regard.
As for how to tell
In the Redemption Church, faith, that is, the amount of spiritual energy contributed, can be used to judge whether a person is devout or not.
With this ability, Wu Ming has also developed divine magic, which can be performed by people at the bishop level.
So much so that a rumor began to circulate in the Church of Redemption—"Your devotion to the gods can be seen directly by the priests!" '
After such rumors spread, the faith and cohesion of the entire church have been greatly enhanced.
"Currently... in Casper City, there are already three councilors who have supported their superiors through us, and other cities are also cultivating and supporting them..."
Carter's report continued: "Our next goal is to find a suitable political party and push our candidates to the Kingdom Council!"
This is advancing from the region to the center. With the current scale of the Church of Redemption, it has to be said that it does have this strength and qualification.
"Well... very good!"
Wu Ming glanced at the data of the main god space:
[Lord God Space]
[Owned areas: Intellectual Brain Area, Divine Country Area, Reincarnation Area]
[Number of petitioners: 52938]
[Number of reincarnations: 3109]
[Mental power reserve: 60.81 million units]
…
In the main god's space, the current reincarnators are still in the form of souls, but the accumulated spiritual power and their accumulated contribution points have reached the time when they are about to undergo a qualitative change.
"Carter! Lena! Bob..."
Wu Ming called the senior management one by one: "I'm going to hold a celebration, and it will be on the 15th of next month. This day is a sacred day, and it will become our god's birthday in the future!"
"Is it the day of my Lord's coming?"
All the devout believers present were immediately excited.
"That's right, that was the day when I received divine revelation! It was also the day when my god descended!"
Wu Ming said in a very sticky tone, and after the believers have been brainwashed, even if they find something unreasonable, they will make up for it by themselves.
"On God's birthday, all believers must go to church to pray. On that day, our Lord will come down in glory..."
Wu Ming made a slight mention.
Large-scale religious ceremonies are the best way to harvest spiritual power. He needs a grand celebration to replenish a large wave of energy in the space of the main god, so as to complete a qualitative change.
…
Under the propaganda of the church, the birthday of God will soon come.
On this day, pious believers who came from all directions almost blocked the traffic in the entire Casper City.
More than 100,000 believers gathered in the headquarters of the Redemption Church and began to pray devoutly. In other cities, believers who could not come could only regrettably gather in their respective churches and listen to the pastor's sermon.
"There are a lot of people!"
At the headquarters, Wu Ming looked at the dark crowd, the paladins who were trying to maintain order, and the reporter who was desperately trying to squeeze in and held up the camera, and said to Carter next to him.
"Actually, compared to those established religions, our number of believers and influence are too small!"
Carter said: "The glory of our Lord must spread throughout the world!"
The subtle influence of faith, as well as the nourishment and proof of divine power, have turned this former business elite into an out-and-out fanatic.
Wu Ming watched this scene, but was quite speechless in his heart.
"Remember to maintain good order, and don't cause crowding and stampedes!"
Out of prudence, he still called Bob and told him carefully: "I have asked the priest to prepare a healing magic. When necessary, even if we expose a little, our lamb will not be harmed!"
"I see, His Excellency the Pope!"
Bob agreed with a solemn face.
Time soon reached noon, and at 12 o'clock, Wu Ming appeared in the cathedral.
"Master Pope!"
"Master Pope!"
Seeing the appearance of Wu Ming who had turned into a spiritual belief and symbol, the believers were in a commotion, and were immediately appeased by the priests and paladins, and lined up in an orderly manner.
"My lord, God of Redemption, He was born from chaos, and today, a few years ago, he descended to save the world..."
Wu Ming spoke in a solemn tone, naturally with a soothing force: "Now, let's pray!"
"My lord, you were born from chaos and hold the authority of redemption!"
"My lord, your way is practiced in the world, and your divine kingdom is the destination of my soul after death!"
…
The prayers of 100,000 people suddenly became a trend.
That kind of fanaticism made the complexions of many onlookers and others change.
Not only Casper City, but also in Sound Nest City, Flying Eagle City, Victoria Harbor... almost all the large cities in the Golden Oak Kingdom, the Church of Salvation is full at this moment, and I don't know how many believers are praying at the same time.
Waves of frenzied spiritual power came, making the Lord God's space feel 'sufficient' for an instant.
"Not enough, not enough!"
Looking at the mental power reserve that jumped up like crazy, Wu Ming pondered in his heart, and a thought came to him.
Buzz!
In an instant, in the center of the cathedral, the statue of the God of Salvation suddenly burst into a layer of golden light.
"That is… "
A devotee screamed and pointed at the statue: "My Lord! My Lord has come!"
"A miracle! This is a miracle!"
Wu Ming announced loudly: "Because of our piety, our lord specially sent down a miracle to show His power and approval!"
"Miracle! Miracle!"
Many reporters were stunned, but they did not forget to quickly press the shutter button, and the believers outside crowded in with tears streaming down their faces. Fortunately, Wu Ming was well prepared. In Bob and the Paladins, there was also a temporary guardian group and priests to maintain order. After being comforted and appeased, nothing major happened at last.
Boom!
The light on the statue became more and more intense, and finally formed ripples that spread around.
The most core group of believers felt the benefits first, and all their ailments disappeared. Even priests and paladins felt that their divine magic power had increased again.
"This is a gift from my God..."
They knelt down almost with tears streaming down their faces, and prayed devoutly.
This scene, not only in the church headquarters, but also in countless churches, the statue of the God of Salvation is like this, blooming with unparalleled golden light.
The believers were boiling, and the fanatical spiritual power immediately formed a holy tide.