One of the founders of the organization
Glorious Archbishop-Aleris Heaton
The Hall of Glory, formerly known as the Great Cathedral of Light, was the base of Zion’s earliest Church of Light.
Aleris Heaton was the founder of the church and the author of the doctrine, known as the first bishop. Under his management, the church developed at an unimaginable speed and became the first church in Zion in just a few years.
At that time, whether it was the gentlemen within the organization or the people in the cities, towns, and villages that had relations with the organization, they all regarded the Church of Light as the only light leading mankind out of the darkness.
Churches of Light began to be built in various places in the Fourth Continent, and believers were prevalent. There was even a tendency to change the name of "Gentlemen" to "Disciples of Light".
Moreover, the Church of Light is extremely inclusive and allows various small churches to develop together.
However, at the peak of the church's development,
However, Aleris Heaton suddenly announced the dissolution of the Church of Light in Zion, renamed the Cathedral of Light as the Hall of Glory, and ordered the removal of all sculptures and decorations related to the Church of Light, and blocked and rectified churches in various regions.
He remained in the Hall of Glory as a historian, recording and preserving major events of the organization and awarding honors to gentlemen who had made great contributions.
The reason why the church suddenly disbanded is simple.
The Yousui Leather Farm does not like the existence of this kind of church. If the Church of Light is not disbanded, they will directly cut off the supply of leather.
Aleris Heaton has been staying in the Hall of Glory for hundreds of years, and will only come forward to deal with major events when the organization encounters them.
Among the current founders of the organization, only Aleris and the first doctor Alaus still have healthy bodies.
As for the other founder whose brain was held in the hands of the Iron Knight's armor, he was called the First Knight - York de Morati.
When the organization was first established, the gentleman group was mainly composed of knights. Morati was the Grand Master of the Knights at that time and was hailed as the most heroic warrior.
Because the gentleman system was not yet sound at that time and wars were frequent, there were few people with real strength.
Captain Morati often personally led the team to fight against the sick, and even went deep into the gray area many times to conduct pathogens and explorations. Although his body was extremely strong, he was eroded and decayed in the process of fighting against the disease time and time again.
Because of his firm will, he dragged his decaying body on the hospital bed for more than a hundred years. When the organization developed the technology to remove the brain, he abandoned his physical body and became like this.
This giant armor holding the brain is based on the knight armor he wore back then, and is a "role armor" created using modern technology.
Captain Morati's consciousness has been engraved on the armor through a magic circle. He exists in this new identity, silently guarding Zion.
When the three founders arrived, everyone bowed to them.
The Glorious Archbishop at the C position, Yalelis Heaton, spoke up, "It's really gratifying that there are two such young newcomers among the core personnel handling this nightmare incident.
I heard that there is one person who has only been in the organization for less than two years.”
Although the archbishop looked like a mummy, his speech was sonorous and powerful. The young man he was talking about was naturally William... After all, William was still a student of the academy and had not graduated before the two-year deadline.
"First, you need to stand in two rows. I will carve a 'Sculpture of Honor' for you."
The formation was quickly adjusted by the two prophets.
The two young men, Yi Chen and Reagan, were squatting in the front, with the Prophet Yuri in a wheelchair between them.
In the back stood Marco and Martin, Zed, and Spacey.
Yuri, who was in a wheelchair, also temporarily removed the bandage on his face during the carving process and forced out a smile, which was his worst expression.
In order to ease the discomfort and tension, he tried to put his hand on Yi Chen's shoulder. However, when he reached out his hand, he found that there was already another hand on Yi Chen's shoulder, which felt cold and like a corpse.
Couldn't even feel any blood flowing inside, couldn't do the slaughter.
The atmosphere became a little awkward for a moment, and Yuri had to take his hand back.
"Everyone, keep this position and don't move. It will be done soon."
Archbishop Aleris seemed to have taken out a long, flat stone from some subspace and carved it directly with his fingers. It took only a few minutes to carve the faces of everyone.
It was labeled "Dispel Nightmares" and placed in an empty niche in the hall.
"In addition to the honor, each of you will receive a reward of 100,000 silver coins, and you can choose an item suitable for yourself from the organization's treasury."
"One hundred thousand! Just enough to pay back the debt..." Upon hearing such a huge bonus, Yi Chen felt that his efforts were worth it.
“In addition, we will recommend the best contributor to this nightmare event.
Since we are just bystanders and cannot determine who has made the greatest contribution, we will give the opportunity of recommendation to you.
You will vote among yourselves. Each person has only one chance to vote and cannot vote for themselves.
If someone receives a number of votes equal to or greater than half of the total number of votes, they are officially elected.
If the selection cannot be successful, the 'Best Contributor' spot will be cancelled.
The best contributor will be personally led by me to the secret storage room of the original church to select a treasure left over from the early days of the organization."
"The secret treasure of the original church..." When Prophet Marko heard this, a strong interest appeared in his eyes.
"Well, now the voting begins! Each of you can just find a piece of cloth or paper and write your name on it."
Yi Chen separated a small piece of cloth from the gentleman's clothing, and when he wanted to write his name, he hesitated.
He didn't know whether he should write Zed's name or Yuri's. After all, both of them played a crucial role in the Nightmare Plan. After thinking it over, he still found it difficult to write.
At this moment, the Archbishop's voice came:
"William Behrens, you don't have to think about it anymore, the best contributor has been selected!"
"ah?"
The archbishop stretched out his hand and threw five different pieces of paper, which unfolded and floated in the air. All of them had the same name written on them in different handwritings - William.
Although everyone was very interested in the secrets of the original church, they already had the best candidate in mind.
Yuri on the side finally found an opportunity. He reached out and patted Yi Chen on the shoulder, then asked Prophet Marco to push his wheelchair out of the Hall of Glory.
Teacher Zed was hanging out with Reagan. The two seemed to have developed some feelings for each other after eating at the beef restaurant last time, and they were going to use the bonus to have another indulgent meal.
Before leaving, Wrinkled Spacey deliberately whispered in Yi Chen's ear:
“If you want to know anything about Pi later, you can come to me at the address on the card.
It seems that you have been selected as a candidate for the First Gentleman. Claude is in a very bad state at the moment and it is estimated that the selection will be made in the short term.
It could be a month, a week, or even tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
You must hurry up and come to me tonight if possible."
"OK."
After everyone left, a smile appeared on Yi Chen's face. He could feel that the end of the nightmare incident had allowed him to rise to the top of the organization.
The next moment is exciting.
It was the first time that Yi Chen heard of the "Secret Treasure of the Original Church". Since it was the highest reward, it must be better than the things in the organization's treasury. Perhaps he could really pick out a weapon that suits him or some other rare treasure.
(End of this chapter)