Chapter 335: Chapter 9: Mass (Part 2)

This is the core leadership of the Light Church, the Red-clothed Archbishops.

As he followed the procession out, Lynch discreetly glanced at the crowd outside—

Yes, one of the Red-clothed Archbishops was actually him in disguise. It wasn’t anything complex, just a rough application of the Transformation Technique. The remaining three Red-clothed Archbishops were also portrayed by his three apprentices.

There was no choice. After all, this was a newly formed religion, and the entire personnel structure had just been established. Naturally, there weren’t many people, so he had to temporarily recruit some people for the roles.

If he recruited ordinary townsfolk, there would be too many familiar faces in the city, and the disguise might be blown. Therefore, everyone participating in this drama was drawn from the Wizard Tower, including the twelve Light Priestesses, aside from his few apprentices.

These were former experimental subjects of Tristan, imprisoned in the Tower for magical experiments. They had all been somewhat corroded by Tristan’s magic and could no longer live outside the Tower. So, when Lynch took over the Tower, he allowed them to remain temporarily.

Most of these were slaves that Tristan purchased from elsewhere. No one in the city knew them, so after founding the Light Church, Lynch allocated them to the Church as its first members.

Including the missionaries and priests sent to preach over the past few days, they were all drawn from this group.

Once this ceremony concluded, with the Church having established its brand, it would naturally attract believers. Then, by gradually replacing the current personnel with people from among the believers, it would naturally develop and everything would fall into place.

“The effect seems pretty good.”

Lynch’s gaze swept over the surrounding crowd, and it was clear that everyone was awed. Seeing this, he couldn’t help but feel a touch of disdain. How easily these ignorant mortals could be deceived. He hadn’t even rolled out the big show he had prepared yet.

“Tap! Tap! Tap!” Just at that moment, footsteps echoed from inside the cathedral.

Here it comes!

Lynch quickly lowered his head, pretending to be humble, and stood with the other three Red-clothed Archbishops, heads bowed.

Seeing even the noble Red-clothed Archbishops behaving this way, the ordinary townsfolk were even more deferential.

Everyone focused intently on the interior of the cathedral.

Over there,

The footsteps echoed, coming nearer, becoming distinct from vague.

With the sound of these footsteps, a figure gradually walked out.

It was a young girl with delicate features and immaculate white skin. She wore a pure white robe without any decoration, a white veil on her head, and her gray-white hair flowed down from beneath it.

She walked barefoot, step by step, with no expression on her face and indifference in her eyes, as if she were a deity overlooking the living beings of the mortal world.

Among the soldiers on guard, Hasrant’s body trembled abruptly, his eyes widened instantly.

’Truly remarkable!’

’Truly outstanding!’

As he watched Alya walk out, Lynch couldn’t help but nod repeatedly. He had to admit that choosing this emotionless girl to be the Holy Daughter of Light was too perfect. In terms of appearance and temperament, the role seemed tailor-made for her!

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Alya walked out the doors, heading straight forward, where there was a pulpit. According to the plan, she would conduct the ceremony there, and at that point, the Magic Array Lynch had prepared in advance would also…

“Holy Daughter!”

“Please save my child!”

Suddenly, at that moment, a heart-wrenching cry rang out.

A middle-aged woman, holding a bulging blanket, broke through the soldiers’ cordon and ran up the stone steps.

“Stop her quickly!”

Beside her, the soldiers reacted swiftly. Two soldiers decisively rushed forward and pinned the woman to the ground. The blanket she was holding fell out of her hands instantly.

The blanket rolled twice on the ground before unfolding, revealing what was inside—a child.

A little girl, probably two or three years old, who seemed to have just been retrieved from a fire, with severely burned skin, ulcerated beyond recognition.

The little girl had been unconscious, but she seemed to have been awakened by the pain of the fall and began to cry pitifully.

“It’s Mrs. Shaman from West Street. Her house caught fire a few days ago, trapping her three children inside.”

“I’ve heard about it… the three little ones could only huddle together and cry… by the time everyone put out the flames and found them, two of them were already… it was originally said that one was saved, but judging by her condition, I’m afraid… oh, how tragic…”

The crowd sighed deeply.

Meanwhile, soldiers approached to take the child, about to escort them out of the cordoned area. Although it was their duty, at this moment, they indeed seemed somewhat cold and heartless.

Lynch frowned slightly.

He was about to do something, but a voice spoke up first:

“Stop!”

Alya said, her voice clear and ethereal, “Let them come over.”

The soldiers released their hold on the woman, and she hurriedly rushed up the stone steps with her child to stand before Alya.

Alya said, “Your Lord knows of your suffering. He has asked me to tell you not to worry. Everything will be alright.”

With that, she extended her hand and placed it on the little girl’s body.

Her right hand glowed with a golden light, like liquid gold flowing from her palm onto the little girl.

This is truly…

Absolutely brilliant!

Lynch was extremely satisfied with the Holy Daughter of Light he had selected for her improvisation! A bonus is definitely warranted!

As he praised her inwardly, he discreetly channeled his spiritual power through the ground, extending it to the child. After all, Alya’s meager skills alone couldn’t heal severe burns.

With Lynch’s spell being cast, the charred skin visibly receded, the necrotic muscles began to recover, the festering areas healed rapidly, and scars disappeared within moments. The little girl, just moments before grievously wounded, quickly regained a healthy, rosy complexion.

Although after the Beast Tide, the city gossiped about extraordinary power, the citizens who took part in defending against the Beast Tide were in the minority. For most of the townsfolk, this was their first time witnessing transcendent power.

“A miracle! A true miracle!”

“It’s a miracle!”

Witnessing this power firsthand, seeing a gravely injured, dying girl recover in an instant, the citizens could only be struck with speechless awe.

“Thank you! Thank you! Thank you, Holy Daughter! Thank you, Holy Daughter!” the girl’s mother cried, tears streaming down her face with joy.

Alya subtly shook her head, handing the now-sleeping little girl back to her mother: “You should thank the Lord.”

“It was He who arranged for me to do all of this.”

The woman hurriedly replied, “Yes, yes, thank the Light God, thank the Light Goddess!”

Alya stood up and continued towards the pulpit.

At the same time, the Magic Array Lynch had set up beneath the pulpit activated. A golden beam shot up from below the pulpit straight into the sky, forming a column of light that seemed to connect heaven and earth, almost like a beam descending from the clouds.

Bathed in this light, Alya’s white robe shimmered, her aura of holiness intensified even further.

Her toes lightly touched the ground, and her entire body began to float gracefully upward.

Meanwhile, the white doves on the square also took flight, flapping their wings into this radiant light and circling around Alya, soaring upward with her.

In a daze, the doves seemed to transform into little winged angels, circling Alya and singing a resounding Holy Song.

With this Holy Song, Alya’s ethereal voice resonated across the entire square:

“Lost lambs, please hear my words.”

At this moment,

Everyone in the square knelt to the ground in unison.

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