Chapter 111: Holy Spirit Chapter Opening
November 678, 11 Caesar's new calendar.
When the night passes, it will be dawn.
The ancient city of Yingyue, which is covered by dim sand all day long, is like a woman from the Western Regions who has lifted the mysterious veil, revealing her clear face with a strong sense of history when the first ray of sunrise rises from the east.
The Holy Spirit Festival, which had been prepared for a month, was officially completed yesterday.
Over the past month, the number of people who have gathered in Shadow Moon Ancient City has reached tens of millions, equivalent to the population of a large county town.
The ancient city, which was once sparsely populated, is now full of people in the streets and alleys. The closer to the Fengshen Platform, the more crowded it is.
There are pilgrims, tourists who come here for the sake of the reputation, magicians and swordsmen who come in groups, and various forces invited by the Vatican.
This has become a grand and solemn event. Even at this moment, people from all over the world are still coming here to see the glory of the Holy Lord.
In order to make this Holy Spirit Festival a success, the Holy See invested a lot of manpower and material resources to create a prosperous scene of the Holy See event.
Starting from 100 kilometers outside the ancient city of Shadowmoon, various priest groups have been on alert to prevent people with ulterior motives from infiltrating this event.
Once we arrived at the ancient city, we could see priests in white standing guard every three steps and every five steps.
The Empire also sent reinforcements from the Imperial Knights and Magic Corps, but within the Conferred God Platform, the majority of personnel were still from the Vatican.
There are still six hours until the Whitsunday prayer service.
At this time, the seats within a one-kilometer radius of the Fengshen Platform were already filled with believers, except for the seats in the center row near the Fengshen Platform, which were still empty.
In the crowd, three people in white robes were pushing their way through the crowd toward the Conferred God Platform.
"Fellow church members, please stop pushing. There are no seats left in the front."
"Fellow believers, we are devout believers who want to be closer to the Lord. Please make way for us. May the Lord bless you."
"Fellow church member, you seem to be more pious than me. Come, come to my side."
“Thank you fellow believers!”
The man in white robe walking in front said Amen to the believers who made way for him, then led his two companions behind him and continued walking inside.
While thanking the Lord and blessing them along the way, the three of them came to a place closer to the Fengshen Platform.
All the believers here are kneeling on the ground, holding the cross in their hands, silently reciting their prayers, and only a few people are whispering a few words.
"Aurora, you and your daughter sit here. I'll go somewhere else." The man in white robe walking in front found a slightly more spacious spot and stopped. It was Lin Feng in disguise.
"Brother, be careful." Aurora also lowered her voice, and her eyes were full of worry.
Lin Feng nodded and groped to the side.
At the same time, not far away, two believers in white robes were whispering to each other.
"Do you think those three people are true believers?"
"Not like."
"How did you get it?"
"intuition."
"I don't think so either, but who else would want to cause trouble besides us?"
"How would I know? Did the boss say when he would come?"
"The boss's whereabouts are erratic. If he can tell us, it would be strange. We are responsible for firing the first shot."
"That's very exciting."
"I don't know where those two girls are sitting."
"It's across the street. Don't say hello. If you get exposed, you'll be done for."
"I know, I'm not that stupid!"
The two of them were whispering to each other, seeming very excited.
"Could you two please be quiet and not do anything that blasphemous to the Holy Lord?" A devout believer on the side immediately expressed his dissatisfaction.
"I'm sorry, fellow believers. We are about to witness the coming of the Holy Lord, and we are a little too happy." said the fatter one.
"Understandable."
“Long live understanding.”
The scene changed and came to the other side of the Conferred God Platform.
There were also two believers wearing white robes, but even with their wide hats, they still couldn't completely cover the blue and silver hair on their foreheads.
"Sister, why haven't you started yet?"
"It's still early. Only those who come first can grab a seat. If you come now, you can only stand on the periphery unless you force your way in with those three shameless guys over there."
"What should I do? I'm a little nervous."
"It's normal to be nervous. I was nervous too, but I heard that we have a lot of people coming this time, and we are not the main force, so we don't need to play."
"That's good. Will we be discovered?"
"Run away if you're discovered. I'm here for you! By the way, your brother went back to the base camp a few days ago, and we weren't there."
"Ah? Brother went back? Did he look for me?"
"The old man didn't say anything, but he is also likely to come here. Let's look for him later."
"Brother, what a fool! He only knows how to use magic missiles. Why is he joining in the fun?"
As she spoke, the silver-haired girl became anxious.
The blue-haired woman quickly clapped her hands, and the two stopped talking because a cardinal in red robes had walked out from the Conferred God Platform in front of them.
Aubrey Snow is dressed to the nines today.
The spotless red cardinal robe was inlaid with embellishments that reflected golden light, the silver cross was polished to a shine by him, and even his slicked back black hair was combed by him until it was shiny.
The moment he walked out, the believers around him stood up and saluted him.
This feeling of power made him happy.
He looked around the packed seats, his eyes sweeping across the faces of the believers one by one, and then motioned for everyone to sit down.
Tens of thousands of seats rose and fell like human waves and retreated backwards, which was a spectacular sight.
Suddenly, his eyes fell on a person not far from him, and that person was also looking at him.
The two men's eyes met and then separated. Behind Aubrey Snow, two purple-robed cardinals walked out and began to carry the sacrifices to the altar.
These offerings were placed on flawless jade plates and then covered with metal covers. Each offering had a mark of a magic seal, making it difficult to open even if it was taken away by someone.
Hundreds of purple-robed cardinals carried the offerings onto the platform and placed the offerings in a circle around the circular platform.
Then they retreated one by one in an orderly manner. By the time they finished all this, three hours had passed.
"Your Excellency the Archbishop."
After Aubrey Snow finished his command, Archbishop Stephen Hawkins, Imperial Magician James French, and Duke El Merlin entered the venue one after another and came to the viewing stand.
At the same time, the president of the Magic Association of the Caesar Empire under the jurisdiction of the Magic Tower, Stephanie Bebe, the president of the Caesar Empire Swordsman Union, Adolf Alexander, the leader of the Mercenary Union, Calvin Rambo, the Minister of Magic Engineering, the Dean of the Imperial Magic Academy, the Magic Inquisition and many other forces and organizations also sent their representatives to enter the venue.
When the circle around the Conferred God Platform was gradually filled, a ray of light descended from the sky.
Holy light shines!