Chapter 222 On this special day
When the stars are in the right position, a series of secret changes will always occur in this world shrouded by magic and divine power.
However, only a few people can perceive this change and observe the knowledge and truths that were hidden deep in the world in the past.
In the high-level prayer room of the Cathedral of Holy Light in the Ansu royal city, Veronica, the "Saint Princess" is kneeling quietly in front of the statue of the God of Holy Light. Her hands were folded on her chest, her eyes were closed and motionless. The hazy holy light enveloped her and reflected the whole room warm and bright. Anyone who saw this scene in this situation would feel the incredible piety and holiness from this princess and was deeply touched.
However, Veronica didn't pray for long. She slowly opened her eyes, stood up slowly and turned to the door. After waiting quietly for two seconds, the door of the prayer room was quietly pushed open.
A high-level goddess with short hair and ordinary face walked in. She exuded a quiet and soft light, with a pious and holy aura similar to Veronica. After seeing the remaining holy light in the prayer room, the goddess nodded slightly: "The Pope's Crown is looking for you."
"I get it." Veronica said softly, but before leaving the prayer room, she couldn't help but stop and glanced at the long-time friend deeply.
Sandy stood there quietly, still so quiet and gentle. This kind girl who grew up with her has become a high-level goddess as outstanding as herself, but the relationship between the two can never return to the past.
In Veronica's sight, Sandy was shrouded in a ball of light, which even penetrated her skin and bones, making her whole body appear to have a translucent light casting. Veronica looked at Sandy's body, and in that light casting body, a crystal-like bright light jumped at the place where it was supposed to be the heart. Just looking at the light, Veronica felt that the holy light on her body was slightly aroused.
"Is there any other problem?" Sandy noticed Veronica's pause, turned her head slightly and asked.
Veronica shook her head: "No, praise the Holy Light."
Leaving from the prayer room and heading to the Great Hall, there was an open-air garden and two long corridors in the middle. The clergy of the Holy Light Church of the Supreme Church walked back and forth on these sacred stone roads. These devout and holy people resonated with the holy light, and the temple was shrouded in bright light even after nightfall. Veronica put her hands in the broad sleeves of the priest robe, and walked quietly on the road with her head slightly lowered her head, without talking to anyone, nor looking around, just like every devout priest, immersing her whole body and mind in her perception of the sacred light.
She saw one high-level priest after another walking past her. Their gorgeous priest robe was covered with hazy light. Some of these rays only floated on the surface of flesh and blood, while others had completely replaced the essence of "human". The light-cast body was a manifestation of piety and was also the most powerful guarantee of the Holy Light Church.
Veronica walked through the corridor, and the attendant pushed open the door of the Great Hall for her. She saw the spokesperson of the God of Light on earth, the highest ruler of the Church of Light, and the most prestigious religious leader on the continent of Loren, St. Ivan III was quietly sitting on the golden throne of the Great Hall.
The old man who had lived for 150 years was thin, with white hair and hair. His exposed skin could be seen everywhere in age spots and folds representing the passage of time. He looked dying, old and weak, as if he would be summoned by the Lord at any time. But Veronica knew very well that weakness was just his appearance, and the endless holy light gave him real power. As long as the old man's mind could still function and his brain was not dead, he could mobilize the surging power of light to destroy all enemies of the church, or protect all devout believers at any time.
In Veronica's sight, St. Ivan III was no longer in human form. He was a burning torch of holy light, sitting upright on the luxurious golden throne. In the hazy and illusory shadow behind the torch, she could even see a trace of the appearance of the God of Holy Light and some silhouettes from the divine world.
"Veronica, my Lord's devout child, you are here," Saint Ivan III spoke, with gentleness and trust in his low and slow tone, "The Lord is calling you."
“I have been revealed in my prayer,” Veronica said respectfully, “the stars are reaching their right position, and the power of resonance between the bodies will open the way to truth, and the time for receiving the inspiration is here.”
"Come on, this most gifted spiritual daughter in seven hundred years, you have received the highest inheritance of the Holy Light Church, received my personal guidance, and been exposed to the most mysterious knowledge and the most holy and vast power. You have made sufficient preparations for this day..." The old voice of St. Ivan III echoed in the Great Hall, and with his words, a platinum scepter gradually emerged from the air and floated to Veronica, "My child, hold this scepter and face the enlightenment left to you by the Lord. This is your destiny."
Veronica looked at the platinum scepter quietly, with no expression on her face, but no movement.
The voice of St. Ivan III seemed to float from a very distant place: "My child? What are you waiting for?"
The power of light in the Great Hall began to stir up slightly, while Veronica stretched out her hand and slowly but resolutely held the scepter.
“I’m happy to talk to the Lord.”
A majestic pillar of light rose from the Great Hall. The pillar of light even penetrated the heavy dome of the Great Hall, penetrated the thick clouds, and shot straight towards the direction of the ultimate mysterious star "Ao" in the distant space.
At this moment, the solemn holy music appeared out of thin air, and all the bells of the entire cathedral also rang at the same time. The priests in the church and the believers in the city stopped their work. They listened to the sound of each second. Everyone's faces involuntarily appeared a calm and peaceful smile, and they drew the emblem of the God of Holy Light on their chests and began to pray devoutly.
Veronica felt that her spirit was transcending her body. She "sees" her vision was rapidly increasing and rising, and soon passed the dome of the cathedral. The entire city of San Sunil also shrank into a small dot in her vision. She passed through the clouds, through the dark starry sky, through countless indescribable strange shadows and visions. Finally, she stopped this crazy journey in a place filled with endless glory.
She stood in an endless and wide area, with light-cast city walls, towers, and holy emblems standing at the end of her vision, and a river like falling stars spans the sky and pours into the earth incline.
And right in front of her vision is the "Lord".
The Lord is a huge light-cast crystal, and He floats in the center of this light-cast kingdom. The crystal-like substance forms His body. The crystal is not fixed, and the whole is like a changeable, multi-angle, multi-faceted crystal core floating in the air. Although He did not speak, Veronica still heard a voice echoing in his mind:
“Go forward, touch Him, listen to Him…
“He is your protector, the safe haven that your souls expect…
"You are safe only under His protection..."
Veronica looked at the ball of polyhedral crystal nucleus that was constantly changing. Her legs began to tremble. Her body seemed to be about to break free from the control of her brain. A huge force was still tearing her spirit at the same time, making her heterogeneous from the inside out and become an extension of the changeable crystal...
Endless power, knowledge, mystery, power, money, and even eternity as God are at your fingertips at this moment.
Veronica took a deep breath and smiled: "We have been waiting for this day for too long..."
On the second day of the "Star Day", the southern border was still clear all night: this is another good day to watch stars.
After dinner, Hetty immediately went back to the room to get her silver star-gazing plate, but Rebecca just stood in front of the windowsill and stared blankly at the night sky outside. She looked at the twinkling stars, and suddenly wrinkled her nose, and a look of anger appeared on her face.
But no one noticed the Viscount Miss. She was stunned for a while, then turned around and walked towards her room.
"The Day of Stars" is a very important day for the mages, but it has nothing to do with her.
She could not control the astrological viewing plate, and naturally she could not realize any mystery related to magic from the changes in astrology. When she was a child, she also stood on the terrace with Aunt Hedy and her teachers, staring at the night sky with her eyes wide open, but...
That was a super boring thing.
She doesn't like stars at all.
Rebecca walked back to the room, trying to fill her head with runes and magic circles, not thinking about anything else, but a tall figure waiting in the corridor forced her to stop.
"Sir, Ancestor?" She stared at Gao Wen blankly, "What's wrong?"
"Today is the most shining day for the stars. Don't you go to the terrace to watch stars like Hetty?"
"No," Rebecca shook her head vigorously, showing an indifferent look, "I can't understand it again. Every time I look at the stars, I want to sleep..."
Looking at the girl who was not good at disguising in front of her, Gao Wen couldn't help laughing: "I have a gift for you."
"Gift?" Rebecca's eyes lit up slightly, "What gift?!"
Gao Wen took something from his side that he took a lot of time to make the craftsmen successfully trial: "A good thing that allows you to see many stars without the help of astrological viewing plate."
Rebecca looked at the thing curiously, it was a large metal tube, and its thickness was not uniform. Its two sections seemed to be embedded with lenses made of crystal, and the middle section of the tube also had adjustable knobs and snap-on devices for connecting to the bracket.
Its style is really weird, different from the machine drawings drawn by our ancestors before, but somehow, Rebecca was deeply attracted by it when she saw this thing.
"What is this?" she asked curiously.
Chapter completed!