God's verdict, that is, God's verdict. This kind of ritual is only for God's clergy and believers. It is a ritual in which God personally tests whether his clergy and believers are guilty.
The process of the ritual is very sacred. In fact, the preliminary preparations for the ritual of the Divine Que are not complicated. It is just that someone cleans the surroundings of the Statue of Agriculture carefully and carefully, and then all those who enter the temple during the Divine Queering will bathe and change clothes, waiting for the beginning of the Divine Queering.
Because Rika Town is located in a remote place and the priests of the temple have always been very peaceful, it seems that there has never been a God-like thing in the history of Rika Town. When the news that the church sent people to carry out God-like ruling on Pastor Tennesse came out, it immediately caused a great sensation in Rika Town. This kind of ceremony usually only occurs when the situation is serious and the suspect's crime is too serious. In this case, private investigation and resolution can no longer calm the impact of the incident. It can only be determined by God-like ruling whether the person is guilty. Once the person is guilty by God, then it is basically unforgivable.
The curious people and many adventurers gathered outside the temple to watch the ceremony up close. This place is usually very quiet, and at this time, it is like a festival, there are suddenly many more people, talking and sighing. There are those who do not believe in it, and those who are curious. In short, countless people come with various purposes.
Before them, the gate of the temple was closed, and when the first ray of sunlight in the morning shone on the temple gate, the gate opened.
Soon, a white-robed priest came out of the temple. This was the accompanying priest Shast. As his eyes glanced, the voices of everyone suddenly became quiet. In the huge open space, only his voice kept ringing: "Everyone, please be quiet first. The ritual of God will begin soon. God will come. You are so noisy, you will offend God. I know that you all want to know the result of God. However, God is a very serious matter. It is a ritual of the church. It is not that clergy cannot enter and watch. I am sorry for this. So, please go back."
After saying that, the priest Shast bowed to everyone and then returned to the gate, which slowly closed again after his figure disappeared.
"So, I can't go in and see, why are you still staying here?" An adventurer scratched his head depressedly, then turned and left.
There are also many people who have the same idea as him. They know that they can't go in, so some people feel bored and turn back. However, some people are still standing outside the temple, wanting to wait until the result comes out and get first-hand news.
A carriage was parked quietly outside the crowd. Around the carriage, there were a few strong men who were carefully guarding the surroundings.
"Sir Baron, are you going back?" a strong man walked to the carriage and asked softly.
A somewhat depressed voice sounded in the carriage. "If you don't go back, just wait for the result here. Miss II is inside, right?"
"Yes, when the divine ritual is held, all the priests in the town are required to attend. The second lady is now a second-level priest and an assistant priest of the temple, so she is naturally inside." The strong man replied.
"Since that's the case, just wait here, wait for the second lady to come out, and then go back together." The Baron said in a depressed manner in the carriage.
At this time, the baron's mood was very complicated in the carriage. In his own territory, such a priest's crime happened, which not only caused the adventurer union to send investigators, but also alarmed the church's attention. He could not think of it. In the near future, within a thousand miles of radius, this incident in Rika Town will definitely become a joke among other nobles. He was not valued at first, and as a lord in such a remote place, now he is going to be the laughing stock of others after dinner. His mood is naturally very bad at this time.
And like him, at this moment, of course, there is still someone who is in a very bad mood and full of fear, that is, the protagonist of the Divine Verse, Pastor Tenness.
Outside the temple, the crowd gathered and refused to leave. Inside the temple, all the priests had arrived before the statue of the goddess of agriculture.
God's dictatorship is about to begin.
"Tenies, you have heard what I said just now, right? Since you can no longer clear yourself of your sins through worldly means, then let God make a judgment." Anitas, a fifth-level pastor sent by the church, stood opposite Tenness, looked at the dead-faced Pastor Tenness and said.
"I..." Pastor Tenness's lips trembled, and he wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything after all.
Pastor Shastet looked at it with a sneer, and joy appeared in his heart. As long as he fell down, he could become the chief priest of a temple.
"Okay, please come with me now to welcome the arrival of the goddess..." Anitas, a fifth-level priest, no longer went to see Tenness, but fell to the ground, looking at the goddess' statue with a very devout expression, and began to mutter words in his mouth - this is a unique prayer that requests the Goddess's genius, which can quickly attract the goddess' attention.
At the same time, other pastors fell to their knees, including Pastor Tenness, who was already kneeling on the ground.
As the chanting of the fifth-level priest Anitas became louder and louder, gradually, a slight change occurred in the statue of the agricultural goddess in front of everyone. First, a white light suddenly pierced through the clouds in the sky, shot straight down from above, covering the goddess stone statue. Then, another white light, another...
Soon, more than a dozen light columns shot down from the air, covering the stone statue, and a sacred power began to spread around the statue of the goddess.
When all the pastors knew that the goddess was about to come, they all crawled on the ground piously. Some pastors who had done bad things in their daily lives were even trembling slightly. Under the pressure of that powerful force, how fragile the human spirit is.
At this moment, the goddess's stone statue suddenly emitted a dazzling white light. Under the illumination of more than a dozen white lights, the light of the statue was not covered at all. Although the light emitted was powerful, it had a sense of protection, not dazzling or ostentatious at all. It was a gentle light that was not covered by other lights.
At this time, under the leadership of the fifth-level priest Anitas, the priests prayed to the statue. A powerful force, as the light of the statue of agriculture gradually increased, began to scan the people present while the priests prayed.
Every priest who was scanned by this force, either pale or awe-inspiring eyes, lowered his head and shivered his body. Although the power of the goddess of agriculture is gentle and natural, whenever he swept through the souls of everyone, those unstable hearts of faith will become panic under the scan of power.
"Ah! No!" Suddenly, a very terrified voice sounded, and everyone looked up in a hurry, and saw that the Pastor Tenness, among the priests, suddenly screamed.
His hands and feet struggled desperately, covering it up, but still could not stop the goddess' detection. Seeing this, the pastor was very happy. The pastor committed a serious sin. As long as the goddess who was willing to repent and was neutral and kind, unlike some gods in the order camp, would deal with it harshly and would always leave a glimmer of life. The biggest possibility is that Pastor Tenes was cut off from the third level and became a first-level priest again, but his life was saved.
But now he is so ugly and even resists. No matter how tolerant the goddess is, she will not forgive him. Sure enough, in an instant, the priests shrouded in Pastor Tennesse's body immediately extinguished.
This means that Tenness has lost the unique aura of the priest. Although there is no clear announcement of crime and punishment, the result is already very clear.
After God's judgment, Tenness's sin has been shown, and before God, he also lost the grace of God and the qualification of a priest. Looking at a fourth-level priest who instantly lost all his glory, this scene suddenly spread into the depths of everyone's soul.
The God's verdict has been decided, and Tenness has only one way to die after losing the priest level. The priest Shaster was in joy and was waiting with everyone for the goddess to leave. A shocking scene happened again.
Just as I saw a beam of light suddenly descending from Miss Alini.
"No, Miss Alini, too..." A trainee pastor was secretly surprised.
However, the fifth-level priest Anitas understood the meaning of this beam of light. He couldn't help but look at the woman shrouded by the beam of light in surprise and nodded.
The glory did not deprive her of divine grace, but instead, a green light appeared.
"Yes, it's God's grace! It's actually God's grace!" At this time, almost all pastors already knew the meaning of the pillar of light! It was the arrival of God's grace! The person favored by God! When looking at Elini again, the eyes of the trainee pastors showed an envious and jealous expression.
Only the priest Shast was stunned and his heart suddenly sank.
In the divine ritual, someone can be favored by God. This definitely shows that this person's pious belief and kindness and purity are so kind that such a person will not only practice divine arts, but will be easier than others because of the divine grace in the future, and his weight in the church will be heavier than ordinary pastors. After all, the future prospects of those who can be favored by the goddess are unlimited.
The light column soon disappeared, and Miss Alini seemed to have known the goddess' favor for her, and worshiped the goddess' statue again, deeply.
After the God-Sading Ceremony, the door of the temple opened, and the news that Pastor Tenes had lost his priesthood and was sentenced to guilt by God soon spread throughout the town of Ricca.
"I now announce that Tennesse's murder was convicted and sentenced to death. People come and drag him to the gate of the town. I don't want to see this guy for a moment and immediately perform hang." The Baron waiting outside the temple announced the death penalty to Tennesse on the spot when he heard the result of the divine reign.
"I will announce one thing now, a good thing, both for the town of Ricca and for the church. Miss Alini, please come to me." Pastor Anitas said to Alini with a smile.
When Alini walked to him, Pastor Anitas announced on the spot that Miss Alini was appointed as the acting chief pastor of the temple in Ricca Town, and announced to everyone the matter of her being favored by God.
If it weren't for Alini's younger age and not reaching level 3, she could immediately be appointed as the presiding priest of the temple in the town.
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Chapter completed!