Chapter 139 The Split Statue of the God of Light, Joining the Inquisition (2 in 1)
In the church baptism ceremony, one needs to kneel down and kowtow three times to the statue of the God of Light.
But now, I haven't completely knelt down yet.
This nearly five-meter-tall statue of the God of Light has a clearly visible crack from its shoulders to its chest.
The entire main hall of the church, filled with hundreds of members of the Holy See, was silent.
It's so quiet here that you can hear the sound of embroidery needles falling to the ground.
No one knows why the statue of the God of Light suddenly cracked.
Even Bai Dingyang had a look of surprise on his face.
This is the first time this has happened since the Qiantian City Guangming Church was renovated.
"Could it be that Bai Dingyang cut corners in order to enrich his own pockets, resulting in poor quality of the statue? This is a shoddy project!"
Jiang Chen looked at the cracked statue and couldn't help but have thoughts in his mind.
Moreover, the statue cracked early and late, but it cracked when I was performing the baptism ceremony.
It was true that Jiang Chen had his anesthesia done.
"Bishop Bai?"
Jiang Chen really wanted to know what to do now.
"Ah? Oh!"
Bai Dingyang came to his senses when he saw him calling him.
He looked at the still dazzling beam of light on Jiang Chen's body. After a brief hesitation, he gritted his teeth and said, "Holy Envoy of Mortal Chen, let's continue to complete the baptism ceremony!"
No matter what, there must be no mistakes in letting Jiang Chen join the church, and it must be completed!
"One buckle!"
Regardless of whether Jiang Chen was kneeling or sitting in a stiff posture, Bai Dingyang shouted loudly.
Jiang Chen also landed on one knee, half-bent the other foot, and just leaned over and lowered his head.
Click~
Click!
Before Jiang Chen could lower his head completely, another crisp sound came.
Jiang Chen looked up with confusion on his face.
I saw several more cracks on the statue of the God of Light in front of me!
From the neck to the waist, six or seven long cracks clearly appeared on the statue.
What is this?
Why don't you complete the baptism ceremony?
Jiang Chen was completely speechless. He turned to look at Bai Dingyang behind him.
At this time, the latter was staring directly at the statue, his eyes full of fear and confusion, and cold sweat began to fall on his pale face.
"Continue?"
Jiang Chen said directly, you can't give up halfway, right?
continue?
Bai Dingyang couldn't help but swallow when he heard Jiang Chen's words. His Adam's apple rolled and he said in a trembling voice: "Yes, continue, continue!"
"Two kowtows!"
As his voice fell.
Jiang Chen once again turned his head towards the statue and lowered it.
But it's only half way.
Click!
There was another crisp cracking sound.
"Stop, stop!"
Bai Dingyang shouted suddenly.
I saw that the entire statue was covered with cracks, spreading like a spider web, as if it would completely collapse in the next second.
"Is it...because I'm kneeling?"
Jiang Chen's eyes revealed his thoughts.
He discovered that as long as he bowed his head and kowtowed, cracks would appear on the statue.
It's like this every time.
Bai Dingyang also discovered the crux of the problem.
Moreover, as a bystander, he saw it in more detail.
As long as Jiang Chen made a move of prostrating, cracks would appear on the statue of the God of Light.
And when he stopped prostrating, these cracks stopped and stopped spreading.
It's as if the statue of the God of Light cannot bear his kneeling worship!
When Bai Dingyang came to this conclusion, an electric current suddenly ran through his heart. He felt that his hair was standing on end and his scalp was numb!
"What kind of existence is this..."
Bai Dingyang looked at Jiang Chen, his heart already shocked beyond measure.
"Continue?"
Looking at the frightened Bai Dingyang, Jiang Chen helplessly said: "Bishop Bai, speak!"
"No, no more!"
Bai Dingyang shook his head quickly, and then said: "Holy Envoy of the Mortal World, get up quickly!"
If we continue, this statue of the God of Light will really fall apart completely!
"Then my baptism..."
Jiang Chen stood up and frowned slightly.
"Just stand and I will kneel down on your behalf!"
With that said, Bai Dingyang came directly to the statue and knelt down in a standard manner.
Then he stretches his hands forward, touches his head to the ground, and kowtows three times in a row.
"The christening is complete!"
As Bai Dingyang finished speaking loudly, the beam of light on Jiang Chen also disappeared instantly.
"Is this done?"
Jiang Chen found that nothing had changed on his body.
Of course, no change is the best.
“Keep everything simple!”
Bai Dingyang stood up, smiled at Jiang Chen and said: "Holy Envoy of the World, from now on you will be a member of the Holy See of Light, please give me your advice!"
"Please give me your advice."
Jiang Chen also replied politely.
"Holy Envoy of the Mortal World, you have just entered the Holy See. Please say hello to all members of the Holy See."
As Bai Dingyang spoke, he stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation.
Uh, do you still want to speak...
Jiang Chen saw the hundreds of people in the hall, all looking directly at him, and stepped forward helplessly.
He paused and said to everyone: "May the light always shine on the world!"
"May light always shine in the world!"
Suddenly, everyone present looked at Jiang Chen with feverish eyes and shouted in unison.
Seeing this, Jiang Chen also breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, it's done!"
Next…
Jiang Chen looked at Bai Dingyang with a smile on his face, with a hint of meaning in his eyes: "Bishop Bai!"
"Do you have any instructions from the mortal saint?"
Bai Dingyang was slightly startled and looked at Jiang Chen.
"You know."
The corner of Jiang Chen's mouth raised slightly.
"I understand, I understand!"
Bai Dingyang also nodded understandingly and said, "It's time to choose an assistant nun for the mortal saint."
"No no no."
Jiang Chen shook his head and said with a smile: "If you are not a nun, we will talk about it later. I want to know when will the light blessing of the church start?"
Jiang Chen joined the Holy See just to gain benefits.
The Holy See of Light has great wealth and a lot of good things. He has been thinking about this blessing of Light for a long time.
If you guessed it correctly, the blessing of light can obtain the power of light!
Moreover, after joining the Holy See, you may be able to learn some special skills.
For example, Holy Word!
For example, great prophecy!
"If I could learn the same great prophecy technique as the Pope, I would be able to laugh out of my dreams!"
Jiang Chen was already fascinated by this.
"cough……"
Looking at the increasingly wanton smile on Jiang Chen's face, Bai Dingyang also coughed lightly.
He really wanted to say something and calm down.
But he still held back.
"It's like this. There are quotas for the blessing of light for mortal saints. Not every member of the Holy See can receive the blessing." Bai Dingyang explained.
"Quota?"
Jiang Chen was startled and asked, "Don't I have one?"
"Well, I can apply for you, but..."
Bai Dingyang paused and replied: "This has to be approved by the temple. This is assessed based on your contribution to the Holy See. You have just joined the Holy See, so I'm afraid it's not easy to pass the assessment."
Is it approved by the temple?
Jiang Chen frowned slightly.
He knew that the temple Bai Dingyang was talking about was the headquarters of the Holy See of Light, the Temple of Light.
Located in the Imperial City!
This is a place only players at level 30 can go!
Jiang Chen did not dwell on this, but asked: "What does this contribution mean?"
"Handling the daily trivial matters of the Holy See, or completing the tasks assigned by the Holy See, are all considered contributions." Bai Dingyang replied.
"I don't have time for these things."
Jiang Chen shook his head and asked, "Is there no other way?"
"It's not that there is no other way, it's just..."
Bai Dingyang was slightly hesitant in his words.
"Just what?" Jiang Chen asked immediately.
"This method may be more difficult for you, that is, enter the Religious Inquisition, which is a violent organization. You can obtain blessing quotas through battles. Moreover, the type of blessing is more combat-oriented."
Bai Dingyang looked at Jiang Chen and said slowly: "You belong to the priest profession, in terms of combat..."
"I am the Holy Envoy of Light, and I am also proficient in combat!"
Jiang Chen's eyes brightened slightly and he immediately said: "Can I enter the religious court?"
"Do you really want to go to the Religious Inquisition? That place is very dangerous and very strictly controlled."
Bai Dingyang was a little surprised.
"That's right, please help me make arrangements if you can."
Jiang Chen is not polite either. At times like this, if you have the opportunity, you must seize it!
"That's not a problem."
Bai Dingyang nodded and said: "You come with me, I will take you to see the leader of the Qiantian City Religious Judgment Office, Gewei."
"Wait a minute, I entered the religious inquisition. Should I still be able to enter and exit the church freely?" Jiang Chen asked.
"Of course, the Qiantian City Religious Adjudication Office is located in the church and is nominally under my management." Bai Dingyang nodded.
"In name?"
Jiang Chen frowned slightly.
"That place has a heavy killing atmosphere. I don't go there often, so I leave it all to Gewei. I don't ask too much about general matters, but if the Mortal Saint Envoy wants to join, there should be no problem." Bai Dingyang explained.
Then you are really good at playing, you enjoy this every day...
Jiang Chen couldn't help but complain in his heart, and immediately said: "Then Bishop Bai will lead the way."
"no problem."
With that said, Bai Dingyang took Jiang Chen out of the main hall of the church and came to the outer hall.
On the left side of the outer hall of the church, there was a long indoor walkway. The two of them walked along the walkway and came directly to the outside of the hall.
In the middle is an open-air buffer zone, and in front is a corridor.
After passing the winding corridor, Jiang Chen saw a simple castle-style building at the end of his field of vision.
This is the Qiantian City Religious Tribunal.
The gray-black stone tiles on the walls of the tribunal have weathered the weather and look a bit old.
Jiang Chen and Bai Dingyang walked straight to the main entrance of the tribunal.
There are also two guards standing here wearing armor, carrying bucklers and long swords. They are knights of the Holy See.
The two stood at the door, as motionless as wooden pillars.
Even when Bai Dingyang walked over, the two Holy See knights stared straight ahead without saying a word.
Later, Jiang Chen followed Bai Dingyang and entered the religious tribunal.
This is a very dark room. The floor and walls are all made of very rough black stone bricks without any decoration.
Compared with the outer hall and main hall of the church next to it, they are simply two different worlds.
At this time, in the room of the tribunal, eight people were standing quietly, four on each side, facing each other.
These are two teams.
Among them, the team on the left are the Holy See knights wearing armor.
The team on the right is composed of Vatican judges wearing white robes and carrying cross-like weapons.
Not waiting for Bai Dingyang to speak.
Keng!
call!
A uniform sound of metal collision and a sound of breaking wind sounded at the same time.
I saw four knights from the team on the left pulling out the long swords on their backs.
The four judges on the right team also held the broad cross with both hands.
A tense atmosphere filled the room.
"cough……"
Bai Dingyang coughed.
The eight members of the tribunal looked over and shouted in unison: "I've seen the bishop!"
"What do you want to do? If you want to fight, go to the backyard ring to fight!" Bai Dingyang scolded several people.
"Go back to the bishop, we are on guard duty and cannot leave the room."
The one who spoke was the captain of the knight team.
"You also know that you are on guard duty?"
Bai Dingyang glanced at several people and said majestically: "Is Gewei too indulgent to you?"
"Bishop, this has nothing to do with Hall Master Gewei. If you want to punish us, just punish us!"
The captain of the knight squad replied expressionlessly.
"Why don't you put your weapons away?" Bai Dingyang said coldly.
"Put away your weapons!"
The captains of both teams shouted at the same time.
Immediately, the swords and crosses in their hands were all returned to their respective backs.
"Let Gewei come out to see me."
Bai Dingyang's expression softened a little.
"Go back to the bishop. Master Gewei is not at the tribunal. If you have anything, we can tell you something."
The captain of the knight squad said loudly.
"Not here?"
Bai Dingyang frowned slightly and said, "Tell him that I will arrange for someone to enter the adjudication office."
"Is it him?"
Hearing this, the captain of the knight team pointed directly at Jiang Chen.
The remaining seven members of the tribunal also looked at Jiang Chen with unkind eyes.
"It's quite exclusive..."
Jiang Chen frowned slightly and muttered to himself.
"What is your attitude? This is the Holy Envoy of Light. Bishop Jin Daofu personally introduced him to join the Holy See!"
Bai Dingyang scolded him dissatisfiedly.
"To join the Inquisition, you need to pass the assessment. Even if Bishop Jindolph is here, I still say this."
The captain of the knight squad said expressionlessly.
"Yes, many of our actions are very dangerous. Whether we are fighting against heretics or blasphemers, we must have reliable teammates. It is not uncommon for one person to hold us back and kill the entire team."
On the other side, the captain of the Judge team, who had been silent all this time, also said something in a deep voice.
"You are so brave!"
Bai Dingyang's face darkened and he said angrily: "I will arrange who comes to the adjudication office, you just need to accept the order!"
"Back to the bishop, according to canon law, you only have the right to recommend a quota. Whether he can pass it or not, we still need to conduct an assessment. Otherwise, even if you let him join the tribunal, I will appeal to the temple in real name!"
The captain of the knight team still said very resolutely: "Please think twice, sir, and you can't make fun of the lives of other members of the tribunal!"
"You two captains, do you have anything else to say?"
Bai Dingyang glanced at the two captains indifferently.
"Go back to the bishop, no more!"
The captains of both teams replied in unison.
"Okay, if you two contradict the bishop, you will be removed from the position of captain with immediate effect and will be in charge of the cells of the adjudication center!" Bai Dingyang ordered very solemnly.
"Yes, Bishop!"
The captain of the knight team responded, and then looked at Jiang Chen: "Even if I go to guard the cell, you will never enter the religious inquisition!"
"That's right, weak people are not worthy of entering the tribunal!"
"The strength of the Judgment Office speaks for itself. Although we have put life and death at risk for a long time, our sacrifice must not be in vain because of people who come in through connections!"
"Weak people are absolutely not qualified to step into the tribunal!"
"Go back to your church and be a master!"
Because the captain was demoted, several team members all pointed their fingers at Jiang Chen angrily.