After today's most important and critical ceremony, the rest of the process is much simpler.
Next, it was the turn of the seven beautiful girls carefully selected by the Shenguang Sect to come forward, and the old bishop held a simple entrance ceremony for them. Gallo only had to watch from the side.
They are indeed beautiful girls of a very high standard. They have good looks and slim figures. They are also wearing the kind of robes with high slits. The hem reveals two slender legs tightly wrapped in white stockings.
And each one of them was staring at Gallo eagerly with their star-like eyes.
This Lord Angel is indeed as handsome as the legend, so good-looking...
I am so envious of the Holy Lady...
Will I be able to strive to become a saint in the future? The sect doesn’t say there can only be one saint, right?
All kinds of thoughts came to their minds.
Unfortunately, Gallo is not very sexually interested in them.
There are enough beautiful girls around me.
Moreover, compared to these few, compared to their looks and temperament, they are worse than stupid; compared to their figures, they are not as good as Captain and Youlan; compared to their youth, they are not as good as Lilian Luo...
Not even white hair...
This attraction is simply not enough!
So much so that after the entrance ceremony, Gallo didn't even remember anyone else's name.
After that, there are twelve clergy who are preparing to be promoted to the Miya sect.
Among these twelve candidates, two are cardinals who have been in charge of a city diocese, seven are bishops who have been in charge of a church, and the rest are all senior pastors with firm beliefs.
They were able to give up their previous status, come to the Miya Sect, and start as ordinary priests and pastors. This belief is indeed commendable.
Gallo was also quite moved. He waved his hand and cast down a few simple magic spells on them to express his blessing. Then he opened the control panel of the Flower of Hope and included these twelve people into the system of the Flower of Hope.
For a moment, there was a slight light and a touch of pressure on them, but it was fleeting.
Immediately afterwards, they all felt that their physical fitness, power of faith, and magical attainments had been strengthened to varying degrees.
At the same time, they also gained special abilities such as 'You only need to exercise to become stronger', 'Immune to fatal damage once a day', 'Resistance to evil spells', 'Ride well on horseback', 'Can dual-wield heavy weapons' and so on.
Even his personality has been slightly improved, which can be regarded as a very comprehensive enhancement.
The Pope and others who were watching also noticed this change, and couldn't help showing a look of surprise on their faces, which then turned into envy.
Before, they had never thought that being promoted to the Episcopal sect would actually bring substantial benefits. They came here simply to practice their faith.
As a result, the generous King of Angels actually implemented the promotion and upgrading, and provided tangible benefits, even the magnitude was not small.
The seven beautiful girls were equally envious. They came here to study as students, so they were not considered members of the Episcopal sect and could not get this substantial promotion.
Some paladins serving as honor guards even wanted to ask regardless of the occasion: Do the bishops still need some strong thugs?
After all, these people are all clerical-oriented.
However, the candidate for the military side, Gallo and the old bishop, had already made arrangements, namely Captain Jiegan and the temple team he led.
Since the last time they came to the City of Innocence, Team Jiegang has not left. They have been tasked with guarding the Qidian Orphanage and teaching the boys inside to become real men, working hard and without complaint.
They deserve to be promoted of course, and others are naturally convinced.
It's just that Captain Jiegang is currently taking the boys from the orphanage for training in the wild and cannot come back to participate in today's ceremony. He can only help them make up for it when he gets back.
In addition, the Death Choir in Yharnam City is also very good, and Gallo has also considered whether to include them.
However, this matter needs to be considered carefully.
As for the twelve people, they naturally knelt down and worshiped with excitement and gratitude, thanking Gallo for his gift.
"You should work hard in the future to restore the glory of the sect as soon as possible."
Gallo also suppressed his noble tone and gave words of encouragement.
In the heyday of the Miya sect, even ordinary priests were quite powerful in combat. Not only did they master very sharp war magic, they were also very powerful in hand-to-hand combat, and could even perform eighth-level magic.
That was just three war bishops, and they easily wiped out the combat power of a city-state.
Together, they can fight against angels, descendants of evil gods, and other existences with personal advantages.
During the pilgrimage expedition to find the Holy City, various conflicts, large and small, continued along the way. Although Gallo followed the team forward, he only took action three times. Most of the trouble was left to war bishops like Victor.
Resolved with other Retribution Knights.
Even the ordinary Crusaders are brave and fearless, have very high technical and tactical skills, and have very exquisite team coordination capabilities.
Back then, the Miya Sect had gained a great reputation.
It's a pity that now...
Therefore, Gallo still hopes that the sect can return to its heyday.
However, this kind of thing, even if there is a flower of hope, still needs a long time to accumulate and cultivate, and I am afraid it will not be able to reproduce its glory in a short time.
"Then, today's ceremony ends here..."
"Next, please help yourself. Your Majesty, Bishop Dante, Bishop Yeck, please follow me."
The old bishop spoke and motioned for everyone to disperse.
The twelve people who had just joined the sect immediately became active and began to receive their original teammates. Their identities changed very quickly.
Gallo, on the other hand, followed the old bishop and the three big figures from the Shenguang Sect to a side hall next to him.
Next, they will discuss the formation of an angel barrier.
It is the kind of super large-scale barrier that can elevate humans to angels.
Gallo previously conveyed this matter through Artanis, and the Pope responded:
"Please wait a moment, we need to take inventory."
The accompanying Cardinal Dante is in charge of logistics.
After everyone sat down, he took out a notebook from his arms and reported to Gallo the current assets of the sect.
"Currently, the sect does not have much liquid cash on its books, only about 500 million gold coins..."
The first words he spoke made Gallo's eyelids twitch slightly.
There really aren’t many...
"But I took a little inventory of the assets in the sect's hands that can be quickly converted into cash. I should be able to raise about three billion in a short time..."
"But this kind of urgent realization in a short period of time will cause the assets to shrink significantly. If I can be given a little more time, this part should be able to increase in value by about 50%..."
"In addition, we can also call on believers to raise funds, and the cash can be increased by one or two billion, right?"
"There are also some high-value real estate, such as several pieces of land in Innocence City, but this kind of asset is extremely difficult to sell and is more suitable for mortgage loans. I just don't know how much do you need, Mr. Gallo?"
The numbers that came out of his mouth made Gallo stunned for a moment.
I even wondered if he used the wrong unit.
Is Shenguang Sect really that rich?
Love it, love it!
Gallo coughed twice and replied:
"Ahem, the important thing is not the gold coins, but the various materials."
"Has Atanis handed over the design of the barrier to you? Have you read it?"
The Pope on the side nodded repeatedly and replied:
"After taking a look, we have also specially organized a group of bishops who are good at enchantment to conduct research..."
"However, the specific cost calculation will take some time. Judging from the current preliminary estimates, it should be possible to maintain fifteen to eighteen wards of this size."
"I hope to atone for my sins. Before the specific calculation results come out, I can only provide such a rough figure."