In Duncan's perception, something exuding a huge presence was gradually approaching the city-state of Pland.
In fact, his perception cannot break away from Plande's entity and extend outward, but when the thing that exudes a huge sense of existence continues to approach, he can still indirectly perceive some kind of... "illumination", just like a
The heat source, a thing that emits strong light, becomes clear little by little on the boundless sea.
A single huge ship will not bring such a feeling, nor will a group of powerful priests bring such a feeling.
Duncan squinted his eyes slightly. In the "darkness" outside the city-state of Pland, the group of things emitting strong light and heat gradually showed some outlines.
What it exudes...is the so-called "power of the gods"?
A moment later, a green flame suddenly rose from a window on the second floor of the antique store, and then, a chubby white dove flew out of the window and quickly flew across the sky.
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A huge crowd has now gathered inside and outside the port in the southeast of Puland.
The Cathedral of Storms, which cruises the sea all year round and almost never docks, is about to dock in the city-state. This is a once-in-a-lifetime event for any believer who follows the storm goddess Gemona. Whether it is to show their piety,
Or simply to admire the majestic face of the Cathedral of Storms, the citizens of Pland did not want to miss today's grand event - when the sun just rose today and the curfew just ended, people living near the port began to arrive one after another.
Residents gathered together, and when the time approached noon, basically all the empty seats near the port that could be used to "watch the ceremony" were occupied.
After that, the area around the port entered a state of traffic control. The city hall no longer allowed any more spectators to approach the port, and cooperated with the church to evacuate the crowd to various sanctuaries - when the Storm Cathedral docked,
Mass ceremonies will also be held simultaneously in various churches. On the one hand, this ceremony is of course to "welcome the glory of the goddess", and on the other hand, it is to reduce the pressure on the port area and divert believers.
Beyond the layers of crowds, inside the port area, there is a "ceremonial area" temporarily sealed off by the church guards and city-state security officers. The top officials of the local church in Puland and the city-state's senior officials
Gathered here, we are ready to face the Storm Cathedral.
Hurrying slowly, Fanna finally arrived at the port in time.
"You were almost late," Archon Dante, who was waiting to greet him at the port, glanced at his niece who was rushing over with helplessness in his eyes, "On such an important day, as a judge, you are the last to arrive.
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"There was an accident." In front of her uncle, even the inquisitor would be weak, Fanna said with a little embarrassment on her face, "Originally, I had planned my time very well and would have arrived at least half an hour in advance...
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"The goddess will forgive," the voice of Archbishop Valentin came from the side. The old man was now dressed in fine clothes, holding the long staff symbolizing the city-state bishop in his hand, with a faint smile on his face, "It's not until the scheduled time.
There’s still a while.”
Fanna nodded, breathed a sigh of relief, then raised her head and looked around.
The view around the trestle is wide, and the guards and peace officers have surrounded a rather spacious "ceremonial area." However, after looking beyond this open area, you can see countless spectators in the distance, crowded with people.
Nearly three-quarters of the residents of Purland are baptized believers of the Deep Sea Church, and the remaining quarter, even if they have not been baptized, will still maintain their devotion to the storm goddess Gemona under the influence of the atmosphere of the entire city.
Shallow Faith - This city-state is the largest gathering place of deep-sea believers in the boundless sea. The grand scene at this moment demonstrates this point extremely strongly.
"The arrival of the Storm Cathedral can actually help us solve many problems," Dante's voice reached Vanna's ears, "Through this event, the unstable atmosphere in the city-state can be quickly calmed down. About the 'vision'
The news can be released relatively smoothly, and to be honest... I am really relieved."
"For believers, 'under the watchful eye of gods' is a more effective reason for comfort than anything else," Bishop Valentine responded. "With the protection and testimony of the goddess, we can show maximum unity and tenacity, and also
We can calmly accept various extreme situations including 'the city-state turns into a vision'."
"Perhaps the arrival of the Storm Cathedral is to help us get through this difficulty," Dante said, "but His Majesty the Pope has not made this clear."
"The pope has the reserve of a pope - not to mention that the messages she conveys to the outside world are guided by gods..."
The uncle and the old bishop were chatting next to each other, but Vanna's attention gradually left them. She looked at the endless sea in the distance, waiting for the majestic church to appear in her sight.
The appointed time was coming, but there was no trace of that amazing giant ship on the calm sea.
However, in the next second, the corner of Vanna's eye suddenly captured the distorted and strange scene on the sea.
The sea water is curling, the sky is shaking, and the glow of the sun shining on the sea suddenly ripples, turning into a layer upon layer of cloud-like curtains - a project that is almost as huge as the entire port area.
Xuezhuowu suddenly appeared on the sea surface, as if it had traveled directly through dimensions and appeared in Fanna's field of vision!
It hasn't fully appeared yet, and it still shows a vague illusory quality at this moment, but its majestic momentum has already rushed towards you, shocking the soul.
Although she is the judge of the city-state, this is the first time Vanna has seen this huge ark ship with her own eyes.
In an instant, excitement, excitement and admiration arose spontaneously.
She subconsciously held her breath, and then looked to her side.
The senior officials in the city hall were looking forward to it, and Bishop Valentine and his uncle were staring into the distance with wide eyes.
It seems that the huge shock and shock made them forget to make a sound for a while?
After another two or three seconds, Bishop Valentine's eyes lit up. He raised the scepter in his hand high and dropped it hard. The sound of the tail of the scepter hitting the ground resounded throughout the whole place like thunder.
Pier Square.
"Praise the name of the storm!"
The high-ranking priests gathered near the trestle responded in unison: "Praise the name of the storm!"
The salute was fired, followed by the sound of magnificent music, thunderous cheers inside and outside the port, and everyone who heard it was filled with excitement!
Vanna looked at the sea outside the port, and saw that the previously wonderful scene of curling water and shaking light and shadow had calmed down. The majestic Storm Cathedral had removed all its camouflage and was slowly approaching the coast of Puland.
The crowd that gathered was in a state of excitement.
There were loud prayers and cheers everywhere, and even the ignorant children became excited in the crowd. Coupled with the sound of salutes, music, and the noise, it was deafening.
On the roof of a tower near the dock area, Duncan, who stepped out of the flaming door, quietly watched the noisy and festive scene, as well as the not-so-distant building that had exceeded the concept of a "ship" and was difficult to understand.
How on earth can such a huge church ark operate?
Nina and Shirley were extremely excited, noisily discussing the structure of the church ark - the former started from the mechanical knowledge learned in school, and the latter gave full play to her wild imagination and wild self-confidence.
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Alice seemed a little nervous. She had never seen such a huge thing moving on the sea. When the steam pipe on the side of the church ark suddenly released its pressure and a loud whistle sounded through the sky, she immediately hugged her head.
Duncan's eyes moved slowly between the crowd gathered on the pier and the towering triple spiers of the church's Ark.
He closed his eyes and opened them again.
He saw countless gray-white shadows spreading out of the Cathedral of Storms, like invisible tentacles, or like smoke floating like streamers. These floating shadows came from every door of the church ark, and every door of the church ark.
Windows and even every mechanical gap extended out, and dark clouds swept over half of Puland like a mighty force.
He saw these fluttering shadows descending, sweeping over the gathering crowds and the towers ringing their bells.
The shadow flickered gently over the heads of the crowd, but the cheering residents of Purland were obviously not aware of it.
It seems that no one can see those shadows, not even the church priests with extremely high "spiritual vision".
In other words... just because they are priests of the church, it is impossible to see those shadows?!
What are these shadows? What are these invisible tentacles emanating from the Cathedral of Storms?
Huge questions gathered in his heart, and Duncan's eyes gradually became extremely serious. He subconsciously stretched out his hand in the air outside the platform, as if he wanted to catch one of the phantoms.
At the same time, there happened to be a gray-white, smoke-like phantom floating over, slowly approaching his palm.
The smoke condensed slightly and wrapped around Duncan's fingers - the next second, he actually felt a slightly cool touch and felt that he had touched some kind of entity!
Then, this gray-white "tentacle" quickly retracted, leaving only a cold, hollow touch.