Chapter 338: Chapter 12: Where to Go?

“Transforming the Divine…”

Lynch’s eyes were burning with passion, as everyone in his field wished to pursue this endeavor.

He shook his head; such matters were still far off. It was better to study it first.

With this thought, he expanded his Spiritual Field and applied a trace of his Spiritual Consciousness to the mass of Power of Faith, setting up a Barrier around it to enclose it.

The flow of spiritual power generated after a believer’s prayer mostly follows the same path as the meditation steps pre-written by a Wizard. Generally speaking, it directly flows towards the Wizard with whom a strong connection is established. But Lynch did not do this.

“The Statue of Light Goddess in the Light Cathedral is the external embodiment left by the Divine in this world. By devoutly initiating a prayer, the Light Goddess can hear the heart of the believers.”

This is how it was written in the “Divine Oracle” prayers he compiled.

Because of this, the spiritual power generated by the prayers of the believers of the Light Church would gather before the Statue of Light Goddess in the Light Cathedral, forming this ball of light before Lynch’s eyes. If the prayer words remained unchanged, this would always be the case.

Since there was no strong spiritual connection with this mass of Power of Faith, it essentially became ownerless; any Wizard could absorb it.

By applying a trace of Spiritual Consciousness and enclosing it with a Barrier, Lynch could effectively prevent other Wizards from interfering.

Though he didn’t think any mature Wizard with a normal mind would absorb such a thing, most of the people active in this Cathedral were apprentices, worried about these young people who were greedy and lazy.

Unwilling to cultivate properly and always wanting to take shortcuts, dreaming of reaching the top in one step; many times, troubles were caused by these fools.

As a precaution, it was better to set some defenses.

This Barrier he set could not be easily opened without his level of strength; even if someone really went crazy and tried to open it, he would be able to perceive it immediately and could rush over through spatial coordinates in time.

After setting the Barrier, Lynch took a sample of Power of Faith to bring back to his laboratory for further research.

Just as he finished everything, a voice came from a distance:

“Who! Who’s there!”

In the faint distance, two soldiers could be seen running over in this direction.

After the Mass, the Light Cathedral held a sacred place in the hearts of Feiyan City’s commoners. To prevent possible vandalism by evildoers, Greywell had specially arranged a team of soldiers to guard the safety day and night.

Lynch also planned to grant the Church some autonomous military power and recruit some Church Knights. After all, the Church now belonged to an Extraordinary Organization, and having some Knight followers was necessary.

Lynch had finished collecting the Power of Faith and did not linger, disappearing silently from the hall with a Flash.

The two soldiers who hurried over patrolled the area but found nothing.

Udis scratched his head, asking his companion beside him, “Strange, Hasrant, I clearly saw someone here just now. How come there’s nothing? Is it just my imagination?”

Hasrant replied, “Should we search again?”

He hadn’t seen anything just now.

Udis shook his head, “Forget it, I probably just imagined it. Anyway, even if a thief wanted to steal, it’s unlikely they’d run to the hall. It’s so empty here, nothing but benches, unless they want to steal the goddess’s statue, haha, let’s go patrol outside.”

The two left the hall to continue patrolling the corridors outside.

It was already late at night. If it were before, Udis would have already been dozing off. He was an old soldier of Feiyan City, having been in the City Guard since Lucien’s time. Although many soldiers left with the Nobles later on, he stayed behind.

In fact, he had wanted to leave then too, but since his background was not favorable, the Nobles wouldn’t take him in. He couldn’t find a place and had no choice but to stay.

Originally, it was a forced decision, but now Udis felt particularly fortunate!

Greywell’s new policies initially brought anxiety and unrest, but as tasks were completed one by one, with directions becoming clearer, the city was already on the right track and began to develop rapidly.

Never before had Udis felt his life changing as rapidly as now, with each day feeling new and different.

In the past, people worried about daily meals. Homeless people could be seen everywhere on the streets, and starving to death was a common occurrence, with destitute families everywhere.

However, now everyone could fill their stomachs, and even the most incapable lazy bum could receive alms from the Church.

In the past, commoners were commoners, and Nobles were Nobles, with inherent classes impossible to change. But now, even soldiers like him could rise, possibly even learning the Breathing Technique and mastering the legendary Fighting Spirit!

Fighting Spirit! The Fighting Spirit of the Knight Masters!

At this thought, Udis felt full of energy. In the past, during nightwatch at the city gate, he would have long dozed off leaning against the city wall at this hour, but now he was full of spirit, running laps outside without a problem.

With enthusiasm, Udis asked Hasrant, “Hasrant, what are your plans after the special training ends?”

Hasrant questioned, “Plans? Aren’t we returning to the City Guard?”

Udis said, “Didn’t Instructor Bader say? We can decide whether to return to the City Guard, and they wouldn’t force us if we didn’t want to.”

Hasrant inquired, “Where would you go then? You need to eat wherever you go, right?”

“Hahaha!”

Udis, full of vigor, said, “With the Guardian here, are you still afraid we’ll go hungry? My friend, open your eyes and see the world! Haven’t you noticed? Everything has changed. It’s no longer the same place it used to be.”

“Now there’s opportunity everywhere, and gold everywhere. We live in a good era, and we must seize this opportunity!”

After a pause, he asked, “Have you heard of the Adventurer Guild just established by Lord Greywell?”

Hasrant thought for a moment, nodded, “I’ve heard of it. It seems they’re recruiting people to explore the ruins or the Underground City or something. It seems some soldiers have already gone, accompanying the Guardian’s apprentices.”

After a pause, he asked, “Do you want to go?”

Udis nodded, “Yes, the monotonous life of the City Guard doesn’t suit me. The legends from those adventure stories are what I yearn for, exploring one Dungeon after another, battling various Monsters, returning to the city with abundant treasures, becoming a Hero sung by everyone. Haha, just thinking about it is exciting.”

Udis continued, “Hey, come with me. Among us this term, we’re the best at learning Fighting Spirit, and Lord Bader says we have Talent. If we form an adventure group and explore the Underground City, we could achieve great things!”

Hasrant thought for a moment, but still shook his head, “You go. I’ll pass.”

Udis, frowning, said, “Come on, my friend.”

“Where are you going then? Do you really want to return to the City Guard?”

Where to go?

Hasrant’s gaze swept across the empty corridor and passed through the corridor doors to fall on the lectern outside.

In a daze, he seemed to see that figure floating above the lectern again.

Hasrant said, “I heard that Lord Greywell has been authorized to recruit soldiers for the Church. In the future, the Church might even have powers equivalent to the Nobles and the Queen, able to enfeoff Knights.”

Udis asked, “Church Knights? I’ve heard of that. Do you want to?”

Hasrant nodded resolutely, “Yes, I want to stay and become a Church Knight.”

Udis said, “But think carefully, my friend. Church Knights nowadays are not like the old Noble Lords; their power isn’t as great.”

Hasrant shook his head, “It’s okay, what I want…”

“…is just to stay here.”

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