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145. Chapter 145 The Responsibility Of The Shepherd (For Subscription)

Chapter 145: The Shepherd's Responsibility (Seeking Subscriptions)

Water Blue Star.

Great Compassion Temple.

The representative of the Western Church from Europa, after attending the day's ceremony, immediately got up and hoped to meet Master Yuan Ci.

Master Yuan Ci was a bit tired from presiding over the ceremony and had planned to close the door and thank the guests. However, upon hearing the identity of the representative, he hesitated and agreed to meet.

Because Master Yuan Ci learned from his disciples that this representative from the Western Church was actually a highly esteemed Archbishop within the sect.

He was one of the thirteen exorcists currently existing in the Western Church, and also the oldest in terms of qualifications.

Rumors have always had it that he enjoys the trust and support of the current Crown.

And he is expected to become a candidate for the next Crown.

Such a special status made Master Yuan Ci couldn't help but wonder if the other party might be a member of the mysterious circle.

After all, in Master Yuan Ci's view, the Western Church also has a long history and profound heritage, with numerous believers throughout history.

If there were no mysterious heritage, how could it have developed into such a behemoth now!

It's probably already been contested by other extraordinary sects supported by other extraordinary powers!

Moreover, in history, the Western Church has dominated many witch-hunting and demon-slaying operations.

In the eyes of Master Yuan Ci and others who have come into contact with mysterious knowledge, this history has gradually revealed more hidden secrets.

He even suspected that this period of history, which is considered a dark age in terms of culture, was actually a war between extraordinary forces due to conflicts?

And the winner, without a doubt, is the Western Church that can still send representatives now.

After entering the sect, Master Yuan Ci also hoped to have more exchanges with true cultivators.

However, recently, after testing with his old friends, he gradually discovered that in his original circle, he was the only true cultivator!

Upon learning the good news that Master Yuan Ci was willing to meet, Bishop Jon couldn't help but show a polite smile to the disciple who delivered the message.

After tidying up his attire, this Western Church bishop, who was almost sixty years old, refused the company of his entourage and followed the monk alone into the back hall.

Bishop Jon came to visit the Great Compassion Temple with a mission.

As the largest sect currently on Water Blue Star.

The Western Church initially dismissed the various miracles that suddenly appeared in the East.

In their view, the tricks played by those Eastern counterparts had been played countless times by them hundreds of years ago.

They even compiled many stories that were difficult to distinguish between true and false.

They even spared no expense to build cultural buildings that were considered wonders at the time.

Coupled with the good timing.

This is how their heritage came about.

However, as more and more abnormal situations that cannot be explained by current scientific knowledge emerged.

Especially when the Tianqian incident occurred in Nielbo, it was rumored that someone summoned a giant wolf from the sky to punish a general who had done many evil deeds.

The Crown and bishops of the Western Church headquarters began to sense that something was amiss and felt pressure from their allies.

Bishop Jon never expected that he would encounter a patient disguised as an intelligence officer to test whether he possessed divine arts.

Even more unexpectedly, his Blood Scarlet Order captured an intelligence officer who infiltrated the underground library of the Holy City.

As a result, he faced even greater diplomatic pressure.

Almost every day, influential figures would find someone to ask if he could hold a mass and perform miracles to cure incurable diseases...

Bishop Jon naturally refuted these widely spread rumors every time.

And he repeatedly emphasized that miracles such as miracle masses no longer exist after the current Crown was elected.

Unlike the previous Crown, who was questioned for fabricating miracles of curing incurable diseases and resurrecting the dead, the current Crown has not held any miracle masses.

Therefore, in the current holy city, even if the Miracle Mass has not been held, one can still serve as a cardinal and have the qualifications to become a pope.

To seek healing, besides maintaining devoutness to the Lord, one should also believe in the doctor's advice.

In this way, under the benevolent love of the Holy Trinity, there may be a greater chance for even terminal illnesses to be naturally cured and for new life to be obtained.

However, when Bishop Jon received the internal version of the report about the events in the Sakura Capital, which seemed to involve an onmyoji named Shimizu Junichiro summoning a guardian spirit through a mysterious ritual, and the conclusion of the events outside the Sakura Capital being due to a fox-faced shrine maiden and a palm strike from the sky, Bishop Jon's worldview was profoundly shaken.

After exclaiming multiple times in his heart that it was impossible, he trembled as he went to the room of the pope to seek answers.

He was a staunch believer of the current pope, and he believed that technology was also a path of development recognized by the Lord. He even believed that they should abolish many ignorant regulations and false propaganda that imprisoned the believers. Only in this way could the believers live better and be closer to the paradise of the Lord after death.

However... the anomalies that were now appearing seemed to be telling them something.

The things they had insisted on for most of their lives seemed to have a small error in their premise.

There may be a reason for a bad habit to exist.

Mystery is not only for the purpose of unity, but it may also be true and not false!

As a confidant of the pope for decades, Bishop Jon learned the truth from the pope's mouth.

That is, even the most esteemed person in this holy city, the pope who holds the most secrets, does not possess any extraordinary power.

Of course, the holy city has many records of extraordinary knowledge.

But... the problem is, no one knows which ones are true and which ones were fabricated to cooperate with propaganda efforts.

It is even more possible that they are all fake, after all, the pope himself did not pass down any relevant knowledge, let alone others.

However, as the first Western sect, they have to make others believe that they really don't have any mysterious heritage!

Judging from the increasing number of tourists with hidden motives in the holy city, it is obvious that they don't believe it.

In fact, when it comes to the end, Bishop Jon and the current pope themselves don't really believe that the sect has no mysterious heritage.

After all, actions speak louder than words.

How could the Western Church have such a large territory and so many believers without possessing something that the opponents have?

So, there is only one truth!

There are two distinct groups, the extraordinary and the ordinary.

The extraordinary belong to the extraordinary, and the ordinary belong to the ordinary.

It's just that while others have started to appear, there is no trace of their own.

Could it be that something unexpected happened on the extraordinary side? Could it be that due to turmoil, the crucial means of contact was lost?

These questions weighed heavily on the minds of the pope and Bishop Jon.

After much contemplation, they decided to use a passive approach to deal with various probes, employing delaying tactics.

On the other hand, besides sending people to various churches and monasteries to search for extraordinary individuals from their own sect, Bishop Jon himself went to the East to find fellow believers who were suspected to possess extraordinary powers or support for the extraordinary, hoping to find a breakthrough in connecting with their own extraordinary.

Bishop Jon went to many places where miracles were rumored to have occurred.

However, the impact he felt was never as great as what he experienced at the grand ceremony in the Great Compassion Temple.

When the venerable master began chanting, Bishop Jon realized that the spiritual suggestion brought to him by the master was even stronger than the atmosphere created by the Mass orchestrated by the pope using all the favorable conditions.

This was something that could not be achieved by human power alone; it could only be a power related to mysterious knowledge.

And from the information known in the circle, Bishop Jon also learned about this Master Yuan Ci, who is currently recognized by all parties as the most likely monk to possess mysterious knowledge.

He is a true extraordinary cultivator!

At the high altitude of the Great Compassion Temple.

A elliptical-shaped unmanned airship resembling a zeppelin was hovering there.

It was responsible for monitoring and initiating nearby protection at any time.

In the temporary base outside the mountain, several intelligence personnel watching the monitoring screen also showed a hint of anticipation.

Like their counterparts outside, they were also curious about Bishop Jon, whose background was extraordinary.

They also hoped to confirm the truth of the other party through Master Yuan Ci.

Unfortunately, out of respect for Master Yuan Ci, they did not install any devices in the rear hall and rest area.

They could only watch the other party enter the room and quietly wait.

The conversation between Master Yuan Ci and Bishop Jon was very brief.

Mainly because Master Yuan Ci had already achieved Qi Refining and proficiently mastered the first layer of the Golden Light Buddhist Scripture.

After the enhancement of his five senses, with just a few words, even if Bishop Jon disguised himself well.

No matter how mysterious he pretended to be.

Master Yuan Ci still saw through the truth of the other party, but he didn't expose it on the spot, just shook his head slightly and mentioned the problems of insufficient qi and blood in several places due to Bishop Jon's old age and physical decline, and kindly wrote a prescription.

Bishop Jon left the room with mixed feelings while holding the prescription.

He had realized that Master Yuan Ci should be a true extraordinary being.

Therefore, he didn't plan to discuss too much with himself, who was just an ordinary person.

And he subtly mentioned the possibility of communicating with the people in the true mysterious circle in the Holy City.

However!

Bishop Jon couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.

If he knew where the extraordinary beings in the Holy City were, would he still need to work so hard to find clues about the extraordinary?

"Perhaps I can try this prescription."

The mission failed, and Bishop Jon shook his head slightly. Then he looked at the prescription in his hand. Out of respect and trust for an extraordinary being, he planned to give it a try.

And not long after Bishop Jon left.

A high monk came to visit Master Yuan Ci and learned about the truth of Bishop Jon from him.

"Huh?"

"So, that Bishop Jon is really just an ordinary person?"

"This was personally confirmed by Master Yuan Ci face to face, so it shouldn't be fake."

"Spread the news, it's a good opportunity to increase the pressure on the Holy City and see if they will expose their true cards!"

After learning the news, a group of advisers immediately began to simulate and make suggestions.

Meanwhile, Bishop Jon and his followers were living in a villa provided by a believer at the foot of the mountain, thinking about how to report today's gains to the Crown.

"Supreme Lord, where is the inheritance bestowed upon us?"

"Why is it that we, who hold the closest position to the Supreme Lord in the mortal world, know nothing about it?"

Late at night.

Bishop Jon, who had been thinking too much, leaned back on the sofa and was about to fall asleep completely in a daze.

Suddenly!

Bishop Jon felt a halo appearing in front of his eyes?

He struggled to open his eyelids.

Immediately, he saw that the room seemed to be filled with white light.

But he couldn't find the source of light.

A dream?

Am I dreaming?

Bishop Jon thought to himself.

Suddenly, sacred music sounded in his ears.

He smelled a fragrance he had never smelled before, but it was extremely pleasant.

At the same time, a voice seemed to penetrate his mind, as if asking him if he still wanted to fulfill his duties.

Afterwards...

Everything suddenly returned to normal.

Only Bishop Jon, who stood up with a swish, stared wide-eyed into the darkness of the room. After a moment of confusion, he still couldn't distinguish whether he was dreaming or encountering a mysterious event.

"Wait!"

Bishop Jon suddenly felt a pain in the palm of his hand.

He looked at his right hand and immediately noticed a scarred wound in the shape of a cross on the palm of his hand.

He opened his mouth and quickly knelt down, clasping his hands tightly around the cross on his neck, expressing gratitude.

He was convinced that he had received a revelation from the Holy Lord or the Holy Son.

As for the content of the revelation...

As he clenched his fist and touched the wound, amidst the pain, it seemed to make him constantly recall those words.

Gradually, from the voice in his mind that he couldn't distinguish which language it was, he understood the meaning.

This voice was asking him:

The angels have descended to earth.

As the shepherd of the Holy Lord, he should go and find the angels on earth...

And then, guided by the angels, fulfill the responsibilities of being the shepherd of the Holy Lord!

Responsibilities!

The responsibilities of being the shepherd of the Holy Lord!

After realizing this, Bishop Jon felt a surge of vitality throughout his body.

Of course, he was more than willing to fulfill his responsibilities.

He even wished to leave here immediately and take a plane back to the Holy City to fulfill his duties.

Outside the window...

The invisible Su Ping sensed the emotional changes of Bishop Jon and smiled.

Very good, it seems that these Western religious people may not say it, but they are deeply influenced by the concept of the apocalypse.

What dreamlike voice, what light coming from the ceiling, what sudden appearance of a wound on the body...

These mysterious elements that frequently appear in their stories, after borrowing them, Su Ping discovered that they indeed produced the desired results.

There is no need to introduce any specific characters, nor to provide bait. It all relies on the other side's own imagination to easily achieve the desired effect.

This is why Su Ping came to the Great Compassion Temple and happened to see Bishop Jon when he was changing his sealing artifact.

After knowing the other party's identity, Su Ping thought that since he had come, he shouldn't miss the opportunity.

Consider it as laying the groundwork in advance, placing the invitation letter on the wound in the palm of the other party's hand, so that when he clenches his fist, he can feel the questioning voice from the invitation letter.

This way, he will remember to collect the blood of Western religious members when he returns.

And then, when he has time, he can summon the other party and collect it, to see if any new spirit workers are born.

If there are, it means that the angels on earth have been found.

If not... then he can only continue to work hard to help the other party find the angels.

(End of this chapter)