Firefly Journey

Chapter 268 Chu Ting’s Grand Stage (5)

Lovers' Path!

Lin Yuanran was eating the egg noodles he had made when he suddenly had a whim and shouted.

"what?"

His answer came from a clear, crisp female voice.

"Nothing, I just wanted to ask if you've eaten?"

"Didn't eat."

"Waiting for mushroom soup?"

"No. I went fishing a few days ago. We'll eat fish later."

"Do you need to fish to eat fish?"

"Sometimes, giving up magic is what makes life interesting."

"It makes sense."

"Okay, I'll go make breakfast now."

"No, you're a saintess, how come you have to make your own breakfast?"

"A joyful, snow-white road."

As the wind chime chanted the incantation, the two ancestral artifacts severed their connection, and Lin Yuanran quickly slurped up his noodles.

After finishing breakfast, Lin Yuanran left the mansion gate, where the bus stop was not far away.

I rode in the car, swaying and bumping along the way, until I got off at the station closest to the Vatican's branch church, and walked straight towards the church.

Danyang, the capital of the Chu Kingdom, was one of the most prosperous cities on the continent. Establishing a branch church in such a city naturally required careful consideration; at the very least, the facade had to be impressive.

Lin Yuanran looked around and saw that the church was quite magnificent. Although it couldn't compare to St. Philonise Cathedral in Yicheng, it wasn't too far off.

It's just...

Lin Yuanran doubted that he had come to the wrong place.

Having witnessed the throngs of people at St. Philharmonic Cathedral, the sparse crowds at this church were quite a contrast.

It seems... the people of Chu really don't believe in gods.

Lin Yuanran walked through the gate, across the corridor, across the lobby, and headed directly to the back courtyard.

The church doors are always open, and anyone can enter, because faith transcends race and nationality.

The back courtyard is different; it's where church staff stay, and it might store some secrets, such as methods for promotion to rare professions, or powerful oracles.

As expected, Lin Yuanran was stopped.

He smiled slightly and pointed to his neck.

“If you need medical advice, go to the side hall next door,” said a believer who was guarding the hall.

Lin Yuanran was somewhat embarrassed. The ancestral artifact he had crafted into the necklace emitted a faint aura of the Church, which was impossible for any extraordinary person in the Church not to recognize.

I don't recognize the person in front of me.

Just as Lin Yuanran was trying to prove his identity, a middle-aged man holding a book walked over.

"what's the situation?"

The guard quickly bowed and said, "Archbishop, this gentleman wants to go to the back of the church to take a look, but I have never seen him before."

The man holding the book glanced at Lin Yuanran, but his gaze finally settled on the necklace around his neck.

“You did the right thing, but he’s one of our Vatican members. Remember that, and don’t stop him next time.”

The guard nodded in agreement.

There are still people who know their stuff.

The person carrying the book gestured for him to proceed, then swaggered ahead, with Lin Yuanran following behind.

After taking a few steps, the man holding the book said, "I am Brontë, a bishop under Archbishop Conrad, and also a missionary of the Danyang branch church."

“Hello, I am Ario Morris,” Lin Yuanran said.

Archbishop Blancti nodded and said, "I know."

"you know?"

"Yes, some time ago, His Holiness the Pope informed the high priests about giving away the 'Sun of Julius,' and they then informed the bishops under his command."

Lin Yuanran asked, "How many people know about this?"

"Not many, just the three high priests and us bishops, I don't know about the rest."

"Why isn't he making this a public event? What is he planning?" Lin Yuanran wondered.

Blanty said, "Since ancient times, the Ancestral Artifact has been held by successive popes of our Holy See. Now he has given the 'Sun' to you, and his purpose is self-evident."

"No, I don't have that ability!" Lin Yuanran quickly retorted.

When Blair handed over "Julius's Sun," Lin Yuanran wondered why he did it. After much thought, he came to only one conclusion: it was the idea of ​​the god behind him.

After all, the fact that he had transmigrated was 99% the work of that so-called god. Whether Blair knew about it or not was irrelevant; he was still shrouded in mystery and couldn't figure it out at all.

“You’re being too modest,” Brandy said, closing his book. “I suppose you didn’t come here to perform a prayer ceremony, did you? After all, you’ve been in Danyang for so long, and this is your first time attending a church.”

"Uh? I came to the State of Chu to serve as an official on the orders of the Pope. There are just too many things to do, and I can't keep up at all. I only managed to find some free time today!"

Lin Yuanran started making things up.

In fact, he was bored out of his mind and had plenty of free time every day; he simply didn't want to join in the hustle and bustle of this prayer ceremony.

He's not a true believer in the Sun God, so why is he making things difficult for himself? Wouldn't it be better to improve his cultivation level and practice more divine oracle techniques?

"I came here mainly to visit my colleagues," Lin Yuanran said.

"Really nothing else?"

"Now that you mention it, it really is true."

Brandy tapped his empty left hand with the book. "You really know how to seize an opportunity. That's interesting."

"Go ahead and tell me, I'll tell you everything I know."

The two walked and talked as they arrived at the office area for Vatican staff.

As the head of the branch church, Blancti naturally had his own private room. The two entered and sat down facing each other.

Lin Yuanran stopped pretending and got straight to the point: "To tell you the truth, the Chu Kingdom's God Parade is in a few days, and coincidentally, I am an official in the Ministry of Rites in charge of order."

I just want to ask, what exactly is the "Gods' Procession"?

Lin Yuanran didn't ask the question he wanted to ask directly. Instead, he started by talking about work. In this way, he gradually got the question out of him without him even realizing it.

So that's what it was about. No wonder you had time to come and share the church.

Bai Langdi smiled and began to explain to Lin Yuanran: "The God Parade was already a traditional festival of the indigenous people of the East before the establishment of the Chu Kingdom. It can be traced back to more than 10,000 years ago."

"Ten thousand years ago?" This was something Lin Yuanran hadn't expected. "Wouldn't that be a product of ancient times?"

"That's right, it originated from ancient times. At the same time, there were also the seven ancestral gods that we are familiar with."

"As you know, the seven ancestral gods came from various races and regions. At that time, no ancestral gods had ever emerged from the land of Chu."

"Demonic creatures have swept across the entire continent and are about to become the sole rulers. At this time, all races unite to resist their oppression."

"The seven ancestral gods are the most powerful superhumans among their respective races. In the ancient Eastern lands, superhumans were extremely rare compared to other regions, almost nonexistent."

"But even in such a weak situation, they repelled the monsters time and time again, relying on their unity and cohesion. After that, the humans living here began to form tribes, which then evolved into a nation."

"In this process, just like in other parts of the mainland, when encountering supernatural events that cannot be solved by common sense, they are naturally classified as myths."

“Unlike us, their myths are all baseless and made up as they come up with them.”

"For example, they believed that the sun in the sky was not the power of Julius, but was controlled by a guy named Xihe."

Moreover, after I went to the State of Chu to preach, I discovered that their mythology was so unpredictable that they could deify anything, such as the Kitchen God for cooking, the Spring God for sowing, and the Rice God for harvesting.

It's categorized into different sections, and it's quite complex and lengthy. To be honest, when I first arrived, I found it quite interesting.

It was later discovered that these were all fictitious creations, unlike the deities recorded by our Holy See, who were all real, extraordinary individuals who ultimately ascended to heaven.

"For the people of Chu and the surrounding small countries and tribes, the parade of gods was more of a spiritual sustenance and a yearning for a better life than a genuine belief in any deity."

That's why my work is so difficult.