Chapter 763: Thorn Nun

"Oh?"

The high-ring mages of the Peace Church, and everyone around, looked at Xia De with strange eyes. Yin Yi Yi Lu Na's "balance" ability had certainly been used many times, so the church and Yin Yi Yi Lu Na were very clear about what kind of results what kind of people would have.

And according to the results just now...

"Hello."

Mr. Landau's tone became respectful:

"I think there is no problem with the result."

"Is this an alignment tendency test?"

Xia De asked curiously, and Yin Yi Yi Lu Na nodded:

"I also think there is no problem."

"Then this gentleman, please come with us into the church. If you want to help, we sincerely invite you to resist the upcoming enemies with us. The church will not treat any kind-hearted person who gives help badly."

So Xia De gained trust.

"No problem, but on the way here just now, I met a short and deformed person, he said..."

Xia De informed the church that the final attack would come in half an hour. Mr. Landau did not doubt Xia De's words, but asked him to describe the characteristics of Joey Barton in more detail.

A group of people entered the Nature Church in the Rift through the main entrance of the church. Compared to when Xia De came to rescue Priest Augustus, there was no major change here.

There was almost no fog indoors. What he saw were white candles of different heights and elegant golden candlesticks, colorful religious murals, and sculptures of various styles creating a sacred atmosphere. Silver threads shuttled overhead, intertwining and entangling with each other, and on these metal wires hung metal, stone, wooden, and even bone charms, as well as holy emblems, holy bells, and a series of items with heavy miracle elements.

When Xia De stepped over the threshold, the holy bell rang like a wind chime. The sound was extremely pleasant, and it also made the people who were observing him carefully breathe a sigh of relief.

The only difference from the last time was that some of the wooden long chairs that should have existed were temporarily moved to the wall, and ritual base arrays were painted on the ground with instant noodles. Now a vigorous bonfire was lit in the center of the main chapel, and the flame was very warm. Just by being illuminated by the firelight, Xia De actually felt his spirit and physical strength recovering.

The Orthodox Church has mastered the method of recovering spirit in the Rift, and this bonfire is equivalent to a resting point in the church.

The room was filled with the smell of high-end spices, which seemed to be a mixture of a large amount of ritual materials. Xia De originally thought he would see many people here, but after a glance, including the dozen or so people who returned to the church with him, there were no more than twenty people in the main chapel.

"There shouldn't be only these people. It seems they should be dispersed to various parts of the church."

The ghosts seen last time did not show up this time, and except for Yin Yi Yi Lu Na, there were no other low-ring mages here. The Ring Mages arranged into the Rift were at least 7th-ring. In the Sixth Era of the material world, besides the three major thaumaturgy academies, only the Orthodox Church had so much manpower.

Mr. Landau tactfully indicated that Xia De should not leave the main chapel, and then arranged for Yin Yi Yi Lu Na to lead Xia De to the bonfire to rest and receive treatment. And he had to communicate with the real world to pass on the information Xia De just shared.

After approaching the bonfire, his physical strength and spirit actually recovered at a level far exceeding that of the real world. And after sitting down by the bonfire, that sense of ease even made Xia De feel that even the slight fatigue of his spirit was about to be soothed.

Everyone looked like they had things to do, and everyone lowered their voices in this solemn and sacred church, which made the empty and sacred church seem like countless people were whispering something.

Although they had just repelled a wave of attacks, only a few people were resting by the bonfire. Among them was a young nun wearing a crown of thorns and a white robe.

She was kneeling on a dark red soft cushion, praying in a low voice in front of the bonfire with her hands folded and head bowed. Judging from the few sentences Xia De heard, she was a Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi of the Nature Church. After Xia De sat down, because of the further proximity, Xia De even judged that the other party was a high-ring mage, either 9th-ring or 10th-ring.

In the firelight, Xia De barely distinguished her closed eyes, which seemed to have disabilities. Because there were continuous thorn patterns on her two eyes, and the patterns even penetrated under the eyelids. Normal people's eyes cannot do this.

"This one, wouldn't be the God-descended body of the Nature Church, the Thorn Nun..."

Xia De thought with some horror, and the strange sense of holiness on the other party also made him initially confirm his guess.

Now he understood why the church didn't arrange 13th-ring mages to guard here.

"Ms. Sherry Winster."

Yin Yi Yi Lu Na called softly, then introduced this outsider to the nun, and took out a water bottle, requesting her help with treatment. Ms. Sherry Winster didn't speak. She took the water bottle and shook it gently, then handed it to Yin Yi Yi Lu Na.

Yin Yi Yi Lu Na signaled Xia De to roll up his right sleeve, and then poured the warm water from the shoulder onto his arm.

Although the bones were not reset, after the water in the water bottle fell along the skin, Xia De actually felt his right arm fully recovered.

Subsequently, the nun wearing the crown of thorns summoned a corner of the life ring, and while the 【Healing】 miracle spiritual rune flickered, she cast a spell to sprinkle some green radiance. Tiny light spots jumped into Xia De's body, and all the injuries since entering the Death Rift were healed.

Xia De finally breathed a sigh of relief. He chose to take the risk to meet the church, and it seemed he was right. His state had already recovered to the intact state when he left the Blind House.

Thinking in his heart how to avoid others and communicate with Yin Yi Yi Lu Na, the nun opened her mouth to speak:

"This gentleman, may I borrow your sword?"

She spoke Carsonian, but the accent was much lighter than that owl.

"Of course, no problem."

Saying this, he handed the 【Night Watcher】 over.

Sister Sherry Winster held the sword with both hands, took it to her side, carefully pulled it out of the scabbard, and her fingers swept over the sword runes:

"So it is 【Night Watcher】."

"Do you know this sword?"

Xia De asked curiously:

"This sword is not my original sword, but a relic I found in the mountains after I came to Midhillburg."

"Yes, this sword is very old, a relic of the demon hunters of the Third Era. There are not many Angel-level long swords passed down in the material world. Although this one is not famous, we have recorded it."

She handed the sword back to Xia De:

"The church once recorded this sword, and the famous astrologer of the Fifth Era also once performed divination for this relic. It will become the key to solving a major disaster. Now it appears here... when you obtained it, did you receive any extra information?"

"Its previous holder was a Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi from hundreds of years ago. The other party seemed to believe that this sword could not leave the Sicard Mountains area. So, this time I brought it into the Rift."

The nun wearing the crown of thorns nodded:

"【Night Watcher】 possesses the power to enhance spells, curses, and ritual effects. If it is inserted into the center of the 'Trace of the Sacred Tree' ritual... Sir, after the battle, would you be willing to talk to us?"

Xia De understood her idea:

"Okay, wait until the ritual reaches the end."

"Thank you for your help, you will gain the friendship of the Nature Church."

The "friendship" at this time obviously meant that the church would not take Xia De's sword for nothing.

Not long after, the others who had rested stood up and left. They all had their own work to be responsible for, and that Thorn Nun also walked toward the depths of the church.

Xia De looked at her back as she left, and temporarily placed the fishing rod on his back and the kerosene lamp at his waist on the ground. Then, he carefully took out a silent charm from his pocket. But Yin Yi Yi Lu Na stopped him, shook her head slightly, drew a circular symbol on the ground with her finger, and then let Xia De put the charm in.

"There are too many alert rituals here, don't rashly use alchemy items without divine marks."

Although she was speaking, her mouth was only slightly open, so others couldn't see she was talking:

"Don't worry about me sitting here alone with you. I am here to monitor you. Although you passed the alignment test and received great trust, you are an outsider after all. If there is no accident, you cannot leave our sight while staying in the church. But besides that, you can use all the equipment here. You can collect some charms over there, the nuns next to you can add some beneficial enhancements to you, the confessional on the right can be used as a potion workshop now, and as for alchemy tools, they are behind that pile of long chairs on the left."

Yin Yi Yi Lu Na introduced in a low voice. Now the main chapel of the church had completely become a combat readiness room:

"You rest for a while, and then resist the undead with me at the main entrance of the church later. The pressure here is much smaller than on the mountain. While waiting for Joey Barton to appear, if you kill enough undead, you can also receive rewards including high-purity holy water in the church, and I have my eye on a very good set of alchemy jewelry... This is a wartime reward system, we all have to follow it."

"The preparation is really sufficient. Can it be exchanged for gold pounds? Cough, cough, I mean, let you follow me all the time? Isn't this better?"

Xia De reached out to roast by the fire and responded in a low voice.

Yin Yi Yi Lu Na carefully controlled the triumphant smile at the corner of her mouth, her beautiful face illuminated by the firelight, and she added:

"It is because you passed the alignment test almost perfectly that you have this treatment, otherwise you can only get some food and water... However, don't worry too much about the situation here. There are many mid-ring mages in the church in the Rift, and there are more than 30 high-ring mages, among which there are 5 12th-ring mages. Don't look at the fact that there are only a few people here; actually, one-third are sent out to clear the outer evil spirits in advance and scout the direction of the next wave of undead tide."

After all, the undead didn't just pop out suddenly, but swarmed from a certain direction, so outer reconnaissance was very important.

"Besides the high-ring mages of the Five Gods Church, among the high-ring mages, there are three diviners from the 【Prophet Association】, two professors from the Sexes Higher Medical Academy, oh, and two elders from the 【Apna Library】 who came from underground. The diviners are on the top of the side tower, the professors of the academy are on the second floor responsible for maintaining the 'Nature's Light' ritual in the center of the church, I don't understand it too well, this is something of the Nature Church. The two elders from the library are in the basement assisting in arranging the base array of the 'Trace of the Sacred Tree' sealing ritual... Except for you, no one can enter the passage before the 【Death Gate】 without protection, so the work underground is very complicated."

"Apna Library" is a Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi group that is on good terms with the Five Gods Church, with a scale similar to the 【Blood Spirit School】. It is said that the headquarters is in an underground cave somewhere in the Old Continent. They take protecting knowledge as their purpose, but unlike the 【Light-Guiding Cult】 to which Old John and the Tower Keeper Mr. Edmond belong, which collects knowledge to protect civilization before the end of the world, "Apna Library" purely takes collecting and keeping knowledge as its mission.

Members of the Apna Library mostly worship the Orthodox God - Creation and Destruction God - Creation Lady, but there are also other strange beliefs. Behind many black markets trading knowledge in the Old Continent and the New Continent, there are their shadows.

But "Apna Library" has a very bad relationship with the three major thaumaturgy academies, and even says it is somewhat hostile.

This is not because the two have conflicts in purpose, but because the academy wants all the collections of the library, and the library also wants the knowledge and books spanning two eras in the libraries of the three major thaumaturgy academies.

Both sides think the other party is coveting their own knowledge—although it is indeed so, that's why there is an inconspicuous hostility.

Of course, this kind of hostility has nothing to do with the correspondence Ring Mages.

In addition, "Apna Library" also cultivates its own students in the form of thaumaturgy academies, but because it is not very famous, Xia De only heard Dr. Schneider mention it. ===== CHAPTER 764 =====