Chapter 23 The First Bishop
"It's Montana." Marek slowed down the carriage.
"Why did she come to Abetus?" Sigmun once hurriedly saw Montana at the gate of Liam City.
"She is a goddess selected by the church. According to regulations, the goddess will be sent to the church in Abetus for unified study, and then selected the better ones for cultivation. It may even be sent to the church's kingdom of gods." Marek replied.
"The screening standards for the goddess are very strict. Montana seems to have nothing special, and I don't know why he was selected by the Dawn Church." He tightened the reins and the carriage gradually stopped.
"I vaguely heard a saying that if you want to become a goddess, you must have some special enlightenment ability."
"The goddess has a common enlightenment ability?" Sigmun looked surprised. After all, Montana's ability once impressed him.
"Maybe it's rumor." Marek wasn't sure.
At this time, Montana, who was in front of the church door, glanced over and suddenly noticed the carriage parked across the road and Marek sitting at the front of the car. She was slightly stunned, but after a moment, she nodded slightly and greeted Marek.
She is in different camps and now has a special identity, so it is very rare to be able to do this.
Marek didn't say anything, and gently knocked on the car board, "I heard from Gildo that you and Montana seem to have a story."
"Nonsense." Sigmun quickly denied that his mind was not on these ridiculous issues at this time. He frowned slightly, and through the gap in the car window, his eyes locked on a figure beside Montana.
It feels so familiar... it's not just because we've met before, but because there's something hidden in this woman... Sigmon thought.
He recognized the woman next to Montana, the woman he met while he was accidentally on a passenger boat while returning from the sea.
"Do you know that woman? The one next to Montana," Sigmun asked.
"Ha, man, your name is passionate." Marek replied sarcastically. To be honest, he was the one who had no say in this issue.
He was joking, but he still glanced at the woman seriously, "I don't know her, but the dress should be the maid whom the church screened for the goddess."
"They are the protectors of the goddess, each corresponding to a goddess. Once the relationship is determined, it will not be changed. Normally, most of these maids are contractors of the stars."
"Starry Sky Contractor, is it like Baylor Gard?" Sigmun immediately became alert.
"Bellegarde is different from them. She is a sun priest, but it is precisely because of her original betrayal that the church's requirements for these maids gradually became stricter." Marek replied.
"I heard that once the goddess I want to serve is determined, the two parties will sign a special contract, which is a bit similar to the master and servant." Speaking of this question, Marek suddenly became excited.
"The goddess is used to serve the goddess of dawn, so no one can have any thoughts about them within the church, but normal people will have physical needs. Do you think between her and her maid?..."
"It's really exciting to think about it."
"It's getting late, I'll go back early to have supper with Ashley. Where are you going? Go away quickly." Montana could no longer be seen from Sigmon's perspective, and he patted the carriage and urged Marek.
On the other side, following the crowd into the magnificent church, Montana's mood gradually calmed down, and she didn't expect to meet Marek here.
When I saw Marek, another person appeared unnaturally in my mind.
Sigmon, when he thought of the disaster in the Cross, Montana couldn't help but feel sad.
"You're thinking of a man." A soft voice came from beside him, and Montana turned his head to look at his companion, "Belga, you're talking nonsense again."
"I have seen everything from your eyes. Is it the man just now? Looks like a demon hunter in costume." He shook his head gently, and the expression on Berga's face was strange, "Even if you are not a goddess, it is impossible for you and him."
"Only one can exist between us and the Demon Hunter."
Montana did not speak, and the handmaid Berga, Montana only knew that she was from Bagtia in the north, and was an extremely strange girl. She even suspected that several souls lived in Berga's body.
At this time, the priest in front led everyone into the interior of the church, and there were huge oil paintings on the walls on both sides.
"This is all the outstanding figures who have contributed to the church in the 20 years since the church settled in the Kingdom of Elland. Among them are bishops from various dioceses, the Sun Priests and the Conquest Knights..."
Every few steps, the priest in front will stop and introduce the identity and contributions of the characters in the wall portrait to everyone.
Everyone raised their heads and listened carefully, immersed in the power of the church and the glorious history of their predecessors until they arrived at the end of the corridor.
There is a rotating upward staircase.
"In fact, the history of the church entering the Kingdom of Elland goes back more than 20 years ago. Without a peace treaty, we established the first glorious church in Abetus. It is precisely because of their efforts that we are today."
No one noticed that Belga, who had just been expressionless, suddenly became serious and she glanced carefully.
"What are you looking for?" Montana noticed the strange behavior of her companion.
"Just take a look."
As the spiral staircase gradually moved up, everyone learned a history that was unknown to outsiders. When they walked to the top of the staircase, a new corridor appeared, and at the end of the corridor was a closed red door.
"Strange." Montana raised her head in confusion, and at the top of the spiral staircase facing the red door, there was a large clear blank on the wall, as if something that should have existed there was taken down.
"It always feels strange here." Montana murmured in a low voice.
"There was originally a painting." A low voice came from beside him.
"What did you say? There is a painting hanging there?"
"Who is it?" Montana looked puzzled.
"The Church of Glory is not the most magnificent church in Abetus, but this place is of great significance to the church, because it is the first church they established in the Kingdom of Elland."
"Later, churches were established after church, and new diocese were divided, and the number of bishops increased. Some of them were strong and some had a deep background, but among all the bishops, one was respected by everyone, and everyone willingly called him the first bishop."
"In a sense, his influence even exceeded that of the pope who came to Eland later." Bergaard's expression was solemn, "and his portrait was hung there."
"First Bishop." Montana widened her eyes, "Why have I never heard anyone mention it?"
"Don't you believe it?"
"No." Montana shook her head in a hurry, "Can I know his name?"
After a moment of silence, Berga replied:
"Lawrence, First Bishop Lawrence."
Chapter completed!