Of course, there would also be chapels in some small places, such as towns and villages. Such chapels were usually managed by priests.
Generally speaking, as long as one achieved results in their own work, they would be promoted accordingly. However, in the Brilliance Shrine, it was impossible for an individual to not have a certain level of strength. No matter how well a priest did, as long as his personal strength did not reach a certain level, he would only be promoted to a bishop. In fact, he might even be conferred the title of a bishop in a small church in a village.
That might seem unreasonable, but it was very fair in the Brilliance Shrine. Before reaching the Legendary-level, the method for the clergy to improve their strength was different from that of mages and Warriors. They did not need to meditate to accumulate mana, nor did they need to train their bodies. As long as their faith in the Holy Light was firm enough, their personal strength would increase steadily as long as they were not fools.
Therefore, in the [Light Palace], strength and status were often closely related. Pope Rosario was a powerhouse of the Sanctuary-realm, which was a well-known fact in Anril. Hence, no one would dare to question Pope Rosario's faith. The four archbishops were also level-23 or level-24 Legendary powerhouses who were close to the Sanctuary-realm.
As the two most powerful forces under Pope Rosario, the Court of Heresy and the Holy Paladins had plenty of Legendary-level powerhouses. The chief judge and the leader of the Holy Paladins were not weaker than the four archbishops. The cardinals who were in charge of such a large diocese would not be able to convince the masses if they did not have Legendary-level devout faith. Even the bishops of the cathedrals in each city had to be at least level-15 in order to have the ability to show the greatness and holiness of the Holy Light to their believers.
Jyker was just an ordinary Darkness Priest, and his status in the Brilliance Shrine was equivalent to that of a bishop. In terms of strength, he had also just reached level-16, and seemed to be infinitely far from the Legendary-realm. Not to mention, he could not compare to a Legendary powerhouse like Archbishop Martin.
Seeing that it was not Sendros who came from the Darkness Shrine, Archbishop Martin was no longer interested. Hence, he greeted Lin Li, and asked a mage to show him around the Tower of Dusk.
After Archbishop Martin left, Lin Li gestured for Jyker to sit down, and then asked, "What did Master Sendros ask you to come here for?"
Jyker's expression returned to normal, and he suddenly remembered that he hadn't finished speaking just now. Thus, he hurriedly said in embarrassment, "President Felic, the High Priest is busy, so he sent me to invite you to go to the Darkness Shrine as soon as possible. As for what it was, the high priest didn't tell me either. He only told me that it was something very important. "
"Something very important?" Although he didn't have much contact with Sendros, the High Priest of the Darkness Shrine had helped him a lot. He was the one who gave him the blueprint of the Black Front Fortress, as well as a precious Heart of the Fallen, which allowed his Humerus Wyrm to gain sentience. Hence, he couldn't turn down Sendros' invitation no matter what, not to mention that it was an important matter.
However, Jyker, who was the messenger, couldn't tell how important it was. Lin Li couldn't judge it, either. If he were to go to the Darkness Shrine, he would only need three to five days, or even more than 10 days. He was confident that he would be able to rush to the Brilliance Shrine in time to cure Pope Rosario of the poison. However, if he were to explore the Sky Castle and Osric's mausoleum, he would be able to afford to delay it for a month or two or even half a year. However, the poison in Rosario's body couldn't be delayed any longer. Once the Viper's poison flared up again, even the gods wouldn't be able to save him.
After weighing the pros and cons, Lin Li decided to go to the Brilliance Shrine first. After all, he had a rough idea of how long it would take. Although Sendros also said that the matter was urgent, he didn't tell them what it was, nor did he mention a deadline. Hence, Lin Li reckoned that he should be able to wait for a few more days. Besides, if it was really urgent, he wouldn't have sent a level-16 priest over. After all, a Legendary-mage's Power of Flight would be much faster.
Hence, Lin Li had no choice but to apologetically say to Jyker, "It's really unfortunate that Archbishop Martin is here this time to invite me to the Brilliance Shrine to save someone. I really can't delay it. Please tell Master Sendros that as soon as the matter in the Brilliance Shrine is over, I'll rush to the Darkness Shrine immediately. "
Of course, Lin Li couldn't say that he was going to cure Pope Rosario of the poison, but Sendros knew about it. Once he heard that he was going to the Brilliance Shrine to save someone, he would definitely think that he was going to cure Rosario.
"Well …" When Jyker met Archbishop Martin, he actually had a premonition that he probably wouldn't be able to complete his mission. If it had been someone else who shirked the responsibility like that, he would have long fallen out with them. Although the Darkness Shrine had declined, it was still one of the top three powerful forces in Anril. However, he hadn't forgotten that High Priest Sendros had personally warned him not to be rude to Lin Li before he came.
Jyker really couldn't understand why High Priest Sendros would treat such a young mage so seriously even if he was talented and had already become the President of a guild. Besides, it wasn't just the high priest. Archbishop Martin actually came to the Brilliance Shrine to personally invite Lin Li. Jyker really didn't know where Lin Li came from.
Seeing that Lin Li had already made up his mind, Jyker didn't say anything else. After all, his mission was to invite Lin Li, not kidnap him. Besides, he couldn't kidnap Lin Li with his current strength. Hence, he had no choice but to tell Lin Li the way to the Darkness Shrine before getting up to leave. He then anxiously thought about how he was going to answer to the high priest.
After sending Jyker off, Lin Li told Gavin about what to do after he left. Apart from the preparation of the Source Energy Potion, he also had to provide materials for Angelano to make alchemy puppets and Alchemy Colossuses.
Angelano was a true metallurgist Guru who specialized in the field of alchemy machines. Coupled with the knowledge that he had learned from Osric, he could definitely be considered a peak Guru-level figure. Although Lin Li was also an alchemist Guru, he took the orthodox path, and focused on the field of Alchemy Arrays. In terms of making alchemy puppets and Alchemy Colossuses, he couldn't compare to Angelano at all.
Although Angelano was originally someone who didn't want to take advantage of others, he was a little afraid of Lin Li's brutal means. Secondly, he was a little grateful to Lin Li for giving him the opportunity to read Osric's diary. Thirdly, he couldn't bear to part with Balak's magical crystal that Lin Li had promised him. Hence, he was willing to stay in the Tower of Dusk to help. After turning the 12 Death Knights into Holy Death Knights, he began to make alchemy puppets and Alchemy Colossuses.
Most importantly, there was a lack of offensive weapons on the Eternal Furnace. Lin Li didn't get all 12 Magic Lamps, so he could only use the simple and efficient Magical Crystal Cannons to make up the numbers. Compared to the magical weapons created by Osric, the Magical Crystal Cannons were considered relatively simple, and the highly compressed mana cannons were indeed powerful. If he could really get his hands on hundreds of Magical Crystal Cannons and place them on the Eternal Furnace, even Sanctuary powerhouses would probably be deterred.
Hence, Lin Li instructed Gavin to send someone to continue ordering Magical Crystal Cannons from the Dwarf Kingdom, and there was no limit to the number of Magical Crystal Cannons. Although the Tower of Dusk now had 30 Magical Crystal Cannons, Lin Li felt that it wasn't enough, especially after seeing the scene of hundreds of Magical Crystal Cannons in Osric's mausoleum. The 30 Magical Crystal Cannons were even more inadequate. Of course, although there was no limit to the number of Magical Crystal Cannons, Lin Li knew that it wouldn't be possible to gather 100 Magical Crystal Cannons in a short period of time.
After Lin Li made all the arrangements, Archbishop Martin also returned from his tour of the Tower of Dusk. Without saying anything else, the two of them immediately set off for the Brilliance Shrine. This time, Lin Li didn't bring anyone along. After all, he was going to detoxify someone, and not to explore some ruins. Besides, most of his servants were Undead creatures. Even if Pope Rosario of the Brilliance Shrine didn't hold it against them, the aura of the Brilliance Shrine wouldn't be good for them. As for the 12 Holy Death Knights, if Lin Li really dared to bring them along, it would be akin to slapping the entire Brilliance Shrine in the face. Rosario would probably vomit blood out of anger.
The Ledin Kingdom was known as the Holy Kingdom of Holy Light, and everyone from the royal family to the lowliest commoners had always been the most loyal believers of the Brilliance Shrine. There were countless churches in the kingdom, and even in a small village with only a dozen families, there would definitely be a church that was taller and cleaner than the surrounding buildings. The clergy were the most respected people in the kingdom, and no noble would dare to offend even the priest of a church in a remote village.
In the center of the Ledin Kingdom, next to the capital of Sparta, was Delano City, which was known as the City of Dawn in the hearts of the believers of Holy Light in Anril. Although it was only a few hundred square kilometers in size, and didn't seem to be a prosperous city in Anril, and was only similar to a small rural town like Jarrosus, it was truly a kingdom within a kingdom. In the hearts of the believers of Holy Light, it was the real center of Anril.
Delano City was built against the mountains, and the majestic and tall city walls were made of flawless white boulders, making the entire city seem to be emitting holy light all the time. In the center of Delano City, there was an ordinary mountain peak that was not steep and could be seen almost everywhere in Anril.
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