The town of Bonn was located on the southeast coast of the Eastern Segers.
This place used to belong to a small duchy. Relying on the natural barrier of the eastern mountains, it was almost isolated from the rest of the world.
However, after the Life Revolution that spread here a few years ago, this unremarkable duchy also became a part of the Eastern Segers Alliance. Like other regions on the continent, the aristocratic system was abolished.
The Eastern Segers, which even the Holy Mania Empire couldn't conquer, was unified from the inside by relying on the strength of civilians and mercenaries.
After that, there was a change of faith.
Originally, many of the believers in the Eastern Segers disappeared one by one because they lost their connection with God.
At the same time, the Life Church began to expand rapidly in this area, just like in other regions.
Today, even the isolated town of Bonn had officially become a part of the Life Church.
It was said that this was the last town on the continent that didn't have a change of faith.
With the establishment of the Church of Life in Bonn, the footprint of the Life Church had completely covered the entire continent.
This was something that even the once powerful Eternal Church couldn't do.
The village where Maria was located was not too far from Bonn.
After crossing two hills, crossing a river, and crossing a forest, they would arrive at their destination.
It was noon, and the sun was high in the sky. This town, which was said to have a population of only about 5,000 people, was much more deserted than before.
Looking around, the buildings on both sides of the street were decorated with lanterns and streamers. However, there were very few people on the stone paved road.
Even if there were sporadic pedestrians, they were all hurriedly running in the same direction.
They seemed to be talking about something as they ran. They seemed to be quite excited, and their eyes were full of curiosity.
Looking at the direction where the people were heading, Maria's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly realized what was going on.
"Speaking of which, I saw on the bulletin board at the entrance of the village two days ago that today is the day the Church of Life is officially completed."
"The people in the town … should have all gone to watch the ceremony, right?"
The girl murmured.
She took a deep breath, tidied up her clothes, and walked in the direction where the people gathered.
Speaking of which … her destination was also there.
The town of Bonn was not big. Compared to the large towns in the central and western regions of the continent, which often had tens of thousands of people, it was completely pocket-sized.
It only took Maria twenty minutes to walk from the east side of the town to the west side.
In front of the town's western square, a temple with a sharp horn and a dome rose from the ground. The golden scepter symbol at the top of the tower shone brightly under the sunlight.
White stone pillars stood around the temple, decorated with exquisite patterns. Above the arched entrance of the temple, there were the words "Temple of Life" written in elegant Elvish and standard Continental Common Language.
At this moment, the front of the temple was crowded with townspeople who had come to watch the celebration. More than a dozen fully armed guards were standing upright to maintain order.
Maria recognized them. They were professional guards of the Alliance. It was said that every one of them was a devout believer of Life.
And at the very front of the temple, a tall figure wearing a white priest robe was holding the golden Canon of Life with her back to the crowd, shaking her head and reciting something.
Seeing the iconic priest robe, Maria's eyes lit up.
She wanted to go forward and take a look, but after taking a step forward, she hesitated.
Speaking of which, her impression of the Life Church was quite complicated.
This church destroyed her country and forced her to live in anonymity and wander around.
But at the same time, it was also this church that brought hope to the civilians and changed the order of the entire continent.
Thinking back to that night ten years ago, the girl was still a little scared to this day.
The endless rebels on the streets, the fluttering red flags, the soaring flames …
Even now, she had gradually come to understand what had happened back then.
But every time she thought of the battle that night, the nobles who fell one by one, and the civilians who were torn to pieces under the charge of the nobles, she couldn't help but tremble.
Change was always inevitable with sacrifice, and war … even if it was just, it would still bring destruction.
The same was true that night.
In the past ten years, she woke up from her sleep countless times, and her mind was filled with the tragic situation inside and outside the palace that night.
If it weren't for her teacher's protection, it was likely that she would have died in the anger of the rioting people like other nobles and even innocent civilians in the inner city.
The experience of that night had left a shadow in the girl's heart.
Until today.
Looking at the crowd gathered in front of the Temple of Life, the girl sighed and stopped walking.
Forget it.
It's fine if I don't go.
Although she wanted to say goodbye to that person, the other party's identity was the high priest of the Temple of Life, and she was a fallen royal who lived in seclusion.
Speaking of which, the relationship between the two sides was originally hostile. Although she didn't hate the Temple of Life from the bottom of her heart, if the other party knew her true identity, she was afraid that they wouldn't let her go.
After all, ten years had passed, and there were still royalists in the Republic of Mania from time to time who wanted to restore the empire. Although the Eternal Church had been completely replaced by the Temple of Life, the situation was far from completely stable.
Especially in the past few years, even the semi-reclusive Maria heard some rumors about Mania from the taverns in the town from time to time. It seemed that as time went by, the suppressed nobles became more restless.
Obviously … their strength was so weak.
Thinking of this, Maria felt a little strange. She didn't know where the courage of those stupid remaining nobles came from.
Even if they also declared their willingness to support the Temple of Life, they had already lost the hearts of the people. The so-called restoration … in the words of the Elves, it was undoubtedly a reversal of history.
Although the girl didn't understand the specific meaning of reversal.
Maria's thoughts were in a whirl.
At this moment, a round of applause and cheers sounded from the direction of the shrine.
It seemed that the priest's speech had ended.
The girl raised her head and looked over. She saw the tall figure in front of the temple put down the holy book in his hand and slowly turned his head.
However, when she saw the other party's appearance, she couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.
He had pointy ears, red hair, and a smile on his handsome face.
The girl recognized that this was one of the Elven Chosen Ones who came with the Temple of Life some time ago and participated in the construction of the temple. His name was Demacia, a somewhat cynical leader of the Chosen Ones.
However, this was not the person she was looking for.
She had never liked this kind of guy with a jumpy personality, although the other party was a noble Elf.
Especially when the other party was one of the promoters of the Great Revolution.
Maria felt uncomfortable when she thought about how the fight that night had something to do with him.
Not only that, when the Temple of Life first came here, she seemed to be recognized by the other party. If it weren't for the Temple of Life stopping the other party, this guy might have blocked her door and refused to leave.
Difficult to deal with.
Maria rubbed her temples. For a moment, she even wondered if the exposure of her identity was related to the other party.
After all, the other party's reputation seemed to be quite subtle even among the Elves.
At this moment, a somewhat surprised voice came from behind her.
"Maria?"
The voice was crisp and pleasant, like a clear spring in the mountains.
Hearing the familiar voice, Maria woke up in an instant.
She was overjoyed and quickly turned around.
What caught her eye was a female elf in a white priest robe. She had blond hair and green eyes like her, but she gave off a sacred and dignified temperament that could not be profaned.
She stood outside the crowd and was looking at Maria with a smile.
Maria also smiled.
Her expression suddenly became respectful.
She stepped forward and gently pinched the corner of her mage robe, gave a standard ladylike salute to the female elf, and said with a smile.
"Ms. Feng, good afternoon."
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