Walking on the narrow and ancient streets of St. Delin, it was as if he had traveled back in time to the Middle Ages.
Most of the houses here were made of stone. The stones were also collected from St. Louis Mountain, but the colors were brownish-yellow, dark brown, and light gray. The craftsmen of St. Delin cleverly pieced together various religious patterns. It could be said to be a major feature of this country within a country.
There were many shops along the streets. It was said that all the goods here belonged to the Church of the Cross. Most of the proceeds from the sale of goods were invested into the Sacred Flame Cathedral's construction fund.
Therefore, the believers who came here to make a pilgrimage would often be generous and buy large amounts of holy talismans, holy ornaments, holy food, and so on.
Every street in St. Delin led to the Sacred Flame Cathedral in the center of the city.
As the area of St. Delin was only 1.25 square kilometers, it only took ten minutes to walk to reach the world-famous Holy Cathedral.
The Sacred Flame Cathedral currently occupied more than 50,000 square meters and could accommodate more than 100,000 people. The Pope, who presided over the Church of the Cross, regularly held various ceremonies here every year. Tens of thousands of people attended.
It was worth mentioning that tourists did not need to buy tickets to enter the Sacred Flame Cathedral. There was only an offering box at the entrance. It was similar to the Merit Box in Da Xia's temple to receive offerings from the believers.
Many tourists were not believers, but they would also put a few notes in the offering box to express their respect for the church.
When Zuo Yi followed the crowd into the cathedral, he casually put a stack of US dollars into the offering box.
Of course, he was not a believer, but he had gained a lot recently. This amount of US dollars was not even a drop in the ocean.
It was a small token of respect.
A black-robed clergyman stood beside the offering box. A hint of surprise flashed through his eyes.
His eyes were very sharp. He could tell that the US dollars that Zuo Yi had just put into the offering box were in denominations of 100 dollars. This stack was 10,000 US dollars.
Although the Church of the Cross received hundreds of millions of offerings every year, it was rare to see a tourist like Zuo Yi, who did not look like a believer, give out 10,000 US dollars.
"Sir."
The black-robed clergyman took two steps forward and politely said to Zuo Yi, "Thank you for your generosity. This is a gift from the Lord for you."
As he spoke, he handed Zuo Yi a silver cross.
Zuo Yi originally wanted to decline because he wasn't a follower of the Cross Sect. However, when he saw the cross in the black-robed clergy's hand, he couldn't help but have a thought.
"Thank you."
Zuo Yi took it.
The black-robed clergy revealed a warm smile. "May the Lord protect you."
Zuo Yi smiled.
Even if the Blue Star World really had a "Master", he was not qualified to protect him.
However, the cross that the black-robed clergyman gave him was very interesting. There was actually a very weak power of faith gathered on it.
The level of this power of faith was very low, so it didn't have any practical use. It was similar to "consecration", and perhaps it had the effect of "exorcism". Zuo Yi took it purely out of curiosity.
As a visitor and a true knight, he would not say arrogant words or do anything in other people's territory.
The Zuo Yi who came here today was just a tourist who wanted to fulfill his old wish.
The interior of the Sacred Flame Cathedral was magnificent and extremely luxurious. Its main hall was a dome with a diameter of more than 60 meters and a height of 180 meters. It was a miracle among ancient buildings.
The walls around the hall were painted with incomparably exquisite murals. Many of the murals were inlaid with various colored gems. When the sun shone through the crystal glass of the dome and shone on the 125.75 meter tall statue of the Father of Heaven, the diffuse light and countless gems reflected each other.
It was like a miracle.
It was said that for thousands of years, nearly a hundred tons of gold were used to decorate the Sacred Flame Cathedral. The amount of silver and brass was even more. There were millions of gems of various sizes. It was truly an extreme amount of wealth.
In addition, there were countless art treasures displayed in the Sacred Flame Cathedral.
The effect of spending money at all costs was undoubtedly amazing. Basically, all the tourists who came to this cathedral were shocked. The believers who came to make a pilgrimage even knelt in front of the statue of the Father of Heaven and prayed devoutly.
Zuo Yi was also somewhat shocked.
He was not shocked by the luxury of the Sacred Flame Cathedral or the magnificence of the Father of Heaven, but by the vast amount of faith power condensed on this statue that was over a hundred meters tall.
Although this faith power, which came from the devout faith of the believers, was not the same as Zuo Yi's faith in virtue, the qualitative change brought about by the quantitative change made this statue possess the attributes of a law creation and created a special aura.
The aura of faith that the Father of Heaven constantly emitted covered the entire hall, silently affecting the people who entered.
Compassion, peace, mercy, joy, devout faith …
Although Zuo Yi was not affected at all, in his perception, this statue perfectly merged with the Sacred Flame Cathedral. It was the center of the entire Sacred Flame Cathedral. Its function was not just to act as a worship object for believers.
If Sacred Flame Cathedral was an array, then the Father of Heaven would be the center and eye of the array.
The person who designed it back then must have been an extraordinary person!
Zuo Yi stood in front of this Father of Heaven for a few minutes, then turned and prepared to leave.
Originally, Zuo Yi wanted to use the Spirit Network to sense the existence of the World Stone, but in the end, he did not find anything. Although the Father of Heaven was magical, it was not enough to make him forget to leave.
"Ah!"
"God!"
"My Lord's favor!"
At this moment, the surrounding tourists and believers suddenly made a noise, and there was a commotion in the crowd.
Zuo Yi suddenly sensed something. He couldn't help but turn around and look. Dozens of meters away, an old man wearing a white robe with golden edges, a golden crown on his head, and a golden scepter in his hand was walking out of the golden arched door.
Dozens of red-robed, purple-robed, and black-robed people clustered around the white-robed elder with a dignified bearing like stars surrounding the moon. The tourists and believers in front of them all made way, and many believers knelt down on the spot in great excitement!
Because this white-robed old man was the current Pope, Moses!
For the believers, being able to see Moses with their own eyes was like winning the lottery.
This pope only appeared in the Sacred Flame Cathedral on Christmas Day or the coronation day every year. Usually, the pope or red-robed archbishop presided over the church's ceremonies.
But this did not hurt the prestige of this legendary figure. In fact, he should be the most familiar extraordinary person to the world. Countless believers worshiped him and the Father of Heaven together.
Who would have thought that His Holiness the Pope would actually appear in the main hall on such an ordinary day!
Leading a group of bishops and archbishops, Moses had a faint smile on his face as he walked straight toward Zuo Yi.
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