When the position of the stars was correct, this world shrouded in magic and the power of God would always undergo a series of hidden changes.
However, very few people could detect this change and observe the knowledge and truth that had been hidden in the depths of the world in the past.
Ansu Royal City, Saint Sunil, in the high-level prayer room of the Church of Holy Light, 'Saintess Princess' Veronica was quietly kneeling in front of the statue of the God of Holy Light. Her hands were crossed in front of her chest, and her eyes were closed, motionless. A hazy holy light shrouded her body and illuminated the entire room with warmth and light. Anyone who saw this scene under such circumstances would feel the incredible piety and holiness from this princess and be deeply touched.
However, Veronica did not pray for long. She slowly opened her eyes, stood up, and turned to the door. After waiting quietly for two seconds, the door of the prayer room was silently pushed open.
A high-level Priestess with short hair and an ordinary face walked in. Her body exuded a quiet and gentle glow, and she had a pious and holy aura similar to Veronica's. After seeing the remaining holy light in the prayer room, this Priestess nodded slightly. "His Holiness is looking for you."
"Got it." Veronica said softly, but before leaving the prayer room, she could not help but stop and take a deep look at this friend of many years.
Sandy stood there quietly, still as quiet and gentle as ever. This kind girl who had grown up with her had become a high-ranking Priestess like herself, but the relationship between the two could never return to the way it used to be.
In Veronica's eyes, Sandy was shrouded in a ball of light. This light even seeped into her skin and bones, making her appear translucent. Veronica looked at Sandy's body. In that body made of light, where the heart should be, there was a crystal-like light jumping. Just looking at that ball of light, Veronica felt the holy light on her body stir slightly.
Sandy noticed Veronica's pause and turned her head slightly to ask, "Are there any other questions?"
Veronica shook her head. "No, praise the Holy Light."
Leaving the prayer room and heading to the Holy Church, one had to pass through an open-air garden and two long corridors. The highest-level clergymen of the Church of Holy Light walked back and forth on these sacred stone paths. These pious and holy people resonated with the Holy Light, causing this church to be shrouded in bright light even at night. Veronica put her hands in the wide sleeves of her priest robe and walked quietly on the path with her head slightly lowered. She did not talk to anyone, nor did she look around. Like every pious priest, she was completely immersed in understanding the Holy Light.
She saw high-ranking priests walking past her one after another. Their gorgeous robes were wrapped in hazy light. Some of these lights only floated on the surface of their flesh and skin, while others had completely replaced the essence of "human". The bodies made of light were the manifestation of piety and the most powerful protection of the Church of Holy Light.
Veronica walked through the corridors, and an attendant opened the door of the Holy Church for her. She saw the spokesperson of the God of Holy Light in the human world, the supreme ruler of the Church of Holy Light, and the most prestigious religious leader on the Roren Continent, St. Ivan the Third, sitting quietly on the golden throne of the Holy Church.
This old man who had lived for a hundred and fifty years was skinny. His hair and beard were all white, and age spots and wrinkles that represented the passage of time were everywhere on his exposed skin. He looked old and weak, as if he would be summoned by the Lord at any time. But Veronica knew very well that this was just his appearance. The endless holy light gave him real power. As long as this old man could still think and his brain was not dead, he could mobilize the surging power of light at any time to destroy all the enemies of the Church or protect all the devout believers.
In Veronica's eyes, St. Ivan the Third did not even have a human form at all. He was a burning torch of Holy Light, sitting on the luxurious golden throne. Behind the torch of Holy Light, she could even see a trace of the face of the God of Holy Light and some silhouettes from the divine realm.
"Veronica, the devout child of the Lord, you are here," St. Ivan the Third said in a low and slow voice with gentleness and trust. "The Lord is calling you."
"I have received enlightenment in my prayers," Veronica lowered her head and said respectfully. "The stars are arriving at the right position, and the power of resonance between the celestial bodies will open the way to the truth. The time to accept the call has come."
"Come, the most talented spiritual woman in the past 700 years. You have received the highest inheritance of the Church of Holy Light, received my personal guidance, and come into contact with the most mysterious knowledge and the most holy and vast power. You have been well prepared for this day …" St. Ivan the Third's old voice echoed in the Holy Church, and with his words, a platinum scepter gradually emerged from the air and floated in front of Veronica. "My child, hold this scepter and face the enlightenment that the Lord has left for you. This is your destiny."
Veronica looked at the platinum scepter quietly. Her face was expressionless, but she did not move.
St. Ivan the Third's voice seemed to come from a distant place. "My child? What are you waiting for? "
The power of light in the Holy Church began to stir slightly, and Veronica reached out her hand and slowly but firmly grasped the scepter.
"I am happy to talk to the Lord."
A majestic pillar of light rose up from the Great Cathedral. The pillar of light even penetrated the thick dome of the Great Cathedral, penetrated the thick layers of clouds, and shot straight in the direction of the ultimate mysterious star, 'Ao', in the distant outer space.
At this moment, solemn holy music appeared out of thin air, and all the bells in the cathedral rang at the same time. The priests in the cathedral and the believers in the city all stopped what they were doing and listened attentively to this sound. Everyone couldn't help but show a calm and peaceful smile on their faces, and they drew the emblem of the God of Holy Light on their chests and began to pray devoutly.
Veronica felt that her spirit had detached from her body. She 'saw' that her vision was rapidly increasing, and soon, she passed through the dome of the Holy Church. The entire Saint Sunil City had also shrunk into a small dot in her vision. She passed through the clouds, through the dark sky, through countless indescribable shadows and anomalies. Finally, she stopped this crazy journey in a place full of endless light.
She stood in an endless and wide place. The walls made of light, the towers, and the holy emblem stood at the end of her vision. There was also a river that stretched across the sky like falling stars and poured into the earth at an angle.
And right in front of her vision was the 'Lord'.
The Lord was a huge crystal made of light. He floated in the center of this country made of light. The crystal-like substance formed his body. The crystal did not have a fixed shape. It was like a crystal core with many faces, edges, and sides floating in the air. Even though he did not speak, Veronica still heard a voice echoing in her mind.
"Step forward, touch him, and listen to him …
"He is your protector, the safe haven that your souls look forward to …
"Only under his protection will you be safe …"
Veronica stared at the polyhedral crystal core that was constantly changing. Her legs began to tremble, and her body seemed to be breaking free from the control of her brain to move forward. At the same time, a huge force was tearing at her spirit at the same time, making her heterogeneous from the inside out, becoming an extension of the polyhedral crystal …
Endless power, knowledge, mysteries, power, money, and even eternity like God were all within reach at this moment.
Veronica took a deep breath and smiled. "We have been waiting for this day for too long …"
On the second day of the 'Day of the Stars', it was still a clear night in the south. It was another good day to watch the stars.
After dinner, Heti immediately went back to her room to get her silver astrolabe, but Rebecca just stood in front of the window sill and looked at the night sky outside. She looked at the twinkling stars and suddenly wrinkled her nose, a look of annoyance on her face.
But no one noticed the viscountess. She just stared blankly for a while, then turned and walked back to her room.
The 'Day of the Stars' was a very important day for the mages, but it had nothing to do with her.
She could not control the astrolabe, so naturally, she could not perceive any mysteries related to magic from the changes of the stars. When she was a child, she had stood on the balcony with Aunt Heidi and her teachers, staring at the night sky with her eyes wide open, but...
That was super boring.
She did not like stars at all.
Rebecca was on her way back to her room. She tried her best to fill her head with runes and formations so that she wouldn't think about anything else. However, a tall figure was waiting in the corridor. She had no choice but to stop.
"Ancestor?" She looked at Gwen blankly. "What's wrong?"
"Today is the day when the stars are the brightest. Don't you want to go to the terrace to watch the stars like Heti?"
"No," Rebecca shook her head hard, showing a look of indifference. "I don't understand. Every time I look at the stars, I want to sleep …"
Looking at the girl in front of him who was not good at pretending, Gwen could not help but laugh. "I have a gift for you."
"Gift?" Rebecca's eyes lit up slightly. "What gift?"
Gwen took the thing that he had spent a lot of effort to get the craftsmen to succeed. "A good thing that can let you see a lot of stars without the help of the astrolabe."
Rebecca looked at the thing curiously. It was a big metal tube, and the thickness was uneven. It seemed to be inlaid with crystal lenses, and there was an adjustable knob in the middle of the tube, as well as a buckle for connecting to the bracket.
Its style was really strange, and the style was different from the machine drawings drawn by the ancestor. But somehow, Rebecca was deeply attracted to it at first sight.
"What is this?" She asked curiously.
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