It was the fourteenth day of the Month of Harvest, the fourth day of the agreement with Vanilla.
Originally, everyone in Bul-Kathos was prepared for this heavy rain to last for a long time, but they didn't expect that the storm would unexpectedly stop last night.
A new day had arrived, and the air was filled with the fragrance of the earth. The ground that had been washed by the rain had become muddy. Fortunately, the gravel road was barely passable, so it didn't affect the rain too much.
The city located on the hematite mine experienced many lightning strikes yesterday, but so far, no one had heard of any unlucky person being struck by lightning. After all, the nearby Kergel Mountain was also a rich mining area, which was equivalent to a natural lightning rod.
People gathered on the main road of Bul-Kathos after breakfast, preparing to respectfully send Saintess Coco and Saintess Vanilla to the Holy Cathedral of Fire.
The Saintess hadn't appeared yet, and people were chatting in low voices.
"Did you hear? Last night, someone rushed into the sky and forcefully scattered the rain clouds! "
"I saw it! It was simply a miracle! All of a sudden, a huge hole appeared in the dense rain clouds. Then, a gust of wind swept the clouds away, blowing away large patches of rain clouds! "
"In Bul-Kathos, only Sir Sharp Tooth can do such a thing, right? With his strength, he could split the clouds in the sky with a single swing of his axe. "
"It doesn't seem to be Sir Sharp Tooth. When the person in the sky dispersed the rain clouds, someone saw Sir Sharp Tooth and his old friend Angus Miracle Hands drinking in a tavern."
"Then who could it be?"
"I'm not sure, but didn't you notice that the rain clouds were a little strange when they dispersed in the evening? It seemed to have a pattern, like a strange language … Could it be a divine revelation? "
"I saw it too. It looked like words, but I don't have any impression of it."
"I'm really curious what it means. If it's a divine revelation, we might be able to become stronger after studying it thoroughly."
"You're thinking too much. Perhaps it's just a prank by some powerful person, deliberately using words that we don't understand to tease us."
"No way, there's a powerful person with such a bad taste … Ah! Shh! Her Saintess Majesty is here! "
The streets suddenly quieted down as a dragon carriage slowly drove over from the cathedral. Coco and Vanilla were sitting on the dragon carriage.
After changing into the priest's robes, the two sisters appeared to be serious. It was impossible to tell that they were laughing and fooling around with Tang En before. They sat there peacefully, looking somewhat sacred and inviolable.
But compared to Eluri, there was still something lacking.
Tang En, who was hiding among the two teams, smacked his lips. He felt that Coco and Vanilla were still too inexperienced. Compared to Eluri, who was a professional Saintess, they were more like part-time Saintesses.
Moreover, Eluri was very popular in the areas covered by the Radiant Church's believers. She even had many admirers in the Ronitante Kingdom.
On the other hand, Coco and Vanilla were different.
There were many subspecies in the Leon Empire, and they all had different aesthetic standards. As a second-class subspecies, the Kate Cats' image was similar to humans, so they naturally wouldn't attract the attention of the first-class subspecies. Those people respected them not because they were conquered by their charm, but because of their identity and what they represented.
Without the bonus of charm, their range of influence wouldn't be too large.
According to the original plan, after Khal and his team received Coco and Vanilla, they would follow the planned route out of the city and then head to the Fire Cathedral. Tang En, Angus, and Razortooth would hide in the dark and watch for any movements.
Meanwhile, Tang En left Elijah at home to learn how to control magic every night.
"… I hope she doesn't teach us anything …"
Tang En muttered to himself. The only thing he was more worried about was teaching Ilya every night. If Tang En's infatuated worldview were to spread to Ilya, then it would be fun.
However, to Tang En's surprise, the Saintess didn't cause any commotion. Instead, it was Khal and the others who attracted a lot of attention.
After all, the Harley-Davidson motorcycles they rode were too manly. Although the Orcs hadn't come into contact with such a design style before, art was universal, and the visual stimulation was the same no matter where it was. The wild and domineering Harley-Davidson motorcycles almost immediately conquered the hearts of the Orcs.
"What are they riding?! It looks so good! "
"Is it a mount? It doesn't look like a monster. "
"Maybe it's a kind of construct, a kind of puppet statue?"
"Puppet statue? Isn't that the statue that the Star Diamond Bank uses to guard? Is that thing the same as the one they're riding? "
"It's just the appearance. There shouldn't be any difference in essence."
The bustling discussion made Khal and the others gain a lot of attention. When had they ever received such treatment before?
Under the envious gazes of the Orcs, all of them puffed out their chests and raised their heads. At a time like this, they couldn't embarrass their fellow humans.
Not far away, Odura looked at Khal and the others with a complicated expression.
Escorting the Saintess to the Holy Cathedral of Fire was the responsibility of the Red Lotus Knights.
But now, they were letting the humans do it.
Although they had lost in the competition, it didn't mean that they were inferior to the human mercenaries.
When it came to Bul-Kathos, the Red Lotus Knights were more familiar with it.
How could they give the job to the humans?
What was His Holiness Ymir thinking?!
In the palace on the northern highlands, Testero was looking down at the caravan on the street.
"The Holy Cathedral of Fire … I hope there won't be any problems this time."
Testero shook his head.
A long time ago, he had proposed to incorporate the Holy Cathedral of Fire into Bul-Kathos and try to develop the city there as much as possible. Unfortunately, Ymir opposed it.
The Holy Cathedral of Fire was sacred, but it was also dangerous.
If mortals tried to approach the domain of God without permission, they would only be hurt, not blessed.
"Speaking of which … where did that brat Groma go?"
Testero frowned, "He couldn't have quarreled with Ursa again, right? Really, we haven't seen each other for several years. Can't they sit together peacefully? "
Testero, who was troubled by family matters, quickly focused his attention on dealing with all kinds of complicated matters.
The caravan slowly moved forward and soon left Bul-Kathos amidst the cheers of the crowd. They then moved northeast.
The Holy Cathedral of Fire was located in the Kergel Mountains. There was a mountain called Ancient Patrichinus, which meant 'the eternally burning flame crown' in the Orc language. The Holy Cathedral of Fire was located there.
When he heard the name, Tang En had a faint intuition.
The Ancient Patrichinus Mountain where the Holy Cathedral of Fire was located was probably an active volcano.
The muddy road didn't affect the caravan's progress. At noon, the caravan safely arrived at Ancient Patrichinus Mountain.
It seemed that the other party didn't choose to make a move while they were there.
However, when he saw the mouth of the volcano, Tang En's mouth twitched. As expected … it really was an active volcano.
If Tang En knew about the discussion between Testero and Emir, he would definitely support Emir.
F * ck, an active volcano in the city? Was there something wrong with their heads?
Speaking of which, the person who built the Holy Cathedral of Fire in such a place must have something wrong with their heads as well. Volcanoes did symbolize the power of fire, but wasn't it deliberately making things difficult for people to build it in such a place?
Seeing that Coco and Vanilla were planning to go deeper into the volcano after getting off the dragon carriage, Tang En was shocked, "We're still going in?"
"Of course, the Holy Cathedral of Fire is inside," Coco said casually.
"You guys wait outside. If you don't receive blessings, you'll be burned by the flames."
"Burned? I'm not afraid. "
Tang En had Khal and the others wait above while Angus and Razortooth were in charge of protecting them in secret. He followed the two Saintesses into the volcano.
After going down a few dozen meters along the edge of the volcano, they were very close to the hot lava. At this time, Tang En noticed that there was a protruding stone platform hidden in the thick smoke.
The stone platform extended from the edge of the volcano all the way to the center of the volcano. It was frightening just looking at it.
The temperature here was so high that it could kill people. It was probably at least a hundred degrees Celsius.
However, as the Saintesses of the Fire God Kalomariff, Coco and Vanilla had his blessings, so the temperature here didn't affect them at all.
The two Saintesses walked to the stone platform hand in hand and then began to pray in low voices.
Tang En suddenly widened his eyes and looked at them in surprise. As they prayed, a very gentle red light appeared from their bodies. The light formed a vortex in the middle of the area above the two of them. The surrounding sulfur and smoke were all dispersed, and the lava below began to churn violently.
Was the volcano going to erupt?
Tang En wiped away his cold sweat. Even though he knew that he wasn't afraid with his strength, he still felt a little afraid because of his instincts as an Earthling.
However, the volcano didn't erupt in the end.
An ancient Holy Cathedral rose from the churning lava.
Tang En was dumbfounded.
A Holy Temple had emerged from the lava!
Damn, this was too — Wait! This seemed very magical …
"This is the Holy Cathedral of Fire?"
"That's right. You'd better not get close. That's the great Kalomariff's domain."
After Coco reminded him, she and Vanilla stepped into the Holy Cathedral hand in hand.
Tang En looked at the ancient Holy Cathedral. It was still a stone platform, still a circle of stone pillars, and still simple but mysterious divine runes.
Tang En stared at the Holy Cathedral of Fire and couldn't help but sigh.
Damn, it looked the same as the other Holy Cathedrals. There was no difference at all …
"I say …"
"Hmm?"
"This thing just came out from below, right?"
"That's right."
"Then you're going up just like that. Aren't you afraid of scalding your feet?"
"…"
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