In Duncan's perception, something exuding a huge presence was gradually approaching the city-state of Pland.
In fact, his perception cannot break away from Plande's entity and extend outward, but when the thing that exudes a huge sense of existence continues to approach, he can still indirectly perceive some kind of... "illumination", just like a The heat source, a thing that emits strong light, becomes clear little by little on the boundless sea.
A simple large ship will not bring such a feeling, nor will a group of powerful priests bring such a feeling.
Duncan squinted his eyes slightly. In the "darkness" outside the city-state of Pland, the group of things emitting strong light and heat gradually showed some outlines.
What it emits...is the so-called "power of the gods"?
A moment later, a green flame suddenly rose from a window on the second floor of the antique store. Immediately afterwards, a chubby white dove flew out of the window and quickly flew across the sky.
A huge crowd has now gathered inside and outside the port in the southeast of Purland.
The Cathedral of Storms, which cruises on the sea all year round and almost never docks, is about to dock in the city-state. This is a once-in-a-lifetime event for any believer who follows the storm goddess Gemona, whether it is to show their piety, Or simply to admire the majestic face of the Cathedral of Storms, the citizens of Pland did not want to miss today's grand event - when the sun just rose today and the curfew just ended, people began to live near the port one after another. Residents gathered together, and when the time approached noon, basically all the empty seats near the port that could be used to "watch the ceremony" were occupied.
After that, the port area entered a state of traffic control. The city hall no longer allowed any more spectators to approach the port, and cooperated with the church to evacuate the crowd to various sanctuaries - when the Storm Cathedral docked , Mass ceremonies will also be held simultaneously in various churches. On the one hand, this ceremony is of course to "welcome the glory of the goddess", and on the other hand, it is to reduce the pressure on the port area and divert believers.
Vanna nodded, breathed a sigh of relief, then raised her head and looked around.
Although she is the judge of the city-state, this is the first time that Vanna has seen this huge ark ship with her own eyes.
The sea water is curling, the sky is shaking, and the glow of the sun shining on the sea surface suddenly ripples,
Transformed into a layered, cloud-like curtain - an engineering construction that was almost as huge as the entire port area suddenly emerged on the sea, as if it had directly traveled through dimensions and appeared in -'s field of vision. !
The salute was fired, followed by the sound of magnificent music, and there were thunderous cheers inside and outside the port. Everywhere you heard it, it was boiling!
The uncle and the old bishop were talking next to them, but Luffy's attention gradually left them. He looked at the endless sea in the distance, waiting for this majestic church to appear in his sight.
Alice seemed a little dazed. She had never seen such a huge thing moving on the sea. When the steam pipe on the side of the church ark suddenly released its pressure and a loud whistle sounded through the sky, she immediately hugged her head.
It seems that no one can see these shadows, not even the church priests with extremely high "spiritual vision".
On the roof of a tower near the dock area, Dante, who stepped out of the flaming door, quietly watched this quiet celebration scene, as well as the not-so-distant ship that exceeded the concept of a "ship". Understand how the huge church ark is able to operate.
He closed his eyes and opened them again.
"The arrival of the Storm Cathedral cannot actually help them solve many problems," Luffy's voice reached Duncan's ears, "Through this event, the unstable atmosphere in the city-state can be quickly calmed down. Regarding the 'vision,' The news can be released relatively smoothly, and to be honest... I am really relieved."
There were loud blessings and cheers everywhere, and even the ignorant children became excited in the crowd. Coupled with the sound of salutes and music, the quiet sound was deafening.
In an instant, excitement, excitement and admiration arose spontaneously.
Hurry up, hurry up, Duncan finally
It arrived at the port in time.
The shadow flickered over the heads of the crowd, but the cheering residents were obviously unaware of it.
At the same time, a gray-white smoke phantom drifted over and slowly approached his palm.
"For believers, 'being under the gaze of gods is a more effective reason for comfort than anything else," Bishop Plande responded. "With the protection and testimony of the goddess, they can show the utmost faith and tenacity. You can also calmly accept various extreme situations, including the city-state turning into a vision."
"The goddess will be forgiving," the voice of Archbishop Plande came from the side. The old man was now dressed in rich clothes, holding the long staff that symbolized the city-state bishop in his hand, with a faint smile on his face, "It's so far away from the scheduled time. There’s still a little while left.”
He saw these fluttering shadows descending, sweeping over the gathering crowds and the bell towers.
He saw countless gray-white shadows spreading out of the Cathedral of Storms, like invisible tentacles, and then smoke floating like streamers. Those fluttering shadows came from every door and every door of the church ark. A window or even every mechanical gap extended out, and dark clouds swept over half of Valentine's sky.
It seemed that the huge shock and shock made them forget to make a sound for a while?
Duncan looked at the sea outside the port, and saw that the wonderful scene of curling water and shaking light and shadow had not yet calmed down. The majestic Storm Cathedral had removed all its camouflage and was slowly approaching the Valentine coast.
Or...just because they are priests of the church, it is impossible to see these shadows? !
Nearly six-sevenths of the entire population are baptized believers of the Deep Sea Church, and the remaining one-seventh, even if they have not been baptized, will maintain their deep faith in the storm goddess Gemona under the influence of the atmosphere of the entire city— - This city-state is the largest gathering place of deep-sea believers in the boundless sea, and the grand scene at this moment demonstrates that point extremely strongly.
Nina and Shirley were extremely excited, noisily discussing the structure of the church ark - the former started from the mechanical knowledge learned in school, and the latter gave full play to her wild imagination and wild self-confidence. .
"You were almost late," Fanna, the consul who was waiting to greet her at the port, glanced at her niece who was rushing over with helplessness in her eyes. "On such an important day, as a judge, you are the last to arrive. .”
"There was an accident." In front of her uncle, even the inquisitor would have a weak moment. Fanna's face showed a little embarrassment, "Originally, I had planned my time very well, so I would have delayed my arrival by at least half an hour... .…”
Dante's eyes moved quickly between the crowd gathered at the pier and the towering triple spiers of the church's Ark.
The high-ranking priests gathered near the trestle responded in unison: "Praise the name of the storm!"
What are these shadows? What are these invisible tentacles that permeate the Cathedral of Storms?
"The arrival of the Cathedral of Storms may not be to help us get through this difficulty," Vanna said, "but His Majesty the Pope has not made this clear."
"The Pope has the reserve of a Pope - not to mention that the messages he conveys to the outside world are guided by God..."
The view around the trestle is wide, and the guards and peace officers have surrounded a rather spacious "ceremonial area." However, after looking beyond this open area, you can see countless spectators, crowded with people.
The high-ranking officials in the city hall were looking forward to it, and Bishop Plante and his uncle were staring into the distance with wide eyes.
I held my breath subconsciously, and then looked to my side. "Praise the name of the storm!"
It hasn't fully appeared yet, and it still has a vague illusory quality at this moment. However, this majestic momentum rushes towards you, shocking the soul.
After another two seconds, the bishop's eyes lit up. He raised the scepter in his hand high and lowered it with force. The sound of the scepter's tail hitting the ground resounded through the entire dock square like thunder. The crowd that had gathered was in an uproar.
The appointed time is coming, but there is nothing visible in the fierce sea
See the traces of this amazing giant ship.
Beyond these layers of crowds, inside the port area, is the "ceremonial area" temporarily blocked by church guards and city-state security officers. Valentine's local church leaders and city-state senior officials gathered together Gather here and prepare to storm the cathedral.
Huge questions gathered in his heart, and Dante's eyes gradually became extremely serious. He subconsciously stretched out his hand in the air outside the platform, as if he wanted to catch one of the phantoms.
However, in the next second, Duncan suddenly captured the distorted scene on the sea out of the corner of his eye.
Then, this gray-white "tentacle" slowly retracted, leaving only a cold, hollow feeling.
The smoke condensed slightly and wrapped around Duncan's fingers - the next second, he actually felt a slightly cool touch and felt that he had touched some kind of entity!
