(This chapter is on the short side, and some recent chapters seem to be on the lighter side. However, I am not in the habit of watery plots, so with the fast pace and the little foreshadowing and revelations before, I will also find ways to speed up.)
The development momentum of the Night Church has exceeded Wang Yu's imagination. This young church with no foundation has shown extraordinary vitality in the special area of King City Shadow by virtue of its inclusiveness.
Its unique inclusiveness brings together these alien races that have been rejected by humans, and these alien races also feel a unique sense of satisfaction and belonging when they build this territory that belongs to the church.
This feeling is easy to explain. You bought your first house on earth, used the salary you earned to decorate and take care of your house little by little, and watched it turn into something you were satisfied with.
It may not be as good as a mansion, but you know that this small piece of territory does not belong to anyone else but yourself. This kind of satisfaction is difficult to describe in words.
And these displaced aliens can feel this sense of satisfaction even more. There is no discrimination, no prejudice, and no class to speak of. In fact, there are only two people in charge, Wang Yu and Ms. Night.
One is a benevolent and kind-hearted goddess who doesn't care much about what she does and has nothing to do with her godly name. The other is an archbishop who is busy chasing ducks. What he usually does is nothing more than paying wages and hiring people to do some work. .
In fact, all the work on Wang Yu's sign has been completed. Those tasks are for the expansion of the Night Blade's stronghold and have nothing to do with the expansion of the Night Church. The busy work of the believers that Wang Yu sees here is all their own initiative. from.
There is no affiliation between us, we just gather together for some reasons, hugging each other for warmth, maybe, there is nothing wrong with it.
The absence of interest entanglements makes the Night Church very pure. Wang Yu doesn't know if it will change in the future, but at least for now, it is a new, vibrant and simple church.
"How do you feel, Ms. Night?" Wang Yu leaned against the pillar and asked Ms. Night who was standing nearby and watching his followers busy.
"Very, yes, I can feel the faith of these believers, and their mood is also very good. In fact, their faith in me is much purer than those "devout" believers long ago."
"How pure?" Wang Yu tilted his head
"Well, there are no messy thoughts, because they don't exist simply by believing in me. Those beliefs are just simple recognition and gratitude. Moreover, they don't think about what I should do, and they don't lead me to the "dark night". God leads in this direction.”
"Although there is no clear direction, my power will recover very slowly. Regarding the use of darkness, I am not as powerful as I was at the beginning."
"But, I am still me now. At least, I am executing my own will, rather than like a demon, mechanically responding to the prayers of believers and executing my own abilities related to the name of God."
"So, if you can, please call me Darkness instead of Lady of the Night or Eunice. I enjoy my current relationship and life with believers."
"Okay, congratulations, Ms. Darkness." Wang Yu nodded, smiled and saluted Ms. Night, now Darkness.
He also understood why Ms. Hei Ye liked Wang Yu's perfunctory name. Maybe it didn't matter what the name was, but the meaning of the name itself.
"And this...if you have a chance, please help me pay attention to the movements of Erfen, the source of life. His minions are in the sewers underground of the Royal City. The Shadow of the Royal City, which also belongs to the underground space, is likely to be affected by him, so, please You're welcome"
Wang Yu took out the faith crystal obtained from the remnants of Erfen, the source of life, and handed it to Darkness.
"No problem, my friend, I will continue to pay attention to my crazy compatriot." Darkness accepted the crystal of faith given by Wang Yu and made a solemn promise.
"Wang Yu! Your Night Church is too powerful. I also want to join. I can believe in both the Lady of Night and the God of Light. The God of Light won't care."
Ciel's whirring sound came from a distance. It didn't take long for this guy to get familiar with the two elf kids. He held up an elf child and ran towards Wang Yu with another one behind him.
Putting aside whether the God of Light cares or not, why don't you ask Lady Night if she cares? Wang Yu looked back at Darkness with a wry smile.
The goddess herself had a calm smile, and her pupils were still covered by black gauze. Well, I don't have any objections to this person, so just treat Ciel's disrespectful words as okay.
"You and Darkness talk, I'll go see Aviya's alchemy workshop." Wang Yu waved his hand and asked Ciel to talk about faith with the goddess herself.
In the distance, Holo and Aviya were waiting for Wang Yu and Darkness to talk. Seeing that Wang Yu's human friend was also interested in joining the Night Church, the old druid had a look of relief unique to the elderly. smile.
"Okay." Ciel took the two dark elf imps and ran to Darkness, hoping that he would not offend this good-tempered goddess.
…
Following the pace of Holo, Aviya and Wang Yu walked on the walkway paved on the cliff. Below is the bottomless abyss. There is no territory in the black street. The believers of the Night Sect have opened their own and are not underground. Territory under city control.
The cliff itself, which no one is using, is the best open space. By building walkways on the cliff and gaining space by digging into the rock wall, the development of the Night Church will begin in this seemingly cramped place but with unlimited development space.
Looking at the bottomless abyss without any light, Wang Yu's eyes passed through the darkness and seemed to see the will of the abyss in the depths of darkness. This chaotic spiritual sea projects endless madness outwards. As long as he is on the cliff, If you walk in this darkness, you are destined to be eroded by the madness.
This is also the reason why the cliff space obviously has great development value, but has not been included in the territory of this crazy profit-seeking city.
Away from the three lighthouses of the Edge of Night, their reason is like a sailless boat entering the endless sea. Under the endless waves, the only ending is to fall into the abyss, or to believe in the abyss itself and become an abyss sect. One of those lunatics.
As for why the believers of the Night Church were not affected, Wang Yu's ripples had already told him the answer.
A thin layer of flowing "darkness" enveloped the territory belonging to the Church of Night, absorbing the madness ejected by the will of the abyss and blocking these crazy factors.
Shaking his head, Wang Yu handed a lantern to Holo next to him, "Holo, give this lantern to Ms. Darkness later. This is my heart."
"Okay, Bishop Wang Yu." Holo nodded in response, without pretense or asking, just carrying out Wang Yu's request.
This lantern is the one used by the Edge of Night for Wang Yu to absorb the crazy part of the will of the abyss. Through the lighthouse, a large area of madness can be roughly swept away. It can only reduce the concentration, but cannot completely eliminate it.
The lighthouse itself is just an amplifier that amplifies the scope of the lantern, so Wang Yu's lantern is completely enough to protect the Night Church.
The Lady of the Night uses her own power to protect these believers, but they will be eroded by the abyss all the time.
Wang Yu didn't want anything to go wrong with such a god who cared for his followers. With this lantern, at least Ms. Night didn't have to absorb the madness herself.
As for the missions of the lighthouse and the Edge of Night, isn't that because Wang Yu himself is there? Through the lighthouse, he can touch the will of the abyss and crush the madness. Wang Yu can complete those tasks without carrying a lantern.
Walking on the cliff walkway, from time to time some foreigners salute Wang Yu. They are of various races and have all kinds of strange accents.
Wang Yu's terrestrial name was difficult to pronounce in common language, and the pronunciation of the foreign people who greeted him, such as kobolds, orcs, and so on, made Wang Yu's brows jump and he couldn't help laughing.
Aviya next to her covered her mouth and laughed quietly, not remembering the embarrassing thing about the wrong pronunciation of Wang Yu's name engraved on the magic device she gave to Wang Yu.
"Hello, Bishop Wang Yu!"
"Thank you Bishop Wang Yu for the job."
"Hey, be respectful, that's our bishop."
"Oh, thank you Bishop Wang Yu for the job!"
"It's not respectful to add someone as an adult!"
"Then how come!"
"have no idea!"
"I don't know why you are so loud!"
"have no idea!"
The conversation between the two people next to them who said they were kobolds but actually lizard people made Wang Yu almost lose his temper.
Originally, Wang Yu was a little unsure of how to respond because he was regarded as a leader by a large number of people. He had no such experience on earth and had little experience in this world.
As a result, Wang Yu was completely relieved after listening to the conversation between the two kobolds. These aliens gathered and said that they had nothing to do with him, Wang Yu, and that they were attracted by simple factors.
A sheltered territory, a guaranteed job, and an environment without discrimination. These are enough. The conversation between the two kobolds may seem a bit stupid, but in fact, what is reflected is the essence of respect these aliens have for Wang Yu. .
Do you respect him as a person? No, it was just because of the prosperity of the Night Church that they naturally felt grateful and respectful to him, the titular bishop.
Rather than worshiping him, it would be better to say that we respect the miracle that was born of the Night Church by chance.
"Okay, come on." Wang Yu waved his hand casually. He had no intention of maintaining the high status of the Night Church, nor was he interested in maintaining the personality of a mysterious and powerful person.
The Church of Night is such a down-to-earth organization. Wang Yu estimates that this small church will never be able to become the mysterious and powerful "Tarot Society", "Knights of the Round Table", and "Senior Council" that are seen in novels on earth. organize.
The root of this organization is not Wang Yu, nor is it some mysterious and powerful existence. Therefore, as long as Wang Yu is himself, there is no need to have a concave personality and pretend to be mysterious.
"Here we are, Your Excellency Aviya, this is the alchemy workshop built for you by Master Goblin, Mr. Elliot." Hollow stopped and gestured forward with his hand.
"Damn it, you swamp monster, can you please stop putting mud on my tools? I don't need your help, get out of here!"
However, before he could continue the introduction, the grumpy goblin roar that Wang Yu was very familiar with came over, and a wrench stuck with mud flew out of the iron door on the cliff.
"Cang!" Wang Yu's gauntlet collided with the wrench, making a crisp sound. Wang Yu caught the flying wrench firmly.
"Uh, Your Excellency Wang Yu?" The embarrassed goblin and the expressionless Wang Yu looked at each other...
