The crowd gathered in the square in front of the church, and the solemn voice of the priest echoed.
"Miguel, a believer in Azka Village, come here"
"Yes Yes!"
The usually arrogant werewolf Miguel seemed a little nervous today.
His face was pale, and his usually floppy tail drooped.
In the town of Ibro, an awakening ceremony is held every year on the equinox.
Although there is a church in Azka Village where we are located, there is no priest who can perform the ceremony, so we took a carriage to Ibro Town.
Children from surrounding villages and other residents gathered in the square to watch the ceremony.
Compared with China before my rebirth, Ibro Town had fewer entertainment facilities, so the awakening ceremony became a small celebration.
Miguel walked to the priest tremblingly, knelt down, and clasped his hands on his chest.
The priest held a staff inlaid with complex patterns and a orb on the top, raised it above Miguel's head and began to chant.
"Under the protection of the goddess Fatima, bless those believers who welcome the time of awakening"
The orb emits white light, and Miguel's body is wrapped in red light.
"The attribute is fire! Believer Miguel, please show the goddess Fatima the blessings she bestows."
"yes!"
Miguel stood up, faced the square, took a deep breath, and raised his hands to the sky.
"In the name of the goddess Fatima, let the fire burn!"
In front of Miguel's raised hands, a fireball about 50 centimeters in diameter ignited.
The crowd onlookers made sounds of exclamation and admiration, but the applause lacked enthusiasm.
The Awakening Ceremony is a ceremony for children who turn ten years old each year to show off the protection of the goddess Fatima and welcome adult life, but the actual purpose does not end there.
Everyone in this world is born with unique magic. They cannot fully control it when they are young and may cause harm to themselves.
If the wind and water attribute magic goes out of control and the room becomes a mess, it is okay, but the fire and thunder attribute magic may threaten life.
Therefore, the church created a sealing magic called the Goddess's Protection and held an awakening ceremony to lift the seal.
The goddess's blessing can reduce the number of children who harm themselves due to out-of-control magic, allowing the church to firmly establish its position.
The Rite of Awakening is a demonstration for the Church, but it also serves another purpose.
The magic given by the goddess after unsealing shows the talent of the initiator.
Those who can use powerful and stable magic from the beginning are thought to grow faster.
Attendees of the awakening ceremony include the judges of the Kingdom’s Knights and the knights of the Viscount Lagat family that rules this area.
In other words, this is also an occasion to discover promising talents for the future.
After the magic demonstration, children recognized as gifted would be praised by the judges, but Miguel received no attention from them.
The one who gained attention was another child with fire attributes, who created fireballs that were more than twice the size of Miguel.
"Horacio from Azka Village, come here"
"Yes Yes"
Horacio, the awesome man whose name was called, stepped forward with staggering steps.
Horacio is a head taller than Miguel, but has a very gentle personality.
"Under the protection of the goddess Fatima, may believers live a healthy life, usher in the time of awakening, and be blessed by God."
The priest began to chant, and Horacio's body was enveloped in green light.
"The attribute is wind! Follower Horacio, please show the goddess Fatima the blessings she has bestowed."
"OK!"
Horacio stood up, breathing heavily and facing the square, mustering up the courage to raise his hands in the air.
"In the name of the goddess Fatima, let the wind dance!"
The usually docile Horacio suddenly shouted loudly, and a strong wind blew in the square.
In front of Horacio with his hands raised, air surged, sucking the air from the square.
The crowd let out exclamations, and the judges of the Kingdom Knights raised their right hands and applauded like waves.
After being selected and passing rigorous training, you can become an official knight.
It meant gaining peerage at the same time, a coveted success story for children living in remote villages.
Horacio covered his face and cried as church members supported him and led him to the list of admitted candidates.
Miguel bid him farewell with a depressed expression, but due to his relationship with the village chief, he could not enter the Kingdom Knights.
Even if you enter, the Knights are basically based on strength. Unless you are a descendant of the royal family or a few big nobles, you cannot become a formal knight based on your connections.
This year, there are four children participating in the awakening ceremony in Azka Village, namely Miguel, a werewolf boy who is the grandson of the village chief, Horacio, a cow-man boy, Inis, a goat-man girl, and me, a cat-man boy.
Ines was confirmed to be of water nature and her magic power was weak, so the crowd in the square had begun to leave.
I was the only one left on the field. This is because it is generally believed that the strength of magic power is directly proportional to physical strength.
Even adult males, cat people who are only about 120 centimeters tall, rarely give birth to children with powerful magical powers.
At present, I am less than 80 centimeters tall, so I have no expectations at all.
"Azka Village, Hua Wuming, come here"
"yes!"
The priest's staff pointed at the top of the kneeling Hua Wuming's head. The moment he started chanting, Hua Wuming's body changed.
To use an analogy, something began to flow in Hua Wuming's body just like water flowing out of a faucet. At the same time, a lock was opened and a large amount of information poured into Hua Wuming's brain.
This is Hua Wuming's magic that he has had from the beginning.
Even without any teaching, the way to sing this mantra came to me.
"Isn't the property of water?"
"Yes and no."
"The attribute is air! Believer Hua Wuming, please show the goddess Fatima the blessings she has bestowed."
"OK!"
Hua Wuming's body was wrapped in a light that was lighter than the light blue of the water attribute.
The crowd began to laugh, but Hua Wuming concentrated on using his magic.
"In the name of the goddess Fatima, let the air condense!"
Hua Wuming raised his hands and pointed in the air, and the square was filled with jeers.
"Hahaha, look, nothing happened!"
"Ah hahahaha, of course Catman's empty attribute spell is invalid."
"A cat-man with weak magic power and empty attributes is doomed."
Although the crowd's eyes thought that nothing happened, the magic used by Hua Wuming did activate. Where Hua Wuming raised his hands, the air condensed into an object about the size of a library book.
It's probably only as strong as expanded polystyrene.
Hua Wuming put down his hands, saluted the priest, and left in a hurry.
There were still jeers from the crowd, which made Hua Wuming feel very embarrassed and his cheeks turned red.
Although the empty attribute is considered a useless attribute, Hua Wuming will not give up the life of an adventurer he has dreamed of since he was a child because of this disadvantage.
Listening to the priest's closing speech, Hua Wuming began to think about how to use void attribute magic.
