Chapter 437

"That's right, you can't get the hot tofu in a hurry. Emilia is clumsy and stupid~"

The silly roe deer was also humming on the side. The useless cat was immediately unhappy. He rushed over and pressed the other party on the sofa. The bullied latter was in tears and begged for mercy to Lin.

Lin glanced at them with disgust, stood up and stretched: "I don't have time to play house with you two childish ghosts. I'm going to catch up on my sleep."

They have been staying on the boat all this time. Even if they docked, they only stopped for a few hours to replenish supplies and fresh water. Occasionally, the boat would shake and bump due to strong winds and waves, which would produce a strong sense of fatigue both physically and mentally.

Now that he finally returned to the house, Lin just wanted to lie comfortably on the bed and sleep all day and night to rest up.

"Good night."

Rin yawned, waved his hand and went upstairs.

His yawn seemed to be contagious. Fei Miao and Silly Roe also yawned one by one. They were still active just a moment ago, but now they all showed signs of fatigue.

Xiye put down the teacup and turned his head to check the time. It was only afternoon.

"Don't sleep too long. You still have to eat at night."

"I know, I know!"

Lin's voice came from upstairs. Fei Miao and Silly Roe followed and squeezed into the bathroom together.

Soon there was a noise in the bathroom, mixed with Lin's voice of driving and scolding. After taking a bath, the three of them lay on the big bed together and fell asleep soon.

At night, they simply got up and ate something easy to digest, and then fell asleep. Time was five o'clock the next morning in a blink of an eye.

Lin sat up and was in a daze for a long time. Then he pulled himself out of his arms and legs, stood up and washed.

Iris also got up in a daze and pushed Emilia hard, but she couldn't wake her up with great effort.

After dawdling for a long time, Lin pulled Fei Miao out of the bedroom and was about to wake up Xiye when she found that there was no one in her room.

Lin guessed that Xiye went to bed early and got up even earlier, so she should have gone to practice swordplay at this time, so she turned and went into the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

Sure enough, not long after breakfast was made, Xiye came back, with a little red on her jade-like cheeks and steam on her forehead.

After a simple shower, Xiye returned to the restaurant and saw the breakfast on the table and Lin who was waiting, and her eyes lit up.

"Brother, I just fought with Captain Ansel. The training ground of the church is really good. You can let go of your hands and feet."

"Waste cat, look at how hard-working others are. You, on the other hand, just know how to sleep in all day long. You are so lazy!"

Rin poured a cup of soy milk for each person, and taught Emilia a lesson: "It takes half an hour or even an hour to wake you up every morning. Learn from the fake swordsman and church knight."

"Meow?"

Waste cat just responded with cuteness, and his eyes were already on the meat pie on the plate. Look at her, it's completely in one ear and out the other.

"Let's go to the training ground to practice together later, and Roe Deer will come with us."

"I know, little Rin!"

Iris raised her hand with full energy, then picked up the corn pie and took a bite, squinting her eyes in satisfaction.

Xiye hurriedly said: "My brother and I will go together. We have to go to the advanced training ground. There are a lot of people in the central training ground now, and it's easy to cause trouble."

Rin knew what Xiye meant. Long before they came to Shengdao City, this place was already crowded.

The birthday of the god represents the New Year for ordinary people and is a festive day. For the church, it is even more significant. On this day, countless monks will flock to the Holy Road City for pilgrimage.

This year is special. In order to deal with the undead riots and beast tides, many grassroots personnel cannot leave their posts and come back. Even so, the entire city is already packed.

In previous years, the monks and believers who came to pilgrimage could directly line up to the villages and towns dozens of kilometers outside the city.

This shows how grand it is.

Lin entered directly through the military port. At that time, martial law was imposed for a short period of time for his safety, so he did not feel the lively atmosphere.

If he left this high-rise residential area, he would find that the streets were already crowded with people.

At this time, the security pressure of the Holy Road City was huge, so Ansel came out for training before dawn and immediately put into security after training.

Even if most of them are devout believers, it is inevitable that some people with ulterior motives will sneak in, and they must be guarded against.

The security areas are mainly in the departure area, Mass Bridge and the outer city area.

The most densely populated and largest training area in the city is at the intersection of the inner city and the outer city, and it is still crowded at this time.

Rin nodded: "Let's go together later."

After breakfast, put on the equipment, and was about to go out, Rin saw that there were more and more things piled on the coffee table, and now the sofa was full.

Thinking about it, I knew it was time for me to rest. Someone came to give gifts again, and Rin didn't care. He went to morning training with the three girls.

At noon, I ordered some special food. Just after I finished eating, Ophelia and He Guang came to visit together.

There were also several tailors and monks who helped.

"Rin, did you rest well?"

As soon as Ophelia entered the door, she asked with concern.

Rin nodded and looked at the boxes of various sizes brought by the monks.

"Are these the things needed for the ceremony?"

He Guang nodded and said excitedly: "Rin, try it quickly, and I will tell you the detailed process later."

Rin looked at the dozen boxes and suddenly felt a little toothache.

In the first box to be opened, there was neatly placed a luxurious sacred ritual garment with pure white gold trim.

"This is made according to the dimensions previously measured by His Royal Highness the Son. There may be flaws in some places. Please try it on Your Highness so that we can modify it."

A tailor said respectfully. When Rin nodded, he quickly put the sacrificial garment on Rin's body.

The color scheme of the chasuble is similar to that of the pope, but there are so many decorations that it looks extremely bright.

The wide sacrificial garment can wrap the whole body in it. It is like a thick robe, and with the jingling decorations on it, it is actually very difficult to move.

Fortunately, this sacred sacrificial garment can only be worn during important ceremonies. If worn every day, even the nouveau riche would not be able to bear it.

The tailor took a look around and breathed a sigh of relief: "It's just that the armpits are a little wider. We will modify them quickly when we get back. There are no other problems."

Next, other boxes were opened one by one, including tiaras, boots, belts, etc., all of which must be worn together.

It weighs at least ten kilograms to put on the body. It is heavy and cumbersome, and the person who puts it on is covered in sweat.

After taking off the sacrificial robe, Rin asked with a confused look on his face: "How long should I wear this thing?"

Waguang made an estimate and comforted him: "It will take four or five hours to go back and forth. Your Highness, please be patient."

"Five hours..."

Rin closed her eyes in pain and nodded dejectedly.

Ophelia smiled and said: "I only wear it once a year, just use it as a weight-bearing exercise. The archbishop also wears it. It's not much easier than this, but it's a rule and there's nothing you can do about it."

Hearing that someone shared the joys and sorrows, Rin's mentality became more balanced, and then he looked at the last two boxes with curiosity on his face.

Waguang introduced with a smile: "There are two more pieces, which are the sacrificial robes that the Holy Son usually wears, and some daily monastic uniforms and training clothes that will be sent over later."

After saying that, she took the initiative to open the box, opened a piece of clothing, and faced Rin.

Rin glanced at the simple and elegant sacrificial robe and saw that there were no special decorations on it, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

The style of the sacrificial robe is younger, shorter than that of the archbishop, and the pattern on the back is completely different. It is composed of wings and swords. It also looks very noble, but it is easy to distinguish it from the bishop.

Rin tried it on casually and found that it looked thick but was actually quite light. She nodded with satisfaction.

Although you won’t need it most of the time, you still have to pay attention to the quality of what you wear.

After the fitting was over, Waguang took Rin and explained the entire ceremony in detail.

This process was much more complicated than Rin imagined. It was completely comparable to the boarding ceremony of an imperial monarch. Rin's scalp felt numb just listening to it.

Ophelia drank happily while holding the tea made by Yuye, and chatted with several girls in a low voice. No one paid any attention to Rin's depressed scratching of his head and head.

"Rin, you don't need to remember so much. What you really need to pay attention to is the following ritual words and the etiquette of handing over the scepter. At other times, just follow Archbishop Tiga. Even if you make a mistake, as long as it is not a key point, no one will pay attention. ,"

Listening to Waguang's comfort, Lin gritted his teeth and said stubbornly: "There can be no mistakes in the ceremony. No matter how complicated it is, it must be faced seriously. Your Highness does not want to make a fool of himself in front of dozens or millions of people. Tell me anything else. "

So the whole process of the ceremony was explained over and over again for half a day, until Webster came back in the evening, everyone gathered together to have a meal, and it was a day before they died.

The next day, the bishops came back one after another, and Archbishop Tiga also returned in the middle of the afternoon. Four of the six white bishops had expired and entered the intensive preparation stage.

In addition to continuing to review the ritual steps, Rin also had to memorize the ritual words. The 4,300-word composition had to be recited word for word.

At 12 o'clock in the evening, as the bell rang, the past year officially turned over, and the new year arrived as scheduled with the blessing of the goddess.

The so-called blessing of the goddess is the heavy snow that is scattered like goose feathers, and soon the entire Holy City is covered in silver, turning it into a city of ice and snow.

The statue of the goddess standing in the center exudes a soft and reassuring light in the dark night, and the two spread wings shine even brighter, seeming to protect the countless believers kneeling in prayer under their wings.

Hymns sounded from all directions, with male voices, female voices, choruses, and children's choruses, all in exactly the same rhythm, and could be heard no matter where they stood.

Tiga stood in front of the statue of the goddess, replacing the Pope, and led all the believers to pray. With the blessing of the amplifying magic device, his voice echoed throughout the city.

At least at this moment, the entire Holy City was in a relatively still state. No one was walking around randomly. They were all half-kneeling or kneeling with their eyes closed, holding their hands together and praying silently.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but Rin could vaguely feel that there was an invisible and strange force coming towards the goddess statue from all directions.

His spirit also quickly became full, and his whole body was full of energy. There was also a warm current flowing along his blood, and a strong sense of comfort surged toward his brain.

Rin opened her eyes and quietly glanced at Elise, Emilia and Yuye beside her. They seemed to have not changed much.

Looking further into the distance, I saw several archbishops and Willard sitting silently in the highest position.

Rin could clearly feel that they seemed to be more energetic. Except for Ophelia, everyone else's faces seemed to be a little younger, with a look of satisfaction and happiness on their faces.

Is this... the bonus brought by faith?

Could everything written in the novel be true?

But, I haven't upgraded yet, so I don't know what benefits it will bring.

Will it only appear on this day, or will it appear as long as there are enough people praying?

A bunch of question marks popped up in his head, and Lin suddenly thought of something. After the prayer was over, he couldn't wait to return to the room.

Their three pets, Lightning and Eevee, were fine. Lin Wuyue, who had recovered a little spirit, was now lying on the ground in a sickly manner.

When Xiaolong noticed Lin coming in, he showed a wronged look on his face, crying and throwing himself into Lin's arms for comfort.

Her body exuded a soft light, and her movements were agile. She didn't look depressed at all, which was a typical severe contrast between body and soul.

Lin threw away Lin Wuyue who was desperately pulling at him, and sorted out his clothes with a look of disgust.

Since Lin Wuyue was fine, he was relieved.

Thinking only of this incompetent evil god, Master Lin really forgot to ask the Pope what was going on with the strange phenomenon in his body.

It was already late, and the ceremony had to be prepared at six in the morning, so it was not good to disturb others.

Lin returned to the bedroom and wanted to sleep for a while, but she was full of energy and extremely excited, and she couldn't fall asleep no matter how hard she tried.

Kicked Lin Wuyue who was holding her legs away, Lin got out of bed and left the bedroom, first glanced at Iris and Emilia who were already asleep, and turned to Xiye's room.

Xiye was still practicing calligraphy, and the girl's beautiful profile was extremely soft under the light. Lin looked closer and couldn't find any flaws.

The sword saint girl was stared at for a long time, and her writing speed slowed down, and a slight blush appeared on her face.

"Brother, the ceremony during the day was very hard, why don't you go to bed?"

"When I prayed, I seemed to feel some power pouring into my body. Now I am very energetic and can't sleep at all."

Xiye put down the pen, turned his head and looked up and down at Lin in confusion, seeing his energetic appearance, and a gentle smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Maybe it's a blessing from the goddess."

After saying that, she asked nervously and expectantly: "Since my brother can't sleep, can you... teach me to practice calligraphy?"

"Tsk, I knew that the fake sword master was born a bad student. He needs to be taught to practice calligraphy."

Rin raised his chin proudly and motioned Xiye to make room for the chair.

Of course he knew that his sister wanted to be alone with him, but he subconsciously grumbled a few words.

Looking at the seat Xiye gave up, Lin secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the chair was relatively spacious, otherwise it would be awkward like the chair on the boat.

Xiye was taller than him, and letting Xiye sit on his lap, let alone the scene... Besides, he couldn't see anything because he was blocked.

I couldn't sit on Xiye's lap...that would be so embarrassing.

This is the best now, so I'll squeeze in.