Chapter 24 The Goddess is Embracing Me (2)

The feeling of being watched disappeared.

There is no doubt that the temple of the Goddess of Dawn is a place where even those who are watching his existence dare not easily set foot in.

Ron exhaled slightly, his expression normal, showing no joy or fear.

To be precise, the place where he and Irelia are now is the entrance to the temple. They can only truly enter the temple after passing through a long corridor.

This road is also called the Pilgrimage Road.

It is used to cleanse the souls of believers so that they can worship the goddess in the purest state.

Not every clergyman is qualified to enter the temple... Normally, someone like Ron, who has not even truly joined the Church of the Goddess of Dawn, is absolutely not qualified to enter, but... he is a prophet.

This identity is more important than Gerald, the Archbishop.

The corridor along the way is dark, and the walls on both sides are inlaid with milky white and soft golden gems, and the light they release is like the rising sun.

Solemn and solemn, pure and sacred.

Even with Ron's character, he couldn't help but lower his head, repenting in his heart for insulting the Goddess of Dawn more than a hundred times before.

Of course, once I get higher-grade and better equipment, I will definitely dare to do it again next time.

After walking several hundred meters, the cathedral finally appeared in front of Ron. Compared with the buildings outside, the cathedral seemed unremarkable.

It was just a small room, not luxurious or tall.

Virgil's low prayer voice came from the church.

Irelia knocked three times on the door.

The prayers paused briefly, then continued, and after a hymn was sung, the door opened.

When Virgil saw Ron outside the door, his eyes lit up and a slightly exaggerated smile immediately appeared on his face. He even opened his arms and gave Ron a warm hug.

Oh, Goddess of Dawn.

Can you please stay away from me? This guy must have not taken a shower for at least two days. He reeks of sweat all over.

"Mr. Ron, my good brother, you are finally here."

The relationship between me and Ron has been upgraded to that of good brothers.

How come I didn't know when we became brothers? Ron was a little disgusted, but fortunately Virgil's hug didn't last too long: "Ron, if you don't come again, I might have to go find you myself."

He vaguely felt that there was something wrong with Ron and Irelia.

But she couldn't tell what the problem was. Perhaps it was because of the special holy suppression of the temple, the charm of Irelia was not as strong as outside.

After a brief pause, Virgil spoke again, with a more intense smile on his face, like a cunning fox: "Ron, what do you think of the Church of the Goddess of Dawn?"

"Very good, it is worthy of being the oldest church among the seven orthodox religions." Ron expressed his sincere admiration.

There are seven orthodox religions. As the plot of the game progresses, some of them are even completely destroyed.

Although the Church of the Goddess of Dawn has experienced its downturn, it has stood firm on this continent from beginning to end. This alone cannot be underestimated.

Virgil grinned: "Well, brother, are you interested in joining the Church of the Goddess of Dawn?"

"Don't worry, brother. Although I am only a small bishop, I have some power in the church. As long as you join the church, I guarantee that you will be successful here and no one can do anything to you." Virgil patted his chest and promised, looking like he was very loyal.

I'd be surprised if I believed you.

It would be okay if you said this twenty years later.

Now?

At the headquarters of the Church of the Goddess of Dawn, anyone you pick out can slam you against the wall and you can’t be pulled down.

Ron complained in his heart, but he didn't show it: "What is the salary for joining the Church of the Goddess of Dawn? How many hours do I work every day? Do I have two days off a week..."

"Also, how is overtime pay calculated? How much is the monthly salary?"

"Oh, my brother, don't worry. The treatment of the Dawn Goddess Church is definitely the best among the seven orthodox churches. With your status and ability, you will get a salary of at least 60 gold coins a month. Believe me, this is a considerable amount. The archbishop gets this much."

"For translating ancient documents, there will definitely be rewards from the headquarters, and you will definitely not be left out."

Irelia stared at the two men in amazement, her lips trembling. "You two, one a clergyman, a bishop, and the other a quasi-clergyman, is it really appropriate for you to talk about gold coins in the temple, in front of the Goddess of Dawn?"

Irelia felt that she couldn't stay here any longer, otherwise her spirit might be polluted.

Shaking her head, Irelia took the initiative to retreat.

The smile on Virgil's face suddenly turned obscene: "As for double cultivation...Brother, what do you think of Irelia? I think you two are a good match. It should be nice to have her accompany you in double cultivation, right?"

Ron was speechless for a while before he said, "I was talking about rest..."

Virgil spread his hands and said, "I mean rest. Let Irelia accompany you to rest..."

"After all, you are new here and are not familiar with the Church of the Dawn Goddess and Larnaca. Having someone by your side will help you get to know the city faster." His expression suddenly became exaggerated: "Oh, my good brother, what are you thinking about? You don't think I want you to be with Irelia... Goddess, your soul is so dirty, you must join the Church of the Dawn Goddess and purify it."

Ron was speechless after being treated so harshly by Virgil. How come he hadn't noticed in the game before that this guy was so shameless?

Was this guy influenced by someone?

Without giving Ron a chance to explain, Virgil dragged Ron to the statue of the goddess.

The statue is carved so lifelike that just through the statue one can feel that it is a very beautiful woman.

She is beautiful, elegant, gentle, yet majestic.

Her eyelids drooped slightly, as if she couldn't bear to see the suffering in this world.

"Come on, show your faith in front of the goddess statue. If you can get the goddess's approval, you can become a believer of the Dawn Goddess Church."

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"Then, according to the goddess' instructions, I will arrange your career in the church."

As if worried that Ron didn't understand, Virgil explained again: "The occupation here refers to your work in the church. Of course, you will also learn some corresponding skills, but overall, it will not be much different from your original occupation. For example, if you were originally a magician, then in the church, you will most likely be assigned a job as a priest."

Ron nodded slightly to show that he understood. This was what was called the main profession and the secondary profession in the game. Only by joining the church could one obtain a secondary profession.

This is normal, for example, the main profession is Knight and the secondary profession is Dawn Knight.

The main occupation is therapist, and the secondary occupation is Dawn Priest!

It's more like opening a small branch on your main profession... Of course, auxiliary professions also have exclusive skills, but the number cannot be compared with that of the main profession.

He glanced at the statue of the Dawn Goddess and felt a little uneasy: "What if I can't get the goddess's approval?"

After all, he had cursed the Dawn Goddess more than a hundred times before.

Virgil shrugged casually: "It's not important whether or not we can get the approval of the goddess. What's important is to get the approval of the person in charge here."

"I am the one in charge here at the moment. All of this is just a formality. As long as I say you have the goddess' approval, then there will be no problem."

"After all, the goddess's approval..." Virgil's expression suddenly became a little strange, a little mocking: "Heh... According to the records of the church scriptures, there has been at least a thousand years since any believer has been approved by the goddess, including generations of popes."

"Our goddess may no longer exist."

The low voice filled the church with depression.

Ron's eyes narrowed into slits, and he suddenly remembered that the influence of gods in the game has always been there, but no god has ever actually appeared in front of the players from beginning to end.

What is hidden inside? He exhaled, temporarily stopped thinking about this complicated question, lowered his head, and made a prayer gesture.

Buzz...

Soon, Ron's body trembled slightly.

His eyes, which had just been closed, suddenly opened, and he felt again the feeling of being watched.

Suddenly, Ron's scalp went numb.

Could it be that the gaze that was staring at him before was from the Dawn Goddess? Because he had scolded the Dawn Goddess before, so She wanted to settle the score with him? Too petty, right? Ron was horrified, and his body subconsciously tensed up. The invisible pressure made Ron's body tremble, his throat kept squirming, and he swallowed his saliva desperately.

Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead and into Ron's eyes, causing a burning pain.

He tried his best to control his eyeballs, turning them and looking upwards.

Finally, he saw it.

The beautiful and elegant goddess statue in front of me with her eyes lowered had opened her eyes at some point.

Those were a pair of eyes as bright as stars.

Deep in the eyes, there is a black hole, as if connected to the endless starry sky.

Countless delicate, cylindrical tentacles emerge from the eye sockets.

The tentacles were a soft white color, like translucent jelly, winding, twisting, and squirming in the void, little by little, wrapping around Ron's body.

Here is the second chapter. Thank you all for your support. I’m going to have a good sleep and hope to wake up feeling refreshed tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)