Chapter 2016: Reception
Tivian is the capital of the Kingdom of Prit and also its largest city. The starting point and center of the entire city is the Royal City of Tivian. With the Royal City as the origin, the entire Tivian can be roughly divided into five major regions: east, west, north and center.
Among them, the Cathedral of Prayer is located on the edge of the northern district of Tivian. It is the center of the Prit Province of the Church of the Radiant Light. It is garrisoned by the archbishop sent by the Holy Mountain and is the theocratic center of the entire Prit.
On the edge of the northern district of Tivian, there is a church district divided by the Cathedral of Prayer, where many church institutions are gathered, including monasteries, schools, consulates, courts, etc. There are also special residential areas where a large number of church staff live, including Vanya.
At night, the entire church area was still immersed in the sound of evening prayers. A faint chorus could be heard from the towering and huge church. The sound of the organ floated in the evening breeze. The entire church area was shrouded in a quiet and sacred atmosphere.
Vanya, who had just finished evening prayer, walked out of the church. At this moment, she was walking down the steps of the church with other nuns, chatting and laughing.
"Vanya, today Father Abel praised you for being more serious and focused in your prayers recently. I remember that you used to occasionally get stuck when chanting, but now it's so smooth. Do you have any secret?"
As they were going down the stairs, one of the nuns nudged Vanya and asked, to which Vanya answered with a dry laugh.
"Haha... there's no secret. I just spent more time practicing. It's nothing."
"Really... Then Vanya, you really are becoming more and more pious the more you see it. It seems that after witnessing Bishop Dicket's tomb, your faith has become even stronger."
"Well... sort of..."
Vanya responded with some embarrassment, and at the same time she thought that if she didn't spend a lot of time practicing prayer and concentrate and tense up when praying, she might accidentally get the prayer wrong. If this happened in a public occasion, it would be very troublesome.
"Vanya, we still have some time. Do you want to go to the cafeteria to have some midnight snack together?"
"Forget about this. I still have to go back to study. I'll accompany you guys next time when I'm free. Bye~"
As she spoke, Vanya waved goodbye to the other nuns, then ran off in small steps. The nuns who stayed behind and watched Vanya go away spoke curiously.
"Vanya... seems to like reading more than before. Is she so diligent?"
"Who cares? Since that person isn't going, let's go together. If we go too late, there won't be anything left~"
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After saying goodbye to her fellow nuns, Vanya returned to her own residence.
Unlike ordinary nuns, Vanya lives in a separate apartment on the upper floor of a residential building, while ordinary nuns live in dormitories. This is not only because Vanya is an extraordinary nun at the apprentice level, but also because she holds the position of a researcher in the History and Economics Department.
Walking up the building, Vanya entered her own room. She did not wash up and go to bed quickly as before, but sat down at her desk and opened the drawer with the key. In the drawer were four books of different thicknesses.
These books are secret teachings, and these are what Vanya needs to study every day, and some of them include pagan classics.
Vanya picked up the four secret books in the drawer and looked at them carefully. Two of them were secret books of "Cup", namely "Voodoo Forest Exploration Journal" and "Wolf Sacrifice". These two secret books were the spoils of the battle between her and Dorothy at Field Villa. At that time, Dorothy agreed with her that they would each have one of the two secret books, and then exchange them after reading.
In fact, it was inconvenient for Vanya to carry the secret book at that time, so she temporarily gave the book and other war items belonging to her to Dorothy for safekeeping. After Dorothy finished reading both books, she followed the agreement and sent all her things to Tivian's safe address after Vanya returned to Tivian.
Vanya is a researcher in the History and Classics Department. She is quite interested in these secret texts, so she started to study them after getting them. She also prayed Akashia from time to time to clear the accumulated poison. Being able to read the secret texts without worrying about the poison was a different experience for Vanya.
Up to now, Vanya has finished reading the two secret books of "Cup" that she got from Lue. Now, among the four secret books, she still has two to finish reading. These two books were the thank-you gifts that Aldridge gave her.
"I should be able to finish reading this whole book tonight."
From these secret books, Vanya took out a yellow-covered one and placed it on the table, then put the others back into the drawer, and began to flip through the book on the table. Judging from the position of the bookmark, she was almost done reading.
Vanya has been reading this secret book for almost a week. The name of the secret book is "The Sun and the Radiance". It is a secret book that studies theoretical matters. The author is Saint Amanda, a saint of the Radiance Church. This book records in detail Saint Amanda's understanding of the spirituality of "lamp", focusing on the connection between "lamp" and the sun. She believes that all "lamp" in the world originate from the sun, and the sun is the source of all "lamp". She also analyzed the relationship between the Radiance Savior and the sun, and put forward several possibilities.
Some people believe that the sun is the creation of the Glowing Savior, some believe that the sun is the divine body of the Glowing Savior itself, and some even believe that the Glowing Savior may not have been that powerful at the beginning, but only gained tremendous divine power from the sun, which enabled him to expel the evil gods and end the Dark Ages.
"Lady Saint Amanda... is really courageous. As a saint, she actually directly studies the god she believes in. If such a book was written by a clergyman of lower status than her, she would probably be immediately brought to the court..."
Looking at the secret message in front of her, Vanya couldn't help but think in her heart.
After flipping through a few more pages, Vanya finally finished reading the third secret book. After closing the book, she let out a long sigh, and then closed her eyes and began to pray as usual, praying that Aka would clear the poison for her.
This time, she finally didn't have to be as nervous when she prayed in the church. She could relax and pray sincerely.
After praying, Vanya immediately felt the long-lost clarity in her mind. With this refreshed feeling, Vanya stretched herself and then prepared to get up, take a shower and go to bed.
However, at this moment, a familiar voice echoed in her mind.
"Great Aka, I have something important to discuss with Vanya. Please use the pen to communicate with me."
After hearing this voice, Vanya couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then thought in amazement.
"This, this is Miss Dorothea's voice. She said she has something important to discuss with me. Is she asking me to pay attention to the Holy Scripture through Aka?"
Realizing this, Vanya immediately sat back in her chair, then took out the bible she carried with her and opened it. Sure enough, the word "圥" appeared on the page that was related to Dorothy, and it was the familiar "Are you there?"
“It is indeed…”
Vanya swallowed her saliva as she looked at the words in front of her. Generally speaking, if Dorothy took the initiative to find her, it would be that she was planning on doing something dangerous. Seeing Dorothy's words again made her feel a little worried.
"But Miss Dorothea is in Igwinter. I'm back in Tivian now, so I don't think anything will happen to me..."
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