Chapter 181 Prayer for Healing
North Tivian, Cathedral District.
At night, the choir's singing in the church area was deep and lingering, the tall church building was brightly lit, and priests and nuns walked back and forth in the church area under the lights.
At this time, somewhere deep in the church area, in a dark chapel, a small statue of the Virgin Mary stood here. In front of the statue, there was a large magic circle. The core of the magic circle depicted a mark shaped like the sun, and inside the sun mark contained an inverted triangle mark.
In the center of the room, there was a long dining table. There was only one diner sitting at the table, and that was Vanya, who was wearing a nun's uniform.
Vanya sat alone at the large, long dining table. There were lit candles on the candlesticks in front of her. In front of the candlesticks was a sumptuous meal. Wine was poured into goblets. Fruits, bread and other dishes were placed on several exquisite plates. The most important dish was a fried, spicy and delicious steak.
Holding the silver cutlery, Vanya enjoyed the delicious food in front of her. She cut the steak into small pieces and put it into her mouth with a fork. After chewing it carefully, she nodded with satisfaction.
"It's delicious~ This taste is really good. Every time I get a meal, it makes me feel very satisfied... I didn't expect that choosing the Path of the Virgin Mary would give me such a benefit~"
While enjoying the delicious meal in front of her, Vanya thought happily in her heart that the steak in front of her and the accompanying food were called gift meals, which were part of the rewards she received after successfully reporting Cork last time.
Vanya was enjoying the meal in front of her and quickly finished all the food. Just as she was wiping her mouth with a napkin in satisfaction, the door of the room opened and an old nun in black uniform came in and walked to Vanya's side. Upon seeing this, Vanya immediately stood up and bowed.
"Sister Anlei..."
"Haha, there's no need to be so formal and bow every time, Sister Vanya. People like us who believe in the Virgin Mary should be more generous and easy-going. When it comes to etiquette, just be casual."
The old nun named An Lei said to Vanya with a smile. After hearing Sister An Lei's words, Vanya stood up straight. Sister An Lei glanced at the empty tableware on the table and also smiled and said yes.
"It seems that you have used up the gifted meal this time. If you are lucky, you have accumulated enough 'cups'. Add to that your already qualified 'lamps', and now you have met all the spiritual standards for promotion. You can start the promotion ceremony."
"Really? Thank you so much!" After hearing Sister An Lei's words, Vanya replied excitedly, and Sister An Lei also responded with a smile.
"Haha, no need to thank me for anything. After all, this is an opportunity you earned yourself."
The gift meals on the table next to Vanya were made by some "Cup" Extraordinary people recruited by the church. These "Cup" Extraordinary people were proficient in spiritual cooking and could process the flesh and blood of animals with special means to make the "Cup" spirituality contained in them more concentrated and refined, making it easier to absorb.
The spiritual cooking method is actually similar to the spiritual carving method in the "Stone" path. The spiritual carving method uses the carving process of the stone to let one's own mind resonate with the spirituality inside the stone, guide it to gather and refine, and spend a lot of effort to transform the spirituality that is difficult to absorb in natural stone into something that is easy to absorb. The spiritual cooking method is also based on this idea, except that it changes from the carving process to the cooking process. The cook is essentially also expending energy to resonate with the spirituality in animal meat, and using the cooking process to transform it into a form that is easy to absorb.
Of course, due to the characteristics of the "Cup", the process of cooking will inevitably cause the flow of the "Cup" spirituality. Cooking itself is more about transformation. The process of take-out cooking requires a lot of energy and requires quite sophisticated techniques. Therefore, the efficiency of using spiritual cooking to accumulate "Cup" is far lower than that of blood food. In the current secret world, associations established with spiritual cooking are almost extinct. The current church is the biggest safe haven for extraordinary people of the "Cup" who use spiritual cooking.
The Church's Path of the Virgin Mary is to use the "lamp" to assist the "cup", so there is a considerable demand for the "cup" spirituality. It is normal to recruit a group of "cup" extraordinary people who are proficient in spiritual cooking.
After obtaining the promotion permission, Vanya has been making preparations for the promotion under the arrangement of the church. One of the preparations is to accumulate the "cup" of spirituality. The church believes that Vanya does not have any extra "cup" of spirituality, so they prepared enough spiritual cooking dishes for Vanya to eat in several times. Over the past few days, Vanya has eaten a total of spiritual cooking dishes equivalent to almost 10 "cups". In the eyes of the people of the church, she has met the minimum requirements for promotion to the black level.
In fact, Vanya had already accumulated 10 "Cups" in her body after reading the secret teachings given to her by Dorothy last time. After fighting two battles in the Eight-Pointed Nest, Vanya only had 4 "Cups" left. She actually only needed about 6 "Cups" to be promoted, and this time she got 4 points for free.
"Now the 'cup' on you is finally enough, but what surprised me is that your 'lamp' can meet the requirements so quickly. Sister Vanya, your pious attitude is also gratifying..."
With a kind smile, Sister Anlei looked at Vanya and continued speaking, and Vanya also answered with a smile.
"I have been blessed by the Virgin Mary since I was a child, so I should be so pious."
Vanya said that in the Church of Radiance, most of them are Extraordinary People with "Lights", and the method for these religious personnel such as priests and nuns to accumulate "Lights" is actually very simple, that is, various religious rituals and prayers.
Sincere and focused prayers, in a unique way, praying to the Three Saints, as long as the sincerity and piety are sufficient, the Three Saints will listen to the prayers and bestow spirituality upon the believers, accumulating it in their bodies. In various large-scale physical religious ceremonies, offering sacrifices and praying with the body, such sounds can move the Three Saints even more, thereby gaining more spirituality.
Daily prayers and participation in various religious ceremonies are the main methods used by the clergy of the Radiant Religion to accumulate spirituality. This is different from other methods of spiritual accumulation. Their spirituality comes directly from the gift of God. Believers offer devout faith to God, and God also bestows spirituality on believers.
Therefore, the spirituality of Vanya's "lamp" is now in a full state, which makes An Lei feel relieved, because this at least proves that Vanya is a qualified believer.
In fact, although Vanya had accumulated the spiritual power of the "lamp" for more than a year, it was still a little short of it. What she lacked was made up by the secret transmission of the "lamp" sent to her by Dorothy.
"Okay, now that everything is ready, it's time to get down to business. Come here, Sister Vanya, I'll hold the promotion ceremony for you."
As she spoke, Sister Anlei walked to the statue of the Virgin Mary in the room, and Vanya immediately came over.
"Now, kneel before the loving Mother Mary..."
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