Chapter 442: Chapter 7: Succession

A moment later…

“Alright, I understand, you may leave now.”

“Yes.”

Julia quickly departed.

Lynch leaned back in his chair, his brow furrowed tightly.

Julia was only a middle and low-level apprentice at that time, a bottom-tier existence even in the Wizard World, with very limited information she could grasp. The scale of this war had already far exceeded what she could comprehend.

Amidst the flames of war, she could only go with the flow. As for the progress of the wars in various places, how the Wizard Families were faring, and the specifics of various Wizard Organizations, she was basically clueless.

“…I last heard about these Wizard Families while fleeing. I heard that some Wizard Families chose to cooperate with the Freemasonry Church and defected to Erodion, while others were still resisting the Freemasonry Church.”

“I heard that the Tavendish family also split into two parts because of this, with one part choosing to cooperate with the Freemasonry Church, while the other part was in opposition.”

“As for Miss Avery’s situation… that’s unclear…”

Lynch ultimately did not learn about Avery’s situation from Julia. She was merely an heir in the Tavendish family and not the actual controller, and after the war started, there was practically no news about her.

This is really…

Terrible!

Leaning back in his chair, Lynch rubbed his temples.

Although due to various reasons, he was forced to flee the Ancient Ruins, and was even placed on a wanted list.

But honestly, he harbored not even the slightest malice towards the Ancient Ruins, as in his mind, it was the first place he could call home in this world, a true sense of belonging.

Even though he had left that land, he had never wished for anything to go wrong there.

After all, even though he left, many of his friends and family like Subaru, Carl, Adam, Lanice, and Avery were still there.

Though far from home, Lynch never forgot these friends and family. In fact, developing power and strengthening himself here was, in some sense, preparation for one day cleansing his name and returning home.

But little did he expect that before he could return, such an upheaval would occur at home…

What happened to his friends?

Subaru, Carl, loyal to the Wizard Families, were they swept up in the war?

Straightforward Adam, that guy being a Law Enforcer, was he forced into battle against the Freemasonry Church?

And what about Avery…

“Looks like I must speed up my development…”

It’s hard to leave one’s homeland, with such a situation occurring there, it is impossible not to care. By emotion and reason, he should go back.

But his current strength is very limited, and forcing a return may be meaningless.

He must become stronger!

Whether it’s his own strength, or his power!

Lynch silently clenched his fist.

…

The selection for the Holy Daughter of Light is still going on vigorously, and after many open and secret battles among the various bishops in the Light Church, and among the factions, as many as 38 candidates were ultimately nominated.

These 38 candidates are all devoted Light Priestesses of the Light Church, and the new Holy Daughter of Light will be selected from among them.

Two weeks later, in Lang Green Town, at the church.

Morning.

“Ding! Ding! Ding!”

The melodious morning bell rang, heralding the start of a new day.

The sun rose from behind the mountains, with sunlight streaming in from afar, illuminating the high cross at the church’s top.

Julia was up early, starting her new day.

Today was the monthly Light Day, a day when all believers of the Light Goddess would come to the church for worship, and Father Yodel would explain the scriptures to them, while she, as a Light Priestess, also needed to bestow the goddess’s blessing upon everyone, making it destined to be a busy day.

“Yawn~”

While carrying the Holy Water to the church’s front door, Julia secretly yawned; balancing church duties with earning cultivation resources in the Underground City made her a bit weary.

At this time, she couldn’t help but think: If only she could really be selected…

If she reached the high position of the Holy Daughter of Light, all the church’s resources would be at her disposal, and she wouldn’t have to worry about cultivation resources anymore, unlike now where she had to work two jobs and exhaust herself every day.

Moreover…

’How imposing it would be!’

Although just a little apprentice, in her decades of life, Julia had met quite a few big figures and interacted with many upper-class people.

From purebloods in the Wizard Families of the Ancient Ruins to the Red-clothed Archbishops of the Light Church.

Which of these big shots weren’t always surrounded by crowds, with their words weighing as law, easily deciding the fate of thousands with an expression, a word, or a gesture?

As a humble little apprentice and Little Priest, Julia had always longed to experience such a life.

Even if it was just for a moment…

’Forget it, forget it, don’t think so much about it. Being a student of a Red-clothed Archbishop is already satisfactory, and even if I don’t get selected, my future cultivation resources should still be improved significantly.’

’Besides, I have also met a fellow countryman…’

Lynch is Sephiroth, Sephiroth is Lynch!

Julia still feels amazed to this day.

While sighing, Julia carried the holy water through the corridor and came outside the cathedral.

Outside the cathedral is a small square.

At this moment, the square has gathered thousands of people, all of whom came to worship, and believers are arriving from all directions.

The population of Langren Town is around twenty thousand, of which more than half are believers of the Light Church, and on the Light Day, they usually come here to worship.

Father Yodel was ready, and after signaling to Julia with his eyes, he prepared to start today’s Mass.

But just at that moment—

“Tap-tap-tap!” A series of footsteps suddenly sounded from afar.

These were not chaotic footsteps, but orderly, steady, and powerful footsteps, just listening to them made one think of: well-trained.

“What sound is that?”

“Is it soldiers? Seems like there’s a team coming over!”

“It’s the Church Knights! Wow, why so many, has something happened?”

“That’s…the Papal carriage, is there some top-tier figure?”

People couldn’t help but turn their attention toward the sound.

They saw a procession coming from there.

They were wearing gold armor with hollow patterns, which was the Light Armor of the Church Knights, only the most sacred Light Knight Order had the privilege to wear it.

In their midst, a white carriage adorned with brilliant golden reliefs was especially dazzling in the sunlight—

Papal carriage.

This is a carriage that only the truly top-tier figures in the church can ride, it’s a symbol of the highest power in the Church Court.

“Make way!”

The leading knight shouted with authority.

The crowd on the square instinctively made way, quickly clearing a path.

The knights’ team then traversed along this path and headed straight for the cathedral entrance.

At this point, people noticed through the carriage window that it was empty inside.

An empty Papal carriage means it was here to pick someone up.

But in the small Langren Town, who would be qualified to sit in that carriage?

Could it be…

Recently, everyone knew about the church’s election of the Bright Saintess, and a candidate from Langren Town had been sent for the selection.

In an instant, everyone seemed to realize something and focused their gaze on Julia over there.

Their gazes, once familiar and warm, were now replaced by awe.

Besides that, there was a hint of fanaticism.

Even the priest standing next to Julia unconsciously stepped back a bit and slightly bowed his head, showing a respectful expression.

“Tap-tap-tap!”

The footsteps were reverberating bit by bit.

Julia’s expression stiffened on her face.

She saw the change in everyone’s expressions, saw this team walking toward her, and also saw the empty carriage.

An unbelievable thought quickly spread in her mind.

Could it be…

Could it really…

“Huff huff!”

Julia’s breathing became rapid, as if she could hear her own heartbeat.

It felt like just a moment, yet like an eternity.

This knight procession finally came right in front of Julia.

The leading knight dismounted and meticulously performed a standard Light Knight ritual in front of Julia.

The knight asked, “Are you Julia Yellen?”

Julia took a deep breath, trying to suppress her inner excitement: “I am.”

The knight introduced himself: “I am the Light Knight Commander, Philon, assigned to escort you to the Light Cathedral.”

“According to the discussions of the four Red-clothed Archbishops and thirty-two bishops, it has been decided that you will take over the church’s authority.”

“Light Priestess Julia…”

“No!”

The knight shook his head and then said with reverence: “Bright Saintess, Her Excellency Julia.”

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