"Holy Light above!"

The Holy Light Professionals in the arena were exceptionally excited at this moment.

For the vast majority of Holy Light Professionals, the location of the five Church Courts is undoubtedly the holy land in their minds.

Because each of the five Church Courts—east, south, west, north, and central—has a passage leading to the origin of the Holy Light, the 'City of Light', they are all regarded as the five sacred places.

But even as Holy Light Professionals, they are actually, in most cases, not allowed to enter the true inner areas of the Church Court.

They can only perform prayers and other activities like ordinary Pilgrims in the outer area of the Church Court.

Only during certain very special periods are they allowed to enter the inner Divine Hall area of the Church Court, and the period when the Holy Prayer Meeting is held is one such time.

Now, these Holy Light Professionals from various nearby settlements and even nearby provinces were particularly excited.

Some of them had even arrived here at least half a month early to wait, hoping to be the first to enter the Divine Hall.

Fortunately, with the strength of the Professionals' bodies, they didn't need much food and drink and could sustain themselves for a long time. If it were ordinary people, they would either have starved or had to leave for various reasons, losing their position.

Now, as the gates of the Church Court swung open, large numbers of Holy Light Professionals surged towards the gates like a tidal wave.

The priests maintaining order on the side watched the crowd, as dense as migratory fish, and their eyes continually searched among them.

"These guys…" one of them muttered discontentedly.

Lone wolves like these outsiders are always looked down upon the most by them, the official clergy.

Allowing these people to flood into the Church Court, which had cost them significant effort to enter, indeed made them uncomfortable.

These clergy had their families spend a big fortune just to secure some position within the Church Court, which also qualified them to enter.

Now, seeing these people, like beggars, who could enter the Church Court without any cost, made them quite uncomfortable.

"Stop making faces, times have changed. The order from above was specific - we need to have a service mindset! No hitting, cursing, or extorting. And remember to serve with a smile!"

Beside him, a slightly older priest lowly instructed.

Hearing this, the Junior Priest forced a smile uglier than crying, squeezing out words through his teeth: "But my father spent millions, and not for me to be a waiter for these outsiders!"

"You can fuck off if you don't want to work. Everyone below can take your place instantly and without complaint!" the older priest glared at the Junior Priest with a cold gaze.

The Junior Priest immediately stopped talking.

His father's money was a small matter, but being expelled was serious.

His father would definitely break his legs.

Thinking about this, the fake smile on his face had a bit more genuine professionalism.

The smile was usually reserved for superiors, and using it to serve these outsiders felt like a favor to them.

"Stop daydreaming, and remember the tasks assigned from above!" the older priest continued to remind.

"Understood, find Lin Ye's location and report it immediately!" the Junior Priest responded.

"Exactly!" The older priest nodded in satisfaction.

"But… even if Lin Ye were to come, with his status, how could he possibly squeeze in here with this crowd?" The Junior Priest still felt the task was nonsensical.

Others had no choice but to squeeze in, but with Lin Ye's status?

Did he need to squeeze in with these people?

"Don't think like that; he's way more low-key than you think. There's a saying, 'Act high-profile in work but low-profile in life,' learn well!"

The older priest snorted, offering another round of advice.

The Junior Priest immediately shut up, unwilling to continue the conversation and make himself uncomfortable.

Besides, it did make sense…

If Lin Ye were to come, he would undoubtedly be as low-key as possible.

Otherwise, wouldn't he be worried about being schemed against within the Church Court?

Blending into the crowd might even let him slip through unnoticed, while being discovered would certainly lead to special treatment.

At that point, he wouldn't gain any benefits and would lose a lot of face, which would be a huge loss.

The most crucial point is that the news of Lin Ye attending this Holy Prayer Meeting had already spread worldwide, with nearly everyone focused on the matter.

And even inside the Church Court, it was unprecedentedly announced that audiences from all walks of life would be allowed to attend and watch the entire Holy Prayer Meeting that day.

To achieve this, the Church Court spent a fortune building a viewing platform.

It's apparent to any observant person what the Church Court intended, without needing explanation.

All they wanted was for everyone to see Lin Ye's performance at the Holy Prayer Meeting.

However, after half an hour, the bustling throng of attendees had mostly entered the venue, yet Church Court personnel still had not found any sign of Lin Ye.

On the platform, Archbishop Liang Jintian, already seated, was continuously searching with his eyes among those waiting for the Holy Prayer Meeting to begin.

Yet, still no sign of Lin Ye.

"Archbishop, could it be that Marshal Gu is trying to deceive us?"

The black-robed Priest standing beside him said in a low voice.

"No…" Liang Jintian shook his head.

Even if Marshal Gu wanted to deceive them, he certainly wouldn't use Lin Ye's name.

After all, it wouldn't benefit Lin Ye or the Alliance in the slightest.

If Lin Ye came, it would basically be tacit acknowledgment of the Church Court's dominance in the Holy Light System, akin to surrendering in the religious sect conflict.

And if Lin Ye didn't come, though this scenario could be avoided, it would still leave room for the Church Court to create narratives.

Such narratives might call him a coward or accuse him of breaking his word; if one wanted, they could always find an angle to attack Lin Ye.

It would've been better never to say Lin Ye was attending the Holy Prayer Meeting, so if anyone wanted to make trouble for him about it, it would be baseless.

In any case, if Marshal Gu used this matter to deceive Liang Jintian, it would be nothing short of mindless.

"Could he be planning to swagger in?" Liang Jintian frowned.

Given Lin Ye's various deeds, he didn't seem like someone who would be so high-profile!

So, where is he now?

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