Soul echo

Chapter 26 Luna Church
Zhong Ye was a little surprised that there was a Luna Church in this small town.

Compared with the sun god who is also the original god, the moon is not dazzling enough, and the help to the people living on the earth is not so obvious, so there are relatively few believers.

The moon is closer to the earth, so the tides are mostly caused by the moon, and various energies and elements will also be affected by the gravitational changes of celestial bodies. Generally speaking, only races or individuals who are sensitive to these changes will believe in the moon god. Their Faith is relatively stable and will be passed down along the bloodline.

In addition, there is another situation that will make people in a region believe in the moon god on a large scale.

——There are often ancient battlefields or mass graves where evil spirits are revived.

This point is common in the east land and the west land, because the gods such as the sun god and the moon god in the east land and the west land are the same.

The resentful spirits who died on the ancient battlefield have long been cleared away, but their existence has changed the environment. Every person who dies on this land, no matter what the cause of death, will partly merge into the land after the soul is broken. During the process, he kept accumulating strength and waited for the appearance of a soul who died of injustice.

The Moon God can appease the earth and let the power accumulated in the land flow like a tide. While leaving that area, it can moisten the surrounding land, making the land more fertile and the vegetation more lush.

Therefore, the sun god and the moon god are jointly in charge of the power of 'life'.

Zhong Ye didn't know what was going on in this small town, but seeing that there was only one church in the whole town, he thought it might have been an ancient battlefield or a mass grave.

The door of the church was open, and there was an endless stream of people dressed as adventurers and mercenaries.

With some curiosity, Zhong Ye mixed into the crowd and walked into the church.

Just after stepping through the door of the church, the air he breathed was completely new, and the complicated smells lingering in his nostrils suddenly disappeared, and Zhong Ye felt quite refreshed.

The Luna Church is like an upside-down bowl on the ground. The position of the statue is not fixed. The stone balls with bumps on the surface will slowly move around the inner wall of the hall. Standing in the hall is like standing on the ground and looking up at the night sky.

The setting of the hall is also different from other churches. The clergy usually ask the craftsmen to paint the inner wall with a black background, and then add some gold as an embellishment, implying the starry sky.

Such a scene should be quiet, but now, the hall is full of people.

Moreover, those who broke the rules of the church were the clergymen of the Luna Church.

They are also busy now. Apprentices and temple guards come and go between the church and the back hall, constantly carrying out the holy water. Priests will use this holy water to bless the weapons of adventurers and mercenaries, giving them the power to harm the undead.

A blessing requires a priest to recite scriptures for 5 minutes, but only five weapons can be blessed at a time.

At this time the priest's voice had become a little hoarse. After blessing the batch of weapons in front of him, the adventurer who took up the weapon nodded to him, but he didn't even have time to return the salute, and hurriedly drank a sip of holy water—made by Luna Church Holy water contains life force and can heal his throat.

What's up with this?

Zhong Ye felt puzzled, so he asked the adventurer beside him.

"Didn't you come because of that mission?" The adventurer asked in surprise.

Zhong Ye raised his eyebrows, "What mission?"

"A mission issued by the Church of the Moon God!" The adventurer pointed to his feet, "This city was once slaughtered. At that time, the general who captured the city allowed the soldiers to search the city for three days, and then on the third day, the army was ready to leave. At that time, people who were unwilling to die were resurrected, and more than 1000 soldiers were killed by the undead. Later, the Luna Church organized an army to take back the city.

"However, the undead lingered here for too long, causing the land to change accordingly. Every 20 years, there will be a resurrection of the undead. Those undead are not powerful, but they are numerous."

After speaking, the adventurer laughed, and the wrinkles on his face piled up.

"The Luna Church is very quick to give money, and I can..."

"stop!"

Zhong Ye's expression changed, and he interrupted immediately.

The adventurer was stunned, and Zhong Ye explained: "It is unlucky for us to say things like I will go home and get married after this battle, and I will retire after completing this task. They often die on the battlefield or during missions.”

Hearing this, the adventurer opened his mouth, drew a circle in front of him, and silently prayed to the moon god.

Adventurers and mercenaries are the group of people who believe in pragmatism the most, but at the same time, they are also quite superstitious.

Zhong Ye heaved a sigh of relief, and turned to look at the priest. After drinking the holy water, he began to bless the weapon again.

Looking down at the scimitar hanging by his waist, Zhong Ye joined the queue.

He didn't know how to trigger the mission, but he originally planned to see where he could hunt the undead tonight, and even though the situation was beyond expectation, he didn't shake his plan.

The priest didn't last long enough to bless Zhong Ye's weapon. Before that, his throat was already hoarse and he couldn't speak.

——Human beings cannot bear the power of the gods. If it is limited to a certain range, a small amount of use will not cause damage, but once the limit is exceeded, continuing to use the power will cause damage to the priest's body.

Priests now have only a scratchy throat, which is a small price to pay.

The one who replaced the priest was an acolyte. He was relatively young, but he was already very proficient in blessing weapons. Obviously, he practiced a lot on weekdays.

Zhong Ye waited and observed. There were more than 100 mercenaries and adventurers who came and went. Before that, I don't know how many people have received blessings.

In a small city with a population of several thousand, at least 100 mercenaries and adventurers have come, and the pressure on public security in the city must be very high.

I don't know how big the 'Blood Moon' is this time. There should be hundreds of mercenaries plus the city guard.

It was almost the adventurer's turn to answer Zhong Ye's question, and Zhong Ye suddenly asked again: "Is it like this before?"

The adventurer looked quite young, and he was familiar with what was going to happen in this city. He knew that the Luna Church would be happy to give money. He was either a local or had participated in the mission 20 years ago.

"Because the blessing can only last for one day, the Luna Church usually completes the blessing during the day of the blood moon." The adventurer explained, and then asked in doubt, "But how do you know that I know these things?"

Just as Zhong Ye opened his mouth to answer, the previous batch of blessings ended. The adventurer waved his hand, picked up his weapon and walked in front of the acolyte, knelt down on one knee, and held up his weapon.

The blessing of the young acolyte was very smooth, but it took 6 minutes.

Standing at the position closest to the recipient, Zhong Ye could clearly see the holy water sprinkled on the weapon, and with the sound of chanting, it would condense into sacred words, which would be imprinted on the surface of the weapon, and the silver-gray brilliance would slowly fill it up. Weapons, ultimately restrained.

"Cough cough."

After finishing this blessing, the deacon coughed for the first time.

After drinking a glass of holy water and closing his eyes for a short rest, the acolyte opened his tired eyes again.

Seeing Zhong Ye, he was taken aback for a moment, "...from the East?"

"Aren't you welcome?" Zhong Ye asked with a smile.

Blinking his eyes, the acolyte laughed dumbly, "No, we welcome all those who are willing to fight for the living, even if they prefer coins."

Smiling, Zhong Ye drew out his scimitar and knelt down on one knee.

"The light of the bright moon nourishes everything..."

The eulogy passed into his ears and was reflected on the panel. Zhong Ye watched a vague message gradually solidify in front of his eyes.

[Silver Moon Blessing·Breaking Spirit: Your weapon has been blessed by the Moon God, and has the power to destroy evil spirits. Under the moonlight, this power will be even stronger—even if it is a blood moon (duration: 24 Hour)】

After the blessing was over, when Zhong Ye got up, the deacon faced the many mercenaries present, bowed slightly, and said in an extremely hoarse voice, "I wish you all the best."

After saying that, he backed away and put on another acolyte to bless the mercenary's weapons.

Zhong Ye was slightly startled, and leaned forward to return the salute.

(End of this chapter)