Chapter 45 - C45 Preparation 2

A week passed and the priest of the Plague River Church changed from the Plague Priest to the Young Preacher, which was Elioenai. The system of the Preacher Path was also applied. Elioenai said that he did not want to be called a priest because he still did not have the qualification to be one. He was still a preacher.

Next to a preacher is a Priest, then a Saint.

Meanwhile, most of the members of the Plague River Church went along with the Plague Priest. And, only a few remained. One of them was Dexter.

He did not leave because his ability would be best used in the city. He knew that most of the time, Plague would not be in the city.

Dexter would be helping Elioenai along with a few other members.

Elioenai was more effective in gathering more members than the Plague Priest. He was more adept at speaking.

Before Allen's departure to the frontline, they gathered at the shrine.

"Elioenai, you will be in charge of the Shrine.," Allen sternly said to Elioenai. The shrine needs protection in its early stage but later on, once it unlocked more features, it could protect its own.

"Also, wear a mask to temporarily hide your identity from the camp."

Allen waved his hand and created a silver mask. Then, he gave it to Elioenai. Unless Elioenai dies, the military won't care about him but as long as he lives, he has to comply with the rules of humanity.

Thus, the mask that Allen gave was the best cover. It has an isolation effect as it can block all forms of detection. The mask is also comfortable to wear and Elioenai won't feel sweaty after a long time.

"Thank you, my Lord." Elioenai thanked Allen as he took the mask respectfully from him.

Then, Allen looked at the Plague Priest and said, "Plague, take care. You, my bearers, are very important to me."

Allen's words touched the four of them. As Allen said, they were akin to his core. A loss from one of them is equivalent to crippling him. The divine mark that they bear is a storage as well as a collector of divine energy for Allen as a Divine Spirit.

The Plague Priest stood and bowed slightly. Then, he said, "my Lord, let me offer a toast."

The Plague Priest took out a wine. It was an expensive wine that he meticulously chose for this event. He sacrificed some of the funds of the Plague River Church to offer a toast to his Lord.

Allen snapped his fingers and created a wine glass for everyone as well as a wine table.

Then, the Plague Priest wore a wide smile and poured the wine for everyone. After their small gathering, the Plague Priest and Elioenai left.

Allen looked at Thomas and Drew. Then, he said, "your seed of faithfulness needs to grow so you can also choose a path."

Thomas and Drew nodded as they knew that what Allen said was true. Besides, they also knew that this was the easier way for them to grow.

After staying in the shrine for a while, Allen and the two received a message from the A.I. of the camp.

"You are required to meet with the principal of Camp 03-355. Your vehicle to the frontline is about to arrive within 2 hours."

"Let's go," Allen said as he got up from his throne.

Then, Thomas used his ability for their travel back to the camp. He was wearing a wide smile for he was happy that his ability is useful to his Lord.

After traveling for an hour, they arrived at the camp.

The first thing they did was to go to Colonel Lukas' office.

*click*

Then, Drew opened the door and made way for Allen.

Colonel Lukas eyed Allen piercingly. It was unknown if he did not care about Allen or if he was hiding his delight knowing that Allen will be going to the frontline. Colonel Lukas looked at Allen nonchalantly.

Meanwhile, Allen smirked as he knew what colonel Lukas was thinking. Without caring about Colonel Lukas' expression, he sat on the couch of the office without a word from Colonel Lukas.

Thomas and Drew stood beside the couch as they did not dare sit with Allen. Although Allen would not mind, they were doing it out of respect.

After staring at them for a while, Colonel Lukas continued whatever he was doing on his desk. Then, after a while, he received a call.

"Your ride is here," Colonel Lukas said as he stood. He did not wait for a response from the three of them and immediately left the office.

Allen also stood and followed Colonel Lukas 'without caring' for his attitude. Then, they arrived at an open space in the camp.

The first thing that they noticed was a hovercraft landed in an open field.

The hovercraft is not any different than the helicopters that we see today, except that its rotors were replaced with thrusters on each side and a stabilizer thruster on the back.

The hovercraft not only amazed Thomas and Drew but also Allen. And in truth, he was having ideas regarding the hovercraft.

Of course, as a divine, his pride prohibits him from having thoughts of stealing it. Instead, he was planning to create one himself. But that has to wait depending on what 'fate' has in store for him.

Colonel Lukas smirked as he saw the expression of the 'bumpkins.' Then, he said, "hurry up, the hovercraft won't wait for you forever."

Allen and the two took a deep breath and rode the hovercraft.

The inside of the hovercraft is unlike our planes or our helicopters. Its interior design is top-notch in luxury and comfortability despite being a military vehicle.

In truth, even Allen has to admit that this is a 'new' experience for him. If this ship was augmented with divine energy, he would think that it was the best. Unfortunately, the human race in this era did not know anything about divine energy. Or rather, divine energy is not known publicly, which is only natural since there are no known gods in this era.

After a while, Allen could feel the hovercraft lifting. But he could not hear the sounds of its engines firing up.

Allen looked at the window installed at the side of the hovercraft and felt nostalgic. He missed the feeling of looking at the world from above.

But on the next moment, Allen smiled with the thought, "I will make sure to have a better life in this era."