Chapter 143

Vincent walked in the silent temple with the "Sacred Book of the Sun" and questions in his heart. The stained rose glass windows around him let in a little light, reflecting on his priest's robe.

Because it was night, he still had the blindfold on his face to avoid looking directly at the moon.

Once he felt that doing so was necessary awe, to show the humility of believers, and the price they paid for the protection and power of the moon.

But now, deeper and deeper doubts arose in his heart. Believers should indeed maintain awe of God, but it seems a bit weird that they can't even see the true appearance of the God they believe in.

They believe in the moon and chant the name of the moon, but... who knows if it is the moon they worship?

Vincent suppressed his "blasphemous" thoughts that grew like weeds, took a deep breath, tried to calm his mind, let go of his thoughts, and walked quickly along the straight corridor to the place where the Seventh Apostle lived. Before the confessional.

The scale of the temple in the seventh parish is very large. The high dome symbolizes the greatness of theocracy. Colored windows and white sculptures can be seen everywhere, which are both magnificent and exquisite. There is a round dome skylight at the top, and the moonlight It pours down, so that everyone who enters the temple can feel the gift of the moon.

The main chapel is in the center of the church, enough to accommodate thousands of people, and on both sides are the residences of the priests, and the apostles in charge of the diocese live in the confessional of the church. Ordinary people have no way of accessing it, only dignitaries and Only priests of the diocese can enter here.

The Church of the Dome is currently the most well-known Azir religion, and it is also the organization of transcendent beings that ordinary people come into contact with most frequently.

In fact, the apostles really received only supernatural beings.

The dome church is composed of the pope, the saint, the apostles, the evangelists, the priests, and the priests/nuns, and their status is lowered in order.

Among them, there is naturally only one Pope, who is produced by an oracle.

There are two saints, representing the light and dark sides of the moon, and are responsible for conveying the oracle.

There are seven apostles, named after the phases of the moon. They are the new moon, the first quarter, the night moon, the full moon, the last quarter, the waning moon, and the dark moon. They have their own powers.

——Where Vincent is located is the parish where the Apostle of the Dark Moon is located.

Evangelists wander around, spreading the belief of the Dome Church to everyone they meet. The work they do is actually no different from that of priests, as if they are priests sent out.

The reason why evangelists are superior to priests is because they are actually fighters of the Dome Church, that is, priests with combat expertise. Compared with priests who specialize in healing, evangelists are more favored by high-level favor.

The priest, on the contrary, is more like a defective product that has lost some functions, and can only be sent to spread the faith to ordinary people.

As for priests and nuns, they were Transcendents with lower abilities. Although there were more of them, they could basically be ignored.

Vincent reached out and pressed on the wooden door of the confession room, hesitated for a moment, and slowly pushed it open.

"Creak—" There was a slight sound of opening the door, which became clearer against the silence of the empty corridor.

The confessional is a small, almost airtight room, with only a small window at the top. The faint silver moonlight casts down, covering the apostle in the red robe standing at the very front.

The newly appointed Apostle of the Dark Moon is a lady named Vanessa. She has long straight chestnut hair, a soft and beautiful face, and the corners of her mouth seem to be smiling all the time. She looks gentle and amiable.

Like Vincent, she is also blindfolded, but this does not prevent the peaceful aura from directly hitting the soul.

This is the power of the Apostle of the Dark Moon [Silent Domain]. Of course, this is only a superficial leaked effect. After the real ability is activated, simply put, it is the overall silence technique, which inactivates the ether in a large range, and cannot Being used is simply a big killer on the battlefield.

The previous Apostle of the Dark Moon was unfortunately martyred and sacrificed when he went out to fight against the invasion of dream beasts, so the saint and the pope reselected one from among the evangelists to empower him and become the new seventh apostle.

Vincent lowered his head slightly, walked over to salute, and said in a trembling and fearful tone: "Master Apostle, I am guilty."

Not long after Vanessa took office, it was the first time a priest came to confess and atone for her sins.

But this kind of thing is actually common, because the belief in the moon is generally extremely devout, and there are often priests who cannot bear the remorse for some small crimes of their own, and choose to confess to their superiors and beg for forgiveness.

She smiled and said softly, "Father Vincent, what's your crime?"

"As long as you choose to tell the truth to the moon, sincerely repent and make corrections, and always be vigilant in your heart, the moon will also give you the most merciful tolerance."

Vincent is so familiar with these words, he used to say this to believers before, but now he has become the target of being said, feeling a little weird for a while.

He dispelled these emotions and concentrated on acting. The owner of the bookstore was right. He couldn't let himself show hesitation. As a priest who completely trusted the church, he had to report these abnormal phenomena immediately and truthfully so as not to be discovered.

Vincent said according to the original script: "I...I feel very uneasy recently."

Vanessa's expression changed, and the corners of her raised mouth turned down slightly: "Uneasy?"

Vincent said with fear on his face, "Yes, anxiety. I often feel anxious, irritable, unable to meditate quietly, have difficulty breathing, and even tremble all over, and I often have auditory hallucinations, visual hallucinations..."

"Wait." Vanessa's faint smile remained unchanged: "Father, this is not a sinful thing."

Vincent shook his head quickly: "Please listen to me, I thought it was just because I was too busy recently, but in fact, the situation is much more serious than I imagined."

He first described the symptoms in detail, and then said with trepidation: "Master Apostle, I, I saw the moon in a hallucination! I am guilty!"

Vanessa's face changed suddenly, her eyes froze, but then she changed back to an amiable look, and said soothingly, "Did you see the moon? Are you sure what you saw was the moon?"

"This... I've never seen it before, but from other people's descriptions, it should be the moon, and it's in the water."

Vincent asked: "Master Apostle, what should I do? Am I not pious enough..."

Vanessa put on a smile and said: "It's okay, this is just your delusion, it's not the real moon, it's just your imagination, you've never seen it, have you?"

"Relax, what you need is to have a good rest. By the way, you should be one of the holy moon brain applicators issued some time ago. If you feel uneasy, use it more. I think you should have felt its effect and feel that it is not pious enough. If so, let it lead you to the blessing of the moon."

Vincent pretended to be persuaded successfully, talked with Vanessa for a while, and then left gratefully.

Vanessa watched him leave, the smile on her face disappeared immediately, and said coldly: "Call out Vincent's surveillance records, how is he doing recently?"

The attendant next to her suddenly appeared, and respectfully handed a piece of white wax to Vanessa.

Vincent didn't expect that the clergy who were bestowed with the Holy Moon Brain had been secretly monitored through the Holy Emblem.