Tome of Blood

Time goes back to a day ago.

When Sebastian came to the forest near the Castel mining area, the werewolf Luf, who had already heard the news, was already waiting respectfully with dozens of the most devout believers.

"Lu Fu, the high priest of the blood wolf tribe, brought all the believers...to see Lord Sebastian."

Lu Fu drew a symbol of thorns and roses on his chest, with a pious and respectful expression.

Sebastian glanced at the many believers behind Luf who were acting standard, and nodded slightly:

"Excuse me, get up."

The werewolf Luf got up slowly, and also signaled the other believers to get up.

Then, surrounded by the dusty Sebastian, they walked deep into the forest.

Bypassing a woodland, the field of vision gradually widened.

Accompanied by the noisy noise, a brand new village came into Sebas' eyes.

This is the settlement of the blood wolf tribe.

No, or to be more precise, this is a settlement that believed in the true blood ancestor established by the demi-human miners in the Castel mining area and the migrated blood wolf tribe.

In the settlement, the roads criss-cross and there are already thousands of buildings dotted around. Brand-new wooden houses have replaced the simple tents of the past, and walls to resist monsters have even been erected in all directions.

And in the center of the settlement, a small square was opened up, and a tall altar was erected on the square, enshrining the holy emblem of the thorn rose.

There are many residents in the settlement, most of them are werewolves and other demihumans, but if you look carefully, there are also some humans.

When they saw Lu Fu and others passing by, they all put down their work and greeted enthusiastically:

"Master Priest, good morning."

"Master Priest, may the True Ancestor be with you..."

"..."

The werewolf Luf responded with a smile and nodded to everyone.

It wasn't until he took Sebas back to his hut that he breathed a sigh of relief and completely relaxed.

"Luf, it seems that you are doing well, and you are becoming more and more like a real priest."

Sebas laughed.

Luf scratched his head honestly:

"Master Sebastian, you are joking, this is a gift from you and the True Ancestor."

"If you hadn't taken in at the beginning, if it hadn't been for the rescue under the crown of the true ancestor, Lu Fu might not be alive today, let alone Lu Fu, the entire blood wolf tribe may have long since disappeared, let alone the opportunity to come here Here, such a paradise-like village has been built."

Sebastian nodded slightly:

"His Majesty the True Ancestor is indeed kind."

After all, his eyes fell on the village outside the window:

"Now...how is the development of the church? How many believers are there?"

The werewolf Luf took out a roll of parchment that had already been prepared from his arms, handed it to Sebastian, and said respectfully:

"As of now, the number of officially registered believers in the religious group has reached 3345, of which 2624 are Asians, 678 are humans, and 43 are half-elves."

"There are still half-elves?"

Sebastian looked surprised.

Luf the werewolf explained:

"It was some original half-elven slaves. After the Boulder-Castel War, they escaped from the defeated noble families and fled to us. They accepted asylum and also accepted the faith of the true ancestor."

"For human believers, they are mainly miners in the mining area and some refugees who fled because of the war. The religious order's acceptance of refugees during the Legris rebellion has won the favor of many refugees and many supporters. Now they are mining silver. In the city, there is also a branch of the religious order."

"Of course, considering the secrecy, the religious group did not preach in Mining Silver City on a large scale, and the believers they chose were all true believers who ensured a clean background and firm beliefs."

After hearing the werewolf Luf's report, Sebastian was both satisfied and surprised.

Because of the need to hide his identity, His Majesty the True Ancestor has always prohibited preaching in public, but even so, in less than two years, it has grown from more than 100 werewolf believers to the current church with 3,000 members. Surprise.

"If it's not missionary restrictions, there can be more."

"Lord Sebastian, the North Land is really a very suitable land for preaching. There are many unbelievers who have escaped from various places, and even the believers of the Holy Royal Court are mostly superficial believers, and their beliefs are not firm. "

"With all due respect, the God Lord is too far away from ordinary people, but His Majesty the True Ancestor is very close. As long as His Majesty the True Ancestor can show miracles and benevolence more widely, it will not be difficult to gain more believers."

"The ones that are restricted are probably the sensitive identity of the True Ancestor."

"Oh, yes, there are also core doctrines and priests."

"Many sub-human tribes have bloodlines, and the belief in the true ancestor is more like ancestor worship. It is not difficult to regain the belief, but for the existence of other non-bloods, we still lack core teachings, and we can get more Strong centripetal force and recognition..."

"The number of priests is relatively small, and... they don't master divine arts like the priests of other sects, they just awakened some innate magic."

"Including me, there are currently 37 priests in total. They are all devout believers who have been approved by His Majesty the True Ancestor and received the gift from His Majesty the True Ancestor."

After hearing Luf's words, Sebas was not surprised.

In history, the period of rapid expansion of any religious order of gods is the period when gods walk on the earth.

Communicate more with believers, give more, and naturally gain more.

Although the True Ancestor did not give gifts on a large scale, in this era when the gods are still sleeping, the personal response to the prayers of believers from time to time has surpassed many gods.

As for the core doctrine and lack of priests...

Sebastian came to the mining area this time because of these two problems.

"About the core teachings... His Majesty the True Ancestor has already issued an oracle. From now on, the teachings of the sect will revolve around darkness and order."

Sebas said.

"Darkness...and order?"

The werewolf Luf was stunned.

Sebastian smiled slightly, imitating Charlotte's explanation and explaining to Luf:

"Darkness... is the symbol of the extraordinary world of Myria."

"The extraordinary world is dark, cruel, oppressive, and uncontrollable, but darkness...doesn't mean evil."

"Darkness represents the other side of light and the irrational side of the world. Only by embracing the darkness and understanding the darkness can we control the darkness and the extraordinary..."

"The blood descendants are strictly hierarchical, and the blood descendants also value order the most, and order is also one of the essences of our lord's belief."

"The world is inseparable from order. Controlling the darkness can bring new order to the gradually chaotic world. Having order can restrain the extraordinary, the strong, the mundane, and change the world..."

Having said that, Sebastian looked serious, and said in a deep voice:

"The restraint and protector of darkness, the reshape and maintainer of order, this is the symbol of our Lord's faith!"

"Darkness and order..."

The werewolf Luf was lost in thought.

After a long time, his eyes gradually brightened, and he bowed deeply to Sebas:

"Lord Sebastian, Luf has been taught."

Sebas nodded and continued:

"As for the priests... Strictly speaking, the priests in the sect now cannot be regarded as real priests. After all, the true ancestor was not ready to formally preach before the crown."

"However, it's different now. My coming here this time is the instruction of His Majesty the True Ancestor. His Majesty the True Ancestor has already made a decision to allow the religious order to officially step on the stage of Myria."

"Officially set foot on the stage of Myria?"

Lu Fu was stunned for a while, and then he looked happy:

"Could it be... Could it be that the power under the crown of the true ancestor has been further recovered?"

Sebastian nodded slightly, and said with a smile:

"It can be understood in this way."

"Master's strength has been further recovered, and he has also decided to officially start preaching in the Northland."

"Luf, gather the priests and believers and prepare for the prayer ceremony. I just brought the will of the gods, but the real missionary oracle needs to be delivered by the great master himself."

"Of course...including the gifts of the gods."

...

"The Supreme True Ancestor..."

"Avatar of darkness and shadow..."

"The source of all blood..."

"You devout and humble believer, pray for a gift here..."

In front of the tall altar, the werewolf Luf followed Sebastian and led many believers to pray to Thorn Rose.

Looking at the holy emblem on the altar, Lu Fu looked frantic and looked forward to it.

At the same time, Charlotte, who received the prayer, also officially cast her eyes on the altar.

"Are... are you ready?"

Sitting high on the Throne of Blood, looking at the devout and expectant believers in the "picture", Charlotte's expression gradually became solemn.

As the believers prayed, she could feel her connection with them being strengthened in the dark, she could hear their voices, and she could sense the strength of their blood.

She could even clearly feel that bits and pieces of blood power were following the prayers of the believers, converging towards her along the web of belief, converging in the divine fire in her chest, and being refined into the purest divine power.

The gods are shepherds.

Believers are the flock of gods.

And extraordinary power is the wool that is continuously produced by the flock.

At this moment, Charlotte had a deeper understanding of the nature of the relationship between gods and believers in the Myria world.

Although she already had believers more than a year ago and formed her own sect, to be honest, the sect was not complete, at best it was a half-finished product.

Now, since her divine power is no longer stretched, and she plans to officially start missionary work, it is time to further shape her belief system and let the religious order become more formal.

Thinking of this, Charlotte manipulated the divine power of blood and spread it along the web of faith to the distant altar.

The next moment, I saw the holy emblem of the thorn rose on the altar blooming bright red light, and a vast and majestic will slowly descended.

In the fanatical, shocking, and excited eyes of the believers, an illusory projection appeared above the altar.

The solemn and solemn throne, the tall and shadowy figure, and the magnificent and mysterious golden-red eyes hidden behind the crimson mist.

It is Charlotte who sits high on the throne of blood in an "adult posture".