Main Church

The White Robe Deacon listened silently to Chen Fan's narration.

"That little boy you mentioned... I think I have some recollection."

The White Robe Deacon extended the hand he had kept hidden within his white robe and gently rubbed his temple, which was still flesh and blood.

The arm was dry and thin, the yellowish-brown skin full of wrinkles. One could tell at a glance that this was an old man's hand.

"I remember, it should have been last year, right?"

"You still remember?" Chen Fan was momentarily stunned, then instinctively flattered him, "Your memory is truly excellent."

The White Robe Deacon's mechanical eye glanced at Chen Fan, and the lines on his face softened slightly. "You are much more articulate than the other God Chosen."

"Anyway, we still have plenty of time now. Since you brought it up, I'll tell you about it properly."

Chen Fan chuckled inwardly.

Just a moment ago, he said time was tight, and now it's become plenty of time...

Isn't that why they say flattery gets you everywhere?

"It's not necessarily good memory," the White Robe Deacon took a step and continued forward. "Ordinary people who can receive the Lord's blessing are few to begin with. Perhaps only a few appear in a year, and this was a child, so it's naturally easy to remember."

Chen Fan followed his steps, and at the same time, "accidentally" glanced at the small section of mechanical leg exposed beneath the white robe.

This small action was naturally noticed by the White Robe Deacon. He twitched the corner of his mouth, revealing an awkward smile. "Yes, this is also the Lord's grace."

Saying this, the White Robe Deacon reached out and gently tapped the various mechanical devices embedded in his face, saying proudly, "Apart from the Church's clergy, no one can receive so many blessings!"

Looking at the face embedded with mechanical devices hidden within the hood, Chen Fan only felt a deep sense of discomfort.

Blessings?

He didn't think this was a blessing!

Despite saying this, Chen Fan still forced a look of appropriate admiration onto his face. "Amazing!!"

The smile on the White Robe Deacon's face grew even wider and uglier.

"You, this God Chosen, are interesting!"

"Over the years, I've seen many God Chosen, but this is the first time I've seen one like you!"

Chen Fan's heart tightened. "What do you mean?"

"Don't be nervous." Compared to before, the White Robe Deacon's attitude had softened considerably. "You should know that the status of a God Chosen in the Church is basically equivalent to a Bishop. Apart from the Archbishop, I'm afraid no one in the Church can force them to do things. Because of this, the attitude of the God Chosen towards us Deacons..."

Saying this, the White Robe Deacon sighed, shaking his head somewhat helplessly.

Chen Fan immediately understood.

So it's the conflict between grassroots personnel and parachuted leaders!

Deacons are equivalent to the Church's grassroots personnel, while God Chosen are equivalent to parachuted leaders.

This isn't the worst part. The worst part is that this batch of leaders often only has a "term" of a few dozen days or a few months.

After the "term" ends, the God Chosen will go to the God Kingdom, and a new batch of God Chosen, or rather, a new batch of "leaders," will take office.

It would be strange if there wasn't a conflict.

Church Deacons are forced to respect the God Chosen due to their status, but the God Chosen look down on the Church Deacons. At the same time, considering that the God Chosen will leave soon, Church Deacons often just go through the motions when dealing with them, thus forming a vicious cycle.

Everything was explained!

"Let's go."

Just as Chen Fan was contemplating, the White Robe Deacon retracted his dry and thin right hand into his wide white robe.

After a moment of thought, he reminded softly, "If you miss another Divine Decree, I'm afraid you'll suffer."

"The Archbishop is not as easy to talk to as I am."

After speaking, the White Robe Deacon quickened his pace and walked forward.

More than an hour later, the White Robe Deacon's steps finally slowed down slightly, and the mechanical buzzing sound, like white noise, also faded away.

Chen Fan gently exhaled and raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Looking at the White Robe Deacon's expressionless demeanor, a hint of envy couldn't help but surface in his heart.

Flesh is weak, machinery ascends.

This saying was indeed true.

How could flesh and blood compare to these mechanical devices!

[This unit advises you to abandon this idea as soon as possible.]

One interrupted Chen Fan's thoughts in time:

[The reason the Human Alliance lists the mechanical modification of the human body as dangerous technology is because it has extremely serious sequelae.]

[To put it broadly, it can lead to the collapse of civilization.]

[To put it narrowly, it can also fundamentally destroy a person's self-awareness and way of thinking.]

Chen Fan was startled.

Before he could carefully inquire in his heart, he was stunned by the scene before him.

They were four massive buildings spanning several blocks.

Each building was pyramid-shaped, and their architectural style was completely different from the low, flat houses made of cement and concrete around them—

They were constructed of steel!

The Steel Pyramids were engraved with the same mysterious patterns as those on the Mechanical Prosthetics.

Not only that, but the surface of the pyramids was also covered with a large number of fine, wavy structures, and wisps of heat waves gushed out from these wavy structures.

Even though he was still hundreds of meters away from the massive Steel Pyramids, he could feel the waves of heat gushing up into the sky.

In the central area of the four pyramids was a tall, cylindrical building.

The top of the cylinder was flashing with an extremely strong light. At first glance, its brightness even exceeded the scorching sun in the sky!

What the hell is this thing...

As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, a sky-blue Holographic Projection appeared before his eyes—

To be precise, it was on his Retina.

A few lines quickly sketched a simple diagram, and at the same time, One's voice sounded in his mind: [Based on preliminary observation, this may be a Molten Salt Tower Energy Storage Power Station.]

Chen Fan: ...?

'What the hell? A power station?!'

[Yes, the surface of the four surrounding pyramid-shaped buildings is covered with a layer of reflective film with a certain curvature, which can converge sunlight to the molten salt energy storage device at the top of the central tower.]

[Simply put, you can understand the four pyramids as a concave mirror.]

Looking at the lines that were constantly being sketched before him, Chen Fan suddenly realized: "It's a solar cooker, right!"

[...You can understand it that way.]

[As for the purpose of the four pyramids... data is insufficient, and this unit cannot make an accurate judgment at this time.]

One finally concluded: [In any case, this thing should not be a technology that this civilization possesses.]

Chen Fan swallowed hard: 'You mean...'

'This thing might have been built by an alien civilization?'

[Theoretically, yes.]

He quickly glanced at the White Robe Deacon beside him.

From his respectful demeanor, it was clear that the building before them was their final destination.

The Main Church!

In other words... he might be going to visit an alien civilization's territory next?!

At this moment, Chen Fan suddenly felt his scalp tingle!

He slowed down, followed behind the White Robe Deacon, and walked uneasily towards one of the Steel Pyramids.

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