After a period of reconstruction and renovation, the once filthy, dilapidated mining town had undergone enormous changes. Beyond the bustling New City Circle outside, now three times the size of the old town, even the buildings at the town center had changed greatly. The Crow God Great Cathedral, which had originally been temporarily housed in Town Hall, had been replaced by a truly magnificent church. This three-story Gothic spired structure, predominantly black in color, had been built by believers through divine arts and prayer in just three days. Yet its scale and splendor had already reached the pinnacle of religious architecture in this world. It was said that throughout the cathedral's three days of construction, sacred rituals had continued across the Holy Capital for three days straight, making it another sensational "miracle" in the southern region. Unfortunately, we had been receiving an information bombardment in the Dragon Kingdom at the time and missed the spectacle—but then again, the Empire was vast, and countless grand events took place across its worlds every second. If we wanted to see every last one of them, we would never get anything done. Not to mention that the Macro World's registered New Year celebrations alone had now reached several thousand per day on average. Even a professional party-crasher like Qian Qian could only sigh in resignation...
The Crow God Great Cathedral stood on the former site of Town Hall, facing Holy Tree Plaza. A flock of powerful Crow Spirits circled above it forever. They were the cathedral's guards, the Crow God's messengers and warriors, and the protectors of the Crow God's believers—actually, they were Crow Spirits Little Crow had created last time while "entertaining guests" and forgotten to take back. Vanilla had simply put them to practical use. Inside the church was an exceptionally grand