"Sorry for the trouble. As expected, becoming a priest means accepting another level of restrictions."
Mo Qiong certainly did not think the other party was some kind of pervert.
The practiced words and prepared surgical instruments all clearly indicated that this was what every citizen had to face when becoming an official member of the Gaia Church clergy.
Expose one's heart to the Gods?
This was definitely the activation method for one of the properties of the Archbishop's Crown Contained Object.
If its effect was as expected, it was some kind of restriction—a form of control.
Refusing would be equivalent to exposing himself, because a citizen this devout would never refuse to offer his life to God, let alone refuse to reveal his heart for God to see.
But as a member of the Blue and White Society, how could he calmly accept having some sort of restriction placed on him now, essentially being fitted with a "collar"?
His thoughts raced, and Mo Qiong asked excitedly and innocently, "Is the Mother Goddess watching over me?"
Playing dumb.
How could he honestly lie down on the operating table right away?
Helen was devout, but she was still only nine years old. Her mind was pure and fanatical, but that did not mean she could quickly sort out deliberately profound words.
Children often spoke incoherently.
At that moment, Mo Qiong was pretending not to understand, as if his focus was somewhere completely different from the other party's.
That way, he could extend the topic.
The Archbishop did not mind. She smiled gently and said, "Yes, child. Mother Earth is watching over you."
Mo Qiong gazed up at the Archbishop with excitement and reverence. "Has God chosen me? So the great Mother Goddess blessed my body because she had a mission to give