The Capture

Golden Oak's royal capital.

Inside a church.

Pastor Colo was delivering his daily sermon:

"Our Lord God of Redemption was born from chaos and wields the power of redemption!"

"The souls of all believers will go to our Lord's kingdom after death, where they will find an eternal home!"

Pastor Colo was the priest of the Church of the God of Redemption in the royal capital. He was also a bona fide priest who possessed Divine Arts!

Wu Ming was extremely strict in this regard. Every pastor first had to meet the requirements of faith, and their character and knowledge also had to be enough to inspire respect.

Finally, they also had to master the ability to use Divine Arts. Naturally, this was a powerful asset for spreading the faith.

Although Wu Ming forbade pastors from displaying miracles without cause, the believers weren't fools.

They had long since noticed the unusual qualities of the pastors, the Holy Water, and the Holy Communion, and had consequently become even more devout.

Even though the church had recently faced some suppression for unknown reasons, most believers still came to pray devoutly.

"Pastor Colo! Pastor Colo!"

Just then, the crowd suddenly stirred. A middle-aged man rushed in, carrying a child in his arms. "H-help! Poor little Philo fell out of a tree..."

The little one in his arms looked to be in a terrible state. His eyes were closed, and his face was frighteningly pale.

"Have you found a doctor?"

Pastor Colo stepped forward and examined him. He found that broken bones and other injuries were minor; the real problem might be inside the skull, which was why the child remained unconscious.

Even with the state of medical development in this world, ailments inside the brain were extremely dangerous.

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