Church relief station.
Nicholas picked up a paper bag filled with bread, carrots, and jam, then handed it to a poor man waiting in line.
For many people, the Church's relief was their guarantee against starving to death.
"Teacher's teacher will be arriving soon..." As Nicholas distributed relief supplies, his mind wandered elsewhere.
"In truth, I've already completely digested the Illuminator's influence without needing ritual assistance. I can continue upward and advance to Child of Light... But how could I possibly say something like that?"
"Still, I can take this chance to ask my mentor about the subsequent advancement materials for Child of Light... I remember my teacher mentioning that the Third Primordial profession of the pure Yao pathway is called Craftsman. It can create temporary magical items, providing an enormous boost in strength... And the Fourth Primordial is called—Mechanical Mentor!"
Nicholas had resolved to follow the pure Yao path, yet he felt that this path representing radiance became rather strange further down the line.
"I heard... there is also debate within the Sunset School over renaming the Second Primordial 'Child of Light' to 'Child of Fire'... And they do not worship the current ruler of the Yao pathway either—Age Controller Dawnbreak..."
Nicholas sensed that the Sunset School held many more secrets, but he was merely an outer member, not even middle-ranking. What he knew was limited.
Just as he was distracted, a vagrant came before him, accepted the relief supplies, and said gratefully, "Holy Spirit bless you!"
"May the Holy Spirit bless every believer."
Nicholas answered reflexively, then suddenly sensed that something was wrong!
This vagrant was in his thirties and had azure-blue eyes. He was none other than the Divine Envoy, Yasuo, whom Nicholas had met before!
During the contact, he felt a note being slipped into his