Chapter 74: Eyes
"Archbishop?"
That sounded like something from three centuries ago.
"Yes." The boy nodded.
When he mentioned the Archbishop, there was a trace of fear and longing in his voice.
"The Acolyte changed her mind. Instead of rashly creating a ritual that could communicate with... she planned to create the first bishop first."
"So there had never been any bishops before?" Xu Zhi asked.
"That's right." The boy nodded again. "If a bishop ever appeared, all believers would sense it. They would be our pillar, our leader."
"The Acolyte wanted to sacrifice a large number of superhumans and low-ranking believers to quickly build up a bishop, but the risk was high. No one knew whether it would succeed."
"Everyone here was captured by us and turned into sacrifices and blood food."
Xu Zhi understood what had happened, but still asked, "Then why did you run away?"
At that, the boy's gaze flickered. "Because... we were among the chosen sacrifices too. Ordinary believers weren't enough. High-ranking believers like us had to be included."
"Just because of that?" Xu Zhi looked at him.
The boy's expression stiffened slightly. There seemed to be a deeper meaning in Xu Zhi's words. "It seems your faith isn't very sincere."
"Of course not!" he retorted urgently, as though Xu Zhi had said something deeply insulting.
"For the... I would naturally be willing to sacrifice myself!"
"It's just, it's just..."
The boy's chest heaved rapidly. "Why did they choose him as the bishop candidate instead of me?"
"I could do it too. I'm not inferior. Why can I only be a sacrifice?"
"I'll go back. Once I have greater strength and more influence, I'll bring back even more sacrifices and prove that I'm the right candidate to become bishop!"
So that was it.
Xu Zhi