After collecting their identification documents, Jamie immediately took his older sister, Sophia, to the church on Reef Island-which was actually a hospital.
Since everyone working inside was a sunflower, and the building had originally been Reef Island's little church, the old name had stuck.
During his time on Reef Island, Jamie had received a crash course in many subjects. He knew that prolonged exposure to harsh conditions could leave the body with illnesses and injuries that were difficult to cure.
These ailments might not show themselves normally, but they could flare up without warning-he had seen plenty of people suddenly collapse and never get up again.
The two soon arrived at the church.
The towering building was made entirely of glass. Its golden panes absorbed the sun's light, filling the interior with dazzling brilliance. Tall, holy-white sunflowers happily basked in the gift of sunlight within, making it look like a glass conservatory at first glance.
"It's so beautiful," Sophia said involuntarily.
She gazed at the towering glass building with longing in her eyes, instinctively moved by its beauty.
Years of suffering had not worn away her appreciation for beautiful sights. Whenever she encountered one, she still stopped to admire it.
"Sis, this was made from materials I brought back!" Jamie boasted. "It was originally just sand. Once the factory processed it, it became this clear golden glass."
He did not specify what kind of sand it was, because it was actually gold sand ore from the Gray Sand Desert. That unusual sandy ore turned into beautiful glass when fired.
At the milk tea shop in the Royal Capital, plenty of people were willing to pay double for a new design of golden glass cup.
Sand that nobody valued in the Gray Sand Desert could become such a marvelous creation with