Chapter 22

"Can a small church, where even the priest's divine power is sometimes effective and sometimes not, and a goddess with even weaker divine power, block the call of the God of Light? Don't dream. Besides, with his talent, would it be a problem for him to graduate from the Church Academy?"

"But why hasn't that child spoken yet?"

"Probably stunned by the surprise."

The people around were discussing, the believers of the Care Church who had just been praying devoutly, thanking the Goddess of Care for the miracle, now began to worry. It wasn't worry, but rather disappointment and frustration. The Care Church had finally produced such a talented young man, and the future of the church rested on this young man. But the Bishop of the Dawnlight Church had come directly to the test site, offering an incredible benefit that could not be refused.

In such a situation, would they still insist? The believers of the Care Church thought about it and realized they wouldn't, let alone Junming, who hadn't even joined the church yet.

Everyone present believed that Jiang Junming would definitely agree. Such conditions were impossible to refuse. But at that moment, a voice said, "Pryce, you've gone too far!"

Daring to call the Bishop of the Dawnlight Church Pryce by his name without any honorific? Who was this? People's gazes followed the voice, and a person appeared at the test site, walking and speaking.

The Bishop of the Justice Church, Sermide, looked displeased, showing no mercy, and coldly said to Pryce, "What? Sermide? Is he a believer of your Justice Church? I think you're the one who's gone too far."

"Even if this young man isn't a believer of your Justice Church, he is a believer of the Just Deity, as the divine power just now proved. Your Light Deity system openly vying for believers, isn't that going too far? This is disrupting the rules of the Light Temple Alliance," Sermide said, already standing beside Junming, glancing at Pryce, then kindly looking into Jiang Junming's eyes, and continued, "Junming, converting to the God of Justice and Fairness is your best choice. The Goddess of Care is a servant of the God of Justice and Fairness and won't be displeased by your faith. Converting will definitely succeed. If you convert successfully, after graduating from the Church Academy and joining the church, the Justice Church will let you preside over a temple."

Identical conditions, the two bishops looked at each other, like two enraged bulls, their noses flaring, ready to charge at any moment. As they spoke, a light appeared around them, and to fight over Jiang Junming, two bishops from the same Light Temple Alliance were actually ready to fight!

Could a poor young man really be worth two bishops tearing their faces and breaking the rules of the Light Temple Alliance to fight over? This was even more unbelievable than the two bishops promising that if Jiang Junming converted successfully, he would preside over a temple after graduating from the Church Academy and joining the church.

Whether it was the ordinary people in the crowd, the young man who passed the test, or the few church priests, none could imagine the consequences of a battle between two bishops. And all this was because of that seemingly insignificant, poor child—Jiang Junming. As the divine power light appeared around the two bishops, a mechanical voice suddenly sounded in Jiang Junming's mind, "Detected energy, starting to absorb effective energy."

Huh? Energy? The divine power of the two bishops is energy? The light brain is absorbing effective energy? Jiang Junming was drawn to the light brain's voice and didn't think about the conditions the bishops were offering him, but instead began to ponder the concepts of divine power, energy, and absorption.

Clearly, the two bishops were also wary of fighting each other, just looking at each other and controlling their divine power. Disputes in the Light Temple Alliance were common, but once a dispute turned into a fight, it would definitely not be in the interest of the temple alliance. If the two bishops fought today, regardless of the outcome, they would face consequences they couldn't bear.

After a while, the Bishop of the Justice Church, Sermide, said, "No matter what, we should listen to Junming's opinion in the end."

The Bishop of the Dawnlight Church, Pryce, thought for a moment and then slowly said, "Let Junming decide then."

After analyzing the pros and cons, the two bishops did not fight but reached an agreement, letting Jiang Junming decide whether to go to the Dawnlight Church or the Justice Church. As for the young man refusing? Don't be ridiculous, how could that happen? If his mind wasn't broken, he wouldn't give up such a good opportunity.

"Junming, what do you think?" the two bishops asked in unison, looking at Jiang Junming with earnest expectations.

Jiang Junming, seeing the two important figures staring at him and hearing the bishops' questions, put the light brain's words aside, thought for a moment, and cautiously said, "I want to go to the Church of the Goddess of Care."

The Goddess of Care was like Florence Nightingale in Jiang Junming's heart, somewhat endearing. The teachings and the usual actions of helping the poor in the slums were more in line with Jiang Junming's values, so when making his choice, he didn't hesitate and spoke his true thoughts.

What did he say? Jiang Junming's voice was a bit low, and the people around didn't seem to hear clearly, even the few children who had passed the test looked at Jiang Junming in confusion. What was he saying? The bishops of the Light Church and the Justice and Fairness Church almost fought over him and made the greatest promise, that if he converted successfully and joined the church, he would preside over a temple. But his answer was... to go to the Church of the Goddess of Care?

Sure enough, a naive kid, someone in the crowd sighed, thinking. Some thought Jiang Junming must be crazy, otherwise why would he choose the Church of the Goddess of Care over the Dawnlight Church and the Justice Church?

When the believers of the Care Church heard Jiang Junming's words, they were like waking from a dream, feeling guilty. What was wrong with their faith? When they saw the divine power of the Goddess of Care shining around Junming, that was a miracle, a miracle of the Goddess of Care. How could Junming change his faith because of the benefits offered by the other two churches? Their previous thoughts were a great disrespect to the Goddess of Care, a desecration.

Thinking this, the believers of the Care Church began to pray devoutly again, even more devoutly than before.

The two bishops, like everyone else, were stunned, then the Bishop of the Dawnlight Church, Pryce, coldly snorted and said, "Ungrateful!"

"You can't say that. Sticking to one's principles is also good," the Bishop of the Justice Church, Sermide, said with a smile after hearing Pryce's angry words.

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