Chapter 100: The Return of the Old High Priest
Chen Ran was certain that this was an innate mark because Colin had once said that although innate and acquired awakened exclusive talents were similar in power, innate talents were more flexible. They were generally automatically activated with one’s own power, and the aura would automatically change with the fluctuations, which could save the body’s power and achieve more subtle effects. Acquired ones needed to be activated by oneself, and after activation, they would directly reach the strongest effect, with slightly less flexibility.
For Dongfang to be able to awaken this innate shamanistic spirit summoning talent was far beyond Chen Ran’s expectations. An innate talent like this often required one of the parents to be a person with excellent talent to have a chance of being inherited. Generally, only noble families could inherit this kind of talent, and this talent could also be stimulated in the middle and late stages.
This made Chen Ran can’t help but guess Dongfang’s background. Why was this little girl abandoned by her parents in the first place? Looking at the cute little girl Dongfang now, she really didn’t look like an ordinary abandoned child.
But he didn’t think much of it. Since this little girl could comprehend this innate shamanistic talent, it was a fortunate thing for her, and it would also make him look forward to it a little more in the future.
As for the reason for this awakening, it should be largely attributed to the continuous enhancement of the potions these past few months, which had finally brought the dormant talent mark in her body back to life. You know, the same bottle of potion, because it extracted the most essential part of the medicinal plants, the effect of the potion Chen Ran made was much stronger than others, and it was specially configured for this little girl’s constitution, so the effect was naturally not comparable to ordinary ones.
Because of this little problem with Dongfang, Ella had also specially come to check on her. After hearing Chen Ran’s explanation, she also breathed a sigh of relief. She was helpless against this little girl’s reckless personality, but it was also a bit cute.
A month later, the old high priest, who had set out from the City of Holy Light, finally returned.
On this trip, many carriages had come, and with the old high priest were more than forty clergy members.
To be willing to come to a city far from the City of Holy Light showed the true heart of these clergy members. In fact, Xilan City was also very important to the existence of the church. As a transportation hub, spreading the teachings from here would achieve better results, which was also the reason why the old high priest insisted on staying here.
Looking at the old high priest whom he hadn’t seen for a long time, Chen Ran had almost forgotten what he looked like. But the old man probably wouldn’t be too old, and he was definitely the leader.
A young priest jumped down from a carriage and looked at the brand-new facade, a little dazed. “Is this the Xilan City church that was described? Why does it seem a little different from what I imagined?”
The old high priest was in good spirits. After getting out of the carriage, he naturally looked up at the small church he hadn’t seen for several months. With this one look, even he couldn’t help but be stunned.
He even suspected that he had gone to the wrong place. Although he confirmed that it was a church, it was definitely not the dilapidated small church he knew. It was only when he saw a familiar figure walking out from the door that he was sure he hadn’t gone to the wrong place.
“Chen Ran, what happened here…”
The old high priest swallowed, looking at the brand-new church in disbelief.
The originally rusty iron railings had been replaced with thick marble railings. The few dilapidated small bungalows near the church seemed to be gone, and the land had been incorporated into the church, making the church much larger than before. The well-organized scenery inside made the place seem exceptionally vibrant.
“What, you don’t like it?” Chen Ran enthusiastically welcomed everyone in and came to the old high priest. “What I’ve done, isn’t it not bad?”
“How did you do it?” the old high priest’s face was filled with disbelief.
“I’ll tell you slowly later.”
When Chen Ran briefly described what he had done and what had happened these past few months, the old high priest couldn’t help but be amazed. He had thought that Chen Ran’s appearance might bring some changes here, but he had never thought that Chen Ran could do so well.
In the small garden of the church, an intoxicating fragrance wafted, colorful and vibrant, making one want to linger.
The old high priest said with emotion, “Chen Ran, I’m really grateful for everything you’ve done here. No wonder I felt a different atmosphere when I first entered the city. With the foundation you’ve laid, the nearly ten thousand gold coins I managed to raise are not as useful as I had imagined. You’ve already done everything for me.”
Chen Ran said indifferently, “It’s just a small favor. I had nothing when I first came, and it was thanks to your help that I at least had a place to stay for a while. It’s my duty to contribute to this place.”
The old high priest nodded in satisfaction. “By the way, you said you had saved some disabled people before. Although I know that our Holy Priests can heal physical injuries, I’ve never heard of the ability to regenerate limbs, even as a high priest from the City of Holy Light. Where did you get these abilities? I estimate that even the Pope can’t do it. Who is your teacher?”
“Ha, I’ve already said I’m a wandering priest. Some things are my secrets and can’t be revealed casually. I hope you can understand.”
“Alright, it’s not a big deal anyway,” the high priest said, holding Chen Ran’s hand and patting it excitedly. “I’m very satisfied with everything you’ve done, which makes me once again affirm that you are a good person. I think it would be great to introduce my granddaughter to you.”
“…”
Seeing the speechless expression on Chen Ran’s face, the old high priest laughed. “Hey, don’t look like that. My granddaughter is actually very nice. Although I didn’t see her when I went back this time, it seems she was entrusted with an important mission by the church and went on a mission. Don’t look so unwilling. You know, my son is now a bishop of the Holy Church, and my daughter-in-law was a famous beauty in the City of Holy Light back then. My granddaughter has inherited all the good points of her parents and even graduated early from the Holy Light Academy with the best grades. She can be considered a genius girl. If you don’t believe me, you can ask the people who came. There are my granddaughter’s classmates among them.”
“Damn it…”
Chen Ran was speechless for a moment. He had never thought that this old man, who didn’t show off, actually had such a big backstage and could be a bishop-level figure.
What was the concept of a bishop? Besides the church and the three Cardinals, the Holy Maiden, the Holy Son, and the commander of the Templar Knights, they were the highest-ranking people. The total number of bishops probably wouldn’t exceed ten.
But then again, this old man’s background was so strong, yet instead of enjoying a good life there, he came to such a difficult place to pioneer. It showed how firm his faith was.
But in other words, wasn’t this just being bored to death?
