Chapter 101: The Welcoming Challenge
Speaking of that genius girl, Chen Ran felt he could just fantasize about her. Anyway, it had nothing to do with him. But out of boredom, he really did ask those young people about that genius girl.
According to their description, it was just as the old high priest had said. His granddaughter was a stunningly talented girl. She had awakened the Mark of Holy Light since she was a child and had reached the astonishing strength of the sixth tier at the young age of twenty. She was an invincible existence among the graduates of that year. But because of her cold personality, although she was also one of the top beauties, no one dared to pursue her except for the few outstanding Holy Knight students in the Holy Light Academy at that time. However, the outcome seemed to be not so good… After that, the girl became a combat-type Discipline Priest as she wished, and also became a key training target of the Holy Church. Her current high priest rank was even one tier higher than the old high priest’s.
Hearing such deeds, Chen Ran admired that this world was indeed full of wonders. Even without Ella’s existence, he would not be so foolish as to touch a girl with that kind of personality and ability. He considered himself just a mortal.
Just a mortal…
With the foundation Chen Ran had laid, the church began to operate officially. At least the arrangements were much more formal than Chen Ran’s half-baked ones.
The new church hall had a sacred and solemn atmosphere. The pillars had been replaced with marble relief pillars, and the walls were clean and smooth, so clean that they could reflect a person’s figure. The atmosphere of the hall was exceptionally solemn.
Everything here was new, countless times better than the previous dilapidated state. The huge statue of the God of Light also seemed to be alive, making people feel a sense of awe.
Chen Ran also made a guest appearance for a few days, so the number of people who came to the church on this day was almost full. Even the newly added seats could not meet the demand. A group of clergy who had come from the City of Holy Light were overjoyed. And the living conditions here were much better than they had imagined, far exceeding the hardship described by the old high priest when he first arrived. So, everyone looked at Chen Ran with a hint of admiration.
After being in charge for a few days and confirming that there should be no problems here, Chen Ran finally had the idea of leaving.
In his conversation with the old high priest, Chen Ran also stated his plans and told the old high priest that if there were any troubles here in the future, he could go to his home to find his butler, Gates, who would help solve a series of problems for the church in Xilan City.
Therefore, the old high priest thanked him repeatedly and also gave him a letter. If he had the chance to pass by the City of Holy Light in the future, he could give this letter to Bishop John Farrell, who was the old high priest’s son. With Chen Ran’s contribution to the construction of Xilan City, he could apply for the benefits that a real high priest should have for Chen Ran, so that he would not have to call himself a wandering priest. At this, Chen Ran smiled, accepted the letter, and said that if he had the chance, he would not be polite.
After returning home, Chen Ran began to prepare for his departure.
Besides instructing the butler, Gates, on many things that needed to be done, he even directly allocated him a sum of three hundred thousand gold coins for expansion, in preparation for the future chain stores of “KFC.” Under the current operation, it seemed that the harvest was not bad. After the employees became familiar with the business, they should be able to open a second store in the city soon, and then a third, a fourth… At that time, they would definitely expand to other cities.
Almost everything that needed to be arranged was arranged. For the people who had been with him the longest, such as the old gatekeeper and Sister Marian, they voluntarily worked in the church. After the old high priest learned of their true situation, he readily accepted them and arranged good positions for them in the church.
As for the children, Chen Ran gave each of them a food recipe, letting them master and research it. In this way, they could have their own careers in the future and would not be useless.
Under the excellent education of Chen Ran and the others, the character of these children was not bad, and they had also learned to supervise each other. Because the church was their second home, they would also take the initiative to go to the church to do services, and also to visit the old gatekeeper and Sister Marian, the two benefactors who had taken care of them for a long time.
Finally, speaking of that troublemaker Dongfang, after accidentally awakening her innate spiritual seal, she rested for a few days and then started to be lively again. She had also broken through to the strength of a third-tier spirit summoner at the same time.
At this moment, Dongfang was like a little red butterfly, flying around all day. The enhancement that the innate spiritual seal gave her was also very obvious. This little girl’s spiritual sense had become exceptionally keen, and her whole body exuded some unknown spiritual charm, which made her look much more beautiful. And under this ability, any subtle change could not escape her perception, and it would become more and more incredible as her strength increased.
Now, she could use spirit summoning to create a row of neatly arranged, furry bouncing balls that could dance in unison with the sound of her piccolo. Spirit summoning, rather than being an offensive spell, was well applied to entertainment in her hands.
The only thing that troubled this little girl was that she still couldn’t summon a fifth-tier black-eyed creature. For this, she would often bite the bedsheets in frustration and roll around on the bed in a frenzy. Fortunately, the bedsheets were sturdy enough for her little teeth to grind on for a while.
Upon learning that Chen Ran was going on a long journey, the city lord of Xilan City quickly held a ceremony and specially awarded Chen Ran a best citizen award.
Because of Chen Ran’s existence, the originally loose Xilan City had become much more united, and countless people had a new life. The high-end magic item shop he had cooperated with had made a name for itself in the recent few cities. And the new restaurant he had opened not only made great innovations, but also solved the employment problem for many people in the city, greatly stimulating the economic growth of Xilan City and giving this city a different kind of splendor in a short period of time.
These were all brought to this city by Chen Ran. This honor of his was well-deserved.
Because Chen Ran was leaving, Ella came to find him and took Dongfang with her. She promised that she would take the two little girls, Dongfang and Avril, to the Imperial Capital, the City of Dawn, so that Chen Ran could leave with peace of mind. She also wished him a pleasant journey.
After there were no more problems, Chen Ran finally began to plan his new journey. This time, he only brought his personal bodyguard, Johnson, the seventh-tier powerful berserker.
With Chen Ran’s support, this big guy was definitely no less than a Tier 8 warrior in strength. With such a powerful existence, bullying ordinary guys was absolutely no problem.
The two of them, on two horses, left Xilan City.
On the road, Chen Ran couldn’t help but ask Johnson, “Do you know where the most chaotic place is right now?”
“Naturally, it’s the northern battlefield. It’s absolutely chaotic there.”
A black line appeared on Chen Ran’s forehead. He asked himself if he was not yet at the point of being lawless. “An ordinary place will do…”
“Then it’s naturally on the road to the Demon Capital, Diya,” Johnson replied. “Because the people who go there are all rich, there are many robbers in the mountains. And on the golden sea route with Ikadan, there is no shortage of pirates. Because of the profits, those places can’t be wiped out no matter how many times they are suppressed. Of course, the existence of the Demon Capital is a chaotic place where various forces are entrenched.”
“Alright then. We’ll go to the Demon Capital, Diya.”
