Chapter 187: Everything is in Order
With Ella, Chen Ran had a good tour of some of the small scenic spots near the Dawn Academy.
Considering that Chen Ran had just arrived today and might be a little tired, they didn’t walk too far. Along the way, they mainly accompanied the excited little girl Dongfang. If it weren’t for Ella’s prevention, this little girl would have wanted to perform with her recently acquired super “divine beast” on the street.
After a tour of the vicinity, Ella arranged a place for Chen Ran to rest and stay temporarily. It remained to be seen how much time it would take for Chen Ran to get into the Dawn Academy.
For the sake of the legendary benefits, Chen Ran decided to work hard.
After a night’s rest, Chen Ran woke up early, took a breath of the fresh air outside, and the atmosphere of the Imperial Capital was indeed extraordinary.
He called a carriage and decided to go to the local Karoten Cathedral to listen to the morning service.
A long-lost charlatan’s morning service.
Karoten Cathedral.
This was an important stronghold of the Holy Church in the City of Dawn. The environment here was elegant, and the scenery was pleasant. There was also a group of loyal believers who believed in the power of light. Even in the early morning, there were already crowds of people coming in and out, and it seemed very popular.
Walking into the solemn and dignified hall, this place was far more magnificent than the small church in Xilan City. The one in charge here was an archbishop. Even in the City of Holy Light, it was still a not-so-low-ranking position.
To have a great archbishop of the church stationed here was a respect for the local monarch. The Holy Church was a neutral organization. The three major countries on the continent each had a great cathedral presided over by a bishop to spread the teachings. Because of its doctrine of helping others, it had also been recognized by the major empires.
In the hall, after listening to a hymn from the nuns, a mid-rank high priest explained the doctrines.
In this church, Chen Ran finally understood the true positioning of the morning service.
Back then, under the old high priest’s set of rituals, Chen Ran had just thought that it was enough to tell stories. But after listening to the morning service here, he finally understood the true use of this ritual.
Every morning service, a large church would use a special holy power to edify the audience with the singing of hymns and to infect all the listeners with the power of the light art, giving people a sense of peace of mind. No matter how irritable your mood was, you would gradually calm down and feel refreshed. A good mood for the day often came from this. In the long run, morning service would easily become a habit.
This ritual was more about giving people a mood, and what made people remember the doctrines should just be a long-standing habit.
The morning service ended one after another. Chen Ran took the opportunity to go up and find the mid-rank high priest who was presiding over the morning service today.
Looking at Chen Ran, who seemed to have something to say, the middle-aged high priest in front of him asked in a friendly manner, “Hello, what can I do for you?”
“Hello, I am an ascetic holy priest who has been traveling outside for many years.”
Hearing Chen Ran’s words, the middle-aged high priest was a little surprised. “You are also a priest?”
A few brilliant light magic spells were cast on the middle-aged high priest. The surging light element could not be faked. But the middle-aged high priest, who had felt Chen Ran’s power, had a shocked look on his face.
“Such a pure holy power. Could it be that you are a grand high priest? That’s not right. The Holy Church has never heard of such a young male holy priest…”
Chen Ran explained well, “Don’t overthink it. I am an ascetic priest who has been traveling outside for many years. I am still a commoner and have no rank. But I plan to go to the City of Holy Light to get an identity in the future.”
Heroes are not judged by their origins. Chen Ran’s few light magic spells had already intimidated this mid-rank high priest, and his attitude toward Chen Ran had also improved a lot.
Next, the two of them chatted casually for a while. Chen Ran himself was a knowledgeable and eloquent person, and he quickly stunned this middle-aged high priest. When they had almost finished talking, Chen Ran finally revealed his true purpose.
“To be honest with you, I came here this time not just to pass by, but also to ask for the church’s help with something.”
“What is it, little brother? Just say it. We are all people of the Holy Church, all one family. We will naturally not be polite if we can help.”
Chen Ran said truthfully, “I came here this time mainly to get into the Dawn Academy to do some things. I need a suitable identity. I heard that the church has this ability. I can accept any identity, such as a teaching assistant or something.”
“This…” the middle-aged high priest hesitated for a moment, but it was not too difficult. He replied, “With your exquisite and unparalleled attainments in holy magic, little brother, there are few opponents in the Holy Church. But the higher-ups have stipulated that the appointee must have a clear identity. I don’t doubt your heart, little brother. Otherwise, it would be impossible to learn holy magic, this most difficult type of light art.”
Chen Ran frowned. “Is there no other way?”
“Besides your ability, if you have some other connections, such as some people you know in the Holy Church, it might be very easy to pass. It will also be easier to talk to the bishop.”
“Connections?” Chen Ran thought for a moment and found that the only reliable one seemed to be Nicole’s line. He had to try his luck. “Um, I have a good relationship with Miss Nicole in the City of Holy Light. We’ve even carried out a mission together. I remember she is a mid-rank high priest…”
“You know Lady Nicole?”
Looking at the middle-aged high priest’s speechless and shocked face, Chen Ran wondered if that girl’s identity was very high.
“By the way, I remember!” the middle-aged high priest had a look of realization. “A few months ago, I received news from the Holy Church that Lady Nicole and a certain holy mage had wiped out a Dark Holy Court den in the Demon Capital, Diya City, and had killed a Dark Temple elder and many other Dark Temple elites. For this, Lady Nicole was commended by the Holy Church and was promoted to one of the few grand high priests.”
The middle-aged high priest sized Chen Ran up again and said in surprise, “Could it be… could it be that you are that mysterious man…”
“Uh, that person is me…” Chen Ran was a little curious. He hadn’t expected his deeds to be so widely spread in the Holy Church. “There was an accident at that time. I accidentally triggered a mysterious teleportation array and walked for a long time to get here. I haven’t been able to contact Nicole, so I don’t know what happened later.”
“I see,” the middle-aged high priest said, as if suddenly enlightened. His attitude toward Chen Ran couldn’t help but become a little more enthusiastic. “You are truly a young and promising man, little brother. In the magic information I received before, Lady Nicole had attributed most of the credit to you. Otherwise, with her seventh-tier strength at that time, it would have been impossible to deal with a large force. And then, as you said, the teleportation array was triggered, and your life and death were unknown.”
The middle-aged high priest had a look of admiration and guessed, “If my guess is not wrong, as long as you go to the Holy Church, the identity of a grand high priest will definitely not be lacking for you. You know, the identity of a dark temple elder is almost equivalent to our Lord Bishop.”
Looking at the middle-aged high priest’s admiring expression, Chen Ran really hadn’t expected his fame to be so great. He raised his eyebrows and couldn’t help but ask, “Um, about entering the Dawn Academy…”
“That’s naturally not a problem. For a person who is destined to be a grand high priest to go and teach, that is definitely the good fortune of the Dawn Academy. As long as we report this matter to the Lord Bishop, there should be no other problems. I’ll take you to see the Lord Bishop now.”
Chen Ran hadn’t expected that a casual matter would bring him such a bargain. He was also surprised that just doing these few things would bring such a good response.
Perhaps as that high priest had said, to increase Chen Ran’s credit, after he had been teleported away by the teleportation array, Nicole had emphasized the words “life and death unknown,” which had made this contribution seem even heavier.
What a good girl!
Chen Ran was a little moved. If Nicole knew about the good things he had done in the Amazon rainforest, he didn’t know what she would think…
It was precisely with this outstanding contribution that Chen Ran met the bishop of the Karoten Cathedral, an old man with a good complexion. Chen Ran really couldn’t tell that this person was already in his sixties. He looked to be less than fifty.
Hearing Chen Ran’s deeds, there was naturally no problem with what Chen Ran wanted to do. This kind and amiable Lord Bishop immediately agreed to Chen Ran’s request and directly promised to arrange the identity of a tutor for Chen Ran, to temporarily replace the original tutor.
The high priest tutor in the Dawn Academy was a mid-rank high priest, but his main task was to tell stories during the corresponding class hours and occasionally show the magic of the light art. He was usually very free. With the skills Chen Ran had shown, it was enough to cope. As for telling legendary stories, that was even simpler. He was best at making up stories, and he himself was a legend…
After getting the reply, he estimated that this matter would be settled in two or three days, which was unexpectedly smooth.
After that, Chen Ran left the cathedral with satisfaction and specially went to the local magic letter transfer station to convey his own news to Diya City. His assets were still mostly in Diya City, and a few of his men were also there. He didn’t know how things were there now. And he also owed Crown Prince Sayven a reply, so he had to at least say something.
Chen Ran had sent it by express mail. He was not short on a few small coins. He estimated that they would have a reply in half a day.
What was frustrating was that there was no such thing as a phone or QQ in the other world, so he couldn’t communicate in real time. But he was not short on this little bit of time now.
The reply from Diya City was very fast. It only took half a day to get a reply.
The content of the letter was as follows.
The situation in Diya City was stable. After stabilizing the situation, Miss Nicole had returned early because of matters of the Holy Church. If Chen Ran needed anything, he could go to the Holy Church to find her. She would not have any missions to go on after this.
Under the Crown Prince’s rectification, the dark forces in Diya City had been almost completely wiped out, and Diya City had become more orderly. And now, Chen Ran’s industries were basically managed by Sayven, and there would basically be no problems.
Eva, with whom Chen Ran had had a fleeting affair, had been healed by Nicole with the Holy Light Art and had recovered her self-awareness. She had been placed in a certain place in the Neutral Zone by Sayven. As for that woman, although she had lost many of her past memories, because of the influence of the spiritual art she had been subjected to before she died, she still had memories of Chen Ran and was very much hoping to see him again…
After Johnson had gotten the news from Chen Ran, he planned to start collecting things and go to the Imperial Capital to continue to rely on his boss. It was clear that he had tasted the sweetness of working under Chen Ran.
As for the reply from Sayven’s side, that guy’s reply was very concise.
“When you’re done playing, remember to come back early. I still have serious business to discuss with you. I’ll give you a year to play.”
