Witch Hunter from Entry to Unemployment

Chapter 28

Kingdom of Stars, Capital of Stars.

This is the capital of the Starry Kingdom. Seven hundred years ago, the messenger of the goddess came here and joined the war against the trial witch.

After the witch was eliminated, the remaining survivors established a brand new Starry Kingdom here.

And the central area of ​​the city is not the imperial palace, but the headquarters of the Holy See of Xingyue.

This is a complex of buildings that is as prosperous as the imperial palace, and there are nearly ten thousand priests living here.

One of the most eye-catching is a huge observatory, which is also the tallest building in the city.

In front of the observatory is the Xingyue Cathedral, which is decorated with precious stones and glass. It is said that there is a statue blessed by the goddess herself, and the goddess can rely on the statue at any time to issue oracles.

At this moment, in the meeting room in the front hall of Xingyue Cathedral, three of the seven archbishops have rushed over from all over the kingdom and gathered here.

The God Selection Ceremony is over, and the next step is the Blessing Ceremony.

Under the witness of the pope and the archbishop, the new chosen ones will gain their own glory and status.

"This year, the three of us will preside over the ceremony again."

The seemingly ordinary middle-aged man looked around and then spoke.

"No way, who can't let the other guys go away, only the three of us are relatively free."

Some cynical young men shrugged their shoulders. Wearing a robe with golden patterns and stars printed on the cuffs, he still couldn't suppress his somewhat sloppy temperament.

"The archbishop who is eternally united doesn't know why he made a sudden visit. We will naturally send someone to receive him."

The third person who spoke was an old woman with white hair. Hearing her words, the cynical young man couldn't help laughing.

"Over Eternal Return, their gods haven't performed miracles for a long time. I heard that the entire religious upper class is more anxious than us."

"It's not a funny thing."

The old woman glared at the young man, expressing her dissatisfaction.As an older person, she knew all too well what it was like to have unanswered prayers.

"Senior, don't be so serious. I just think it's a little strange. What's the use of looking for us in Eternal Reunification? If we have a way, we won't be forced to fake it. They can't come here to learn fake experience, right?"

"Fries, be careful!"

"Folis, don't talk about gods casually."

The old woman reprimanded the young man with a stern expression, and the ordinary-looking gentle man also frowned and spoke.

"It's you who are obviously blaspheming the gods, how did it become me talking about the gods?"

Ferris let out a sneer, still maintaining a foolish look.

"Things that are acquiesced by the goddess, how to talk about blasphemy, all these are just the test of the goddess."

"It's just that our goddess is easy to talk to. If it were the guys from the Thunder Empire, if they dared to mess around like this, I'm afraid God's punishment would have been struck down long ago."

The two archbishops were unanimously silent. What the Thunder Empire believes in is the God of Conquest who controls the power of war, thunder, and destruction, and is also the god who has sent down the most punishment from God.

"Benevolence, benevolence, love and kindness, what a noble title, but it has become an excuse for some people to act recklessly."

"Enough of Ferris, we are not here to listen to you scolding us, everything we have done so far is for the better spread and development of the glory of the goddess, we have a clear conscience!"

A sarcasm appeared on Ferris's face, and before he could speak, a helpless voice sounded.

"You guys...why did you start arguing as soon as you met?"

"My lord Pope, my lord saint."

The three archbishops stood up together and bowed to the combination of the old and the young in front of them.

The old man sighed, not knowing what to say, while the girl supporting him by his side nodded slightly as a tribute to the three archbishops.

The girl has long, smooth golden hair, a petite figure, and looks young. What is striking is that her face is wrapped with a circle of white cloth strips, covering her eyes.

"Folis, it's not easy for everyone, can't you say a few words less?"

"Locke and Agatha, as well as the two of you, Foris is indeed lacking in qualifications, but you don't have to put on airs like a senior and keep preaching to him."

"Who preaches, my lord, you don't know Foris!"

"Bishop Agatha, you advocate moderation, you are a little excited."

The girl next to the Pope spoke softly, and the crisp and melodious voice made the old woman calm down.

"I lost my composure and made you laugh, Mrs. Saintess."

"Bishop Agatha is serious. You are also for the development of the Holy See as a whole."

Supporting the Pope to sit down in the first place, the girl took a step back and stood there quietly.

"Okay, let's stop discussing what happened just now. Let's talk about the business, about the favored ones. This time, the number of favored ones born in the entire kingdom has been counted, right?"

"That's right, the statistics have been completed."

Bishop Locke, who had been silent for a long time, nodded, and then spoke in embarrassment.

"The final number counted is four in total."

"Only four?"

After hearing the news, the already frowning Pope's expression became even uglier.

"Actually, four are already pretty good. After all, in the last God's Selection Ceremony, not a single divinely favored person was born."

Ferris grinned, and Agatha on the side glared at her again.

"It's not that I'm not pious enough, the goddess should...should have her own ideas."

Saying these words consolingly, just like what Foles said, compared with the last time, the fourth place is indeed very good.

Belief in gods is naturally not all for benefits, but the appearance of their own goddess makes believers like them very helpless.

The gods of other people's family will show miracles every day, but my own family is doing well, and I can't even contact them for more than ten years.

At the beginning, there were no gods born for more than 20 consecutive years, which almost made them think that they were abandoned by the goddess.

Later, there was indeed a favored person who could facilitate contact and communication with the goddess, but how to put it, the situation still did not improve, and the birth of the favored person was still very random.

You can't ask the goddess for a gift directly, right?
The religious man looked at the girl standing beside him, thinking about whether to let her take the initiative to contact the goddess and complain a little bit.

Back then when the witch was raging, everyone was still united. Now that hundreds of years have passed, the witch has disappeared, and everyone is harboring ghosts.

Although it is peaceful now, the other orthodox religions are ready to move, vying for believers, the border between the Kingdom of Stars and the Empire of Thunder is constantly at odds, and the forces of various cults are frequently raising their heads.

We Xingyue Vatican are really having a hard time these days.

(End of this chapter)