Chapter 635 The Day of the Grand Ceremony

Holy Wing Islands, the capital of Xila.

The news that the church will hold the God's Ceremony in three days has spread in the city - they not only put up notices at the gate of the Central Church, but also went back and forth in various blocks to inform everyone that the gods will soon return to Xila.

"Is the meeting with the ambassadors also scheduled at the ceremony?" Xia Fan took the invitation letter handed over by the housekeeper and glanced at it roughly.

"Yes." The housekeeper replied respectfully, "This shows that the church attaches great importance to the connection with the East. By then, the people of the entire Xila city will know the existence of your country."

"I know, the ambassadors will prepare the itinerary that day."

"Thank you for your cooperation." The housekeeper said with relief, "If you need anything, you can notify me at any time."

"Wait a minute." When the other party was about to turn around and leave, Xia Fan stopped him, "I heard that the selection of the new Son of the Holy Spirit seems to be carried out at the same time as the God's Ceremony. Is this true?"

"Yes. This grand ceremony will last for one day. The Hera Church has arranged many matters for this, and the selection of the Son of the Holy Spirit is one of them." The housekeeper answered in detail.

"But weren't the Sons of the Holy Spirit selected by touring around in the past?"

"This time the situation is special." The housekeeper smiled, "But the Sons of the Holy Spirit are people recognized by God. In this case, wouldn't it be more convincing for God to select them personally?"

After he left the reception room, Olena walked out from another door.

"What do you think of this statement?" Xia Fan asked.

"In theory, there is nothing wrong with it..." The dragon girl pondered, "In the past, the baptism of God only appeared in the last step. Now it is equivalent to skipping the middle step, which can indeed greatly shorten the selection process of the Son of the Holy Spirit. But..." She hesitated, "I am still a little worried."

According to Olena, the candidate Son of the Holy Spirit needs to spend one to two years traveling around the Holy Wing Islands to show his talents and abilities to believers from all over the world. In essence, it is quite like a talent show. In this process, the child who is favored by the most believers will become the Son of the Holy Spirit and gain the power to cast divine arts after being baptized.

This is also the point that Xia Fan is most curious about - the Western Divine Arts do not seem to need to be learned, but are given by God under specific reasons. Once the faith is unstable, these arts will disappear. In contrast, the immortal arts do not have this problem.

Now the church obviously does not intend to follow the past rules. They picked so many candidates at a time, not only to show that the church is "full of room", but also to facilitate the gods to directly select suitable children as the sons of the Holy Spirit.

There is no doubt that if the God's Ceremony is successful, the doubts faced by the church will be solved.

After all, in the Holy Wing Islands, Hera is not a vague and illusory legend.

It can be seen and touched.

Therefore, if you want to fight back against the rumors of the fall of the gods, the most straightforward way is to ask Hera to come out.

"How about this, you act with the ambassadors on the same day." Xia Fan said after a pause, "We are watching the blood clan, and the probability of problems is not high. The ambassadors need Wu Yue to pretend to be me. If he makes any mistakes, you can also remind him."

This is exactly the plan Xia Fan proposed a few days ago.

Wu Yuelai, the apprentice captain of the Baisha, dressed up as the head of the delegation and attended the diplomatic meeting held by the church on his behalf. The two men were similar in stature, and if the other party spent another week imitating Xia Fan's words and deeds, although it could not be said to be perfect, it would not arouse suspicion. After all, the delegation had been in Xila City for so many days, and few people in the church had seen Xia Fan except the housekeeper. Taksis, who was the most familiar, was locked in the confinement room, and the second most familiar Captain Saidaro had only met once, and the invitation to visit was declined by others on the grounds of busy affairs, so that the church had no definite impression of what the Eastern Ambassador looked like.

This is much easier than replacing an acquaintance who is with you day and night.

As long as you speak less at the ceremony and follow the diplomatic rules, the church probably won't notice that the envoy has changed his target.

"But if I don't go... who will help you evacuate?" Olina was still a little hesitant.

"It's OK if we don't get caught," Xia Fan comforted her in a relaxed tone, "Don't worry, even if you can lead us to escape from Xila, we can't fly over the Endless Sea. If the White Sand is detained, we still can't go far, so it's equally important for you to help me look after the church."

Orina was silent for a while and lowered her head, "I understand... Thank you."

"If Oren is not chosen as the Son of God, take him back to Jinxia." Xia Fan patted her shoulder.

The dragon girl raised her head, a smile appeared in her eyes, "Yeah!"

At this time, Feleiton knocked on the door and walked in, "Mr. Xia, I found out the verdict of Taksis Yongyi."

"Oh?" Xia Fan turned around, "What is it?"

"Restart the road to dragonhood under the condition of imprisonment." Feleiton replied.

...

Three days passed in a flash, and under the careful arrangement of the church, Xila City ushered in a grand scene that had not appeared for more than ten years.

The walls of the upper city were covered with brightly colored silks, and colorful flags fluttering in the wind could be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys; around the core of the Vatican, the ground was even covered with red carpets, and free drinks were distributed at the intersections of several streets, attracting a large number of onlookers.

The last time such a grand ceremony took place was when Pera IV was crowned.

Such a bold arrangement also dispelled the suspicion of many people.

To dress up the huge capital in a different way in a few days is not just a matter of money - without the concerted efforts of tens of thousands of believers and the cooperation of many nobles and merchants, no one can easily do this. In the eyes of the people, the Central Church is still the only force with great organizational ability and the ability to unify forces.

"Woo——————————"

"Welcome the envoys from the Eastern Continent to the God's Arrival Ceremony!"

Amid the low sound of the long trumpet, Olena and others passed through the snow-white marble palace gate and entered the square of the inner courtyard of the Church.

This place has been transformed into a place suitable for holding ceremonies. Except for the direction facing the gate, several rows of stone steps have been built on the other three sides for ordinary guests to sit. A little higher up is the "elegant seating area" - the platform originally near the square is full of round tables and benches. People sitting on this floor can be seen from their dress that they have extraordinary backgrounds, basically nobles and wealthy merchants.

As for the church area on the top floor of the inner courtyard, it is obviously the exclusive location for church leaders and important guests.

"Please come this way." The receptionist led the envoys all the way to the entrance of the cathedral, and finally arranged them to sit on the left side of the upper area. They were only more than ten steps away from the red-robed priests.