Chapter 1088 - 163: Doctrine Interrogation and Successful Recruitment of Divine Chosen Priests (Part 3)

Chapter 1088: Chapter 163: Doctrine Interrogation and Successful Recruitment of Divine Chosen Priests (Part 3)

A silence fell after the words.

Dante Slough, the ascetic saint, showed no intense change on his weathered face. He merely gazed deeply, very deeply, into Su Li, his eyes burning with Holy Flame seemed as if they would penetrate Su Li’s soul completely. Time seemed to freeze.

After a few breaths, Dante slowly, very solemnly, nodded his head.

"The way of balance..." Dante’s voice remained deep, yet it was like a prayer of a believer, a holy hymn: "The flame of order burns away the darkness, only then can fertile land be cultivated; the radiance of life nourishes all things, only then can order persist. The point of the blade guards; dual aspects, ceaseless cycle... Well... well a way of balance!"

As his voice fell, a sudden phenomenon occurred! An invisible, gentle yet unwavering power spread from Dante and Su Li as its center. This power was not purely purifying power, nor was it a fierce fighting will, but a bright aura containing flourishing vitality, firm belief, and inner harmony. It was like the warm sun of spring, quietly infiltrating the hearts of everyone present, washing away fatigue, firming will, even allowing the Divine Chosen Knight to feel a bit clearer understanding of their bloodline power, making some nuns feel their connection in prayer with the Goddess seemed smoother.

As the bright aura containing flourishing vitality and the belief in order slowly subsided, the Maiden’s Ring returned to peace, yet a sacred resonance lingered in the air. The Holy Flame in Dante’s eyes calmed, his weathered face showed a relief and satisfaction of mission accomplishment. He slightly nodded to Su Li, an attitude already imbued with a sense of farewell.

"Lord, your faith and path have been witnessed by the Goddess. May your sword and grain both prosper under the Goddess’s radiant glow. As long as you practice faith, I believe your territory will sooner or later become a model faith land of the Goddess Church." His bare, calloused feet slightly adjusted their balance, his gaze seemed already cast upon broader lands outside the territory needing the sowing of faith.

Su Li keenly captured this intent to leave. If the conversation ended here, Su Li was certain this saint would indeed bid farewell; he came to Hesse to propagate Goddess Teachings.

Now with the goal achieved, with the calluses on his feet and aura like Hellfire, he would certainly not stay long in the same territory.

Su Li decisively said, "Lord Dante, your teachings and witness, like sweet rain falling on arid land, have greatly benefited me and my people. The Goddess needs practitioners, and needs guides of pure faith like you! Bauhinia Territory is newly established, countless things await renewal, and the shadow of Chaos has never been far away. We need you! We need the saint to stay here, to use your Holy Flame and wisdom, to help us build that bastion of faith deep within our souls!"

Dante shook his head slightly, his tone calm yet firm: "Lord, your plea is the glory of the Goddess. But as a saint, my way of the knight is different from yours, it lies in walking, in sowing, in igniting more souls with the Holy Flame. Idle stay is not what I seek, nor what the Goddess has tasked me."

"I understand, Lord Saint, you are here to spread the teachings." Su Li immediately responded: "Precisely because of this, you must stay in the territory. Not for comfort, but to make your ’walking’ and ’sowing’ more effective, enabling the Goddess’s light to shine farther, wider, and deeper!"

These words let a barely noticeable ripple pass through Dante’s eyes. He quietly watched Su Li, waiting for what came next.

Su Li took a deep breath and threw out his meticulously prepared, most persuasive offer: "Lord Dante, I possess top-grade equipment that can greatly increase your evangelistic capability. Have you heard of Rainbow Silk?"

Dante’s eyes slightly narrowed: "I have heard a little, it is said to greatly enhance the dignity and evangelistic capability of priests."

"Exactly!" Su Li’s tone carried a hint of pride, "My territory has successfully tamed Moonlight Celestial Silkworms within the Maiden’s Ring and mastered the art of weaving Rainbow Silk!"

He paused: "Certainly, as you have just heard, making clothes from this Rainbow Silk is not easy, my tailors and designers, to achieve such skill, easily attract the attention of Sado."

Then he gazed into Dante’s eyes burning with fierce flame, saying each word resolutely: "I am willing to give all I can to tailor-make priestly robes made from Rainbow Silk for you and the Sun Goddess’s priests!"

"But you also need to stay in my territory to oversee everything, preventing deviations. I believe once more priests wear the Rainbow Silk preaching robes, the faith of the Sun Goddess will inevitably expand further."

This proposal finally stirred up a wave like a stone thrown into a calm lake in Dante’s heart. His gaze turned exceptionally sharp in an instant, the two groups of Holy Flame fiercely flickered, staring at Su Li.

Rainbow Silk! This extraordinary material! As an ascetic saint, he had long abandoned luxurious dresses and adornments, coarse linen robes sufficed. However, Su Li’s proposal was not about indulgence or vanity, but was exactly aimed at the core of his life’s pursuit - spreading faith!

"The priestly robes made from this silk," Su Li’s voice was full of power, depicting the awe-inspiring scene, "Will make the sacred light surrounding you more radiant, more gentle, more infectious and appealing! It will make your every sermon more able to pierce the fog of the soul, make every prayer more able to resonate with the Divine Grace of the Goddess! It can make those in despair see the light of hope more clearly; make the hesitant and wandering soul feel the call of faith more firmly!"