Just as Lind was about to take out the mystical array for making Holy Water and compare it with the research institute and Supremacy Magic, the guards reported that the people from Lantern Dream had arrived.
Lind had no choice but to receive this group of guests who had traveled from afar in the mansion.
Many people came from Lantern Dream this time, but most of them went to the Northern Border Church for exchange and learning.
This was indeed for communication and learning. With the awakening of the Goddess, Lantern Dream no longer intended to remain hidden as a disdained cult. This faction, which had once sparked religious wars across the continent, was finally ready to return to the center stage.
Exchanging and learning with the Northern Border Church was the first step for Lantern Dream.
After all, if they wanted to bathe again in the Holy Light, the best option now was to integrate into this newly revived Northern Border Church.
Even if the most important rule of this Northern Border Church was that religion could not supersede the power of the rulers, this rule was quite blasphemous, essentially legally stipulating that theocracy could not surpass imperial authority, effectively nullifying the governance of the divine.
The appointment and removal of officials in the church had to be formally consented to by the Goddess, but more importantly, it also needed government approval.
Even during the most weakened period of the Orthodox Church under Augustus III, there had never been such extreme interference in religious affairs.
But for Lantern Dream now, this was not an issue, as they viewed serving the Lord Governor, who could speak the language of God, as no different from serving the Goddess.
“It is an honor to meet you, the remnants of the past, Lord Governor of the Northern Border.”
Seraphiel slightly bowed, clasping her hands together and fervently praying in the manner of bygone times.
Lind nodded, signaling the other party to take a seat.
In that moment, Lind carefully observed Seraphiel, this Saintess from two hundred years ago.
With silver hair like Isha, a constant smile on her face, and clear grayish-silver eyes under heavy lashes, she simply nodded in acknowledgment when she noticed Lind observing her.
Even when Seraphiel did nothing, just standing there, she exuded an air that made one feel she was a Saintess of a certain religion; rather, all Saintesses should be like Seraphiel.
To be honest, for a fleeting moment, Lind felt that Seraphiel and Isha bore some resemblance, but their temperaments were fundamentally different. Seraphiel resembled an ethereal Saintess, conducting herself with great elegance, yet making her feel somewhat unapproachable.
In contrast, Isha carried a quality of having climbed from the grassroots level, and though both were Saintesses, Isha was clearly more approachable.
“I believe Bernice has informed you in advance that our visit this time is concerning the two sentences you previously taught Bernice. We will not investigate the secrets of this language further; we just hope you can tell us if it truly can facilitate communication with the Goddess.”
Prayers were conducted in Chinese, English, and Russian, and the Goddess would be the first to respond before being directed to 550C for processing, so Seraphiel’s assertion was not incorrect. Lind also nodded and replied, “That’s right, just as you imagined.”
Who knows what Lantern Dream was thinking, but at this moment, Lind only needed to smile; the rest, the other party would fill in themselves.
Moreover, the other party had indeed guessed about eight or nine tenths correctly; Lind did not want to say more and expose more information.
After nodding, Lind could noticeably feel the eyelid of the Saintess before him twitching, and the elderly Cardinal behind her could hardly hide his excitement.
“Could you… could you teach us this language? Even if it’s just some words, it would help us better understand the Divine Revelation. We swear in the name of the Goddess that we will not conduct any further research.”
Although Seraphiel was suppressing her emotions, one could already hear a clear emotional fluctuation in her tone.
To be honest, even if the entirety of Chinese were taught to them, its utility would be quite limited; after all, the authority of 550C was not determined by the language used, but rather by the so-called consciousness markers, or souls.
Moreover, most of the so-called divine revelations issued were also delivered in human languages as much as possible; however, due to comprehension issues and religious reasons, meanings were often misinterpreted. Essentially, most divine revelations were merely what humans wanted to hear.
These natives, or rather humans learning this language, would likely find the greatest utility in it when 550C self-assessed; they would be able to understand what truly happened.
However, it cannot be denied that learning the languages from the so-called Golden Age was indeed useful, as using Chinese could indeed elicit responses from the Goddess more quickly, even direct responses from 550C.
Lind had also guessed just how valuable this hometown dialect was, but for Lind, what mattered more was what Lantern Dream was willing to offer for it.
For example, Lantern Dream used neural servants to construct dreams, techniques for connected dreaming, and the ability of the Saintess before him to preserve her body for a hundred years and resurrect at any time.
Seeing that Lind did not respond, Seraphiel was not surprised. How could a language capable of communicating with the divine be learned so easily?
Thus, Seraphiel lowered her stance, saying, “Even if we cannot learn the language of the Gods, we hope you can teach us the Holy Word Technique of our Goddess, as this is crucial for us at Lantern Dream to be recognized as orthodox.”
As long as they could replicate the Holy Word Technique mentioned in historical legends, it would mean that the Goddess had acknowledged Lantern Dream, and even the Central Church would have to concede that Lantern Dream had received the Goddess’s grace. Transitioning into orthodoxy afterward would also be a logical step.
Of course, once they became orthodox, those neural servants would surely not be able to be captured again; other methods would have to be considered. But for Lantern Dream, everything would be worth it.
“The Holy Word Technique?”
Lind understood; there was no need to pretend to know what he didn’t understand. He just needed to ask, after all many things from the Golden Age had names that were different from now.
Sure enough, Seraphiel explained, “We do not know if such magic existed in your Golden Age. Simply put, it is about using the power of language to achieve communication with the divine and rapid spellcasting effects, and may even allow the use of some special divine arts.”
Then Seraphiel cited a few historical examples of Saints defeating evil forces using the Holy Word Technique.
Lind roughly understood and snapped his fingers, saying in Chinese, “550C, activate defensive barrier.”
Then, several light screens slowly descended around Lind.
“Is this how it works?”
