Chapter 109: Moen Abbey
Inside the Wanderer’s Tavern in Leicester’s Old Town, Li Wen attempted to spend money to find a Transcendent who was proficient in purification. However, such Transcendent individuals were not common, especially among the group of illegal Transcendent individuals.
Li Wen searched around but couldn’t find a suitable candidate.
Those skilled in purification were generally Transcendent individuals of the Glorious Spectrum Series. Usually, brightly lit churches were more suitable for them than dingy, small taverns.
Li Wen’s Poem of Paradise also possessed the ability to purify, but after trying, she found the effect to be insignificant.
The opponent’s strength was too great, and with such a large difference in level, even a high-rarity skill would have difficulty affecting a low-rarity skill.
After all, the Gift of Temperance was only one-third of the Poem of Paradise’s effect.
Actually, the best plan was to go to a church and consult the old priests; they were usually the most loyal believers of the Glorious Spectrum Series and were upright and benevolent.
Even players like Li Wen and Bailu, who lacked status, had a chance of receiving help if they sincerely sought assistance.
However, Moria was a problem. He said he would wait for Li Wen at the Gospel Grand Cathedral, but who knew if he would get a whim and visit other churches.
“Do you know which is the closest Glorious Spectrum church to here?”
Bailu shook her head. Leicester was a big city, and there were over thirty churches belonging to the Candle Sun Church alone, so how could she remember them all?
Li Wen was at a loss for words. Fortunately, she had a Magic Map that she could check anytime.
The closest Glorious Spectrum church to them was Moen Abbey, which belonged to the Holy Candle Mass Church. Strictly speaking, it wasn’t a church but a monastery that was a joint entity of a church and a theological seminary.
It was said that Moen Abbey had a longer history in Leicester than the Leicester Gospel Grand Cathedral. It had already existed there since the time when the Arthurians and the Sigur fought fiercely for the ownership of this land, and it was famous on the western continent for gratuitously rescuing all victims and the poor during wars.
With such a history, Moen Abbey should not reject Li Wen and Bailu because of their suspicious identities. After all, from a certain perspective, Bailu was a legitimate magic apprentice, and she herself possessed a class from the Glorious Spectrum Series.
Among those who participated in the Leicester Treasure Hunt event in their previous lives, besides players and unorganized illegal Transcendent individuals, the notable ones were the Disciplinary Bureau, Sorcery Anomalies Hand, Lagovin Family, and the Leader of the Wolf Pack of the Wolf Pack Club, the ultimate victor.
However, the most unignorable Glorious Spectrum Series denominations in Arthur, especially the Holy Candle Mass Church, remained inactive during that time.
This was too suspicious. Li Wen wanted to find out why this was the case before the Treasure Hunt began and also find a way to draw them into the fray. Given the Glorious Spectrum Series’ deep hatred for heretical beliefs, once they noticed the Leader of the Wolf Pack of the Disaster Spectrum Series, they would inevitably engage in a life-and-death battle, which would contribute to Li Wen achieving victory.
Then it’s decided, Li Wen thought.
*
If one had not seen it with their own eyes, few could imagine that in Leicester’s Old Town, deep within the dilapidated, messy, and dirty cluster of buildings, there was a hidden, long-standing abbey.
The entire structure was a Gothic building that perfectly matched the architectural style of that era, constructed entirely from white stone. However, due to the passage of too many years, the white stone walls of the abbey on every side were inevitably covered by some climbing plants, and through the gaps in those plants, only the weight of history could be felt.
The current Moen Abbey was brightly lit, with candlelight flickering in almost every window.
After all, this was a monastery of the Holy Candle Mass Church; even during the day, the candles were kept lit.
But Li Wen vaguely felt something eerie.
She walked into the abbey first, with Bailu sneaking a few steps behind her.
Although mages and the Glorious Spectrum Series denominations had always had minor disagreements, this was due to historical reasons and had nothing to do with Bailu, who was a player. Li Wen could only guess that this might be due to the other party’s guilty conscience.
“Leave, Pastor Laoh is not seeing anyone at the moment.”
A dry, stiff voice suddenly came. Li Wen looked up and saw an ugly Dwarf on the top floor of the abbey wiping the window.
It was so late, and it was raining. Wasn’t the other person afraid of stepping on wet spots, slipping, and falling?
Li Wen glanced at Bailu and found that she was also looking at her, seemingly waiting for her to respond.
“Who is Pastor Laoh?”
Li Wen directly asked the Dwarf wiping the window.
“You don’t even know Pastor Laoh?” The other party seemed extremely surprised, even stopping his work. “Pastor Laoh is the most compassionate pastor in the abbey, most favored by the light. The entire Old Town knows his name and the good deeds he has done.”
He sounded like a respected person, and in the Glorious Spectrum Series, such a person was usually the most likely Transcendent to follow the path of sacrifice.
That is, the person Li Wen was looking for, someone skilled in advanced purification or banishment spells.
“Then do you know why Pastor Laoh isn’t seeing anyone? We have some difficulties and need his help.”
The Dwarf seemed to mumble, but the voice was too quiet. “…Because Pastor Laoh isn’t in the abbey, so he naturally can’t see anyone.”
“Do you know when he will return, or are there other pastors in the abbey?” Li Wen raised an eyebrow. The churches in Leicester City were not like the rural churches in Ark Town, so it was unlikely there was only one pastor.
“I don’t know, perhaps soon… perhaps tomorrow. Mr. Laoh didn’t inform anyone when he left… As for the other pastors in the abbey… they went to participate in a funeral ritual organized by a nearby parish.”
A funeral ritual? All the pastors went?
The more Li Wen thought about it, the stranger it felt. She looked at the Dwarf wiping the window and asked calmly, “Can I go inside the abbey and wait then? After all, it’s raining outside now, and we don’t have any other place to rest.”
The Dwarf glanced at her, was silent for a long time, and then nodded, “Yes, Moen Abbey welcomes all good people, as long as you follow the rules.”
After speaking, the Dwarf closed his mouth and became engrossed in his work, saying no more.
Li Wen and Bailu exchanged a glance, then walked into the abbey.
“It feels a bit creepy…” Bailu whispered.
“This is a place of the Glorious Spectrum, an abbey of candlelight and light,” Li Wen reminded her. “If you feel creepy, you should think about whether you’ve done anything unethical.”
Li Wen herself had done quite a few unethical things. For strength and to join the Strategy Team, she had performed various cruel blood sacrifice rituals.
But what if she had done them? The objects of her blood sacrifices were all notorious, sinful, and unrepentant natives or even players. Crushing such people as stepping stones, and the denominations and the Disciplinary Bureau would have awarded her medals.
