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Shortly after Chris and Colin sat down...

The preacher at the very back, dressed in a black cloak, began his sermon.

The preacher began by telling a mythological story.

Chris found it somewhat interesting.

It is roughly said that a great catastrophe more than a thousand years ago triggered a massive volcanic eruption, plunging the entire continent into a sea of ​​fire.

The Holy Spirit, the Throat of the Leyline, worshipped by the Church of Obsidian Tongue, awoke deep within the ley lines. Unable to bear seeing all things in the world being swallowed by lava, the divine body transformed into billions of jet-black crystals, which plunged into the lava flow of the volcanic eruption, stopping the lava from flowing.

Soon after, the earth returned to calm.

The Holy Spirit's divine body thus came to exist in every ley line of the continent, continuing to protect the entire land.

Hearing this, Chris still felt that everything was normal.

He had also seen records related to the Holy Spirit, the Throat of the Ley Lines, in his previous "General History of Mysticism".

The throat of the ley lines is not the Holy Spirit worshipped in the Church of the Holy Spirit.

The official Holy Spirit Church of the Im Empire worships only four Holy Spirits: the Weaver of Fate, the Wall of Echoes, the Court of Silence, and the Anvil of Iron Law.

Although other Holy Spirits also have their own followers, the lack of official unified management has led to a rather chaotic situation for churches, associations, and other organizations that believe in these Holy Spirits.

But like almost all holy spirits, the myths and legends about this holy spirit are concentrated around the time of the great cataclysm more than a thousand years ago.

That probably refers to what happened between the fall of the Vysser dynasty and the chaotic 600 years that followed.

Based on the few remaining relics of the Vése dynasty unearthed through archaeological excavations, scholars speculate that the Vése dynasty still existed at least 1900 years ago.

The Im Empire, which ended 600 years of chaos, officially began using the Im calendar after unifying most of the continent. This year is Im 789.

In other words, the longest period of a major catastrophe will not exceed 500 years.

Almost all the myths of the Holy Spirit are concentrated in these 500 years, and it was also during this time that the Church of the Holy Spirit began to emerge and influenced the large and small kingdoms that emerged during the chaotic 600 years.

There appears to be no record of the Holy Spirit in any of the Viser dynasty's relics.

This has become a puzzle that has troubled many historians of the occult.

Because the Leyline Throat is not the Holy Spirit worshipped by the Church of the Holy Spirit, the book on mysticism that Chris read did not contain much information about the Leyline Throat.

Just as Chris was expecting the preacher to tell more about the myths and legends of the Leyline Throat, the entire atmosphere of the sermon suddenly changed.

After recounting this myth, the preacher did not continue his explanation, but instead took off the large black hooded cloak that almost covered his entire body.

The person who appeared before everyone was a young man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, with a neat brown slicked-back hairstyle, and dressed in a white casual outfit.

Suddenly, the other party began to introduce Wayne Mining Company, which had a close partnership with Obsidian Tongue.

It is said that Wayne Mining recently discovered some extremely high-quality fragments of the Holy Body in a newly developed underground coal mine.

After being certified by several bishops of the Obsidian Tongue, it was confirmed that the ley line power contained in these Holy Relic fragments was indeed more concentrated than that in other common Holy Relic fragments.

This time, in order to allow all church members who believe in the Throat of the Earth to share in this joyous discovery, the church will honor the instructions of the Holy Spirit and the Throat of the Earth and bestow it upon believers who have contributed 1,000 points.

Chris frowned as he watched the other man speak eloquently.

He watched as the other person transformed from a mysterious preacher into a seasoned salesman in less than a minute.

The key point is that many of these believers showed an excited expression after hearing the news.

This includes Colin, who is with Chris.

Seeing this, Chris leaned slightly closer to Colin and whispered to him how he obtained this contribution.

Chris was speechless at the other party's reply.

The simplest way to earn these contributions is by donating to charity. Every 1 silver crown is equivalent to 10 contributions. If you were to earn 1000 contributions solely through donations, you would need 1 gold crown.

Chris was stunned when he heard the exchange rate.

This is roughly eight months of his salary.

Seeing Chris's shocked expression, Colin quickly added, "In addition to donating money, church members can earn 200 contribution points for each new member they recruit."

Furthermore, the person who recruits this new member can receive 30% of the new member's cumulative contributions as their own contribution within one year.

If you recruit three new members, you can upgrade from a novice believer to an intermediate believer.

There are several more levels after that.

Just like this preacher, to be authorized by the church to preach independently, one needs to have at least 15 believers under them, including believers they recruited themselves and believers recruited by their own believers.

Upon hearing this, Chris's surprise remained undiminished. Colin's description reminded him of a scam he had heard about in his past life.

"So, I've become your contribution point?"

Chris glanced at Colin and suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Colin gave a slightly apologetic smile and whispered, "I'm only 300 contribution points away from 1000. I really need to exchange for that special Holy Body fragment as soon as possible."

Chris rolled his eyes slightly upon hearing this, feeling speechless.

That so-called Holy Body Fragment is basically obsidian.

Although he had seen some special pigments for drawing runes in the general history of occultism, the process of making them required obsidian powder.

But regular obsidian will suffice.

Chris simply couldn't believe that the obsidian in the other party's hand really originated from the throat of the Holy Spirit's ley line; that was just too far-fetched.

"Developing one will give you 200 points. What do you plan to do with the remaining 100 points?" Chris asked knowingly.

"I have decided to donate 10 silver crowns to charity," Colin said with a smile.

Chris was speechless. The other person's salary was the same as his, 12.5 silver crowns a month.

Chris couldn't understand why he had donated almost a month's income.

What does Colin want that obsidian for?

Before Chris could ask any more questions, the preacher who was introducing the special obsidian suddenly stood up.

The other person held a small notebook with a dark red cover, glanced at the believers sitting around, and then walked straight towards where Chris was.

However, the other party stopped briefly at a believer two rows in front of Chris.

The other person bent down, adopting a humble posture, and smiled as they whispered something to each other.

Chris had been keeping an eye on the other person out of the corner of his eye and noticed immediately that the other person was walking towards him.

He had a bad feeling and couldn't help but look at Colin beside him.