This isn't a souls-like game at all.

The old man pursed his lips and shrugged. "These are just things I heard about when I came here before. I really don't know what they are specifically."

"Tsk!"

Ye Yiyi smacked his lips and thought to himself that you are not a qualified tour guide.

"Eh? Look there, sir!"

The old man seemed to notice something, his eyes lit up, and he quickly pointed to a fire.

Ye Yiyi looked up and saw a male monk in black clothes with a firebird emblem painted on his clothes, holding a book in his hand, standing next to the pile of logs that had not yet been lit.

The monk spread out the book in his hand, lowered his head and muttered something.

Then he slammed the pages of the book shut, opened his arms and slowly raised them toward the sky.

"Wow!!"

There was a sudden whistle, and a dazzling orange firefly flew out from the monk's arms.

Seeing this, pedestrians on the sidewalk stopped, clasped their hands in front of their chests, looked up at the firefly flapping its flaming wings and flying high, and murmured to themselves, as if praying for something.

The firefly circled in the air, then let out another clear whistle, turned around, flapped its wings, and fell straight down from the sky, crashing into the pile of logs.

“Bang!!”

With a loud bang, the nearly two-meter-high pile of wood immediately caught fire.

Then several children in red clothes rushed forward and threw the horse manure that had been prepared long ago into the fire.

After watching the whole thing, Halwell stroked his beard and muttered to himself with satisfaction.

"I'm lucky. I happened to see the Fire Sparrow monk lighting his torches. I didn't see it the last time I came."

Ye Yiyi pursed her lips, looking confused.

"Isn't this just lighting a fire? Is there any other explanation for it?"

"This fire is extraordinary. Not only is it made of fragrant wood blessed by the Fire Sparrow, it also symbolizes the Torch City beneath our feet. Once lit, it will burn for a full month."

Harwell sniffed the air, taking in the fragrance, and couldn't help but close his eyes to savor it carefully:

"And this fragrance. According to the teachings of the Fire Sparrow's Faith, burning agarwood is the lingering mist left behind by the Fire Sparrow burning filth, and it also represents the evil purified by the flames."

Hearing this, Ye Yiyi's mouth twitched, and a strange look flashed in his eyes.

"From what you said, I feel like this sacrifice is about burning Torch City to ashes."

"But the ashes left after a fire, Master, can you say that they are not clean?"

"Yes, it's so clean that there's not even a living thing left."

"Haha, that's why we use sacrificial rituals to represent that meaning."

Halville smiled and said:

“Rather, it’s a scene of large-scale sacrifice that can only be seen in religious countries.

"If the Empire were to hold a sacrificial ceremony without permission, the Inspection Bureau would come knocking on our door."

"alright."

After walking around the square for dozens of minutes, the two finally stepped into another extremely spacious main road called "Spark Street".

Soon, the two stopped beside a church with a strange shape and a tall tower on top that was burning like a torch.

"Is this the Brilliant Du'e Church? Why is there a Fire Crown Knight?"

Looking at the two Fire Crown Knights standing guard on the grand stairs in front of the church, Ye Yiyi was slightly stunned.

"You are wrong, Master. That is the Burning Church. This one over here is the Brilliant Church of Suffering."

"Uh……"

Looking in the direction that Halwell pointed, it is on the left side of the "Flaming Head" Cathedral.

There is also a slightly smaller gray-white church with a constant stream of people coming and going in front of it.

Ye Yiyi looked around and was surprised to find that the people entering and leaving the church were all kinds of people, from merchants to farmers, nobles, and even mercenaries, almost everyone could be seen.

These people generally have one characteristic.

That is, they all got into trouble by coincidence.

In addition, in front of the church door, Ye Yiyi also saw two Fire Crown Knights standing guard with spears in their hands.

Seeing this scene, Ye Yiyi had some vague guesses in his mind. He got off the horse and tied Virgil to a simple horse hitch guarded by soldiers on the side of the road, then turned his head to look at the old wizard.

"But there are also Fire Crown Knights guarding this place?"

"Those aren't Fire Crown Knights, they're Fire Feather Knights. Even the ones we saw when we entered the city gate were Fire Feather Knights."

"Is there any difference?" Ye Yiyi raised his eyebrows.

"And speaking of which, the Firebird Flower and the Brilliant Duer have different beliefs. How did they build a church here?"

"Uh……"

Halville scratched the back of his head and answered one by one under the silent gaze of the Fire Feather Knights.

"The difference between the Fire Crown and the Fire Feather is just a division of responsibilities. The Fire Crown Knights are spread across the country, while the Fire Feather Knights only guard the royal capital, Torch City."

"is it?"

Ye Yiyi looked up at the Fire Feather Knights who had silently looked away, and then heard the old man say:

"As for why the Glorious Du'e Sect was able to build a church here..."

"That's because the church itself is just the name of a place where special activities are held. It doesn't mean it is a place for missionary work."

An old and gentle female voice suddenly took over Harwell's words.

"It's Aunt Ai Qiang!"

"Good day, Aunt Ai Qiang!"

"Thank you for your hard work, Mammy!"

Suddenly, a cacophony of greetings rang out. Ye Yiyi looked in the direction of the sound and saw an old lady with a kind face, wearing a light golden silk gauze dress and holding an ancient book in her hands.

As everyone made way for him, he slowly walked out from deep inside the gate.

Feeling the respectful greetings from the people around him, Ye Yiyi then looked up at the nanny and asked.

"So, what are the special activities taking place in the Brilliant Du'e Church?"

The old lady walked down the stairs and smiled at the two magicians.

"That's naturally Du..."

"Get out of the way! Don't block the road! Get out of the way!"

Before the old lady could finish her words, an impatient roar came from the side of the road.

It seemed that this was not the first time that the Fire Feather Knight standing guard on the stairs had encountered such a scene.

He looked up, then went down the stairs, shouting:

"Everyone! Clear the way! Let the seriously injured go first!"

Knights maintained order, and the crowd gathered in front of the door dispersed. Then several men dressed as mercenaries came running over anxiously, carrying a simple stretcher.

On the stretcher, a mercenary man with a pale face and blood-blue mist rising from his body was staring at the sky with wide eyes.

"Hurry up! Go call someone! My brother is dying! Hurry!"

The middle-aged mercenary who was hurrying ahead roared with bloodshot eyes until he saw the old lady in golden gauze walking towards him with a book in her arms.

"Don't worry, child, everything is fine. Mammy is here."

“Mammy!!”

Hearing this familiar voice, the middle-aged mercenary's heart trembled, his legs softened, and he fell to his knees on the ground, then burst into tears.

"Mammy! Save my brother! Mammy, please!"

"Trust me, your brother will be fine."

Aunt Ai Qiang's gentle whisper seemed to have a kind of magic, instantly calming the panic and tension of the mercenaries.

Then she spread out the book in her hand, whispered something, and gently waved her old hands adorned with gold ornaments.

Then a soft golden light bloomed, and milky white raindrops fell from his waving hands.

Visibly, the blood-blue mist rising from the mercenary's body gradually thinned out under the falling milky white drizzle.

"Mammy...how is he...how is he?"

The mercenary swallowed and looked at his brother nervously.

Aunt Ai Qiang closed the book and comforted her softly:

"I've already done some simple treatment. The poison in Du Chi's blood has been temporarily suppressed. Your brother won't be in danger for a while."

After these words were spoken, the man's heart finally settled down.

"Come in first and have your companion sign to get a number. I will arrange for someone to perform the detoxification ceremony right away."

"Thank you, Mammy! Thank you, Mammy!!"

As she spoke, the old nanny gave Ye Yiyi an apologetic look, and then hurriedly led the mercenaries carrying the stretcher into the church.

Soon, the commotion in front of the door ended and everything returned to normal.

"so……"

Ye Yiyi turned her head and looked at Halwell.

"This is ostensibly a church, but actually a hospital?"

"Actually, it's more than that. If you're following what the Cybersons say, this is actually a comprehensive medical facility that can treat most internal and external injuries, including those of the mind and soul."

Looking at Ye Yiyi's surprised eyes, Halwell glanced at the child passing by, and suddenly patted his head to react.

"By the way, this is also an orphanage."

"Orphanage?"

"It's the orphanage, Master."

As Halwell spoke, he walked up the stairs and walked into the church with Ye Yiyi as the crowd made way for him.

The interior of the church was larger than Ye Yiyi had expected. The floor was paved with gray marble tiles, and stone columns supported the beams without any decoration.

Apart from a lamp hanging from the ceiling that emits a bright, warm light, everything else looks ordinary.

At least compared to the nanny dressed in gold and silver, there is really nothing special here.

And as soon as he came in, he smelled a strange fragrance.

"What's that smell?" He sniffed curiously.

"It's the fragrance of the hymn [Immaculate Fragrance]. Within this fragrance range, it can effectively inhibit the growth of germs and various microscopic organisms invisible to the naked eye."

"It's disinfectant!" Ye Yiyi suddenly understood.

"This hymn won't cure poison. Germs and poison shouldn't be confused."

Halwell shook his head in response, then walked to the end of the queue at the corner of the church.

"This is the number collection area. Except for those with life-threatening injuries, such as the mercenary mentioned earlier... everyone else must collect a number first before waiting for treatment."

"I'm quite familiar with this model." Ye Yiyi nodded thoughtfully, "This should be the management method introduced by the Son of Cyber, right?"

"good."

Halville nodded and said with a pout:

"Those half-human, half-machine monsters are at least relatively advanced in this respect..."

The old man glanced behind Ye Yiyi as he spoke. He saw a man dressed in gorgeous clothes, accompanied by guards, who looked like an aristocrat. He couldn't help but pout and said:

"It's a pity that the Glorious Du'e Sect doesn't offer special treatment, otherwise, a great magician like me would have to wait in line."

"Who says it's not, Your Excellency the Honorable Magician..."

The noble man's eyes lit up, and he took the opportunity to immediately continue what Halville was saying.

Ye Yiyi lifted the brim of his pointed hat and looked around. Suddenly, his eyes lit up as if he saw a familiar figure.