Within the "Cup" and "Shadow" array, Luer sat in a chair, looking at the secret transmission in front of him. It detailed a promotion ceremony, one that he was about to perform.
The key to this ceremony was seven "Lambs". These "Lambs" had a different meaning in ancient times, but in this book, they referred to seven children who practiced singing the "Lamb Song". He had spent years gathering these seven children.
First, he had to find children with sufficient aptitude and meeting the requirements for practice. Therefore, he adapted and simplified the "Lamb Song" and had the children in the orphanage learn it under the guise of charity performances. Finally, they would perform a chorus under the gaze of the audience. Through the simplified version of the "Lamb Song", he could screen out the most talented children who met the standards.
Over the years, while Luer collected the Spirituality and other auxiliary materials needed for the promotion, he continuously screened his "Lambs" from Cien Orphanage using the simplified version of the "Lamb Song" and "educated" them to be obedient. Now, the Spirituality was full, the last "Lamb" was in place, all preparations were complete, and the promotion ceremony was about to begin.
Luer sat in the chair, waiting for the saintly hour to arrive, while Bill and Feich stood quietly beside him. Above the spacious chapel, in the shadows somewhere on the third floor, two pairs of eyes were observing the situation below.
"Miss Dorothea, w-when should we make our move..." On the third-floor corridor overlooking the chapel, behind a curtain, Sister Vanya held a long rifle and whispered nervously to Dorothy, who was observing the situation below and also responded softly.
"Wait until his ceremony begins. It's too early to act now. Just wait for my signal later."
After Dorothy finished speaking, she turned her gaze back to the Mentor below. After looking around him, Dorothy frowned slightly and asked Vanya.
"By the way, Sister Vanya, do promotion ceremonies require a higher-level Extraordinary to act as the host and guide?"
"Um... I think so. I heard someone in the Church say before that any promotion ceremony requires a guide, otherwise, you can only find powerful extraordinary items to act as a guide or pray for the Lord's gaze..." Listening to Dorothy's words, Vanya thought for a moment and said, while Dorothy continued.
"But... it seems there are no higher-level Extraordinary present on the scene right now? Nor have I seen these guys take out any powerful extraordinary items. Could it be that he wants to pray to his wolf god to gain His gaze?"
Dorothy's tone was filled with doubt, and Sister Vanya, upon hearing this, shook her head and said.
"The Lord's gaze... that shouldn't be possible. It's very difficult to attract the Lord's attention. Even beings at the Archbishop level in the Church find it difficult to gain the Lord's sight. I heard the deacon say that among the three guiding methods required for promotion, the Lord's sight is the rarest and most difficult to achieve."
"Is the Lord's sight the most difficult guiding method? If it's not the Lord's sight, what method is this guy planning to use for guidance later?" Listening to Vanya's words, Dorothy again asked doubtfully, and Vanya pondered for a while before speaking again.
"Well... maybe the extraordinary items they are using for guidance haven't been taken out yet, but I think it's more likely that they will still use a higher-level Extraordinary for guidance. Although there are no other higher-level Extraordinary here now, guidance doesn't actually require being physically present. There are many ways to provide remote guidance, for example, in dreams is one of the most common guiding methods."
'Remote guidance, so there's such a method...'
Listening to Vanya's words, Dorothy thought to herself and then began to look around again, carefully examining the surroundings.
"It seems there's still a little time. Let's find a more suitable ambush point."
The tense waiting continued. Finally, after some more time passed, Luer, sitting in the center of the array, looked at the watch on his wrist and closed the opened secret transmission.
"The saintly hour has arrived, the ceremony begins."
Throwing the secret transmission aside, Luer looked around and said solemnly, then he looked at the children surrounding him and waved, saying loudly.
"Sing! My Lambs! Offer me your songs, offer me your flesh and blood!"
"Yes, Father."
Except for Anna, all the children answered in unison. Deeply corrupted by the "cup" drug and Spirit Sight, they had long become Luer's tools.
Surrounding Luer in the center of the array, the children dressed in pure white sang an ethereal song in unison.
...
"Sheep... Sheep... We are Lambs... Delicious Lambs...
"Please feed us, we will always be grateful, please cherish us, we will eventually repay.
"Please feed us grass... we will repay with meat.
"Please feed us water... we will repay with blood.
"Please feed us caresses... we will repay with fur.
"Sheep... Sheep... We are Lambs... God's Lambs... Wolf's Lambs..."
...
The eerie ballad was sung by the children in innocent, tender voices, echoing throughout the chapel. Under the influence of this sound, Anna, who was originally extremely resistant, felt her mind become hazy. These voices from her companions felt like needles piercing into her brain, causing her to involuntarily open her mouth and start singing along.
The forbidden ballad echoed, drifting upwards and entering Dorothy's ears. Shortly after, the system's voice sounded in her mind.
'Completed the practice of the secret transmission "Lamb Song".'
'This... this is the complete version of the "Lamb Song". Although short, the contained Spirit Sight seems quite high...' Dorothy thought this and then immediately extracted the "Lamb Song" as Spirituality, finally obtaining 2 points of "Cup" and 1 point of "enlightenment".
Just then, Dorothy heard a commotion beside her. She turned her head and saw Vanya frowning tightly, covering her forehead, her expression seemingly in pain.
"Hoo... hoo... Is this... the complete version of that secret transmission song...? This Spirit Sight is really... ugh..."
Vanya muttered something with a pained expression. She felt her consciousness stinging, and a deep sense of hunger from within was growing stronger. Seeing this, Dorothy felt a bad premonition.
'Oh no... Vanya seems to be affected by the song's Spirit Sight...'
Dorothy thought this. Among the few people present, Luer, Bill, and Feich below had obviously practiced the "Lamb Song" beforehand, while she was immune to Spirit Sight. As for Vanya, she would be harmed by the Spirit Sight just by listening.
No, I have to think of a way.
'Hey, system, can you help someone you are linked to fight against Spirit Sight?'
'Cannot directly exempt others from the effects of Spirit Sight when consuming secret transmissions, but can help them accelerate the digestion of the secret transmission through Spirituality extraction, converting accumulated Spirit Sight into Spirituality.'
Upon hearing the system's response, Dorothy was startled. Only then did she realize that the system's Spirituality extraction function could also be used on others. She could now help Vanya accelerate the consumption of accumulated Spirit Sight! Converting it into her own Spirituality accumulation!
Thinking of this, Dorothy quickly patted the Sister's shoulder beside her and whispered to her, who was in pain.
"Don't panic, Vanya... calm down and pray. That One will relieve the pain of the Spirit Sight for you."
"Pray... to That One...?"
Listening to Dorothy's words, Vanya said with a slightly dazed expression. Then she put the gun in her hand aside, clasped her hands in front of her, and knelt on the ground in a standard Shining Light Church prayer posture.
"Lord... I humbly request... request Your mercy... bestow Your holy grace to protect me against the evil of the heretical scripture's poison."
Vanya prayed sincerely. After hearing the prayer sent by the system, Dorothy immediately took action, using the information channel to extract the Spirituality from the "Lamb Song" that Vanya was forced to practice, converting her accumulated Spirit Sight into her own Spirituality accumulation.