Doctor of Science's Journey into Another World

Chapter 476: Believers and Churches

After that, nothing unexpected happened during Bai Hao's visit. Not all young believers were as easily out of control as Omir. In the Moon Goddess Sect, self-cultivation was a compulsory course, and Omir was just an extremely rare case.

But thanks to Omir's impulse, she successfully became Bai Hao's first friend of the same age that he made in Orleans. As a result, her original job of cleaning the church was temporarily replaced by Ovnelite to serve as Bai Hao's guide. This blessing in disguise made all the young believers envious.

Omir's parents are both high-ranking priests of the Moon Goddess Sect, and they work in the headquarters church in Orleans. Naturally, Omir was born and raised in the headquarters church and is very familiar with every tree and blade of grass here.

Although Omir was born into a family of priests, this did not entitle her to any privileges in the Bright Moon Goddess sect. She could only do basic chores like other believers who grew up in the Bright Moon Orphanage, such as sweeping the floor and running errands. It was impossible for her to directly skip the assessment and become a priest.

There are only two situations in which one can enjoy the privilege of advancement in the Cult of the Moon Goddess.

The first case is the missionary Qi Xuan from Campbell County. When he joined the Bright Moon Goddess Sect, his strength was already close to that of a high-level wizard. Naturally, he did not need to do menial tasks that ordinary people could do. Instead, he directly became a special-level priest in the sect, a priesthood without real power, organization, or rank.

In addition to studying doctrine, special-level priests also help other regular priests with tasks such as simple escort, training, or firefighting. Only after they pass the assessments on their piety and doctrine can they become regular priests.

The second case is the extremely rare light elemental mage. As the most popular elemental mage in the sect of the Moon Goddess, they have the highest talent ceiling for learning the Moon's secret arts and are natural experts in healing and purification. Therefore, their training and promotion systems are completely different from those of ordinary believers.

Even a light elemental mage who was only at the magic apprentice level did not need to do menial chores, but could comfortably follow high-level priests to learn doctrines and magic. From the very beginning, he could enjoy the same treatment as other elemental genius mages, and of course no one would question this.

You should know that the Moon Goddess Orivia is a silver-haired woman, and her Moon power is bright silver in color, which is extremely similar to the magic power of light element. The many Moon secrets she teaches are all light element magic. The most important thing is that the Moon Goddess's divine power is healing and purification.

Therefore, the Light Elemental Mage possesses too many near-godlike qualities, with the same hair color, magic color, and proficiency in the same types of spells as the gods. In addition, he is an extremely rare elemental mage. How could he not be valued by the Cult of the Bright Moon Goddess?

It is not difficult to understand why Qi Xuan was able to serve as the interim leader less than half a year after joining the Bright Moon Goddess Sect. He meets two special conditions at the same time, being a powerful mid-to-high-level wizard and possessing the magic power of light element.

How could Odom be willing to let Qi Xuan sweep the floor or run errands? He is such a treasure that he is afraid it will melt if he holds it in his mouth!

The church tour that lasted for several days opened Bai Hao's eyes. This headquarters church in Orleans has too many architectural facilities that other local churches do not have. Its functions are so complete that it can be said to be a standard city within a city.

In terms of education, the headquarters church has more than a dozen large teaching buildings, including not only a primary magic school, but also an advanced magic school with the characteristics of the Moon Goddess sect, which covers a depth of subjects that is not inferior to that of Ornolan.

Bai Hao believed that in the entire Omo Empire, and even in the entire Central Plains, the best religious seminary was right here in the headquarters church. With the largest number of senior priests on duty and complex theological materials, this was a paradise for theologians...

The only regret is that the schools and academies in the headquarters church are only open to members of the Bright Moon Church. As for other non-church personnel, no matter whether they are royal relatives or famous scholars, they are all turned away and no communication is allowed.

In terms of industry, the headquarters church has many operating manufacturing plants and a large number of professional craftsmen in various fields. They have superb skills and are very loyal to the Cult of the Moon Goddess, because the craftsmen themselves are devout believers of the Moon.

The projects it contracted covered a wide range, from the large-scale carving of the statue of the Goddess of the Bright Moon, the construction and maintenance of various church buildings, the manufacture of holy vessels used by the priests, the arrangement and maintenance of large-scale formations; to the small-scale sewing and weaving of Bright Moon robes, the manufacture of various daily necessities, the compilation and revision of books, and so on.

In every aspect, the headquarters church has become completely self-sufficient. All production projects are not outsourced and are not subject to any restrictions. Sometimes, even the craftsmen of the headquarters church will take on some outside work.

Since some believers who joined the Moon Goddess Sect midway were previously engaged in various industries, their joining is constantly enriching the sect's heritage, and these are all skills that can be inherited. The master teaches the apprentice, and the apprentice teaches his own apprentice, and this process will never end.

Today, the followers of the Bright Moon Goddess Church can proudly say: We have our own top chefs, winemakers, fashion designers, teachers, architects, musicians, magic stone makers, array designers, sculptors, beauticians...

As for the most important aspect of medical care, Bai Hao had no doubt that this headquarters church was the best hospital in the entire Walterland continent. It was extremely difficult for ordinary people to die of illness here. There was no other way to die except from old age or accidents.

After a few days of wandering around, Bai Hao had become numb. Of course, he was still very surprised at the beginning. After all, he actually visited a brewery, a bacon factory, a clothing factory, a breeding farm in a church... He even visited the Magic Stone Research Institute, the Formation Design Institute, and the Education Research Institute...

Bai Hao suddenly felt that it would be no problem for Omir beside him to stay in the headquarters church for the rest of his life. There were not only nurseries but also schools for students to go to school, more than a dozen churches for holding wedding ceremonies, and even a vast cemetery in the north!

This is indeed the case. Omir rarely leaves the headquarters church a few times a year. The farthest she has gone is to buy meat at the market next to the church. In the future, she will also work in the church and become a priest like her parents.

Omir was born in the headquarters church, grew up here, studied and worked here, found her husband here, got married here, had children here, lived out her life here, and was buried in the cemetery north of the headquarters church.