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Chapter 289 The Holy Lady of Ligh

Three days later, Roland met Schuck, who picked him up outside of the Holy Realm . As the sanctuary of the Church of Light, all the buildings in the Holy Realm were built with large, smooth white rocks, including the city wall .

The city wall of Hollevin’s capital was tall and thick, but it couldn’t compare to the city wall of the Holy Realm at all .

Standing at the foot of the wall, Roland saw the reflection of sunlight on the white gigantic rocks, which were so imposing that they almost seemed like steep hills .

However, he still had the urge to fly into the Holy Realm .

After all, no Mages should take the ordinary path .

But thankfully, he stopped himself from doing that .

This was the sacred land of a church, not the capital of a kingdom .

A king would need to weigh gains and losses, but zealots would not reason with him . If they thought that he insulted their faith, they would swear to kill him .

Schuck welcomed Roland in casual clothes . They greeted and teased each other .

Then, Roland asked, “Why are you always in the Holy Realm? I thought you would be traveling on Margret all the time . ”

“It’s not that I don’t want to travel,” Schuck said helplessly, “but the Holy Realm doesn’t want Saint Samurai to run about . They want me to stay in the Holy Realm if I’m not on missions . ”

Walking next to Schuck, Roland asked curiously, “Why? Are you not trusted in the Holy Realm?”

“No, they’re only scared that something will happen to us . ” Schuck smiled bitterly . “After every dozen years, one or two Saint Samurai will be corrupted into Dark Knights, who launch attacks at the Holy Realm . It’s quite the occasion . The Holy Realm is scared because it happens frequently . ”

Roland understood what he meant .

The moral demands on the Saint Samurai were too high . Apart from the temptations of evil, they were also prone to setups . For example, a guy lied to a Saint Samurai about a serial murderer, and the Saint Samurai killed the so-called bad buy, only to be punished by the god .

Also, the Church of Light was not entirely bright . It had Inquisitions to do dark things for the interests of the church .

If the Saint Samurai ran into his own people doing bad things when they were out, their faith might collapse .

Therefore, the Saint Samurai were never expected to wander about, unless they had specific goals and requirements .

However, neither the pope nor the Holy Lady of Light could order the Saint Samurai to do anything they disliked . They could only persuade the Saint Samurai gently .

Most Saint Samurai were good-tempered . Naturally, they listened to instructions .

There were lines at the gate on the city wall, and Roland and Schuck were at the end of a line .

Though Roland was wearing his magic robe, he didn’t have any privileges this time .

Though Mages were not underestimated in the Church of Light, they were not overestimated either .

After entering the Holy Realm, Roland saw an extremely broad street that was as wide as a standard eight-lane road that he knew .

On the two sides of the street were tall and low buildings made of white rocks . Moving his gaze to the distance, Roland saw an enormous white temple on the horizon that seemed to block half of the sky .

He could feel the magnificence and sacredness of the temple that was surrounded by a shiny halo even though he was a kilometer away .

After a brief shock, Roland sighed . “It’s like looking up at a huge dam right from the bottom of it . ”

Schuck nodded . “That’s exactly my feeling when I saw the Temple of Light for the first time . That building is as impressive as any in our place . ”

As they walked on the broad street, a lot of people passed by them .

Most of them were wearing white cloaks or robes . Few were in other colors .

There were a lot of merchants on the sides of the street, but none of them were peddling . They simply sat in silence and looked at the passersby earnestly .

Though the population of the Holy Realm was high and the street was rather crowded, it was not obstreperous at all .

Not all the passersby were silent, but when they talked, they kept their voices as low as possible .

Schuck took Roland to the Temple of Light and said, “I won’t show you around . Most of the places are not open to you since you’re not a believer of the Church of Light, and misunderstandings may result if we break in . I’ll just take you to the grand library . After all, nothing here is really impressive for us . ”

That was exactly what Roland wanted . He had feared that Schuck would show him around the city like a friendly host .

He was not even interested in women at this point, not to mention scenic spots .

After walking for another ten minutes, they finally reached the bottom of the Temple of Light .

This temple was essentially a hill . The foundation of the temple, piled with infinite white square rocks, were unbelievably huge . Roland observed it for a while and sighed .

Was the grand library inside this temple?

It seemed heavily guarded .

Roland had seen that multiple entrances of the temple were all guarded by the Guards of Light in white robes . He was sure that he wouldn’t be qualified to go in if it weren’t for Schuck .

While Roland thought about that, Schuck suddenly turned right and took him to another building that was relatively much smaller .

“This is the grand library . ” Schuck smiled . “Are you disappointed?”

Roland shook his head .

Schuck continued, “You only feel that it’s small because it’s built next to the temple . It’s actually quite huge . ”

Roland was not entirely convinced yet, but after he entered the building and the temple could not be seen anymore, Roland realized that Schuck was right .

This grand library was truly grand .

The bookshelves were like trees that formed a boundless forest . Many female clerics were moving around and classifying the books .

At the reading area not far away, clerics in white robes were turning pages in silence .

One of the female clerics who was busy working saw Schuck by chance when she raised her head .

Her eyes glimmering, she walked to him and asked, “Mr . Schuck, why are you here?”

“I’m here to talk to the Holy Lady . I have an appointment with her . ” Schuck smiled .

“The Holy Lady is in the reading room on the third floor . ”

“Thank you . ”

Schuck nodded and left with Roland .

Behind them, the female cleric was still staring at Schuck’s back affectionately .

Four minutes later, Roland met the Holy Lady of Light in a spacious but simply decorated room .