Chapter 7

As a young girl who went up to the house to uncover the tiles and climbed trees to dig out the bird's nest, physical fitness projects are too simple.

Lucia ran two small laps with ease, her hand easily touched her toes, and she easily climbed over a metal tube.

After finishing one set, Lucia panted and was about to wipe the sweat off her head when Lu Mao handed her his handkerchief.

"You are amazing, Lucia." Lumao looked at Lucia enviously.

"What's the matter? I can climb the mountain by myself." Lucia replied a little proudly, and wiped the sweat on her forehead and nose with a handkerchief, "Thank you."

"It's nothing." Lu Mao shook his head. "After the physical fitness assessment, we will go to the most important project."

"What is it?" Lucia asked eagerly.

"It's to test the compatibility with the gods." Lu Mao replied, he looked a little uneasy, "The priests are different from the believers. The believers do not need any qualifications, but the priests must have the affinity with the gods."

"What is the test method?" Lucia asked curiously.

"I don't know." Lu Mao shook his head, "Only those who pass the selection can participate in the test, and all of our family failed..."

"So that's the case." Lucia seemed to understand, "Then why did we participate in the previous tests? Can't we directly test the relationship with God?"

Lumao is just an eight-year-old boy. He listens to whatever the adults say. He has never thought of such a profound question, and was immediately stunned by the question.

"This, this is the meaning of the priests, I think it must be reasonable."

"This is to better understand your talents." A gentle voice sounded from behind the two, Rajel bent down, and answered Lucia's question in a soft tone.

"The primary assessment determines not only whether to become a priest, but even if you cannot enter the seminary, you will be admitted to different primary schools for study based on your performance."

Lucia remembered that this person was a follower of Curata, the god of wealth, and was said to be the bishop here.

In an instant, Lucia showed a cute and cute expression, raised her head and said innocently: "Thank you for explaining, I already know."

"Well, don't be impatient. After the assessment is over, you will take a rest for a while, and then the last item will be carried out."

When Rajel left, Lucia heard the green hair exhale in awe: "You are amazing, Lucia, you dare to speak to Lord Rajel."

"Why don't I dare?" Lucia didn't understand.

"Lord Rajel came over just now, and I can't say a word... That's Lord Rajel. Ah, I didn't say hello just now, wouldn't it be rude to me?"

Lucia doesn't quite understand the awe of Green Hair, just like she doesn't understand why people here worship the gods so devoutly.

But she still respectfully and considerately comforted: "Lord Rajel is so gentle, he will definitely not care."

"Yeah!" Lu Mao was just a child, he soon forgot his troubles, but said happily, "Lord Rajel talked to me, I must tell Dad when I go back!"

"Well, he will be very happy too!"

The two of them blindly guessed how to test their relationship with God together, but there was no result when they finally assembled.

After the gathering, Lucia's group and another group of people who had just taken the cultural exam merged into a team of more than 100 people. After they gathered, they came to a hall.

Rajel turned to look at the children behind him: "The final test is about to take place, but before that, we want to confirm that you are eligible for the test."

Lucia had heard about this just now, so she was prepared now, but more people had not heard of the third assessment and still needed qualifications, and there was a burst of discussion.

Rajel did not speak, and when the children were quiet, he said mildly and irrefutably: "Not everyone is qualified to serve God, only those who are truly gifted can enter this door."

"Let's take the test next." Rajel took out the roster again and began to call one by one: "Susan White."

Lucia watched Susan nervously walk towards Rajel, and she immediately concentrated on observation to see if there was any trick.

In the end, there was no trick, just a priest who had been closing his eyes opened his eyes, looked at the little girl named Susan and shook his head: "She can't."

Susan, who was already very nervous, almost cried, she begged pitifully: "I, I was not ready just now, can you look at me again and let me try again!"

"Son, you have to know that no matter how many times you try again, the result will be the same." Rajel replied regretfully, "Susan, your cultural test scores and physical fitness scores are good, we will ask some good liberal arts colleges recommend you."

"But we don't have any money...School is too expensive..." Susan couldn't hold back her tears and sobbed, "Please, let me try again!"

"Lord Rajel?" The priest on the side looked at Rajel.

Rajel sighed slightly and said gently, "You have to know that nothing will change in the end. Even so, do you still want to try?"

"Please!" Susan begged.

"Okay." Rajel looked at the priest beside him and bowed slightly, "Excuse me."

"It's nothing." The closed-eyed priest replied, opened his eyes again, looked at the crying little girl in front of him, and shook his head sympathetically, "I'm sorry."

"Thank you, I'm sorry, I've caused you trouble..." Susan replied while shedding tears, wiping away her tears and crying and walked aside.

Perhaps with Susan as a foreshadowing, most of the following failed children easily accepted the fact that they could not get in the door, and only a few begged to re-test, but they could not change the result at all.

"Lucia Farr."

Finally, it was Lucia's turn. She took a deep breath and walked over with the words "I'm not nervous".

After all, in the novel "The Difficulties of Women", Lucia has the qualifications to become an evil goddess. Although she is now replaced by her, it shouldn't be much worse, right?

Lucia met the priest's open eyes.

For a moment, she felt a cool wind blowing in her head, and then she heard the other party's voice: "Very good."

Although some people have passed it before, this is the first time Lucia has heard a "very good" evaluation.

Lucia breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly walked to the group of children who passed by.

There she saw the green fur who passed the test, and the green hat looked excited and had a lot to say.

But there is no one here except the priest who is testing. The voice is too obvious when he speaks, and Lumao can only endure it.

Soon, the test results came out. Originally more than a hundred people, only a dozen passed the test. They were led by Rajel to the last and most important test room.

The group passed through the garden full of expensive flowers, walked through the hall with exquisite murals, and came to a windowless corridor.

This closed and long corridor is equipped with magic lights. The magic lights, which are considered luxury items for ordinary people, will not go out all the year round, illuminating the mysterious patterns on both sides of the corridor.

Even if the adults did not stop it, the children were forced by the atmosphere, and the noisy voice gradually disappeared, leaving only the small and dense footsteps.

I don't know how long it took, and everyone came to a hall. Compared with the splendor outside, the hall is already simple, only a door inside is inlaid with two huge crystals.

Rajel reached out and pushed the door open and walked in first.

Lucia walked in behind him, stunned by the sight in front of him.

This is not so much a room, but more like a roof on the abyss. The prototype building is dozens of meters high and spreads down into the invisible darkness.

The platform they were on was just a small piece protruding from the building wall, and in this prototype building with a diameter of tens of meters, it was just a small raised corner.

Creatures of different shapes are drawn on the walls with strange colors and drawings. At first glance, each one seems to be clear, but if you want to distinguish it carefully, when you look closely, you can't see anything clearly.

"This is the Pantheon." Rajel kept his voice soft as if he was afraid of disturbing something. "Here, pray to the gods. If you can get a response, it means that the gods are willing to accept you as their priest."

"So, which of you will come first?"

Faced with this incredible sight, all the children felt a little timid for a while.

Lucia originally wanted to go on her own, but she was afraid that the essence of her atheist would be exposed, so she couldn't make it in the end, so she could only wait patiently for others to try it first.

"I-I'll come first." Green Mao finally couldn't help but speak.

"Very good," Rajel applauded. "Don't be nervous and trust that your beliefs will be communicated to God."

"I have believed in Lord Kurata, the patron saint of luck and wealth, since I was a child. I believe that my belief is no weaker than anyone else's." When it comes to belief, Green Hair is not as timid as he was at the beginning to talk to Rajel, " I will serve him with my life!"

"Very good, have you seen that platform? Go there and pray, use your courage and sincerity." Rajel, who is also a believer of Kurata, said with approval, "I believe you will succeed."

"Yes!" Lumao said loudly, walking resolutely to the white high platform built on the edge of the cliff, kneeling there, closing his eyes, and clasping his hands on his chest to pray.

Not long after he prayed, the golden and green pattern on the wall emitted a faint light, spreading to the green fur who was praying.

After the light disappeared, Lumao stood up all of a sudden, and almost fell when he walked down the high platform excitedly.

"I succeeded!" Lu Mao was very happy, with tears in his eyes, "That's great!"

"Indeed." Rajel reassured him gently, "God will not forget each of his people."

Lucia looked at the excited green hair, thinking about things in her heart.

Could it be that only those who truly believe in God will God respond?

Could it be that even Mistry can't respond to her, after all Mistry hasn't recharged her today...

The author has something to say: so if I didn't say it, you didn't find that person was me!

Damn, I've been fooled again!