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Chapter 124 - Settled

Chapter 124: Settled

Following the female voice, the Eyes of Holiness believers present raised their hands and pressed their thumbs under their eyebrows.

At the same time, their other fingers stretched upward and touched their foreheads.

One, two, three, four

Amidst the clear female voices, they followed the rhythm and wore solemn expressions as they kneaded.

Long Yuehong stared with his mouth agape, and his expression gradually turned strange.

If he didnt remember wrong, this should be the Eye Exercise that Pangu Biologys primary and secondary school students did every day. At most, there were differences in the actions details and the length of the name.

Finally, Long Yuehong reacted and looked at Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao.

Jiang Baimian kept her lips tightly pursed. The muscles on her face and the ponytail behind her head trembled slightly. Shang Jianyao had closed his eyes at some point in time and sat up with an abnormally solemn expression.

Long Yuehong was just about to whisper to them when Jiang Baimian suddenly turned her head to look at him. The Old Task Forces team leader then raised her right hand and did a zipping action across her mouth.

Long Yuehong got the idea and kept quiet.

Bai Chen looked at them in confusion, not understanding why they had such a reaction.

Session 2, squeeze your nose bridge

Session 3, massage under your eyes

Session 4, tap out a circle around your eyes

In the solemn atmosphere, the Eyes of Holinesss Mass slowly came to an end.

Ferlinwho was at the doors entranceopened his eyes and spoke in a singing voice. Eyes, most sacred. Love and protection of thy eyes is showing love and protection of thy life!

The believers placed their index fingers under their eyes again and replied loudly, May your eyes be bright!

Ferlin did the same, but he didnt say the same words. Instead, he praised the Kalendaria, Double Sun. God is the Sun and Moon!

After completing this step, he loudly announced, Next, its time for Holy Communion.

With that said, he jumped down from the door and made way.

Several believers stepped in and brought out orange plastic trays from the kitchen.

On the trays were plates. Each plate had several pieces of steamed carrots.

Ferlin looked at Shang Jianyao and the others and explained in a preaching tone, These are the gifts of the Kalendaria. It can brighten your eyes.

May your eyes be bright, Shang Jianyao replied sincerely, but he didnt do any actions.

Ferlin was rather generous. He gave each guest a serving of Holy Communion, along with chopsticks and spoons.

Long Yuehong thanked him and reached out to take it before eating at a moderate pace.

Although the steamed carrot didnt have any additional seasoning and tasted rather bland, it was still delicious for Long Yuehongwho was tired of energy bars, compressed biscuits, and military canned food.

After Holy Communion, Mass officially ended. Ferlin walked in front of Shang Jianyao and the others and smiled. For people like us who often drive long distances, our eyes are very important. This is also the main reason why I accepted the Eyes of Holiness as my lord. Look, I dont have any far-sightedness yet.

Indeed. Jiang Baimian understood very well why Rootless were more inclined to believe in the Eyes of Holiness.

This was due to their living environment and customs.

Shang Jianyao asked, Dont you have glasses?

I do. Ferlin felt that it was his good brothers show of concern. He smiled and explained, Many factions still have the equipment and craft needed to polish glasses. However, there are very, very few factions that can make your eyes clear like in the Old World.

Besides, glasses are ultimately external objects. When we traverse the wilderness and other places, we might not encounter a single human settlement for days. Even if we do encounter one, they might not be able to make you glasses.

During such a process, wouldnt it be equivalent to being blind if ones glasses are damaged? How can you drive? Even if you prepare spare glasses in advance, it wont prevent your eyesight from deteriorating again. When the time comes, youll be useless.

After laying out the facts and reasoning, Ferlin smiled and asked, How is it? How do you feel about our Eyes of Holiness? Do you want to join us?

If my relatives and friends in Pangu Biology learned that I had joined such a church, I would definitely be a joke for the rest of my life

Jiang Baimian muttered silently and didnt answer directly. Instead, she looked at Shang Jianyao.

Shang Jianyao sincerely said, I dont think we are fated with the Eyes of Holiness.

What a pity Ferlin looked regretful. He pointed in the direction of the Old Task Forces jeep and said, Wait for me there. Ill come after changing. Lets discuss the paint job.

Alright. Jiang Baimian immediately agreed.

On the way back to the jeeps area, Long Yuehong looked back and thoughtfully said to Shang Jianyao, The reason you rejected them is that you dont think their Holy Communion is delicious?

This might be fate, Shang Jianyao replied frankly.

Haha, I knew it. Long Yuehong was rather happy. He also felt that the simple carrot Holy Communion was too bland. It probably couldnt attract Shang Jianyao.

Bai Chen had also blended in with the team. Upon seeing that the atmosphere was suitable, she asked, Why did you have such a big reaction to the Eyes of Holinesss Mass?

Upon hearing this question, Jiang Baimian finally couldnt hold it in any longer. She chortled until she almost couldnt walk.

After a while, she took a deep breath in and said, Im too familiar with their Mass. Every student in the company is familiar with it!

Upon seeing that Bai Chen was still a little confused, she gave an example. Do you still remember Moat Towns morning exercise? Thats one of the companys primary and secondary schools morning exercises. Haha, it is indeed a relic of the Old World, but it has nothing to do with the Kalendaria. In the end, they treated it as Mass because its related to the eyes. Haha, I cant take it anymore

Jiang Baimian laughed until Long Yuehong couldnt help but laugh as well.

Bai Chen roughly understood what was happening. She imagined the scene of the Eyes of Holiness using Moat Towns morning exercise as Mass, and she couldnt help but wear a faint smile.

Shang Jianyao suddenly asked, What if the companys higher-ups were all believers in the Eyes of Holiness and deliberately chose this routine for eye exercise?

How is that possible Long Yuehong said as his voice gradually softened.

This possibility was terrifying just thinking about it.

Jiang Baimian glared at Shang Jianyao. Stop telling ghost stories! If that were the case, we wouldve long been believers of the Eyes of Holiness.

As they spoke, they returned to the jeep.

Jiang Baimian looked at her car and gradually fell into deep thought.

Long Yuehong waited for a while before curiously inquiring, Team Leader, what are you thinking about?

Jiang Baimian thought for a moment and said, Im wondering if I can infer the power traits of the Kalendaria Double Suns domain from severe hair loss and sexual abnormality. Du Heng said that there should be a blurry reflection of the price and ability.

Shang Jianyao immediately made a guess. It can make an enemy lose their hair and become a pervert?

Such an ability should be categorized as a mental blow. Long Yuehong imagined it.

Jiang Baimian glanced at Shang Jianyao. Im talking about finding common ground. However, we cant be sure that the second Awakened that Ferlin mentioned is also a believer of the Eyes of Holiness. If thats the case, I think their commonality is that it involves hormones.

Bai Chen had relatively good basic education among wilderness nomads. Thus, she had a rough idea about what hormones represented. She deliberated and said, Thats a huge scope.

Indeed, but theres too little information at present. We can only speculate to this extent. Jiang Baimian tersely acknowledged her words and said, Also, since their religion focuses on the eyes, their abilities might also include the field of vision. Heh heh, I wouldnt be surprised if an Awakened of the Eyes of Holiness can achieve near-invisibility.

She did not mention how to guard against such Awakened if they encountered one.

As the four Old Task Force members discussed, Ferlin had already changed into the black leather coat from yesterday and walked over. He still had a holster hanging from his waist. Inside was the Python revolver.

After exchanging greetings, he looked at the Old Task Forces jeep and deliberated before saying, How about an army-green camouflage? For a jeep, this is relatively common. It wont draw attention.

Sure. Jiang Baimian fully respected the professionals opinion.

Ferlin then asked, How do you plan on sending yourselves to Weed City? We have a special trailer that can accommodate a jeep.

Theres no need to go through so much trouble. Jiang Baimian voiced her thoughts to Shang Jianyaos sworn brother. You can send a small convoy and pretend as if you are in Weed City to do business. We can just hide inside. It would be even better if you happen to have such plans.

Ferlin laughed. What a coincidence!

After laughing, he added, We happen to have a convoy heading to Weed City to see if we can get more food back.

Jiang Baimian could guess that wasnt the reason, but she deliberately asked, You dont have enough food?

Ferlin sighed and said, The weather wasnt good this year. Food production in many places has been reduced. Having more reserves might save lives, or we can sell them for a good price.

A smile gradually surfaced on his face when he reached the second half of the sentence.

Well follow your convoy then. Jiang Baimian didnt ask any further. How many cans do we have to pay in total? Or do you prefer compressed biscuits and energy bars?

Last nights wine and dinner Todays paint job and tomorrows convoys protection A total of ten cans will do. If its not enough, we can use compressed biscuits and energy bars as collateral. Ferlin quickly gave a number.

Jiang Baimian heaved a sigh of relief. Just barely enough.

Ferlins smile relaxed. Then, well set off tomorrow morning. Well definitely be there before noon.

That fast? Although Jiang Baimian didnt plan on continuing taking detours, she knew that there was still a days journey ahead.

Ferlin smiled and said, We repaired Weed Citys broken bridge over Turbid River some time ago. Theres no need to take detours.

Turbid River was the name given to the green river after it entered the Monk Wastelands.

Jiang Baimian nodded. Alright, its settled then.