As the God's birthday approaches, Holy Land City has entered a preheating state early. In addition to decorating the city, the shops in the city have activities every day. Unlike other satellite cities, you can see children playing happily here from time to time.
Xu Huo had a good rest at night. In the morning, he went downstairs to meet the players last night and then went to the temple.
Today there is a temple circuit activity for goddesses. Two teams of twenty people in total have to walk around this huge temple at least three times. During the process of circumambulating the temple, they will also sing songs specially composed for the goddesses - I don't know if this is the case.
Written in a self-created language, Xu Huo could not understand what the song was about, but the melody was very pleasant and had the effect of calming the mind and clearing the mind.
After the saint's team had gone far, Xu Huo re-entered the temple.
He made harsh words here yesterday, and today he received a lot of attention as soon as he entered the door. Several players dressed in the costumes of temple believers followed him step by step. Although they did not interfere with his freedom, they were very vigilant.
These players are not the only ones active in the temple, but there are also quite a few saints. They walk around, occasionally talking to the believers who come in, or singing a song in response to the saints outside the temple.
Ahai has put on the clothes of a temple believer today and is following a saint to listen to her talk about the daily work arrangements in the temple.
This saint did not wear a veil like the others, and her face, which was difficult to distinguish between male and female, revealed that her temperament was not as gentle as the tone of her voice. Instead, she had an edge that was inconsistent with her status. They were indeed as powerful as A Hai said.
Full of power, but not a player.
Noticing his gaze, the saint turned around and asked Ah Hai, "Is he your friend?"
Ah Hai was a little surprised and a little happy when he saw Xu Huo. He talked to the saint for a few words and then walked towards this side.
"Is your arm healed?" Ah Hai took out a small oval jade stone from his pocket and handed it to Xu Huo, "This jade stone has been blessed by the saint, so that you can get the protection of the goddess."
Xu Huo accepted it and asked him if he had informed his neighbors in the town.
"I told them last night." Ah Hai said excitedly: "And I will also participate in the temple circumambulation ceremony on the God's birthday five days later. It will also be broadcast on TV and everyone in the town can see me.
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He swept away yesterday's confusion and shifted all his attention to the temple circumambulation ceremony.
After talking about the ceremony arrangements, he also mentioned that there were two other hermaphrodites from the satellite city who were also in the assessment stage like him. Those two people came earlier and had already completed the conception ceremony.
"Conception ceremony?" Xu Huo interrupted, "They started getting pregnant before they became official saints?"
"It's just a ceremony, not a real pregnancy." Ahai explained the process to him in detail. In fact, it was equivalent to a physical examination, checking their physical condition, and then formulating a pregnancy plan. Because their probability of giving birth to a healthy child was relatively low, so they had to
Screening of suitability of both parties for childbearing.
"This process is sacred." Ahai has obviously understood the whole process of conception, "The goddess will send an oracle at that time."
Xu Huo listened in silence, and after a moment he said: "The goddess really cares about everything."
Ah Hai takes it for granted and is mentally prepared to nurture the next generation for the future of the country and the region. "I am very weak, but I hope my children can become stronger."
"Isn't there a saint who will become a player?" Xu Huo asked again.
There are players in this division, and judging from their gender identifiers, most of them are men.
The men here do not mean that they are pure men, but they are different from "hermaphrodites" who have two complete sets of reproductive systems. Strictly speaking, these people are actually what other districts call hermaphrodites, but according to people in this district
, most of the children they give birth to are not "bisexual", and the number of true bisexuals is relatively small. They will be selected as saints and assume the responsibility of giving birth to elites.
It is unclear what the status of those players marked as "male" or "female" is, or whether the saints are all truly "bi-sex", but "perfect" bi-sex can give birth to stronger next generations.
But no saint has become a player, which is definitely abnormal.
Ah Hai was stunned for a moment before replying, "The saint is loved by the goddess, so she doesn't need to be a player."
Another universal answer.
"Aren't you going to do something?" The temple player who was following Xu Huo shouted softly, interrupting their conversation.
Ah Hai lowered his head, waved to Xu Huo and left to chase the saint just now.
"Why should the statue of the goddess be covered up?" Xu Huo asked the person behind him. When he didn't hear an answer for a few seconds, he repeated the question again.
There are always people who can’t hold it back and ask, “What does this have to do with you?”
"I'm just a little curious. Since you all worship the goddess, why do you want her to hide from the light of day?" Xu Huo said.
"Is the true appearance of the goddess something you people from outside the area can see if you want?" the player behind asked.
"Can't you see God's birthday?" Xu Huo asked again.
The man was silent for two seconds before gritting his teeth and said: "Of course the goddess statue will be invited out to accept worship from believers on the birthday of the God."
Xu Huo seemed to have received a satisfactory answer, turned his wheelchair and left again.
It was still early today, so he walked around all the places he could go in the temple. He also went to the canteen for lunch and listened to a religious class in the lecture hall before leaving.
The innermost part of the entire temple is covered with props. Outsiders are not allowed to enter and cannot explore the situation inside. However, there are no saints gathering in the cafeteria or other places. Their usual activities and residence should be behind that.
The temple is not small, but it cannot accommodate all the staff and players, so after Xu Huo left the temple, he began to wander aimlessly in the city. The areas he could go to were limited, and he had to apply in advance to cross regions, but the application procedures were not complete.
It’s not troublesome, you just need to go to the government office to apply in person, and you can go to the next area in an hour or two.
The warm-up of the festival conceals the surging undercurrent. No matter how many players come out on the street, no one will find it strange. Most of the players from outside areas who need to clear the level are concentrated near the temple, so most of the players from outside areas seen in other parts of the city have cleared the level.
Failed to stay.
Some of them have joined the Goddess Cult and now work for the district government, while some have just settled here. Compared to the tight-spoken players in this area, these people who have lived here for a long time have basically no scruples about the situation of the temple.
In addition to the excessive control of the God Envoys over the Goddess Religion and the conflict between them and the Saintess, Xu Huo also heard some other news, that is, the offspring born from the combination of players from outside areas and people from this area, except for a few, are incomplete.
Most of the others are close to normal people in the eyes of outsiders and no longer have two sets of reproductive systems.
