YM778.TV Chapter 321 Incarnation as Gear
He was truly excited because getting close to a big shot of the Reforging Church undoubtedly presented him with a better chance to accomplish the great mission of the Lord of the Lost.
A few days later.
Under the introduction of Priest Gareth, Felix made contact with a big shot of the Reforging Church.
It was a pitch-black night without a star in sight when he, dressed in dark brown clothes, arrived at a newly opened tavern in Nasir City. Guided by Priest Gareth, he handed a letter to the grizzled bartender there.
The bartender was a cyclops. After taking the letter and looking at Felix, he bowed and said, "Master Felix of the Fischer family, may I ask who this letter is for?"
Felix glanced around at the disordered surroundings and shook his head, saying,
"It is for you, take a look."
The old bartender nodded, calmly opened the letter, and then a peculiar smile appeared on his face.
"I see, please come in."
Felix followed the bartender to the back of the tavern and from there into the tavern\'s basement.
The basement was brightly lit, and someone was already sitting there. The moment he saw that person, a respectful glint appeared in the cyclops bartender\'s sole eye.
She appeared to be a woman in her thirties, though her actual age was indeterminate. She looked suave and energetic, dressed in a bishop\'s robe of red and black, her face quite delicate, yet her right eye was replaced by an alchemical prosthetic eye.
Sitting with her hands behind her back, she was quite tall, at over one meter seventy and even approaching one eighty, with slightly broad shoulders, giving off a very gallant appearance.
Felix was taken aback for a moment; it was indeed rare to see such a "dominating" woman on regular days.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
The woman\'s gaze and movements were akin to those of a seasoned general commanding troops, embodying a powerful charm usually associated with men, despite being a woman.
She slowly stood up and serenely extended her hand, saying, "Hello, Mr. Felix Fischer, I am Isabel."
Felix, who had already gathered intelligence in advance, immediately recognized who she was—Isabel, the Reforging Bishop of Glenborough Province!
In the Cyart Kingdom, there were a total of three bishops from the Reforging Church, located in Glenborough Province, Ahornblatt Province, and Elphinia Province respectively.
Isabel was a very mysterious bishop, nicknamed the "One-Eyed," having lost an eye fighting a giant dragon before reaching the low-level Monarch status and subsequently embedding a high-level alchemical prosthetic eye into her body.
"Hello, Bishop Isabel, I am Felix of the Fischer family. It is my honor to meet you!"
Felix was excited and agitated, and this was no act; only his excitement wasn\'t as a disciple of the God of Reforging, meeting a bishop of the Reforging Church, but as an \'undercover agent\' having reached out to a target high up in the hierarchy.
Isabel nodded and continued, "I heard you have quite a fondness for machinery, are you interested in worshipping the God of Reforging?"
He nodded lightly, pondered for a moment, and then said,
"Of course! In fact, from the moment I met Priest Gareth, I have been hoping to convert to the God of Reforging. Although the majority of my family are disciples of the Lord of Salvation, I always felt that only the God of Reforging represents the true essence of this world!"
Felix had easily captivated Priest Gareth at the beginning, hence he thought this speech would work well on the followers of the God of Reforging.
However, what happened next took Felix by surprise. The gallant Isabel, after hearing this, seemed very calm, showing no sign of excitement, and merely said indifferently,
"Is that so?"
"Do you truly believe that?"
"Yes."
Unsure of her emotions, Felix didn\'t dare to speak recklessly.
Isabel nodded and said, "Alright, Mr. Fischer, I can officiate the ceremony to welcome you into the Reforging Church, but I would like you to come with me to Glenborough Province."
"What?"
The previously excited Felix was immediately stunned. Was she asking him to leave the East Coast for Glenborough Province?
Isabel continued calmly, "Yes, because I hope to focus on cultivating you. Given your exceptional talents, Mr. Fischer, you might even have the chance to take my place in the future. So, I regard you highly and want to take you with me for training."
Well...
Felix hesitated.
Being sent to Glenborough Province for focused training seemed somewhat similar to the situation of the former Bishop Zane, who had become an Assistant Priest to a Tempest Bishop immediately after joining the Tempest Church.
After pondering for a while, he finally nodded to express his willingness to agree.
"Alright, Bishop Isabel, I am very willing to accompany you to Glenborough Province, it\'s just that this matter is very important, so I must inform my family about it. I can\'t simply leave like this," he said.
"Please allow me some time to prepare."
Isabel smiled faintly and nodded lightly, saying, "That\'s fine, go and speak with Mr. Byrne and Mr. Chris. Although I have not communicated with them, I have heard of their deeds. The friendship between Mr. Byrne and the Reforging Church is profound; your family should agree to it."
Felix nodded.
After he left the tavern, he sought out his grandfather Byrne right away and told him about his conversation with Isabel and his wish to leave the East Coast.
Isabel? Byrne sank into deep thought.
Eventually, frowning, he said, "Isabel is a relatively mysterious bishop within the Reforging Church. I know very little about that woman, Felix. After you leave the East Coast with her, you must absolutely be cautious for your safety."
Then, Byrne retrieved a treasure of mysterious rare artifact level and handed it to Felix.
The treasure of mysterious rare artifact level appeared to be a green cloak called "Cloak of Disappearance." The function of the "Cloak of Disappearance" was to briefly obscure the wearer\'s form, although it could not conceal smell and sound.
Byrne said, "Your rune power is \'Counterattack Shield,\' which already gives you the strength to fight against powerful opponents in battle. This cloak is to help you survive in danger."
Felix accepted the cloak, his heart pounding with excitement, "Thank you, grandfather. I will definitely reach a high-level position within the Reforging Church and complete the mission bestowed upon us by the great Lord of the Lost!"
The effect of the "Counterattack Shield" is to release a semi-circular protective shield that blocks and reflects attacks from one direction for a few seconds.
Its drawback is that it can only be deployed three times a day, and the maximum it can withstand are attacks from low-level Monarch Extraordinary Exponents.
With the "Counterattack Shield," even if Felix encountered a low-level Monarch Extraordinary Exponent, he could still put up a fight against three attacks, which actually made his combat strength quite decent.
Half a month later, Felix arrived in Glenborough Province by sea route, reaching a remote town there and made his way to the local cathedral of the Reforging Church in the town.
Though it was just a church in the town, it was nevertheless Cyart\'s largest cathedral of the Reforging Church.
Moreover, Felix quickly noticed that the overall style of the town was somewhat unsettling, with a seemingly oppressive atmosphere.
He felt that the people lived in suppression and that there were mechanical creations everywhere. Many wealthy people were using automobiles, which was a sharp contrast to the preference for horse carriages in Nasir City, as automobiles were ugly, bumpy, and prone to breakdowns, making them inferior to horse carriages in all respects.
At present, if nobles were to use those unsightly and cumbersome automobiles instead of the more luxurious horse carriages, they would certainly be subject to ridicule.
Inside the grand cathedral of the Reforging Church, Felix bore the discomfort as he knelt beneath the gears while Bishop Isabel, who was a Reforging Bishop herself, personally presided over his initiation ceremony.
The cathedral radiated with a golden light, and surrounded by many who had modified their own bodies, the woman stood calmly behind Felix, saying loudly,
"Oh precise God of Reforging! Please offer your protection to your new follower! He will add strength to the reforging of this world and become the gear that you require!"
"Hmm..."
Felix closed his eyes, knowing he had officially become a follower of the God of Reforging and also successfully joined the Reforging Church, with the position as one of Isabel\'s assistants.
"Very well, I have finally taken an important step..."
Isabel then said,
"Remember, Felix, the Reforging Church is primarily divided into three parts, namely \'mechanics,\' \'alchemy,\' and \'life,\' and I am a bishop who specializes in the \'mechanics\' part."
Felix immediately said, "Mechanics, alchemy, life, I have an understanding of all three. Our Reforging Church has a greater emphasis on the study of mechanics, while those belonging to the alchemy and life parts are fewer. Moreover, it is said that there are many commonalities between the alchemy and life parts."
Isabel nodded slightly and said, "Actually, there is an overlap among the three parts of the Reforging Church, but the focus is different from one another. We all think about how to reforge ourselves as well as the entire world..."
As she spoke, she narrowed her eyes, her gaze revealing subtle emotions.
However, Felix, who still lacked an understanding of people\'s hearts, did not notice anything unusual about Isabel.