The candle continued to burn.

Karun leaned back in his chair, arms supporting the backrest, looking up. Drops of water condensed from the steam that had risen earlier fell onto his face.

Golden fur lay limp, with paws and tongue sticking out, and the dog's stomach heaved as it breathed heavily.

After Puerh finished recounting what had just happened, she silently began grooming her tail.

The three of them fell into a long silence.

Finally, Karun took a deep breath and sat up straight.

After the purification, he didn't sense any changes in his vision or hearing, but his perception of the world had indeed changed.

It was like a filter had been added, allowing him to perceive colors that didn't exist before, but the filter wasn't in his eyes, it was in his heart.

The world was still the same, and he was still himself, but the difference was that their previous interactions were cold and direct, whereas now, there was a kind of atmosphere that resonated between them.

This feeling could be concretely applied, such as with the basic techniques of the Order of the Gods or the notes that Mr. Hofen had given him, but Karun wasn't thinking about that for the time being.

"So, was it really almost a disaster earlier?" Karun asked.

Puerh blinked and answered honestly, "It wasn't almost a disaster, it was a real disaster because the situation was out of my control, but fortunately, it ended well."

"At this point, what should I say? Thank the God of Order for protecting us or the God of Light?" Karun asked.

Puerh wagged her tail, confirming that it had returned to normal, and said, "This is the reality of our circle. Many times, we're actually walking on the edge of life and death. Even without external influences, we can easily be swayed or even self-contaminated in the pursuit of progress."

"Next time, you can notify me in advance. I really thought I was going through purification and was surprised that it was so dangerous. I even thought that if this was purification, then more than 90% of the faithful would die during the process each year."

"I didn't expect it to be like this, and I think Dis didn't expect it either. All I can say is that it was a wake-up call for us. We can't predict anything about the gods using normal logical thinking."

"So, I'm sorry, Karun. Because it was beyond my knowledge, I misjudged its risks."

"Was that thing the reason why you turned into a cat?" Karun asked."No, if it weren't for it, I might not even have a chance to survive as a cat." Puerh shook her head. "But it doesn't matter now about what happened to me before. The most important thing is that the person who attacked me back then is already dead."

"Oh."

Karun stood up.

Puerh jumped onto Karun's shoulder and touched his face with her paw, saying, "Cheer up! You are now a glorious servant of the gods, purified by the God of Order himself. You should be excited and thrilled!"

"What's the difference?" Karun asked. "I don't feel anything special now."

"It's like learning vocabulary in elementary school. Everyone is studying it, and when you take the test, you and your classmates both get 100 points, but that's because you're all tested on the same things.

In fact, while your classmates are still memorizing the words and phrases they need for the exam, you've already memorized the entire Markley Dictionary of the Maclay Language in your head.

I think it's even more exaggerated than that. You've memorized excellent articles in various categories as well.

Servants of the gods are like elementary school students. Under the limited exam content, it's difficult to see the difference between you and your classmates.

But when you go to middle school, the difference will become clear.

Of course, there are other special effects, but you need to study them yourself. Just like how Mary arranged for Mina and Lunt to go to interest classes when they were in elementary school, maybe you can discover your own extra talents and shining points?"

"I understand." Karun nodded, reached out, shook the chair, and the golden retriever lying under the chair finally crawled out slowly. "What happened to it?"

Karun felt that he should be the most tired, but this dog seemed to have been purified ten times and was completely exhausted.

"It's scared. That's how evil gods are. In the mythologies of various orthodox religions, in the last two eras, the God of Light used to judge 'evil gods' the most;

After that, the God of Order rose to power, and every time he killed a god, he would give them the name 'evil god.'

So, it's like a mouse suddenly seeing two... um..."

Puerh frowned and continued, "I want to use a different analogy."

"No need." Karun interrupted Puerh and pointed to the water in front of them. "Isn't this all wasted?"

"You've already found gold, and you still care about these sands?"

"No, you promised me three days and three nights.""I originally thought it would take three days and three nights, otherwise I wouldn't have asked the radio fairy to help deliver the meals on time and let the stupid dog be responsible for picking them up."

"We even made...your people turn the auditorium into a reservoir, and spent so much manpower and resources to acquire so much holy water. Three days and three nights turned into two hours, and we only used a little bit of this pool of holy water."

"Oh, I see," Puerh immediately nodded. "You're worried about how to explain it to those stupid guys. No, you don't care about that. You care about them thinking you're deliberately exaggerating, right? After all, we can't tell them what really happened in the auditorium just now. Hmm, those idiots don't deserve to know."

"I'm worried that next time when we ask them to prepare something, they will just do it half-heartedly. You said you wanted a pool of holy water, and we got it for you, but you barely used it. So, was it just for show? When anything is defined as a formality, don't expect it to continue to be sincere."

"Right, right, that's a problem." Puerh also realized the importance of this issue. After all, the stupid guys in the Allen family had a commendable attitude towards work so far. As the ancestor of the family, it didn't want these idiots to lose their attitude, because they didn't seem to have anything else besides their attitude.

At this moment, the golden retriever stuck its mouth to the edge of the pool, licked the water with its tongue, and immediately started drinking it in big gulps.

"Slurp, slurp..."

It drank so happily that its previously listless tail began to wag.

After seeing this scene, Puerh was stunned for a moment, then jumped off Karun's body and also crawled to the edge of the pool. It dipped its paws in the water, licked a little, and its eyes immediately lit up. It immediately lowered its head and happily started drinking water.

"What's wrong with this water?" Karun squatted down, somewhat puzzled. Of course, he didn't naively believe that this dog and cat were really just thirsty.

"Huff...woof!"

The golden retriever finally drank enough and lay down on its side, with its belly bulging high.

Puerh also drank enough, but it was more concerned about its image, so it lay down on its side and looked at Karun, smiling. "This problem is solved. Actually, this pool of water should have been called blessed water, but in the eyes of outsiders, it is holy water. But holy water is not a simple noun, it is actually an adjective. This kind of thing is also graded."Previously, the finger of the God of Light and the light aura released were equivalent to re-blessing the water that already had a blessing attribute in this pool. Now, the grade of this pool of water has increased by three times compared to before.

The water that was originally blessed could be bought with secular money, but now, it can only be bought with points.

Drinking this water can simply help restore energy and relieve fatigue, but its true value is that it can be used as a material for making sacred artifacts.

"We can go now. Those idiots will be more enthusiastic next time they prepare things for you when they see such a high return on investment. They will also worship you more."

"Come on, dear Karun, I think I've had too much to drink. Hold me."

Karun bent down and picked up Puerh.

Golden retriever Kevin saw this and also extended his paw while lying on the ground, looking at Karun.

Then, Karun, holding Puerh, stepped directly over Kevin.

"...Golden retriever," Kevin said.

"Karun, don't you want to drink some? You look very tired," Puerh said.

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"I am physically tired, but mentally, I am excited."

"Oh, yes, you just completed the purification. That should be it."

Alfred, who had been kneeling outside the auditorium, seemed to have noticed some changes ahead, but the previous oppressive and intimidating aura made him take a long time to gather the courage to lift his head again.

He saw Karun walking out holding Puerh, followed by the golden retriever whose belly was swaying as it walked.

"Young master..."

Puerh made a "shh" gesture to Alfred.

Alfred understood and did not ask any more questions. Instead, he picked up the umbrella on the ground, shook it off, and propped it up again to walk down the steps with Karun.

On the other side, the old Anderson and others who had been standing under the eaves of the castle and saluting all the time, saw Karun at this time and came out, thinking that something had happened and ran over directly.

Old Anderson didn't care about holding an umbrella and pushed away his grandson who wanted to help him hold it, using his cane to quickly walk over.

"Young master Karun, what happened..."

"An accident," Karun answered calmly.

"An accident..." Old Anderson's lips trembled a bit. After all, Dis's grandson was his current greatest hope. He was even willing to pray to the ancestors to make Dis's grandson grow up quickly to protect the Allen family.

To some extent, Old Anderson was more concerned about Karun's "practice" than Dis, his own grandfather.

"It's okay, we succeeded unexpectedly."

"It's okay, young master. We can prepare again next time... huh?" Old Anderson's second half of the sentence got stuck in his throat."Send someone to continue blocking the theater, especially the remaining pool water, find a way to transport and store it properly."

"Yes, understood."

Karun bypassed Old Anderson and the Allen family members and went straight to the castle.

As he entered, Yunes came down the stairs and was surprised to see Karun again, "Did it get delayed?"

"No, it ended successfully."

"I see, congratulations." Yunes walked towards Karun, "I'm going to the kitchen to help prepare the dinner we're sending to the theater tonight. Although my cooking skills aren't as good as yours, I still want to do something for you."

Yunes had said goodbye to Karun in the bedroom earlier, so she didn't stand with her grandfather and the others at the doorway.

Karun, of course, couldn't say that even if she sent it in, he wouldn't be able to eat it. Puerh had prepared all three meals, and if he wanted to purify himself for three days and nights, he should be in a state of "coma".

"I just really want to taste your cooking, so I couldn't help but want to come out quickly; after all, it's already a crime to send food from the kitchen to the living room, let alone having to go through a long road in the rain."

"Hehe."

Puerh jumped onto Kevin, and although Kevin trembled, he managed to stand still.

These two were tired and scared, and now they just wanted to rest and not watch the boring interaction before giving birth.

Kevin carried Puerh up the stairs, and Karun glanced at Alfred. Alfred followed them up, and when Kevin almost slipped on the stairs with the dog and cat, he caught them both.

"Young master, I'll go up first." Alfred shouted as he carried Puerh and Kevin upstairs. He had a question to ask Puerh.

Karun saw a chair on the hallway and walked over to sit down. After sitting down, he noticed a painting stand and brushes next to him.

The painting was mostly finished, with Old Anderson standing in front of the castle gate under the eaves, looking towards the theater in the distance.

However, Old Anderson's gaze wasn't fixed on the theater, it was somewhat vague, anxious, and deep down, there was a clear sense of unease.

Behind Old Anderson was Mike sitting in a wheelchair and other family members.

The middle-aged family members had a rather stern expression, while the younger ones looked slightly impatient because their grandfather insisted on standing there, and they couldn't leave first and had to continue standing with him.

Karun noticed that this perspective from the hallway allowed him to see the eaves at the front entrance through the glass."So, the artist was probably sitting here drawing earlier," Yunes said.

"It was my father who painted it," Karun replied.

"I see."

Because Mr. Bede was not in the painting;

In fact, earlier, as the nominal patriarch, Mr. Bede should have stood beside Old Anderson, feeling emotional together about entrusting the future of the family to a young man from another surname. The father and son emitted complex emotions to each other;

But he didn't. He chose to sit here and even started painting.

He really wasn't suitable to be a good patriarch. After all, even if he didn't want to, he still needed to put on a show.

Ha, he really was an artist at heart.

At this time, there was a noise outside, and Old Anderson and Mike were cheering emotionally at the entrance of the auditorium. Obviously, they had discovered the change in the Holy Water.

Not only did the previous concerns about Karun's purification being completed faster than expected disappear, but they also marveled at this miraculous change.

You know, the value of just this pool of Holy Water is enough to offset the pure profit of the Allen family's two quarters, which is half a year of workshop output!

That's the value of vouchers, not worthless coins!

"Grandpa and the others seem very happy?" Yunes asked in confusion.

"Yeah." Karun nodded, his gaze still on the painting. Earlier, he was just admiring the details of the characters in the painting, but now he began to "appreciate" the atmosphere of the painting.

Inexplicably, he felt somewhat familiar in his heart, although he couldn't say exactly where it was similar. It wasn't the brushwork or the composition design, but it was a sense of deja vu.

Yes, it was a feeling;

This should be the change he underwent after becoming a divine servant;

Moreover, Karun really matched this feeling with some things in his memory.

At this time, Mr. Bede ran back in the rain, excitedly shouting at Karun, "Young Master Karun, you are truly amazing, really amazing!"

"Father, I'll get you a towel."

"Okay."

Mr. Bede pulled out a chair next to him and sat down in front of Karun, extremely excitedly continuing, "I have never heard of such a thing. Father is also excited."

Karun nodded and didn't explain anything because they didn't need an explanation.

It's just that Mr. Bede's excitement about "Old Anderson" should have been his own misunderstanding. Old Anderson was not excited about the Holy Water that was worth vouchers but about his own "miracle," which made him more firm in his hope and choice.

As the patriarch, Bede didn't even think of this level.Karun looked at Bede with some confusion and asked, "Mr. Bede, there's something I want to ask you about."

"Um, go ahead," Bede began to calm down his excitement.

"Have you never been able to pass the family's belief system test?"

Bede was a little surprised that Karun would suddenly ask this, but he immediately smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, in terms of blood talent, my two brothers and I have never been able to compare, so I never thought I had the qualifications to inherit the position of the clan leader. Even if it weren't for the fact that I looked so much like my father in the photos we took when we were young, he might have doubted whether I was his real son, hahaha. Thank goodness for the invention of the camera. If it were a painting, who knows what would have happened."

Bede joked without hesitation.

Karun also laughed along.

Then, in the midst of laughter, Karun suddenly crossed his arms in front of him and said, "Praise Rilier Sa!"

Bede almost reflexively made the same gesture and blurted out, "Praise the Wall God!"