Lord of Glory

en to eight meters long were hung from the ceiling until it reached the floor, adorning the glass windows.

Between the windows were stone pillars, and oh my god, these fat-headed bastards! The stone pillars were all made of marble and carved with beautiful patterns! Beside the stone pillars, there were more than a dozen candles placed on a lamp stand.
Illuminating this sliver of heaven on earth.
The envious Paladin looked up and saw that there were three huge chandeliers hanging above his head! The gilded chandeliers were dozens of gigantic candles.
The burning candles complemented each other.
Against the backdrop of the gilded chandeliers, with the help of the light reflected from the floor marble, the whole church appeared to be bathed in a golden light! It looked gorgeous and luxurious! What was more, on the ceiling where the chandeliers were hung, it was full of beautiful murals with vivid colors because it was painted with expensive paints!

Paladin looked over flatly as he stepped onto the red carpet in the center.
Nestled in the middle, was a huge statue of Enos that could reach the ceiling! The most representative image of the God was of an old man that was holding the lamp of hope in his left hand and the sword of justice in his right hand.
It was the idol of Enos.
Next to the meticulously crafted idol, there dangled cross banners.
Dazzling candles were placed in front of the idol.
It Illuminated the surroundings, making the idol look more and more divine.

Paladin’s mouth gaped in awe as he stared blankly at all this.
These were intended to be his.
He never had these things before.
Extravagant and magnificent.
These things made the idea to kill the bishop right now and take his place arose in Paladin’s mind.
He wanted to have all of this!

“Who are you, priest? What are you doing here?”

Paladin was still dazed when a few bald clerics that were cleaning the church stared at him and asked him a question.
When they first saw Paladin, they cracked up before asking with vague disdain.

Paladin immediately returned to his senses.
Ignoring the clerics’ attitude, he answered respectfully, “I am a priest under the jurisdiction of the bishop, the priest in-charge who manages Nurba.
I hope to be able to ask for an audience with His Grace the Bishop.”

“Oh.
You wait.
His Grace the Bishop is very busy, come back later.”

Hearing Paladin's narrative, the clerics showed obvious impatience and waved their hands in dismissal.
They hoped that this priest would hurry up and leave.
Paladin even vaguely heard a cleric hiding in the distance sneered at him.

“A country bumpkin, carrying a sack to see the bishop? Hahaha.”

Paladin smiled faintly, unbothered by the clerics' rudeness.
On the contrary, he was happy.
The more snobbish these clerics were, the more chances he had of surviving.
He was originally araid of meeting some really devout believers, but it also saved a lot of time this way.

Thinking so, Paladin took out three gold coins from his pocket and handed them to the cleric implicitly and said, “It's hard for you to work for God.
I just want to see the bishop, please let me know if I am able to?”

When he saw the three gold coins, the originally disdainful look the cleric gave Paladin before immediately disappeared.
These were gold coins! This priest from the countryside was so rich, it seemed he couldn’t be underestimated.

The balding cleric immediately looked around and grabbed the gold coins in Paladin's hand with a firm grip.
He was afraid of it being snatched away.
After confirming that those were real gold coins, the attitude of these losers abruptly changed one hundred and eighty degrees.

“Oh! May the Great God bless you, priest.
The Lord Bishop is busy, but now he has some free time.
He should be able to afford to meet a dear servant of God.
I will go to inform him.
Please wait a moment,’ said the cleric in a flattering manner.
After obtaining the gold coins with the other two, they ran up to the second floor cheerfully.
The good thing was that it was already noon.
Usually, no believers would come at this time, so these clerics dared to receive bribes so blatantly.

Seeing nobody on his left and right, Paladin sat on the bench.
He then felt up Lucia's warm body that was shivering inside the sack.
An inscrutable smile appeared on his face.