Chapter 175: Dragon God Church (II)

Led by Melisandre, they gathered in an open space in the city, kneeling down devoutly and praying.

"Dear Dragon God, you are the creator of all things, you are the God who treats us kindly, you are the master of all things, you are the unique true God, what you say goes, what you command stands. 

May people honor your name as holy. May your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 

Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever."

Passersby and believers in the Dragon God who witnessed this scene soon joined in, and the space in front of the open ground quickly filled with a large group of praying believers.

After reciting the prayer several times, all the red-robed and black-robed priests stopped praying, and Melisandre herself stood up, holding up the golden dragon-shaped scepter, and proclaimed loudly:

"Our Lord Dragon God above, we are your childrens on earth, blessed by the Lord's grace.

We are willing to praise your name on earth, and spread your righteousness. If possible, may you show your Church before us... Yet, not as I will, but as you will."

At that moment when she finished speaking, a miracle occurred.

A warm divine light shone down from above, and soon, within the divine light, a church with an unprecedented style appeared out of nowhere before everyone's eyes, as if from nothing to existence, as if from a mustard seed to a world.

The magnificence of this church was unprecedented. 

The main cathedral was built of white marble, and the entire building was in the shape of a Latin cross, with six giant square columns dividing the facade into five bronze doors, each door carved with many reliefs about the Dragon God. 

The top of the cathedral had over a hundred marble spires, each topped with a statue decorated with reliefs. 

The forest of spires stood tall, giving people a sense of soaring and transcending the world. 

The central tower was the tallest, almost reaching a hundred meters, with a four-meter-high golden bronze statue of the Dragon God on top, shining brilliantly in the sunlight.

If there were people from Earth familiar with European architecture here, they would surely recognize it: Isn't this the famous Milan Cathedral in Italy?

For this miracle, Alaric had indeed made preparations.

He spent a day and night using stones to build such a cathedral, and decorated it with Transfiguration spells—without the help of a dragon's heart and a wand-weaver, using magic to create such a cathedral would definitely exhaust a person.

After all, there were too many details to consider—then he used an Undetectable Extension Charm to widen the interior, and enchanted fountains with Water-Making Charms.

And used ancient Flammeus Ensorcelled (a kind of magic flame that can burn forever) for lighting.

Finally, he forcibly used a Shrinking Charm to shrink it to the size of a palm, but such a shrinkage ratio couldn't be sustained for long for such a large cathedral.

But this was enough.

In the city of Pentos, a Church of the Dragon God appeared instantaneously, such a miracle was unprecedented in the entire Westeros and Essos.

And the enormous space inside the Church, the water from nowhere, the flames that did not burn oil but never extinguished, the constantly moving stairs, the statues and paintings that moved.

All of these made ordinary people believe that only the Dragon God was the true god, and the Dragon God did indeed exist.

Even those magicians, alchemists, and priests who had some knowledge of magic were no exception. 

Where had they seen such a scene before? 

So when Melisandre announced her original identity and called on the followers of R'hllor to convert to the faith of the Dragon God, many scholars and priests from other faiths also came to convert to the faith of the Dragon God.

In this way, the Church of the Dragon God ushered in a perfect start in this world, and the trend of its dominance in the future had already begun to show.

On the day of the sword-pulling ceremony, the small village was bustling with excitement.

People from several of the most famous mercenary groups in the Free Cities had gathered here. 

Additionally, young nobles from the Nine Free Cities, renowned adventurers, knights from Westeros, and fallen nobles, among others, were all eager to try their luck in the village.

Many scholars, merchants, priests from various faiths, and others had also come to observe. 

Among them were fervent believers and political opportunists, ready to pledge allegiance to the one who pulled out the sword, the true king, in order to gain favor.

With the recent emergence of the Dragon God Faith in Pentos, which declared that the Dragon God had temporarily lifted the scorching heat of the sword, ensuring that no one attempting to pull it out would perish, the number of people coming here was even greater than imagined.

As a newly emerged faith, the Dragon God Faith now held considerable influence in Pentos and even throughout the Free Cities.

This was largely due to the miraculous events associated with the Faith, particularly the Dragon God Church, which was considered a perpetual miracle and a symbol of the Faith. 

Many of those participating in the sword-pulling ceremony had converted to the Dragon God Faith, believing that with these people returning to their original cities, the influence of the Faith would dominate the entire Essos.

Furthermore, all participants knew that anyone who successfully pulled out the sword would join the high ranks of Dragon God Faith. 

Among all faiths, only the leader of the Dragon God Faith Melisandre could evoke a response from the Lightbringer.

This indirectly advertised the Faith—no one would think the Faith was orchestrating this themselves because they believed that such a level of omen could only be a miracle. 

If it were artificial, then the power wielded by the Dragon God Faith would be too terrifying. Thus, having belief in the Dragon God Faith was not considered a loss.

At last, Daenerys Targaryen also appeared at the scene, observing every participant who had came to participate in the ceremony. 

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