July 20, 2024.
It's still raining cats and dogs in the western cities.
Barnard, wearing a raincoat in the night, hurried through the streets with some water.
Under the street lamp, his face was rather pale.
The colorful lights of neon lights in the street spread out in the rain, and the bad weather can't stop the nightlife of men and women dressed in youth and beauty. They are holding umbrellas and enjoying their youth in this crowded city.
In contrast, Barnard is like a wandering ghost with no sense of existence.
It's past eleven o'clock in the evening, and he has delivered the last takeaway, ready to go back before twelve o'clock and spend his 22nd birthday.
Barnard was weak since childhood, and no company dared to apply for him after graduating from college.
Now he usually does outsourcing procedures, and then delivers takeout part-time in his spare time, which is still able to support himself.
Go to a shabby neighborhood, go upstairs and enter the house.
There is a faint perfume in the narrow living room.
The rent in the city is very expensive. Although it is only an old community, Barnard can't afford it alone, so he shares this house with others.
Another tenant is a beautiful young girl named Cecil.
It might be a good opportunity for someone else, but Barnard knows his own situation, so he never bothered her. The two have always been very tacit.
Open the door and enter your bedroom.
The walls of the room are covered with photos of various materials, including hospitals and religious ghosts.
For so many years, Barnard has been trying to cure his illness, but he has gone to many hospitals and there is no way. It is said that his situation is very special.
An honest doctor once told him that at the rate of decline of his physical function, he might not live beyond 25 years old.
So, he hoped for the mysterious magic and collected relevant information, but finally found that there was either a natural phenomenon or a liar fooling people.
This world is really just an ordinary material world.
Barnard took out the palm-sized cake, put it on the desk full of books, and then inserted candles.
On the wall facing him, there is a huge and simple sign:
Shield outline line, a full circle in the middle.
This sign comes from Barnard's favorite novel Knight of the Light.
This is an extremely unpopular and rare book written by Matthew de du bois, an aristocrat of the Eastern Roman Empire in the 9th century.
The book tells the story of an aristocrat who traveled to the East and was attacked by evil. He was rescued by a church called "Dawn" and gradually gained recognition to join them.
The people of the church come from all regions, hiding in the dark, willing to be unknown, abiding by noble morality, expelling evil things and protecting civilians.
Barnard still yearns for the light in his heart, although he has experienced ups and downs. The spirit of Dawn Church in the book deeply attracted him.
Therefore, he printed the logo of Dawn Church in the most eye-catching position on the wall.
The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement.
My mind is in a mess, and it's twelve o'clock.
Barnard turned off the light, then lit the candle, and the fire suddenly reflected a lonely figure on the wall.
A smile appeared on his pale face: "I hope tomorrow will be better."
Say, blow out the candle and turn on the electric light.
Just then—
A monotonous voice sounded in his mind:
"After absorbing energy, it took 22 years and the salvation church system was opened."
Barnard was stuck, is it auditory hallucination?
The next moment, however, a picture appeared in his mind:
In the twisted and disordered dark space, two behemoths whose shapes can't be described in words are slowly approaching.
In the cracks, many strange-looking creatures, or burning flames, or carrying shadows, were squeezed by both and could not move. Only a few, squeezed directly through the invisible barrier, into one of the behemoths.
Barnard's face was startled. "My God, what is this?"
The picture suddenly disappeared, and the previous voice appeared again:
"The world has collided, monsters have begun to invade, and mankind is about to face a disaster that has never happened before. Please prepare the host."
Then, something similar to the character panel in the game appeared in his vision:
[Host: Barnard]
[Salvation Church: No]
[Initial Task 1: Establish a Salvation Church. Reward: random. 】
Looking at this humble panel, Barnard forced himself to calm down.
As a novel lover, he has read a lot of online novels and knows the system, but he never thought that it would appear in his ordinary life.
Moreover, the information brought by the system is too shocking.
The world began to merge?
The monster began to invade?
Human disaster?
"Shout ..."
With a sigh of relief, Barnard began to organize his thoughts.
The earth is about to change, which will shock everyone, and as an ordinary person, I'm afraid this system is the only way to survive in the future.
But this task ... to create the Salvation Church?
"system."
Barnard tried to ask, "How can I create the Salvation Church?"
The system quickly gives the answer:
[Just determine the name and purpose of the church. 】
Barnard relaxed in his heart, but fortunately he didn't really want to build a church with members, stations and so on.
But what kind of salvation church should be created?
While thinking, his eyes suddenly fell on the dawn sign on the wall.
Dawn?
Thinking about this word in his heart, his eyes slowly lit up.
Perhaps, I can make Shuguang, an ancient salvation church that was originally just a fiction, truly appear in this world!
With this in mind, Barnard solemnly said, "The name of the church is Dawn."
"Purpose Name: Abide by justice, overcome pain, and be willing to hide in the dark!"
System voice suddenly sounded:
"There is no such church on earth and it can be established."
"Dawning Salvation Church was successfully established. Reward: the ability to control the climate (divine power level 3). "
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