“Lena, has your curse really been cured?”
“Let me see, let me touch it… Ah, there’s really a warmth. That’s great! Lord Saint has really appeared. Our Naga tribe is saved!”
“Chief, we’d like to meet Lord Saint. Can we?”
More and more people had begun gathering outside the stilted building. Even those who had greeted Shado in the river earlier came over. Chelly, who had detested the human Alex at first, was asking Shado all sorts of questions. As everyone looked at the building, their eyes became passionate, reverent, plus something else.
It seemed that in those eyes was a blazing hope, a shining beacon in the dark of night.
The high priestess said, “Lord Saint has arrived. The prophecy from three thousand years ago has become true. It appears the day we leave the pure land and return to our homeland is not far. Dorothea, you’re the only astrologist in our village. Can you tell us a fortune? Is this the turning point for our entire Naga tribe? Should I inform all the pure land’s leaders to come and meet Lord Saint?”
The astrologist named Dorothea nodded lightly. Soon, Dorothea yelled and spat a mouthful of blood.
Her face turning ghastly, she said, “I’m so sorry! My abilities are really limited. I can’t tell Lord Saint’s fortune at all. Lord Saint’s fate is not something I can pry on. ”
Then, someone wanted to go in and meet Alex. However, Shado’s grandmother, Lena Rivers, stopped him.
“Shh, everyone, be quiet!”
“Now, Lord Saint is refining the source of the curse extracted from my body, and it may require some time. Lord Saint asked me to guard the entrance out here. We mustn’t disturb him. That’ll bring danger to Lord Saint. Everything he does is for the sake of our Naga tribe!”
The group of people instantly quieted down. Even the sounds of breathing were gone. Everyone looked at the building with a softer, gentler, and more reverent gaze.
‘Lord Saint is really great! How can one not love such a great person?’ they all thought.
Just then, Alex’s voice came from the inside of the building. “Does anyone still need to dispel their curses? Come in one by one!”
The crowd was stunned for a moment.
Lord Saint’s refinement was successful!
“I’ll use the Aqua Mail and ask them to rush over here. They should be able to get here within a day.”
To his surprise, it apparently took an entire day to rush over from the adjacent village.
How large was this village anyway?
Alex could no longer wait, so he immediately said, “It’s fine if it’s someone without manifestation. High priestess, you then. Come in. I’ll help you dispel the curse now.”
“Lord Saint… Let us give this chance to the younger ones…”
“Cut the crap! Come in, hurry up!”
“Yes, Lord Saint.”
The high priestess dared not speak again for fear of angering Alex. So, she immediately walked in and shut the door. She discovered Alex sitting cross-legged on the ground with a strange energy fluctuation on his body.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Pinnacle of Life