Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 262 The Holy Dragon is not a God!
"what--"

The sun had not yet risen, and the eastern sky was only pale, but the girl sleeping under the holy dragon statue had already opened her eyes, packed her bags quickly and simply, and was about to congratulate herself on having lived another day, but she soon discovered that something was wrong with her body, and could not help but let out a cry of surprise.

"what happened?"

The girl's scream soon attracted the guards patrolling nearby.

In fact, they had already noticed this girl who often fell asleep under the statue recently. However, after learning a little about her situation, many guards responsible for patrolling this area chose to turn a blind eye to her.

After all, this girl is very sensible. She leaves the square before dawn every day and does not cause any negative impact, nor does she pose a hindrance to anyone.

"I'm fine. I'm so sorry. I just feel like my body has become much lighter."

Seeing the guards coming after hearing the news, Connie bowed repeatedly with an apologetic look on her face. This was just her personality; she hated people who brought trouble to others.

Of course, the most important thing is that because of her physical condition, she doesn't want to be a burden to others, and she doesn't want others to think of her as a burden. She is grateful for others' compassion for her, but she doesn't want to be a person who lives only on the kindness of others.

"You look much better."

A guard who often kept an eye on Connie couldn't help but say that compared to the girl's usual pale and sickly face, the girl's cheeks now had a rosy glow that she had never had before.

“I feel like I’m in good shape, too.”

A completely unfamiliar feeling of fullness filled her entire body, a feeling she had never experienced before, and the girl couldn't help but jump twice. That was something she would never dare to do before, but now it was very easy for her.

"You should go to Holo Pharmacy and take a look!"

Seeing that the condition of the girl in front of him was obviously different from usual, the guard couldn't help but remind her that it was not a good thing for someone who was usually sick to suddenly get better.

"Yes, that's right. If there is any problem, get treatment immediately. If you are short of money, we can lend it to you."

"Thank you, but no, I shouldn't have any problem."

Connie bowed again. She knew that her problem was incurable for ordinary people, and even for those noble professionals, her problem was very tricky.

"Go and see!"

"Ok."

At the urging and suggestion of the guards, Connie slowly left the square with her small bag. However, as she began to move, the girl felt her body becoming lighter and lighter, and her limbs were filled with a very unfamiliar sense of power, which made her pace faster and faster. In the end, she couldn't help but jog.

For Connie, this was a feeling she had never experienced before. It made her feel like a bird soaring in the sky, so free and happy, and it gave her a joy that came from the bottom of her heart.

"It's great. In the last moments of my life, I can run like a normal person. It's great!"

The girl's judgment on the changes in her physical condition was the same as the guard's hidden worries. She guessed that she was probably at the end of her life, so her body burst out with its final potential, allowing her to feel what it was like to be a healthy growing girl.

However, after running across half the city in an extremely enjoyable manner, the girl felt her heart beating faster in her chest, her face flushed, and she was gasping for breath. She was very surprised to find that she was still alive, but she had the feeling of exhaustion that she often felt in daily life. Apart from that, she did not feel any discomfort, and her life was not over.

So, Connie finally went to the Holo Pharmacy where she often went. Although she was reluctant to waste resources, she wanted to know what kind of changes had taken place in her body.

"Connie, where have you been these days?"

When the girl entered a courtyard decorated in a very simple and natural style and emitting bursts of herbal aroma, one of the female pharmacists immediately recognized the girl, walked up to her quickly, and hugged the sweaty girl in her arms.
"I've been worried about you these days."

"Aunt Wendy, I..."

Feeling the anxiety of the pharmacist in front of her, the girl choked up for a moment.

It was precisely because she met such a kind person that she didn't want to trouble him. It would be a waste to use the herbs that she had worked so hard to make on herself.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you sweating so much?"

The pharmacist soon noticed something unusual about Connie, especially her strong heart, which made her a little alert.

“I just went running!”

The girl said with some trepidation and joy, and her cheerful tone shocked the pharmacist.
“How can you run?”

"I don't know, but after I woke up today, I found that I became stronger, and then I couldn't help running."

There was also confusion in the girl's eyes.

"Come here, I'll check you out."

"it is good."

After a round of examination, the pharmacist's eyes showed confusion, because the girl lying in front of him was a perfectly normal girl. Apart from malnutrition, there was nothing wrong with her. Her heart, in particular, was exceptionally strong.

"How could this be?"

"What's wrong with me?"

Connie asked nervously, if one could live, who would be willing to face death? She is still so young.

"You're okay. You're fine. Very good."

Wendy comforted the girl, and then quickly called other pharmacists to further verify the girl's physical condition. After confirming that the girl had really recovered and her heart was much stronger than that of an ordinary person, she began to question the professional.

"Wendy, where have you been these days? What have you been through?"

"I'm not going anywhere. I just want to find a job."

"Then have you found it?"

"No."

Connie shook her head in frustration.

"So have you been anywhere special these days?"

"Special? Not really!"

The girl now knew that her current condition was abnormal. Not only did she not have any problems now, but she was inexplicably cured.

"Think about it carefully."

"I have no place to sleep these days, so I always fall asleep under the holy dragon statue."

Connie had a sheepish look on her face; her behavior was somehow offensive.

But after thinking about it, she decided that if there was anything special about her experiences these days, it was probably related to the Holy Dragon.

"Holy dragon?"

Several pharmacists looked at each other, and then their expressions became serious. "What's wrong?"

The sudden serious atmosphere made Connie look a little nervous.

"Have you prayed to the Holy Dragon?"

"I pray to the Holy Dragon every day."

The girl said honestly that this was something many civilians in the Holy Dragon Territory would do.

"Then what did you dream about at night? For example, the Holy Dragon declared that it would bless you?"

"No, I didn't dream about anything."

Connie looked even more bewildered.

Therefore, a temple priest soon arrived at the scene, because the pharmacists of Holo Pharmacy suspected that an ignorant girl had been deceived by the evil god.

However, no matter how the temple priests used their magic to examine the girl, they did not find anything abnormal on the girl. From any perspective, she was just a girl with a little malnutrition. The only abnormality was her overly vigorous and active heart.

"How is this possible?"

When the temple priest in charge of the investigation saw the records of the girl's illness brought over by the pharmacists, he was also amazed.

Repairing a congenitally defective heart is something that can only be done by a priest at the level of a regional archbishop. In other words, there are only a handful of priests in the entire city who can perform this level of divine power, but they do not have the spare time to rescue a mortal girl.

"Could this be a blessing from the Holy Dragon?"

A pharmacist mentioned that according to questioning, the girl's abnormality during this period was only due to her sleeping under the holy dragon statue for more than ten days in a row.

"Are you kidding me? Even ordinary people don't know, but don't you know it?"

Hearing such ridiculous speculation, the temple priest immediately showed quite intense emotions.

"Only a true God as great as our Lord can bestow blessings upon the mortal world. Although Holy Dragon Noah is a very wise lord, he is not a God!"

Faced with such a resolute rejection from the True God Priest, even the many pharmacists who admired the Holy Dragon very much did not have the confidence to refute.

Ignorant mortals would believe in and worship the Holy Dragon as a deity, but pharmacists who have set foot in the supernatural realm all know that the Holy Dragon is just an exceptionally powerful dragon, and he is indeed not a god.

"This must be the favor of the Holy Dragon!"

Even though she heard the rejection from a true priest with her own ears, the girl, who could feel the abundant vitality in her body at the moment, was certain of the truth.

Although she had no evidence, her intuition told her that it was the Holy Dragon who saved her. Only a great and benevolent being like the Holy Dragon would set its sights on a pitiful and insignificant girl like her.

"What's your name?"

A gentle voice came into her ears, and Connie looked at the priest in front of her who was wearing a plain white priest robe. It was her first time to meet such an important person, but at this moment she did not feel any nervousness in her heart, nor did she have any expectations or yearnings.

"Her name is Connie!"

The pharmacist at the side looked at the girl who seemed a little dazed and answered for her.

"Connie, right? It's a nice name. Although I don't know the reason, I guess it's probably a blessing from a kind-hearted majesty. Perhaps it's the grace bestowed by the ruler of life and guardian of nature, Majesty Vitalis, whom I believe in."

The pastor extended his hand to the girl who looked a little confused.
"You are a girl with excellent qualifications. Are you willing to become my student and serve His Majesty Vitalis with me?"

"But since I was a child, I have only prayed to His Majesty the Holy Dragon Noah!"

The girl's eyes were still blank, but her words made the pastor's face darken. This was the name he hated to hear the most during his missionary work, Saint Dragon Noah!

Although from a fair and objective perspective, everyone had to admit that he was a very wise dragon lord. But as a shepherd of a true god, it was difficult for him to remain neutral.

Because he had suffered repeated setbacks in this land, those ignorant mortals were simply unwilling to believe in a true God with infinite power. Instead, they were willing to chant day and night for a dragon who would not respond to their prayers.

"Holy Dragon Noah is not a true God, your faith in him is of no use!"

The pastor's voice rose a few notches.

"But I think my heart is a gift from the Holy Dragon."

Even when facing a big shot she had never met before, the girl was not timid at all, nor did she give in, and she was still very stubborn.

"Stupid, ignorant, stupid, hopeless!"

The pastor was completely defeated and no longer cared about his dignity, and he cursed loudly.

He recruited her personally and even announced in public that he would accept her as his student. This ignorant fool, doesn't he know how huge a change this will bring to her destiny?
"Mr. Byrne!"

Seeing the priest walking away angrily with his robe thrown, pharmacist Wendy reached out to keep him, but it was obvious that the priest, who had suffered a severe mental blow, did not want to pay attention to anyone now, especially anyone related to the Holy Dragon.

"Connie, you're too impulsive!"

“This is a chance to become a pastor.”

The other pharmacists couldn't help but sigh for the girl at this moment. The opportunity to rise to fame overnight and cross the class was right in front of them, but the girl in front of them refused without hesitation.

"But I have never heard of that lawyer. I have no faith in him. How can I become his pastor?"

“You can cultivate faith even if you don’t have it!”

"No, I only believe in His Majesty the Holy Dragon Noah."

"But His Majesty Noah is not a god!"

"To me, there is no difference between His Majesty the Holy Dragon and a god."

Looking at the group of kind pharmacists in front of her, Connie spoke in a firm tone without any hesitation or confusion in her eyes.

She knew very clearly that she was able to live and grow up because of the Holy Dragon, because the Holy Dragon had established orphanages in various places in his territory, specifically to adopt all kinds of abandoned babies.

This is a special institution that does not exist in the territory outside of the Holy Dragon. The Holo Pharmacy in front of us is also a chain organization established by a pharmacist who follows the Holy Dragon. It specializes in treating various difficult and complicated diseases for civilians who do not have the money to hire mages and priests to treat them.

Although these pharmacists did not cure her, it was their existence that made her feel the beauty of the world and gave her the motivation to live.

"This is a devout believer!"

Noah, who had regained consciousness, saw a strand of pure golden thread spreading from the void. He looked in the direction of the source of this strand of faith power with some surprise. He looked at a girl who was taking a vow.

"If I must have faith, then I am willing to dedicate my body, mind, and soul to His Majesty the Holy Dragon!"

(End of this chapter)