Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 203 One for Each Person
Qiu Ci was shocked. A thousand conspiracy theories flashed through her mind. Although she had long suspected that the temple had a system, judging from this person's casual tone, the system seemed to be an open secret in the eyes of the temple.

Also, how did the other party know that she was also bound to the system? Could he see the system's little light orb? But the dog system said that ordinary people do not have the authority to see the existence of the system, not even the system host, unless authorized by Blue Star.

Even Juanshan only had this authority because he was once an employee of the base, meaning his authorization came from over 20,000 years ago. But the person in front of us couldn't possibly be from 20,000 years ago and couldn't possibly have this authority.

Besides himself, the only person who knows about the dog system is Juanshan, and there is absolutely no way he would betray him.

How did they know that?
Qiu Ci couldn't understand it, but she didn't stop walking and followed the other person into the temple.

Unlike its technologically advanced blue exterior, the temple's interior is surprisingly simple, entirely white with only a few white or gold decorations.

The two walked to a spacious area resembling a grand hall, all white except for a red carpet laid out in the center, stretching all the way to the innermost part. At the end of the carpet, a middle-aged man was standing.

The man was dressed in an antique white robe, wearing a Western-style round hat, with a cross around his neck and three incense sticks in his hand, and was bowing to the statue in front of him.

In front of him stood a tall stone statue, dressed in a long robe in the style of a woman's Hanfu, but with curly hair, wearing a crown of osmanthus flowers, holding a book in one hand and making a Taoist hand gesture with the other, stepping on auspicious clouds, but with a huge cross standing behind him. In front of the statue was an incense burner, filled with burning incense sticks.

Autumn Farewell: "..."

What kind of nonsense is this, neither here nor there, neither Chinese nor Western, just a jumbled mess?

Her lips twitched, and she suppressed her inner turmoil as she walked over.

"Bishop, the person has been brought," the priest named Liu Tianze said, bowing slightly.

The middle-aged man in front inserted the incense stick in his hand into the incense burner, then turned around and looked in Qiu Ci's direction with a smile, saying, "You've arrived, the new chosen one."

Qiu Ci frowned but did not speak; instead, her divine sense directly locked onto the entire space.

"You don't need to be nervous." The middle-aged man seemed to have noticed something, smiled and tried his best to appear friendly. "We are not your enemies."

Qiu Ci didn't bother beating around the bush and asked directly, "How do you know about the system?"

"It's very simple." The middle-aged man didn't hide anything, but smiled and turned to give Priest Liu a wink.

Liu Tianze nodded, then closed his eyes as if sensing something. Soon Qiu Ci heard his thoughts.

"system!"

The next moment, an unfamiliar electronic voice rang out. [Ding! What? Host, I already said I need to hibernate! How could you… ah!!]
Suddenly, a palm-sized ball of light, clearly missing a large chunk, floated out of his chest pocket. It seemed to have been forcibly awakened, its tone full of impatience. But the moment it poked its head out, it saw the dog system beside her, let out a miserable howl, and shrank back with a terrified scream.

[Aaaaaah! It's that system that bit me just now! Host, are you trying to kill me?!]
"System, don't worry. The person in front of you is the host of that system. I need you to prove your existence to her. Just manifest yourself so she knows." Liu Tianze seemed unaware that she could see the system directly and was gently coaxing the system to manifest itself.

Qiu Ci then realized that the system Liu Tianze possessed must be the same one that had trapped Xiao Er, then been brutally beaten and bitten by the dog system. No wonder the temple knew she had a system; it turned out they hadn't recognized her, but rather the system within her, which was why they brought her in.

Liu Tianze tried to persuade his system in his mind for a long time, but it stubbornly refused to come out, even trembling and desperately trying to crawl deeper into his pocket.

Unfortunately, the dog system was also being unreasonable. Taking advantage of the fact that no one else could see it, it deliberately flew above Liu Tianze's pocket, and with a "whoosh," the entire ball of light suddenly opened up, transforming into a set of white, gleaming teeth.

【It's you again, you weakling! Watch out~~~~~ I'll eat you up!】

Sure enough, the next moment, Liu Tianze's system emitted an even sharper alarm.

[Aaaaaaah! Stop! I want to be untied, I want to go home! Waaaaah...]
"System, system, what's wrong with you?" Liu Tianze was also startled, looking flustered, and a rapid alarm sounded from his body.

Even the middle-aged man next to him, who was called the bishop, changed his expression and hurriedly stepped forward, asking anxiously, "What's going on? Tianze's voice is..." Clearly, the system had not concealed itself in its panic, and the alarm sounded directly.

Qiu Ci glanced at the dog system, stopping its intimidation, and then looked at the two of them with a shocked expression, "You... have a system too?!"

Liu Tianze was stunned for a moment, and only after sensing that the system in his body had entered hibernation again did he come back to his senses. Although he did not know what was going on, he had already achieved his goal. The other party knew that he also had the same system. He took a deep breath and straightened his expression before saying, "Yes, Ms. Chu, it's not just me. Every priest in the temple is a chosen one selected by the system."

"What!" Qiu Ci's eyes widened in shock; she hadn't expected this.

“The temple has known about the existence of the system since a thousand years ago,” Liu Tianze continued with some pride. “All the priests who have been bound to the system in the past have successfully cultivated into immortals and ascended to the upper realm. Currently, there are about thirty priests in office in the temple, and they are all bound to the system, just like you.”

So many! Does the temple have a system factory?
"Where did all these systems come from?" she asked directly.

“It is naturally the will of the gods!” The middle-aged bishop next to him crossed his hands in front of him, bowed to the stone statue in front of him, and said with a devout expression, “The system is the messenger of the gods. Only those chosen by the gods will be blessed and bound to the system, which will guide our cultivation and help us achieve the body of an immortal.”

"..." Why did it suddenly turn into something fantastical again?

“You are also one of God’s chosen ones,” the bishop continued, looking at her. “That’s why we brought you back to the temple to become its priestess.”

“That’s right.” Liu Tianze continued to explain, “I am like you, someone who is bound to the system. Please believe that we have no hostility towards you. Moreover, the system you have is very powerful. Perhaps you can become the Holy Maiden of the Temple.”

"Saintess?" Qiu Ci was taken aback; she felt like she had heard that term somewhere before.