Erebus speculated that the Holy Son might be upset because he had been spending more time with the Chosen Ones lately.

The Holy Son didn't want him to seek out the Chosen Ones because he didn't want him to get too close to others.

This suggests that the Holy Son might have...possessive desires towards himself?

Erebus's heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason.

Everyone else in the temple was his enemy, but the Holy Son of Light before him was an exception.

Best friend? Soulmate? Or some other close relationship...?

No matter what, he was unwilling to wrong the other person.

Erebus took a step forward, looked directly at Wen Yubai, and grasped Wen Yubai's hand.

"Yu Bai".

Wen Yubai: "Hmm?"

Erebus opened his mouth and solemnly promised, "Don't worry, I'll only be with you."

Wen Yubai: ...

Oh no, my good buddy woke up and his head is acting a little off.

-

In the end, Wen Yubai chose to keep it a secret.

Now that Erebus might have some kind of brain damage, Wen Yubai is worried that if he finds out, he might do something impulsive.

Moreover, it involves deities, making it very complicated to explain.

But concealing the truth doesn't mean doing nothing. Despite Erebus's reluctance, Wen Yubai sent him out of the temple and entrusted the Grand Knight to send knights to protect him secretly.

At the same time, Wen Yubai kept a close eye on Luo Weien, lest the man suddenly go crazy again.

He noticed that since he had less contact with Erebus, Lowe's mood had visibly improved.

Every time she saw Wen Yubai, Luo Weien would smile at him as usual.

As if nothing had happened that night, neither of them brought it up.

Days passed by, and in the blink of an eye, it was December, and the prayer altar project was officially completed.

Wen Yubai and the High Priest went to inspect the altar together. The entire altar was crystal clear, and the glazed exterior reflected a faint halo in the winter sunlight, making it as exquisite as a work of art.

This is the temple's most important project this year, and the high priest is preparing a grand completion ceremony.

The high priest immediately began preparing for the subsequent ceremonies, and each bishop and holy son was assigned a corresponding task. Even Lovin, as a chosen one of God, was not exempt, and efforts were made to hold the ceremony on the last day of the year.

-

Copybook House.

The number of people was not as high as before, but it was still considerable.

Thanks to the deep cooperation between the Temple and the Magic Association, anyone who awakens magical talent at the Book Copying Room can directly enter the Magic Association to study and receive a significant reduction in tuition fees.

Even among the commoners who had not awakened their magic, many continued to stay here.

After all, the bookstore provides precious books for free, just as the Holy Son said, knowledge is priceless.

Although no one teaches you step by step, you are free to choose the content that interests you, and you can ask the priest on duty anytime you encounter something you don't understand.

You say ordinary people can't read? No problem, there are plenty of primers on the bookshelf. Starting from scratch with illustrated explanations, if you copy them for a month or two, you'll be able to recognize some simple characters.

You're saying it's useless for ordinary people to learn it? That's not necessarily true. The temple doesn't provide some profound and unfathomable doctrines and scriptures, but rather some practical books, such as arithmetic. If you learn it, you can at least keep track of your household accounts.

As a result, the overall quality of life among the common people in Sun City has improved considerably. Even the city lord personally encouraged everyone to study more and planned to build several schools for the common people in the city over the next three years to learn the educational philosophy of the Temple.

This also made everyone feel heartfelt gratitude towards the Temple and the Holy Son.

Especially the people in the book-copying room, their eyes would light up when they mentioned the Holy Son.

That day, on the second floor by the window, a brother and sister were lying there. Every day after they finished studying and copying books, they liked to look out the window at the prayer altar.

"Brother, the prayer altar is so beautiful."

The older brother nodded vigorously, "Of course it's beautiful! This was built under the leadership of the Holy Son!"

"When I grow up, I want to enter the Temple and learn from the Holy Son!"

My younger sister also said, "I want one too!"

However, she soon noticed something else: "Brother, look at the flowers and plants inside the prayer altar; they're growing better than the ones outside."

The older brother looked in that direction and confirmed it was true.

Many of the flowers, grasses, and trees outside have withered and are bare, but the vines and flowers inside the prayer altar are lush and green, as if they don't know it's winter.

Both of them came from farming families, and they saw their crops freeze to death in winter every year, causing their parents great worry. They never knew that plants could grow so well in winter.

The two of them have learned a lot at the bookstore during this time, and are no longer ignorant children.

The older brother boldly hypothesized: "Could it be that the structure of a prayer altar allows plants to grow well even in winter?"

My younger sister's eyes lit up. "If we could use this method at home, wouldn't we have vegetables to eat in winter?"

Instead of trying to figure it out themselves, they went to find a priest on duty.

Priest Xiaochuan was tidying up the bookshelves when two teenagers pulled him aside and asked him questions. Instead of giving a perfunctory answer, he listened patiently and then went to the prayer altar himself.

He found that, just as the children had said, the plants inside the prayer altar were growing much better than in other places, so he reported this directly to the high priest.

Upon hearing this, the high priest immediately invited several experienced farmers and wood-type mages to the prayer altar.

They studied the prayer altar inside and out for several days before finally reaching a conclusion.

Sunlight shines through the large glazed tile exterior of the prayer altar into the interior, creating an excellent light and heat effect.

In addition, the openable and closable mechanical structure allows for ventilation when the weather is sunny, preventing overheating; and when it is cold, it can be closed to lock the heat inside.

The interior decoration also uses luminescent minerals, which continue to glow at night, perfectly compensating for the short daylight hours and low nighttime temperatures in winter.

Moreover, to save manpower for watering, the Holy Son also installed an automatic drip irrigation magic circle.

When temperature, light, ventilation, and water are all present, it's hard for a plant not to thrive.

The high priest's brain began to throb with activity again.

But this time he really wasn't doing it to make money.

Vegetable shortages in winter are an annual problem in the Bright Continent. The price of fresh vegetables doubles after winter begins, and commoners can hardly see leafy greens from the start of winter, and can only survive on pickled vegetables and dry food.

If this technology can be widely adopted, fresh vegetables can be grown even in winter.

The high priest immediately sent someone to invite the city lord over.

-

After finishing his work outside, Wen Yubai prepared to come back and collect some funds from the High Priest.

He had just reached the entrance of the council hall when he heard the high priest inside excitedly recounting the "miracle" of the prayer altar, and then explaining the principles of plant growth to the city lord.

Finally, I must say, "The Holy Son has always been low-key, doing ten parts but only revealing three, waiting to surprise us at the end. He probably never expected that we would discover the secret so quickly!"

Wen Yubai: ...

He had no idea he possessed such abilities.

The prayer altar was built that way because it was expensive, not because you thought it was a greenhouse!

The equally excited city lord slapped his thigh and said, "I'll arrange this as soon as I get back. We'll build three pilot projects first: one large greenhouse to supply the city, and two smaller ones to the surrounding villages and towns."

"By the way, High Priest, what do you think should be called about this technology?"

The high priest pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "This structure keeps the plant warm and gathers light, like building a warm shed for the plants. Let's call it a greenhouse."

Wen Yubai: ?

High Priest, you're not a time traveler too, are you? How come you even mentioned greenhouses?!

Wen Yubai felt a bit tired and suddenly had the urge to turn to the dark side.

He truly never expected that rebuilding a failed project would repeatedly rip him off.

Even the completion and blessing ceremony at the end of the month might throw up some trouble...

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