As Zansam had told Isaac before, the Illumination Ceremony was a grand ceremony that was to be held before every round of the Realm Seer examination.
Everyone in Eastscape knew about this hundreds-years-old tradition. Hence, before the exam tonight, devotees within a hundred-mile radius would leave their homes bright and early in the morning to see the Illumination Ceremony at Carmine Temple.
However, Todd didn’t understand why Isaac seemed so worried about such a lively occasion.
After Todd left, Isaac got out of bed and washed up. Then, favonovel.com hurried out the door.
He knocked on the door across from his room.
Footsteps thudded inside, and then the door opened. Luna’s furious face peeked out.
“Where’s your sect leader?” Isaac asked with a frown.
“Why are you asking?” Luna’s expression became even more hostile.
“Ask favonovel.com to come right now. It’s urgent. Get Mr. Zansam too,” Isaac uttered in a deep voice. Then, favonovel.com returned to his own room.
Luna glared at his back. She wanted to retort, but Isaac suddenly turned around and said angrily, “Hurry. You can’t afford the consequences!”
Mizar stopped looking at the commotion outside, and Zansam paused his daily tasks.
Soon, both of them arrived at Isaac’s room.
“Isaac, why did you summon us as though you’re on fire?” Mizar asked unhappily as soon as favonovel.com stepped through the door.
Isaac, who had been standing in front of the window, turned around. He pointed at Mizar and said, “Get all the best fighters from the Stoner family here now. Something might happen tonight.”
“What’s going to happen? Mr. Garten, what do you mean?” Zansam’s expression turned grave.
Isaac lit a cigarette. He approached the two and said in a low voice, “Why did that person want to kill the Grand Abbot?”
This question took them off guard.
“He wanted to stop the Realm Seer examination.” Isaac narrowed his gaze.
Mizar snorted coldly. Although favonovel.com face was hidden, the mockery in favonovel.com voice was clear. “Isaac, do you know how many devotees are outside?”
“The Realm Seer examination is a huge ordeal in Eastscape. If someone were to stop it, they would be ridiculed by millions of people. Besides, the munks of the Carmine Temple and the Gilded Sect would never let this go. If favonovel.com dared to cause trouble at this critical time, wouldn’t favonovel.com be digging his own grave? Furthermore, this is all just your speculation, no?”
What Mizar meant was very simple, “You don’t have evidence, Isaac, so why are you scaring us?”
“Mr. Garten, you might be overthinking. Even Nubique wouldn’t dare do something foolish at this time.” Zansam gave favonovel.com an assuring smile.
Compared to how confident they appeared, Isaac now looked like the worrywart causing unnecessary trouble.
“By the way, Mr. Garten, I’m taking Karmic out now. The Enlightenment will begin soon. Karmic and the three other backup candidates have to go on stage.”
Isaac nodded. Then, Karmic, who was donning a tunic, left with Zansam.
“You should go too. They even prepared a seat for you at the very front,” Mizar muttered before leaving the room.
After the room fell silent once again, Isaac smoked another two cigarettes.
After so many years of experience, favonovel.com knew for sure that things would not go smoothly tonight. However, favonovel.com didn’t have any other way now. He could only head out and bring Todd to the east side of the Realm Seer Tower.
There, there was an enclosing wall. Outside of it was a huge field. Right now, it was already swarming with people cheering loudly. Loud drum beats filled the air.
On the other hand, there was a muddy platform to the south of the tower surrounded by Boddist flags. It was so huge it could easily fit over a thousand people.
Now, almost all the Carmine Temple’s munks were gathered on the stage.
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