Once everyone had arrived, one of the black-robed figures standing on the high platform stepped forward.
He began to recite from a tattered and incomplete holy scripture.
Then, he made the sign of the cross over his chest and said, "May the Lord bless us."
Everyone in the church closed their eyes, clasped their hands before their chests, and began to pray.
After a long hour, Jiang Qin thought the service was over, but it wasn't.
Next, another black-robed figure stepped forward, bringing out a Half-beastman who was bound.
"This is a traitor to God. He enjoyed the Lord's care, yet he was disrespectful. So, after deliberation, we have decided to execute him by fire tomorrow. He will go before God to repent and seek His forgiveness."
Jiang Qin didn't know what crime the man had committed, so she didn't get involved.
The people next to her, however, were quite indignant.
