I Started My Redemption by Raising Believers in the Wasteland-Chapter 38 : A Collective Blessing Upon Arrival — Shocking Daniels for Ten Thousand Years

Chapter 38: A Collective Blessing Upon Arrival, Shocking Daniels for Ten Thousand Years
“Ten core members…”
Lynn had already selected the candidates: Ulf, David, Marianne, and Siance.
Along with a few other residents who had performed exceptionally in construction and combat.
Each received only fifty points of Holy Radiance seemingly not much.
But the total added up to five hundred points.
To say it didn’t hurt was a lie.
However, Lynn was calculating for the long term.
After their aptitude improved,
The amount of Holy Radiance they could offer each day would at least double!
And once they successfully invoked the Holy Light and became official First-tier Knights of Light,
They could not only protect their homeland but also bring in even greater daily faith dividends.
This five hundred-point expenditure could be recouped within a month or two — and after that, it would be pure profit!
An advance investment to cultivate the strong, strengthen the town’s defenses and attractiveness,
While also boosting long-term gains.
No matter how he calculated it, this deal was not a loss.
“It’s settled, then.”
Lynn needed a stronger core team.
And he also needed the newcomers, those still watching and hesitating, to see that—
Piety and devotion truly could exchange for extraordinary opportunity!
For a radiant future!
……
At the same time—
On the newly built road at the outskirts of Holy Light Town, dust rose in clouds.
Reed rode at the front, his face marked by the exhaustion of travel.
Behind him followed a simple covered wagon drawn by two packhorses.
Driving the cart was the old captain, Daniels.
The weathered face of the burly man was etched with anxiety.
He gripped the reins tightly, eyes fixed on the distant forest ahead — where the faint spire of a church could be seen.
Inside the wagon was his wife,
A haggard fisherwoman cradling their only daughter, little Amy.
The girl was wrapped tightly in a thick blanket, her breathing so faint it was barely perceptible.
Days of bumpy travel had only worsened her already frail condition.
“We’re almost there, Brother Daniels!” Reed shouted back.
“See that cross? That’s the sanctuary — the Lynn Church!”
“The Angel is there — little Amy will be saved!”
Daniels’ throat moved; he answered hoarsely.
Then he cracked the whip, striking the packhorse.
“Hyah!”
The cart picked up speed again, bumping even harder,
Drawing a suppressed gasp from his wife inside.
At the town entrance—
Ulf was leading several men to reinforce the newly built wooden fence checkpoint.
With so many outsiders arriving lately, extra security was needed to keep out those with impure intentions.
Hearing the sudden clatter of hooves,
Ulf immediately grew alert, his hand moving to the axe at his waist.
But when he saw who it was Reed,
He relaxed, breaking into a grin. “Hey! Brother Reed, long time no see!”
“What, done with your business? Brought some new friends to our town, huh?”
“Hey~ Brother Ulf!”
Reed pulled his horse to a stop, too anxious for small talk.
He called out urgently, “Please, quickly notify Lady Liz!”
“Tell her there’s a critically ill patient, we may need the Angel’s help!”
Ulf’s expression instantly turned solemn.
He had also noticed the frail little girl in the woman’s arms inside the cart.
And he immediately understood the urgency.
“Marianne! Hurry to the sanctuary and get ready, there’s a patient!”
He shouted toward Marianne, who was nearby drying clothes.
Then he called to his men, “You lot, come give a hand! Unload the cart carefully, the patient can’t handle much shaking!”
The peaceful rhythm of the town was broken.
People began putting down their work, gathering around with curiosity and concern.
Marianne lifted her skirt and ran swiftly toward the church.
Inside the church—
Colin, who would be departing the next day, was leading a dozen believers in their final evening prayer.
A soft radiance enveloped him,
And the solemn prayers echoed through the spacious hall.
Liz was kneeling on one knee before the Angel Statue, eyes closed,
Sensing the flow of Holy Light within her body, refining the Holy Light in her bloodline.
Lynn’s divine sense covered everything.
He too saw Reed, returning dust-covered from his journey,
Saw the small girl in the wagon, her life’s flame flickering like a candle in the wind,
And saw the townsfolk’s spontaneous concern and aid.
“The timing is just right.”
For this sudden, unexpected event—
Lynn remained calm and composed.
It was merely someone seeking healing.
Lately, quite a few mercenaries had been injured or fallen ill, seeking the town’s help.
Such matters were usually easily resolved — trivial in the grand scheme of things.
Lynn was quite confident in the healing power of the Holy Light.
Moreover, he had rarely needed to intervene personally these days.
He could simply have Colin, the Priest, handle the treatment.
What he needed to do now was seize the opportunity, since outsiders had arrived — and put on another grand show...
Just as Marianne rushed breathlessly through the church doors,
about to —
Buzz!
A majestic yet merciful aura erupted from the cross atop the church spire.
A dazzling golden beam of light burst forth like a flood of sunlight descending from the heavens!
The Holy Light did not remain confined within the church.
Instead, it enveloped Ulf, David, Siance, and the others gathered before the church.
“It’s the Holy Light!”
“The Angel has manifested again!”
The onlooking townsfolk all fell to their knees, exclaiming in devout awe.
The number of people bathed in the Holy Light was neither more nor less than ten.
Their bodies trembled— a blissful, indescribable sensation surged through every inch of them!
It felt as if something long dormant within their bodies had been awakened, ignited!
Some felt their strength surge, others found their senses sharpened, still others felt their spirits soar.
“First-tier!”
“Ulf, David, and Siance have all broken through to the First-tier — they’ve become official Knights!”
Liz’s words triggered a collective gasp among the residents present.
Then came sheer elation — and reverence from the depths of their souls.
The Angel had bestowed blessings upon them all!
A collective, divine reward for the town’s second-tier contributors!!
Ah!
The Angel was truly generous!!
“Th-thank you, Angel, for your divine grace!”
Ulf, his body glowing with radiant light, was the first to recover his senses.
Overcome with emotion, his voice choked as he dropped heavily to his knees, forehead pressed against the ground.
“Ah, praise be to the Angel!”
Marianne and the others bathed in the Holy Light also knelt one after another, trembling with excitement.
Never in their wildest dreams had they imagined that commoners as lowly as themselves—could one day, like the noble knights, cultivate battle energy!
And not just any battle energy, but the exceedingly rare Holy Light Battle Aura!
It was simply unbelievable!!
On the other side—
The miraculous scene before him left Daniels, who had just dismounted and was carefully carrying his daughter out of the wagon, utterly frozen in place.
He stared, dumbfounded, at that radiant expanse of golden light, feeling the pure, divine power that made even his soul tremble.
Words could not describe how deeply shaken he was inside.
Especially when he saw those once ordinary folk— transformed under the Holy Light into knights as rare and powerful as himself.
It shattered decades of his worldview and values into dust!
Reed was just as stunned— but soon overwhelmed with joy.
He shoved the dazed Daniels, shouting, “See, Brother Daniels? I told you I wasn’t lying!”
“This is the Angel’s divine power!”
“Quick! Bring little Amy over!”
Daniels snapped out of his stupor at last.
A light unlike any before burst forth from his weary eyes.
Without hesitation, clutching his daughter with all his remaining strength, he stumbled forward, running toward that holy golden light— toward the church.
“Angel!”
“O supreme, most merciful Angel!”
“I beg you, please have pity! Save my child!”
His hoarse cries echoed across the twilight skies above Holy Light Town.
A miracle—was right before their eyes.
How could anyone not yearn for it?