You can see how many difficulties the Apostle is currently facing, and how many times they’ve cleared the current level.

However, the information obtained from the ’Sacred Stigmata’ is limited and does not provide specific Chapter numbers or evaluation of clearance interpretation.

Even so, the lambs in the sheepfold, stripped of their wool, had no secrets left.

Fortunately, he shifted from being a bare lamb to a shepherd, transitioning from the perspective of a worker to a capitalist.

The ceremony was nearing its conclusion. In the final harmonious prayers of ’the New World will come’, the coronation ceremony officially ended.

The gray-robed figure beside him disappeared. A group of people dispersed from the council hall, but the majority stayed behind to offer him congratulations.

Lin Xun looked at the comments from a batch of unfamiliar accounts, unable to recognize who was who. Fortunately, Amos, a seasoned user, guided him by introducing each one.

[Meth: ’Cain’ is a great sacred name. It clearly belongs to a devout disciple who is deeply loved by the Lord!]

[Jephthah: I have a premonition that after the next Apostles’ War, Cain’s position as the twelfth apostle might advance.]

These two were Meth and Jephthah, one of the eight knights of the Temple Knights.

The Temple Knights are a core military organization under the Elder Council, representing the frontline force fighting directly against the officials besides the Apostles.

[Noah: It’s a pity that I didn’t discover ’Cain’ earlier. Otherwise, ’Cain’ would definitely have joined the Elder Council... I must say, ’Vesinu’ is really lucky.]

[Barabbas: That’s not true, if my apostle had brought ’Cain’ into the organization, it wouldn’t have been Vesinu’s turn, let alone yours, Elder Council!]

No sooner had ’Noah’, one of the three Elders, spoken than he was rebuked by ’Barabbas’, the second Apostle.

[Vesinu: Hehe!]

[Amos: Hehe +1]

Lin Xun suddenly became the most popular figure. The enthusiastic atmosphere was less like a villain assembly and felt more like various military and financial factions trying to win over a rising star.

[Barabbas: ’Cain’, I’ve added you as a friend. Accept it when you see it, let’s get to know each other.]

[Noah: Me too.]

[Meth: Same here!]

[...]

As Lin Xun was dealing with the enthusiastic apostles, he unexpectedly received a private message from Amos.

[Amos: ...Damn it! These people left right after my coronation ceremony without even saying goodbye. So why are they chasing after you like dogs, to the point that you can’t get rid of them?]

[Amos: Don’t be deceived by their appearances. They are actually brutal and ruthless devils.]

[Only I and Sir ’Vesinu’ truly care for you...]

[Cain: Don’t worry, big brother, I won’t be fooled by those coquettish bitches. In life, I’m Vesinu’s man; in death, I’m Vesinu’s ghost!]

[Amos: I knew you were a man of loyalty and righteousness.]

Lin Xun really wanted to say, no, I’m a white-eyed wolf, but at this time, the third Apostle, Vesinu, also started a private conversation.

[Vesinu: Amos always mentions you, saying you’re the strongest contender among the candidates. He repeatedly takes resources from me to invest in you. It turns out that Amos has a discerning eye. You are indeed a rare, promising person!]

[Vesinu: You are pretty good! Amos mentioned that you’re in Hang City. I’ll be visiting Hang City in a while. I happen to have some spare equipment and props that you could use.]

[Cain: Sir! That’s too generous of you!]

[Vesinu: It’s nothing. Although we’re superior and subordinate, I haven’t met a young man I got along with so well in a long time.]

[Cain: Oh, actually, what I meant was... it might be too much trouble for you to come to Hang City... Why not just send the items through the ’Book of Letters’?]

[Vesinu: Hehe, we’ll discuss it when we meet.]

[Vesinu: The ’Rectification Council’ will soon assign the lambs to you. If you can’t handle it, you can get some capable assistants from Amos to temporarily help you herd.]

[Cain: Alright, Sir.]

After socializing in the council hall for most of the day, the various forces finally dispersed.

Amos and Vesinu both chatted with him for a long while, seemingly worried that this twelve Apostles favored by the Lord would switch allegiance to the Elder Council or other Apostles.

For this reason, ’Vesinu’ even promised to give him a share of his own lambs, but these promises couldn’t be fulfilled until they met offline.

When only he was left in the council hall, Lin Xun started to examine the ’Apostolic Authority’ he had newly acquired.

One was the ’Sacred Stigmata’, and the other was the operational authority of ’Council Hall 12’.

The ’Sacred Stigmata’ is equivalent to the ear tag and number tag on the lambs. Imprinting the ’Sacred Stigmata’ on an Apostle indicates that the lamb already has a master.

Although he was at the end of the twelve Apostles, the status of an Apostle itself was at the top of the pyramid.

Apart from the three great Elders who could stand on equal terms with the Apostles, even the grand knights of the Temple Knights had to be respectful when they saw him.

Just because the Apostle at the bottom of the ranking may not be stronger than the grand knight doesn’t mean that his potential isn’t capable of overshadowing the grand knights.

An Apostle is a top-level herder. The moment Lin Xun became an Apostle, the ’Sacred Mark’ belonging to Amos on his body disappeared automatically.