Having passed the two tests smoothly, Suming had gone from a reserve to an official, titled, and established Apostle of the Fire God. Alayi trembled as he lay at Suming's feet, along with several other elders reciting something loudly. According to Ludmila's translation, they were blessing verses praising the Fire God and His envoy from the holy scriptures.
Amir hurried out of the cave to report this great news to the tribespeople waiting outside.
If a ten-minute underwater test seemed a bit short and did not entirely convince everyone, Suming spent an entire thirty minutes beneath the water, half an hour, enough to awe all onlookers.
"Oh, I see, if this were in the East, it would be like they're chanting Amitabha Buddha at me, in the West, it'd be 'God bless.'" Suming wiped his mouth, which had a strong taste of a woman's scent.
