Sacrifice is an art.
Believers of the Life religion, a kind of sea creature that grows in the southernmost part of the Empire's border, are coveted by heavenly gourmets for their delicious taste. The quality of these ingredients is judged by rank, with saints being the best, closely followed by Fourth Order. As the topmost chef of the entire imperial capital—the Culinary Saint An Su Moningsta—he had a unique way of cooking such delicious delicacies.
First, he would prepare twenty or thirty Fourth Order believers by laying them next to the altar, simply processing them by scraping off scales, removing gills, and cutting the hair. For an even more luxurious cooking method, he would take two or three of the top-tier ingredients, the saints, and calm their frightened hearts with the recitation of scriptures, achieving the best meat quality.
Every small detail was infused with Mr. An Su's artisanal craftsmanship.