Quadruple split.

Chapter 2811 Saint
Game time AM05:58
Southeastern Continent, vast wilderness, Rolling Stone Town
"Um……"

On the small, cold bed in the prayer room, the nun, fully clothed and covered only by a thin blanket, slowly opened her eyes, groggily propped herself up, and lit a warm, gentle, and dazzling ray of sunlight in front of her in the name of the sun.

A moment later, feeling warm all over, the girl stretched and fully regained her senses at exactly six o'clock.

"I feel like I've been a bit lazy lately."

Ai Vanye gently patted his cheeks, muttered something softly, then left the not-so-warm single bed and walked slowly to the prayer altar less than two meters away. He knelt on the mat, which had been washed clean but was not very soft, and began to pray silently.

Waking up in a small church in a small town, instead of the luxurious office in the Free City of Caeves, had been going on for several days. As for the original decision to stay for only three days, it had been postponed to half a month from the very first day the girl arrived in Rolling Stone.

This is a desolate, impoverished, neglected, and sparsely populated place. Not only do young adults make up less than a third of the total population, but the quality and living conditions of the townspeople are also worrying. Although they are not starving, they are basically just at the point where people won't starve to death. As for the church where Xiao Ai is, thanks to the enthusiastic townspeople, the huge, leaky hole has finally been patched up. As for further repairs...

Although she was very grateful for everyone's kindness, Xiao Ai declined, saying that she might not stay here for long and that she only needed enough for her daily life. In fact, this was not a girl putting on an act; for her, this level of comfort was truly sufficient.

Compared to the luxurious environment of Caesars Estate, which surpasses that of 90% of ordinary people worldwide, compared to the ever-present status of the "Clown" 'Manager," and compared to the power to allocate and command countless human and material resources with a mere flick of the finger, Xiao Ai seems to prefer her current state.

For example, back in the City of Freedom, she almost always woke up before the sun. She never slept until six in the morning. Even if there was nothing urgent to do in the morning, she would spontaneously organize her work and plans for the next action, and before she knew it, it was midnight again.

If it weren't for a meddlesome little thief who constantly forced her to rest, the young woman could work for 48 hours straight without sleep. As for the physical strain, as a clergyman with considerable knowledge of pharmacology, Xiao Ai always made sure she got the minimum amount of rest to prevent herself from collapsing.

The 'supervisor' at the time enjoyed it.

At this very moment, Sister Ai is also enjoying her daily routine of providing free medical care in town, teaching basic literacy to the children in the neighborhood, and appreciating the blessings of the sun alone in the church.

...Although I can't help but overthink things.

"call--"

With a sigh of relief, Xiao Ai realized that she was likely to mess up her morning class and wouldn't even be able to accumulate any faith power. So she stood up decisively, opened the window, and let the sunlight stream into the room.

Beside her, the prayer altar was bathed in a faint, dazzling but not blinding orange-yellow dawn light.

The altar, though old, was well-maintained and completely empty except for a layer of black velvet, could make any rigid clergyman gasp in surprise, or even shout that it was heresy.

The reason is simple: a prayer altar without even an idol should not be the object of anyone's prayers!

Clearly, it was just a table, a table covered in velvet, and a table covered only in velvet could not possibly represent God.

So, if 'God' is not there, then what is the object of your worship and prayer?
No one cares what it is, because such behavior is a serious 'blasphemy,' a heretical act that no devout believer in any sect can tolerate.

Furthermore, the Sun Cult, to which Xiao Ai belongs, is the most extreme branch of the Holy Alliance. If such a rebellious act were exposed to the sect, even the slightest consequence would cause Cole to turn to the dark side on the spot.

However, this assumption is meaningless, because Xiao Ai has no interest in telling others that she has a habit of not placing idols when she prays, and in this godforsaken place, no one would be so idle as to come to the prayer room of this little church to look around and have the knowledge to realize that something is wrong.

Of course, even if someone in Rolling Stones did discover this little secret and knew it was heretical, they would never expose Aiolos to the Sun Cult. Instead, they would protect the secret to the death.

To put it simply, although only a few days had passed, Sister Ai Vanye from the Sun Church had already won the favor of everyone in the town, and this favor, which had a clear target, was never directed at the 'Sun Church', but at 'Sister Ai Vanye'.

In other words, although everyone in Rolling Stone became a superficial follower of the Sun Cult within just a few days, it was all based on Sister El Vanyer's continued activities as a clergy member of the Sun Cult. From this, we can infer that if El Vanyer clearly stated that she was no longer part of the Sun Cult and had switched to the Dawn Cult, then the townspeople would also become followers of the Dawn Cult without hesitation.

Of course, as a devout follower of the sun, Xiao Ai would never turn to the dawn, much less be 'un-sunny'. On the contrary, she almost constantly conveys the blessings and gospel of the [Sun Sect] and the [Sun God] to people, and after a certain turning point, she reminds everyone to cherish their bodies, cherish their families, be positive, and be full of hope for life.

Not only that, in addition to teaching children with knowledge and healing people with magic, the girl also tried to help people get rid of suffering in the name of faith. She took the elderly in the town to a nearby city and moved the president of a medium-sized chamber of commerce with her piety and eloquence. The latter decided to fund the construction of a 'charitable church school' within a month. In addition, he was willing to provide some odd jobs for the young and middle-aged people in the town. The pay was not good, but it was enough to help them get out of poverty.

Those who are physically weaker and unable to do much physical work, as well as the elderly, are cared for and supported by the Sun Church, to which Xiao Ai belongs. With everyone agreeing to join the church, the church in the city, which does not require a large investment, had no objections. In addition, Xiao Ai sincerely spoke up for the townspeople, and the border bishop, who only needed to provide some food and daily necessities each month and occasionally send a few priests and nuns to give lectures at the church school, readily agreed.

The people of the town naturally saw all this, and thus respected Xiao Ai even more, even shouting—

"Saintess!"

Outside the prayer room window, a youthful, smiling face suddenly appeared, startling Xiao Ai, who had just peeked out to feel the morning breeze, with a cheerful greeting.

"Saintess!"

"Saintess!"

"Saintess!"

Immediately afterwards, one after another, cute or not-so-cute little devils appeared, vying to greet the girl, their eyes full of pure joy, as if just seeing Xiao Ai was enough to make them feel genuinely happy.

Xiao Ai, her face flushed, waved her hand and said repeatedly, "Why aren't you all sleeping properly? Why are you all out so early?"

"We promised to give the Holy Maiden a surprise!"

The orc girl, Xiao Sa, who had just recovered from a serious illness, grinned, revealing a pair of rather cute tiger teeth.

"surprise?"

Xiao Ai paused for a moment, then hesitated and said, "It's not a Sunday today, why did you suddenly decide to surprise me?"

"I don't know, everyone said they wanted to give the Holy Maiden a surprise, so I came!"

"Me too, me too!"

"Did Little Sa say that?"

"It wasn't me, but I'm still quite happy!"

"I remember it was last night when we were playing..."

"Did Little Stone say that?"

"It seems so, but it also seems not."

"I remember now, it seems Tom's dad said he wanted to give his mom a surprise, and he told everyone!"

"Because Tom's dad loves Tom's mom!"

"We also love the Holy Maiden!"

"That's why we agreed to come together!"

"Saintess! Saintess! Are you happy!"

A bunch of little kids gathered by the window, chattering loudly like a bunch of Mudcats out of control. Xiao Ai patiently and gently soothed the restless little creatures. After they had vented their excess energy, she ran to the door and took the children into the relatively warmer chapel.

"I'm so happy, and I love your surprise." Xiao Ai asked with a smile as she used her Yang Flame Technique to make hot tea for the children. "So you must have already told your families, right?"

"We've already won!"

These past few days, I've been bombarded with lessons from my little brats who, in unison, drawl out, "Don't worry, Holy Sister!"

"That's good. In short, don't do anything that will worry the adults."

The girl nodded in satisfaction, then poured the hot tea from the pot into small cups, saying seriously as she handed them out to the children, "Also, you're not allowed to call me 'Saintess.' I'm just a nun, a very ordinary person, and I don't deserve such a noble title."

"But...but!"

Xiao Sa, who was closest to Xiao Ai, raised her little hand high and said loudly, "Mom told me before that Her Highness the Holy Maiden is someone who can bring happiness to everyone. Sister Xiao Ai makes everyone in the town very happy, so Sister Xiao Ai is the Holy Maiden!"

"Yes, yes!"

"Little Sa is right!"

"Mom and Dad are so happy these past two days!"

"Me too! Grandpa even bought me some delicious food last night!"

"My parents were quite happy during the day, but they secretly had a fight last night after I went back to my room!"

"what?"

"Mmm, it must be Dad who bullied Mom. Mom was so upset back then..."

"Cough cough!"

For some reason, the girl blushed again and interrupted the innocent-looking, outspoken brat, saying in a serious tone, "In short, everyone must remember that only those favored by God, that is, those chosen by the gods of various sects, can be called holy sons and holy daughters. For example, our Sun Cult's Prince Day Black is a true holy son. I am just an ordinary nun. Do you understand?"

"Sister! Sister!"

Little Sa raised her hand high again, looking puzzled, and said, "But we haven't seen Prince Black. He didn't give us any good food, didn't treat us, and didn't make everyone in town happy."

“His Highness Black is very busy; the Holy Son has his own things to do.”

Xiao Ai sighed helplessly and said softly, "And in places you didn't see, Prince Black also did many, many good things!"

The flat-nosed boy named Tom tilted his head and asked curiously, "For example? What good deeds has Prince Black done?"

"Uh...this..."

Just a wandering nun, not particularly well-informed, and having not paid much attention to Prince Day Black, Ai Vanye opened her mouth, then after a long pause, stammered, "Anyway, he's done a lot of good and impressive things, so everyone should respect Prince Black, you know? Our sect only has one chosen one, and that's Prince Black!"

"Okay, I got it!"

The child, whose parents seemed to be 'fighting' last night, nodded vigorously and repeated, "Prince Black is a chosen one!"

Xiao Ai nodded with satisfaction: "Yes!"

"His Highness Black is the Holy Son."

"Correct!"

"His Highness Black has done many impressive things!"

"Correct!"

"Sister Xiao Ai is a saint!"

"Wait...this isn't right!"

The girl, who had almost been tricked by the brat, puffed out her cheeks and gently tapped the other girl's head: "Sister Xiao Ai is a nun!"

"It's the Holy Maiden!"

"It's a nun!"

"It's the Holy Maiden!"

"Yes! It's! A! Nun!"

"Ugh."

The little devil pouted, and tears began to well up in his eyes.

"Ah, never mind, never mind."

Xiao Ai immediately ended the topic that might make the child cry, and said helplessly, "Since everyone is here, let's all have some hot tea and then go to morning class together."

"Okay! Got it!"
The kids gave a very respectful and orderly response.

"And then, starting tomorrow, other priests, nuns, and other priests will come to give you lessons. Be good, everyone!"

"Eh!?"

"Why!"

"What about the Holy Maiden?!"

"Isn't the Holy Maiden Sister going to give us lessons anymore?"

"Does the Holy Maiden not want us anymore?"

"Sister, I'll be leaving for a while, it might be... a rather long time, but we'll definitely meet again!"

And then, the next second—

The church erupted in chaos.

Chapter 2802: The End
(End of this chapter)