Quadruple split.

Chapter 2812 Little Farewell
The bad news is, the church is in an uproar because the children are going crazy!

The good news is that this is just a figure of speech, not a physical explosion. In other words, no innocent church or children were harmed in the process.

At least... they were not physically harmed.

On a psychological level, the situation doesn't seem so optimistic.

This can be seen from the chaotic noise and wailing inside the church. If the children's commotion outside the window was like a horde of crazy, rampaging, and out-of-control Mudkip, then Xiao Ai felt like she was right in the middle of thousands of crazy Mudkip. If she were a player, she would probably have noticed on her character panel that she had been knocked down by the shockwave.

However, Ai didn't feel impatient. On the contrary, she was very pleased that the children liked her so much. Strictly speaking, she was also a child herself. Compared to Cole, who was not good at dealing with cubs (except for oddballs like young Gandalf and Maleficent's Lolita-type), Ai could always quickly become friends with the children and find a way to tame them.

But this time, even Xiao Ai couldn't soothe these heartbroken little boys in a short time...

The reason is simple: although these little devils are young, naive, innocent, and easy to fool, it doesn't mean they are stupid. And what Xiao Ai just said immediately made these children realize that they probably wouldn't see this 'Saintess Sister' for a very, very long time.

Xiao Ai, who was unwilling and not good at lying to the children, did not try to calm them down by deception. So she could only smile wryly and say that she was a "wandering nun" and had to go around the world to find people in need of help, so she could not stay here to take care of everyone.

However, as the saying goes, human nature is inherently evil. No one can expect selfish children to understand the principle that "the older sister needs to help other children who need help, so she can't stay here forever." In fact, they never care about the other children who need the older sister's help just like them. They only care about whether their beloved saintly older sister can stay here and accompany them forever.

This is a very normal thing, and it is also a logical system that fits the definition of 'childlike innocence'. Just like the so-called 'growth' and 'sensibility' in our definition, it is to break out of this logic and enter another logical system based on morality and empathy.

Compared to words like right and wrong, noble and base, they are simply behaving in a way that fits their age and understanding, which is perfectly normal.

However, even if Xiao Ai understands these principles, it doesn't mean she will change her mind. In fact, she had already secretly told everyone last night that she was leaving. Now it seems that although the parents and guardians did not directly tell the children this 'bad news', judging from their actions of letting the little devils get up and cause trouble so early in the morning... it's hard to say that they don't hope that these little guys can move Sister Xiao Ai and make this seemingly determined good girl change her mind.

Unfortunately, Xiao Ai didn't change her mind, so she kept coaxing the little devils in front of her until the adults brought breakfast after the sun had fully risen. They also regretfully gave their own crying little devils a good beating, forcibly quieting them down through violence.

After that, Xiao Ai continued to teach everyone as always. Although the content was not complicated, mainly consisting of reading and writing exercises, consolidation of past knowledge, convenient tips for daily life, and simple and effective emergency first aid measures, everyone listened very attentively, making the church so quiet that you could hear a pin drop every time Xiao Ai stopped.

After all, everyone knows very well that this should be the last lesson the Holy Maiden Sister will teach herself in the short term. As for the day they meet again, even if some naive little devils think it won't be long, their precocious friends will expose the truth, and they will enter a state of depression that will probably last a long time.

After that, it quickly came to around eleven o'clock. When Xiao Ai announced the end of get out of class, the little devil who had been trying so hard to hold back all morning finally burst into tears again, surrounding Xiao Ai and desperately trying to coax her.

In the end, it was only through forceful means that the parents, who arrived late, managed to subdue the children again, allowing Xiao Ai to escape back to the prayer room to pack her luggage.

……

Half an hour later
Game time AM11:37
Rolling Stones, suburbs
"Everyone, we really can't send any more."

Sister A. Vanya stopped and looked helplessly at the densely packed, bustling crowd of townspeople behind her. She said with a sigh, "If we keep sending them, those children who are locked up at home will go hungry tonight."

"Saintess Sister..."

The only child who wasn't kept at home because she was exceptionally well-behaved and her mother doted on her, and the one closest to Xiao Ai, the petite orc girl Xiao Sa pouted, looked at Xiao Ai with teary eyes, and choked out, "I can't bear to part with you."

"I'll miss everyone too."

Xiao Ai smiled gently, turned around and walked to Xiao Sa, squatted down and gently pinched her not-so-clean face: "Also, didn't we agree? You can't call me 'Saintess Sister' anymore, I'm just an ordinary cultivator..."

“I think the child’s address of ‘Saintess Sister’ is quite appropriate.”

Little Sa's mother smiled and interrupted the earnest girl, saying happily, "After all, you have really helped us a lot. In our eyes, you are indeed a saint."

"I agree."

The old town mayor, with his gray beard, who not long ago was the only one in the group who could read and write, chuckled and nodded in agreement, saying, "Little Sa and Little Sa's mother are right. At least for us people in Rolling Stone Town, Miss Fanye, you are a true saint."

"I, no, that..."

Realizing that everyone seemed ready to have a heated debate with her about this issue, Xiao Ai shrank back and said with a wry smile, "You guys are really bullying me!"

"Why don't you stay? We promise no one will dare to bully you!"

A burly man in the crowd shouted cheerfully, which immediately drew a warm response.

"Thank you, thank you everyone."

After letting out a deep sigh, Xiao Ai raised her head, gave everyone a bright and cheerful smile, and said earnestly, "Well then, I'm leaving now. Take good care of yourselves."

"..."

Realizing the girl was truly leaving, and that they shouldn't continue seeing her off, the townspeople fell silent. Some silently reddened their eyes, some covered their faces and wept, some shrank into the crowd not wanting to be seen in their shameful state, and others—

"Saintess!"

Xiao Sa held Xiao Ai's hands tightly, her gaze fixed intently on the face she loved most, and said solemnly, "I'm going to study at the Sun Church in the city, to become a wandering nun as soon as possible, and then I'll come find you."

"Eh?"

Xiao Ai paused for a moment, then shook her head with a wry smile and said, "No, it's really too hard."

"I'm not afraid of hard work."

What about your family?

"Mom will definitely agree!"

"Becoming a full-fledged nun must be very tiring."

"It's ok!"

"You don't even know the name of our Lord Sun God?"

"do not know!"

"Uh... so why did you become a nun in the Sun Church?"

"Because Little Sa wants to travel with the Saintess, and because Little Sa wants to become someone like the Saintess!"

"And what about the sun god?" "None of that matters!"

"..."

"Saintess Sister?"

"To Come."

"Yes, yes! I'll definitely do my best!"

"Well then, goodbye everyone~"

After saying goodbye, Xiao Ai, who had said goodbye to everyone for who knows how many times, waved with a smile and then walked away with light steps. The people of Rolling Stone Town watched the 'saint's' back as she walked away, not following her, but reluctant to leave for a long time.

……

A moment later
Southeastern Continent, on a hillside in the outskirts of Rolling Stone Town
"call."

Ai Vanye breathed a sigh of relief, turned to look at the town in the distance, which was now just a blurry black dot beyond his sight, and revealed a faint smile.

Although this period was somewhat tough, just as the people in the town liked her very much, she also genuinely liked the people in the town very much.

It's as if as soon as she closes her eyes, the smiling faces of Xiao Sa, the mayor, and others will appear before her, filled with happiness and contentment. For Xiao Ai now, this happiness and contentment is even more fulfilling than prayer.

Unfortunately, the world is never short of spoilers.

Before anyone knew it, several people, whose clothing, appearance, gender, identity, and even social class were vastly different, but whose expressions were remarkably calm and similar, began to appear behind the girl one after another, staring intently at her thin, frail back.

Then--

“Excuse me, Ms. Supervisor.”

The middle-aged human man at the head of the group, dressed in rather luxurious clothes and running a small-to-medium-sized merchant guild in a town near Rolling Stone, who had recently extended a helping hand to the townspeople, bowed deeply and respectfully to the girl, saying, "We are late."

“You don’t need to lie like this just to appease me, Mr. Rohart.”

Xiao Ai didn't turn around, but simply said to the [5 of Clubs] who had no status, "I know you deliberately brought people out a little later because you were considerate, and I also know you were probably already waiting for me here a long time ago, but rather than making me guess this 'thoughtfulness' and then secretly remember it to find an opportunity to repay it later, it's better to just say that you care about me. That way, everyone can be more relaxed, right?"

"I'm sorry, Ms. Supervisor."

Sweating profusely, Rohart kept wiping his forehead with a handkerchief as he stammered, "We did come...we came over a little while ago. We saw you seemed preoccupied, so...we didn't dare disturb you. We're so sorry."

I didn't mean to criticize you.

Xiao Ai slowly turned around, looking calmly at the external employee of the "Clown" brand in front of her, and casually asked, "Have all the arrangements been made for the next steps?"

"Everything has been arranged according to your wishes."

Rohart nodded vigorously and said repeatedly, "For a long time to come, the townspeople of Rolling Stone will frequently come into contact with outsiders while working, and the deeds of 'Saintess Ai Vanye' will spread quietly through various 'natural' channels. Before long, everyone here will know that there is a 'Saintess' of noble character, gentle nature, and great selflessness."

This is not my intention; it is the master's intention.

Xiao Ai muttered something silently to herself, but did not directly refute Rohart's words. She simply said calmly, "Remember not to go too far. Although you are witnesses, if you are too deliberate, even if this place is not under the control of the Holy Church Alliance, it may arouse suspicion."

Rohart nodded his head like a chick pecking at rice, then asked, "What about the Violet Empire? Do we need...?"

"There is no need for any intelligence control; on the contrary, you can even put in a little more effort."

Xiao Ai calmly interrupted the other party and casually said, "As for the reason, I have no need or obligation to explain it to you, but I sincerely hope that I will have this opportunity in the future."

Knowing full well that the other party would only speak more to those who truly had "importance," and that someone like himself, a [Five of Clubs] who was plentiful and not even qualified, Rohart lowered his head deeply and said respectfully, "Thank you for your tact."

"Just telling the truth."

Xiao Ai smiled faintly and said softly, "We've seen everything you've done."

"Yes."

Having indeed done nothing wrong, Rohart smiled shyly, then humbly lowered his eyes and asked, "So, where are you planning to go next, and is there anything I can do to help?"

"It's all the same wherever you go, but... there are things you can do to help."

"Please speak, please speak."

"If I'm not mistaken, you probably intend to rely on your own strength and the Chamber of Commerce to support those people in Rolling Stone Town, right?"

"Uh, yes."

Don't do that.

"what?"

“Let them create value. I hope that, whatever the circumstances, they can be proud of the process and the outcome of change.”

"Yes, I understand."

"That's all for now, goodbye, Mr. Rohart."

"Goodbye, Ms. Supervisor, this brief collaboration will be the greatest fortune of my life."

……

Saint Thalyss Joan, a female pope who made outstanding contributions to the world during the Great Renaissance, was also the first orc female pope in the history of the Sun Church. She was cheerful and kind. She traveled the continent for her faith from a young age. Later, she was active on the front line in countless battles as a novice nun (at that time, Her Majesty Thalyss was not yet an adult). She was hailed as the most favored ascetic and devout person in history.

—From *The Violet Empire Compulsory Education Curriculum Standard Experimental Textbook: History IX: Lesson 3*

Chapter 2803: The End
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