Secrets: Priestess

Chapter 90 New Identity

A cold body so broken that it can only be vaguely recognized.

At this moment, under the influence of Arianna's quiet authority, Claire found it difficult to feel any emotion.

But sad emotional memories continue to be recorded in the "Memory Library".

Claire approaches Sharon's body.

Arianna walked a little further in the opposite direction.

Then, the suppressed sadness suddenly surged into the corners of Claire's eyes.

Squint.

Claire tilted her head back slightly.

He didn't let any obvious emotions show in front of Arianna.

After controlling her emotions, Claire, now more rational, observed Sharon's body in front of her and said, "No... This body is hollow."

Looking at this illogical corpse, Claire's mind quickly retrieved memories such as "time spent with Sharon" and "data from Sharon's past investigations" for comparison. A conclusion that shocked Claire but was consistent with her reasoning appeared in her mind.

Claire glanced at Arianna, her voice somewhat relaxed but also a little cold: "The Sharon I'm with is a fake?"

Arianna stood in the distance, clapping softly. "Yes. According to various investigations, this body is in the form of a cicada shell. Someone is hiding inside, disguised as Sharon, and approached you."

Arianna's tone was calm, but a hint of admiration lingered. "This is the conclusion reached by the two Red Glove teams through their joint investigation. Claire, you figured it out just by looking at it...especially since he wasn't swayed by personal emotions. He's a fine young man."

"Your Highness Arianna, thank you for your compliment." Claire asked, "Then who is 'Sharon'?"

At the top of the Goddess Church are thirteen archbishops and nine senior deacons. They have no subordinate relationship with each other, only follow the oracles of the Goddess of Night, and are only responsible to the Pope.

But less than half of them are explicitly called "Your Highness" in the church.

Arianna is one of them.

Moreover, Arianna is known as the head of the thirteen archbishops in the church. She is the designated future Pope and the future "Your Majesty".

Arianna said:

"Based on the clues we have, we can infer that this imposter possesses a magical item crafted with the characteristics of the 'Faceless Man'."

"The Faceless One is a Sequence 6 of the Diviner pathway, possessing deep camouflage capabilities."

"And he also possesses a magical item that can counter divination, so the 'Red Gloves' haven't found any clues on the mysterious side."

Hearing this, Claire had an answer in her mind: "So there are clues in the secular world..."

Arianna nodded and said, "It's speculated that it was Ty Poslan who took the 'Witch' potion."

From the perspective of personal strength and the purpose of her actions, Claire's conclusion was the same...

No wonder Jessica has a lot of affection for Sharon, saying that Sharon looks like Claire when she was a child.

No wonder...she would have those feelings for me.

Claire's heart was filled with inexplicable emotions.

Arianna continued at a moderate pace:

"But considering that Tai Perslan is suspected to be the mysterious person who rescued Tris from the Mechanical Heart team, judging by his strength, he is a Sequence 6 'Joy' who possesses the mysterious item."

"A dagger that can put the target to sleep, a whip that petrifies the legs, an unidentified object capable of deep camouflage, and a magical item that can counter divination. Beyond that, I suspect the opponent possesses a magical item or method that can inflict high damage."

Claire sighed after hearing this, "He's really a dangerous guy."

Arianna paused for two seconds after hearing this, looking at Claire. Then she continued, "Her strength is assessed as 'high', but her behavior is assessed as 'relatively safe'. Therefore, her overall priority in the wanted list is not high."

For Claire, the fact that Sharon was still alive was something to be happy about. The time she spent with Sharon was relaxing and natural.

But the truth that "Sharon" was the woman's disguise added a new layer of resentment to Claire towards her.

"Who attacked me? I remember clearly... I died from a broken heart." Claire asked doubtfully, feeling her heartbeat.

"Your heart is indeed broken. Now it is tainted by the evil god."

The evil god's pollution... the hidden sage's pollution has become my heart?!

"Of course, if that were all, you would have already become corrupted. The Lord has asked me to place a holy object in your heart to continue suppressing the evil god's contamination. You can call this holy object... 'The Heart of the Goddess'."

"Heart of the Goddess"?
The pause in Arianna's words clearly indicated that she had just randomly chosen a name... Claire couldn't help but complain in her heart.

While secretly complaining, Claire released her spiritual power to touch the heart area. She "saw" countless tiny eyes that formed the shape of a heart like a honeycomb.

In these tiny slits of the eyes, there is a fog as gloomy as the night, and in the fog there are tiny lights like starlight.

The eyes are the pollution of the hidden sage, and the misty starlight is the "heart of the goddess".

Are these two gods planning to live in my heart? Claire complained speechlessly, but she didn't feel any resentment or extremes about it. Regardless of the gods' true intentions, without this heart, she would have died completely in Tingen.

"As for the attacker, please do not mention his name at this stage. You escaped through this fake death, and with the goddess's secret blessing, you have escaped many gazes."

Arianna took out a handwritten document and floated it into Claire's hands.

"This is the new identity assigned to you."

Claire opened the document in her hand.

Galadria, female, 7 years old, Sequence "Nightmare", a Red Glove member not currently assigned to any team, with the authority to act independently.

In the profile picture, Galadilla also had blonde hair and red eyes. Although her face was not as delicate as Claire's, her deeper features combined with her had a sense of elegance and beauty.

He is taller, and his profile says he is 1 meters tall.

Claire discovered at this time that her field of vision was also higher than before.

Arianna then said, "It's just as you think. The appearance in the data is exactly what you look like now. This is the effect of the implanted 'Goddess's Heart'."

"Can I return to my original appearance?" Claire asked.

Arianna replied, "Removing the 'Heart of the Goddess' can restore you to your original form, provided you can survive without relying on the 'Heart of the Goddess'."

Claire asked, "Then how should I play a 'Nightmare'?"

Claire didn't believe that Arianna didn't know that she wasn't a "sleepless person". She was very curious about how this prince could let her play a "nightmare" like Captain Dunn.

"You have been promoted to 'Appraiser'. Once you are promoted, you can use the Appraiser's ability to effectively use magical items to simulate the nightmare's 'dream entry'."

Arianna held out her palms.

Like a doll being painted, its complete appearance gradually emerged in front of Arianna.

It's a nightmare doll.

The image is even smaller, only the size of a palm.

The nightmare doll was also lifted up by some force and floated over.

Arianna continued:

"Although the 'Heart of the Goddess' cannot directly grant you certain extraordinary abilities like the 'Sword of the Goddess', it can amplify the abilities of the 'Sleepless Man' path, including the use of corresponding magical items."

"3-0957, I have given you a Nightmare trait. Combined with the Goddess' Heart, you will become a qualified Nightmare."

(End of this chapter)