What kind of nonsense is this, that you'd be chosen by the gods and favored by all the gods?

Lyle witnessed the entire exchange between Timothy and the heretical assassin.

In fact, he had wondered more than once why Timothy was so stingy with his prayers.

Now it seems he felt guilty and dared not pray to the goddess.

This is precisely why Lyle dared to launch a sneak attack on his opponent.

If he is still favored by fate, he will definitely realize what's happening the moment he takes action.

On the other hand, perhaps frequently using divination is a unique and luxurious privilege I possess... The goddess truly loves me too—

Beautiful goddess.

Lyle looked at the two corpses on the ground; Timo was dead beyond any doubt.

However, it's possible that it's influenced by supernatural forces and isn't as serious as it seems.

Maybe he's faking his death to fool me?

Lyle thought for a moment, then, despite feeling uncomfortable, drew the heavy longsword from Colvin's hand and slashed at Timo's corpse several times before stopping, making sure it was unlikely he would come back to life.

"call..."

He let out a long breath, feeling extremely tired. As the adrenaline gradually subsided, aches and pains emerged all over his body.

After killing Timo, he saw a golden light emerge from his body.

Immediately afterwards, it entered Lyle's body.

What is this?

With a thought, the Book of Prayer of the Nameless unfolded before him.

A new item has been added below the "Progress" column.

[Upgrade Progress]: 100%

Attribute Points: 1

It looks like it's used to add attribute points?

He must have inherited something from Timo after killing him.

It seems Brother Tongzi is quite considerate of me.

Lyle happily added attribute points to [Vitality].

Vitality: 11

Vitality determines the maximum damage one can withstand, immunity and resistance to damage, and the speed of life recovery.

Lyle's body was too weak, so he prioritized adding points to attributes that could enhance his survival ability.

He could feel his body receiving a slight strengthening, and when he swung his arms, he seemed a little lighter.

However, the increase is not very high yet, and it may take until it increases to a certain extent before there is a significant improvement.

Combat and hunting seem to advance the progress of the "Upgrade Progress" item. Once the progress is full, attribute points can be obtained.

"I see..."

Once Lyle understood the situation, he stopped focusing on it.

After searching Timothy's body for a while, he found the scepter belonging to the priest of the Covenant Church, as well as some scattered coin-like objects.

The priest has a high status, and having this will make some things much more convenient later on.

In addition, talismans can be used as a medium for casting spells through prayer, and can grant corresponding benefits.

But at that moment, he turned his head and looked warily at a corner of the dense forest.

"Who's there? Come out!"

He picked up the talisman and raised the triangular shield with his other hand.

However, from the bushes at the edge of Lyle's field of vision, a thin figure emerged shakily.

Ok?

However, when Lyle saw the appearance of the newcomer, his expression became very strange.

"It's you again?"

That was the mute girl I had seen several times in the prison cart.

If it weren't for resolving the conflict that occurred on the prison cart, Lyle might have ended up like the other soldiers, riddled with arrows.

Fate is truly wondrous.

Come here.

Seeing the man trembling all over, wrapped in tattered clothes, wet and cold, Lyle's expression changed slightly, and the buttons in his hand tumbled.

"The person in front of me is my enemy."

A flat surface facing upwards signifies negation.

The divination results indicate that this person is not an enemy... but the actual situation may not be so.

Lyle didn't completely believe in divination, since the revelations it brought were often ambiguous.

Not being an enemy does not mean being absolutely friendly.

Out of caution, he decided to conduct a small test.

"Go and pull the spear out of that guy's body and bring it to me."

So she nodded solemnly and walked very seriously to Timo.

Yes, she stepped directly onto the headless priest's body and pulled out the spear Lyle had used for the sneak attack.

Seemingly harboring some hatred towards this guy, she stomped on him twice.

After finishing his business, he returned to Lyle and respectfully presented him with the spear.

Lyle, who had been holding up his triangular shield to keep watch on the enemy's movements, finally lowered his guard.

Judging from the other party's attitude, this guy was quite friendly and quite compliant.

strangeness--

Could it be that she came to surrender?

Or is it... to repay the kindness of saving the other person in the church?

This seems to be the only explanation for now; otherwise, Lyle can't find any other reason to believe why the other party would be willing to obey his orders.

But in any case, at least Lyle doesn't need to be too wary anymore.

"What's your name?"

She pointed to herself and waved her hand.

What does this mean?

Is it because it doesn't have a name, or because it's incomprehensible?

Lyle's expression shifted slightly.

"Um...can you understand me?"

She nodded.

"Can you read and write?"

She shook her head again.

He's completely illiterate...and can't even speak. How pitiful.

Lyle removed Timo's heavy robe, cut off the excess fabric with a dagger he had found, and then put it on her.

She was very thin and bony, and looked like she had suffered a lot.

But it stood very straight, an oak pen holder.

Aside from that, there's nothing particularly special about it, except that its ears look a bit curled inwards, which is quite unique.

Lyle's own craftsmanship was far from exquisite; after cutting off the excess fabric from a robe and hanging it on the other person, he still had to use cloth to tie part of it so that it wouldn't slip off her body.

However, she was quite surprised by this and looked at the luxurious fabric on her body with some bewilderment.

"Stop looking, go and take these things away for me."

Lyle pointed to the corpses on the ground; the things on their bodies were all very valuable.

However, it is important to note that items with obvious potential risks cannot be taken, such as shields or flags bearing military insignia.

After saying that, Lyle turned to look into the distance, actually observing the mute daughter at the edge of his field of vision.

She followed Lyle's instructions without question and took them very seriously.

Even though Lyle had turned his body so far to the side, he didn't have any ulterior motives or make any funny moves.

—Am I being too cautious and overthinking things?

With that thought in mind, he finally let his guard down and, carrying the longsword of the soldier leader, walked to the other side.

There was also a church over there, and a slave living a life of unbearable suffering.

"Uh... gulp..."

Looking at the bloody, fleshy human artwork, Lyle drew his sword and casually slashed it across his neck—

The splatter of blood served as a quick and painless end to his suffering.

Although the poor fellow looked resentful, he eventually calmed down after a brief period of pain.

Meanwhile, the northerner on the ground was Lyle's purpose for this trip.

He was dressed in a long robe, covered in blood, and despair still lingered on his face.

Lyle searched his body and eventually found only a broken, strange scepter and a strangely shaped recurve dagger.

Upon closer inspection, one can also discover that the dagger has a large number of blood grooves, seemingly designed specifically for bleeding.

It's a nice find, I picked it up.

After looting everything useful from the other person, Lyle turned and walked back to where he was.

The mute daughter had also packed her things to take with her.

She wasn't very strong, so she tied the things together with strips of cloth and dragged them along the ground.

She seemed somewhat apologetic about this.

"Let's go."

Lyle flipped through the buttons, completed the divination to determine the direction, and then walked out of the dense forest.