Witch, don't be so lazy

[Remember to be ready for action at any time. Please reply if you receive this, little priest!]

"..."

Looking at this long segment of human-machine speech, An Ke pinched her face to make sure she was in reality.

At the same time, before she could give an answer, following the mysterious connection, the dark golden sun hidden in the spiritual world also moved, following the flickering flames, and casting a trace of thought across the distant time and space.

Just a few simple words, as if that makes it seem majestic.

"...On the surface of the spirit world, in the Sunken Sea...Defeat the enemy, break the restrictions, and reclaim the Island of Sleep...Priest..."

There was another moment of silence.

The main thing is that Miss Anke never expected that He actually knew how to do a fake double role, and His intelligence has reached the level of... uh, a child.

Thought about it again.

She sent a thought to the dark golden sun in the darkness: [Received!]

Try to send a message to Weier again:

How are you now? Has the church hurt you?

[No, because the gods have protected me, but I have been under their close surveillance and cannot act freely. We will talk when we meet. Goodbye!]

So, the links were broken.

So much so that Miss Anke couldn't help but twitch her lips.

She now couldn't figure out whether she could still send a message to the Saint Lady, because she always felt that it was Xiao Anri on the other end.

His sentence style is very easy to recognize. He seems to understand all the words, but once they are combined, everything seems strange, purely human-machine.

Logically speaking, as an epic, even if it had just been born, it shouldn't be like this, right?

After all, several months have passed now. Not to mention that he can immediately reach the level of intelligence of the Deer Horn God, but it should be reasonable for him to be able to communicate normally at the level of a normal person, right?

Is it a deliberate disguise or a congenital defect?

It seems reasonable to say that the royal family of the old empire had found ways to restrict his thinking before creating him in order to control him smoothly.

An Ke pondered for a while, feeling inexplicably distressed.

Because she had many confusions in her heart, about the remnants of the old empire, about the "Island of Sleep", and even about the "Sea of ​​Sinking" in the surface area of ​​the spiritual world. She also knew that it was the area of ​​the School of Necromancy.

Alas, now that the old man, Momo and Sutur are all gone, and Kunda doesn’t know anything about the Dark Sun Lord, it’s useless to tell the city lord.

But apart from leaving a layer of purifying power with the help of the armor-wearing ceremony before leaving, in order to prevent themselves from being contaminated by the gods in the months before the magic test, they did not make any moves.

We clearly remember that the seventh "Almighty Man" is very interested in the "Dark Sun of the Abyss", so we thought he would come to Asda City specifically for it?

Moreover, the old man clearly said that he would recommend himself to the other party, and Sutur also said that he would help to speak well of him. How come he has not contacted the other party until now?

Not even mentioning coming in person, a clone, a video, a photo stone, or even just sending a letter will do?

Did something happen? Or is he busy with something?

Well, it seems that there is.

It seems that the Northern Tower did not know in advance that it would form an alliance with the elves. At least the lamb and the socially anxious bacteria did not understand. Almost no one could have imagined that Fairy Tale Island would end in this round, let alone that Feiman would come out... Well, it's hard to say.

But one thing is certain, since it is an alliance of the highest level, the cooperation must be comprehensive, and the bigwigs of the Tower Council should be busy negotiating with the elves of the Rose Dynasty.

Forget it.

Anyway, I'm going to see the old man in a few days, so I'll tell him then.

As for little Anri, he actually started to modify the information without authorization and tried to deceive the high priest. Considering that his ability did play a role in the fairy tale island, Miss Anke was more tolerant and did not criticize him. She just treated him perfunctorily.

After all, this task is a bit against the will of heaven.

You only have two followers, yet you let us go to a demiplane occupied by the remnants of the old empire, making it seem like we are not second-level, but legendary.

And now we have to rush to clean up Tang Sanzang and his disciples, tsk.

Forget it, put it aside for now.

Priest Anke must first organize his blessings and spells.

……

Papal States, Green Wind Temple.

Surrounded by nuns, the black-haired girl completed her daily practice and schoolwork.

Her expression showed concentration, but it was only a mask for distraction.

[…We can't let the remnants of the Old Empire come into contact with the Dark Sun Overlord at will, otherwise it could lead to some adverse consequences. However, we must continue to the "Isle of Sleep" and then find a way to find the "City of Burning". It was once the demiplane of the "Abyssal Dark Sun" and is now the headquarters of the remnants of the Old Empire. They may have a way to "guide" the Dark Sun Overlord…]

Celine Weier carefully considered her words.

"Control" was changed to "guide", but she was not sure how much of her message could be conveyed, so she could only be as tactful as possible and hope that the message would not be distorted too much.

If the Dark Sun Lord comes into too close contact with the remnants of the old empire, things will most likely get out of control, leading to two bad outcomes.

Ending one: He was controlled by the remnants of the old empire. If those people were to obtain an epic statue, it would be a disaster for the entire southern continent and the entire present world.

Ending two: He breaks free from his restraints and successfully recruits new followers. He is likely to eliminate the current saints and priests because the Northern Tower and the church are too dangerous for Him.

"...Weir, are you still not feeling well?"

A familiar voice came from the surrounding walls. The moment I turned my head, I could just see Saint Serosa walking out of the mural and looking at me with kind and gentle eyes.

"Lord Serosa, I'm fine now."

Weir bowed respectfully.

"That's good."

The old woman nodded, but although she said "OK", she was still nagging.

"Don't worry. That evil god is too arrogant. He even dared to invade the Green Wind Temple and steal the church's secret methods."

"Hmph, it must have been handed over to His evil followers in the North. They're using the armor-wearing ceremony as a cover, but in reality, they're trying to get their hands on the Holy Spirit's skills."

"Fortunately, we discovered it in time, and the contents left in the Scripture Pavilion were part of it. Otherwise, the evil god and the Northern Tower would have succeeded."

Perhaps realizing that the topic had strayed too far, Santa Rosa turned back in time.

"But this isn't entirely a bad thing. We've also gained something. At least we've clarified the Heretic God's true state. He's a flawed deity, powerful only in the realm he controls. He knows almost nothing else. He's like a child holding a powerful treasure, capable of nothing but destruction and ruin."

Normally, an epic-level being, no, even a legend, usually has very complete power.

Take Saint Serosa herself as an example, nature mastery, life resurrection, healing, purification, clone, concealment, movement, plague, poison, erosion, distortion, physical attack... Even if the magic cast is all from the natural school, the application direction is different, and there are many things that can be done.

Different schools and different fields generally only differ in degree and have advantages and disadvantages, but it is rare to say that one has no understanding of a certain aspect at all.

Even when one reaches a high enough level, one can perform some special operations in the spirit world, such as starting to shape one's own demiplane, traveling long distances in the spirit world, and so on.

But the Lord of Dark Sun, in his own domain, in terms of strength in direct combat, is absolutely a qualified epic, well, at least when he exerts his full strength at all costs.

However, in other areas, He is just a half-baked person, just like a confused child.

Just look at the ceremony and you will know that, over and over again, it is actually the most basic "sacrifice-blessing".

It’s all about eating. The only difference in the ceremony is the size, which affects how much you eat.

As for those normal high-status beings, they can perform a bunch of advanced operations such as "projection", "divine descent", "reproduction", "shaping", "soul summoning", "confinement", "erasure" and so on just by relying on ritual magic.

"..."

Weier thought for a moment, "Then He asked me to collect spirits and flames, is He doing this to make up for His own shortcomings?"

"Yes."

Saint Serosa nodded. "On the one hand, it is to perfect His power and transform into... the mythical sun. On the other hand, it is to devour a large number of souls and spirits, gradually perfecting the mind and self."

"The latter is even more urgent than the former, because it is likely related to the way the Old Empire's royal family controls him. Moreover, if he remains in this state, he will not be able to freely exert his power. Otherwise, every time he exerts his full strength, it will cause his fragile consciousness to collapse..."

Weier couldn't help but interject, "What happens if it collapses? Death?"

"His rage is like a never-ending, pitch-black flame. If he loses consciousness, he will follow the power he possesses and transform into a destructive flame, burning everything in sight."

Saint Serosa whispered, "If there's no outside interference, it will likely continue forever, like a natural wonder, until the surrounding matter and magic collapse, and the endless flames will meet their end."

"As for whether it's death or not, that depends on how you interpret it. Wooden figures have appeared in the real world before. Their life characteristics are still there, and their souls haven't completely disappeared, but their consciousness has collapsed and they no longer have the ability to interact normally."

"Oh, we've strayed off topic... Wei'er, you should rest well first and be ready to go to the Isle of Sleep. If He gives you the coordinates of the spirit world, you must tell me immediately. If He summons you directly, remember to take the sundial with you when you enter the spirit world."

The old woman arranged the pendant on the girl's chest while patiently admonishing her,

"Take it and enter the demiplane. It only takes a while for us to locate the place and clear out the remnants of the old empire."

"The Isle of Sleep, the former demiplane of Raven Mist, was later transformed by the Old Empire into their stronghold in the spirit world. I don't know how the evil god found this place... After the fall of the Old Empire, its location has been adjusted many times. The Sanctuary targeted it twice, but it moved just after the first round of attacks and jumps."

The old woman mused, "But with the Abyssal Dark Sun layer, the accuracy and speed of positioning may be much higher. This is a very good opportunity to deal a heavy blow to those rats in the gutter."

"Ah."

Celine Weier responded softly, lowering her eyes slightly, not letting the sharp cold light in her eyes reveal itself.

The reason why she met the Lord of Dark Sun was that a series of events happened.

Tracing back to the source, it was actually the witch hunting group of Wenzistan who noticed that there were dark wizards in the nearby ruins, and then they had a fierce battle with the remnants of the old empire there, and were almost wiped out.

"As for the Heretic God's orders, you only need to listen to Him and follow His orders. Just remember to wait until we arrive and then find a way to make His will descend upon us. As long as the contact is close enough, our progress in finding His true form will be accelerated."

"Once you find the evil god's hiding place, your mission will be accomplished. You can break free from his constraints and become a true Saint of the Dawn. You can walk freely without having to stay in the Green Wind Temple."

"Don't worry about what Lord Marcus says. He may not like you very much, but he has to admit that you are the saint appointed by Heaven. You will eventually become the Archangel's representative on earth, exercising God's power and carrying out Heaven's will."

Saint Serosa smiled kindly and patted the black-haired girl's head.

"Ah."

Celine Weier nodded, a little absent-minded, not knowing what she was thinking.

……

The great Miss Anchor returned to her beloved little room.

Sit down and sort yourself out.

First of all, blessings and protection.

[Baba Yaga's Shadow Protection], [Malchana's Frost Protection], [Blessing of the Dark Sun Lord], there is no change in these three, so I won't talk about them.

[Fiman's Fairy Tale Blessing], this was given by the coward.

The content is quite strange. I don't know if it's because of the Chaos School, but it can't increase elemental affinity, but it increases the speed of practicing telekinesis magic.

At the same time, it was given a mysterious description - "the shining crown of the soul, the finishing touch of the fairy tale."

No explanation was given.

"If you want to know more details, please go to the Moonlight Temple."

Ok.

After the Moon Snow Owl's transformation last time, Anke can actually go to the Moonlight Glade at any time, uh, but she doesn't know if she can climb the Moon Stairs.

Because the current proficiency is not much.

[Moon Corona Meditation: 212/10000/Skilled]

of course.

More importantly, she is a little scared now, because she doesn't know if she can come out of the Moonlight Temple safely after going there.

But it's okay, because this blessing increases telekinesis magic, and she hasn't even developed intermediate level magic, so there's no need to aim too high.

[Telekinesis Shaping: 1851/5000/Master], [Telekinesis Release: 1032/5000/Master],

When combined, they can form the powerful intermediate magic "Telekinesis Mastery".

Plus [Eye of Judgment: 990/5000/Master], [Elemental Seal: 843/5000/Master]

There's also [Empathy: 1/5000/Mastery], a low-level spell I just created, advanced from the trick "Emotional Perception", and its function is... uh, literal.

Capture and perceive emotions, and then simulate them.

It looks useless. Actually, well, apart from some daily tricks, it does have limited effect in combat.

However, it is an important prerequisite.

An Ke looked through the city lord's library and found that this thing, combined with the power advancement of Insight (Eye of Judgment), can form a powerful mid-level spell "Weakness Perception", followed by "Ahead of the Priority" and "Mind Capture".

Because she was too greedy and the Winter Chamber of Commerce in Asda City happened to have the goods, she sold them directly.