Strength 99999 but the Holy Sister

At that time, I read books for pleasure.

Later, she was sent to the church by her mother and became a nun. Her mother told her that this path was more suitable for her. When she was in the monastery, she still often stayed alone in a deserted place, reading and daydreaming, just like now.

Reading at this time is to escape.

As long as I can be selected as a holy sister, I can leave that small town naturally - Vivian thought.

At this time, several people dressed as monks passed by behind her and the sound of their conversation could be heard.

"Have you heard? The underground palace is open."

"You mean the cemetery?"

Underground palace?

Vivian raised her eyes and looked back, but the monks had already walked away.

The underground palace...is it the underground palace where the Holy Nun is selected?

Looking up at the solemn and holy goddess sculpture in the center of the pool, Vivian pursed her lips hesitantly.

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28. Golden Adventurer Aisha [Fifth Update]

The opening of the underground palace always attracts countless adventurers who come here to explore the underground palace. Some of these adventurers have experienced exploring the underground palace, while most of the other adventurers have no relevant experience - so forming a team is a good choice.

Many adventurer teams are composed of one or two experienced adventurers paired with other people, which is also a more appropriate team formation method.

"Hey, brother, you look really strong. Listen, have you ever been to the underground palace? Do you want to join our team? We already have a mage and a hunter here, and we need a strong warrior like you."

"Hey, we're hiring! Are there any pastors willing to join us?"

"We are the bronze team and we are in need of an experienced mage. Would you like to join?"

Elsa saw many adventurers in the guild hall looking for team members. Most of them had already registered and were ready to set off at any time, while more people were still queuing up to register.

The development of the underground palace is jointly led by the Lords and nobles of Dammas, as well as the mercenary agency, the Adventurer's Guild and the Church. Order is particularly important, so everyone entering needs to go through a complete registration procedure and verify their identity. This is also to avoid unnecessary disputes that disrupt the development plan of the underground palace.

Elsa simply counted and found that there were already 180 adventurers queuing or waiting to form a team in the guild hall. The huge guild hall felt crowded.

She also saw quite a few priests wearing white uniforms among the adventurers.

Unlike nuns like Aisha, priests are under the jurisdiction of the Holy See, but they are not necessarily members of the church. Simply put, this "priest" is not the same as the "priest" of previous lives. Priests here are more like foreigners attached to the church. The church teaches them holy magic, and they respond to the church's call when needed. The rest of the time, they are completely free, neither residing in the church nor bound by its precepts. Many of these priests become adventurers, and they are always sought after among adventurers.

However, it is precisely because of this reason that many priests have become arrogant and conceited, and conflicts often arise between priests and other people in the team. In this case, the union usually needs to step in to mediate. Therefore, sometimes, in order to save trouble, adventurer teams will not recruit priests. Such behavior can be regarded as a kind of protest, forming a delicate balance between other adventurers and the priest profession.

Of course, there were monks among the adventurers—the Church generally didn't restrict monks in this regard, so occasionally monks would join the adventurers. But today, Aisha didn't see any other monks. Clearly, the Dammas Monastery had been very busy recently.

So Aisha was the only church member present.

She stood quietly at the back of the line, and as the line slowly moved forward, from time to time someone would notice her frail figure and come up to talk to her:

"Hey, you look like a priest, right? We need a priest in our team. Would you like to join us?"

As he spoke, he shook the silver badge in his hand.

It has to be said that such adventurers are already very good - as a partner, the strength of a silver medal adventurer is above that of most adventurers, and they are talents standing in the upper middle of the pyramid.

However, Elsa had no intention of teaming up with anyone from the beginning. Her goal was to explore the depths of the underground palace, the deeper the better, which was inconsistent with the goals of others. If a disagreement arose in the underground palace for this reason, it would not be good for anyone - no one would like a teammate who left the team halfway.

"I'm sorry, I'm not a priest," Aisha said with an apologetic yet polite smile. She untied the black cloth, revealing the sharp tip of the spear. "By definition, I'm probably a spearman."

"Ah, this? A spearman?"

The man was stunned for a moment, then smiled, apologized politely, shook his head and left.

Obviously, the man mistook the spear wrapped in black cloth for a pastor's staff. Maybe he really needed a priest, and when he saw Elsa wearing a nun's uniform, he naturally thought that the nuns of the church would be more trustworthy, so he came up to talk to her?

But unfortunately, Aisha was not the one he was looking for.

In fact, there were quite a few adventurers using weapons like spears. Like Elsa, most of them had no teammates - because the environment in the underground palace might require them to fight in a narrow space, and weapons like spears and swords were difficult to use in such a place. It would be terrible if they got into a tough fight because of the restrictions on their weapons. No one likes to clean up after their teammates, which would put the entire team in danger.

As a result, fewer people found Elsa, as no one wanted their teammate to be someone who might fail at any time.

But there are still people who come up to chat with me for purposes other than teammates.

A man with a staff on his back walked over and stretched out his hand to block Elsa's side. He looked at Elsa carefully, and his eyes gave Elsa a feeling of disgust - this was already a very rude look.

"busy?"

Elsa looked back with a slightly unhappy look, causing the man to restrain himself a little.

He cleared his throat and said, "Sister, let me introduce myself. I'm Harold Randolph, an archer. As you can see, your appearance is just in time. Our team is still short of a striker. Would you like to team up with us? By the way, although I'm a bronze medalist, we have a silver medalist on our team."

"Still not."

Elsa refused directly. She would never be polite to those who were rude - Harold Randolph spoke in a haughty manner, and the look in his eyes disgusted Elsa.

"Really? Don't be too ambitious. You can see that there are actually not many teams willing to accept you. If you miss me..."

As he spoke, Harold Randolph seemed to become bolder and stretched out his hand to put it on Elsa's shoulder, but then he met a pair of warning eyes and withdrew his hand in disappointment.

"What will happen?"

Elsa was getting impatient.

But Harold Randolph persisted.

"Don't look at me like that. I'm just giving you some advice, Sister." Harold Randolph spread his hands with an indifferent expression. "I'm saying, even in the underground palace, you still need someone to accompany you, right? It's too dangerous for a girl like you to be in a place like that. If it were me..."

"Next person."

It was Aisha's turn in the queue. She didn't bother to pay attention to Harold Randolph. She stepped past him and walked to the counter, taking out the golden badge from her ring - at this moment Harold Randolph's voice stopped abruptly.

It's not good to bully others by taking advantage of your power, but sometimes Elsa is willing to use this method to fight back against some annoying guys.

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29. Chance Encounter

Adventurers are a group that respects the strong.

The only people who become adventurers are those who chase fame and fortune, and most of them are "grassroots people". Simply put, those who have truly gained fame and fortune do not need and are unwilling to prove or maintain themselves by becoming adventurers. Only those who try to become this kind of people will look for ways, and the Adventurer's Guild is one of them.

Therefore, strength is very important in the Adventurer's Guild, and adventurers are also a group that respects those with strength.

In the city of Dammas, there are no more than fifteen gold medal adventurers. Without exception, they are all elite warriors selected from thousands of miles away, and are the strongest people standing at the top of the city of Dammas. In the minds of most adventurers, their existence almost symbolizes a certain belief and beacon.

So the moment Elsa's gold badge was revealed, the adventurers around Elsa, including Harold Randolph, immediately fell silent.

A gold medal adventurer appeared—the news seemed to spread throughout the guild in an instant.

Elsa glanced at Harold Randolph meaningfully, and he stared at the identity badge with an exquisite griffin pattern engraved on it with wide eyes, his face stiff.

"Do you want to continue?"

Aisha asked deliberately.

"Then... I... I'll take my leave..."

Harold Randolph ran away in disgrace.

Elsa raised the corner of her mouth. Although she became a gold medal adventurer two years ago, she suddenly felt that the gold medal was still quite useful - at a time like this, it could make many people give up.

The receptionist behind the counter watched the scene quietly, as if she was used to it.

"Sister Faris, this is really difficult for you."

The receptionist in front of her was the same one who had handled the letter-posting business for Elsa yesterday. She greeted her and Elsa responded politely.

"Oh, good morning. This is the second time we've met." Aisha ignored the man with the staff and smiled at the receptionist. "What's your name?"

"Just call me Annie." Annie smiled. After yesterday's incident, she had probably guessed Elsa's intentions. She confirmed, "So, is Sister Faris going to the underground palace?"

"Yes."

"Then I'll register you."

Anne skillfully wrote down the details on the paper, stamped it with the guild's seal, and handed the letter of certification to Elsa.

"Well, good luck with your exploration, then."

As soon as Elsa left the counter, many adventurers flocked to her, trying to invite her to join a team, but she politely declined. Then, a white figure appeared before her—a white robe covering most of its body, a hood and scarf obscuring its face, nose, and mouth, leaving only its emerald eyes visible. Clean leather boots peeked out from beneath the robe, and a short bow and quiver at its waist could be vaguely seen.

"Hello, dear Sister."

The person spoke, very politely, and her voice was unexpectedly clear and pleasant - she was actually a girl.

Although her face cannot be seen, her soft and pleasant voice makes people unconsciously imagine the image of a beauty.

"You're here for this underground palace, too?" She went straight to the point, inviting Elsa. "Then please allow me to invite you to join my team. Let me introduce myself. My name is Filia Livlet, and I'm also a gold medal adventurer and an archer."

As she spoke, Filiaf stretched out her hand from under her white robe, and in the palm of her gloved hand lay a golden badge.

Filia is an archer and Aisha is a forward. They are both gold medal adventurers. If they were to find team members, no one would be more suitable for each other than them.

But Elsa still refused.

"My name is Elsa Faris, a nun. As you can see, I'm a lancer," Elsa introduced herself. "It's nice to meet you, but I plan to explore the dungeon alone this time, so I can't join your adventure team. Please forgive me."

Elsa is not targeting the magic ore, so she will definitely leave the team midway.

In this case, it would be better not to join anyone's team from the beginning, so as not to cause trouble to others along the way, and it would also slow down Elsa's own pace.

"Is that so?" Filia lowered her brows. Although Elsa rejected her, her eyes remained calm. "It's alright, Sister Faris. I wish you good luck in your military career. I hope we can work together next time."

"May the goddess be with you."

Filia turned around and left the guild directly, as if she couldn't find suitable teammates and decided to go it alone.

Elsa didn't stay long. She used her points to buy some torches and magic devices for lighting, as well as some dry food at the shopping window inside the union, and was about to leave the union. At this moment, a figure made her stop.

Her long aqua-colored hair was tied behind her head, and she carried an exquisitely carved white staff on her back. Her figure was petite but with a voluptuous figure. Although she wore light armor, it could not conceal the soft curves unique to women - this figure looked familiar to Elsa.

At this time, the girl with long aqua-colored hair seemed to be being approached, and she waved her hands in embarrassment.

Aisha stared at the girl's back, then walked over and said uncertainly:

"...Vivian?"

"Hey?"

The girl turned around like a frightened deer, and when she saw Elsa, a hint of surprise suddenly appeared in her eyes under her glasses.

"Hey, y-yes, it's Aisha...?"

"It's me... Aren't you in a convent? Why aren't you wearing a nun's uniform? Why are you here?"

"I……"

Faced with Aisha's three consecutive questions, Vivian didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"Huh? It turns out that Sister Nun is with this lovely..." At this time, the man who was chatting with her came over with a smile. When he saw Elsa, his face seemed to be filled with joy - but he was immediately glared back by Elsa impatiently.

Elsa walked in front of Vivian and forced the man to take a step back. She grabbed Vivian's hand, and scared Vivian so much that she let out a cry.

"She's my friend, and she's already agreed to team up with me. I'm sorry to have taken so long to talk to you, but please go back."

"Even so, we can still team up together..."

The man seemed a little unwilling to give in, and Elsa didn't want to argue, so she showed her golden badge and looked straight at the man, staring at him so hard that he shrank his neck stiffly. It must be said that the gold badge was very useful. When the man saw that Elsa was a gold medal adventurer, he immediately apologized and left tactfully.

Elsa then looked at Vivian and let go of her hand. Vivian then quickly put her hands into her sleeves and nervously clutched the cuffs.

"are you OK?"

Vivian timidly lowered her eyes, as if looking at the cross on her chest, and mumbled through her nose: "It's, it's okay..."

She unconsciously touched the frame of her glasses, her face already flushed. She met Elsa's gaze, her eyes dodging behind her glasses - how could she look okay?

Elsa sighed.

"In the future, if you encounter those who hit on you for no reason, just reject them directly. You obviously don't want to team up with him, right?"

"I, I actually... don't know... I just think he doesn't seem easy to get along with..."

"Looks like?"

Aisha raised her eyebrows slightly, and suddenly felt that it was really hard for Vivian to come to the guild alone.