Strength 99999 but the Holy Sister

Because those powers didn't care whether she wanted it or not, they just poured in all at once, making her almost unable to move every time, and it took her a while to recover.

And this time, it was even more terrifying. It happened dozens of times in a row, and she was about to faint before it stopped.

She knew that these powers did not belong to her and would dissipate soon. They were actually useless unless some blind demon came and beat her up - but this had not happened for a long time.

In the end, she could only sigh in grievance, slowly got up, and silently re-weaved the broken rune.

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558. The Holy Sister of the Previous Generation (5K2)

Soon, it was time for dinner.

Sophia and the others were also picked up by Wilmot's men. Elsa discovered that, apart from them, most of the people attending the dinner were bishops wearing elegant red robes. There were four of them in total. Elsa recognized this kind of attire, which meant that the people attending the dinner were all cardinals, and Rigato was one of them.

"Almost one-third of the Vatican's top leaders are now gathered here."

Tricia leaned over to Elsa's ear and explained.

"The rest of the cardinals are either on missions abroad or stationed in dioceses in other countries. The rest who remain in the Holy City have all been summoned."

The organizational structure of the Holy See is not complicated. Except for the most special saints, the Pope is the highest decision-maker in the Holy See. Under the Pope are the "Cardinal Archbishops", also known as "Cardinals" or "Archbishops" or "Ceremony Bishops". Any Cardinal Archbishop is a powerful person in the Holy See. They are respectively responsible for important affairs in dioceses or certain aspects of the church in various countries. For example, Archbishop Rigato is mainly responsible for the training and guidance of saints, as well as the contact work on saints' affairs with other countries, dioceses, and local monasteries from the Pope to the local monasteries.

Under the archbishop are the cardinals, also known as "bishops" or "white cardinals", such as Bishop Pittman stationed at the Dammars Church. They are mainly in charge of the administration and practical affairs of various departments of the Holy See, from regional churches to churches and monasteries at all levels to important direct-administered dioceses.

Others are deacons, priests, deacons and the like, who manage church property, maintain church facilities, preside over liturgies, spread doctrine, as well as military warfare... and so on. They all have their own specific duties.

The old priest is a priest.

By definition, they are all clergy, and there is no division between superiors and subordinates. However, in practice, there is a clear relationship between superiors and subordinates. It's just that the classification of some positions is vague. For example, deacons at all levels. Sister Mary of Damers is a deacon, and the Grand Master of the Knights Templar in the Central Diocese is also a deacon. They cannot be confused - even if Pope Wilmot claims that all believers should be treated equally, if he really does this, the Vatican will probably be in chaos immediately.

As for nuns like Aisha, before she officially became a holy nun, she was not a clergyman by definition. However, no one present cared about such details at all - after all, it was almost a foregone conclusion that Aisha would become the head holy nun.

Obviously, this dinner was held to allow these powerful archbishops and Aisha to get to know each other.

"Let me introduce this to you all. This is Sister Elsa Faris, whom you've all heard of. Here are some rumors about her..."

Wilmot presided over the meeting personally, allowing the archbishops and Aisha to get acquainted with each other. Aisha and Rigatu were acquaintances, so they exchanged a few words. Seeing this, Wilmot simply asked Rigatu to entertain Aisha, while he himself had other matters to discuss with Tricia - but Aisha could see that although it seemed to be going with the flow, it was actually a deliberate arrangement by Wilmot.

But it’s better this way, Elsa feels more comfortable.

"Sister Faris, let me introduce you. This is Archbishop Vanita H. Xavier."

Halfway through, Rigatu came to Aisha with a cardinal.

Elsa looked over subconsciously. The person brought by Rigatu was the only female among the five cardinals present. Elsa had just heard her name from Wilmot, and now Rigatu came over to introduce her again.

"Hello, Sister Aisha Faris. I have heard rumors about you in many places. I am honored to meet you today."

Vanita H. Xavier smiled gracefully - she looked elegant and calm, giving people a sense of stability and maturity. In fact, this was indeed the case. She looked to be around thirty years old, and her figure showed off the unique charm of a mature woman. The gorgeous red bishop's robe did not give people the slightest feeling of subtlety when worn on her. Instead, it highlighted her elegance, and even a touch of beauty that was not commensurate with a clergyman.

But beneath that beautiful appearance, Elsa could faintly sense a sharpness honed by the vicissitudes of life.

"Hello."

Elsa also smiled and responded with church etiquette, appearing graceful and elegant.

"Xavier is one of the few Archbishops among us who isn't directly involved in government affairs, but she's no ordinary woman. She directly oversees all affairs of the Sisters of Battle. This time, she's in charge of selecting the Holy Sisters, so I thought it would be helpful for you two to get to know each other."

Rigatu laughed and said.

This surprised Aisha.

The Battle Sisters, as the name suggests, is a military organization composed of battle nuns. In nature, it is no different from the Knights Paladin, but the number of Battle Sisters is relatively small, so it is not usually so common.

Of course, the biggest difference between the Battle Sisters and the Paladins is not the number of members, but their other important duty - being a Holy Sister.

All generations of Holy Sisters were Combat Sisters, and in principle, they were still members of the Order of the Combat Sisters.

In other words, the cardinal in front of him will be Elsa's direct superior in the future.

"I think I would rather you think of me as your friend,"

Vanita seemed to guess what Elsa was thinking, or rather, she was already familiar with such conversations. She smiled at Elsa gently, raised her hand, and gently stroked Elsa's cheek with her knuckles. She did not touch Elsa's skin directly, but the perfect distance allowed Elsa to just feel a hint of warmth and fragrance.

Vanita looked into Aisha's eyes, which seemed to be thoughtful, yet just the right amount of captivating.

"Or, you can also call me sister - I'm older than sister Aisha, so you don't mind letting me take advantage of you a little bit, right?"

Vanita said with a chuckle, her tone calm and generous yet elegant and charming, like an ordinary joke, but Aisha knew that it could be a joke or serious - she had seen such a woman before, Aisha was very familiar with her, and she often did the same herself.

In fact, nuns in the church often call each other "sister" and "sister", which is a very common phenomenon and nothing big. But when Vanita said it, it seemed to have a different meaning.

"Cough cough..."

Rigato suddenly coughed and glared at Vanita.

Seeing this, Vanita just smiled and said nothing - but it was obvious that this was not the first time Rigatu had warned Vanita like this, and Vanita did not take Rigatu's warning seriously at all.

"I care about you very much."

Finally, she still did not forget to wink at Elsa.

"Please don't mind her. She's always like this... She's actually very easy to talk to."

Rigatu turned around and smiled apologetically at Aisha. He wanted to use the word "frivolous" to describe this colleague with an outstanding personality, but he didn't say it out loud.

He was afraid that Elsa would feel uncomfortable with Xavier's attitude. Xavier's personality was actually very rare among monks, and many people couldn't deal with him. Of course, it was usually the nuns under Xavier who suffered the most. The male monks were fine because Xavier only liked to play such jokes on the nuns.

Aisha didn't think it was a big deal. She could feel that Vanita had no ill will towards her, only deep curiosity.

In order to get past the topic, Rigatu quickly continued, "Actually, Xavier and you have quite a connection. You may not know this, but she was one of the Holy Sisters of the previous generation. She fought alongside the Holy Sisters of the previous generation, and was a comrade-in-arms with Father Angus's sister, Leticia Angus."

This time, Elsa was indeed a little surprised.

She then smiled and caught Vanita's hand that was about to drop. Elsa's slender fingers gently brushed Vanita's wrist, gracefully and generously, her fingertips slid into Vanita's palm, her knuckles seemed to hook, but it seemed not to. It was like some kind of invitation, but it was impeccably in line with etiquette. It seemed to be just an unintentional contact, but it was as soft as a feather and touching, which made Vanita's eyes suddenly have an inexplicable glimmer.

"I am deeply honored that a senior who once fought alongside the Saint has taken such notice of me."

Rigatu always felt like something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what it was.

Elsa suddenly thought of a question.

Since Vanita is a holy nun of the previous generation, doesn't that mean that Vanita's actual age must be at least in her fifties - you really can't tell from her appearance.

This is not surprising. As a holy nun, Vanita is an outstanding warrior. It is normal for such people to live for more than a hundred years. She is in her fifties, which is probably only about thirty years old for ordinary people, which is quite consistent with her current appearance. Besides, Tricia is much older than her, conservatively estimated to be over two hundred years old, but doesn't she look less than twenty years old?

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On the other side, in the quiet reception room.

"Why do I suddenly feel like someone is saying something bad about me..."

Tricia frowned in surprise, but she looked around with her magical vision and found nothing unusual, so she stopped thinking about it and turned to look at Wilmot who was sitting opposite her - Wilmot was frowning deeply and lost in thought.

The silence between the two people has lasted for some time.

Dozens of ancient parchment scrolls were piled on the table in front of them. All of these scrolls were unsealed and unfolded in front of Tricia. However, Tricia had already checked all the contents inside and was now waiting for Wilmot's answer.

——In the middle of the banquet, Tricia called Wilmot here. At first, Wilmot thought that Tricia was going to discuss with him about Saint Inksa, but Tricia asked about these scrolls.

These scrolls are all secrets of the Holy See. They record some very mysterious relics, secret treasures, mysterious spaces, places of miracles, etc. that the Holy See has found in the long years since its establishment. Areas that have been explored or are relatively low in danger will not be recorded here. Only extremely dangerous areas that even the Paladins dare not easily step into are qualified to leave traces on these scrolls.

For example, the information about the Temple of Poseidon and the Far North Storm Sea is included in it. That is also a place that the Holy See has never solved or explored, but now it may have to be excluded.

When Wilmot brought the scrolls, he heard Tricia say something shocking.

"I suggest unlocking the ruins of the Holy Mountain and letting Aisha go there."

Wilmot was immediately in trouble.

He asked Tricia to come here to solve the problem of the saint, not to let Tricia cause trouble for him - the ruins of the holy mountain, there is a real wild god sealed, and it was a wild god who once possessed the divinity of a righteous god, but lost it because he lost his faith.

If we unlock the seal of a place like this, wouldn't that be asking for trouble?

The church's attitude towards this trouble left over from ancient times has always been to monitor it but not to intervene. There is no way, the church is unable to solve it, or the price to pay to solve this trouble is too heavy. The power of that wild god is very strong. The only two ways for the church to win are to suppress it with the Temple of the Goddess, or to mobilize the power of the entire church to fight it to the death, not to defeat it, but to wear down its power. In this era, there is no environment for gods to survive. After the divine power is consumed, it cannot be restored, and it will naturally die of exhaustion.

But the church cannot afford all this cost.

Therefore, the best way is to continue to let the God of Wilderness sleep in it. The God of Wilderness does not want to pay attention to their Church, and they do not want to pay attention to the God of Wilderness. Anyway, as time goes by, the power of that thing will continue to weaken, and one day it will self-destruct. In this case, why bother?

"Senior, let me confirm again, are you really going to do this?"

"of course."

Tricia obviously has different ideas from Wilmot.

"why?"

Wilmot was very puzzled.

In his impression, Tricia has always been a very steady senior who would never take risks in dealing with anything. However, he really didn't understand why Tricia suddenly changed her personality.

"You are not doing this for Sister Aisha Faris..."

Wilmot thought about it and felt that Tricia might want to give Aisha some experience.

After all, Elsa was truly powerful. Such a young expert was extremely rare, even unprecedented. Therefore, Tricia valued Elsa greatly, and this was evident in every piece of intelligence she sent him. Wilmot understood Tricia's mentality—perhaps that was why Tricia wanted to further develop Elsa's potential. For Elsa, ordinary training was no longer sufficient, so she needed to step up her game. Therefore, Tricia set her sights on the Holy Mountain Ruins.

Is that right?

However, what Wilmot has always wanted to say is that to this day Elsa's origins are still unknown, and no one knows where Elsa's power comes from - all of this is not supported by any intelligence, so would such a choice be too risky?

Wilmot believes Tricia, but he has his own concerns.

Tricia did see through Wilmot's thoughts, but she just smiled and didn't answer.

"I'm not going to change my mind."

Tricia said.

She had seen that wild god before.

She knew how powerful that wild god was—stronger than her, stronger than the saint and the brave, and about the same as Hayes. If she overestimated him a little, he might be even a little stronger. He was indeed a very formidable opponent.

But she also knew how powerful Aisha was - she couldn't beat Hayes without hanging on.

In that case, what else is there to say?

Of course, Tricia didn't dislike that guy and had to wake him up and beat him up, but Tricia had her own considerations - first of all, it was obvious that solving this problem would be beneficial to the future stability and security of mankind, especially after experiencing the incident with the Undead Demon General this time, Tricia felt more and more urgent.

Putting it on hold is the only option.

Once it can be solved and there is a way to solve it, then what reason is there not to do it?

On the other hand, it was to build momentum for Elsa.

The Vatican's intelligence on Elsa was based on the battle between Dammas and the undead general Tobias, but it was obvious that the situation at the time was too complicated, so it was easy for people to misjudge Elsa's true strength. Moreover, Wilmot's understanding of Elsa came more from Tricia's description, but this method was too subjective and one-sided. Wilmot obviously had his own judgment, and it was a wrong judgment.

In Tricia's opinion, the Vatican's outdated intelligence on Elsa really needs to be updated - now even Hayes knows how powerful Elsa is, but the Vatican still only has a vague understanding of it. Isn't this obviously wrong?

Well, let the Holy See take a good look, and see it with their own eyes.

As for why they chose the Holy Mountain Ruins, on the one hand, it is dangerous enough, and only in this way can Elsa's power be highlighted. On the other hand, Tricia is more familiar with it, knowing both herself and the enemy, which can also maximize the guarantee that Elsa will not encounter any accidents - even if Tricia thinks this worry is unnecessary, she has to do it.

But there is one most important reason - it is close.

Wilmot cannot leave the Holy City too far, so if you want Wilmot to witness it with his own eyes, you must choose a place nearby.

The Holy Mountain is close enough, as it is located in the mountains north of the Holy City.

"Hey."

Wilmot was at his wit's end.

He could see Tricia's determination and knew that it was useless to persuade her any further. In fact, his own thoughts were not very firm. It was true that he had some doubts about Elsa in his heart, but didn't he also have strong expectations for Elsa like Tricia?

He had experienced that turbulent period when humanity was in danger, and he longed more than anyone else for the emergence of an upright and powerful Elsa as Tricia described, so he cared so much about Inksa's growth that he almost treated Inksa as his own daughter.

"Okay, I'll contact the Zengal Hermitage right away."

Having made the decision, Wilmot didn't say anything more. He always did what he said.

The Zengar Monastery is a branch of the monastic orders. These monks have vowed to dedicate the rest of their lives to their faith since joining the order. They never go out except for praying, practicing and working. They are a group of monks with strong beliefs, and they usually also have other tasks. Sometimes, it is to guard or monitor, perhaps a forsworn who betrayed his faith and committed a sin, or perhaps it is an unknown secret.

The Zengar Hermitage guards the relics of the Holy Mountain.

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559. The meeting gift between the Giant God and Inksa (5K)