Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint

Has the Holy Court brainwashed you?

As core members of the mutual aid society, they were a bit confused.

They believed that if they were in that situation, they would never expose the mole.

Not only them, but even Vanessa, Melina and others found it hard to believe that the three of them confessed so readily.

Only Celia knew.

She knew that Ross had cast mental spells on the three of them, constantly influencing them with magic until they finally broke down their mental defenses. As if they had taken three kilograms of bewitching potion, they answered whatever Celia asked.

Physical torture may be resisted, but mental torture is much harder for those with unwavering faith to withstand.

However, their confessions came so easily that Walter became a little worried that they might be framing innocent people.

After thinking about it, he decided to ask him himself.

However, before he could speak, the three subordinates who had been named suddenly released a strong polluting aura and then tried to escape.

Unfortunately, they had no chance of escaping from a fourth-tier, a sixth-tier, a bunch of third-tier, and a second-tier minor mage, and were easily subdued.

After tying them all up, Walter said with mixed feelings, "I'm sorry, gentlemen, I didn't expect to have a heretic traitor among my men."

Melina glanced at Celia, patted Walter on the shoulder, and calmly said, "They're just three underlings. You should be happy."

Walter couldn't understand Melina's meaning, while Celia, who had been glanced at, glared angrily at Melina: "Archbishop Melina, this is slander!"

"What are you talking about, little Celia?" Melina said with a smile.

Vanessa also looked at Celia, thinking about the things she had said. She had initially thought it was a coincidence, but now she realized it was.

This must be a special blessing from the gods, right?

Vanessa looked strange.

Luckily, I didn't do anything, so I wasn't betrayed by Celia.

Even so, the temple was to be demolished...

Celia noticed Vanessa's strange look, and angrily turned her head away, ignoring the two of them.

"Lord Ross, am I really that outrageous? Reporting the high priests of other temples is what they deserved. Not to mention me, any of Benovia or anyone else would have done the same!"

"As for this time, it was a complete coincidence. Who knew they would come for the free treatment at the Star Ash Temple! And the fact that they could even sense the Heart of the Puppet is just too much of a coincidence!"

Ross suppressed a laugh: "Yes, yes, you're right."

Celia: "..."

The girl suspected that she had been blessed by an evil god by Ross.

But she had no evidence and dared not speak.

Okay, let's leave it at that.

Celia fell silent.

Melina acted swiftly and decisively, directing the law-enforcing knights to bind and take away all the heretics.

Before leaving, she patted Celia on the shoulder. "Celia, you've done a great job this time. The 'Shark' level heretic of the Deep Sea Aid Society has been a target of the Holy Court and a bounty has been placed on his head. As the one who made the greatest contribution in defeating the 'Shark,' Vanessa will receive a high reward. As an assistant, you will also receive a considerable amount of gold coins as commission, probably dozens of gold coins, up to 100 gold coins. I will report this to the Cardinals, and you can just wait to collect your gold coins."

"Really? Thank you, Sister Melina!"

Celia immediately threw away all her gloom and became very happy, her words becoming sweet as well.

"Just because you called me 'sister,' I have to get this done for you."

After speaking with Celia, she looked at Vanessa and said, "Priestess Vanessa, congratulations on your advancement to the fourth rank. Would you be interested in joining the Order of the Lawful Knights? I can get you hired through connections."

Vanessa smiled and shook her head: "I've gotten used to Star Ash Town, and I don't plan to move."

Melina said, "Is that so? But after reaching the fourth rank, one should go to a larger city and become a bishop. A priest in a small town is enough for a third-rank mage."

Vanessa's smile remained unchanged as she countered, "Bishop Melina, if the Deep Sea Aid Society is prepared to retaliate, can a third-tier priest withstand their retaliation?"

Melina laughed and said, "If they were to retaliate, would they only call in a fourth-tier enemy?"

"Where would you find so many heretics of the fourth rank or higher?"

“You’re right. If Deepsea Assistance is going to retaliate, it will only target you. You’re more likely to protect yourself in the city.”

“It’s the same wherever we are,” Vanessa said. “I’m better off in Star Ash because it’s closer to the Protoss Forbidden Lands, which may contain more than just Deepsea Aid outposts. If we bring in another Tier 3 Priest, are you sure he can handle a crisis from the Protoss Forbidden Lands?”

Melina pondered for a moment, then nodded: "That's true. However, you might be transferred to Southern City or the Cardinals' Council. Remember to prepare in advance."

"Thank you for the reminder. I would also appreciate it if Bishop Melina could put in a good word for me with the Cardinals. I am better off in Star Ash than in Southland City. This is the first line of defense against the Protoss Forbidden Zone, and we cannot afford to lose it."

"Yes, I will. Now that things are done here, I should leave."

"..."

It's time for Calvin again.

Chapter 191 Southern Border City, is it? Miss Celia is here!

After bidding farewell to Melina, Celia followed Vanessa back to the temple.

At this moment, the priests from the Holy See headquarters had arrived, and a group of clergy were taking notes around the temple.

The Priestessate is the central department of the Holy See responsible for post-construction work and the logistics of various activities. The repair and reconstruction of temples also fall under their jurisdiction.

Upon Vanessa's arrival, the person in charge of assessing the temple's damage approached her to discuss the relevant matters.

Celia wasn't interested in this and couldn't offer any help, so after being consulted, she continued to help Vanessa search for anything that could be salvaged.

Although she has always denied that she brought these heretics, the deed is done, and there's no point in arguing anymore. She might as well work harder and try to salvage some of the temple's losses.

The things buried may not be of much value, but they are Vanessa's memories, which are priceless to her.

For several days in a row, Celia helped Vanessa clean up the temple ruins.

Meanwhile, Walter, the local lord, sent a lot of supplies and arranged for a simple little house to be built for them free of charge as temporary shelter.

After confirming the condition of the temple, the people of the Priestessate quickly returned to the Holy Court headquarters. Upon learning that this was the hometown of the candidate for saint, the Cardinals acted swiftly, quickly allocating funds to the Priestessate, which also promptly arranged for people to come and carry out construction.

Celia could no longer get involved in the temple's reconstruction. As she watched the construction team work, she gradually grew bored.

"Lord Ross, shall we venture into the Protoss Forbidden Lands again?"

One day, out of sheer boredom, Celia made a suggestion.

Ross thought for a moment and shook his head: "There's nothing in the Protoss Forbidden Lands that's worth going to unless you want to go hunting."

"Hunting isn't a bad idea... If we can catch monsters of rank three or higher, extracting materials from them to replace parts for rank three magic puppets would be a good idea."

"It's too troublesome to replace parts every time the puppet advances its rank. I'm asking you, are there any materials that can grow together with the sorcerer?"

Celia tilted her head and thought for a moment, then shook her head: "I've never heard of that. I've only heard that many wealthy sorcerers will try to reduce the strength of high-grade materials through various methods so that they can use them at lower levels."

"Like Benovia's puppet, but doing so would cause the overall performance and defensive capabilities of high-grade materials to be similar to those of low-grade materials. For example, if you compress a beluga whale bone to the first-grade level, it can be easily smashed by any hammer before it is unsealed."

"That's good, it saves you the trouble of finding materials to inscribe runes again. However, your current resources are not enough to enter the God Realm. In the near future, the Deep Sea Aid Society may come to retaliate against you. What you need to do now is not to go hunting in the Protoss Forbidden Land, but to go to Southern City to buy blank scrolls and scroll-making materials."

"What?" Celia's eyes lit up. "Are they really coming to cause us trouble? Will they send fifth or sixth-tier mages?"

Ross smiled and said calmly, "That's possible, which is why I told you to be prepared."

Celia: "...I think any preparations I make against fifth and sixth tier opponents are futile, aren't they?"

"Yes, so they won't send out fifth or sixth-tier mages."

Celia: "?"

"Leaving aside whether they actually have any mages with that kind of power, even if they do, they would definitely be under the surveillance of the Holy Court or other empires, and any slight movement would trigger an attack. Being able to send out a fourth-tier mage is already like a lion hunting a rabbit."

Sometimes, Celia is just worrying too much.

Seeing her still worried expression, Ross said speechlessly, "Don't forget that you're only a second-tier mage just because you've encountered fourth-tier mages in two consecutive battles."

“Although I can’t beat a fourth-tier mage, most third-tier mages can’t beat me,” Celia said.

Whether it's spell compatibility and proficiency, or magic concentration and refinement, she is better than most third-tier mages because the spells and meditation techniques she learned came from the Holy Magic Academy, one of the top magic schools in the Ishtar Empire.

And now, she is learning spells and meditation methods that are even more powerful than those of the Holy Magic Academy, which were personally improved by the gods.

The puppet and the staff were also created under the guidance of the gods.

With the help of the Mage's Hand and various scrolls, Celia felt she should be able to escape from a fourth-tier mage.

So she figured that if the Deepsea Alliance were cautious, they would send a fifth-tier mage...

He forgot that he was only at the second tier, and the Deep Sea Aid Society might not even know that he was facing a bunch of third-tier mages alone at the Star Ash Temple.

Even if he knew, and understood that all the sorcerers were seriously injured, with five lying on the ground slacking off at the start, and only one third-tier sorcerer fighting him, he still won in the end thanks to the scroll.

I simply couldn't believe I could escape the pursuit of a fourth-tier mage...

With her mind a jumble of thoughts, Celia gradually emerged from her worries.

"Lord Ross is right, I'm just an ordinary second-tier girl right now! But, everyone in Star Ash Town... is still a little worried. What if the Deep Sea Aid Society suddenly gets angry and massacres the city?"

Ross said calmly, "Since the temple has already been destroyed, why not go to Southern City and wait for the Deep Sea Aid Society to come to us?"

"Go to Southern Border City... what if the temple there is also destroyed?"

"You can try to survive in the wilderness. There are protective formations in Southern City, and both the lord and the bishop of the temple have strength of level four or above, so they can respond quickly. But in the wilderness, you will have to face it alone..."

"I choose to go to Southern Border City!"

Celia made a decision.

She was incredibly efficient; she immediately found Vanessa and said, "Mother Vanessa, I'm going to Southland for a few days."

Vanessa asked, "Where are you going?"

"Go make money!"

"Okay, then go ahead. Take the things I left on the table with you; you can eat them on the way."

"it is good!"

Celia entered the temporary house and saw cheese bread and caramel apples on the table. She casually picked up two apples and a piece of bread, said goodbye to Vanessa again, and then left Star Ash Town.

On the way to Southern City, Celia stopped in a deserted area and began to disguise herself.

"Although I don't know if the temple in Southern City has heard of my deeds, just in case, I should disguise myself to avoid causing them trouble."

Ross said with a half-smile, "If you discovered that the priests or even the bishops of Southern City were engaging in illegal or unethical conduct, would you report them?"

“Of course!” Celia replied without hesitation.

Ross smiled without saying a word.

After disguising herself as an ordinary girl, Celia starts anew!

"Southern Border City, here I come!"

The transitions in the plot are always slow to write...

Chapter 192 The sea is full of fish, so the sea god is also a fish.

Southern Border City.

Celia's arrival caused no disturbance.

This city is the largest city in the Ishtar Empire closest to the Star Spirit Tree, and it is also an extremely important border city.

As Celia entered the city, she saw not only humans, but also people from the elven and orc kingdoms.

When she transited through here last time, she didn't take a good look around and rushed back. Now, after calming down, she noticed the differences between this place and Huijin City.

With the Star Spirit Tree as the boundary, the Ishtar Empire is located northeast of the center of the Starfall Continent. It borders the far north to the north, has a coastline to the east, and is close to the Star Spirit Tree to the southeast. Near the Star Spirit Tree, it borders the Elf and Orc kingdoms. The Southern City thus became the center of communication between the Ishtar Empire and the two non-human kingdoms.

"This city is one of the few that has city walls," Celia remarked, looking at Southern City.

She joined the crowd in queuing to enter the city.

Outside the city walls, the city lord set up checkpoints to verify the identities of those entering the city. Non-citizens needed a pass to enter, and these passes had to be paid for.

Although Celia was disguised, she possessed the Holy Magic Academy badge, so there was no need to check her identity; only the badge's authenticity needed to be verified for entry.

Very convenient.

As the top magic school in the entire empire, the Holy Magic Academy is very confident that it will not be counterfeited. Similarly, it will not worry that its badge will be lost and picked up by others for illegal purposes.