Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint

I bought the fishing rod, hook, line, bait, and other equipment yesterday evening. It cost two gold coins. The reason it was so expensive was because the Forbidden Forest Lake is a magical lake, and the fish in it are not ordinary fish. So I bought fishing rods that are enchanted.

Ross doesn't even want to fish for non-magical fish.

"Take the things out first, I'll tell you, you do it."

"it is good!"

"There are several types of fish in this lake that are suitable as transitional materials for the magic puppet. Our target this time is the Bluescale Lizardfish, which is over 2 meters long and whose bones are very suitable for replacing the current spine."

After explaining the goal of the fishing trip to Celia, Ross saw her take out various fishing tools and instructed her on how to assemble the fishing rod.

It's similar to assembling a regular fishing rod, but also different. When tying the fishing line to it, you need to draw anti-fall runes on the knot.

It took about half an hour for Celia to finally get it working. Ross didn't just stand by and give instructions; he prepared the bait for her.

Ross casually tossed a lump of bait into the lake to create a feeding area, saying, "Besides the fishing rod, you also need to set up a magic circle around the fishing spot on the fish basket to subdue it when it appears."

"Sigh, what should I do..."

"This is called baiting. If you don't throw some bait in, how can you attract fish to bite?"

"Oh……"

Celia didn't quite understand, but Ross must have had his reasons for doing this.

After another ten minutes of busy work, all the preparations were finally completed. Celia sat on the small stool, put in the bait, and cast the hook with a strong pull.

The fishing line successfully got caught on a nearby tree.

"Ah... I got stuck in the tree." The girl looked at Ross with an innocent expression.

"piece of cake."

Ross flicked his finger, and a wind blade appeared, quickly cutting off the branch entangled in the fishing line.

The second cast was successful. Although it was a bit far from the fishing spot, there were no problems at all.

Perhaps because he was a novice, less than a minute later, he felt a surge of power on the fishing rod.

"It's on the hook!" Celia exclaimed excitedly, beginning her battle of wits with the fish.

Ross scanned it with his mental power and found it to be an ordinary fish, so he ignored it.

As the fish was pulled ashore, Celia smiled and exclaimed, "I really am a fishing expert!"

Ross glanced at her, smiled, and didn't pay any attention, letting her fish freely while he used his mental power to lock onto the fish he had his eye on.

The fish was a bit far from the shore, and mental energy wasn't as readily available or quick in the water as it was on land; it was like being in a mud pit.

Fortunately, Ross's mental strength was strong enough. After locking onto the blue-scaled lizardfish, he directly wrung his mental strength into a thread and stabbed it fiercely into the creature's brain, causing it excruciating pain while leaving behind a provocative wave.

The sudden sharp pain in its brain enraged the blue-scaled lizard fish, which possessed the power of a first-tier mage.

It tumbled wildly at the bottom of the lake. Once the stinging pain from the mental energy impact subsided, it immediately flew up from the bottom of the lake following the tracks deliberately left by Ross.

It wanted to see what was 'biting' it!

It's going to spit at the other person!

Unfortunately, when it reached the vicinity of the baited area, it lost all trace of Ross's spiritual power.

Seeing that there was still some fish food left, it rushed over without hesitation and swallowed it whole.

Just then, Celia cast her line, and with Ross's mental guidance, the hook 'just right' landed in the mouth of the Bluescale Lizardfish.

"Huh? They've already taken the bait?"

Celia was stunned for a moment, and just as she was about to pull herself up, a tremendous force came from the other end of the fishing line, pulling her into the lake.

Just as she was about to fall forward, Ross grabbed her shoulder from behind and pulled her back.

"Quickly channel your magic into the fishing rod and unleash a magical attack on this fish."

"it is good!"

Without much thought, Celia immediately channeled magic into the fishing rod and began to pull against the Bluescale Lizardfish.

After channeling magic into the fishing rod, Celia felt that the force transmitted through the rod seemed to have decreased somewhat.

She could barely move.

But soon she felt her strength waning and her body gradually moved closer to the lake.

"Activate the magic circle at the fishing spot," Ross reminded, "transfer magic power through the soles of your feet."

"Ah good."

Celia had never used the method of transmitting magic through the soles of her feet before, but she didn't have time to think about it at that moment.

She didn't even notice that Ross had already let go of her shoulder, and was just watching the pretty girl fish.

A surge of magic flowed from Celia's toes into the earth, activating the simple magic circle she had previously set up.

Celia felt as if her feet were glued to the ground, as if a huge rock was blocking her from getting any closer to the lake.

"Little fish, come on up here obediently!"

Celia gritted her teeth and exerted all her strength.

Swish!

A sound came from the lake, and she pulled a blue, long fish, more than 2 meters long, from the lake into the air and dropped it to the ground behind her.

The net seemed like a delicate little girl in front of it, so Celia decisively picked up a stone from the side.

duang~!

Chapter 22 Traces of Heresy

"I had a good haul today, but I don't think I bought any kitchen utensils, so I can't cook anything..."

"Simple. Let's find some firewood, light a fire, and roast it directly. Then we can go back."

"It is not allowed to start a fire in the forest."

Celia shook her head, took stock of today's catch, and put everything into the fish basket, including the blue-scaled lizard fish.

"Why don't we give them all to Grandpa Austin?"

Celia made a decision.

She packed her things away, tied the fish basket to her flying broom, and left the place.

Ross glanced thoughtfully back at the Forbidden Forest Lake, then set the puppet to follow Celia before returning to Celia's mind.

Not long after, Celia landed outside Austin's cabin.

Austin didn't seem to be home; the door was locked, and there was no sign of him outside.

Celia went to the door and knocked.

"Grandpa Austin, are you there?"

no respond.

Suddenly, Celia noticed a button by the door with a note next to it that read, "If I'm not here, please press this button ↓"

Celia pressed a button, and Austin's voice came through the button.

"Please wait a moment, I'll be right back."

Celia sat down on a chair outside and emptied all the fish out of the fish basket.

Looking around, he plucked a huge leaf from a nearby tree, like a banana leaf, spread it on the ground, and arranged the fish on it.

Before catching the blue-scaled lizardfish, Celia had caught five fish in total, none of which were very big, with the largest estimated to be only about five pounds. Only this blue-scaled lizardfish was over 2 meters long and roughly estimated to weigh about 20 to 30 pounds.

The blue-scaled lizardfish was entirely blue, with a lizard-like head and a slender body. It had been knocked unconscious by Celia, but was not dead yet.

"Mr. Ross, what should we do with this blue-scaled lizardfish?"

"Wait for Austin to come and let him handle it. The meat of the blue-scaled lizardfish can enhance mental power. Keep half for later use and give half to Austin so he can come over next time."

"Ok."

Not long after, Austin flew down from the sky.

He smiled when he saw Celia: "It's you, child."

Upon seeing the fish on the leaf, he exclaimed in surprise, "It's a blue-scaled lizardfish? You fished for it in a restricted area?"

Celia handed over the license card. "No, I caught it in a permitted fishing area."

Austin took the card, sensed the footprints inside, and found that Celia had indeed not gone fishing outside the area.

How did this blue-scaled lizard end up here and get caught?

Austin looked puzzled and asked, "Can I see your bait? What did you use to catch it?"

Celia opened her backpack and showed off the fish food she was using.

It's just ordinary fish food, with a little dragon lizard blood added to attract magical creatures.

However, the blood of the dragon lizard is very diluted and cannot travel far. At this concentration, it can hardly be said to attract magic fish; it would be completely ignored even by dogs.

But the blue-scaled lizardfish was actually caught.

"Could it be caused by heretical activities?" he muttered to himself, then shook his head.

"I'll go fishing tomorrow," Austin thought to himself.

“Grandpa Austin, these fish are all for you. Could you help me process this blue-scaled lizardfish? I need its bones to make the spine for the puppet.”

Celia's voice brought Austin back to his senses, and he nodded. "Of course, no problem."

As a seasoned angler, Austin is very skilled at handling all kinds of fish, especially those sold in the market.

He got up and went into the hut, took out a boning knife, and quickly processed the blue-scaled lizardfish, separating the flesh from the bones.

Then, he picked up the fish bones and, with a few quick strokes of the boning knife, separated all the bones into segments.

"If you want to use the blue-scaled lizardfish bones to make a golem spine, you'll need to add runes to each bone and polish the joints. You can ask your school tutor for help."

"Thank you, Grandpa Austin!" Celia happily collected all the bones, picked up the blue lizard fish meat, and handed it to Austin. "The fish meat is all yours."

Austin smiled and shook his head. "The fish is very good for you, but it's useless to me. The other fish are enough. You can keep this fish for yourself."

"No, you've helped me, so you should have all of these."

"Stop talking nonsense. I said I don't want it, and that's final. If you still want to come in and fish, take it back."

Seeing Austin's stern expression, Celia had no choice but to obediently put it away.

"By the way, don't come fishing for the next five days. There have been signs of heretical contamination near the school. They might have infiltrated the Forbidden Forest. Wait until the school has checked all the areas before you come."

"A heresy? Is it the Deep Sea Aid Society?" Celia asked curiously.

"may be."

Austin didn't say much, collected the fish from the leaves, and waved for Celia to leave.

Celia tied the meat and bones of the blue-scaled lizardfish to her flying broom, sat on it, and wobbled back to her dormitory.

Back in the dormitory, Celia cautiously looked at Ross and whispered, "Mr. Ross, the Deep Sea Aid Society that Grandpa Austin mentioned earlier might be targeting you."

"Coming after me?" Ross asked, puzzled.

"Yes, the Holy Court has records of twelve heretical orders that all worship evil gods. Although only a few of them actually believe in you, the evil gods worshipped by the other orders are false. But if they knew of your arrival, they would still take action."

"Does this Deep Sea Mutual Aid Association also believe in me?"

"No, they worship the deep sea... Rost."

Ross slowly peeked out a question mark.

"?"

What is Rost?

"The Deep Sea Aid Association claims that the evil god is not human, but a monster from the deep sea named Rost. This monster is like an octopus, with countless tentacles and eyes, and sleeps in the deep sea. Their goal is to awaken the non-existent Rost and bring the deep sea to the Starfall Continent."

Ross: "???"

Rost?

Is this Deep Sea Aid Society sure they didn't create their evil god based on my name?