Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint

"I dreamt about Lord Ross..."

After saying that, he closed his eyes again with a satisfied smile.

But the next second, she opened her eyes again, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"No, no, no..."

"I'm not dreaming."

She reached out with difficulty, trying to touch Ross.

Even though she was extremely weak, the simple act of reaching out her hand made her face pale, yet she still stubbornly stretched it out.

However, the next moment, her hand passed over Ross's face but didn't touch anything.

The girl froze for a moment, then her stubborn hand fell freely.

"It's an illusion..."

Alina's face was filled with disappointment.

Ross smiled slightly: "It's not an illusion."

Alina was stunned for a moment, then said happily, "The illusion can even talk, and its voice is exactly the same as Lord Ross's. I've never talked to the illusion before."

As she spoke, a look of disappointment appeared on her face again.

"I wonder how things are going with them... I may never see Lord Ross arrive..."

Ross knew what Alina meant by that.

Due to prolonged bloodletting, her body was already on its last legs, ready to head to the underworld at any moment.

If he hadn't brought back some blood to reactivate her body, it wouldn't have been long before, even with the magic array pulling her, he wouldn't have been able to keep her alive.

She viewed this awakening as a final burst of energy before death, already prepared for the inevitable.

Ross looked at her and said calmly, "Who told you to do this?"

Alina blinked. "Don't be angry, Lord Ross. I did this voluntarily. Even if I can't see you descend, at least others can. They've been working hard outside to summon you. This time, I won't sneak in and miss the summons."

Ross said, "What if your death doesn't successfully summon me?"

"So what if I failed? At least... I tried my best." Alina said nonchalantly. "Ashgar told me that Raphael was also trying. In order to summon you, her lifespan was being rapidly depleted. How can I lose to her?"

Raphael...

Ross sighed, his fingertips hardening as he flicked Alina's head. "Stop this pointless competition. You don't need to do this. In a few more years, I'll be able to leave the endless abyss. Dream on, I'll come back and take you to the stars."

Alina stared blankly as she felt the touch on her forehead.

The girl was bewildered. "Why do I feel these things? Isn't this just a hallucination before I died?"

Ross said calmly, "Want to die? Did you get my permission?"

Alina was stunned: "No, it's not a hallucination?!"

Alina's emotions fluctuated violently.

However, her current state did not support such a strong emotional fluctuation. Before she could even extend her hand, her head tilted to the side and she fainted.

As her emotions were in turmoil, the stars in this underground space also fluctuated violently, but the violent fluctuations stopped immediately after she fainted.

Ross reached out and invoked the magic of the magic circle, slowly covering Alina's body with a layer of solid ice.

"It's good that you're not dead. Take good care of yourself and wait for me to come back."

He looked at Celia again, used his mental power to make her sit up, then entered her body and manipulated her to meditate and replenish her depleted magic.

After a long while, Celia slowly woke up and looked at the ice sculpture ceiling with some confusion.

After a while, she sat up, looked around, and saw Ross's phantom re-form. She rubbed her head and asked, "Lord Ross, what happened?"

Ross said, "I used your magic to stabilize Alina's soul. Your strength is still too weak. Go back and prepare to advance to the fourth rank."

"Ah... fourth tier?"

Celia scratched her head.

"I'm still a long way from the edge of fourth tier..."

Ross nodded: "I know. At your pace, I've calculated it. After you go back, continue to go on adventures and obtain valuable materials. That should be enough to reach the fourth tier before the start of the third year."

Celia's heart beat a little faster.

Most of the students at the Holy Magic Academy are geniuses.

But even for geniuses, reaching the third tier is not so easy.

Most geniuses are one in ten thousand if they can reach the fourth rank within five years.

And I plan to reach level four before my third year...

Celia had never had such a thought.

This is crazy!

and……

The difficulty of the fourth-tier ascension trial increases dramatically.

Many sorcerers, after reaching the third rank in their third year, would not dare to attempt the fourth rank until their fifth year.

Despite Ross's help, Celia still felt things were moving too fast.

Ross said calmly, "Don't worry, I won't do anything to force growth. Don't mistake the talent of most ordinary geniuses for your own."

"Whether it's you or any other Saintess candidate, you all have the possibility of reaching the fourth rank before your third year. If you don't have confidence, you can try again after your third year."

Celia nodded: "I'll do as Lord Ross says."

It's September now, and the second-grade final exams are just around the corner.

"Well, go back."

Ross's phantom disappeared, returning to Celia's mental space.

Celia paused, looked at the frozen Alina, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Are we just going to leave Miss Alina here like this?"

Ross nodded: "There is a complete nourishing array here and the special climate of the far north can slowly nourish her soul and body. Let's come back later."

"Will the person who came to draw her blood come back to draw blood again?" Celia asked worriedly.

Ross said calmly, "He will come, but he won't succeed. I've already modified Alina's dream, and she won't agree to the power extraction. She's a tenth-level mage, and no one can touch her if she doesn't agree."

Relieved, Celia took one last look at the sleeping Alina, and quietly waved goodbye.

Chapter 381 Delegated Settlement Plot

Far North Supply Town.

Celia and Pamisa sat in a tavern, staring at each other.

There were 10 gold coins in front of them.

After meeting Alina, Celia originally planned to leave immediately, but then she remembered that she still had to collect Pamisa's reward in the Far North Supply Town.

10 gold coins is not a small amount.

So she returned here.

"Miss Hiro, aren't you going to tell me that I'm willing to pay money to buy the ruins?"

Celia shook her head: "Miss Pamisa, it's not that I don't want to tell you, but there's really nothing in that ruin. It's under the control of that mysterious person, so it's impossible to pass through."

"What happened to you after we left?" Pamisa asked again, still not giving up.

“More monsters, what else could it be?” Celia shrugged. “I fought for ages, exhausted myself, and realized I couldn’t possibly defeat them all, so I quit.”

"Then why didn't you come out? We've been waiting for you outside since morning."

"I spent a lot of time figuring out the route, and I got lost when I came out. It took me a long time to find my way out."

"Lost?" Pamisa asked, puzzled.

“Yes.” Celia said seriously, “That’s how it is in the ruins. The monsters get stronger with each wave. After defeating a wave, the owner of the ruins will appear, give you a reward, and then send you away. If you are strong enough, you will be left behind and you can choose to continue fighting or leave. I chose to fight, but I found that I couldn’t beat them and ran away. As a result, the road outside the castle had changed, and it took me a long time to get out.”

Pamisa was silent for a moment, then said, "Alright, I'll trust you for now. Here's your payment. I'll leave an asterisk for it, and I'll ask you for help again sometime."

Celia reached out and took the gold coins. Upon hearing this, she shook her head and said, "I'm only staying here temporarily. I'll be leaving tomorrow. As for the asterisks... see you again someday."

Pamisa was taken aback: "Where is Miss Hiro going?"

"To travel the world and see what this world is like," Celia casually made up an excuse.

Pamisa exclaimed in delight, "So Miss Hiro has the same idea as me! I'm also planning to travel the world!"

Celia: "?"

No, what did you say?

Pamisa said, “I’ve discovered that I’ve always lived in the far north. There are only short periods when it’s not covered in ice and snow. The rest of the time it’s all white. The mercenaries from outside said that in some places in the outside world, it’s like spring all year round, and you can’t see any ice or snow all year round. I want to go and see if it’s true.”

Celia: "...It's fine, have a pleasant journey."

Celia could sense that Pamisa hadn't left just because she wanted to go out and see the world, but she wasn't interested in other people's private affairs.

She would be a loyal listener if the other person said so.

She won't ask if the other person doesn't tell her.

When Pamisa mentioned this, a look of longing immediately appeared in her eyes.

"I also want to see what the Protoss Tree is, why its Protoss network can be received here, and I want to see the scorching Blue Dragon Empire, the elven forests full of jungles, and the orcish desert kingdoms..."

For the sake of the 10 gold coins, Celia slowly sipped her juice, listening to Pamisa describe the place she wanted to go.

"...I want to leave my mark in these places, and use a phonograph to record all the footprints I have made while traveling around the Starfall Continent."

Celia frowned, suddenly realizing something was amiss: "You're not going alone, are you?"

"Of course, I don't know how to use a phonograph to record beautiful scenery. I need that bastard Anthony to come with me, so..."

As she spoke, Pamisa lowered her head in embarrassment.

“Say what you want to say,” Celia said.

After a moment's consideration, Parmisa said, "I would like to ask Miss Hiro for a favor."

"Please say."

“My family will not agree to me leaving with Anthony. They think the outside world is too dangerous and don’t want me to leave the far north supply town, especially since I’m taking Anthony with me… My family doesn’t want me to get too close to Anthony.”

Celia sensed something amiss; she didn't want to hear it, but she was also curious to find out what it was all about.

Pamisa continued, "Antony the sorcerer wasn't very talented. He preferred reading. I love looking at beautiful scenery, so he would accompany me to see beautiful scenery. I said it would be great if we could record the beautiful scenery together, so he made a phonograph..."

"I can tell, you and Anthony have been having an affair for a long time," Celia thought to herself.

"...My father found out about my relationship with Anthony and thought that Anthony was not worth being with me. They hoped that I could play the role of a third-tier mage and should, like my ancestors, enter the far north and shine in the ruins of the far north. To this end, they arranged positions for many mercenary groups so that I could follow them to explore the ruins."

As she spoke, Pamisa snorted, "They never imagined that I secretly slipped Anthony in there, saying he was my servant. And guess what? Those burly mercenaries, whose observation skills were not as good as Anthony's, a weak sorcerer, were wiped out several times if Anthony hadn't given them a heads-up."

Celia nodded in agreement.

Although Anthony doesn't have much talent as a sorcerer, he does have excellent observation skills and can find clues faster than others, making him a decent support for the team.

"Even so, my father didn't approve of him. He still wanted me to form a mercenary group to explore the ruins in the far north. Just then, the Ruins of the Sleeping Land were discovered, and he took it upon himself to post a commission for me, which is the commission you accepted."

"On the surface, he's going along with my interests and letting me go see the beautiful ruins. But in reality, he's already secretly found a target, that's Goreve. He recommended him to be my bodyguard and go out with me, hoping I'll experience some stories with him... Hmph, with Goreve's personality, if it were just him and me, who knows what would happen."

Celia: "So you didn't go directly to the ruins, but instead kept posting quests until I accepted one?"

"Correct."

Pamisa's words were a bit disorganized, but Celia could understand the general meaning.

It's nothing more than Pamisa's father wanting her to forget Anthony and choose a strong mercenary as her partner.

Then Pamisa felt that those mercenaries were brainless and preferred to play with Anthony.

Both sides resisted through delegation.

Afterwards, Parmisa suddenly had the idea of ​​running away from home and eloping with Anthony.

“What about Manika?” Celia asked.