Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint

Rose didn't seem to care.

"Although I don't know what the purpose of Zhou Ding's layout in the Golden Apple Stone Forest is, it doesn't really matter."

With his mental energy flowing freely within the magic circle, Ross slowly devised a way to solve the Golden Apple Stone Forest problem.

"These pollutants originate from the abyss. If allowed to spread throughout the world, under the long-term influence of the Golden Apple's cyclical authority, they might begin circulating throughout the world, starting from the Golden Apple Stone Forest, like water flowing into the atmosphere, gradually integrating into the world's ecosystem. In the long run, this will inevitably lead to the world becoming a vast abyss—perhaps this is Zeus's plan?"

"There is probably only one way to solve such a massive amount of pollution."

"Go back to where you came from."

Ross set out a plan.

The plan is very simple.

All the pollution from the Golden Apple Stone Forest can be poured back into the abyss.

It's a bit difficult, but not much.

Chapter 454 A magic array is a magic array; why distinguish between sacred and evil?

this day.

Donil, the leader of the Blade Mercenary Group, arrived at the camp's commission hall as usual, ready to accept today's commissions.

On the way, he ran into a mercenary friend he knew, who teased him, "Hey, Big Polo, here to steal cleaning jobs again today?"

The Holy Court's commissions are divided into three types: reconnaissance, extermination, and cleaning. Cleaning involves going to strongholds that have already been exterminated to assist the Knights of the Law in cleaning up the strongholds, commonly known as scavenging.

Mercenaries can exchange what they obtain for money, or they can choose not to hand it over, but they will bear the consequences themselves.

Given the unique environment of the Golden Apple Stone Forest, few people would leave it behind. Who knows if something that looks like a treasure is actually a time bomb?

The mercenary known as Great Polo said, "We have learned the details and are here today to accept the extermination mission!"

"You take on extermination missions? I think the mission hall is closing today." Dornier laughed heartily.

"Don't look down on me, I'll show you what it means to be powerful in a moment!"

So the two of them went to the commission hall together, only to find that there were many people gathered there.

Furthermore, the service hall windows were not open.

This situation surprised the two of them.

They exchanged a glance and then asked the mercenary next to them.

The other party replied, "I don't know. I heard that the commission is not open today. It seems that something big has happened."

Donier exclaimed in surprise, "Impossible! Is it already over? But I saw that the scouts brought back news of many small outposts that haven't been wiped out yet."

Big Polo scoffed, "See? I was actually preparing to take on the extermination mission. Look what you've done."

Dornier scratched his head, lost in self-doubt: "Am I a prophet?"

Not long after the mercenaries began their discussion, a commander of the Knights of the Law walked in, and his fourth-tier aura immediately silenced everyone present.

The entire hall gradually quieted down.

The leader looked around and said, "Starting today, the Holy Court will prepare to resolve the pollution of the Golden Apple Stone Forest. The preparation period will last three days, with the exact time to be determined. Until the pollution is completely resolved, entry into the Golden Apple Stone Forest will be temporarily prohibited. For everyone's safety, the commission hall will suspend the issuance of commissions during the preparation period."

The sound echoed throughout the entire hall, making everyone aware of it.

The mercenaries immediately began to discuss it.

"They're actually planning to solve the pollution problem at the Golden Apple Stone Forest?"

"That's a huge undertaking. This place has been shrouded in pollution for five hundred years. Can it be resolved?"

"Who knows? Let's see how the Holy Court resolves this."

"I have a feeling that when it's resolved, it will be quite a spectacle."

"Three days it is fine. There's no time to go to other places to accept commissions in three days anyway. The rewards for commissions here are so generous. Waiting three days is worth it."

"Yes, I'm just taking a vacation."

"..."

After the announcement, the group leader ordered someone to post the notice at the commission window, and then left.

Doniler and Big Polo followed the crowd outside.

Donier asked, "Three days. Are you going to leave or wait here?"

Dabolo said, "I've decided to wait and see. The Holy Court is going to solve the pollution problem of the Golden Apple Stone Forest. Whether it works or not, it will definitely be spectacular. I'm going to record it. I'll have something to brag about to others in the future!"

"That's what I think too. Let's go take a look."

"..."

Donier quickly informed his teammates, and the group became excited upon hearing that something big was about to happen.

Mercenaries are inherently a profession that involves living on the edge of a knife and drinking blood. They are naturally free-spirited and undisciplined, and they don't care about taking three days off.

In contrast, they all shared the same idea: if they could record the moment when the pollution of the Golden Apple Stone Forest was purified and sell it to newspapers and bards, it would be a fortune.

Even if the newspaper receives the news and records it themselves, it's still worth seeing it with your own eyes.

With this in mind, a large number of mercenaries gradually surrounded the high platforms or cliffs surrounding the Golden Apple Stone Forest, making it impossible to pass through.

Seeing this, the Knights of the Law had no choice but to send someone to warn them that it was dangerous here and that they would be responsible for their own deaths.

Mercenaries are different from civilians; they don't need to be forcibly driven away like civilians.

They all possess great strength, and coupled with their free-spirited and undisciplined style, they are prone to conflict.

Rather than doing that, it's better to just give them a warning and let them do whatever they want; they can't blame anyone else if they die.

Meanwhile, deep within the Golden Apple Stone Forest, at the former headquarters of the Deep Sea Aid Society, the Knights of Law were working with Celia to set up many high-level magic crystals.

Based on the deep-sea fortress, Celia is setting up a special abyss gate summoning array according to Ross's request.

A group of array masters were watching, and the more they looked, the stranger it seemed.

One of the array masters couldn't help but ask, "Miss Celia, why is this array so strange? It doesn't follow the rules of a normal array at all; instead, it seems like..."

“An evil magic circle, right?” Celia interrupted the other person’s question.

The other person nodded.

Celia said, "A magic circle is an inanimate object, so why distinguish between good and evil?"

"but……"

"You refuse to learn and use tools just because they are labeled as 'evil'. No wonder you've studied for decades and still can't beat me."

Many array masters: "..."

Those words were incredibly damaging.

Many people felt ashamed on the spot and began to doubt whether they had done something wrong.

Celia said, "This magic circle is classified as a bizarre magic circle, or an abyss magic circle. It comes from ancient ruins and was inspired by ancient studies of the abyss."

Another array master asked, "Is it necessary to use an evil array? We are the Holy Court, and you are a saintess..."

"Then find a [Sacred Magic Circle] that can solve the pollution of the Golden Apple Stone Forest, and I'll stop immediately," Celia said irritably.

People can be divided into righteous and evil, after all, some people really do kill countless people.

Why distinguish between good and evil tools? That's ridiculous.

Since dealing with those self-proclaimed righteous high priests, Celia has come to understand that evil is never about professions or tools, but about people.

A holy mage who can effortlessly cast healing spells and appear with divine light might also be secretly cultivating poisons and colluding with heretics.

Seeing the array masters fall silent, Celia said, "If you have no other questions, please help me set up the magic array. You are array masters, and you know more about magic array setup than the knights. I need your help."

“Miss Celia is right. Tools shouldn’t be divided into sacred and evil. A tool is a tool. Let’s go help!”

With the first person stepping forward, the rest of the group threw themselves into building the magic circle.

Having just wiped out a heretic, the Holy Court was highly united, and the Knights of Justice on the scene were carrying out orders with utmost efficiency.

Two days later, the magic circle was completed.

Chapter 455 The Saintess Opens the Gates of the Abyss

All those involved in the construction were ordered to slowly evacuate the Golden Apple Stone Forest.

Under Melina's command, the Knights of the Law were divided into ten regiments and dispersed around the edge of the Golden Apple Stone Forest to monitor its condition from various angles and prevent any potential problems.

Melina, as the leader of the group, did not leave and remained inside the deep-sea fortress, watching Celia complete the final activation work.

Besides her, there were also Blake and Shuen.

The Deep Sea Alliance was destroyed, Melina's job was to clean up the mess, and Black's job was to be in charge of the Holy Magic Academy. Now that the most dangerous trial of the Holy Magic Academy had been passed, the other trials of conquering the ruins were much less dangerous, and since there was no variable like the Saintess Squad, there was no need for him to keep an eye on it.

He then had some free time.

Needless to say, Shuen has been dedicated to studying the pollution and chaotic magic of the Golden Apple Stone Forest.

Now, Celia has arrived, bringing with her a solution to the pollution problem.

He felt that all his research over the past few decades had been focused on dogs.

Therefore, he looked at Celia's back with mixed feelings, a sense of relief mixed with confusion about what to do next.

Now that the pollution at Golden Apple Stone Forest has been resolved, is it still necessary to stay here?

After completing the final preparations, Celia approached the three bishops and said, "Everything is ready, Your Excellencies. Please take me away now."

Shuen asked, "Celia, what's your solution to the pollution? Can you tell me now?"

Celia said, "The essence of the pollution comes from the demonic energy of the abyss. These all escaped from the abyss during the Age of Calamity. What I did was very simple: I summoned a gate to the abyss and sent this demonic pollution back."

Xiu En exclaimed in shock, "You...you want to open the Gate of the Abyss? No, how do you know how to open the Gate of the Abyss?"

Blake laughed and said, "You don't know this, do you? A few months ago, when Celia went to the Northern Alliance to participate in the Sorcerer League, she encountered sabotage from the Arctic Blood Alliance in conjunction with many heretics. The Arctic Blood Alliance summoned the Abyss Gate, and at that time, the Abyss Gate was closed in advance thanks to Celia's research."

Melina nodded in agreement: "Yes, if Celia can close it, she can naturally open it as well."

“However…” Melina asked seriously, “I remember that summoning the Abyss Gate would cause monsters from the Abyss to come out. How do you solve this problem?”

Celia smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I thought of this problem a long time ago. It is precisely to solve this problem that we need so many high-grade magic crystals and one pure magic crystal. However, we don't need any magic crystals to summon the Abyss Gate."

Melina nodded, choosing to believe Celia, as did the others.

This magic circle wasn't set up using Celia's wallet, of course.

The heavy pollution of the Golden Apple Stone Forest has always been one of the most troublesome problems for the City of Leites and the Empire of Ishtar.

Otherwise, a bishop wouldn't have been stationed there for so long, staying for decades and rising from the fourth rank to the sixth rank.

They couldn't help but believe in the authority that Celia had accumulated over time regarding the direction of magic arrays.

Blake had other concerns, such as the magic array. He consulted Celia about rebuilding the magic array for the Holy Magic Academy and offered his unconditional support.

As the magic circle gradually circulated, the pollution of the Golden Apple Stone Forest directly transformed into raw materials for the summoning magic circle, slowly condensing into the shape of the Abyss Gate in the air.

At the same time, the magic array, which cost a lot of magic crystals to set up, was also activated by the pollution and slowly connected with the underground Golden Apple Stone Forest magic array.

As she was led away from the Golden Apple Stone Forest, Celia silently calculated the cost of the magic circle.

Besides the cost of high-grade materials used to arrange the magic array patterns, the magic crystals alone cost nearly five thousand gold coins!

Two thousand were pure magic crystals, and the remaining three thousand were all spent on high-grade magic crystals.

If you include the cost of setting up the magic array, you'll have ten thousand gold coins.

Such a massive consumption of resources and the cost of mobilizing personnel can only be afforded by the Holy Court; the city of Leites probably cannot.

Of course, the city of Leites, which will ultimately benefit, will bear a portion of the cost, while the other portion will be borne by the royal family of Ishtar.

"Ten thousand gold coins, if I were to save them, I don't know how long it would take..."

Celia exclaimed.

Ross chuckled, “Ten thousand gold coins is just the price of selling a few spatial rings for a sixth-tier mage. The higher your tier, the more resources and gold coins you can mobilize. Once you reach the sixth tier… no, even the fifth tier, you’ll find that ten thousand gold coins is a lot.”

Celia: "..."

The final turn was so sudden that Celia almost strained her back.