Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint

"Mass sacrifice?" Ross pondered for a moment. "They might be cultivating this kind of material. We could go and look for them."

"I don't know about dragon scale stones... Dragon habitat... Are there still dragons in this world?"

Ross raised an eyebrow: "The dragon has disappeared?"

Celia nodded, then shook her head. "I don't know either. I only know that dragons were active before the Age of Calamity. After the Age of Calamity, there are no records of them. No dragons have been seen in the five great empires or other demi-human empires."

"Legend has it that after the Age of Calamity began, the dragons all fled to Dragon Island overseas to take refuge. I don't know if it's true."

Ross couldn't help but chuckle. "Not to mention the gods, even humans dream of becoming dragon riders every day. When the gods descend, the first thing they want to do is tame dragons as mounts. If I were in their shoes, I would run away too."

Dragon knights were something distant and insignificant to Celia; she was more concerned with acquiring dragon scale stones. "The dragons are gone, are the dragon scale stones still there?"

"Dragon Scale Stones aren't a dragon's companion, of course they exist. Go get the Heart of Gold and the Ghost Fruit first, then you can think about Dragon Scale Stones."

"it is good!"

……

So the next afternoon after school, following Ross's instructions, Celia mustered up her courage and found Benovia.

"Miss Benovia, hello, I'd like to talk to you about something, is that a convenient time?"

Benovia looked at Celia with a puzzled expression. "Is there something you can't just say?"

"I'm sorry, but that matter can't be heard by others."

Benovia seemed unwilling to have much contact with the other candidates, and upon hearing Celia's words, she directly refused: "I still need to go back to catch up on my studies, I don't have time. If I can't say, then I won't. Goodbye."

"Wait a minute!" Celia quickly stopped him. "I need to ask you for some Heart of Gold, is that alright?"

Benovia stopped, turned around, and frowned. "Is this what you meant by 'not letting others hear'?"

"Of course not, but if Miss Benovia doesn't want to hear it, then I won't say it."

"Whatever you want. I'm sorry, the Heart of Gold is very precious and cannot be given away casually."

“Tell her that it’s worth the Heart of Gold,” Ross said.

“That matter is worth exchanging for the Heart of Gold,” Celia relayed Ross’s words.

Benovia continued walking towards the school gates without stopping.

Celia quickly asked Ross, "Mr. Ross, please stop keeping us in suspense."

“Tell her that Hiro will.”

"what?!"

Celia's body jolted, but Benovia was already far away. Without thinking, she quickly ran over and came to Benovia's side.

“Hero…”

Benovia stopped and turned around.

"There are too many people and too much attention here, I'll take you somewhere else."

Chapter 63 Gap

Inside Benovia's private cabin, Celia stared in shock at the massive statue before her.

She seemed to have discovered something extraordinary.

At first, Ross told him to go to Benovia for the Heart of Gold. She didn't know which three words would make Benovia change her mind, and she was a little confused when she heard that Hero would.

"Is Benovia a member of the Hiro Society?"

She didn't believe it at first.

But Benovia changed her mind after she uttered the first two words of Hero, and now she believed when she saw the statue of the unknown god.

While the statues in each household in Bea Village are just miniature statues, Benovia has a life-size statue!

This statue is not one of the twelve Olympian gods, nor is it any of the subordinate gods.

As candidates for sainthood, one of the requirements of the Holy Court is that they be familiar with all the deities worshipped by the Holy Court.

Generally speaking, this is something every believer should do, but everyone's beliefs are different, and they will only remember one or two or twelve main gods, while the saintess must remember all the gods and include them in the assessment.

As it turned out, this candidate for sainthood, whom they had little contact with, was actually a follower of another religious sect.

Celia felt terrified.

Fortunately, after the incident in Bea Village, she still had a favorable impression of the mysterious sect, the Hiro Society.

Besides, she also needs Benovia's help now, so she'll keep it a secret for her for the time being.

"This is the Heart of Gold you wanted. Father... specially gave it to me to practice runes. Is one box enough?"

Benovia came over with a small box in both hands and handed it to Celia.

Celia took it and immediately felt its weight, as if it were gold.

It weighs at least five kilograms.

If it were exchanged for gold coins by weight, it would be at least the weight of 200 gold coins.

This is too heavy.

Celia remembered that the list said that the Heart of Gold required 1000 grams, and 1000 grams of gold was worth 40 gold coins, while 1000 grams of the Heart of Gold... Celia had just secretly checked, and it would cost about 120 gold coins.

"I only need one kilogram of the Heart of Gold. Do you have a weighing tool here?"

Benovia shook her head: "I don't have that kind of stuff. I use it by the box. If I only take one kilogram, I'll have to look for any leftovers. I don't want the hassle. You can just take it."

"Alright then, I'll pay you back the rest after I've used them." The weight of six hundred gold coins made the box in Celia's hands feel incredibly heavy. "But I don't have that many gold coins right now, but don't worry, I'll definitely pay you back once I earn them."

The thought that this was Benovia's ink for practicing runes...

Those despicable nobles!

“No need. You just said that ‘that matter’ is worth these Hearts of Gold. Just tell me ‘that matter’.”

Celia looked at Ross in her mind.

"Tell her about the Hero Society and the magic school in Bea Village, and that you're planning to go to Bea Village this weekend."

Should I tell her that Bea Village is only worth 600 gold coins?

Celia was somewhat puzzled, but she still carefully told Benovia about the magic school and the funding from the Hiro Association in Bea Village.

Benovia's eyes lit up. "I knew it!"

"Where is Beya Village? Please take me there!"

"I'm planning to go on Saturday, do you want to come?"

"Yes! Of course I'll go! What time on Saturday? I'll get ready!"

"Around eight in the morning, let's go a little later."

"Okay, I'll wait for you downstairs at your dorm at eight o'clock on Saturday morning!"

"..."

……

After returning from Benovia's place, Celia was very puzzled and chose to consult Ross: "Lord Ross, is Benovia really a member of the Hero Society? Why do I feel like she is and isn't?"

"Oh? What do you say?"

"When Uncle Jack told me about the Hiro Society, he clearly knew more than Benovia. Benovia seemed like Miss Marina—she knew about the Hiro Society, but didn't know whether she was a member or a 'friend' of the Hiro Society?"

Celia remembered Jack saying that the Heroes had friends all over the world.

"Whether it is or not, you can tell by looking with your eyes," Ross said with a slight smile.

Many things don't need definite answers; people have their own standards of judgment.

Does it matter whether it is or isn't?

unimportant.

……

On Saturday, Celia prepared for her trip and arrived at her dormitory building, where she found Benovia already waiting for her.

It seems we have to wait a while longer.

"Miss Benovia, you didn't arrive a while ago, did you?"

“Of course, I’m very interested in Ciri, so I’ll definitely arrive early.”

Benovia wanted to say Hiro would, but since this was a dormitory with people coming and going, it wasn't appropriate to reveal that, so she changed her answer to Celia on the spot.

His words immediately attracted the attention of the students passing by.

Two stunningly beautiful girls standing together are already eye-catching, but Benovia's words have made it even more intriguing.

Celia couldn't help but take a half step back. "No... I mean, let's go."

Although she knew Benovia was trying to cover up the Hero Society, Celia was still disgusted.

So much so that when they left together, she kept a distance of more than a meter from Benovia.

After leaving the school, Benovia stopped in front of a carriage carried by a Holy Winged Unicorn and gestured for us to get in: "Please get in, the Holy Winged Unicorn will take us to Snow Fir Town."

"Isn't private flying vehicles prohibited in Shining City?" Celia's eyes widened.

"Once we get the flight license, everything will be fine."

Celia: "..."

Those despicable nobles!

They traveled in silence. The Holy Winged Unicorn was incredibly fast, comparable to the Shadow Patrol Vehicle. A few hours later, it arrived at Snow Fir Town. After being given directions by Celia, it flew towards Bea Village.

Ten minutes later, they arrived outside Bea Village.

"Is this the village you were talking about?"

Benovia looked down.

Just as Celia was about to reply, Ross's voice suddenly appeared: "Beware of the abyssal demonic energy, it's heading towards Lake Bea."

"Watch out, it's contaminated!" Celia immediately took out her staff.

"pollute?"

Benovia frowned, pulled on the reins, and the Holy Winged Unicorn neighed, its pure white light shield immediately enveloping the entire vehicle.

The next moment, a tangible red wave of light came from afar and struck the light shield.

boom!

The light shield shattered with a soft sound.

The Holy Winged Unicorn plummeted to the ground like a kite with a broken string.

"How could there be such a severe pollution impact?"

Benovia frowned, rubbing the ring in her hand. A black and gold golem flew out of the ring, with two bursts of flame appearing on its back. It quickly rushed under the flying car, supported it, and slowly landed on the ground.

Celia stared intently at Benovia's puppet, her heart filled with shock.

"This puppet is incredibly powerful, stronger than any second-tier puppet I've ever seen, yet it's only a first-tier puppet...?"

Celia had seen many second-tier golems, including those of heretics, those displayed in the mercenary guild, and those owned by second-tier senior students at school.

None of those puppets had the same impact as Benovia's puppet.

Celia could tell that her puppet was no match for Benovia's puppet, which could easily walk up to her puppet, grab it, and punch its heart away.

And she might not even be able to break through the armor defenses.

And it can actually fly?!

If I'm not mistaken, Benovia is still a first-tier mage.

The difference between first-order and first-order... is greater than I imagined.

Celia felt immense pressure.

In his mind, Ross smiled too.

This girl is finally feeling the pressure.