Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint

It's best not to reveal this long-lost magic, lest it displease Lord Ross.

Anna flipped through the documents, looked at the last major event, and her expression became strange.

"You discovered that the high priest of the local temple in Frosttown was cultivating pearl rosemary and selling the illegal drug 'Bewitching Water' through an illicit organization. This evaluation is excellent."

Blake laughed heartily: "You went to three places and wiped out the priests of three temples. You're something else."

After laughing, he asked, "By the way, have you finished the paper I asked you to write?"

Celia nodded quickly, "I'm done writing."

“Excellent. I give you an excellent rating for your improved basic golem runes. This is much more useful than destroying ten heretical strongholds.”

Celia blushed slightly.

This basic rune improvement has nothing to do with her.

Although she has a talent for runes, she has only been studying runes for a little over six months. How could she possibly improve?

There is only one possibility for this improvement: it was learned before, or someone taught it to me.

The Holy Lord looked at Celia and asked, "Celia, did you research and improve this basic rune yourself?"

Celia honestly replied, "No, it was taught to me by the gods."

Before she came out, everyone's expression changed, but after hearing what the god had taught her, they all exchanged glances.

Everyone present was proficient in the art of divine speech and could accurately determine whether a person was lying.

Celia wasn't lying; it was as if she had truly been taught by a god.

But in the Holy Court, "divine gift" is equivalent to "what I understand." Therefore, Celia is affirming it.

The Holy Lord inquired about some details further and received confirmation.

He passed the lie detector test and answered fluently, proving it wasn't a lie.

It's impossible that a god actually taught her that, right?

What a joke! Gods haven't appeared for five hundred years.

After further examination and questioning, the saintess stepped forward to give her summary:

"As Archbishop Black said, improving the basic runes is more important than eradicating ten heretical strongholds. So, Celia, you have scored higher than other candidates in your first year's annual review. Congratulations, Celia. Here is your annual review report."

Celia thanked them and praised the gods while staring at Ross in her mind, before taking the annual summary report.

When she saw that the improved basic runes accounted for the highest score, and the combined score of all other items was barely higher than that, Celia was stunned.

"Is painstakingly eradicating heretics less valuable than a basic, dispensable rune?"

Ross said, "This shows that the Holy See is thirsting for knowledge, which is a good thing."

I'm experiencing writer's block. I don't know if I can finish writing the remaining three chapters. I'll try my best.

Chapter 124 Who is more suitable to be the saintess?

As soon as she came out of the room, Celia asked Elena, "Mentor Elena, may I know the scores of the other candidates?"

She dared not speak inside, fearing it would affect her reputation.

Having achieved a high score, one should at least know how others performed.

Elena knew what Celia was thinking and smiled, "You can't know now. You'll find out after the annual assessment."

"Oh, okay."

There's not much time left until the first-grade end-of-year exams.

Celia had no choice but to suppress her curiosity and follow Elena back to school.

……

After she left, the five high-ranking members of the Holy Court who were distributing the annual summary evaluations also set aside their authority and discussed the experiences of the five individuals.

Vasily was the first to ask: "Which of these five people do you think is most likely to make it to the end?"

Saintess Anna looked down at the documents. "It's hard to say. Celia's recent actions have been quite impressive, but too risky. The Saintess shouldn't be doing such risky things. If even the Saintess needs to take such risks, what's the point of having the Knights?"

Vasily immediately became agitated: "I said, if you're going to give an evaluation, then give a proper evaluation. Why are you putting down the Knights?"

"Can your Order of Discipline be like Celia, finding evidence of clergy violating the precepts wherever they go?"

Vasily was immediately stumped.

Anna then looked at Archbishop Melina, who had remained silent to the side.

"Melina, can your Order of the Lawful Knights wipe out a large heretical stronghold every time they go on a campaign?"

"No," Melina replied decisively.

Unlike Anna, who was bathed in golden light, she appeared low-key and had a rather ordinary appearance, her face showing signs of vicissitude and hardship.

“But as you said, Celia may not be the most suitable person to be a saintess. Her adventures are more suitable for my Order of the Lawful Knights. In the future, she can take my place.”

This is a very high compliment; an ordinary clergyman would probably be overjoyed.

But everyone present looked at Melina's comments with strange expressions.

This is only the beginning, and you're already planning to poach people?

Anna complained, "Why go to the Knights? Celia is capable of being a saintess in other aspects. She's always fighting and killing, but she hasn't wiped out any heretics."

Melina: "..."

The Holy Lord said, "Ciriah's performance was outstanding, and she ultimately won first place by relying on rune transformation."

"The others also performed well. Benovia, who comes from the royal family, is not very competitive, but she has already completed all the knowledge she has learned in school."

"Doris of the Duke of Lorraine conquered the ancient ruins and brought back lost artifacts;

"Phil of the Pharos family has completed the examination for Holy Priest and become a Holy Priest. He can independently complete the purification work of deep pollution and has gained some fame."

"The last one, Anke, is devoted to the research of potions and has brought two new potions to the Holy Court. Her goal is to create a potion that can eliminate the influence of the divine realm and exert its full effect in the divine realm."

The Holy Lord closed the document. "Each candidate has their own unique strengths, and they have all advanced to the second rank, mastering the Holy Word Technique to the limit of what they can achieve at their current rank. Celia made a breakthrough in her area of ​​expertise first, and she is not bad in the others either."

He looked at everyone and asked, "What do you think we should do in this situation?"

Everyone was silent.

Finally, Melina said calmly, "No matter how we choose, there can only be one Holy Maiden, but the Holy Court needs more than just one Holy Maiden. How to choose depends entirely on the Round Table Conference, on what kind of talent we need to serve as the Holy Maiden and represent the image of the entire Holy Court."

Anna nodded: "Yes, if in the end all the candidates are not too different, we can only consider the Holy Court's future development policy and choose from them."

“In this regard, Celia has an advantage. Her talent for runes is very likely to trigger a revolution in the magic puppets. If the Holy Court wants to delve deeper into runes, then choose her. Otherwise, if you thirst for ancient knowledge, choose Doris; if you hope to purify the world, choose Phil; if you want to support potion research, choose Anko; if you want a knowledgeable and well-rounded saintess, choose Benovia.”

Blake said, "How can we be so hasty? The Holy Maiden not only represents the direction of the Holy Court's development, but also the divine, giving all believers confidence and encouragement at crucial moments."

The four held their own opinions until the silent Holy Lord suddenly spoke up: "What if the future direction of the Holy Court is to regain control of the four rebellious empires?"

Everyone immediately fell silent.

The Holy Lord said calmly, "It's too early to discuss this now. The discussion about the selection of the Holy Maiden ends here. Blake, after the Deep Sea Aid Society's summoning failed, they went quiet for a while, but recently they have become active again. You need to pay more attention to what they may have obtained."

Blake nodded immediately. "Understood. I will focus on the Deep Sea Assistance Association."

"Vasily, the temples in various towns recently..."

……

After returning to school, Celia plunged back into the ocean of knowledge.

"There are only three days left until the exam, so I should study as much as I can!"

Seeing Celia's miserable look, Ross chuckled: "Three days won't change anything. In the end, magic schools are all about strength and rank. Other written knowledge has very little weight in the score, so don't worry too much about it."

"That being said, I still want to score high enough to crush the other candidates."

Ross smiled and shook his head. "You're already doing well if you're a little taller than them; you can't completely overwhelm them."

"Don't underestimate me, I have a very good memory."

Ross remained noncommittal.

Let's not let Celia know about Benovia's terrifying memories yet, lest she be severely traumatized.

"I wonder how the other candidates deal with these messy contestant courses. I think I ran into Benovia just now, and she didn't seem worried at all..."

Celia muttered to herself.

"Perhaps she has already finished learning it."

"Maybe, we'll know the day after tomorrow."

……

Time passed quietly.

The day before the year-end exams, Elena sent the exam procedures and exam schedules to all students.

"You are first-year students and are not yet familiar with the examination process of the Holy Magic Academy. On the first day, all written examinations will be completed, including Holy Word, Puppet Theory, Spell Theory, Sorcerer Code of Conduct, etc."

"The next day is the practical exam, which will test your overall strength. Since you are first-year students, you will not need to fight in groups. Instead, the school instructors' puppets will fight against you to test your current strength."

"The third day is the professional exam, which will involve practical assessments based on your chosen elective courses, such as potions, magic arrays, scrolls, and puppet inscription..."

Thank you Wuhe Lingshuang for the 100-point reward!

Chapter 125 Ten Exams in One Day

Before we knew it, it was time for the exam.

On the first day, all the written exams were piled up together, and time was very tight. Each course's written exam only had 50 minutes to answer questions, and after a ten-minute break, the next exam would begin immediately.

As Ross said, the written test content has low weight, which is why only a small amount of time is needed to answer it, and the written test content for ten courses can be completed in one day.

Even so, when she left her last exam in the evening, Celia felt her hands were a little numb.

Looking around, every student's hand was trembling.

Everyone wore expressions of relief.

"This exam is terrible, can't we have one more day?"

"Writing exam papers for 10 hours straight, thank goodness we are sorcerers, otherwise our hands would have been ruined."

"Luckily, the mage's code of conduct isn't ranked at the bottom, otherwise I would definitely have failed."

I feel like I'm going to fail the last three exams.

May the gods protect me.

"..."

Hearing the surrounding classmates discussing the matter, Celia's anxiety eased slightly.

Enarse walked up and asked, "Celia, how did your exam go?"

"It's alright, I should be able to pass," Celia said.

"For you, it's just a passing grade, isn't it? The other candidates are all aiming for a perfect score," Aina said worriedly.

Celia laughed and said, "It's alright. The main thing is that I didn't pray to the gods. If I had prayed to the gods, I would definitely have been full of confidence."

The so-called prayer to the gods was, of course, asking Ross for help.

If Ross were to speak, she would definitely get a perfect score without even having to think.

Unfortunately, Ross didn't say a word during her exam; he just watched and didn't tell her whether she was right or wrong.

Of course, Celia wouldn't ask what the answer to the Rose Problem was.

If you rely on the gods for such a small matter, then what kind of saintess are you?

The saint is a bridge connecting the divine, not a parasite that relies on the divine!

“Let’s go out for a nice meal to celebrate finishing the written exam, Enarse,” Celia suggested.

She hasn't touched the 50 gold coins she earned from scrolls and the 50 gold coins she earned in Frosthold by "accepting fines" yet, as she's been preparing for exams and hasn't had time to spend them.

Besides, there are quite a few loose silver coins, so there's no need to rely on the cafeteria's free meals anymore; you can go out and eat on your own.

It's not that we're rich and extravagant, it's just that the food in the cafeteria... isn't very tasty.