What? What!
Ella felt inexplicably nervous until she saw a gleaming white feather falling before her eyes.
feather…?
She slowly raised her head, and a huge figure suddenly came into view on the towering dome.
The figure whose face could not be seen was bathed in holy light, clad in a pure white satin robe. The most eye-catching thing was the three pairs of snow-white wings on his back, which almost covered the entire ceremony platform.
Angel…?
Even in her previous life, Ella rarely had the opportunity to see this mythical creature that surpassed the holy level. She clearly remembered that Aslan, one of the three great empires of the human race in that life, was destroyed by a fallen angel from the abyss.
The angel of death, who could destroy a country with a wave of his hand and had to be suppressed by the combined strength of the entire human federation, only had four wings on its back.
This angel has six wings, symbolizing the highest order of Seraphim, ranking only below gods and above all things.
Oh my goodness, has the God of Light discovered my true form and sent his men to kill me?
Ella was filled with grievances and had no way of speaking out, she really didn't want to be an evil god!
The holy figure raised his hands high, auspicious clouds gathered above the temple, and the divine aura shone in all directions. The miracles described in the glass paintings high up in the hall seemed to have come true, and everyone present, whether royal nobles, holy envoys, or powerful officials, all knelt on the ground.
Only Ella did not kneel. As a time traveler, she decided to die with dignity.
But those hands did not bring down the divine punishment she had imagined, but only revealed a golden horn.
Magnificent and melodious sacred music soon permeated the sky. At this moment, all the people in Valonde saw the holy light standing far above the Cathedral of Loren, and saw countless mythical creatures dancing and singing in it.
Under the angel, several rays of bright but not dazzling light gradually gathered together, like a golden feather pen, dotting the white back of the silver-haired girl's hand, outlining a complex circular symbol.
After completing all this, the angel put away the horn and merged into the light of the falling dome like a phantom.
Then, the majestic melody gradually faded away until the auspicious clouds dissipated and the holy light faded.
Only Ella was left with a confused look on her face.
"Holy Mark..." The elder then raised his head tremblingly, his face full of piety and awe.
He bent down and took Ella's hand tremblingly from bottom to top.
"It is my honor to witness the coronation of the Saint Lady."
Chapter 6 Trumpet
On the second day, the entire imperial city was going crazy over the news that the daughter of Duke Haiweil had been crowned a saint by a six-winged angel himself.
The streets, pubs, busy streets, magazines, bulletin boards, and magic movie news all had headlines dominated by this beautiful girl with silver hair and red eyes.
But in the manor of the Duke's Palace, Duke Haiweier looked at the high priest of the temple in front of him with a wry smile on his face.
"My Lord Duke, I have never asked anyone for anything in my life, but this time, I really am begging you."
"Master Priest, I am helpless about this. This kind of thing cannot be forced."
"This is the Saint chosen by the God of Light, crowned by the Seraph himself. My Lord Duke, please think twice!"
"But... as parents we have to respect our children's wishes... so, I'll ask her again for you, okay?"
"Excuse me, Your Excellency the Duke, excuse me!"
Seeing the other party's sad face, Duke Haiweier had to say that he had never seen the high priest of the temple look so humble.
As one of the most powerful people in the theocracy, he probably wouldn't even frown even when facing the Emperor and High Priest of the Loren Empire.
Only my own daughter can make the other party be so humble.
Alas, Duke Haiweil did not understand why his "naughty" daughter, who usually did not obey discipline, suddenly became a saint.
What he didn't understand was why his daughter refused to accept the title of saint.
This is the first time in the tens of thousands of years of history of the Holy Temple that a chosen one of God is unwilling to become a saint.
Arriving at Ella's bedroom door, Duke Haiweier stopped for a moment, then reached out and knocked gently, "Ella, why don't you reconsider it? The high priest is still waiting for you outside."
"The door is not locked, father, but I really don't want to be a saint."
Seeing Duke Haiweil push the door open, Ella leaned back in the recliner, helplessness written all over her face.
What should this saint do? She is actually an evil god!
She really couldn't figure out whether the God of Light had poor eyesight or what. Even the evil god could easily tamper with the soul. How could he, the father of gods and the Lord of Light, not see anything?
"How about... you talk to the high priest and the others?" Duke Haiweier smiled bitterly, "They refused to leave until they saw you, but it's not easy for your father to chase them away."
"Okay... Father, please go first. I'll pack up and come back later..."
Ella was extremely reluctant, but had no choice. The high priest of the temple was like a dog-skin plaster. He refused once yesterday afternoon and once in the evening, but came again this morning.
Really, even her brother Li Cheng was not so diligent when licking the goddess.
But speaking of Li Cheng, it has been the third day since the players traveled through time. No one knows what the current situation of her friends is. There is no news about the time travelers in the imperial city. Perhaps the big time travel has just happened, and this special group has not yet been noticed by all parties in the empire.
When she thought of this, Ella felt itchy. She remembered clearly where she could find the generous rewards given by the system after her rebirth and where there were treasures. However, she was entangled in the inexplicable things that happened in the past few days, one after another, and she was completely unable to get away.
What should I do? If I become a saint, I will definitely have less freedom, and my identity as an evil god may be exposed at any time; if I don’t become a saint, the old men in the temple will chase me to the ends of the earth... Oh, I wish I had an avatar to deal with those guys for me...
Um, wait, it seems like I can actually clone myself?
Only then did Ella suddenly remember the unique skill that the system gave her.
"One breath becomes three!"
She excitedly activated her skill, and at a command, a puff of green smoke emerged from under her feet and gradually condensed into a vague human figure.
Why is there only one…? Well, it doesn't matter, as long as it works, it doesn't have the advantage of three separate avatars, but the clone is quite stable. After all, even the soul is separated, so it can be regarded as another self, and there is no need to worry about being exposed.
As she was thinking about this, Ella discovered that the smoke condensed into a man with messy short black hair, a handsome face, slightly narrowed eyes, and wearing a gray and white linen shirt, looking like a villager in the Novice Village.
No, who is this? ? Why does this look familiar... Wait, this is me!! ?
Ella suddenly recalled her identity called "Ye Xiao" which was almost buried deep in her memory.
The split vision in her mind allowed Ella to see herself sitting on the chair from Ye Xiao's perspective. She was a petite girl with silver hair and red eyes, wearing a Gothic black Lolita aristocratic dress. Her legs were slightly suspended in the air, wrapped in pure white stockings. Her tight and smooth curves made her want to take a bite...
What are you thinking about, what are you thinking about! Ye Xiao, who was in a male body, slapped his forehead fiercely. The female demon almost messed up my mind.
Ella's face also turned slightly red and she coughed lightly. She didn't know why she did this, as she was the only one present.
But this is a difficult problem, because the clone is actually the original boy himself, so there is no way for him to replace her and become the saint.
But on second thought, it seems more appropriate for "Ye Xiao" to go out and travel and adventure as a player. With Ella's distinctive appearance, she would attract attention wherever she goes, and it is inevitable that there would be a lot of unnecessary trouble.
Besides, when she found her friends on Blue Star to form a guild, she couldn't introduce herself by saying:
Ahaha brothers, you didn't expect that I would become a beautiful girl with silver hair and red eyes! …
Ella felt a little uncomfortable just thinking about that scene in her mind, and couldn't help but hold her forehead with her hand.
Well, let's split up into two groups for now. The alt-account Ye Xiao will go out to do missions to gain experience, while Ella will reluctantly go to the temple to be a saint to deal with things for now. Maybe, they can still take care of each other in the future.
Um, that’s not right, Ye Xiao is the big size, and she, Ella, should be the small size!
Ella patted her face lightly. Indeed, it was not right for the main body to be a secondary one!
Since Ella in the previous life was able to remain a saint until she took control of the temple, I shouldn't be so unlucky to be discovered and caught by the evil god as soon as I enter.
...
When Ella went downstairs, she saw the hall full of temple elders and golden-armored knights, and she almost thought that her own family was preparing for a holy war.
The high priest was still "chatting and laughing" with the Duke, but when he saw Ella coming down the stairs, he stood up and took two steps at a time to come to Ella.
"Miss... Miss Haiweier, you may not know enough about the qualifications of the Chosen One of Light. You should know that in the twelve thousand years since the establishment of the Temple, the great God of Light has only bestowed such a gift on three saints. I know that everything that happened before may have caused you to have some misunderstandings about the Temple, but..."
"Ah, Master Priest, all the elders and knights of the temple," Ella bowed politely, "After careful consideration, I feel that my previous refusal was indeed a bit rash. I am willing to go to the temple for further study."
"Ms. Haiweier, please don't rush to refuse... Um, you agree?" The high priest was stunned for a moment, and then the expression on his face expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye, "Oh, that's great, that's great!"
"But... I have a request that I hope the High Priest can satisfy." Ella wore white velvet gloves and folded her hands in front of her lower body, looking like a lady.
"What do you want, Miss Haiweier?"
"I hope... the temple can release my butler, Mr. Dean. He... he has been bewitched." Ella's chest rose and fell slightly, as if she had mustered up great courage to say these words.
"This..." The high priest was suddenly embarrassed. No matter what, holding a ceremony to summon the evil god in the imperial city under the nose of the cathedral was an extreme provocation to the cathedral. On the other hand, the Dark Shepherd believers at the ceremony also sacrificed themselves in the ceremony. Dean and Ella were the only two witnesses who survived the ceremony.
There is no doubt that the Holy Maiden chosen by the God of Light has no connection with the evil god, so Dean can be said to be the only breakthrough in this case.
"This is not in compliance with the regulations... Miss Haiweier," the high priest wiped the sweat from his forehead, "I know... you may have special feelings for Dean, but as the biggest suspect in the evil god summoning ceremony, we can't just release him like this."
Looking at Ella's worried expression, the high priest even deliberately chose to use the word "suspect" instead of "dark cultist" or "criminal".
"Okay, then... can you not execute him? I know him, he is not that kind of person. I will make him truly repent." Ella stepped forward and held the high priest's hand, the girl's concern was clearly expressed.
A sudden change of mind must be supported by sufficient reasons so as not to arouse suspicion in the temple. Ella has always been cautious, and she really owes Dean a favor, so if possible, she still wants to try to save the boy.
Looking at Ella's jewel-like, crystal-clear and sincere eyes, the high priest may have thought of a sunset in his youth, or perhaps he thought of Dean, who had not said a word since entering the dungeon, and was really troublesome. He pondered for a moment and finally spoke:
"Then Miss Haiweier, you will follow me to the temple to participate in the purification ceremony, and Mr. Dean... I will try my best to get you a chance to meet him. This is the only thing I can do."
"That's good, that's good, thank you, Master Priest!" Ella hurriedly thanked him, and the old and the young were in great joy.
……
On the street outside the manor, a young man took off his servant's clothes and changed into the traveler's clothes and cloak he had taken from the Duke's Mansion.
Ye Xiao put on heavy swordsman's gauntlets to cover up the two high-level space rings on his hands that were stuffed full of gifts. The generous gift from the Duke's daughter made him travel in such a wealthy way that he had never experienced before.
He took one last look back at the manor hall, and the silver-haired girl behind the carved window bars also looked over here and winked playfully.
Ye Xiao smiled, held the novice staff given by the system in his hand, waved his hand, turned his back to the manor and walked into the street.
Chapter 7: Purification Ceremony
Before she could even get comfortable in the Duke's Mansion, Ella followed the elders back to the temple.
She didn't bring too much luggage, mainly because the Duke's Palace was in the center of the imperial city. Unlike the monks from other parts of the country who came from far away to worship in the cathedral and stayed there for decades, she could even go back home after completing her daily lessons.
Even after one month of basic training, she would be directly promoted to the Holy Maiden of Light and would no longer have to make regular pilgrimages to the church. Just like in a company only employees have to go to work on time, the bosses come to the company based on their mood.
However, the school vacation will end in a month, and she still has to study for a degree in the Loren National Academy for Nobles. According to the Duke, the Saint cannot be completely detached from politics. She can follow the growth path of the Temple in practicing magic, but the cultivation of the empire's future network and basic cultural education cannot be neglected. After all, even the young monks that the Temple itself focuses on training in Loren will be sent to the National Academy for Nobles for further study.
It seems that Ella, the Duke's daughter, is unexpectedly quite busy.
She was even more glad that she had sent her main account out, otherwise she would have gone crazy staying in her room every day to study after traveling to another world.
The road to the temple was not far, and Ella attracted a lot of attention along the way due to the golden-armored knights and the elders' guards.
The rumors that were originally exaggerated are now even more exaggerated - "Hey, did you know that the Lord of Light personally sent an eight-winged angel to crown the Duke's daughter as a saint!"
"Huh? Are there eight-winged angels in mythology?"
"Bullshit, it was clearly a sixteen-winged angel, I saw it with my own eyes in the ceremony hall!"
Sixteen wings... that one is a centipede...
Ye Xiao, who was buying equipment on the street, couldn't help but twitch his mouth when he heard what the passerby said.
At this time, he happened to be bargaining with an armor merchant on the roadside. Although the armor collected by Ella was thin, beautiful and strong, they were all women's models. Ye Xiao could not accept fighting in a little skirt for the time being... Although Ella was already wearing little skirts, so in a sense he had also worn little skirts.
"Five gold coins. I really can't give you any less, little brother."
"You're still selling these two pieces of iron for five gold coins?" Ye Xiao knocked on the thin piece of armor on the table. "To be honest, the paper I use to wipe my butt is thicker than this. Man, don't criticize me just because I'm not from Valonde."
The shopkeepers in the Imperial City love to overcharge customers, and he suffered a lot in this regard in his previous life. In the eyes of these profiteers, players are just wanderers who know nothing and can take out gold coins from inexplicable places.
"What kind of vision do you have? This is rune armor. Do you see the magic patterns on it?" The businessman slapped Ye Xiao's hand away, looking heartbroken.
"You mean these fluorescent stone paintings by children?" Ye Xiao stretched his hand back, infused magic power into his fingertips and gently wiped the blue lines on the armor, leaving a faint shadow, "Magic lines that fade, is this the new technology developed by the vendors in your Valonde market?"
"Okay, you're ruthless. How much do you want to pay?"
"Two silver coins, or I'll report you to the city government."
"You ride on the horse..."
...
Not to mention the little episode on Ye Xiao's side, Ella finally arrived at the temple under the spotlight of all the stars.
In a block of Romanian-style houses, a circle of brown-red city walls surrounds a huge Gothic church. Surrounding the main body of the church, eight towers made of white sand bricks reach into the sky.
A mini city within a city, the Temple has autonomous authority over the areas in which it is stationed in various countries. This is a transcendent status bestowed upon them by divine authority.
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