"Finally I caught you!"

This time Shana was not impulsive. She was determined to wait until the investigation was thorough and solid evidence was obtained before tearing off Miriam's mask in one fell swoop.

The opportunity came soon.

Day .

While Miriam was out, Shana broke into Miriam's residence directly. She easily turned out the slates on which Miriam had written and drawn.

As the guardian of the sacred flame, she was also literate, and she could tell at a glance how terrible the words Miriam had written on the slate were.

[Shana Eighteen Brown-tailed Holy Fire Keeper lives by the stream, is liked by children and looks silly]

[Fettingen 31 The farmer with a scar on his right cheek lives in a thatched cottage in the north. There is always one hair standing on his head.]

Yes, this is all the information written on the stone tablet.

Shana searched through it and found that except for a few people, the names of all the other members of the tribe could be found on these stone slabs.

"What is she trying to do with this information?"

"Also, why is there at least one circle in almost every sentence? What do these circles represent?"

"A secret code that cannot be shown to others?"

Shana clenched her fists.

Who would collect such things for no reason? There is no doubt that Miriam had some ulterior motive.

Name, position, appearance, address...

Ok? !

Shana's eyes suddenly lit up, and she thought of a possibility.

Miriam is most likely not alone!

She had many companions outside, who coveted the holy fire and wanted to snatch it, but they were not clear about the situation in the city of Tanon and were worried that they would be killed if they failed to snatch it. So she came to the city alone, using the excuse of becoming a priest to openly investigate the city's situation.

Writing down everyone's appearance, residence, position, etc. would make it easier to launch an attack when the time comes, so that all the prestigious people in the city can be killed first. In this way, the city's defenses will quickly collapse.

"How despicable!"

Shana did not let her anger get to her head.

She knew that this was just her guess and still could not be considered as evidence that could completely expose Miriam's true face.

After thinking it over, she put most of the stone slabs back and secretly took away a piece of stone slab that was originally placed in an inconspicuous place.

She had already made up her mind. She would confront Miriam face to face, catch her off guard and make her reveal her true colors.

Seventh day.

Shana called Miriam to the open space behind the temple.

Usually not many people come to this place, but because it is close enough to the temple, any noise she makes will immediately attract other people's attention, so she is not worried that she will be assassinated by Miriam.

If Miriam dared to attack her, the best outcome would be to die together with her. There was a high probability that her skin would not even be scratched, and she would be arrested by the crowd who heard the noise and rushed over.

Has this moment finally arrived?

Tong Yao, who has been following the game for seven days, enlarged the game screen.

She was looking forward to Shana's expression when she knew the real purpose of Miriam's writing those things.

In the center of the phone screen, a question mark appeared above Miriam's head.

【What do you want from me? 】

Shana threw out the stone slab that she had hidden secretly with the emoticon [ ] on her face.

【Take a look.】

Miriam bent down and picked up the slate.

[Hey, how come this stone slab is in your possession? ]

Shana sneered: [What do you think? Miriam, stop pretending. I have seen through your true colors. You can’t succeed while I am here! ]

Miriam's face suddenly changed: [You actually followed me and stole my slate. How despicable! ]

Shana said: [Despicable? To deal with despicable people, it doesn’t matter how despicable the means are! Tell me honestly what kind of person you are, why you came here, and why you wrote these things on the slate, and I will consider sparing your life. If you omit any of these words, don’t blame me for being ruthless! ]

Miriam said nothing.

What could she do? She was now on Shana's territory. Even if she could beat Shana, she couldn't make Shana shut up and not reveal her true identity, unless she killed Shana directly.

But she came here from afar to become a priest. If she kills Shana, the guardian of the holy fire, how can she continue to be a priest?

hateful.

She shouldn't have left her hometown for the sake of face in the first place.

Miriam gritted her teeth for a long time, but finally had to admit defeat.

Okay, you are awesome.

Okay, I was careless and didn't notice you were following me.

Miriam threw the slate to the ground and began her chant.

[You are right. On the surface, I am a beautiful, smart, gentle, approachable, warm, generous, kind-hearted, helpful, talented, virtuous, loved by everyone, and a perfect girl who makes flowers bloom wherever I go! ]

Shana: [? ]

Am I here to listen to you brag?

Miriam continued: [Actually, I don’t like working, cooking, being scolded, or being threatened. I like swearing, eating and drinking, staying up late, watching earth dragons fight, and women…]

Shana: [? ? ]

[Not only that, I particularly like being praised, I particularly like to brag, and I particularly like to save face.]

[In order to let others praise me for my good looks and good figure, I would force myself to hold back even when I saw my favorite food. I would only eat until I was 70% full and never eat more than one bite.]

[In order to get others to praise me for being smart, I deliberately went to literacy classes less often during the day, and then secretly spent time learning to recognize words when I got home at night. Then the next day, I pretended to be casual and told others that I had accidentally learned several more words.]

[In order to be praised for being approachable, I practiced smiling at the pond for two years. Even when facing the most annoying people, I would not say swear words, but greet them with a smile.]

[In order to be praised for my gentleness and virtue, I would not turn my head to look even if my favorite earth dragons were fighting under my feet.]

【for……】

[I am just a fake perfect girl who has been packaged through boasting, lying and cheating. In essence, I am a bad girl who is stupid, inexperienced and good-for-nothing except good looks and a good memory. How about it, are you satisfied with what I have said? ]

Miriam was very angry. The character she had built up for many years was destroyed just like that. How could she not be angry? Now, a wicked woman like her could not become a priest. She could only return to her hometown. But if she returned home, she would lose her perfect character because she could not prove to others that she was the wife of the Lord of Glory.

But even though she was so angry that her heart was boiling, she still kept a smile on her face, and her hands were placed gracefully in front of her belly. Only Tong Yao could see a big "well" on her forehead.

Shana was so shocked that she even took a step back subconsciously.

real or fake.

I won’t talk about liking women, but she can resist eating and cursing to help the people she hates…

If this is true, then this woman's nature is too horrible!

Shana shook her head.

Who knew if this was a lie, and besides, she wanted to know more than just that.

[Also, the purpose of your coming here, and the reason why you wrote those words on the stone slab. ]

Huhu~

Miriam took a few deep breaths and continued.

[I came here because I lied to everyone that I was the wife of the Lord of Glory, but no one believed me. I also wanted to save face, so I wanted to come here to find the Holy Fire, become a Holy Fire priest, and let the Lord of Glory recognize me as His wife.]

[As for me writing these things on the slate, it is because I want to leave a deep impression on everyone that I am a perfect girl, suitable to be a priestess serving the Lord of Radiance by remembering everyone and everyone's changes. But I just got here and I am not familiar with everyone yet, so I can only write everyone's name, appearance, identity, and residence on the slate, and then take the time to memorize them when I have nothing to do at night. ]

Shana was confused.

Do you know what you are talking about?

You are playing tricks by writing down the information of more than 300 strangers and their daily changes.

Miriam explained: [My memory is much better than the average person. Although it is a bit difficult to remember so many people at once, it is not completely impossible. I have already remembered more than 200 people.]

Shana: [???]

What kind of monster is this?

wrong.

After hearing this, she distrusted Miriam even less.

Is there really someone in this world who pushes herself to this extent just because she loves face and wants to be praised as a perfect girl?

too frightening.

Although she also cares about other people's eyes, she would never do this. She would eat when she should eat and teach others a lesson when she should teach them a lesson. She just prefers to be lazy and slack off.

Miriam must be lying!

[How do you explain the circles you drew on the slate? There is at least one circle in every line of text. You don't want to tell me that you just drew it casually.]

Miriam said: [You mean that? I can't write those words, so I used circles instead. ]

That's it?

Shana's eyes widened.

She hadn't slept all night last night, spending all her time studying what the circles represented.

She tried connecting the circles with lines, she tried filling the circles with words and then connecting the words, and she also tried cutting off the words in front of or behind the circles.

But no matter how hard she tried, even pulling out a few hairs from her ears, she still couldn't figure out what the circles were for.

However, today Miriam told her that the circles did not have any profound meaning, it was simply because she could not write those words.

Well, it's reasonable. It's quite reasonable.

but……

Shana can't accept it!

If everything was really as Miriam said, then she must have been completely wrong.

She once thought that she and Miriam were of the same kind, but, the same kind?

Don't be ridiculous, even ten of her put together can't compare to Miriam.

Not to mention other things, it would be impossible for her to remember the information and changes of more than 300 strangers.

She doesn't have the memory, and she doesn't have the motivation.

Although Miriam said that she was a villain with nothing good except her good looks and good memory, if she really had no other advantages, how could she have played the role of a perfect girl so well, and her disguise was only accidentally exposed now.

Shana felt like the sky was falling.

She couldn't find any flaws in Miriam's words. If she continued like this...

【I am going to lose my job! 】

She tried to look at herself and Miriam from a God's perspective, and then she felt that if she had to choose one to be a priest, Miriam would undoubtedly be the more suitable one.

Although both of them don't seem to believe in the Lord of Glory, at least Miriam will maintain her image and work hard. It is foreseeable that Miriam will do the work of a priest perfectly, while she will only feel sorry for herself and think that she can just fool around so that no one will notice the problem.

In this case, even she wanted to vote for Miriam.

Damn, this damn frustration!

Shana fell to her knees.

If she lost her job, she would have to go home and farm. In order to get a bite to eat, she would have to walk barefoot in the dirty fields and swing heavy farm tools all day long. She couldn't help trembling just thinking about it.

In such a life, she couldn't see the possibility of slacking off and taking it easy!

[Are you okay? You're going to die. People who don't know the truth will definitely think it was me who did it. ]

After hesitating for a moment, Miriam walked up to Shana and poked her with her hand.

After all, someone was holding her accountable, so she didn't say anything unpleasant.

Shana got up from the ground and suddenly thought of something.

[Don't be so proud, Miriam. Whether you are telling the truth or a lie, you can never become a priest and squeeze me out. Hahahaha! ]

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