These weird things are all mine

"The religious leader has not shown up once... It seems that the "Pioneer" is indeed hiding something big. I thought that the three-month retreat the religious leader mentioned before was just a simple absence. Now there is no movement, which can only mean that he is really in seclusion."

Otherwise, it would be impossible for religious people to have no reaction at all to the Church of Light, which is now of an unusually large scale.

In addition, Luo Ling probably knew why the scale of the church was so scattered and unsystematic before. The main reason was... before, it was almost in the form of a cult, worshiping something weird.

Not only do they change the weird creatures to worship from time to time, and they do so more frequently than they change their clothes, but each offering is also very bloody. It would be impossible for them to attract believers under such circumstances.

It is estimated that even religious people who are good at this aspect have no solution to this situation. They can only try to find some bad people to take on the duties of priests and force the promotion of faith.

However, the situation of the Church of Light under the charge of Alyssa is completely different. As a high-risk and weird agent, she does not need to perform any bloody sacrifices to obtain the power of the weird side, so she naturally lacks a way to dissuade believers.

As for the weirdness of the worship...I'm sorry, how could an officially recognized branch of the state religion believe in the weirdness that only cults like? It must be Lao Ye.

In order to fulfill the religious man's request and transmit the weird power to the corresponding weirdness, Luo Ling had previously analyzed the sacrificial ceremony created by the religious man. At that time, he missed dinner at Eve's house and only recovered after eating.

Luo Ling is a high-risk weirdo. She doesn't need to speculate on the connection between weirdos and believers like a religious person. She directly conducted several experiments on herself and Alyssa, and quickly found the corresponding method, successfully breaking the truth of this connection, allowing Alyssa to operate this connection relatively freely.

In fact, as a branch of the state religion, the Church of Light is quite immature and is almost entirely maintained by the personal charm of Saint Alyssa, but this immaturity is precisely the result deliberately caused by Alyssa.

In this way, believers of the Church of Light, in addition to Lao Ye, also believe in Saint Alyssa, who is hailed as an angel descended to earth.

Alyssa thus took over the faith connection of the believers. As long as she established a connection with some strange person or some existence, it would be equivalent to the believers' faith in the corresponding object.

This perfectly solves the problem of believers losing due to the frequent changes in the object of faith. It also allows Alyssa to become much stronger because of this connection, and she can carry more of Luo Ling's power. Her strength is not far from breaking through to the upper-level awakener.

"I didn't expect that Alyssa is also a genius!" Luo Ling sighed again.

Luo Ling only solved the problems of bloody offerings and strange connections. Almost everything else was done by Alyssa, including her ability to become a truly believed saint and the various means she used during this period... Luo Ling, who has a relatively simple personality, could not do it.

"In this case, I feel like I don't have the ability to make any arrangements for the church anymore..."

Luo Ling was flipping through the part of Alyssa's memory about the church. She had originally wanted to show off her talents and see if she had any undiscovered genius ideas in other areas.

After completing the memory traversal program, Luo Ling discovered that there were many things that Alyssa could do that she was unable to do.

Especially when looking at the church's current extremely large organizational structure, Luo Ling was extremely overwhelmed... She had never even become the captain of a combat team, let alone managing a team of thousands of people.

It's better to leave it all to Alyssa. With my own abilities, I can only be a big boss behind the scenes at best.

There are still too many things that Luo Ling cannot do.

After finishing all of these, Luo Ling suddenly heard some movement behind him. He couldn't help but turn his head slightly and looked towards the place where the movement occurred.

I saw a young girl carefully pushing the heavy church door. When she realized that the saint had discovered her, she showed a slightly embarrassed expression and whispered,

"elder sister..."

That’s right, the person who came was Alyssa’s younger sister Stasha. She was very different now from the first time she met Luo Ling.

Stasha's status today is completely different from before. As the most cherished sister of Her Highness the Saint, she will be flattered wherever she goes, and no one dares to neglect her anymore.

There would be no more hooligans disrespecting her, no need to worry about hearing the news of her sister's death tomorrow, she lived in a house so big that she had never believed before, she got fresh food every day, and even the expensive desserts enjoyed by the nobles were hers to choose from.

Even not long ago, Stasha was just an ordinary girl in the slums who was unknown to anyone.

In just two months, Stasha's life has been turned upside down.

But... for Stasha herself, this did not make her happy. On the contrary, she felt confused. Such a strong contrast in such a short period of time made her at a loss.

Stasha, who had not seen much of the world, found it difficult to understand these things. She only knew that one day her sister became the saint who had the final say in the Church of Light, and then suddenly, everyone treated her very well.

Even the private school teacher who had taught her before was extremely respectful to her, with a humble attitude, and there was no trace of contempt and disdain in his eyes as before.

All the changes seemed to have started from the night when the news of my sister's death came out...

Stasha still clearly remembers the horror she felt when she found out her sister was dead that night, and the relief she felt when she finally saw her sister come back. Even the faint fragrance at the tip of her nose seems to have not faded yet.

But why?

Why, after that, my sister... seemed to have changed.

Her sister did not stop loving her. On the contrary, no matter when, her sister always treated her as the most precious and important sister, and was as gentle as before.

No matter how she thought about it, no matter how she guessed, Stasha couldn't find any change in her sister. Everything seemed to be natural, just as she remembered.

She is her impeccable sister.

But for some reason, Stasha still felt that her sister had become a little strange, no longer the sister she knew before. This was the most troubling thing for her in recent times.

"Stasha, you're here."

Luo Ling called softly to the girl at the door, with the corners of his mouth curling up slightly involuntarily.

Every night, Alyssa would stay alone in the church to pray, actually establishing a strange connection, and later in the evening, Stasha would come to the church to take her home.

This is also the only time the sisters are alone in the day.

Luo Ling actually quite likes this girl who is very dependent on her sister. Perhaps it is because she sees some of herself in Stasha.

"elder sister..."

Looking at her sister who was no different from before, Stasha became hesitant and confused, and her steps slowed down.

Why does it feel like...it's changed again?

it's wired...

They are all the same sisters, why are there so many changes...

Am I tired, so I have this illusion?

During this time, Stasha used this reason more than once to explain her confused and strange perception.

"what happened?"

Luo Ling reached out and turned the wheelchair, moving closer to Stasha, until Stasha reached out and stopped the wheelchair.

She was also unable to stand up while using Arisa's body, unless she used the hyphae of Puppet Song to forcibly control the flesh and blood of her legs, but there was no need for that.

The secrecy of the spores can also avoid the perception of the awakened ones. If mycelium appears, the strange smell will be too obvious, which is quite sensitive in "Victoria", a place where awakened ones are everywhere.

"elder sister..."

Stasha tried calling out again. The perception of this change was so strong that she could no longer ignore it as an illusion.

"I am here."

Luo Ling stretched out his hand, followed the source of the sound, and habitually wanted to touch Stasha's hair.

It was just that because she was sitting in a wheelchair and Stasha was not short, even if she stretched out her hand she could only barely touch Stasha's bangs. Luo Ling shrank back in embarrassment.

I never thought that one day she wouldn't be able to touch other people's hair...

At this moment, Stasha squatted down on her own initiative, moving slightly closer to Luo Ling, and her light breath fanned on Luo Ling's face.

Although she didn't say anything, Stasha's meaning was obvious.

Luo Ling was stunned for a moment, then laughed, and reached out again to gently touch Stasha's hair.

Stasha just looked at her sister at this moment, looked at her smile, opened her mouth slightly, wanted to say something, but finally closed her mouth and smiled.

That’s right, it was her sister…the sister she was most familiar with.

Until this moment, Stasha finally realized what the strong sense of disharmony she had felt before was, and what the change that had returned now was...

Although my sister was gentle and amiable as always, she seemed like an empty shell. Her emotions were sincere, but they seemed simulated in some way, with an inexplicable falsehood.

Only at this moment did Stasha finally and truly feel the presence of her sister.

Although there seems to be some differences between her and the sister in my memory, but...it doesn't matter. Maybe my sister has just grown up a little. People grow up and change as they grow up, and my sister is definitely no exception.

"Let's go home." Luo Ling said softly.

She could sense Stasha's emotional changes and roughly guessed something.

Even though Luo Ling used entirely Alyssa's memories, emotions, and body to construct the current Saint Alyssa, no matter how perfect the simulation is, it is still different from the real Alyssa.

Human emotions are complex, changeable, and unpredictable...even puppets can never simulate real emotions.

This is why, even though Luo Ling could use Puppet Song to "resurrect" her sister in this way, she never did it.

Because Luo Ling knew very well that her sister who appeared in this way was just deceiving herself.

And now, Luo Ling is deceiving Stasha.

This sister who looks similar to her.

"Um..."

Stasha nodded, walked behind Luo Ling, pushed the wheelchair, and even her steps became much lighter.

She did not feel that her suddenly luxurious life was so wonderful. To her, it was not even as good as the night when she saw her sister come back alive.

"Sister, do you still remember?" Stasha took the initiative to speak, "When I was younger, you had to work until very late every day before you could come home to be with me. The situation at that time... was just like now."

"of course I remember."

Luo Ling nodded slightly. She possessed all of Alyssa's memories, so of course she knew all about these things clearly.

Stasha was only seven or eight years old at the time, and Alyssa was expelled from the church because of some things. She could only work as a cook for a wealthy family every day to earn a meager living expenses.

The person who hired Alyssa was not a prominent aristocrat or a wealthy capitalist, but just an ordinary middle-class family in Victoria, so the salary she received could only provide enough food and clothing for the sisters.

Unfortunately, this kind-hearted family later went bankrupt, and Alyssa lost her job and had to take care of her younger sister, gradually falling to the point of living in the slums in poverty.

After that, it’s a story everyone already knows.

At least... before Alyssa's change, these difficult days were already the warmest memories that Stasha cherishes the most. No matter how hard it was, she was happy to see her sister coming home on time every day.

"We loved going out at night."

Stasha said excitedly, "It's near Mount Gauldin. At night, there are fireflies flashing in the woods, and there are stars in the sky..."

Having said this, Stasha suddenly choked.

At this moment, she realized that her sister...would never be able to see such a beautiful scene again.

"Sister, sister, I'm sorry..."

Stasha kept saying this, her voice a little flustered.

"It's beautiful. I remember it all." Luo Ling smiled slightly and continued, "The bright and beautiful starry sky and the twinkling fireflies complement each other... It is indeed a rare beauty."

"..."

Stasha lowered her head slightly. She felt that she had accidentally touched her sister's sore spot and was blaming herself for it.

How stupid! I got so carried away by my happiness that I forgot my sister’s eyes...she can’t see anymore. If I upset my sister like this, she will be very sad.

"Stasha, do you like it?" Luo Ling suddenly asked.

"what?"

Hearing this, Stasha was slightly startled.

"Like it?"

Luo Ling asked again.

"like..."

Stasha replied quietly.

"If you like it, let's go see it again, okay?" Luo Ling chuckled and said, "I remember that Gaoluding Mountain is not far away, and we can get there in just a few steps."

"Ah? This... but there are no fireflies now?" Stasha replied, but from her expression, she still missed the scene she saw at that time.

Especially... with my sister.

This is the finishing touch to the beautiful scenery in my memory.

However, there are more fireflies from June to August, and it’s only February now...how could there be any?

"I'm just asking if you want to," Luo Ling said, "If you want to, let's go and see."

"Of course I do!"

Stasha nodded repeatedly.

Being able to take a walk with her sister in this quiet night, as if there were only the two of them in the world, she didn't want to miss this opportunity at all.

Even if you can't see the stars and fireflies.

"it is good."

Luo Ling smiled and gently held Stasha's hand.

In the night, they strolled to the place they remembered from the past, near Mount Gauldin.