Before Screwlloyd left, he thoughtfully tied up Green Hibiscus, Mauve Moon, and the other Disciples with hemp rope.
"Lady Galactic Baseballer, looking forward to our next meeting."
"Remember to come play at the Church when you have time. As a Deacon, I guarantee you will enjoy the highest level of treatment!"
"Actually, my name is Stelle..."
Before Stelle could finish, Screwlloyd had already leaped away in three steps.
"Hmm... what does he actually look like?"
From start to finish, Screwlloyd chatted with Stelle wearing Blake's face. It was evident that he enjoyed pretending to be someone else.
Stelle also came to a conclusion: information among the internal members of the Church did not flow freely. On Jarilo-VI, she had contact with both Freesna and Blake.
Adrian told her that Blake had a personality that loved sharing. It was impossible for him not to have mentioned his experiences in Belobog to Screwlloyd, who was a Deacon.
But considering the Church's priestess ran around every day, maybe Screwlloyd was also the type who yearned for freedom.
Looking at it this way, Pontiff Blake really had it tough.
Stelle stopped thinking about it and slung the unconscious [Disciples of Sanctus Medicus] members over her shoulder. This undercover operation was a complete success.
Next, it was time to take these heretics to the Realm-Keeping Commission or the Seat of Divine Foresight and hand them over to the relevant personnel.
Walking out of the courtyard, Adrian withdrew the [Eternity] blessing. March 7th, the on-site reporter, was the first to rush up.
"How was it, how was it? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
"What a joke. The only thing that can make me feel uncomfortable is the moment I lose a pillow fight!"
So far, Stelle's only defeat was during the thrilling pillow fight with Adrian. The Doomsday Beast and Cocolia counted as team battles, not individual ones.
"Glad you're okay. Time to go."
After contacting Dahao, the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus undercover operation concluded. On the way back, March 7th still asked Adrian many questions.
After all, they were just separated by a wall from the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus; they heard everything they needed to hear.
"Your undercover operation was very successful. Although your identity was exposed, you obtained a lot of valuable intelligence and finally retreated unscathed. Such qualities of an ace spy are truly surprising."
"Teacher Adrian, you flatter me. It's all thanks to your good teaching."
"Whether they were dormant until now or resurging from the ashes... the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus suddenly popping up so brazenly means they are definitely brewing some conspiracy..."
To completely destroy the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, it would probably take a long time... Stelle looked up at the sky. Let's wait for Dahao's next notification; there was nothing for her to do now.
"Sigh~ That Intellitron guy is pitiful enough... But he seems to be a Pathstrider of [Eternity]! We've seen plenty of Emanators, but really haven't encountered a Pathstrider before."
Feeling Stelle's strange gaze, March 7th explained: "Aiya, you must be the first [Eternity] Pathstrider this young lady has seen!"
"Teacher Adrian, do you know him?"
"I share his attitude. If you want to understand him... why not ask the omnipotent Priestess Freesna?"
"Eh? But the Priestess sister isn't on the Xianzhou; how can I ask her?"
"Not necessarily..."
...
Earlier, at Cloudford.
The girl's moon-like silver hair brushed past her lapis lazuli earrings as she felt the oncoming breeze.
"The flow of people is scarce... slightly different from the Xianzhou in my memories." Freesna took out her phone and connected the call from the female priestess.
"Lady Freesna, you left just like Lord Blake?! At least tell me before you go!"
Her complaining voice came from the phone, "This time even Lord Screwlloyd left. You don't expect me to be the acting Pontiff, do you..."
"Cough... very smart. From now on, your position has been promoted from acting priestess to acting Pontiff. I'll ask Blake to add a bonus for you later."
"The Church doesn't have such things as bonuses!"
Freesna was stumped. She had finished judging the Supreme Guardian of Jarilo-VI and rarely found a chance to relax. The original plan was to visit the Planet of Festivities.
However, she heard from a certain Stellaron Hunter with whom she had a decent relationship... that the Astral Express was changing its destination, and it was the Xianzhou Luofu.
Considering Tingyun's situation, and that a Lord Ravager was lurking on the Luofu...
A righteous Emanator of [Eternity] would not sit idly by!
Revisiting the old place, she inevitably sighed with emotion; this Xianzhou hadn't changed much from the appearance in her memories.
"Don't worry. If you really can't handle it, I'll have Screwlloyd go back to assist you. That guy's title of [Deacon] is just in name only."
"Eh? You're asking a Pathstrider to assist me? It would be more like me assisting Lord Screwlloyd..." The female priestess muttered in a low voice.
"Don't belittle yourself. Under the shower of [Eternity], everyone is equal. Did you know that Lord Ite once disguised himself as a tourist and served as a free volunteer laborer for the Church?"
"Eh... was it that time when the jade porcelain in the Church sanctuary was at risk of falling off, and staff were specially sent to remove the hazard?"
"You have a good memory; you even remember that." Freesna revealed a gratified smile.
"..."
Silence on the phone. "That... that time, it seems there was a staff member who was too lazy and slacked off during his shift, sneaking into the sanctuary to steal the offerings dedicated to Lord Ite. I discovered him and criticized him severely..."
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"I thought since he was one of the Church's own and not hired from outside, dirty laundry shouldn't be aired in public, so I punished him by making him copy the Doctrine of Eternity written by you."
The corner of Freesna's mouth twitched slightly. No wonder after that, Blake found her and said he wanted to promote her as a candidate for acting priestess.
"Look on the bright side. Maybe that person wasn't actually Lord Ite in disguise, haha..." Freesna didn't know how to comfort the female priestess either.
"Lady Freesna, I want to be alone for a while." The female priestess hung up the phone weakly. Freesna could even imagine her slumped on the ground, eyes lifeless and devoid of highlights.
Putting the female priestess's matter aside, Freesna's current goal was to clear the Fragmentum near Cloudford. She wasn't responsible for the Cloud Knights who had fallen to Mara.
This is the price of [Abundance]. If it were [Eternity], there wouldn't be such symptoms.
Just as she planned to release the teleportation space, she accidentally glanced at the scene below.
A Cloud Knight girl was shielding a blond man, surrounded by several Mara-Struck Soldiers and [Disciples of Sanctus Medicus] Shape Shifters.
Ah, blond hair just like Blake's.
"You stay aside properly. Leave urgent life-saving matters to the professionals..."
"Miss is fighting to save me; how can Luocha stand by and 'stay aside properly'?" The blond man calling himself Luocha summoned his weapon, intending to fight against the fierce Mara-Struck Soldiers together.
"Take this, Taixu Rhythm!"
Bang!
Freesna leaped in front of the two, raising her hand to fire instant magic bullets. In the blink of an eye, the Mara-Struck Soldiers and Disciples of Sanctus Medicus Shape Shifters turned to ash.
"Eh?" Sushang blinked. She hadn't even made a move yet.
Looking at Luocha behind her, it didn't seem to be him either...
"Cough, Miss... right in front of you," Luocha couldn't help reminding her.
Sushang finally reacted. Seeing Freesna in front of her, she scratched her head somewhat awkwardly.
"Uh haha, thank you benefactor for your help."
Freesna's gaze shifted to the coffin beside Luocha, a cold glint flashing in her eyes:
"Hmm... inside this coffin of yours, there seems to be something very interesting..."