Goddess Wanhua Mirror

Saints are indispensable signs for any sects of any size in this world, especially for those large sects, they often have more than one saint, and they not only hold high positions and extremely high power, but also Gain supernatural powers from the gods.

In terms of simply comparing popularity, the most famous saint at present is the "kanban lady" of the Holy Cult of Light—the Holy Maiden of Light.In a sense, this is a kind of artificially created saint with a special mechanism.

The selection of saints is theoretically done every 12 years, and there is a set of extremely strict selection criteria.All candidates are young girls who entered the church at the age of three. They are selected by each big diocese and sent to a special monastery. The "Sunrise Capital" at the foot of the mountain participated in the Holy Maiden Trial, and the final winner was the new Holy Maiden of Light.

And the losers didn’t get nothing, the Holy Master of Light gave these girls two choices, one is to enter the sacred mountain to practice, and return to the mortal world 12 years later as a nun chosen by God, becoming the top combat force of the Holy Sect of Light, The second is the sealed angel, who assists the new Holy Maiden of Light.

You must know that one of the requirements for the selection of the previous saintess is to obtain the support of at least four of the other twelve candidates besides yourself.

The first thing the new saintess does after taking office is to form a team and go to various parts of the world to complete the twelve trials within a period of three years.These trials are generally to kill powerful monsters, destroy cults, or explore certain secret places to find lost artifact treasures.

The whole process is quite like a talent show. Every time the selection of the saintess will cause heated discussions around the world, attracting countless believers to travel thousands of miles to the capital of the sun to worship.There are even more powerful warriors who come here to serve the saint, including princes and noble knights from various countries.

Because all saintess candidates are beautiful girls, and the Holy Cult does not prohibit priests from marrying, and saintesses generally only serve for 12 years, so many of them went to become the queen of a certain country as soon as they left office.

In Lude's words, the pope who came up with this mechanism at the beginning is obviously a guy who "knows how to play".He even had some doubts that the other party might be a traveler from the earth just like himself!

With the current scale of the God of Medicine Sect, the total number of baptized believers in Pine Town and Oyster Harbor has exceeded the [-] mark, and the number of general believers who can produce faith (additional DD) is at least three times that number. more than double.

With the help of the super high reputation brought about by solving this plague crisis, Lude believes that we should "strike while the iron is hot" and make another big wave!

certainly!While any action brings benefits, it is often accompanied by equal risks and drawbacks.Triggering a miracle in Oyster Harbor will certainly gain a lot of faith and quickly increase the popularity of the God of Medicine Sect, but it will also arouse the vigilance and even hostility of other sects.

They may not take action immediately, but they will start to pay attention to every move of the God of Medicine Sect, and it will be difficult for them to make a fortune silently in the future.

But this is also a matter of time. It is impossible for Lude and the God of Medicine to hide in a quiet corner of Pine Tree Town for the rest of their lives. If they want to grow and develop, they must go out.

Thanks to the newspaper as a propaganda weapon, the public opinion in the entire city is now under the control of Lude, and neither the leaders of the various sects nor the lord himself have noticed the mystery of this for the time being. .

Under Lu De's subtle propaganda, the people in the city also knew the names of many people while establishing the concept of hygiene.Some of them are priests of a certain religion who came from other places to support them, and some are local doctors who have been fighting on the front line of the epidemic.

Lu De successfully used newspapers to justify the names of the doctors headed by Nanding, who rushed to the front line of fighting the plague in the early days of the disaster.Lude also persuaded the Viscount and asked him to confer honorary knight titles on these doctors in recognition of their bravery and fearlessness.

It is worth mentioning that these doctors were also baptized and joined the God of Medicine Sect. Luther later formed the "Hospital Knights" with them as the backbone.

Each issue of the newspaper has to use a large number of pages to praise and praise those outstanding people who have made unremitting efforts in the war against the epidemic, and readers did not find a single sentence of slander and criticism against someone in the newspaper. Some are just "ignoring" that are difficult to detect!

Since the publication of the newspaper, including the special edition of the supplement, seven issues have been issued in total, and the local sales in Oyster Harbor are increasing day by day. The Golden Ax Chamber of Commerce, which has discovered the potential of new business opportunities, has even advanced the plan to open a newspaper branch in Wolfhelm City. Put it on the schedule and start as soon as the epidemic is over.

The publication of these seven issues of the newspaper, just like the "boasting group", praised all the forces involved in this anti-epidemic operation, creating a passionate atmosphere of united will.But some careful people found that the Four Seasons Goddess Sect, which was originally the largest church in the area, seemed to have done nothing.

The newspapers even restrained themselves from reporting some negative news that has been raging recently, but chose to turn a blind eye and "cold treatment".

However, if the newspapers did not report it, it does not mean that these news will not spread rapidly in the "circle of friends" among local residents.It is no exaggeration to say that nine out of ten people in the city now know that Bishop Evan Ruth of the Goddess of the Four Seasons Cult secretly bought slaves, and he is also the most despicable child slave.

Some people privately scolded him as a pervert, that dignified clergymen actually attacked young children, and there were both men and women.Some simply brought up terrible conspiracy theories, saying that the bishop might not be a blasphemer who betrayed his beliefs, and that the purpose of buying these children was to sacrifice to evil gods in private.

Thanks to these rumors, Evan Russ is now shouting and beating like a mouse crossing the street, and what annoys him even more is that there are two or five youngsters under his own hands, and someone leapfrogs his rank to accuse him of Evan Ruth's black appearance clearly means that he wants to get rid of himself so that he can get the upper hand.

If it wasn't for the letter from the main hall, asking him to set off immediately and return to the capital to report on his duties, Evan Ruth really wanted to check carefully, which bastard was so bold.

But helplessly, the letter from the main hall was very urgent, and the limited return date was only enough for him to stay in Oyster Harbor for two more days.In such a short amount of time, let alone checking Erwuzai, just transferring his local property is not enough.

Evan Ruth served as bishop in Oyster Harbor for three years, collecting a lot of gold, silver and rare treasures.If all these things are taken away, it would be a little too ostentatious to say that it would take twenty or thirty carts to go overland.

So the best way is to get a ship to return to the capital by sea. The advantage is that it is fast. It can be reached in five days along the coastline all the way south, and the risk is slightly lower than that of going by land.

Although the kingdom is generally peaceful these days, there is no large-scale foreign war, and the lords of various places get along well (except Duke Ganmaling), but bandits and bandits still exist. They are like cockroaches. It can't be killed at all!

There are also pirates who kill people and steal goods on the sea, but Evan Ruth has a little advantage, that is, he knows some maritime merchants with not so clean backgrounds, and these people have contacts with pirates in private.Evan Ruth can get the pirate's token through them, and even if he encounters it, he won't fight.

The only thing to worry about is the large sea beasts.

It's spring now, and the hibernating sea monsters have awakened. These hungry monsters are extremely aggressive.

However, compared to the perilous open ocean, because the water depth in the offshore area is relatively shallow, there are very few particularly dangerous large sea beasts. Take orders from your own guardian knight.

With their current force, as long as they don't run into monster lords, ordinary sea beasts or blind pirates, they are no match for them at all!

End of this chapter

In the Oyster Port at the end of April, the temperature has been steadily rising. Although the marine trade activities have not yet reopened, the local fishermen have resumed operations, which has brought a little vitality to the port that has been cold for several months.

At the northeast corner of the pier, the three-masted sailing ship "Nicebot" was moored by the seawall, and groups of hard laborers were loading boxes of goods piled up on the pier onto the ship.The flag of the Four Seasons Goddess Cult hangs high, indicating to others the faction that the sailing ship belongs to.This large sailing ship is an industry that the Goddess of the Four Seasons Sect can display on the surface, and it only does serious business on weekdays.

Evan Ruth was standing on the bow of the ship at this time, looking at the city of Oyster Harbor without saying a word, with complicated expressions in his eyes.

He was driven from the Royal Capital to Oyster Harbor three years ago, and now he is being driven from Oyster Harbor to the Royal Capital.Successive failures will not only disappoint the family, but also give excuses to those old enemies, and they will use it to add insult to injury.

Thinking of this, Evan Ruth couldn't help but let out a sigh.

This bleak trip back, just for the sake of self-protection, would inevitably require a "hemorrhage". I'm afraid that more than half of the family property I have accumulated in Oyster Harbor in the past three years will be given away. Just thinking about it makes me feel heartache.

Evan Ruth was sighing for a long time, when a large group of people came to the side of the pier, Evan Ruth took a closer look, and his originally low complexion became uglier than before.

"Bishop Evan Ruth, we are here to send you on your way!"

A long distance away, Ural, the bishop of the God of War Cult, waved vigorously at the sailboat with a loud voice.People who don't know the details at first glance at his expression thought that he and Evan Ruth were very close friends.

Behind Ural, representatives of all sects who joined the Health Bureau were present, and even Lude, who was in poor health, came to see Evan Ruth off against the bitter sea breeze with the support of his disciples.At first glance, the scene is quite grand!

However, Evan Ruth knew that if one of these people counted as one, there would be no peace of mind.I was framed by someone in Oyster Harbor, and the mastermind behind the scenes was almost [-]% among this group of people.

Soon, a group of people came to the sailboat. Evan Ruth deliberately did not disembark to greet them, but stood on the high deck, looking down at everyone with a cold face.Although this is not beneficial to his current situation, at least he is not at a disadvantage in terms of momentum.

Evan Ruth said with a sullen face in an indifferent tone.

"Everyone, I am going back to the royal capital to report on my duties. I appreciate your kindness. The seaside is very windy, so please go back."

"Haha, you're offended by what you said! No matter what you say, you have fought side by side together. If the believers of your religion don't give it away, we have to give it away!"

"..."

It has to be said that Ural’s yin and yang eccentricity does have a hand. Evan Ruth, the dignified bishop, resigned from the diocese under his jurisdiction, and none of the tens of thousands of believers came to see him off. Evan Ruth’s local people in Oyster Harbor are now expected to have How bad it is, it can be seen from this!

"It's xx! I remember all you bitches, just wait! I will come back to take revenge on you sooner or later!"

Silently remembering everyone present, Evan Ruth swore in his heart.At this time, he saw Lude who was coughing all the time in the crowd, and his originally gloomy mood improved a little bit.

Although he lost this battle, at least he is still young. As long as he gets through this difficulty, he will have a chance to make a comeback in the future.On the other hand, Lu De seemed to have won a complete victory, but he also paid a very painful price.

Evan Ruth knew that the old man's physical condition might be even worse than what the outside world had guessed, and it was said that it had reached the point where even divine magic would not work.This shows that his problem is not that he is sick from overwork, but that his time is approaching.Unless the gods personally take action, no one can save him!

Thinking of this, Evan Ruth felt a gloomy pleasure in his heart.

"Just wait! On the day when I come back, I may not be able to avenge you, but I can find your beautiful female disciples..."

Glancing at the people on the shore for the last time, Evan Ruth turned his head and returned to his cabin.His departure this time can be described as extremely cold, except for those friends who came to see his jokes on the pier, and the hard labor hired to move things, not only the local believers did not come, but even the lord did not show up.

For the dignified bishop to do this, he has failed to the extreme!

Soon, the cargo on the sailboat was loaded, and the captain sailed slowly away from the port after asking Evan Ruth for instructions.

Most of the people on the shore were smiling, not hiding their inner joy.

"It's finally time to get out. It feels like the air in the city has suddenly become sweeter. Everyone, how about having dinner with me at night? I asked the cook to prepare a whole fragrant pig. Let's have barbecue together tonight!" "

The priests of various sects talked and laughed happily together in twos and threes. Because of Evan Ruth, a common enemy, everyone had cooperated happily in the past one and a half months. Now the honeymoon period is not over yet, so naturally they get along well.

At this time, a violent coughing suddenly interrupted everyone's conversation. Everyone looked around and saw Lude bent over there, coughing so much that he could hardly stand up.

Seeing this, everyone hurriedly gathered around to ask about their health, and some of them even used precious magic spells to relieve Lu De's symptoms.Regardless of the true thoughts in the hearts of the group of people present, they all made a gesture of caring.

"Master, the seaside is very windy, you should hurry back and rest!"

"It's not in the way, it's not in the way...cough cough..."

With the support of his disciple Aina, Lu De was sent to the carriage and returned to the residence where he was staying to rest.

However, the previous sick person's posture disappeared the moment the car door was closed.Kumilad, who was sitting on the opposite seat, watched his very interesting reaction with great interest.

"To be honest, it's a pity that you don't have the ability to act."

"This is different. I actually have a very thin skin. If you really want me to perform on stage in public, I will be [-]% stage fright."

"...Okay! I can roughly guess what you are going to do next. But what I am more curious about is, did you really let that Evan Ruth go like this? He was defeated by you this time, for sure I will hold a grudge, and wait for him to make a comeback in the future and bring in more power from the Four Seasons Goddess Sect to take revenge on you, how are you going to deal with it then?"

"Correct your two mistakes, Miss Cumillard. First, Evan Ruth did not lose to me. Don't say that I seem to be a terrible mastermind behind the scenes. Second... I am not prepared to let go Over that dead fat man who killed a thousand knives."

End of this chapter

It has been almost two months since he came to Oyster Harbor. Lude has collected a lot of information about Evan Ruth from various sources, and he has a relatively complete understanding of what this person has done in the past three years.

It is no exaggeration to say that this guy is a complete scumbag, a scumbag who has done evil things, and there is almost no clean place from head to toe.Going through legal procedures on the other side of the earth, the judge will have to "report the crime" for 5 minutes, and shoot those who need to borrow "155" from the army!

Therefore, Luther did not have the slightest psychological burden to get rid of such a villain wearing the cloak of a bishop.

On the other side, after leaving Oyster Harbor, the Nicebot headed south along the coastline.Since it is sailing against the wind and takes a "Z"-shaped route, the speed is not very fast.

The first two days after leaving the port went smoothly, the sea was calm and the sailboat sailed in shallow waters not more than [-] kilometers away from the shore.This area is relatively safe, except for the occasional small boat suspected of being a water bandit sneaking around them, there is basically nothing worth noting.

Evan Ruth has had a rather boring two days. Although he is not seasick, he suffers from claustrophobia and hates crowded and small cabins.So every day, apart from "educating" his disciple Aria in the cabin, he just stayed on the deck and let the wind go.

On the morning of the third day of the voyage, Nesbot encountered heavy fog, and the thick fog was so white that it was almost impossible to see your fingers.The sailors stood in the middle of the deck, and couldn't even see the whole picture of the sailboat under their feet.

This kind of ghost weather with extremely low visibility and sailing in the shallow offshore area, the captain was worried that there would be a risk of hitting the rocks, so he urgently woke up all the sailors and passengers who were still resting.Evan Ruth was also laughed at, and came to the deck with a wake up spirit.

"Captain, what happened?"

"Master Bishop, I'm sorry to disturb your rest, but it's foggy. It's easy to hit the rocks in this weather, so I'm directing the boat to go to the deep water area, and I'm asking everyone to get up just in case."

"in case?"

"Yes, it's always a matter of being careful..."

The captain was patiently trying to explain to Evan Ruth, when a bell suddenly sounded from the bow direction, indicating that the sailors on guard in this direction had found something unusual and reminded the crew to pay attention.

"There is a rock in front of you to the left... No! That thing moved!"

The sailors at the bow exclaimed one after another, and the captain and Evan Ruth were surprised to see that in the thick white fog, many twisted and thick black figures were rapidly approaching them.Some sailors yelled "Kraken" when they saw it, which is the collective name for the giant octopus sea monster.

But the well-informed captain quickly realized that something was wrong. He had been wandering at sea for most of his life, and was fortunate enough to have seen many sea monsters and even fought them, so he had relatively rich experience in dealing with them.

Under normal circumstances, Krakens only live in deep seas, and shallow seas with a water depth of less than 20 meters are not suitable for their activities.Only some dead krakens, bodies washed up on the beach by ocean currents.

However, even though he realized that the situation was wrong, the captain had no time to carefully identify the type of sea monster.The monster in the fog slammed into the sailboat directly, and then wrapped itself around the hull.The violent vibration caused by the impact made it difficult for everyone on the deck to stand still. Some people who were close to the side of the ship were even shaken and flew out, screaming and falling into the water.

Seeing several huge tentacles dancing wildly around him, Evan Ruth was so frightened that he was scared, and he also forgot that he was a high-ranking priest at the bishop level. He didn't care about his image, and wanted to climb back to the cabin with both hands and feet. The fear was at this moment Let him overcome his resistance to the claustrophobic environment, and instinctively want to hide in a place where the monster can't see him, and he doesn't have to face the monster directly.

But it's a pity that before Evan Ruth climbed to the entrance of the cabin, a huge tentacle fell in the air and hit the deck heavily, blocking Evan Ruth.

Looking closely, Evan Ruth discovered that the huge tentacle in front of him, which neither of them might be able to embrace, was covered with blue-black scales. Any known snake would be huge.

Evan Ruth didn't come back to his senses until then. He is a priest who can use magic.

"Holy, holy light and iron wall!"

In order to survive, Evan Ruth started with a high-level divine spell "Iron Wall of Light", which is an advanced version of the conventional divine spell Holy Light Barrier, with stronger defense and a larger protective area, almost It can cover the entire sailboat, and it can also cause burning damage to the target that the user wishes to repel.

The moment the divine spell was opened, all the huge tentacles that had been entangled with the sailboat were all bounced off, followed by an unworthy wail in the dense fog.

Evan Ruth immediately relieved the siege of Nesbot, and the morale of the sailors and apostolic knights were all boosted.But Evan Ruth himself was breaking out in a cold sweat, because he could clearly feel that his actions just now had attracted the monster's attention, and there were more than one pair of eyes full of killing intent in the dense fog, staring at him firmly.

This feeling of being taken care of made Evan Ruth a very absurd thought—this monster came here to kill him!

"Why are you still standing there! Run!"

Although the Holy Light Iron Wall has amazing defensive power and has an anti-injury effect, its duration is limited, only a few hundred, that is, one minute and 40 seconds.As the bishop, Evan Ruth has only ten magical positions per day, seven of which are middle and low-level magical positions, and three high-level magical positions.

Therefore, taking advantage of the monster's inability to approach, the sailors on the Nesbot adjusted the sails and rudder, turned and fled quickly, and at the same time untied the tarpaulins on the heavy bed crossbows on both sides, preparing to fight back at the monster.

As a large sailing ship supported by Evan Ruth at a large price, the Nasbot is equipped with a total of eight heavy-duty bed crossbows for the navy, three on the left and right sides, one on the bow and one on the stern.As for the ammunition used, in addition to the two-inch thick conventional crossbow bolts, there are also amazingly powerful enchanted crossbow bolts, which are specially prepared for dealing with large sea monsters.

However, the price of this kind of crossbow is as amazing as its power, so Nesbot only has ten enchanted crossbows, so it is not easy to use them.

However, to the surprise of the sailors, after being bounced off by the iron wall of the holy light, the monster was not enraged like ordinary wild beasts and rushed forward again desperately. , seems to be circling around them.

This prudence and cunning shows that it has high intelligence.

End of this chapter

In the dense fog, a tense confrontation unfolded between humans and monsters.Although the sailors manipulating the ballista were invisible, it was not difficult to guess from the continuous strange noises in the fog and the abnormal fluctuations in the surrounding sea that the ghost thing was circling around them at the moment.

Due to the limited number of powerful enchanted crossbow bolts, the first round of loading of the eight ballistas on the deck is all ordinary steel-tipped arrows. How about using regular ammunition to test the monster's defense first?

The sailors around the ballista were engrossed, nervously watching all the troubles in the fog.