Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 123 Annual Summary
The Temple of Embers, the headquarters of the Holy Court, is a vast temple complex. In addition to the main building, it also houses residences for some clergy members, and there is a huge plaza in front of the main building.

Elena led Celia across the huge plaza, into the temple, past the prayer hall, and to the door of a room in a side hall.

"You go in by yourself, I'm not going in."

"Okay, thank you, Mentor Elena."

Celia nodded, went to the door, knocked, and after receiving a response from inside, opened the door, went in, and closed it behind her.

The anticipated scene of the five saintesses appearing together did not occur.

There were five elderly people in the room, sitting in a row, each holding a piece of paper, just like in an interview.

Celia scanned the five people's faces, their names and positions appearing in her mind.

Archbishop Melina, current Saint Anna, Holy Lord and Cardinal Connor, Archbishop and Principal Black, Archbishop and Judgement Principal Vasily.

These five individuals are all world-renowned sixth-tier legendary mages, holding high positions and wielding great power. Legend has it that the Holy Lord has already advanced to the seventh tier, but the source of this information is unreliable.

With so many legendary sorcerers watching her, Celia felt immense pressure.

She sat down very obediently on the small chair opposite the five people, sitting upright.

The invisible pressure gave her the illusion that they had seen through her and could see Ross in her mental space.

Just as she had this thought, the invisible pressure suddenly disappeared, and Ross's chuckled voice came: "Don't be afraid, it's just four sixth-tier and one seventh-tier."

Celia was startled.

"The Holy Lord has indeed become a seventh-tier epic mage?"

"Epic mage? I usually call the seventh to ninth tiers Saint tier. The title of Epic should be given to the tenth tier mages who have not yet become gods."

"don't know……"

While speaking to Ross in her mind, Celia outwardly greeted everyone respectfully and awaited their fate.

All five 'interviewers' were reviewing Celia's performance over this period.

Especially the current saintess, with her radiant blonde hair and stunningly beautiful face, seemed to glow as well.

This is said to be a posture that approaches the divine.

In reality, this is a blessing of holy words that naturally emanates after one has fully mastered the art of holy words.

At that moment, she looked at the documents while frequently glancing at Celia.

She hesitated from time to time, wanting to speak, but in the end she would glance at the silent Connor.

Connor carefully reviewed Celia's file before finally looking up. "Celia, a candidate for Saintess from the Star Ash Temple, your performance this year has been rated as outstanding. Congratulations."

Celia stood up and bowed slightly. "It was all divine guidance. I was just doing what I was supposed to do."

She spoke so frankly and honestly that everyone present had the illusion that she was truly being guided by a deity.

This strange feeling made them exchange a glance, and then the current Saintess Anna picked up the documents and slowly said, "Celia, after passing the initial test, you took the initiative to investigate clues about heretics. You discovered the summoning circle node of the Deep Sea Aid Society in the remote village of Bea, and you also discovered a large heretical stronghold in Crimson Town. Using your knowledge of magic circles and runes, you helped Archbishop Black seize a large number of valuable heretical items."

She looked up. "Archbishop Black gives you the highest praise for this operation; your overall evaluation is excellent."

"Secondly, you used your knowledge of magic arrays to destroy the Twilight Cult's stronghold guarded by a fourth-tier mage, and also handed over the temple parasites who colluded with the heretics to the Law Enforcement Court. Overall, you were extremely successful. However, you took too much risks this time. A fourth-tier mage is beyond the level of an ordinary mage. It is not wise to be hated by a mage of this rank. Don't take such risks next time."

Celia nodded repeatedly.

Vasily stroked his beard and said, "Regarding the Twilight Cult incident, the fourth-tier mage you tricked didn't die. When we went to clean up, she had already disappeared. Celia, you need to be careful of possible retaliation."

"They're still alive?" Celia paused for a moment, then nodded. "I will."

She did not explain that she had disguised herself at the time.

This was a spell Ross taught her. She had searched the Protoss network and found that there was no such powerful disguise spell at present.

It's best not to reveal this long-lost magic, lest it displease Lord Ross.

Anna flipped through the documents, looked at the last major event, and her expression became strange.

"You discovered that the high priest of the local temple in Frosttown was cultivating pearl rosemary and selling the illegal drug 'Bewitching Water' through an illicit organization. This evaluation is excellent."

Blake laughed heartily: "You went to three places and wiped out the priests of three temples. You're something else."

After laughing, he asked, "By the way, have you finished the paper I asked you to write?"

Celia nodded quickly, "I'm done writing."

“Excellent. I give you an excellent rating for your improved basic golem runes. This is much more useful than destroying ten heretical strongholds.”

Celia blushed slightly.

This basic rune improvement has nothing to do with her.

Although she has a talent for runes, she has only been studying runes for a little over six months. How could she possibly improve?

There is only one possibility for this improvement: it was learned before, or someone taught it to me.

The Holy Lord looked at Celia and asked, "Celia, did you research and improve this basic rune yourself?"

Celia honestly replied, "No, it was taught to me by the gods."

Before she came out, everyone's expression changed, but after hearing what the god had taught her, they all exchanged glances.

Everyone present was proficient in the art of divine speech and could accurately determine whether a person was lying.

Celia wasn't lying; it was as if she had truly been taught by a god.

But in the Holy Court, "divine gift" is equivalent to "what I understand." Therefore, Celia is affirming it.

The Holy Lord inquired about some details further and received confirmation.

He passed the lie detector test and answered fluently, proving it wasn't a lie.

It's impossible that a god actually taught her that, right?

What a joke! Gods haven't appeared for five hundred years.

After further examination and questioning, the saintess stepped forward to give her summary:

"As Archbishop Black said, improving the basic runes is more important than eradicating ten heretical strongholds. So, Celia, you have scored higher than other candidates in your first year's annual review. Congratulations, Celia. Here is your annual review report."

Celia thanked them and praised the gods while staring at Ross in her mind, before taking the annual summary report.

When she saw that the improved basic runes accounted for the highest score, and the combined score of all other items was barely higher than that, Celia was stunned.

"Is painstakingly eradicating heretics less valuable than a basic, dispensable rune?"

Ross said, "This shows that the Holy See is thirsting for knowledge, which is a good thing."

　I'm experiencing writer's block. I don't know if I can finish writing the remaining three chapters. I'll try my best.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)