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

Chapter 190 The Holy Maiden has arrived; you should be secretly happy.
Next to the Lord's Mansion in Star Ash Town, inside the prison.

Walter, along with Celia, Vanessa, Melina, the Grand Master of the Knights of Law from the Holy Court headquarters, the Temple of Ember, and five other members of the Knights of Law, arrived at the prison. He opened the cell door and handed over the three heretics, who had awakened from their coma, to the Knights of Law.

Afterwards, he summoned the men who had been guarding the heretics the previous night and said calmly, "Tell me in detail how you let them escape?"

The men immediately began to talk at once, explaining what had happened the night before. There were about ten guards in the prison. Some said they didn't know what had happened and were suddenly knocked unconscious; others said they saw the heretics suddenly untie themselves, use a spell to destroy the locks on the cells, and then knock them unconscious; still others said they were faking it and just watched the three heretics escape.

Walter nodded without speaking, and after listening to what they had to say, he looked at Celia and Vanessa.

Celia clapped her hands, and three heretics who should have been flying away walked in from outside.

Several people's expressions immediately changed.

Vanessa said calmly, "Tell me, what happened last night?"

The three heretics were not in a stable mood, but after glancing at Celia, they all told her the truth.

"He knocked the others unconscious, he opened the prison for us, he led the way and helped us escape successfully by avoiding the others."

The criticism was directed at those who claimed the infidels suddenly untied themselves, those who pretended to faint, and someone who said they were knocked unconscious.

The three men's expressions changed as they were confessed to by the three heretics, revealing disbelief.

Not to mention the three of them, even the three heretics who had been unconscious until this morning looked at the three who had confessed with suspicion.

What inhumane torture did you suffer?
Why did you betray them so easily?
Has the Holy Court brainwashed you?

As core members of the mutual aid society, they were a bit confused.

They believed that if they were in that situation, they would never expose the mole.

Not only them, but even Vanessa, Melina and others found it hard to believe that the three of them confessed so readily.

Only Celia knew.

She knew that Ross had cast mental spells on the three of them, constantly influencing them with magic until they finally broke down their mental defenses. As if they had taken three kilograms of bewitching potion, they answered whatever Celia asked.

Physical torture may be resisted, but mental torture is much harder for those with unwavering faith to withstand.

However, their confessions came so easily that Walter became a little worried that they might be framing innocent people.

After thinking about it, he decided to ask him himself.

However, before he could speak, the three subordinates who had been named suddenly released a strong polluting aura and then tried to escape.

Unfortunately, they had no chance of escaping from a fourth-tier, a sixth-tier, a bunch of third-tier, and a second-tier minor mage, and were easily subdued.

After tying them all up, Walter said with mixed feelings, "I'm sorry, gentlemen, I didn't expect to have a heretic traitor among my men."

Melina glanced at Celia, patted Walter on the shoulder, and calmly said, "They're just three underlings. You should be happy."

Walter couldn't understand Melina's meaning, while Celia, who had been glanced at, glared angrily at Melina: "Archbishop Melina, this is slander!"

"What are you talking about, little Celia?" Melina said with a smile.

Vanessa also looked at Celia, thinking about the things she had said. She had initially thought it was a coincidence, but now she realized it was.

This must be a special blessing from the gods, right?
Vanessa looked strange.

Thankfully, I didn't do anything, so I wasn't betrayed by Celia. But even so, the temple is going to be demolished...

Celia noticed Vanessa's strange look, and angrily turned her head away, ignoring the two of them.

"Lord Ross, am I really that outrageous? Reporting the high priests of other temples is what they deserved. Not to mention me, any of Benovia or anyone else would have done the same!"

"As for this time, it was a complete coincidence. Who knew they would come for the free treatment at the Star Ash Temple! And the fact that they could even sense the Heart of the Puppet is just too much of a coincidence!"

Ross suppressed a laugh: "Yes, yes, you're right."

Celia: "..."

The girl suspected that she had been blessed by an evil god by Ross.

But she had no evidence and dared not speak.

Okay, let's leave it at that.

Celia fell silent.

Melina acted swiftly and decisively, directing the law-enforcing knights to bind and take away all the heretics.

Before leaving, she patted Celia on the shoulder. "Celia, you've done a great job this time. The 'Shark' level heretic of the Deep Sea Aid Society has been a target of the Holy Court and a bounty has been placed on his head. As the one who made the greatest contribution in defeating the 'Shark,' Vanessa will receive a high reward. As an assistant, you will also receive a considerable amount of gold coins as commission, probably dozens of gold coins, up to 100 gold coins. I will report this to the Cardinals, and you can just wait to collect your gold coins."

"Really? Thank you, Sister Melina!"

Celia immediately threw away all her gloom and became very happy, her words becoming sweet as well.

"Just because you called me 'sister,' I have to get this done for you."

After speaking with Celia, she looked at Vanessa and said, "Priestess Vanessa, congratulations on your advancement to the fourth rank. Would you be interested in joining the Order of the Lawful Knights? I can get you hired through connections."

Vanessa smiled and shook her head: "I've gotten used to Star Ash Town, and I don't plan to move."

Melina said, "Is that so? But after reaching the fourth rank, one should go to a larger city and become a bishop. A priest in a small town is enough for a third-rank mage."

Vanessa's smile remained unchanged as she countered, "Bishop Melina, if the Deep Sea Aid Society is prepared to retaliate, can a third-tier priest withstand their retaliation?"

Melina laughed and said, "If they were to retaliate, would they only call in a fourth-tier enemy?"

"Where would you find so many heretics of the fourth rank or higher?"

“You’re right. If Deepsea Assistance is going to retaliate, it will only target you. You’re more likely to protect yourself in the city.”

“It’s the same wherever we are,” Vanessa said. “I’m better off in Star Ash because it’s closer to the Protoss Forbidden Lands, which may contain more than just Deepsea Aid outposts. If we bring in another Tier 3 Priest, are you sure he can handle a crisis from the Protoss Forbidden Lands?”

Melina pondered for a moment, then nodded: "That's true. However, you might be transferred to Southern City or the Cardinals' Council. Remember to prepare in advance."

"Thank you for the reminder. I would also appreciate it if Bishop Melina could put in a good word for me with the Cardinals. I am better off in Star Ash than in Southland City. This is the first line of defense against the Protoss Forbidden Zone, and we cannot afford to lose it."

"Yes, I will. Now that things are done here, I should leave."

"..."

　It's time for Calvin again.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)