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

Chapter 193 The Sudden Curfew

The Sea God Divine Fragment is unusable by Celia; it can only be used to enhance the power of the original divine fragments in Celia's puppet.

This process is much simpler than fusing fragments of a god.

It just takes a bit of time.

The divine status of the twelve Olympian gods differs greatly from that of the lower-ranking gods, especially since the divine status possessed by Celia is a weak fragment with less than one-tenth the power of the complete version.

The process of its advancement, like Celia eating beluga whale fins, requires multiple stages.

The girl watched Ross operate within her own mental space, unable to cultivate or understand his actions, which bored her somewhat. She couldn't help but speak up:

"Lord Ross, both of these puppet hearts are water-based. Theoretically, they should be of the same origin, but why do they seem to be different to me?"

Ross said, "If you compare your Puppet Heart to a water god, then this Puppet Heart is equivalent to a sea god. Are water gods and sea gods the same?"

Celia shook her head: "They're different. The sea god is one of the twelve Olympian gods, while the water god is a common god."

As she spoke, an even more pointless idea came to her mind—

"Speaking of which, why is the sea god more powerful than the water god? Shouldn't water include the ocean?"

"Haven't you seen it in the Holy Word?"

"It's not in the sacred words. It only tells us that the sea god is one of the twelve main gods, and the water god is just an ordinary being like the other gods."

"It's very simple. The sea god became a deity earlier than the water god. At that time, humans often encountered storms at sea and prayed for the sea god's protection. The sea god's worship came from everyone along the coast and on the islands. As for the water god..."

Roston paused for a moment: "Although water includes the sea, because the water god became a god later than the sea god, the water god's authority over the sea had long been completely taken over by the sea god, and it could not be obtained. It could only exist as a god of mountains, rivers and lakes."

"Since mountains and lakes only cause disasters during the summer, prompting people to pray for divine protection, his power is incomparable to that of the sea god."

As he spoke, Ross said with a strange expression, "But the problem is, when a flood occurs, people won't think of the water god, but rather... the river god."

"The water god fought with the river god for the faith brought by the rivers and lakes. He lost to the river god and could only rely on the weak faith power generated by the sorcerer using water magic. However, water magic is characterized by its gentleness, and its attack is not as good as fire and ice, and its support is not as good as nature and holiness, so its position is very awkward."

Upon discovering the secrets of the gods, Celia became excited: "No wonder the Ice God could become one of the twelve main gods while the Water God couldn't. That's too useless... I mean, the Water God is so indifferent to fame and fortune. He really fits the saying that water benefits all things without striving."

Ross couldn't help but laugh.

Of course! Even if he died, the scattered fragments of his divine essence became the cheapest commodity, which Celia bought for 20 gold coins.

Celia felt a little guilty for making malicious assumptions about the gods, but when she heard Ross talk about the mysteries of the water, she couldn't help but feel excited.

But her excitement didn't last long before she suddenly froze.

"No, I'm using the Water Puppet Heart right now... I'm not going to end up like water... being bullied by the other candidates and ending up hiding in a corner with my blanket, crying secretly, right?"

The thought of being mocked by the victorious saintess after losing the election, laughing at her for choosing the water-based magic puppet heart instead of the more suitable ice-based one, made Celia unable to laugh.

Ross said, "The water element is only temporary. Once you reach the fourth rank, you can find an ice element puppet heart to replace it. Hmm, this time we'll find a powerful one, like the Ice God."

Ross was implying something, but Celia, unaware that the Puppet Heart was a fragment of divinity, didn't understand and only assumed that he wanted to find the most powerful ice-type Puppet Heart.

The smile that had been suppressed bloomed again.

After finishing the upgrade to the Puppet Heart, Ross put it back inside the puppet.

Celia regained control of her body, rubbed her tired shoulders, picked up a blank scroll, and began to draw.

"I'll work hard too! My goal is to defeat the minions of a fourth-tier mage!"

For the next few days, apart from eating, Celia stayed in her room, either drawing scrolls, using Ross to upgrade the Heart of the Puppet, or reviewing spells and meditating.

Alternatively, after accumulating a certain number of scrolls, you can sell the lower-tier scrolls to the Mercenary Guild in exchange for some gold coins.

In my spare time, I would contact Vanessa to let her know I was safe and sound, inquire about the progress of the temple reconstruction, or chat with classmates and tutors at school. Other than that, I did nothing.

It wasn't until half a month later that Ross successfully evolved the Puppet Heart completely.

Now it's December, and winter has arrived.

Southern City is located in the southwest of Starfall Continent. The climate here is pleasant, and it has not snowed. However, the sky is gloomy, as if a mountain rain is about to come, but it just won't.

After ending the evolution of the Puppet Heart, Ross put it back into the puppet. Instead of immediately returning the body to Celia, he went to the window and looked at the gloomy sky outside.

"Well, it's about time."

"Are the heretics finally coming?"

"Yes, it's coming soon, probably tonight."

"Tonight? Okay, I'm going out tonight!"

Having regained control of her body, Celia organized all the scrolls, put them in her bag, slung it over her shoulder, and went out the door.

When she arrived at the door, she sensed the shock in the eyes of the hotel staff.

As she arrived at the door, the waiter reminded her, "Madam, our hotel closes at 10 p.m. Please make sure you return before 10 p.m."

Celia paused, then turned around. "So early? Why?"

The waiter said, "The city lord just issued an order prohibiting nighttime business operations, instructing us to close before 10 p.m. and not to open until 5 a.m. the next morning."

"What? Why?" Celia asked, puzzled.

The waiter shook his head: "I'm sorry, I don't know why either. Please come back early. If you can't come back, you'll have to wait until 5 a.m.

Celia stepped forward. "I'm not sure when I'll be there. Could you give me a spare key?"

The waiter shook his head. “This won’t do. If the boss finds out, I won’t be able to work anymore… On another note, a lady as beautiful as you must be a gentle and kind person.”

As he spoke, Celia placed 10 silver coins on his plate. The shopkeeper immediately changed his tone, taking the coins with one hand and taking out a key with the other.

The inn charges 2 silver coins per day, and 10 silver coins is not a small amount for the innkeeper.

"Thank you."

Celia thanked them politely, but inwardly she was thinking the same thing.

Even if I pretend to be an ordinary person, people will say I'm beautiful. It's money that's beautiful!
Leaving the hotel, although curious about the reason for the sudden curfew, Celia had more important things to do now.

It's 6:30 in the evening now, the sky has completely darkened, the streetlights are coming on, and the night is slowly becoming lively.

Celia quickly arrived at the city gate. Before she even stepped outside, she saw a piece of paper pasted next to the gate that read—

[By order of the city lord, the city gates will close at 9 PM. Please plan your time accordingly.]

"What happened in Southern Border City?"

Celia frowned slightly.

"Could it be related to the Deep Sea Mutual Aid Association?"

She shook her head.

How can it be!

(End of this chapter)