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

Chapter 211 The Saintess is an investigator today!
"What is this secret passage detection?"

"The array master from the Holy Court asked."

Celia smiled slightly: "Southern City is special. It is a very important border city. If, during wartime, the enemy were to enter the city by digging tunnels to avoid the magic array patterns, it could very likely lead to the city's fall. Therefore, we added a secret passage detection system."

"As long as someone digs a tunnel without authorization within the protection range of the magic array, the magic array will continuously alert and then destroy the tunnel to ensure the safety of the city."

The Bishop of the Southern Temple nodded: "This is indeed a very good feature, solving the problem that magic arrays are difficult to protect underground."

Punil looked at Celia with surprise. He had a feeling that this thing that was specifically brought up was not so simple.

But thinking about it, it doesn't seem like there's a problem. Underground security is also an important indicator of city defense.

The city's array master asked, "Does the city have a sewer system? Will the sewer system trigger an alarm?"

Celia shook her head. "The existing tunnel system won't trigger an alarm. If you want to add more tunnels, remember to add them to the whitelist on the magic circle, or turn off automatic counterattack after the alarm is triggered. After that, the tunnels will be added to the magic circle's whitelist by default and will no longer attack."

After a pause, Celia said meaningfully, "Lord Punil, I wonder if there are any cellars or secret passages dug by civilians in the city? If so, please remember to check them, otherwise it may trigger an attack from the magic circle."

“Yes, I will immediately send people to investigate and ensure the normal construction of the magic array, and punish any unauthorized excavation of secret passages,” Punil said.

Celia smiled and said, "I trust Lord Punil's decision. If my design is adopted, I will make a special trip to the city wall tomorrow to inspect it and make some modifications to the details and the areas where the magic array works. If I encounter any illegal tunnels, I will also block them up for you."

Punil always felt that Celia's words had a hidden meaning.

Did those 'rats' who dig tunnels offend her?

He didn't speak, but looked at the array masters who were examining the array formations.

He saw that the two array masters from the Southern City, who were initially unconvinced, became increasingly shocked and incredulous as they realized what was happening.

Celia smiled and said, "If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask."

"Really?" a formation master asked in surprise.

Celia smiled and nodded.

"I don't quite understand this place. Using the plaza as a base, a disguised magic array core is constructed... Can the core be disguised?"

"of course can."

"And here..."

……

Punil watched them discuss, and although he couldn't understand it, he could tell that this magic array seemed to be very powerful.

He quietly asked a formation master, "How does it compare to the previous formations?"

The array master replied quietly, "I can't tell, but it's definitely no worse than the previous one."

Punil nodded without saying anything.

After a long while, the four array masters exchanged design drawings and continued reading.

It took them about two hours to finally understand.

The array master from the Ishtar royal family exclaimed, "This blueprint not only takes into account the current size of the city, but also future expansion. It also has self-inspection and self-repair capabilities. The materials used are not too precious, and it lacks many commonly used rune patterns, but the effect is just as good. It is very concise. Miss Celia is truly a master of large-scale arrays, no less than a legendary array master."

Celia said shyly, "You flatter me. Actually, these are all blessings from the gods. Without their guidance, I would not have been able to accomplish them."

Everyone exchanged glances and then laughed. "Miss Celia's devotion to the gods is something we can't compare to."

Celia smiled and secretly glanced at Ross in her mind.

I'm not just being polite, I really did receive divine guidance!

This magic circle can be considered as compensation for what the Heart of the Puppet has given me.

Lord Ross said the Puppet Heart was very precious, and since it was given to him unconditionally, helping him rebuild the magic circle was only right—especially since the magic circle was destroyed because of him. ...

Beside the southern city wall, in an unremarkable courtyard.

Dak sat leisurely in the courtyard, drinking the expensive Word Spirit Secret Brew, living a very comfortable life.

"Dark, what do you think of what happened in Southern Border City these past two days?"

The uncle who had been guarding the other side of the tunnel sat down next to him and asked.

“Ete, that’s not our concern. We should be concerned about when another fat rat will come.”

“You’re charging too much, 4 gold coins for one pass,” Ete sighed. “Logically speaking, even if it’s extortion, 1 gold coin is already a lot, after all, we’re just ‘defenders of morality’.”

“In an emergency, even a bounty hunter capable of capturing the Elven royal family wouldn’t care about a few gold coins,” Dark smiled slightly.

Aren't you afraid of retaliation?

"What's there to be afraid of? She's only a second-tier mage, while we're all third-tier mages, with fourth-tier mages above us. Even the city lord won't easily deal with us. Besides, it's only four gold coins. The bounty hunter organization won't easily offend the local tyrant for such a small amount of money."

As Dak was speaking, he suddenly thought of something and chuckled, "Speaking of which, you probably don't know what I heard. That bounty hunter actually said she was going to report us to the city lord. It seems that the bounty hunter is a newbie, or rather, just an ordinary bandit, not even a bounty hunter."

"But I still think you went too far."

"Haha, only in this way can I earn enough gold coins to retire behind the scenes. I've already decided that I'll work for two more years, then retire behind the scenes and let others take over."

Ete said, "The guild leader sent word that the Southern City magic array was destroyed and is currently being rebuilt, so we are not allowed to operate for the next two days."

"Let's lay low for a few days? Consider it a vacation." Dark nodded. "Let's give Punil some face; he wouldn't deliberately make things difficult for us over something so small..."

Before he could finish speaking, there was a knock on the courtyard gate.

The two exchanged a glance, got up and went to open the door. They saw a security squad outside, and in front of them stood a very beautiful young woman.

“Sir Sheriff, is there anything I can help you with?” Dark asked.

Celia said calmly, "Southern City is preparing to rebuild the magic array. We are investigating whether there are any unreported tunnels. To avoid being attacked by the magic array, please cooperate with the investigation."

Dak and Ett exchanged a glance and made way for each other. Dak smiled and said, "We don't have such a thing at home. Please feel free to investigate."

Celia waved and led the security team inside.

Not long after, in that small house that resembled an outhouse, the entrance to a tunnel was opened.

Celia gave a half-smile. "What is this? Could it be an illegal tunnel leading out of the city?"

The expressions on Dak and Ett's faces were quite interesting.

Wait a minute, this isn't what the president said.

Celia smiled slightly, "For digging a tunnel without authorization, I, on behalf of the sheriff, hereby impose a fine of 40 gold coins on you and order you to fill in the tunnel immediately."

Dark's eyes widened: "Sir, this fine isn't right. Digging a tunnel without permission should only cost 10 gold coins at most..."

“I said 40, so it’s 40.” Celia’s expression was cool, giving the two no room for bargaining: “This is punishment for the 4 gold coins you charged my…friend 'toll' the other day.”

Dark and Ete: "???"

So they came for revenge.

No, does the city lord know that you, the sheriff, are so casual and willful?
and many more!

Dark narrowed his eyes: "We don't think we've seen you before. Are you really the sheriff?"

　It's been a long time since I finished writing this quickly~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)