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

Chapter 414 Phil: What is Celia's relationship with the evil god?
Phil regretted it.

I should have known better than to agree to my father's request.

Looking down at the numerous nobles she had only met once, or even never met at all, offering her blessings and birthday gifts, Phil saw only flattery and hypocrisy.

She doesn't dislike crowds, but she hates hypocritical masks.

When she healed people in the Temple of Embers or at the mercenary camp, everyone looked at her and praised her.

Their praise came from the heart, without a trace of falsehood, unlike the people here, whose praise was all insincere.

Phil could see resentment and jealousy in the eyes of many noble ladies, and even more so in the eyes of the noblemen, which made her very uncomfortable.

Because she is the daughter of Duke Pharos, a genius sorcerer, a holy priest, and is suspected of having a high-ranking background in the Holy Court, everyone wants to curry favor with her.

Beneath the polite facade lies naked utilitarianism and a desire for conquest.

I hate it.

Phil suppressed the turbulent demonic energy within his body and barely managed to deal with all the nobles. As he scanned the hall, he discovered that Celia and the others were no longer there.

They disappeared somewhere while she was dealing with the nobles.

Phil bit his lower lip, hiding his disappointment, and made an excuse to leave the banquet, going to the third floor of the castle.

She planned to go to her usual balcony to look at the garden below and relax.

Upon reaching the third floor, Phil suddenly noticed someone on the balcony, with their back to her, looking down.

There was no moon tonight; his dark silhouette could only be seen with the faint light of the magic lamp.

Phil's heart skipped a beat, and he looked flustered.

The familiar black robe and the subtle aura it exuded immediately made her think of a possibility.

Phil walked over quickly, extremely nervous: "Y-hello?"

Ross turned around, exuding the same sense of mystery over Phil.

"Is this how you greet the gods?"

Phil's heart tightened, and he quickly said, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I..."

Ross raised his hand to stop Phil from speaking further: "Shut up and stand still."

Phil stood still obediently.

Ross reached out and slid his hand through the air, and a complex pattern appeared in the air.

After a long time, the pattern was completed and entered Phil's body.

Phil felt the restlessness within him subside and couldn't help but ask, "What is this?"

"A simple spell can block three fatal attacks for you."

Phil sensed that the mysterious rune's effects were more than that, but she was more concerned about something else.

Ross made a special appearance on her birthday to draw mysterious runes for her...

A look of excitement appeared on the girl's face: "Luo... did the deity come to give me a birthday present?"

However, before he could finish speaking, Ross's figure slowly faded away; he was gone.

Phil touched his body, but felt nothing. He looked around and, finding no one nearby, reached out and pulled open the collar of his shirt at his collarbone to look inside. He didn't see any patterns.

The runes that Ross drew disappeared after entering her body, leaving no trace.

This relieved Phil.

"Legend has it that Lord Ross controls the Abyss and can control its corruption. Even if he blesses me, because of the corruption on my body, others probably won't notice..."

Phil thought about it and then returned to the banquet hall.

My initial thought of relaxing had vanished. Upon arriving at the banquet hall, I found that many nobles had already begun their ball.

Phil declined numerous dance invitations from young nobles, found Duke Pharos, and said directly, "Father, it's almost time, I have to go."

Duke Pharos nodded, not stopping him: "Well, it's good that you're leaving. Your friend Celia found a mysterious, contaminated fragment in the garden behind the castle. It seems to be part of a magic circle. They're searching around there now. Go and find them."

Phil exclaimed in surprise, "A magic circle node? Who would dare to place one inside the castle?"

Duke Pharos said, "I don't know. I will find out and I will not tolerate it."

Phil wasn't good at investigating these kinds of things, and seeing that his father seemed to have an idea, he decided not to get involved and said goodbye to him.

Following Duke Pharos's directions, Phil arrived at the back garden and found Celia and her three companions in the pavilion used for resting.

When Celia saw Phil approaching, she waved to her: "Phil, over here."

After Phil came over and sat down, Celia took out a box containing purification crystals and handed it to him.

"Happy birthday, Phil. I came in a hurry and didn't know what to give you, so I'll give you a purification crystal. You've been purifying people's pollution for a long time, but the pollution on your body has been lingering. This can help stabilize the pollution on you."

As she spoke, Celia winked playfully, "This purification crystal has been blessed by the gods, so remember to wear it at all times!"

"Thank you." Phil happily accepted the gift, opened the gift box, and immediately put on the purification crystal.

Just as she was about to say something, she suddenly felt mysterious runes appear in her body. These runes were activated by the mysterious power (divine power) remaining in her body and resonated with the purification crystal she was wearing.

She was stunned for a moment, and only realized what was happening when the other girls also took out their gifts.

She felt her heart start racing.

Why does Celia's gift resonate with the runes drawn by the evil god?

she says……

Is this gift blessed by the gods?
Could it be that……

Phil suddenly remembered the suggestion Celia made last year when she was over-inhaling pollution during the raid on the lighthouse.

She said she should pray to the evil god Ross.

Phil knew very well that because of Celia's suggestion, she then... incidentally prayed to Ross in her mind for a fleeting moment.

At the time, she didn't have any particular thoughts, she just felt it was a little exciting, and then she suppressed those thoughts.

As it turned out, Ross actually showed up and even treated her.

Phil always thought it was his problem.

It was because I was bored and secretly prayed in my mind that I was targeted by the evil god.

but now……

The girl couldn't help but steal a glance at Celia, thinking to herself: Could it be... that Lord Ross has been eyeing Celia all along?
Celia was unaware that her casual remark had allowed Phil to see through the truth; she was only puzzled as to why Phil would steal glances at her every now and then while speaking.

After presenting the gifts and chatting for a while, Phil had some snacks brought to them.

After they ate something simple, Celia prepared to go back. Seeing this, the others also got up. Finally, Phil said, "I don't know what to do here if you leave. Why don't we go back together?"

Celia said, "I'm not going back to the Golden Apple Stone Forest camp for now; I want to explore the city of Leites some more."

She had just gone to explain the mysterious fragment she had discovered to Duke Pharos and handed it over to him, but Celia still felt a little uneasy.

She didn't think the Deep Sea Aid Association would just set up a magic circle to attract deep-sea monsters and then do nothing else.

Celia didn't know what their purpose was.

The best way is to destroy the magic circle and see what the Deep Sea Aid Association has to say.

Even with their main base under attack, they still have the resources to plan for Leites City. Celia needs to know what they're up to before she can feel at ease.

(End of this chapter)