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

Chapter 434 Customized Puppet
Melina knew that Celia had been slacking off during the meeting, so after the meeting, she took Celia to a private room and told her why.

"The original plan was for either me or Blake to infiltrate, but if either of us is absent from the main battlefield, it will definitely alert the Deep Sea."

"Really?" Celia felt that she wasn't telling the truth.

"Okay, the truth is, Blake doesn't understand magic circles, so there's nothing he can do."

Melina never mentioned things she didn't really understand.

Celia said, "You don't need to understand it, as long as you can steal the key to the magic circle."

As she spoke, Celia slapped her forehead: "Okay, it is indeed a bit difficult. What about the fourth and fifth-tier big shots? Can't they do it either? For example, Bishop Alvis."

“Alvis isn’t here. He has more important work to do. Duke Pharos invited him to rebuild the protective array of Leites City, and the appointment is scheduled for a month from now.”

"What about the rest?"

Melina shook her head. "During this time, besides the attack, we conducted a comprehensive investigation of the deep-sea fortress. We even sent fourth- and fifth-tier mages in, but as soon as they entered the fortress, they triggered an alarm throughout the entire fortress. They added high-level mage monitoring to the fortress's protective array, keeping it running all day. Any high-level mage passing through will trigger an alarm."

"Can't you do it at a lower level?"

"I don't know, but we also sent quite a few low-level mages to try to go deep inside. They didn't trigger any alarms. However, the defenses inside are very tight, and it wouldn't be of much use for third-level mages to go in."

Melina looked at Celia, "But Celia is different. News came from the city of Leites that you killed a fourth-tier heretic on your own, and a normal fourth-tier mage at that. This is something that ordinary mages cannot do."

"Furthermore, you are also proficient in magic arrays, even Bishop Alvis had to shut up. In the fortress full of runes, you can spot traps at any time without worrying about being discovered. However..."

Melina shook her head.

“Infiltration is too dangerous. Half of the people oppose letting you infiltrate. Even if we can pretend to attack and make all the heretics run out, we can’t guarantee that there aren’t any fourth or fifth-level heretics hiding inside.”

Celia said, "How come there are so many high-ranking heretics in one cult?"

"After all, they are an organization that has been active since the Age of Calamity. Their leader, like the Holy Lord, is a newly emerging sorcerer who emerged after the Calamity. For hundreds of years, they have been active in various places, gathering hidden genius sorcerers and converting them into heretics in various ways."

"The power of pollution can cause various abnormalities in people and even reduce their lifespan significantly, but it can also rapidly increase a person's strength in a short period of time, unlike the gradual improvement we need to make step by step."

Celia pondered a question: "Speaking of heretics who rise through corruption, don't they need to ascend to higher ranks?"

Melina smiled slightly: "Of course not. The Ascension Stairs are only for sorcerers. They have always used corruption as their power, so the Ascension Stairs have long disappeared. Or rather, their test is the 'Ascension Stairs' upside down. We go up, they go down. We have the test of ascending the stairs, while they only need to jump lightly."

Celia suddenly realized, "No wonder I always see so many powerful heretics in heretical strongholds."

"But they have the power of their rank, but no spells to unleash it. Their actual combat strength is reduced by one rank. However, this excludes ranks four and above. Rank four and above cannot be mass-produced quickly. The mass production of rank four in the Deep Sea these past few days is the first time we've seen it. But these rank fours have serious drawbacks and cannot function properly. Even Celia can easily purify them."

Celia nodded.

“Our plan is to lure out all the heretics in the fortress, then you infiltrate them, search for the access key you mentioned, and if you succeed or encounter danger, use the teleportation badge to return.”

"Can the teleportation badge be used?"

“Generally speaking, it’s not possible, but we’ve discovered that the Protoss network can be used inside the fortress. You can send us a message, and we’ll attack the fortress’s magic array with all our might to open up the sealed space, and then it will be usable.”

Celia thought for a moment, then suddenly thought of someone: "Yesterday I saw the Holy Lord come to Leites City. Didn't he come to check on things? If it's the Holy Lord, he should be able to ignore the warning, right?"

Melina said, "The Holy Lord is elusive; we don't know where he is now. He didn't come here; he just sent us a message asking about the progress." Celia thought for a moment. After the Holy Lord appeared yesterday, he immediately went to pursue the two suspicious heretics she had reported, and then he hadn't appeared again.

Celia didn't know where he went, only that he left in a hurry, as if he was in a rush.

She thought the Holy Lord was coming to the Golden Apple Stone Forest, but it turned out he wasn't.

Come to think of it, I seem to have forgotten to convey Duke Pharos's message to the Holy Lord...

"Let me think about it," Celia said.

Melina nodded: "Okay, no rush. Let's prepare first and sweep through the outer strongholds."

……

After returning from Melina's place, Celia fell into deep thought.

Having a teleportation badge wouldn't be a problem, but not having a puppet is a big issue.

Although her combat power won't be weakened as much as other sorcerers, it will still be weakened to some extent. Without the puppet, Celia feels that there is a 90% chance she can't beat a fourth-tier heretic.

"So, still..."

knock knock --

A knock suddenly sounded at the door. Celia went to open it and found it was Elena.

"Celia, your magic puppet was damaged in the defense of Leites City. We've contacted the League Committee for you, and they've agreed to customize a new one for you right now. Would you like to start the customization process now?"

Celia was taken aback: "Now? Aren't the custom-made golems for the league fourth-tier?"

Elena said, "Yes, but the rank is not absolute. Also, the rank of the puppet can be temporarily sealed to match your strength. If you want to customize it, the league committee will come over this afternoon to ask you to provide your requirements. It is expected that the puppet will be delivered in about 10 days."

"So fast?" Celia exclaimed in surprise. "When did the Northern Alliance become so efficient?"

Elena said irritably, "The League Committee is not exclusive to the Northern Alliance. It is a union of all empires on the Starfall Continent. It is just that the committee is authorized to the empire in which the event is held. The committee's role is to supervise and award prizes. Referees, venue construction, and so on are all handled by the respective empires themselves."

"Oh, I see. Let them come then."

"it is good,"

Asking about custom-made puppets at this time...

Celia probably guessed that it was Melina or Blake who made the move.

Feeling uneasy without the puppet, Celia agreed without hesitation.

She took out the two puppet hearts, feeling conflicted.

Should we use water-based or life-based magic?

(End of this chapter)