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

Chapter 509 Situation

Celia is currently in a town called Blaze Town, which is under the jurisdiction of Vanner City.

The town is said to be named after Erina, who destroyed the surrounding mountains with a powerful fireball during the Blue Dragon Empire's independence and resistance against the Holy Knights. The town was built on this flat land and is named after Erina.

Further ahead lies the border between the Blue Dragon Empire and the Ishtar Empire.

Unfortunately, the border had already been taken over. Before she could determine exactly how much of the border the Blue Dragon Empire's army had taken over, Celia decided to stop here, rest for a while, and see what had caused it.

These past two days, after saying goodbye to Anke, she has been traveling in a daze. With her spatial ring, she doesn't even need to go to towns to rest; she can just travel in a straight line.

Only when we enter Ishtar territory can we feel at ease.

After making some inquiries within Blazing Town, Celia quickly learned what had happened.

"It really happened on Dragon Island."

The Dragon Island incident ended with the fire spirit taking away two high-level spiritual creatures.

The forces openly involved in this incident are the Dragon Rider Legion and the Tower of the Fallen. There may be others involved in secret, but that's no longer important.

Because everyone lost.

After recovering from his shock, Erina was furious and immediately took a series of actions, not only to find the fire spirit and the two spirits that had left, but also to cause trouble for the Tower of Depths and all the outsiders involved in the sinking of Dragon Island.

Therefore, closing the border is one part of this process.

Border closures are ineffective against ordinary people, who can cross freely, but sorcerers cannot.

All sorcerers need to undergo checks before crossing borders, and spatial rings are no exception.

Has Erina lost her mind?

Hilia, carrying two treasures, felt a little guilty.

If she goes directly to the border patrol, she can forget about getting those two treasures.

In addition, she heard many mercenaries' complaints about the patrol team.

"These damned guys, under the guise of inspection, actually confiscated the things I bought!"

“I clearly purchased the volcanic rock through legitimate channels, but they claimed it came from the Dragon Island volcano without paying taxes and demanded payment from me, or they would take my volcanic rock away.”

"What's that? I clearly bought the scroll from the Mercenary Guild, and he actually said it came from a volcanic eruption on Dragon Island. Can a volcano spew out scrolls?"

"Those damn bastards, just wait until this is over, I'll make sure you pay!"

Celia raised an eyebrow.

These border guards are quite something; they've only been closing the border for a short time, and they already know how to generate revenue.

Celia also knew the source of their boldness.

This is just a corner of the long border; the empire is experiencing the momentous event of the sinking of Dragon Island, and no one will pay any attention to their situation.

Even if they knew, it wouldn't matter. After all, they were conducting a legal search, and the power of judgment was theirs to say whatever they wanted.

Compared to the sinking of Dragon Island, the heavy losses suffered by the Dragon Knight Legion, and the deaths of two witches in the Tower of Despair, this small incident on the border did not cause a ripple.

The Tower of Depths is different from the Deep Sea Alliance. This heretical cult had four sixth-tier mages, also known as the Four Witches. Now, two of them have died, and the cult has suffered a great loss.

It was precisely because the Tower of Despair suffered heavy losses that the Dragon Knight and Erina were able to catch their breath.

Otherwise, the death of a sixth-tier mage, coupled with the sinking of Dragon Island, would surely cause turmoil within the Blue Dragon Empire.

Erina is certainly not afraid of internal turmoil, but internal unrest will inevitably lead to the intervention of external forces.

For example, the Holy Court wouldn't let this opportunity pass.

Celia contacted the Holy Court and learned that they were on the move.

As for how the operation went, Celia didn't care much.

"The border patrols, besides preventing anyone from taking away the Essence of Fire and the Star of Ice, are probably also to guard against Ishtar," Celia thought to herself.

The sinking of Dragon Island was a very serious event, and the entire Blue Dragon Empire was placed into a state of emergency. Even within Blazing Town, Celia occasionally saw patrolling guards passing by, and people were frequently stopped and questioned. Her disguise skills had a certain ability to make her less noticeable, and Celia herself hadn't been stopped.

"This is just a small place, so I don't need to worry about those high-level mages who would expose me coming here. But I can't stay here forever; I need to find a way to leave."

Sitting in the Mercenary Guild's tavern, Celia fell into deep thought.

Only Ross leisurely sipped his jam-filled drink.

Suck it~
The sound of the last bite startled Celia awake. She looked up at Ross opposite her, a thought flashing through her mind.

"Lord Ross is getting better and better."

Ross chuckled lightly: "When have I ever been in a bad mood?"

That was during the time when Dragon Island sank.

Celia muttered to herself.

However, after watching the 'CG' of the sinking of Dragon Island, Celia felt that Ross's mood gradually improved. Although she didn't know why, she was happy for Ross.

"Lord Ross, how can we break through the border defenses and leave?" Celia asked.

Ross smiled slightly: "That's easy. Use camouflage to hide and slip through when the patrols are out of sync."

Celia blinked. "But the patrol teams are all equipped with magic detection devices, which basically provide complete coverage. Even if we try to sneak around, we'll be easily discovered. And there seem to be watchtowers and stuff..."

“Just charge over there,” Ross chuckled. “Don’t you trust my speed?”

Celia shook her head vigorously.

Compared to other empires, the Blue Dragon Empire's borders, excluding maritime areas, are much shorter than those of other empires.

In a state of emergency, deploying border guards for patrols can achieve full coverage of the entire territory.

There's one thing Celia doesn't quite understand: what's the point of border patrols?

Is it all just to extort the sorcerers on the border?
If it's just about guarding against the Holy Court, there's no need for such frequent patrols.

It was because of this curiosity that Celia did not cross the border immediately.

If you really want to charge in head-on, just ask Ross for help. With Ross's speed boost, the border guards won't even see the back of the flying broom.

"Speaking of which..."

Celia suddenly thought of the two catgirls, Meow Blue and Meow White.

With the border closed, I don't know what they'll do. I hope they manage to cross the border successfully.

Celia pricked up her ears, her powerful hearing taking in the conversations of everyone in the tavern.

Not only her, but many mercenaries in the tavern were also curious about the border blockade, and all sorts of rumors were most likely to pop up during conversations.

Perhaps the truth lies within that.

"Even if the Holy Court makes a move, it won't immediately send a large army to the border..."

Celia shook her head.

Forget it!

forget about it.

Let's wait and see, rest for a day or two. If that doesn't work, we'll have to resort to the most drastic method—asking the gods for help.

This is a last resort; if she could, Celia wouldn't want to do that.

　Chapters 506 and 507 have been revised. Although the revisions were completed within two hours of yesterday's update, I'm reminding readers here in case they missed it.

Chapter 506 has been rewritten, mainly modifying the battle scenes and adding some new elements (referring to Raphael). It does not affect the later plot, but it is still worth mentioning.

Chapter 507 is a minor adjustment to Chapter 506 after rewriting; it's essentially fixing a bug and can be ignored.
　
(End of this chapter)