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

Chapter 731 She's Lying
The ruins that Blake mentioned are located in the central part of the Ishtar Empire, near the Protoss Forbidden Lands. It appears to be just an ordinary plain, with nothing around it except for forests, fields, and villages.

This is in a forest, at the foot of a low slope.

When Celia and her group of five arrived, there was only a simple campsite, and the nearest village was five kilometers away.

"There are farmlands and forests all around here. I never expected that ruins would appear in such an ordinary place," Celia said, looking around in amazement.

Benovia added, "Yes, generally speaking, ruins are accompanied by pollution, and the surrounding area is at least off-limits to ordinary people. But here, it's all farmland, with wheat and potatoes growing everywhere. It's quite rare."

Doris said, "If I remember correctly, this is the largest plain in Ishtar. The entire empire's food supply comes from here. If there's a problem here, the empire will face famine. So, it's very important."

Anke looked at the mages in the camp and nodded, "They are indeed quite important. All the mages here are at least level four, and there are basically none below level three."

"Because mages below the third rank are of little use here."

Not only those at the fourth rank or above, but many of them are even female sorcerers.

Of course, there are male sorcerers, but they mostly do other jobs. It's the female sorcerers who go into the ruins to explore.

"Something feels off about the atmosphere," Celia said, looking at the expedition team in the camp with a puzzled expression.

Sorcerers of the fourth rank or higher are considered high-ranking sorcerers, and their numbers are few.

But no matter how rare they are, compared to the entire population of the empire, the number of people is not that small. The ruins that a high-level mage can enter are basically the ultimate projects for the empire's exploration.

This means that there will be a considerable number of high-ranking mages responsible for exploration within the camp outside the ruins.

However, outside this ruin, the camps are sparse, resembling a small village, and not even half the size of the ruin camps.

Celia counted in her mind and realized that there were probably less than 10 exploration teams that could be put together in the entire camp, which made her frown.

"How come there are so few?"

"Because the conditions are rather unusual," Ross chuckled.

Ross's phantom appeared to the side, looking at the entrance to the ruins not far away with an interested expression: "Based on my understanding of those goddesses, there is a high probability that these ruins were left behind by the three goddesses of fate."

The three Fates are the goddess of wisdom, the goddess of fate, and the goddess of wind and nature.

The three goddesses had a very good relationship, with the goddess of fate being the eldest sister, and thus they were known as the Three Goddesses of Fate.

“Really?” Celia asked.

"It's not certain yet, but it's probably true. Apart from those three, no one else would waste time designing such a peculiar entry condition."

"Uh……"

Celia blinked.

Ross looked toward the entrance to the ruins and narrowed his eyes.

"Will the three Fates act together? If they do, that would be convenient for me."

Haroldias facilitated contact between Phil and him, which also caused more cracks to appear in the sealing array, giving Ross hope.

Perhaps there is hope that the magic circle can be broken without the help of Celia.

So, if the three goddesses of fate appear at the same time, one can obtain the divine status of all three goddesses, and the progress bar for breaking the seal can be increased by a lot at once.

However, the probability of finding the Three Fates based on just one ruin is quite low, and Ross didn't hold out much hope.

Upon arriving, Celia and her companions did not immediately take action. Instead, under the guidance of the professor who had led the group, they first set up camp and rested. The professor, a fifth-tier mage named Kathera, would be responsible for the daily lives of the saintesses and coordinate their expedition.

Besides her, there were also some knights from the Holy Court responsible for security—although they were weaker than Celia and the others.

After setting up camp, Katherine summoned Celia and the others, looking at them with a serious expression.

"We'll rest tomorrow. You can go around the camp and ask about the situation. Ask other expeditions what they encountered. We'll start the first wave of investigation the day after tomorrow."

Celia raised her hand: "Professor Kathera, could you tell us about the exploration process of this ruin? For example, what monsters did everyone encounter, and were there any things worth noting?"

Katherine nodded: "Of course there is. Listen carefully, this ruin is very special. It seems to be a warp construct, but it doesn't quite look like a warp construct..."

Simply put, the situation encountered by each team in this ruin is completely different.

It will adapt to the team's situation, striving to get out of trouble as much as possible.

However, this period of exploration has also revealed some patterns.

"This ruin will not pose any fatal danger. Once inside, you will enter a dreamlike realm similar to a trial of ascension. Only by passing the trials of this dreamlike realm and clearing it will you complete the first stage of the strategy."

"Based on the intelligence from the exploration teams that have entered so far, this ruin is divided into three stages. The first stage is a test of illusion, the second stage is a test of strength and will, and the third stage... is unclear at the moment, because no one has passed the second stage yet, as the second stage seems to involve other aspects of testing in addition to the test of will."

"With the available information, it's impossible to determine exactly what the second phase of the test will be, so... we need your efforts."

As she spoke, Katherine smiled slightly: "But don't worry, no one has died in this ancient ruin so far. It wasn't designed to kill people, so you don't need to worry about encountering any danger to your lives."

Celia said quietly, "Professor Kathera, generally speaking, as long as you say that, there will definitely be deadly danger in the ruins."

“That’s impossible.” Katherine laughed. “So far, no team has suffered any deaths.”

At this moment, a group of dejected and grief-stricken explorers returned from outside.

They encountered the people stationed at the camp, who said with a sorrowful expression, "Aemo tragically sacrificed herself during the exploration. We are sorry, we were unable to save her."

Celia and the others looked over, and then looked at Kathera.

Katherine: "..."

Is it really necessary to be so slapped in the face?
However, how could a death suddenly occur in a ruin that has been explored for so long without any casualties?

Katherine's expression turned serious. She immediately went out and asked the group, "Hello, could you tell me what you encountered, and how Ms. Aymo sacrificed herself?"

A large crowd gathered around.

They also wanted to know how the sorcerer named Aimo had sacrificed himself.

"We encountered powerful enemies while exploring the second phase," one of the group's sorcerers said sadly. "Aimor bravely stood up to block those powerful enemies so that we could leave safely... and he sacrificed himself."

As Celia was watching, she suddenly heard Ross's voice ring in her mind.

"She's lying. Interesting."

lie?

Celia's attention was immediately drawn to it.

(End of this chapter)