After reaching the maximum level, my "soft rice system" finally arrived.

The Holy Kingdom of Fares governs through religion, with the people believing in the Church. The Church then uses the power of faith to perform divine arts in return for the people. This is the foundation upon which the Dawn Church is still able to stand strong today.

As the symbol of the Dawn Church, and second only to the High Priest in status within the Church, the Dawn Saintess Silvia should naturally be a perfect embodiment of purity and holiness, with an angelic aura wherever she goes.

Regarding this common perception, His Majesty Charles, the chief of the Black Tower, commented: "Don't believe rumors, and don't spread rumors."

……

Inside the Dawn Cathedral in the capital city.

With the cardinal's approval, Charles's request was not hindered in the slightest, and he soon arrived in front of the communication array.

Although Sharl could be considered an all-rounder in the traditional arcane field, as the saying goes, everyone has their own expertise, and even the most powerful wizard cannot truly be omniscient and omnipotent.

To give a somewhat inappropriate example, the classical wizarding system, built on the foundation of arcane laws, is like the sciences, while things related to faith, such as evil gods, are the domain of the humanities. Apart from a few exceptions like necromancers, most majors don't fit in.

"But there's a saying that goes, if you can't beat someone, call for backup."

"I never expected that I would suddenly change my mind so soon after telling that unscrupulous businessman that I didn't want women."

While sighing, Charles channeled his magic into the communication array.

"Hello? Is this the Dawn Church?"

"Please transfer me to your family's Holy Maiden."

"Okay, please wait a moment."

After a short wait, the magic circle in front of Charles emitted a bright blue magical light.

Then, the images converged into a blurry picture.

If we compare the small, portable sound transmission magic crystal to a mobile phone that can only make voice calls, then the fixed-location, large-area communication array is like a video call with more functions, and can even transmit some small objects when necessary.

The image slowly shifts from blurry to clear, revealing a bedroom with a distinctly girlish feel, filled with scattered plush toys and cushions.

Sylvia, the Dawn Saintess, sat at her desk, intently writing something.

The glow of the sunset fell on her fair and delicate face, and her long, pale golden hair cascaded down her shoulders, billowing slightly in the evening breeze.

She held a pen in her right hand, while her left hand played with a small doll with several lines of mysterious characters written on its surface.

Based on his experience as a legendary mage, Sharl recognized that the lines of text were in the language of the succubus race, often used for making contracts and curses.

"Who is looking for..." A languid and melodious female voice rang out, then suddenly froze: "Charles?"

"it's me."

Snapped--

The light screen suddenly went black and then vanished without a trace.

Sylvia forcibly disabled the image transmission function of the magic crystal, leaving only the audio transmission function.

"You saw it?" After a long silence, Sylvia's voice finally rang out again, sounding somewhat awkward and stiff.

"Are you referring to that doll you're playing with that looks 90% like me?"

"No... wait! This isn't right either! It's just that this doll happens to look a bit like you, don't misunderstand!"

“That’s true.” Charles nodded. “I told you there shouldn’t be any deep-seated hatred between us. Even if you found out that I stole your steak during the adventurer team’s team building last time, it shouldn’t be to the point where I need to use a puppet to cast a curse to kill you.”

“I… never mind.” Sylvia hesitated, then seemed relieved. “So you didn’t see the contents of the book I wrote?”

"You know I'm a Grand Arcane Mage, so you can understand that my memory is a bit better than the average person's."

"a little?"

"a little."

"How much is one point?"

The legendary mage looked at the blonde, blue-eyed sorcerer girl before him, a faint smile appearing on his icy face, a smile both wicked and arrogant, his tone unrestrained and dissolute: "Interesting woman, you've successfully caught my attention. But have you considered that you're playing games..."

boom--

bang bang bang-

The resounding crashes of pillows and dolls being slammed onto the floor interrupted Ciel's narration.

“Writing novels is a good thing.” Charles was puzzled by Sylvia’s behavior: “After all, life is not just about the present hardships, but also about poetry and distant places. If you don’t get enough relaxation for a long time, you will have endocrine disorders.”

"If there's something you can't have in reality, it's always good to fantasize about it in the world of novels."

"Coincidentally, I also have some expertise in this area. If you need it, I can..."

"What a load of rubbish!"

Another cushion fell to the ground.

"When the Dawn Church chose the Holy Maiden, shouldn't they have given more consideration to her personality?" Charles fell into deep thought.

He recalled Sylvia's flawless appearance in front of others, and a sentence involuntarily surfaced in his mind—

Images are for reference only; the actual product shall prevail.

……

It took ten minutes for Sylvia to calm down.

This is also why Ciel is unwilling to ask women for help; they always get caught up in some inexplicable and incomprehensible things, which is hard for Ciel, who has always advocated rational thinking, to accept.

For him, creating a completely new forbidden spell was far simpler than analyzing a woman's thought process.

And the Dawn Saintess truly deserves to be called the pinnacle of the divine arts world, second only to the High Priestess.

When Charles released a small amount of the suppressed gray-white aura from his spiritual ocean through the magic circle, Sylvia's beautiful brows furrowed slightly.

"Although faint, it is indeed the aura of an evil god."

"Moreover, if I'm not mistaken, this aura should belong to an ancient god from the old era. According to the records in the ancient books, they should have perished in the passage of time long ago."

"It seems that in the old eras that have been sealed away in the long river of history, there must still be many secrets that we are unaware of..."

The moment the word "secret" left her lips, Sylvia saw Charles's eyes light up.

Charles cleared his throat: "So, is there a way to use this aura to pinpoint the location of that evil god's true form?"

"If it were an ordinary evil entity, then we could simply use the divine spell 'Detect Evil,' but the opponent's level is too high, and it's clearly not within the prime material plane where the Western Continent is located, so I'm afraid it will be very difficult."

"However, since the other party has already begun to develop followers in the capital, they will surely take action soon, and their true colors will be revealed then."

Looking at Charles's gleaming eyes, Sylvia, who knew Charles's personality well, couldn't help but feel a little helpless: "Besides, this is, after all, the capital of the Aran Empire. If you want to make any big moves, Charles, you'd better talk to Isabella first."

“That makes sense.” Charles nodded. “I just happened to lose 500 gold coins to her in the last card game and she hasn’t paid me back yet. I just don’t know if she’ll charge me interest.”

Chapter Twenty-Three: Can it unleash the Sky Soaring Dragon Flash twice?

The news of Charles and Dean Nicol's dismissal was not kept secret for long and quickly spread throughout the Advanced Extraordinary Academy and even the capital city.

The newly appointed dean of the magic academy was also adept at seizing opportunities. He used this incident as a starting point to launch a lecture throughout the entire extraordinary academy on the theme of "Authority should not be blindly trusted; make bold assumptions and verify them carefully."

As for Xia Er's exam paper and the image crystal that recorded the illusion assessment, countless copies were made and circulated among the students of the magic academy. Even wizards in the capital who were not students tried to get a copy after hearing the news.

There's nothing that can be done about it. Every wizard can be considered a devout believer and seeker of truth, but their object of faith is not gods or the church, but arcane magic and truth itself.

They can scoff at the temptations of worldly money and power, but when faced with a legendary mage who has gone further on the path of arcane magic, they become even more fanatical than the obsessive fans of Charles in his previous life.

During this period, it wasn't uncommon for people to raise questions like, "Why would His Highness Charles, a legendary figure, participate in a branch examination of an academy?"

However, these questions were quickly refuted by others with reasons such as, "As the deputy tower master of the Black Tower who is in charge of wizard education, what's wrong with him inspecting the teaching quality?" and "His Highness Charles received the news and came specifically to correct the unhealthy practices in the academy." They did not cause the slightest ripple.

……

On the streets of the capital city of Alan, Charles strolled leisurely with a ball of cotton candy in his hand.

As the top student of the Black Tower, he could barely explain his infiltration into the branch assessment by using reasons like investigation and research. He couldn't possibly stay here as a student forever.

A moment later, a mechanical system notification sounded in Xia Er's ears.

[Congratulations, host! Your newbie quest is complete.]

[Host's rating for this beginner's mission is A+]

[In recognition of the host's outstanding performance in this beginner mission, 3000 system points are awarded.]

[Please select whether to settle the remaining item rewards.]

Although he didn't know why his mission rating was A+, Xia Er naturally had no reason not to accept it.

A brilliant white light shone brightly once more, then vanished in an instant, and several objects appeared in Charles's hands.

Charles watched the white light gradually dissipate, lost in thought.

Within his pupils, a tiny rune was slowly rotating, emitting a silvery-white luster.

"It has the aura of the astral plane, but its source should be a secondary dimension outside the astral plane."

"These reward items originated from there, traveled through the astral plane, and were eventually transported to the prime material plane."

Although the system has been behaving itself so far, one should always be wary of others, and Xia Er has never hesitated to speculate about such unknown things with the utmost malice.

He canceled the "Pasolov Spatial Dimension Perception" that was currently active in his eyes and began to examine the mission reward item in his hand.

First is a scroll of parchment inscribed with esoteric characters, the item's name is "Chain Dragon Thunder" spell scroll.

A spell scroll is a scroll in which spells are imprinted using special techniques. It can be used to cast a spell instantly, regardless of rank requirements or mana consumption. After use, the scroll is destroyed.