I, the Holy Maiden of Light, tear apart the Outer Gods.

Ange glanced at the task description, then fixed her gaze on the rewards and punishments, before suddenly pausing in surprise.

No penalty for failure?

Having completed so many tasks, Anjie had long understood that system rewards and punishments were always equivalent.

An orange skill lottery ticket—that's a rare item that hasn't even appeared in legendary quests yet!

However, the punishment for such a task is "nothing"?

Anjie felt there was a problem with the description of this task.

[It seems the host isn't completely hopeless.]

[This system won't say much more, but I can tell you that the penalties and rewards for the task will only apply to the host himself/herself.]

Anjie was stunned by the system's words.

Only show the parts that apply to me?

So... there is indeed a penalty for failing this mission. It's just that I don't have to bear that penalty, so who will?

However, no matter how Anjie tried to subtly probe the system, it remained unmoved and refused to say another word.

Left with no other choice, Anjie could only secretly increase her vigilance.

Judging from the reward, this task is definitely not easy!

...

The day after Ange and Emil left the capital, a royal messenger approached Pope Jelena.

At that moment, Jelinek was kneeling before the statue, solemnly and quietly offering a prayer.

"Your Holiness the Pope, a letter from His Majesty."

The messenger handed a letter sealed with red wax to a nun standing next to the Pope.

A cluster of roses was printed on the sealing wax. Under the red wax, it looked like a blood-red rose in full bloom, beautiful yet dangerous.

The nun glanced at Jelena.

Just then, Jelinek also finished her prayer.

After taking the letter from the nun, waving her away, Jelinek opened the envelope.

[From Pope Gerina Saint Jerusalem:]

I am deeply sorry that Noah and Sophia went to church without permission a week ago, causing such a great deal of trouble. Therefore, I have placed them under house arrest for a week.

But doesn't this incident just confirm their feelings for each other? Lately, Noah has been asking me about the Saintess, and I've also asked her about her feelings; she truly loves the Saintess. And since the Saintess allows Noah to visit her at night, she must also have feelings for Noah.

Therefore, I regret to say that I reject your suggestion to cancel the engagement, which you mentioned last time.

Furthermore, in my opinion, now that they have been punished, it's time to seriously consider their marriage. Coincidentally, Noah will be going to the north to comfort the frontier soldiers on my behalf in a while. How about we have Her Majesty the Saintess go with her?

The Ors Empire, Eden Ors

Jerina folded the letter back up, looked up at the bright sky, and sighed softly.

The messenger bowed and humbly greeted, "Your Holiness the Pope."

Jerina turned her gaze to the messenger and said unhurriedly, "Please inform His Majesty upon your return that the Saintess is not currently in the capital. There has been a problem at the church in the south, and the Saintess has been dispatched to handle matters there."

And it might take quite some time before they can return. Therefore, the plan to go north to comfort the soldiers is unfortunately impossible.

The messenger carefully noted down Gerina's words, then bowed slightly to Gerina before turning and leaving the church.

Watching the messenger's figure gradually disappear, Jelineh leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes.

...

Four days later, in Haina City.

“Let’s go see the Church of Light in Haina City first,” Ange said. “Let’s not take a carriage, otherwise it will cause some unnecessary trouble and attention.”

Emil naturally had no objection.

Ange was very cautious in her thinking.

Since the church needs to seek help from the Royal Capital Church, it means that the situation in Haina City has far exceeded the capabilities of the local Church of Light.

In more serious cases, the entire church may be under surveillance.

To avoid potential trouble, Anjie decisively chose to abandon the luxurious and exquisite carriage.

Of course, this idea is just the worst-case scenario in Ange's mind.

But it's better to be safe than sorry.

When did you become so timid?

Ange sneered: Ever since you gave me a Nyarlathotep last time, I knew there was something wrong with the mission you weren't giving me!

[Tsk, we've been found out...]

Ange: ...*Saintly profanity*!

After getting off the carriage, the three went to the local Church of Light.

Because there were many people on the streets of Haina City, Angela, worried about getting separated, took the initiative to hold Lena in her arms. Emil, on the other hand, was jumping around, looking at and touching everything. He didn't look like a church judge at all; he was just a very curious little girl.

Haina City is a city whose main economic source is aquatic products.

Therefore, the Ocean Church replaced the Church of Light and became the mainstream religion in Haina City.

It can be said that eight out of ten residents of Haina City are believers of the Ocean Church.

However, there are quite a few believers from the Church of Light among them, and there is even some overlap with the believers of the Ocean Church.

Logically speaking, a person can only have one belief.

But the Church of Light is different; it can be believed by anyone and any believer. Some churches of Light in remote areas even put up slogans like, "It's free anyway, so believe a little bit."

This down-to-earth approach to missionary work naturally gained widespread popularity.

This is one of the reasons why the Ors Empire chose the Church of Light as its state religion.

While Anjie was thinking about these random things, she didn't notice a petite figure bumping into her with its head down.

Despite her petite frame, the force of the impact was considerable, and the powerful reaction force caused her to fall to the ground.

As for Anjie, she didn't even flinch.

This is the kind of physique that can withstand monsters and tear apart alien gods! How could it be that it would fall down after being bumped?

P.S.: I trained until 10 PM today, and by the time I got back to the dorm and finished washing up it was already past 11 PM. I really couldn't stay awake any longer, so I'll only update one chapter today.

P.S.: As compensation, I'll post some good stuff in the group photo album tomorrow (dddd)

Section 75, Chapter Fourteen: Birds of a feather flock together

Ange reached out her hand to the girl who had fallen, "Are you alright? Are you hurt?"

But the other party did not respond immediately. Instead, he looked up and stared blankly at Anjie for a long time.

The girl was beautiful. Although her face was covered in dust and her clothes were simple and coarse, it could not hide her refined and delicate features.

Being stared at so intently by a girl, Anjie thought the girl had made her stupid.

Lena obediently stepped forward to help the girl up, tilting her head back and blinking her big eyes, "Sister, are you feeling unwell? My mom, Ange, is very amazing, she can..."

"Ah! No, no need... I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

The girl hurriedly broke free from Lena's hand, tugged at her gray-yellow hood, lowered her head, bowed to Angel, and then ran past Angel.

They disappeared around the corner in the blink of an eye.

Lena watched the girl's departing figure, scratching her head in confusion. "That older sister is acting strange..."

Anjie was also a little confused, thinking that she had scared the other person.

But after touching her cheek, she dismissed the idea.

After all, how could someone as pretty and cute as me scare anyone?

While Ange was admiring herself, Emil's voice came from the side: "Ange, baby, don't wander off! I almost couldn't find you!"

Ange turned around and saw Emil standing with his hands on his hips, puffing out his cheeks and looking at her with dissatisfaction.

"Hold my hand, so we don't get lost."

While muttering to himself, Emil placed his hand in Ange's, wearing what he considered a mature yet helpless expression.

Little did Anjie know that she only found the expression cute.

The softness from her palm softened Anjie's heart as well.

Anjie smiled slightly, and she didn't argue with the other party about who was "lost".

“Angie’s mom, I’m here too! Hold on tight to me, don’t let me get lost!” Lena took Angel’s hand and said seriously.

Seeing this precocious little guy, Anjie was both amused and exasperated.

...

To conceal their identities, Ange and Emil did not tell the church in Haina City when they arrived.

Therefore, the church was unaware that the two had arrived in Haina City until they entered the church.

The churches of the Church of Light follow a unified style from the Royal Capital Church. Except for some very special cases or extremely remote areas, almost all the churches of Light in the cities look the same.

Compared to the Holy Church in the capital, the Church of Light in Haina City seemed much quieter.

However, this quietness was not due to a lack of worshippers, but rather because the entire church was filled with a strange atmosphere.

As soon as Ange and Emil entered the church, they sensed that something was off about the atmosphere.

Nuns and priests in their monastic robes gathered in twos and threes in a corner, frowning and whispering among themselves.

Even the pastor who was leading the believers in prayer looked rather unwell, and he seemed listless and distracted while chanting the prayers.

Emil scoffed at the sight, "If that old woman Gaya saw this, she'd probably give the priest in charge here a good beating."