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

Although Emil is the chief judge, perhaps because he has spent so much time with Joan, he turns a blind eye to these acts of disrespect towards the goddess.

However, Ange slowly frowned.

There must be something going on with these priests and nuns.

After a moment's thought, Ange was certain that their reaction was related to the cult involved in this mission.

With that in mind, Ange led Emil to the priest's prayer room in the church.

Although she was stopped by some nuns and priests along the way, Ange simply smiled slightly at them, and they blushed and withdrew their hands.

It can be considered that the passage was unimpeded.

The creaking sound of the door opening made the priest open his closed eyes.

Upon seeing Ange enter first, a hint of doubt flashed in the priest's eyes. "Praise be to Goddess, may I ask who this young lady is...?"

Ange smiled slightly, crossed her arms and tapped her shoulders, "Ange Saint Missis of the Holy Church of the Royal Capital. The Holy Church of the Royal Capital learned of the problem here, so they sent me to help you."

A saintess!?

The priest was stunned, then became angry, and his face turned cold. "Miss, although our Church of Light is easygoing, we will not allow you to use the title of Saintess so casually!"

Lena also stepped forward, hands on her hips, and said proudly, "Angie's mother is a saint!"

The priest's expression grew even colder. If it weren't for Lena's young age, he would have already had them thrown out. "The Holy Maiden is the glory of our Church of Light! By impersonating the Holy Maiden, can I take it as a declaration of war against our Church?!"

Ange sighed.

She could actually understand the priest's thoughts.

Although Haina City is the southern economic center of the Ors Empire, it is just one of thousands of city-states and one of hundreds of millions of believers in the eyes of the church.

Given the difficulties here, it's already quite good that the Holy Church of the Royal Capital could send a Holy Knight.

How could they possibly send the Holy Maiden over directly?

“Angie, why are you standing at the door and not going in?” Emil came up behind Ange, then peeked out and glanced at the priest.

The moment the priest saw Emil, he instinctively took two steps back, his eyes wide open, and he stammered for a long time without uttering a single word.

Ange's identity was well hidden by the Royal Capital Holy Church. Apart from a very few high-ranking members, no one knew what Ange really looked like.

But the head referee is different.

As the three most powerful people in the church, the images of Gaya, Joan, and Emil have been deeply imprinted in the minds of many believers.

As a priest of the Church of Haina City, he recognized Emil's identity at a glance—the Chief Judge of Power!

"Judge, Chief Judge!" the priest called out in a low voice.

Emil glanced at the priest, her delicate brows furrowing slightly. "Don't shout. I'll settle accounts with him later. Look at the state you've left the church in! Even their prayers are listless!"

Cold sweat instantly covered my forehead.

The priest chuckled dryly and turned his gaze to Ange. "Chief Judge Emil, this young lady is..."

Emil blinked. "Didn't she tell you? She's the Holy Maiden of Light."

Priest: "!!!"

The next second, Anjie witnessed what it meant to change one's expression at lightning speed.

After confirming his identity, the priest's attitude towards him underwent a complete 180-degree change.

First, they eagerly approached her, asking about her well-being and chatting. Then, they praised her, saying how beautiful, kind, and outstanding she was.

After hearing this string of kind words, Anjie felt a little uncomfortable.

Are all the people in your Church of Light so hypocritical?

Anjie: It is indeed a bit of an exaggeration. Of all those adjectives, apart from "kind and cute, beautiful and generous," I'm not as good as he described.

【…】

"Birds of a feather flock together."

Section 76, Chapter Fifteen: True Damage

“Father, tell us about Haina City first?” Ange looked at the priest and asked in a deep voice.

The priest seemed somewhat flattered to be addressed as "Sir" by the saintess. "Just call me Yaheng," he said.

“You are, after all, the priest who manages the church in Haina City. It would be too offensive to call you by your first name.” Ange smiled and shook her head. “I’ll just call you Father Yaheng.”

"Okay, okay!" Yaheng nodded excitedly.

As expected of the Holy Maiden, she is truly kind and polite!

If the Goddess of Light knew that this generation's Holy Maiden was such a lovely and beautiful young woman, she would surely be very happy.

Ange, of course, had no idea what Father Yaheng was thinking. After reminding Yaheng, he began to explain the strange occurrences in Haina City:

"I presume that Your Excellency is already familiar with the information about Haina City. The Church of Light is not the mainstream religion in Haina City; almost all the city gates are inhabited by followers of the Ocean Church, who worship a deity called the Lord of the Ocean. In fact, we have always maintained friendly relations with the Ocean Church, and there have been almost no conflicts between us. In fact, we can even describe it as mutual assistance."

Just a week ago, I heard that the Ocean Church received some kind of divine revelation. Since then, everyone in the Ocean Church seems to have become a different person, and they have begun to control and monitor believers on a large scale.

At first, we thought the Ocean Church was in trouble, and I even went to offer my condolences, but I was kicked out. Since then, our Church of Light has also come under the control of the Ocean Church.

Anjie frowned slightly.

The fundamental difference between religions lies in their beliefs. And beliefs, whether in the past or present, are a very sensitive matter; if not handled properly, they can lead to a deadly conflict.

This is why interactions between religions are based on the principle of "keeping to themselves" and they rarely interfere in the affairs of other religions.

Not to mention directly controlling and monitoring people of other religions.

To put it more seriously, this has actually escalated to the level of religious conflict and clash of beliefs.

Lena climbed onto Ange's lap, her soft little hands gently smoothing Ange's brow. "Don't worry, Ange Mommy, Lena is very strong! Lena can help Mommy!"

As she spoke, Lena even waved her little fist to show off her strength.

However, he almost fell to the ground because he didn't sit properly.

Ange smiled and ruffled Lena's fluffy head. "I know, our little Lena will definitely be the best."

The priest silently observed all of this, his gaze finally settling on Lena.

The little girl actually called the Holy Maiden "Mom"?

Could she be the Holy Maiden's daughter?

Wait a minute... the Holy Maiden looks only seventeen, but this girl looks five or six, especially considering she's pregnant for ten months...

"Father Yaheng, what are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking, according to imperial law, how many years would one be sentenced to for smelting copper?"

The priest realized something was amiss as soon as he spoke, and quickly coughed lightly to change the subject:

"Ahem, let's talk about the Ocean Church. Especially in the last few days, the Ocean Church's surveillance of us has reached its most severe level."

Even when some of our nuns go to the market to buy food, they are watched by at least three members of the Ocean Church. When a pastor heals someone, there are five or six Ocean Church members monitoring him.

After speaking, Yaheng paused for a moment, his tone becoming somewhat agitated: "Do you know what's the most infuriating thing!?"

They were even watching us when we went to the toilet! Can you imagine what it feels like to step out of the toilet and see five or six burly men blocking the doorway?! Ugh, ughhhh, it was so painful, so incredibly painful!

In the end, the priest even broke down in tears, clearly having been driven to the brink of despair.

Ange and Emil then realized why the nuns and priests they had met all looked so exhausted.

It turns out that they were on the verge of a mental breakdown due to the surveillance by the Ocean Church.

Emil was known for his fiery temper and his protective nature.

Upon hearing that the Church of Light in Haina City had been bullied so badly, he immediately declared that he would blow up the church of the Ocean Church. Fortunately, Ange stopped him in time, otherwise, given Emil's lawless nature, he might have actually done such a thing.

At that point, the two sides might truly be locked in a life-or-death struggle.

After pondering for a moment, Ange suddenly asked, "Didn't you just mention some divine oracle? Do you know the specific contents of the oracle?"

Yaheng pondered for a moment, then hesitated, "We don't know the details very well either. We only know bits and pieces of the allegory, something about...the starry sky...returning to its place...emerging..."

Anjie took a deep breath.

Although the contents of the oracle are unclear, these keywords suggest that the Ocean Church's oracle is the content of its side quest.

“Father Yaheng, rest assured, leave this matter to us.” Ange raised a professional smile. “As a saint of the Church of Light, I must shoulder my responsibilities. How can I let the child of the Goddess of Light suffer such injustice?”

Healed by Ange's smile and moved by her sincere vow, Father Yaheng was overcome with emotion and tears welled up in his eyes. He grasped Ange's hands tightly and said excitedly, "Thank you, Your Holiness... Thank you, Your Holiness... Our request is not high. We just hope that after we finish using the toilet, we won't see five big men watching us pull up our pants, sob sob..."

Ange's lips twitched slightly. She subtly withdrew her hand and, under the guise of comforting him, wiped her hands with the priest's robe.

She then looked at Emil: "Chief Judge Emil, please take some church members to the Ocean Church and negotiate with them. But remember, whatever you do, do not make the first move."

Emil nodded and asked in return, "Aren't you going?"

Anjie smiled and said, "No. We'll work on both fronts. You go and deal with the higher-ups at the Ocean Church. I'll go ask around among the city's residents and see if I can get any useful information."

I have a feeling this problem is going to be very complicated. If all else fails, be prepared to seek help from the Holy Church in the capital.

...

After leaving the church, Angela led Lena to the nearest tavern.

As the most chaotic place in the city, the tavern is undoubtedly the most convenient place to obtain information. It is home to the highest-class nobles, ordinary commoners, mercenaries who live on the edge of a knife, and even old drunkards from the slums.

Anjie only needs to use a few tricks to obtain a lot of information.

It could be said that Ange only learned about the existence of such a remote little place as Aisa Town because she learned it from an old drunkard during a conversation in a tavern.

However, to Anjie's surprise, this "intelligence gathering" session was forced to end not long afterward.

Ange and Lena squatted on the side of the street, staring ahead with dead fish eyes.

"Lena".

"Hmm? What's wrong, Anjie's mom?"

"Next time, you can't point at an uncle with thinning hair and call him a bald guy; you can't point at an uncle drinking alone and call him a single dog; and you definitely can't point at uncles who swear and call them idiots, understand?"

"But... it was Sister Qiong who taught me. She also said that if anyone bullies me because of this, I should tell her and she will teach them a lesson for me."