The nun with black stockings is actually a boy?

Natalie moved quickly and took off Helen's nun shoes.

Because according to the regulations, the candidate saint must be pure and flawless, so she cannot wear shoes when going out in front of the public.

As the two shoes were taken away by Natalie, only the jade feet wrapped in white silk were left stepping on the cold floor.

"Please let me do it next."

Basilis walked up behind Helen.

Helen straightened up. Basilis put an eye patch with a cross pattern on it over Helen's eyes.

"Go forward, Priest Anderson, follow Saint Helen." Basilis turned around and returned to the church.

Helen only felt a familiar sound of footsteps coming from behind her.

"Helen, I'm behind you." Anderson's firm yet gentle voice reached Helen's ears.

Helen nodded slightly and took a step forward.

Father Anderson did not follow, but watched Helen step onto the stage outside, like an eagle watching an eagle slowly spread its wings.

"Father Anderson?"

Helen, who was walking in front, did not notice the footsteps behind her. With her eyes blindfolded, she had no idea what was happening in front or behind her, so she could only keep walking forward.

With every step forward, the clear sound of the church behind Helen became weaker, and the noise outside the church became clearer.

what should I do?

Helen stopped when she heard the increasingly loud discussions and crying around her.

Does this make people outside dislike me?

Or am I stealing the military's limelight and making the people dislike me?

Or did my sudden appearance make people think I was trying to attract attention?

Deprived of her vision, Helen had no idea what was happening outside.

"Helen, take off the blindfold and let us see you."

Suddenly, a familiar voice came to my ears. It was the voice of Aunt Leila from 33rd Street.

Helen changed her grip to hold the scepter with one hand, freeing up her other hand to remove the blindfold.

The sudden strong halo of light made Helen subconsciously cover his eyes. After waiting for adjustment, he was surprised to find that he was standing at the front of the long stage. The stage was crowded with people, or rather, a large number of people from the lower city. The stage behind was filled with guards in distinct black and white armor.

The front stage of the church is rectangular in shape, and Helen stands at the end facing the public.

The entire square was packed with people, even the balconies of the buildings in the distance were filled with people. For a moment he could not tell the difference between nobles and commoners.

"Why... are you here?" Helen lowered her head tremblingly and looked at Aunt Leila who was standing nearby.

He didn't know if he was nervous because of the cold or because so many people were looking at him.

"You grew up eating our food, so you are our child."

Someone shouted, as if flicking a switch.

Hands reached out and rested on Helen's scepter and legs. Some were tender, some covered with calluses, some were shriveled and age-spotted, but without exception, they all held good intentions and hope...

"Lady Saint, my child~ wuwuwu."

"Lady Saint, please lead us to defeat the goblins. I will be 18 soon and can join the army."

"Lady Saint, thank you for the food. Without it, my mother and I wouldn't be able to survive the winter."

"Lady Saint, please lead us out of our suffering."

"Lady Saint, go ahead and do it. We believe in you."

"Lord Saint!"

……

Waves of crying and begging reached Helen's ears, finally bringing her to her senses. She found herself surrounded by the crowd on the stage, with countless hands holding her in place.

"I, I, I..." Helen found that she didn't know why she couldn't open her mouth.

I was planning to leave you and run away.

Obviously, I only intend to improve my own strength.

I had finally made up my mind to take some of the children away.

Why are you doing this?

Looking at those pairs of eyes full of hope, Helen suddenly realized that the power gathered by ordinary people could rival that of the extraordinary people who were high above.

"I..." Helen wanted to say that he couldn't do it. He was a selfish and hypocritical person, and was pushed to this position due to various factors. How could he be worthy of such an honor?

He didn't want the attention.

"sorry, I……"

Before Helen finished speaking, a large number of flowers suddenly floated down in front of her. Flowers of all kinds fell from the sky and floated down around Helen.

The people around him also showed the same surprised expressions as Helen.

Basilis inside the church looked embarrassed. "Blessing of the Flower Goddess?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he prepared to go out and bring Helen back.

"Wait." Patriarch Ephesus, dressed in a black robe, stopped Basilis who was about to take a step forward.

"Lord Patriarch?"

"Hasn't our Eastern and Western Churches robbed the Flower God's daughter enough? Which of our saints throughout history wasn't the Flower God's daughter?"

"It seems so." Basilis stopped and turned to look at the statue behind him.

That was a man hanging on the cross, he was one of the incarnations of the God of Light.

Their master likes to use other people's daughters to be saints, and these high-ranking officials know it.

Click!

Click!

Click!

The sound of cameras rang out as reporters in Constantinople recorded the scene of flowers falling from the sky and landing at Helen's feet.

Levi, who was squeezed in the crowd, also turned on the video recording mode and posted it on the forum.

"My wife, my wife is so beautiful!"

"Will the NPC start dating me after his favorability is full?"

"It's so boring to fall in love with a paper man. Why don't you let me enjoy it for you...ah, not suffer."

"It's so beautiful, with the people supporting us below and the flowers adoring us above."

"Excuse me, can NPCs get pregnant?"

"Fuck, police officer, there's a pervert upstairs!"

……

People from all walks of life in the forum immediately started arguing with each other under the video. Some of them noticed that it was posted by Levi and sent private messages to ask for the location.

Levi also needed someone to try out whether there were any tasks in this scene, so he shared the location.

Soon, groups of players rushed into the Holy Wisdom Square to observe this historic scene.

Helen, who was at the center of the public opinion storm, had a blank mind at the moment, and felt only helplessness towards the Goddess of Flowers.

Please forgive me for wanting to do this kind of work!

Helen was in tears. Now that the people had grabbed her feet, she couldn't even move, let alone turn around and leave.

On a building in the distance, a noble lady holding a parasol was smiling.

"Old man, how does it feel to taunt and use your ultimate right in front of you? And..."

The lady had not yet finished her proud words when she suddenly discovered that the dark clouds that had been gathering in the sky suddenly dispersed, pouring the only ray of sunshine onto Helen.

The lady's smile froze, and she immediately started cursing, "You old dog, you're stealing my daughter again!"

And when this action fell into the eyes of the people, it was a complete miracle.

If the flowers before might have been obtained by the church through extraordinary means, then the scene before him was something that even a Level 5 extraordinary being would find difficult to achieve.

"God, is this child the mercy you have bestowed upon us?"

"Great God of Light, is this your blessing?"

"Lord God, is this the new child you have given me?" Uncle Moore burst into tears.

The people finally let go of Helen's hands, knelt down and covered their faces and cried.

Seven days after the Battle of Manzikert, the people went from being confused and fearful to despair.

Even if the new emperor ascends the throne, it will only ease the inner panic, but it is far from being able to bring peace of mind.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Uncle Moore suddenly felt a warmth on his cheek. He looked up and saw Helen bending down and holding his face.

Everyone present turned their eyes to Helen.

"Uncle... all this suffering will pass, and life must go on, right?"

Helen reached out and wiped the tears from Moore's old cheek.

The people of Thirty-third Street reminded him of his past life's kind neighbors and his father...

Ah, I am such a hypocritical bitch that I even want this kind of desperate support!

Helen complained inwardly.

"Canonization! How can such a kind saint be a mere candidate?"

Suddenly, one of Eudocia's guards suddenly shouted.

The entire audience fell silent, followed by thunderous shouts. At first, the chants were scattered, but by the end, they became a unified "Canonize!" Then, it evolved into...

"Canonized as Saint and Queen!"

"Canonized as Saint and Queen!"

"Canonized as Saint and Queen!"

……

The thunderous roars drowned out all other sounds; even the players and nobles watching from afar were swept up in the atmosphere and started shouting.

Eudocia and Irina in the church looked at each other in astonishment. They just wanted their men to bolster their morale, but how did it turn out that not only was she to be canonized, but she was also to be made queen?

"Prime Minister Osius is very capable. He may not be a shrewd political strongman, but he is definitely a master at manipulating people's hearts."

Joan of Arc, secretly watching from a distance, points out the mastermind behind this epic scene.

clatter! clatter!

Just when the atmosphere was about to reach its climax, Patriarch Ephesus came out holding a parchment.

Helen, who was surrounded by the crowd, also realized that all this was the work of Osiris and Ephesus.

"Wait, Patriarch." Helen shouted when she realized something was wrong.

Unfortunately, Helen's voice was soft to begin with, and amid the huge shouts in the square, it was like a small splash in the ocean, and no one could hear it.

"The divine grace is manifested in all things, but the Lord has willed that one must go through tribulations before becoming a saint."

"However, God's grace did not fail. He granted Helen the position of bishop, unifying all church affairs in the Lower Town."

"The title of candidate saint will remain, and one can be granted a saint title in advance."

After Ephesus finished reading everything on the parchment, he put down the parchment in his hand. The fanatical people around him stopped shouting and looked at Helen.