Strength 99999 but the Holy Sister

Alman suddenly jumped up with vigor.

"Thank you, Lady Faris, for saving me!"

"She insisted on taking me away, but I couldn't leave. I still had to find my dad." Ruby opened one eye and looked at Aisha with her huge vertical pupil. "You promised to help me find him."

"That commitment still stands."

Elsa thought for a moment and glanced towards the sky.

"But I have to leave here now. You can go with your aunt first..."

"Are you going?"

Ruby's huge body slowly crawled up from the crawling position. She looked at Elsa and seemed to have thought of something. Beams of light emerged from her body. The dazzling light turned into a ball of light and quickly shrank, finally revealing a petite humanoid figure - a little girl with black hair, but a pair of pointed dragon horns protruded from the tips of her hair, and there was a dragon tail behind her. She blinked her big golden eyes and stared straight at Elsa, raised her little hand, and grabbed the corner of Elsa's clothes.

"Then I'll go with you. I won't go back."

Two days later——

The red-haired woman with swollen cheeks limped in front of Alman. This time she did not deliberately destroy the castle, nor did she act arrogantly. When she came here again, her hands were shaking.

It wasn't entirely out of fear, but more of being tired - two days ago, that violent girl punched her to the other side of the ocean, and she went through untold hardships and flew across the ocean for two days and two nights before finally flying back. Her wings were almost dislocated, so her hands were shaking the whole time.

This time, she put aside her arrogance as a superior dragon.

But she found that Ruby was no longer there.

"You're late, they're gone."

Alman walked over, and his eyes looking at the red-haired woman were filled with complicated pity, as if he saw his former self.

This time, the red-haired woman resisted the urge to burn him again - in fact, she was a little angry yesterday. After all, the dragon clan looked down on the vampire clan. The reason was simple: the vampire clan had often targeted the dragon clan in order to study the evolution of their bloodline.

But today she had to endure it because the blonde woman here was not easy to mess with.

And she must bring Ruby back to the tribe. This is her mission.

"Where did they go?"

The red-haired woman asked in a low voice. Even though two days had passed, the fist marks on her face still hurt and made her grimace.

"Hmm..." Alman thought carefully, "I guess we should go to the Holy City."

"Holy City?"

The red-haired woman was stunned for a moment, then her eyes widened - she had just flown back from there after two days and two nights.

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544. Eat a little (5K1)

Alman's guess was not wrong. Elsa would soon go to the Holy City because the day of the Saint's official coronation ceremony was approaching. In fact, the Holy See had never officially announced Inksa's identity to the outside world. She was a saint in essence, but not in name. There was a big difference between the two.

Generally speaking, after receiving guidance from the goddess, the Holy See will immediately welcome the selected saint to the holy city and start training for a period of time ranging from one year to several years. When the saint has mastered a certain amount of power, she will officially begin to travel as a saint.

Of course, this is a story.

Elsa is now in the city lord's mansion. The city lord, Earl Okai Seaborn, has prepared a welcoming banquet for Elsa and others. Bishop Austin Sha Pearman, Knight Commander Pollock Budd, and Mage Commander Madus Ryan are all present.

They are all old acquaintances.

"Congratulations on your promotion."

Elsa congratulated Ryan - the former leader of the Mage Corps, Hegelman, had colluded with the enemy and was killed by Elsa, so Ryan, who was the deputy leader at the time, naturally filled this vacancy.

Compared with the previous captain Hegelman, Ryan has a more gentle temperament. After all, he was once a teacher at the National Magic Academy. However, it would be a big mistake to underestimate him because of this. Elsa had seen his abilities when they were on Sky Island. As a scholar, he was knowledgeable and as a warrior, he was brave and resourceful. Moreover, Ryan was once a half-student of the old priest. If there had not been an old captain before, he would probably have taken the position of captain long ago.

"No, there are actually many people who are more qualified for this position than me."

Ryan is very humble.

He adjusted his glasses and gave a wry smile.

"Come to think of it, even though I've been promoted from deputy leader to leader, it feels like the work I have to do hasn't changed at all. I really want to find a deputy to help share the pressure with me sooner rather than later, haha..."

As he said this, he looked at Aisha meaningfully.

"My capable assistant and outstanding student is now staying in Weilin Town and doesn't want to leave."

"You mean Moira?"

"Yup!"

Looking at Ryan's resentful expression, Aisha couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

Moira was Ryan's student. Previously, as Moira's assistant, she was invited by Elsa to go to Sky Island to do "archaeology" and translation work. Elsa still remembers her frizzy but cute brown braided hair, thick glasses, and playful freckles. She was a very quiet and easy-going person. Later, Ryan was urgently recalled to Dammas as the temporary leader, and Moira stayed in Sky Island to continue her "archaeological research."

Now it seems that Moira is about to start a new journey.

Because of Hegelman, the original mage group suffered a major blow. Now everything is in ruins and Ryan is naturally the busiest one. However, it seems that he is not dissatisfied with this, but rather enjoys it.

"Some time ago, I took advantage of my vacation to visit your hometown, Weilin Town, and met with the legendary Father Angus and President Bremuth."

Knight Commander Bud said this with great emotion.

"They are indeed strong individuals recognized by Miss Faris. I have benefited a lot from communicating with them."

Aisha was a little confused by what Bud said.

"The teleportation array in the city has been completely repaired. I've received news from the Holy City that the teleportation array to the Holy City will be reopened in a few days. I will then send Mary to take you on the journey."

Bishop Pierman said, but Aisha refused his kindness.

"I'll go with Tricia, so you don't have to waste magic stones on me alone."

In fact, Elsa was worried that she might crush the teleportation array again. Last time, it was Alman who was trying every means to destroy the array and took the blame, but this time no one was to blame.

"By the way, will you return to Weilin Town before heading to the Holy City?"

"Well, of course, I have to go and say goodbye to Father Angus."

Elsa chatted with Pittman for a few more words, all about witches. Some of them were about Grace, and some were about hoping that Pittman, as the Bishop of Dammas, could provide some help. Pittman agreed without much consideration.

At this time, Hibern came over and invited: "Miss Faris, could you please come over and have a chat?"

Aisha followed Siborn to a quiet corner.

"What's the matter?"

"Actually... I want to erect two statues in the square, one of the Mystic Sage and the other of you."

Sibern considered for a moment and spoke to Aisha seriously.

Elsa was stunned.

"Statue? Why?"

Elsa imagined a huge statue of herself standing in the square, and her instincts shuddered.

"You and the Mystic Sage crushed the conspiracy of the remnants of the Demonic Army and defeated the undead demon general Tobias. You are the heroes of Dammas. You haven't been to Dammas for a while, so you may not know. In fact, the story of you and the Sage is circulating in the streets and alleys of Dammas. Someone suggested that your image be erected in the square, so..."

Aisha looked at Shibern suspiciously; "Really?"

Sibern felt a little awkward when Aisha looked at him, and scratched his head embarrassedly.

"Actually..."

He briefly described the changes that had taken place at Damco in the past few months.

Ever since the Battle of Dammas, he had received grants from the imperial capital, which were funds for restoration and construction. For some unknown reason, this grant, which should have been carefully calculated, was given exceptionally generously this time.

He used the funds to provide relief to the families of fallen soldiers and civilians, to conduct internal self-examination and reorganize his knight and mage orders, and to rebuild streets and buildings in different blocks according to the degree of damage. In addition, there were many large and small projects, but in the end he found that there was still a lot of money.

This money would be meaningless if it were kept in the treasury. So he thought about it and turned his gaze north again. A huge ravine ran through the center of the Rydes Mountains—a scar inflicted by Elsa when she killed Tobias, bearing the blood and honor of destruction. Now, some shrewd businessmen had touted it as a "miracle," attracting many visitors. It had gradually become a must-see for locals and travelers alike, bringing in another sliver of revenue for Dammas.

He simply allocated funds specifically for the development of the "Land of Miracles", and now a long and narrow tourist attraction has been formed around that area.

"I plan to develop it into a city village."

Hibbern admitted.

"Dammar has always received funding from the Imperial Capital. I now understand that the money wasn't given out of nowhere, but was used to subsidize military equipment and soldiers. Now that Tobias has been removed, the Imperial Capital probably won't provide us with much financial support anymore. So, I plan to reduce some of our standing armaments while also finding ways to develop other economic sectors so that we can become self-sufficient."

Elsa understood that the city lord wanted to turn her and Tricia into a "tourist attraction".

So Aisha seriously rejected the idea and offered a suggestion: "Instead of building a statue for me, you should use the money to improve the public security and living environment on West Street. If you want to retain people and expand the city, the appearance of the city is very important."

"The city's appearance?"

Shiburn thought this sounded a bit awkward, but he seemed to understand it.

Finally, Elsa met another acquaintance, Caesar. Elsa remembered that Caesar was an adventurer in the same team as Ruth, Winnie and Thorne. Only three months had passed, and he had become a member of the Knights and was on duty as a guard.

Elsa was not actually very familiar with Ruth and the others. She only knew that they were fellow townspeople from Weilin Town. Of course, what impressed Elsa the most was their courage and wisdom in fighting against the filthy ones, and their courage in protecting civilians from the zombies. Therefore, Elsa had a good impression of them.

Elsa took the initiative to step forward and greet Caesar. Caesar immediately seemed a little flattered after seeing Elsa. Elsa stopped and chatted with him for a few words, and naturally talked about the other three people.

"Thorne is still running his tavern on West Street, and business is getting better and better. Winnie saved enough money to open a tailor shop. Unfortunately, not many people patronize it, but she is very happy every day."

When Caesar talked about his friends, he, who was usually taciturn, became talkative.

"Ruth continues to work as an adventurer. 'Miracle Lake' is very short of staff lately, so she's always staying there, only coming back occasionally. Her income is higher than Thorne's."

"'Lake of Miracles'?"

"Ah? You don't know?"

Caesar was stunned for a moment, then began to explain enthusiastically.

"Oh, it's the miracle left behind after you defeated the demon general. It's now a lake, so it's called the 'Lake of Miracles'."

"So that's it..."

Perhaps the lakes were formed when rain, snow and backflowing mountain groundwater filled the ravines?

That's all Elsa could think.

"You might as well go and take a look." Caesar looked up at the sky, which was clear and sunny. "It's a nice day today, so it should be very lively there."

Caesar suggested sincerely.

After saying goodbye to Caesar, the welcoming party came to an end. Bishop Pittman ordered Sister Mary to deliver a scroll and a space equipment to Elsa. According to Mary, those were things that the church asked Elsa to bring to the old priest as "development funds" for the monastery in Weilin Town. The reason was that with the development of Weilin Town, the monastery should receive more financial support.

Elsa took a quick look. The space contained mostly neatly arranged bags of gold coins. Beyond that, there were many beautifully framed books and scrolls, as well as Philosopher's Stones, candles, cloth, honey, silver candlesticks, cutlery, and other church supplies. The scrolls were simply labeled, briefly explaining the purpose of the supplies and specifying the specific types and quantities. These were considered official church documents.

These things are worth a lot of money.

It's no wonder that this was Pittman's gesture of goodwill towards Elsa, but Bishop Pittman knew Elsa's character very well. Elsa would neither accept it nor need it, so Pittman set his sights on the old priest in Weilin Town and gave it to him under a suitable name.

"Then thank the Bishop for me."

Elsa smiled and chose to accept it. If she wanted to give the old priest a gift, he would definitely refuse it if it was of a higher value. But if it was something that was funded by the higher church of Dammas under the legitimate name, the old priest would have no way to refuse it.

Well done, Pittman.

Mary smiled when she saw this, then said goodbye and left.

In the afternoon, Tricia summoned the mayor and others to the meeting room to discuss the affairs of Dammas City. After all, now that Tobias had been eliminated, she had no intention of staying in Dammas any longer. She was leaving with Elsa, so naturally, there were some things she needed to explain. Elsa did not attend such meetings.

Grace set off for Mallaig. As there were still a few days before leaving for the Holy City, she had to say goodbye to her old friend Sophia. She couldn't wait to tell Sophia in person what she had seen and heard along the way, as well as the good news she saw from Elsa, which might be able to save all witches.

And there is Novi. She heard that Sophia is also one of the elders of the Witch Association, so of course she will not miss such an opportunity.

As for Elsa, she planned to bring some gifts to the nuns in the monastery before returning to Weilin Town. She was accompanied by Charlie, Becky and Ruby. Charlie also wanted to bring some gifts for her father, and Elsa kept Ruby with her because she was worried about her. Only Becky came because she had nothing to do and didn't want to be alone.

Elsa came to West Street according to the address given by Caesar. Becky stared at Elsa's back all the way, while Ruby was drowsy as if she would fall to the ground and fall asleep at any time.

Elsa came to Winnie's tailor shop. It was not big, but the variety of goods was surprisingly rich. There were clothes, hats, boots, and many small items of different styles. But it was deserted. Winnie was startled when she saw Elsa, and then she greeted her happily - in her impression, she had always been very warm and generous.

Elsa had nothing else to do but drop by to take care of business. She bought some things as gifts while chatting and then left.

Afterwards, Aisha returned to a familiar place, the Mortonfornia Chamber of Commerce. Compared to when she left, the Mortonfornia Chamber of Commerce had grown considerably—it seemed like they had expanded during the city's reconstruction.

The one who received Elsa was none other than Sylphrea Morton. When the housekeeper Reed informed her that Elsa had arrived, she immediately came out to greet her in person. After all, Elsa had helped her a lot. Not only had she saved her, but she had also driven away the knight sent by that annoying suitor. She had been able to develop her own chamber of commerce with peace of mind. Now she had finally caught her breath and sat in a position second only to her father in the family.

Of course she wanted to thank Elsa in person.

The two chatted for a while, during which time Sifreya personally recommended a lot of products to Elsa. As the president of the Chamber of Commerce, she had a good eye, and Elsa accepted all of them.

"Are you leaving?"

"Yes."

Elsa didn't elaborate, after all, Sifreya was not related to the church.