Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint

"You need to find evidence before you tell the school."

"My lord, how do I find evidence?"

Celia adopted a questioning posture.

"You need to go out. You can't find it in the school. Find the White Whale Summoning Point. You need to find a suitable area for summoning, find the relevant traces in that area, and record them."

Will they be calling out around the school?

"No, there are no suitable areas for summoning near the school, and even if there were, they would be at least two kilometers away."

As he spoke, Ross shook his head, "However, you have classes every day and can only go out on weekends. Two days probably won't be enough; you'll need at least five days."

"Please rest assured about that. The school has regulations that once a student has a magic puppet, it means that they have completed the initial learning and are allowed to accept commissions from the school and the Holy Court, or from mercenary guilds outside. As long as they show proof, they can leave the school for a period of time to accept commissions."

"Oh? The school isn't worried about students falling behind in the curriculum?"

"There's another rule for leaving school... to make sure you keep up with the pace of your studies. There will be a test after the assignment is completed to confirm that you haven't fallen behind. I've already mastered the theoretical knowledge from the first year, so I can leave at any time."

"Okay, let's go check on the requests from the school and the Holy Court tomorrow. I'll tell you what anomalies might occur when the White Whale's summoning circle is being set up."

……

The next day, after receiving permission to leave school, Celia went to the commission hall where the school issued commissions and began to carefully search among the numerous commissions.

"The Sea Whale Summoning Array can only be set up in areas with water systems, such as lakes, rivers, and oceans. There are five stages in setting up the array. In the first stage, the creatures in the water system will become more active due to the influence of the summoning array. Some ordinary fish will mutate and advance into first-tier magical beasts."

"This stage is hard to detect because newly advanced fish do not have strong combat power and cannot use magic. Ordinary people can deal with them. At most, they will think that these fish have become bigger and stronger."

"Starting from the second and third stages, mutated fish will appear in the waters, growing larger and gradually taking the shape of beluga whales. Their combat power can reach the level of a second-tier mage, making them magical beasts that ordinary people cannot deal with."

"In the last two stages, all the fish in the entire aquatic system will transform into the shape of white whales, and the highest level of magical beasts will appear. At this stage, it will be impossible to stop the white whales from summoning. But don't worry, before the third stage, there will be a long period of magical power accumulation, which will take at least a month."

"Your goal is to find commissions involving abnormal water systems. If not, just take any commission and look around for any large water systems. Investigate around those water systems."

This is everything Ross told Celia.

With so many words, Celia felt that the probability of it being the truth was very high.

Therefore, she takes the task of finding clients very seriously.

"Speaking of which, since the anomaly caused by the summoning circle is so obvious, why don't the school and the Holy Court investigate it?" Celia wondered.

Ross laughed and said, "How do you know they didn't investigate?"

"It seems so..."

The Holy Court must have investigated this matter long ago.

Celia felt she was overthinking things.

There is only one question now.

The school's commissions did not include any commissions related to abnormal water conditions.

Chapter 28 Unequal Commissions

The Mercenary Guild—Celia hadn't expected to come to this place to accept a commission.

For the same incident, the school and the Holy Court offered much higher rewards than the Mercenary Guild. This was one reason, and another was that the Mercenary Guild's commissions were mostly worthless.

For example, helping an elderly woman find her cat, helping an elderly man find his lost bracelet, or helping a young couple resolve their conflict...

These tedious daily tasks take up most of the mercenary guild's task list.

Currently, although the four great empires are eyeing the Holy Court covetously, and the Holy Court is also eager to reclaim the territories of the four great empires, there has been no large-scale conflict yet. Heretics occasionally make moves, but not many, and the situation is relatively peaceful.

There were no earth-shattering events like beast tides, so most of the mercenary guild's commissions were mundane, such as acting as a bodyguard for merchants or transporting goods.

"Shining City is the center of the Holy Court, and there are relatively few quests issued here related to monsters..."

After looking at the request for a long time, Celia finally gave up and chose to find the Mercenary Guild's receptionist instead.

"Hello, how can I help you?" Jessica, the mercenary guild's receptionist, greeted him politely as always.

The girl in front of her was dressed in a simple mage's robe. The large robe covered her figure, but her face was fair and pure. Even Jessica, a woman, was attracted by her appearance.

What a beautiful girl! Is she a student at the academy?

"Hello, Miss Jessica, I'm looking for some commissions."

Celia showed off the adventure badge issued by the Holy Magic Academy. This badge is an acknowledgment of a student's ability to complete commissions independently. With this badge, one can accept commissions at the school, the Holy Court, and the Mercenary Guild. The Mercenary Guild also recognizes this badge.

What kind of commission do you need?

Upon seeing that they were indeed students from the Holy Magic Academy, Jessica's smile widened even more.

"Any request that fits the criteria of a first or second-tier mage is fine," Celia said.

What he really meant was that Jessica should block out all the routine commissions from her and show her the valuable and challenging ones instead.

The Mercenary Guild is not only open to mages; ordinary people can also become mercenaries.

Otherwise, why would a mage accept so many daily quests?

Originally, Celia only wanted to say that it should be a mission that fits the requirements of a first-tier mage.

But Ross demanded that she add another rank.

Celia lacked confidence in facing second-tier monsters, but he did.

Even a mighty evil god, despite having many limitations, and even the fact that magic can only be cast through another person's body, shouldn't be unable to challenge opponents of higher levels.

"Don't worry, I can take care of even a third-tier magical beast, let alone a second-tier one, with this magical puppet."

These are Rose's exact words.

In the dark and sunless sealed land, Ross did nothing but grind data and use magic to create all sorts of random things in order to fully understand his own strength.

After cultivating for so long, even the clay figures and puppets he casually sculpts possess the combat power of a lower-level god.

Ross believed that even without Celia appearing, he could break the incredibly strong seal once he continued to improve.

However, this process will be very long.

Can't wait any longer.

Especially when I see this colorful world.

"First- to second-tier commissions received, please wait a moment... Okay, I've listed them for you, please take a look."

As she spoke, Jessica casually added, "Miss Celia, we suggest you also register a mercenary identity with the Mercenary Guild. Having a mercenary identity can reduce your commission rate by 10%!"

"At the same time, when you accept commissions from our Mercenary Guild in the future, you will not need to come to the guild headquarters and use spell rings like other mercenaries. You can accept commissions directly on our Protoss Network."

Celia, who hadn't originally intended to register as a mercenary, paused for a moment, then said, "Then help me register."

The 10% commission reduction makes no difference to Celia; if it's about making money, it's better to take on commissions from the school and the Holy Court.

However, the ability to browse commissions on the bracelet anytime, anywhere was somewhat appealing to her.

Who knows what injustices might arise in the future? First, browse the Mercenary Guild's Protoss Network to see if there are any relevant commissions. Then, accept the commission and resolve the injustices directly, killing two birds with one stone.

For example, if you encounter a monster in the wild that you don't need, you can take on a quest while you're at it!

Mercenary registration is quick; all you need to do is fill in your name, rank, and the number of your school adventure badge.

After spending a few minutes registering, Celia carefully searched for requests that matched those of first or second-tier mages.

These commissions are no longer limited to the City of Ember.

"It seems like there's a bit too much..."

Celia muttered something to herself.

"No need to look anymore, there are no suspicious requests." Ross's voice echoed in his mind.

"Huh?" Celia looked disappointed.

Jessica noticed her expression, and suddenly realized something. She smiled and said, "Miss Celia, are you looking to take on some challenging assignments?"

She noticed that Celia was registered as a first-tier mage, but was looking at second-tier content, indicating that she looked down on ordinary commissions.

Who knows, they might not care about the commission at all.

"There are a few quests that, for various reasons, have gone unaccepted and have been hidden by the guild. Would you be interested in taking a look?"

"Bring it up quickly." Celia looked interested.

All the commissions on the magical light screen in front of them disappeared, leaving only five.

"For some reason, no mercenaries are willing to accept these five requests. You can take a look. Would you like me to explain the details of these requests to you?"

Jessica is very enthusiastic, and she will receive a substantial reward if these difficult cases are resolved in her hands.

"The third one, the one called 'Help investigate the village's water source problem,' has been accepted."

Ross's voice rang out, and Celia didn't hesitate, pointing to the third request, "This one, help investigate the village's water source problem."

Jessica clicked on the request, frowned slightly, but quickly smiled again. "This request was hidden because the reward is too low, but the danger level may reach level two. Are you sure you want to accept this request?"

Celia glanced at the reward for the commission.

That doesn't seem low either, with 10 gold...silver coins?

The danger level is level two, and the reward is only 10 silver coins?

No wonder no one answered.

"Is this fee for the commission correct?" Celia asked, somewhat incredulous.

A commission that requires a first-tier mage to complete might be cheap, but it shouldn't cost only 10 silver coins.

Not to mention that this is a second-order danger level.

Ross smiled when he saw the reward.

"This client is a bit stingy."

How to describe the cost-effectiveness of this commission... it's like you created gold, but only received the price for gold plating.

Chapter 29 A Village Isolated from the World

Outside a small town, Celia looked at the magical light screen projected onto her bracelet, which displayed a map projection, confirming that she had arrived near her destination.

"This should be Xuesheng Town, but... it seems we haven't reached our destination yet."

Celia looked at the specific destination displayed on the screen. It was about 24 kilometers away from Snowflake Town, barely within the jurisdiction of Snowflake Town.

According to intelligence from the Protoss network, the area is mostly mountainous and sparsely populated.

Due to its unique and treacherous environment, coupled with the scarcity of magical resources, this area remains unclaimed and still falls under the jurisdiction of the Holy Court.

"Let's go report to the Mercenary Guild first."

Celia withdrew the light screen, jumped off the flying broom, and walked into the town of Cedar.

This town is located in the northwest region of Shining City, but it has not benefited from the city's influence. It is resource-poor, sparsely populated, and covers an area of ​​less than 2 square kilometers, making it only a small town.

The mercenary guild was also very small, unlike the bustling city of Shining Ashes.

Even the mercenary guild here, like a tavern, had a few scattered people sitting at tables drinking.

They weren't speaking loudly, perhaps because it wasn't time to get hyped up yet, since it was only afternoon.

When Celia entered, they all looked up, but because Celia was wearing a simple sorcerer's robe and her face was covered by a hat, they couldn't see what was going on. They glanced at her and then lost interest in paying attention, continuing to drink their wine.

"Hello, I received a request from Snow Mountain Town and am just reporting in. Is the person who requested the request in the guild?"

Celia went to the tavern counter and asked the receptionist standing behind it.

"Please show your mercenary badge."

The receptionist spoke habitually, her expression lazy and somewhat impatient, until Celia took out the badge and placed it in front of her. Only then did she sit up straight and become proper. She was slightly taken aback after receiving Celia's request.

She looked up at Celia in surprise. "Are you sure you want to take on this request?"

Celia asked, puzzled, "Is there a problem?"

"No, no problem." The receptionist looked around, then suddenly leaned closer and whispered, "You're from a big city and don't know the situation. The client for this request is some inexplicably poor guy. He's clearly a powerful sorcerer, but he dresses like a country bumpkin, has a strange temper, and always says nonsensical things..."

"This commission has been listed for half a month. The danger level has increased from level one to level two, but the reward is still 10 silver coins. Not to mention, the commission area is still a deserted mountain with hardly anyone. Some people took the commission out of curiosity, but they all gave up the commission in the end because of the unreasonable demands of the other party, which caused my performance to drop. I even suspect that she is a monster... I suggest you give up this commission."

“Thanks for the reminder, but arranging clients is not something a qualified receptionist should do. Besides, you also said that the other party is a powerful mage.” Celia looked at the other party with a grin.