Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint

"We'll have to wait until I see the lost lighthouse and confirm what it is before we know."

While Celia and Ross were talking, Doris was still giving orders.

She started with Phil and went on to point out everyone, highlighting the various impacts each person might encounter during their exploration.

Everyone else remained silent and did not stand up to argue with her.

The same goes for Celia. When she was called on, Celia just glanced at her and didn't say anything. Others would say a word or two, but Celia simply ignored them.

Instead of paying attention to Doris, I'd rather talk to Lord Ross a bit more!

Benovia kept glancing at Celia's side, looking quite puzzled.

What a strange feeling...

What is Celia doing?

I had a feeling that she was communicating with someone...

Benovia had a bold idea—

Could it be a god of the Herodian Order?!

There's still three watches to go.

Chapter 139 The Lost Lighthouse

In the afternoon, all the first-grade students were mobilized, totaling about three hundred people, divided into more than fifty or nearly sixty groups, led by ten mentors, with each mentor responsible for five or six groups.

The Saintess Squad, to which Celia belongs, is led by Abros, the puppet training instructor they all know.

Abros was in charge of only four teams. He looked at the 20 people in front of him and said, "You are all students who have completed your advancement before the end of your first year. Your mission is different from that of the other students. You all need to go deep into the Lost Lighthouse."

"Remember, in the ruins, if you encounter something you don't recognize, don't touch it; if you encounter runes you don't understand, just walk away; if you encounter unfamiliar phenomena, don't approach them; don't try to get close to the lighthouse. Remember these four points, and your safety will increase by 50%."

Everyone nodded.

"Okay, come with me, let's go ride the directional teleportation device."

The four teams stood in four rows, with the team leader at the front of each row.

Celia observed the other four teams.

Yeah, I don't know any of them.

None of them were students in her class.

That's terrible, she's the only second-tier mage in the whole class.

In front of her mentor, Doris didn't say a word. She stood tall and proud in the first position, full of confidence and radiant with joy.

Celia pouted.

Just because he's a team leader, he's so proud of himself.

If she were to become a saintess, what would that be like?

The saintess possessed qualities such as kindness, purity, approachability, talent, and divine affinity, none of which Celia observed.

Kindness, purity, and friendliness—not a single one of them.

Talent? Maybe.

Divine Covenant? Perhaps. The Holy Court describes this as a degree of compatibility with the gods, but it is actually reflected in the Holy Word spell.

They had not demonstrated their Holy Word spells to each other, and neither of them knew much about the other's progress in Holy Word spell training.

After all, the Holy Word spell is ineffective against them.

There is a teleportation device inside the Holy Magic Academy, so there is no need to go out specifically.

Abros led the group to the directional teleporter and entered it together with the other teams.

The Holy Magic Academy's teleportation device can teleport nearly a hundred people at the same time. It is a super-large teleportation array that the school uses only for various remote activities.

At this moment, the large teleportation array has been connected to the camp near the Lost Lighthouse. After countless teachers and students entered, they were immediately teleported to the camp near the Lost Lighthouse.

When the scene reappeared before her, Celia found herself in a huge adventure camp.

"This is the school's encampment outside the Lost Lighthouse. As one of the ancient ruins that has been difficult to conquer for a long time, the Lost Lighthouse is frequented by many adventurous mercenaries. Their successive attacks have made the camp here prosperous and it has grown to the size of a small town. We have also set up a long-term camp here, using this ancient ruin as one of the training grounds for our students."

The principal's voice reached the ears of all the arriving students.

At this moment, everyone looked around curiously. Many students were unable to accept the school's commissions because they did not have magic puppets, and of course, they also did not have the corresponding identification, so they could not accept commissions directly from the Mercenary Guild.

In this situation, if you still want to accept commissions, you can only go to the Mercenary Guild for assessment and become a formal mercenary of the Mercenary Guild.

However, there is a downside to this: you can't ask for leave under the guise of doing a commission. To do a task, you either have to go on the weekend or take on a small task that has to be completed in one or two days. If you accidentally miss class time, you will be marked as absent.

Without the puppet, the requests you can accept are greatly limited; you can probably only accept everyday requests like helping Grandma Susan find her cat.

Such ancient ruins are simply out of the question.

Therefore, most students had never been to such a temporary camp.

Blake was aware of this, so when he gave his speech, he first introduced the situation of the camp before offering encouragement and reminders.

The speech lasted about twenty minutes, and it was all very important with no fluff. Everyone listened attentively until the principal left.

Afterwards, each team's instructor led their respective teams to receive individual explanations of more detailed precautions, such as how to enter the ancient ruins.

Abros led the four second-tier teams of first-year students directly out of the camp and came to the outside of the camp.

Here on a gentle slope, you can vaguely see a tall lighthouse in the distance.

A light shines atop the lighthouse, illuminating the way for ships to proceed.

Abros pointed to the lighthouse and said, "Once you enter the lighthouse's detection range, do not look directly at it. A polluted lighthouse no longer has the ability to guide the way; on the contrary, looking directly at it will cause fog to appear and make people lose their way."

"See that wooden fence in front of the lighthouse? Tomorrow you will enter the lighthouse's sphere of influence through that fence."

"Once you enter the ruins, a mist will naturally form around you, but don't worry, this mist has been purified and has no effect other than obscuring your vision."

"There are locators placed inside by predecessors. Your wristbands can connect to the locators, which will tell you which areas are safe zones that have been explored and which are dangerous zones that are waiting to be explored."

"However, once we enter the searchlight area, the locator will be useless, and then we'll have to rely on you for everything."

Abros looked solemnly toward the beach and continued:

"See that stretch of beach? It's beautiful, with coconut trees. It's called the Gold Coast, but you can't touch those coconut trees. They'll pull your soul into them. If you see coconut trees with coconuts, they didn't grow naturally. They belong to adventurers whose souls have been taken from them."

Gasps came from all around, and everyone looked at the coconut tree with a hint of fear in their eyes.

"There is another thing to be aware of: coconut crabs in the sea. These coconut crabs are just like normal coconut crabs, but they can explode, instantly releasing pollution that even a fourth-level mage cannot withstand. Unless absolutely necessary, do not wade in the water or get close to the coconut crabs."

"Alright." Abros turned around and faced all the students: "You can rest for now. You can explore the adventure camp and buy the items you need, but don't leave the camp casually, especially after dark. Although this place is not within the influence of the Lost Lighthouse, the night is still full of dangers."

"You should also be aware of this when you go in. If possible, you should return every evening and continue exploring the next day. The lighthouse is very dangerous at night."

After speaking, Abros briefly explained the tasks of each team and the points that the team leaders needed to pay attention to to each team leader, and then waved for everyone to return to the camp.

Doris returned with her teammates, a smug smile returning to her lips: "Hmph, as captain, I'll be arranging your accommodations for tonight, Celia..."

“I won’t sleep with you,” Celia said immediately.

Doris was furious: "I don't want you to sleep with me! Everyone has their own bed! If it weren't for the fact that I can't leave the team, I would have kicked you out long ago!"

Two more chapters to go!

Chapter 140 The Saintess is Selling Herself

"Lord Ross, do you recognize this lost lighthouse?"

After Doris assigned beds to each dormitory, Celia left the dormitory and returned to the vicinity of the gentle slope where she had been, looking at the lighthouse.

Just now, Professor Abros explained to them how to enter the Lost Lighthouse and the precautions to take after entering. Celia wondered if Ross might recognize the lighthouse.

However, since Ross hadn't said anything, she didn't say anything either.

There were many people around, and a certain candidate for sainthood kept paying attention to her, but Celia didn't ask him about it on the spot.

It wasn't until everyone else had gone to explore the camp that she specifically came over to ask Ross a question.

Ross pondered for a moment and said, "This lighthouse looks familiar; it might be the Lost Lighthouse from the past."

"Lost Lighthouse?"

"Yes, there used to be a lighthouse called the Lost Lighthouse. However, the Lost Lighthouse was not corrupted by demonic energy. It was taken over by a powerful siren. The siren modified the lighthouse, turning its light into a light that guided ships into its traps. Ships that were illuminated would hear the siren's song and gradually get lost on the sea, hence the name Lost Lighthouse."

"I later soloed that lighthouse and killed the siren. However, the lighthouse's function is still there. Ships that follow the lighthouse's guidance will eventually lose their way, heading towards the lighthouse but actually sailing in the opposite direction, and eventually getting lost on the boundless sea."

"It's very similar to the legend of this lighthouse, so it must be it. But why is the Lost Lighthouse now called the Forgotten Lighthouse?"

"You'll have to ask your mentor if they know." Ross didn't care about this small problem. His phantom appeared next to Celia, looked at the lighthouse, and nodded: "Not bad. This lighthouse is perfect as your trial ground. The monsters aren't too strong."

"That's a relief." Celia breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking around, she noticed some people behind the wooden fence, returning from the lighthouse area.

These people were chatting and laughing, seemingly having made a good purchase.

"It does look quite safe; the school has taken good care of things."

With nothing else to see, Celia returned to the camp.

Instead of going back, she wandered around the camp, which could now be described as a mercenary town.

There are many vendors here selling all sorts of things, including various materials, scrolls, and even potions.

Celia looked around and suddenly noticed a large crowd gathered in front of her.

Curious, she leaned closer and stood on tiptoe to try and peek inside.

Unfortunately, the mercenaries surrounding her were all burly and strong, so she couldn't see what was inside at all.

She touched a muscular mercenary with her finger, and after he turned around, she blinked and said, "Big brother, can I see what's going on?"

The muscular mercenary had never seen anything like this before, and his heart melted instantly. He immediately stretched out his hands and forcefully pushed aside the surrounding mercenaries to create a passage.

"Come on, look around! Look all you want!"

Celia didn't squeeze in because she had already seen what was inside after the mercenary pushed his way through.

"Phil?!"

The girl's eyes widened, and she gasped softly.

Hearing the sound, Phil, who was surrounded by the crowd, looked up at Celia outside the crowd and nodded at her with some surprise.

When the mercenary heard Celia's words and saw Phil nodding in their direction, he was stunned for a moment and asked in surprise, "Little sister, do you know the priest inside?"

Celia nodded, then looked up and asked in confusion, "What is she doing?"

"Of course she's treating everyone's injuries, but besides healing, she can also help us purify the pollution! That's the most important thing."

The mercenary sighed, "Normally there are no holy priests or medical priests in the camp. They don't have the ability to purify the pollution. We all have to wait until the pollution accumulates to a certain level before returning to the town to have it purified by the temple. But purifying pollution at the temple is very expensive, costing 1 silver coin each time. But this great holy priestess only charges us 20 copper coins, and no more than 100 copper coins at most!"

Celia was slightly taken aback. After observing carefully, she discovered that, apart from the injured, everyone else around her was contaminated, though the concentration varied.

"So, Phil, who was just strolling around, set up a stall here to help everyone clean up the pollution?"

A thought struck Celia.

It's a way to make money.

It's just that 20 copper coins is a bit cheap; it should start at 50 copper coins.

After thanking the mercenary, Celia left.

She didn't try to steal Phil's business.

If you want to make money, you should try a different place and a different method.

"Speaking of which, I remember Phil came from a noble family. Could it be that healing is just a hobby?"

Thinking to herself, Celia asked Ross, "Lord Ross, do you think I could set up a stall here to sell scrolls?"

"There's nothing wrong with that. Selling scrolls here might even be more popular than selling them in the Mercenary Guild," Ross said with a slight smile.

Celia looked around but didn't see any scrolls for sale. Instead, she saw someone selling puppet hearts.

She stopped at the stall and saw a familiar-looking puppet heart on it.

Intrigued, she pointed at the puppet and asked, "Boss, how much is this?"