After the slave owners went bankrupt, they all wanted to keep me as a mistress.

If a town already has a temple, then other gods are not allowed to command believers to build temples there, nor can they perform miracles there, nor can they interfere in towns within the jurisdiction of other gods.

However, because believers of other gods also need to perform religious activities, churches also exist in these towns and some rural areas far from towns.

Churches typically have two confessional rooms: one with the priest's seat and the other for the penitent. The confessional is separated from the priest's room by a partition wall with an opening. The priest is not visible from his seat, while the penitent kneels outside the wall and confesses his sins to the priest through the small opening, expressing his repentance.

Because it's at mouth level when kneeling, it often reaches waist level when standing up...

Of course, this little hole also has an additional purpose: receiving gifts.

Vera nodded, looking like she was about to be taught a lesson: "Fiona, you finally understand. The little boy kneels at this end, and the priest stands at the other end; the noble humans stand at this end, and the nuns kneel at the other end—ah, that's the tradition of churches and temples!"

Fiona: "..."

broken!

It seems I've been infected with strange knowledge by this lewd elf!

Despite having such a vulgar idea, which could never possibly be correct, she actually felt that what Miss Vera said... seemed to make a lot of sense.

Fiona let out a mournful cry in her heart, and the ahoge on her head trembled as if she had been electrocuted.

Goo!

Is this what they call a two-pronged approach?

During the day, she lets this shameless elf pollute her mind with filthy knowledge, and at night, that filthy human master attacks her body!

Is this the tactic humans use to force the female knights to submit?

That's a terrifying tactic, but I won't give in so easily!

I am no ordinary female knight. I am a female knight with the blood of a red dragon, destined to become a dragon knight. I must be patient, patient, and patient again!

As long as I can adapt to this kind of vulgar attack, then he won't be able to do anything to me!

Fiona peered through the crack in the door, her eyes wide as she looked in Mu Qiu's direction. She began to desperately imagine herself kneeling on the other side of the cave entrance, while her master stood outside.

She's about to begin training her patience!

As long as she mentally prepares herself for what this lewd master will do to her, she can face his onslaught of lewdness without flinching the next time he attacks!

This is the path of cultivation for Dragon Knights!

Fiona decided to give herself a new title.

Although she can't call herself a dragon knight yet, she feels it's an insult to her red dragon bloodline to always compare herself to those human female knights!

From this moment forward, she is the Dragon Knight!

She is both a dragon knight and a princess knight, possessing both the power of a red dragon and the wisdom of a human!

That sounds even more impressive than a dragon knight!

"I have a feeling they might be thinking about something lewd again?"

Mu Qiu, who was in the prayer room, also saw the small hole in the partition.

Although he knew this was probably a temple tradition, and also to make it easier for believers to send money in.

After all, the saint only comes here once a month, and most of the time the prayer room is probably occupied by other nuns.

But seeing the size and height of the hole, and having been influenced by Vera's lewdness, he couldn't help but start thinking in that direction.

No, no, no, the Holy Maiden couldn't possibly do such a thing.

Mu Qiu quickly suppressed the thought in his mind, took a deep breath, and looked at the barrier.

I wonder... what kind of person this Holy Maiden of the Earth Temple will be?

……

Just one hour before Mu Qiu and his group arrived at the Earth God Temple.

Above the endless sea of ​​clouds where the Gate to Heaven is located, several exceptionally bright and dazzling rays of light streaked across the horizon and gently landed on a platform formed from pure light crystals.

Soon, the light faded, revealing a slender and graceful figure within.

These are several angels who, on the orders of the goddess, are about to travel to the human world to find a hero.

However, they showed no sign of urgency and were chatting and laughing happily.

"It's finally our turn to descend to the mortal realm again!"

An angel with long, wavy, light blue hair, draped in a thin veil that made it seem as if she was wearing nothing at first glance, was the first to cheer. She excitedly twirled around, her skirt billowing in the air.

"This time I'm going to Mermaid Bay in the South China Sea! I raised a little mermaid there last time, only 800 years ago, she should still be there, right?"

"Raising a mermaid is nowhere near as fun as raising a human."

Another green-clad angel, whose butterfly wings fluttered slightly behind her and who looked like a large fairy, immediately retorted. She cupped her cheeks, her eyes full of anticipation: "Three hundred years ago, I secretly raised a little human in the capital of Orion! He was the son of a down-on-his-luck nobleman, and he was very handsome and could even write poetry! I secretly gave him some inspiration. I wonder how he is now? Has he published any new poems this year?"

Wow! You're so cunning! You're secretly keeping humans as pets!

"What's the big deal? I even fed a little snow wolf in the northern wilderness. It's only been four hundred years, I wonder if it still recognizes me?"

"I want to raise an elf too!"

The topic veered further and further off course, almost completely forgetting the original purpose of descending to the mortal realm.

Just then, a blonde angel standing a little further away, with a noticeably cooler and more composed demeanor and a flat chest, finally couldn't help but frown.

"Enough! We've descended to the mortal realm on an important mission entrusted to us by the goddess! We didn't come here to raise these short-lived creatures!"

The angels beside her paused, all turning to look at her.

After a brief silence, the light blue-haired angel burst out laughing first. She waved her hand dismissively and even flew over to put her arm around the blonde angel's shoulder: "Hey, Lillian, don't be so serious. You've come all this way, do you think the hero could be kidnapped?"

"That's it!"

The green-clad angel chimed in, grinning nonchalantly, "Heroes only appear once every hundred years, right? Let him develop on his own first. Let's go play for a few decades and then come back to do the quest~"

An angel nearby casually chimed in, "And the Demon King has already been defeated, right? I heard that the Hero has been summoned ten times in a row. Is it because without the Demon King, the only option left is to summon the Hero?"

"Last time we went down to the mortal realm, we didn't go looking for the hero. Later, that hero died, and the goddess summoned us back, but she didn't say anything to us!"

"He died as soon as he was summoned. How weak! The heroes of these generations are no match for those ancient heroes. He might not even become a legend in a few decades. When that time comes, we'll go find him and help him break through to epic level. He'll definitely be grateful to us."

The angel beside him nodded repeatedly: "Besides, if we find it too soon, we'll have to return to the realm of gods, right? I want to stay in the mortal realm a little longer this time!"

"After all, without the Demon King, the hero is just a game for the goddesses anyway, Lillian, stop looking so serious!"

Seeing that Lillian still had a stern face, the light blue-haired angel paused, then said with a grin, "Besides, Lillian, think about it, if we go looking for him so openly, what if we scare the hero? We might even attract the attention of the Abyss's spies! What we're doing is... um... observing in secret! Yes, observing in secret! And by the way, we can experience the human world's customs and better understand the environment in which the hero grows!"

Looking at her companions' grinning faces, Lillian's cheeks puffed up slightly in anger: "You're all talking nonsense! The goddess's oracle tells us to hurry up..."

"Okay, okay~ Find the hero as soon as possible and help him grow!"

The angel in green mimicked the goddess's tone, then quickly reverted to her languid expression.

"Alright, Lillian, the goddess didn't set a specific time limit. Whether it's sooner or later, the hero is there. What's there to worry about?"

"But……"

"There's no 'but' about it! Anyway, the Demon King has already been defeated, so it doesn't matter if the hero dies!"

The light blue-haired angel concluded, and the other angels nodded in agreement.

"Then we'll head over first, I'm going to Mermaid Bay!"

Before she finished speaking, she was the first to transform into a streak of light and rush towards the southeast.

The other angels also left in different directions.

"I say... at least go and deliver the divine message first!"

Lillian stood alone, her fists clenching and unclenching, before finally sighing and resignedly flying towards the City of Earth.

Hopefully, the Demon King will never appear again.

A thousand years have passed, and the divine realm has long since relaxed its vigilance against the abyss. She always felt that this was a bad sign.

First, deliver the divine message, then go to the border and inquire. The Goddess of Wealth says that the hero seems to have appeared at the border.

One should also conceal their identity.

With a thought, Lily's pure white wings instantly became transparent.

"What katakana should I use this time?"

Lillian was very cautious. She believed that there might be spies from the Abyss in the human world, so she always used a pseudonym when she descended to the mortal realm.

However, her luck has never seemed to be very good. She has descended to the mortal realm more than ten times, and each time she has not even seen a trace of a hero...

"This time... let's call her Lily. Hmm, that name sounds much more ordinary, and the Hero won't get it mixed up!"

……

The Temple of the Earth, in the private prayer room behind the main hall.

Serafia was kneeling before the statue of the Mother Goddess, performing her morning meditation and prayer.

Suddenly, Serafia paused, and her face, covered by black silk, lifted slightly.

A beam of extremely pure holy light descended from the sky, enveloping the entire prayer room!

Even though her eyes were covered by a black cloth, she could still see a being surrounded by holy light, with pure white wings spreading behind its back!

It's an angel!

An angel from the divine realm!

Serafia's voluptuous body trembled slightly, her heart pounding wildly at this sudden miracle, and even her breasts, wrapped in thick strips of cloth, shook up and down.

She immediately bowed in greeting, her golden hair falling down and spreading across the bluestone ground.

"Welcome, divine messenger."

Lillian looked at the devout blindfolded saintess before her and said, "By the decree of the goddesses of the divine realm, the hero has been summoned and has descended to this world."

"I command you, the Temple of the Earth, to assist in finding its whereabouts and to provide it with the necessary protection and guidance!"

Serafia took a deep breath: "I obey the divine decree. I wonder if the divine messenger has any specific heroes in mind..."

"The characteristics are unclear; you will have to investigate on your own."

After Lillian finished speaking, she remembered the Earth Mother's admonition, pondered for a moment, and then left with another sentence:

"This generation's hero may possess the heroic qualities of ancient heroes. If necessary, you must also offer everything to the hero."

After saying that, Lillian vanished from the spot in a flash.

Serafia remained in a bent-over position for a long time until the oppressive atmosphere in the room completely dissipated before slowly straightening up.

I offer everything to the hero...

Recalling the angel's words, Serafia frowned slightly. She only wanted to dedicate her body and soul to the Mother Goddess, and had no intention of getting married and having children, nor did she want to have any impure interactions with anyone.

Why...why would the Mother Goddess make her do such a thing?

Moreover, it was specifically conveyed along with a divine oracle.

Could it be that she and this hero are destined to meet soon?

Chapter Ninety-Four: The Saintess has a succubus's heart-shaped mark on her lower abdomen?

Inside the prayer room.

Mu Qiu stood in front of the barrier, and seeing that there was still no movement inside, he cleared his throat and took the initiative to speak: "Your Excellency, are you inside?"

Inside the protective barrier, Serafia, kneeling on a prayer mat, frowned, her gaze fixed on the open space to Mu Qiu's right, as if observing something.

Hearing Mu Qiu's words, she came back to her senses, turned her head slightly, and looked in the direction of the barrier.

When Serafia saw that Mu Qiu did not kneel down like the other believers in the past, but instead stood rudely outside the barrier with his waist down facing the cave entrance, she couldn't help but pause.

That's really rude of you.

Even when the city lord comes to the temple to worship, he kneels on a cushion and would never stand in such a disrespectful posture.

May Mother Earth protect you.

Seraphia did not show her displeasure; her red lips parted slightly, and her clear voice echoed softly in the prayer room.