You are all my wings!

"Your Excellency Tumoria, there's a saying in my hometown: 'Honest advice is hard to swallow.' You should know that if the God's representative cannot inherit the throne, the power of the Holy See will definitely be weakened. Even if you can surpass Your Excellency Britta to inherit the throne, the work you take on will be extremely difficult. Instead of waiting, you should start now and give yourself a chance to find holy-type upgrade items to advance."

After Lyon uttered those words, something surprising happened to Britta.

The coldness on Tumoria's face slowly disappeared, and she said softly:

“Lyon Belon, I must say you are indeed a good persuader. Although you once angered me and almost made me lose my temper, it is undeniable that if you hadn’t said it this way, I might not have listened to you. You are very perceptive and know how to get me to accept your advice.”

Britta's eyelids twitched. What kind of magic did Leon use?

Tumoria actually started praising Leon?

She was clearly furious just now.

Chapter 342 This kid actually dared to provoke the Holy Maiden in the sacred grounds of the Holy See?

Britta only heard Tumoria continue speaking to Leon:

"I must admit, you are very bold, but I hope you won't use the same method on me a second time. If you can change my mind in a different way next time you need to persuade me, I will turn a blind eye to what's going on between you and Britta forever."

Britta frowned. Had Tumoria noticed something?

“Breita, do you think you can hide the emotional exchange between you and Leon Belon from me? Do you know that you can be described in four words today? That is, ‘love at first sight’? It’s a good thing that today is not a day of religious gathering, so only I noticed your behavior. You should thank me.”

As she spoke, Tumoria smiled:

"Now that things have come to this, I can lay my cards on the table and tell you the truth. I suppose you've already seen through it all: my 'unrestrained,' 'talkative,' and 'unconventional' behavior within the Vatican was all a facade."

Britta said calmly, "So, what are you trying to say?"

"Just a reminder, be careful between you two, don't really cause a big mess, or you'll be truly ruined."

Tumoria had previously tried to push Bretta towards love, causing her to break her vows and relinquish her status as a saint.

But she has changed her mind now.

The goal is to keep Britta under this identity for life!

Let her love him but not be able to have him!

She thought this way partly because it suddenly occurred to her that the gods wouldn't let Britta break the rules so easily; they probably had some backup plan.

Therefore, the idea of ​​giving her a push is just empty talk.

In fact, in all the years of the Papacy's history, there has never been a case of a deity breaking the vows on behalf of a person, which shows that there must be something hidden in this that even she, the second saintess, does not know.

Moreover, once a divine successor appears among the saintesses of each generation, she will inevitably inherit the Pope's throne and become a demigod in the future; there are almost no exceptions.

On the other hand, although she accepted Lyon's suggestion and thought it made sense, she was still somewhat unhappy.

This guy so easily saw through her deepest concerns and then casually voiced them in a mocking tone. How could she possibly bear it?

So she decided to wait until Britta succeeded to the papacy, so that she could break free from her status as a saint and secretly steal her beloved Leon Belon, making Britta deeply regret her actions!

She hadn't fully developed the idea yet; it was just an impulse, and she wasn't ready to put it into practice.

The most urgent task is indeed to advance to legendary status through routes outside the Papacy and gain a voice of our own.

Therefore, regardless of the circumstances, this man in front of us is indeed someone we need to win over for the time being.

So she looked at Leon again, a knowing smile on her face:

"Of course, I won't reveal your secrets anytime soon. Like I said, if you can convince me in a better way before you try to convince me next time, I will never reveal your secrets."

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, my secret with Rita will be revealed sooner or later, and she is destined to be my wife."

Lyon was not afraid. He had to deal with Britta's matter eventually. Why would he be afraid of exposing a mere secret?

Britta stared wide-eyed at Lyon. This guy actually said that in front of the other saintesses too?

How can he be so brave?

However, for some reason, Britta's mood was unusually strange.

In the past, Lyon always spoke his love words to her alone, but today he made such a confession in front of the elusive Tumoria, which shows how firm his determination is.

Looking at herself, she felt ashamed because she couldn't break through the mental barrier she was under.

[Character Britta's affection level increased by 2%, current affection level 91%]

[The affinity level has reached the threshold. The first exchange will increase the maximum capacity of sacred energy. The amount of increase depends on the affinity level.]

[Note: When the affinity reaches 95%, the sacred mode can be unlocked through qw or an intimate atmosphere.]

Lyon hadn't expected that the events that had unfolded today, from the daytime to the afternoon and into the evening, would suddenly cause Britta's favorability rating to soar to this level.

This can be described as the highest single-day increase.

It seems that the key was his own proposal, which gave Britta the courage to break through the sacred constraints.

Lyon looked at Britta, his resolve hardening.

Although it's not advisable to reveal his relationship with Britta in the short term, he is confident that he can break the sacred shackles on Britta in the near future, given the recent acceleration of the mission's progress.

At the same time, he began to think that his earlier provocation had obviously made Tumoria no longer choose to pretend, or at least no longer pretend in front of Britta.

So it seems she has indeed begun to seriously consider taking a route outside the Vatican to advance her career.

This route has its own advantages and disadvantages, as does the inheritance route, which is more difficult.

The advantage of following the succession route is that once the true right of succession is established, the Papacy will employ various means to enhance the saint's power.

This includes, but is not limited to, various special magical items, secret treasures, various enhancement rituals, holy-type legendary and epic-type upgrade items, sufficient high-level monster meat, and even legendary-grade monster meat, etc.

This is also the core reason why every saint desires to obtain the true right of succession.

Among these, the most difficult to obtain are the Holy-type upgrade items.

Because it is virtually impossible for holy beings to exist in the dungeon, they can only be obtained from the various holy relics reserves of the Holy See, or by finding the increasingly rare legendary divine species.

On the contrary, the powerful figures within the Papacy who follow the path of bishops can use other types of items with slightly holy characteristics to advance their ranks.

This also means that the bishops are generally weaker than the saintesses who follow the holy path.

Therefore, what I should do now is to find a way to make Tumoria a staunch ally within the Church of Britta.

Unlike Timia's other identity, First Saint Margaret, she had a mission: to resolutely oppose herself and Britta.

Thinking of this, Lyon spoke up:

"Lady Tumoria, I'm not afraid to tell you, if you go to participate in the Holy Blood School's extermination war this time, the more troops you bring, the greater your chances of advancing to the Legendary level in the future. This is my prophecy as an astrologer. If you know anything about my affairs, you will know how accurate my prediction is."

As Lyon spoke, he suddenly grabbed Britta's long, slender hand and led her toward the residential area.

Upon seeing this, Terena, who was standing to the side, widened her eyes. She had only been at the Holy See for a short time, and this philanderer had already flirted with the Third Saintess many times, hadn't he?

Now they're actually going to openly and legitimately partner with someone?

Tumoria gritted her teeth inwardly. "I just took off my disguise, and now you're not going to keep up the act either?"

Does this kid know what it means to hold a saint's hand in such a sacred place as the Vatican?

To think that he would dare to flirt with the saintess in a place like this, Leon's audacity has once again broadened her understanding.

Then she recalled the strange sensations she had experienced when she confronted Leon, which had indeed excited her body and made her imagine some scenes.

After a moment of reflection, she felt a chill run down her spine.

Could it be that she has unknowingly become infatuated with this man?

Otherwise, why would I have this strange feeling when he mocked and belittled me like that?

She even had the idea of ​​taking him away so that Britta would regret it?

Is this really what he meant when he said that people can deceive themselves, but they can't deceive their instincts?

No, no, that's impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

Chapter 343 Britta: Don't move, wait for me...

As Lyon was about to leave the residential area, he deliberately let go of Britta's hand.

Terena glanced at Britta and saw that her cheeks and neck were red, and her long, slanted eyes were drooping. She looked calm and collected, as if she was letting Leon do whatever he wanted, which was completely opposite to her cold and distant appearance.

Didn't the saint have some holy precepts?

How come her expression of being budding with romantic feelings hasn't changed?

Terena asked coldly:

"You heartless scoundrel, are you really going to marry the saint? Isn't she afraid of the precepts?"

Leon: "I'll tell you why when you grow up."

Terena pouted, "You big bad guy."

What she didn't know was that although Britta was feeling romantic, she hadn't yet reached the point of activating the Divine Shackles.

The more often she falls in love, the more this constraint will quietly expand until it reaches its limit, at which point it will either collapse on its own or destroy Britta.

Lyon is currently unsure whether collapse or destruction will occur first.

However, as long as it's not too stimulating, like what happened with Ophimosa before, it's safe for the time being.

All he could do was resurrect the goddess Astalia before this sacred shackles truly collapsed, allowing her to resolve the problem.

Therefore, Leon doesn't dare to use QW on Britta for the time being, but he can try entering this sacred mode with an intimate atmosphere later to see the effect.

Soon, Lyon retrieved the fresh monster meat that Britta had prepared in the living area.

Some of these artifacts were looted by Karl and his companions during the selection of the Holy Knights, while others were successfully collected by the personnel stationed at the Holy Mural Site. Some of these were the proceeds from Lyon's previous training of Karl and his companions for Britta, while others were personal donations from Britta to Lyon.

As a result, Leon obtained a large quantity of good meat, seven different types in total. These were all common fourth- or fifth-tier monster meats that he had rarely eaten recently, and they were also parts that he had previously tested and found to be effective in increasing physical strength.

After all, he's been eating the meat of powerful monsters lately. According to his balance theory, eating some meat from ordinary monsters of the fourth or fifth tier to supplement some of the missing nutrients would be more effective.

The total weight was close to two tons, which was carried away in four compressed magic bottles (the Papacy's transport equipment provided by Britta), and they were ready to leave.

It was past 7 p.m., and the kitchen area in the living quarters was already quite quiet, with all the lights off.

Just before leaving, Britta accompanied Lyon to the corridor they had walked through before, a spot where no one was around and they wouldn't be seen.

A gentle breeze blew by, and Terena felt a slight chill on the back of her neck. She instinctively tightened her body, just as she turned her head away from Leon's direction.

suddenly--

"Don't move, wait for me to touch you."

A voice, imbued with magical energy, reached Leon's ears.

Britta suddenly grabbed Leon's hand gently and bumped into him.

In Lyon's moment of surprise, Britta's graceful and radiant face loomed larger and larger before him, and her increasingly luscious red lips pressed against his.

A soft sound.

She probed briefly and then withdrew.

With a vibrant smile on her face, she gave Lyon a gentle laugh before slipping away.

[Initial exchange completed, affinity +1%, current affinity 92%, divine energy capacity limit +7]

[Note: After reaching 95% affinity, you can enter Divine Mode through a warm atmosphere or by engaging in intimate activities.]

Lyon hadn't fully reacted yet.

Just like Ophimaso, Britta acted swiftly before the Divine Shackles were activated, and then quickly withdrew after completing the action.

While this is one approach, it's remarkable that she was able to be so proactive despite the suppression of the sacred shackles.

After all, in terms of strength and ferocity, the Divine Shackles far surpasses Ophima's inner demons.

The work of the gods is truly extraordinary.

He touched his lips lightly with his finger.

After a moment of reflection, he secretly marveled, never expecting that Britta would be so proactive one day.

Moreover, this was in a place as strictly regulated as the Papacy.