You are all my wings!

Astalia turned her head slightly, her expression noticeably less gentle than before.

"Can't I call you if there's nothing wrong?"

"Your Excellency is too kind. Whether there is a reason or not, I am very happy to be summoned by you."

Leon noticed Astalia's expression and felt a chill run down his spine.

Didn't she tell you to flirt with Castiglione before?

No matter how I try to flirt with Camille, she doesn't seem very satisfied.

Or is it just my imagination?

Or is there something else she's concerned about?

On the other side, Camille stared ahead and realized that she could not hear what Leon and Astalia were talking about. She could only see Leon's lips moving up and down, but she could not hear anything he was saying.

And when she blinked again, she realized she could no longer see the two people in front of her.

Camille could clearly sense that Astalia was still flying with them, but she just couldn't see her!

Did the deity simply block him out?

She had previously talked about many secrets without any reservations, and answered almost every question except for a few.

Is it...

Camille pondered deeply. It seemed she had to quickly make her relationship with Leon a reality, get him to sleep with her, and leave an indelible mark.

Leon didn't realize that his voice was being blocked, but he caught a glimpse of Camille's subtle expression out of the corner of his eye, and he had a feeling that she was secretly plotting something.

Just as she was pondering this, she heard Astalia say:

"I'll tell you a few important things. After I say them, you can only digest, understand, and make decisions and take actions on your own. You are not allowed to tell anyone what I'm saying now, including Britta, understand?"

"clear."

When faced with Astalia's close-up conversation, Leon immediately activated his deep purification mode.

It looks like a serious matter, but maybe it's just my imagination.

He told himself that even if he wanted to win her over, he couldn't be complacent. After all, she was a twelfth-level god, and his current favorability rating wasn't high enough.

"First, thanks to the Dragon Blood Treasure, the damage to my divine body has been mostly healed. Now my strength has recovered to half. After returning to the continent, I need you to arrange a battle plan to find all the potential hidden demons and force Feihe Luotijia to launch an attack ahead of schedule."

Lyon asked, "What if they've already launched their attack?"

“That would be even better, but the sealed area has a sealing magic circle that I set up before my fall. It can only be opened with the blessings of many high-ranking members of the Holy See and Britta. So the demons can only wait until the new acting governor’s public ceremony to unlock the sealed area and sneak in.”

Although Astalia's expression was serious, she still explained patiently.

Lyon suddenly realized that this was the core reason why the demons would launch this plan because of Moripert's disappearance.

The seal on the underground papacy is only opened during a power transition, allowing the successor to learn of the pope's imprisonment.

As for how the demons learned of this news, perhaps it was because Pluto, a close confidant of Moripert, was corrupted and his memories were extracted.

"understood."

“We can’t mobilize the Vatican’s manpower, but Margaret and Britta are enough. All you need to do is tell them the specific tactics.”

"Does the divine being trust my strategies so much? Are you really giving me complete command?"

"Leon asked."

"I believe in your miracle divination."

Astalia smiled, her expression softening slightly.

"Moreover, the capable women around you will also take action because of you."

"If the gods were to go into business, they would definitely be the ones who make the most money."

"Are you implying that I'm only ordering you around, but actually trying to get several people for free by mobilizing a group of experts?"

Astalia smiled gently, her moon-white eyes seeming to hold a river of stars.

Lyon said calmly, "I firmly believe that God will surely give me the greatest reward."

"Don't worry, after it's done, I'll give you an epic-level shadow-type powerful treasure that's perfect for a Shadow Walker's advancement."

Astalia turned her perfectly proportioned, fair profile slightly, giving Leon a charming smile as she glanced at him.

"This should be enough as your reward, right?"

Lyon's eyes lit up: "That's enough, more than enough! The God is truly insightful, knowing that my next advancement plan involves using an epic-level powerful treasure."

"Since advancing to the fifth rank requires a powerful seventh-rank secret treasure, what's so strange about advancing to the sixth rank requiring a powerful eighth-rank secret treasure?"

Astalia was taken aback.

Lyon was even stranger.

Didn't Margaret say that this is the strongest upgrade I've ever achieved?

How come Astalia is more confident than I am about taking an even bigger leap forward next?

Lyon then asked, "Could it be that the God himself also advanced two and a half ranks in the same way?"

“My situation is a bit special. I didn’t follow the conventional path to advancement and I’ve never used these kinds of advancement items.”

Astalia smiled:

"As for why it's not surprising that you can use an eighth-tier powerful secret treasure, it's naturally because I believe in your talent and accumulated experience."

Lyon seemed lost in thought.

Could it be that Astalia was also a creator of some kind of profession, using World Enlightenment to acquire traits with each advancement?

Or is it some other route that existed only in some ancient period?

“My Lord, since that is the case, I have a favor to ask.”

Lyon's move:

"After this great battle against the demons, could you also prepare a suitable upgrade treasure for Ophielis and Machiru?"

"I will allocate them according to their contributions on the battlefield."

Astalia nodded:

"That's the first thing. Go back and prepare as soon as possible. Now let's talk about the more important second thing."

Something more important than the problem of evil?

Lyon intently observed Astalia's expression.

With a subtle expression, she softly spoke in a clear and melodious voice:

"You'd better stop flirting with Camille."

Ok?

Is this the more important thing?

Could it be that Astalia has really fallen in love with me?

It's only 8% favorability?

Because the gods are detached and distant from the world, an 8% favorability rating is already quite high.

If that's the case, wouldn't I be thrilled?

When she first recovered, that fleeting glimpse of her radiant white body must have been...

Leon had to admit that Astalia was too strong and very alluring to him. Her figure, appearance, temperament and personality also really appealed to his sex appeal. He was even aroused by her words and started to have all sorts of fantasies.

Tsk, I still need to work on my lecherous heart.

At that moment, Leon noticed that Astalia suddenly rolled her eyes. Her beautiful face suddenly looked speechless, which was unusually cute. It was as if she had suddenly transformed from a powerful goddess into a girl next door.

What nonsense are you thinking?

She said irritably:

"You really dare to have such fantasies about me?"

Huh?

Is she angry?

It seems that my emotions were quite volatile just now, and even with the deep purification mode activated, her divine eyes saw through me.

Fortunately, the purification mode has been refreshed, and it can sustain itself for 4 hours.

Lyon said casually, "Back in the Shattered Continent, didn't the God say that he could forgive me for having such thoughts? Anyway, you know I'm a womanizer."

Judging from her reaction, I must have made a mistake.

In other words, she stopped flirting with Camille for other reasons?

Astalia narrowed her eyes.

She gazed at Lyon for a moment, then suddenly extended her long, slender, white arm from the wide sleeves of her nun's robe, her five fingers, as flawless as white jade, reaching out to Lyon's cheek and gently cupping his face.

This was the first time she had touched Leon's body for so long.

A unique and wonderful cool touch came over him. At this eye contact distance that could be described as the distance between lovers, Lyon did not have any distracting thoughts. Instead, he felt a chill in his heart.

Astalia said:

"If you're going to be unfaithful, go find Castiglione, who's about to be released from quarantine. Don't be unfaithful to anyone else, understand?"

This time, her words revealed an unprecedented level of unquestionability.

A powerful, oppressive divine aura emanated gently from her clear pupils.

Although she didn't exert much force, Leon understood her subtext at that moment: If you mess around again, don't blame me for punishing you severely.

Why couldn't she maintain her usual calm and aloof demeanor?

Strange, really strange.

After a moment, Lyon spoke up: "My Lord, is it because the god behind Camille is at odds with you?"

Astalia paused, a barely perceptible look of surprise flashing in her eyes: "I just restricted your divination magic, how did you know?"

[Goddess Astalia's favorability +1%, current favorability 9%]

"This is what the deity himself told me."

Lyon nodded.

"Oh? You mean the one I mentioned before, whose luck was as strong as Britta's?"

That's one aspect.

Lyon nodded and said, "More importantly, the God had clearly been spying on our lives these past few days, and should have observed Camille from afar many times, so why did he only notice her strong aura last time?"

When Lyon mentioned the word 'peeping,' Astalia glared at him with obvious displeasure.

"And then what? What does the difference between the two times prove? Perhaps the distance is closer this time?"

Although Astalia's expression was unfriendly, Leon found her gentle demeanor rather charming, so he chuckled and continued:

"I have already divined the effects of the Divine Eye of the God before. It is called the Divine Eye of Unwavering Judgment and Penetration. Its effects are powerful. It can easily see through many illusions and various mental waves that are blocked by matter. Therefore, a little distance will not hinder your observation. Therefore, the God has indeed just discovered Camille's abnormality. The biggest difference between the two times is that she was brought into the Land of the End by you and also awakened her spiritual power."

He started mixing in some lies, taking the opportunity to extract 'truth within falsehood'.

Astalia narrowed her eyes: "You've repeatedly divined my fate, aren't you? Aren't you afraid of triggering my protective divine power and having your soul shaken by it?"

It seems she didn't immediately believe Leon's lies.

If Leon really did divine important information about her, she couldn't have been unaware of it when she was divined before.

Lyon laughed and said, "Of course I know that divining about the gods is risky, so I took the opportunity to do so when I received the blessing of the gods' good fortune. Moreover, most of the divinations were only related to the gods, and the information obtained was not directly related. I did not directly divine about the gods themselves."

As he spoke, he gave an example:

“I knew from the beginning that if this little mortal wanted to divine the gods, the first problem would be that it would be difficult to get a result by direct divination, and the second problem would be that the gods would notice and it would be easy to get into trouble. So if I wanted to get the answer, I could divine by looking at the deeds of the gods.”

"Deeds?"

Astalia seemed lost in thought.

"For example, as a well-known deity on the continent, there are many stories of his good deeds. So, if I just collect these stories and divine the authenticity of the stories of those who experienced them, and look for details, wouldn't that be much less risky and easier to get the right answer than directly divining the deity?"

"You certainly know how to go to great lengths, aren't you afraid of wasting time?"