Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 31 Source
Before seeing Lake Bea, which Marina had mentioned, Celia thought that the lake in the school's sacred forest was the smallest lake in the world, with a maximum diameter of less than 500 meters.

This Lake Beya is less of a lake and more of a small pond formed by streams from all directions. It is only about 30 or 40 meters in diameter and is surrounded by mountains. The mountains are high and the streams that flow down here form a river that meanders down toward Beya Village.

The dream of a super-large lake has been shattered by reality.

On second thought, if it were truly such a large lake, how could there only be a small village around it?

“The source of the anomaly is here.” Marina pointed to the small pond. “This small lake is the water source for Bea Village. If the anomaly isn’t resolved, Bea Village may be in danger.”

"Why don't you move away?" Celia asked.

"If the problem really can't be solved, maybe we'll move away. But right now, no one in the village wants to move, and they don't know where to go. The only water source nearby is this river."

If the source of the mutation is not resolved, no matter where they move to, as long as they still depend on this river for survival, it's no different from not moving at all.

Celia didn't ask why they didn't move to Cedar Town.

If it were that easy to move, we would have moved already.

She glanced at the puppet, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally.

Ross is manipulating the puppet to investigate around the small lake.

Marina was unaware of the secrets within the puppet. Upon witnessing the puppet's actions, she assumed that Celia had already begun, so she remained silent, intending to wait until Celia had completed her investigation.

A moment later, Ross finished his investigation and came to Celia's side.

"So, did you find anything unusual?" Marina asked hurriedly.

"This is a node in the Sea Whale Summoning Array, currently in its third stage," Ross said to Celia in his mind.

“This could be due to heretical activities,” Celia said.

“A heretic?” Marina frowned. “We have nothing here, why would a heretic target this place? Is there some treasure in this lake?”

"No, there are no treasures here, Miss Marina. Tell me how you discovered the anomaly, and what the specifics of the anomaly are."

"The unusual occurrence dates back to a month ago when Uncle Jack from the village and his friends went fishing at Lake Bea, where they caught white fish that they had never seen before."

Marina looked at Lake Bea: "The fish in this lake are not abundant, there are only a few kinds of small fish. At that time, the white fish that looked like a whale attracted the attention of the whole village. However, I felt a strange magical fluctuation on that fish. Instead of letting everyone eat it, I killed it and buried it in the back mountain."

“The correct approach,” Ross affirmed. “The flesh of the white whale is delicious and nutritious, and it greatly benefits mages. However, fish affected by the summoning circle contain only magic from the abyss, which is ‘pollution.’ They are otherwise nutritionally identical. Eating these polluted fish will only cause the pollution to accumulate in your body.”

Celia selectively relayed Ross's words to Marina, who patted her chest in surprise, "Thank goodness, we almost turned Bea Village into a cult stronghold."

"And then?" Celia asked.

"After that, we caught a lot of white fish in Lake Bea and the rivers upstream and downstream. Until half a month ago, Emma's youngest son went fishing and went missing. When we found him, his body had been gnawed and was in a terrible state..."

"I'm usually too busy with classes to deal with this, I just told everyone not to eat the fish. It wasn't until this happened that I realized things weren't so simple. "However, I investigated the entire water source and still couldn't find where the anomaly came from. I only know that the white fish in the river already have the strength to fight me. I had no choice but to post a quest with the Mercenary Guild, but..."

Marina sighed. "The people who accept these commissions have very high demands; some even want girls from the village as their servants. And they don't have the ability to resolve anomalies. A week ago, I discovered that white fish, possibly second-tier, had appeared in Lake Bea..."

It's a very simple story: villagers discovered white fish and almost ate the mutated cultists. Marina stopped them, but they couldn't find the source of the mutation. Eventually, the mutation became more and more dangerous until now, when Celia has arrived.

"How do I dispel the summoning circle, my God?" Celia asked Ross in her mind.

Such a large summoning array was beyond the capabilities of a novice sorcerer like her who had only recently become a sorcerer.

Her magic circle class only taught her some common first-tier magic circles. She felt that any node in this large-scale summoning magic circle was more complex than what she learned at school.

You either need to ask Ross for help, or go back to the school for help...

Need help?

Celia suddenly thought of a question: "Don't you think this has anything to do with heresy? If it does, you can always ask the Holy Court for help. There's a temple of the Holy Court in Snow Fir Town."

Marina paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "I also suspected it might be related to heresy, but..."

"Just what?"

Marina said helplessly, "If the Holy Court could send someone, why would I need to post a commission at the Mercenary Guild?"

As she spoke, she said indignantly, "The Holy Court is full of hypocrites. The priest of the Snow Cedar Town Temple said that I did not have a devout heart towards the gods, and that there was no heresy in Snow Cedar Town. He warned me that if I spread rumors again, he would make me atone for my sins."

Celia was furious: "Are you sure? That's what the priest of Cedar Town said?"

Marina nodded. "The priest told me to go to the Mercenary Guild to post a commission. The temple is very busy. Don't bother him unless you're going to buy indulgences."

She scoffed, "With this kind of behavior, the Holy Court deserves to be divided into four empires."

Celia fell silent.

Ross smiled and said, "There's a saying that seeing is believing, hearing is deceiving. This summoning circle has just reached the third stage, and there's still a week before the fourth stage."

"I understand." The girl took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Miss Marina, I will help you resolve this matter."

Marina had a feeling that the 'matter' that Celia was talking about didn't just refer to the anomaly at Lake Bea.

“No rush, let’s go. It’s getting late, Miss Celia. The village chief has probably prepared a sumptuous dinner for us. Let’s have dinner first, and then we can think about a solution,” Marina said with a smile.

Ross didn't tell her how to resolve the summoning circle, and Celia didn't say anything. She felt that even without Ross, she could find a way to resolve the anomaly herself.

One person can't solve the problem? Then call in more people!
(End of this chapter)