The defeated saint is also on the way to tame the evil god today

"Oh..." Xingmo sighed deeply and pretended nothing happened.

......

"So, where did you get all these little nuns?"

After the "Star Sea Mass", Xingmo looked at Aurora, who looked very satisfied, with a subtle expression.

At this time, the young nuns were sweeping the floor with the original nuns of the church. Everyone was having a great time, sweeping the floor and praising the greatness of the goddess.

Well...the goddess they are talking about is still not the same one.

"Didn't I tell you that we wanted to form an armed cult~" Aurora raised her feet proudly. Under her nun uniform, she was still wearing the academy uniform, white silk calf socks, and uniform shoes.

"But I didn't expect...they were so small..." Xing Mo said weakly.

"What's wrong with you, little one?" Aurora suddenly got angry. "It's said that concentrated things are the essence! You big one, you are so great!"

"I'm not that big..." Xing Mo smiled.

"Humph~"

Aurora tilted her head and placed her hands on her hips, then quickly turned back, her tone suddenly becoming calm.

"They are all orphans from the port area. Alia and I spent the whole afternoon preparing in the port area and brought all the little ones to the church."

"Orphans from the port area?" Xingmo was a little surprised. "They are Alia's companions."

"Yes, after all, there are so many immigrants in the Citadel. Many who can't make it have abandoned their children and left," Aurora lowered her head. "We went to see, there's nowhere to live. They're all huddled in tiny sheds that leak."

"You say they are small because they have been malnourished since childhood. In fact, most children are only the height of children even though they are adults now."

When Xing Mo thought of that scene, she suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. The gorgeous stained glass on the dome of the church seemed a little ridiculous at this moment.

She considered it for a moment, then said:

"You didn't do anything to them, did you? They all seem to have converted to the Tree of Life."

"We didn't do anything," Aurora said, looking at the young nuns in the distance. "We used the money we won from the hot springs to buy them food and clothes, and even cured their illnesses. And then they cried and said they wanted to believe in the Tree of Life."

"You see, for those who live in darkness, a little sunshine is a great blessing."

Aurora smiled and glanced at Xingmo, her eyes seemed to say: Your goddess doesn't seem to be popular.

Xing Mo knew that he couldn't refute it, so he just sighed slightly:

"We agreed not to hurt anyone and not take advantage of them too much, okay?"

"What are you talking about? I'm not your goddess. I won't treat people like machines~"

As Aurora said this, Alia, dressed in a nun's uniform, walked over. She saw Xingmo and quickly saluted nervously:

"Lady Saint... I... I didn't see you before, so I didn't come to say hello. I'm sorry!"

Hey! Don't call me Saint Lady... Xing Mo's brow twitched slightly, but she still maintained a smile on her face:

"Alia, your companions have joined the ranks of the Goddess of the Tree of Life. May she bless you."

"Yes! We will work hard to serve the goddess!" Alia said loudly with a bright smile on her face.

Looking at her smile, Xing Mo was overwhelmed with mixed emotions: Having food to eat and a house to live in like this is really an extremely precious luxury for the children in the port area, right?

Oh right! These kids are residents of the port area and should be quite familiar with the port.

In this case...

Xingmo straightened his mind and said to Alia:

"Alia, I have a mission for you and your companions. I hope you can carry it out in the name of the Lord while ensuring your own safety."

Xing Mo deliberately emphasized the words "protecting one's own safety", after all, the port area is still quite chaotic.

Seeing the Saint Lady issuing the task, Alia nodded excitedly:

"Please tell me! I will definitely finish it!"

Xingmo handed the photo she got from the cafe manager to Alia and said:

"This is a whale oil factory located in the port area. I hope you can help me find it and gather some information about it, such as ownership."

There is a high probability that the factory contains the key to how the "Steam Man" is "controlled" by the Imperials. In other words, it may be very dangerous, so Xingmo does not intend to let Alia take excessive risks.

Ailia took the photo from Xingmo, looked at it for a few seconds, and nodded:

"Okay, I know."

She whistled, and several young nuns put down their brooms and left through a secret door in the church wall.

Hey... please don't be so well-trained... it makes me feel like I've really become the boss of some evil secret organization... Xingmo's brows twitched slightly.

After giving the instructions, Xingmo glanced at Aurora and said:

"Wait for me for a moment, we'll go back together later."

"Okay, okay." Aurora looked at Xingmo with a smile, obviously knowing what she wanted to do.

Xing Mo took a deep breath, then walked to the front of the "Xinghai Spring" and bent down.

She pretended to accept the baptism, but in fact she quietly opened her spiritual vision and drank a sip of water.

Xingmo wanted to continue exploring the truth—the horrifying truth about the "Cathedral of Saint Auros" that Aurora mentioned.

......

6) Steam, Whale Song (Part 6)

Why did Bishop Fry Sunlight cry out "blasphemy" after seeing the "curse" in the "Star Sea Spring"?

Why is "Xinghai Spring" one of the sources of the "curse"?

Did the Imperials poison it? That's a bit far-fetched. 'Xinghaiquan' is a sacred object, how could it be poisoned so easily?

Could it be...that there is some interference from higher powers?

Feeling the "curse" filled with black energy in his spiritual vision flowing through his throat, Xingmo's eyes were shrouded in darkness.

Then, a green light tore through the darkness, revealing dots of light and shadow behind it.

Those lights and shadows pieced together into a picture, which gradually took shape in Xingmo's vision.

——It was a light with six wings.

He hung in the lofty sky, his body radiating light like the sun, causing Xingmo's spirit to feel a sting.

Without a doubt, it was Saint Auros, the Angel of the Blazing Sun.

Around that light and shadow, Xing Mo saw other lights and shadows of different colors: their characteristics were different, and the auras they emitted were also different, but they all had six sacred wings.

Those are the "Holy Angels" who serve the "Star Sea Goddess".

Saint Auros, the 'Angel of the Sun', Saint Attica, the 'Angel of the Earth', Saint Nero, the 'Angel of Winter', Saint Camarastra, the 'Angel of the Pale', Saint Ambrosio, the 'Angel of the Night', Saint Rune, the 'Angel of Knowledge', and Saint Clouse, the 'Angel of the White'.

Their lights and shadows are neatly arranged under the golden starlight, guarding the supreme being above the night sky.

This was the first time Xing Mo had seen such a scene. Looking directly at the angels lined up under the starry sky, she felt her spirit was under a strong burden.

If it weren't for the "Tree of Life" mark on the back of her hand that continued to burn, she might have had a mental breakdown.

But even with the status of a dependent, Xing Mo knew that he probably wouldn't be able to look directly at the shadows of the angels for too long.

I have to look away... As she thought this, she prepared to sever her connection with the spiritual world.

However, at this moment, Xing Mo suddenly noticed something unusual.

She discovered that among the shadows of those angels, the shadows of Saint Auros, the Angel of the Sun, and Saint Nero, the Angel of Winter, were emitting bits of pitch-black color.

That color is like a curse.

Then, the sun's rays struck, accompanied by a fierce mental shock—

"...!"

Xing Mo suddenly woke up. She turned her head and met the clear and bright eyes of Saint Sister Li Liz:

"Child, are you okay?" She held Xingmo's shoulders worriedly.

Xing Mo took a deep breath and suddenly realized that her face was covered with spring water - she might have just fallen directly into the spring.

"I... I'm fine..." Xing Mo said softly, "I'm fine, I'm really fine..."

She covered her forehead, which was throbbing with pain, to calm her heartbeat.

What does that mean...? Are the two angels emitting a cursed aura?

Through the "Star Sea Spring", the curse has spread to the angels?

This is impossible...that is an angel serving the goddess...how could he be entangled in a curse?

Could it be that... the "curse" came from angels? No... that was even more impossible. Angels had no motive to destroy the source of their own faith. They would never actively harm the believers who provided them with power. That would be tantamount to self-harm.

So... why?

His thoughts turned into a chaotic river, and were instantly cut into pieces by countless sharp blades. Xing Mo suddenly felt a sharp pain in his forehead.

She covered her head, trying not to scream, and her vision went dark.

"Child, are you okay? Child?" Li Liz's voice echoed in her ears.

I... I'm fine... Xingmo wanted to speak, but couldn't say anything.

At this moment, she felt herself being hugged:

"Sister, it doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt... One kiss and it will stop hurting..."

Someone kissed Xingmo on the forehead, then hugged her tightly and held her head in his arms.

As strength surged into his body, Xingmo felt his consciousness suddenly relax a lot and he became drowsy.

Before losing consciousness, Xingmo raised her head and saw Aurora's blood-red eyes.

"Aurora..." Xingmo's voice was soft.

"It's okay... It's okay... It's okay..."

As Aurora murmured, Xingmo's consciousness gradually became blurred, and her vision was gradually shrouded in a gray veil.

Far, far away behind the curtain, Xingmo heard someone whispering:

"Don't die... Please don't die..."

......

"Well..."

When Xingmo woke up, she found herself curled up on the bed in Nefelibeta's dormitory, wearing a nightgown.

"Are you awake?"

A faint fragrance came, Xingmo turned her head and met Aurora's big eyes.

The pair of heart-shaped pupils looked at her calmly.

No matter how many times I look at it, I always feel that the shape of the pupil is not quite right...

Xingmo sighed, raised her hand to rub her head, and suddenly smelled the scent of soap on her body.

"You helped me take a bath?" She suddenly panicked.

"Well, we have very high requirements for the cleanliness of pillows."

Aurora's eyes suddenly became sharp as she spoke:

"Where did you get that pendulum? I've never seen you wear it before."

"A friend gave it to me, yeah." Xing Mo said.

She had no intention of telling Aurora about the cafe owner.

Aurora's expression became a little subtle, but soon she broke into a bright smile:

"You saw the projections of the angels through the 'Star Ocean Spring'. If you weren't one of our followers, you would have died on the spot."

"I've realized this," Xingmo rubbed his forehead, "but... my head still hurts a little..."

Xing Mo closed her eyes, and suddenly, changing balls of light rose from the depths of her spirit.

"Wait...I seem..."