What did you do with the dice?

Theresa: "After I successfully resurrect him, I need that Filin to agree to three conditions. However, she may not agree, so you will bear the risk of breaking the contract. If she refuses the requirements of the contract, you will need to serve me unconditionally for ten years."

Rusalka: "Deal!"

Sanitieta: (Hey! Are you in Gan Shenmo? You didn't even listen to her request! And how can you guarantee that she resurrected Phoenix and not the undead Phoenix? Although I don't think she would do something like that, but you still have to ask clearly!)

Not only was Sanitta going crazy, Theresa was also stunned by Rusalka's straightforwardness. Could such a person really enter the chaotic camp of the Council of Gods?

Rusalka coughed quickly and said, "Ahem, but before signing, I need to ask about the terms and conditions and confirm them."

Oh, indeed. Theresa looked at the still blank contract and felt that she might have overthought it.

Before the content is filled out and confirmed by both parties, the verbal promise will not be directly signed on the divine contract. Rusalka must know this rule and do it on purpose.

Does he care about that Filin tribe or not? He's such an unpredictable guy.

Rusalka's mood suddenly brightened when she heard that Phoenix had a high chance of being resurrected: (Have you signed yet? Oh, not yet! Haha, let's just pretend nothing happened.)

Chapter 118 The Messenger of the End

After connecting to the brain network of Sanita, just like Theresa can possess Rewi Alley's body, Rusalka has now become Sanita's mouthpiece.

Rusalka no longer needed to think; she only needed to cheer up Sanita: (Military Advisor, go ahead! But you have to promise to ask her to revive Maomao. Please, I can't lose Maomao, just like mygo can't live without Kasuga Shadow. If you don't agree, I'll really kneel down and beg her not to leave. I really only think about myself.)

Sanita: (Okay, okay, okay, you're too easy to manipulate. Is there anyone who negotiates like you?)

Rusalka: "I want to know the specific contents of those two conditions."

Theresa: "The first condition is that I want something from her. The second condition is that I need her to keep the secret for me and not tell anyone else. The third condition is that she is not allowed to hurt me."

Rusalka: "So what is this thing? If she were alive, would she be willing to hand it over? If it's something she'd rather die than give up, like the power she wants to use for revenge, then I might say sorry."

Theresa smiled and said, "Of course not. It's better to say that this thing never belonged to her in the first place. Whether she has it or not, it has no effect on her. Of course, she may not want to give it to me, but if you persuade her, she might agree."

Sitting in the lounge, Sanita drank a sip of tea, his brows furrowed. This description, which was like a brain teaser and refused to give specific content, really left him clueless: (Ask her what this thing is.)

Rusalka: "So, what is it?"

Theresa smiled, put her hand over her lips, and made a "hush" gesture, indicating that she didn't want to confess. "Don't worry, everything I said before was true. Losing this thing won't have any effect on her."

Rusalka: “There is no problem with the second and third clauses, but I also have three additional conditions.

First, when you resurrect her, I will be there to supervise the entire process, and you are prohibited from taking any unnecessary subjective actions other than resurrecting her.

Second, you are not allowed to take any actions or behaviors that are subjective and harmful to her when the agreement comes into effect, including but not limited to using a knife to kill her."

Theresa thought for a moment and said, "No problem. Then I'll write my third rule according to your standards."

Rusalka continued, "Then I'll also refine your second rule. To prevent Phoenix from accidentally leaking information and causing divine judgment, I'll limit it to 'Phoenix must not proactively reveal your secrets to any creature in the Eternal Plane or its sub-planes.' How do you think that works?"

Theresa thought for a moment and nodded again. "No problem. This is a clause that benefits me, so of course I agree. Why did you, Mr. Gemini, go to such lengths to detail the terms for me? Are you interested in me?"

"You're worrying too much. I'm just very cautious about contracts, especially those involving gods." After reading, Rusalka said to Sanitieta: (Brother, you don't have any feelings for her, but is there a possibility that I actually have a little crush on her...)

Sanitita: (Then why are you reading my script? Why don’t you just write it yourself?)

Rusalka: (I didn’t use my brain, you had to remind me.)

Sanitita: (Come on, I think you're the kind of person who would read out my reminders as if they were a script.)

Rusalka was speechless, but it was hard to deny.

Theresa added another request: "Well, after the resurrection, I need to discuss something with that Filin alone. I need Sir Gemini to step aside. Is that okay?"

"No problem." Rusalka finished reading Sanita's instructions and said, "Finally, the third clause: If you fail to successfully resurrect Phoenix, there will also be a corresponding penalty for not fulfilling the contract."

Theresa: "Oh? That's quite risky, I'd have to think about it, ok?"

Rusalka: "Heh, if your resurrection fails and my prepared measures become ineffective, then punishment will actually be a form of protection for you."

Theresa smiled and said, "Okay, okay, if I fail, I will serve Gemini for ten years. During this time, you can do whatever you want to me."

Rusalka: "It's in Theresa's name, not Rewi Alley's!"

Theresa winked at Rusalka: "Of course."

At this moment, a rebellious thought flashed through Rusalka's mind: What if the cat fails to be resurrected? That would be a good idea, right?

He quickly shook this thought, which he himself thought was too despicable, out of his head.

In short, the details of the contract are almost complete. After both parties sign the contract, the contract in the air will dissipate. Only after they feel the mysterious power pulling them together will the contract officially take effect.

So Rusalka took Theresa to the ice coffin made of Sanitar where Phoenix's body was kept.

Eli, controlled by Theresa, didn't do anything. Instead, he turned to look at Rusalka and chuckled, "Now that the contract has been signed, Mr. Gemini, since I love you so deeply, I will tell you frankly. Phoenix is ​​not dead, okay?"

Rusalka was stunned: "Huh?"

Theresa: "Just think of it as me having a special talent. I can see things that no one else can. Although her body has lost all signs of life from all angles, from my perspective, she still possesses something that only the 'alive' can possess."

Rusalka was overjoyed: "You mean..."

Theresa nodded. "Every Filin is born with their own special talents, such as prophecy, invisibility, plane travel, and sharpening weapons. A very small number of Filins possess some very weak talents, and 'faking death' happens to be one of them.

But there are many types of 'faked death'. This is the first time I've seen such a complete 'top-level fake death'. So, is it really that impressive or not? It's really hard to judge. But, this way, there's no guarantee she'll wake up. Maybe she'll wake up in the next second, or maybe she won't wake up until next year."

Rusalka was irritated by Theresa's carefree attitude and roller-coaster-like ups and downs: "So where are you?"

Theresa stuck out her tongue and acted cute. "Don't worry, I haven't finished yet. Waiting for natural reawakening is unreliable, but the natural laws of suspended animation are fixed. As long as her body senses that she's out of danger, she'll probably wake up. Let me see~ Her body is so weak, I'll try my best."

After she finished speaking, she clasped her hands together, and her entire body was suddenly enveloped by a golden light.

The room was illuminated by soft white light, and golden feathers appeared and fell from the sky. Rusalka felt a reassuring warmth surrounding him, which dispelled the anxiety in his heart and made him, who was originally very aggressive, lose his desire to fight. He felt like a hedgehog whose spikes had been softened and turned into a furry and cute meat ball.

This scene lasted for about half a minute and then came to an abrupt end. Ai Li suddenly knelt on the ground with his hand on his forehead.

"What's wrong?" Rusalka's emotions suddenly returned to reality. When she saw "Teresa" fall down, she hurried forward to help her up, fearing that there would be some mistakes in Phoenix's resurrection.

"My head... Hey? Where is this..." Ai Li's eyes were filled with confusion. When she found herself being hugged by Rusalka, her face turned red instantly and she quickly turned her head to look to the other side.

Then she saw the ugly "corpse" of Phoenix, which was not so ugly now, and she screamed and fainted.

After about two or three seconds, she opened her eyes again, revealing a helpless look. "Alas, this body is too weak. It was overdrawn after just a few tens of seconds of using the Divine Grace Field, and it even broke my connection. Luckily, her consciousness suddenly disappeared, allowing me to reconnect."

She grabbed the ice coffin and stood up. Then she looked at Rusalka, who was standing aside, touching her nose. She narrowed her eyes and said in a very feminine tone, "Huh? I remember Ai Li was a very shy child. I was wondering why her consciousness suddenly disappeared. Did you just take advantage of my absence and when she regained consciousness to secretly do something bad to her? So Geminis like this type of person who can arouse your protective desire?"

Rusalka's action at that moment was indeed out of kindness and instinct, but now thinking back to the delicate touch of the little girl in his arms and the pleasant smell that penetrated his nose, he was too embarrassed to completely deny it and could only hastily change the subject: "So, are you done?"

Theresa, who had little strength left, sat on the ground and pointed at the coffin: "You know how to use Holy Light, right? Try to heal her. I have no strength left now."

Rusalka walked over, reached out and grabbed Phoenix's hand, then took a deep breath and activated the Holy Healing Technique.

Then, he was overjoyed to find that the Holy Healing Pool was rapidly decreasing!

Although Phoenix still had her eyes closed, she had begun to have a faint heartbeat and breathing sounds. A faint black mist emerged from the wound and began to slowly repair her broken body.

Great, the cat is alive!

He almost jumped up and gave all the pool reserves to Phoenix. Looking at the completely empty Holy Healing Pool, Rusalka wanted to pour all his blood into it for her.

Just as he was excited, Theresa poked him and handed him a handkerchief.

Only then did Rusalka realize that she had burst into tears without knowing when.

But he was too embarrassed to take the handkerchief. Instead, he casually wiped his eyes with his arm, sniffed, turned around, and trotted out before Phoenix woke up. But as he left, he still said stubbornly, "What are you doing? Don't look at me with such sympathy. I just have a weird habit of crying when I overuse my strength. I'll go out and reply. Okay, as agreed, you two can talk alone."

Theresa shrugged, brought a chair and sat next to Phoenix. After seeing Rusalka close the door, she changed her previous exhausted look, wiped the ring on her hand, and unfolded a powerful isolation barrier to cover her and Phoenix.

After doing all this, she finally spoke, "Okay, stop pretending to be asleep. You were awake the moment he touched you, right? The last of the Shadow Lady's favored ones, the sole survivor of the Shadow Association, and the president's "ghost." Oh no, I should call you Phoenix, after all, that's your original name."

After Theresa finished speaking, Phoenix instantly opened her golden eyes.

The dagger that had appeared in her hand was instantly pressed against Ai Li's throat. Phoenix stared at her face intently, but she had no memory of having seen this face before. "Who are you?"

"I'm glad you didn't kill me. After all, to save you, Lord Pearl Tear signed a divine contract with me, promising that you would meet my three conditions. If the body of the girl I borrowed dies, it will be deemed that the deal has failed. In this case, he will have to pay the price on your behalf and serve me for ten years." Theresa smiled and controlled Ai Li to actively stretch his neck in the direction of the dagger, but Phoenix's hand trembled after hearing this, and he directly put the dagger back.

Theresa smiled and covered her mouth. "Oh, what a shame! I should have moved forward a bit earlier. This is Rusalka's ten-year service period."

Phoenix seemed to know that she couldn't do anything, so she repeatedly asked, "Who are you? What do you want me to do?"

Theresa extended her hand to Phoenix, making a "please take it" gesture. She tilted her head and smiled. "Well, the Lord of Pearl Tears, whom you've chosen to follow, and I are destined to be together. I won't hide it from you. Back then, I painstakingly cultivated the Shadow Association in secret. It was finally time to reap the rewards, but then that Knight Commander disobeyed my orders and let you go. All my ingenious plans were undone."

Phoenix's pupils constricted after hearing Theresa's words, and Theresa bluntly revealed her identity: "Yes, I am Theresa, the Great Saint of Esdi, who arranged for the Knights to destroy your association. As for what I want... you should have guessed it, right? You won't be able to use it anyway, so please hand over the power of faith that you and the Shadow Association collected for Lady Shadow, which should have been given to me over a hundred years ago."

After hearing this, Phoenix's eyes suddenly showed horror. She ignored her body, which had not yet fully recovered, and quickly transformed into black mist and jumped out of the coffin. She retreated to the corner of the wall, holding the only remaining dagger in her hand horizontally in front of her. She gritted her teeth and said to Theresa in a suppressed and trembling voice:

"Harvesting faith from the twelve gods...you are the messenger of the end!"

After listening to this, Theresa shrugged her shoulders and then showed an extremely smug smile: "What a smart little cat, no wonder the Lord of Pearl Tears likes you so much. Fortunately, I guessed that you would realize my identity a long time ago. Everyone who knew my identity is dead.

You should thank the Lord of Pearl Tears for his prudence in protecting you with the contract. You are also the only person I find it inconvenient to take action against, so the second condition I put forward in the contract is that you are prohibited from revealing my secrets to any other creature in the world.

If you break the contract, I will make Rusalka do something you absolutely don't want to see, and I don't want to see that happen either, so Phoenix, you should be a good child and cooperate with me~"

After she finished speaking, she glanced at the dagger in Phoenix's hand, crossed her legs in a way that was completely inconsistent with her "Aili" image, then pointed at her with her arm and laughed, "Look at your eyes, you don't look like you just came back from the gates of hell. Why do you always want to kill me to make your wish come true? You should learn more from me, like acting like a spoiled child to that Lord of Pearl Tears? Maybe he will help you make your wish come true, and you won't need the gods to intervene, right?"

Finally, my third condition is that you cannot do anything to hurt me. Oh, and this one is special. Even if you act like a spoiled child and want Rusalka to kill me, that's not allowed. Sorry~"

After saying all this, Theresa looked at Phoenix, whose ears and tail had drooped, and who had taken out a ball from the black mist beside her, showing a very unwilling but helpless expression as she handed the ball to her. She slowly walked over, took the ball from her hand, and smiled at her. "That's right, considering that we are so destined to meet and you are so cooperative, I will secretly give you a good secret as compensation."

Theresa stood on tiptoe and whispered a few words into Phoenix's ear. Seeing the complex and somewhat bewildered look on her face, she smiled and accepted the pitch-black ball. She wiped her ring, closed the barrier, and turned away. "Miss Phoenix, if you have anything you want to talk about, you can come to the Wright Cathedral to chat with me. See you again if we're lucky enough~"

Chapter 119 The Reborn Cat

Rusalka, who had been pacing anxiously at the door, rushed over excitedly the moment she saw Rewi Alley emerge from the room, asking, "Doctor, is it a boy or a girl? Ahem, Miss Theresa, how is Phoenix?"

Theresa stretched her neck and showed Rusalka the shallow wound that had healed. "Very good. You still have the energy to kill me."

Rusalka breathed a sigh of relief: "That's great! Oh no, that's not what I meant. I mean, emm...you and she are both fine, it's good."

Theresa thought for a moment, then gave Rusalka a devilish smile. She leaned closer to him, raised her head, and exhaled softly, "Since I tricked you a little this time, how about I give you another little piece of knowledge?"

Rusalka didn't want to listen; he was anxious to get in and see Phoenix.

However, Theresa's next words were not without substance: "It's about the mirror of love."

Rusalka really had no interest. At this time, the mirror of love was not important to him. He was just about to pursue love.

But the Sunita Tower couldn't resist and started to give orders: (Listen!)

Rusalka was like a classmate who asked him to play basketball but was forced to stay behind for tutoring. He could only nod reluctantly: "Okay, okay, I know you want to say it, so just say it."

Teresa smiled and pulled a chair to sit down. She motioned for Rusalka to sit next to her and began to tell the story, "Once upon a time, there was a pure Patriarch who had a firm faith in the God of Wright. He had resolved to dedicate himself to the deity and reside in Wright Cathedral."

Rusalka really wanted to ask her, "Is this friend you are talking about you yourself?", but when she thought of the adjective "pure", it obviously ruled out the possibility of herself.

"Later, however, she fell in love with a knight," Theresa said with a smile. "But she couldn't leave the cathedral, and she couldn't lose her virginity. Yet, she also wanted to bear a child for the knight. So, day and night, she was torn between faith and love, and suffered greatly."

Rusalka couldn't help herself: "Why, is she practicing the boy's kung fu?"

In response to the questions raised by Sanita in the private chat channel, Rusalka said that his statement was already very conservative, otherwise he would have to give Theresa some knowledge about surrogacy.

"Hate it~ If you want to obtain the true inheritance of the Light God, you must remain pure~"

Rusalka thought for a moment and then asked, "Then can we not keep it after we get it?"

Teresa was stunned by his question and visibly froze for a moment, but she quickly adjusted her mindset. Pretending to be shy, she reached out and touched Rusalka's palm, then leaned close to his ear and said, "No one has ever tried this before. Do you want to try it with me?"

Rusalka glanced at the [Immunity Successful] notification that popped up in the lower right corner of his body. The brother who had just applied to join the battle suddenly started to back off. "I'm just curious. If you don't know, forget it."

Theresa's expression was clearly disappointing, but Rusalka felt she was simply disappointed that she hadn't charmed him. Knowing Rusalka wasn't sold on her tricks, she stopped pretending and stood up to continue her story. "So, she devoted herself to research and eventually found a powerful craftsman who, with her own strength, forged the 'Mirror of Love.' Whoever possesses the mother mirror can use these daughter mirrors to control the other person's body and even share their physical perceptions."

Rusalka: "And then?"

Theresa grinned. "And then? Of course, he manipulated many other girls to do this and that with the knight, leaving him with many offspring~"

Wait a minute! This isn't right. How can this be pure? This is like a succubus incarnate.

Speaking of how to put a label on this thing, even the knowledgeable Rusalka was confused. It seemed that the pure love warriors and the minotaur all fell to the ground. The only pitiful ones were the girls who were controlled and gave birth to children for strangers for no reason.

This Patriarch is playing with something really perverted. It's such a powerful item, so why is the backstory so perverted? What kind of worldview is this? You're getting into pornography!

Rusalka interrupted Theresa: "No, Theresa, tell me the truth, is this friend you are talking about you?"

Theresa spread her hands. "Of course not. I am a pure girl, both physically and mentally. The one I'm talking about is my 'senpai'. He's probably living a happily eloped life with that knight now."

Rusalka was a little bewildered. "In the end, they eloped? Then what's the point of inventing this thing? Hey! Does the Patriarch have a cuckold fetish?"

Theresa: "Hehe, actually, calling it eloping isn't quite the right word. She did such a vile and evil thing, so of course she chose to flee after being exposed by me, disgraced and ruined. After all, I'm the perfect Great Saint. Any evil cannot escape my purity, and I will punish every evildoer!"

Rusalka felt that she was already thick-skinned enough. Today, she finally met someone thicker than herself, who was even so straightforward in boasting. "So, after you get the Mirror of Love, what do you want to do with it?"

Theresa put on her devilish smile again, took out an identical necklace from her bosom, stuffed it into Rusalka's hand, then put her lips to his ear and whispered, "Whatever you want to do with it, I will do it~"

You were saying it was an evil act just a second ago, but now you want to become a senior immediately. You're playing tricks, right? All that slander, questioning, understanding, and becoming.