Strength 99999 but the Holy Sister

Grace was completely exhausted, and there was no movement except for the reflexive trembling of her muscles and the sound of panting. Just now, Tricia saw with her own eyes how easily Elsa "brought down the punishment" on Grace. Everything that happened attracted her to the core, and it was still replaying in Tricia's mind until now.

Her eyes became dry, and it felt like something deep inside her body was igniting, burning her painfully.

Tricia swallowed unconsciously at her dry throat. Her knees had been locked tightly together without her knowing when. If she hadn't held the staff tightly with both hands to support her, she would have fallen down due to her weak legs.

Until just now, Tricia really had no idea that a woman could make such a mind-blowing sound.

And Elsa looked at Tricia with a meaningful smile in the corner of her eyes.

She suddenly asked, "Tricia, how is she doing now?"

Tricia seemed stunned for a moment, and when she saw Elsa looking at her, she quickly looked away and stammered, "The magic... has calmed down..."

In fact, it had calmed down a long time ago, but Tricia forgot to mention it.

"That's good."

Elsa smiled faintly, retracted her gaze, squatted down beside Grace, and the water-colored magic on her fingertips slowly lit up again. Grace just twitched all over, gasped, and then stopped moving again - she had fainted at some point.

Elsa reached out her hand and touched Grace's lips again. Grace still did not react. Her tongue was hooked and rubbed by Elsa's fingertips, and saliva leaked from the corner of her mouth.

"It looks like she's calmed down. I'll go get someone over."

Aisha said, glancing at Tricia.

Tricia just stared at Aisha's saliva-covered fingers and nodded woodenly. Then she noticed Aisha's gaze and lowered her eyes, not daring to meet her gaze.

"Um... I think we should pay more attention to her condition recently. Generally speaking... people affected by the Abyss will gradually return to normal within one to ten days..."

Tricia said.

Elsa nodded: "Okay, we can come again tonight. You are also concerned about the changes in her witch blood, right?"

Elsa tidied Grace's messy clothes, and her magic cleansed the floor and air, sweeping away the lewd smell. After doing all this, Elsa called for help. The previous magic-suppressing shackles had been broken by the powerful magic brought by Elsa's blood, and Grace now needed a new set. The magic in Grace's body had calmed down and would no longer break through the shackles.

The monk in charge of the prison moved the unconscious Grace to a new place. She didn't know what had happened to Grace, and she wouldn't make any unnecessary guesses. No matter what had happened to Grace here, she wouldn't ask.

Because the other party is Elsa, who is nominally the designated holy nun, and is far superior to her in both strength and status.

"Take good care of her. If she wakes up, tell me."

Elsa didn't stay long and left the monastery prison with Tricia.

Returning to the monastery courtyard and facing the warm sunshine, Tricia finally breathed a sigh of relief - in fact, her body had been stiff until just now, and perhaps it was because she was finally back to a crowded place, so she relaxed a little.

Elsa had been observing Tricia's expression intentionally or unintentionally. Seeing Tricia's shock and shyness made her very satisfied.

However, now is not the time to continue flirting.

"Next, do you want to continue what happened yesterday?"

Aisha asked.

Tricia subconsciously met Elsa's gaze, but then ducked away. She swallowed and nodded, "Well, the underground magic circle can't be lost. Hannah and the others haven't made any progress in their investigation yet, and they don't need me anymore. I plan to repair the magic circle as soon as possible to prevent any accidents."

"Where are you going today?"

"Let's go to the underground of the Lord's Mansion to confirm first."

"Then I'll go check on Vivian and Filia first."

Aisha said.

At this moment, a series of footsteps came from afar, and Mary came towards her from the atrium corridor. When she saw Elsa, she quickened her pace - it was obvious that she was coming for Elsa.

"morning."

"Good morning, Elsa. I heard you were here, so I came over."

Mary smiled and the two of them greeted each other. As for Tricia, Mary just glanced at her a few more times - she knew that some of Elsa's friends had sensitive identities, such as the half-elf archer, so when Elsa didn't take the initiative to introduce them, she was very tactful and didn't ask any more questions.

"Elsa, I came to you because the Lord's Mansion sent you a letter, asking me to tell you: your weapons have arrived."

Mary got straight to the point, but what she said made Elsa feel a little strange.

"My weapons have arrived?"

Elsa didn't remember ordering any weapons at the Lord's Mansion.

At this moment, Tricia leaned close to Aisha's ear and whispered, "It should be your spear—I previously gave it to a distant acquaintance to repair. I figured it should have been completed long ago after so much time had passed. It must have been sent here via the teleportation array, so it was delivered to the lord's mansion."

Tricia said, smiling.

"Let's go take a look. That acquaintance is the foremost forging master of the Ute tribe. The armor worn by the previous generation of heroes is one of his masterpieces. I hope his work will satisfy you, Aisha."

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Meanwhile, on the other side, Hannah, Vivian and others acted separately—

Now that everyone's tasks have been assigned, the next step is straightforward.

Vivian and Felia headed to West Street and arrived at Thorn's Tavern. Although it wasn't even noon yet, Thorn's Tavern was bustling with activity. The interior was still clean, the furnishings brand new, and while it seemed a bit out of place with the overall atmosphere of West Street, it was a popular place, with diners constantly coming and going. They came not just to drink, but also to enjoy the excellent food, as owner Thorn had hired a renowned chef from the area.

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267. The Self-Familiar Winnie and the Socially Afraid Vivian [Part 3]

Being able to run a tavern like this in just one month, one has to say that Thorne might be born to be a tavern owner.

The lively atmosphere made it seem as if the recent series of disturbing attacks in Dammar had been forgotten. The air was filled with the aroma of food and wine. As soon as Filia and Vivian entered the tavern, Filia could tell that it was the smell of malt liquor and mead, and it seemed there was also plum wine and wine.

Perhaps because nuns rarely come to such places, Vivian noticed many curious eyes cast at her as soon as she walked in. The gazes of strangers were like needles to her, and she couldn't help but shrink her neck.

A clean-faced girl came over.

"Welcome, would you like to have a meal or stay overnight?"

"We're here to look for someone," Filia said in a cold voice. Her gaze from under the hood passed over the girl and looked behind her. "Are Miss Ruth and Mr. Thorne here?"

The girl was a stranger, seemingly a waitress recently hired by Thorne. She smiled professionally, "So you're a friend of Mr. Thorne and Miss Ruth. Please follow me."

Filia and Vivian followed the girl inside. Filia glanced around and stopped at a corner of the tavern. She spotted Ruth, along with Winnie, Thorne, and Caesar. Lately, Filia and Vivian had often invited Ruth to join them on "missions," sometimes meeting at the guild, sometimes at the tavern.

Because of this, Filia and Vivian also got to know them.

But they were just acquaintances, and Philia and Vivian only knew that they were Ruth's friends.

"Let's go there on our own."

Felia said to the girl.

At this moment, Thorne and his friends seemed to be reminiscing about the past - Thorne personally came to sit next to Caesar with wine and a plate. They would get together in Thorne's tavern every few days to keep in touch, which had become a habit for them.

"Xize, congratulations on successfully passing the assessment and joining the Knights!"

Thorne raised his glass with a smile. As the boss, he was immersed in joy and did not notice the arrival of Philia and Vivian.

"Congratulations, you will be a knight in the future." Ruth also said with a smile, raising her glasses and clinking them together - compared to a few days ago, she has become more cheerful now.

"I knew that Uncle Caesar was very capable, but... you seem to have gotten a tan."

Winnie giggled and joked, her face revealing fatigue, but this fatigue seemed to be alleviated a lot by the good news brought by Caesar.

Several people were sincerely happy for Caesar and offered their blessings.

The sound of clinking glasses was drowned out by the laughter.

"Don't say that. I'm still just a reserve knight... A reserve knight needs to go through selection and gain merit before becoming a knight. I still have a long way to go."

Caesar showed a rare embarrassed expression.

"Haha, haven't we already taken the most important first step? Don't be so modest now—I'll treat you to today's drinks, let's enjoy a good meal!"

Because the tavern was doing well, Thorne was the most generous of the group.

They clinked glasses again.

"Tell me, how is it in the Knights?"

Thorne asked, and Ruth and Winnie also cast curious glances.

"Yeah, yeah, I wanted to see the Knights' uniforms too. It's a shame you didn't wear them. It's so impressive just thinking about it!"

Winnie blinked her big eyes, while Ruth was a little thoughtful.

"The Knights should be quite busy, right? West Street didn't seem very quiet yesterday."

"Yes, perhaps it's because of the recent events that the Knights are quite busy right now. However, I never thought that my first task after joining the Knights would be to memorize Sister Faris's portrait and features. It turns out that this is the first day's training for us new reserve knights."

Caesar's expression seemed to be one of helplessness and admiration, and the others also looked unsurprised.

"Isn't this unnecessary? Who in the entire Dammas Fortress doesn't know Sister Faris's name?"

Thorne joked that ever since Aisha posted that commission in the guild, her name and her title as a hero who defeated the demon general have been remembered by everyone.

Speaking of the Knights, Caesar seemed to have thought of something, "By the way, please pay more attention to your safety during this period of time."

"It's hard to let down my guard with your tone... What happened to the Knights?"

"I don't know either. There was indeed a fight on West Street yesterday, and it was between people from the Lord's Mansion, but I don't know any more details. I'm only a reserve knight and haven't been able to access that information yet. However, I did inquire around, and I heard that the Knights have been conducting a thorough investigation throughout the past two days. It is said that they are trying to find the undead puppets lurking within the Knights..."

"Undead puppet? Is that thing really in the Knights' Order?"

"I don't know much more, but in short, you should be careful. It's said that everyone in the lord's mansion has been attacked, and the attacker seems to be related to the remnants of the Demon King's army."

Caesar gave these instructions while drinking.

"Because what happened yesterday happened on West Street, I was worried about you, so I came here today to let you know."

Thorne picked up his glass and tapped it lightly on the table.

"For things like this, you can just ask someone to deliver a message. Now that you're a member of the Knights, how can you keep going to places like West Street?"

Caesar just shook his head: "You are my only friends, so I'd better see it with my own eyes to feel at ease."

"Don't worry, we're all in West Street, so we have someone to look after you. But you're all alone in the Knights, so you better take care of yourself."

Winnie laughed broadly.

Ruth also smiled: "Besides, Thorne is very popular here, so there is no need to worry about him."

"Haha."

Thorne picked up his glass and continued drinking, but as soon as he looked up, he saw Filia and Vivian - Thorne was a little more familiar with them than Winnie and Caesar.

"Ms. Trawins and Miss Livret? Welcome."

He quickly stood up to greet them - these two were distinguished guests.

Caesar, Winnie, and Ruth looked back and stood up as well.

"Sister Philia, and Sister Vivian!"

Winnie greeted her warmly - although they were unfamiliar, as a former adventurer, she was accustomed to such occasions. Vivian, on the other hand, was a little embarrassed, because being called "sister" by someone she hardly knew was a very unfamiliar and frightening experience for her.

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268. A Few Things About Being an Adventurer [Fourth Update]

Caesar didn't speak, but just nodded as a greeting.

"Sorry, I hope I didn't disturb you." Filia nodded slightly to the few people.

"It's okay. We were just chatting anyway. I haven't seen you for a few days. How are you and Vivian?"

Ruth smiled and asked.

After spending some time together, Ruth, Vivian and Philia have established a friendship.

"I'm fine. How about you?"

"I've been hanging out at the Adventurer's Guild these past few days. There's nothing much to do alone." Ruth rarely takes commissions when she's alone. She's been with Vivian and Filia lately, which makes her very happy. "Oh, by the way, I heard the results of the Saint Sister selection are out. Vivian must have been selected, right?"

"Well, I was lucky enough to be selected..."

Vivian whispered.

"Really? I knew you could do it. Congratulations—"

Ruth admired him from the bottom of her heart, and Thorne nodded in appreciation: "I heard that those who are selected to join the Holy Sisters are all very powerful and devout nuns. It's really amazing."