Strength 99999 but the Holy Sister

Generally speaking, the cross carried by clergy is a thing of extraordinary significance and is rarely given to others. If it is given, it must be to someone who is also "of extraordinary significance."

This couldn't help but make Madeleine feel a little flattered.

——Madeleina couldn't help but think, could it be that... the Holy Sister thinks so highly of me?

This is obviously only the second time we meet.

But how should I respond to her kindness?

But before she could think about it, the next moment, she was dazzled by the sudden flash of light in her hand - as the pendant left Elsa's palm and fell into Madeleine's hands, Madeleine only saw a dazzling holy light suddenly blooming from her palm. At this moment, the delicate and warm holy light filled Madeleine's body and mind like the morning sun in winter. She only felt that the original soreness in her body immediately disappeared, and was replaced by a surging sense of power.

She seemed to have returned to her peak state in an instant, no, it should be said that she was even better.

"This is……"

Madeleine almost moaned in pleasure, but she held it back. Then she was overwhelmed by incomparable shock.

She held the pendant in her hand, feeling a little lost for a moment.

"This is the cross pendant that Elsa always carries with her. As you can see, it's also a holy object," Tricia explained to Madeleine with a faint smile. "Since Elsa gave it to you, I hope you can make good use of it."

Madeleine was stunned again.

Wait, what did you say about the visitor?

Meeting gift?

Taking a sacred object as a gift?

Madeleine's expression suddenly became particularly wonderful.

"How can this be..."

"Please accept it. It suits you better than me."

Elsa said, as if she had just given an ordinary gift - in fact, it was indeed the case for Elsa. The holy relic was of no use to Elsa. It was just a more solid decoration.

The black sword is slightly more practical. After all, there is no suitable straight sword in Elsa's "arsenal".

"But……"

Madeleine seemed a little undecided.

Of course she wanted it, but Madeleine was not a greedy person, nor was she stupid. She knew the value of the holy relic, and she also knew that she could not rashly accept such a precious thing given her status.

"Madeleina Fishmand, you are a hero of this generation. In the future, you are destined to grow into a towering tree. However, during this time, you may experience many more dangerous and desperate moments than today, or even anything in your past life. This holy relic can provide you with powerful assistance, so accept it. Elsa has chosen you, so there is no need to refuse."

Tricia also said at the right time.

As she spoke, Tricia seemed to have thought of something and she smiled.

"Oh, by the way, Madeleine, this is also our second meeting, right? I hope my greeting isn't too late—"

As soon as she finished speaking, a set of silver armor that looked extremely finely crafted appeared in front of Tricia and fell into Madeleine's hands. Madeleine caught it with both hands. The armor felt heavy and cold just by touching it. The inside of the armor was engraved with magic inscriptions, and the surging magic fluctuations emitted a faint light.

"This is a quasi-saint-level armor. I hope it can be of some help to you."

……

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432. The Disappearing Timmer

Madeleine was a little hesitant. After all, if she accepted the gifts from Elsa and Tricia, she herself had nothing to give - and besides, her identity and position as a hero required her to be cautious about anyone's kindness.

However, at Tricia's suggestion, Madeleine thought it over again and again and finally accepted the "meeting gift".

In fact, if Duke Ryanfort was here, he would not have any hesitation at all - that is a holy object. No matter what the other party's purpose is, he will take it first. As for how to return the gift later, we can discuss it slowly.

Besides, Elsa and Tricia had no intention of asking Madeleine to return the favor from the beginning.

Rather, since Elsa had no intention of keeping the holy object in her hands from the beginning, wouldn't it be a more appropriate way to just give it directly to the hero to use?

At least Elsa and Tricia had a good first impression of Madeleine.

During the time that Madeleine was in a coma, Elsa and Tricia learned a lot from the soldiers of the First Battalion, and also got their evaluation of Madeleine from them - in the eyes of the soldiers, Madeleine was undoubtedly a trustworthy and competent warrior, she was tough and brave, intelligent and humble, adhered to her responsibilities, never backed down, and advanced and retreated with the soldiers.

A big part of the reason why Madeleine was in danger this time was that she insisted on covering the soldiers' retreat. In order to buy time for the soldiers to break out and retreat, Madeleine herself fell into danger.

Although in Elsa's opinion, Madeleine's decision was a bit too impulsive, it is undeniable that the qualities she demonstrated are worthy of admiration.

It reminded Aisha of some people and things she met in her previous life.

So Elsa had a pretty good first impression of Madeleine, and she came up with the idea of ​​giving the holy object to Madeleine - giving a holy object as a gift might be a bit scary, but it was something that didn't cost much anyway, so Elsa didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Perhaps because of the effect of the "greeting gift", Elsa and Madeleine quickly became familiar with each other. Tricia carefully checked Madeleine's physical condition and told her to pay more attention to any abnormalities. Elsa asked Madeleine about the situation after she was separated from the evacuation troops.

After that, Madeleine left - her body had not fully recovered and she needed more rest, and she also had things to do. On the one hand, she had to send a message to the Duke as soon as possible to report what happened here, including the gift given to her by Tricia and Elsa. On the other hand, Madeleine had to meet Timmer.

She had to ask Timmer something.

But when Madeleine followed the maid to Timmer's room, she found that the room was empty.

"Timmer!"

Madeleine called out, but no one responded.

Her eyes moved and scanned the room, only to see a set of military uniforms neatly folded beside the bed. It looked as if it had been specially washed. It was Timmer's clothes.

Madeleine walked over and touched the bed. There was no temperature. It seemed that Timmer had been away for some time.

She sighed.

……

After Madeleine left, Count Abru also came to the courtyard.

He brought messages from Queen Stikia and Duke Ryanfort, mainly expressing gratitude and greetings to Elsa and Tricia.

Count Abru reported the results of the communication with the Federation to Tricia and Aisha. As Tricia expected, the Federal Parliament completely shirked all responsibilities, and only apologized and paid a considerable amount of compensation out of "consideration" of violating the agreement between the Empire and the Federation. By the way, it also promised to remove the King of the Kingdom of Levis and hold all those involved accountable. This matter will be supervised by people sent by the Empire.

Although on the surface this seems to be a huge concession - even the monarchs of the federal member states were dismissed and even sanctioned, anyone who has experienced this incident personally can see clearly that the House of Representatives is just using the Kingdom of Levis as a shield.

Besides, how can a small king of the Kingdom of Levis be compared with the brave Madeleine?

Everyone felt that this result was too advantageous for the Federation, especially the soldiers of the First Battalion, who were very dissatisfied.

"Humph, this matter won't be resolved so easily. We will remember this firmly. As long as we have the chance, my soldiers and I will make them pay for their provocation against the Empire today!"

Count Abru was obviously very dissatisfied with this result.

Tricia just looked at him indifferently, and he just complained twice and didn't say anything else - he just wanted Tricia and Aisha to see his and the soldiers' positions, and use this to test Aisha and Tricia's attitudes. Of course, this kind of temptation must be done with caution, so when he found that Aisha and Tricia didn't seem to react at all, he knew there was no need to continue.

Saying more will only backfire.

Count Abru changed his tone and laughed.

"Fortunately, His Highness the Brave One is fine, and the worst outcome has been avoided. This is all thanks to the help of the two lords. Without their intervention, the situation would have been dangerous."

Count Abru smiled and thanked Aisha and Tricia.

"I didn't do anything. If you want to thank her, you should say it to her."

Tricia shook her head and turned her gaze to Elsa.

Abru was a little confused, but he still thanked Aisha solemnly.

"Then I'll leave this matter to you. Also, please convey a message to the Duke and the Queen on my behalf—pay close attention to the secret cults in the Kingdom of Levis. If you discover anything new, please inform me as soon as possible."

What is the purpose of the Esoteric Sect? Is it just to reincarnate the Star God? And then what? What do they gain from this? Is it just faith?

Obviously it is impossible.

Tricia didn't get any valuable clues from Diouf. The secret cult was hidden very deeply, so we should pay more attention to it.

After giving this advice, Tricia didn't say anything else. It wasn't because she didn't care, but because Tricia believed that Stikia could properly handle this friction with the Federation.

It is foreseeable that the Empire will definitely not give up, but provoking a war is obviously not a good result. On the one hand, the Federal Parliament must be taught a lesson, and on the other hand, the situation must be prevented from escalating as much as possible. So what to do specifically depends on Stikia's decision.

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433 I'm a little tired

Although Tricia and Aisha will not intervene directly in this matter, their presence here is already the best constraint on the Federation, and it also represents their attitude. The Federal Parliament will not fail to understand this signal, and I believe that Stizia will definitely make good use of this opportunity to launch a counterattack against the Federal Parliament.

But that's not Tricia and Aisha's business.

After saying goodbye to Count Abru, Elsa and Tricia prepared to leave.

"I didn't do anything," Aisha said at this time, looking at Tricia seriously, "I don't want you to put all the credit on me. I don't deserve it."

Tricia smiled.

"Without you, I would not have been able to arrive so quickly. Without you, I would not have been able to break through the spatial barrier so easily. In that case, the Star God's goal would have been achieved, so I said that."

"Maybe my strength helped, but at the same time, if you weren't here, Tricia, I wouldn't be able to handle everything here by myself."

Elsa retorted.

If Tricia hadn't reminded her, Elsa might have just rushed into the forest, which would have probably caused the deaths of many people. The shattering of space would not affect Elsa, but other people would most likely suffer.

"I don't accept any credit being attributed to me alone."

Tricia didn't respond directly, but smiled playfully. Seeing that there was no one around, she simply leaned over and lay on Elsa's shoulder, whispering sweetly in her ear: "So, what Elsa means is... Elsa needs me too, the kind that needs me?"

The atmosphere suddenly became ambiguous.

Aisha turned her head and gave Tricia a blank look.

"You're making it impossible for me to respond!"

Aisha felt that Tricia had become cunning without her knowing when.

"Gulu gulu..."

Tricia snuggled on Elsa's shoulder, and the Star God suddenly had no support. She shrank her neck, thought for a moment, and secretly followed Tricia to Elsa's side, standing there and secretly watching her.

Elsa glanced at the Star God and decided to pretend she didn't see it.

"But Aisha, I just feel that your appearance has given me hope. Isn't this possible?"

Tricia said softly but stubbornly, she leaned quietly on Elsa's shoulder with her eyes closed, her steady breathing ruffling the hair at the temples, bringing a hint of fragrance.

"In the past thirty years, I've often thought about all sorts of random things... When my body was asleep, I was actually very bored. It was as if I was standing alone in the empty darkness, with nothing there, nothing to see, and nothing to feel. But now it's different. I feel very warm—"

As she spoke, Tricia slowly raised her hand, gently holding the golden sunlight in front of Elsa's eyes.

Elsa paused and stopped talking about the previous topic.

She heard some different meaning in Tricia's tone. Although Tricia didn't say it explicitly, Aisha vaguely guessed it.

Who can wait in loneliness for more than thirty years?

What was Tricia thinking about while she was sleeping?

Elsa reached out and slowly climbed up Tricia's arm. She gently and softly pulled Tricia's hand, passed her fingers through her fingers, and clasped them tightly together so that her palms could fit perfectly against hers.

Tricia's hands were warm and soft, and even through the black veil, I could feel Tricia's delicate and smooth skin.

Elsa's hands were slightly cooler.

"Are you ok?"

Tricia was silent for a moment before she whispered softly into Elsa's ear.

"If I said... 'I'm a little tired'... what would Elsa do?"

Tricia's breath caressed Elsa's earlobes and neck.

Elsa didn't answer, she just tilted her head slightly and pressed her lips against Tricia's.

……

Meanwhile, Charlie was still training in blood magic.

She stood in the martial arts arena with her eyes tightly closed. As a blood-red light emerged, her body gradually became ethereal and turned into a floating blood mist.

Duke Chalblis was giving instructions from the side, looking at Charlie with surprise.

In the corner of the martial arts arena, the giant dragon Ruby stood there staring blankly at the sky - her expression was very bored. She had been standing there for a whole day, and a thin layer of snow had accumulated on the sharp corners of her shoulders and head, making her look like a lifelike sculpture.

If you look closely, you'll notice a silver collar around Ruby's neck, a magical device left for her by Tricia that significantly weakens her dragon power.