Strength 99999 but the Holy Sister

Although she was jealous and envious of the fact that Filia and Aisha could quickly become closer, Vivian also considered Filia, as Aisha's friend, to be a relatively close person.

"Thanks……"

Filia smiled and turned to Aisha again.

"Would you mind if I did this?"

For the first time, Filia's tone was a little hesitant, which made Aisha laugh.

"No, I think it looks good too."

Elsa spoke frankly, and Filia breathed a sigh of relief. Although she still seemed to be deliberately looking away, Elsa could see that she was very happy.

Yes, which girl doesn’t want to be praised for her good looks?

Then Elsa also looked at Vivian.

"You look great today, too."

Vivian blushed.

Then Elsa recommended her specialty butter bread to Filia, and as she wished, she saw the usually cold Filia show a surprised expression - Elsa was satisfied to see that the usually taciturn Filia also had such a side.

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101. Tricia's Decision

After a brief midday break, Tricia returned to work. New matters were on the agenda. Besides the vampires and the mysterious individuals suspected to be remnants of the Demon King's army, the fortress's post-war work also needed to be carried out as quickly as possible. Regarding the fortifications, repairs needed to be made immediately; they were the foundation of the fortress's survival.

The fortress's air defense array was an effective defense against aerial invasions, but it was shattered by Elsa during this battle and now needs repair and reconstruction. Furthermore, the teleportation array and its accompanying protective array were crucial for providing and receiving support, but Elsa accidentally stomped on them. While not completely damaged, they needed to be reconnected to the teleportation network.

——Come to think of it, it looks like all the damage was caused by Elsa.

Tricia felt both inexplicably amused and helpless about this. She didn't want to blame Elsa, but simply felt that Elsa's physique had its own difficulties. The mere fact that she couldn't pass through the teleportation array was already very troublesome. At that time, she might not even be able to go to some places - for example, the teleportation arrays in some ruins of the Age of Gods were generally directly connected to the entrance of another space, not a place that could be reached as long as some time was spent.

It would be great if I could help Elsa control this ability.

While thinking about Elsa, Tricia went alone to the underground area of ​​the city wall, the magic circle hub control room. This was a crucial mechanism protected by layers of security and was usually not allowed to enter. At that moment, a magician with dark circles under his eyes was adjusting the magic patterns engraved on the wall by referring to the manuscript in his hand, while discussing something with a person dressed as an alchemist wearing glasses beside him.

Many of these magic circles were set up by Tricia herself decades ago. She had already left the blueprints with the Magicians' Corps, and all subsequent maintenance work was carried out by the Magicians' Corps. Tricia was more of a supervisor and technical consultant, and she was not required to do it herself. This was also an opportunity for the Magicians' Corps to gain experience. After all, it was something arranged by the sage himself, and there were not many magic circles of this scale elsewhere for them to learn and observe on site. Therefore, the Magicians' Corps was very happy about it.

"how is the situation?"

"Sage!"

Tricia's arrival immediately made the magicians here look nervous, and they hurriedly saluted. As fellow magicians, they showed even greater respect and admiration for this legendary sage.

"The basic functionality has been restored, but the height at which it operates still needs to be adjusted. Currently, a portion of the city area cannot be included. It seems that when the magic circle was destroyed, the 'Zhunchu' was also damaged. We are still investigating other possibilities."

Tricia thought about it, gave a few suggestions, and then left to check the castle's teleportation array.

These arrays are very important, so Tricia will confirm them personally.

In the past, she wouldn't have enough energy to run out and move around every day—she wouldn't be able to withstand the curse and would choose to continue sleeping. But now, she can move around energetically for longer periods of time.

This is all thanks to Elsa.

Thinking of Aisha, Tricia raised her beautiful eyebrows unconsciously.

What Elsa said in the morning reminded Tricia of herself who traveled around the world more than fifty years ago. At that time, she knew nothing except magic. Her memories of that time were almost blurred, but the occasional bitterness and sweetness at that time were still fresh in her memory.

Indeed, how can one form a true idea without experiencing it personally?

Tricia is willing to believe Aisha.

At the same time, she had some new ideas. She had stayed in Dammas Fortress for many years to guard the secrets and seals here, but now that everything was resolved, there was no need for her to stay here any longer, right? The only thing she hadn't finished was probably to cure the Demon King's curse.

Tricia was thinking that she might also want to travel around the continent with Elsa, so that she could continue her research on the Demon King's curse along the way, and could weaken the curse through Elsa until it was completely eradicated - after all, Elsa's goal was to see and understand with her own eyes, and having one more person wouldn't make much difference.

She did a rough calculation and realized that it would take some time for the selection of the Holy Nun to come out, and she had her own things to do before that.

Since I have decided to leave, I naturally cannot leave a mess for the younger generations.

……

Speaking of which, after defeating the Demon General yesterday, Elsa did not gain any experience, at least there was no prompt for experience gain, and naturally there were no new free attribute points.

This made Elsa begin to guess that the way to gain experience might not be as simple as just killing creatures hostile to humans, but Elsa was not quite sure about the specific operating principles.

After having breakfast with Vivian and Filia, Elsa went to the workshop in the monastery in the morning to customize a weapon strap so that she could carry her heavy sword on her back. Although she had space equipment, it was still more convenient to carry weapons with her during battle. Although Elsa had no concerns about using weapons, it was always better to be more convenient.

After all, Elsa increasingly found that she seemed to have difficulty controlling her own strength, especially since her strength had been increasing recently. If she accidentally hurt other people with her fists or caused unnecessary damage, it would not be worth it.

Elsa's customized lanyard is composed of a sturdy buckle and support reinforced by magic and an exquisitely crafted leather lanyard. The lanyard needs to be customized to bear the weight of the heavy sword. It is made of precious earth dragon neck leather with the finest alchemical potions from the beginning, and is processed by engraving strengthening magic arrays layer by layer. The whole process is very delicate. Customized leather of this grade is very expensive, so there is no ready-made product even in the monastery.

Then you have to go to the leatherworks workshop in the east of the city. Some tanning liquids with a very pungent smell are used in the leather making process, so the leatherworks workshop was moved there. It is an industry managed by the Shibern family. It is considered to be one of the best leatherworks workshops in the entire Western Province, producing the best quality leather.

However, Elsa didn't have to go through the above steps in person. Before Elsa could say anything, the craftsmen in the monastery took care of everything at once. It must be said that with the title of "hero", things became much easier.

But Aisha would definitely not pay less than what she was owed, even the errand fee was included in it. She didn't want to take advantage of others for no reason.

It was not until noon that Elsa returned to the room, and Mary was already waiting for her at the door.

When she saw Mary, Elsa immediately stepped forward to greet her. The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and then Elsa received a message from Bishop Pittman from Mary.

"The selection of the Holy Sister—would you like to discuss this with me?"

Elsa was a little confused about Pittman. Did he really want to discuss such an important matter with her and seek her opinion, or did he just want to make his presence felt?

But since the bishop had invited her, Elsa wasn't going to refuse. She really had nothing to do right now, and maybe she could give Vivian some special treatment later. But then again, would it be considered cheating if she revealed this to Vivian in advance?

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102. Aren’t the filthy ones monsters?

Strictly speaking, the selection of holy nuns is actually an internal matter of the church, but there is no doubt that holy nuns and matters related to holy nuns are of vital importance to mankind.

Just like a brave man.

The saints are all selected and produced by the church through the oracle of the goddess. Similarly, the heroes are also selected from various human countries, including the empire. On the one hand, they must be recognized by the goddess, and on the other hand, they must undergo rigorous training and have strong talents.

It is said that a sword must be drawn - in Elsa's opinion, this kind of thing is more ritualistic than legendary, but it is hard to say whether it is a kind of ceremony to summon gods, which will enhance strength if successful... There seems to be similar plots in the novels and TV shows in Elsa's previous life.

But in short, whether it is a saint or a hero, their training is not just the business of the Holy See and the Empire, but is related to the future destiny of all human countries, so the Church and the Empire have a certain cooperative relationship on this point.

When Elsa met Bishop Pittman again, also present were the Knight Commander Bud and the interim leader of the Magician Corps Ryan - the former represented the Church, and the latter two represented the Empire.

This was not the first time Aisha had met Bud, but she was relatively unfamiliar with Ryan. The few of them introduced themselves to each other briefly and they knew each other.

Bishop Pittman took the initiative to invite Aisha to sit in the guest seats, and the host seat was left empty.

"The reason I invited you here isn't just about the Saint Sister selection," Pittman said straight to the point. This was a habit of Elsa's he'd learned from their interactions. "Originally, I was planning to use the underground palace as the venue for the Saint Sister selection, taking advantage of its opening. But as you can see, it's no longer suitable for the selection. So, we're considering resuming the tournament, as we did a century ago, to determine the rankings that way."

As he spoke, Pittman glanced at Ryan.

"But last night, Madeus Ryan received news from the town of Verin. It seems we are facing new troubles... The one who brought the news was our knight. You may have seen him."

With that, Pittman invited the knight captain in. Elsa had seen him before. On the day she left the monastery, he was the one who came to Weilin Town to take charge of the follow-up investigation of the black monster. It seemed that he had been waiting for a long time and obviously had not rested well. He looked tired, but his temperament as a knight was not diminished at all. He stood there as straight as a pine tree.

He looked at Elsa in surprise, and couldn't understand why Elsa, who was a little nun in Weilin Town some time ago, appeared here and became a "guest of honor". However, judging from the respectful attitude of Pittman, Shiborn and others, he didn't dare to ask even if he felt strange.

Without giving it any more thought, he began to seriously report on the results of his investigation in Weilin Town over the past few days. He recounted his gains and what he saw and heard during his investigation in Weilin Town over the past few days, and described in detail the habits and characteristics of the black monsters, as well as a very difficult "leader" who had mixed in with them - the characteristics of the "leader" were very obvious, and it was much more powerful than other black monsters. If the "leader" was eliminated, the infection of the wound would quickly disappear.

Everyone present had a serious look on their faces as they waited for the Knight Captain to finish his report. However, it seemed that they had already known about this matter before, and now they were just reporting to Elsa alone. They all wanted to hear Elsa's opinion and cast their glances at her.

Madeus Ryan said, "Sister Faris, this is a new species we've never heard of. We found traces of it in a manuscript of inscriptions from the Age of Gods. Translated in our language, it's roughly 'the filthy one.' But honestly, I've searched the vast library of our magician group and found no records of similar creatures."

As he spoke, Ryan handed a black leather-bound book to Aisha.

"This is the manuscript which was given to us by Father Angus, whom you should know."

How could she not recognize it? Elsa happened to have seen this book in the hands of the old priest the night before she set off. It sounded like this book had a great origin. Apparently, the priest later gave the book to the knight captain, so she brought it along.

Elsa glanced through the book. It contained distorted text copied from the ruins of the Age of Gods. Turning the page, she saw notes densely written in the language of the Old Empire. Although Elsa could not understand the text of the ruins of the Age of Gods, she could roughly understand from the notes that it was a description of the "Defiled Ones".

There wasn't much to see, and the author hadn't written much useful information, except for how dangerous it was and how it could even assimilate monsters and animals. This also made Elsa suddenly realize that it was no wonder that those black monsters all looked like they had the characteristics of animals and monsters, but they didn't belong to the "Filthy Ones" category. It seemed that those ordinary black monsters were just puppets controlled by the "Filthy Ones".

As for the detailed content that follows, it is missing - the transcribed content seems incomplete.

"Sister Aisha Faris, I wonder what you think of this black monster?"

Pittman asked.

"I'm not sure if it can be considered a monster, but it's definitely a dangerous species. If possible, it would be best to deal with it as soon as possible. According to the book, it can assimilate and manipulate other species to fight for them. And the forest west of Weilin Town, where the 'Filth One' appeared, happens to have many monsters that can be controlled by them. If left unchecked, it could become a serious problem."

Aisha returned the book to Ryan and said with her understanding.

The meaning of monster can be very broad. Any non-human creature may be called a monster. But in fact, monsters should specifically refer to those alienated creatures that are active and born because of magic. One of the characteristics of monsters themselves is low intelligence, no or very primitive sociality, and no specific civilization.

Elsa guessed that the Filth One might not be considered a monster, because it was the only species that could bring Elsa experience points so far. Elsa had hunted all kinds of dangerous monsters, and even the Demon General Tobias did not bring Elsa experience points, but the Filth One did. This might also mean its uniqueness to some extent.

The others obviously agreed with Elsa's words. After all, they were also the superiors of one side and had some basic judgment.

"Have you ever seen these things?"

Pittman asked again.

"I've seen them, more than once." Elsa's words made several people's eyes flicker slightly, but Elsa continued, "But I don't know much about them. I always kill them before I have time to study them carefully. And to be honest, I'm afraid only the 'Filthy Ones' are worth referring to."

After all, the other black monsters are just controlled puppets.

As for the only time she encountered the "Filth One", Elsa didn't even see what it looked like before the "Filth One" disappeared.

"Hmm...that's true...in that case, we'll dispatch our knights as soon as possible to wipe out these demons." Pittman seemed to be considering something, then slowly spoke, "It's just that we don't have enough manpower, so...Sister Faris, I'd like to send our Saint Sisters along with the army, and also use this as a criterion for the selection of Saint Sisters - what do you think? Also, considering that our people have no experience dealing with those black monsters, if possible, I'd like you to take the overall command this time."

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103. Legend of the Speediest Saint Nun [Part 3]

Commander-in-chief?

This is really difficult for Elsa.

Elsa didn't think she was cut out for this. Her strategy game skills were so low, even among beginners, that it was hard to find a lantern. And where did she get any experience dealing with black monsters? Those black monsters, no matter how big or small, or how many there were, were wiped out with a single punch. So how could she have any experience?

"If it's a problem in Weilin Town, I can go alone. I can handle the filthy ones, and your people can stay and continue the work here."

Elsa said bluntly.

Since the church monastery is currently short-staffed, Elsa is naturally willing to share some of the pressure - after all, it is not the first time Elsa has dealt with those black monsters, and Elsa is confident that she can deal with them alone.

Moreover, Elsa could also take this opportunity to go back and see the old priests and nuns. Although they had been separated for less than ten days, Elsa actually missed them quite a lot.

By the way, you can also gain some experience points by hunting "polluters" to see if you can get more free attribute points. Now the magic value is already 12 points. If you can add a little more, you will naturally be more confident when learning magic.

But when Aisha said this, Pittman's face turned bitter.

Pittman invited Elsa over, not really to let Elsa share the work with him. His original plan was naturally to take this opportunity to build a good relationship with Elsa. This reason was reasonable and legitimate, and there would be plenty of opportunities to win her over. However, he didn't know that Elsa planned to act alone - Elsa acting alone was indeed the most efficient way, but this had nothing to do with him.

What he wanted was "relevance", even if it was just a little bit. Otherwise, once Elsa left Dammas City for the Holy See, she would never have such a good opportunity again.

Pittman said cautiously, "It would be too much trouble for you to be entrusted with so many things..."

"It's not a big deal. This way, we can quickly devote the remaining manpower to the restoration of the fortress. The underground palace ruins also need manpower. You can't leave this matter entirely to Mr. Hibern and Tricia."

Aisha spoke briefly and glanced at Pittman - which made Pittman shut up instantly.

Although Elsa's expression was not serious, it was definitely intimidating. Pittman could only swallow everything he wanted to say.

Elsa's thinking was simple: if one person could accomplish something, there was no need to mobilize a large force. Sending an army was expensive, and while the Church was wealthy, it shouldn't be so wasteful. If they had money, a lot of it, why not use it to help those in need? The fortress hadn't yet recovered from the attack, and they needed a lot of money.

Pittman naturally understood the question in Elsa's tone, so he didn't say much and just sighed - he heard Elsa addressing the Sage Lord, and it was obvious that in just one day, the Sage Lord seemed to have gone far ahead of any of them.

The conversation between Aisha and Pittman made the people around them look different.

Bud is relatively dull. He is straightforward and unwilling to get involved in political affairs.

The knight captain was completely confused. He couldn't figure out what earth-shattering things Elsa had done in Dammas City in the past few days that deserved so much attention. He had been reporting on his work since he came back, which made him feel that he might have missed something.

Ryan's expression was much calmer. He had the same idea as Elsa. As the deputy leader, he was often troubled by the expenses, so naturally he paid more attention to finances.

But he also has his own ideas:

"Lady Faris, if possible, I would also like our magicians to get up close and personal with and observe those so-called black monsters," he said. "I personally suspect that since the inscriptions within the Age of Gods ruins mention their existence, the appearance of the 'Defilers' may be related to the Age of Gods. Considering the importance of the 'Age of Gods Secrets,' I would like to send our researchers and warriors to follow them. I hope Lady Faris will grant this."

Ryan requested.