[Profession Level has increased to 25]
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[Name: Truth]
[Level: LV.25 (21/11522)]
[Race: Human]
[Attributes: Life 48, Constitution 52, Magic 99, Intelligence 72, Strength 22, Agility 31, Faith 2342]
[Skills: Hidden Healing Mist (Proficiency 11%), Perception Regulation (Proficiency 0%), Lens Shield – Second Rank (Proficiency 1%), Aura Tracking Art (Proficiency 0%)]
[Blessings: Mistveil Exalted (Fusion Progress 25%), Mist Devotee (LV.16), Life Saintess (LV.9) 1]
[Faith Points: 29645] [Available Attribute Points: 1] [Mist Energy: 872]
[Obtained new Blessing “State透视”: Your eyes can now perceive the physical condition of everyone around you, seeing through injuries or hidden ailments on others.]
[Mist has obtained new characteristic “Sin-Concealment”. Anti-detection capability gradually increases with the degree of Authority fusion.]
[Faith Exchange Store is now unlocked. Mist Construction Mode updated.]
After healing Vieno a bit, Truth successfully reached the middle stage of the Second Rank and unlocked a few more skills that weren’t particularly useful to her.
First was State Insight. Truth’s Assassin profession already had several skills that could pinpoint others’ weaknesses—after all, an injury was a weakness. So this skill was almost redundant for her.
Still, it could be used to play the wise old doctor and bluff people.
Next was the Mist’s Sin-Concealment characteristic.
This was even less important to Truth. Second Rank anti-detection was practically useless, and Truth already possessed Eleventh Rank anti-detection.
Right now, the Mist Core was concealed by Truth. Unless someone’s detection ability was on the same level as Truth’s, no one could see through the Mist Core’s true situation.
They would only see a void, a vast fog with nothing inside.
The new items in the Construction Mode and the Faith Exchange Store at the end were what truly interested Truth…
“Holy Maiden, please give me some time to think it over…”
Inside the Mist, Vieno was caught in a heart-wrenching dilemma. Was the way to advance to King Rank really to exchange Wilona for it? But why did it have to be Wilona?
Vieno suddenly remembered the complaint Wilona had made when she first returned to Snowveil City.
Back then, Wilona, with tears and snot streaming down her face, had cried about how she was secretly exploring the Mist when she was caught by some bad humans.
Later, those bad humans were all killed by a Priest who radiated an unsettling aura.
And that Priest hadn’t spared Wilona either, biting her ear hard for a long time. Now she was ‘tainted.’
Combined with Gadelia’s later experiences within the Mist…
“A Priest radiating an unsettling aura?” Vieno stole a glance at the petite Truth before her and cautiously asked, “Holy Maiden, have you met Wilona before?”
“No memory of it. I am merely the vessel for the Hidden One’s descent. Perhaps the Hidden One, while controlling me, has met Wilona.”
That’s right. When petting the cat, it was the Hidden One, not the pure and innocent Truth of now. After all, how could the Ninth Saintess molest a cat?
Oh… So that’s how it is!
After hearing Truth’s answer, Vieno internally summarized one of the Hidden One’s hobbies: The Hidden One was actually a lolicon!
Truth and Wilona were perfect evidence!
Why did the Hidden One, despite being so brutal, only allow such a gentle soul like Truth to become His envoy and vessel? Why was He willing to let Wilona go after biting her ear?
Wasn’t it because He was a lolicon!
If you followed this line of thinking, it could also explain why Suna was played with by the Hidden One and then let go.
Vieno speculated that Suna had already grown up by then, becoming a young woman, so the Hidden One lost all interest in her and simply let her go! Gadelia and herself too—because they weren’t lolis, they were just taught a lesson and then released!
Yes, that must be it! Which meant Wilona would be very safe if she came here… except for her chastity, perhaps…
Though she thought this, for safety’s sake, Vieno still carefully asked, “Holy Maiden, I’d like to ask, if I agree to let Wilona come live in the Mist for a while, will she be safe and sound?”
“Guaranteed safe and sound.”
“What about her chastity?”
“Also guaranteed safe and sound… Huh? Chastity?” Truth was instantly stunned. Oh no, had this big cat already guessed what she wanted to do to the little cat?
“Why… ask about that all of a sudden?”
“Be… because the Northern Royal Bloodline is extremely important. I’m afraid Wilona, coming here alone, might be seduced by someone with ulterior motives… so…”
Vieno didn’t dare voice her actual worry and had to come up with a similar excuse.
Truth was slightly relieved. She thought the big cat was afraid she’d ‘train’ the little cat. Good, she just wanted to play with the cat, pure and simple. She wasn’t lusting after its body.
At least not currently…
……
Three hours later, late at night, Deya City.
Although the Adventurers outside the city were still enthusiastically forming parties to challenge the Dungeon, the ordinary residents inside the city still needed to sleep.
However, ever since the curfew was lifted, most people’s sleep quality had taken a severe hit.
Because the night markets, taverns, and inns were just too bustling now.
The Mist now continuously produced various Second Rank materials and special items, greatly expanding the local market.
Combined with the constant influx of outsiders into Deya City, it was safe to say this city was full of opportunities to get rich.
But rapid development inevitably brought many difficult problems…
Under the moonlight, a violent explosion suddenly erupted in the southern part of the city.
The shockwave alone was enough to shake the internal organs of passersby.
Then, under everyone’s gaze, an old bell tower with over twenty years of history collapsed with a thunderous crash!
“Level One Alert!”
Faced with what was clearly a terrorist attack, the Law Enforcement Bureau immediately rushed to the scene to control the situation.
Based on clues left at the scene, they confirmed that the group responsible for blowing up the bell tower was a bunch of Blasphemers…
And because there were simply too many people in the city, the Enforcers couldn’t seal it off.
Fortunately, due to the ongoing Demon-Hunting Campaign, several Demon Hunter Squads were stationed in the city.
Two of their Captains were Intermediate Rank Demon Hunters with masterful tracking skills.
Soon, several low-rank Blasphemers were captured one after another…
……
As dawn approached, inside Deya Magic Academy, Tia once again went to her private basement, closed her eyes, clasped her hands, and called out to the Mist.
“Truth, the Law Enforcement Bureau has urgent business and needs to find you!”
With the “Hidden One’s” authorization, Tia could now communicate directly with Truth through the Mist without needing to call upon the Hidden One first. It was very convenient.
After all, Truth found Tia troublesome; every time she used the Hidden One persona to talk to her, Tia always had a lot to say.
Soon, after sunrise, Truth, dressed in her Priest attire, finished her perfunctory prayers at the Church of the Goddess of Life, gave the disciples a slight smile, and then went to the second floor with Tia, asking:
“What happened?”
She had been planning to continue planning the Mist after dealing with Vieno’s matter, but then Tia had another issue.
Truth had promised Vieno she wouldn’t get Wilona pregnant, but Vieno insisted that even contraceptive measures weren’t enough; she had to guarantee Wilona wouldn’t lose her virginity.
As long as that was guaranteed, Vieno would agree to Truth’s request and try to return to Snowveil City to discuss with Wilona whether she wanted to come to Deya City for a few days’ vacation…
Then, Tia reported what had happened two and a half hours ago:
“It’s the Blasphemers. They blew up an old bell tower to incite panic and spread various rumors about you to tarnish your image. Later, we captured a Third Rank Blasphemer for interrogation. That Blasphemer said as long as the Ninth Saintess remains in Deya City, they won’t stop their terrorist attacks.”
Tia said seriously, indicating this was a conspiracy targeting Truth. The intent was also very clear.
Since Truth had said during the Divine Selection Ceremony that she would lead Deya City to prosperity, the Blasphemers were here specifically to ruin that.
“Afterwards, the Enforcers captured a few more Blasphemers and found they seemed to be worried about something, which is why they chose this time to carry out terrorist attacks. The Law Enforcement Bureau is still interrogating them; we’ll probably find out tomorrow,” Tia continued.
“Tomorrow? Does the interrogation process take that long?”
“No, it’s that the captured Blasphemers have tight lips. Conventional interrogation methods aren’t working at all, so it takes some time to urgently transfer professional interrogators from elsewhere.”
“There’s another particularly troublesome issue: the Demon Hunters seem to have encountered a Blasphemer with strength of at least the Sixth Rank. If that’s true, then Deya City has no way to deal with it.”
The strongest combatants in Deya City currently were those few Fourth Rank Demon Hunters, completely incapable of handling a Sixth Rank Blasphemer.
“Sixth Rank? It’s fine, easy to handle. As for the captured Blasphemers… I’m too lazy to go to the Law Enforcement Bureau. Have the Enforcers bring them here for me to ask a few questions.”
Truth frowned slightly. She was also puzzled why the Blasphemers had suddenly become so active these past few days.
She thought the group that tried to blow up the construction site earlier was an isolated case. Turns out there were a sea of isolated cases…