Suna’s quiz results were very satisfactory.
Although she still couldn’t beat the mage inside the Challenge Crystal, Gadelia said she had already met the standards for an excellent new student.
Unlike other typical young ladies who have pampered habits, she doesn’t give up at the slightest setback.
If Gadelia hadn’t known in advance that Suna was the daughter of Count Suhuo, she wouldn’t have been sure that Suna was a wealthy young lady.
Instead, she seemed more like an ordinary genius who worked her way up from the bottom…
“Take a break. Ever since you came to Snowveil City, you haven’t rested much. Go out and relax once in a while, or you’ll collapse before school even starts.”
Gadelia reminded her. Although it’s said that true gold fears no fire, if it keeps being refined like this, that won’t work either…
“I’ll rest when I sleep.” Suna replied without looking up from the book “On the Conversion Efficiency of Elements” in front of her.
She had thought that with the Fire Pattern Staff and the blessing of Heavenfire Lord, she could basically walk all over those of the same rank. But that mage named “Lin” had severely damaged her pride.
The other party not only greatly surpassed Suna in combat experience, but could even directly apply various obscure theoretical knowledge to actual combat.
It could be said that she crushed Suna in every aspect…
Although Gadelia repeatedly stated that “Lin” was one of the world’s top mages and there was no need to compare herself to her, Suna only took that as consolation.
After all, she was now the secret Chosen One of Heavenfire Lord, and with the pressure from the demons, she would definitely have to fight various top-tier adventurers in the future.
If she didn’t catch up now, forget about saving Truth—it was a question whether she could even survive!
During the time when Academy Dean Vieno was away, a Seventh Tier Shadow Demon finally found an opportunity to secretly approach Suna.
It demanded that she attend a secret gathering at a private cafe on Saturday afternoon, where she would receive a beautiful message.
Suna was under immense pressure from this.
Between the Goddess of Life, the Seeker Demon, Heavenfire Lord, and study pressure, she really didn’t know how to relax…
Tap, tap, tap…
Outside the corridor, a rhythmically intense footstep sounded.
The crisp echo of high heels gradually approached the library where Suna was, causing Suna and Gadelia to look up curiously.
“Is Dean Vieno back?” Suna asked.
“No, the Dean never wears high heels.” Gadelia squinted toward the library entrance.
Soon, a tall cat-eared woman whose appearance was almost identical to Vieno’s strode toward Suna.
The woman’s waist-length hair swayed naturally with the wind behind her.
The luxurious long dress on her body highlighted an aura of authority completely different from Vieno’s.
Even more eye-catching was the distinctive silver crown on her head.
Such a strong presence! Suna slowly put down the book in her hand.
She was about to politely ask the purpose of the other’s visit when Gadelia unhesitatingly knelt on one knee beside her:
“Greetings to Her Majesty the Empress!”
“The Empress… Huh?!” Suna seemed to realize something and quickly left her seat to kneel on one knee.
But as soon as she stood up, Vira grabbed her by the back of the collar and placed her on the table.
“Huh?” Suna, suddenly on the table, was completely dumbfounded.
“Rise.” Vira directly sat on the corner of the table, crossing her long legs as she asked Suna:
“You and the Ninth Saintess Truth are very close friends, aren’t you?”
Vira was now very interested in the Ninth Saintess and the mysterious existence behind her.
But just as she finished speaking, she suddenly smelled a very repulsive odor on Suna.
Was it the smell of a demon?
“It’s so lively! It’s completely different from when I first came. How long has it been, and the changes are this big?”
After following Vieno to the city gate of Deya City, Wilona was shocked by the brightly lit scene before her.
She remembered that when she came here before, Deya City was a completely desolate border town with a curfew and no vitality at all.
But now, inside and outside the city, there were First Rank and Second Rank adventivers everywhere.
Carriages coming for trade had formed long lines at the city gate, and some even drove directly into the Mist.
“Huh? Why do I feel like the Mist has expanded?”
Wilona tilted her head as she looked at the Mist shining like silver brocade under the moonlight.
“Didn’t I say so? The changes are huge! And it’s said that all this is the work of that Ninth Saintess. Ever since she came to power, the entire Dea Plateau has been thriving!”
All the way, Vieno had been introducing the Ninth Saintess to Wilona, which made Wilona’s curiosity about Truth reach its peak.
“It’s a pity we came in such a hurry. If we could bring Suna back, she would be very happy, since her hometown has been so well built by her good friend.” Wilona replied, while also clutching the bone flute on her chest.
This time, besides adventuring together with the Ninth Saintess, she returned to Deya City for her own selfish reasons—to take revenge!
Just wait, you bastard who bit me in the Mist before. Don’t let me see you again, or else I’ll make you pay!
After another twenty minutes, the two cats, one big and one small, arrived at the Cathedral of the Goddess of Life after listening to various rule creepypastas about the Mist along the way. But unfortunately, they didn’t see the Ninth Saintess at first.
“Little priest, I’m looking for the Ninth Saintess. Where can I find her?” Vieno grabbed the last priestling who was about to close the door and leave the cathedral.
“Ah, don’t you know?” The priestling tilted his head and replied:
“The Saintess generally does not receive private guests. If you really have important matters to see the Saintess, you must first go to High Priestess Tia.”
“Then where can I find High Priestess Tia?” Vieno took out a gold coin and placed it in the priestling’s hand.
The latter’s originally slightly wary little face immediately lit up with joy:
“Recently, the High Priestess has been staying in the Fog Gate Plaza in the Mist. I can go help call her over. It’ll take about forty minutes.”
Forty minutes? That fast?! Vieno knew how far Fog Gate Plaza was from the Cathedral of the Goddess of Life.
For an ordinary person, it would take over an hour just to jog there, let alone return.
But this priestling said it would only take forty minutes?
“Alright, help me pass a message to her. Say that the Ninth Saintess’s good friend Wilona has arrived.”
“No problem!”
After temporarily settling Vieno and the others, the priestling, right in front of Vieno, jogged out of the cathedral to the post office across the street.
He threw twenty silver coins to a Third Rank scout:
“Urgent business. Deliver a message to High Priestess Tia in Fog Gate Plaza. Say that the Ninth Saintess’s good friend Wilona has arrived.”
“Got it!”
The Third Rank scout, whose clothes bore the four big characters “City Express,” instantly dashed and disappeared from the spot.
At an average speed of nearly eighty kilometers per hour, he rushed out of the city at full speed.
In less than ten minutes, he appeared in Fog Gate Plaza and found Tia, who was leasing land to nobles…
Huh, so it was outsourced after all… Vieno felt speechless.
Another half hour later, Tia’s carriage stopped at the entrance of the Cathedral of the Goddess of Life.
It basically matched the priestling’s forty minutes, so that guy did outsource quite often.
“Wilona, High Priestess Tia is here! Come over quickly!”
Hearing the carriage, Vieno shouted toward the garden beside the cathedral, calling back Wilona, who had been curiously wandering around outside.
As an underage kitten, Wilona was full of energy and certainly wouldn’t obediently sit on a chair waiting for half an hour.
“Coming!” In the banyan tree at the center of the garden, Wilona lightly jumped down from the tree and excitedly returned to the cathedral.
As soon as she entered, she saw Vieno talking to someone with her back turned. It was probably that High Priestess.
Wait, why was this High Priestess so petite? She was completely blocked by her aunt’s figure.
Standing directly behind her aunt, she couldn’t see anything at all… So Wilona directly stepped forward and pressed close behind Vieno, then poked half her head out and looked mischievously at the second-in-command of Deya City, High Priestess Tia.
But after just a brief glance, Wilona’s heart nearly stopped…
Silver-white hair, pink pupils, a height half a head shorter than herself, a very common loose priest’s robe… Wilona looked this High Priestess up and down, examined her carefully for a long time, and then felt utterly awful.
This High Priestess looked exactly like the target of revenge in her memory…
“Here, everything you want to know is in this letter. And as for my kitten, I need to inspect her in person.”
Truth handed out a plain letter to Vieno, who immediately got so excited that her tail kept twitching and occasionally slapped Wilona’s face behind her.
Finally got it! The method to bypass the Divine Blockade and achieve Ascension to King Rank!
Vieno carefully put away the letter.
Then she directly pushed Wilona, who was behind her, in front of her and even helped her take off her hood, revealing furry cat ears.
“Look, genuine cat ears, and this tail. This is the one and only Wilona in the world!”
Vieno introduced Wilona to Truth like a madam, causing Wilona to stare blankly at Vieno:
“Aunt, what is going on here? Don’t tell me she’s High Priestess Tia…”
“How could that be? Don’t worry, she’s not.” Vieno replied with a smile:
“I didn’t expect the Ninth Saintess to come in person. Let me introduce you—she is the Ninth Saintess Truth. I’m sure you two will get along very well! Alright, there’s nothing left for me to do here. I’m heading back to Snowveil City first. If anything happens, just write to me!”
“Wait, Auntie, listen to me first!” Wilona clutched Vieno’s cape tightly to prevent her from escaping.
But the latter slipped out of her cape and hood, leaving them with Wilona, then disappeared into Deya City at a speed several times faster than that Third Rank scout from the post office…
Only Truth and Wilona remained in the cathedral.
Wilona was still clutching Vieno’s cape and hood in her hands, her little face pale. She had a feeling she had been sold.
“Hello, Wilona the kitten.”
Truth stepped forward and closed in on Wilona, her expression playful.
Just a moment ago, she had been teaching Little Mist how to play her role in the Mist.
Then upon hearing the news about Tia, she immediately came to the cathedral to pick up the kitten.
Immediately, Wilona took a step back, glared fiercely at Truth, and without hesitation pulled out the bone flute from her bosom and brought it to her mouth!
But the bone flute was instantly snatched away by Truth.
Although it was said that a cat’s reaction was seven times that of a human, Wilona found that she couldn’t react to Truth’s speed.