Chapter 475: Chapter 7: Submission

“Your Holiness, Holy Daughter,” Father Yodel humbly greeted. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on NoveI-Fire.ɴet

Julia continued her prayers, completely ignoring Father Yodel’s presence.

The latter felt slightly embarrassed but could only wait patiently in place.

The Holy Daughter of Light holds absolute authority within the top-level design of the Light Church, an existence that transcends mortals, capable of direct communication with the Light Goddess.

Not to mention that he was merely a regional bishop, even the Red-clothed Archbishop could only humbly greet Julia in her presence.

It took a while before Julia finished her round of prayers, slowly releasing her clasped hands, then casually lifting her right hand to the side.

A nun serving nearby hurriedly stepped forward to respectfully support Julia as she slowly stood up.

She then turned her head, looking down at Yodel below with a high and mighty demeanor; her face devoid of any expression, every gesture exuding a noble aura.

Clearly just a distance of twenty steps, yet it seemed as if they belonged to two different realms, with her high above.

Julia asked without a trace of emotion, “Bishop Yodel, what is your purpose?”

Yodel inadvertently furrowed his brow, a sigh escaping from deep within his heart.

He was well aware of the change authority can bring to a person, yet the transformation in Julia far exceeded his expectations.

He recalled when she was merely a gentle little priest, repeatedly failing to advance, eventually abandoned by the Church, forcing her to join the Adventurer Guild to venture into the Underground City with other adventurers to earn cultivation resources.

To afford a single prayer candle, she lived frugally, always greeting everyone with a warm smile.

And yet, how long has it been?

Just look at her now—not a trace of her former self remains.

Steadying his thoughts, Yodel said, “Reporting to the Holy Daughter, my parish recently received two guests claiming to be envoys from the Ivory Tower. They plan to hold a Summer Night Ritual in their territory next month and wish to invite your presence.”

Julia asked in confusion, “Ivory Tower? What kind of heresy is this?”

Though her heart held not even the slightest piety toward the divine, Julia was undeniably one of the most steadfast supporters of the Light Goddess system.

If possible, she wished to overturn the entire Wizard World, forcing every transcendent under the wizard system to become believers of the Light Goddess, or eliminate them all.

Currently, in her eyes, aside from the Light Church and the transcendent powers acknowledged by Lynch, everything else was heresy.

Yodel nodded: “Yes, this is a wizard power located northwest of our domain, with roughly a few hundred transcendent individuals and a mid-level wizard as their Witch Master, governing a population of about seven to eight hundred thousand.”

Julia asked indifferently, “Do they have any requests?”

Yodel replied, “From the words of the envoys, it seems they intend to align themselves with us.”

“Oh?”

Bright gleams appeared in Julia’s eyes.

Only after truly assuming a high position, mastering a Witch Domain, did Julia realize the extent of benefits involved.

Let’s put it this way, in the past, while at the Ancient Ruins, she was merely an apprentice, waking up early for a meager income of just a few dozen Magic Stones per month, even forced to give up her dignity and become someone else’s plaything.

Later, after arriving in Feiyan City, her income increased drastically compared to before, but here income was directly linked to strength and effort. As a high-level apprentice, her monthly income converted into Magic Stones amounted to merely a few hundred to a few thousand at most.

But now…

The Magic Stones she handled alone were calculated in billions, and various other resources were countless.

Though she didn’t directly control most of these resources, using the Church’s name to spend a portion on herself was entirely justified and reasonable.

Leaving aside other aspects, just take promotion matters, for example.

The precious Su Ya Water, after failing promotions twice, essentially led her to be abandoned by the Church as an Apprentice Priest, and the Church would no longer provide such resources.

However, now all these resources were completely under her control, allowing her to easily break through the wizard shackles multiple times, consuming Su Ya Water at far higher concentrations than the first two attempts.

With the help of these resources, she effortlessly overcame the shackles that had been blocking her for decades, advancing to the Official Wizard Level…

Now she truly understood why in the Ancient Ruins, those Purebloods, those apprentices of Wizard Families, always seemed to achieve breakthroughs with minimal cultivation—the lifestyle of having unlimited resources was simply too wonderful!

Julia pondered, “Align with us?”

The higher Julia climbed, the more dissatisfied she became.

In the system constructed by Lynch, the larger the domain, the more population and transcendent individuals acquired, the more Underground Cities explored, the more resources obtained, ultimately benefiting her significantly.

The development of the Witch Domain had become closely tied to her personal interests.

After some reflection, she calmly inquired, “Do they have any conditions?”

A few hundred transcendent individuals alongside an official wizard overseeing the Witch Domain was no small scale. Developing well on their own, with their autonomy intact, why suddenly choose to align themselves—doesn’t this sound unreasonable?

Yodel shook his head, “I’m not too sure about the specifics, but I heard that lately, the Pure White Tower is expanding externally, and the Ivory Tower seems to be located within their expansion zone…”

“The Witch Master of the Ivory Tower reportedly offended the high officials of the Pure White Tower in the past, and only due to the protection of the Dark Moon Church did nothing happen to them, but now the Dark Moon Church is no more…”

Julia nodded, “I understand.”

After a brief pause, she continued, “Alright, I’ll relay this matter to the Council’s Erwin and discuss it with the Guardians to come to a decision before replying to you.”

Although deep down, she wholeheartedly supported external expansion, it wasn’t her call to make.

In Lynch’s design, Julia, representing the Light Church, managed faith, but how to utilize this faith power was always Lynch’s domain.

Though her authority seemed vast, it was essentially limited to the internal Church, rendering her merely a mascot within Lynch’s transcendent framework, no different from Queen Kalina representing human noble forces.

Yodel nodded, “Understood.”

Nevertheless, after saying that, he did not leave.

Julia raised an eyebrow and asked, “Is there anything else you wish to address?”

Yodel hesitated for a moment before speaking, “Your Holiness, Holy Daughter.”

“You…”

“Are you truly planning to report this matter to the Council first?”

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