Logan felt the cushion under him, then lifted it up. He smiled at Cecilia and said."This thing is pretty comfortable to sit on."

As he spoke, Logan picked up the dagger on the table and placed it on top of the cushion. "How about this—give me this dagger, and the cushion too. Deal?"

Cecilia frowned. She looked at the dagger, then at the cushion. After hesitating for a long time, she finally let out a sigh. "You really know good stuff."

Then Cecilia raised her hand and removed the seals on the dagger and the cushion. "You've taken them. Our grudges are settled. We're even."

As soon as she finished speaking, light burst from Cecilia's body, and Logan was quickly teleported out of the great hall.

After Logan put the dagger and the cushion into his familiar space, Cecilia slowly walked out of the hall and said."It's gone. From now on, I belong to you."

Logan glanced at Cecilia and smiled. "Can I say no?"

Cecilia looked at Logan, her eyes full of pleading. "If you refuse, I'll die."

Logan rolled his eyes. "Then if you follow me, can you serve tea, bring water, sweep the floor, and cook?"

Hearing that, Cecilia froze for a moment and shook her head. "No. I've never done any of that. But if you want me to, I can learn."

Logan clapped his hands. "I'm really curious—what gender is that stupid god? When it speaks while possessing the Holy Son, it's a male voice. When it possesses the Holy Girl, it's a female voice. So what is it, exactly?"

Cecilia hesitated for a while. She walked up to Logan and whispered."Gods don't have a gender. Or you could say it is both male and female."

Hearing that, Logan's eyes widened, and he blurted out a shocked curse.

The two of them returned together to the gate of Holy City, where the High Priest and Natalia and the others had been waiting for a long time.

The High Priest looked at the faded holy mark on Cecilia's forehead and sighed. "Poor child. Thank you for everything you've given for the light. By the will of the gods, starting today, you will no longer be Temple's Holy Girl. And the light power you have will remain in Holy City."

As soon as she finished speaking, the high priest placed her hand on Cecilia's forehead. The holy light on Cecilia's body rushed into the priest's body in a wild and fast way.

When there was no more familiar energy left in Cecilia, the priest finally let go and supported her as she swayed unsteadily.

She looked at Logan and said."The gods know you don't trust the Holy Girl. I have followed the divine order and taken all of the Holy Girl's power away. I hope you can stop doubting her and treat her well."

Logan frowned. "She's already mine. Did you even ask me before taking her power away?"

The priest smiled awkwardly. "I forgot about that."

Logan snorted. "I wasn't wrong. Cecilia is a Legend 3 star familiar tamer, right? Now that you've taken her power, what are you going to do to make it up to me?"

The priest broke out in cold sweat and looked at Natalia, hoping for help. "I just promised Natalia, the City Lord, to give the Twilight City one billion Federation coins as public funding."

Logan turned to look at Natalia. He didn't expect this woman to have secretly taken advantage of the Temple while he was away.

Logan didn't really care about that, but he turned back to the priest and looked at Cecilia, who looked very tired. "One billion Federation coins won't be enough. I want the Temple to obey me completely whenever I need them, and do one thing for me."

The priest frowned when he heard this, but then nodded. "Fine. As long as we can settle this, the Temple is willing to sign a contract to show our sincerity."

After signing the contract with the priest, Logan called out his Red Feather and left with the four girls.

On the way, Natalia kept staring at Cecilia. "So you're just going to follow Logan now?"

Cecilia nodded. "This is my last mission as the Holy Girl."

Natalia laughed coldly. "You're not the Holy Girl anymore."

Cecilia was at a loss: "But the mission is still the mission."

Natalia was speechless: "Temple people are all crazy!"

Logan looked at Cecilia: "Next, you're going to Star Lake. You need to regain your familiar tamer power, re-covenant with a familiar, and train your familiar energy."

Cecilia frowned. "What about you? Are you not going?"

Logan shook his head. "I have something to do. I'll meet you there in two days."

With that, Logan vanished in a flash, riding on the back of his horned hawk, Red Feather.

Cecilia watched him disappear, and her eyes showed a bit of sadness.

Natalia exchanged a look with Sophia and Lucia, then snorted. "That kid is definitely up to something bad!"

In an old, abandoned cave.

Logan held a [Gilded Rat] familiar and cast [Enslave Mind] on it.

As the [Gilded Rat]'s eyes turned blank, Logan gave his order: "I'll set up a one-way teleportation circle on you. Once you go through the portal, bring me back a piece of brick."

The [Gilded Rat] nodded while making small noises.

Logan opened his palm, and a space magic circle quickly appeared.

He had left countless space marks in the god's treasure vault. He randomly picked a chair and sent the [Gilded Rat] through the portal.

Soon, a space disturbance came. Logan quickly tore open a space crack.

Sure enough, a brick came out from the crack.

At the same time, Logan's mind link with the [Gilded Rat] completely broke.

Logan laughed coldly. That stupid god had definitely planned for this. The [Gilded Rat] was probably dead.

Thinking that, Logan turned toward the deep part of the cave. A group of trembling [Gilded Rats] were there.

"There are 108 bricks in the hall. Bring them all back! Those who come back alive will get a chance for evolution!"

After saying that, Logan waved his hand, and a wave of Evolution Power shot into the leading Gilded Rat.

Within a moment, the Gilded Rat's body began to swell, its fur became brighter and more shiny, and its overall power shot up from C-level 5 star to B-level.

Seeing their companion evolve, the other Gilded Rats all showed envy. They gathered around Logan, begging him to send them to steal bricks.

Logan smiled. "Go fast and come back fast! If you make it back alive, I'll let you evolve!"

With that, Logan opened a portal, and the Gilded Rats rushed in one after another.

Soon, bricks started flying back through the portal.

Logan looked at the pile of bricks and saw that there were exactly 108 of them. He smiled in satisfaction.

Suddenly, a Gilded Rat came out of the portal.

Its body was completely black, and it looked in pain, as if it had been burned by holy light.

Logan saw it clenching a badge in its mouth and his eyes widened. "Oh my god, you actually stole it back?"

He quickly put the badge into his familiar space and grabbed the Gilded Rat, then teleported out of the cave.

Not long after, a bright angel landed in the cave, scanning the area. She found that all the traces had been completely erased and sighed in disappointment. "Stealing bricks and ending up in the Holy City? That's really annoying. You better not let me find you!"

Suddenly, the angel's face turned angry, and her face changed into that of a god.

"Raphael, keep searching! The Badge of Light is missing!"

Raphael looked shocked and returned to her normal appearance. "How is that possible? That badge was protected by destructive holy light!"

After saying that, Raphael spread her wings and flew out of the cave, leaving the area behind.

At that moment, Logan was in the underground space of the central island of Star Lake, treating the Gilded Rat that had risked its life to get the badge back.

"Little guy, I didn't think you actually had guts!" Logan smiled and praised the little rat, slowly sending Evolution Power into its body.

Soon, the Gilded Rat's fur changed color, its tail grew bigger and fluffier, and its claws became sharper.

[Species: Gilded Rat (Evolved)]

[Stat: Rock]

[Rank: A-level 1 star]

[Stage: Master 1 star]

[Talent: Digging tunnels, Earth protection, Treasure sense]

[Skill: Burrow, Earth Spike, Sandstorm, Phantom Speed]

[Stat: Power 110, Stamina 120, Mind 113, Agility 153]

[Note: Gilded Rats are extremely attracted to beautiful women. If touched by a beautiful woman every day for 30 days, there is a chance it will evolve.]

...

After reading this, Logan felt surprised.

He hadn't expected that the little mouse he had rescued out of pity had a treasure-detecting ability.

[Treasure Sense]: The Gilded Rat can find high-value treasures within a one-kilometer radius. If encouraged by a beautiful woman, the range can expand to ten kilometers.

Seeing the rat's treasure sense, Logan nodded in satisfaction. "From now on, you're Tony."

With that, Logan put Tony into his familiar space.

Logan called out Kerparos and then released 108 spiritual body clones. He ordered them."Hurry up and study. I want to know the secrets hidden on these bricks."

Logan looked at the Badge of Light in his hand and called over one of his spiritual bodies, Castell. "Is there a way to safely release the soul inside?"

Castell looked at the badge and frowned. "This requires a familiar tamer who understands Divine Light Magic. If you don't use Divine Light Magic to open the seal, the spiritual body inside will be destroyed."

Logan nodded and sighed. "It looks like I need to help Cecilia regain her strength as soon as possible."

As soon as he finished speaking, Logan sat alone in a corner and activated his [Three-Headed Hell Wolf] form, starting to study the Rune Arrays.

Although the gods' notes were not fully decoded, the knowledge from the 108 spiritual bodies of The Black Church also needed time to process.

Logan was like a sponge, absorbing knowledge as fast as he could.

Through the memories and inheritance of these ancient souls, he slowly began to understand the truth of the world in a new way.

That's why Logan was very excited. Once he released the spiritual bodies of the former high priests and priests inside the Badge of Light, he would gain knowledge and experience beyond the human Federation.

Only then would he feel ready to deal with the people from Pinocchini again.

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