Tivian is the capital of the Preet Kingdom and also its largest city. The origin and center of this entire city is the Tivian Royal City. With the Royal City as the starting point, the entire Tivian can be roughly divided into five major districts: southeast, northwest, and central.
Among them, the Prayer Cathedral is located on the edge of Tivian's North District. This is the center of the Shining Light Church's Preet Province, where the Archbishop sent from the Holy Mountain is stationed, making it the center of divine authority in the entire Preet.
On the edge of Tivian's North District, there is a Church District centered around the Prayer Cathedral. Many Church institutions are gathered here, including monasteries, schools, consulates, the Judge, etc. There are also dedicated residential areas where a large number of Church staff reside, including Sister Vanya.
At night, the entire Church District was still immersed in the prayers of evening worship. Ethereal hymns echoed from the towering, massive Church, and the sound of the pipe organ drifted in the evening breeze. The entire Church District was enveloped in a quiet yet sacred atmosphere.
Sister Vanya, who had just finished evening worship, walked out of the Church. At this time, she was walking down the Church steps with other Sisters, chatting and laughing along the way.
"Vanya, Father Eber praised you today, saying your recent prayers have become increasingly earnest and focused. I remember you used to occasionally stumble during long hymns, but now they're so smooth. Do you have a secret?"
While going down the stairs, one of the Sisters asked Sister Vanya, who replied with a dry laugh.
"Haha... What secret is there? It's just that I've spent more time practicing than usual, that's all. It's nothing."
"Really... Then Vanya, you really do look more and more devout. It seems after witnessing Bishop Deekt's grave, your faith has grown stronger."
"Uh... I guess so..."
Sister Vanya responded with a hint of awkwardness, thinking to herself that if she didn't spend a lot of time practicing prayers and focusing intently during prayer, she might easily mess up the prayer words. If that happened in public, it would be a big problem.
"Vanya, we still have a little time. Do you want to go to the cafeteria for a late-night snack together?"
"About that, maybe next time. I still need to go back and read and study. I'll go with you next time I'm free. See you later~"
Saying that, Sister Vanya waved goodbye to the other Sisters, then quickly trotted away. The Sisters who stayed behind, watching Sister Vanya leave, said curiously.
"Vanya... she seems to like reading more than before, doesn't she? Is she that diligent?"
"Never mind her. Since she's not going, let's go together. If we're late, there won't be anything left~"
...
After saying goodbye to her fellow Sisters, Sister Vanya returned to her residence.
Unlike ordinary Sisters, Sister Vanya's residence is on an apartment building in the residential area, with her own apartment room. Most Sisters live in collective dormitories. This is not only because Sister Vanya is a Student class Extraordinary but also because she holds the position of a researcher in the Historical Scripture Department.
Going up the apartment building, Sister Vanya entered her own room. She didn't wash up and go to bed quickly as before, but sat down at her desk, opened the desk drawer with a key, and inside the drawer were four books of varying thickness.
These books were all secret transmission. These were the subjects Sister Vanya needed to study daily, and they included many heretical scriptures.
Sister Vanya picked up the four secret transmission from the drawer and examined them carefully. Two of them were "Cup" secret transmission, namely "Exploration Log of Voodoo Forest" and "Wolf Sacrifice Ritual." These two secret transmission were spoils of war from the battle at Field's villa where she and Dorothy fought. At that time, Dorothy and she agreed that they would each take one of these two secret transmission and swap them after finishing them.
In fact, Sister Vanya found it inconvenient to carry the secret transmission at the time, so she temporarily gave the books and other spoils belonging to her to Dorothy for safekeeping. After Dorothy finished reading both, she kept her promise and sent Sister Vanya's things to a safe address in Tivian after Sister Vanya returned to Tivian.
Sister Vanya is a researcher in the Historical Scripture Department and is quite interested in these secret transmission. Therefore, after getting the secret transmission, she began to study them and, by praying to akasha from time to time, cleared the accumulated Spirit Sight. Being able to read secret transmission without worrying about Spirit Sight was a unique experience for Sister Vanya.
By now, Sister Vanya had finished reading the two "Cup" secret transmission she got from Luer. Among these four secret transmission, she still had two left to read. These two were the thank-you gifts Aldrich had given her.
"Tonight, I should be able to finish this one entirely."
From these secret transmission, Sister Vanya took out a secret transmission with a yellow cover and placed it on the desk, then put the others back into the drawer. She then opened the book on the desk. Judging from the bookmark's position, she was almost finished reading it.
Sister Vanya had been reading this secret transmission for about a week. The name of the secret transmission was "Sun Wheel and Light," a theoretical research secret transmission. Its author was the Shining Light Church saint, Saint Amanda. This book detailed Saint Amanda's understanding of the "Light" Spirituality, focusing on the connection between the "Light" and the sun, believing that all "Light" in the world originated from the sun, and the sun was the source of all "Light." She also analyzed the relationship between the Radiant Savior and the sun, proposing several possibilities.
Some believed the sun was the Radiant Savior's creation, some believed the sun was the Radiant Savior's divine body itself, and some even believed the Radiant Savior might not have been so powerful initially, but only acquired immense divine power from the sun to be able to expel the evil gods and end the dark age.
'Madam Saint Amanda... is truly bold. As a saint, she is directly researching the deity she believes in. If a book like this were written by a lower-ranking clergyman, it would probably go straight to the Judge...'
Looking at the secret transmission before her, Sister Vanya couldn't help but think to herself.
After turning a few more pages, Sister Vanya finally finished reading this third secret transmission. After closing the entire book, she let out a long sigh, then closed her eyes and began to pray as usual, praying to Aka to clear her Spirit Sight.
This time, she didn't have to be as tense as she was in the Church; she could relax and be sincere.
After praying, Sister Vanya immediately felt a long-lost clarity in her mind. With this comfortable feeling, Sister Vanya stretched, then prepared to get up, wash, and go to bed.
However, at this moment, a familiar voice echoed in her mind.
"Great Aka, I have something important to tell Vanya. Please let her communicate with me using the book and pen."
Upon hearing this voice, Sister Vanya couldn't help but be slightly startled, then thought with surprise.
'This, this is Miss Dorothea's voice. She said she has something important to tell me. Is she telling me to pay attention to the Holy Scripture through Aka?'
Realizing this, Sister Vanya immediately sat back down in her chair, then took out the Holy Scripture she carried with her and opened it. As expected, new words appeared on the page where she contacted Dorothy, and it was the familiar "Are you there?"
"It really is..."
Looking at the characters before her, Sister Vanya swallowed. Generally, if Dorothy actively sought her out, it was usually for some relatively dangerous action. Seeing Dorothy's writing again made her feel a little worried.
'But Miss Dorothea is in Igwinte. I've already returned to Tivian, so nothing should come looking for me...'
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Sister Vanya thought this, then picked up her pen and wrote on the Holy Scripture.
"I'm here, Miss Dorothea."
Soon, a reply appeared on the Holy Scripture.
"That's great, Sister Vanya. Currently, in the King's Campus of Crown University, an innocent female student is being threatened by cultists. She also believes in Aka and is our companion, so I would like to ask if you could go to the King's Campus now and bring her to the City."
Looking at the new characters that appeared on the Holy Scripture, Sister Vanya was stunned. She couldn't help but complain in her heart.
Then, after reacting, she immediately picked up her pen and wrote again.
"Miss Dorothea, aren't you in Igwinte?"
"Because I received a new mission, I arrived in Tivian half a month ago. I was a bit busy, I'm sorry I didn't come to see you right away. After this operation is over, I'll treat you to dinner."
'I haven't agreed yet! Hey!' Looking at the text that appeared on the paper, Sister Vanya shouted in her heart. Originally, she wanted to refuse, but after seeing the words on the Holy Scripture page about being threatened by cultists and also believing in Aka, she breathed a sigh of relief, then picked up her pen and wrote on the Holy Scripture again.
"I'm relatively close to the King's Campus. It won't take long to get there by car. Where is she located in the King's Campus? While there are still horse-drawn carriages on the street, I'll leave now."
"She will wait for you at the River Irrigation Bridge entrance. It might be dangerous there, so it's best to bring a weapon when you go."
'It might really be dangerous...' Seeing Dorothy's words, Sister Vanya's heart tightened. However, thinking it was only a possibility, she hesitated for a while before picking up her pen and writing.
"Understood, I'll go prepare now."
Sister Vanya wrote her reply, then stood up, lay on the floor, and took out two items from under her bed: a rifle and a one-handed sword.
After wrapping the items she took out in cloth, Sister Vanya opened her wardrobe, took out a black robe from inside, and put it on. Then she fastened the long sword to her waist, slung the rifle over her back, covered them with the black robe, then picked up the Holy Scripture from the desk, put on her hood, and left the house.
Sister Vanya quickly walked out of the apartment building and left the Church District via a secluded path, reaching a sparsely populated street. Here, she hailed a horse-drawn carriage and explained the destination to the coachman after getting in.
Just like that, Sister Vanya sat in the carriage, heading towards the distant King's Campus.
Inside the carriage, Sister Vanya opened the Holy Scripture, wanting to communicate more with Dorothy about this operation. However, when she opened the Holy Scripture, she found that new text had already appeared on it.
"By the way, have you finished reading the secret transmission you have now?"
Looking at the text on the Holy Scripture, Sister Vanya didn't think much and immediately replied on it with her pen.
"I have finished reading the two 'Cup' secret transmission you sent. I have now finished reading one of the two secret transmission given by that Mr. and written by Madam Saint Amanda."
'She's finished the two 'Cup' ones? That's good. If I remember correctly, 'Exploration Log of Voodoo Forest' has 3 points of 'Cup', and 'Wolf Sacrifice Ritual' has 7 points of 'Cup'. This means I helped Vanya extract 10 points of 'Cup', which is more than enough to use Life Devour. With Vanya's Laurenst swordsmanship combined with Life Devour's enhancement, it will be difficult for ordinary Students to defeat her.'
In the secret room, looking at the reply on the log before her, Dorothy thought this. With Vanya's current situation, she was capable of dealing with Student opponents. Unless ordinary people were all armed with guns, even a dozen of them wouldn't be a threat.
'To capture Naifnis, an ordinary person, usually only requires sending out a few strong ordinary henchmen, not even Students.
'But those guys from the Eight Point Nest don't know Neff's strength, and due to tonight's losses, they might retaliate by sending in extraordinary pursuit forces, which might create a situation Vanya can't handle on her own. To be safe, I must give Vanya more leverage.'
Sitting in the secret room, Dorothy thought seriously about the situation on the ground.
'Currently, Vanya's Soul Book capacity should still have some space, right? She's a Student class Extraordinary, and one set of swordsmanship isn't enough to fill the Soul Book.'
Thinking this, Dorothy picked up her pen and began writing on the conversation page with Vanya.
"Vanya, now pray to Aka in the way I tell you.
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Royal Saint Crown University, King's Campus.
At night, in the female dormitory building, a window of a female dorm room was pushed open, and a black shadow climbed out. This black shadow climbed down the surface of the female dormitory building very agilely, and after a while, finally reached the lawn below the female dormitory building. After looking around, he ran into the nearby small woods at an extremely fast speed.
And there, several figures were standing and waiting for him.
"Mr. Ci Rong, I have searched Boyle's dorm room. She is not inside now, only her roommate is sleeping."
The black shadow reported, saying. He was Eile, one of Mr. Ci Rong's most loyal admirers in the original Secret Knowledge Society. Therefore, Mr. Ci Rong also gave him generous resources, making him a Student class Stealth Shadow. He was now one of Mr. Ci Rong's few usable henchmen.
"Not there? Hmph... It seems she got wind of something and ran away early."
Hearing Eile's reply, Mr. Ci Rong snorted coldly, and at this moment, Eile also spoke with concern.
"What should we do? Mr. Ci Rong, are we just going to let that traitor Boyle run away like this?"
"She can't run away. Since you said she ate the 'Dry Egg', she can't escape."
Saying that, Mr. Ci Rong took out a small box from his pocket, then opened the lid, and immediately a furry black spider crawled out from inside.
"Anyone who takes the Dry Egg will be connected by invisible silk to the Shadow Spider that laid the egg, so she cannot escape our grasp."
Saying that, Mr. Ci Rong brought the spider that had crawled onto his hand to his mouth, muttered something quietly, and then placed it on the ground.
The spider crawled out of Mr. Ci Rong's hand, then paused for a moment in place, and then quickly crawled in one direction. Mr. Ci Rong and the others immediately followed behind.