Volume 1 Chapter 566

Chapter 566: Closed Door Disciple!

Lolth held the holy banana and decided to take a stroll in the Holy Capital.

Anyway… my identity should not be exposed.

If it were to be revealed, it would have happened on the first day.

I had already been living in Eden Palace for three whole days…

Although I couldn’t remember what happened when I was drunk and crazy, it seemed I hadn’t done enough to expose myself.

"Maybe I overestimated The Church of Light a bit."

Lolth said this as she stood up to leave.

"Let’s go see that Fourth Princess… right, it’s the Fourth Princess?"

As she said this, Dorothy quickly stood up as well.

"Wait… Teacher Lolth, I want to go with you!"

She stood up.

Lolth looked at her with a surprised expression.

"Ah? That’s not impossible… But why do I feel like you’ve suddenly become so enthusiastic?"

"After all, she is your new student, my… junior."

As Dorothy said this, she showed a look of concern.

"That doesn’t really count; I won’t actually teach her anything," Lolth shook her head and casually said, "It’s just for show, nothing compared to you."

As Lolth said this, Dorothy was slightly taken aback and then nodded.

"I understand… But even if it’s just in name, I want to follow and see…"

As Dorothy said this, she couldn’t help but smile.

"Alright then, stay close," Lolth ruffled Dorothy’s hair, not noticing her emotional ups and downs, "After all, this is the Holy Capital… It’s better to be careful."

Although I could act carefree and indifferent, thinking that The Church of Light was just ordinary.

But after bringing Dorothy along, Lolth felt once again that this place was full of danger and very difficult to navigate.

Just like the old school was not dangerous…

But once you had to carry a raw egg in a plastic bag with you all the time, everything changed.

Watching Lolth lead her apprentice out the door, Patricia quietly took an orange out of her pocket.

Peeling the orange’s skin, she stuffed the juicy fruit into her mouth, frowning tightly.

"Ouch… it’s so sour."

She started to think about one thing: whether she should begin to take on apprentices.

Although she occasionally taught lessons at the Wizard Academy in Cloud City, those students who attended her classes were not truly her own apprentices.

The feeling with Dorothy and Lolth was definitely fundamentally different.

The wizards of Cloud City not only taught large classes but also took on apprentices.

The large classes only teach general knowledge, while the special skills are reserved for their own students.

In a way, the wizards of the Wizard Association are both modern and traditional.

They are open to new knowledge but often choose to pass on their magical knowledge and extraordinary skills through their own teachings.

Some even prefer to adopt rather than take on apprentices.

They choose abandoned babies with great magical talent to raise as their own children, teaching them everything they have learned.

Even a Sage will usually only accept seven or eight apprentices at most.

Patricia’s teacher, the former Great Sage Morning Star, only took in two disciples.

If it weren’t for Patricia’s elder martial sister, whom she had never met, accidentally causing her own death during a magical experiment with Star Spirit Magic, Patricia would not have had anything to do with this situation.

Therefore, for Patricia, she also feels that taking on a student is a very serious matter.

To be honest, she is young and on the rise now; although her skills are quite good, she is still far from her own standards.

So she never thought about the inheritance of the "Morning Star" lineage.

She always feels… that she is not ready to take on a student.

Moreover, teaching a disciple seems to be a very dull thing.

Even the most talented individuals, in her eyes, still seem like fools.

Even for the other person’s sake, Patricia thinks she is not prepared.

But these days… Patricia has been spending time with Lolth and Dorothy, the master and disciple…

"Darn it, watching them makes me really want to take on a student!"

"I have a pure and lovely little sister who follows me every day, asking this and that… Even though she knows I’m going to accept other students, she still feels nervous and doesn’t dare to say anything!"

Patricia started to think that maybe it was time for her to get ready to take on students!

Just like how after watching cute pets, one also wants to have a pet, or seeing a happy family, one wishes to get married and have kids.

But, reason told Patricia…

A beautiful relationship like Lolth and Dorothy’s is not the usual kind of teacher-student relationship.

In a place like Cloud City, finding a cute girl with "purity"…

It’s just too slow!

Thinking of this, Patricia felt a sudden drop in her spirits.

She took out an orange again.

"Sigh… Why am I not a succubus? If only I were a succubus!"

Patricia grumbled in dissatisfaction.

This time, the orange hadn’t even touched her lips…

She already felt the sourness.

Outside the door, after Lolth left this room in Eden Palace…

She looked at the floor tiles engraved with softly glowing patterns, the fountain filled with rich Holy Light, and the Paladins of the "Compassion" group standing beside the gentle steps…

She couldn’t help but hold her forehead.

"Where the heck is this place in Eden Palace?"

Even as a succubus, Lolth knew that Eden Palace in the Holy Capital was very big.

Bigger than any palace in any country on the mainland, and even comparable in size to Demon King Castle.

So it was true that the Holy Capital was divided into Eden Palace and two cities around Eden Palace, without any issues.

A huge Eden Palace naturally included not only the two largest structures for the Pope and the Holy Maiden, but also the residences for cardinals, Privy Bishops, devoted cultivators, and sanctuary knights.

It even contained the temporary quarters for three Grand Knight orders, the training halls for cultivators, the headquarters of the Heretic Tribunal, the church’s secret council, the royal palace of the Holy Empire, meeting places, and more—this didn’t even include the two grand cathedrals of Eden and the central church for the Pope and Holy Maiden’s prayers.

So, Lolth wasn’t too surprised to find herself inside Eden Palace for this reason.

Originally, she thought she should be hidden away in some corner or cold palace of Eden Palace.

But now, looking up at the towering twin spires that reached the clouds and radiated Holy Light, forming a Holy Light annulus in mid-air, Lolth couldn’t help but say…

"What the heck?"

She knew exactly where she was in Eden Palace.

She knew very well.

There was no one on the continent who didn’t know where this was.

Eden Palace, Central Church.

The place where the Holy Maiden prayed, and also where the Pope was crowned.

If the God of Light were to give any divine message, it would surely be given at this church.

Here, even regular bishops were not allowed to enter, let alone ordinary believers.

Even the cardinals who lived in the Holy Capital only had two chances a year to enter.

One chance was during the year-end celebration, and the other was for faith assessments.

There was indeed a "residence" beside the Central Church.

But usually, it was only open during the year-end celebrations, for important people like the Privy Bishop, the leaders of the three Grand Knight groups, and the Director of the Heretic Tribunal…

Well, in a way, it made sense for her current identity to live here.

But was it really hidden in "secret"?

Lolth was very, very suspicious about this.

Of course, this creepy place was indeed not easy for ordinary people to enter, so it did make sense from a hiding point of view.

But those who came in were the absolute power center of The Church of Light!

Lolth felt cold sweat running down her back.

The only thing to be thankful for was that the Lady of Light, who usually appeared here, would not be coming back because she was trapped in Hillenbrand Town.

The Director of the Heretic Tribunal himself did not know where he was… but for some reason, Lolth oddly felt that he would not show up either.

Even the Pope, according to what people said, must be lacking in motivation.

Lolth guessed that the old man might have lost consciousness every day.

But even if she brushed up on something like Privy Bishop, what if she suddenly became too aware? That would be tough!

After all, this was Eden Palace!

Although the teachings of The Church of Light said, "The light of the Lord shines on every corner of the continent, and the Lord watches over all places where the light reaches," Lolth thought that was just nonsense.

No matter how strong the God of Light was, he definitely couldn’t be watching non-stop for twenty-four hours a day.

But…

This place was definitely, absolutely under the watchful eye of the God of Light!

If the God of Light was watching the main plane, he would definitely see this place.

To be honest, even if no one else noticed, the God of Light might catch a glance.

At that time, she hoped there wouldn’t suddenly be a divine message saying, "I am watching my people. Why is there a succubus in Eden Palace?"

That would be the end.

So Lolth thought she absolutely couldn’t get into a fight here.

Being discovered would mean disaster.

But in the end, Lolth quickly accepted reality.

"Hmm… Anyway, I’ll just pretend nothing is wrong and leave this place!"

Lolth thought this as she prepared to leave.

But after taking just a couple of steps, she suddenly heard a curious voice nearby.

"Eh… Bishop Nai?"

She felt a shiver all over and turned her head, seeing a strange woman in the distance.

Lolth’s mind raced quickly.

"Nai? Oh right, that seemed to be the name of this false form…"

"But did ‘Bishop Nai’ really look like this? Or was it the result of the Heretic Tribunal’s propaganda?"

"This sounded like someone she knew!"

Lolth had many thoughts, but on the surface, she still smiled without showing any emotion.

"Oh, hello there."

"Where is Bishop Nai going?"

The other person also seemed to be polite.

"Oh… this, I need to find the Fourth Princess."

Lolth casually made up an excuse and said.

When the other person heard this, they showed a surprised expression.

"Bishop Nai, I am the Fourth Princess."

As the other person said this, Lolth froze.

"Ah… huh?"

She looked at the other person, and the other person looked at her.

Then, Her Highness the Fourth Princess of the Holy Lieto Empire nodded.

"Yes, that’s right, it’s me."

Lolth looked at her awkwardly, feeling like her mind had gone blank.

At that moment, Dorothy peeked her head out from behind Lolth.

"Hello, junior sister."

As she said this, she gently waved her hand.

Meanwhile…

At the border of the Holy Empire, five hundred miles away from New Dawn City, in another city called Bright Light City.

Inside Leto Cathedral in Bright Light City, paladins, worshippers, and priests lay scattered on the ground, unconscious.

Most of them were holding weapons, but there were no signs of a fight.

It seemed that they discovered the enemy’s invasion and prepared to face them.

But in an instant…

They all lost their ability to resist at the same time.

However, there were still people awake inside the church.

At the prayer altar, beneath the Holy Light annulus and the angel mural…

The terrified Bishop Carpenter fell to the ground, while a small girl and the young woman standing behind her looked down at him.

A flowing silver liquid covered the entire church, flowing under everyone’s feet.

It also flowed beneath the fallen Bishop Carpenter.

That cold, deadly liquid, along with the seemingly harmless girl in front of him, who was actually just as deadly, made Carpenter feel no sense of safety even inside the church.

He would not feel such fear even in front of the strongest enemy.

After all, no matter how strong someone is, it can be understood.

But…

The girl in front of him was clearly only at the Elite Level…

Even the female mage behind her looked like just an extraordinary being.

But his Holy Light power felt like a toy in front of her.

Even those who had fallen…

Neither of them made a move.

They simply walked past, and those fallen ones clutched their throats in pain and fell to the ground.

The silver liquid blocked the Holy Light and all magic.

Although this is the Church of Light, the Holy Light here seemed so weak.

Also, they seemed to be… coming toward me.

Carpenter couldn’t understand why someone as ordinary as him had attracted such a terrifying creature.

However, he soon didn’t need to think about it anymore.

Because the other person spoke first.

"I heard some very interesting rumors in Guomu Town, and after some investigation, I confirmed one thing…"

"It seems that you have had contact with this guy."

The little girl’s voice had a calmness not typical of her age.

She showed a picture.

The woman in the picture, Carpenter would never forget her.

"You… are you here for that important person?"

"That important person?"

The girl-like creature paused for a moment and then gently laughed.

"Ah, that’s right… it’s her."

"Tell me clues about her… I won’t make it hard for you to tell me where she is, just clues will be fine."

As she said this, she stretched out a finger.

A silver liquid slowly moved up along his skin, covering his neck.

"I… I don’t know, but I heard… I guess she must have gone to the Holy Capital!"