Chapter 147: Establishing the Goddess Church (55-extra 8)

After dragging the Archbishop out for a stroll, the subsequent conversation went very smoothly.

The Ice and Snow Goddess Church agreed to Herbert's conditions.

Bishop Leila had no choice but to agree.

Even the Ice and Snow Goddess herself had nodded in person—what right did she have to object?

Forget objecting, this elven bishop was now in a dazed state altogether.

Her mental state was truly worrying.

But one really couldn't blame her—what had just happened was simply too absurd.

The Ice and Snow Goddess appearing wasn't anything unusual; Leila herself had once been one of the lucky ones possessed and descended upon by the Goddess.

But the problem was—the Goddess had just now chosen to descend upon the statue rather than choose her as a vessel.

There were only two possibilities.

One possibility was that the Goddess's favor toward her had diminished, that she had fallen out of favor.

That was impossible!

She was the most favored bishop; otherwise the Goddess wouldn't have let her preside over this temple.

The other possibility was that even using herself as a vessel, combined with the temple, she still couldn't match the phantom figure the other party had displayed.

A Saint?

That existence… was a Saint!!?

That seemed even more impossible, yet it also seemed to be the actual truth!

No.

The real problem wasn't even here.

Leila stared wide-eyed, looking at Herbert with some horror, with ten thousand sarcastic points she wanted to voice.

This guy… does he mean he's been carrying a Saint's will on him everywhere he goes!?

Huh?

She wouldn't even bother asking whether the other party respected the Ice and Snow Goddess anymore…

You guy, do you even respect that Saint!

When danger comes, you just toss out the Saint's will?

Isn't that a bit too…

And under Herbert's 【Archbishop Summoning Art】 attack, the victims present weren't limited to Bishop Leila alone.

There was someone else who reacted even more strongly.

When the Archbishop's phantom appeared… no, even when Herbert was about to draw his sword, Valentina, sensing something amiss, had already turned tail and run.

Not good, it's that old bastard!

Skedaddle!!!

Without a shred of hesitation, without a trace of concern, she just ran off like that.

Only after everything had calmed down did she poke her head in from outside the great hall, sneaking peeks for quite a while.

After thoroughly confirming the old bastard had left, she whistled, pretending nothing had happened as she stood back in her original spot.

She calmly met Sister Kaplan's speechless gaze, matter-of-factly puffed out her chest, and nodded with confidence.

"It's safe outside!"

Mhm, I've never actually run away, you know.

I merely went to make sure everyone's evacuation route was clear, that's all.

"……"

After a long silence, Kaplan nodded and gave a soft "mhm."

"Good work."

Let's just leave it at that.

"Mhm mhm!"

"……"

The more she interacted with Valentina, the more Kaplan felt that she—no, everyone in the abbey—might have been mistaken.

This guy, as Herbert had said, was probably really—though dangerous, just not evil enough.

To put it harshly, she was even a bit of a dimwit.

With the Misty Abbey as his backing, Herbert felt even more底气 in his negotiations, and quickly worked out the details of the upcoming palace visit to rescue the king with Leila.

With the general plan in place, he left Sister Kaplan at the Ice and Snow Temple to continue discussing more details with Bishop Leila, while he himself took Valentina and left.

This side was arranged; what remained was to coordinate with the Frost Crystal royal family and finalize the details.

Herbert took a deep breath outside the Ice and Snow Temple and exhaled slowly:

"Phew…"

He was still a bit tired, after all.

Although the final result was very satisfying, the process hadn't exactly been smooth.

Amid his pride, Herbert actually felt quite a bit of感慨.

This time, he had truly and thoroughly witnessed the arrogance of the Goddess Church.

Without the Archbishop, even relying on Valentina, the other party still wouldn't look at him twice.

It wasn't even contempt—it was a matter-of-course belief that he wasn't qualified.

To be fair, such an assessment hurt more than malice.

Lies don't hurt; only the truth is the sharp blade.

"Strength."

Herbert had originally thought that although his advanced-level strength wasn't all that powerful, it would be enough for the short term.

But looking at it now—joy.

In the face of true strength, this was still far from enough!

"Learn, for learning has no end."

He hoped that one day, what he relied on would no longer be the Archbishop, but his own strength.

"And beyond strength, one must also have power…"

Bishop Leila was merely a priest who had just stepped into Legend; her strength couldn't be called all that exaggerated.

But what she represented was not merely herself, but the entire Church of the Gods—even equivalent to the will of the Goddess of Ice and Snow.

Even though the Church of the Goddess of Ice and Snow couldn't be ranked among the foremost of all the Churches of the Gods, being only a small fry.

But for mortals, it was still an unstoppable behemoth.

【"Envious?"】

"Hm?"

Hearing the Jester God's zero-frame opening line, Herbert raised an eyebrow.

"Envious? How could I not be envious?"

But what's the use of just being envious?

【"If you wish, you too could possess a position like hers—no… a position ten times, a hundred times hers!】"

"You mean…"

【"That's right! You…】"

Herbert's eyes lit up; he clapped his hands and said: "Right! I can join the Church of the Gods too!"

"Join first, then keep advancing within; one day I'll be able to reach a position even higher than hers!"

Teacher, I really want to improve.

【"Hm?"】

?

【"Right? Right about what! No, no!"】

Nie Nasha indignantly denied Herbert's dangerous notion, shouting loudly: 【"Listen to me! What I mean is, you can found your own Church of the Gods!"】

"Oh! So that's what you meant."

Herbert blinked, nodded in sudden realization, then fell into deep thought.

"Now that you put it that way… it really is! Right, I can do it myself."

What She said made sense.

Screw believing in some nonsense Buddha; better to do it myself!

If he could personally establish a Church of the Gods, then he could naturally become its supreme leader.

"But there's one problem."

Yes, there was actually one last problem, the most critical one!

【"Hm? What problem?"】

Herbert's face turned solemn, his brows tightly knit, and he said in a low voice: "But I don't want to become a god? Ah no, it's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't do it in the short term either…"

In my past life, was it because I didn't want to get into Tsinghua or Peking University?

It's because this concubine truly cannot do it!

【"Ah???"】

The Jester God was furious.

【"Me! Me! Of course I'm talking about me!!!"】

【"Once I'm freed, I can bestow blessings upon you! I can let you serve me!"】

Herbert listened to Her roaring in his mind and smiled faintly.

He wasn't Valentina, so of course he knew what Nie Nasha's words meant.

But he just had to indulge his mischievous itch; he had to tease Nie Nasha to feel comfortable.

Now… satisfying.

"Heh."

Just as he was chuckling in amusement, Valentina suddenly brought her face right up to his and asked suspiciously: "Hm? You smiled at me—do you have feelings for me?"

Feelings? What feelings?

Wait, why is your smile so dangerous?

Could it be that you want to…

"Uh? You…"

But after asking, Miss Hungry Dragon gave him no chance to reply, immediately nodding to herself.

"Good! I agree."

Having said that, she stretched out her wicked little claws toward Herbert.

Herbert:?

"Uh, wait a moment, we still have proper business to attend to… let go! Stop pulling at my clothes!"

Herbert tried to raise his right hand, but Valentina pressed it down.

"No pausing!"

"Wait, wait, let go!"

When night had fully fallen and the full moon hung high.

The long-awaited Herbert finally arrived at the king's sleeping palace.

He saw His Majesty the King, who possessed legendary strength but now looked withered like a stick of dry wood.

"Herbert? Haha, you've finally come, cough cough."

"Come, come here, cough cough!"

"Sit by my side…"

Begging for monthly tickets! The big shots behind are chasing so close, I don't want to get overtaken—

Drop more comments, family, this is very important for the breakout data—

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……

Extra chapters progress (8/88), the progress has already reached one-eleventh!

Although the denominator is still increasing, I believe the advantage is on my side!

We will win!

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(End of this chapter)