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"What preparations are needed?"
"Just hide your ears, it's okay if you don't."
In a sense, the Principality of Claire has become Wendy's lair, and the relationship between myself and Wendy is that Wendy's lair is her lair. Even if Lily appears there in her elf form, there will be no problem.
However, on the other hand, she had never used the elf transformation she gained after obtaining the Stigmata of the Goddess of Life.
Thinking of this, Elise silently used her elf transformation ability, and her entire demeanor instantly became ethereal. Overall, there was not much change, except that her ears became the pointed ears that were a symbol of the elven race.
"Do you think people will mistake us for mother and daughter if we appear together now?"
Volume 1: Chapter 420 The God's Skin Stirred
"If you want to be my daughter, you're a bit too young."
"Is it possible that you are the one who was mistaken for Lu'er?"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Lily put her hands on her hips, trying to show her authority, but she soon realized that her current form standing next to Elise did indeed make her easy to misunderstand.
In order to maintain her dignity, Lily also transformed herself into a mature older sister.
Just as she was about to say something to Elise, she found that Elise had already come closer, staring straight at her with undisguised pleasure in her eyes.
"I like you just the way you are, and I wouldn't feel guilty even if I did something to you."
Upon hearing Elise's words, Lily suddenly realized that she might have been tricked by this wicked woman.
"Stop messing around, didn't you say you were going to take me out to play?" Lily reverted to her petite and adorable self, muttering softly.
"I'm just trying out a new form."
After becoming an elf, her perception was greatly enhanced, and her ability to use life magic was also significantly increased.
Elise, having returned to her normal form, also brought Lily to the ancient teleportation array.
Through the teleportation array here, they can instantly travel to the distant Principality of Cleria.
Of course, the cost of such a teleportation array is not low, so only Elise can teleport so recklessly.
In the blink of an eye, the two found themselves in a somewhat empty underground hall. The walls around them bore the emblem of the Earth Goddess, and priests of the Earth Goddess guarded the place in the distance.
Sensing the movement of the teleportation array, the priests turned their gazes over, and upon seeing Elise, their eyes shone with unparalleled fervor.
Although Wendy added a filter to Elise's image in the eyes of her followers, preventing them from discovering that Elise was the earth goddess they worshipped, Wendy still portrayed Elise as an equal to herself in order to make things easier for Elise.
So here, no matter where she goes, she can feel the admiring and fervent gazes.
Lily, who was standing next to Elise, gently tugged at her sleeve and whispered, "This doesn't feel like the Church of the Earth Goddess. It feels more like I've stumbled into some cult stronghold."
To some extent, Lily's feeling was not wrong at all. After all, the Earth Goddess worshipped by this Earth Goddess Church was actually Iris, and the High Priest was the insect-woman Wendy. These believers all had insects in their bodies to varying degrees.
It really does seem no different from a cult.
However, Elise would never admit to such a thing. She casually changed the subject and began to chat with Lily about the customs and culture of the Principality of Claire.
Soon, Lily's attention was drawn to Elise's story, and she forgot about the strangeness of the place.
The two chatted for a while and soon returned to the ground. After walking a few steps, Lily seemed to notice something and pointed to the statue of the Earth Goddess not far away, saying, "Why do I feel like that statue looks a lot like you?"
"Would you believe me if I told you it was your imagination?"
Lily pursed her lips. Although she always acted like a naive and innocent girl in front of Elise, it didn't mean that she was actually naive and innocent.
Although she was a little stunned at first glance, she quickly figured out the intricacies of the situation.
Lily's expression also turned serious: "Although I don't know why you did this, plundering the faith of a god is an irreconcilable feud. Are you prepared to face the wrath of the Earth Goddess?"
"He is in dire straits himself right now, otherwise do you think I would dare to do such a thing so blatantly?"
Even so, this kind of thing is still too dangerous.
She had previously wondered why the Church of the Earth Goddess would also participate in the construction of the Land of Hope, assuming that Elise had made a deal with the church. Now it seems that the entire Church of the Earth Goddess belongs to Elise.
"Are you concerned about me?"
"Yes, you're my friend after all. I don't want my friend to die under divine punishment one day."
"Just friends?" Elise said, somewhat disappointed.
Lily gave her a disgruntled look: "I'm warning you, don't push your luck!"
"Alright, alright, let's not talk about that anymore. I'll take you to the most bustling area."
Under Wendy's meticulous management, the situation in the Principality of Claire is much better than before. In the market area, merchants who come here to trade can be seen everywhere, as well as bustling crowds.
Although the various sounds mixed together were somewhat noisy, they were also full of life, unlike before when the place was lifeless and devoid of any vitality.
Lily, who rarely goes out, was quickly drawn to the bustling streets after arriving here.
Elise patiently accompanied her from beginning to end of the shopping trip, fulfilling Lily's every wish, no matter what she wanted to eat or buy.
The attentive service made Lily feel a little embarrassed.
It wasn't until the afternoon, when it was almost dark, that the two returned to the church.
By this time, Wendy had already returned.
Upon seeing Elise and Lily, he silently put away his book and slowly walked towards them.
“I thought you’d stay over there,” Elise said softly as Wendy walked towards her.
“I heard that you came here with the chieftain of the elves, so I came back.”
Seeing Wendy looking around, Elise said irritably, "We just went shopping, we didn't do what you're thinking."
"That kind of thing?" A look of curiosity flashed in Lily's eyes.
Elise didn't hide anything and explained the situation directly to Lily. After hearing it, Lily's face turned red instantly. She didn't expect that Wendy, who usually seemed a bit aloof, would care about such a thing.
Could it be that he's been spending too much time around Elise and has been infected by that wicked woman?
Am I also in danger?
Just as Lily was lost in thought, a butterfly flew in through the window and landed on Wendy's shoulder.
Seeing Wendy suddenly fall silent, Elise asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
"There's a problem at the lab. The skin of the God of Order is showing signs of unexplained agitation today. I need to go check it out."
"Then I'll go too."
Elise guessed that the commotion was probably somewhat related to her, since she had entered the divine realm of order before, and it might be related to that.
Volume 1: Chapter 421 Where did you learn that from?
Wendy's laboratory is located in a very remote underground place outside the city.
This is also to avoid any unexpected impact on the city.
In the vast and empty underground hall, besides the conspicuous stone coffin, there was also a human skin standing upright, which looked extremely eerie.
Especially after Elise and the others appeared on the periphery, Elise clearly felt that the skin had its eyes on her and began to pounce on her at an extremely strange and swift speed.
However, before the skin could get close, it was blocked by the power of the earth. Although Wendy was only at the eighth rank, this was the main camp of the Church of the Earth Goddess. She had arranged many priests of the Earth Goddess nearby. With the help of these priests, trapping a skin was not a big problem.
"It really is because of me." Looking at the blocked divine skin, Elise couldn't help but tilt her head, completely unfazed by the strange situation before her.
Lily, standing nearby, asked curiously, "Judging from the power of order emanating from it, could this be the skin of the God of Order?"
"Yes, I even know where the eyes are."
“This thing is quite dangerous. Is there something special about you that seems to have aroused it?”
"Perhaps it's because it entered the divine realm of order before, and its body has been tainted with some of the aura of order." Elise was initially worried that the divine skin might have been revived.
However, it seems that it was only temporarily active because it was stimulated by the aura of order.
“You keep Him trapped for now. Things should calm down after I leave,” Elise said, turning to Wendy.
"okay."
"By the way, how's your research on the corpse of the God of Filth coming along?"
"almost."
"I look forward to your research results."
After confirming that there were no other problems, Elise and Lily returned to the church's teleportation array and used it to return to Elise's manor.
Back here, Lily asked curiously, "I feel like there are a lot of dangerous things around you. Aren't you afraid at all?"
"Once you grasp the underlying principles, there's nothing to fear about those things. In fact, the more dangerous something is, the easier it is to use."
Just as Elise was talking to Lily, Elsa's familiar figure appeared in Elise's line of sight. Upon seeing Elise, she ran straight to her side.
Once she reached Elise's side, she looked curiously at the petite Lily in front of her, a hint of curiosity flashing in her eyes.
"Let me introduce you. This is the chieftain of the Elf race, Miss Lily."
"Elves!?" Yi
Now that Elise had introduced herself, it meant the girl before her was trustworthy, so Lily no longer concealed her identity and revealed the pointed ears characteristic of the elves.
Upon seeing Lily in her true form, Elsa's eyes flashed with shock, but her attention quickly shifted to Lily's ears; those pointy ears certainly looked tempting to touch.
Although Elsa didn't say anything, Lily knew what Elsa wanted to do just by looking at her.
She said irritably, "Don't touch it. If you want to touch it, go find that bad person; she can turn into an elf too."
After saying that, Lily ran off, making a face at Elise as she left, making it impossible to tell that she was a centuries-old loli.
After Lily left, Elsa turned her attention back to Iris and said, "Is it really alright for you to tell me about your knowledge of the elves?"
“It’s okay, I believe you,” Elise replied directly.
Even if Elsa hadn't awakened her memories, based on what Iris knew about her, she wouldn't reveal this secret.
Hearing Iris's words, Elsa's face lit up with a happy smile: "I just heard Miss Lily say that you can also transform into an elf. Can I touch your ears?"
"Can I say no?"
"You don't want your secret to be discovered, do you?"
"Who did you learn that from?" Elise smirked. She had only said that to Elsa before, and Elsa had picked it up. This rebellious disciple often used various methods to threaten her and force her to do shameful things.
Hearing those words come out of her mouth again now gave Elise the feeling of having PTSD.
"I don't know who I learned it from, it just came out naturally." Elsa also showed a confused look.
Seeing this, Elise sighed helplessly. The awakening of memories was so inexplicable; she had experienced it countless times from other people.
"I can grant your request, but how will you thank me?"
"Then, then can you touch my ears too?"
Although the response was somewhat perfunctory, considering that she had been busy with various things since returning and hadn't had a chance to properly show Elsa around, Iris agreed.
Looking at the elven-like Iris, Elsa carefully reached out and touched Iris's pointed ears.
Elise shuddered involuntarily when touched. Now she understood why Lily wouldn't let her touch her ears; elves' ears were truly sensitive.
Elsa had actually noticed the change in Iris's expression when she touched Iris's ear, but she pretended not to notice and carefully played with Iris's ear.
Watching the pointed ears gradually turn pink as she played with them, Elsa wondered what the teacher's reaction would be if she leaned in and blew on them.
Just then, Elise suddenly grabbed Elsa's hand and said, "That's enough."
If I let them continue to act so recklessly, I might lose my composure.
Before Elsa could respond, Iris quickly deactivated her fairy form and then reached out to play with Elsa's ears.
After all, it was something the other party had promised me before.
While Elise was playing with her ears, Elsa whispered, "Um, I haven't been out much since I got here. Could you come with me for a walk tomorrow?"
"Yes, even if you hadn't said it, that's what I was planning anyway. Tomorrow I'll show you around here properly."
She also needs to devise a training plan for Elsa, since Elsa is a protagonist who is nurtured and developed; if she is left to her own devices like other protagonists, she won't be able to grow.
Volume 1: Chapter 422 Elira senses danger
"I have a feeling that living here for too long will be bad for my heart."
Elira, who had just gotten up in the morning, ran into Nora, who was doing her morning exercise, as soon as she stepped out of her room.
Although the other party seemed easygoing and approachable, Elira had not forgotten Nora's ferocious appearance when she killed the god.
It just feels like the shadow of the world-destroying witch is missing from Nora's side now.