Bishop Ilis

Chen Yi had already begun his second round of reading at the Mage Association. The notebooks used to record his inspirations had grown to dozens, all waiting for Chen Yi to test them one by one before absorbing their essence into his own spells.

"Looking at it this way, the information on the panel isn't accurate enough. My Fireball and a new player's Fireball are completely different things, yet they both display as Fireball."

"The same applies to the information scanned by Eye of Scrutiny. The same swordsmanship is a different concept for a Swordmaster and an Apprentice."

"Is it that the conditions haven't been met, so the division hasn't started?"

Thinking this, he moved his mind and summoned the panel.

[Chen Yi]

lv: 14 EXP 4850/25000

Profession: Mage

Constitution: 24 (HP+600)

Strength: 15

Intelligence: 34 (+18 Equipment Attributes)

Agility: 15

Spirit: 43 (MP+600)

Attribute Point: 0

Talent: Fire Affinity. (Increases Fire Skills Mastery, Fire Elemental Damage +10%.)

Skills: Effortless Meditation, Spell Analysis, Mental Power, Blink, Repelling Fire Ring, Fireball... (Other elemental spells omitted)

Soul Energy: 0.5

Deduction: Insufficient Soul Energy.

His base stats had all seen considerable improvement, with Spirit far ahead. He was using Effortless Meditation to train his Constitution.

Constitution would spontaneously affect Strength and Agility. After Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's guidance, these two shortcomings had also greatly improved.

These base stats could be considered luxurious for players below level 20. Coupled with his mastery of spells, he believed he wouldn't have many opponents among players below level 20. Perhaps he could even contend with a Boss of the same level.

"Knock, knock..."

A knock sounded at the door.

Chen Yi waved his hand, and the panel in his vision disappeared.

It had been a long time since anyone had come to find him, and it was at this late hour. It seemed his peaceful life was about to end.

"Please come in."

Mental Power controlled the opening of the padlock.

To Chen Yi's surprise, the visitor was Iris.

He had to admit that this Bishop was truly beautiful. Even in a plain, rough gray cloth dress, her Charm couldn't be hidden.

The originally unremarkable room instantly became brighter with her arrival.

However, the Mage with a heart of cement showed no other reaction.

Iris signaled her subordinate to stand guard outside, then turned and smiled gently at Chen Yi, "Healing Hero, how have you been lately?"

It was like a beautiful older sister from next door chatting.

Chen Yi appeared no different than before, but in reality, his entire body was tense. If anything went wrong, he would flash out of the room and Escape. This woman was very dangerous!

[Iris]

Level: 27

Profession: ???

Constitution: 54

Strength: 35

Intelligence: ???

Agility: 24

Spirit: ???

Skills: Holy Word, ???, Prayer, ???, ???, Angel Descent, ???, ...

Most of the information scanned by Eye of Scrutiny was question marks, caused by the vast difference in stats.

Eye of Scrutiny being able to display even partial information was already worthy of its name as black technology.

Iris's smile, in Chen Yi's eyes, was like a lion looking at its prey.

He had been in the Mage Association for a month, and his understanding of the outside situation was already outdated. He couldn't determine her purpose.

"Bishop, please speak directly if you have something to say."

Chen Yi's bluntness caused Iris's smile to stiffen slightly.

Her first reaction was to doubt if her Charm had diminished. Do young people nowadays not like older sisters anymore?

The second reaction was anger.

The church's major issues were becoming more urgent.

Fortunately, she wasn't an ordinary woman. She quickly suppressed her other thoughts and put on a serious expression. "I've come this time to ask for the Healing Hero's help."

It seemed this time wasn't to kill him.

But had the church already fallen into such a great crisis?

Various thoughts churned in Chen Yi's mind, but his expression remained unchanged. "Bishop Ilios is joking. I'm just a Normal Person. How could I have such great ability?"

Ilios was mentally prepared for Chen Yi's refusal.

This hero was different from other heroes. He wasn't so... easily fooled.

Ilios was aware of Chen Yi's actions over the past month. Being able to read all the magic books in the Mage Association in a month meant his strength was definitely not as simple as he appeared.

It looked like he would have to bleed heavily...

This negotiation didn't last long. The next day, 'Chen Yi' was still flipping through magic books in the Mage Association, just like the past month.

The empire's capital was surrounded by high city walls. Commoners needed to go through layers of checks to enter and exit, but this did not include church clergy.

The officer stopped his work. "Hello, Pastor Milan. Are you leaving the city?"

Pastor Milan was a white-haired pastor who always wore a kind smile when looking at anyone. He usually took the choir members to nearby villages to perform and to heal some Injured Normal Persons.

Therefore, Pastor Milan had a very good reputation in this area.

"Yes, another village has been invaded by demons. I hope I can alleviate some of their suffering."

The officer showed respect. "Thank you for your actions!"

Pastor Milan waved his hand, feeling he hadn't done enough. "It's all for the commoners to live better. No one is nobler than another. Officer, please check the carriage."

Saying that, he opened the carriage door. Inside sat the choir's Nuns.

The officer quickly glanced inside. "How could I not trust Pastor Milan? I hope not too many commoners die at the hands of the demons."

"Let them go!"

Watching the carriage leave, the officer waved his hand, and a small team ran over from not far away.

"Keep an eye on them, especially inside the carriage. If anyone other than Nuns appears... kill them all."

The team leader asked, "What about the villagers?"

The officer didn't speak, just let out a cold laugh.

"Yes!"

The church carriage didn't stop all the way. Even bandits wouldn't usually stop a church carriage.

In this world where technology wasn't advanced enough, no one could guarantee they wouldn't get injured or sick, and the church's pastors would often save your life at such times.

The carriage ran for two hours before reaching the destination village. Black smoke permeated the village; the fire had only recently been extinguished.

The City Guard squad followed the carriage all the way. They didn't go to save the villagers but stared intently at the people emerging from the carriage.

After confirming all the Nuns had left the carriage and there was no one else inside, they watched Pastor Milan and the choir members from the shadows, preventing any of them from being disguised.

However, their actions yielded no results. After staking them out for several hours, no Nun did anything that didn't fit their identity.

The squad leader pondered for a moment before deciding to withdraw. This carriage had no issues.