"In the end, neither of us believes in God, so naturally we can't understand their behavior."
"Oh, of course, I believe that human will can overcome nature," Kurumi.
Unlike other imperial capitals, the Holy Capital did not restrict entry based on the identity or prestige of its entrants. Anyone could enter the capital, but they had to strictly abide by the rules of the Holy Capital.
One of them is that you can't make loud noises.
This rule is very unpopular with adventurers, so the Holy Capital Adventurer's Guild is rather deserted.
There weren't many people drinking and chatting inside; most were in a hurry, having accepted their tasks and left.
Su Xi also stepped forward and opened the task panel.
A series of tasks appeared instantly.
There were so many tasks in the Holy Capital that Su Xi was overwhelmed.
[Purify the Undead] (Rare)
[Burial of the Dead] (Rare)
Eliminate the monsters in Ankola Town (Rare)
"Purify the undead... this is a good quest."
Mavis's [Law of the Fairies] can purify undead of any Life Level other than Silver.
The quest to bury the dead offers good rewards, but it requires carrying a thousand corpses...
If it's just about disposing of corpses, that's fine, but carrying a thousand bodies and burying them underground would take so much time.
This task is clearly not worthwhile.
As for the final monster-slaying mission, that's definitely not to be missed.
After thinking it over, I accepted all the tasks.
As soon as the two stepped out of the Adventurer's Guild, they heard an NPC shouting, "Saintess Anna is going to sing Requiem. Anyone who has time, please go and help Saintess Anna!"
"To appease the souls of the departed, please contribute your efforts."
Hearing the sounds coming from the streets, many NPCs tidied themselves up and followed the NPC who was speaking.
"Requiem... it seems listening to Requiem can give you a temporary buff that increases mental strength and intelligence. Let's go check it out," Su Xi said, recalling her memories from her past life.
"OK."
The two of them blended into the group of NPCs and slowly made their way toward their destination.
Soon, the two followed the procession to the Thousand Burials Garden.
Looking at the cemetery sign, Su Xi asked curiously, "Does 'Thousand Burials Garden' mean that a thousand people are buried here?"
Kurumi: "I don't know either."
"No, the meaning of the Thousand Burials Garden is that each tombstone here represents a thousand souls."
Hearing the familiar voice, Su Xi turned her head.
Sure enough, the speaker was High Priest Gaburleth, who had previously visited her in the Elven Empire.
The high priest seemed to sense what Su Xi was thinking and answered first, "We knew as soon as Your Highness Su came in. As the Holy Maiden of the Elf race, Your Highness has quite a few people secretly watching your movements."
"Oh... I see."
Su Xi didn't realize that anyone was paying attention to her actions. It's normal that no one could detect her actions if she didn't have any perception skills.
"There must be quite a few dead people here." Kurumi glanced at the tombstones in the Thousand Burials Garden and couldn't see the end of the line.
High Priest Gaburleth shook his head and said, "Death is a normal thing. Herl Emperor controls death, and we can never escape the limitations of death."
Herl Emperor... is the god of death among the Seven Deities.
Su Xi: "But none of the people here died of natural causes, right?"
"Yes, they died in their fight against the Fallen Ones."
Unnatural death has nothing to do with Herl Emperor...
Su Xi pondered for a moment before saying, "Actually, you can use the ability of the Descenders to resurrect and let them fight against the Fallen Ones, so you won't have to lose so many people."
"Among the Descenders, there are those who are positive like you, but there are also those who are corrupted. Your addition will only make the battlefield more chaotic. Of course, I hope that those corrupt Descenders can turn back to the right path and fight against the gods together. Then victory may not be impossible."
"This..."
As they talked, the crowd reached their destination.
Su Xi and Kurumi both looked at Anna was on a makeshift platform.
"Quiet!"
"Quiet!"
Three shouts rang out in succession.
Everyone stopped in their tracks, put their hands on their chests, and bowed their heads.
"Holy Light, please dispel the fog on their way back..."
"Wash away the darkness that pollutes your body..."
"Holy Light..."
Please accept them...
"Those who fought for you..."
"We shouldn't sink into this desolate abyss..."
A clean vocal tone is hidden within a warm singing voice.
Anna stood on the platform and sang very earnestly.
As the Requiem soothed, tiny specks of holy light flew out from the numerous NPCs and then merged into Anna.
Subsequently, countless wounded souls appeared in the cemetery.
The holy light dispelled the darkness in their eyes, allowing them to regain their sanity.
Those who are alive saw familiar souls standing among them.
His soul smiled at him and bid him farewell.
The song ended.
The believers and NPCs at the scene gradually dispersed.
Witnessing the departure of someone they knew, they felt little sadness and accepted it calmly.
Because they know they will be one of them sooner or later.
Su Xi also received a temporary buff, Requiem: Your soul has been soothed, your mental strength attribute +500, your intelligence attribute +100, and you recover 3% of your maximum mana per minute for one hour.
Wow, this buff is amazing?
It's a pity the buff only lasts for an hour. If it could be permanent, then combined with [Rage Heartfire - Reversal], the main character would never lack mana or health...
"Long time no see, Su."
After Anna finished chanting, she saw High Priest Gaburleth and the Elf Saintess Sue beside him.
"Hmm... long time no see."
Anna walked over with her petite frame and gave Su Xi a tight hug.
He took a deep breath and said, "It's good to see Su here. High Priest, Your Highness Su go over there for a chat. You should go back first."
High Priest Gaburleth bowed slightly and said, "Yes, Your Highness, as you wish."
Su Xi realized that Anna wanted to be alone with her, so she said, "San San, wait for me here."
Kurumi nodded indifferently.
Anna took Su Xi's little hand and led her to the spot where Su Xi had just sung Requiem.
There was no one else around except Su Xi.
Anna could no longer hold back her grief; her eyes quickly reddened, and tears welled up and streamed down her face.
"Su, it hurts so much here..."
Su Xi didn't know what to do, so she could only give Anna a hug.
Perhaps it was because Su Xi's embrace was too gentle, or perhaps because Anna felt that Su Xi was her peer and that Anna didn't need to maintain the image of a saint in front of her, Anna could no longer hold back and burst into tears.
"I know...I know all of this. In the battle against the Fallen Ones, everyone I met...would leave sooner or later, but I didn't expect it to be so soon...I don't want this, I don't want the world to be like this, why..."
"Why... Waaah... Why wasn't it me who died...? I'm so tired, I don't want to send them off anymore, I don't want to... Su... I'm so tired... Waaah..."