What about Replacing the Valkyrie Statue with This Valkyrie Painting?

As usual, the Fat Bishop Franco arrived at the temple early this morning. When he entered the temple, he felt that something was strange about it, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

When he arrived at the Valkyrie Statue and prepared to pray to Valkyrie, his soul nearly flew out of his body in fright.

The statue of the Valkyrie was gone, replaced by a portrait that was roughly the same size as the Valkyrie Statue.

The portrait depicts Valkyrie.

I must say, the Valkyrie in the painting is much more spirited than the statue of the Valkyrie in their temple.

Besides her divine charm, the Valkyrie in the painting also subtly conveys a sense of holiness.

He finally understood why the temple had given him a strange feeling when he entered.

It's because of the Valkyrie Painting.

Because the Valkyrie in the portrait was so sacred, he subconsciously felt a sense of pilgrimage, which is why he didn't immediately notice the missing Valkyrie Statue in the temple.

Lawless!

This is outrageous! This time they dared to steal the Valkyrie's statue, next time they'll dare to steal the Valkyrie Temple?! Who is this?!

Which heartless, insane bastard stole the Valkyrie Statue from his temple?

You stole the Valkyrie Statue, leaving behind a Valkyrie Painting. Even if you, you bastard, dislike the Valkyrie statue in our temple and want to replace it with a more divine Valkyrie Painting.

"Couldn't you, you bastard, have talked to this bishop beforehand? Have him sincerely pray to the Valkyrie before making the change?!" The Fat Bishop Franco stood before the Valkyrie Painting, pounding his chest and stamping his feet in frustration.

While inwardly cursing the madman who stole the Valkyrie Statue, he also praised the madman's excellent drawing skills.

For a fleeting moment, I even thought, "So what if the Valkyrie Statue is gone? It doesn't have any spirit anyway."

He lacks elegance and sophistication.

It lacks a sense of holiness.

Pray?

Sincerity brings results.

Replacing that statue with this sacred Valkyrie Painting seems like a good idea.

Snap—

The Fat Bishop Franco mentally slapped himself; that bastard who stole the idol had caused him so much trouble.

You stole the statue, fine, but what's the meaning of leaving behind a Valkyrie Painting that's even more attractive than our temple's statues? You scoundrel! "What's wrong? What's wrong? What happened, Your Excellency?"

Upon hearing the agonizing screams of the Fat Bishop Franco, the priest and the Golden Feather Knight jogged to the temple.

"The statue is gone! The Valkyrie's statue is gone!!!"

"The idol is missing? Where is it missing? It's still here... This bastard!!! Which scoundrel stole our temple's Valkyrie? Aren't they afraid the Valkyrie will pin him to the ground with her spear?"

The young priest was also aroused by the sacredness of the Valkyrie Painting, and if he hadn't stared at it for a while, he wouldn't have noticed that the temple 'Valkyrie Statue had been stolen.

"Who is it? Who did this? Do they want to be wanted by our Valkyrie Temple?! But Bishop, why do I feel that this Valkyrie Painting is more sacred than the Valkyrie Statue that has been sitting in the temple for almost a hundred years? Facing this Valkyrie Painting, I have the illusion that the Valkyrie might appear at any moment and walk out of the portrait. How about we take advantage of this? No, I mean, how about we suffer a loss and worship this Valkyrie Painting as a deity? What do you think?"

I think what you said is very good.

But would I dare to say that?

"Can we just throw away the Valkyrie Statue like that?" "Your Excellency, the madman who stole the portrait and exchanged it for our temple's statue is very likely the same person who shouted ' Sophia, pay me back!' at the statue the day before yesterday, and who sat in the center of the temple yesterday drawing on the Valkyrie Statue."

The only person who has recently visited our temple and left us completely helpless is that one. That person seems to have some connection to Miss Joanna of the City Lord's Mansion. Should we ask Miss Joanna to come and assist us in our investigation?

The Golden Feather Knight Granger found the situation very troublesome; with his strength, he was no match for that person at all.

To be able to move the Valkyrie Statue silently under the noses of so many clergymen, one's strength far surpasses his.

It would probably take the paladins from the Valkyrie Temple in the capital of the kingdom to suppress him.

Is he a heretic? I don't think so.

[Heretical] No one could paint such a sacred picture.

For someone like this, even if we issue an arrest warrant for him, we don't know what crime to charge him with.

"Have someone invite the young lady from the City Lord's Mansion over. Also, Granger, contact the capital and have them send a paladin to us. Let the paladin talk to him. Otherwise, if this keeps going on like this, my heart won't be able to take it."

"Bishop, that person probably doesn't mean any harm."

"I know he meant no harm, which is why I wanted to ask the paladin to come and talk to him."

"How should we explain this to the capital?"

"Just tell them you've invited them to see a treasure."

"Alright, Bishop. There's one more question. Prayer time is about to begin. Should our temple be open to the public?"

"Open! The Valkyrie Painting painted by the madman is more sacred than the statues of the gods enshrined in our temple. There is no need to close the temple."

"Clear."

July 10th.

The whole Lionheart City is promoting one thing.

Miracles has occurred!

Miracles occurred at the Valkyrie Temple.

The Valkyrie Statue was transformed into a sacred image overnight.

Citizens who went to the Valkyrie Temple to pray in the morning felt much more refreshed after leaving the temple, and some minor ailments such as backache and leg pain seemed to have disappeared.

A small number of citizens said that the moment they entered the Valkyrie Temple, they learned the meaning of "holy" for the first time. The news spread quickly, and by the afternoon, most citizens in Lionheart City knew that Miracles had seemingly occurred at the Valkyrie Temple.

Many citizens flocked to the Valkyrie Temple, wanting to see if Valkyrie Temple Valkyrie Painting inside were truly as sacred and magical as they were portrayed. They had lived in Lionheart City for decades, and going to the temple to pray was a way to find solace.

They never imagined that one day the gods would notice their insignificant little place. After all, Lionheart City was just a small city, incomparable to the kingdom's bustling metropolises or the capital.

The gods enshrined in the temples of those large places are full of divinity. Devout believers pray to the gods and statues and may have some miraculous things happen. The temples in these small places are places of spiritual sustenance. As more and more citizens visited the Valkyrie Temple, they were surprised to find that the Valkyrie Painting in their small place seemed to have also acquired divinity, and was much more sacred than the previous statue.

On this day, the number of people going to the Valkyrie Temple to pray was more than three times that of usual. This scene made the bishop of the neighboring Earth Goddess Temple extremely envious.

Lionheart City has two temples: the Valkyrie Temple and the Earth Goddess Temple.

Before today, most citizens went to the Earth Goddess Temple to pray, because the Earth Goddess was of higher divine status than the Valkyrie.

Citizens naturally prefer to be blessed by deities of higher status.

The bishop of the Earth Goddess Temple decided to talk to the bishop of the Valkyrie Temple that night. They both worship the gods of the Light faction and may have open and covert struggles, but they would never do anything to blaspheme the other's gods.

They will only rely on their own abilities to develop more followers for the gods they believe in.

People's hearts have changed.

People nowadays, whichever god can satisfy their needs, they will worship that god. They are far less simple and honest than the ancients. On July 10th, the evil dragon Lance did not bring his young dragon to Lionheart City because it was Day of Gods.

Lance teaches baby dragons to surf on Black Dragon Island.

What if there are no waves? Call for Squid Girl.

The evil dragon summoned the Squid Girl, Squid Girl then created waves beneath the sea surface.

The Squid Girl creates waves notices that the young dragons learning to surf often fall into the sea. So, she occasionally creates large waves to knock the young dragons into the sea, and then takes the opportunity to snatch them up and taste them. Her wicked behavior is discovered by the evil dragon Lance.

The evil dragon Lance beat her up, and she behaved herself for a day.

July 11th is also Day of Gods.

Today, the baby dragon was surfing on the surface of the sea, while the Squid Girl, hiding beneath the surface, opened her mouth, waiting for the baby dragon to fall in. The baby dragon fell in; the black dragon couldn't very well accuse her of being malicious, could he? Lance, lying on the beach sunbathing, was too lazy to even bother with the shameless Squid Girl. It was fine; the Squid Girl's presence allowed the baby dragon to enjoy the thrill of a Roller Coaster and a "haunted house" while surfing.

With him watching over her, Squid Girl didn't dare to actually eat the dragon cub he was raising.

It's perfect to use the Squid Girl's big mouth (the haunted house) to train the dragon cub's courage.

Lance, who spent his Day of Gods on the island, always felt as if he had forgotten something.