Chapter 310

Ryan didn't hesitate, he did it!

Otherwise, why would he go to the trouble of having Lin Qi deliver the message?

Doubts can wait, but for now, the Primal Church is thriving and desperately needs assistance, and the Gate of Janus are clearly the best choice.

After all, Ryan is now very clear about Sylvia's situation, and with his first wife Lin Qi, the Saintess, around, Ryan is confident that he can use this opportunity to make the Primal Church disappear on the spot.

"You agreed?" Ryan's quick agreement surprised Helen.

"Why wouldn't I agree?" Ryan chuckled. "Compared to the current situation of conflicting faiths, I prefer order—oh, I mean order. Anyway, if I could share the world with the Gate of Janus, I would naturally be happy. Of course, I have to ask our boss about this. If she agrees, then there's no problem; otherwise, there's nothing I can do."

"The Boss? The founder of the Primal Church?"

Helen's spirits lifted. Could it be a witch?

"No, no, no, how could the original creator be here? My boss is Adele, she came on orders, you can understand her as the person in charge of the Primal Church here."

"Adele..."

Helen thought for a moment, then quickly remembered, wait a minute, wasn't that just a little girl? How could she have such great abilities?

"In that case, would you please trouble Rider to explain things to Ms. Adele, and then we can contact her again as soon as possible?"

"Alright, I'll talk to Lady Adele later... Hmm? You're leaving already? Don't rush off, come, let's have some tea and chat." Ryan laughed, "After all, I'm one of the Gate of Janus members, we're all on the same side, let's have a good get-together."

"Well... okay."

Helen pursed her lips. She originally wanted to leave quickly and return to report to the Pope, but she hoped to talk to Ryan a little longer and take the opportunity to find out more about him. If she could find some important leverage over him, that would be even better.

So Helen sat down again.

We chatted for almost two hours.

When Helen came to her senses, she realized that it was already getting dark.

"It's so late?" She was a little confused; time had passed without her noticing, and she hadn't even started touching it yet!

The entire two-hour conversation consisted of chatting with Ryan about trivial things, which Helen found quite interesting. As a result, they forgot all about the important matter.

Helen was annoyed, but there was nothing she could do. It was getting late, and she could only look for another opportunity to touch Ryan.

"Rider Ryder, I must return." She stood up and said.

"You're leaving already? Why don't you stay for dinner? There are rooms available at the manor; you could stay the whole time..."

"No, no, I... I have to go."

Helen was somewhat overwhelmed by Ryan's enthusiasm, and after declining a few times, she quickly walked out of the house.

Outside the door, Lista was pacing anxiously, looking restless. When she saw Helen come out, she quickly went to greet her.

"Helen!"

Lista, we're going back.

"Why did it take so long?" Lista glanced at Helen, then looked towards the door and saw Ryan chasing after her.

"Miss Helen, it was a very pleasant chat today," Ryan said with a smile. "Come again next time, and be sure to come see me. I could talk with Miss Helen all night long without any problem!"

Lista: "???"

"You... you guys are..."

Lista's gaze swept between Ryan and Helen, his face filled with disbelief.

"Oh, Mr. Lista, please don't misunderstand. Miss Helen and I were discussing serious matters. Um, absolutely nothing else. It just took a little long. We were having such a good time chatting that we forgot all about the time." Ryan quickly waved his hand.

Lista: "!!!"

"Helen, what exactly is going on between you and him...?"

"Alright... Lista." Helen's face darkened. "Are you leaving or not? If not, I'm going back alone!"

Without waiting for Lista's reaction, Helen quickened her pace and headed out of the manor. She was worried that if she was any later, Ryan might say something strange!

"Helen, wait!" Lista called out hastily, glaring at Ryan as she left. "Helen is a follower of the Goddess, a potential Chosen of the Gods one. I'm warning you, don't even think about messing with her!"

Ryan laughed, "Mr. Lista, what are you talking about? I don't understand. I only talked with Miss Helen in the room for two hours to make a deal. I don't know what you mean by that."

A certain transaction, lasting two hours!

Lista clenched his fists, wishing he could punch Ryan to death, but seeing Sesia beside him, he ultimately held back and chased after Helen in the direction she had left.

"Tsk tsk~ To be able to endure this, you really are a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. No wonder you turned evil later on. The longer you endure, the more powerful your outburst will be."

Ryan shook his head inwardly. This cuckolded simp had quite the willpower. But jokes aside, as a minor boss in the late game, Lista's talents were indeed quite good in all aspects.

... Forget it, he has plenty of thugs under his command, he doesn't need another idiot like this.

"Rider, what are the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?" Sesia asked curiously.

"Hmm... a mythical beast." Ryan smiled faintly. "Alright, Sesia, pass the order to speed up the capture of Port of Misi. We'll be having a big operation soon."

Chapter 194 Pope: Helen, you are more outstanding than Lin Qi

Port of Misi, Winter Grand Hotel.

"... Helen, did that guy threaten you? Did he do something to you? Tell me, and I'll definitely get revenge for you!"

Lista blocked Helen's way back to her room, seemingly determined to get to the bottom of this.

Helen stopped, her delicate brows furrowed.

"Lista, as I just said, Rider and I were just talking about things, nothing else happened!"

"Talking about things? What did you talk about?" Lista pressed on relentlessly, "You talked for two hours?"

"Is it a problem to talk for two hours?" Helen was getting a little annoyed. She didn't think Lista had done anything wrong. After all, as the leader of the Holy Knights, he was ordered by the Pope to protect her, so it was only right that he find out the situation.

But now, she felt that Lista was like a fly, really annoying.

"Or perhaps, Lista, you're hoping something will happen between us?"

"Of course not!" Lista hurriedly explained, "I swear in Janus's name, I'm just worried about you, Helen. You know me, how could I want such a thing to happen?"

"Then don't ask anymore, or I will report to the Pope and have you immediately transferred to the Inner World to deal with those Demon Legion."

Helen spoke blankly as she walked past Lista.

I entered the room and closed the door.

She only breathed a sigh of relief when all the sounds had disappeared.

"Was Ryan deliberately keeping me there? No... it shouldn't be. Judging from his expression, he seemed engrossed in his conversation. It's my fault for not noticing the time. But what's with Lista? What Ryan and I talked about is none of his business."

Helen shook her head and went into the room.

After a while, she finished setting up the barrier.

Then take out a mirror and silently recite a spell.

Once the relic was activated, layers of mist surged within the mirror, and she stood respectfully before it, waiting.

Soon, Sylvia's image appeared in the mirror.

"Pope."

Helen lowered her head.

"How is it?" Sylvia asked indifferently.

"We've already made initial contact with Ryan, and he's agreed to cooperate with us."

"Oh?"

Sylvia's voice carried a hint of surprise.

"You agree? What are the conditions?"

"No, he didn't make any extra demands. I revealed my identity and his real name, but Ryan didn't seem to care at all. Also, I noticed that he was accompanied by a Seventh Tier Transcendent, who seemed to obey him quite a bit, but that person wasn't a witch."

Helen recounted the entire meeting to Sylvia in great detail.

Sylvia didn't care about Sesia's existence; he was just a mere seventh-tier being, easily destroyed with a flick of her finger.

But.

He could be protected at close range by a Seventh Tier Transcendent.

This is enough to demonstrate that Ryan held an extraordinary position within the Primal Church.

This confirms her suspicions.

Ryan was originally a member of the Primal Church.

After all, given the situation of the Augustus Empire, they simply couldn't afford to send Seventh Tier Transcendent to protect Ryan alone.

Thinking of this, Sylvia recalled the message she had just received from Lin Qi that afternoon, who told her that signs of the Primal Church's activities had been discovered in the Kingdom of Lotte.

The Kingdom of Lotte is Ryan's territory, so Ryan secretly develops the church's influence within the territory!

"It seems the Primal Church has existed for a long time... That makes sense, otherwise how would anyone know of Balshatt's existence? I just wonder how much Ryan actually knows, and who is behind the Primal Church? Could it be the Primal Witch? But she should be dead by now."

Sylvia thought to herself.

"If there really is a witch within the church, my hasty contact might alert her. Witches... I'm not afraid of them, but my goal isn't to destroy the Primal Church, so I can only start with Ryan."

"If Ryan can be used by me, then everything will be much easier... I know too little about the rituals of Balshatt; there must be even greater secrets within the Primal Church!"

"Pope?"

Helen was unaware of Sylvia's inner thoughts.

"Helen, what's your impression of Ryan?" Sylvia asked suddenly.

Helen paused, thought for a moment, and said, "He's... quite an interesting person. Unlike those who are obsessed with aristocratic spirit and manners, he acts rather casually. I don't know his character yet, but he doesn't seem bad."

"It sounds like the reviews are pretty good."

"We've had too little contact; this is just my current thought. Your Holiness, what should we do next? Should we send people to help the Primal Church fight against other ecclesiastical forces?"

"You can let Lista handle this," Sylvia said, then added, "Helen, I don't need you to get close to Ryan."

"Approaching?" Helen's expression was strange. "Your Holiness, you mean..."

"Make him listen to you, by any means necessary. If you can't do that, find a way to bring him to headquarters."

"..."

Helen fell silent.

She understood what Sylvia meant.

By any means necessary, even including herself.

Helen couldn't understand why Sylvia valued Ryan so much. Was it solely because of the Primal Church? Even if they were ancient and powerful, the Gate of Janus currently held the position of the most powerful church on the continent; there was nothing to worry about, right?

"Helen, you are very talented. The position of Saintess Janus should have belonged to you." Sylvia softened her tone and said softly, "I promoted you myself and watched you grow up. You are like my own child. I would not have let you do such a thing unless I had no other choice."

"Your Holiness, what's so special about this Ryan?" Helen couldn't help but ask.

"He's not important. What's important is the Primal Church." Sylvia shook her head. "You'll understand what's beyond your control someday. Right now, all you need to know is that the Gate of Janus isn't as powerful as it seems from the outside. The name of Janus, the Creation God, may soon be broken."

Helen exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be the one worshipped in the Primal Church?"

"You'll understand later." Sylvia didn't explain further. "Right now, I need you to control Ryan, or bring him to headquarters, by whatever means necessary. Of course, I hope you can protect yourself while completing the mission. Helen, you are more capable than Lin Qi. After this is over, I will have Lin Qi pass the position of Saintess to you."

"I see."

Helen didn't press the matter further.

She didn't care about the position of Saintess.

However, something is better than nothing.

Moreover, she never thought she would lose to Lin Qi. If she hadn't been tied up with matters in the Southern Continent during the Saintess Assessment, Lin Qi wouldn't have gotten there first.

Later, Lin Qi passed the test, and with the Cardinal Bishop's interference in order to prevent the Pope's power from continuing to grow, he instigated others to push Lin Qi to the position of Saintess.

"Lin Qi, I won't give up."

Helen thought to herself.

Over the next two days, Helen, representing Gate of Janus, held more detailed discussions with Ryan regarding cooperation.

Ryan also consulted with Boss Adele, who expressed her willingness to cooperate with the Gate of Janus and entrusted Ryan with all subsequent matters.