Alice Instigates Rebellion

It's not surprising anymore.

Shen Sui was no longer surprised by Alice's various miraculous actions.

He clearly remembered that the original plan he had told Alice was to lie low in a high place after the items were delivered, silently waiting for Sok Fatis's arrival, and then use the puppet to steal the Evil God's power. What are you doing, directly going to knock on the door? I clearly prepared a cognitive interference spell for you; the other party wouldn't suspect the sudden appearance of the Evil God's Eye and the contract at all.

Shen Sui rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.

[At this moment, a gathering was being held in the church.]

[This was a grand gathering. Everyone walking around in the gathering was dressed in luxurious and noble attire, and their every move seemed to carry a hint of elegance.]

[Alice, with her experience as a poor peasant, immediately smelled the scent of nobility on them.]

[The missing nobles from Anlud City, were they all here?]

[No, those here were at most the brains of the nobles. Their families and subordinates should have already moved to a safe place to avoid being sacrificed in the Evil God's ritual.]

[Alice analyzed in her heart.]

[The old man led Alice into a secret room in the church. Alice saw a gloomy middle-aged man here.]

[The middle-aged man's name was Tim Kadan, the priest of the Church of the Lord of Thunder stationed in Anlud, a Tier 7 Mage.]

[He had been a Tier 7 Mage for ten years and had been unable to find a way to improve his strength. At the same time, with no background in the church, he had no chance of promotion.]

[If he didn't do something, his future would be visible at a glance.]

[Tim was unwilling to be forever trapped in Anlud City.]

[So he constantly consulted various ancient books and finally found information about the Evil God Sok Fatis in a Twilight Bishop's notebook.]

Wait?! This notebook of yours, could it be the strategy guide I wrote in the National Library?

Shen Sui looked at the text on the Duel Instrument, feeling a bit speechless.

Dawn Link, in order to increase player interaction and game fun, specifically borrowed the invasion mechanism and message mechanism from the Dark Souls series. After the number of players increased, in order to allow new players to play the game smoothly, everyone used the message mechanism to leave various strategy guides in the game.

Messages in other places might be playful messages like "Skeleton ahead," but the messages in the Rolin National Library were absolutely real, because this was the place where high-level players defaulted to for new players to check strategies. They would leave various game strategies as messages in the National Library, and in the game's setting, these messages would be converted into notes.

Then you really should die.

Shen Sui frowned, because his Evil God strategy clearly mentioned that the sacrifice of an entire city could be avoided by using a sacrificial puppet instead.

Obviously, in Tim's mind, the lives of a city were insignificant, and there was no need to bother with making a sacrificial puppet – of course, this might also be because puppet magic was very difficult to obtain.

After all, it was puppet magic.

Although the developers were patchwork and tried to trick players into spending money, they understood the players' minds very well.

Who could refuse a wife whose face they could customize? And with mods available.

[Tim followed the records in the notebook and found the Evil God's Eye and Sok Fatis's Contract.]

[He decided to sacrifice Anlud City, welcome the Evil God's arrival, and then establish a new church, and he would become the first Pope of this church!]

[Tim's plan successfully convinced the nobles of Anlud City. No one could refuse the opportunity to invest in a new church.]

[History has proven with facts that as long as you have a god backing you, you will become one of the top forces on the continent in the shortest possible time.]

[Tonight is the time for the descent ritual to begin.]

[The nobles held a grand party here. They would hold wine glasses, stand at the highest point of Anlud Mountain, overlook the destruction of Anlud City, and witness the arrival of the god. This would be a rare and beautiful sight.]

[Tim looked at the young girl in front of him. The huge difference in rank allowed him to easily see through Alice's strength.]

[A Tier 3 Mage, daring to come before me.]

[Tim's thoughts surged.]

[No! This is her disguise! A Tier 3 Mage could never destroy an entire troop of my Thunder Knights! Can't even I see her true strength? This person is unfathomable.]

Uh... this is you overthinking it, brother.

At this time, you should just hit her with a Fireball Spell, and everything will be revealed.

[Tim knew Hozeville, the crazy woman who destroyed the City of Sin, who even killed the god she believed in with her own hands.]

[Tim began to believe Alice's words, because he felt that he finally knew the reason why Hozeville destroyed the City of Sin. Because this rebellious Saintess was not a believer of the God of Sin at all, she was a believer of Sok Fatis!]

No! Is your imagination a bit too rich? Alice hasn't said anything yet, and you've already imagined the cause and effect of her actions?

Shen Sui felt that this Tim had a problem with his brain.

I finally understand why so many people in my previous life believed in scams like "I am Qin Shi Huang." There are really such foolish people in this world.

[Alice gained Tim's trust. Under Tim's introduction, she appeared before the nobles as a loyal believer of Sok Fatis.]

[The deeds of the rebellious Saintess Hozeville had spread throughout the continent through newspapers and communication magic. The nobles had naturally heard of her name.]

[Their trust in Alice greatly increased greatly.]

Ah, this...

Seeing this, Shen Sui began to feel a little confused about Alice's purpose.

The Duel Instrument did not switch the perspective to Alice's psychological activities, so Shen Sui was not quite sure what Alice was thinking at this time.

Could it be that Alice was planning to punish these nobles who intended to sacrifice the entire city?

Given her righteous indignation, it was indeed possible she would do something like that. However, the cheat Shen Sui had given her didn't involve her personal strength, and Alice wouldn't allow Anna to act due to the risk of Holy Grail contamination. So, with only the strength of a Tier 3 Mage, what did Alice plan to rely on to punish these people?

[Alice walked among the nobles, chatting and laughing with each one.]

[She imitated the tax-collecting noble lords she had seen in the village before, always wearing a gentle smile.]

[During this time, she promoted a grand plan to the nobles of Anlud.]

[The great Sok Fatis possesses power that surpasses all gods in the world.]

[We, as His followers, have the obligation to spread His power and mercy throughout the entire world.]

[Alice wants to establish a church. Tim Kadan will be the Pope of the church, and she will be the Saintess.]

[This newly established church needs a lot of sponsorship. Alice needs the help of the nobles to provide knights and resources.]

[Tim arrived, endorsing Alice's plan.]

[The nobles hesitated, after all, they had not yet seen the great god.]

[Alice ascended the altar. She held the Evil God's Eye high above her head, activating the power of Sok Fatis's Contract.]

[At that moment, the power of the Great Evil God Sok, channeled through the Evil God's Eye, instantly enveloped the entire city of Anlud.]

[The ritual for Sok Fatis's descent began.]

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