Encountering the Lord of Radiance Again

Fran could tell that Una no longer possessed any of the Dragonkin features, and her figure was as thin and small as when Fran first saw her.

But to Fran's surprise, Una had changed; she could feel that Una was now Radiance, just like she had been during the Trial.

She could see with her naked eye that there was a ball of light hidden inside Una's chest, radiating a blazing white light.

This was the same Radiance Fran emanated from her body when she was Radiant Priest, and now she saw it in Una, which meant that Una...

She could sense the aura of a First Order Profession emanating from the other person, which meant that Una had most likely entered the Formal Rank.

This made Fran raise an eyebrow; in fact, it hadn't been more than six months since she last saw Una.

The power provided by the Dragon Transformation Potion alone is not enough to support someone who knows nothing to reach Formal Rank within six months.

This is mostly thanks to the Lord of Radiance, who allows these believers to advance at a lower cost and faster speed.

Una also began to scrutinize Fran, having sensed something amiss with this Proxy from the very beginning.

First of all, there's the difference in appearance. She remembers that the Proxy was much taller than her, and had a much better figure.

But the Proxy on her behalf was different; he was shorter and thinner than her, and looked completely different from her.

However, the Radiance emanating from Fran, representing Proxy, was undeniable; she could feel warmth emanating from her.

And when she slightly activated the Radiance within her body, she could feel a slightly dazzling light emanating from Fran —that was the mark of the Proxy, and she wouldn't mistake it.

Fran sighed upon seeing this, and then said:

"Long time no see, Una."

She came up with the intention of communicating with the Lord of Radiance, but she couldn't find a way to contact him after arriving, so she couldn't get in touch with him immediately.

She never expected to see the natives of Monsa here. Could it be that the Lord of Radiance did something? She clearly remembered that under normal circumstances, Spirit Realm beings could not freely enter or leave their own domain.

Upon hearing this, Una's eyes lit up, and she said:

"Proxy Lord, is it really you?!"

Una, filled with shock and surprise, left Fran somewhat bewildered. Then Una asked:

"My Proxy, what happened to you?"

"My previous body was given to me by God; my current body is my original body."

Fran directly invoked the Lord of Radiance as her reason. Judging from the other party's words, the Lord of Radiance had most likely already taken over the faith of the entire Monsa.

Otherwise, Una wouldn't have had this attitude before.

Previously, thanks to Una 'Fran help, Una was able to escape the ' Land Forsaken by God ' and clear her name of the sins punished by the High Priest and the Gods. Therefore, she was filled with gratitude and respect for Fran.

At that time, Una didn't refer to herself as "Proxy," but simply called herself "Lai- sama."

Now, it's clear that the Lord of Radiance has intervened in Una's affairs, using a term he hadn't mentioned before: "[Proxy]".

Fran can also find this word in her own traits; judging from the description above, the Lord of Radiance has high hopes for himself.

But at that time she felt that the identity of Priest was a bit troublesome, and that she should stick to the Profession of mage.

But now, Fran doesn't see this as a problem; instead, she sees it as an opportunity. Perhaps through this opportunity, she can uncover more secrets about the gods...

Furthermore, she can leverage her status as the Proxy of the Lord of Radiance to gain some power, and as long as she handles it properly, there shouldn't be any adverse consequences.

Thinking of this, she asked Una:

Why did you come to this market?

This is Fran's biggest question: even if Una can leave the boundary, why did she come to this market? What is Una's purpose?

Una didn't answer the question immediately. She looked around and pointed to the crowd, indicating that there were simply too many people there.

"My Proxy, come this way with me."

Watching Una turn and walk away, Fran sensed that Una was deliberately avoiding the crowd, as if Una had something unspeakable to tell her.

This gave her a bad feeling, but thinking that this was the Spirit Realm anyway, she went up with them.

She is now considered Profession in the Spirit Realm. If nothing unexpected happens, when she dies in the Spirit Realm, her physical body in the Material Realm will be severely injured, but at least she won't die.

When one truly dies in both the Spirit Realm and Material Realm, it takes at least until the third level.

At the second level, although the physical body in the Material Realm cannot die, each death in the Spirit Realm will have some negative effects.

Therefore, she is not afraid of what the other party might do in the Spirit Realm; at worst, she can just go down there to recover from her injuries.

Fran followed Una and walked through the seemingly endless crowd. At a certain corner, Una suddenly led Fran into a small alley.

She led Fran around inside for a while, then opened the door to a house.

Before Fran appeared a staircase leading underground. Fran observed it for a moment, then followed Una down the stairs.

Una didn't use any secret signals; instead, she simply used the Radiant Priest's Light Prayer to wave it at the doorway, and then opened the last door.

Fran followed Una inside. The basement seemed to have been slightly decorated by Una and the others; the floor was covered with cushions, and there was a small Angel Statue on the wall directly opposite the entrance.

When Fran entered, the Angel Statue's eyes brightened slightly before dimming again.

"Una, why are you back? The search isn't scheduled to begin yet."

A tall man stood up from the corner. He immediately saw Una push the door open and asked in confusion.

But when his gaze fell upon the people behind him, he froze on the spot, speechless.

Only after Fran closed the door did he manage to utter a few words, his voice trembling.

"The Proxy... how come it's you?"

The man's eyes widened in shock; he had never expected to encounter the church's legendary Proxy here.

Fran had no recollection of this man; he was probably not among the people she led in attacking the priests. Perhaps he was someone the Lord of Radiance had recently recruited from the inhabitants of Monsa.

Fran scratched her head, deciding to explain to the believers first; it wasn't easy for the Lord of Radiance to maintain his divine image in front of them.

Fran addressed the believer:

"I just happened to be passing by, don't panic. I wasn't going to get involved in your affairs."

The believer then seemed to awaken from a dream. He reverently knelt slightly, performing a gesture that Fran was unaware of, and then said:

"Praise be to the Holy Light, the Proxy of our Lord."

Praise be to the Holy Light, may its Radiance gather upon you and me.

The last sentence wasn't spoken by Fran, but by Una, who spoke to the male believer before Fran could.

Knowing that Fran wasn't very familiar with the contents of these holy scriptures, Una didn't let Fran speak rashly.

After exchanging greetings, the male believer asked Fran a question.

"May I ask why you have come here? Have you received a command from my Lord to come and help us?"

Fran smiled and said:

"I just happen to have Divine Statue of my Lord here, so I've come to borrow it for a moment."

She pointed to the Divine Statue on the platform, and the Divine Statue's eyes flickered again when Fran pointed.

Without letting him continue asking questions, Fran said directly:

"You don't need to ask me. Just do what my Lord has arranged for you. I will tell you my choice after communicating with my Lord."

Upon hearing this, the male believer and Una both understood and turned their heads to the side, moving to a corner of the room.

Fran took a deep breath. The moment she entered, she knew she could contact the Lord of Radiance through this Divine Statue, which was why she had said those words earlier.

She walked up to the Divine Statue and softly read the first sentence from her tattered book.

"I praise the Lord of Radiance..."

Before Fran could finish reciting the entire sentence, Fran saw the Angel Statue's eyes burst forth with intense light, and then she heard this sound.

"What are you doing here? Aren't you helping me develop followers in the Material Realm...?"

Fran then said directly:

"My actions in the Material Realm haven't even begun yet. I've come up here to discuss this matter with you."

Fran's words seemed to have stunned the other person, who finally spoke after a long while, almost as if complaining:

"No, why has it been so long and you haven't even started? Didn't you only spend two or three days in Monsa?"

Without a doubt, the Lord of Radiance is much more powerful than when Fran last saw him; this time, Fran can vaguely sense the Lord of Radiance's image from the Divine Statue.

This time, Fran and the Lord of Radiance no longer communicated using pages; instead, the Lord of Radiance directly transmitted his words to her ear.

All of this suggests that the Lord of Radiance has become very powerful during Fran's absence, and may now no longer need to order Fran around, but instead take action himself.

In this situation, Fran showed no fear whatsoever, and instead said directly:

"Actually, when I first came out of the Trial, I didn't want to help you develop followers."

"Because I have the path of a mage to follow in the Material Realm, I can stay out of your mess. Who knows what lies behind the path of Priest?"

"But now I've changed my mind, so I came up here today to discuss this matter with you."

After she finished speaking, Fran heard only silence. After a long while, a voice from the Lord of Radiance finally came through.

"I thought we were already friends."

Now it was Fran's turn to be silent. She opened her mouth wide, but she didn't know how to respond.