After the war ended, Isha gained a rare moment of rest.
Although she no longer had to lead the resistance in battle, Isha originally intended to continue teaching at the school.
Lind had no reason to refuse; however, before that, he requested that Isha take a good break.
Balancing work and rest was a point Lind emphasized. Those around him seemed to be working too hard, and with the current situation stabilizing, they should be taking a good rest.
“Where is Lord Flora?”
Upon arriving at the church, Isha asked the responsible sister.
Sister saw Isha arrive and naturally did not dare to be slow, replying, “Lord Flora is testing new weapons.”
Hearing this reply, Isha couldn’t help but let out a long sigh. Although the church had indeed started developing in a positive direction under Lind’s control, the Sisterhood’s style had deviated more and more.
Due to their outstanding performance on the battlefield of the Golden Ear Plains, more and more people began to consult the church, but it was not to become monks; they were more interested in joining the combat Sisterhood.
Lind had also realized this issue. The Sisterhood had completely deviated from its original purpose. If they stayed within the church any longer, it would likely lead to the church’s principles being derailed as well.
To prevent this situation from happening, Lind reorganized the formation of the Sisterhood. Although the members were still full-time sisters, the combat Sisterhood would no longer have any direct connection to the church and would become an organization under Lind, essentially considered part of the army.
However, even though the church and Lind had emphasized several times that the combat Sisterhood was in no way related to the church aside from the members being full-time sisters, it still couldn’t stop people from coming to inquire daily.
Seeing more people coming to ask about the combat sisters, an irreverent thought crossed Isha’s mind: she wondered what the Goddess would think upon seeing the combat sisters.
Isha currently felt quite relaxed, thinking it was a pity that the Goddess hadn’t responded to believers for a long time. If the Goddess were to start responding again in the future, Isha really wanted to ask her about it.
After dismissing this irreverent thought, Isha began to wander around the church.
This church was built in imitation of the Sanctuary of the Saint of Deliverance, and many places reflected the influence of the Sanctuary, as both Flora and Isha came from there.
However, the real Sanctuary of the Saint of Deliverance was still under the control of the Demon Clan.
Thinking about this, Isha felt that she couldn’t afford to stop. She needed to push herself further. Although she didn’t know when Lind planned to reclaim lost territory, Isha intended that the moment Lind declared war, she would resign from her teaching position and continue to follow Lind into battle.
Of course, Isha considered this a conservative thought. The current Goddess Church had completely stopped opposing the war and had implicitly accepted that the Northern Border was in a state of war, and the areas north of the Snowfall Territory must be reclaimed.
In fact, the church was the primary force continuously requesting Lind to mobilize troops as soon as possible. Their ideas were even more radical than the military’s, believing that in necessary circumstances, action needed to be taken against the Demon Clan and the Eternal Frozen Land, completely eradicating the Demon Clan from history.
Why? Because the doctrine of the Demon Clan and the Demon God had already crossed the bottom line of the Goddess Church. Even the Pope from the Royal Capital could only touch his nose and say nothing in the face of the Northern Border Church’s radical proposals.
If it weren’t for the Demon Clan being closer to the Northern Border, the Pope would have been even more radical than the Northern Border Church when confronting the Demon Clan’s doctrine. However, the current strength of the Central Church could only issue strong condemnations. Perhaps if the Demon Clan merely revised their doctrine, they would pass by unharmed.
But the Northern Border Church truly wanted to settle old and new scores and make the Demon Clan disappear from history.
For this reason, some within the Northern Border Church even began to criticize Lind, believing that the Lord Governor should start forming the Northern Border’s own Holy Army to involve the church in future campaigns against the Demon Clan.
A swift and lasting bloody revenge against the Demon Clan was not irrational; rather, it was the only rational strategy. Even Lind could only wipe his face and say, “You’re being a bit too extreme.”
Indeed, even though they had severed ties with the combat Sisterhood, the current state of the Northern Border Church was still quite abstract.
Not only had the church’s style gradually deviated, but the believers’ prayers had also begun to stray.
“O Goddess, I hope the Lord Governor can soon be crowned King.”
“O Goddess, I hope you recognize the good and can soon manifest your divinity to support the Lord Governor in becoming the Pope.”
“O Goddess, can you drop divine punishment to strike down all the Demon Clan?”
Believers even felt that the church was a bit too conservative. Isha couldn’t tell whether the believers were influencing the church or vice versa.
But what was certain was that the Goddess’s authority was continuously diminishing, and her influence was decreasing. Isha couldn’t tell whether this was good or bad. Although she also supported the idea that the church’s power should be beneath the Lord Governor, the diminishing impact of the Goddess still left her with an unexplainable sadness.
However, in the end, no matter how the Northern Border Church’s philosophy changed, Isha decided to honor the Goddess according to her beliefs.
After stabilizing her mind, Isha knelt in front of the statue of the Saint of Deliverance, praying devoutly. Her prayers were not as extreme as those of the believers; she simply hoped for good weather, peace for the nation, and a smooth journey for the Lord Governor.
Just as Isha finished her prayer and was about to rise, a completely emotionless female voice suddenly echoed in her mind.
Isha’s body froze in place. Although she could not understand it completely, there was no doubt that this was the Goddess’s Divine Revelation; the Goddess had responded to her!
Although the Goddess’s Divine Revelation was somewhat convoluted, Isha took it down seriously. After silently reciting it a few times in her heart, she stood up and looked at the crowd praying around her.
Among the pray-ers were ordinary citizens and church personnel, but no one noticed anything unusual.
Could it be that the Goddess had given her a Divine Revelation alone? Isha looked at her hands in disbelief. Although she was the Saintess, she knew that her status as Saintess, while recognized by the Central Church, was still granted by the Northern Border Church itself.
Ignoring all of that, Isha rarely lost composure and ran all the way to Lind’s residence.
“Did the Goddess issue a Divine Revelation?”
Lind, who was still busy with official duties, jumped up upon hearing this news.
If others said they had heard the Goddess’s Divine Revelation, Lind might doubt its authenticity, but when Isha said she heard the Goddess’s Divine Revelation, he hesitated only briefly as a sign of disrespect towards the female protagonist.
Has God finally taken action?
Has the Goddess finally “woken up”?
Would she discover that he was using her?
Although Isha worked hard to remember the Goddess’s Divine Revelation, it was somewhat awkward, especially the last part. So when Isha spoke it out loud, Lind felt that this Divine Revelation sounded somewhat familiar yet couldn’t place it, wondering how such strange language came about with completely different styles in the beginning, middle, and end.
“I’ll pray personally and give it a try!”
In the end, Lind decided to take matters into his own hands. There was a prayer room in the residence, which he usually didn’t frequent; most of the time, it was used by other believers of the Goddess in the residence.
But this time, Lind strictly followed religious standards and prayed in the prayer room.
Unexpectedly, even this person, who could hardly be considered a believer and was even using the Goddess for personal gain, received a response.
However, this Divine Revelation was somewhat different from what Lind expected, as he heard a very unfamiliar yet somewhat familiar female chorus in his mind:
“System rebooting, please try again later.”
“System rebooting, please try again later.”
“Система перезагружается, пожалуйста, попробуйте позже.”
