NOVPUB"Holy Lord, who could possibly be inside that luxurious carriage? They have six winged horses and are being escorted by six knights from the Brilliant Knight and the Destiny Knight."
"Those are not ordinary winged horses, but the legendary alicorns!"
"Yeah, they are clearly influential people with super high status. Sir Mike is even at the front of the escort team."
"They are most likely guests of honor related to the Church of Insight."
"Hmm, that might be true. I’ve never seen any Destiny Knight serve as an escort for anyone, including Kings and Emperors if it wasn’t related to the Church of Insight."
The townspeople began whispering among each other as they wondered what influential people were inside the luxurious carriage.
Some intel from the palace followed the entourage because they were curious but wouldn’t make any unnecessary moves. After all, it was the honorary guests of the Church of Insight.
"Miko, do you remember the Holy Church in the Great Yan Empire?" Elysia closed her eyes, focusing on her advanced perception to scan her surroundings.
"Mm, yes. At that time, I met the God of Light’s soul remnant. He is an incomplete soul essence. Do you want to help him, mama?" Miko recalled that semi-transparent God’s golden soul during her visit to the Holy Church.
"That depends on whether he deserves it or not. What about the quest regarding their inhumane experimentations? Was it declared complete after you asked him for it?" Elysia replied with a mysterious smile.
"Err, please give me a moment." Miko summoned her grimoire and searched for the mentioned quest. She noted some interesting quests that caught her attention, but her focus was only there briefly.
[Stop the Holy Church’s inhumane experimentations (1/3)][Reward: Archangel]
"One of the three. He has stopped one, but apparently, he has no power to control his disobedient followers..." Miko heaved a sigh.
The God of Light once mentioned that he would stop it, but not everything was under his control...
"Master, the Holy Church is divided into three factions. The one you visited that day was from the Divine Light Faction, the origin where the God of Light resides." Jophiel explained a little because she thought her master and Goddess Master might not know about mortal affairs.
"What about the other two?" Miko was intrigued.
"Besides the Divine Light Faction, the Great Yan Empire’s Holy Church has the Beatific and Angelic Light Faction. They worship the God of Light, but the incarnation of the God of Light they believe in is different." Jophiel took out a tablet magic item and showed the related information from the Guardian of Dream’s intel to her master.
The Divine Light Faction’s God was the original God of Light, the benevolent golden gentleman. The Beatific Light Faction’s God was the formless light that resembled the sun. As for the Angelic Light Faction’s God was the Angel of Light, the one with the least information. However, based on rumors, this faction still tried to summon their Angel of Light to the mortal world.
"Oh~ So the Archangel is in the Angelic Light Faction, but we must stop the Beatific Light and enlighten them first." Miko was enlightened after seeing the information her disciples gathered.
"Most likely. We got this rumor after our spies sneaked several times into the underground area under Amland City." Jophiel nodded in agreement.
"What about the Great Yan Empire’s capital city?" Morfina asked with some curiosity.
"There is no Holy Church in the capital city. The Great Yan’s Emperor wanted his citizens to worship him in the city where he lived." Jophiel shook her head.
Elysia opened her eyes and heaved a subtle sigh. "We can hand this quest over to Xentia. She is interested in this quest and will start carrying it out tomorrow. That’s what she said."
"Mm, sure. But, mama... why are you sighing? You don’t seem relieved about anything. Are you disappointed about something?" Miko was concerned about her mama’s current complicated feelings. She could feel it because she was her mama’s avatar.
"This Empire legalizes slavery. This capital city also has lots of slaves and black markets." Elysia reached out her hand and gave Miko a head pat.
"Huh?" Miko was taken aback.
"Slavery, huh... Dory won’t like it, but she’s coming here with the Goddess Fortuna. These humans better treat their slaves well..." Morfina glanced out the window complicatedly.
"The humans treat their slaves pretty well since there are strict rules and regulations. It shall serve as a bit of an eye-opener for Dory. After all, we are not going to erase all slavery in the world." Elysia looked down and gently stroked her sleeping, fluffy little friends on her lap.
--- 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝓬ℴ𝓶
Sometime later, the entourage arrived at a classy hotel managed by the Guardian of Dream from the shadow.
Many people, including some local nobles, were deliberately present near the hotel’s entrance. They wanted to find out who had come with such an extravagant carriage and an escort of high-rank knights from both Brilliant Knight and Destiny Knight.
When the door opened, the first person to come down was a charming pink-haired veiled girl wrapped in an elegant white-pink winter robe with a cherry blossom pattern.
Her alluring pink eyes looked so seductive, especially to men. Yet, the next person who came down was a lovely girl clad in a pure white winter dress decorated with purplish blue silk.
Miko’s holy-like aura immediately caught everyone’s attention.
Johiel stretched out her hand to her master, and her master held her hand before getting off the carriage slowly. The spotlight fell on her master, and she didn’t like those people looking at her master with those rude stares.
The next one who came down was a gorgeous pure-blood golden Elf Empress crowned with flowers and leaves.
Morfina got off the carriage gracefully. She stood on the other side of the stairs and stretched out her hand.
When the next person came out, everyone was stunned to appreciate the lady’s ethereal presence. This peerless divine lady was the embodiment of beauty and perfection, which would deserve the title of the holy mother!
Unfortunately, Elysia didn’t bother with those gazes. Almost everyone was dumbfounded, and she took that opportunity to enter the hotel with her group.
The little fluffy creatures jumped from the carriage and ran after Elysia and Co.
"..." Michael nudged his juniors’ arms, and they rushed into the hotel.
The bystanders recovered a few seconds later. The peerless beauties and her group were no longer there.
The Destiny Knights also regained their composure right after. They entered the hotel to confirm their assumptions. The last lady who came down from the carriage possessed a dazzling, profound divine aura, and she was clearly the holy mother, the most important person in the Elysion Church!
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Miko had already booked the best room, thanks to her disciples. She and her group went straight to their room.
"Jophi-chan, please seal the door." Miko walked over to her mother.
"???" Jophiel looked right and left. No one followed them down the corridor, but her master asked her to seal the door, not close it.
Therefore, she closed the door and used a sealing technique to seal the door as her master asked.
"Hmm? What’s wrong?" Elysia smiled innocently when Miko gently pushed her onto the sofa.
"Mama, we must do something with your natural sacred aura and charm! We need a God-tier veil for you. No mortals can resist your divine presence. Or, can we use a disguise?" Miko folded her arm and tapped her cheek, thinking about something for her mama.
If she thought about it again, she received no trouble with her appearance other than attracting everyone’s attention. Yet, her mama was a special divine being with unique traits and charms!
Even though her mama’s seal was still active and leaked no aura, her mama’s divine presence alone would stun the mortals and then drive them to worship her mama, the Goddess.
’Fufu, Ely~ Your mature form is so stunning. Only a few can resist your charm. Your precautions are insufficient since we are in a city with many people, especially the mortal ones. Miko is right. It would help if you had an anti-attention veil or maybe a disguise. Look at Jophi. Despite your assistance, she still wears her veil to cover her beautiful face~’ Elena was amused to see Elysia’s troubled smile.
"Hmm, we can also use an anti-attention talisman, actually. But this one will be useful. You still need to completely seal your aura and leak nothing like a 0th Rank mortal, Ely. Hmm, yep, just like Miko." Nell took out a white veil divine artifact. She beckoned the nearby pink fairy to help her.
"Okay." Yae nodded in understanding and helped Nell to put the veil over Elysia’s face.
"Uhm, thank you. Is my aura still leaking? I’m sure I’ve handled it perfectly with no aura leak." Elysia rechecked it and found her aura was well hidden without any leak.
"That’s your divine body’s aura. Your body constitution has improved significantly since your last breakthrough, Ely. Keep using the veil. It will keep you away from unnecessary trouble, too." Nell landed on Elysia’s shoulder and adjusted the veil.
"..." For some reason, Jophiel felt excited because her Goddess Master became her veil companion!
Even though her Goddess Master exuded no aura, the Goddess’ divine presence alone would stun the mortals and urge them to kneel down. Her Goddess Master was also super beautiful, even for the exalted divine beauty rank. Being too beautiful was sometimes troublesome.
She could also occasionally feel a faint Form Synthesis Realm’s spiritual breath every once in a while. To suppress the 20th Rank cultivation base to the 0th Rank was so significant, and she understood it was pretty tricky, especially after her Goddess Master’s recent breakthrough.
The veil would save her Goddess Master from those insignificant people and their rude stares. It was the best solution!
Jophiel nodded in agreement.
"Okay." Elysia understood everyone’s worry. She also wanted to avoid unnecessary problems.
Miko then took her little group on a tour around the city. However, they left through the back door and wore additional disguises, including the knights who accompanied them.
