Late at night in the mansion's drawing-room, the women on the sofa should have looked especially serious and calm.

But as the embarrassing question was exposed, and the final words echoed and dissipated in the room, all eyes met each other, then quickly dodged, avoiding direct eye contact. What followed was a sudden silence.

"..."

Lanchi stood by the magical projection screen on one side of the room. He had originally planned to continue talking about the details of the deal, but now, due to Sigrid and Hyperion's states, he had to pause temporarily.

For a short time, no one wanted to break the deadlock, and no one wanted to speak first.

Perhaps Sigrid and Hyperion needed a little time to recover. Even the antique pendulum clock on the wall seemed to slow down its rhythm, its ticking sound unusually abrupt in the silence.

Earlier, the two of them had been too absolute in their anger.

Now they had to cooperate, which made them both lose face.

"Cough."

Lanchi coughed lightly, trying to cover up the unbearable awkwardness with a new topic.

"So, the goal of the Church of the Goddess of Fate is to rescue the Great Demon, and then have him join the Athelstan Kingdom's side?"

Lanchi looked at Hyperion to confirm.

"...Yes."

Hyperion originally couldn't have let the Church of Rebirth know about her actions, but she didn't expect that the Batian branch of the Church of Rebirth had surprisingly reached a consensus with the Church of the Goddess of Fate in order to deal with the Silent Extinction branch.

If everyone wanted to rescue the Great Demon, then things would become simple again.

"Then it seems our motives are similar. We also don't want the Protoss Empire and the northwestern countries to go to war. Only the Silent Extinction branch and its backers want the flames of war to spread. In addition to rescuing the Great Demon from Hellroom Prison, the Church of the Goddess of Fate will probably continue to cooperate with the Batian branch to try to stop this turmoil."

Lanchi stated slowly.

Sigrid didn't say anything. If she could become the person in charge of the Church of Rebirth in the Protoss Empire, she would naturally prefer that the Protoss Empire not be damaged by war.

If cooperating with the Church of the Goddess of Fate could achieve greater benefits, she would not hesitate to choose it.

"I will help you build a bridge to the Church of the Goddess of Fate."

Hyperion said with difficulty.

She didn't know if it was too absurd that the Church of Rebirth and the Church of the Goddess of Fate could cooperate one day. The only thing she was sure of was that she was doing the right thing and not betraying her teacher's trust.

Hyperion never dreamed that—

The solo hell-difficulty mission to Hellroom, the Imperial capital, had turned into a super-large team mission.

She was even going to get the assistance of an entire branch of the Church of Rebirth.

Every step was different from what the Ice Witch teacher had predicted.

The Ice Witch told her that this Imperial training was her divine office assessment. Under normal circumstances, the church would not give a new priest such a difficult task, but Hyperion's task had indeed reached the difficulty level determined by the church's high-level divine office candidates.

As long as Hyperion could complete it, her contribution would surely allow her to be promoted to a high-level divine office under the divine prayer ceremony. Not only would the church's token be upgraded, but her own faith attributes would also be greatly increased by a higher-grade church certificate. If she wanted to inscribe the divine office rank after breaking through the seventh rank, the Church of the Goddess of Fate's token could also be used as an excellent material.

Hyperion's biggest dream was to become a noble priest recognized by everyone. Now that an opportunity was right in front of her, she was well aware that difficulty and reward were equivalent, and she had already prepared herself.

But.

Currently, it seemed that she had been sent to the Protoss Empire and spent seven days comfortably in Milford Territory. The Silent Extinction branch was also inexplicably driven away on the way. She arrived at the Protoss Royal Magic Academy, which had already been taken over. She didn't need to compete with the top young geniuses of the Protoss Empire at all. Next, the final prison break plan would be completed with the help of the Batian branch!

Hyperion was starting to feel a little guilty.

If she became a high-level priest of the Church of the Goddess of Fate so easily and then was praised by people, she would blush...

"Sid, we'll assist her with all our strength, is that okay?"

Lanchi asked Sigrid again, who hadn't said anything for a long time.

"Do as you see fit."

Sigrid replied extremely briefly.

Hyperion glanced at the woman.

Based on her conversation with Lanchi and the way she addressed him, it seemed very likely that she was the Batian Saintess, and her strength was roughly the same.

The Destruction Bishop Ivanos in the Southern Continent had taken in a Destruction Saint and a Destruction Saintess, giving the impression that he was raising them as a couple.

But Hyperion absolutely disagreed. Once everything was over, she would definitely take Lanchi back to the Southern Continent and not let him mix with the Batian branch anymore.

As for if the most terrifying Batian Bishop were to stop them, she would also risk her life to help Lanchi escape.

"In the Batian branch's plan to win over the Great Demon, the biggest trouble is the selection of personnel. Now that you're here, the matter of personnel has been resolved."

Lanchi looked at Hyperion and pleaded.

"No problem."

Hearing this, Hyperion nodded.

She had originally planned to go to the prison herself.

"Gloria, do you have the architectural drawings of Hellroom Prison?"

Lanchi then looked at Gloria, the direct soldier standing behind the sofa.

She nodded and took out a drawing from the secret compartment of the coffee table. After the Saint told them the target this afternoon, the Bishop ordered her to collect some things that might be needed. As expected, the Bishop had anticipated what the Saint wanted.

Lanchi took the drawing, spread it on the coffee table, and picked up a pen from his collar, starting to mark the key points.

"Three days later, I have an appointment with Hellroom Prison Warden Bakas to discuss important official business at the Protoss Royal Magic Academy. I will try my best to delay him. For at least half a day, Hellroom Prison will be in a state of no warden being stationed there. At that time, I will also arrange for a trustworthy direct soldier from the Batian branch to become a student at our school and go to the prison with you. Once you find the Great Demon, the direct soldier will exchange identities with the Great Demon, with the direct soldier temporarily staying under the prison as the Great Demon, and you will be able to bring the Great Demon out as a student from our school in a legitimate manner."

Lanchi continued to share their Batian branch's preparations and information with Hyperion, looking extremely serious.

While explaining, he would occasionally look at Hyperion, indicating the key points.

"...?"

Hyperion looked at Lanchi, who looked like a skilled worker, and was filled with question marks.

As soon as Lanchi opened his mouth, he was organized and premeditated, giving her the feeling that a professional was doing professional things, with rich experience in the industry.

Are you too deeply immersed in the role, or are you acting naturally, or have you perfectly integrated in these two months?

(End of chapter)