Coveted After Becoming a Monster [Quick Transmigration] 104p2

Chapter 104 p2:

Ten minutes had passed, and most of the talented children had lit up at this moment, including the grandson of the old woman from the market.

He showed a look of surprise and jumped up and down on the spot. Even if he could only be the lowest-rank magician, it was enough to change the fate of an ordinary family.

Li An nodded slightly and shifted her gaze to Joseph, the little girl who had sold the first-rank scroll. She had fallen to the ground, looking at her hands with a look of despair.

And such children accounted for nine-tenths of the total number, and there were many of them every year, so no one cared and no one comforted them.

The exhausted priest let go of her hand, as if she had been drained of energy in an instant. She took a step back tiredly and waved her hand, “The awakening is over. Those who have not awakened, leave the church. Those who have awakened, stay and listen to the Holy See’s arrangements.”

And the mayor also stood up, his fat face full of joy, and said repeatedly, “Franl Town only awakens three or four people every year, but today eight people have awakened. It’s all because of Her Excellency the Saintess’s blessing—”

He paused for a moment, turned to look at the group of children, and reprimanded, “Why aren’t you thanking Her Excellency the Saintess with me!”

The few children were a little dazed. They looked at each other, not knowing what had happened, and only knew to follow the mayor in bowing and thanking.

Anoska didn’t say anything, and the mayor didn’t care. He continued with a thick face, “Since the awakening is over, why don’t Her Excellency the Saintess follow me to the backyard to rest for a while?”

“I have already had people prepare a meal to specially thank Her Excellency the Saintess for her blessing.”

But at this time, Anoska looked down, her gilded eyes cold, and finally said, “Is the awakening ceremony over?”

The uninformed people in the audience were clearly stunned, showing a look of confusion.

And the group of children who had not awakened all showed a glimmer of hope, especially Joseph, who stared at Anoska.

Because the three of them had deliberately disguised themselves and covered their faces, she didn’t know Anoska’s identity. She just thought that the awakening ceremony was not over and that she still had a chance, so she was so expectant.

And the mayor thought for a long time but couldn’t think of any mistakes. He even took a step forward and asked cautiously, “It should be over, right?”

Then, he respectfully bowed and said, “This humble one is clumsy. Please enlighten me, Saintess.”

The church fell into a dead silence. The sunlight could not penetrate the stained-glass windows and could only reflect the intricate glass patterns, so the light in the church was dim, making the energy-depleted crystal ball look extremely old and worn. One could even see the cracks in it and the distorted human faces reflected in it.

“Your… Your Excellency the Saintess?”

Seeing that Anoska hadn’t spoken for a long time, the mayor was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.

He shouted, “Her Excellency the Saintess is indeed the successor of the Archangel. She is very concerned about the follow-up arrangements for these little magicians. In that case, we won’t go to the backyard first. We’ll rest after these children have been assigned.”

Seeing that he was still unwilling to admit it, Anoska shook her head and said to the Knight Commander, “Lucius, have someone bring them all up.”

The Knight Commander, who had been standing silently behind her, immediately took a step forward, raised his hand in a salute, and said, “As you command, Your Excellency the Saintess.”

The next second, he shouted to the outside, “Bring them in.”

This is…

The people inside were even more confused.

With a sharp creak, the main door opened, and sunlight and dust rushed in. Everyone squinted and tried to look over.

Besides the knights in armor at the door, there were also more than twenty children in ragged clothes. Judging from their features and height, they should be around twelve years old.

Whispers suddenly broke out, but the mayor’s legs went weak, and he almost knelt on the ground. He could only force himself to say, “What’s… what’s wrong with these children?”

As he spoke, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead and dripped down.

Anoska raised her eyes slightly and said coldly, “What are the rules of the Holy See?”

She said word by word, and as her thin lips opened and closed, it seemed as if elemental power was surging out. Along with the overlapping words, it pressed down on Mayor Jack like a mountain.

Under the huge pressure, Jack didn’t even last for a second and fell to the ground like a pile of rotten meat. His expensive robe was actually soaked with sweat.

“Your Excellency the Saintess—”

“Your Excellency,”

He tried to beg for mercy, but under the drive of an unknown force, he didn’t dare to hide or deceive. He couldn’t even close his mouth and could only pant, “The rule is—”

“The rule is that every child in every place who has reached the age of twelve must participate in the awakening ceremony.”

Anoska looked at him coldly, and a red cross seemed to appear behind her.

And the pressure Jack felt grew heavier and heavier. The fat on his body was squeezed flat, and the money pouch at his waist suddenly burst, and countless gold coins bounced out.

“My money!” Jack, who had no resistance, actually squeezed out a desperate cry at this moment. He wanted to reach out and grab it, but he couldn’t touch his gold coins at all.

Seeing that he couldn’t grab it, he turned his head in extreme fear and wailed, “Your Excellency the Saintess, I beg you to let me go.”

“I don’t know. Who are they?”

“No, they are children who have already awakened. They are just waiting outside the church because they are unwilling. Your Excellency the Saintess, you don’t have to bother with them.”

“No, they deliberately missed the awakening ceremony. They even forgot such an important thing. They deserve to die, they deserve to die!”

The sense of oppression grew heavier and heavier, as if a press was constantly pressing down, making Jack unable to move. He could only keep making up excuses.

“Your Excellency the Saintess, Your Excellency the Saintess, it’s not my fault!”

“You’re talking nonsense!”

Just then, the unawakened Joseph stood up and shouted, “These are clearly the twelve-year-old children who were blocked outside the church because they didn’t pay.”

When these words fell, the discussion grew louder.

“What? Pay?”

“When did the Holy See’s awakening ceremony ever require money? This mayor actually dared to use the Holy See to accumulate wealth.”

“He’s so bold. If there were talented but poor seedlings, wouldn’t they have been delayed by him?”

“He’s just a mayor. How dare he do such a thing?”

“But, Her Excellency the Saintess is indeed wise. The other bishops didn’t discover anything, but the Saintess immediately noticed it. She is indeed the successor of the Archangel.”

“Yes, it seems that the Saintess had already noticed and was prepared.”

The words floated to Li An’s ears, and this person inexplicably straightened her back, her chin slightly raised.

What saintess? It’s all thanks to this succubus’s sharp eyes. I can find a corrupt official just by strolling around, save a bunch of innocent children who can’t afford to pay the gold coins, and contribute to your magician world.

But, Li An’s eyes darted around.

Why should I help the Holy See?

Shouldn’t I be trying to weaken their power?

Forget it, I don’t care.

Li An shook her head and continued to look over.

Jack was still panicking and arguing, “She’s just a child. What does she know? Her Excellency the Saintess doesn’t need to talk to her, lest she infect her brain.”

“Your Excellency the Saintess, I didn’t do such a thing…”

Amidst the noise, Anoska’s expression didn’t change. She was as distant and indifferent as before, not stirred in the slightest.

She said, “Since you are unwilling to admit it, then let the scales and the holy sword judge.”

When these words fell, everyone showed a look of fear, and Mayor Jack’s face was even paler. He quickly said, “I’ll talk, I’ll talk. I don’t want to be judged…”

But how could he have a say in this?

The familiar voice sounded again.

“Judgment.”

When these two words fell, an invisible wave surged out, like a massive boulder crashing down, causing everyone in the church to tremble in their hearts and kneel on both knees in unison.

“Hallelujah!”

Anoska didn’t pay any attention. The towering church roof seemed to be forcibly torn open, and a blood-red cross appeared behind Anoska. At the same time, she held a sword in one hand and a scale in the other.

A strong wind blew open her long robe and hood, and a strand of her hair, which was coiled at the back of her head, was scattered, but it did not affect Anoska’s authority in the slightest.

“Judgment!”

Another sound fell, and the scale in her hand clearly swayed for a moment, and then it was firmly pressed down on the left side.

Seeing this scene, Jack couldn’t say any more arguments. He just cried out in despair, “I was wrong, I was wrong. I’m willing to return all the money. I beg you…”

“Your crime is unforgivable.”

The indifferent voice made a decision, and the blade in her right hand fell with it. All the sounds of begging for mercy were extinguished, along with the fat and lazy Jack. Like Olivia and the other two before, he completely disappeared from this world.

The people kneeling on the ground didn’t even dare to look up, their eyes full of fear. Their gazes, which they barely managed to raise, could only see a pile of scattered gold coins on the ground.

Is this divine punishment?

The huge church was frighteningly quiet. Cold sweat dripped down their cheeks to the ground. The crystal that had been used for awakening suddenly cracked and fell to the ground, shattering into pieces, scaring everyone into a tremble.

Even if this person had thousands of faults, to watch a living person be annihilated in front of them, without even a corpse, such a cruel punishment still made people feel terrified.

If it were me…

Everyone lowered their heads in fear, afraid that the scales would weigh their good and evil, and that the blade of judgment would fall on them.

“Your Excellency the Saintess…”

It was unknown who let out a terrified voice.

Li An raised her head, looked around, and suddenly stood up.

Everyone’s gazes swept over, but Li An unhurriedly bowed and shouted, “Hallelujah!”

“God bless our church. Seeing that Franl Town was poisoned by this corrupt official, and worried that talented children who couldn’t afford the gold coins would be left out, He sent Her Excellency the Saintess to punish the treacherous merchant!”

She suddenly knelt down and shouted, “Thank you, Your Excellency the Saintess, for punishing the evil!”

“God bless the Holy See.”

In a few words, the crowd’s fear dissipated. On second thought, it was this evil person who was too abominable, which had caused God’s dissatisfaction and made Her Excellency the Saintess punish him.

The crowd looked at each other. It was unknown who spoke first, but the others quickly followed, shouting, “Thank you, Your Excellency the Saintess, for punishing the evil!”

“God bless the Holy See.”

The shouts rose one after another, almost as if they were going to overturn the roof of the church.

Li An, who was kneeling on the ground, saw this and raised her eyebrows in triumph.

Public opinion was the easiest thing to guide. Before, the Holy See had bullied Anoska because she didn’t understand and had deliberately led people to guide it. Now that she was here, who would dare to bully her little cookie?

Anoska ignored these cheers and flattery. Her gaze swept over and silently stopped on the pink-haired girl, her gilded eyes softening again and again.

An’an…

Li An looked left and right cunningly, raised her fist, and shouted again, “Long live Her Excellency the Saintess!”

The others subconsciously followed, their voices louder and louder.

Anoska let her fool around. It wasn’t until she heard Li An’s voice become slightly hoarse that she waved her sleeve and stopped the shouting.

The voices stopped, and everyone looked at Anoska in unison. The fear was gone, replaced by a hint of blind worship. Even the surrounding Knights were affected.

Anoska took all of this in. Amidst her deep gaze, she glanced at the oblivious girl again.

Her tone was calm as she said, “Jack, the mayor of Franl Town, deceived the townspeople by collecting gold coins for the awakening ceremony. He has now been judged and executed.”

“His property will be sorted out and liquidated by the Knights and returned to the townspeople who were encroached upon and deceived.”

“In addition, the position of mayor is vacant. I will think about it for a few days before making further arrangements.”

“As you command.”

Under the deterrence of absolute power, no one refuted, and everything was arranged by Anoska.

Only the priest in the corner suddenly stood up and asked cautiously, “Your Excellency the Saintess, what about the group of children who didn’t participate in the awakening ceremony?”

“The awakening crystal—” she continued to stammer, “the awakening crystal has already exploded.”

Hearing this, the group of children quickly looked up and looked at Anoska expectantly.

Anoska’s expression didn’t change. She only said, “What’s so difficult about that?”