The Path to Lordship Begins in the North

Chapter 284 Lilith's Work

Lilith, far away in the capital, was also timing the system restart, or rather, the goddess's awakening.

But Lilith didn't rush to pray; instead, she remained crouched by the communicator, waiting for news from her brother.

Although the wait was rather long, there was nothing in the kingdom that required Lilith's personal attention, so she successfully received the message from the communicator.

Even though he was mentally prepared, the message from the communicator was unexpectedly long. Lind even confirmed with Lilith that he could receive messages before sending the message.

When Lilith saw the dense text of pinyin, she felt numb. Fortunately, her brother kindly added spaces, otherwise Lilith probably would have spent the whole day squatting in front of the communicator.

After reading the entire message and confirming that she fully understood the information her brother had sent, Lilith carefully wrote it down as she had done before, and then burned it herself.

After leaving the Northern Tax Office inside the palace, Lilith said to her personal maid, "Prepare an ice bath for me."

The personal maid was a little confused. The weather wasn't even that hot, and besides, the Queen had many ways to cool down, so there was no need for ice water.

But the personal maid still carried out the order. After her whole body was soaked in ice water, Lilith prayed silently and entered a meditative state.

After asking some follow-up questions on behalf of her brother, Lilith also connected with 550C and learned the shortcut phrases.

After Lilith got out of the icy water, a smile appeared on her face.

With these quick phrases, at least Lilith wasn't completely powerless to put up a fight.

As for the question the older brother asked about the last oracle that the goddess had descended, namely the oracle lantern, Lilith also inquired about it in detail with 550C. 550C explained that a malfunction occurred during the self-test process, and an irreversible problem occurred during the repair process.

Finally, with no other option, 550C managed to control the falling fragments, causing them to fall into the territory controlled by the Goddess Cult.

After that, due to this malfunction, the 550C entered a long self-testing and repair process.

Regarding what this fragment actually is, Lilith received the same answer as Lind: it is not recommended to access this information without protective measures.

Lilith didn't care; she'd leave that to her brother to think about. What Lilith was more concerned about was that her brother had mentioned the Lantern Dream in this message.

Although the capital city is no longer concerned about the cause of Augustine III's death, Lilith has always remembered that Augustine III's death was most likely caused by the Lantern Dream, and that there was a traitor within the palace at the time.

The palace staff pinned the blame on Cordick, since Cordick's position at the time allowed him free access to the palace, making it possible for him to bring the Lantern Dream and some spellcasting materials into the palace.

But Lilith always felt that it wasn't that simple, so she took this opportunity to have her brother find out who had cooperated with the Lantern Dream to kill Augustine III.

Lilith will never be able to trust the royal family until this mole is found.

Just as Lilith sent the results of her interview with 550C and this question to her brother, asking him to inquire with Lantern Dream, Nora had been waiting outside the Northern Tax Office for quite some time: "Your Majesty, do you have other activities today?"

Lilith then remembered that there were church activities today. As a saintess, she couldn't simply stay in the palace; Lilith also had a lot of work to do at the central papacy.

"I understand. Let's go to the outer city first."

Aside from going to church every week to pray to the goddess, Lilith's job is simple: she only needs to occasionally go to the outer city to provide medical care and distribute food to ordinary people. This is also one of the important means for the church to consolidate its faith.

However, Lilith no longer needs to personally take action, given her special status; being a saintess is merely a part-time job for her.

Generally speaking, the Holy Maiden's own level of divine magic is not low, but Lilith is a special case. She became a Holy Maiden more because of political factors. Therefore, in the process of healing, she mainly distributes medicine to the people in the outer city, and no one actually comes to ask the Holy Maiden for treatment.

Because of her extremely high prestige, Lilith's relief efforts in the outer city were always met with huge crowds. In fact, Lilith did not like this, since doing so was equivalent to exposing herself to danger. With her current prestige, there was no need for her to do such things anymore. Even Nora was against it at first.

However, seeing the people in the outer city who received medicine and food, Lilith decided to persevere. The nobles in the capital had poor execution capabilities and complex power dynamics. Only medicine and food personally distributed by Lilith could be trusted that no one would dare to steal them afterward.

With the construction of the Northern Railway, the lives of the people in the outer city have been getting better and better. After inquiring about how an old man was doing recently, Lilith handed him the medicine and some food he needed. Watching the old man leave, looking back every step of the way, Lilith, who had been somewhat tired after visiting 550C, felt full of energy again.

When I retire, I'll just do this full-time.

Just as Lilith was lost in thought, a couple broke through the guards' blockade and knelt down in front of her, holding a child.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, we beg you to save our child!"

The couple's faces were flushed, as if they had exerted a great deal of effort, and they were out of breath, with bloodshot eyes.

The child in the wife's arms looked extremely weak, as if he had been cursed.

The guards immediately surrounded the couple, and Nora kept questioning the group of professional guards about how they had let these two ordinary people in.

The couple kowtowed repeatedly before Lilith, begging her to look at their child.

The religious figures were in a state of panic. Her Majesty's magical abilities were questionable, but they certainly couldn't just kick the couple out in this situation.

"It's difficult to handle."

A cardinal in charge of the scene glanced at the curse on the child and then whispered to his companion.

This curse is extremely troublesome, as if it was deliberately planted, and it cannot be purified quickly at all. Not to mention Her Majesty the Saint's level of divine magic, even the Archbishop would need to handle it carefully. If nothing is done in this situation, it will be a blow to the prestige of Her Majesty the Saint and the Church.

The orthodox church was still trying to purify the curse on the child, but Nora didn't care. Religious disgrace was a religious matter, and Her Majesty's face was far less important than safety. She ordered the guards to drag the couple away.

Two ordinary people, not part of the plan, managed to break through heavy guards and enter Her Majesty's event venue, which is already a major security incident.

Meanwhile, onlookers watched with curiosity through the fully armed guards what was happening at the event, and many people mixed in with ordinary people began to fan the flames. Almost everyone was paying attention to the little emperor's every move.

Lilith stopped Nora, jumped down from her original spot, and gave a crooked smile that resembled the return of the Dragon King.