hotmtlnovel Chapter 291.3: Tier 1
Chapter 291.3: Tier 1
At the edge of the iron table where she wouldn't disturb Adele, Ciel called Tara over.She asked Tara and Percy for their faceless goddess pendants, then borrowed the ritual carving knife from Tara. Holding the knife, she began to carve onto the metallic faceless goddess pendants.
The moment Ciel made the first cut, Percy's body instinctively leaned forward as if to stop her—in her eyes, this was a complete act of sacrilege.
The reason the faceless goddess statue was faceless was to symbolize the Mother Goddess's universal love and infinity, symbolizing that She was the ruler of all great existences.
Carving anything directly onto the goddess statue's face, even just drawing an expression, was a desecration of the Mother Goddess.
But Tara seemed to have no objection at all. On the contrary, her eyes lit up, watching Ciel carve the pendant in her hand with eyes full of anticipation.
Having carved it many times, Ciel was already quite familiar with this symbol pointing to herself. When she handed the carved pendant, which had already been polished smooth from handling, to Tara, she spoke directly to her: "Pray to it. Just change the name in the prayer to Ciel and try it."
Actually, it wasn't strictly necessary to pray; one only needed to silently recite 'Ciel' and meditate on her appearance, but saying it was a prayer would make it easier for Tara and Percy to understand.
"Yes! Lady Ciel!"
Tara did not waver. After receiving the pendant, she held it with both hands to her chest, lowered her small head, closed her eyes, and began to pray devoutly.
Gradually, the runes on the goddess statue flashed with a pale red halo, and Ciel's voice was transmitted directly into Tara's mind.
Being able to broadcast and transmit sound, "Omniscient" was quite convenient. If she could add a number and dial directly, it would be even more so.
After hearing Ciel's response in her mind, Tara was completely stunned. She suddenly looked up toward Ciel, and two lines of tears couldn't help but fall from her face.
Seeing Tara's exaggerated appearance, Percy couldn't help but ask, "Teacher Tara, what did you feel?"
However, at this moment, Tara was completely unable to hear anything Percy said. She was utterly lost in the extreme joy of finally receiving a response, immersed in her own world.
Ciel didn't waste words either. She took Percy's pendant, carved a sigil in the same manner, and handed it to Percy.
Percy was a bit flustered by Tara's reaction. Unsure of the situation, she also became respectful, reaching out with both hands to take the pendant Ciel handed her. Then, following Tara's example, she lowered her head and began to pray as if it were a daily task.
Only this time, she changed the name of the prayer and the person imagined in her mind to Ciel.
Similarly, the red runes began to flash, and Ciel's response appeared in Percy's mind.
Percy's reaction was even more exaggerated than Tara's.
Because Tara had known from the beginning that Ciel was the "Mother Goddess," it was pure joy for her.
For Percy, however, it was more about shock and awe.
Her knees went weak, and she almost instinctively knelt before Ciel. She looked up at Ciel, her mouth opening slightly; the words "Lady Mother Goddess" were almost on the tip of her tongue.
But soon, she noticed Ciel's cautionary gaze and promptly shut her mouth.
"Are you alright? Low blood sugar?"
Adele also noticed the commotion on Percy's side. She saw the pendants in their hands and asked curiously, "Eh? Are you also believers of the Church of the Savior Goddess? My sister has one of those too."
Avena, on the other hand, saw more than the surface-level details Adele did.
Among the currently existing Tier 4s of the Church of the Savior Goddess, there was no such figure as Percy... she couldn't be from the Savior Goddess Church.
Matching her with someone who had defected from the Savior Goddess Church in the past and then thinking of organizations that used the same statue, the Divine Advent Church was the only choice.
Was the mysterious organization Ciel was in before the Divine Advent Church?
No... not likely.
The Divine Advent Church didn't have such terrifying intelligence capabilities, nor did they have the power to kill Forte.
If they did, the one forced to hide in the shadows like a rat all those years ago wouldn't have been the Divine Advent Church, but the Savior Church.
"Perhaps so." Ciel answered for Percy. She looked at Tara and said, "Adele and Percy are likely a bit hungry. Go ask the maid if there are any pastries and bring some to tide them over."
"I want sponge cake! Scones! Pudding and lemonade!" Adele's ears perked up instantly, her attention immediately drawn by the food. She raised her right hand toward Tara and started ordering directly.
"Vanilla hot cocoa, thank you." Avena had already eaten. She was just ordering a hot dessert for Ciel; Ciel hadn't eaten anything since waking up.
Tara, in her maid outfit, went down to get food. Percy gradually recovered her composure. She stole a glance at Ciel. There was no longer any suspicion or scrutiny in her eyes, only reverence and a faint fear.
The reason she was afraid was that she didn't know if her previous suspicion toward Ciel would be considered sacrilege.
Percy had originally thought Ciel was committing sacrilege; now it seemed she was the one doing it.
While waiting for the potion to be completed, Ciel made two more items with the "Omniscient" engraving.
One was Adele's silver bracelet, and the other was Avena's family crest. Ciel also told them how to contact her and let them try it.
Adele had no suspicions about this. She was especially amazed that Ciel could create a transcendent item for long-distance chatting just by carving some unknown word. Avena, however, felt a deeper shock.
Just carving a sigil allowed a non-transcendent item to possess transcendent abilities... this was not a power an ordinary person could possess.
And Ciel didn't seem to have used any ability at all... this meant the rune, the word itself, possessed power.
And this power could actually point toward Ciel...
The more she learned from Ciel, the more Avena felt she couldn't reach the bottom of Ciel's depths... perhaps it was easier to live by Ciel's side without thinking about anything, like Adele.
But thinking of the vulnerable Ciel from last night who seemed to need her protection, Avena felt a bit more emboldened.
At least she could still protect Ciel... in bed and in terms of spirit.
Soon, the "Knight" potion Adele had brewed was ready.
The details of the materials and the preparation method were also completely recorded by Adele.
This was a brand new path and potion that had never appeared in the world.
Tier 1 "Knight."