Inside the room, a figure completely enveloped in a deep black robe stood with its back to the door.
Hearing the sound from the doorway, the figure turned around, its clear and bright gaze instantly landing upon Natalia.
A delicate silver mask covered the figure's face, concealing part of its features.
However, relying solely on the exposed tiny, soft, and rosy lips, the exquisite and enchanting chin, and the fair, delicate skin, one could tell that the other party's appearance was by no means lacking.
Natalia walked into the room with her head bowed. She did not dare to raise her eyes to look at the figure before her; thus, from her perspective, she could only see the black robe dragging across the floor.
"Greetings, Your Eminence High Priest!"
Natalia bowed her head and offered a respectful, formal greeting to the figure before her.
Lucigley’s soft lips parted slightly, breathing out words that were gentle, sweet, and enchanting:
"We are all citizens of the Goddess, all Her children. Before the Goddess, we are equals, so you need not be so constrained."
Natalia did not reply, for she did not know how to answer.
Fortunately, Lucigley did not put her in a difficult position and continued to speak:
"The Full Moon Bracelet is an accessory that the Goddess attaches great importance to. Now that you have successfully retrieved it, the Sanctuary will remember your service."
"To be of service to the Goddess is my honor!"
Natalia uttered this sentence in a somewhat nervous tone.
Lucigley pursed her red lips, letting out a soft chuckle: "The Sanctuary is never stingy with rewards for those with merit."
Saying this, Lucigley’s fair, slender finger pointed gently at Natalia, and a ray of silver light shot out from between her fair fingers, sinking into Natalia's body.
On the other side, hit by the silver light, Natalia instantly felt the spirituality within her body surge, satisfying the conditions for advancing to Sequence 6 in the blink of an eye.
Natalia felt the changes within her body in utter shock, while Lucigley, seeing this scene, chuckled softly and said:
"This is the Sanctuary's reward for your dedication! I hope you will continue to make further contributions to the Sanctuary in the future."
"I will!" Natalia's tone carried a hint of joy.
Originally, at her pace, gathering enough spirituality to satisfy advancing to Sequence 6 would likely take years or even over a decade of accumulation.
Yet this single reward from the other party directly spared her that chunk of time.
Now, as long as she obtained the Sequence 6 potion and the auxiliary ritual array for advancing to Sequence 6, she could attempt her advancement to Sequence 6.
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Seeing the joyful look on Natalia's face, Lucigley smiled slightly, asking as if in passing:
"I read the report you submitted. You said you obtained the Full Moon Bracelet from the hands of a Night remnant?"
Hearing this question, combined with Eros's prior instructions, Natalia did not conceal anything:
"Yes, Your Eminence High Priest. I traded for this Full Moon Bracelet from the hands of a Night remnant."
Lucigley nodded, pressing further: "And what was the price paid to trade for it? Rest assured, if you used your own possessions, the Sanctuary will reimburse you."
A look of slight embarrassment appeared on Natalia's face, and she said awkwardly:
"With my body!"
Lucigley: "..."
How was she supposed to respond to this? Could she say she would compensate her with a replacement?
After a few seconds of silence, Lucigley finally spoke in her still gentle, sweet, and enchanting voice:
"The Sanctuary will remember your sacrifice this time."
At this point, Lucigley paused briefly before continuing:
"May I ask how you came into contact with that Night remnant?"
Natalia hesitated for a moment before recounting the process of her contact with that Night remnant.
Apart from the things she could not say, she spoke of everything else that could be shared.
Lucigley’s tone did not change after listening, remaining just as gentle, sweet, and enchanting:
"Then since he occasionally comes over to rendezvous with you, do you have his contact information?"
As if fearing Natalia might misunderstand, Lucigley added:
"Currently, the Church is our common enemy. If possible, our Silver Moon Religion is willing to form an alliance with them."
Natalia shook her head: "I do not have his contact information. He is very mysterious; every time, it is he who comes to find me."
For the first time, a tone of regret appeared in Lucigley’s voice:
"What a pity. If he comes to find you next time, you may repeat my request to him."
"Or when you see him, you can notify me of the news, and I will discuss the alliance with them myself."
Saying this, Lucigley produced a crescent moon accessory from within her robe and passed it across the air to Natalia:
"This is a Crescent Pendant. When you wish to contact me, you can directly inject spirituality into it, and it will send the message you wish to convey to me."
Looking at the Crescent Pendant floating in front of her, Natalia accepted it without hesitation and answered in a respectful tone:
"If he comes to find me next time, I will notify Your Eminence High Priest immediately."
Lucigley nodded in satisfaction, then said: "In addition, the Sanctuary has a task for you to carry out."
"Investigate the true identity of that Elf within the Church. A few days ago, a member of the Sanctuary spotted a regional Archbishop of the Church of Reincarnation appearing at that Elf's house."
"Although this isn't anything strange, when connected to what the Cardinal Archbishop of the Church of Reincarnation said about that Elf receiving his protection, I always feel things are not that simple."
"So, I want you all to investigate what identity that Elf actually holds within the Church."
After listening, Natalia immediately said respectfully: "I will complete the task as soon as possible."
Lucigley said softly: "There is no need to be so hasty. Just do your best. This task has been assigned to all members within Intil."
After saying this, Lucigley chuckled softly and said:
"Alright, my business is finished. You may go attend to your own affairs."
Natalia knew this was the other party telling her to leave, so she offered another bow to Lucigley, then opened the door and walked out.
After Natalia left, the room fell into silence. Lucigley extended her fair, slender finger to draw a circle on her chest and began to pray in a low voice.
Meanwhile, Natalia, having stepped out of the room, did not delay and immediately left the building, heading toward her home in Intil.
Upon returning to her home near the Cathedral of Saint Inser, Natalia triggered the mark in her mind five times without a moment's pause.
This was what they had agreed upon beforehand. Even though that High Priest claimed she wanted to ally with the Night lineage, Natalia, for some reason, still preferred to trust the words of that Night remnant.
What the High Priest said on the surface might be a desire to ally, but in reality, it was likely just as that Night remnant had said—she wanted to capture him alive.
And the reason she didn't tell her the truth was out of concern that she had developed feelings for that Night remnant?