Joshua had already left, and Cheryl came to the second floor of the Mage Tower with two contracts.
It was much more empty than the first floor. The sunlight pouring down from the windows on both sides fell in the center of the second floor. Through the sunlight, Cheryl could see the dust and owl feathers floating in the air.
Following the trail of the feathers falling, Cheryl saw her close friend, Sister Denissa.
The nun was kneeling on the ground with her hands folded and her eyes closed, she was praying.
In the Holy Land, there is a rule that every nun must spend about an hour a day praying to the gods.
"Dinesha, this is a country where Nolan is not a holy religion. No one will care if you pray every day."
Cheryl walked to Denisa's side, she didn't know it was the first time to remind her friend where she was.
"But... this is my duty." Denisa opened her eyes and raised her head, and Cheryl's cheeks were reflected in her blue pupils.
"Duty? These are all lies fabricated by those liars. Why do you still believe them now?"
Since Cheryl joined the Heresy Tribunal, she no longer believes in the beliefs preached by the Holy Land, or lies such as "God bless the world".
Her motivation for carrying out her mission was simply to survive, and after defecting from the Inquisition, she held a disdainful attitude towards the faith of the Holy Land.
"You should know what kind of people the guys who call you to pray are essentially a bunch of people."
Cheryl has told Denisa several times that there are many truths about the kingdom of the Holy Church. If ordinary people have listened to these dark histories told by Cheryl and believed them, they may have apostasy long ago.
But Dinessa's life after she came to Nolan, except that she spends a little time every day to write her "novel", the rest is the same as in the Holy Land.
"Does these have anything to do with my prayers?" Denisa tilted her head in confusion.
"The relationship is that the gods you believe in may also be fabricated by them," Cheryl said.
The nun calmly shook her head at Cheryl's question.
"Cheryl, when I was very young, I was lost in a forest. When night fell, I was found by a elk in the forest covered in light."
She reached into the sunlight, as if she wanted to touch the light.
"I believe it must be the incarnation of Monica, who saved me."
I don’t know how many strange monsters in this world are needed, and Cheryl felt that there was nothing unusual about the appearance of one or two elk that would glow.
But Cheryl didn't destroy Denisa's vision at this time.
Faith itself is innocent, and if you want to blame it, you can blame those despicable guys who act in the name of gods but do shameful hookups.
"Then do you want to go back to the Holy Land?" Cheryl tentatively asked Denisa's opinion.
This nun occasionally reads books about the Holy Land, and she seems to miss her hometown very much in a foreign country.
"I often think about it." Denisa's face showed a nostalgic expression again: "I go to the orphanage in Antar City in the holy city at this time every year to help. I don't know how the children there this year are. There is Mrs. Gill in the next block, and I don't know if her dampness has gotten better."
Wait... what did you do when you were a heretic judge
Cheryl looked at the nun and counted the things she used to do in the holy city one by one.
If it was Cheryl who counted it, it might be that they took down the den of the underground organization under the orphanage, and brought the head of some wizard.
"Everyone in the holy city treats me very well..." Denisa said that her voice suddenly became smaller, and the expression on her face was also a little disappointed, but she soon forced a smile to Cheryl and said, "But It doesn't matter, I won't arbitrarily ask Cheryl to take me back, after all, I know that the Archbishop and the others hate us, and going back may cause trouble for you, Cheryl..."
"… "
Cheryl looked at Denisa, who had a bitter smile, and clenched her hands instantly.
As an insider, she felt an indescribable anger.
When Cheryl was remembering, the Holy City was indeed filled with all kinds of warm memories, but it didn't end until Cheryl came into contact with the Inquisition.
Facing the reckless actions of the Tribunal, Cheryl, who was unable to resist, could only choose to escape to Nolan.
But now she is also powerless to resist. Cheryl glanced at her slender arm, no matter how superb the assassination skills are, she is not an opponent of the Inquisition.
"Cheryl what are you holding in your hand?" Denisa's voice woke Cheryl from her thoughts.
"this?"
Cheryl glanced at the two contracts in the other hand, and she almost wanted to blurt out the words "this is the devil's contract".
"Someone in Denisa wants to publish your book."
Cheryl gave her the contract that belonged to the nun, and Denisa took the contract and glanced at the contents.
"Published? Is it a paper-like book like "The Imperial Warrior's Secret"?"
Denisa's novels written on the magic net are also written according to her own interests, and her manuscript fee Joshua is directly handed over to Cheryl to manage.
I'm not particularly good at money.
"Well, I heard we have something else to do... a signing party."
Cheryl began to patiently explain the terms of the contract to Denisa.
Cheryl, who has given up her status as a judge, the only thing she can do now is to go as far as possible on the path of being a creator.
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Hearthstone Tavern.
Joshua stretched his hands, took a sip of the hot milk on hand.
"What are you doing now?"
Ciri walked into Joshua's study with dinner as usual, and as soon as he entered the study, he saw various "magic web interfaces" placed in front of Joshua.
"I'm going to separate the immovable library from the caster forum and make it a website," Joshua said.
"website?"
"You can understand it as another spellcaster forum, but it turns the 'tavern' where users discuss into a virtual 'library' dedicated to writing and storing books."
There is no concept of the World Wide Web in the magic web, and only the programs written by Joshua are currently available on the magic web.
"A place to read books anyway?" Ciri put dinner on the table, then moved to Joshua's side to browse the new interface on the possessed web.
"It's understandable, and this is just the beginning. In the future, there will not only be websites dedicated to reading books, but also websites to appreciate paintings, browse video records, or buy goods." Qiao Xiu said softly, "This is the magic net. Really wonderful place."