Chapter 812: Chapter 418: Instead of Resisting, Enjoy It

On the other side, Herbert, already soaking most of his body in the holy water, looked completely relaxed and comfortable.

Enjoyment.

For a paladin, holy water is inherently harmless and is an important means of replenishing energy.

While it’s not unheard of for someone to soak their body directly in holy water, it is quite rare, and not just anyone is qualified to use it.

But the special value and significance of the holy water pool mean that ordinary church followers typically aren’t allowed to do this.

Because the power accumulated in the holy water pool is very precious, most of the time it’s used for treating severely injured individuals on the brink of death, or even repairing the bodies of those sacrificed for future resurrection, employing this high-grade healing method.

But now, Herbert is neither severely injured nor planning to resurrect himself.

He simply wants to soak in it thoroughly.

Herbert had long wanted to do this!

Unfortunately, the holy water pool at the Mist Monastery doesn’t permit such extravagant use; while unlimited drinking is allowed, waste is not.

However, it’s different in the Holy City of Radiance.

This place is the domain under the protection of the Sun God, where the Sun Church is the supreme ruler.

And the Sun Sanctuary in the Holy City of Radiance represents the epicenter of the Sun Church in the mortal realm!

The holy water stored here is almost endless and couldn’t possibly be depleted by Herbert alone.

The Holy Light energy has also been accumulated for so many years that even if some were absorbed, it would not have any significant impact or be noticeable — Herbert originally thought so.

When the Holy Mark on his body began to gradually elevate in the pool, Herbert vaguely sensed something.

The energy accumulated at the Radiant Holy City’s divine hall was not as much as he imagined; it must have just been consumed, not long ago.

So when exactly?

Well... Just a little reflection would make it clear where this power was actually used.

The Sun God exterminated two evil gods using not just the modified abilities brought to Herbert, but also a portion of the energy accumulated in the mortal realm’s divine kingdom.

Alberta has always done this, secretly mobilizing the energy of the entire city to confront when no one noticed.

Herbert is merely a conduit for the power, not an amplifier.

Discarding these irrelevant details, Herbert still fully enjoys the joy brought by the bath.

And this feeling, indeed, matches what he thought.

Refreshing.

So enjoyable.

The temperature of the holy water isn’t high, and could even be considered slightly cool, but when fully submerged in it, Herbert only feels like he’s lying in an extremely comfortable hot spring pool, effortlessly enjoying the slippery flow of water.

He leaned back, floating on the surface, glancing sideways at Miss Devil on the shore, who was silently wrestling with her thoughts.

"Hehe~"

Faced with Kreti’s collapse, Herbert appeared very composed, his lips slightly upturned.

Have you finally realized where the problem lies?

Though the other’s emotional turmoil arose, Herbert was not locally accustomed to offering unsolicited aid by buying a few things to help.

One reason is that his side is already stuffed, another is that if you always give handouts, others might take offense and completely reject your goodwill.

Don’t rush.

Listen, she’s there shouting insistently for it.

Don’t believe it?

Earlier, that "want!" was heard by everyone!

That wasn’t something I forced her to say.

Take things out of context! — Excerpt from "Don’t Take Things Out of Context!"

Actually, Herbert still left a little room, not speaking too directly.

He thought Kreti’s troubles seemed somewhat meaningless.

Especially persistently worrying about these pointless things, resenting oneself, blaming others.

It would be better to accept reality early and start to enjoy.

For example, when you discover you’re bad at gaming, you shouldn’t continue to strictly require yourself to rank up, shouldn’t pressure yourself to the point of stress overload.

After all, gaming is for relaxation, why put yourself through unneeded suffering?

If the gaming is already painful, why add another impossible goal to motivate yourself, leading only to lost fun and no achievements?

Both are lost, leaving behind nothing but fury.

Since you notice you lack talent, you’d better start accepting yourself as you are, and once your mindset stabilizes and enjoyment begins, your gaming experience will improve significantly.

Does gaming have to be played skillfully?

Can’t it be enjoyed humorously!

It can be.

Once you can accept yourself, everything is possible, and no one can point fingers.

Tricking you, even if someone points fingers, it’s useless.

As long as your heart is strong enough, all external judgments and interventions won’t influence your decision-making.

Decide early, enjoy early.

Herbert soaked in the holy water pool, absorbing the millennia-old accumulated divine power, while looking at Flora, speaking softly:

"Flora, are you ready? Or do you need a bit more time?"

He gazed into Miss Demon’s eyes, speaking slowly, "I’ve just tested, the conditions here are already sufficient to fulfill all requirements for the purification ritual."

"Using the accumulated holy power and environment here, I’m confident in completely solving your problem, freeing you from the torment of chaos."

Herbert took his bath not just for his own enjoyment, but partly for Flora’s sake, so she can prematurely feel the environment — though rarely, but it can’t be said it’s non-existent.