Chapter 119: Chapter 117: Is Miss Saintess Baiting for Law Enforcement Again? Can We Take a Break?

As she got closer to the Divine Hall, Hilia gradually calmed down.

"If I just go in like this, they will definitely suspect the source of these ledgers and then deduce that I am the one who killed the high ranks of the Flame Sun Association."

The girl thought about it, took out the ledgers, snapped a few photos, and sent them to Vasily, the Judging Priest.

After briefly explaining to him the evidence of the High Priest’s crimes in the Frost Divine Hall, she continued towards the Divine Hall.

Vasily’s response was very swift.

"Received."

A very brief reply of two words.

Hilia didn’t know if he would use a Directional Teleporter to bring people over.

She planned to think about how to search for more evidence of the High Priest’s crimes.

"I can’t just barge in and confront him. I’ve been told that the High Priest has a plot of land behind the Divine Hall, used for growing the material for the Water of Bewitching, pearl rosemary. I should go gather evidence first before confronting him."

Thinking about this, Hilia suddenly noticed that there seemed to be more soldiers around.

A soldier stopped her, "Ma’am, please show your ID."

Hilia showed her student ID from the Divine Magic Academy and asked, "What’s going on? Why are there so many soldiers?"

The soldier, upon seeing the advanced Magic School ID, immediately became respectful: "I’m not sure either. Lord Winter just ordered us to lock down Frost Town and strictly inspect people coming and going recently."

Hilia had a guess in her mind, "Alright, thank you."

"Can you show some proof of residence, like a key to your inn? I need to record it, sorry for the inconvenience."

Hilia didn’t mind, she showed the key to her inn and let the soldier record it casually.

The so-called recording was just noting the inn’s name and her school’s name without recording her name.

Since that was the case, she let him record it freely.

After recording, the soldier handed her a small card, "This is a registration card. Just show this if someone questions you next time."

"Okay, thank you."

Taking the card, Hilia continued towards the Divine Hall.

She kept the card at hand, ready to show it any time, and this time no one disturbed her, allowing her to quickly arrive outside the Frost Divine Hall.

Looking ahead, this domed Divine Hall was even more luxurious and imposing than the one in Dawn City.

In contrast were the dilapidated houses of the surrounding residents.

This was the north, one of the poorest regions of the Empire, with the Holy Court allocating a lot of funds for the Divine Hall here.

"How rich is this High Priest, to have built such a magnificent Divine Hall?" Hilia was surprised at the imposing building.

Rose laughed, "Quite frugal, really; taking the funds and using them to improve the Divine Hall rather than pocketing them."

Hilia said, "Doesn’t this seem pretty wasteful? It doesn’t really relate to frugality at all."

Rose nodded, "Indeed, the Divine Hall gets renovated, and he gets his share, like carving off pieces from a slab of meat; in the back and forth, he always gets the spoils."

Hilia didn’t quite understand Rose’s analogy, but she knew it was about the High Priest’s corruption.

The girl circled the Divine Hall but found nothing unusual.

In the end, she had to ask Rose for an exact location. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

"How could the cultivation of contraband just be in the back garden of the Divine Hall? It must be further away."

Rose smiled slightly and then transmitted the exact location into Hilia’s perception.

As he said, the pearl rosemary wasn’t near the Divine Hall, but a bit further back.

There, a tall fence surrounded it, and beside it was a house similar to those of other farmers, as if the fenced area contained ordinary crops.

Hilia recorded this and then went to the main entrance of the Divine Hall and entered.

No one at the entrance stopped her asking for money to see the High Priest.

The High Priest of the Frost Divine Hall disdained earning such small money; he saw people for free and offered prayers for free.

However, although it was free, the Assistant Priest told Hilia, "The High Priest is currently negotiating with Lord Winter, and the confession ritual is inconvenient now. Please come back tomorrow."

Hilia took out a... Silver Coin and handed it to the Assistant Priest.

"I have something very important to report to the High Priest, can I really not see him?"

The Assistant Priest greedily eyed the Silver Coin, but finally, with reluctance, said, "The High Priest said no one can see him, there’s nothing I can do."

Hilia furrowed her brow.

This couldn’t tempt him.

Just as she was about to take back the Silver Coin, the Assistant Priest quickly took it back and then whispered, "The High Priest is now in the conference hall; after entering, turn left to the innermost room. You can try your luck, but I can’t guarantee it will work."

"Thank you."

Hilia nodded, then entered the Divine Hall and followed the Assistant Priest’s directions to the room with a "conference hall" sign outside.

As she approached the entrance, she immediately heard voices coming from inside.

However, the voices soon stopped.

A voice from inside called out, "Who’s out there?"

Hilia politely knocked on the door and then pushed the door open to look inside the room.

Besides the High Priest and Lord Winter, four others were inside the conference hall, sitting at two ends, discussing something.

As Hilia got closer, they stopped talking, and as she pushed the door open, they all looked over.

Hilia glanced around and focused on the middle-aged man in the High Priest’s robes.

"Hello, High Priest, I have something very important to report to you."

The High Priest frowned, "Sorry, I’m currently hosting esteemed guests. Please wait outside for a moment."

"I’ve discovered that someone is growing pearl rosemary behind the Divine Hall!" Hilia said firmly, "A lot of it."

Inside the room, both the High Priest and Lord Winter’s expressions subtly changed.

The two glanced at each other discreetly; the High Priest immediately stood up with a warm smile and then looked very serious as he said, "This indeed is a very serious matter. You take me to see where it is."

"Aren’t you having a meeting?"

"The matter of pearl rosemary is more important. Let’s go, take me there."

The High Priest seemed eager, appearing as if he valued the matter greatly and wanted to make achievements.

In reality, he was afraid of being discovered and was preparing to silence Hilia, the whistleblower.

Hilia had observed the area where the pearl rosemary was planted and noticed there was no one around, making it easy to dispose of corpses and leave no trace for ten years.

Hilia smiled, "I’ll take you there now."

The High Priest also smiled.

He didn’t know who Hilia was or how she discovered that place.

He only knew that anyone who discovered the pearl rosemary would become fertilizer for it.

From the time he became the High Priest in Frost Town to now, over decades, this has been the case.

Only Lord Winter of Frost Town felt a sense of familiarity with this scene.

He searched his mind for the source of this déjà vu.

Reporting...

Wait, reporting!?

Winter suddenly looked towards the door.

"This is bad!"