Even though she complained, she still had to do what needed to be done. At the same time, Freya's main body in Auxerre summoned Life Freya and sent her to the Church of the Earth.
Because it was currently evening, Life Freya actually ran into an extremely rare event on her way there.
“Robbery!” With a soft shout, two figures holding small knives blocked Life Freya's path.
When Freya had first transmigrated, she knew that the nights in this era were definitely unsafe, and it was best not to wander around alone, especially for a cute-looking girl like her.
However, she had never encountered such a robbery. Even when she went to the black market to buy a gun, the gun shop owner she met turned out to be an unexpectedly good person. Thinking back now, it was entirely due to her constant luck at work.
But Life Freya did not possess this constant luck, which resulted in her running into a robbery like this now.
She slowly stepped out of the shadows. Her cute, bare feet were the first to enter the two robbers' line of sight, followed by her fair, slender calves, her beautiful white Saintess attire, and finally her cute face with closed eyes. Life Freya tilted her head slightly and said in a somewhat ethereal voice, “Are you... sure?”
Normally, a cute girl like her wearing beautiful clothes should be the robbers' favorite target. However, after seeing what she looked like, the two robbers put away their knives. One of them hurriedly said, “Oh, you're from the Church of the Earth? Uh, I didn't see clearly just now. Sorry, sorry!”
The other one also said, “You heard wrong! We were just passing by, we didn't say anything just now!”
These two did not know Life Freya, nor did they know of her status as the Saintess. The reason they gave up on the robbery now was very simple: because Life Freya was from the Church of the Earth. The Church of the Earth often helped the poor and distributed food, and these two robbers had also received quite a lot of food from them.
Robbing their own benefactor? No way. These two were not yet bad to that extent.
With that, the two lowered their heads and wanted to leave, but Life Freya called out to stop them. She said, “Wait a moment. Do you... want to come to the Church of the Earth with me and get something to eat?”
With her Heart Perception ability, she could clearly “see” that although these two could not be described as skin and bones, they were still extremely thin and looked malnourished. At this moment, their stomachs were completely empty, and they had clearly not eaten dinner.
Although it could not be denied that some people were born evil and bullied the weak, there were also many who were essentially good people but were forced onto the path of crime because they could not survive. What Life Freya was encountering right now was clearly the latter.
Hearing this, the two robbers were stunned and said in disbelief, “Really?”
Life Freya said, “Of course it's true. Come with me.”
Soon, the three arrived at the entrance of the Church of the Earth. Life Freya pushed open the door, went inside, and spoke directly to a believer in the church, “Take these two and get them something to eat.”
The believer naturally agreed, saying, “Yes, Your Highness the Saintess.”
He then led the two robbers away. Shortly after, Archbishop Pantheon arrived in front of Life Freya and said, “Your Highness the Saintess, you have returned.”
Life Freya nodded and said, “And I have also brought good news. Soon, the Kingdom of Tarapaca will lift all restrictions on the Church of the Earth and invite us to join the state's administrative system. At that time, the Church of the Earth will be able to become the state religion of the kingdom.”
Pantheon was stunned, his eyes widening. “Is... is this true?”
Of course, Pantheon was not questioning the accuracy of Life Freya's words. He was merely instinctively marveling at how ridiculous this was. One had to know that before this, the Church of the Earth had tried and fought for it, but because of the previous King, they had completely failed.
But why had this King suddenly changed his mind?
Indeed, Pantheon asked, “Could it be that the deity manifested and successfully persuaded His Majesty?”
Life Freya replied in surprise, “No, it's because a new monarch has ascended the throne. Didn't you know about this?”
Pantheon shook his head; he really didn't know. “Recently, I have been investigating the issue of declining crop yields. Even with the extraordinary abilities of the Earth Pathway, the grain output is still much lower than before.”
This was also one of the reasons why those two robbers had been forced to turn to robbery. The grain distributed by the Church of the Earth had decreased, leaving many people unable to receive aid from them now.
Life Freya tilted her head slightly. “Declining crop yields? What on earth is going on? Take me to have a look.”
Soon, the two arrived at the back of the Church of the Earth. Life Freya could see several believers of the Church of the Earth exercising their abilities here, yet the growth speed of the plants in the soil before them remained extremely slow.
However, with a single thought from Life Freya, these originally slow-growing plants instantly grew wildly, maturing and bearing fruit in almost the blink of an eye.
Instantly, the believers who had been painstakingly trying to accelerate the plant growth here showed expressions of bewilderment. They turned their heads and stared blankly at Life Freya, who had just arrived, while Life Freya wore a thoughtful expression.
Just now, when she used her ability to accelerate plant growth, she had also clearly felt a sort of obstruction, but this obstruction was extremely minor to her and was very easily crushed.
Life Freya said, “There is another extraordinary power affecting this soil. However, I temporarily cannot determine what this power is or where its source lies.”
Pantheon said, “This is exactly what I am currently having a headache over.”
Life Freya silently took note of this and said, “However, the more important thing right now is still to cooperate with the Kingdom of Tarapaca. Once we become the state religion, the Church of the Earth will be able to attract more believers and have more land for cultivation. Even the kingdom's people will come to help with farming. At that time, the words 【starving】 will completely disappear from the Kingdom of Tarapaca.”
Pantheon nodded and said, “I will make the preparations.”
For the Church of the Earth, they did not crave any power. They would be satisfied as long as they could preach freely, farm more land, and help others as much as possible.
However, even if they did not ask for it, the corresponding authority still had to be given. This was because this matter was essentially a partnership, and that was a necessary sign of respect.
Time passed, and just three days later, the Church of the Earth in every city received an invitation from the capital.
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