A saintess? She's just a bad woman.

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After preparing all the ingredients, the first step is to soak the glass noodles and drain them. Then, cut off the roots of the bok choy, wash and drain it, and cut it into small pieces about 3 centimeters long.

Next, heat the oil, add minced meat, minced ginger, and soy sauce, stir-fry until cooked through, then add bok choy and stir-fry until softened. Finally, add a few drops of sesame oil.

Finally, cover the pot and simmer over low heat for 2 minutes. Add salt and MSG, stir well, and turn off the heat. The braised minced meat, golden in color and with a thick sauce, is now ready.

That wasn't all. Saint Karina immediately made a second dish—stir-fried bean sprouts with shredded pork, a blessing for those who love bean sprouts.

The ingredients you will need are: 200g lean pork, 250g bean sprouts (silver sprouts), appropriate amounts of shredded ginger and chopped green onions, 1 teaspoon each of salt, MSG, cooking wine, and cornstarch.

First, rinse and pat the pork dry, then cut it into strips slightly thicker than the bean sprouts. Marinate the pork strips with cooking wine, cornstarch, and a little oil. Rinse the bean sprouts thoroughly under running water and remove any bean skins.

Next, heat the cooking oil, then add the shredded ginger and shredded pork and stir-fry until they are separated. When the shredded pork is about 80% cooked, add the bean sprouts and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes. When the bean sprouts are slightly softened, add salt and MSG, stir well, and serve. Sprinkle with chopped green onions.

Of course, since this dish isn't complicated, you can tweak the steps a bit. For example, soak the bean sprouts briefly and rinse them under running water to remove the beany taste and chemical residue. To make the texture smoother and the dish more visually appealing, you can trim off both ends and use only the tender stems. You can also add a few strips of red chili pepper to enhance the color and make it more appetizing.

The third dish, of course, is St. Karina's specialty. Every woman who loves women is bound to be most skilled at making tofu dishes and hand-ground tofu.

The third dish is home-style tofu.

The ingredients you need are: 250g tofu, 75g sliced ​​meat, 10 slices of bamboo shoots, 5 dried black fungus, appropriate amounts of chopped green onion and ginger, 1 tablespoon each of bean curd and garlic chili sauce and cornstarch, 1 teaspoon each of soy sauce and sugar, and appropriate amount of MSG.

First, cut the whole block of tofu into tofu slices. Pour half a pot of oil into the pot and heat it until it is boiling. Then, put the tofu slices into the oil and fry them until they are light yellow. Remove them and drain the oil.

Next, wash the wood ear mushrooms and tear them into small pieces. Heat the oil, add chopped green onions and ginger and sauté until fragrant, then stir-fry the meat slices until they turn white and set aside.

Heat the oil, add minced garlic and chili sauce and stir-fry until fragrant, then add soy sauce, sugar and MSG.

Add bamboo shoots, wood ear mushrooms, tofu, and sliced ​​meat. Stir-fry until well combined, then add a little water. Turn the heat to low and let the tofu absorb the flavors before turning off the heat.

"Bang bang bang."

After three calls, Saint Karina placed all three bowls of food on the table.

They were all very close to the hem of her skirt, the meaning of which was self-evident.

"Won't you want some?"

This marks the third time that Santa Karina has used similar language to subtly indicate that Curtis is coming.

She deliberately used this tug-of-war tactic and seduced Curtis to make her emotions overcome all reason and become a slave to desire.

In fact, Curtis's heart had been driven mad by this process and had completely collapsed. Her emotional defenses were like a crumbling city wall, reduced to ruins, and had been utterly breached.

In his actions, Curtis gradually approached from a distance, stiff and like a walking corpse, following his instinctive desires. He then lowered his head, wanting to take the food placed there and pick it up to eat.

"You can't use your hands, you can only use your mouth."

Saint Karina certainly didn't want her hard work to be casually brushed off by Curtis.

So she stopped him directly, and this was also a punishment. Instead of using his hands, he had to bury his face in the bowl like a dog to eat, which was what Saint Karina wanted to see.

This proves that her progress shattered Curtis's pride and achieved the results she wanted.

"Aha……"

Curtis did not persist; her backbone had vanished with the passage of time.

Therefore, although she was panting heavily, she didn't continue swallowing her saliva. She felt her mouth was extremely dry, practically parched, and coupled with the churning sensation in her stomach caused by hunger, she desperately craved nourishment or some other form of replenishment.

So, as if to bolster his courage, or perhaps to relieve his thirst, Curtis first downed the mojito on the table.

147. Changes

"Don't resist, just succumb..."

As Saint Karina spoke, Curtis's eyes became unfocused.

Her body became weak, but she didn't feel much resistance.

What will happen next is self-evident.

When she regained consciousness from the illusion, Curtis's body was still intact, but her mental form was completely that of Saint Karina.

She returned to the real world and found a group of soldiers lying around her, still somewhat dazed.

She now feels nothing for Aaron, who used to be close to her.

Overall, I've just lost interest in him.

"Can we leave now, Your Highness?"

Saint Karina spoke to her in the same tone, but with a hint of teasing.

"Ah...um..."

Curtis hadn't reacted yet and just responded blankly.

Perhaps she can't tell whether what happened before was a dream or actually happened.

However, just as Santa Karina was about to leave, a commotion suddenly broke out among the crowd around her.

"Quick, look at the sky!"

The commotion was so great that almost everyone instinctively looked up at the sky.

Suddenly, the once clear blue sky began to change. First, the clouds churned and surged, creating a magnificent and spectacular flow. Then, as if a heavenly gate was being opened in the sky, a huge door gradually opened from within the swirling clouds.

The door is decorated with many intricate and simple patterns; the creation seems beyond human capabilities, but rather a masterpiece of God.

During this presentation, the clamor in the crowd abruptly ceased, as if someone had secretly pressed the pause button; the chattering noise stopped, and time seemed to stand still.

Because then, the door slowly opened a crack, and the lower end inserted a line from the distant horizon, like a path in the clouds.

Saint Karina and Philomena exchanged a glance, knowing that behind the door leading down this deep path lay the spark of the divine kingdom that Esther had sent them to seek.

In fact, the number of people who knew this news was far greater than just those from the Church of Order, because the fact that the Toran Empire sent its royal family here shows that they had also received the news.

In the once silent forest, Saint Karina seemed to see undercurrents surging within.

What is that seed? It is said to be the heart of God. As long as you obtain that seed, it is equivalent to having one foot in the realm of God. As long as you do not die young and grow up smoothly, you will become a god among men.

However, rumors are just rumors, and the origin of this claim is unknown. Otherwise, it would probably not be Saint Karina, the saintess of the Church of Order, but rather His Holiness Pope Esther.

Similarly, the one coming from the Toran Empire wouldn't just be a princess who isn't particularly outstanding, but rather the current Emperor of the Toran Empire himself and hundreds of thousands of regular imperial troops.

However, there are quite a few forces from various places in the Black Forest now, so things are going to get chaotic.

Once the changes came to a complete standstill, the crowd, which had been put on pause, regained its energy. Their eyes were eager, and many felt that this was an opportunity.

However, the natives of the Black Forest had a hint of worry in their eyes, because after the clouds and fog surged, the depths of the Merod Mountains would become a very dangerous area. The clouds had changed like this before, but most people who came to look for the "pass" fire would return empty-handed, only to find other things that had fallen from the divine realm.

That thing is naturally not as precious as the fire, but the legacy of the gods is also very valuable. It takes many years for the path in the clouds to open a secondary passage, which makes more people believe that there really is a fire behind the door of the path in the clouds. It's just that most people are not destined to have it, or have not found a way to enter.

As time goes on, many people will come to explore during this period. However, the fog generated during this special period will make the monsters inside even more ferocious and savage.

In fact, as soon as the cloud formations stopped changing, this simple town, which still relied on traditional barter trade, had already lost several outposts.

It was a watchtower built some distance from the town, deep in the forest.

The situation seemed to become critical in an instant, with a sense of urgency as if a storm was brewing.

"Woo--Woo--"

The war horn was sounded, and these forest elves did not intend to sit idly by and wait for their doom, but instead took immediate action.

Yes, besides the forest elves, other orc races, whether under protection or jointly protecting their homeland, also took action, demonstrating their pride as a warrior race and joining in.

The entire population must be mobilized for war—this was the initial warning. What followed was a devastating war.

It has been two hundred years since this last happened.

"Everyone! Perhaps we still vividly remember the last war. Our comrades at the front could not stop the frenzied attacks of those savage monsters. In order to avoid unnecessary sacrifices, they are retreating their defensive line."

There was no human figure in sight. In short, it wasn't a 3D imaging device, nor was any 3D imaging magic used. Instead, it was a kind of megaphone-like magic, with the sound spreading in all directions, loud and deafening.

No matter what he was doing, everyone in the town could hear this voice, which was not young and carried the marks of time.

"And this is the fourth time I've experienced this terrible disaster. But this black forest is our home, this is our home. We cannot back down, we cannot give up, we will fight to the death!"

"I am one of the elders of the forest elves, and I have lived for nearly a thousand years. I am old and frail, but in this war, I will still fight on the front lines. I would rather die as a warrior than perish as a scoundrel!"

The forest elf elder delivered his impassioned pre-battle declaration with the eloquence of a seasoned commander, speaking with a fluency that surpassed even the ease with which he read from a prepared script.

In fact, he didn't prepare any script at all; he spoke extemporaneously.

Unlike humans, forest elves truly value this land, this forest, and their home. Therefore, Saint Karina did not suspect that the other party might be lying and simply trying to incite the crowd while she slowly and painstakingly gathered people from behind the scenes.

The forest elves are not a warlike race; in fact, they could be described as peace-loving, as evidenced by their market rules and the prohibition against fatal duels. However, every forest elf, along with other native races, takes pride in the scars they bear.

“Our compatriots have special means of communication between the watchtowers and know that soon those vile monsters will come from the depths to the edge of the town, like the claws of a demon, trying to tear us apart.”

We must fight back!

"We must take up arms and prevent these beasts from trampling our homeland! We are fearless in the face of death!"

148. The Evil God Appears

"Your Holiness, what do you intend to do?"

Although running away in the chaos was a good option, and Saint Karina had considered doing so, her body suddenly trembled.

Because something warm and soft pressed against her and then pressed tightly against her back armor.

Saint Karina froze for a moment. Although she and Philomena did have an ambiguous relationship, it was inappropriate to do such a thing in public.

However, when she discovered that the visibility was less than a meter, there was a very deep fog, and it was unusually quiet, it was like the illusion she had created for Curtis to target the spoiled princess, rather than reality.

Although I know that the people in the fog are invisible because of the fog, and at most I can hear them, and that because it is an illusion, they are actually fake people, that is, people who have been pulled into the mental world, the sense of shame is still overwhelming.

"My proxy, don't run away so soon. Beyond the Path in the Clouds lies what I desire, and it will surely benefit you as well."

This is the voice of the evil god Eris, but it is not her true voice.

The difference in strength between the two is stark, and the evil god has no intention of revealing his true form. Given Saint Karina's current power, using his true voice might corrupt her mind, and revealing his true form and appearance would likely result in her instant death.

So, she used the body of Philomena and Curtis, which Saint Karina had just used but hadn't had its original plastic wrap removed. Philomena hugged her from behind, using her imposing size to put pressure on Saint Karina, and activated her agile little snake, starting to bully Saint Karina's sensitive area.

The little serpent loved Saint Karina's rear area the most, especially her snow-white and delicate swan neck.

"Let me teach you how to make steamed buns."

The evil god, disguised as "Philomena," grabs Saint Karina's hand and begins teaching her traditional arts and crafts.

In fact, there are many ways to make this simple food besides using traditional sourdough and fermentation.

For example, add ingredients to flour, such as an appropriate amount of sugar, yeast, and water, and mix well to form a dough.

Next, let the dough rise in a bowl until it has a honeycomb-like structure. Then, knead the dough to release the air inside, and finally roll the dough into a strip.

Next, cut the dough into pieces with a knife, knead each piece into a round shape, and then put the kneaded dough into a steamer to steam.

Steam for about 15 minutes, and the steamed buns will be especially delicious. The method is also very simple. Moreover, the round and white steamed buns are so tempting that you can't help but want to eat them.

"hehe."

A silvery laugh escaped Philomena's lips. Her voice was provocative, filled with the joy of amusement.

Yes, even if Eris's strength has been diminished due to being sealed for too long, and there's some inconsistency in his power, it only means he might find it troublesome when facing other gods of the same level. Pope Esther, no matter how powerful, is merely a stepping stone that has just broken through to the tenth rank and is just beginning to approach the gate to the same divine kingdom.

To become a god, I'm at least 99 steps away, if not 999.

She must want what's behind the Cloud Path, which is why she suddenly appeared and wants to use Saint Karina's help to do it.

If she doesn't have what she needs—no agent of God, just the evil god Eris using Saint Karina's "eyes" to watch her being bullied and enjoy the drama of this script—she completely disregards Saint Karina's feelings and thoughts.

Therefore, being used as a tool, it's impossible for Saint Karina to willingly work for the evil god. She must receive benefits before she will work diligently.

"What's in it for me?"

Saint Karina remained indifferent. Although she was enjoying Philomena's service, she was like a seasoned general, completely unmoved.

"There are benefits, of course, my agent. But you should show more respect to your God. The more you respect your God in your heart, the easier it will be for God to respond to your expectations and give you benefits."

The evil god Eris's little serpent began to invade Saint Karina's ears, whispering sweet nothings in them.

Unfortunately, Saint Karina merely sneered inwardly, her expression remaining unmoved and unyielding. She wouldn't believe a single word a guy like Lezi Shen would say, except to maintain a superficial relationship and avoid contradicting him for fear of hurting his feelings.

Without any real benefit, trying to use this charlatan-like rhetoric to claim that one's faith in God equates to the strength of one's divinely bestowed power is tantamount to treating her like a three-year-old.

"First of all, this is just a deposit."

Just as the words were spoken, a spoiled princess crawled out of the mist.

The reason I say "climbed" is because the other party was still dressed the same way, a bit disheveled, but no longer covered in dust and dirt, but maintaining the noble image of a princess.