Chapter 97

"Right now, you must be thinking, how could there be such an angel? Come on, you're the last person who has the right to think that way." Sigma picked his nose, crossed his legs, and said lazily, "If even a paladin like you exists, it's not strange for a peculiar angel to appear occasionally in the vast Heaven's Mountain, right?"

Jili was certainly not stupid enough to believe everything Sigma said.

However, her restless heart, freed from the seal, began to stir.

So they say, a long embankment can be breached by an ant's hole. Sigma accidentally pressed a switch in her heart, making Jili vent a pile of dirty jokes to someone for the first time in her life, feeling thoroughly exhilarated. Clearly, the fragile human heart is never satisfied, and greed knows no bounds. Jili didn't feel satisfied; instead, she wanted to tell more dirty jokes to more people. Only her identity and the strong will of a paladin restrained her from losing her dignity. But with Sigma's provocation, this thought began to stir again.

If... I mean, if Miss Athena is really that kind of free-spirited angel, we would probably become good friends, right? So... should I test her a little? It shouldn't be a problem, right...

Sigma saw her hesitation and stirring thoughts, smiled inwardly, and didn't say anything more. After all, the more you talk, the more likely you are to slip up. He didn't want this little wench to notice anything.

Soon, light footsteps came from outside the door, and Athena walked in carrying a medium-sized book box.

Seeing the book box, Jili's eyes lit up, and she instinctively tried to get up to greet it, but Sigma held her wrist. "Don't rush. You can't read it here. Take it with you when you leave, and I'll lend it to you for a few days."

Jili didn't really hear what he was saying, just nodded instinctively, her eyes fixed on the book box. Her infatuated expression made it seem that if Sigma said something like "become my personal bitch," Jili would subconsciously nod in agreement.

Sigma tapped the paladin's head. "You're drooling."

Jili was snapped out of her daze by the slap, realizing her indiscretion. In a panic, she asked, "What kind of books are they?"

"Of course, they are some story picture books that Athena has read." Sigma pointed to the angel, who looked innocent, then smiled brightly at Jili and nodded vigorously. "Yes, they are very good!"

... You really show angels those dirty books! And she seems to like them! Could Athena really be that kind of open-minded, unusual angel?

Jili looked at Sigma, and the necromancer gave her a big, sunny smile, devoid of any hint of malice. But the more he smiled, the more Jili instinctively felt something was off.

"If you don't mind, stay for lunch today." Sigma patted his chest and said naturally, "I'll cook myself today. My family sent some seafood a few days ago, and I'll make you a super luxurious feast!"

Athena perked up and laughed. "Sigma cooking? I'm looking forward to it."

Looking at the angel's innocent smile and the mysterious book box, Jili's mind was in turmoil. In the end, the thought "testing her a little won't hurt" took over. She said casually to Athena, "Prince Sigma cooking? A seafood feast? Could it be a big sausage stew with abalone?"

Oh, I knew it! As soon as you mention a seafood feast, you use the abalone gag! I was right! You dirty-joke paladin!

Sigma cheered inwardly, praising his own cleverness. He had successfully induced Jili to say the lines he had planned.

Next, the innocent Athena wouldn't understand the evil connotations of "big sausage" and "abalone," but that didn't matter. Given Athena's natural and somewhat food-loving personality, she would definitely respond like this...

"Sausage? I've eaten sausage before, but it's quite thick and needs to be eaten in small bites..." Athena looked curious. "But I've never eaten abalone. I heard it has a lot of juice?"

Oh, exactly as I expected! Even though Athena was just commenting on food and was curious, a dirty-minded paladin like Jili would definitely think of dirty jokes! This way, even if Athena doesn't understand what a dirty joke is, her words would sound like a standard dirty joke to Jili!

Sure enough, Jili's face showed a moment of surprise.

Hmm, next, Jili will definitely continue with the dirty jokes, and I'll fan the flames... Yes, that's right. The plan is proceeding smoothly according to my design. When Jili's dirty jokes become extremely vulgar, I'll make Athena realize the truth in an instant. The ashamed angel will break the seal again and show her fallen form. Then I can blame the dirty-joke paladin for corrupting the angel, which is a huge leverage. She'll have no choice but to listen to me. I'll make this woman... Well, as long as she doesn't keep lowering the bar.

Just as Sigma was feeling proud of his cleverness, a deep but gentle voice came from outside the house.

"Prince Sigma, forgive my uninvited visit. I heard that Knight Jili accepted your invitation, so I, this old man, boldly assumed you had forgiven the Church's rudeness and came uninvited. May I come in?" Bishop Harry's voice was calm and respectful. "I apologize for the sudden visit, but please understand the urgency of an old man who has dedicated his life to the Holy Light to see an angel."

Harry? Sigma's face darkened, and he immediately looked at Jili.

The paladin was also surprised. Noticing Sigma's questioning gaze, she said solemnly, "I didn't know about this."

Sigma nodded noncommittally. If Jili wasn't lying, it could only mean that Harry had lost all sense of propriety. He must have received news about Jili and rushed over immediately. Since Sigma had allowed Jili to come, he couldn't refuse a higher-ranking cardinal, or it would be like slapping a cleric in the face—another straightforward and fair strategy within the game rules.

I underestimated the old man's intelligence and shamelessness.

Sigma shook his head and said, "Of course, please come in, Your Excellency. See the two vegetable patches covered with vines? Please walk through them; the vines will form a floating path to bring you in..."

"Hey, hey!" Jili and Athena both widened their eyes. They knew how dangerous those patches were.

Unexpectedly, Bishop Harry chuckled. "Don't joke with an old man like that..."

Hearing this, Sigma's fist clenched slightly.

A cloud of suspicion rose in his mind.

How did he know the vegetable patches outside my door were dangerous?

Many people in the academy knew about the danger and secrets of the garden, but they wouldn't tell a stranger cleric...

Damn, this is interesting.

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PS1: Update complete, please give me recommendations. Yes, from now on, we will enter the serious plot of this volume. However, I'm a bit nervous, so I'll take it slowly, learning from the mistakes of the first volume to make the serious plot as interesting, reasonable, and unhurried as possible... Yes, I'm a beginner in this, so I humbly ask for your patience. I'll do my best.

PS2: Yes, some friends think that a paladin's annual salary of nine gold coins is too low. Actually, it's not. Nine gold coins are 90,000 copper coins, which can be considered 90,000 yuan here. This salary is quite high for a frugal cleric. Moreover, the Church provides food and lodging, housing, benefits, and social security, as well as free medical services. Annual bonuses are paid in full, and there are pensions and job placement after retirement. It's much better than some poor civil servants who used to get some gray income and unit benefits but now can't even support their families due to strict regulations... Who's knocking on the door so late? I'll finish this chapter and check it out...

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