"My teacher... is she alright?" Heather felt a pang of pain in her heart and involuntarily lowered her hand, her "if we can't reach an agreement, we'll fight" aura vanishing without a trace.
“She’s fine, you can go see her anytime!” Ashif said confidently. This was something that had been planned long ago. Utilizing Heather’s attachments and weaknesses, allowing her to continue to contribute to the temple, and squeezing her value to the limit was the correct way to use the saintess.
"Oh! So what else do you need me to do?"
Heatherine breathed a sigh of relief, remembering what Qin Mo had said—"Watch them perform quietly."
She decided to be patient and see how much affection remained between the temple and herself.
Looking at the calmed-down Heatherine, Asif felt that something was wrong, but he also gradually became irritated and wanted to resolve the matter as soon as possible, so he automatically ignored the trivial details that he would regret.
“Elisa has shown amazing talent since she was a child, so... she must grasp the true meaning of light as soon as possible!”
“Yes, I will help her take control of the light as soon as possible!” Heather nodded, speaking with confidence.
"laugh!"
Charles let out a cold laugh. He couldn't hold it in any longer because Heatherine's manner was too arrogant. Controlling light and comprehending light are not the same thing. Heatherine agreed so easily, how could he not laugh?
Charles bowed slightly to Elder Ashiff as an apology, then looked at Heather with amusement, as if he were looking at a bluffing gambler.
"The second thing..."
"The fire paper you sent back is too simplistic, and the formula is vague and inaccurate. You... were you deceived by that Great Xia person?" Ashif asked, frowning.
"Qin Mo was just a playful prince of the Great Xia Dynasty. He came up with the idea of 'cannons' by chance. The specific details were perfected by the craftsmen under his command. He only had the correct idea in mind, not detailed blueprints."
Heatherine spoke frankly, her eyes pure and innocent, so much so that even a powerful figure like Elder Ashif couldn't detect any flaws in her demeanor.
But Heatherine thought otherwise. "Blueprints? Formula? Ha! They've long since turned to ashes. The one you got was just a quick copy!"
Heather suddenly felt very proud of herself for being able to deceive Elder Ashif and the others, something that was unimaginable before, as it would have been considered disrespectful to the gods!
Just as Heatherine felt a pang of reluctance, Ashiff's words momentarily stunned her.
"Then you must continue your task and get Qin Mo... to willingly hand over the detailed blueprints to you, or... bring his craftsmen to the temple!"
Ashif finally voiced the question that he himself was ashamed to say.
He watched Heather silently, terrified that she would lose her temper in public, which would require activating the backup plan.
What's worse is that he feels Heather has changed a lot compared to before. She seems to have broken free from the control of the Temple and has developed her own independent consciousness.
"Qin Mo is from Great Xia. If I get too close to her... it will be too conspicuous and bring a lot of criticism to the Temple."
Ashif breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand magnanimously, saying, "He is a practitioner from your temple. If anyone asks, just say... you two were studying the mysteries of light together. If anyone dares to slander you, let him come and ask me!"
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