Work Prophet
Chapter 179 - 27: Adele in Trouble

"Aren’t you that priestess who competed in medical skills with Merlin but couldn’t win without cheating, only to be caught red-handed? Are you here for revenge? But Merlin isn’t here today."

Adelle’s face turned red in an instant as she quickly defended herself, "No, no, that’s not it. I’m not here for revenge, I just want to help."

"Help? Help with what?"

"I heard that an evil dragon resides in the Gai Gu Swamp, and there might be a big battle here. I... I know a little bit of medicine. Although I’m not nearly as good as Prophet Merlin, I still thought maybe there’s some way I could be of assistance."

Adelle’s voice grew quieter as she spoke.

"But aren’t you with the Silver Moon Church? Won’t they mind you running over to our side?"

"I’ve been excommunicated from the Silver Moon Church. Didn’t you know?"

"Oh, this place is mostly inhabited by lizard people, so news doesn’t travel fast. Plus, Merlin has me locked up here studying every day; I’ve missed out on a lot of the gossip."

Clara stepped aside, gesturing for Adelle to come inside, then pointed to a massage chair and said, "Have a seat."

The former priestess’s expression changed upon seeing the strange chair—it was the first thing that came to her mind as a torture device!

Because on the Bratis Continent, only torture devices would have similar restraints.

Her body quivered immediately, thinking the little maid did not believe her previous words and wanted to interrogate her personally. She almost ran for the door.

But then she remembered that she was on the territory of the Double Rest Sect, surrounded by lizard people. Even if she ran, she wouldn’t get far, so Adelle finally mustered the courage to sit down.

To her surprise... it was unexpectedly comfortable, especially the soft, enveloping sensation that Adelle had never felt in any other chair before.

So much so that she hardly wanted to get off after sitting down. But then Clara’s next words nearly scared her soul away.

"You’re not an undercover agent sent by the Silver Moon Church to gather information, are you?"

"Eh?"

The former priestess’s ears perked up at once; even the little fuzz on her ears stood on end.

"Merlin calls this a ’bitter ploy,’ hmm, like you and the Silver Moon Church are putting on a play, pretending to be desperate with nowhere to turn, only to seek refuge with our Double Rest Sect when, in fact, you are still with the Silver Moon Church."

"No, that’s not it," Adelle was on the verge of tears, but didn’t know how to prove her innocence. The next moment, she saw Clara tapping a few times on the small square next to her,

and the chair suddenly began vibrating and something started thumping against her back.

Adelle let out a loud, piercing scream, like a startled little hamster.

In her mind, she thought it was all over, that the people of the Double Rest Sect were indeed going to torture her! The former priestess even thought about the predecessors who had been sacrificed at the hands of the lizard people from the Silver Moon Church.

Anticipating the cruel fate awaiting her, her eyes immediately filled with tears.

Seeing the girl trembling all over, curled up in the massage chair like a lamb awaiting slaughter, Clara had to press the pause button and soothed her, saying.

"Why are you so faint-hearted? I just saw that you were too tense and wanted to give you a massage to relax. It’s fine, it’s fine. Even if you are a mole from the Silver Moon Church, it doesn’t matter. With Merlin around, you won’t be able to do any harm, just like last time."

"But, but I’m not an informant for the Silver Moon Church." Adelle sniffled, murmuring through her sobs, "I really am here to help this time."

The little maid also thought a hamster with such a tiny heart, taken down by a massage chair, likely couldn’t do the job of a mole.

So, he said, "Alright, alright, I believe you. Let me start by telling you about the teachings of the Double Rest Sect."

"Can I not listen, please? I am still a follower of the Silver Moon Goddess," Adelle said weakly.

"Eh, didn’t you say you weren’t a spy?"

"I indeed am not a spy."

"Then why would someone who believes in Pisya run off to Saturday’s turf?"

"I want to help, but preferably not in a way that requires me to betray my faith."

Clara scratched her head.

The former Priest added, "Rest assured, no matter what I see or hear here, I won’t tell anyone else."

"Forget it, suit yourself. If you want to help, then help. Hera over there could use someone who can read. Are you up for it? It might be a bit hard."

"It’s fine, I am willing to do anything as long as it helps," Adelle said eagerly. "Please be sure to assign me the heaviest tasks."

"Heavy is not quite the word, but it’s indeed very important, perhaps the most important task recently, so you must do it properly, don’t mess it up."

"Don’t worry, I definitely won’t," the former Priest said with the respect of a rookie on their first day of work.

"Well then, wait by the edge of the forest at dusk. Hera will tell you what to do when the time comes."

......

The former Priest had previously met the little girl named Hera when competing in medicine with Li Yu. It was said she was the first follower of the Double Rest Sect. Although still very young, just twelve this year, she was precocious, lacking the naivety and innocence of her peers.

In dealing with others, she was almost like an adult.

Upon seeing Adelle, she was clearly surprised. After the former Priest explained her purpose, Hera’s expression became even stranger as she muttered, "Mary really went too far this time."

She then looked up at the former Priest, "Do you really want to help?"

"Mhm," Adelle nodded vigorously like a pecking chick.

"Can you read then?"

"No problem at all."

Hera passed over a Morning Glory notebook. The former Priest took this somewhat odd-looking book and, with Hera’s permission, flipped it open to find pages of names.

However, what caught Adelle’s attention wasn’t the names but the paper the book was made of. It was both light and durable, not as limp as papyrus.

And the touch of its incredibly smooth surface was just like an artwork.

"After the music ends, read out the names on there, cross off each one as you go, male names for men, female names for women. Got it?"

"Mhm." The former Priest was somewhat puzzled but nodded regardless.

"Good, come with me." Hera picked up a bag of silicone bracelets from the ground and walked into the forest.

Adelle followed, bewildered, and the two of them eventually stopped in front of a huge cedar that was thousands of years old, where many lizard people were already gathered.

The former Priest scanned the crowd briefly and estimated there were at least a hundred individuals. She didn’t know why, but her heart suddenly began to pound, filled with an ominous sense of impending trouble.