Doris bent down deeply, her hands raised above her head, and in a very low posture she prepared to receive the object. Catherine did not put the fragment in Doris's hand, which meant that she acquiesced to Doris's extremely low posture, which would be very arrogant and rude. Therefore, Catherine took Doris's arm, lifted Doris to her feet, and whispered, "High Priest, if you continue to make this gesture, I really dare not continue." I can accept your gratitude, and I can accept the gratitude of the Sea Clan, but gratitude is gratitude, I don't dare to accept your current attitude, it's a bit too exaggerated. ”

"You don't understand. Doris was straightened up by Catherine, but her expression was still solemn: "You can't understand how important this is to us Sea Clan, and your help to us is completely worthy of such a standard of courtesy." ”

"No, I understand. Catherine stared straight at Doris and said, "I know very well what this means for the Sea Clan, and I also know very well what happened in the short ten minutes last night, I made a choice after careful consideration, if I really want this kind of unequal low profile, why did I make that choice last night? Moreover, we just completed a normal adventure commission according to the client's requirements, no matter what kind of impact the task ends on the client, it has nothing to do with us." So, High Priest, you should communicate with reciprocity, and forgive me for not being able to accept this unequal attitude now. ”

Doris looked intently into Catherine's eyes, as if she wanted to look into the depths of her mind, and Catherine calmly looked at Doris, not avoiding her gaze for a moment. After being silent for half a minute, Doris nodded lightly, showed a familiar gentle smile, opened her hand again, and said softly: "Since this is the case, then thank you very much." ”

Catherine smiled in return, solemnly placing the Nightmare Spirit Fragment in Doris's palm. The moment she got the fragment, Doris, as a clergyman, keenly felt the residual power in the artifact fragment, although most of the divine power had escaped, but after all, it was an artifact made by the gods themselves, and it was inevitable that it still carried the mark of the gods, even if the gods had fallen.

Holding these artifact fragments in her own hands, Doris even felt dizzy, the threat to the Sea Clan for thousands of years, the burden on the shoulders of the previous high priests, made her worry about the hidden danger for nearly a hundred years, and finally solved it today. Holding the artifact fragment, even with Doris's stable and peaceful heart, there was an urge to cheer loudly, although she temporarily suppressed this impulse, but the uncontrollable smile on the corner of her mouth still betrayed her excitement.

"The Holy Seat of the High Priest. Catherine raised her voice and called Doris back from her trance: "Please check if these pieces are the mission items you need to find in the mission you have delegated, if there is no problem, please confirm on this adventurer's badge, and after you confirm it, the mission will officially end." ”

"That's right, that's exactly what we're commissioned to look for. Doris beckoned back, and a high-ranking merfolk priest she had met walked over. Doris summoned the artifact fragments into her hands, and she placed them in a box made of unknown material, and then said to Catherine: "My lord's eyes, through my eyes, see these broken artifacts. My god has just sent down an oracle, these are indeed the evil things that have plagued the sea clan for more than 3,000 years, therefore, several adventurers have already received gratitude from the god of the sea and the storm, and in the distant future, when the time is right, you will naturally be rewarded by the storm. ”

"Thank God for His mercy. Catherine curtsied, offering her gratitude to the mighty deity.

"Alright, that's the end of the handover. Doris handed Catherine the identified Adventurer's emblem, grabbed Catherine's hand and raised it high, turned back to face the large sea tribe and shouted, "Now is the time to cheer for victory." ”

"Hey, Sister Doris. Catherine's face was hot, although she had experienced many big scenes, she was an experienced adventurer, and she was also a well-educated aristocratic woman, but after all, she was only a girl in her early twenties, and in the face of the cries of thousands of sea tribes, Catherine twisted her arm very disliked, trying to break free of Doris's hand: "Don't do this, it's awkward." And it's the result of everyone's hard work, so it's not fair for me to accept the cheers. ”

"You are the head of the regiment, and it is your duty to accept the salutation of cheers. In Catherine's panic, Pannis's hand rested lightly on her shoulder from behind, and a rare and serious voice rang in her ears: "And, think of your choices, these cheers, these gratitudes, these heartfelt respects, everything you deserve." Except for you, I believe that no one can do a better job than you in this mission, and the choice you made in the end has proved that you are worthy of the name of our adventure group, and worthy of Nelly's followers, and I believe that if Nelly is still alive, she will be proud to have a follower like you. You look back at the expressions and eyes of your companions, everyone is supporting you and trusting you, so hold your chest up and welcome this glory that belongs to you, it is your most perfect medal. ”

Catherine was stunned, and slowly burst into a bright smile. But instead of doing what Pannis said, she grabbed Lina's hand with her empty hand. The girls' eyes seemed to be able to speak, and they understood each other's meaning without having to speak to each other, and Lina looked down at the hand held by Catherine, and took Vivien's small hand with the same smile. Vivien thought for a moment, grinned and grabbed Freya, and then Freya pulled the reluctant Pannis, and the five of them stood in a row holding hands, led by Doris, raising their hands together to greet the cheers of the sea tribes.

"Maybe you're right, Pannis, but I still don't think it's my glory. Catherine said proudly: "Even if the cheers are only for me, I choose to share them with everyone, because this is the glory of all of us, the glory of everyone." Yes, I was the one who made the choice, but without you standing behind me, I might not have been able to resist the temptation. Therefore, if you must accept this glory, then let everyone bear it together, just like bear the pain and suffering together, this is the choice that a family should make. ”

Pannis's pupils shrank, and although his face still maintained the smile he had just now, he secretly let out a sad sigh in his heart, and a thought swirled silently in his mind: "Maybe, she's right? ”

The cheers continued for a long time before slowly stopping, Doris put down Catherine's hand, suddenly turned around, hugged the five people together with a fishtail nearly ten meters long, and returned to the gentle and naughty sister-like expression she had seen in the Storm Temple, and whispered to everyone: "The business is over, and now it is a personal gratitude from Doris, not representing the temple, not representing the race, only representing a gratitude from a friend of another race." ”

"Sister Doris, calm down. Doris's fishtail was very powerful, and the girls frowned, and Catherine said bitterly: "Don't be so excited, let us go first." ”

"You know what? Doris relaxed a little, but still hugged everyone with a fishtail and said, "You can't imagine how scared I was when I recovered from ten minutes of mind control. There was no sign of control, and I didn't even have time for fear and despair before I was forced to change my mind. Everything is left to the end of the control. To be more direct, we have made all the preparations we can before this, several powerful demigods have gathered together in front of the icon of our lord in the Temple of the Storm, and once you have made other choices, we intend to use the majesty of the icon to temporarily counter the effects of this artifact, and join forces to create a devastating vortex to swallow the island completely. Oh, I'll say it now, you won't be dissatisfied. ”

"Of course not, don't forget, but we prompted you to do so. Catherine shook her head and said, "But if you can let us go, we won't be dissatisfied." ”

"Haha, I'm so excited, I'm so sorry. Doris let go of her tail and continued: "Although we have made so many preparations, it turns out that we still underestimate the power of this artifact, I really don't know how it did it, and the power of breaking through the icon in the deep sea directly affects us. The defenses set up by our demigods didn't have any effect, and in just an instant, everyone was controlled together, and they became loyal to the artifact's owner. It took more than ten minutes for us to get out of control, and only then did we know what had just happened. If you hadn't destroyed this artifact, I wouldn't even dare to think about what would happen in the future, it was terrifying. When we regained our will, everyone was overwhelmed, and the fear that came from the delay almost broke down, and it took us a long time to calm down. ”

"It's in the past. Pannis patted Doris on the back and whispered, "There should be no more artifacts like this in the future." ”

"That's right, the fate of the Sea Clan should be in the hands of the Sea Clan itself. Catherine also said, "No one has the right to control and enslave others, not even for the most noble purposes." ”

"It seems that leaving this matter to you is really the best choice I have ever made. Doris sighed: "On the way here, everyone discussed inviting you to the temple and holding a grand banquet for you to express our gratitude, but I guess you don't want to go back and forth again, so we are going to move the banquet here, don't shirk, this is a little bit of our heart." ”

"Don't worry, I won't shirk. Catherine said, "But before the feast, this thing will be returned to you, the Sea Emperor's Crown." (To be continued.) )