The Holy Spirit Challenge finally came to an end after 25 days of preparation. As the champion, Swirling Remnant Cloud was unable to claim his prize on the podium for the time being.
Jiang Qiao, on the other hand, had to deal with the aftermath of the Holy Spirit Challenge. The first was when Madam Calamity woke up in Freya's room.
Jiang Qiao was now floating behind Swirling Remnant Cloud's Freya in his spirit form. Among Freya's personality, motherly nature was the most important.
Jiang Qiao wasn't too sure if it was because of his guidance. In short … Instead of saying that Sweeping Away Clouds Freia's way of thinking was that of a sister, it would be better to say that she was more like a mother.
Freya, who had assumed the identity of an old mother, sat quietly by the bed and watched as Madam Calamity woke up on the bed.
There were many wounds on Madam Calamity's body, and Juan Can Remnant Cloud had not shown any mercy or hesitation when he attacked. Fortunately, Madam Calamity's HP was high enough. Aside from the wound that Juan Can Remnant Cloud's spear had pierced through her body, her other wounds had already healed.
"I don't like apologizing to anyone."
Madam Disaster opened her eyes and saw Freya sitting beside her. She immediately sat up and said to Freya, "But I lost …"
"But the Holy Spirit won."
Freya maintained her expressionless face as usual. She then said to Madam Disaster in a comforting tone, "You did well too, Madam Pirate, so don't feel guilty."
"That kid won?!"
Madam Disaster's joy did not last long. She looked around for Swirling Remnant Cloud, but he was not in the Holy Spirit World. "Where is he?!"
Madam Disaster stood up from the bed. She wanted to look for Swirling Remnant Cloud, but the spear wound on her chest had yet to fully heal. It was tearing her apart.
"Your wounds haven't healed yet. Lie down and rest, Madam Pirate," Freya said to Madam Disaster expressionlessly as she sat on the chair.
"These wounds are nothing to me. He …"
"Lie down."
Freya repeated the two words. "I haven't had this healing ability for a long time. You should know how difficult it is to heal the wounds caused by the Holy Spirits."
"…"
Madam Calamity clutched her throbbing chest, but in the end, she had no choice but to lie back on the bed.
Freya gathered the dim light of creation energy in her hand. This power was different from the healing spells of priests. It was closer to reconstructing the part of Madam Calamity's chest that had been sliced off by the 'God-Eater Power'.
This was a healing method that could only be obtained by NPCs who had signed a contract with the God Eater. It was also a small privilege that Jiang Qiao had given to Freya.
"My Holy Spirit won the competition, but he used up too much energy during the competition. Now, he's in the real world … receiving treatment in a facility called a hospital."
While Freya was reconstructing Madam Calamity's body, she described the situation of Tornado Remnant Cloud.
"Who was his last opponent?
Those two Eternals?
The Eternals of the Creator's Sanctum are a bunch of troublesome fellows, and those two were even more troublesome. "
Madam Calamity lay on the bed with her arm pressed against her forehead. This way, she could barely relieve the discomfort of Freya's reconstruction of her body.
It felt like a hole had suddenly appeared in her chest, and a bunch of ants had crawled into it to stuff things inside.
The relationship between the Eternals and the plane pirates was basically the relationship between the police and the robbers. Madam Calamity's most frequent enemies were the Hunters from the Creator's Sanctum.
"His last opponent was another Holy Spirit. He defeated two Eternals at the same time," Freya said.
"He killed both Heuser and his sister?!
Is it that guy with the shiny tiger? "Madam Calamity was a little surprised when she heard this. She wanted to sit up on the bed.
However, Freya put her hand on her shoulder and pushed her back down on the bed again.
"That's a Psychic Beast … This kind of treatment is very precise. If you keep moving around, I can't guarantee that you won't make any mistakes. Internal bone dislocation or hyperplasia would be the best outcome." Freya's voice finally sounded a little unhappy.
"Psychic Beast, you Holy Spirits grow stronger at a terrifying rate."
Madam Calamity was an impatient person, but the wounds inflicted by the God-Eater God were not something she could heal on her own. She could only obediently lie on the bed and accept Freya's touch.
"If that kid fainted after the battle, it means he didn't make a wish, right?"
Madam Calamity suddenly remembered that if Tornado Remnant Cloud fainted, it meant he didn't get to claim the prize he deserved as the champion.
"Yes."
"Aren't you worried?"
Madam Calamity glanced at the expressionless Freya and said, "I didn't ask him to make a wish. That's a request to the God Eater. There aren't many people on the star map who can resist such temptation. Do you really think he can …"
Madam Calamity suddenly felt a sharp pain in her chest when she was halfway through her sentence.
"What are you doing?!"
"My Holy Spirit lost consciousness and is lying in the hospital because of you, Madam Pirate …"
"You make it sound like my wish has nothing to do with you," Madam Calamity said to Freya while suppressing the discomfort in her chest. "What do you plan to do in the future?
Doll … no, one of Freya's?
Do you have your own ideas? Aren't you going to use your wish to gain freedom after being locked up in this small room by the God-Eater God? "
"We are free. From the day we were born, the mission we were given was to serve the Holy Spirit and nurture … My sisters' personalities started to diverge from the moment we arrived at Brandt Island. Based on my personality, as long as I can sense the growth of my Holy Spirit, I will be satisfied," Freya said.
"I don't understand, and I don't understand … Also, can you communicate with the God-Eater God?" Madam Calamity didn't want to understand what Freya was thinking.
She had never seen her mother since she was born, so she didn't know what motherly love was. However, in her heart … she still owed Freya, or rather, all the Freya, a wish.
Madam Calamity wasn't a person who kept her promises, but she was still very unhappy that she didn't fulfill her promise.
But while she was unhappy, Madam Calamity realized a more serious problem, and that was … the Eternal Ones.
"God's connection with us is broken, but as long as it's an important suggestion, he'll hear it," Freya said.
"I don't know if your God-Eater God knows this, but the Eternal Ones aren't good for us. Their appearance here means that the Creators Sanctuary has their eyes on us. But the Creators Sanctuary is different from the lunatics of the Law Stealers. We can make a deal with them … as long as there's enough profit, we can become allies with them."
Madam Calamity seemed a little proud when she said this. She wanted to get up from the bed, but Freya signaled her to lie back down.
"I've dealt with them many times, many times, from all levels of the Creators Sanctuary. I don't know what their attitude is towards the God-Eater God, but if the God-Eater God wants to form an alliance with some of the Creators Sanctuary, I can help, if …"
Madam Calamity paused. She wanted to say this in a fierce tone, but now that she was pressed down on the bed by Freya … she couldn't bring herself to be fierce.
"If you want to start a war with the Creators Sanctuary, count me in. We can get a lot of good stuff from them. The alliance between Pirate City and the God-Eater God will probably continue for a very long time!"
Madam Calamity's words were all heard by the spirit behind Freya, who was Jiang Qiao.
First of all, Jiang Qiao was surprised by the speed at which Freya's consciousness was evolving. She was already like some of the first beta Freya, able to stand on her own.
Next was the information that Madam Calamity had revealed … that she was fighting and forming an alliance with the Creators Sanctuary.
Jiang Qiao was more inclined towards peaceful development. Jiang Qiao didn't think that the Sacred Spirits were strong enough to fight … an organization that maintained almost half of the order in the star map.
"Is this really something we can decide?" Jiang Qiao had asked Freya to ask this question.
"Of course you can decide. The Creators Sanctuary isn't that united. The Heuser siblings are the most direct proof. They belong to different departments. Let me tell you a little secret. That guy called Heuser has the aura of the Lord of Annihilation on him. The Lord of Annihilation is the guy who is most passionate about collecting the last descendants of the God-Eater God and Divine Fragments," Madam Calamity said.
"God heard the information you provided. In the end, God asked me to tell you one thing, and that is to focus on the upcoming holiday," Freya said.
"Holiday?"
Madam Calamity heard this unfamiliar word. Dimensional pirates didn't rest 24 hours a year. They were either robbing, on their way to rob, or planning their next big robbery.
"Yes, the NPCs that the Sacred Spirits have contracted all have holidays and daily activities. Our employees … our contractors are treated pretty well on the star map." Freya's words were conveyed on behalf of Jiang Qiao.
"Treated?
You guys are indeed doing better than the Creators Sanctuary in this regard. "
The wounds on Madam Calamity's body had already been healed by Freya. She sat up on the bed and patted her chest with her hand. She felt that the two lumps of fat on her chest seemed to have … grown a little bigger?
"I'm curious … How does the Creators Sanctuary treat their Hunters?" Jiang Qiao's interest was piqued by Madam Calamity's words.
"Nothing much!
In my pirate crew, a portion of the crew members came from the Creator's Sanctuary. The Creator's Sanctuary does not have the concept of workers. All of their members are 'saints' who ascended from various planes. These fellows are praised as heroes in their own planes. After ascending to the Creator's Sanctuary, what they do is indeed what heroes should do. "
Madam Calamity's voice sounded very disdainful, even a little contemptuous.
"What heroes should do?"
"Catastrophes!
These 'saints' are destroying catastrophes all over the star map. The Void Insects and Aberrations of the Abyss are their most common opponents. They have indeed saved a certain plane by destroying the Insects and the Abyss, but to the Sanctuary of Creation … they just want materials from the insects and the Abyss for research! "
"You've just recovered from your injuries. It's best for you to lie down and rest," Freya said.
Madam Calamity was no longer stubborn. Her body was indeed very weak. Jiang Qiao obtained a lot of information about the Creators Sanctuary from Madam Calamity's description.
On the surface, the organization seemed to be saving the world and eliminating catastrophes … It was a salvation organization, but to put it more accurately, it was more like a large arms company that spanned half the star map.
"It's time to go see the two Eternals."
Compared to that, Jiang Qiao was more concerned about Rose and Heuzer's plans after their defeat.