Diary of Guarding Monster Girls

The yellow sand storm surged powerfully northward, taking advantage of the night, swiftly crossed the border and invaded the edge of the Northern Lands.

Many residents living in the Northern Lands woke up, dumbfounded, to find that the white snow covering their doors had been completely coated with a layer of yellow sand.

All around, everything was covered in a layer of yellow shadow.

They might have never seen such a sandstorm in their lives, shocked by the mighty force of nature.

Faced with such an incongruous "natural phenomenon," the mortals felt fearful and anxious, starting to pray upon their shock.

Because they understood that in this world, only one kind of existence possesses such formidable power!

Divine.

It must be an act of divine wrath!

Who offended the divine to make that great presence high above decide to show its majesty?

And such weak mortals like them have no way to defy the divines.

In this world, only divine can contend with divine.

Thus, a large number of worshipers rushed to various Divine Halls, anxiously praying to the divine they worshiped, hoping to receive their protection when this crisis looms.

It was not just average mortal believers; the priests in the Divine Halls clearly noticed the situation too and swiftly reported the news.

Upon receiving the news, the various Divine Spirit Churches started running, with the high-level leaders quickly deciding whether to inform the divine about this uncertain "natural phenomenon."

After a brief discussion, most of the Divine Spirit Churches didn’t hesitate and decisively reported the news to their divine.

No matter what the other party intends to do, since it made such a grand display from the start, it surely won’t end well.

And as the Cold Winter Goddess, widely revered in the Northern Lands, Uphemia was the first divine to notice these changes.

"Hmm? Sand storm? What’s the situation?"

It’s hardly known even among the gods how terrifying the control the Cold Winter Goddess has over the Northern Lands is.

Although the Cold Winter Goddess did not officially let her Church rule the Northern Lands, nor did she intervene in any organization or country.

But all living beings on this cold land hold a deep reverence for this goddess.

On the ice plains, no life can escape the grasp of winter.

They are born into the harsh white snow and will ultimately return to the cold beneath the icy extremities.

Winter is their origin, and it is their return.

And this resolute admiration from mortals for the Cold Winter Goddess is why, after splitting the divine position of [Snow and Ice], a certain little kitty can only be a pampered pet.

The nominally bestowed divine position and divine format may have fallen into the paws of the snowy little kitty, but the true power remains firmly in Uphemia’s hands.

Relying on this control, Uphemia quickly grasped what was happening—the Northern Lands were invaded?

After figuring out the source of the sandstorm, she felt bewildered.

She didn’t understand.

"Hmm? What are you... hiss, huh?"

God of Sand and Stone, what kind of madness did you catch?

What nonsense?

This guy with his head full of flowing sand, why did he come here to cause trouble?

Could it be that he’s looking to stir up trouble for me?

The Cold Winter Goddess thought seriously for a moment and found her idea too far-fetched.

Isn’t he confronting Fulingya? He certainly wouldn’t spare the energy to provoke me!

"That’s not right, although he’s a bit of a fool, he wouldn’t be this insane. He looks fierce and angry but is more afraid of dying than anyone else."

Moreover, a guy who is all bluster with extreme cowardice would never engage in a deathmatch with someone stronger than himself.

And another key point, the Cold Winter Goddess simply does not care about this control and has never exposed her control over the Northern Lands to the world.

In the eyes of the world, many parts of the Northern Lands belong to what can be seen as unclaimed territory.

But because of sparse population, relatively sparse compared to other places, it’s hard to gather substantial faith.

Therefore, to divine with their main base outside the Northern Lands, this desolate land doesn’t have much appeal.

"So this fool now being so high-profile, does he intend to extend his hand into the Northern Lands, disseminating faith and growing his forces to fight Fulingya?"

"And just such a place, difficult to develop and expensive on effort, outsiders won’t easily intervene. Conversely, now, it’s something he can strive for."

The Cold Winter Goddess found more credibility in this idea the more she thought, feeling it had potential for operation.

For the Earth Pantheon, currently striving for the leadership of the Natural Pantheon, it might actually be a worthwhile backup plan.

If, in the struggle, the Earth Pantheon suffers defeat, being swept away, even having their original territory reclaimed, at least they can withdraw to the newly developed Northern Lands.

Of course, this requires fulfilling one condition, that is, the Northern Lands are truly an "unclaimed territory."

As a firm supporter of Fulingya, the Cold Winter Goddess, as the actual ruler of the Northern Lands, would not let them have the opportunity to extend their hands here.

Who dares extend a hand will have it frozen and shattered into pieces.

"Hmm..."

The Cold Winter Goddess thought seriously for quite some time, feeling that she might have figured out seven or eight parts of the truth.

Yet, there was a lingering strange feeling, vaguely sensing that she might be playing a game of intelligence against thin air.