Four Split Personalities

For instance, the "Pure Devil Spirit Potion," which sells for 35,000 Gold Coins a bottle on the market.

For instance, the "Red Glowing Stone Marrow," which can fetch up to 50,000 Gold Coins for 100ml on the black market.

For instance, the "Top-Grade Date Pill" that can heal most external injuries with just one pill.

For instance, the "Holy Confessor Crossbow," which fires three high-explosive Solidifying Light Arrows with each pull of the trigger.

For instance, the "Stable Bomb Set," of which only two hundred boxes are produced by the Gold Coin Commerce Association each year, and which rarely causes major accidents.

For instance, the treasured alchemy prop of the Church of the Dawn, the "Radiant Ring • Three," which can only be obtained through large-scale prayers by hundreds of thousands of believers.

As the revered Saintess, who ranks among the great figures even in the whole City of Light, how could Xia Lian not have some treasures up her sleeve? The reason she spends most of her time in a state of poverty is quite simple: Her Highness loves to shop. No matter whether she needs them or not, she won’t rest until her spatial bracelet, expansion ring, phase pendant, and other storage items are filled whenever she goes shopping.

That’s why she’s been able to hold on until now without the power to use Divine Arts—there’s a reason. If we say that those mutants before noon were beaten by Xia Lian’s actual strength, then the monsters that followed were basically crushed to death by her wealth.

Money is an undeniably powerful force. This theory not only applies to the real world but also holds true in the high magic and high energy world of the Innocent Continent. With enough Gold Coins, anything can become simple and crude.

Even those who are notoriously powerful do the same; they also need weapons, equipment, accessories, and supplies to arm themselves, and most prepare a few cards up their sleeves. All these things cost a considerable price, and money naturally is the most universal among those costs.

Under the premise of equal strength, a Sword Saint, who has been in seclusion for many years and is left with nothing but a broken iron sword, will definitely lose to a Sword Saint who wields a Dragon Blade, wears a paralyzing ring, and is dressed in a full set of +13/+14 divine armor.

Of course, such a situation usually doesn’t happen, because those who have reached a certain level of strength will never be short of money. Their ways to make a fortune are too numerous. Apart from the lowest method of being a bodyguard for the rich, they can also dig rare materials in various dangerous places to sell, rent a workshop to enchant equipment for others for a price, or simply do strength verification at an Adventurer’s Guild and complete a large number of tasks. There are countless ways to see a steady stream of Gold Coins flowing into their accounts.

For Xia Lian, as a Saintess, it’s even more convenient. She doesn’t even have to do anything herself and can receive a considerable amount of pocket money from the church every month. Moreover, as a core member and strong practitioner of the Church of the Dawn, many of the valuable things are provided by the church without charge, so naturally, she has a fair amount of inventory on hand.

Therefore, even though she didn’t wear her "Thousand Curses Female Warrior Set" that she had sent for dry cleaning, nor could she use those precious props that require the activation of Divine Arts and Magic Power, she still had many valuable items available.

For instance, the "Red Glowing Stone Marrow," which in the player’s perspective has an effect of ’immediately restoring 80% Health Points, increasing Health Points upper limit by 30%, and recovering 1% Physical Strength Value every second for the next minute,’ the "Top-Grade Date Pill" that can remove at least 28 negative effects at once, and the "Stable Bomb Set," each with a stable power and a stable kill radius. These items were the core reasons why Xia Lian could keep holding on until now.

It must be said that this is a massive waste. Not to mention anything else, just using those "Stable Bombs," which can wipe out a swath of Intermediate Professionals in one blow, to bomb mutants could infuriate even the stingiest of misers. If a believer of the wealth goddess were using it, they might have already been hit by Divine Punishment by now.

But Xia Lian had no choice; she was truly struggling to hold on. Divine Power backlash wasn’t just about being unable to use Divine Arts. The First Saintess has been enduring a huge burden at all times, and except for the first few days at Guda Plains, she hardly had a good day’s rest. In the morning, she even used a prop with a potential overdraw effect. All these reasons put together were enough to nearly burn her out.

The situation in the other battlefront wasn’t much better. The lack of any news from the Hodir Mountain Path had been like a fishbone stuck in Xia Lian’s throat, forcing her to continue grinding her teeth and enduring, while comforting herself with the thought that ’no news is good news.’

"That’s right, no news is good news..."

She muttered to herself again in a low voice, tilted her head back, and swallowed the last half-sip of the "Red Glowing Stone Marrow," using the extravagantly expensive healing potion to recover some physical strength, and once more swung her cross vigorously.

However, just then, Yarist, who was not far away, suddenly shouted, "Princess Xia Lian, we have a message from the Hodir Mountain Path!"

"No news is good news, no news is good news..."

"Princess Xia Lian, Lord Hei Fan has sent a message."

"No news is good news..."

"Princess Xia Lian??"

"No news is good news."

Xia Lian, who was already delirious to some extent, continued to pummel the mutants while mumbling with a vacant stare, "I’m not listening, I’m not listening, I’m not listening to anything..."