CHAPTER 429: CHAPTER 262: HOLY DRAGON IS NOT A GOD!_2

"You’re fine, you’re very good, extremely good."

Wendy comforted the girl and then quickly called over other pharmacists to further verify the girl’s physical condition. Upon confirming that the girl had indeed recovered her health and that her heart was much stronger than that of an ordinary person, almost reaching the level of a professional, questions began.

"Wendy, where have you been these days? And what have you experienced?"

"I haven’t been anywhere. I just wanted to find a job."

"Did you find one?"

"No."

Connie shook her head somewhat dejectedly.

"Have you been to any special places these days?"

"Special? No, not really!"

The girl now knew that her current situation was abnormal. Not only did she have no issues now, but she had also inexplicably recovered.

"Think carefully."

"I had nowhere to sleep these days, so I slept under the Holy Dragon Statue."

Connie showed an embarrassed expression, as her actions were somewhat of an offense.

But thinking about her experiences in recent days, what was extraordinary was related to the Holy Dragon.

"Holy Dragon?"

Several pharmacists exchanged glances and then turned serious.

"What’s wrong?"

The suddenly serious atmosphere made Connie a bit nervous.

"Did you pray to the Holy Dragon?"

"I pray to the Holy Dragon every day."

The girl said honestly, as this was something many commoners in the Holy Dragon Territory would do.

"Did you dream of anything at night? Like the Holy Dragon declaring it would bless you?"

"No, I didn’t dream of anything."

Connie looked even more puzzled.

Soon, a temple priest arrived because the pharmacists at the Heluo Pharmacy suspected that an ignorant girl might have been deceived by an Evil God.

However, despite the temple priest performing Divine Arts for inspection, they couldn’t find anything unusual about the girl. From every perspective, she was just a slightly undernourished young girl, with the only anomaly being an overly vigorous and active heart.

"How is this possible?"

After seeing the medical records brought over, detailing the girl’s condition, the temple priest responsible for the examination was also incredulous.

Repairing a congenitally defective heart would take a priest of an archbishop level in the area to achieve, which means only a handful of priests in the entire city could perform such a level of Divine Arts, and they wouldn’t have the time to help a mortal girl.

"Could this be the Holy Dragon’s blessing?"

A pharmacist mentioned because according to the inquiry, the girl’s unusual events during this period could only be related to sleeping for consecutive days under the Holy Dragon Statue.

"Are you joking? Mortals don’t know, but don’t you?"

Hearing such an absurd speculation, the temple priest immediately showed quite an intense emotion,

"Only a True God as great as my Lord can bestow blessings upon the mundane. While Holy Dragon Noah is indeed a very wise Lord, he is not a god!"

Faced with such a resolute denial from the True God Priest, even the many pharmacists who held the Holy Dragon in high regard had no confidence to argue.

Ignorant mortals might regard the Holy Dragon as a Divine being to worship, but pharmacists who step into the extraordinary domain knew that the Holy Dragon was just an exceptionally powerful dragon, not a god.

"This must be the Holy Dragon’s grace!"

Even after hearing a True God Priest’s denial firsthand, the girl who could feel the abundant vitality of her body at the moment decided on a certain truth.

Although she didn’t have any evidence, her intuition told her it was the Holy Dragon who helped her, and only such a great and benevolent being as the Holy Dragon would cast their gaze upon a pitiful and insignificant girl like her.

"What is your name?"

A gentle voice reached her ears, and Connie looked at the priest in the simple white priest’s robe in front of her. It was her first time encountering such a figure, but she didn’t feel any nervousness or expectation and yearning now.

"Her name is Connie!"

The pharmacist beside her answered for her, seeing the girl who seemed a bit dumbfounded.

"Connie, is it? It’s a lovely name. Though I don’t know the reason, I suspect that it might be a merciful blessing from Your Majesty, perhaps from Vitalis, the Guardian of Nature, whom I worship, the gift of grace."

The priest extended his hand to the girl whose eyes seemed a bit dazed,

"You are a very talented girl. Would you like to become my student and serve Your Majesty Vitalis with me?"

"But since I was young, I’ve only prayed to Holy Dragon Emperor Noah!"

The girl’s eyes were still clueless, but what she said caused the priest’s face to darken. It was the most dislikeable name for him to hear during his missionary work, Holy Dragon Noah!

Although from a fair and objective standpoint, anyone would have to admit that he was a very wise Dragon Lord. But as the pastor of a True God, it was difficult for him to stand in a neutral position.

Because on this land, he repeatedly suffered setbacks, as the ignorant mortals were simply unwilling to worship a True God of immense power, preferring to chant day and night for a dragon who wouldn’t respond to their prayers.

"Holy Dragon Noah is not a True God; your faith in him is useless!"

The priest’s voice rose a notch.

"But I feel my heart is a gift from the Holy Dragon."

Even when facing such a notable figure she’d never encountered before, the girl showed no fear and remained unyieldingly resolute.

"Ignorant, foolish, silly, beyond help!"

The priest lost his composure, no longer caring for decorum, and shouted out.

It was a personal recruiting effort, an open declaration of taking in a student, and this ignorant fool didn’t realize the significant change it could bring to her fate!

"Mr. Bain!"

Seeing the angry priest storming off, Pharmacist Wendy stretched out a hand to try and stop him, but clearly, this priest, who had suffered a major blow to his heart, didn’t want to interact with anyone now, especially anything related to the Holy Dragon.

"Connie, you were too impulsive!"

"That was an opportunity to become a priest."

The other pharmacists couldn’t help but sigh regretfully for the girl; a chance to ascend all social classes was right before her, but the girl turned it down outright.

"But I really have never heard of that Lord, and I have no faith in him. How could I become his priest?"

"Faith can be nurtured even without prior belief!"

"No, I only have faith in Holy Dragon Emperor Noah."

"But Noah is not a Divine being!"

"To me, the Holy Dragon is no different from a Divine."

Looking at the kind pharmacists before her, Connie spoke with a tone of firm conviction, her eyes devoid of hesitation or confusion.

She knew with complete clarity that growing up alive was because of the Holy Dragon, for the Holy Dragon had established orphanages across his territory to take in abandoned children.

This was a unique institution outside the Holy Dragon’s territory, and the Heluo Pharmacy in front of her was also a chain established by a pharmacist who followed the Holy Dragon, specifically treating various stubborn illnesses for commoners who could not afford to hire mages or priests.

Though these pharmacists had not cured her, it was because of their existence that she experienced the beauty of the world and had the motivation to keep living.

"This is, a devout believer!"

Noah, having reclaimed his consciousness, saw a thread of pure golden silk stretch out from the Void, and he looked in surprise at the source of the Power of Faith, turning his gaze towards a girl who was making a vow,

"If I must have faith, then I’m willing to dedicate my entire body, mind, and soul to the Holy Dragon Emperor!"