Cassia was a commoner in Kjerag. His ancestors had lived in Kjerag for generations. He was thirty-five years old this year, and he had a gentle wife and a cute little daughter at home.
Although their family life could not be called wealthy, the Cassia family managed a small vegetable farm. Relying on the harvest from this farm, their family lived a very happy and fulfilling life.
Furthermore, the entire Cassia family were believers in the deity of the Holy Mountain. This was a tradition passed down from their ancestors, and Cassia had always believed that the reason he could have such a happy and fulfilling life today was because of the protection of the deity on the Holy Mountain.
At four in the morning, due to Kjerag's special geographical environment, the sky had already begun to brighten slightly, and the sun could be vaguely seen peeking out from the horizon.
Cassia pushed open the door of his storage room, looked at the slightly bright sky, and revealed a smile.
"I feel like something good is going to happen today."
Cassia muttered to himself with a smile, then stretched in front of the door before turning his gaze toward the Holy Mountain of Kjerag.
He did not know if it was an illusion, but Cassia felt that today's Holy Mountain seemed different from usual; he felt that the Holy Mountain was emitting light.
"What am I thinking? It must be that I'm getting old and my eyes aren't working so well," Cassia self-deprecatingly remarked, then clasped his hands together to begin his daily essential prayer.
"May the deity of the Holy Mountain bless us."
Just as Cassia was about to end his prayer, he suddenly felt that something was wrong with his closed eyes.
Why did it suddenly get brighter?
Cassia opened his eyes and then saw a scene he would never forget for the rest of his life.
"The deity of the Holy Mountain has revealed its divinity!"
"The deity of the Holy Mountain has revealed its divinity!"
"The deity of the Holy Mountain has revealed its divinity!"
Cassia shouted, his loud voice spreading to the people sleeping nearby.
People woke up one after another, cursing in their mouths about who was shouting nonsense so early in the morning.
Soon, these awakened people also discovered the abnormality.
It was only around four in the morning, why was the sky so bright?
Holding such doubts, the people who were woken up walked out one after another, and then they, like Cassia, saw a scene they would never forget for the rest of their lives.
Brilliant light enveloped the Holy Mountain. The sky, which should have been somewhat dim, was now like daylight. Purple clouds floated in the sky, and combined with the Holy Mountain emitting brilliant light, it looked like a fairyland.
"The deity of the Holy Mountain has revealed its divinity!"
Everyone knelt down in unison, clasped their hands, and watched the Holy Mountain enveloped in light without blinking.
Boom!
A loud noise suddenly rang out from the Holy Mountain, and then the people kneeling on the ground saw a pillar of light rise from the Holy Mountain and head in one direction.
"Isn't that where the SilverAsh family residence is?!"
Someone shouted suddenly, and the crowd reacted, hurriedly running in the direction of the pillar of light.
The pillar of light passed over house after house, and under the gaze of the crowd, the pillar of light descended onto First Snow's house.
At the same moment, a majestic voice appeared in the hearts of everyone in Kjerag.
"I declare once again! Enya SilverAsh (First Snow), the eldest daughter of the SilverAsh family, shall become my Saintess! All citizens of Kjerag shall obey the will of the Saintess!"
"Welcome, Saintess!"
The citizens of Kjerag, whether they were people who witnessed it with their own eyes or those far away, as long as they were believers in the deity of the Holy Mountain, all knelt down in unison at this same time, bowing toward the direction of First Snow, welcoming the revelation of the deity of the Holy Mountain.
In the distance, on a small hill, SilverAsh and Fujino were both silently watching First Snow's house, which was surrounded by the citizens of Kjerag below.
"I still cannot comprehend Miss Fujino's power," SilverAsh turned around to look at Fujino with a smile on his face.
At this moment, SilverAsh finally let his guard down completely.
His younger sister becoming the Saintess, and being selected by the manifestation of the Holy Mountain's deity, carried extraordinary significance. At the very least, in the future, the status of Saintess First Snow would be incomparable to those Saintesses selected in the past. It could be said that Saintess First Snow, having been personally chosen by the deity of the Holy Mountain, would henceforth be the person with the most authority in Kjerag, bar none.
Moreover, First Snow would also possess a power that past Saintesses did not have: freedom.
Although the Saintess was high and mighty, the position of Saintess was not a pleasant one. While gaining something, one would also lose something, and that was freedom!
But First Snow was different; her status was different from other Saintesses.
Forcing a Saintess personally chosen by the deity would undoubtedly be an act of provoking the deity, which would lead to the crusade of the Kjerag citizens. The first to bear the brunt would be those in the religious groups who absolutely believed in the deity of the Holy Mountain!
"I have already taken care of the matter for you," Fujino also revealed a smile and said to SilverAsh, "I already asked Manticore to clear out the people at Manjuin for you last night, and I have also gathered all the evidence of those elders using their positions for profit."
As she spoke, a document appeared out of thin air in Fujino's hand, and she threw it toward SilverAsh.
"Everything is inside. I also discussed it with First Snow last night; First Snow will cooperate with your actions. I am going to find Manticore to rest together; you can handle the other matters yourself."
"Understood, thank you very much, Miss Fujino."
SilverAsh bowed his head to Fujino with a serious expression, truly expressing the gratitude in his heart to Fujino.
"Well, well, I did it all for First Snow," Fujino smiled, and then disappeared in front of SilverAsh.
At the same time, the other two major families were not having a good time right now.
At the moment the Holy Mountain revealed its divinity, Horn and Courier, leading the manpower they had prepared long ago, charged into these two major families.
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