Skinwalker Belle – Chapter 260 – Holy Water

A few small lamps hung in the room. They weren’t very bright, but they cast a warm glow over the small space.

Behind a simple wooden table sat a woman who looked to be in her forties, wearing a linen robe similar to those of the believers outside.

She was looking down, organizing a registration book, and looked up when she heard footsteps.

“Come, child, have a seat.”

The woman’s tone was gentle, and her face held the kind of loving smile unique to motherly figures.

Lin Fan had already scanned her with her mind. A level-two Mental Strength Evolved being. Not bad.

She obediently walked over and sat down in the chair, placing her hands awkwardly on her lap, putting on the appearance of someone who had just escaped a disaster and was still shaken.

“Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid. You’re safe now.” The woman reached out and gently patted the back of her hand. “My name is Meidaizi. I’m in charge of registering new people here.”

“Thank you… Thank you.” Lin Fan’s voice trembled slightly. “My name is Liu Ruyan.”

Meidaizi took out a worn-out registration book, its pages densely filled with names.

“Which base did you come from before?”

“I… I was with a small team before. Our captain led us to hide everywhere… Later, we were attacked by creatures from an Otherworld Rift, and I was the only one who escaped…” As Lin Fan spoke, her eyes reddened.

“Sigh, you poor child.” Meidaizi sighed. “But it’s all right now. The great god Amaterasu will protect you.”

She picked up a pen. “So, what level Evolved being are you now? And what type?”

Lin Fan hesitated for a moment. “Level-two… speed type.”

As she wrote this line, the tip of Meidaizi’s pen paused noticeably.

She looked up at Lin Fan, a flash of pleasant surprise in her eyes.

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“Level-two?” Meidaizi confirmed. “Are you sure?”

“Yes… I just broke through a while ago.” Lin Fan lowered her head. “Am… am I very useless?”

“No, no, no, child, you’ve misunderstood.” Meidaizi stood up, walked to her side, and took her hand. “You’re already outstanding! Truly!”

Her voice was somewhat excited. “Do you know? Many of the newcomers aren’t even level-one. For someone as young as you to reach level-two is simply… wonderful.”

Meidaizi took a deep breath, suppressing her excitement as she continued to ask, “How old are you?”

“Twenty-two.”

“Do you have any old injuries?”

“No.”

Meidaizi scribbled furiously in the registration book, unable to hide the smile at the corners of her mouth.

Lin Fan sneered inwardly.

Her Mental Strength had already scanned the entire room. In the table drawer was another list, marked with all sorts of strange symbols.

Some names had pentagrams drawn next to them, others had crescent moons, and only a handful were marked with a sun symbol.

“Child, you’re in for a blessing tomorrow.” Meidaizi put away the registration book. “Tomorrow happens to be the day the Divine Emissary preaches to the believers. As long as you are devout enough, the Divine Emissary will bestow upon you the Holy Water.”

“Holy Water?” Lin Fan showed a timely curiosity.

“Yes, Holy Water.” Meidaizi’s eyes were filled with fanaticism. “It is a gift from the great god Amaterasu and a bestowal from the Divine Emissary. As long as you drink the Holy Water, you can become stronger and evolve, even without hunting Zombies or risking your life for Crystals!”

Lin Fan’s eyes widened in disbelief. “That… How is that possible?”

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“Nothing is impossible.” Meidaizi patted her shoulder. “Look at the people here. How many of them leveled up by killing Zombies? They all rely on the Divine Emissary’s protection.”

She leaned closer to Lin Fan and lowered her voice. “Let me tell you, what the Divine Emissary likes most are young and talented children like you. As long as you perform well, you might receive even more favor.”

Lin Fan’s heart quickened.

If such a thing really existed, something that could allow people to evolve directly without Crystals…

Then she had to get the method for making it.

Although she had left a reserve of Crystals in Hangcheng and Jiangcheng, it wasn’t a long-term solution.

Besides, she planned to have those survivors serve as a reserve force on the Dragon Spirit Continent in the future. They couldn’t all be level-one and level-two weaklings.

If this Holy Water could be mass-produced…

“Sister Meidaizi…” Lin Fan grabbed the other woman’s hand, her eyes full of anticipation. “Can… can I also see the Divine Emissary?”

“Of course. All believers will gather in the main hall tomorrow.” Meidaizi smiled and pinched her cheek. “But if you truly want to catch the Divine Emissary’s attention, piety alone isn’t enough.”

“Then what should I do?”

“You have to prove your worth.” Meidaizi stood up and pulled a clean linen robe from a cabinet, handing it to her. “Change into this first. You’ll stay in dormitory forty-six tonight. Get up early tomorrow, and I’ll take you to see the Divine Emissary.”

Lin Fan took the clothes and, in front of Meidaizi, took off her yoga outfit and changed into the robe.

“Thank you…”

“Don’t thank me. Just prepare yourself well.” Meidaizi patted her shoulder. “The Divine Emissary likes clever and obedient children. You must remember that.”

With that, she opened the door for Lin Fan to leave.

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The corridor was dimly lit, lined on both sides with small rooms separated by partitions.

A young girl walked over, met Lin Fan, and led her toward the dormitories.

“My name is Sha Zhi. I’m the head of dormitory forty-six.” The girl looked to be about eighteen or nineteen, with delicate features, and was also wearing the same linen robe. “You’re Liu Ruyan, right? With a name like that, are you from the Federation’s Dragon Country?”

Lin Fan nodded. “Yes, thank you for your trouble.”

“No trouble, no trouble at all.” Sha Zhi smiled sweetly. “It’s fate that brought you here. By the way, are you a level-two Evolved being?”

“Yes…”

“Amazing,” Sha Zhi praised without reservation. “I had to drink the Holy Water three times to barely reach level-two. With your talent, the Divine Emissary will definitely like you.”

The two walked down a long corridor and pushed open a door marked “46.”

Inside was a small room with six bunk beds, currently occupied by only four people.

Several girls were sitting on their beds, and they all looked over when they saw Sha Zhi bring someone in.

“A new person?” a short-haired girl asked.

“Yes, Liu Ruyan, a level-two speed type,” Sha Zhi introduced.

Upon hearing the words “level-two,” the expressions of the other girls changed.

There was envy, jealousy, and scrutiny.

“Level-two, huh…” The short-haired girl pouted. “Then she’ll definitely get some Holy Water tomorrow.”

“Alright, alright, we’re all sisters here, don’t be like that.” Sha Zhi clapped her hands. “Ruyan, you can sleep on the top bunk by the window. The sheets and quilt are new.”

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Lin Fan said her thanks, climbed onto the bed with the linen robe, and leaned against the wall.

She closed her eyes, but her Mental Strength spread out, taking in every movement in the entire underground space.

The more she observed, the more she felt that something was wrong with this place.

It was too calm.

After two years in the apocalypse, which survivor hadn’t been baptized by blood and fire?

But the people here…

Lin Fan scanned the nearby dormitories.

The lower the dormitory number, the more numb and dazed the people inside appeared.

This was especially true for the first three dormitories.

The people inside had vacant eyes and wore strange, peaceful smiles.

In one corner, she even saw a woman cradling a dead child, still muttering, “God will resurrect him.”

The people around her turned a blind eye to this, and some even came forward to pray with her.

“Interesting…”

Lin Fan opened her eyes, a cold smile playing on her lips.

What exactly had this so-called Divine Emissary created?