"Have you forgotten, as the Hall Mother, I have the right to recommend a candidate too? I didn't use it in the past, but that doesn't mean I've lost the right to do so. Aren't you girls a little too impetuous? I want her to be a candidate because I want her to learn more and see more, so that she can be of service to the future Goddess. I don't really want her to be a candidate for the Goddess. Alright, I've made up my mind. There's no need to discuss it further. Ye Xinxia, you will attend the classes at the back of the hall with the other Candidates from next month onward, "the Hall Mother said.
The meeting was dismissed. The maidens and Muses all looked at Xinxia. Their discussions echoed in the hall.
"Humph, you're still acting so calm after getting such a great benefit. Don't tell me you don't care about the chance to learn from the Candidate?" A woman with a heavy nasal voice said. It was an old maidservant. Her name was Guran, and she was in charge of the maidservants.
When Xinxia first joined the Hall of the Goddess, Guran purposely picked on Xinxia. She was obviously in a bad mood now.
"Ye Xinxia, did you hear what the Hall Mother said?" Great Muse Méjorat came up to them. She lifted her chin slightly and looked down at Xinxia arrogantly.
Xinxia was about to bow slightly to show her respect to the Great Muse, but Great Muse Méjorat said with a strange nasal voice, "There's no need for that. Otherwise, people might say that I don't know how to respect the disabled. Since you're only joining the Candidate Palace next month, you'll still be a maidservant this month. There's an outbreak of a virus in Croatia. You should go and take a look at it. It'll help you accumulate some reputation before you become a Candidate, so people won't gossip about you. "
Many of the maidservants and Muses were gloating when they heard Great Muse Méjorat's words.
The girl beside Xinxia, Fiona, who had joined the Hall of Maids with her, was displeased. She snapped, "Great Sage, the virus in Croatia is a Grade A. Shouldn't you send at least one Great Sage instead of Xinxia? Isn't that …"
"Didn't the Hall Mother mention that Ye Xinxia is so knowledgeable that she can even read about the Dark Contract? The Grade A virus in Croatia is nothing to her. Let's depart tomorrow morning. Don't delay the treatment of the virus. If you don't handle it well, I'm going to punish you!" the Great Muse Méjorat said.
When the old maids, led by Gulan, heard Great Sage Méjorat's words, they secretly gave him a thumbs up.
As expected of the Great Sage. With just a few tricks, he was able to make Ye Xinxia, who had just received great favor, suffer!
"Isn't … isn't that too much …" Fiona spoke frankly. She did not expect the Great Muse Méjorat to do something like that. He was obviously trying to make Xinxia suffer!
The virus in Croatia had been spreading for some time, and it had become a hot topic recently. Previously, a maidservant in charge of Croatia had come back to report that the virus was extremely dangerous, so they had to send an experienced Muses to help. Apparently, the maidservant was also infected by the virus.
This kind of work was not something an experienced old maid could handle in a short period of time, even if it was a female sage. Most importantly, if she took over this disease, it meant that she would have a lot of contact with the infected patients. Without knowing how to prevent it, it was very easy for her to be infected!
Fiona wanted to stand up for Xinxia, but Xinxia knew it was useless to go against the Great Muse. She tugged on Fiona's sleeve and replied, "Xinxia will do her best."
"Mm, I'm only trying to help you. As a Candidate, you are still too inexperienced. If you can make a name for yourself with this incident, and what happened in Puccini City, you won't be criticized by the people!" Great Muse Méjorat said. Her eyes flickered with sincerity, as if she was indeed a senior who was being considerate for her junior.
…
The wheelchair slowly moved across the clear floor of the Purple Orchid Hall. Fiona kept cursing along the way.
"How annoying, I thought the Great Muse was a fair and impartial person, yet she's so narrow-minded. The Hall Mother already said that she's only giving you a chance to learn. She won't compete with the other Candidates, yet she's still making things difficult for you … oh no, she's not just making things difficult for you, she's basically putting you in danger! Let's tell the Hall Mother about it, "Fiona said.
"It's normal for me to be hindered after receiving such a great reward all of a sudden, but I don't understand, why would the Hall Mother let me join the Candidates?" Xinxia had been thinking about it for a long time.
In terms of experience, identity, and strength, there were too many people in the Hall of the Goddess that were better than her. It would be too much to say that she had earned the Hall Mother's favor because of her contributions.
She was a Candidate for the Goddess! Even though she knew she was only there to make up the numbers, being a Candidate was still a great honor!
Xinxia never thought she would make it this far in the short time she had spent in the Parthenon. In Xinxia's opinion, the honor had nothing to do with her hard work.
"Didn't the Hall Mother already say that she wants you to assist the future Goddess? I can tell that the Hall Mother is very fond of you. She hopes that you can take up a great role in the Hall of the Goddess and assist the Goddess. That means you have to be at least a Muse. Oh my, why are you thinking about that? We're going to Croatia tomorrow. To be honest, I really don't want to go there. You have no idea how scary the people who are infected are. Just looking at the pictures is enough to send chills down my spine," Fiona said.
"We'll try our best. Hopefully, we can do something for them," Xinxia said.
"No way, are you seriously going there?"
"Mm, I've been keeping an eye on it for a while," Xinxia said.
"Are you out of your mind? You're going to do something that everyone is trying to avoid!?"
"It's better than letting it spread."
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The southern courtyard of the Hall of the Goddess …
The place was close to a cliff. There was an observatory outside the courtyard, allowing the place to blend into the beautiful blue sky. It also had a great view of the Acropolis of Athens!
On the observatory, Great Muse Méjorat leaned against the white railing. Her eyes flickered with a hint of annoyance.
"How detestable, the Hall Mother is seriously trying to prevent the Fengxiang Dynasty from collapsing. She simply sent a random woman to mess with the situation!" Great Muse Méjorat snapped furiously.
"Great Muse, why are you so angry? Compared to the fierce competition between the Candidates, this new Candidate Ye Xinxia is only a little Stone. Even if she is willing to listen to the Candidates on the Hall Mother's side, it won't make any difference to the situation. Besides, didn't you do a great job by sending her to Croatia? "Candidate Ender said.
"The Hall Mother is trying to suppress us, yet the new Servant is benefiting from it. How annoying! Everyone has been talking about it before," the old Servant Gulan said.
"Actually, it's not hard to guess." Andrew smiled, appearing very calm.
"It's not hard to guess?" Even Great Muse Méjorat was astounded.
"Most of the Servants in the Hall of the Goddess have already split into different factions and sided with different Candidates. It doesn't matter if they are on my side, Panijia's side, or the other Candidates' side. Therefore, it doesn't matter who is nominated as a Candidate. The Hall Mother is in charge of the Hall of the Goddess, so she doesn't want to see us forming factions. Therefore, she has chosen a new Candidate who is not related to any of the Candidates. That way, the Hall Mother will have a clean chess piece that she can use without worry. At the same time, it will make the competition between the Candidates more chaotic, so it won't be a one-sided situation. Some of the Servants and Mages who are indecisive might think that Ye Xinxia is the Hall Mother's confidante and side with her. At the same time, the Hall Mother is giving the neutral factions a place to stand, "Ender analyzed the situation calmly.
"You're quite perceptive, seeing through the Hall Mother's true intentions right away," Gulan said.
Great Muse Méjorat immediately came to a realization after hearing Ender's analysis.
He initially thought a little sparrow had really become a phoenix, but it turned out that the Hall Mother was only trying to deal with the current situation. The girl called Ye Xinxia was really lucky to be chosen as a Candidate.
"Since she's only a chess piece of the Hall Mother, should we cancel her mission in Croatia?" Great Muse Méjorat asked.
"That won't be necessary. The extra Candidate might not be a problem, but it's still a thorn in our side. It's better to get rid of her," Ender said calmly.
"But won't the Hall Mother blame us if she finds out about it? After all, it's reasonable for us to send a Mage to Croatia. If we delay the containment of the epidemic, it's going to affect our reputation," Gulan said.
"Don't worry, I've already thought about it thoroughly. If the Hall Mother asks, I'll just tell her that I'm only sending Ye Xinxia to check on the situation, so she can help the Mages who are going to deal with the epidemic. It's her duty as a Servant. Ye Xinxia won't be able to stay in Croatia for more than a few days. We'll just wait for her to send us a request for help. Once she sends us a request for help, we'll punish her for being incompetent and send a Female Muse over immediately. That way, we'll have a chance to remove her from the position of a Candidate, and it won't delay the containment of the epidemic, "Great Muse Méjorat said.
"Mm, that's what we'll do, but the patients in Croatia will have to suffer for a few more days," Ender said with a pitiful look, but she had no intention of changing her mind.
"It's fine, we'll make it up to them. They will still be grateful to us, and will support you like crazy, Goddess Ender!" Gulan immediately took the opportunity to flatter Ender Muse.
"Don't call me that too early, I don't want to be criticized!" Ender said cautiously.
Great Muse Méjorat was not too bothered. He even thought Gulan was being very sensible!
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