Chapter 353 ·Saint Tia University

【Saint ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Tia University】

A ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍landmark building in the western district of the Capital，its walls all used a white base with red bricks，for the shapes of the doors、windows and wall lines，uniform rectangular bricks had been ground into slender fan shapes and cylindrical shapes，the building’s exterior was lofty and imposing yet extremely rich in form，elegant and delicate with a very church-like atmosphere。

The ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍most conspicuous was still the Saint Tia University Auditorium set off by numerous exquisite smaller buildings，its floor area was no smaller than the Main Teaching Building，the costly Large Pipe Organ inside had been integrated with the entire building，echoing from afar the headquarters of the Cathedral of Holy Light in the eastern Capital。

By ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the time the delegations from the two academies stood at the arched entrance of the Church University under the escort of an Alliance School Bus，an unfamiliar yet familiar feeling involuntarily arose in their hearts。

In ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍terms of style the Church of Holy Light actually did not differ much from the other Churches on the Continent，aside from slight differences in architectural aesthetics，after all things like onion domes really were conspicuous。

There ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍were familiar aspects，but there were even more unfamiliar ones，for example...there were two Security Booths at the entrance of Saint Tia University，what differed from other schools was that other schools had security guards，while those standing guard inside Saint Tia University’s Security Booths were uniformed sentries。

The Saint Tia University instructor dressed in a traditional Nun’s Habit got out of the vehicle and came before everyone，smiling gently：“I’m very pleased that the two academies chose us as the first school for exchange in the Capital District。”

“Saint Tia University，as the name suggests I believe everyone understands the meaning behind this name，we are one of only two universities in the entire Alliance possessing a Military Armed Organization，the other is the Alliance National Defense Central University。”

Everyone looked at one another in confusion，was it what they thought it meant？

“Forward~march！”

“One！Two！Three！Four！”

‘Tap、tap、tap...’

Looking inward from the school gates，a platoon-sized formation of girls dressed in black-and-white military uniforms marched past everyone with firearms in their hands，stepping in perfectly synchronized parade steps。

The orderly sound of feet striking the ground was like the breathing of the earth，the rhythm produced by each step was heavy yet resolute，the deathly pale Cross Emblem surged forward like towering waves amid a gale，unstoppable，the sound alone already displayed incomparable majesty and power。

Although there were only a little over fifty of them，the imposing presence they displayed was many times stronger than the Regular Armies of various nations they had seen before，most importantly these girls were clearly very young，generally looking to be only in their teens。

“Gulp...”

No one knew who swallowed，a commotion broke out among the students，and quite a few younger female Mages could not help shrinking behind their male classmates and whispering among themselves。

“Those things in their hands seem to be Magical Artifacts，the Elemental Fluctuations are so strong！You...you’ve got to be kidding...”

“Isn’t this a Church school？Did the instructor bring us to the wrong place？”

“Wahhh，I feel like these big sisters could kill me with one punch。”

Seeing this the Nun instructor from Saint Tia University hurriedly explained：“Everyone，please don’t misunderstand，we really are a Church school without question，the Church of Holy Light is a peace-loving unarmed neutral organization，even now there are still more than 200，000 Church Nuns across the Main Continent treating ordinary people affected by the war。”

“It’s just...our Saint Tia University，mm...is a little special~”

The Church had no armed forces，and the Alliance did not permit the Church to possess armed forces either，aside from providing daily spiritual solace to local residents，the Church of Holy Light’s primary responsibility was to provide the Alliance with large numbers of Clerical Medical Personnel。

But although the Church had no armed forces，Saint Tia University did。

Not only did it possess combat power，it was also at the level of frontline main-combat elites among the Alliance’s Regular Armed Forces，the frontline of the frontline echelon。

Mitia and Miwei had both once witnessed just how much destructive power an uncontrollable Church could cause，even after it was physically annihilated，it could still leave behind Mental Contamination to disgust you。

Therefore after the Church of Holy Light became established，strict restrictions were placed upon its armaments，forget about anything like a Religious Inquisition，it did not even have a disciplinary institution for maintaining the Church’s daily operations。

To accommodate this transformation the Church could only loosen its control over lower-level Clergy，after all if it truly wanted strict control it could not achieve it without powerful supervisory and disciplinary forces，so it was better to simply not bother controlling them。

Therefore the Church of Holy Light did not restrict the marriages、funerals、weddings and other traditional customs of Nuns and Priests，as long as they did not violate Church Doctrine these traditional customs would not affect promotion。

However this hands-off management method instead caused the Church of Holy Light to burst forth with vitality far surpassing other traditional religious denominations，with an extremely large number of those possessing pure faith。

Actually the reasoning was quite simple，the more something was forbidden the more people instead wanted to try it，there was a kind of pleasure in breaking taboos。

But because the Church of Holy Light imposed no restrictions it instead lost that thrill of sneaking around...and also allowed people to view the development of things more calmly，but this also gave rise to a problem that was difficult to avoid，namely how should Fanatics be handled？

As long as it was a Church it would inevitably produce the group known as Fanatics，the only difference was how many，and among them young people were more likely to enter this inexplicable ideological state。

In the past there had been Inquisitions to gather Fanatics，but the Alliance had nothing like that。So Mitia simply militarized this group of special personnel，forming them into a Special Division with an extremely flexible organizational structure，codenamed the Inquisition Division。

But this force could not be allowed to fall under the Church’s control either，so after weighing both sides it was placed within the university，after all the education sector was Mitia’s absolute home ground。

It just so happened that the Special Holy Light Military System Miwei had once developed also needed successors，while the Scientific Research Department also needed a Professional Unit to use the weapons and equipment they had originally developed according to Miwei’s requirements。

After integrating the needs of multiple parties，this Church Fanatic Armed Force independent of the Church was ultimately born，the unit’s headquarters was located at Saint Tia University，and it belonged to an armed organization under the Internal Affairs Office。

Unlike the Church of Holy Light’s Red Cross，it used a four-pointed sharp White Cross Emblem as its Military Emblem，and all of its military equipment used the Holy Light System and Faith Divine Power as their energy output source。

It possessed destructive power far exceeding comparable equipment as well as extremely powerful self-healing capabilities，together with the Fanatics’ practically shameless divine-system-exclusive rule-based Divine Arts such as Divine Descent、Blessing、Curse、Group Resonance and so on。

Especially within the Alliance，the heartland of Mitia’s Divine System，every Church branch was a Wireless Power Transmission Hub，the Inquisition Division was not only unaffected by Elemental Suppression，it could even extraordinarily unleash three hundred percent of its combat power。

After all back then Miwei had been able to receive Mitia’s Divine Art charging from ultra-long range on the Main Continent and blast her opponent’s kidney out with a single shot，they could do the same。

Fanatical pure maidens、harsh militarized training、ubiquitous Faith Source Power、systematized Prayer Amplification Arts、specialized Divine-system Magical Weapons，even a Half-God would shake their head repeatedly upon seeing armed forces like these，let alone this group of students...

Looking at the Saint Tia University instructor’s smile that was so gentle it was impossible to refuse，the two academies could only bite the bullet and follow her into the campus for 【Friendly Exchange】。

If judging purely by combat power，even the individual combat level of the Alliance National Defense University could not break through the boundary between a single person and a High-level Mage，but as the cradle for cultivating Commanding Officers，once their numbers became slightly larger they gained the advantage。

But Saint Tia University was the exception among them，whether in individual combat or group warfare it stood at the ceiling of the Alliance。They did not fear injury and were even unafraid of death，taking pride in sacrificing themselves for their faith。

80% of Saint Tia University’s student body were well-behaved girls，after leaving school in the future they would become Auxiliary Medical Personnel within the Alliance’s civilian hospitals、Church and military systems，the embodiment of adorable angels。

But around 20% of the students were Fanatics gathered from various places，each possessing their own ideological obsession，they were placed within the same unit to receive guided training and prevent them from ultimately going down the wrong path。

It could only be said that sometimes luck really was that mystical，last time it was a Mama’s Girl，this time it was another Battle Maniac。Strange incidents other people might not encounter even once in their entire lives had been encountered twice by the two academies~

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