The Girl Who Looted Tomorrow

The Archbishop first placed the box on the table in front of Freya.

Then he took out one bottle and handed it to her.

“This is a Rank One Earth Path potion.”

“Drink it, and you will become a supernatural practitioner.”

Freya accepted the potion and examined it carefully.

The liquid was mostly transparent and colorless.

Tiny green flecks drifted inside, giving off a faint glow.

It looked almost like the star jars from her previous world.

Freya pulled out the stopper and drank it in small sips.

It was completely different from the War Path potion.

The Earth Path potion tasted like a cup of tea.

It was clear, soft, and refreshing, with the faintest hint of sweetness.

Soon, waves of drowsiness rolled over Freya.

She was still holding the empty bottle when her head tilted to the side.

Then she lay back on the sofa and fell into a sleep as peaceful as a baby’s.

The Archbishop sat across from her without moving.

He waited in silence.

About half an hour later, Freya slowly woke.

Her first impression was that the entire world had become much clearer.

It felt as though she had spent her whole life severely nearsighted and viewing the world without glasses.

After drinking the Earth Path potion, her vision had suddenly been corrected.

The Archbishop, who had stayed by her side the entire time, spoke gently.

“Feel it with your heart.”

“Experience it, and you will understand why.”

If the War Path enhanced strength, speed, endurance, and overall physical ability, then the Earth Path enhanced Freya’s senses.

Sight, hearing, and smell had all improved.

Freya could now clearly see each pore on the Archbishop’s face.

She could hear the powerful beat of his heart inside his chest.

She could smell the faint fragrance of grass and fresh wood hanging in the air.

As for touch and taste, she had no way to test them for now.

She did not know whether they had improved as well.

Beyond those sensory enhancements, the first supernatural ability granted by the Earth Path was called Mind Sense.

As the name suggested, it meant sensing with the heart.

Freya closed her eyes.

It felt almost as though her soul had left her body.

Her viewpoint separated from herself, and she began observing her own body from a third-person perspective.

For some reason, it reminded her of opening a character panel in a game and checking her status.

In that state, Freya could clearly distinguish every status effect on her body, such as blessings or curses.

When she looked at herself, her first impression was purity.

There was not a single impurity.

She was pure to an extreme degree.

Freya then used Mind Sense on the Archbishop.

When she looked at him, she sensed a large amount of impurities inside his body.

Or more accurately, they were remnants left by potions that his body had not yet fully adapted to and digested.

Mind Sense could actually show the digestion progress of a potion inside someone’s body.

That meant Earth Path practitioners could identify whether someone was a supernatural practitioner with a single look.

Freya looked back at herself.

There were none of those impurities inside her.

Had that potion dissolved the moment she drank it?

Had she already digested it completely?

The Archbishop explained at exactly the right moment.

“The way to accelerate digestion on the Earth Path is to help others.”

“When another person feels sincere gratitude toward you, that gratitude becomes a blessing.”

“That blessing helps digest the potion.”

“I can clearly feel the blessings upon you.”

His voice trembled with awe.

“You carry an indescribable, enormous amount of the purest gratitude and blessings.”

“A thousand? Ten thousand?”

“No. More than that.”

“It is difficult to imagine how many people you have helped.”

“Or perhaps I should ask, did you save an entire country?”

“Even if you are not a Saintess sent by the gods, the great act of helping tens of thousands of people and receiving so many heartfelt blessings makes you absolutely worthy of the title.”

“Every member of the Earth Church should look to you as an example.”

“Uh… what?”

Freya was completely lost.

What was he talking about?

When had she done that many good deeds?

Gratitude from tens of thousands of people?

Was that real?

She was only seventeen.

Even if she had helped one person every single day since birth, she could not have reached a number that high.

There was no doubt that the original Freya had not done it.

But Freya had not done it either.

She had only transmigrated a few days ago.

Forget helping people, she had killed someone.

Freya could not help suspecting that it had something to do with her previous life.

She had no memory of what she had done before she died.

Judging by this, perhaps she had been a philanthropist or a doctor who had saved and helped a great many people.

Maybe those feelings of gratitude and those blessings had followed her across worlds.

Otherwise, there was no explanation.

While they were speaking, the Archbishop took a second potion from the box and offered it to Freya.

“This is a Rank Two Earth Path potion.”

Freya did not need to digest the first potion at all.

Naturally, after drinking the Rank One potion, she could drink Rank Two and Rank Three right away.

A chain of consecutive advancements was now possible.

Freya accepted the second potion blankly.

She had been worrying over how to increase her strength.

She had never imagined advancement could be this easy.

Do nothing.

Take the ready-made potions.

Drink them one after another.

Who would not be stunned by that?

Compared to the first bottle, the Rank Two potion looked much richer and thicker.

The liquid was pale green overall, almost like juice squeezed from leaves.

Freya removed the stopper.

She swallowed once, then tilted her head back and drank it.

The taste was faintly bitter.

For a moment, it felt as though she had grabbed a handful of grass and started chewing it.

Even so, she swallowed all of it.

This time, Freya did not fall asleep.

Instead, her entire body began to itch.

It felt as though countless ants were crawling across her skin.

She forced herself not to scratch.

Even if she wanted to, there were too many places to scratch at once.

“Mmm…”

A soft, pitiful sound escaped her.

Freya curled into a ball on the sofa and twisted slightly against the cushions.

Fortunately, the itching came quickly and left just as quickly.

After only a minute or two, Freya felt her senses strengthen again.

Now she could be certain.

Her sense of touch had almost definitely been enhanced as well.

The clothes against her body now felt rough and uncomfortable.

Whenever she moved, she could feel the coarse linen fibers scrape across her skin.

The strange sensation made her miserable.

The socks on her feet were even worse.

They were covered in little pills and worn fuzzy from use.

Now it felt as though someone were endlessly tickling the soles of her feet with feathers.

The itch was unbearable.

Freya finally understood why the Earth Church believers wore such loose clothing.

It really did feel scratchy.

She could not bear it any longer.

“Um… why do I feel like this?”

“Can I take off my shoes?”

In her subconscious mind, taking off her shoes in public was still terribly impolite.

The Archbishop nodded.

“That is only natural.”

Freya quickly removed her faded sneakers and fuzzy little white socks.

A pair of small, delicate feet were revealed.

The moment they met the air, her round toes curled instinctively.

What followed was an indescribable sense of comfort and freedom.

Freya let out a breath of relief.

As she experienced the strange sensation, her cheeks flushed.

Oh no.

Why did she suddenly feel a little strange?

No.

This was not her fault.

It was the Earth Path potion’s fault.

As her legs gradually relaxed, her feet lowered.

The moment her toes touched the floor, Freya froze slightly.

This was another Rank One Earth Path ability.

Source Trace.

When her skin touched the ground, the earth could continuously restore her injuries, recover her stamina, and strengthen all her other Earth Path abilities.

All right.

Now Freya understood why Earth Church members did not wear shoes.

Direct contact with the ground was the simplest way to activate the ability.

Shoes and socks felt scratchy and uncomfortable.

Going barefoot also granted a buff.

Was there even a choice?

Freya exhaled softly.

Then she focused on sensing her new state.

After reaching Rank Two, her two Rank One abilities, Mind Sense and Source Trace, had both been strengthened.

She had also gained two new abilities.

Healing and Blessing.

The first was a classic healing spell.

It could treat injuries and cure illnesses.

As for Blessing, Freya could now apply a buff to another person.

For a short time, it would enhance their strength and speed.

She did not yet know how much the improvement would be.