Soul of Searing Steel

Chapter 116: Alfonso's letter

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"Are you going to advance to gold?"

Joshua raised his brows, and he grasped the key point of this matter.

No matter when and where, the bishop of the Church of the Seven Gods must be at the gold level, or must be able to break through to the peak of gold and silver. There has been no exception in so many years, and the person in front of him just meets the conditions.

"Indeed, in fact, when you were about to set off to assist the fortress, I found a sense of breakthrough."

Artanis did not hide his power. He condensed the blazing white holy light in his hand and turned it into a warm ball of light. The heat wave was rolling, as if it could burn the river.

The white-haired priest stared at the light dancing in his palm, with very complicated emotions in his eyes: "Over the years, I have fought with orcs, white dragons, and deep-diving murlocs—even in the abyss, I can I went there once with the Archbishop..."

After a moment of silence, he tightened his grip and extinguished the light ball in his hand. Artanis sighed with emotion: "The fierce battle failed to make my faith purer. Instead, I quietly led the apprentices in the church for so many years. It made me see my soul clearly.”

"A peaceful mind leads to tranquility, and tranquility brings wisdom... The fire of wisdom is the source of strength. In a few months, I will begin to transform into an extraordinary body and advance to gold."

It turned out to be the path of wisdom.

"In any case, stepping into the extraordinary realm is a new beginning. Congratulations."

He secretly thought in his heart that although the other party chose a different path than his own, Joshua still congratulated him heartily and joked: "It seems that there will be a golden priest in my territory. I don't know how many people will be attracted." envy."

"Nothing compared to you."

Shaking his head and laughing, the white-haired priest adjusted his wooden-framed glasses: "Let's not mention that I, the bishop, don't have any subordinates. All of them are wanted to leave by the Holy Mountain. At present, I am completely a bare commander. Joshua, you are twenty-five years old. He will enter the golden realm in no time, and it will be even worse than the monster I imagined..."

"You are the one..."

The two suddenly began to compliment each other shamelessly.

Chatting with Artanis, the warrior felt very relaxed. However, while complimenting each other, he was thinking about another thing at the same time.

—Yuanhai Holy Mountain, what are you doing now

Stationed on the Holy Mountain in the deep sea, the headquarters of the Church of the Seven Gods, one of the five largest forces in the world. This force, whose headquarters is located on an isolated island in the far sea, is almost isolated from the world. But even so, as the only one in the world that can cultivate people in batches The most powerful holy land for paladins, paladins, and priests. Everyone in the world is also clearly aware of the prestige of the holy mountain. The good ones admire it, and the evil ones fear it from the bottom of their hearts.

In their previous life, they were extremely active. They not only suppressed all kinds of deep sea monsters and civilized thousands of natives in the thousands of islands in the four seas, but also helped the Far South Kingdom to subdue the dragon disaster, and assisted Xishan in launching a sacred crusade against the followers of the evil god. Moreover, the Holy Mountain was also the first force in the previous life to send out an expeditionary holy army against the abyss demons. Because of this, Joshua knew very well about this unusually dynamic force.

But even he didn't know why the Holy Mountain would recall most of its priests who were assigned to the Northland at this time at the end of the year 831 Starfall - at least this did not happen in the Far South at the beginning.

"Is it because of the upcoming dragon disaster?"

As a prophetic traveler, Joshua quickly found a possibility.

Indeed, judging from the previous time and space gate incident, there must be Chaos believers in the far southern coast. Most of the Abyssal Dragons in the depths of the ocean should have been corrupted long ago, and the five-color Dragon God may have begun to gravitate towards Chaos. , the Holy Mountain, which is originally located in the distant sea, really needs to gather all its resources to deal with the next big event - that is, the world-class epic event, the opening of the second edition of the Continent of Disputes, [The Dragon God falls, the mad dragon causes trouble] .

As the center of the incident, the priests in the far south did not need to be recalled. Instead, they needed to send a large team of reinforcements.

Thinking of this, Joshua couldn't help but cast his eyes on the cabinet that Artanis had previously locked, the translucent rune disk made of spiral crystal.

"It is indeed a strategic material that can freely change the type of holy light. Judging from the old priest's cautious behavior, it seems that the Church of the Seven Gods does not have much. No wonder I have never heard of this kind of strange equipment in my previous life. Look This kind of thing should be in the hands of the archbishops, or it should be the centerpiece of the divine magic circle in the Holy Land."

Clenching his left fist again, the warrior felt that the muscles and bones of his left arm had indeed improved a lot. Artanis's magic was indeed effective - of course, a priest of the Divine Punishment Society could actually use such a powerful healing magic. It's really a bit of a tendency to not do your job properly.

Generally speaking, priests who use Holy Light, in addition to distinguishing each other by the gods they believe in, generally determine their respective affiliations based on the type of Holy Light they possess.

For example, Artanis, because the holy light he awakened is the most lethal [Celestial Holy Light], he became the divine punishment priest of the Divine Punishment Society. If it were not for the transformation of the spiral crystal rune disk, let alone treating Joshua Well, even if the old priest's informal healing skills reach their peak, as long as his holy light shines, there will definitely be another hole in the warrior's hand.

Generally speaking, ordinary paladins and priests use the most basic [Healing Holy Light], which is a power specifically used to heal wounds. Although the direct lethality is not high, the blessing to oneself is very powerful. A paladin and priest who has filled themselves with positive status can easily hold a giant shield and war hammer and fight with dragon beasts in hand-to-hand combat, and under the shroud of holy light, ordinary magic has basically no effect on them. It can be called a battlefield meat grinder.

What the Gray Knights and Inquisitors use is the relatively rare [Holy Light of Judgment]. This is a camp power that requires very high talent and character of the user. The effect of Holy Light of Judgment is the same as the order in the Azure Orb. It has the same power as the monsters on the Chaos side, and it is extremely effective on monsters on the Chaos side. The gray light spreads, and no monsters survive wherever it passes.

"It's almost time to leave."

Time passed and Joshua ended the topic. He nodded and said to Artanis: "Now that I have just come back, there must be a lot of things to do in the lord's mansion. Let's talk about it next time when we have the opportunity."

"No problem, I wish you all the best."

Bowing slightly, the old priest did not forget to remind: "Remember to come here again next week, your injury needs to be reviewed." After saying that, he joked: "Don't forget to pay the bill, Lord, the magical equipment and the church savings. The Holy Light costs money."

"Of course I won't forget it."

Turning around, he looked at the corner of the quiet room. Artanis' two apprentices were sitting there, meditating with their eyes closed to regain their spirits.

Although they and their mentor are both at the silver level, there is no comparison between the intermediate silver level and the peak gold level that is about to break through. The old priest still has the energy to chat and laugh with Joshua after a long period of treatment, but they are just assistants and are about to reach the peak. Exhausted.

On the chair next to the two apprentices is Hotaru...

"Um?"

After blinking, Joshua looked at the appearance of his divine machine with some surprise—in front of him, the silver-haired girl was sitting on a mahogany seat, with her hands clasped on her chest and her little head leaning against a cabinet. Her long hair fell down, her eyes were closed tightly, her breathing was steady, and she was obviously asleep.

"Asleep... Strange, isn't it said that Shenji doesn't need food and sleep?"

He smiled and shook his head. The soldier would not care too much about this aspect. Although he said it was not necessary, it did not mean that he would not do it. Yingying had tea and dinner with him last time, and there was nothing wrong with him. After so many days, The battle and the trip back all the way made her a little tired. It was normal for her to fall asleep as soon as she relaxed.

Looking at the peaceful sleeping face of the silver-haired girl, Joshua touched Yingying's little head. He couldn't bear to wake her up now, but it seemed that he sensed someone touching him, and Yingying immediately opened her eyes. Eyes, awakening from a light dream.

"how… "

She didn't look awake yet.

"Are you awake? Be careful next time and don't fall asleep outside. You can have a good rest when you go home."

Seeing that Yingying seemed to be a little confused, the warrior gave instructions. After the slightly red-faced Miss Shenji got up, he turned and walked to the door, waving goodbye to Artanis: "Well, goodbye, I hope you can come as soon as possible. Break through the golden realm.”

"Thank you for your blessing, and see you next time."

—West of the city, Beppu

Due to the terrible construction efficiency in winter, the Lord's Mansion has not been rebuilt yet, so the soldiers can only temporarily stay in Beppu in the west of the city.

In Beppu's study, Joshua changed his clothes. He was sitting in front of the desk, staring at the stacks of documents and envelopes that filled the entire table in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Although the main city has its own military and political team to deal with administrative issues, after all, he has not been back for more than a month. Some things that he, the lord, can only sort out and decide on, have accumulated more and more, and they have become what they are now. As for the letters, most of them are They were some useless greetings and replies from nobles. Only a few of them were considered important and were picked up by the warrior alone.

"Alfonso… "

Taking out a beige letter, Joshua gently read the name written on the edge of the envelope.

This was a letter from the president of the Chamber of Commerce who had been entrusted by him to purchase some strange items at the Spring Auction in the Imperial Capital.

However, it's not spring yet, and the auction shouldn't have started yet. Is there something urgent

With this thought in his mind, Joshua opened the letter.

(End of chapter)