Green City has been particularly lively recently. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoBecause it's the time of the year when the Flame Temple takes disciples. Within a radius of hundreds of kilometers, not only countless nobles and wealthy merchants brought their children to be tested by the temple. Even the aspiring civilians sent their children with all their money. In order to pass the test of the temple and let his descendants become high elementals.

As soon as the sun rose, a long line formed on the Flame Mountain. Halfway up the mountain, the temple gate stretches to the foot of the level. Du Shen is among them.

The long line looked bloated. In fact, the number of children who will be tested is not very large. There are more parents who accompany their children, as well as servants who are responsible for serving and protecting them.

Because of this, Du Shen, who was in the middle of the line, arrived at the testing site before noon.

Almost all parents are blocked out of a sparse human wall. Du Shen followed the instructions of the guide, crossed the human wall, and walked to the left edge of the square. There were a few children lined up there. Everyone stepped forward in turn, took the wooden cup full of decoction from the hand of a middle-aged man, and drank it all one after another.

Although everyone shared a wooden cup, the large vat where the decoction was stored and the iron spoon in the middle-aged man's hand were still clean. The important thing is that if Du Shen wants to obtain the core of the element, he must accept the other party's pass.

So, like other children, he drank all the potion from the wooden cup without changing his face. Fortunately, the potion is like herbal tea, exuding a faint fragrance, with a sweet taste, not too hard to swallow.

After drinking tea, Du Shen followed the other children and walked to the right side of the square. There are several long wooden benches horizontally. According to the instructions of the guide, Du Shen and several children sat on a wooden bench together.

The guide instructed everyone to wait quietly, and walked to the wall to greet the new group of children.

Du Shen looked at the center of the square with curious eyes, like the children around him. Two wooden tables sandwiched a middle-aged man in the middle. The man's eyes were slightly closed, as if he was dozing off, and he didn't care about Du Shen and the others not far away.

Du Shen's gaze swept over the two long crystals placed on the wooden table several times. The crystal is about the thickness of a wrist and looks mottled from a distance. The two crystals are the devices used to test the qualifications.

It is said that a flame is sealed in the crystal. After a while, each person holds the crystal, and as long as they can make the flame swaying inside, they will be accepted as disciples by the temple.

Regarding his qualifications, Du Shen is not worried. Not only did he fuse the fear of divinity, but before traveling through time and space, perhaps out of compensation, Hilda also gave Du Shen a trace of life divinity. Although it is only a soybean-sized lump, Du Shen still improved his qualifications after fusion. Moreover, Du Shen's appearance is slightly rejuvenated. In the eyes of others, he was probably fifteen or sixteen years old.

If it weren't for that, Du Shen wouldn't have thought of coming to the Flame Sanctuary to pretend to be tender and deceive the elemental core.

Du Shen sat in silence for five minutes, and another guide led several children to come over. The guide motioned for Du Shen and the others to get up and go to the center of the square to be tested. The new children sat down in place of Du Shen and others.

Without the restraint of the guide, Du Shen didn't want to waste time, so he rushed to the front of the team a few times. Receiving a few dissatisfied glances, Du Shen was the first to stop in front of the wooden table.

Regarding Du Shen's unruliness, the middle-aged man in charge of testing qualifications didn't care. He glanced listlessly at Du Shen and the children behind him, explaining, "Everyone takes turns holding the crystal rod. You imagine that the flame inside the crystal is alive and command it to jump out. Each person can only hold ten breaths. Time is limited, so pay attention to concentration. ”

After speaking, the middle-aged man picked up a crystal rod on the table and stuffed it to Du Shen.

Du Shen held the crystal rod with both hands, and he didn't know the essentials for a while. He simply buried his head in staring at the pocket flame in the center of the crystal, and silently said "jump out" in his heart.

Soon, the flames inside the crystal trembled. At first shivering, then twisting up and down, and finally jumping violently, as if it could jump out at any moment.

With the movement of the flames, the middle-aged man's expression also changed. He was originally lazy, and gradually became serious.

For a long time, I saw the crystal rod in Du Shen's hand, and even the whole thing released a faint light. The middle-aged man hurriedly reached out and snatched the crystal rod: "Okay! Give me back the crystal stick. ”

Du Shen let go obediently. The middle-aged man withdrew the crystal while subconsciously scanning the surroundings. His gaze lingered briefly on the bodies of several guides.

The middle-aged man placed the crystal on the flannel cloth on the table. He looked Du Shen up and down and asked, "What's your name?"

"My name is Du Shen," for the future, Du Shen said his real name directly, "I am not a nobleman." It's just that the conditions at home are acceptable. ”

"Du Shen," the middle-aged man recited Du Shen's name awkwardly, seeming a little disappointed, "No surname?"

Du Shen couldn't explain the customs of the other world to the other party. So he shook his head: "There is no surname." ”

The vast majority of civilians in this world do not have surnames. And because most of them are illiterate, children from common families sometimes have strange names. Du Shen's name did not arouse the suspicion of middle-aged people. He only thought that Du Shen was from a small and remote place.

"You're qualified, go from the left," the middle-aged man turned sideways, pointing to the stone steps deep in the square, "climb the stairs, someone will receive you above." ”

Du Shen had already seen that there were two stone steps at the end of the square, one on the left and one on the right, which were far apart. Du Shen nodded, raised his feet and left. Without waiting for Du Shen to walk a few steps, a middle-aged man's low shout suddenly sounded behind him: "Wait a minute." ”

Du Shen stopped and turned around. I saw that although the middle-aged man was still sitting upright, he had already turned half of his body. He faced Du Shen, holding a crystal rod in his right hand, and let the children behind the wooden table look at him with blank eyes.

"Do you remember," the middle-aged man's expression was very complicated, at least Du Shen couldn't tell what kind of emotions were contained in it, "In the temple, unity and friendship are emphasized. Only apprentices who are friendly and friendly will be favored. So, if you're lucky enough to be in the temple, remember to unite with your classmates!

Du Shen was inexplicable, and nodded respectfully: "Remember! Thank you for the reminder." Please also give us your name. ”

"Don't even think about kissing me," the middle-aged man waved his hand impatiently, "The only person you can rely on in the temple is yourself." Don't delay me in testing my apprentices. The middle-aged man turned around and shoved the crystal in his hand to a child behind the table.

Seeing this, Du Shen simply saluted the back of the middle-aged man, turned around and strode towards the stone steps on the left.

Walking up the stairs, the line of sight suddenly opens up. Before he could see the more open square in front of him, Du Shen heard a crisp shout from the left: "You are an apprentice who has passed the test, right?

Du Shen turned his head to look and saw a young woman standing in the distance waving. Behind the woman, several large trees stood. The figures sat in the shade of the trees, looking up at Du Shen one after another.

Du Shen smiled, walked quickly to the young woman, and stopped in front of the wooden table.

"My name is Barbara," the woman sat behind the desk, smiling warmly, "it's your senior, who is responsible for recording your information. Tell me, what's your name, where does your family live, who else is there?"

Barbara asked one after another. Du Shen had already prepared, and immediately answered like a stream.

After a detailed note, Barbara inserted the quill back into the ink bucket: "All right. You're not officially apprentices yet. However, since you have passed the first test, and you have paid the test fee. Naturally, the temple will take care of your food and lodging. ”

The testing fee Barbara was referring to was charged before queuing at the foot of the mountain. A total of 6 gold flints, enough for an ordinary family of five to spend a year.

Barbara casually pointed to the house behind her, "If you don't have a place to go." Just stay here for now. Lunch will be provided at noon, and then specific accommodation will be arranged. Of course, if you have relatives in town, you can do it yourself. Remember to come here the morning after tomorrow to take a follow-up test. If you don't come, you can abstain. At that time, the testing fee will not be refunded to you. Got it?"

Du Shen nodded and glanced at the figures around him: "I want to stay here until noon first, and then go down the mountain, is that okay?"

"Of course," Barbara looked at the stone steps, as if a figure had come up again, "There are drinking water and toilets in the back, you can ask the others." Now let's get out of the way and let me finish the work of the newcomer. ”

Barbara shouted. Du Shen stepped aside. Within a few steps, four figures took the initiative to greet Du Shen. One of the little fat men took the lead in laughing and said, "Your name is Du Shen, right? Look at your fine skin and tender meat, it can't be the concubine of a nobleman, right?"

In fact, the little fat man wanted to ask the "illegitimate child". I'm just afraid of angering Du Shen.

"I think so," Du Shen smiled and looked at the four of them, "It's a pity that my parents have nothing to do with the aristocracy." Look at you, don't you also have fine skin and tender meat?"

The little fat man smiled shyly: "My dad is a businessman, and the family has a little money......

The time turned to noon, and Du Shen knew most of the figures around him.

Because everyone is from a similar background, at least they are all civilians. In addition, it is said that as long as you pass the first level of detection, you will basically not be eliminated later. In the future, they are all classmates, so everyone behaves very kindly.

Just as Du Shen was about to say goodbye, the little fat man Watson suddenly pointed behind Du Shen in a daze: "Wow, that girl is so beautiful!"

Du Shen turned around, and sure enough, he saw a figure coming, accompanied by Barbara's shout.

He was sixteen or seventeen years old, with long fiery red hair. She was dressed in a corseted robe and was relatively tall. Her clothes are old, but because of her upright and backward figure, people are instantly ignored. As the distance approached, Du Shen noticed that the girl had a vegetable face and rough skin, but it was difficult to hide the delicacy of her facial features.

Du Shen nodded secretly: "The girl who came over is indeed a natural stunner." ”

"What's your name," Barbara said, sitting at her desk, routinely registered, with no lack of enthusiasm, "from where did you come from?"

"My name is Martina," the red-haired girl replied with a blank face, calmly, "from ......"

Du Shen, who was not far away, instantly frowned: "Martina, this name is very familiar! But why is it different from the impression in my memory?"