Li Ming took Fu Ziyan excitedly, and the two climbed the high slope at the foot of the mountain together and walked towards the gate of the village above.

After ten minutes of rush time, his current online time countdown, with almost 38 minutes left, should be enough to take on this main quest.

When he came to the gate of the low village surrounded by earthen walls, he saw burly men guarding both sides of the gate, each wearing shabby copper armor, holding a black rusty iron spear with a long pole and twisting, and the red cloak behind him was also torn, with countless holes on it, and the color was very old.

But don't look at the terrible equipment of these two guards, but the two of them have dazzling purple names on top of their heads, and the font on them is also very suspicious.

【Royal Guard: Centurion】Level 80!

The two NPC Wards do not have their own names, only descriptions of their official positions and clans.

Captain of the Royal Guard, this is a very powerful character, and he is also a centurion-level officer, reaching level 80 and being a strong existence!

No wonder, their names are all displayed in purple......

"Be careful, these two guards are not ordinary, maybe they are even more advanced than the town guards!" Lonely as smoke seemed to see the identity of the two guards, and whispered a warning.

"Let's go, let's go in and find the priest." Li Ming nodded, and the two walked into this quiet village through the gate between the guards.

The area of the village is indeed small, and there is a small open square facing the whole village.

There is only one street on the left-hand side, and the buildings on both sides are low-rise earthen houses, which are the same as the novice village, and you can reach the opposite side of the small square from the street to the other side.

The two of them walked directly to the center of the square and went to the location of the village chief......

Sure enough, I didn't go far, and in the middle of a row of buildings in the opposite square, on the high steps, stood an old NPC man with a golden question mark on his head.

This old man is not only the village chief of Wuzheng Ancient Village, but also the target of the two of them on this mission, the mysterious Heavenly Mandate Divine Officer......

As Li Ming and Fu Ziyan quickly walked through the square and approached the front of this NPC, the other party's situation was also clearly seen by the two.

It was a small, fairy-like figure with a white beard, white eyebrows, and white hair, wearing a dark red mage robe, and holding a jet-black wooden staff, which was even taller than his height, and looked a little funny.

And on the top of his head, it was just an ordinary line of white font......

Reclusive priest!

"Found it, let's talk to him first and deliver the task." Li Ming reminded him to step forward and take the lead in opening the task dialogue.

Swish!

The plot scene switched, and the priest in front of Li Ming walked in front of him with a smile, and looked at him with kind eyes.

"Honorable Priest, I am entrusted by the town guard of Huangsha Town to forward a letter to you." Li Ming handed over the letter with respectful hands.

"Good young man, since the town guard has sent you, it means that you have received his appreciation, and our empire will have another brave and warlike soldier." The priest smiled and stretched out his hand, took his letter, and praised it as he opened it to check its contents......

Suddenly, the white-bearded old man frowned, and the letter in his hand turned into white light and disappeared.

Li Ming had been observing the appearance of this reclusive priest, and as the distance between the two narrowed, he was surprised to find that the dark red robe on the old man's body looked filthy, but up close, he found that this dark red robe was faintly golden, and it was made of luxurious cloth and a large amount of gold wire!

And the inconspicuous black ebony staff in his hand, some of the cracks were shining with gold, and it didn't seem to be the staff he was looking for......

"Brave young man, the town guard has told the old man all your findings, and now the situation is very serious, the old man will give you the reward you deserve first, and then tell you some specific circumstances." The reclusive priest's face was solemn, and he raised his staff, and a halo of light flew in front of Li Ming......

Ding!

Experience points and copper coins, as well as the rewards of a skill book, all went into his package.

Li Ming hurriedly opened the package, and the newly obtained vocational skill book was a primary healing technique.

Bite...... System: Dear players clearly understand that you have successfully triggered the second stage of the main story [Gods and Demons], please continue to talk to [Reclusive Priest] and start the next part of the quest plot!

……

The system prompt popped up, and Li Ming also knew what to do.

"Honorable priest, I wonder if you have any other orders here?" Li Ming asked respectfully.

"Brave young man, do you know what the situation is in our spirit continent right now?" The reclusive priest asked with some concern.

"Lord Qiqi Priest, when I came out of the Novice Village, the village chief had already told me something about the Spirit Continent, the Spirit Continent is currently divided into two, the Heavenly Mandate Empire and the Chaos Empire each occupy half of the continent, between the Heavenly Mandate Empire under the protection of the Protoss, and the Chaos Empire controlled by the Demon Race, the centuries-long battle between the two sides has just ended for ten years. But the village chief said that the demon clan is not dead, and the battle may happen again at any time, so let me join the military camp to defend the empire. Li Ming replied in a deep voice.

"You're right, young man, that's the case at the moment. The battle between gods and demons, that is, the battle between your human race's Mandate of Heaven and Chaos, has just temporarily obtained a truce from the hundred years of chaos, and it has been ten years...... But you don't know why the hundred-year melee suddenly ceased to be a truce, just because the gods and demons have greatly reduced their strength in long-term battles and can't continue to fight. Now that ten years have passed, the demons are slowly recovering, and their ambitions will also be revived again, maybe when they will provoke war again! The reclusive priest frowned.

"Priest, can you elaborate on that?" Li Ming asked curiously.

"Judging from the magic crystals and magic cores you found, the magic power of the demon race is constantly affecting everything in the spirit world, the more demonized monsters, the more rapid the growth of magic power, the demon race is absorbing more magic power from these demonized creatures, now the more demonized creatures in the spirit world, the faster the demon will recover, once they recover, the Chaos Empire will start to launch a new massacre!" The reclusive priest said worriedly.

"Lord Priest, since the Demon Clan wants to make a comeback, what can we do to stop their ambitions?" Li Ming hurriedly asked.

"It is the mission of our Heavenly Destiny Protoss to stop the ambitions of the demons, but what we Protoss can help you is always limited, we need more imperial subjects to join the ranks of the Divine Clan's Light Priests, purify those creatures that have been invaded by demonic energy, and thus slowly weaken the power of the demons. The Lord Keeper sent you to the old man to let him judge whether you have what it takes to become an Imperial Priest. The reclusive priest said with a smile.

Li Ming understood now, it turned out that this short old man was actually a Protoss NPC......

Moreover, the task of the town guard this time is to let himself be tested by this reclusive priest and whether he has the qualifications to become an imperial priest.

"Lord Priest, if you need me to do something, please do whatever you want." Li Ming hurriedly saluted.

(End of chapter)