Crypt?

Charles looked at the cave in front of him, and although there was plenty of light in front of and inside the cave, he noticed that there seemed to be a shadow gauze in front of him.

This layer of shadow makes the cave dark and eerie. Charles stopped abruptly, not knowing if it was a hallucination, and the moment he gazed at the cave, he saw what appeared to be an anatomical map of the cave.

The picture was only fleeting, but it was enough to give Charles a general impression of the inside of the cave.

Big.

Complex.

It's like an underground anthill, or it can be said that there is an underground social race like the Fumi ant tribe, and on the basis of an ancient ruin, a nest built by digging passages everywhere.

"Could it be the added effect of the gods' blessings?" Charles felt the urge to rub his brow and ponder, but now surrounded by a few apprentices and other dark priests not far away, he knew he couldn't make a suspicious move.

Walk through the crypt passages.

No one spoke, only footsteps, and the other Dark Priests were either alone or, like Charles, with a few apprentices around them. Of course, the charr also encountered Templars in black armor along the way, but the knights gathered in groups of three and two, discussing something in a low voice, completely ignoring the priest.

Yuraia and a few of her younger siblings cautiously followed Charles.

When the other priests cast ill-intentioned glances along the way, the men all moved closer to Charles, and the trainees later noticed that Charles was not the slightest bit disgusted, and was a little more emboldened, almost following him into the depths of the crypt.

A moment later.

The magnificent underground palace comes into view.

In the square of the underground palace stands only a quaint altar, surrounded by stone statues of Gisyankee soldiers, and then in the center of the altar. There is a skeleton dressed in the robes of the priesthood. Clenched a golden scepter in both hands, and fell to his knees.

About this skeleton. In fact, the most eye-catching thing is the top of the golden scepter, the colorful gem that spreads out layers of halos.

At this moment, there was silence on the side of the square, and the dark believers present had chosen one of the large or small Gisyankee statues and sat next to them.

Charles observed a very important detail.

On each of the Ghiss Yankee statues, a faint golden brilliance emerges from time to time. The innermost circumference. The largest stone statues of the Gisyankee generals on the edge of the altar are the most visible.

And in the outermost part, those short stone statues of soldiers, the brilliance is very faint, almost difficult to detect with the naked eye.

On the basis of this phenomenon, there is a strict hierarchy. Charles saw at a glance Alyssa, the Earl of Silverhorn, and the Sleepless sitting on the edge of the altar.

Then, in the slightly middle area, there were some dark professionals with a strong aura and a killing aura on their bodies, a total of more than a dozen people. Everyone is very close to the exemplary level.

The outermost area is mostly filled with apprentices. And those young knights, young priests who have just become full-fledged professionals.

"What's that Rainbow Jewel?"

"Obviously, sitting near the stone statue seems to absorb the power of the altar, but what is this power?" Charles was curious.

This is a crypt built by the Ghis-Yankees, so the skeleton on the altar must be a priest-like figure of the Ghis-Yankee fleet, responsible for the sacrifice, and has a great say.

The Gisyankees did not really shelter their main gods, they were a poor race that was once enslaved by monsters in the depths of the dark lands, and finally fought for freedom and fled to the root plane 'Sea of Stars', the largest city of the Gisyankees, built on the corpse of a god floating in the sea of stars, and ruled the city, who was also the Lich Queen of the Gisyankees, who lived for at least a thousand years.

The Lich Queen is both the ruler of the Gisyankees and the mother of the Race, her word is the truth, and she is the true god of the Race.

Therefore, the altar in front of me is undoubtedly dedicated to the Lich Queen, and there should be many more similar altars in the 'Sea of Stars', and absorbing a steady stream of faith power, the Lich Queen is only afraid that she has stolen the priesthood, ignited the divine fire, condensed the godhead, and quietly sealed the godhead.

According to Charles's speculation, the seven-colored gems on the golden scepter in the hands of the skeleton on the altar should be something like "Faith Crystallization".

Now that the Giss Yankees in this half-plane are all dead, there is no clergy to communicate with their queen, and the power of faith condensed by holding prayers day and night cannot be transmitted, and naturally there is a crystal.

Of course, these are just Charles's conjectures, and the truth needs to be revealed in person.

No one spoke in the dungeon, all the activities were quiet, and the dark professionals who came one after another all found a corresponding Gisyankee stone statue according to their strength level and sat next to it.

Yuraia saw Charles suddenly stop, anxious and longing at the same time.

For half a month, he used to sleep in dark dreams, which he had heard from other trainees as a sign of his promotion to full pastor.

If, at this festival, he can sit near the inner circumference, absorb more of the power of faith, and make his faith power stronger, maybe he will be able to break through the bottleneck in one fell swoop, and lose the title of "trainee pastor" from now on.

But Yuraia knew very well that whether she could sit further in was all up to the strange dark priest in front of her.

He is not withdrawn like other dark priests, and does not like outsiders approaching him. And Yuraiya was willing to take the risk and followed Charles all the time, mostly for the sake of the things at this festival.

Once a month.

The dungeon will be open to all the worshippers of the temple.

For the apprentices, the monthly festival is a very important opportunity to improve themselves. Because the aborigines want to level up and get the career template, it is too difficult to compare with the players.

While observing the dungeon, Charles did not miss the little guys around him.

Every apprentice, including the older and more mature Yuraia, looked into the depths of the square with a look of longing written in their eyes.

"Come with me...... Charr whispered to a few people, and then walked straight towards the altar under the gaze of the other dark professionals.

One step, two steps, three steps.

Crossing the outermost part of the area, to the edge of the middle level, Charles stopped, looking around for the vacant stone statue.

Yuraiya and a few other trainees followed, but everyone's head was dizzy and their expressions were a little confused. It's close to the middle zone, right?

Further on, is the area that only exemplary people are qualified to tread, is this pastor ......

Thinking of this, Yuraia and his younger siblings, when they looked at Charles's back, the color in their eyes was completely different, full of admiration.

This is a priesthood who is even more powerful than their mentor!

"My lord, there's a vacant statue there—" Yuraia, still sharp-eyed, whispered behind Charles, and pointed to the right, about a dozen paces away, a statue of a female archer.

Charles nodded, and walked away.

However, as soon as Yuraiya and a few people stood still in the stone statue area, another discordant gloomy voice came from behind him: "This is my Lilis's exclusive area, stinky rat, get out of here!" ”

The female dark professional did not hide her voice, and her scolding almost attracted the attention of the entire underground palace crowd.

Even Alyssa and Count Silverhorn, who were sitting on the edge of the altar with their eyes half-closed, wondering what was going on, opened their eyes and cast an uncertain look.

The vast majority of professionals showed an expression of staying out of the matter and watching the play, and the few who were noisy were full of disgust and coldness, and even showed murderous intent.

"Dedicated area?" Charles turned to look at the female professional.

She wore a well-fitting black military suit, with a chain armor on the upper body, a fist carved on the surface of the shoulder armor, and a pair of pants that completely covered her legs and protected her navel.

The feathered helmet had been removed from her hands and more importantly, Charles had found a teardrop-shaped mark of blessing on her smooth forehead.

This mark indicates that she was most likely the chosen one of the gods, or a relative or confidant of other priestly priests.

"It's Lilis!"

Yuraiya heard the sound next to her, and her face turned pale with shock. This is the leader of a team of Templar Knights, although he is about the same age, it is said that during a mission to the temple, he killed several four-ring mages in a row, and his reputation within the church was shocked, and he was even blessed by the priest Isaac.

"She's the elite of Lord Isaac." Yuraia carefully tugged at the corner of Charles' cloak.

Of course, Charles has also looked at the character information provided by the system.

A fifteenth-level professional.

Warrior lv10 / Templar lv5.

"Templar Knight" is an advanced class belonging to the temple system, and although it is not weak, it is difficult for players to be bound to the temple for a long time and perform temple tasks on a voluntary basis.

"I distinctly remember that this is the remains of the Giss Yankees, right?" Charles ignored Yuraia's small movements, staring at the female knight's arrogant face.

"Hmph."

"You can ask around how long I've been occupying this stone statue." The female knight flicked her horsetail and crossed her arms in a mocking voice.

Charles frowned.

The overabundance of gaze in the vicinity made him uneasy.

Although Yuraiya has a few people to cover him, it doesn't mean that he has no flaws. It's not fun to be seen through the disguise by one of them. After all, there is no shortage of talented people among the Ben believers.

"Find another stone statue."

The charr also did not think of conflict, and if they fought, the danger would be greater. Ignoring the shrill sneer of the female knight, he led Yuraia and the others to find another Gisyankee statue in the square, and sat down cross-legged.

As soon as he sat down, a system prompt made Charles stunned for a long time. (To be continued......)