Li Hao woke up in shock and opened his eyes.

His eyes were unfocused, his mind was full of thoughts, and the sound of horses' hooves in his ears and the sour smell of his nose mixed with foot odor, inferior tobacco, and high spirits added to the confusion.

"Where am I?"

"I remember, I was in a hurry at about two o'clock in the morning, and then my chest hurt, what happened?"

"Is this an ambulance? No, it's a ...... Carriage?"

"What age is it, and the carriage?"

......

Li Hao's head was full of black question marks, his arms hung down at his sides, and his fingers unconsciously twirled the velvet cushion under his buttocks, and his eyes gradually focused.

Countless new memories flood into my mind!

"Wait, I'm - Levi Stansinger?" Li Hao frowned, the back of his hand against his forehead, and his expression distorted.

In his consciousness, memories belonging to another person flooded in, filling his skull, making his brain almost boil!

Levi Stansinger, the only remaining seedling of the "Chist" Stansinger, a few years ago, a pagan attack took away the boy's parents and left him with an indelible "blasphemy".

When the thought flickered, Li Hao touched his heart, and there was an uneven hot touch, like some kind of branding.

Heathen?

Blasphemy stigma?

I am ...... Crossed?

After all, he is a writer - a half-baked writer is also a writer - Li Hao almost immediately recalled and sorted out the ins and outs of the matter.

"Why me? My career has just begun!" he gritted his teeth and cursed, full of grievances, resentment, and unwillingness, and his mentality exploded.

Started from a street writer, struggled for three years, sharpened the iron pestle into a needle, and the daughter-in-law became a mother-in-law, before she became a - well- senior street fighter.

Uh, well, like, it's not that bad.

After some inner strife, Li Hao calmed down, and he knew in his heart that any anger and self-pity would not help, but would only add to his troubles.

If you come, you can settle down......

"From now on, I'm Levi Stansinger. He breathed deeply, secretly hypnotized himself, and mentally built himself.

Li Hao, no, Levi raised his head and looked at the person across from his seat, the birthplace of the foul smell of smelly feet, low-quality tobacco, and high spirits.

It was an old man with a red face, round face, squinting eyes, a big mouth, a wine trough nose, and what was particularly striking was the big oily bald head. He was dressed in a sackcloth shirt, with a briar pipe between his teeth, and a tin flask in his right hand, and the smoke in the pipe was so thick that he could still concentrate on two things, and pour a few sips of liquor between cigarettes.

Belch~~

A loud wine burp fills the whole carriage with "authentic" sourness.

"This ......" The corners of Levi's mouth twitched, and weakness was born in his heart.

The old man's name was Kane Pennyworth, not his relative, nor his butler or cook, but the guardian knight of the Sacred Chant family!

Guardian Knight?

"In addition to the fact that the head is slippery and can't be burned, it is simply Mr. Guo's appearance and Mr. Yu's hobby. Levi rubbed his index finger under his nose, fending off the biochemical attack in vain, "Just like this, how did you become a guardian knight?"

In the memory of the original owner, it was this old man who single-handedly killed hundreds of heretics and saved himself from being sent to the altar.

"At that time, 'I' was still in infancy, perhaps, it was just a glorified memory?" Li Wei secretly guessed, "Human memories can also deceive people......"

"Young Master Levi, are you still worried?" The fat old man Kane was already drunk, but he was also aware of the staring of the young man opposite, and smiled and reached out to pat the other party's right shoulder, "I'm here, you put, put, burp......"

He wanted to say "rest assured", but the long belch made the assurance's convincing power much less.

Levi sighed, "Give up treatment" written all over his face.

Kane withdrew his hand curtly, and said, "Don't worry, the old gods are just moths, and the desecration of the stigma is only famous, and a single baptism can remove all the troubles." ”

"Blasphemy stigmata?" Levi was expressionless, but chewed the word again in his heart, "What the hell?"

......

"Guest, it's arrived. ”

The carriage stopped, and the driver's deliberately low voice came, with reverence in his tone.

The two immediately got out of the car.

"What? Fifteen copper coins for such a short distance? My God, why don't you rob it? Why do you still stink of copper in front of the temple?"

......

Kane and the driver bargained, and when Levi got out of the car, he stiffened and looked up blankly.

A temple!

The huge hall stands tall, the tall giant cedar is the pillar, the creeper is the curtain, and the plants such as narcissus, irises, violet, bellflower and so on are dotted in the middle, and they are surrounded by each other, constituting the huge main body of the hall.

The breeze came slowly, bringing bay, mint, rosemary, and all sorts of unknown scents, and Levi took a greedy sip, and compared with the stinking carriage, he only felt the kingdom of heaven.

"Tree Palace. ”

At some point, Kane had finished the price and told the coachman to wait where he was, and then he came over.

Levi nodded, and some memories came back.

The Tree Palace, one of the four temples of Crowton, the "City of the Clouds", is dedicated to the deity "Jungle Herald".

"Young Master, please follow me. Kane beckoned, his waist straight, his expression almost solemn.

Levi was stunned, and for some reason, he vaguely felt something similar to "soul coercion".

Kane took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and slammed into his chest.

A pillar of golden light lit up from him, piercing through the depths of the starry sky, and the stars in the sky seemed to be shot down, and countless starlights fell along the pillar of light, and meteors flew in all directions, bright and magnificent.

In the center of the pillar of light, Kane said word by word: "Star Breaker, heresy stalker, guardian of the Chant bloodline, Kane Pennyworth, ask to see the Archbishop of Green." ”

The sound was like a dragon's roar, echoing repeatedly in the wilderness, shaking Levi's eardrums.

"I'll go, hide it in the depths......" Levi's face was full of horror, his mind was almost blank, "Star Breaker? Herestalker?

As the sound echoed, in the center of the tree palace, the lush creeper parted to the sides, and then countless snow-white jasmine flowers gradually bloomed, outlining the trajectory of a flower, meandering down like a river, all the way to Kane's feet.

"Jasmine Steps. Kane smiled back, grinning his teeth yellowed by smoke, "This is the second-class welcome ceremony in the Tree Palace, and we've made most of it. ”

Levi nodded, and the two walked up the steps.

On both sides of the Tree Palace, floating fireflies were used as lamps, and one after another Templar guarded the left and right, and at the end, Levi finally saw the Green Bishop.

He was tall, wearing gray antlers, his face painted with dark green oil, a thousand-leaf robe, and a long, dry branch in his hand, exuding an old and wild air all over his body.

Behind the Green Bishop is a huge statue of a stag, with a red and a green crescent moon hanging from its left and right antlers, and its front hooves are raised high, kicking the stars, sacred, elegant, and supreme.

Levi bowed his head and searched for his memories: "Pale Stag, the embodiment of the pioneer of the jungle. ”

"Praise the green!" Kane smiled and bowed deeply as he made a prayer gesture on his chest, "and thank you, generous Bishop Green, for your kind invitation. ”

"Praise the green!" said Levi, who followed suit.

"Not to mention your great strength, the title of 'Herestalker' alone is worthy of the Jasmine Ladder. The Green Bishop smiled and spoke very directly, "Mr. Kane, do you need the help of our god when you visit the Tree Palace late at night?"

"It's not me, it's my young master, he needs the guidance of the pioneers......" Kane said with a sad face, his tone was plaintive, "his soul and flesh have been polluted by the evil old gods, and he has planted a blasphemoa stigma, and he needs the holy baptism of God to wash away this sins." ”

"Holy baptism?" "Holy baptism?" the Green Bishop shook his body and slammed his cane on the ground, "Mr. Kane, even for my lord, a holy baptism requires great divine grace...... The world is fair, what are you willing to pay in exchange for a baptism?"

"I would like to dedicate myself to becoming the Templar of the Tree Palace. Kane pointed to his heart, his expression resolute, "I heard that under the glory of my lord recently, there have been 'chest splitters' raging, and I am willing to go to crusade in person." ”

Levi's expression changed dramatically.

He knew what the Templar meant. That means Kane will dedicate his life and the rest of his life to this tree palace.

Levi never thought that the old man in front of him was willing to give everything he had in order to treat him!

The Green Bishop was obviously a little moved, and after a pause, he asked again for the sake of safety, "I take the liberty of asking, which old god does that blasphemous stigma belong to?"

"Canthorne. ”

......

"it, Lao Tzu is willing to be this templar, it's already a great condescension!"

"A bunch of brainless idiots, cowardly stupid pigs, imbeciles married by close relatives, sissies who can only feed flowers and plants, savages who make peace with deer......"

......

In the carriage, Kane cursed and cursed, and his mouth was full of foul language, and even the liquor could not stop his throat.

In terms of swearing, he is afraid that he can be called an encyclopedia.

Levi groaned, his expression complicated.

This is the first time he has seen a drastic change on a person's face, and he can't even hide the dark paint. Besides, that man is also an archbishop of a temple!

"Canthone?" Levi read the obscure word, his heart heavy.

Kane scolded for a while, but also came to his senses and comforted: "Young Master Levi, it's okay, we still have a lot of choices." ”

"What's next?" asked Levi.

"A temple of splendor. ”

......

The temple of splendor lives up to its name, sacred, magnificent, and resplendent in gold, silently telling the majesty of God. The hall is huge, the stone pillars are majestic, the dome is high, and each stone is amazingly large, but the cross-section is extremely smooth, and there is not a single gap between the stones, which is beyond human imagination.

"A miracle?" exclaimed Levi.

"Miracles of bullshit!" Kane said in a low voice, apparently disrespectful, "I heard that the Brilliant Church was built on an ancient ruin, and the main body of the temple has no copper relationship with the Eternal Light. ”

He stepped forward again, still doing the same thing, and once again alarmed the entire Golden Palace.

......

Bishop Light is too young, he looks like he is only in his early twenties, but he is dressed in a golden robe and holds the scepter of light, and the holy, transcendent, and bright meaning exuded throughout his body is difficult to look at.

"Canthone?" Bishop Light pondered, not directly refusing, "If you want to wash away His blasphemoa stigma, you need the Most High Baptism, what can you give back to my lord?"

"My fists, and my life. Kane pointed to his heart and solemnly swore, "I would like to be a Templar and serve ......."

"It's not enough!" Bishop Light shook his head, interrupting the other bluntly.

"What do you want?" Kane asked.

"What I, no, what my lord really needs is for you to become a 'Tracer'. Bishop Light said.

"Streamrunner?" Kane's eyes narrowed, his face confused.

Levi racked his brains, but he didn't have any impression of the word "tracer".

Bishop Light glanced at Levi, as if he didn't want him to hear it, his mouth moved, and the sound only reached Kane's ears.

"What?" Kane listened, his expression changing incredulously.

"Would you like to?" asked the Light Bishop, pressing in, not prepared to give the other man time to think.

"Deal!" Kane pursed his lips and nodded resolutely.

......

Inner Sanctum.

Levi looked confused, he was still in confusion, and he couldn't figure out the situation.

This "deal" is obviously not trivial, but it was decided so easily?

Stepping into the inner sanctum, the Bishop of Light changed his face, and his detached and holy temperament disappeared, replaced by lazy, pompous and even a little obscene.

He was naked, stripped down to his shorts, humming a slang ditty on his lips, and struck a majestic statue in the temple with the scepter of light, and urged loudly: "Get up, get to work!"

This style is really like the old bustard in the kiln, knocking on the door on the second floor and shouting: "Girls, get up to pick up the guests!"

"Why are you ......" Li Wei hesitated for a long time, but he still couldn't hold back his confusion and couldn't help asking.

"Disrespect to the gods?" Bishop Light said, scratching his back with his scepter and pointing to his heart, "Respect is in the heart, not in the ......"

Seeing that Levi's face was full of disbelief, he shrugged his shoulders and didn't bother to pretend: "Yes, I'm just disrespectful." ”

Actually—shamelessly admit it?

"Huh?" Levi said in surprise, "Then how can you ......?"

"Do you think that the gods really care about dignity?" Bishop Light bent his right leg and knocked on the idol behind him, "The old monster who has lived for tens of thousands of years, his emotions have long been extinguished, and he cares about the dignity of a fart!

Levi nodded in agreement, didn't ask much, and wasn't prepared to delve into it.

He had experienced too many strange things today, and his head was still in chaos, and he was already a little numb.

"Is the process of baptism clear?" asked the Bishop of Light, urging, "Take it off!"

"Undressed?" Levi was not surprised, since there was a word "wash", it was normal to take off clothes.

"You don't have to take it all off, just take off your pants. Bishop Light said.

"Pants?" Levi was vigilant and cautious, and asked, "What are you doing with your pants?"

"Don't you know this?" said Bishop of Light, shaking his head, lazily, "all the baptism of the glorious halls begins with circumcision, which has been cut away from the filth and cleansed throughout. ”

"Circumcision?" Levi was shocked, and a bad feeling welled up in his heart, "Cutting, where is cutting?"

"It's just a little bit of unimportant skin...... "Bishop Light gestured with a look in his eyes, and smiled.

......

Outside the inner sanctum.

To the left and right of the temple door, two Templars were tilting their bodies and secretly looking in.

They clearly saw that the young man in the temple lowered his head, and when he looked down, a distorted expression of shock, fear, anger, and other emotions appeared on his face, and then all expressions twisted into a resolute determination, and he jumped up like a grasshopper among the grasshoppers, and rushed towards the temple gate!

Behind the young man, Bishop Light still had a sunny face, and the scepter fell straight down, and the end of the scepter tapped the earth.

Boom!

The knock sounded like a command, and the door to the inner sanctum slammed shut, locking the desperate boy inside.

"Well, counting this year, I've been on duty for nineteen years, and I've seen more than three hundred baptisms," said one of the Templars, smiling and bathing, "but I never get tired of watching this scene." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled.