At Bill's kind invitation, Talos brought Richard and Alessa to the ship.

The priest of the Church of the Goddess of Wealth clearly attached great importance to Talos, as evidenced by the food he brought out to entertain the young Naga: red wine from Porto in the Rhine Kingdom, white wine mussels, black truffles, the classic Saraphos foie gras, seasonal fresh fruits......

"Bill must want to invest in Talos!" Richard immediately had such a firm idea in his mind after seeing the table full of exquisite food.

Although with the development of modern space magic, the Spatial Ring is no longer the exclusive domain of magical aristocrats and high-level professionals—the price has never been cheaper—seasonal fruits and vegetables are relatively easy to carry.

But to take out the food that seems to have just been cooked during a voyage to the sea, you must use another magic prop that is not cheap, Bata's magic cloth, a tablecloth that can completely preserve the color and aroma of food and has the function of space storage.

Bill was also very satisfied with the sumptuous food at the table in front of him, and his situation in the church may not be so satisfactory for the time being, but he joined the church of the goddess of wealth, the richest church in the world, and it was not difficult to buy a magical tablecloth of Bata in installments.

"Please forgive me for my gaffe just now, the goddess can testify that your impression in my mind is that you are still a 17-year-old genius mage......"

Now that he was sure that the young Naga in front of him was activating the bloodline at a speed beyond his imagination and officially promoted to the bloodline knight, Bill didn't have as many scruples as he just talked about:

"Considering the great contribution of the Black Sea Lords in facilitating trade between the Sea Clan and the continental nations, and the Church having a regular focus on gathering information about the Naga Kingdom, it is clear that we are lacking in the timeliness and accuracy of the information. ”

The second-order priest is worthy of being the priest of the Goddess of Fortune Church, and his level of dealing with people is extremely high, and he has just joined forces to fight the enemy, so he has narrowed the distance between everyone in just a few words, and the atmosphere is very harmonious for a while.

Even Talos, who had been soaked in the big dye vat of modern society, couldn't resist Bill's compliments and was said to be fluttering.

After some pleasantries, Bill said tentatively: "To be honest, I never expected to get your help in a sea close to the Arctic Ocean, I don't know if I have the honor of knowing the purpose of your trip, maybe we can help each other in the next journey." ”

Talos poured himself a glass of red wine in Alesha's disapproving gaze and replied with a smile, "I think our goals should be the same." ”

The priest of the Goddess of Fortune Church is typical of unprofitable and unprofitable, appearing in the waters near the Arctic Ocean at this critical point in time, for a self-evident purpose.

"That's great. Bill didn't have the slightest intention of secretly competing because of the same purpose, but breathed a sigh of relief and excitedly proposed, "How do you think we will work together to find the madwoman Juana in the next period of time?"

"I'd rather hear your terms than a tactful or outright refusal. With all due respect, with your current strength, you do not have any advantage in this operation. ”

It's one thing to enjoy compliments, it's another to get down to business, and Talos never gets carried away by a momentary compliment.

Bill, who was obviously more aware of his situation than anyone else, waved his hand to make the human mercenaries sitting with him temporarily retreat, and then gritted his teeth and said, "Actually, I went to sea this time to complete a very important ritual. ”

Talos sat down for a long time and nodded, indicating that he was listening and waiting for the next step.

"Although in a way, we clergy and mages belong to the 'spellcaster' profession, which is fundamentally different from bloodline, but in terms of strength improvement, it is completely different. ”

As a former mage, Talos agrees.

The power of a mage mainly comes from himself, and whether he can be promoted or not basically depends on the strength of his spiritual power, which is internally manifested as the size of the meditation space, and externally as the amount of energy that can control the elemental energy.

Pastors are different, and their strength is determined by two different conditions, the first is spiritual strength, and the second is the contribution to the church and to the gods.

The higher the contribution, the better the political performance, the more attention the gods can get, and the smoother the path to promotion for the pastor.

Pastors who have made outstanding contributions to the church throughout the ages have also received divine grace and directly increased their strength level!

"However, the key positions of a church are limited, there is only one pope, and the number of cardinals is limited, and after that there are archbishops and bishops of the major dioceses. ”

A turnip and a pit are the status quo of all churches, and seniority is a difficult problem for every pastor.

"Fortunately, in our Goddess of Fortune Church, there is another way to improve our strength. ”

"You mean the legendary treasure hunt?" Richard, the people of the Rhine Kingdom, finally found an opportunity he could cut into.

"Not a legend, but a fact. ”

"Sounds like looking for a treasure to sacrifice to ...... Well, goddess. Talos said cautiously.

"Yes, according to tradition, if I can find a treasure for the goddess during this voyage and harvest something, I will be able to advance to the third rank with the help of the treasure hunt ceremony, obtain the title of bishop, and be qualified to preside over the diocesan cathedral independently!"

"I sincerely wish you a smooth completion of this treasure hunt, but please forgive me for speaking directly, what is my benefit?"

The priest of the goddess of wealth stretched out three fingers: "First, the treasure of the madwoman Juana, distributed according to merit. ”

Talos didn't buy it, and said bluntly: "I thought it was a prerequisite for cooperation. ”

Bill's face remained unchanged and continued, "Second, I am a second-order priest of the Church of the Goddess of Wealth, and I may not be very good at combat, but please believe in my attainments in identification and alchemy. ”

As the name suggests, identification is a magic technique that can identify weapons, magic items, or other items.

Alchemy allows the caster's scepter to always point in the direction where the true amount of "gold" is highest in the spell's area, similar to how a compass always points south.

Its upgraded and enhanced version is another high-level magic that the Goddess of Fortune Church is famous for, treasure hunting.

"Sounds good, but it's not enough, I'm not short of time, and my thirst for Juana's treasures is by no means as strong as you might think. Let's hear the third point. ”

The Second Priest knew that this was his last chance, and he could tell if Talos was lying or not.

So he showed his hole card: "The promotion of the Bloodline Knight requires the sharpening of the bloodline, and when I am promoted to the rank of Third-Order Bishop, I am qualified to recommend you to a gladiatorial arena that has fallen to the lower planes, I assume that you know the concept of the gladiatorial arena." ”

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