"The gods are like eternal stars, from the beginning, shining on the living beings of the world, if they are guilty, they will be turned into carrion after death and pecked by birds, if they are not guilty, they will enjoy eternal peace after death, and virtue will be ...... by future generations."

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The priest from the Cathedral of São Gel stood in the center of the hall in a solemn voice, reciting the contents of the book in his hand, and as the hosts of the room, the Gross stood silently beside him, clasped their hands together and prayed.

Not only the Gross, but all the guests had their eyes closed in prayer, their expressions were respectful and solemn, and at this moment, even the children kept their mouths shut.

"The god of spring dawn cares over all things in the world, and God says, Food is like my tears, and all the poor people in the world can receive mercy without having to endure hunger, God said, ......"

The priest's voice seemed to purify the heart, dispelling the restlessness and evil thoughts in the heart, and when I heard it in my ears, a feeling of peace and tranquility appeared in the bottom of my heart, which was not a supernatural ability, but the power of faith.

Alan belongs to the kind of unbelievers who have no faith, but he is not one of those who shout for God to block and kill God and Buddha to block and kill Buddha, because of the six-pointed star, Alan is still very in awe of the gods, in his opinion, the gods represent the unknown and mysterious, and the six-pointed star obviously gives him the same feeling.

"Maintain a reverence for the gods, and you will benefit from it. ”

I didn't know where I saw a sentence, and Alan felt that it made sense, so his attitude was the same.

Not faithful, but also not repulsive, remain in awe.

"We enjoy the beauty of food on the day of your arrival, all thanks to you, and we always remember that with every swallow, we will be grateful to you...."

As the priest's prayer came to an end, many of the guests opened their eyes, and then, when the priest's voice died down, they were led by Duke Gross to beat their chests with their right hands and bow to the priest.

This prostration was not done to the priest, but to the gods behind him, so the priest accepted this understanding calmly, and then—

Loud music suddenly appeared, and the bards who had been waiting for a long time picked up their best equipment and began to play!

The banquet has officially begun!

As if suddenly relieved from the slow ritual, the tempo of the banquet suddenly accelerated with the music—

The bard played cheerful music, which aroused the nerves of the guests, the pastries were baked from the kitchen oven, the wine was constantly brought from the cellar, and in the deepest part of the hall, a suckling pig had been set up on the grill and began to grill, the aroma was overflowing, the servants shuttled through the flow of people, the guests kept talking in twos and threes, and the scene of laughter replaced the solemn atmosphere before, and the hustle and bustle of the scene came into Alan's eyes. The priest walked away, and the aura of piety quietly dissipated.

[Only the poor can maintain pure faith, the richer the rich, the more complicated the mind] He unconsciously remembered a passage that he read from nowhere, and with what was happening now, Alan couldn't help but think so.

Of course, the complex minds of the aristocracy are on the one hand, and on the other hand, because the stars do not attach much importance to the existence of the four gods, as the "children of the gods", the knights of the apocalypse who control the stars care about the knightly oath, not the belief in the four gods, which are already weakened by the stars.

The lively banquet was already on track, and a couple of bards sang a popular poem in the south to cheerful music, and the melodious tone and soulful performance provoked the guests to applaud and the atmosphere was warm and intensified.

The aristocratic gentlemen called each other to dance with their partners, the single men and women also writhed to the music, and some of the bold ones had already kissed each other, causing the good-natured laughter of the surroundings.

Countless gentlemen danced, countless bards played music with great interest, and in this atmosphere, it seemed that the busy figures of the servants were writhing.

And when the music ended, a blonde young man suddenly jumped to the center of the hall, took advantage of the quiet of the banquet, and said loudly: "On this happy holiday, my friend Alan Chrisch and I want to perform a martial arts fight for everyone, I hope you can enjoy it!"

His voice was so loud that it seemed to be deliberately heard by all, so loud that it echoed through the hall, and people's eyes were unconsciously drawn to him.

Then, under the gaze of everyone, the blonde youth bowed slightly and made a knightly salute, which caused everyone to respond violently - no one felt abrupt, and the appearance of the blonde youth fully showed that he had indeed been prepared for a long time, and it was customary to perform martial arts at the dinner.

However, many people frowned because of this, including Allen.

"What is this madness about Jude?" he wondered.

As the name suggests, martial arts fighting, and gladiatorial fighting basically mean the same thing, but unlike gladiatorial fighting, martial arts fight points are not allowed to cause casualties, which is more entertaining.

The stars are martial, and martial arts are very popular in the stars, from the noble kings to the commoners and beggars, everyone has a hobby of fighting with others.

Alan has also participated in this kind of entertainment, so the rules are very clear, as both sides of the fight, a very fair rule is that you are not allowed to use any ability other than physical strength to fight.

In other words, the competition is not about your true strength, but about your physical fitness and fighting skills.

Therefore, there is a complete reason for a knight with supernatural abilities to challenge the "ordinary person" Allen.

But there is a reason, and Alan will not just acquiesce, because contrary to what Jude said, he didn't know anything about it before.

Originally, he was watching the play silently, but now he suddenly had to perform an impromptu performance, which made him a little unable to react, when did he say that he was going to perform martial arts?

It's just that he knows that he is not involved in this matter, and the others don't know, after Jude said that, they all looked at Alan not far away, as if looking forward to his performance.

The same can be said of Jude, whose slightly sunken eye sockets make his eyes look gloomy, even if he is smiling at Allen at this time.

"What are you going to do?" Alan narrowed.

Despite the doubts in his heart, he did not hesitate for long, and stepped forward. Because he felt that after a little more hesitation, questioning sarcasm and the like would probably come.

The stars are still martial, not to mention this kind of entertaining battle, even if it is a real duel, if someone asks you to challenge you, it will be despised by everyone, this belongs to the custom of the stars, no one can care, and the ridicule after refusing is even more reasonable, and others will not blame it for it.

As a star, how could Alan not know the doorway, so he didn't expect the Duke's family to stand up and speak for him, and he wasn't angry, and he didn't think he could withstand a lot of ridicule, so it was better to be happy, and hesitating like a girl would only make people laugh.

Alan is not afraid of martial arts, because in terms of skills, he feels that he is no worse than any young generation, after all, he has an adult mind since he was a child, and conscious training is much stronger than a child's unconscious acceptance.

"Don't hold on if you have a problem. ”

As they passed by the Gross, a worried Margaret whispered an admonition, and Alan smiled at him, then said hello to the fat duke, who didn't know what he was thinking, and came to Jude.

"Bare hands or instruments?" he asked.

"The Day of the Divine Descent is a sacred holiday, and it is not good to shout and kill with weapons. Jude pointedly said, "I think bare hands are more suitable for the situation, what do you think?"

It felt like he was a bit "ill-intentioned", but Alan didn't dismiss his offer either, even though his swordsmanship was better.

So under the whispered discussion and interested eyes of the guests, Alan and the two went to the castle changing room to change into loose clothes that were more suitable for martial arts - some like the practice clothes of the previous life, but the cuffs were tied with ropes.

"On this grand occasion, Sir Alan Chrissy from Reef City and Knight Jude Johnny from Samuel Home will bring us a fierce martial arts show, we are very grateful for their dedication and look forward to their fighting performance, let us warmly welcome!"

A bard, acting as the master of ceremonies, opened the riff on the impromptu performance of the two Ellens, and then, to the applause of the many guests, the two gave each other a knightly salute, and then each took five steps back and stood against each other—

A sudden martial arts fight officially began.