The abode of Dotri, the Priest of the Scepter, was luxurious and magnificent, and his attitude was reserved and cold.

After hearing about Leon's intentions, the priest, who was too bloated to look like a wolfborn, gave a few words of encouragement, and then left his abode for the temple.

However, he left behind a Templar attendant to answer Leon's questions.

This proud Templar Wolf Knight was quite polite to Leon, a native turtle from the countryside, after all, there were not many people who could meet Dotri in person.

From his mouth, Leon learned a lot about the Beast Soul Samurai.

Among the Beamon Beast Clan, as long as the barbarian warriors who have reached the sixth level, they are all eligible to apply to the temple for the trial of being promoted to Beast Soul Warrior, and they have the opportunity twice a year.

The first level is the qualification test, which requires all applicants to enter the dark place to complete the specified task, and if they do not complete it within the specified time, they will be disqualified, but they can apply again next time.

Deep underneath the Radiant Continent, there is another dark world, which has existed for countless years and has given birth to a glorious civilization, but it fell in the Divine Radiance Age of the Ancient Continent.

Dwarves, goblins, and dark elves, including some demon races, are all races from the underworld, most of them have become vassals of the four races on the mainland, and some have developed reading powers, and over thousands of years, they have gradually cut off the connection with the underworld and become a part of the Glorious Continent.

However, the races of the underworld still exist and continue to grow, and after a long period of warfare, the dark elves have become one of the overlords of the underworld, often using the passage to the surface to attack the inhabitants of the surface, plundering people, slaves, and food supplies.

There are also some ferocious underground monsters and monsters will also come out to disturb, and the elimination of these underground monsters and dark elves has become an important business for many continental mercenaries, and even some brave mercenary adventurers dare to enter the underground world in search of wealth - underground mineral deposits, materials, and relics of fallen civilizations are all coveted good things.

The larger, underground areas where creatures of the underground race infestation the ground are often referred to as the Dark Lands.

On the Glorious Continent, there are quite a few dark places, all of the four major races have their territories, and there is one in the forest a hundred miles southwest of Tormond City, and the garrison often encircles and cleans it up, so as not to threaten the inhabitants of the surrounding area with the flooded monsters.

However, due to the vast area of this dark place and the complex terrain, the underground monsters and monsters have been repeatedly suppressed, and the garrison can only control them.

Because of the peculiarities of the Dark Lands, the kingdom and the temple used it as a place of trial.

"According to the old practice, as long as you hunt an underground monster or a dark elf within the specified time, and get their head, you will complete the task. Wolf Knight explained.

"Which one is easier?" asked Leon.

"Of course it's a monster!" replied the wolf knight without hesitation, "The Underground Black Elves are a natural fighting race, they usually only operate at night or in places where there is no sunlight, and they are good at stealth camouflage and sneak attacks. ”

"When you complete the mission, remember not to walk in the dark, even if our Beast Soul Warrior encounters the scouts and hunters of the Black Elves, it is a very troublesome thing!"

"Got it, I'll be careful. Leon nodded.

"There are many warriors who participate in trials every year, and in order to ensure your safety, after entering the dark places, it is best to find a few reliable partners to team up with, which is allowed by the rules. The wolf knight continued: "But the number of people in the team should not be too large, because this may attract a large number of demonic beasts to besiege them, with three or five people being the best. ”

After a moment's hesitation, the wolf knight continued, "If you are in a team, you have to be careful of your teammates sometimes, not always you can find enough prey. ”

Lei Anxin was slightly relieved.

He had the heart to ask more, but looking at the other party's expression, he was obviously reluctant to talk more, so Leon could only keep the question in his heart.

And after this long talk, Leon had a comprehensive and detailed understanding of the process of being promoted to Beast Soul Warrior.

"According to the rules of the temple, no one can interfere with the samurai trials and soul casting rituals, and Lord Dotri is no exception, so he can't help you too much in this regard. The wolf knight finally said.

Is that really the case? Leon disagreed.

There are privileged classes, there must be exceptions and [***], is the high temple really pure and spotless?

I'm afraid only the simplest and most devout beasts will believe it!

Wasn't the arrogance of the lion-born nobleman whom Leon met last night the nephew of a priest of the scepter?

However, for Leon, he really didn't have the idea of relying on Priest Dotri, knowing the relevant insider information had already achieved the purpose of this trip, and he was fully confident that he would complete all the tests with his own strength!

"Thank you for your advice, and I hope to be able to fight alongside Your Excellency one day!" Leon stood up and thanked the other party.

The wolf knight smiled slightly, but this smile was somewhat hideous on his wolf face: "I also wish you a smooth passage of the trial!"

.........

Eight days later, on the Grand Plaza.

The originally deserted square became bustling, and hundreds of rank 6 barbarian warriors who had rushed here from the Southwest Province, as well as thousands of relatives and friends who had come to see them off, filled the small half of the square.

"Brother Lei, we are here waiting for you to return victorious!"

Leon and Rock Hammer, Akran and the others hugged goodbye one by one, and the team of trialists was assembling and the trumpets sounded in the square.

I signed up the day before and officially started today, and now there is still half a month before the New Year's Festival.

This time, more than 400 barbarian warriors participated in the trial, which is said to be the largest number in the southwest province in the past ten years, but according to past experience, no more than one-tenth of the people who can eventually become beast soul warriors, and the elimination rate has reached more than ninety.

There are even people who die in the course of trials.

The temple sent three priests, and the garrison sent a cavalry to escort the trialists to the Dark Lands.

Dozens of military transport wagons lined up in the square, like a long black dragon.

"All in the car and ready to go!"

The knight who led the team roared loudly, his slightly hoarse voice echoing over the square.

"When I come back, stay in the city obediently and don't cause trouble!"

Leon patted Little Hammer on the head and gave one last command, then jumped into the nearest carriage.

It's time to go!

Led by a group of cavalry, the long convoy left the Shenhui Grand Square and headed towards the East City Gate.

In the rear, there was a crowd of farewells, their cheers soaring into the sky.

There were fifteen or sixteen people in the carriage in which Leon was riding, basically lions, tigers, wolves, bears, leopards, and ox-descendants, most of them young warriors, all of whom were armed.

Since they didn't know each other, the atmosphere in the carriage was very dull, and no one spoke.

The carriage, drawn by four wildebeests, was fast, and it didn't take long for it to leave the East Gate, and then follow the avenue in a south-west direction.

Leon glanced around the carriage and found that there were four lions and tigers and three wolf descendants among the beast clans in this car, which accounted for eleven places, while the three bears, leopards and cows including him were only five, which was a big difference in number.

This is not accidental, whether it is a beast soul warrior or a shaman, it is said that the upper clan accounts for at least seven or eighty percent, and they seem to be born with the favor of the beast god, and the success rate of promoting the beast soul warrior is much higher than that of the lower clan.

The number of the upper clan does not account for more than 20% of the entire beast clan, and the lack of core combat power is one of the important reasons why the Beamon beast clan is losing ground in the process of fighting against the elf clan.

However, in such a situation, the six upper clans who hold the authority of the kingdom are still unwilling to give more resources and help to the lower clans, and they often intrigue with each other for power.

Leon vividly remembers the helpless and sad look on Elder Monstan's face when he mentioned these things the night before he left.

Thinking of this, Leon's mood suddenly became bad, and the excitement and joy of participating in the trial disappeared, and he reached out and took out a cigar from his belt and lit it.

He sits at the outskirts of the carriage, so smoking will not affect others, so use cigarettes to relieve the loneliness of the journey!

The cigars are newly made, and the raw tobacco leaves are purchased in the city of Tomond.

This tobacco leaf belongs to a kind of magic material, its name is green leaf, the price is not too expensive, Leon bought dozens of pounds of dried dried leaves in one go, and baked and dried them himself.

Although due to the relationship of time, the craftsmanship can only be said to be rough and sloppy, but it is more than enough to satisfy Leon's smoking addiction.

It's just that this cigar is absolutely unique in the Glorious Continent, and the orc warriors in the same car watched Leon light the cigar and swallow the clouds, all showing surprised and puzzled looks, not understanding what he was doing.

"I said, brother, what are you doing here?"

Leon hadn't finished smoking a cigar when a rugged-looking tiger-born warrior sitting across from him finally couldn't contain his curiosity.

Leon smiled, took out another cigar and handed it to the other party: "This is called a cigar, it is made of my own green leaves, and it can be refreshed by smoking it with a fire light, do you want to try it?"

"Cigar...", the Tiger Warrior read this rather strange and unfamiliar name, and took it unceremoniously, "How do you smoke this?

"Like me, put the end on first," Leon smiled and demonstrated.

"Ahem, ahem!"

The Tigerborn warrior learned to take a sip, but he used too much force, and choked on the spot.