Chapter 38: The Templar Trial (1)

"Tom. ”

"Here!"

"Jack. ”

"Here!"

............

In the arena of the Sorting of the Clergy, a priest was holding a list to check that it was full, and in front of him, a large group of heavily armed students of the Sorting of the Clergy were answering one by one as he called by name.

"Yes, Mino...... Where's the last Mino, didn't you arrive?"

When the last person was pronounced, the clergy who were named were surprised to find that no one answered, and they couldn't help but reconfirm it in a loud voice.

"I guess I gave up. ”

"Maybe he was stopped by the family who knew the truth, and he didn't let him go. ”

"It's not necessarily an idiot who oversleeps. ”

............

As soon as they heard that someone was late, the students below immediately blew up and discussed the reason for Mino's tardiness.

"Quiet!" Standing next to the named clergyman, Elson, who was also heavily armed, frowned and shouted loudly, "What are you doing here, who allowed you to discuss it!"

Elson roared, and everyone suddenly fell silent, and the arena that was just chattering was like a vegetable market was silent for an instant.

"Right...... Sorry I'm late. ”

At this moment, a somewhat immature voice sounded, attracting everyone's attention, and the thought of this late fellow hitting the muzzle of Lord Elson, who had been provoked by himself and others, everyone held back a smile and waited to see his tragic end.

"Mino, the time of the meeting has already been announced, why are you still late?" Looking at Mino, who suddenly appeared, Elson asked with a frown.

"This ......" Carrying a small backpack, Mino scratched his head and replied with some embarrassment: "It's because I had an argument with my family about what to bring, and I ended up being late by accident." ”

Listening to Mino's vague and non-straightforward answer, everyone else felt that this guy was definitely going to be finished, and they were waiting to see how Elson punished him, and the result was ......

"Pay attention next time, return to the team now!"

Elson's response made everyone's jaws drop, and they couldn't understand why Elson would let this late kid go so easily.

Is there an adultery in this?

Eyes circled between Mino and Elson, and almost everyone thought in confusion, except for one man with a scythe.

Isn't this guy a freshman? How did he end up here?

Looking at Mino who ran into the line suspiciously, a dark-haired boy who had a relationship with Mino in the library thought so, thinking about the reason.

Similarly, Elson, who was being watched by everyone, looked at Mino suspiciously, not understanding why he appeared.

As one of the few people who knew the truth about Dubert's death, Elson reached an offensive and defensive alliance with Claures and Byron, who had experienced the incident together, and naturally knew about the king's so-called 'reward' for Mino.

To be honest, when he heard that Mino had not arrived, although he was a little disappointed by Mino's lack of courage, he was more relieved by Mino's wise choice.

Not to mention the possible secret hand of King Carmont, as a person who had participated in the Templar Trial, he was all too familiar with the difficulty of the trial, and this was definitely not something that a little guy like Mino, who had just entered the second level and had not even condensed the seed of holy light, could participate.

It's a pity that Mino came in the end, and for the choice of this little guy who has experienced life and death together, what can he do but sigh.

After all, it's not something he can do to go against the king or something.

Regardless of what some people think, after Mino's arrival, everyone gathers and under Elson's command, they begin to march towards the goal of this trip: the Temple of the Sealed Demons.

Along the way, Elson stopped talking next to Mino, and when he finally made up his mind to say something, he was blocked by Mino's smile.

"Don't worry, Lord Elson, since I dare to make the decision to fight, I am still sure that I will pass the trial, and I will not joke with my own life. With sincere gratitude, Mino explained softly to Elson, "You don't think that I, who lasted so long that night, will be the only guy who has just entered the second level?" ”

"Don't be too arrogant, little one, if it weren't for the deliberate torture that took place, how could you have lasted so long. Elson shook his head at Mino's explanation.

"But you can't deny the fact that I've held out for so long, do you, and my final counterattack seems to have hurt the guy. In response to Elson's denial, Mino refused to give up and continued to defend himself.

The thought of Mino's fierce counterattack against Dubert that night, Elson's heart was put back in his stomach, the amazement of that sword was still in his mind, and with that kind of strength, it was enough in the Templar Trial, which was no more than a third-level demon.

So Elson didn't say anything more, just patted Mino's shoulder and signaled him to be more careful.

The location of the temple trial: the Demon Sealing Temple, although it is rumored to be a hidden ruin, but that is only the situation when it was first discovered, and now Cui Lan Academy sends a group of students to conduct the trial every year, and it is impossible to hide or anything.

Even the temple, which was originally called a ruin when it was discovered, has been renovated so that the Templars stationed here can have a better working environment, and there is no trace of the legendary ruins anymore.

Looking at this low-key and ordinary, unpretentious temple in front of them, many people who were looking forward to the ruins couldn't help but sigh and regret their disillusionment.

However, Mino, who had actually investigated the nameless temple in front of him in detail, and those who had a similar understanding of the temple like him, would not have such a shallow idea.

The Demon Sealing Temple, when it was first discovered, was just a tattered ruin with no name, and it was useless except for the underground labyrinth where there was an abyss passage underground.

However, it was in such a useless place, in order to block the various demons that poured out of the passage when the seal was broken, countless brave people who stood up to fight the demons, as well as more heroic priests, spent a huge price to reconstruct the seal, and then repaired the temple in front of him on the basis of the original ruins.

The current temple is completely made of the blood and flesh of the martyrs!

Looking at the temple in front of him, Mino seemed to see the appearance of the martyrs when they were brave and righteous, and he was suddenly in awe.

Although the location of the Demon Sealing Temple is in a forest on the outskirts of Cuilan, which is not too far, it is undoubtedly a little unrealistic to let everyone run over, not to mention that there are still a lot of items to carry, so everyone comes by carriage.

When they arrived, everyone stood outside the temple and lined up, waiting for the Templars inside to come out and hand them over.

After a while, a burly warrior in silver armor walked out of the temple, shook hands with Elson and other academy teachers, and stood in front of everyone.

"Little ones, are you the team that participated in the Templar Trial this year, you look good? Glancing at everyone, the Templar spoke his first words with some laziness.

"Thank you, Your Excellency, for your appreciation. ”

In this regard, everyone proudly straightened their chests and responded loudly.

"But it's all false, and no matter how you look now, if you die in a trial, it's a corpse, and nothing else. ”

"I believe many people know that the Templar Trial is not the game that you usually play in school, and many of the things you usually rely on are useless here, and if you want to pass the trial, the only thing you can rely on is your own strength and the Holy Light given by the Supreme God!"

Seeing the pride of the students with their chests held up, the Templars smiled contemptuously and shouted loudly.

Many of the Templars' words were lit up in the eyes of many of those who had achieved various honors in the school, and the Templars smiled vaguely at the fire and fighting spirit in their eyes.

"I said this to tell you one thing, please take this trial seriously, you know, the Templar Trial is at least one tenth of the people who die in the ruins every year, and if you don't want to be one of them, just listen to the rules honestly, whether you have heard it before or not!"

"The rules of the Templar Trials are very simple, take the amount of materials you think are suitable, go into the underground ruins, survive for fifteen days, and come out alive to pass the level. ”

"However, the amount of Holy Light you get after clearing the level depends on the quality and quantity of demons you kill in the ruins, and later you will be given a magic necklace to each person, which will record the number of demons you kill, so there is no possibility of cheating. ”

"Of course, it is very important for you to remember that we are priesthood who live by the will of the Most High God. ”

After saying that, the Templars didn't even tell everyone their names, but just smiled playfully before turning around and walking back to the temple.

After the Templars left, the debate intensified over what he meant by his last sentence and what his playful smile meant, so much so that Elson, who was standing on the sidelines, had to stand up again to maintain order.

"I believe you all know the rules of the Templar Trial, and the preparations that should be made should have been made a long time ago, so I won't mention them too much. Standing where the Templars had stood, Elson stared at everyone and said aloud, "I just want you to understand that whether you are nobles, commoners, or merchants, your only identity in the Templar Trials is that you are a priesthood who has lived the will of the Most High God, inherited the path of the Holy Light, and made it your vocation to fight evil!"

After saying that, Elson waved his hand and led everyone into the temple.

Standing in the line and looking at Elson's back, Mino was puzzled.

"We are priesthood who live in the will of the Most High God, does this imply anything, and why does it be repeatedly mentioned by both the Templars and Lord Elson? ”

But Mino couldn't figure out what that sentence meant, until he saw it in the ruins.