Chapter 36: The Templar Trial

"Don't you feel inconsistent in saying that the King and Dubert are close, and that I was rewarded for exposing Dubert's conspiracy, Mistress Laures?"

Taking the gilded envelope handed by Laures and glancing at the golden fire paint that had been destroyed on it, Mino complained rather wistfully.

To be honest, Mino was a little curious about what kind of reward the king would give to his killer.

Since it's a letter, it can't be a physical object, could it be just a written commendation?

The thought that the letter might be full of commendations written by His Majesty in anger, Mino thought it was a little funny.

But when he really read what was written on the letter, Mino couldn't laugh.

"Special Permission for Templar Trials............ Are you sure this is really a reward and not a punishment, Mistress Laurese?" he shook the letter in his hand, Mino's face full of helplessness, "Our Lord King must want to take this opportunity to make me one of the unfortunate tenths, so that I can avenge my teacher." ”

The Templar Trial, one of the unique trials of the Clergy Branch in Triran Academy, is very special, and it can be said that no one knows about it in the Academy, as a member of the Clergy Branch, from Jesse, who likes to gossip about all kinds of things, Mino has heard quite a lot of things related to it.

Legend has it that in the depths of a hidden underground Cult of the Supreme God, there is a passage that has been preserved from ancient times and is connected to the abyss, and in order to seal this passage, the Cult of the Supreme God has built a secret temple there, cutting off the opportunity for demons to come to the continent.

However, after an earthquake, with the change of the leylines, there was a loophole in the seal of the temple, so that some low-level demons could come to the mainland, in order to prevent these demons from coming out, the Cult of the High God arranged a team of Templars to guard there.

The so-called Templar Trial is for the students to temporarily take the role of the Templars, enter the ruins, and engage in a half-month desperate fight with the demons from the abyss, so as to improve the actual combat experience of the trialists.

At first glance, it may not sound like anything special, but what makes it famous is the high risk and high reward of this templar trial.

During the Temple Trials, the Church of the Most High God found a way to restrain the sealing power of the temple, and those who completed the fifteen-day trial could obtain the sealing power that had been restrained as long as they prayed in the temple for fifteen minutes at the end.

The harvest of the most of them is equivalent to the power of the Holy Light of three years of penance, and the least can have half a year, and there are no side effects at all, which is a considerable temptation for the holy priests who are slow to cultivate.

And in contrast to this coveted benefit, there is the mortality rate that this templar trial keeps people away.

The highest mortality rate can reach 30%, and the lowest is not lower than 10%, this is the terrible thing about the Templar Trial, unlike other trials with the interest of the family, the Templar Trials are unsupervised throughout the whole process, 100% simulated, no, it is really a battlefield.

It is precisely because of the danger of the Templar Trial that the academy stipulates that unless special permission is obtained, only second-year students who have reached the second level of strength can sign up, and for those who are weak and clerical, the requirements are even higher to the third level.

The strength on Minomin's face is that of a warrior who has just entered the second level, and even the seed of holy light has not yet been condensed, and participating in the Templar trial can be said to be nine deaths, and King Carmont's meaning is self-evident.

"You're right, our Lord couldn't have said more clearly. As she spoke, Claudes pointed to the letter in Mino's hand and sighed helplessly, "But in terms of value alone, this damn special permission is indeed a reward, isn't it?" ”

Since the Templar Trials are only available to second-year students, it can be difficult for older students and first-year students who have missed the Templar Trials to get such a special permit, and it makes sense to say that it is a reward.

"That's right, but unfortunately my name is already on the permit. Looking at his name on the permit, Mino pursed his mouth, "Otherwise, if you take it out and sell it to the third-year students, maybe you can exchange it for a good first-level magic item, and it will really be a reward." ”

But there is no need for Claures to complain, Mino's own knowledge is impossible, you must know that the great King of Carmont in order to avoid Mino's timidity, but in the letter faintly threatened Mino's with Yelai and them, how could he leave such a big vacancy for Mino.

"The horror of the Templar Trial, I don't think I need to say more, you should know it yourself, little guy, so while the Moon Princess is still in Cui Lan, the king still doesn't dare to tear his face, find a way to leave Cui Lan. ”

At this point, Laureth's tone was heavy.

Hearing Claures say this, Mino didn't quite understand, and seeing his puzzled expression, Claudes had to explain:

"For the sake of the face of Your Excellency the Princess of the Moon, for the sake of the overall situation, the King is likely to hold back his emotions and only attack you once, if you can come out of the templar trial alive, then in order not to offend the Princess of the Moon, he should not pursue this matter again, but if you dare to escape, then he is very likely to be angry and angry, and after Her Excellency the Princess of the Moon leaves, he will directly send someone to kill you. ”

Laureth's words made a hint of clarity appear in Mino's eyes, and his head couldn't help but think.

I see, no wonder the king would choose this way to take revenge, it seems that he is still afraid of Kaguya's sister's revenge, so he has to come up with a trick as a last resort.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little heavy, Mino did not want to delve further into this topic, and rolled his eyes, and joked to Claures:

"Lord Laureth, didn't you accept the benefits of the king's lord and become the dean, why do you want to help me find a way to avoid his revenge. ”

Although she knew that Mino was just joking, Flowers couldn't help but pat the table and said angrily:

"What do you kid know, that kid of Carmont has always supported the elemental mage faction, if he hadn't had to shut up Dubert's evil deeds, plus there happened to be no other sixth-level elemental mages in the academy, this dean's seat would have been my turn. When it comes to the battle between the elements and the arcane in the academy, even if she is as cheerful as Laures, her words can't help but carry a little sadness, "This dean's position is my hush money, and Carmont doesn't offer any other benefits, so don't let me help him." ”

Due to historical reasons, arcane mages and elemental mages have never been very good at dealing with each other, always trying to overpower each other.

Originally, because the arcane mages contributed a lot when the Mowen Kingdom was founded, the mage academy of Cui Lan Academy was a place for arcanists to study, but after all, elemental magic was more suitable for the battlefield, and as time went by, Cui Lan Academy still inevitably began to train elemental mages, but it was still dominated by arcane mages.

This continued until Dubert's rise to power, when Dubert's prestige was so great and the Arcane Mage faction happened to have no strong enough successors to make Dubert the dean.

As a result, more than twenty years have passed, and it has become the current situation where arcane mages are ignored and elemental mages become mainstream.

It is impossible to say that the Arcane Mages have not thought of regaining dominance, but as the King, Carmont has always supported his teacher, and with Dubert's power, the Arcane Mages can't find a place to start.

It is precisely because of this that Claures, who was born as an arcane mage, naturally does not have a very good sense of the king, and the title of this dean originally carries the meaning of hush money, so it is strange that Claures will help him pit Mino.

However, Minoan didn't know any of this, he just heard Laureth's dissatisfaction with King Carmont from her tone, and roughly understood what Claudes meant, so he didn't follow the conversation.

Laurese didn't rush this, after all, this is a matter of Mino's own life and death, life and death are no trivial matter, and it is understandable to think about it for a long time.

"Thank you, Lord Laureth, for your kindness, but I've decided to take part in this Templar Trial. Half an hour later, just as Lauris was bored and wondering if she should make this gap and do another experiment, Minoan spoke.

"Why did you choose that? Can't you see the risk in it, little guy, since the king only made one move, then he will definitely not just send you to fight the demons, there must be a back-up arrangement. Mino's answer made Laures's eyes light up, and she asked Mino's reason curiously, "While fighting against demons, you also have to deal with the king's backhand, little one, you don't die too easily." ”

"Of course I know this, but if I run away for fear of revenge, what will Sister Yelai do with them, since the king can be angry with me, then it is not impossible to anger Sister Yelai again, I don't want to affect them. ”

As he spoke, Mino spread his hands and explained to Claures helplessly.

Listening to Mino's words, Claudes was also silent for a while, because Mino made a lot of sense, rather than letting the Yelai who had no ability to resist bear the king's wrath, it was better for Mino to carry it himself, at least for Kaguya's face, the king didn't dare to go too far.

"And what if the king has a backhand, it is impossible for him to send someone to kill me after all, no matter what, he can only use the power of the demon in the trial, since other students can pass the trial, why can't I. ”

At the end of the day, Minow's face was a little disdainful, and he smiled with great confidence.