Chapter 3: Fate and Fortune

"No matter how fate tortured me, I knew that getting stronger was the only way out for me. ― Tyrone, King of the Assassins

The wooden door was gently pushed open and closed again. Fossey had long been accustomed to being a quiet person. Because his sister had a lot of business back then, he would carefully open and close the door every time he went to her. For several days in a row, Furcy spent time in this library, a place that William called a corner of the library, and in Furcy's opinion, there were no less than tens of thousands of books. And there are many kinds of books in this library, and they are not entirely about religion, such as the book "The First Understanding of the Application of the Three Major Disciplines" that Fursi was holding in his hand at this time.

"The book does look a little old. Furcy gently blew the dust off the book cover, sat down casually in an old wooden chair, and opened the cover of the book.

"What we want to get closer to is still a long way off, but hopefully this book will make our next journey a little smoother," said Franky at first glance, "Snow Leglis, the first director of the Great Library of the Holy Gospel." ”

"The so-called three main schools are just human beings' own customization of heaven and earth and their own unknown abilities and energies. People don't use these abilities well at first, and it's not uncommon for them to overflow or disrupt energy, wear and tear or overdraw their lives, so they want to use them in a stable, simpler way. So after years of collecting and analyzing, I found a way to make better use of these abilities.

People who fit the physique are very sensitive to the matter and energy that strengthens the body between heaven and earth, and this energy is called: the breath of God. This kind of divine breath is divided into four types: anger, fighting energy, blood energy, and death energy. Each strong person who fits the physique uses these qi to bless different types of fighting techniques, and finally forms the 'martial arts' fighting style. Martial arts are divided into three stages: the most basic combat skills, which use little or no qi, the combat skills that are the mainstream combat methods, can freely use these qi for blessing, and the awakening, which can be used as a deterrent or can instantly change the direction of the battle, can make these divine breaths bring terrifying damage like a real divine presence. So after that, many geniuses or grandmasters continued to expand the boundaries of martial arts, but as for the future, I can't predict it. But I always believe that the world can get closer to God's power. Fox closed the book softly, and the old wooden chair creaked under him. Ever since humans had mastered enough power, people have been chasing the footsteps of God, but until now people have not been able to see the true face of God. In fact, Furcy did not really believe in the existence of God in the first place. But the more he learned, the more he realized that many miracles were not made up, but existed for a reason. As a result, some images similar to "Ragnarok", "Blood Holy War", and "Gods Escape from the World" often involuntarily appear in his mind, and these events may have really happened in this mysterious world.

"Fit induction...... Furcy muttered for a while, the more he knew that he was going to have a fit induction, his heart was not as calm as before, maybe this was the feeling of suffering from gains and losses.

"If you want to be a strong person, you first need to have a strong and unwavering heart. Do you have a firm heart?" was as Francie was holding the book, and the door to the library was pushed open at some point, and three men hidden under the blood-colored robes were looking at Foxy from the hat of the blood-robed with the eyes of a seasoned butcher about to dismember his prey. When did they come? How long had they looked at themselves like this? Who were they, the ones who wanted him dead? Thinking of this, Furcy suddenly felt something running down his head, it was a cold sweat. Even he, who had personally experienced the massacre of his family, still involuntarily shed a cold sweat of fear when facing such three people.

"Sure enough, it's a former aristocratic son, look at your pale face, it's really the same as those prey who will only beg for mercy before death, helpless and incompetent. But you're not like one of those pieces of shit, at least your brain is still moving. The voice of a flirtatious young man came from the bloody robe standing on the left. It was such a simple sentence, but it made Furcy suddenly feel a chill oozing from the backbone of his back.

"Why, you're starting to be scared and withdrawn like this, it seems that you are not suitable to survive in such a world. The blood-red hat slid down, and what Foxy saw was not an imaginary vulture-like face, but a face that resembled that of the uncle next door.

"Bronn Brister, part of the Third Heresy Stalker. Hearing this, Furcy breathed a sigh of relief. But at the same time, he felt that his impression of the Inquisition needed to be changed again.

"Hayzen Split, part of the Third Heresy Stalker. The voice sounded frivolous, and the man took off his hat. This is a young-looking man, and it is not easy for people to associate such a profession with such a face.

"And this guy, Nesha Guderian. He was a top graduate of the 'Scarlet Fortress - Academia de Bologna'. ”

"Nesha Guderian, Battle Priest. Affiliated with the Third Heresy Stalker. With a flat, almost grim voice came, Foxy saw an angular face, one without a hint of expression, and as calm as a figure on a playing card. But it was such a person, but it made Furcy feel an inexplicable sense of affinity from the bottom of his heart.

"Nesha is a pastor who has been 'baptized in faith', and it is normal for you to feel an affinity for him, and there is nothing surprising or terrible about this. "It looks like the middle-aged uncle named Bron should be the leader of this squad.

"Foxy Rosberg, from Thessaloniki. Foxy put down the book in his hand and straightened his back as much as he could. No matter how embarrassed he is, at least he has to maintain the only dignity.

"It's kind of interesting. It seems that what William said is not all lies, but there are still some differences. Haysom walked over to Furcy and picked up the book "The Preliminary Explanation of the Application of the Three Major Disciplines", "At least, you have ambitions. ”

"Alright, it's time to get down to business. Bronn also walked in front of Furcy. It was only when he got closer that Furcy felt the faint momentum emanating from this middle-aged man who looked like an uncle next door.

"The Essence Blood Solar Gem corresponds to the Physique, the Elemental Affinity Gem corresponds to the Element, the Vientiane Star Luo Gem corresponds to the Spirit, and there is the Soul Booster Stone that tests the strength of the fit. Using these four gems can be a very accurate test of everyone's physique, not everyone has such a good treatment, I hope you don't waste our time. Uncle Brown took out four gems of different colors and sizes and placed them on a wooden table in front of Furcy. In terms of color, it can be distinguished, the dark red gemstone is the essence blood solar gemstone, the blue-purple gemstone is the Vientiane Star Luo gemstone, and the transparent gemstone and the irregular spherical gemstone composed of red, blue and black colors represent the elemental affinity gemstone and the soul vibrating stone, respectively.

In the sunlight, the gemstone shines with a breathtaking brilliance. I don't know if it was an illusion or what, but Furcy always felt that the gems were like the eyes of some kind of animal, staring at him deadly. Everything was quiet, and Francie couldn't even hear his own breathing, perhaps too nervous, he had been waiting for this moment for a long time. It is said that "the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment", no matter how many times you have experienced this in your life, but every time you face it again, you still can't relax.

"Whew-" Francie exhaled slowly, he had no choice but to resign himself to fate. So now, he doesn't want to miss and regret it. Just after this breath was completely exhaled, Felsey's hand was also placed on the Vientiane Starry Sky Gem.

Francie closed his eyes and squeezed the gem under his palm. The gemstone is extremely cold to the touch, as if it were touching the skin of a cold-blooded animal. It was only in this short period of less than a second that Francie suddenly felt a tremor in his mind, and a large number of vast stars appeared in front of his "eyes", as if he was already in the starry sky of Vientiane. But he didn't really open his eyes, it was all about the gem in his hand that was emitting a smoky glow. He could feel that with the gem in his hand, he had a subtle connection to the starry sky. And he had a vague sense that the starry sky was actually real, and Foxy was sure that it was not an illusion.

The Fontaine Empire, located in the western part of the continent, was separated from the Byzantine Empire by a tall Alpine Mountains. At the same time, it is also the home of the Great Library of the Holy Gospel, a holy place for scholars. On the top floor of the Great Library of the Holy Gospel, which was usually almost unoccupied, there were three gray-haired old men, their eyes staring at a very regular round gem in front of them. And judging from the texture and color of this gemstone, this should also be a Vientiane starry sky gemstone.

"Could it be that there is a sign of awakening on the first day of the apocalypse? But this faint light does not look like a full awakening. One of the old men in purple robes spoke first.

"Anyway, now that the first apocalypse has begun to awaken, we should also start preparing. Every Apocalypse Awakening is enough to upset the entire continent. And this time it's the seventh time, and we can't afford to underestimate it. Another old man in a white robe withdrew his gaze from the gem, and after looking around at the other two old men, he sighed.

"We are old, and we don't know if we will be able to survive this catastrophe. The sound of sighing kept echoing in this dark room, leaving only powerlessness and helplessness.

"The occult fits, but I don't know how strong the fit is. Seeing the faint blue-purple light emitted by the Vientiane Starry Sky Gem, the three of them subconsciously looked at each other, and they had already heard of the occult and the saints.

"It seems to be a good start, and now that the occult is confirmed, there is no need to be so nervous. Francie slowly withdrew his hands, and in "The Preliminary Explanation of the Application of the Three Major Disciplines", it was written that people who saw dozens of shining stars could be said to be suitable for the occult system. But what he had just seen was a universe, and he couldn't understand what such a vision meant, but just before he could open his eyes, he had vaguely sensed that the starry sky didn't want him to talk about it.

"Let's move on to the next one, you're not complacent. Even if you succeed in Fit Induction, it only means that you have successfully taken the first step on this path. The expression on Bron's face didn't change, as calm as it had been when Foxy had seen him just now.

"I see. Maybe he was really not nervous, and Furcy felt his heart begin to calm down and his breathing began to flatten.

The second gem, Furcy, did not choose the Elemental Affinity Gem, but the Essence Blood Solar Gem, because he had always had a hope or conjecture in his heart. If his conjecture was true, he hoped it would be him who would become a knight.

The church bells rang twelve times in a hurry, and the sun was already high above the spire of Hagia Sophia. At this time, whether it is the street or the market, it is the time when there are the least pedestrians, just like no one wants to walk through the winter streets of Constantine, and no one likes to walk around Constantine in the summer noon sun. And in one of the rooms of the Hagia Sophia Church, four people experienced this feeling.

"This time it seems to be a bit interesting, but it's rare for the essence blood solar gem to be sunlit. Alright, put down the gem in your hand, this gem is indeed dazzling. Hayzen began to speak like a chatter when he saw the gem that was shining with a dazzling light and a huge amount of heat under Fursy's hands, while Uncle Bloom and Nesha only narrowed their eyes slightly, and their expressions did not change much.

"Do you want to continue testing?" Bloom moved closer to the table as he removed his hand from the gem, looking down at Furcy with deep eyes.

"No, that's enough. If seeing the next result shakes my heart, I'd rather not see it, I already have my own choice. "Francie didn't look at the elemental affinity gem anymore, he also had his steadfastness.

"Well, then, what is your final choice?" Bron's eyes glowed as majestic as the eyes of a lion, as if he could look directly into Furcy's heart.

Silence filled the library once more, and Furcy calmly faced the members of the three heretical stalkers standing in front of him, as if this was not a test, but a coronation of stories of honor and death. And he is the crowned one, but the crowned one is too lonely.