January 1, 995 year of the world calendar.

Sidenia is full of festivities, and the biggest festival of the year, Apocalypse, is about to begin, but none of this is about Roy and Arya.

Early in the morning, the Palatine carriage stopped at the gate of Arnold's house.

Leon, one of the House of the Temple, head of the Palatine family, sat in a carriage. As the sponsor, he was about to pick up the pair of teenagers and girls to participate in the Holy Land Tour.

"Good morning, Lord Leon, and I wish you a happy new year."

Roy and Arya get into the carriage and greet Leon.

Leon nodded, his eyes wandering between the two, as if he could see that the atmosphere between them was a little different from before, and a smile couldn't help but appear on his face.

It's good to be young.

"The Holy Land Pilgrimage is held on the first day of each month, and in order to stagger with the Apocalypse Day on the first of January, the temple rarely recommends candidates for the Holy Land Pilgrimage in December."

Leon explained, "But Christian's case happened suddenly, so your pilgrimage date was postponed to January 1st, which coincided with the Apocalypse festival. ”

"I understand." Roy nodded, "Thank you again for giving us the opportunity to visit the Holy Land." ”

"We are already our own people, and you deserve it."

Leon's expression was kind, he looked out the window, the carriage was still a little time away from reaching its destination, so he added, "I am your sponsor, this tour, if you have any questions about this, I can help you answer them now." ”

The detailed information about Sidney's law weapons and artifacts has always been classified, and Roy knows very little about them, so he asked, "May I ask how many ownerless law weapons and artifacts are left in the current Altar of the Heroic Soul?" ”

"Sidney has only had three artifacts since then: the Heart of God, the Sword of God, and the Crown of God."

Leon replied, "Historically, their first owners all came from the Barbarian era when Sidenia was first built, and after their deaths, these three artifacts have been kept in the Altar of the Immortal, and they have not waited for their second owner until now. ”

"And the Vinaya, at present there are fifty-four in Sidnia, of which thirty-four are of the Lord and twenty are of the Lord."

"Fifty-seven in total?" Roy was thoughtful.

"What, you're too little?"

Leon looked at Roy and smiled, "Artifact aside, do you know why the Ritual Weapon is called a Ritual Weapon?"

"This world has its own laws, and the power of our inheritors seems to be mysterious, but in fact, it also secretly follows the laws of heaven and earth.

For example, a pastor can heal a person's wounds, but he cannot bring the dead back to life, because it is the rule of heaven and earth that people cannot be resurrected from death.

"Even if you are as tenacious as a berserker, once you die in the true sense, you can't come back to life.

"And the power of the law instrument lies in the fact that it can be rewritten to a certain extent...... In other words, the rules of heaven and earth are covered, and within the scope of the law being effective, the rules of this world are subject to its effect. ”

Roy listened intently: "That is, there is indeed a law instrument that can bring the dead back to life?" ”

"Nature." Leon bowed.

"The power of the law is so powerful, and the people who pass the test of the law and become the master of the law are all the real powerhouses of Sidney.

They were called "lawmakers" and were even allowed to have certain privileges, and even the temple families treated them as guests.

"Don't look at the fact that there are only thirty-four legal envoys in Sidney at the moment, in fact, this is enough.

"In the strategic battles of the World Tree in the past dynasties of Sidney, as long as there are a few legal envoys on our side's frontal battlefield, the battle situation will change dramatically."

Roy listened with fascination: "Even the legal envoy is so strong, what about the owner of the artifact, the divine envoy?" How strong will they be? ”

"There are records of artifacts and oracles that only exist in vague descriptions in the history books, and I don't know more about this than you."

Leon shrugged his shoulders, "It was the Divine Envoy who led the human race to the foot of the World Tree and established the main city of Sidney, and after that, there has never been a next Divine Envoy in Sidney, and we have no way of knowing how strong it is." ”

Roy nodded, indicating that he was done asking, and then looked at Arya.

Arya looked at Leon and asked seriously, "Lord Leon, how can I get the approval of the lawyer?" ”

Leon smiled slightly: "What a pragmatic question, of course, most people will ask this question, after all, everyone who goes on a tour of the Holy Land hopes that they can become a legal envoy."

"But what...... Whoever we say is "there is no particular way". ”

"Except for special cases, the law itself does not have a high degree of autonomy, so its test for you is not like doing a problem, there are any special problem-solving skills, the essence of the test is a process of testing the compatibility of both parties."

Leon sighed, "And the fit is only related to your talent." In other words, whether you can become a legal envoy or not may be predestined from birth.

"So, don't expect too much from that. Every year, at least a dozen Heavenly Sons participate in the Holy Land Tour, but even at its peak, Sidenia only had thirty-nine legal envoys in service, and you should understand the meaning. ”

Arya and Roy looked at each other.

Leon's tone changed: "However, even if you don't get the approval of the law weapon from them, as long as you get close to them and accept their tests and tests, your own cultivation will be greatly improved in the process." ”

"This is the real benefit that ordinary people can get by participating in the Holy Land Tour, for you low-level inheritors, there is no problem in participating in a tour and cultivating to break through one and a half levels."

At this point, the carriage stopped, Roy and the others got off one after another, and the master of ceremonies in the temple scepter who was in charge of the holy land tour had been waiting at the entrance of the dungeon for a long time.

Like the previous burial of Ivey, this is an exclusive passage to the dungeon leading to Valhalla, and after the master of ceremonies confirmed his identity, he led the three of them into the passage.

During the walk, Roy stood side by side with Leon and asked, "You just said that the law weapon tests people's talents, and the bloodline and talent of the temple family are the top in Sidney......

"In other words, most of the legal envoys who hold the law weapons are from the temple family?"

Leon nodded approvingly: "Your mind is sharp, it is." In fact, the head of every temple family is a lawmaker, or rather, because of this, we are the temple family. ”

"You're also a lawyer? What is your legal instrument? ”

Roy followed the topic, "No offense, I don't know if this counts as a secret." ”

"It doesn't matter." Leon waved his hand.

"The name and effect of the Ritual Weapon, especially the one that resides in the hands of the Shrine Family, is not a secret, on the contrary, it is a deterrent, and sometimes it is a bargaining chip that can make some kind of deal.

"The law weapon of the Palatine family is the sword of the original Palatine family lord Roland Paladin - the law sword Durandel, also known as the sword of angels and the sword of constancy.

"This sword houses the soul of the archangel and can summon angels to fight together, and where the sun shines, the spiritual power of the sword bearer will never be exhausted.

"And Durandel's test is to test whether the sword wielder has a high-purity Holy Knight bloodline, so the successive masters of the legal sword Durandell have always been the successive heads of the Paladin family."

Roy exhaled slowly: "...... I see. ”

He had always wondered why the temple family didn't take them for themselves instead of taking them for themselves, but instead took them out for other inheritors to test on their tours?

It turned out that it was because it was suitable for the use of the temple family, they would definitely be able to get their hands on it, and if there were any unsuitable legal weapons, it was better to keep them for the destined people, otherwise they would be a dead thing.

Everyone followed the passage to Valhalla, led by the master of ceremonies, and together they came to the deepest part of Valhalla, the altar of Valhalla.

Like the barrier on the perimeter of Valhalla, there is also an invisible barrier on the perimeter of the Valhalla Altar, and although people can enter and exit freely, they can feel a noticeable difference as soon as they step inside the barrier.

The concentration of spiritual power inside the barrier increased sharply, and even became so dense that it condensed into a white smoke shape, and the sediment floated in mid-air and on the floor, as if it had entered a fairyland on earth at first glance.

The entire altar of the Heroic Spirit is like a large ancestral hall, with an open space for people to worship in the center, and neat "spiritual seats" arranged in front and on the left and right.

There is a law vessel placed on each "spirit seat", and there is a stone tablet like a "spirit tablet" next to it, which is engraved with the name of the law device, as well as the names of the previous masters.

An empty "spiritual seat" means that the instrument has been taken away and used.

Different from other ordinary "spiritual seats", directly in front of the "ancestral hall" stands a white high platform, on which is covered with a red carpet with gold edges, and three items are placed on the red carpet.

They are a sword, a heart, and a crown.

These are the three artifacts of Sidnia, and there is not even a stone tablet next to this high platform that records their names, because everyone knows what they are.

The Sword of God, the Heart of God, and the Crown of God, such simple and easy-to-understand names, naming them after the word God is a symbol of their supreme status.

What was even stranger was that the entire platform was white and empty, and even the name of the only oracle was not engraved on it.

Roy looked at the three artifacts on the high platform in a daze.

Perhaps because they were unclaimed, these three artifacts had long since lost their glamorous appearance after thousands of years of washing, and they were lying quietly on the high platform.

It's as bleak as a stage prop.

It was as if their souls, along with the names of the oracles, had been smoothed out in the river of time by a pair of invisible hands.

"Roy Arnold, Arya Christian, are you ready?"

The master of ceremonies handed over a piece of paper and a pen, "After signing, you can go in." ”

Roy came back to his senses and took the pen and paper, the papers were written with some common precautions, indicating the maximum amount of time to stay in the Altar of the Immortal, the maximum range of activities in the Altar of the Immortal, and so on.

After the two of them finished signing, they walked to the open space in the center of the Altar of the Heroic Soul together, and crossed their legs into a meditative state.

The master of ceremonies put away the papers, retreated to the altar of the Immortal with Leon, and watched the movement of the two inside.

"How long can they stay in there?" The master of ceremonies accosted.

The average length of time to perform the Ritual Test in the altar is between five or six hours, and the longer the time, the better the talent and the higher the probability of gaining the approval of the Discipline.

"Three or four hours." Leon said casually.

Most of the inheritors who can participate in the Holy Land Tour are the pride of the sky, and they are extremely talented, and they also have good results, so they can last for five or six hours.

But Roy and Arya are not the same.

Their talent can only be regarded as average, and Arya only awakened at the age of fourteen, but she happened to be involved in an unjust case with a large public opinion, and she can only enjoy this honor under the operation of someone with a heart.

In Leon's opinion, it would be about the same if they could hold out for three hours.

The master of ceremonies obviously knew why the pair of young men and girls were qualified to visit the Holy Land, and soon lost interest in continuing to wait and see, and said:

"No matter how long it takes, it won't be over for a while, let's go outside for a cup of tea."

"Well, that's exactly what I mean."

Leon nodded, and was about to turn around and look away, when out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly noticed a vision inside the altar.

In a "spirit seat" on the right, a sword floated slowly, gradually waving a hazy light, as if it was building a mysterious bridge of communication with someone in the altar.

His eyes moved: "Huh? Someone has already made a connection with the law, I don't know if it's Roy or Arya. ”

The master of ceremonies followed his gaze: "It's Ritsu Sword who reacts...... This is quite unusual, and there are not many people who usually match this legal weapon. ”

His tone was flat, clearly not taking the vision seriously.

Since he was in charge of the Holy Land Tour, he has taken up to five people on the Pilgrimage at a time.

Those five people were all outstanding, and the moment they closed their eyes and meditated, the five instruments in the altar instantly lit up, building a bridge of communication with them.

That scene was so spectacular that he thought at the time that at least one of these five people could succeed, right?

In the end, the longest lasted nine hours, and the shortest lasted seven hours.

But none of them were still recognized by the law.

"It's eight o'clock in the morning."

The master of ceremonies took out his pocket watch and glanced at it, "Let's come back at ten o'clock...... What's wrong, Lord Leon? ”

“…… It's nothing. Leon withdrew his gaze and walked outside.

In his mind, there was still a scene he had just seen.

The sword of the law is Joyeus, and the stone tablet next to it is engraved with the names of its previous masters.

And one of the names, called Charlie Christian, is one of the ancestors of the Christian family.

Although the Christian family has now fallen to the point where there has been no inheritor for two consecutive generations, its bloodline has indeed been brilliant.

At that time, Christian was ranked only below Paladin in the Holy Knight bloodline, and was on par with the Wilson family, where Cynthia Wilson, the current deputy head of the Holy Knights, belonged.

At that time, together with the Wilson family, it held up half the sky of the Holy Knights, and was one of the most reliable right-hand men of the Palatine family.

In other words, it is still possible...... Is it? ”

Leon curled the corners of his mouth, then shook his head and smiled.