Chapter 10: Akpolis
The pirates apparently don't have much to say to Lulu and Olive.
After establishing a partnership with the fox, he barely glanced to the right and closed his eyes again.
Isabel reacted - pirates are mostly opposites of beauty and transcendence, which is why the attitude is so obvious.
Otherwise, he should at least come and talk to him.
Regardless of her stance on the outside world, she is now a valuable and pure support profession!
No threat, no backstabbing, and help.
If only the Crescent Moon Ritual would have been, but this is a Full Moon Ritual that requires teamwork - will there be a melee class that doesn't like support?
Soon, Isabel verified her hypothesis.
After a while, as the promotion ceremony unfolded towards the outer ring, a newcomer appeared on Isabel's right.
The first thing that appeared was a man with a gloomy and mysterious temperament.
He wore a black hooded robe, and his age was not clear, but at least he was not too young. He carried a wooden staff in his hand, and several gemstone rings on his exposed left finger.
Almost immediately following him were a man and a woman. They were all dressed in the same black hooded robes, and it was immediately clear that the three of them were together.
As soon as they landed, the man said, "Hello everyone, I'm a stranger." An alchemist, I hope we can work well together. ”
Ivus looked up at him in some surprise.
He looked at it for a moment, then made sure it was him.
But this time the stranger is not like last time, disguised as a middle-aged man.
He looked young and clean—and perhaps the same young and petite girl next to him who dressed him like that might have been the same.
"My name is Grape ......"
The girl, who looked to be in her early twenties at most, said in a cold voice: "A ...... Necromancer. ”
But Ivus immediately realized that it was not because she was cold, but because she was a little socially afraid. She was obviously not used to introducing herself in front of so many people, so she subconsciously followed after the stranger introduced herself.
The other man who appeared with them did not speak immediately, but waited for the personnel to arrive with a cane.
Next came a young man in a white coat.
He is very tall, almost two and a half meters. At first glance, you know that it must be an elf.
The last one to appear was a girl of eight or nine years old.
As soon as she appeared, everyone present looked at her in surprise.
- This is a three-in-four promotion ceremony!
And she doesn't look like an elf......
"Huh?"
Isabel looked at her in surprise.
Because she found that she seemed to know each other. It always feels a little familiar......
"Sister Lulu?"
As a result, the girl was the first to notice their identities and immediately became happy: "And Brother Fox - I'm Cheese, long time no see!" ”
Washton looked at him with some surprise.
He recalled for a while before he remembered the identity of the other party.
It was the little girl who appeared in the path of love during the first promotion ceremony of Ivas and Isabel.
He wasn't sure if the promotion was successful.
…… But can Cheese keep up with her and Isabel's promotion?
Thinking of this, Aihuas immediately realized the identity of the other party-
Born to be extraordinary!
Either a reincarnated Celestial, an apostle, or a pure-blooded son of the moon...... The latter is much more likely, because she looks like a real child, not like an old lady dressed as a young old woman in JK.
Then there is only one possibility - both parents are the children of the moon, so she was born directly as the child of the moon. Just like the Dragonborn, there is a lot of supernatural power accumulated in their bloodline.
Moreover, when she first participated in the promotion ceremony, she should not have been the child of the moon. Because at that time she also said that she called Cheese because she liked cheese and apparently hadn't started sucking blood yet.
Now, only a few months later, she directly touched the wall of the fourth energy level...... This must have completed the bloodsucking, completely transformed into the Son of the Moon, and retrieved the power in the bloodline.
Even the weakest of them all, but she's shocking enough to be old.
There is such a pure blood...... Among her parents, there is at least one fifth-level power.
And relying on this abnormal age, Ivus directly locked in the identity of the other party-
A descendant of the last monarch of the Duchy of Narcissus, the Moon Princess of Iris, Lucia Tsepes!
The famous "Dracula" in Avalon should be considered her grandfather in terms of generation. She is also one of the few children of the moon who still believes in Heng Me, and is known as a kidnapped expert who only plays high-end games.
…… Well, the reason why Ivas knew each other was also very simple.
Naturally, it's because this girl has also been in Ben.
But she's one of the very few bosses who "made it in, but didn't die" - because technically, the boss of that quest is her adoptive father, and she's more of a quest mechanic. The main role is to use the boss as a battery for energy and a blood pool to restore life.
After that, she also ran a few tricks in the main story, and each time she was captured by a certain boss. The main reason is that her energy level is high enough, her path is pure, her blood is pure, and her beliefs are pure...... At the same time weak enough.
She is one of the very few children of the moon who still believes in the Eternal Self, and follows the purest principle of drinking only the "blood of the devotees", the blood voluntarily provided by the humans who fall in love with her.
It's an excellent material for ceremonies.
There was even a time when she almost became the advent carrier of the Blood Celestial Division, but it was only through the destruction and interference of the player that the person who kidnapped her became the advent carrier of the Ouroboros ceremony.
…… It turns out that Princess Moon only became a transcendent in 1898, and Ivus was stunned.
After all, in the waiting hall of the promotion ceremony, it was impossible to see the characteristics of the other party at all...... And when we first met, Cheese was almost the last to enter, only one earlier than the woman named "Basil". She had just finished introducing herself when the ceremony began.
And after the cheese introduced himself, the elf young man in the white coat also spoke: "I am called a doctor, adapt to the path." ”
So, the stranger and the grape introduced themselves again. At this time, the man at the head of the three of them said in a deep voice, "I am an advisor, a mage. From Star Antimony. ”
"I am Olive, a spell mage from Sabbath."
The old man smiled, and his tone was gentle and kind: "Don't worry, it's not scum like a demon scholar." ”
"Lulu, the bard of the path of beauty."
Realizing that Ivas wanted to hide her identity, Isabel lied and hid her true occupation.
She smiled and said, "I can sing to you." ”
"The Cursed Master is not much stronger than the Demon Scholar, old man."
Director Kent sarcastically said.
It is clear that he has a strong hostility towards the transcendent path, but his hostility towards Isabel is not.
He glanced at the three people in black robes and asked, "From the Necromantic Academy?" ”
"Yes."
The advisor looked up, calmly replied, and asked rhetorically, "The Inspectorate's?" ”
"That's right, I'm a pirate, an Overseer from Avalon. But I will not be your shield. ”
The attitude of the "pirates" is unusually resolute.
This is actually normal, and no one else has come to persuade them - now that the war between Avalon and Star Antimony has been going on for a few months, even the Iris people should know that the two countries are currently in a state of hostility. As an official armed watchdog, it is even possible that he is from the military, and it is normal to be hostile to the Star Antimony.
Not to mention, it's the Necromantic Academy—
Most people are more or less resistant to necromancers who play with the dead. And Star Antimony's necromantic academy "Psychic Tower" is full of this kind of monsters that manipulate corpses and spirits.
All three were dressed in the same black robes, and it was clear that they had no intention of hiding their identities.
And Isabel guessed their purpose.
- It was supposed to take care of the girl called "Grape".
As a necromancer, she is easily disliked, alienated, and even hostile by her teammates basically no matter what she does. Even in the absence of corpses, teammates may be sacrificed as casting materials.
And most people don't know anything about necromancers at all - the unknown means fear.
Therefore, they directly team up and accompany the grapes who are the only ones who are necromancers to complete the progression.
Whether it's a "consultant" or a "stranger", it's clear that they're now promoted to the second path.
It also means that they have planned ahead...... In this promotion ceremony, the three of them did not rely on other teammates, and acted alone.
This is a very dangerous move.
Dying during the three-in-four promotion ceremony is likely to cause soul damage and may even lead to death.
The three of them blatantly gang up, and there is a risk that they will be targeted by the other six people in a quest that does not restrict attacking teammates.
After all, there can be a maximum of six people who can be promoted. If you can enter the market, you can directly exclude three people, and the remaining six people can cooperate wholeheartedly...... The likelihood of completing tasks and being promoted has increased a lot.
"Stranger" and "Grape" are obviously aware of this, and are a little uneasy. The girl, whose name was Grape, kept her head down and looked like she was about to shrink into a ball. And the stranger also opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, but his eyes for help turned to the "consultant" again and again.
"Then please, pirates of Avalon—sir."
The "consultant" just sneered and said slowly, "You want to have an exciting game, don't you?" If you can't go to the battlefield, you like to on the students?
"You don't have children, Mr. Pirate. Is it because you are busy looting and can't find it, or is the job too dangerous to find it? Or is it because you like to kidnap other people's character like this, so your wife ran away with the children?
"This is a full moon ceremony, not a new moon ceremony for heroes, everyone is half an ally. We won't attack you, but if you come to your door...... You might as well give it a try. Happy trying. ”
The consultant is clearly quite confident.
When fighting back against the "pirates", there was no hesitation or remorse, but full of aggression and sharp words.
It's not quite like a student.
- A professor at the Necromantic Academy?
Ivas guessed the identity of the other party, and smiled and spoke, symbolically persuading: "Everyone, you don't have to be so-for-tat. After all, when you go in, you may not be able to meet your teammates directly.
"You can call me 'Fox'. I am the pastor of the Church of the Nine Pillars, and I specialize in group healing and dispersal. I can promise that if anyone here asks for my treatment, I will give it equally. ”
"Yes, that's the Hippocratic Oath."
The "doctor" next to him nodded in agreement: "Do my best to cure everyone, and don't use or sell poison to anyone......"
Cheese asked with some curiosity, "Then big brother, can't you attack other people?" ”
"Why do you ask, cutie?"
The doctor laughed, "The Hippocratic oath is not a suicide oath - if someone attacks me or my partner, I will definitely fight back." But if he still has a breath after the battle, and he asks me for help, then I will give him a free bandage to stop the bleeding, at least not let him die like that.
"If I see two people attacking each other, and neither of them kills anyone. Then they will all be treated.
"I'm not a soldier, I'm not a guardian, I'm not going to interfere with the outcome of the battle, I'm not going to take sides.
"They're all going to have one name – the sick, the wounded, the people who need treatment. And I'm the one who can heal them. ”
He said, respectfully and politely saluting Ivas, "But my healing ability is far inferior to yours. Hope we can have a good time together. ”
"Well said......"
At this moment, an old and hoarse voice suddenly sounded from the middle.
It was an old, short statue of a lizardman. But he's more of a "snake man" than a modern-day lizardman — he's covered in snake scales and holds a cane with black and green snakes entwined around each other.
He doesn't know when he will appear, and he doesn't know when he will activate.
Only then did the promoters suddenly realize that none of them had noticed the "host" in the middle!
It's as if everyone has forgotten about the ceremony and the host.
"This ceremony is presided over by me, and I am an apostle of the Lord of Scales...... The teacher of the 'Hippocrates' you have just discussed, Akpolis. ”
The old man with snake scales, who was not good-looking, said slowly.
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