Pope System of Rebirth

The black horse is only produced in the northern part of the empire. In addition to being useful for defense in the north, this horse is not very practical in other places due to terrain constraints. Therefore, there are often only one or two in the fantasy beast selection each time.

If you look at it this way, it will be easy to find out who attacked the mission.

"Don't think about searching among the existing Phantom Beast Knights. I have already arranged for manpower to check. At present, the nine Black Horse Phantom Beast Knights in the empire have reliable evidence to prove that it was not them at the time of the crime," the Duke frowned slightly.

Wrinkled, "Each of the three major families in the empire knows a secret passage leading to the Fantasy Beast Holy Garden, and this attack is inevitable."

It has something to do with the Phantom Beast, so I was worried that some of the disciples from the three major families in the empire might not be able to pass the selection of Phantom Beast Knights, so I took precautions and killed them first. I initially thought it was you who acted preemptively for your own apprentices, but considering this

It seems that it’s not your character. Later, after I got the news about Qin Lang’s outstanding performance, I was worried that it was the Marquis family..."

Chi Hanfeng and Lei Ge both had slightly embarrassed expressions on their faces. If something special hadn't happened, they would have definitely appeared among the people who attacked the mission this time.

Fortunately, fortunately.

Lei Ge expressed his agreement: "I'm afraid you are right. Although I have just returned to the imperial capital, I know that the Marquis family is now blessed with many children, but the 23-year-old eldest son is currently serving as the captain of the imperial squadron.

And his strength is very average. If he cannot become a Phantom Beast Knight this year, he will pass the 25-year-old selection time limit next time."

"The Marquis is still a very strong opponent. I was afraid that he might do something else. So I rushed back, hoping that he could sell me some face." The Duke looked in the direction of the Marquis Palace.

In the Earl's Mansion of the Lin family, the Earl, Countess, Lin Yushang, and Sha Ruo were sitting together chatting. In early autumn, there was already a chill, and a fire was lit in the fireplace.

While listening to Lin Yushang chattering about the story along the way, the countess's face changed several times, and her mother was worried after her son had traveled thousands of miles. Even though she heard it afterward, she was still quite frightened when she thought of the dangerous situation at that time. Her hands were very fast.

Covered with sweat stains.

As an empire general, the earl has long been indifferent to matters of life and death. Even though it happened to his daughter, he is quite worried, but now that everyone is in front of him, nothing will happen to him.

After hearing this, the count said calmly: "The selection of the Phantom Beast Knights will begin soon. I don't want anything to happen. You should not run around except at the Duke's house these two days."

Later, during the couple's separate communication, the Earl said worriedly: "Originally, I have never wanted to get involved in the disputes between the three major families in the empire. It seems that this time it is unavoidable. We have only one choice now, which is

Stand with the Duke

Here. This choice should be the best choice for public, private, country and military purposes. Since the Duke has returned to the imperial capital today, we will visit him early tomorrow morning to thank his children for saving Yushang's life.

By the way, let’s express our attitude.”

Then, a strange smile suddenly appeared on the earl's face: "When you listened to the girl telling a story just now, you felt whether she had something special to say about the little mercenary. It seemed that she praised too much."

The countess saw that the head of the family had set a direction, and a knowing smile appeared on her face: "My daughter knows best. Haha, let's go and see tomorrow what kind of outstanding boy can surpass hundreds of boys in the imperial capital and win our treasure."

My daughter's favor. But it sounds like that boy is pretty good, smart, and more importantly, he cares about money and has compassion. He just doesn't seem to care much about our daughter. Anyway, we need to take a good look at him."

A certain aristocratic mansion.

A knight in black armor half-knelt respectfully in front of a stern-looking nobleman.

"The mission failed?" the noble asked sternly.

"Yes, Your Excellency." The knight did not hesitate at all.

"Why? A fantasy beast knight, leading a team of 120 black horse knights, attacked an envoy with only more than 20 people? Can you give me a reasonable explanation?" There was a slightly irritable expression on the noble's face.

"Your Excellency, after the envoy was attacked, two mercenaries were hired. Both of these mercenaries were A-level, and they teamed up to kill the legendary evil dragon Yin Feng. One of them was the only one in the legend.

The Holy Dragon Knight only appeared. The Holy Dragon Knight defeated two giants in Snowfield City.

Dragon Knight; and the other one is the only disciple of the Imperial Magister Lei Ge and has three professions: magician, swordsman, and magic swordsman. The reason why we returned a week late is to investigate their information in detail

." The knight took out a thick piece of network information from his bag and handed it to the noble.

"And, on the way back, we discovered their whereabouts. Judging from the speed of their travel, I estimate that they should arrive in the Imperial Capital this afternoon." The knight added.

The noble's face improved slightly: "Then I can't blame you for this. I originally wanted to get it directly, but now it seems I can only take another way."

"By the way, Your Excellency, there is some news. One of the two mercenaries is the nephew of Chi Hanfeng, the second son of the Duke, and the other is a disciple of Chi Hanfeng." The knight hesitated for a moment and then spoke.

"What?" The noble's body was shocked: "Is the strength of the Duke's family going to be improved again?"

"Huh, there is always a way." A mysterious smile appeared on the corner of the noble's mouth: "Let the Duke experience the most painful thing."

Among the trio of humans, dragons and gods, there are three completely different styles.

The Mercenary King is good at thinking and talking, always has that iconic smile, and his words are extremely inflammatory; he can keenly seize any opportunity that is lost at once.

Da Qingshan is quick in action, quick to speak, extremely simple, and most convincing with his strength. Even strangers will have immense trust in him as long as they see his slight smile.

Chi Aotian is quick at thinking and venomous at speaking. He seldom speaks. Once he does speak, he is not very pleasant to listen to. Some people say that his words are sharp, but more enemies think that he is synonymous with meanness.

Early the next morning, the count and countess took the two girls to visit the duke's palace.

The earl also came from the army. Therefore, he had a good personal relationship with the duke's family. When the guard saw it, he let them into the castle directly.

Entering the tall wall of the castle, directly opposite is a large open grassland - only the huge castle of the Duke's family would set aside such a large open space as a place for practicing.

There were two people competing on the grass. Lin Yushang had sharp eyes. She exclaimed, took the countess's hand and said, "Mom, look, the boy in white is Qin Lang."

It was Chi Aotian who was fighting Qin Lang, while those on the side who were pointing and criticizing were Duke Chi, Lei Ge, Chi Hanfeng, Da Qingshan, Horns, the retainers of the Chi family and some major cadres in the system.

When eating breakfast and dinner, Chi Aotian pulled Qin Lang to compete. The Duke and others happened to want to see Qin Lang's current strength, so they also urged Qin Lang to fight. However, Chi Hanfeng suggested that in order to make the war exciting enough, it is better not to

It's a war on foot. Chi Aotian is best at cavalry. And Qin Lang is magic and magic sword master. Chi Aotian is allowed to ride a horse, and Qin Lang is not restricted from using magic and magic sword skills.

Lei Ge first agreed. He also wanted to see his apprentice's practice in magic.

Chi Aotian took a few hasty bites and ran in to change his equipment.

Chi Aotian still followed the family-learned system in martial arts, which was immediately a knight's war gun + a knight's shield. After the impact, the knight's war gun was replaced by a knight's sword. He wore a black helmet with a black mask, and wore a black knight's chainmail.

Behind him is a black knight's cloak, and his mount is a black-coned horse.

At this time, the count's family and Sha Ruo entered the castle.

Facing the knights, Qin Lang first took a defensive position, using the ice blade to protect his front. In the past, most battles were life-and-death battles. In order to achieve the safest victory, Qin Lang often made full use of the terrain and topography.

Magic and all the skills of the magic sword, winning is the first priority. Sometimes I am not very confident in my best swordsmanship. Facing an opponent like Chi Aotian is of course the most ideal testing tool.

Chi Aotian's spear did not stab forward, but tilted upwards and the spear tip was hidden behind the shield. He kicked the horse on both sides with both feet. The black-tapered horse dug its front hooves on the ground twice, and charged up with a long hiss, hitting.

The horse snorted and white breath floated from the horse's mouth.

Although it is a charge of one horse, under the sun, the black helmet, black armor, black spear, and black vest are shining like black gold, and the pressure brought by it is like thousands of horses and thousands of troops charging together.

Qin Lang narrowed his eyes slightly and stared closely at Chi Aotian's eyes. In many battles with Chi Hanfeng, he had seen this trick of hiding a gun behind a shield a lot. In a one-on-one knight duel, using a shield

Cover the attack point of the gun and attack the enemy unexpectedly from an unexpected direction. There is only one solution: keep an eye on the knight's eyes, which will reveal everything about him.

The black-coned horse swept away the dust, and the black shield quickly grew in size. The spear pierced out from the inside of the shield like lightning, and stabbed Qin Lang in the lower abdomen. Qin Lang took a step back slightly to the left, and the ice blade seemed to break time.

The boundary between space and space suddenly appeared at the rear end of the spear tip. He knocked hard, no, more accurately, the spear seemed to be hit by a giant hammer, and it stabbed hard into the ground, leaving a deep mark on the ground.

, both the horse and its rider were shocked.

Chi Hanfeng shook his head and murmured to himself: "The tragedy seems to be happening again."

Chi Aotian was calm when he was shocked. He raised his body slightly, and the shield in his hand changed from defensive to offensive, and directly hit Qin Lang on the ground. The four protruding spikes on the shield cut through the air and made a hissing sound.

After Qin Lang's long sword bounced up, the tip of the sword pierced the shield. At this moment, the black-cone horse rushed past Qin Lang. Qin Lang gave a little help and jumped up high in the direction of the horse's passing.

Howling, he slashed at Chi Aotian's back.

Except for a few experienced officers, everyone closed their eyes. No one could have imagined that Qin Lang would defend twice and attack once in one charge. Generally, an ordinary knight could attack two in one charge.

This time has reached the limit. It seems that Chi Aotian... depends on how Qin Lang wants to attack.

Chi Aotian didn't seem to think about it. The tail of the war gun suddenly stood up and directly stabbed Qin Lang in the air. He fought to the death. The moment the long sword hit, the tail of the war gun also hit Qin Lang.

The Ice Blade intercepted the tail of the gun in the air, and Qin Lang took advantage of it and landed smoothly.

The performance of the two teenagers in the first round was extremely surprising. Qin Lang was able to deliver a fatal blow after two defenses, while Chi Aotian was still able to defend for the third time after two failed attacks.

Chi Aotian's black-conical horse rushed out for dozens of steps and then quickly spun its head around. He had charged once, almost failed twice, and almost faced death with the last attack. This was something Chi Aotian had not encountered in these years, the black mask

Sweat was dripping down, and the right hand and right shoulder had just endured a huge impact, and the muscles were trembling.

Unable to see the expression on the handsome face beneath him, he kowtowed to the black-cone horse again.

Wu Zhuima charged again. Closer. Closer. Suddenly, the black war spear in Chi Aotian's hand flew towards Qin Lang in an arc. After the war spear flew, the light of the knight's sword immediately shot out from under the shield. Qin Lang

Lang was also extremely surprised. But in an instant he guessed the purpose of Chi Aotian's two-point attack. He jumped into the air and waved his hands with all his strength.

The ice blade drew a dazzling semicircle in the air and slashed diagonally at the war gun that was about to pierce the ground. The war gun twisted and flew far away like thunder. Qin Lang borrowed the force in the air to move to the other side.

After landing, the huge inertia prevented Chi Aotian from turning his horse's head to attack again. He said "Hey" and rushed over angrily.

The war gun also fell to the ground at this time, and the tip of the gun pierced the ground diagonally.

A holy smile suddenly appeared on Qin Lang's face. Only those familiar with it would know what was hidden behind this smile. He stretched out his arms and said, "Ha, not bad, brother Chi is really smart. Now I will start my magic attack."

Golden lightning shot out from the long sword at this moment; then the air quickly turned cold, and large ice blades swept in; without any spells, two fast magic attacks were launched. Logically speaking, only a great magician can do it.

With such speed and attacks without spells, could it be that Qin Lang has reached the level of a great magician?

Only Lei Ge held the staff tightly and said to Chi Hanfeng in a very low voice: "The attack speed of the magic sword is indeed incomparable."

Even on the mount, Chi Aotian could not avoid this sudden attack. Although his body was paralyzed by lightning, although he tried his best to dodge the horse, the ice blade still stabbed across the chainmail and vest.

He was 100% wearing a vest, and blood quickly oozed from the exposed areas.

"Okay." Lei Ge's face was quite proud, and he looked like he would give up as soon as he saw the opportunity: "I think with the phantom beast, the situation of the battle will be greatly improved, so, Aotian, you must work hard."

The Duke also kept nodding: "It is indeed difficult for an ordinary knight to be Qin Lang's opponent. I think Daqingshan also has considerable skills."

After Qin Lang and Da Qingshan paid tribute to the Duke, they both looked at Chi Aotian's injuries enthusiastically. Of course, Da Qingshan must be concerned, and whether Qin Lang wanted to check the effect of the attack or give him a slap in the face.

It’s unknown.

The earl and his wife in the distance were also quite satisfied with Qin Lang's performance in martial arts, and they were even more satisfied with Chi Aotian's performance afterwards, not to mention Qin Lang's usual ability to hide the truth from the truth.

The nobleman smiled with satisfaction. Earl Lin greeted the Duke, Chi Hanfeng and Lei Ge, both Earls, with a smile on his face.

The Duke and others apparently also discovered the Count and his wife, and quickly let them into the hall. The two girls ran to the two parties who had just tried.

For Dukes, Earls, and the only Grand Magister in the Empire, polite words such as thanking the children of the Chi family for assisting Lin Yushang in completing his mission are just the shallow foam on top of the fragrant coffee. Everyone knows that underneath the foam is

It was the real substance. The communication between the two parties was very smooth. Before the coffee was finished, the Earl had gained the full trust of the Duke's family and agreed that if something unexpected happened, he would assist the Duke in various ways.

Suddenly, there was another cheer from Qin Lang outside, followed by cheers from Daqingshan and Horns. Everyone in the room walked out and saw two more people in the yard. One, dressed in white as snow, with a gentle face

, looking from a distance, he looks like a young scholar, carrying a long silver sword on his back; the other person, obviously a dwarf, carries a huge ax with a red blade on his back.

The Duke pondered for a moment and said with certainty: "These two people should be the white-clothed Ah Feng and the dwarf Locke who went with Qin Lang and the others to complete the mission of the Evil Dragon Chanting the Wind." Several other people heard this and were shocked. The white-clothed Ah Feng and the dwarf Locke

He is also a well-known figure in the martial arts world. It is said that A Feng in white is ranked 73 on the mercenary fighting spirit list and is only about 30 years old. He is the most promising person to challenge the top ten masters on the fighting spirit list in the future.

The scholar and the dwarf immediately noticed that someone was peeping at them. The scholar tilted his head slightly and nodded slightly to the Duke. The people in the room could no longer sit still and walked out one after another.

Qin Lang quickly introduced everyone, and it turned out to be Ah Feng and Locke. Chi Hanfeng, as a relatively junior generation, quickly went up to hold Ah Feng and said politely, such as his performance on the ranking list. Ah Feng smiled slightly

He smiled and pointed at Old Locke: "Actually, Senior Locke ranks higher than me on the fighting spirit list. It's just that in recent decades

He rarely comes out, so everyone has forgotten about him. My teacher mentioned his name to me many times. He also told me that 50 years ago, when mentioning Blood Ax, people would immediately think of..." Ah Feng's words

Before he finished speaking, the expressions of all the people over 30 years old changed. The Duke couldn't help but said: "Blood ax and thunderbolt?"

With that said, even Qin Lang and the others have the impression that Blood Ax Thunderbolt is a legendary character, ranking in the top 50 on the fighting spirit list. It is said that his fame comes from the unparalleled lightning-fast lightning-like fighting skills in his hands.

Ax, sealed on that legendary battle ax

A huge destructive power that ignores all magical defenses. Daqingshan suddenly remembered that at the last moment of the Yinfeng battle, the dwarf took a blood ax and flew freely in the cave like a psychic, directly breaking through Yinfeng's magical protection.

, leaving deep visible wounds to Yin Feng.

"Brother Afeng, what are you doing here?" Qin Lang asked strangely.

"Haha, Senior Locke is not very relieved, so he asked me to come to the Ice and Snow Fortress to see you." Ah Feng smiled.

"Ah Feng, thank you very much for your help to Qin Lang and Daqingshan along the way. If it weren't for you on that double SS mission, they would have been killed long ago." Chi Hanfeng was also getting close to Ah Fengtao.

"No, no, actually, without them, our entire army would have been wiped out." A Feng said politely.

"A Feng," Chi Hanfeng's demonic black tail suddenly appeared: "I heard that you entered the swordsmanship from magic and then created the Demon Sword. Finally, you completely gave up magic and became the originator of sword energy attacks. This is the same as Qin Lang's.

The directions are also very similar. His master Lei Ge and I have always been worried that he will go crazy." Lei Ge rushed to Chi Hanfeng for luck and thought: "When did I say that?"

Chi Hanfeng continued to take it for granted: "So, can you have a good talk with him, for example, is it possible to have a martial arts test with him? We all hope to appreciate your performance. You must give us face.

.”

A Feng smiled and nodded: "Brother Chi, please don't provoke me. This is also one of the purposes of Senior Lock and I. I feel that Zhongda Qingshan and Qin Lang have gone too smoothly after their debut, while Horns has just debuted and lacks a lot of accumulation."

It became an A-level mercenary group, which is actually not conducive to their development, so I came here to let them know more about the scope of martial arts, and trial is also a good way."

After saying that, Ah Feng slowly pulled it out from behind: "Da Qingshan's character is relatively down-to-earth and will not cause big problems, so Qin Lang, come here."

"Sigh -" Qin Lang sighed: "I said that several of my father's subordinates had such expressions after hearing that I entrusted him to Uncle Chi. Now I finally know why. Look, uncle is so good to me.

Where can I find one?”

Then he complained to Ah Feng: "Last time I went to Yin Feng, I was knocked unconscious and I suffered a lot. I was like a playboy and couldn't get through it."

Ah Feng smiled and shook his head: "It's useless to talk more. You can use whatever you want." After saying that, he held the long sword in one hand and pointed the long sword diagonally at the ground. A master is a master. After such a casual posture, the momentum will immediately rise.

Mountains rise and clouds surge.

For a master of swordsmanship like Ah Feng, using a sword is tantamount to seeking death, or magic. Qin Lang's sword turned as he pleased, and red lightning shot out from the sword immediately. Ah Feng remained motionless with a leisurely smile, and the lightning struck down instantly.

.Seeing the lightning strike hitting the target, Qin Lang immediately swung his sword and struck diagonally, hoping to use this moment of paralysis to attack A Feng.

Ah Feng, who was bathed in the lightning attack, suddenly showed a bright smile. He was not affected at all. The sword came forward diagonally as if it had no power. Qin Lang was shocked. He was not paralyzed by the lightning attack. This was different from the magic.

It goes against the basic theory, so the first thought is: hurry up

Flash. The ice blade immediately changed from slashing downwards to swinging diagonally. Ah Feng's two-handed sword suddenly became faster. After the faint sound of weapons rubbing together, the two long swords were already brought together. Ah Feng held the long sword with both hands.

The ice blade stirred and rotated rapidly in the center of the circle. Qin Lang barely reacted, and the long sword was already blown away.

Ah Feng took a step back and said with a smile: "Some professional masters are immune to magic. After I gave up magic, I suddenly discovered that I have magic resistance. So you don't have to be surprised. Come again!"

Qin Lang reluctantly picked up the sword and waved it quickly with both hands. After the long sword, four translucent sword marks stayed in the void. Then, "Blade of Ice", Qin Lang shouted, and countless small ice blades formed.

, carrying sword marks and sweeping toward Ah Feng. The magic blessed by the upper elf on the ice still has extraordinary attack power. Even Ah Feng cannot ignore it. His long sword slowly moved in

He waved it in front of him. An illusory sword shadow quickly formed, and then he swung it again. The illusory sword shadow became bigger and bigger. The ice blade and the sword marks hit the sword shadow. It seemed like it hit a real object. It made a squeaking sound.

The sound fell to the ground quickly. Afeng's long sword suddenly changed from slow to fast again. In a short moment, it suddenly appeared on Qin Lang's left side and slashed down with the sound of wind.

Qin Lang's ice blade also responded extremely quickly. He swung his sword to block the attack, but Ah Feng's two-handed sword did not make a solid cut at all. He immediately retreated and then cut from the right side. After Qin Lang hit the air with one blow, it was difficult for Qin Lang to stop, but he still

He tried his best to intercept the ice blade; Ah Feng's long sword still didn't make contact with the ice blade, and once again retreated like lightning and cut into the lower abdomen -

It seems that every movement is very big, but the scope of each movement is very small. It changes rapidly within a very small range and changes direction immediately without any help. This is something Qin Lang cannot do anyway. In the fourth

When making the move, Qin Lang's long sword could no longer keep up. Faced with the long sword that had reached his waist, Qin Lang had no choice but to admit defeat.

Ah Feng smiled and asked Qin Lang if he wanted to come again. Qin Lang shook his head in frustration: "The magic attack didn't work at first. I haven't felt anything about it yet, but I lost the opportunity in what I think is my biggest advantage, speed.

There is no need to compare."

Chi Hanfeng came over and patted Qin Lang on the shoulder: "Do you see the problem? Don't you feel that there is any difference between him and you in the use of power?"

A Feng nodded: "Brother Chi is indeed a master. Qin Lang, I have long discovered that you are used to fast attacks and strive for the limit. This is a big loophole. I only used 7 points of force for each move just now, leaving

What's 3 points for? I can move faster than you and find better opportunities, so you only have to catch up. The purpose of martial arts is to win, not to fight hard."

On the field, all the boys took an advanced course in martial arts. Logically speaking, it is impossible for most people to hire an outstanding person like A Feng as a teacher. Of course, the actual combat experience gained is unimaginable.

Several young people have benefited greatly from this.

In the afternoon, Earl Lin took his beloved daughter to the palace to hand over errands. The royal palace nurse Nolin carefully inspected the 6 phantom beast enchantments he brought back. After confirming that the phantom beasts had no damage, he felt relieved. According to the great magician

It is said that the three seasonal teams that welcome the fantasy beasts this time and the five domestic teams that have completed the mission have already

After returning, only those who went to the Frozen Continent had problems, and the empire had already received a reply from the border guard and understood everything. His Royal Highness was also very concerned about this matter. Unfortunately, today His Royal Highness had already gone to the ancestral temple to worship as usual.

, otherwise I will definitely meet you in person and ask about this matter.

Among the seven core characters of the small mercenary group, the Furious Dwarf King is the most difficult person for historians to describe. Due to his natural bloodline, the Dwarf King was unable to join the trio of humans, dragons and gods, but among the remaining four people

, he will burst out with dazzling brilliance like a superstar at any time.

Some people believe that if there were no trio of humans, dragons and gods, there might not be such a legendary figure as the Furious Dwarf King;

However, more historians analyze from a fair point of view, if there is really no trio of humans, dragons and gods in front to steal the attention, the legendary dwarf king may become the pinnacle figure of that generation;

After analyzing the previous battles commanded by the Mercenary King, many war scientists have come to a conclusion that the world cannot believe: the troops led by the Dwarf King are the strongest and heaviest note under the baton of the Mercenary King's battles.

The third day after Qin Lang and the others arrived at Scambrai was the much-anticipated Phantom Beast Trial Ceremony. Although it attracted much attention, in fact, the number of people who were lucky enough to enter the trial site was strictly controlled. In addition to participating in the trial competition

In addition, only two types of people are qualified to enter the trial site. If they are not nobles with the title of Earl of Scambrai or above, they must be active soldiers with the rank of general or above in Scambrai City. Of course, most of the time, these two are

overlap each other.

This is a very rare opportunity for most of the participants in the ceremony. Any young man who can reach this point may become the backbone of the next generation power center of the empire in the next 10 to 20 years. Therefore, this is the end

Whether you can get to know them and build a wider network of connections for yourself; or you have girls of marriageable age or unmarried boys of marriageable age at home, everyone can come here to build a better network for your family.

The head of a famous family must fulfill his responsibilities.

Every Eudemons Knight candidate who comes here is also very aware of this. Of course, their mood is not only to wait for a price, but also for them to use this opportunity to directly establish a close relationship with the empire's superstructure. It is also extremely rare.

Chance.

In history, there are many knights of fantasy beasts who came from poor backgrounds but gained the best reputation in the trial competition and became the son-in-law of a certain earl or marquis.

On the afternoon of the next day, Duke Chi, Chi Hanfeng, and Lei Ge were invited to participate in this Fantasy Beast Trial Conference as visitors, and Chi Aotian also received a notice to participate in this trial conference.

During the day, the animals are most active at ten o'clock in the morning. In order to obtain better trial results, all participants in this ceremony must enter the trial hall before 5:00 am.

When it was still dark, the Duke and his entourage had already left the Duke's Palace and arrived at the trial hall - the Qinlang Empire's Imperial Council Hall. It was also customary to use the Empire's largest indoor space - the Imperial Council Hall - as a trial venue.

.

When the first ray of sunlight entered the hall from the east wall, the 35-year-old Emperor Hongshi II, accompanied by his attendants, ascended the throne symbolizing imperial power. At this time, the guards slowly closed the door.

door.

According to the rules over the years, the candidates for the Imperial Phantom Beast Knights come from 5 different systems. The largest one is the Knight School that recruits 100% of the children of the Imperial Nobles. In each session, they will produce 10 to 12 official candidates; the second

The big system is the military. All military personnel of appropriate age who have a rank of squadron leader or above in the army can be recommended. Of course, it is undoubtedly extremely difficult to obtain a rank of squadron leader or above before the age of 25. Perhaps only nobles can have such good luck.

, each session comes from this

The number of candidates in the system will reach 6 to 8; the third largest system is the magic academy, which is mainly composed of children of nobles and merchants. This system recommends at least 4 candidates for each session; the fourth largest system is the servants in the empire.

The military organization, they can give priority to recommend outstanding active or reserve mercenaries from poor backgrounds, recommending at least 4 people in each term; the fifth largest system is the magic union in the empire, they are responsible for recommending young magicians who cannot enter magic schools due to various reasons.

4 places are recommended for each session.

In order to ensure that there are enough candidates for the private sector, the latter two systems were clearly notified that the young people participating must not have any aristocratic blood, nor must they be the children of retainers of aristocratic families.

In addition to these five major systems, there is a special system that will participate in the Eudemons Trial in each session - the special envoys of the Holy Church. The number of people in this system is fixed, with 3 people in each session. This year's participants have been determined.

Among them is Sha Ruo.

According to the rules over the years, the number of phantom beasts that appear in each session is 31, but the number of people participating in the trial is 31 + 3 ~ 5, because not everyone is suitable to be a phantom beast knight, and the phantom beasts are even more picky about knights than

Many noble people who were present, including earls and marquises, had a good time choosing their bedfellows.

During the trial of the phantom beasts, except for the participating knights and the presiding magician, most people, including the king, were just spectators.

However, it seems that something is wrong this year. The Red Stone Emperor looked very unhappy. After sitting on the throne, he did not signal the Imperial Master Nolin to start the ceremony at all. Instead, he patted the armrest of the throne heavily: "Principal Liufeng of Knight School

, General Ning Lun, Master Dada of the Magic Academy, I would like to ask you a question."

Principal Liufeng was also a knight of fantasy beasts. After serving in the army for many years, he was transferred to a knight school and steadily became the principal. He is a middle-aged man in his 50s; General Ning Lun is a rare officer in the army who is not a Duke of Chi.

This time, I am responsible for the recommendation of military system trial personnel; Master Dada is a sacred mage. Although he comes from the Holy Church, he has lived in the Empire for many years.

The three people immediately walked to the Red Stone Emperor very respectfully.

"Previously, illegal gangs attacked the empire and went to the Hami Kingdom to welcome the Phantom Beast Envoy, resulting in the death of the head of the envoy, the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, and the matter has not yet been finalized. Then, last night, I received a sudden report,

Some of the system recommenders were injured inexplicably and were unable to participate in this candidacy. As a result, the number of candidate knights dropped sharply from the original 35 to 31. I very much hope to get a reasonable explanation from these three people." After listening to this, everyone at the scene was stunned.

I understand where the Red Stone Emperor is angry.

Of course, only the Phantom Beast Knight knows the real key to the Emperor's anger.

According to the early trial process of the Eudemons Knight, the magician first put the sacred wood sticks marked with 31 fantasy beasts and several sacred wooden sticks without the fantasy beast marks into the magic box, and then each knight stepped forward and carefully

Call the magical beast wooden sign, and the knight who gets the divine wooden sign finds the corresponding magical beast outside the fantasy realm, and communicates with the fantasy beast in the fantasy realm with his heart.

Each phantom beast has its own unique temperament. This is the meaning of "phantom beast channeling". When human knights choose them, they are also silently choosing human knights. Only the knights that the real phantom beasts like can be chosen.

You can gain 100% trust from the phantom beasts, so that you can pass the later, more difficult, true Holy Snow Mountain phantom beast trials.

According to historical records, all knights who are unable to complete the Holy Snow Mountain Fantasy Beast Trial, all have the fantasy beast rejecting the knight in the fantasy beast selection from the beginning.

According to the rules, if the knight succeeds in the first round of fantasy beast communication, he can enter the Holy Snow Mountain to participate in the later trial. If he fails, he will put the fantasy beast lottery he just received into the bag again and participate in a new round of selection. One

If the phantom beast fails to recognize its master twice in a row, the third knight will forcibly become the new master of the phantom beast, regardless of whether it can be recognized.

Therefore, in the early trials of the fantasy beast knights every year, in addition to ensuring the quality of the fantasy beasts, the selection of knights is particularly important. It is often necessary to prepare a few more knights to ensure that each fantasy beast can find a suitable owner.

Now, at the last moment, something suddenly happened to the Eudemon Beast Knight candidate, which undoubtedly cast a shadow on this Eudemon Beast Knight trial.

The three officials who were questioned looked at each other and awkwardly explained to the Red Stone Emperor: It was really impossible to control the course of the matter. Several knights either drank too much and fell off their horses and fractured their bones;

Or simply get seriously ill.

The Red Stone Emperor snorted heavily: "Since you can't even protect the knights participating in this trial, it fully proves that your official positions are not very suitable, Minister of Military Affairs, Minister of Personnel Affairs." Duke Chi did not expect that he had just returned.

The imperial capital had its own affairs, so he and the minister of civil affairs hurriedly went to see Emperor Hongshi, "The three officials will each be demoted by two levels, and you will appoint the relevant positions separately."

In the rage of Emperor Hongshi, no one dared to intervene to plead for mercy for his three colleagues.

After a pause, the Red Stone Emperor suddenly asked Count Lin: "Count Lin, your daughter went to the Hami Kingdom as an envoy. Even though the head of the envoy was injured, she was still able to complete the mission. Her hard work is great. This time, she is now in

The imperial capital?"

The count stepped forward and saluted and replied: "Your Majesty, my daughter is currently a candidate for the Phantom Beast Knight at the Magic Academy, and she is already here."

"Oh," the emperor seemed slightly surprised: "Please come up."

Lin Yushang hurriedly came to the emperor at his father's signal. The emperor simply asked two questions: "Miss Lin, I heard that two young mercenaries helped you complete the mission. Is that true? Where are they now?

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Lin Yushang was also surprised. She didn't expect that the emperor's information was so sensitive: "Yes, Your Majesty, one of them is the adopted son of Count Chi Hanfeng, and the other is the apprentice of Count Chi Hanfeng." (To be continued...)