Struggle in the Steam Age

After listening to Priest Carter's explanation along the way, Lawrence finally figured out what this reward was all about. In short, this is a rare opportunity for extraordinary people where danger and opportunity coexist.

The reason why the priestess of the Church of Agriculture let Lawrence cast a spell on the wooden stake it conjured was to determine Lawrence's specific level, so as to determine whether he is suitable to participate in such a competition, and if he is suitable, which level he should participate in Contest.

As for the so-called black iron level, it is a traditional method of dividing levels. Except for the sanctuary and demigod levels at the top of human beings, the previous eight levels were combined into one level every two levels from low to high in ancient times. They are Black Iron, Bronze, Silver and Gold.

Today, this division method is basically no longer widely used because it is too rough, but any organization with some history will use this division method on various formal occasions to show its identity. Naturally, those newcomers will quickly learn to pretend to be very important.

"Okay, don't worry about it now." Seeing Lawrence lost in thought, Priest Carter patted Lawrence's shoulder with his bear-like palm. "This game is still more than half a month away. There is no need to make yourself so nervous now. Today you should have a happy and relaxing day."

"Yes, you're right." At this moment, the two of them had already walked back to the hall, and Lawrence saw Sefiel standing by the long table with food and waving to him for the first time, and said to her A smile appeared.

"Oh, you young people should relax together at this time, and I won't bother you." Priest Carter also found Safir who was full of energy at this time, so he patted Lawrence on the shoulder again then left.

After bidding farewell to Priest Carter, Lawrence walked to Safir. At this time, Safiel has continued to eat at the table. Her appetite is larger than that of ordinary adult men, and the plate in front of her is naturally full of food.

Fortunately, there are many extraordinary people among the people participating in this buffet party, and the characters of the scholars are also relatively innocent. In this way, Saifeier was not the only one who came to eat at the table. The surrounding service staff were also not surprised. Not only did they not show any surprised eyes, but they kindly helped to refill the empty plates.

"Let me tell you, the barbecue made by these chefs is really good. The desserts are also delicious." When Lawrence came to Safir, she heard her say to herself, "By the way, Priest Carter just now What are you going to do?"

"It's nothing, it's just announcing something. Of course, it's something good for me." Lawrence said as he remembered, took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped a small piece of cream from the corner of Safir's mouth.

"Oh, I've grown up." Although he said so, Safir still raised his little face to match Lawrence's movements as he did when he was a child, with an expression on his face like a kitten whose chin was scratched.

After enjoying a high-level meal, Lawrence and the others returned to the hotel to pick up their luggage, and then took the train back to Fort Eagle at 11:00 noon.

This time coming to the federal capital is very fruitful for Lawrence, especially since he is going to participate in the New World Nations Competition, the Federal Science Association directly gave him an extra year's annuity and gave him this year's salary in advance. annuity. It made his pockets bulge like never before.

Of course, the main reason why the association does this is that the annuity for its members is borne by the federal government. So it is naturally very happy to send money under the federal license. After the buffet was over, I went to the financial department to simply inform, and the two stacks of green ten-yuan notes were quickly delivered to Lawrence.

On the morning of the second day after returning to Eagle Fort, Lawrence got up early and went straight to St. Gutenberg Cathedral. After briefly explaining his purpose, Lawrence was taken to the office of High Priest Arthur.

"The Contest of the Nations in the New World is a good opportunity." It is obvious that High Priest Arthur has a lot of experience in this kind of competition, "Many people in our church have participated in that competition, as long as they come out of it alive, they will reap the rewards." Lots of benefits."

Having said that, he looked at Lawrence, nodded in satisfaction after finding that he was not scared by this sentence, and continued to introduce. "Of course, generally only the highest silver level competitions have a relatively high death rate. As for the black iron level, there may not be one person among a hundred contestants who dies."

In the following time, High Priest Arthur taught Lawrence some experience in participating in this kind of competition. It was only then that Lawrence knew that High Priest Arthur had also participated in this type of competition when he was young, and had gained a lot of benefits from that astral plane.

"In short, this is a good opportunity under normal circumstances where the opportunities far outweigh the challenges." At the end, High Priest Arthur sighed as if recalling his lost youth, then he raised his head and looked into Lawrence's eyes to remind him, " But you still have to be vigilant at all times to ensure that you don’t regret your life because of some small mistakes.”

After sharing his experience, Lawrence began to ask questions about the choice of the official-level magic item. After tapping the table with his index finger and thinking for a while, High Priest Arthur sat up straight. "I'm just talking about my personal experience, you can just use it as a reference."

"Because you are going to participate in a competition rather than a complete actual combat. According to the rules, everyone can only carry one magic item that is one level higher than yourself, so you must choose this item carefully."

"The choice of magic items tends to make up for its own defects, and these defects must be difficult to make up for by other things. For example, if your current extraordinary level lacks attack power, you can rely on guns to make up for it. There is no need to waste such a precious chance."

After bidding farewell to High Priest Arthur, Lawrence went straight to the logistics department. Ten minutes later, he walked out of the cathedral logistics department with a speechless face. In her hand is a gold lady's bracelet inlaid with a cameo horse in onyx.

The words of High Priest Arthur just now guided Lawrence in the direction. He found that he did not lack detection magic and protective magic. At the same time, good marksmanship could also make up for the lack of attack methods. After carefully analyzing his strengths and weaknesses, he focused his search on props that would increase his mobility.

As one of the largest churches of the Church of Knowledge in the New World, the logistics department here naturally prepared a large number of low- and mid-level magic props, which almost dazzled Lawrence.

Especially the fireball ring, if he hadn't carefully analyzed it before, he would definitely choose this thing, after all, fireball is the romance of the caster.

But in the end, Lawrence chose the Phantom Horse Bracelet, which can be used up to three times a day for a total of three hours, because this magic item can just make up for his current lack of mobility. More importantly, the astral plane where the game will be played is at least as big as a county in the Federation. If you just walk by foot, you may miss a lot of good things.

As for the style problem, there is no way. There is only one logistics department for this kind of thing. There is no way to meet a woman who is unlucky. But anyway, it looks better than the dog collar with the elemental shield attached.

This is also a common problem with magic props. Unless they are custom-made, most magic props have various inappropriate styles. This is especially true for some ancestral props or second-hand props.

For extraordinary people, it is an excellent tradition to use these magical props that do not fit their own style. After all, even if the style doesn't fit well, the effect is real, and it's not a big deal in the eyes of superhumans who prioritize power.