the last king of darkness

Chapter 313 The Trial of the Temple

There was only deathly silence in the Church of Heroes, and even breathing was barely audible.

The bishop stared at Rhodes closely, looking for the hesitation, fear and retreat in his expression.

This is a crack in the soul, which does not appear normally, but at critical moments, it may lead to a spiritual collapse.

However, Rhodes' expression didn't have everything he often saw.

At first, he was a little shocked, but gradually, his eyes lit up, like morning stars in the dark night.

"Your Excellency, are you telling the truth?"

The bishop replied with the most certain tone: "Of course!"

But this answer did not have the desired effect.

In the darkness, the bishop clearly saw that Rhodes smiled.

"I see."

He said in a very calm tone.

"I will do my best to fight these demons and ghosts, and I will kill all these harmful insects until the sun shines on the earth again."

The Bishop watched him, trying to find a disguise in his look.

But he failed. There was only strong expectation and fighting spirit in the expression of the young man in front of him.

But he was obviously afraid before, and he was obviously afraid.

The bishop was incomprehensible.

From the moment Rhodes stepped into the Palace of Fire, he was paying attention to him and feeling his emotions, just like he used to pay attention to every newcomer who was about to join the Palace of Fire.

Rhodes' performance was not good, it could even be said to be quite poor. There was a lot of chills and fear in his heart, and after hearing his words, he was full of shock and disbelief.

But when he threw the final blow, this guy suddenly changed.

Why is that?
Does he particularly enjoy being against the world?
The bishop stopped this absurd thought and repeated the same question again.

Rhodes only gave a short answer.

"Ready."

The bishop did not find any emotional flaws, his characteristic is emotional resonance, it is impossible for someone to deceive him with a disguise.

what is this?
The bishop couldn't think of his sister.

In the end, he can only think that he has overcome his own demons at the last moment.

It's a miracle.

thought the Bishop, lifting his finger.

The Church of Heroes is back to light again, the black ball disappears, and the statue of Trorian remains the same.

The messenger stepped forward and bowed slightly.

"Congratulations, Your Excellency Rhodes, you have passed the test, officially entered the Palace of Fire, and become a powerhouse of Fire."

Rhodes froze for a moment: "What do you mean? Test?"

The bishop smiled and said: "Yes, the test of courage and spirit, this is what everyone who enters the Temple of Fire must pass."

"This..." Rhodes felt unacceptable for a while, and asked carefully: "The will of evil...isn't the truth of the world?"

The bishop smiled and shook his head: "This is just a theory of the Jinworth Society. How can there be will in the world? The essence of monsters is chaos and disorder, and will is the product of order. It is a fallacy that inorganic dead things produce will. , although there is indeed a powerful presence coming towards us, it may just be monsters wandering unconsciously."

He added another sentence.

"Of course, spirit world monsters and abyssal fissures are real."

But Rhodes still couldn't accept it, and asked, "A theory?"

The bishop said gently: "Yes, a theory that explains a certain phenomenon in the existing world. There are hundreds of similar theories. They are all very consistent and sound very reasonable. If there are not hundreds of other theories, I would You might believe it too."

The messenger said with a smile: "When every newcomer arrives, His Excellency will choose one of them to test the newcomers' faith and courage."

Rhodes was stunned, "What if I don't pass?"

The bishop drew a pattern of flames on his chest, and said calmly: "Then you cannot enter the Temple of Fire. Those with cracks in their souls and those with weak beliefs cannot become pillars."

The envoy explained: "They can only be used as secondary combat units. They do not have the power to fight independently, nor do they have the privilege of the Temple of Fire. The few justices who attacked you at the beginning were not full-fledged members."

The bishop raised his hand, and a spark shot out from Trorian's bronze statue and landed on Rhodes' forehead.

A flaming coat flashed across him, and a flaming symbol appeared on his collar.

"This is the protection of fire, which can help you resist an attack with huge damage."

The bishop folded his hands, pressing on his heart, and said reverently.

"It comes from the soul source of the human hero Trorian. Even though he has died for more than 1000 years, he still protects us."

"Every time you take a step up, this flame symbol will become heavier."

Rhode's heart trembled, and he suddenly recalled that when he saw Qingyu for the first time, there was indeed a triple flame mark on her collar, and the guardians were all first-level combatants.

It turned out that at that time, she was already a member of the main hall.

"What should I do after using it?"

The bishop said gently: "Go back to the Hall of Heroes, and I will help you recharge. It is not only your amulet, but also your symbol. If you die in battle, we will use the symbol to find your wreckage."

Rhodes had black lines on his face, "I don't think I need it."

"No, you do, everyone does."

The bishop said mildly, took a basin of clear water, poured it on him wildly, and sprayed the wood chips all over his face, and finally poured down a basin of flower petals from the sky.

Rhodes completed his palace ceremony in the sky full of petals.

"May the fire be with you all the way."

said the bishop politely, and threw him out of the gate.

bang.

The door of the Church of Heroes closed behind him, giving Rhodes a bad feeling of being thrown out.

But soon, he saw another messenger leading a young man who was not a few years older than him to the gate.

"Mr. Messenger, do I want to learn the truth of the world here?" the young man asked tremblingly.

"Yes, Your Excellency Lanke." The messenger said respectfully, "You will get everything here."

The young man hesitated for a moment, then mustered up the courage to push open the door.

The bishop's voice sounded again inside the gate.

"Your Excellency Lan Ke, welcome to the Church of Heroes."

"Do you know what the Temple of Fire is?"

Rhodes covered his eyes, unwilling to see all this again.

Thankfully I took it seriously.

wipe!
After that, the envoy introduced to the depressed Rhodes the specific operation method of the Temple of Fire, the practices and rules in combat and non-combat situations, and so on.

And tell him that he is now in the second-line battle sequence and must stay in the hall, but he can move freely.

If he was promoted to the front line, he had to wait in the outer hall.

The Temple of Fire will convey information to him through the flame logo, so pay attention to the changes of the logo at any time.

In addition, the Temple of Fire will open all rare elements, materials, potions, ancient relics, weapons and equipment for exchange.

All restricted, taboo, and untradable items can be exchanged here.

The badge of honor is required for redemption.

The badge of honor is the proof of all your past achievements, and you can also exchange the loot you get during the mission to the Hall of Fire to exchange for the badge.

If there are special needs, such as critical moments of life and death or breakthrough bottlenecks, you can also submit an application to obtain the materials you need in advance.

Rhodes was dismayed to find that his achievements in developing Fanxing Town were offset by the ownership of Fanxing Town.

Excluding the used ones, his past honors and achievements are converted into the Hall of Fire, which is only enough for twelve and a half hall honor badges.

But the girls in the logistics department were very surprised.

"Just entering the hall, there are twelve badges!"

"My God, how did he have so many?"

"Did you come in by merit?"

Rhodes asked back: "Why did others come in?"

The logistics girls giggled and said, "Of course it's based on strength."

This made Rhode even more depressed. Others rely on their strength, so I just came in through the back door?

Isn't my strength not strong?
But what happened next made Rhodes a little happy. I don't know which logistics lady recognized him and shouted: "He is Rhodes!"

In an instant, all the ladies and sisters in the logistics department focused their attention.

Accompanied by the sound of rummaging through boxes and boxes, several photos of real people printed by psychics were dug out.

"It's really him!"

"Black rice bucket, savior of Iron Cross Street, ruler of the sewer, favorite of Theodore, pioneer of Starry Town!"

"It's no wonder he has twelve hall badges of honor when he first came in."

"My God, I actually saw a real person. Is this true? Am I dreaming?"

"Woooo, I've waited for so long. In those dark days, only the news of Little Rhodes can cheer me up and make me feel that human beings can still be saved."

"I dream about him every night!"

"Every tear I shed is for him."

"You still have tears?"

"Smelly girl, what are you talking about!"

The atmosphere in which the girls gathered together was really unimaginable. They didn't seem to regard Rhodes as an outsider at all, and swarmed up while chirping, trying to leave something as a souvenir.

Rhodes squeezed for a long time before getting out of the crowd, his clothes were almost torn.

Fortunately, the flame mark is not printed on the collar in essence, but remains on the outermost layer of the soul.

Even if the clothes are torn off, they will not disappear.

After realizing this, Rhode simply threw out his jacket, shirt and pants, and ran out wearing only a pair of shorts.

And his clothes fell into the group of ladies and sisters like falling into a group of zombies, and disappeared in an instant, but they also successfully attracted their attention. They began to compete for the clothes with Rhodes' body temperature, and let him escape smoothly.

"Hmm... so I'm so popular?"

After leaving the logistics department, Rhodes was a little happy.

Being popular with the opposite sex is never a frustrating thing, which made him successfully forget what happened in the Church of Heroes.

He came to the supplies hall shirtless.

Most of the support staff here are men, and they don't care about him running around the hall in only a pair of underwear.

There is a psionic working material crystal panel in the hall, where you can check all the exchanged materials.

Rhodes was surprised to find that there were not only rare materials such as sun crystals, holy white tree fruit, and star marrow, but also the exchange of source matter was on the list.

Rhodes returned to the dream in an instant, checked carefully, and was disappointed to find that the Son of the Stars required by [Elegy of the Spirit], and the Ashes of the Ancient God required by [Bitter Blue] were not among them.

Looking back, Rhodes found that not only supplies, but also services can be exchanged.

For example, the custom forging of the foundry master, the adjustment of the soul body of the soul master, and so on.

The most outrageous thing is that Rhodes found that he can still exchange people.

He immediately called the logistics staff, pointing to the list and asking.

"What does this mean? After I redeem it, is this person my property?"

The logistics staff answered as a matter of course: "Of course."

"Is that okay too? Is it okay if I kill him?"

The support staff's face sank.

"Of course not! Why do you have such an idea?" He looked at Rhodes vigilantly, "I will report your tendency to the discipline committee, and you will be restricted from using this power."

Rhodes covered his face and said sullenly: "I didn't mean that, I mean, why is there such a list? Are they voluntary? Would they be happy knowing that they were put on the list and exchanged?"

The support staff looked at him strangely: "Of course it is voluntary. Why are you not happy to be a part of the strong family? This is the dream of countless people."

Rhodes was taken aback: "Why?"

The logistics staff looked at him with strange eyes.

"Can live in the upper city, live in a big house with a big magic lamp, no longer worry about darkness and monsters, no longer worry about food, clothing, household items, and be sheltered by the strong, aren't these reasons enough? Most people haven't The way to enter this list, the annual review is very strict."

Rhodes was stunned. He always felt that something was wrong, but he didn't know how to say it, so he had to ask.

"Can I come in too?"

The eyes of the support staff suddenly became normal.

"Of course, your qualifications will only be provided to the Son of Fire, Grand Knight Commander, Guardian, and Legion Commander. If you have a special candidate, we can also provide one-on-one services."

He talked on and on, and it was evident that this was his greatest interest.

"I personally suggest that Miss Qingyu and Your Excellency Olivia are the best choices. The former already has [-] potential partners, and you should be able to become the best among them. The powerful moon talent, the offspring you gave birth to may inherit this."

Rhodes was overwhelmed by his words, and his values ​​certainly did not allow him to accept this behavior, so he asked a question.

"How much am I worth?"

The support staff looked him up and down.

"About 10 to 20 badges of honor, depending on your conditions and abilities."

What the hell, am I so cheap?
Those people on the list are generally half a badge, am I only worth 20 people?
I have 12 and a half badges myself.

Rhodes was very upset, rejected his offer, and turned to continue studying the list.

Soon, he discovered a very powerful weapon.

The trident of the deep sea stalker.

It comes from the ruins of Sigles and was repaired by the Engineering Research Institute. It is a relic-level spiritual equipment that can strengthen all long-range spiritual energy missile attacks.

Advantages: It consumes less spiritual energy and has a relatively high strengthening range.

Disadvantages: There is a certain chance that the attack will be out of control, the weapon is large in size, and its material is fragile, so it must be worn before it can be used.

When Rhodes figured out that "long-range psionic missiles" included star shuttles, he immediately decided that this weapon was the most suitable weapon for him.

Its advantages are perfect, and its disadvantages are also tolerable.

And Rhodes was even happier when he learned that he only needed to hang it on his back to "wear it".

However, its price was beyond Rhodes' tolerance, requiring fifteen badges.

Still two and a half.

Maybe the next mission will suffice.

Rhodes thought.

I need to get stronger soon.

Although I don't sell it, 10 badges is so insulting, how can I be so cheap?

Rhodes took a deep breath in his heart, found a place to sit down, and fell into a dream.

If I'm so good, it must be worth at least 1000 pieces, right?

(End of this chapter)