I really can't control myself

Through the teleportation array, Linton came to a city called Lockland, which is the closest city to where the Holy Association is located. Yes, the Holy Association does not have a teleportation array that is connected to the outside world. This is not a question of whether it can be built. There are several Saint-level mages in the Holy Association. It is very simple for them to build a teleportation array. The main problem is to force it. Format issues.

Yes, Linton had heard a little bit about the Holy Association, and found that they were indeed quite experienced in creating a strong character. First of all, the headquarters of the Holy Association is located in a very dangerous location, on a mountain range known as the Spine of the Flame Dragon. This mountain range is said to have been formed after a huge flame dragon was killed by a hero in ancient times and fell to the ground.

Legends are legends, the area around this mountain range is really very dangerous, because there are a lot of monsters around the mountains, and the levels of these monsters are very high, making it one of the most dangerous places on the mainland.

I have said before that there are no cities in more dangerous places. After all, who would dare to build a city here when monsters attack the city at every turn? But this city of Rockland is an exception, because they are a city protected by the Holy Association. However, this city is still very far away from the headquarters of the Holy Association. From the city, you can only see the huge palace standing on the ridge in the distance. This palace is really built among the clouds, and is called the Cloud Palace. , or the Holy Throne.

Now Linton can see the golden palace in the distance while standing in the city. He can also clearly see that the peak on the left side of the palace has been built into a towering tower, and the peak on the right is a huge sword. It may be a statue. The magic tower on one side and the giant sword on the other side symbolizes the Dharma Saint and the Sword Saint, and the palace in the middle symbolizes the union of the two sides.

If someone wants to visit the Holy Association, they must start from Rockland City and go all the way towards the Flame Dragon Spine Mountains. It is a bit like a pilgrimage. Of course, flying props and the like are prohibited, and you must walk up step by step. , it is said that it is called a trial. In short, if you want to make a pilgrimage, this is the first level. There seems to be a second level after that. Anyway, it is super troublesome and very dangerous, because it is said that those who go on pilgrimage have a narrow escape from death. Only one out of ten people can reach the Cloud Palace. As I said before, there are so many monsters around that ordinary people can’t Can't handle it.

But even so, tens of thousands of people still come here every year to make a pilgrimage. Of course Linton can understand. After all, if you are successfully attracted by a saint, you will become a saint disciple. For most people, this is something that they dare not even think about.

From here alone, you can see how strong the Holy Association is, almost like a religion in nature. This continent’s attitude towards the Holy Association is indeed a bit morbid. Most people regard them as gods on earth, and this kind of ritual is full of them. The worship of human beings is also related.

Linton originally came here to negotiate with people from the Holy Association, but after arriving in Rockland City, he was somewhat attracted by the scenery in the city. The style of this city is indeed very different from the human cities Linton has been to, and it has the flavor of an alien city.

The people who come here are basically people who want to become holy disciples, which means that most of them are warriors or mages, and people of all races in the mainland can come here without any restrictions, which leads to There were all kinds of people, people of all races, and it was extremely lively.

When Linton came out of the teleportation array, there was a bar street in front of him. The whole row was basically bars. In broad daylight, Linton saw many people drinking there, and the seats were already lined up on the street. All kinds of mercenaries were dressed up. People drank there for two days. This kind of scene is difficult to see in other cities.

Feeling somewhat interesting, Linton also wanted to walk around the city for a while. After all, he had never seen anything like this before. After just two steps, Linton already felt that he was being watched. Yes, two people dressed as human swordsmen behind him had just followed Linton, and they were obviously aiming at him.

"What do you want from me?" Linton didn't bother to talk nonsense and turned around to ask.

"Do you need mercenaries?" A strong man with red hair who was obviously the leader asked Linton.

"Mercenary?" Linton was stunned for a moment.

"Guards." The other party said, "You are a noble child. It is still very dangerous to come here without guards. There are already several groups of people targeting you. You will definitely be robbed tonight. Instead of being robbed by others, why not Hire us two brothers.”

Linton looked down and saw that he was indeed wearing aristocratic clothing. Although it was not a formal dress, it was obviously very different from the mercenaries next to him. It was indeed quite conspicuous when he stood here.

"Then why didn't you rob me?" Linton asked with a smile.

"It's not good to do anything during the day, but there is one more corpse at night, and no one here cares about it." The other party said, "You came to this city to become a disciple, right? A noble who was kicked out of your home? Or the kind who ran away from home? ?”

Linton thought for a while, took out three gold coins and handed them to the red-haired man in front of him. The other party's eyes lit up, he took the gold coin, looked at it, and said with a smile: "The gold coin of the Holy Empire of Yilan? You are so generous. My name is Hodra, and this is my brother Sion, three gold coins If so, you can hire us for a month.”

"I don't have a month to accompany you." Linton said, "You only need to accompany me for one day. I just want to visit this city and I need a tour guide."

"Then you are indeed too generous." Hodra said with a smile, "May I ask the name of your employer..."

"In Lower Linton." Linton replied, but no one appeared behind him this time. It seems that the automatic recognition that Linton mentioned before, this celebration device does seem to be a little smarter, knowing that this is not the time to show off.

"It seems that Your Excellency Linton's status is not low." Hodra said. Three gold coins are not something that just anyone can take out, and nobles are also divided into different levels. The clothes on Linton's body also show that he is not Ordinary nobles.

"Three gold coins can hire you for a month. If I go there, will you follow me?" Linton said, pointing to the Cloud Palace on the mountain in the distance.

"No, no, no, we won't accept this business. We can be responsible for the safety issues in the city. Things outside the city are not worth this price," Hodra said.

"What's the price?" Linton asked.

"If you are really rich, you can hire at least thirty people for ten gold coins per person, and someone will probably take the order." Hodra said, "But I advise you not to spend this wasted money, even if you go to Yundian. Bian, you can’t see those adults either.”

The three of them, Linton, had already walked to a table at the entrance of a nearby shop and sat down. The waiter here handed over three beers without asking. As for other things, if you want to order, you can only shout by yourself, no. People will come over and take your order and stuff like that.

"A lot of people come here to become apprentices?" Linton asked, "Is this the business you do?"

"Of course there are a lot of people who are apprentices, but most of them are not rich people like you." Hodra took a sip of beer and said, "We spend most of our time around the city collecting materials to sell Warcraft. It’s not easy to get orders.”

"You are here just to do mercenary work? Why don't you go somewhere else to do it?" Linton asked.

"Ha..." Hodra chuckled, "Sir, this is indeed your first time here. When we two brothers came here eight years ago, of course we were also disciples who dreamed of becoming a saint-level master. It's just that After coming here, I realized that things in the world are not that easy."

"When we were in Latok, we were both the most powerful warriors there. But when we came here, we discovered that our talents were very ordinary. There were many geniuses who were stronger than us and younger than us. However, those guys who are more talented than us will most likely not be able to pass this trial road." Hodra shook his head and said.

"You still haven't answered my question." Linton said, "I understand this Gu refining-like trial. The question is why you didn't leave here and work as a mercenary in another city since you knew you were not good."

"Because... I still have some extravagant hopes in my heart." Hodra said.

"Do you think you can pass it one day by practicing on your own?" Linton asked.

"No, no, no, I have given up on the road to trial a long time ago." Hodra said, "You may not know yet, but there is a second way to become a saint-level disciple in this city. "

"The second kind?" Linton asked.

"That's it..." Hodra was about to answer when suddenly a voice nearby shouted to the surroundings: "The latest news, Mr. Owa, the disciple of Sword Master Amadeu, will come to the city in the afternoon for a temporary sword fight. The competition will start soon, those who want to sign up should go to the street corner to sign up!"

Linton didn't pay attention at first, but when he saw Hodra's expression on the opposite side changed obviously, it seemed that he really wanted to participate. Suddenly Linton understood what Hodra meant by the second path. Yes, it is unlikely that a saint-level person will come to this city, but saint-level disciples will come. These saint-level disciples also need to recruit disciples, so if they are interested in a saint-level disciple, wouldn't it be possible? Get in the car?

It's obvious that saint-level disciples often come to the city, probably to do things for their saint-level masters, and the tradition in the city may be that as soon as the saint-level disciples come, they start to perform fights, obviously for the other party to see. . So you see, this city is indeed quite interesting, with weird scenes that you can’t see in other cities.

"This sword fighting competition..." Linton found it interesting and wanted to ask. Suddenly there was a "boom" and a figure flew directly in front of Linton, taking the entire table in front of Linton with him. Hodra and Sain, who were sitting opposite Linton, stood up at the same time and protected Linton.