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The holy spell masters serving as examiners stopped the discussion.

A burst of familiar elf singing sounded.

The holy curse masters were divided into left and right columns, and the newly promoted examiner Natia Vida was at the end of the right column.

Amid the solemn chants, the knights held their breath and spontaneously lined up.The knights who passed the assessment were full of ambition, but the knights who failed the assessment were also quite moved.

Leif spontaneously moved to the end of the line, and Lance stood beside her, leaning over and mouthing her a time and place.

She nodded, indicating that she had made a note.

The knights took a few steps back, leaving an open space between the knight formation and the positions where the examiners were standing.

After their names were called, the five knights who passed the Templar assessment stepped out of the queue and stood in the center.

In the long silence, apart from the singing of the elves, there were only the sound of footsteps and the friction of cloth.

Three of the five knights retreated into the knight formation.

Before participating in the Templar assessment, Lance told her that even if he passed the assessment, he did not intend to become a Templar at this time, because he did not want to be restrained.The talkative young knight, and another middle-aged knight, retreated for some reason.

In the end, only Leif and a middle-aged knight chose to continue.

The rotating map below the ice room has been re-rendered.

Leff looked down for a moment, and there was an illusion of being in the eternal garden again, surrounded by transparent flowers and trees of various colors, suspended in the sky, and descended on the four continents.

The holy curse masters re-read the knight's code, and the wording of the knight's code in Leif's memory is not the slightest difference.

"Treat the weak...be brave against the strong-violent..."

In the calm and soothing chanting, the scenes of the first two conferring ceremonies came to Leif's mind.

For the first time, Sophie, who used to be her little sheep, arranged a grand ceremony for her in Jino, the capital of the Kingdom of Assel. Eight majestic Templars attended and took the oath before her. At that time, tens of thousands of people flocked to watch her.

The second time, in the southern country where disbelievers are everywhere, and before the mission started, the ceremony was a little hasty.

Today is the third time.

"...resist all mistakes...fight for the defenseless..."

Leif's tone was straight and unwavering, and he repeated.

Under the command of the holy curse master, every time she recited a sentence, she had to turn her body at an angle.

"...Help anyone who asks me?...never hurt any lady..."

Leif saw the members of the temple center. In addition to the examiner, many patriarchs and templars came.

Some ascetic monks also came to visit the ceremony. Their clothes were worn out, their skin was covered with frostbite and chapped mouths, and they looked at the two knights who were about to be promoted with eyes that seemed to be mourning something.

"Help my brother knight...be sincere to my friend..."

The knights who did not pass the assessment, and the three knights who passed the assessment but temporarily gave up their promotion looked at the two people in the center with burning eyes, but their eyes were not so much envious as they were heavy.Lance's face was even more worried, as if Leif was going to die in the next moment.

Looking back, it was the conferring ceremony when she became a little apprentice knight, the scene was the most lively and she received the most blessings.Putting on the iron-black knight's dress and the knight's sash, perhaps because there was only a small medal hanging from the knight's sash, she felt relaxed.

The time when she became an official knight, although it was not so lively, at least there was a knight group, and she was quite excited because of the experience of being blessed by the power of faith, but she didn't feel deserted.

But this time... the atmosphere is really depressing...

An older conjurer took out a set of golden seals and parchments, and handed it to another would-be Templar.

Formal knights can only obtain bounties by accepting missions, while Templars have fiefdoms, and the annual taxes they get from the fiefs are not inferior to those of some small countries. There is a world of difference between the two.At the same time, the Templars also shouldered more responsibilities and were subject to more constraints.

Some knights did not choose to become Templars after passing the assessment, and many Templars chose to give up this status after a few years... This proves that the price to be paid after becoming a Templar may not be enough to use ?The benefits provided by this status are ?offset.

After the fief was handed over, two sets of golden templar dresses appeared out of nowhere, and were passed on to each of the holy curse masters, one of which was in the hands of Natia Vida.

At the same time, red formal knightly dresses suddenly appeared on the two would-be Templars.

Natia Vida, who was an examiner for the first time, asked softly the holy spell master next to her, and after getting an affirmative answer, she walked towards Leif.

In the process of approaching Leif step by step, Natia Vida's expression was indifferent, and there was no sadness or joy on her face, making it difficult to see? Was she grateful for the smooth promotion of the knight she had chosen? , Still worrying about it?

Natia Vida separated the various parts of the dress, and each time she picked up a part, she approached Leif.The corresponding parts of the formal knight's dress on the latter will be replaced by Templars.

The chain mail was made of pure gold, and the red cape was replaced with gold...

Leif kept a straight face, at the mercy of Natia Vida.

Natia Vida was holding a golden mask, slightly bent over, with her head lowered, and the distance between her and Leif was no more than a palm's width.

Leif repeated the last article of the Knight's Creed into Natia Vida's ear: "I swear that I will never change my love."

At an angle that no one else in the ceremony could see, Natia Vida raised her lips towards her, a smile spread from the corner of her mouth to her eyes, and there was a little golden light in her golden eyes bent into crescent buds She then said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "I'm? For this? I'm really happy to be able to witness your growth."

Three title ceremonies, the venue has changed, and the witnesses have also changed.But every time, Natia Vida was present.

The oppressive atmosphere was isolated, and Lev used his eyes to describe Natia Vida's smiling face, and all the things that worried her were left behind.

After the mask was buttoned, Natia Vida replaced the ribbon on Leif's chest with a golden one, lowered her head, and pinned the medals she got along the way one by one.

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After the title ceremony, Leif will stay in Lukefei Icefield for three days according to Lord Deborah's instructions.The rest of the knights, whether they passed the assessment or failed the assessment, did not leave the ice field immediately.

Lance received special attention from the examiner because of his outstanding performance after completing the assessment task in the remnant scroll. He was taken away by his examiner just after he left the semi-circular ice room.

Before the three days expired, Leif had nothing else to do except an appointment with Lance.Lance couldn't get away for the time being. Natia Vida, as an important member of the central government and an examiner, still had work to do after the assessment, so she followed a few knights she had just met.

Most of these knights are the same as Leif. They came to Lukefei Icefield for the first time to participate in the Templar Knight assessment, and they are full of curiosity about this mysterious continent.

Lukefei Icefield is a place for knights and priests to practice. In addition to choosing penance, there are many ways to improve their strength. Sacred masters can also provide knights with advice on practice.These are very attractive to the knights, and Leif is also very interested.

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Early the next day.

Natia Vida finished her busy work, knocked on the door and entered Leif's residence, and saw a bucket of ice water on the ground.

Leff dipped his fingertips into the water in the bucket and took several breaths.

"Is Miss Knight uncomfortable?" Natia Vida asked.

"It's cold beyond imagination..." Leff wiped his fingers dry, took out a few elf tears and poured them into his mouth.

Natia Vida asked: "What did the holy spell masters you met yesterday teach you?"

Lev walked out behind Natia Vida and said: "If you reduce the amount of fairy tears, severe cold and hunger will torture the body, and blue light will torture the spirit, thus tempering the will... They say this is not penance. , Could it be? Only when the 'suffering' is very obvious, can it be regarded as penance?... This is obviously penance...

"I? Of course admire the willpower of the ascetic monks, but I don't want to follow suit... Some knights are already trying, but I? I won't? Do it. And..."

Natia Vida had a smile on her face.

The two walked around the transparent spiral ramp? Going down.

Meeting the golden-robed patriarch who was coming towards him, Leff stopped talking, bowed, and continued after walking for a while: "...the only thing you can try is the Holy Land Ice Field Water, which is said to contain powerful energy. But... I'm afraid it will take a while to get used to..."

After leaving the central building of the temple, Natia Vida hugged Leif and teleported to a coast covered by ice mounds.

After landing on the ground, Natia Vida took out the small cloth bag, fished out the dragon egg, and threw it into the water.

Heidan has adapted to the water in the polar ice field, and is flopping happily in the water.

Leif stretched out her hand, hanging above the water.Heidan then jumped up and down, bumping into her palm.

After playing with Heidan for a while, she looked up at the light blue transparent jellyfish floating in the air, and asked, "What is this?"

Natia Vida said: "Miss Knight should have guessed that these are the remains of the holy land elves. There is no companion to devour their remains, and it finally became what it is now."

Leif said: "...'remains'...the word is too explicit..."

Natia Vida approached Leif's ear, and said softly: "In front of a living dragon, Miss Knight can keep saying 'dragon ribs'; but in front of a dead Holy Land elf, she can't listen to 'remains' ..."

"Even if the Holy Land elves can't hear it, here? After all, it's the Holy Land Ice Field... There are many holy curse masters... Be careful..." Leif moved to one side, quite uncomfortable She turned her face away, "You don't need to lean against me? It's so close, I can hear you clearly."

"'Caution'..." Natia Vida scooped up a handful of water and poured it on the black egg, "What are we doing now?... Can it be considered 'caution'?"

Leif choked.

She said to the spirit of the dragon in the remnant picture scroll? She was responsible for Natia Vida, wore an elf hair band, and was carried by a little dragon?... Now it is shining brightly under the remains of the holy land elves Egg Dip...

Obviously she should be very worried? The true identity of the magic dragon was exposed... However, after being with the magic dragon for a long time, maybe it was because she was too reassured. Not only did she appear very lazy when fighting, but her vigilance also seemed to be Followed by laziness?

Leff sighed secretly, and couldn't help but stared at a jellyfish for a while, this time her eyes didn't feel tingling very quickly, she looked away , asked: "You advised me before? Don't think too much, why did you answer me now?"

Natia Vida said: "This is because the current lady knight can learn more 'knowledge'."

Leif said: "'knowledge', you mean, those things inside the remains that look like words, which record the 'knowledge' about eternity?"

Natia Vida nodded, and said: "The words in the remains of the elves have no sound and cannot be conveyed in words, but they can be 'heard' directly by you - Miss Knight should have experienced it many times, Especially after coming to Lukefei Icefield.

"You've never 'heard' before. Sometimes you know things that you've never seen, heard, or even happened.

"This kind of writing doesn't just exist in the remains of elves, it's in places where the Eternal Flower is blooming or has it ever been, it's in the dragon's ribs, it's in the eyes of Miss Knight... it's in everything Yes. But? The closer it is to eternity, the easier it is to interpret this kind of knowledge.

"What I have told you about 'eternity', about 'power of faith', and even the word 'eternity' is not real 'knowledge', but only the interpretation of these words. You can only Hear, see? See for yourself.

"This kind of text can directly leverage the power of eternity, so trying to interpret it before you have the ability to accommodate eternity will lead to danger."

Leff took out the fairy tears and was about to pour out some of them to eat. He stopped his movement suddenly, stared at the small blue pills in the bottle, and asked: "Since these 'jellyfish' belong to the fairies...the fairy tears are what?"

Natia Vida compared with her fingertips and said, "Very small elf remains."

"...Is it called Fairy Tears because 'tears' are easier to accept than 'remains'?" Leif's face suddenly became ugly, holding up the bottle of Fairy Tears, hesitating for a while ?.After just a short while, I resolutely ate a few pills.

Natia Vida splashed water on the black egg and said with a smile: "These are indeed the tears of elves. The tears of elves, their blood, and the droplets scattered in the air after their bodies are broken are all the same thing—if They do have words of tears and blood."

Leff felt a little relieved, but also a little worried, and said, "I've eaten a lot of fairy tears, will it be affected?"

Natia Vida said: "Miss Knight encountered elves in the remnants of the scroll. They passed through you directly. The remnants of the elves are the same as the body of the elves, and will not stay in your body , will only bring about a "temporary" impact, and will soon dissipate in the air and be absorbed by these things." He pointed to the transparent blue jellyfish in the air, "Conversely, elf tears can be absorbed by these things in the air." capture."

Leff looked at the nearby jellyfish, lowered his voice and asked, "Are they...all gone?"

The frequency of the black egg's beating in the water gradually decreased, until later, like a spoiled egg, it lazily ran aground on the ice bank.

Natia Vida said: "It can be said to have fallen, or it can be said to be with eternity."

"What do you mean?" Leff reached out to pick up the stranded black egg, put it in the palm of his hand and measured it, and realized that the weight and feel were not right, "..."

——This is not a black egg, but a pebble that looks the same as a black egg.

The skin at the corner of Natia Vida's mouth twitched, and said: "When a powerful monster dies, although the body disappears, it will leave a spirit body everywhere. These spirit bodies are unique eternal flowers. And the Holy Land Elves are almost entirely Eternals, without bodies.

"These things are no different from the elves 3000 years ago except for their different shapes. If they are considered fallen at this time, then the elves of the Holy Land have never been alive; if they are considered alive 3000 years ago, then at this time? , is still alive.

Leff played with the stone plate a few times, the round surface of the stone became rough, and then it became an ordinary stone with irregular shapes and variegated colors, which was nothing like a black egg.

She held up the stone and looked at Natia Vida: "...Is this...you conjured it?"

Could it be that the harmonious and tender one just now? A dragon playing with eggs in water is actually just a dragon playing with stones?

Natia Vida said innocently: "Miss Knight wronged me?"

The implication is that this fake black egg was conjured from a real black egg.

The real black egg swims from a distance? After entering Leif's vision, it suddenly accelerates and comes through the waves?.

Leif was splashed with water.

Natia Vida chanted the mantra, dried the water droplets on Lev's body, stopped the black egg jumping up and pounced on Lev's arms, wiped it dry with a handkerchief, and put it back in the small cloth pocket , got up and prepared to leave.

"It hasn't hatched yet, yet it can do so many things." Leif was both relieved and worried, put down the stone in his hand, and followed Natia Vida.

The two walked while talking aimlessly.

Leif said: "In the remaining picture scrolls, except for Lukefei Icefield, there are blood races and werewolves in the rest of the mission area. 3000 years ago, they were very powerful monsters. It is said that they are monsters. Dragon's loyal subordinates, you should know them very well...why never? Haven't heard you talk about them?"

Natia Vida's footsteps faltered, and her eyes dodged for a while.

Lev became suspicious and said, "This question, 'Jiaoxi', can't you answer me?"

Natia Vida quickened her pace: "It's just a monster not worth mentioning."

Leif followed and walked around in front of Natia Vida.

The skin on the hands still has some polar ice water, which is cool when blown by the wind.

She rubbed her hands, turned to Natia Vida, stepped back and said, "Master Natia Vida has met all the people I have met in this world, but Mrs Natia Vida, you The people I knew in the past, but I know very little...

"The old friend and senior who is so important to you, I only found out about it in the last few months. You may have many old acquaintances that I don't know about.

"I? I heard that blood races have golden hair, red eyes, and fair skin..."

Natia Vida stopped in her tracks, grabbed Lev's hand, gently wiped the water stains on each fingertip with a handkerchief, then put it in her palm, and said: "Miss Knight Are you interested in my old acquaintance, or in the blood race?"

"Of course it is..." Suddenly, the system interface changed a bit. Leif clicked on the system backpack and saw that "Dragon Slaying Manual" was flickering.