Chapter 245 Ansu is here to purchase goods
In the early morning, the golden sunlight covered the dome of the church. As the bell of the brass drum tower rang for the fourth time, the candidates for the priesthood on the shores of Lake Champs-Elysées entered the venue one after another. After showing their holy seal numbers, they followed the guidance of the priests and entered different rooms in the given order.
In the church hall and the square outside the church, there are layers of magic screens that can show the performance of the saints in the room to the outside world in real time.
Not only the saints of the seven major churches, but also ordinary citizens of Farol can come and watch.
This not only demonstrates the Alchemical Church's principle of fair and open examinations, but also allows the church to charge citizens a fee of ten gold coins per ticket.
Ten gold coins is not a small amount, it is equal to an average family's monthly income. However, despite this, the tickets are still in short supply and are even sold at a high price of thirty or forty coins on the black market.
Many affluent middle-class people are willing to spend money to watch the saints take exams and compete. After all, in the secular world, the saints of the Vatican are mysterious and sacred, and it is difficult for ordinary people to come into contact with them.
This grand event attracted the attention of the entire country. Some nobles even traveled thousands of miles from the border to the imperial capital to watch the ceremony. You can imagine the influence of this exam.
Coupled with the various gambling games in the tavern's black market and the fact that the legendary third princess, Her Majesty Cersei Milton, the Daughter of the Golden Kite, will also be present at the exam, the exam has become extremely popular.
This is the most unique alchemical method of the Alchemical Church. It collects examination fees internally and admission fees externally. Just a major examination of the Church can revitalize the economy and produce a large number of gold coins.
On the top floor of the third church, Bishop Morgan looked down at the huge crowds of people in the square and the young man who was queuing to enter with satisfaction. She smiled charmingly, and the fire of the sun floated gently, symbolizing her joyful mood. Suddenly, the flames seemed to sense something and suddenly became indifferent.
"Old virgin." She said to someone unknown, "Now that you're here, don't hide."
Behind Bishop Morgan, dots of pure white light slowly gathered together to form a swaying pure white figure.
"I'm not a virgin." Merlin's consciousness projection appeared behind Morgan. He asked with a sullen face, "How much money have you made from the saints in my name?"
Although the seven major churches belong to the same lineage, they are also in competition with each other. Especially in this promotion examination, the deacons can choose their beliefs again, so this is also the period when the competition among the seven major churches is the most intense.
Merlin already knew that Bishop Morgan was trying to poach Ansu. As the bishop of the Glorious Church, he naturally could not tolerate such poaching.
"I've heard what you did yesterday."
Merlin stared coldly at Bishop Morgan's back, "Morgan Reinhardt, I warn you, you can't do anything to those children. They are all saints in the Glorious Church. Whether it's Ansu or anyone else, as long as I, Merlin, am still here, you can't exploit the saints in the Glorious Church, because they are all my students!"
"You'll get 40% of the money you make." Morgan nodded readily.
"Very good." Merlin nodded readily, "Here is Ansu's contact information. This kid is yours from now on."
Today is really a double happiness.
After discussing the most important things, Merlin's consciousness floated in front of the window, overlooking the rows of saints in the hall. At this time, the third princess also entered the hall in a carriage. The silly boy Anzu was still happily discussing with Cersei the outrageous bet of "whoever loses will be the son". Merlin looked for a while, and said to Morgan without raising his head,
“Who do you want to win?”
"I hope Ansu loses." Morgan also looked down and said with interest.
"Why?" Merlin turned around and asked Morgan curiously. He felt this was very contradictory.
Logically speaking, Morgan is a woman who likes good-looking children.
“Because babies look pretty when they cry.”
Bishop Morgan held his cheek and said seriously, "It's not that I'm a copper refiner, I just think that when a child cries, that's when a child's emotions are most sincere. Think about it, those crystal tears overflow from the pale blue eyes, sweep across the white cheeks, and take away everything he has. I don't like this, I just think that pitiful children are more beautiful, so I want to hold them in my arms. Of course, I'm not a copper refiner."
Pervert. "." Merlin suddenly felt that selling Ansu to the Alchemy Church was a bit too much.
I feel like if he really entered the Alchemical Church, he would be abused every day.
You have to know that Bishop Morgan's birth is the most terrifying among their generation.
When Merlin was thirty years old, he had just come out of seclusion, his magic skills had matured, his love was beginning, he was charming and suave, and he was the most popular man among girls in the entire church.
——Then it happened that this woman was short of alchemical materials.
I just happen to be short of some vintage 30 years old.
From then on, Merlin developed a psychological trauma towards women.
"And this kid, in fact, is not very lucky."
Bishop Morgan said helplessly, "The first room he drew happened to be the alchemy room I designed. Whether he can pass it depends on how smart this kid is."
"On the other hand, the little princess should be able to pass it easily."
Merlin frowned at the alchemy room designed by Bishop Morgan. Ansu's luck was indeed very bad.
After all, it was designed by Morgan, and its difficulty was one of the highest among the seven rooms. Moreover, Ansu had not shown any special alchemical talent so far.
When Merlin thought that Ansu might be eliminated in the first round and eventually become this woman's plaything, he was filled with worry and resentment. He felt extremely regretful and blamed himself. If he had known this would happen, he should not have done that. If he had known this would happen -
When he bet on Ansu to lose, he bet more money.
"How about we make a bet?" Bishop Morgan said with amusement when he saw Merlin's expression.
"What's the stakes? Whoever loses is the son?" Merlin answered reflexively.
"Are all you men so childish?" Bishop Morgan was speechless.
"So what do you want to bet on?" Merlin asked.
"I bet you have alchemical materials that are hundreds of years old now." Bishop Morgan said with a smile, "It just so happens that I want to upgrade my angel summoning array to the final version."
"Are all you women like this?" Merlin was horrified.
"All in all, let's wait and see."
Bishop Morgan rolled her eyes. She clapped her hands gently, signaling the start of the test. The sacred and ancient voice echoed in the hall and spread far away through the magic broadcast. "The test has officially begun. Please hand over your staffs or weapons to the priest for safekeeping. Please enter the first room."
After Bishop Morgan finished speaking, the saints had not yet reacted when they suddenly felt the world spinning. Every glass window in the dome was filled with grand and vast sunlight, which enveloped them. The magical instruments vibrated slightly.
An Su saw nothing in front of his eyes, and when he regained consciousness, he found himself above the vast starry sky, with brilliant lights slowly rotating in the sky.
In front of Ansu, there stood a mechanical door. The machine and gears were embedded in the door. The cold smell of steel hit his face. The holy mark of the Alchemy Church was engraved on the door.
Artificial Naraku world.
The moment An Su saw the door, he knew what it was and couldn't help but marvel at the generosity of the Alchemy Church.
It turned out that they were going to conduct the examination in these rooms.
The real Naraku world is the fragments of the world from parallel historical branches, each of which represents a destruction event that once existed. The artificial Naraku is a virtual event that imitates Naraku, artificially created through alchemy under the leadership of the Astral Church's research.
[Test candidate detected: Ansu Morningstar (16), test number 16, test subject: Practical application of the seven major beliefs]
[The pet you bring: Luo Xiaohei, is a compliant ordinary contract pet, has been registered, and has paid the compliance fee.]
[Error, error, no bringing into the examination room]
A cold voice came to her ears, and Luo Xiaohei, who was lying on An Su's shoulder, was instantly unhappy. As a dignified Saint of Chaos, it was okay for her to be treated as a pet, but why was she not allowed to take the exam?
An Su also frowned. After all, he had already paid the money. Could it be that the program recognized Elf's true identity? Or was there a deeper reason?
"Why not let her in?" An Su asked.
[The examination room is a public area]
The mechanical voice replied, its tone was ethereal and familiar, probably imitating the timbre of the Star Messenger.
[Pets need to be kept on leashes in public places to avoid infection with rabies virus]
"." An Su and Luo Xiaohei fell silent at the same time.
You are the one with rabies, you are the one with rabies. Luo Xiaohei bared her teeth and breathed at the gate, her whole body was covered with hair standing on end. If An Su hadn't stopped her with one hand, she would have almost torn down the gate.
"Don't bother with the door."
After tying up the hopeless Luo Xiaohei, An Su finally passed the inspection of the room.
[Identity verified]
【Please enter the room】
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An Su put his hand on the metal handle, pushed the door open and walked in. At first, there was darkness in front of him, and then the light gradually brightened, and the bright candlelight swayed in the room.
This is a room that resembles an old castle of medieval nobles, with a scarlet carpet spread out on the floor. The flickering candlelight distorts the shadows of the stone pillars into slender ghosts. In the middle of the room, there is a 30-foot luxurious mahogany long table with a table sculpture of a hideous evil ghost painted with red lacquer, and a series of materials are placed on the table.
Ansu has studied this art style and initially judged that this should be a work from the middle to late Third Era.
When entering a strange world, the first thing to do is to understand your current situation as quickly as possible.
"Judging from the style of the table, this simulation event should have taken place in the late chaotic era, about 31,000 to 32,200 years ago."
An Su showed the professionalism of a top connoisseur. He carefully touched the texture of the tabletop with his hands, tapped it again, and frowned.
"The pattern on this red table is called 'Scarlet Ghosts Sharing Food'. It was created by Master Youda of the Kingdom of Chaos 30,000 years ago. Master Youda's works that remain in the world are quite rare. These red woods are made of sunken wood that has been infecting with the blood of evil spirits. They can last for tens of thousands of years without decaying. This craftsmanship happened to be lost 30,000 years ago."
"And according to my analysis, this should be a vampire's room." An Su said professionally.
"Meow?"
Elf turned around and looked at Ansu with some admiration. She didn't expect that Ansu's research on art was so profound and he talked so eloquently, like a top connoisseur. She meowed at Ansu several times and asked him how he did it.
He even knew the art style from 30,000 years ago and even guessed the race of the room's owner.
Bishop Morgan nodded slightly. Perhaps Ansu really had a talent for alchemy. Children who were sensitive to works of art were generally suitable for the Alchemical Church.
The invigilators who were watching from outside also showed interest.
"Meow? (How do you know so much)"
"Because my dad has an identical table in his study." An Su said calmly, "He always brags about this. I've heard it so many times that I wrote it down."
"."Everyone inside and outside the venue fell into silence.
"Meow, meow. (Then the owner of this room is a vampire. How did you infer that?)"
"Because my father is also a vampire." Ansu said seriously, "Only vampires who suck human blood can use such an expensive table."
"Meow. (You are so filial)"
After roughly determining the age, Ansu moved his gaze to look at other objects in the room.
Judging from the visual, the room is about four to five hundred square meters. Apart from the long table placed in the center, there are no extra objects. The only thing that surprised Ansu was that the door of the room was densely wrapped with holy cloth. He heard a dripping sound, and when he looked carefully, he found that blood was seeping out through the door.
A gloomy and evil aura suddenly spread, carrying with it a strong smell of blood.
The shadow of some creature was swaying outside the door.
At the same time, information about this artificial world also appeared in front of Ansu.
[Artificial Naraku World: Night of Vampire Castle]
[Rank: 3rd~4th Rank]
[World background: At the end of the Chaos Age, the prosperity of the Chaos Kingdom has reached its peak, but at the same time, this is also the most divided and turbulent era in the Chaos Kingdom. The Chaos Doctrine tolerates all living creatures, and various non-human evil races have also poured into the upper class of the kingdom. The vampire nobles who cannot be killed by ordinary weapons are one of the ruling class. ]
[At this time, the Alchemy Church had not yet been established, and alchemy technology was quite backward. Human alchemists were enslaved by the vampires, but the warlocks were preparing a plan for resistance. You tried to research a holy weapon that could kill vampires.]
[Task Introduction: You are the only surviving warlock of the Alchemy Sect. Your plan has been leaked, and your companions have been slaughtered by the blood servants. The only thing you can do is to follow the alchemy drawings left by your companions before the seal of the gate is broken, and make a holy tool that can restrain the vampire nobles - the Redemption Blade]
[Remaining seal time: 30 minutes]
[Room Task 1: All your medium and high level magic has been disabled. Please forge a weapon that can restrain vampires before the seal of the gate is broken.]
[Room Mission 2: Kill the Blood Servant Outside the Door]
[Task Notes: All the materials you need are placed on the long table. You can use them at will.]
[If the candidate dies or fails to complete the task within the specified time, the test ends and cannot enter the next room]
After entering the room, Ansu could feel the changes in his body. All his combat magic was banned, and only some useless and lowest-level magic could be used. The level of his body was also rapidly declining and was fixed at the third level. Even his mental strength, which he was proud of, was restricted.
With the current strength, it is impossible to kill the third-level vampires outside the door without restraining weapons.
An Su figured out the situation, and at this moment, the door suddenly shook violently, and the whole hall was shaking violently. A bloody hand pierced through the holy cloth, and broken wood chips and blood-stained white cloth fell to the ground.
[Remaining seal time: 29 minutes]
Time is quite tight.
In just half an hour, he had to forge a holy weapon that could restrain the vampires.
This is so difficult that not only would it be difficult for a layman who has never been exposed to alchemy, but even for the priests in the alchemy church, it would be difficult to accomplish it in such a short time.
He frowned slightly, ignored the vampires outside the door, and moved his gaze to the long mahogany table, carefully looking at what precious materials were prepared on it.
The alchemical drawings developed by the alchemists were placed before their eyes. The production drawings of the Redemption Longblade were roughly written, but many key places were still left blank and many materials could not be used. It seemed that the candidates needed to fill in the blanks and complete the drawings.
The other ordinary saints who entered this room began to scratch their heads and try to perfect this alchemical diagram.
"good."
An Su also rolled up his sleeves and smiled calmly, "Let's start deleting the drawings."
The more drawings that are deleted, the more materials will be left, and the more Ansu can embezzle.
He is not here to take the exam, he is here to buy goods! (End of this chapter)