Chapter 454 Acropolis
The pirate obviously had nothing to talk about with Lulu and Olive.
After establishing a cooperative relationship with the fox, he barely even glanced to the right and closed his eyes again.
Isabel reacted - most pirates were opposed to beauty and transcendence, so their attitude was so obvious.
Otherwise, he should at least come and chat with me.
Regardless of her position in the outside world, she is now a valuable pure auxiliary profession!
No threat, can't backstab, and can help.
It would be fine if it was a new moon ceremony, but this is a full moon ceremony that requires unity and cooperation - is there any melee profession that doesn't like support?
Soon, Isabel verified her guess.
After a while, as the promotion ceremony unfolded towards the outer ring, a new person appeared on Isabel's right.
The first person to appear was a man with a gloomy and mysterious temperament.
He was wearing a black hooded robe, and his age was unclear, but he looked at least not too young. He held a wooden staff in his hand, and several jeweled rings adorned the exposed fingers of his left hand.
Almost immediately after him appeared a man and a woman. They were all wearing the same black hooded robes, and it was obvious at a glance that the three of them were together.
As soon as they landed, the man spoke: "Hello everyone, I'm Stranger. I'm an alchemist, and I hope we can work together well."
Aiwass raised his head and looked at him in surprise.
He looked at him for a moment, and then confirmed—it was really him.
But this time the stranger was not like last time, disguised as a middle-aged man.
He looked very young and clean - and what made him dress like that was perhaps the equally young and petite girl next to him.
"My name is Grape..."
The girl, who looked to be in her early twenties at most, said in a cold voice, "A... necromancer."
Aiwass immediately realized that it wasn't her aloof personality, but rather her social anxiety. She was clearly not used to introducing herself in front of so many people, so she subconsciously followed Stranger after he introduced himself.
The other man who appeared with them did not speak immediately, but waited quietly with his crutches until everyone arrived.
The next person to appear was a young man in a white coat.
He was very tall, almost 2.5 meters tall. One could tell at a glance that he was definitely an elf.
The last person to appear was a girl about eight or nine years old.
As soon as she appeared, everyone present looked at her in surprise.
——This is the promotion ceremony from third to fourth!
And she doesn't look like an elf...
"Huh?"
Isabel looked at her in surprise.
Because she found that she seemed to know the other person. She always felt that he looked familiar...
"Is it Sister Lulu?"
As a result, the girl was the first to realize their identities and immediately became happy: "And Brother Fox - I'm Cheese, long time no see!"
Ai Hua suddenly looked over with some surprise.
He recalled for a while before remembering the other person's identity.
That was the little girl on the path of love who appeared during Aiwas and Isabel's first promotion ceremony.
He wasn't sure whether the other party had been successful in that promotion.
...But can Cheese keep up with the speed of his and Isabel's promotion?
Thinking of this, Aiwass immediately realized the other party's identity——
A natural born extraordinary person!
Either she is a reincarnated celestial being or an apostle, or a pure-blooded child of the moon... The latter is much more likely, because she looks like a real child, not an old woman who pretends to be young by wearing JK clothes.
There was only one possibility - both her parents were Moonchildren, so she was born a Moonchild. Just like a Dragonborn, her bloodline was filled with a great deal of extraordinary power.
Moreover, when she first participated in the promotion ceremony, she was probably not yet the Child of the Moon. Because at that time she also said that she was called Cheese because she liked cheese, and obviously she had not yet started to suck blood.
Now, after only a few months, she has directly touched the wall of the fourth energy level... This must be the completion of bloodsucking, completely transformed into the Son of the Moon, and regained the power in her blood.
Even though she was the weakest of them all, her age was enough to shock people.
With such pure blood... at least one of her parents is at the fifth energy level.
And relying on this unusual age, Aiwass directly locked the other party's identity -
The descendant of the last monarch of the Narcissus Principality, the Moon Princess of Iris, Lucia Tepes!
The renowned "Dracula" of Avalon could be considered her grandfather. She was one of the few Moon Children who still believed in Hengwo, and was known as a kidnapped expert who only played high-level games.
...Well, the reason why Aiwass knew the other party was also very simple.
Of course it’s because this girl has also been to this university.
But she was one of the rare bosses who "entered the dungeon but didn't die"—strictly speaking, the dungeon's boss was her adoptive father, and she was more like a dungeon mechanic, serving primarily as a power source and health pool for the boss.
She later made a few minor appearances in the main storyline, each time being captured by a boss. This was mainly because her energy level was high enough, her path was pure, her bloodline was pure, her faith was pure... and yet she was also weak enough.
She is one of the very few Moon Children who still believes in Hengwo, and she follows the purest principle - she only drinks the "blood of the devoted", that is, the blood voluntarily provided by humans who fall in love with her.
It can be said to be an excellent ritual material.
There was even one time when she almost became the carrier of the Blood Sky Master's arrival, but it was due to the destruction and interference of the players that the person who kidnapped her became the carrier of the Tail Ring Ritual.
...It turns out that Princess Yue became a transcendent in 1898, Aiwass suddenly realized.
After all, in the waiting hall for the promotion ceremony, it was impossible to clearly see each other's features... And when they first met, Cheese was almost the last to enter, just one person ahead of the woman named "Basil." She had just finished introducing herself when the ceremony began.
After Cheese introduced himself, the young elf in a white coat also spoke: "My name is Doctor, and I'm adapting to the Tao."
Stranger and Grape then introduced themselves again. Then, the man leading the three of them spoke in a deep voice, "I'm a consultant, a mage. I come from Star Antimony."
"I am Olive, a ritual mage from Rest."
The old man chuckled, his tone gentle and kind: "Don't worry, he's not some scum like a demonologist."
"Lulu, the bard of the path of beauty."
Isabel realized that Aiwass wanted to hide his identity, so she lied to hide her true occupation.
She smiled and said, "I can sing for you."
"A curse caster is not much better than a demonologist, old man."
Director Kent said sarcastically.
It is obvious that he has strong hostility towards the Path of Transcendence, but his hostility towards Isabel is not obvious.
He glanced at the three people in black robes and asked, "From the School of the Dead?"
"yes."
The consultant raised his head, answered calmly, and then asked, "From the Supervisory Bureau?"
"Yes, I am a pirate, an Overseer from Avalon. But I will not be your shield."
The "pirates" had an extremely resolute attitude.
This was actually quite normal, as no one else intervened. The war between Avalon and Star Antimony had already begun several months ago, and even the Iris people should be aware of the current hostility between the two countries. As an official armed overseer, possibly even from the military, it was normal for him to harbor hostility towards the Star Antimony people.
Not to mention, that's the School of the Dead—
Most people would have some degree of resistance to necromancers who toyed with the dead. And yet, Xingti's necromancy academy, the "Zugar Tower," was filled with these monsters who manipulated corpses and spirits.
All three wore the same black robe, and it was clear that they had no intention of hiding their identities.
And Isabel also guessed their purpose.
——It should be to take care of the girl named "Grape".
As a necromancer, no matter what she did, she was likely to be disliked, alienated, or even hostile by her teammates. In a scenario where there were no corpses, her teammates might even be sacrificed as spell materials.
And most people don't know anything about necromancers - the unknown means fear.
Therefore, they teamed up and came in directly to accompany Grape, the only necromancer among them, to complete his advancement.
Whether they are "consultants" or "strangers", it is obvious that they are now promoted through the second path.
This also means that they have already planned ahead...the three of them will act alone in this promotion ceremony without relying on other teammates.
This is a very dangerous move.
Dying during the three-to-four promotion ceremony is likely to cause damage to the soul or even lead to death.
The three of them blatantly formed a clique, which could lead to them being targeted by the other six people in a copy that did not restrict attacks on teammates.
After all, there are only six people eligible for promotion. If they can enter, three of them will be eliminated, and the remaining six will be able to cooperate wholeheartedly... The possibility of completing the task and being promoted will increase significantly.
Stranger and Grape were clearly aware of this and felt a little uneasy. The girl named Grape kept her head down, looking like she was about to curl up into a ball. Stranger opened his mouth, unsure of what to say, and kept looking at the Consultant for help.
"Then please, Pirate of Avalon—sir."
The "advisor" just sneered and said slowly, "You want to have some fun, huh? Can't go to the battlefield, so you like to take it out on the students?"
"You don't have any children, Mr. Pirate. Were you too busy raiding to find them, or was it too dangerous to find them? Or, because you enjoy kidnapping people, did your wife run away with the children?
"This is a full moon ceremony, not a new moon ceremony meant for showboating. We're all half-allies. We won't attack you, but if you come to us... you might as well give it a try. Have fun."
The consultant is obviously quite confident.
When fighting back against the "pirates", there was no hesitation or regret at all, but they were full of aggressiveness and sharp words.
This doesn't seem like a student.
——Is he a professor at the School of the Dead?
Aiwass guessed the other party's identity and smiled, offering a few token words of advice: "Everyone, there's no need to be so confrontational. After all, you may not meet your teammates directly when you go in.
"You can call me 'Fox'. I'm a priest of the Church of the Nine Pillars, specializing in group healing and dispelling. I can promise that if anyone here requests my healing, I will provide it equally."
"Yes, that's the Hippocratic Oath."
The "doctor" next to him nodded in agreement and said, "I will do my best to cure everyone. I will not use or sell poison to anyone..."
Cheese asked curiously, "Big brother, can't you attack other people?"
"Why do you ask, cutie?"
The doctor laughed and said, "The Hippocratic Oath is not a suicide oath. If someone attacks me or my companions, I will definitely fight back first. But if he is still breathing after the battle and asks me for help, I will bandage him for free to stop the bleeding. At least he will not die.
"If I see two people attacking each other and neither kills the other, they both get treatment.
"I am not a soldier, much less a guardian. I will not interfere with the outcome of the battle, nor will I favor either side.
"They all have only one name - the sick, the injured, those in need of treatment. And I am the one who can give them treatment."
He said, respectfully and politely saluting Aiwass: "But my healing ability is far inferior to yours. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."
"Well said..."
At this moment, an old and hoarse voice suddenly sounded from the middle.
It was a statue of an old, short lizard man. But compared to modern lizard men, he was more like a "snake man" - his body was covered with snake scales, and he held a staff with two black and green snakes entwined.
No one knows when he appeared, and no one knows when he became active.
The promoted people suddenly realized at this moment that none of them had noticed the "host" in the middle!
It was as if everyone had forgotten that there was a host for this ceremony.
"I will preside over this ceremony. I am the apostle of the Lord of Scales and Feathers...Acropolis, the teacher of Hippocrates, whom you just discussed."
The unprepossessing old man with snake-scales spoke slowly.
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