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Chapter 585 Eden’s Upgrade Ceremony

Eden would never forget last night's pleasure.

After he finished his retort, Althea's face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye. She stared at the priest angrily, and her fingers like rose and sea salt trembled slightly. Maybe she was choked, maybe because Because her mother was present, she was unable to say anything in reply.

The look of Althea swallowing hard made Eden feel a sense of pleasure, even though reason told him that a priest should not be like this.

This retaliation is just a small episode in the palace. Soon, Eden and Verdo will accompany the princess's wedding convoy to the Kingdom of Osenko in the south of the empire. While guarding Althea, they will investigate Osenko. The matter of the drow.

Before traveling, Eden still had one important matter waiting to be dealt with - promotion.

Since he had been imprisoned, waiting for His Majesty the Emperor's disposal, Eden had been unable to prepare for advancement even though he had hit the bottleneck. Now that he was free, it was time to start advancing. .

Eden told his savior Verdo about this. After the latter learned about it, he spent his savings to buy some promotion materials for Eden. The materials required to advance from the first level to the second level are not expensive, and more It is not rare and can be easily purchased in the market.

Eden accepted these materials with gratitude. After the trial, although he was not excommunicated, a heretic cannot assume the responsibilities of a priest. It can be said that this is the most difficult time in his life.

"These things are much more expensive than they were 20 years ago."

Verdo said softly.

"Yeah...I didn't notice."

Eden replied.

20 years ago, I didn’t know much about anything, and rarely even went out to the monastery. I concentrated on reading, writing, and studying scriptures under the guidance of the deputy dean.

I never noticed the changes in prices and thought those things were inherently priced this way.

"There are many things that have the same price 100 years ago and 100 years later, such as pigs, cattle, and sheep. A sheep was worth six Loden silver coins 50 years ago, and it is still six Constantine silver coins now. The same is true for a cow. The truth is, about eight gold coins, no more than ten...

However, these upgrade materials are different. Through the Ecumenical Council and the Imperial Parliament, the emperor has controlled almost all the merchants of upgrade materials in the markets of major cities and set up special markets. They are not allowed to sell without a special order. Violators will be punished by the highest penalty. Sentenced to exile.Because of this, these materials are getting more and more expensive. "

Verdo talked about the changes. As a dwarf, he was born sensitive to prices and had an innate enthusiasm for gold and silver.

Eden was stunned for a moment. He had never paid attention to this.

Seeing this, Verdo said no more and asked him to prepare for the promotion ceremony as soon as possible.

The choir's promotion ceremony is very simple, that is, using materials to upgrade in the hymn. As long as there are no shortage of key materials, the promotion can usually be successful.

"One gram of saffron petals, ewe's blood, one kilogram of grass..."

Eden checked the promotion materials and found a church with the help of Verdo. The church's choir members formed a circle around the ceremonial priest. As the bells rang, they sang praises. hymn.

The ritual circle quickly absorbed the spiritual essence of the upgrading materials, and then converged on Iden. The chant-like voice became louder and louder. When Iden closed his eyes, it seemed as if a sacred bell was ringing in his heart. .

Soon, his soul was pulled and led into the sea of ​​souls mentioned by previous people.

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This journey to the Sea of ​​Souls went extremely smoothly.It is not difficult to advance from the first level to the second level. Eden encountered no obstacles in the sea of ​​souls. With his talent, he quickly completed the promotion ceremony.

There was nothing worth mentioning in the whole process, except at the last moment, there seemed to be a noble goblin who cast a glance at him.

That look was fleeting, like an hallucination. When Eden regained consciousness, he heard the choir singing hymns at the top of their lungs, and they had just sung the most moving line: "May the Kingdom of Heaven rule forever."

Having just completed his promotion, Eden's soul was filled with holy feelings. The song fell on his ears, reminding him of the martyrs in history. During the collective execution, those who were about to be executed sang hymns. Later, their persecutors had never heard this sound. Many years later, their persecutors turned into dust, and the seeds of faith took root and sprouted on the dust. The hymns spread more and more widely, and the more they sang, the more they sang. The descendants of the persecutors and the descendants of the martyrs no longer hate each other and are as close to each other as brothers.

The sacred feeling slowly faded away, and Eden slowly came back to his senses.

Stretching out his hand and taking a closer look, Eden felt that his body seemed to have undergone subtle changes, but he couldn't tell what the specific changes were.

All he knew was that he had been promoted successfully and was a second-level choir member.

The sun shines through the window and falls on him, looking brighter than on other people.

Verdo came up, clapped his hands, and congratulated Eden.

"Congratulations, you are blessed by God."

Eden thanked Verdo gratefully and asked about the date of the trip.

"When are we leaving here?"

"It's coming soon. There are about seven days left. We will meet with the Queen's spies in a moment."

Verdo paused and added:

"Don't worry about any dangers on the road. With the queen as our talisman, those who want to please the emperor should think carefully."

Eden thought for a while and asked:
"What if it's a danger from Osenko? Those drow, for example."

Verdo smiled and said,

"There's no need to worry. The princess's wedding convoy is escorted by the royal guards, and the leader is the emperor's Paladin - "Broken Blade" Bright."

The "Paladin" in Verdo's mouth is pronounced in Logos. Its name in Deschanel is better known, that is, the knight of the monarch's guard. However, this name is too long and is usually used in literary and artistic works. , will call him a paladin.

In this era, apart from believing in the true religion, the Paladins did not have much to do with the church.

Hearing Verdo's words, Eden nodded. He had heard of "Broken Blade" Bright. This Paladin had followed the emperor to conquer the orc tribe in the west, and also assisted Osenko in suppressing the rebellion in his country. Great credit.

It is perfect for this Paladin to serve as the leader of the princess fleet.

Eden thought that even if something unexpected happened, Althea would be able to successfully marry Osenko without them having to do anything, and he would be able to say goodbye to this god of plague.

(End of this chapter)