The Great Conqueror

When it comes to the confrontation at the shaman level, the fight is about people, power, wisdom, and vision.

Of course Subaru would not back down, and based on what he knew about Arthur, the kid couldn't be intimidated by a little problem.

That's how things settled.

The four shamans had their own thoughts, and their eyes collided vaguely. What was exchanged at this meeting, what was obtained, and what was given up, each will weigh in their hearts.

...

The stars are twinkling, and in the mansion of the shaman Siba in the province of Daros, the old and the young are talking.

This time, instead of being serious in the study room as usual, a wooden table and two wicker chairs were set up under the vines in the backyard, with chilled wine on it, enjoying the feeling of relaxation and leisure.

"Arthur, you've done a good job this time, you've done me a favor." Subaru laughed, and patted his apprentice on the shoulder, which meant that he was very satisfied with Arthur's performance.

"Master Xie praised you. This time, many people are good, like the golden lion Murphy. I didn't expect it to be silver-level. I'm really surprised."

Arthur reached out and poured chilled wine for Subaru. The two clinked a glass and continued to chat while tasting the wine and enjoying the coolness under the moonlight.

"Well, Murphy's talent is indeed quite good, you don't have to be humble."

Subaru is quite satisfied. Arthur is very sensible, knows his position, and is very reassuring at critical moments. The performance this time can be said to have exceeded Subaru's previous expectations. You must know that there are many orcs who rush and fight, but there are very few who can play war songs and have strategic wisdom like Arthur.

"By the way, I originally wanted to send you directly to the position of priest, but I didn't expect the shaman Sablanca of the Divine Grace Province to obstruct it on purpose, and proposed a test method." Subaru briefly pointed out a few words during the day's meeting, including the proposal to go to Lando City to temporarily host the temple, and test the local people's belief in the beast god, and told Arthur.

After a pause, his eyes moved from the night sky to Arthur's face: "What do you think?"

"Hey, master, you know me, we are never afraid of tests!" Zou Liang chuckled, and drank the wine in his glass in one gulp, feeling a sense of pride in his chest. "Life is to be happy, to be able to do something, to truly realize one's ideals and repay one's responsibility. A little test can't stop me, Arthur."

"Okay!" Subaru had been watching Arthur's expression, and he was very relieved to see that his disciples were not afraid at this moment.

From his position, he is quite aware of the difficulties of this test. First of all, on the territory of the Divine Grace Province, will the other party hold back? Hard to say.

Secondly, the situation in Duolan City alone is really frustrating. Doesn't Sablanca of Divine Grace Province not want to make things right? He also wants to make some achievements to appease the border, but some things are really not based on human will. Even the shamans in the province of God's Grace would plunder those savage barbarians, and they would treat those people in the temple below as yin and yang. If there is danger, there is no good way to run away first.

Catch and kill?

Okay, but the question is what to do after killing? We all know what a mess it is, and no one wants to do this kind of thankless hard work. I'm afraid that after killing those priests who are afraid of death, and no one is willing to go to Ebony City, the power of the temple there will completely collapse.

All in all quite a headache.

In this case, it is actually thrown to Arthur to solve it. If it does not create some miracles, it is really difficult to make any achievements.

This is not the most troublesome, the most troublesome is the third point.

Arthur went to Dolan City to temporarily take over the local temple, and the time for management and work, excluding the back and forth on the road, was only a short month.

After that, all the selected players will go to the imperial capital for training.

In a month's time, if you want to reverse the chaotic situation in Dolan City and solve the problems of people's hearts and beliefs in the borderlands, what you need is not only a miracle, but also a miracle.

The difficulty was so great that even Subaru was a little worried, fearing that Arthur might not be able to handle it.

"Arthur, time is urgent, so don't delay. You will leave tomorrow. As for the certificates and the letter of appointment of the shaman of the province of God's Grace, I have prepared them. I will bring them to you before I leave tomorrow. I will order you to act as the priest to manage all temple affairs in Dolan City."

The voice stopped, and Subaru continued: "This time the situation is special, you can bring Bass and Luyao with you..." The words stopped here, and the point would stop.

Zou Shengun's mind was clear, and he understood Subaru's meaning after thinking about it for a while. Sure enough, the ginger is still old and spicy.

In a war-torn place, bringing Bass, a former beast fighter who has been fighting for a long time, is equivalent to having an extra bodyguard. In addition, there must be a lot of wounded in places that are often looted. In this situation, Lu Yao, the "Goddess of Healing", is brought in and shows a little miracle. How do the people feel? It will be much easier to gain their faith.

Subaru's words reminded Arthur, this time not only can he bring Senior Sister Luyao, but also all the members of the Warsong Priests under his command. One is to practice more, and the other is to have the chorus performances of these war song priests, which will definitely move more people.

Seeing Arthur's expression, Subaru also saw that he understood his hidden meaning. I really like it more and more, let Arthur go to the province of grace to experience this test, of course Subaru has various considerations, and there will be various back-up arrangements. Guaranteeing Arthur's safety is a must. In addition, even if it is really difficult to restore the faith of the local people, as long as Arthur sits there for a month, the rest of the things will have a good chance of turning around.

These Subaru will operate secretly, so Arthur doesn't need to worry about it.

At the same time, in a quiet room in Daros, the shaman Sablanca of the Divine Favor Province was also discussing the unknown secret with his red-clothed high priest in a low voice.

"Tiger, have your people confirmed it? Is the information true?"

The majestic shaman squinted his eyes and scanned the piece of paper with the information in his hand, and handed it to the candle to burn it clean.

"Lord Sablanca, please rest assured that this matter was reported by my cronies, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it." The tiger made a promise, stopped for a while and continued: "Those barbarians will definitely launch an attack on the vicinity of Dolan City within a month. This is the biggest operation in recent years. Given the past situation of Dolan City, all the city defense forces and temple priests will run away..."

"En." Sablanca nodded slightly. The eyes reflected the candlelight, showing a trace of murderous intent.

Everyone thought he was just posing a problem for Subaru, trying to obstruct and disgust Subaru. After all, the two shamans were secretly competing.

But no one would have thought that Sablanca would be so ruthless, if she didn't make a move, she would be bloody.

His plan was murderous in the dark. Just wait for that boy Arthur to get into the big hole, and then...

The barbarians aggressively invaded, and Duolan City fell. This kid is crippled even if he is not dead.

Not to blame Sablanca for being too ruthless, but to blame Arthur for not being a member of the Divine Grace Province. For opponents, this Sablanca shaman's motto has always been: either don't do it, or do it and solve it cleanly.

Now that they are already in an arm wrestling position with Shenyao's Subaru, such an important game of support for Subaru must be defeated.

Murderous intent, has quietly targeted the young trainee priest.

It's just that Arthur didn't know it at the time.

...

"Master, besides me and Murphy, who else is among the ten selected this time?"

After talking about important matters, the relationship between the old and the young, of course, revealed a sense of relaxation between grandparents and grandchildren, and Arthur even made a joke.

From the bottom of his heart, he was quite curious about the list of ten candidates this time.

This time, the provinces sent to participate in the election, especially the dozen or so people who finally dealt with the silver-eyed banshee, each of them is a strong man, and they are all outstanding talents beyond their peers.

Of course, if it wasn't for meeting Arthur and the tactics he contributed, rushing up like a fly without a head would definitely have suffered heavy casualties. However, the strength, courage, and spirit of sacrificing their lives for their companions are worthy of recognition.

Not to mention the outstanding ones, Murphy, the catwoman Joyner, the black lion Lelaon, and the two Beamon fighters are all very eye-catching.

"You kid, you became serious again after a while, well, you will know about this soon, let me tell you in advance..."

Subaru took a sip of the cold and refreshing wine, and said, "Shenyao won the first place in the list. Except for Lu Yao, who was specially recruited, you, Murphy, and Buenaven were all selected."

This is equivalent to taking up four places, almost half of them.

No wonder the other provinces are going crazy, no wonder the shaman Sablanca of the Divine Grace Province is dissatisfied.

However, there is a saying that happiness is based on the pain of others. It is a good thing to make yourself happy like this, and the pain of your competitors. The old and the young don't seem to mind doing it twice more.

After making eye contact, Arthur quickly filled the master's wine, and the two had a drink,

Subaru continued: "There are two people selected from the Godzhao this time, one is the black lion Lelaon, and the other is Bismai's female archer Sophie."

Speaking of Sophie, Subaru hesitated, but nodded a little.

"Sophie's own strength should not be at the level of Lieraon and the others, but her archery skills are indeed sharp. Pay special attention to the arrow she shot that exploded the silver-eyed banshee's beast core at the end. She may have used special equipment."

The shaman master didn't know that Arthur was already a character who had been fighting in and out of the Heaven-reaching Realm, so he didn't go into details, but just mentioned it a little bit, and turned away after asking him to pay more attention.

"Then there are three people selected from the Divine Grace Province. They are Beamon Quark, Forte the Beast, and Joyna the Kite Hunter. This time their results are second only to our Shenyao, and their strength is still very strong."

The eyes of one old and one young met, and some words were so tacitly understood that they didn't need to be said. Zou Shengun definitely belongs to Qiqiao Linglong, and he has already heard that Shenen Province and Shenyao are competitors with close results. With this relationship, it is no wonder that he kept making trouble for Subaru in the meeting and hindering Arthur's promotion.

"The last is Shenguang Province. They have the least number of people. Only Bimeng Mengma was selected."

"Oh, Wu Lan Xing and Li Ling, who have killed horses, were not selected?" Zou Liang felt a little regretful, those two were also very strong fighters.

But if you think about it, you can understand that Xinda, like Wu Lanxing, Li Ling, and especially Shenzhao, are not bad in strength and performance, but they still lack a little bit of sharpness in attack power. Compared with others, their credit is ranked behind.

Among the ten selected, whether it was Quark who blocked the attack for Murphy and Montmartre, or the courage of Fortey the striker; Buenavan's assassination and the magical gravity technique; Lelaon cut and wounded the silver-eyed banshee's finger, and then bravely sealed her hand; Joyner's blow blinded the silver-eyed banshee's eyes;

"The unselected ones are not bad, but they are still lacking in quality." After Subaru's brief introduction, he clinked glasses with Arthur, signaling him to return his mind to the chilled wine in his family's collection.

Although there are competitions among the shamans in various provinces, after entering the imperial capital this time, the ten warriors in the south will form a whole and must form a group to resist the pressure from the ten strong men from the imperial capital and those strong men from the north.

You know, these young people have their eyes above their heads, which is called rebellious. I have always looked down on people in the southern province the most. I think the fighters in the four southern provinces are too soft.

Thinking of this, Subaru felt that it was necessary to mention it to Arthur, so that he could have a clear idea.

"Arthur, you have to look farther in the future, not just in the southern part." Subaru saw that Arthur was listening attentively, and continued: "This time you come back from Duolan City, and you have to go to the Imperial Capital to receive special training. Here, let me remind you that no matter how hard our southern lineage reaches the Imperial Capital, we are still our own people."

"Master, disciple and grandson understand." Arthur said innocently. In the overall situation, Zou Shengun could see clearly than any other young orc. It's just that this time the instructor is the "Dayless" knight...Zou Shengun had a premonition that the process might be very hot. Natural horoscopes do not match.

"Hehe, I am very relieved about you." Of course Subaru was relieved, but he pointed out habitually.

"By the way, apart from us in the south, the ten powerhouses in the imperial capital have already been selected, and the results in the north have also been produced."

"Hey, this is very interesting, let me tell you more... let me tell you more..." Arthur leaned forward with a smile on his face, coaxing the teacher to be happy, and filled up the wine.

"Oh, I haven't grasped the details, but some things are very important, and I want to tell you."

"Well, I'm listening." Zou Shengun put away his smiling face and paid attention carefully.

"This time we encountered a level 45 silver-eyed banshee in the southern test, and the results were pretty good. The players in the north suffered heavy casualties, and what they encountered was only a lord of level 44. Haha, this time you have taken a lot of face, and you are welcome to the emperor!"

The conversation changed: "As for the top ten masters in the imperial capital, they are dealing with the forty-seventh level monster lord this time, and... zero casualties."

Level 47 monster lord! zero casualties...

what does that mean?

In order to deal with a forty-five-level guy, they almost used all the coffins. They felt that they were strong enough. Who would have thought that the bastards in the imperial capital would be so fierce.

"Okay, I've told you everything I need to tell you. Take care of yourself later." Subaru drank the last bit of wine, patted Arthur on the shoulder and stood up.

"Behave well, as long as you pass the test this time, you will be promoted to priest..." His voice dropped.

Zou Liang felt that the trip to the imperial capital was not that simple. Leaving aside the issue of the north and the south, the guys in the imperial capital were all troublemakers, and they were difficult to deal with. In addition, Nebeiro, who was unhappy with himself, most likely the other party was also unhappy with him.

Greg, who has a holiday, is really lively enough.

How is Auricia? Zou Liang was really at a loss now, but suddenly realized that he hadn't thought of Auricia for a long time.

But the most important thing right now is to overcome the hurdle of trainee priest. This is just a gimmick. The important thing is to improve his prestige by breaking the rules. This is what Subaru really wants, and it also paves a way for him to reach the pinnacle of power in the Holy See.

A successful start is half the battle!

Especially for Zou Liang who wants to carry on the road of magic stick to the end!

Zou classmate feels that he is born to be a hard worker. He had just finished the trials in Daros, the provincial capital, and before he even took a breath, he was kicked out by his master. He was about to go to Duolan City to officially take up his post, and accept the "difficulties" posed by the people from the Divine Grace Province.

Of course, the most disappointed person was the little girl Nini, who thought that Brother Arthur would be able to play with her for a few days, but she was about to leave just after finishing her work.

"Brother Arthur, are you leaving now?" Nini glanced around, noticing that Grandpa Subaru was not there, she jumped in front of Zou Liang, with her hands on her waist and her mouth pouted, her eyes flickering with displeasure.

"I promised to tell people new stories, and take people shopping to buy delicious food, but I didn't fulfill it." Nini is more sensible now, and when Subaru is present, she has to pay attention to her appearance, but when her grandfather is away, she will show her other side of innocence to Brother Arthur, so the other servants dare not talk too much.

Lu Yao couldn't help covering her lips and chuckling, the little girl Nini has a real temperament and is quite cute.

"Nini, brother really has something to do this time. The shaman of the Divine Grace Province caused trouble for your brother and me. Men can't be soft, and they must stand up and solve the problem. Do you think so?" Zou Shengun explained to little Nini patiently, and of course he habitually reached out and rubbed the little girl's soft and fluffy hair. It felt like touching dry swan feathers, which was very comfortable.

Never treat the little girl as an ignorant child, tell her some words and things directly, and she will understand.

Facts have proved that Zou Shengun's idea is correct. Although Nini was unhappy, she didn't say anything more. She just made an agreement with Brother Arthur to finish her work and come to Daros to chat with Nini.

Judging by her look, it was almost written on her face: if she walks sideways in Daros, she can cover her brother.

In fact, what Nini lacks is only a friend who can communicate on an equal footing. The more children from this kind of family background, the more lonely they are in their hearts. Nini likes Arthur's approachability and amiability, and his communication without treating her like a child.

There was a little episode before leaving Daros.

The two contestants who participated in this trial, Sinda and Sophie approached Arthur one after another, saying that there was nothing wrong and wanted to practice with Arthur.

"Priest Arthur, just take me with you! I can endure all kinds of hardships!" Little Fox Xinda, with a pair of knives hanging on his waist, had eyes flashing with excitement, and he introduced himself to Zou Shengun.

He likes adventure and experience the most, and doing tasks with some strong people. After the selection this time, the strong men from all provinces and cities had their own places to go. After thinking about it, he thought it would be most interesting to follow the miraculous Priest Arthur.

And this morning, when I was practicing my knife in the yard, Priest Arthur looked at it and said a few words casually, which actually gave Sinda a feeling of enlightenment!

What Arthur was talking about was exactly the realm that Sinda had always wanted to achieve, but had never been able to break through. For example, "There is a knife in the hand, but there is no knife in the heart; the knife is a person, and the human knife is one."

It sounds like you are saying it simply, but the more you think about it, the more profound it becomes. It is another realm of using a knife!

As a swordsman, Xin Da couldn't stop the itching and couldn't resist the temptation.

I heard that Buey told Wen that Priest Arthur was not only unparalleled in battle songs, but also capable of singing and fighting, and his combat skills were also quite good. He didn't care about anything as soon as he thought about it, and ran over to ask to join.

Zou Shengun has always been interested in this kid's potential. What he said in the morning was not for nothing. It was a little reminder to let Xinda know that in addition to speed, a swordsman can also enter the Tao by technique and reach a higher level. Sure enough, this kid was smart enough, so student Zou was naturally happy, and agreed to take him to Duolan City together.

Xinda was okay, but Zou Shengun couldn't understand Bismai's outstanding female archer Sophie.

The female archers of the Bismai tribe should be quite proud. According to Zou Liang's observation, although Sophie is not arrogant and domineering, she must have a cold personality. Of course, she has a good view of the overall situation, and she can see clearly on many key issues.

But still can't think of a reason why such a female archer wants to be with her.

Zou is not arrogant enough to think that she is attracted by his own charm. What's more, according to Subaru's suggestion, plus some information Zou has, she should have the equipment of reaching the sky. It means that she either has a strong strength that has not been shown, or she has an excellent family background.

Looking into the other party's clear eyes, Zou didn't make any detours, and directly asked the doubts in his heart.

To this, Sophie replied that she wanted to practice the battle song ability with Arthur, because the Bismai clan had always been unparalleled in war songs, but this time Sophie actually saw a battle song of faith that was stronger than the elders in the family!

And I also heard that the healing war song of the priestess Lu Yao was also excavated by Arthur.

Sophie is a very smart and persistent girl. She is determined to follow Arthur, hoping to learn some growth experience from Arthur in terms of war song ability.

Since she said so, there's no need for Zou to stop her, more people have more strength, not to mention that he went to Landuo City to step on the field, the deeper the background, the more interesting it is.

...

Yelu Sammo, as soon as Zou Shengu came back and asked Luyao to help Xinda and Sophie arrange the accommodation, he rushed to Thomas's place without stopping.

"Master, I'm back!"

"Good boy, I'm back!" Thomas chuckled and thumped Arthur on the shoulder, "Yes, boy, you did a good job this time! I'll be proud of your ancestor and master! Haha, now all the four southern provinces know Shenyao Province, and you are the warsong priest in Yerusama!"

"It's the master supporting the disciples." Zou Shengun chuckled.

"Stop flattering, come and sit."

The old and the young have been so busy recently that it is rare to get together, but sitting together and chatting casually at this time, there is no sense of belonging. Zou Shengun even felt the peace of the wanderer returning home. Thomas did not hide his feelings in front of him, which was completely different from others, and he could clearly feel that he really regarded himself as a family member.

The two casually chatted about the various circumstances of the Daros trials, and unknowingly talked about the province of God's Grace.

"Arthur, I know you're clever, but the matter in the Divine Province Province this time is not as simple as it appears on the surface." Thomas tapped his fingers on the table lightly: "Arthur, you should know something about the above. Among the four southern provinces, besides me, the Subaru shaman, the shaman from the Divine Province Province, Sablanca, has the highest reputation."

Since there were only two people present, these words were already quite straightforward. Whether it is Subaru or Sablanca, if they want to go one step further and become candidates for Pope, the first thing to do is not to jump out, that would be mindless. The first thing to do is to unify the four southern provinces, at least clearly surpass the other three shamans in terms of prestige and momentum, and have the greatest right to speak.

After the unification of the south, it is time to wrestle with the candidates in the north, and finally the imperial capital.

Of course, it is too early to say these, but in the four southern provinces, the secret confrontation between Shenyao and Shenen, Subaru and Sablanca is actually quite fierce.

"Teacher is also this time...Knowing that Sablanca has bad intentions, I just agreed..." Thomas shook his head slightly, with a hint of helplessness in his tone. Of course he couldn't say anything about Subaru's decision, but he couldn't help worrying about his most important disciple.

"Master, don't worry, Lord Shaman will not make a random decision. This time is a challenge as well as an opportunity. Since we know that they have come up with shady tricks at the Divine Grace Province, there is nothing to be afraid of! The disciples of the mountain of swords and the sea of ​​fire can break through!" Zou Shenstick patted his chest, full of momentum. But as soon as he finished speaking, he rubbed his hands and smiled again: "But this time, I want to take the boys from the Warsong Priests, and Lu Yao will go with me. This way, I will be more prepared."

Zou Shengun is not stupid. In fact, he also has great doubts about the "test" thrown by Shenen Province, but his character has always been to face difficulties. It doesn't matter whether there are difficulties or not, as long as you are prepared, there is nothing to be afraid of.

"Should be!" Thomas waved his hand: "Whoever you fancy, take all you want. Don't worry about Jerusalem, there is a teacher here to make decisions for you."

"Hey, thank you, Master, I feel relieved to have you to support me!" Zou was in a good mood, and with Thomas' full support, he could do things with all his strength.

"Arthur, are you back?" There was a light knock on the door, and the teacher's wife, An Mili, walked in with a smile on her face. Careful, she held an exquisite tea tray with a snow-white teapot and two porcelain teacups on it.

"Come, have a taste of the tea made by the teacher's mother."

"I'll come, I'll come, teacher, please rest." Zou Liang stood up and helped An Mili put the teapot and cups away, how could he really ask his teacher to pour tea for him.

"You child, you have suffered a lot in Daros this time." An Mili narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at her husband's disciples. They had no children, and the more they looked at Arthur, the more they liked him. It felt like her own child.

"Master, men of the Bier tribe are not afraid of hardship." Zou Liang stretched out his hand and made a powerful gesture, which made An Mili shake her head and chuckle. It feels like Arthur's actions are like a lively big child.

"What a good boy." An Mili stretched out her hand to smooth out the folds of Arthur's collar, and suddenly remembered that if her child with Thomas survived then, it would be Arthur's age by now.

Thomas on the side coughed lightly. Only then did An Mili realize her gaffe. She brushed the ends of her hair from the corners of her eyes with her fingers without any trace, and said with a slight smile, "Okay, let's talk about things without delay. Let's chat first."

After Ann Miley walked out, Thomas continued to talk about business with Arthur.

"You know the matter of Shenen Province, so I won't say more. When you come back from Shenen, you should directly face the young people in the northern province and the imperial capital. I will tell you about the situation..."

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The capital of the northern province.

The spacious hall was full of fighters, and on a round table in the core, several characters who were obviously leaders sat carelessly, giving people a strong sense of oppression.

"Hey, Soros, didn't you stay in the south before? Tell me, what are the ten masters in the south this time." A thin Fox hunter asked with a smile. His sitting posture is very strange, not like everyone else is sitting on the chair, but sitting sideways on the back of the chair.

If you look closely, only two feet of his chair point to the ground, tilted up at an angle of 20 degrees, as if drawn by an invisible thread, although it is precarious, it always maintains a delicate balance.

What's even more outrageous is that the hunting shadow's two legs hanging on the back of the chair are still swinging, with one hand supporting the back of the chair, and the other holding a bunch of grapes, looking up, swallowing a few grapes after speaking.

"South? The strongest one should be the golden lion Murphy." Before Soros could speak, another person sitting in front of the round table, the tall blue lion Perseus who exuded a sturdy aura, spoke.

This time it was a post-war gathering of the ten soldiers selected for special training in the imperial capital from the northern provinces. Apart from eating and drinking, of course they would mention the situation of their opponents.

Some people are relatively well-informed about the news and the forces behind it, and they can share it under such unanimous external circumstances.

Although they are both one of the six lions, the young people are all proud, and no one will give in to anyone else. Not only the black lion Lelaon wants to challenge the title of the golden lion Murphy, but the blue lion Perseus is also very interested.

"If there is a confrontation during the special training, Murphy will leave it to me."

"Okay, you come and you come."

Soros, who was sitting next to him with a calm face like a mountain, said, "However, I heard that Murphy is not the only one who performed the best in the southern province this time. There is also a warsong priest who is also very good. He actually blocked the voice of the 45th-level silver-eyed banshee with his warsong."

Everyone knows how terrifying the voice of the 45th-level silver-eyed banshee is. It is a group killer that ignores all defenses.

If a little priest can block it, wouldn't it hurt like bullshit?

The ten people present here are all strong men, who didn't believe in such absurd things, and each of them laughed lightly.