Chapter 261 Theoretical Exam Taken by Lanqi

Three days later.

The wind in late February blew rapidly between the towering buildings of the imperial capital Helrom. In the air of the winter morning, the huge building of the Knights of Destruction stood, looking solemn and majestic.

The towering spire of this building pierced the sky, and the surface was engraved with the ancient legend of the battle with the devil. The outer wall made of snow-white stones was covered with a thin layer of frost, making it even more mysterious.

Approaching the gate, two knights wearing dark gray heavy armor and holding lances stood here. The engraved metal pattern inlaid on the door several meters high was the holy seal of the branch of Destruction. The center of the cold gray totem was composed of an empty eyeball. Although there was no pupil, it emitted a faint light, as if it was the last ray of hope swallowed by it. The edge was wrapped with several twisted and intertwined chain vines, and these vines had sharp thorns that surrounded the eyeball and firmly fixed it in it.

The branch of Destruction, which was once a taboo in the northern continent, now has an office in the imperial capital Helrom, and its name was finally determined as the Temple of the Knights of Destruction.

The priests working here are mainly responsible for the coordination and logistics of other provincial branches with the imperial capital Helrom, and are also selecting new priests who want to join the Nirvana branch in the near future.

After the Resurrection Church as a whole obtained security permission in the Protoss Empire, the three major branches under the three bishops who intended to fight for the position of the decision-maker were all expanding rapidly in the empire, and many people who were already in the gray area had direct channels to join the big ship of the Resurrection Church.

Yesterday, a preliminary test for new priests was conducted here.

The complete assessment content is divided into the preliminary test, the retest, and the final assessment.

The preliminary test that has been completed so far is the conceptual written test.

The Nirvana branch will notify those who passed the written test yesterday this morning.

And the retest and the final assessment will be conducted at the same time in the afternoon.

Although it seems to be a tight schedule, the high degree of execution required of priests is also a basic principle of their Nirvana branch.

When the door of the Temple of the Knights of Annihilation slowly opened, a wide hall was revealed. A huge chandelier hung on the high dome, emitting white light. On the surrounding walls were oil paintings with the theme of the Resurrection Church's deeds in the holy war in the northern continent.

The arched doors on both sides led to various rooms inside. Walking along the corridor to the deepest part was the meeting hall.

The main meeting hall was the most solemn place in the Knights of Annihilation. Its tall door was made of solid oak, and behind it was a wide round table-style hall with high windows for excellent lighting. The sun shone through the glass and sprinkled on the table and walls, forming a gorgeous color.

Even though it was still morning, several archbishops of the Annihilation branch were sitting around the table. They had stern faces, and the holy seal pendants on their chests flashing purple light proved their status.

On the table were several classified paper rolls and folders, which recorded in detail the identity information and test scores of the Protos Empire people who took the preliminary test yesterday.

In the center of the hall, a middle-aged man in dark gray vestments was flipping through the papers carefully. He wore a skeleton ring on his hand and occasionally touched the pages.

He occasionally looked up and asked the opinions of the other two archpriests beside him, while a young knight in dark gray armor was recording the conversations of several archpriests with a pen. The other two archpriests also held several documents in their hands and discussed the results of a candidate from time to time.

The atmosphere in the room was solemn. Every priest knew that this assessment was part of the expansion of the power of the Silent Branch in the empire, and whether talents who could adapt to the new policies of the empire could be selected would have a great impact on whether the Silent Branch could win the bishop election in more than two months.

Under the current situation and policies of the Protoss Empire, they need more people who are good at planning or strategy than those who are good at frontal combat.

The middle-aged man in charge of this task in the meeting hall, Archpriest Caius, was the core of decision-making, and everyone else was waiting for his final decision.

In addition to testing the candidate's intelligence, learning ability, and basic skills, the objective and subjective questions in the written test can also analyze the candidate's nature, personality, and behavior style to a certain extent.

"I didn't expect him to pass the test. It seems that he has done his homework."

Archbishop Caius took out a test paper and compared it with a matching resume information and commented.

Every candidate has a special intelligence specialist in the church to investigate his resume.

In the file in Archbishop Caius's hand, the name column says [Iron Fist] Serio, and the photo next to it is a half-demon with a burly figure, dark brown skin, a single horn on his head, and a heavy black and gold bracelet on his wrist.

The intelligence says that he was once a famous gladiator who was banned for cruel killings on the field. It can be seen that he has an almost crazy love for fighting, but he also disdains to attack the weak, such as not hurting children and women, and has been in prison several times.

"He is a guy who has nowhere to go in this country, but we in the Resurrection Church do not reject half-demons."

The high priest sitting next to Caius took the test paper with 65 points, which was just 5 points higher than the passing line, and smiled slightly.

"If the Tyrant Branch also recruits new members, he is more likely to go there."

Another high priest commented.

Generally speaking, the Tyrant Branch will fight with them openly and secretly, especially since they are now in a clear competitive relationship of interests, but this time surprisingly, the Tyrant Branch did not start recruiting new priests in the imperial capital.

"Those idiots are probably afraid that our people will sneak in again. They are extra cautious this time."

"But be careful of people from the Batian branch coming to cause trouble."

Caius said calmly, screened out several unqualified test papers, and picked up another test paper with a score on the passing line.

Originally, the Nirvana branch and the Tyrant branch were both wanted targets of the empire, and there was nothing to be afraid of. They could kill each other directly.

Now, neither side can directly use force in the empire. On the contrary, the Tyrant branch has repeatedly fallen into a passive position, and has been assassinated by the priests of the Annihilation branch.

It's not that the priests of the Tyrant branch are less intelligent than them, but their doctrine and character determine that they like conspiracy, while the Annihilation branch is good at conspiracy.

The overbearing Catholic is not a tolerant character.

It seems that he is not doing anything now, but whenever he finds an opportunity, he will settle accounts with Bishop Annihilation.

On top of another resume that Caius picked up was a young man named [Fire Tongue] Redor, with long red hair and wearing a black priest's robe.

The message stated that he was considered a dangerous fire mage who once burned down an entire village for no specific reason and had an irritable and impulsive personality.

"It can be seen that he is an imitator of the Destruction Bishop Ivanos. It seems that his hair was also dyed in order to look more like the Destruction Bishop."

Caius's voice was a little helpless.

Although this candidate seems to have some mental problems, his score is not bad, with a full score of 76.

It can be seen that his qualifications and chaos as a villain are extremely high.

"If this guy were in the Southern Continent, he would probably follow the Destruction Branch."

"Unfortunately, according to the character of Bishop of Destruction Ivanos, if someone imitates him, he will probably be reduced to ashes or be harassed in the most cruel way."

"But the heavyweight one is probably still behind. These two can only be said to have their own characteristics."

The other two high priests also laughed and talked.