With a loud roar, the bronze door was pushed open.
A solemn semicircular hall appeared in front of us. It was surrounded by staircases with many bronze seats.
In the direction due east, under the huge holy fire emblem, a huge bronze statue cuts off the steps.
He holds a sword in one hand and a shield in the other. He has a resolute face and a firm expression. He carries a strange utensil on his back and raises his head slightly, as if he is looking into the distance.
It was their first hero Trorian.
Under his statue, Rhodes was surprised to find many people in the hall. They seemed to have been waiting here for a long time.
"Follow me."
Armando stepped forward, and the three of them followed him, walking to the center of the Guardian Hall.
There is a huge sign on the ground in the middle, with a burning shield and a burning sword standing intertwined.
Churchill said softly: "This is the sign of the guardian."
Armando glared at him.
"Go back to your seat."
Churchill shrugged and turned back to his seat.
Qingyu gave Rhodes an encouraging look and left. Her seat was first on the second level on the left.
Rhodes noticed that many seats on the steps were empty, and some were even covered with thick dust.
Armando opened his hands, spiritual light shone on him, and his voice had never been as clear as at this moment.
"The guardian enthronement ceremony begins."
Two figures came from the corner and stood next to Rhodes, standing shoulder to shoulder with him.
Rhodes was surprised to find that they turned out to be Great Sword Tyro and "Invincible" Jessica.
"Have you also been promoted to Guardian?"
Taylor showed a bright smile: "Yes, Brother Rhodes, in fact, I have been promoted to the first level combatant long ago, but because the Fire Palace lacks the materials for the enthronement ceremony, I have waited until now."<
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Rhodes was surprised and said: "Materials? Do you need materials for the enthronement ceremony?"
Taylor smiled and said: "Of course it is necessary. The guardian ceremony is not just an honorary ceremony, but a major blessing ceremony. Only after being crowned with the crown mark of the fire can we truly become guardians."
"The crown mark that bestows fire requires activating the statue of Trolian and igniting the fire of Trolian's soul. This is not a simple matter and requires the consumption of a lot of precious materials."
The undefeated Jessica said to Rhodes kindly: "If you hadn't been promoted, I think we would have had to wait for a while."
Rhodes took a look at her. Jessica had long black hair, an oval face, fair skin, slender eyes, slightly raised, and a strange sense of charm. She looked arrogant, but her attitude was very kind.
.
Rhodes remembered that she was a member of the "Spirit Girl Group" and one of Annabeth's sisters.
Their characteristics are all "magic liberation", and the state after liberation is their "awakening state", which is also their fighting state.
Jessica's "awakened state" is a huge multi-armed snake demon, hundreds of yards tall, with six arms holding six giant swords. It sweeps across the battlefield like a windmill and kills monsters with great efficiency.
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Back in the Fortress of Courage, it was she who withstood a battlefield by herself, killing the White Walkers until corpses littered the field, and they could never get past the cordon.
Rhodes was deeply impressed by her.
"Sister Jessica, you still look so beautiful." Rhodes reached out his hand.
Jessica smiled slightly and shook his hand briefly.
"Little Rhodes, your growth rate is really amazing. When you were in the Secret Branch, you were still so weak, but in the blink of an eye you were already shoulder to shoulder with me."
Taylor smiled and said: "Brother Rhodes, there are very few people whose growth rate can be compared with the spirit girls with the 'Magic Liberation' characteristic, and even fewer who surpass them. In their eyes, they are all catching up with others, and few
Being caught up from behind."
"Did you know? I stayed at the second-level combatant for half a year. Half a year ago, Jessica was only a fourth-level combatant. Half a year later, her strength has almost caught up with mine."
Jessica glanced at him and her tone became proud: "Taylor, what do you mean by catching up with you quickly? When did you become stronger than me?"
Tyro held the big sword behind his back: "What are you doing, Jessica, do you want to fight? At least now, you are not my opponent."
"Quiet."
Armando shouted, the white light on his body was gradually getting stronger and gradually merged with Trorian's statue.
At this time, the bishop of the Heroes Church came from under the statue.
His whole body was burning with intense flames, but his beard, hair and clothes were intact in the flames.
"Trorian's new stars!"
He came to the three of them.
"You have gone through countless hardships and arrived at the palace of the guardian of glory. From now on, you are the sword in the darkness, the guard on the high wall, resisting the flames of the black mist, the light of dawn in the long night, rushing towards the horn of victory.
, the strong shield that guards the kingdom, and the hope that inspires our compatriots."
The white light on Armando's body gradually extinguished, while the light on Trorian's statue grew stronger.
The strong white light illuminates the guardian hall.
Rhodes noticed that everyone in the seats stood up, and their bodies were also shining with dazzling white light.
The bishop came to Jessica's side.
"May the flames gather like moths because of your light."
Jessica bowed slightly: "May the inheritance continue and the fire be passed on forever."
The bishop stretched out his finger and gently touched Jessica's forehead.
For a moment, countless white lights fell on Jessica, and a bright flame descended from the ceiling and landed on her neck.
A triple flame mark appeared on the collar of her robe.
The bishop nodded with satisfaction and came to Taylor's side.
"May the light always shine on you and me!"
Taylor bowed and said loudly: "May the fire last forever, and may the hero be immortal."
White light and flames fell on him, and the triple flame mark also appeared on his collar.
With approval in his eyes, the bishop came to Rhodes, looked him up and down, and said with a smile: "You are the candidate I didn't expect. Congratulations, black bastard Rhodes."
Rhodes twitched the corner of his mouth and said dryly: "Thank you."
The bishop looked serious.
"May the holy fire protect you forever."
Rhodes drew a gourd, bowed and said: "As long as mankind does not perish, and the flame does not go out, the dawn will surely come."
The bishop stretched out his hand and gave it a gentle tap.
Fire and light fell, and a triple flame symbol appeared on Rhodes' collar.
The bishop said with satisfaction: "The ceremony is completed. Now, you are all the guardians of Trolian. You shoulder the hope and glory of mankind, the inheritance and glory of fire. I hope you can keep your heart, strengthen your will, and lead
Mankind has found eternal light."
The three of them replied in unison: "We will fulfill our mission."
The light on Trorian's statue gradually dissipated, and the flames on the bishop's body also fell, and the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became much more relaxed.
The bishop came up, patted their shoulders, and praised: "Yes, yes, great young man and little girl. Seeing the birth of the young guardian is like seeing the sunrise, and my heart is filled with light.
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Armando walked up with a rare smile on his face.
"You are all Trorian's precious strength. I hope you can show your due strength in the next battle of Star City."
His expression turned solemn.
"Now, let me briefly explain the responsibilities and powers of the guardian."
"In a regional war, the guardian is usually the highest-level commander and can decide the strategy and tactics of the war, as well as the mobilization and distribution of personnel."
"If necessary, you can even forcibly recruit combatants below the level of first-level combatants, interrupt their missions, and make them obey your orders. However, after the war, you will also be questioned by the royal city for this." p>
Both Taylor and Jessica looked solemn. They seemed to have known it for a long time. Only Rhodes didn't know yet.
From this point of view, the power of the guardian is really great.
He thought in his mind.
What can I do with this power?
For a while, Rhodes didn't think of an answer.
Armando continued: "As for the order of battle, the Military War Department has the right to make suggestions to you, but you can refuse to implement it. The only people who can order you are the first defense officer Da Lin, the seven sons of fire, the four knight commanders, and
King."
He paused and added.
"But on the battlefield of Star City, there is no combat power below the level of first-level combatants. Therefore, at some point, you need to learn to cooperate with each other."
Rhodes patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, First Elder, I am the best at cooperating. No one is better at cooperating than me. Mr. Alan and I have agreed to cooperate. He and I are simply the best partners.
Killing indiscriminately in the ancient Hall of Heroes, the evil monsters were defeated."
Armando glanced at him.
"Boy, you'd better be humble, everyone who works with Alan is like that."
Rhodes laughed dryly and changed the topic: "What is Mr. Alan doing now?"
Armando replied briefly: "He has a more important task. This is not what you need to know. Now, I want to tell you how to use the Mark of the Flame Crown."
"Place your hands on the mark, input spiritual energy, and sense it with your soul. You will be able to see the nearby flame symbols and get in touch with them."
Rhodes did as he was told and indeed saw other flame marks in the spiritual world.
They are all stacked three times, which represents the mark of the guardian.
Rhodes did a rough count and found that there were only about ten.
Armando continued.
"The second way to use it is to input more spiritual energy and then write the information. This spiritual energy will turn into a spiritual crow messenger and fly to the Palace of Fire. Please note that this is risky, and the palace may not be able to receive it.
I received your letter asking for help."
"The third way to use it is to press your finger on the symbol and gently fiddle with it with your soul, and you will receive the blessing of fire, which can restore your spiritual energy, temporarily increase your strength, and resist a fatal attack."
Armando paused and his expression turned gloomy.
"The fourth way to use it is to connect it with your soul only, touch the bottom mark, and be compatible with it, and the fire will spread in your soul and burn you to ashes. This is used when you are desperate and dying.
It can prevent you from being eroded and become a monster. At the same time, it will do its best to send your coordinate information to the outside. We will find your ashes, send it into the embrace of the fire, and return to the holy fire."
Everyone fell silent, and Rhodes thought of Lilivi unconsciously.
Is this how she died?
I tried my best to kill the most monsters, and finally touched the crown of fire and turned into ashes.
Rhodes' mood became depressed, and he tried his best to get rid of this negative emotion.
As long as I am strong enough, this kind of thing will never happen again.
He thought.
For a moment, Armando's hoarse voice broke the silence.
"Now, let's go meet the other guardians. You need to understand Trorian's top-level combat power."
He led the three of them towards the bronze seats on the steps.
Rhodes counted and found that there were fifty-two seats in total, and asked: "Sir Armando, we have a total of fifty-two guardians?"
Armando's expression turned gloomy.
"At our peak, we had a total of fifty-two guardians. That was many, many years ago. Now, including the newly promoted you, we have only thirty-three in total."
He raised his dry fingers and pointed to the three lowest seats.
"That's your seat."
On the bronze bench, the firelight flashed past, and the names of the three of them appeared on the back of the chair.
Rhodes was pleased to find that only his name was engraved on his seat, without a prefix.
"Of course."
Armando added.
"The current situation is special. Only about half of the guardians are present, but it is enough to activate the statue of Saint Trolian."
Rhodes was determined to inquire about Trolian's information in his dream.
But it is a pity that neither the Book of Knowledge nor Asa know more.
Recalling that the Book of Knowledge did not know much about the Starry Kingdom, Rhodes roughly deduced that the dream was broken before the Starry Kingdom appeared.
While he was thinking, Armando came to a seat and bowed slightly: "Good day, Your Excellency Qingyu."
Qingyu stood up. The triple flame symbol on his green and white robe was extremely conspicuous.
"Good day, Your Excellency the First Elder."
Armando glanced at her appreciatively.
"Tell me a little about yourself."
Qingyu stretched out his hand generously: "Nice to meet you. I am Guardian Qingyu. My characteristic is 'Eternal Fire', and the characteristic level is nine. I am good at all tactical positions, and the best one is back-position support.
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The three of them shook hands with her one after another. Qingyu smiled and said, "Has my mission been completed? Your Excellency Armando."
Armando nodded slightly.
"The promotion ceremony is over, you can go back."
Qingyu smiled faintly: "I'm leaving, Rhodes, Jessica, and Taylor. I hope to meet you on the battlefield in Star City."
She turned around, turned into a shadow, and then disappeared.
Armando walked to the next seat and said: "This is Churchill, a guy with a head full of muscles."
Churchill said dissatisfied: "What does it mean to have a brain full of muscles? Rod, tell him my story full of wisdom."
Rhodes smiled and said: "Lord Churchill has always been very shrewd."
Churchill said loudly: "Good brother, you are so right... Well, I am Guardian Churchill. My soul characteristic is 'Power of God'. The characteristic level is eight. The tactical position I am good at is the front position.
and forward."
Armando ignored him and continued to the next one.
This is a soft and frail girl who looks harmless.
But since she can sit here, it shows that she has extraordinary strength.
"Feixue of Vanilla Village, one of the most dazzling new stars, was promoted to the guardian half a year ago and has extraordinary strength."
Feixue from Vanilla Village smiled slightly and stretched out her soft little hand.
"Hello, I am Feixue from Vanilla Village. I am known as the streamer Feixue. My soul characteristic is 'Condensing Light Qi' and my characteristic level is nine. I am good at all tactical positions, but my favorite is the front position." p>