Li Ming took the excited Fu Ziyan, and they climbed up the high slope at the foot of the mountain and walked towards the entrance of the village above.
After ten minutes of traveling, his online time now counts down to almost 38 minutes, which should be enough to take on this main mission.
Arriving at the gate of the low village surrounded by earthen walls, I saw burly men guarding both sides of the gate, each wearing a worn-out copper armor, holding a long, twisted black rusty iron spear, and a red spear behind him.
The cloak was also badly damaged, with numerous holes on it, and the color looked very old.
But despite the poor equipment of these two guards, there are dazzling purple names above their heads, and the fonts on them are also very surprising.
[Royal Guard: Centurion] Level 80!
The two NPC guards do not have exclusive names, only official positions and descriptions of the regiments they belong to.
The captain of the Royal Guard is a very powerful character, and he is also a centurion-level officer, reaching level 80, a powerful existence!
No wonder, their names are all displayed in purple...
"Be careful, these two guards have different identities. They might be higher than the guards!" Lonely Ruyan seemed to have figured out the identities of the two guards and warned softly.
"Let's go in and find the priest." Li Ming nodded, and the two of them walked into the quiet village through the gate between the guards.
The village is indeed small in size, and facing the entire village is a small open square.
There is only one street on the left, and the buildings on both sides are low-rise earthen houses. The layout is the same as that of Novice Village. Walking from the street to the other side, you can also reach the opposite side of the small square.
The two of them walked directly to the center of the square, to where the village chief was...
Sure enough, they hadn't gone very far. In the middle of a row of buildings in the square opposite, on the high steps, stood an old NPC man with a golden question mark on his head.
This old man is not only the village chief of Wuzheng Ancient Village, but also the target of their mission this time, the mysterious God of Destiny...
As Li Ming and Fu Ziyan quickly crossed the square and approached the NPC, they could clearly see the other party's situation.
This is a thin man with white beard, white eyebrows and white hair, who looks like a god. He wears a dark red mage robe and holds a black wooden staff. The height of the wooden staff is even higher than his height.
, looks a little funny.
And above his head, there was just an ordinary line of white fonts displaying...
The reclusive priest!
"Found him, let's talk to him first and deliver the task." Li Ming reminded, stepping forward and starting the task dialogue first.
Whoosh!
The plot scene switched, and the priest in front of Li Ming walked up to him with a smile, and looked at him with kind eyes.
"Dear Priest, I am entrusted by the guardian of Huangsha Town to pass on a letter to you." Li Ming handed over the letter with respectful hands.
"Not bad young man, since the garrison sent you here, it means that you have gained his appreciation, and our empire will have another brave and capable soldier." The priest smiled and stretched out his hand, taking his letter, while praising him.
, while opening the letter to view the content...
Suddenly, the white-bearded old man frowned, and the letter in his hand turned into white light and disappeared.
Li Ming had been observing the appearance of the reclusive priest. As the distance between the two became closer, he was surprised to find that the dark red robe on the old man looked dirty. However, at a close distance, he found that the dark red robe had a faint golden light.
Sparkly, it is made of luxurious fabrics and lots of gold threads!
Moreover, the inconspicuous black ebony staff in his hand, with some cracks shining with golden light, does not seem to be the staff he is looking for...
"Brave young man, the Lord Guard has told me all your findings. Now the situation is very serious. I will give you the reward you deserve first, and then tell you some specific situations." The reclusive priest looked solemn, raised his staff, and
Balls of light flew in front of Li Ming...
Ding ding!
Experience points, copper coins, and the reward of a skill book all went into his package.
Li Ming quickly opened the package and found that the newly obtained professional skill book was a basic healing book.
Ding... System: Dear players, it is clear that you have successfully triggered the second stage of the main plot [War between Gods and Demons]. Please continue to talk to [Hermit Priest] to start the next part of the mission plot!
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A system prompt popped up, and Li Ming knew what to do.
"Dear priest, I wonder if you have any other instructions here?" Li Ming asked respectfully.
"Brave young man, do you know what the current situation is in our spiritual continent?" the reclusive priest asked, seemingly worried.
"Master Priest, when I came out of Novice Village, the village chief had told me something about the Spirit World Continent. Currently, the Spirit World Continent is divided into two. The Destiny Empire and the Chaos Empire each occupy half of the continent. In the Divine Clan,
The centuries-long battle between the Destiny Empire sheltered by the Destiny Empire and the Chaos Empire controlled by the demons has just ended for ten years. However, the village chief said that the demons’ ambitions will not die and the battle may happen again at any time, so let
I joined the military camp to defend the empire." Li Ming replied solemnly.
"Young man, you are right. This is the current situation. The battle between gods and demons, that is, the battle between destiny and chaos of your human race, has just gained a temporary truce from a hundred years of chaos. It has been ten years.
...But you don’t know why the centuries-old melee ended suddenly with a truce. It was just because the gods and demons were greatly reduced in strength due to long-term fighting and could not continue fighting. Now ten years have passed, the demons have slowly recovered, and their ambitions
It will also revive again, and maybe it will start a war again!" the reclusive priest said with a frown.
"Priest, can you give me more details?" Li Ming asked curiously.
"Judging from the magic crystals and magic cores you discovered, the magic of the demons is constantly affecting everything in the spiritual world. The more demonized monsters, the faster the growth of magic. The demons are derived from these demons.
As more magic is absorbed into the creatures, the more demonized creatures there are in the spirit world, the faster the demons will recover. Once they recover, the Chaos Empire will start to launch a new massacre! " Seclusion!
The priest said worriedly.
"Master Priest, since the demons want to make a comeback, what can we do to stop their ambitions?" Li Ming asked quickly.
"It is the mission of our Destiny God Clan to stop the ambitions of the Demon Clan, but our God Clan's ability to help you is always limited. We need more imperial subjects to join the ranks of the God Clan's bright priests to purify those creatures invaded by the demonic energy, so as to slowly
Weaken the power of the demons. The Lord Guard sent you here to let me judge whether you have the ability to become an imperial priest." The reclusive priest said with a smile.
Li Ming understood now. It turned out that this short old man was actually a God Clan NPC...
Moreover, the task of guarding the Lord this time is to let himself be tested by this reclusive priest to see whether he has the qualifications to become an imperial priest.
"Master Priest, if you need me to do anything, please just give me your instructions." Li Ming quickly saluted.