Full-time Mage: Heavy Water Returns to the World

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After passing through the bustling temple of faith, the crowd suddenly thinned out, and it could even be described as deserted.

The Blue Star Knights, who stand guard at intervals, are practically the only living people here.

The "Ten Thousand People Ladder" is very long. For ordinary people, simply walking this section of the path is a kind of spiritual practice, which is why ordinary people flock to it.

However, since everyone was a high-level mage with a physique close to that of an ordinary servant-level demon, they acted as if nothing had happened.

However, the group's speed was still not much faster than that of ordinary people. After all, as challengers, they also represented the face of their country, and they still had to observe etiquette. When in Rome, do as the Romans do, so they didn't even use wind rails, and naturally their speed couldn't be increased.

half an hour.

The towering mountains gradually became parallel to the crowd, and more buildings appeared on the temple mountain. Palaces were scattered in various places, each one resembling a celestial palace, holy and elegant.

"Ah!" Han Li suddenly exclaimed.

Along the way, pavilions and towers were not uncommon, so Han Li was not surprised. At this moment, she looked up at a pale blue Fragrant Hill in the distance, where flowers bloomed all over the fields.

There, a palace resembling a fairy tale stood alone on a prominent cliff, with swings swaying, standing out from the crowd, thrilling and breathtaking.

Moreover, it is almost the closest point on the entire Temple Hill to the Goddess Palace, highlighting its unique status compared to other palaces.

"This is..." Qin Mo exclaimed.

"That's the Holy Maiden's palace, which belongs to the Goddess Palace area," Nan Yi explained. He had done a lot of research beforehand and knew more than others.

What Nan Yi didn't say was that this wasn't just the Holy Maiden's bedroom, but the bedroom of the Holy Maiden Asharuya, who was Wen Tai's adopted daughter.

"Holy Maiden! Doesn't that mean she's a candidate for Goddess?" Han Li exclaimed.

"Mm." Nan Yi nodded.

Oh, holy maiden...

She was a figure renowned throughout Europe and even the world today, and no one would not want to win the favor of the saintess.

As for the goddess?

That was already a legendary existence; even in the Parthenon today, it had been a long time since a goddess had appeared.

However, Blue Fragrant Mountain was not the place they were going to, and they were not qualified to enter for the time being. If anyone tried to force their way in, the Knights' Hall, which was closest to them, would show them why Temple Mountain was so sparsely populated.

Perhaps only Titan would dare to do something like that.

Oh right, Nan Yi almost forgot about Mo Fan, who's fearless and audacious.

The massive ladder has finally come to an end.

This is an incredibly magnificent palace, a typical example of ancient Greek architecture. Behind the palace, instead of towering, steep mountain peaks, lies an incredibly open plain.

It was clearly not formed naturally, but rather carved out by human hands. What immense power could have leveled such a majestic mountaintop and built training grounds and exquisite palaces?

"Stop, who are you?"

Suddenly, a loud male voice rang out, stopping the group. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a Blue Star Knight, looking at them warily.

"We are the representative team of the Chinese National Government, here to challenge your country's embassy." Nan Yi stepped forward and showed his identification.

The other party took it, nodded in understanding, and told everyone to wait a moment before going into the hall to report.

A short while later, the Blue Star Knight returned, accompanied by another knight clad in golden armor.

The golden armor—that's the symbol of status for a Knight of the Parthenon, clearly a Golden Knight! It's also a symbol of power; a Golden Knight is a super-class mage!
The other party scanned the group, seemingly to confirm their strength and origins, before slowly speaking. "Greetings, guests from China. I am Hashir, the Golden Knight. Please come in with me."

"Thank you."

Nan Yi nodded and then followed.

Entering the Knights' Hall, one is greeted by exquisite architecture, each piece a testament to the painstaking efforts of countless artisans—a crystallization of art.

However, this place is quite different from the Temple of Faith we passed earlier. The Temple of Faith has a more religious feel, making people appreciate the weight of history, while the Temple of Knights has a somber and indifferent atmosphere, making people feel only solemnity.

The appearance of Nan Yi and his group attracted the attention of many people. There were trainee knights, Blue Star knights, and even maids and female officials in the hall.

That's right, the Knights' Hall also has female servants and even female officials of various ranks. They also need to come to the Knights' Hall to learn and improve their combat abilities.

There will always be times when a knight is unable to protect himself.

At this moment, they were all curious about the identities of the group, but since they all saw the Golden Knight Hashir at the head, no one asked.

“I didn’t expect the Chinese delegation to arrive in Greece so early this year. Did they change their plans?” Hashir asked.

“We started from Norway this year,” Nan Yi replied.

“Norway…” Hashir pondered softly, then suddenly realized, “You went to Oslo?”

“Yes.” Nan Yi nodded.

"I remember that the Chinese army made a significant contribution to quelling the demon riots in Oslo this year. It seems that you also played a part back then."

"Thank you for your contributions to peace."

The unrest in Norway was an open secret, but Parthenon didn't seem to care much about it, only sending some people to help.

However, no one knows what happened deep in the northern forest, and it seems that Hashir is unaware of it as well. That is the reason why China chose Norway as its first stop.

"It should."

The group passed through the Knights' Hall and arrived at a training ground.

This place is somewhat like the Colosseum in ancient Rome, with a circular structure surrounded by gray stone columns, and a wide open space in the middle where many people are gathered.

"This is the training ground for the Greek national pavilion in this tournament, and also the place where Greece defends its pavilion," Hashir explained.

Looking around, there were quite a few people. After all, these were the defenders of the stadium, considered candidates for the official national team, so it was normal for there to be more people.

The Greek guards had already noticed the Chinese group and were all looking in their direction.

"Lord Hashir, are these the ones who have come to challenge us?" a handsome man with striking features asked.

Hashir nodded: "These are contestants from the National Government of China. You must not underestimate them. They are different from the previous contestants."

Hashir was practically a teaching assistant for the Greek pavilion this year, and he knew the personalities of some of the Greek players fairly well. Fearing they might underestimate their opponents, he gave them a heads-up, but he wasn't sure if they listened or not.

The people who challenged the Greek Pavilion recently were mostly from small East Asian countries. Their magic level was average, and their teamwork was poor, which made them a bit arrogant.

"know."

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(End of this chapter)