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Next, gradually more villains completed their works and came forward to submit them.

Redor, the famous "Tongue of Fire" among the group, walked forward slowly, his red hair fluttering in the wind, looking like a burning flame. He placed the stone statue of the goddess of fate that he had completed in front of Caius. He burned the statue with flames and roasted it until it was charred black, becoming an ugly charred corpse that was almost losing its human form and had been ravaged.

Caius stared at it for a moment, nodded, and placed the work on the table, indicating that he could leave.

Redol, the imitator of the Bishop of Destruction, looked back with a confident smile, and it was obvious that he also felt that his work was very satisfactory.

However, the next few submitters were not so lucky.

Their works were considered unsatisfactory by Caius and thrown directly into the garbage dump. They were also escorted away by priests in dark grey heavy armor, which caused panic among many candidates each time.

Almost every submitter, when caught by the dark gray heavily armored priest, would keep shouting: "I am loyal to the Church of the Risen! Why?"

But Caius seemed unconcerned and simply looked at the next submitter calmly.

Until [Meat Dregs] Graf walked up solemnly, his huge body seemed to make the entire platform look small.

He put down the dismembered statue of the goddess of fate, just as he usually did with humans, and Caius could even see tiny traces of blood on it.

Caius was silent for a moment, "This work... is very good."

And next.

Several villains who he had a favorable opinion of during the written test examination submitted good answers. [Stinger] Walter carved the statue of the goddess of fate into a human figure who died miserably due to the forbidden living transformation, and [Bloodthroat] Jia added music magic to the statue of the goddess of fate, turning her into an evil god struggling and wailing in hell.

Thors, the Eyeball Collector who submitted his work after them, slowly approached and handed the transformed statue of the goddess of fate to Caius.

The eyes of the statue had been removed, and many small holes had been dug out on its body, filled with eyes of strange beasts that looked like living tissue from nowhere. It was unknown what kind of magic had been added, but when Caius looked at the statue, all the eyeballs would move together and meet Caius's gaze.

Even Caius felt a little disgusted and put it on the table as a qualified work.

As the candidates' works were submitted one by one, some candidates who had not yet finished their works felt more nervous because of the "artworks" of these submitters.

The gears of the large clock above the door kept making noises, and each rotation represented the remaining time passing.

"There are still ten minutes left."

Caius' voice sounded, cold and emotionless,

"If you fail to complete the task on time, you will be directly regarded as a member of the Church of the Goddess of Destiny."

His words were like a gust of cold wind, lowering the temperature in the hall.

This punishment and intimidation undoubtedly had a great deterrent effect on other candidates who have not yet submitted their submissions, making them work harder.

Some of the candidates looked back at the clock, their eyes beginning to reveal nervousness and uneasiness, while others remained calm, as if they were very sure that their works would be approved by Caius.

The candidates who had qualified for the final review sat where they were, with no expression on their faces.

Just waiting for the last time to end and the final assessment to come.

There were fewer and fewer candidates still working, and the crisp sounds of the tools in their hands and the stone statues were gradually unable to cover the sound of the gears of the big clock.

Caius sat on the main seat, leaning slightly and supporting his chin.

Although he did not set his sights on any one candidate.

But among the remaining candidates, the only one who still caught his attention was the young man named Rocky.

He felt that anyone who could complete such a written test would hardly be suspected of being a clergyman of the Church of the Goddess of Destiny.

However, this re-examination is necessary, and the composition of each person must be identified.

No matter how good his written test scores are, if his position and loyalty are not firm enough, he must be destroyed and not allowed to be used by anyone else.

at last.

In Caius's waiting.

Lanqi finished his work, with a hint of satisfaction and a little tiredness in his eyes, he stood up and walked towards Caius.

He placed the piece before Caius.

It is a reshaped stone statue of the goddess of fate.

Caius raised his head slightly, looked at Lanci, then turned back to his work.

Then his gaze seemed to be fixed on the statue of the goddess of fate, and he was silent for a long time.

At the same time, due to the unusual silence caused by Caius's delay in giving his evaluation, some candidates gradually turned their attention to Lanci's works.

The response from the young people who submitted their works was very indifferent.

Instead, it was his work that puzzled Caius.

The posture of the statue of the goddess of fate sculpted by him was slightly changed, and it was reshaped into a new movement and extremely refined.

As if it was created by a peerless craftsman, the goddess's figure is vivid and warm, as if she will move in the next second.

When other candidates saw Lanqi's work, they couldn't help but be amazed at its artistry.

If they were all amateurs, this guy was definitely a professional among professionals. They had never seen a sculptor of such level before. Some of them even showed greed in their eyes, trying their best to suppress the urge to snatch the statue. No matter what, it must be a priceless masterpiece!

But they soon noticed problems with the modified statue.

His expression also became similar to Caius'.

The goddess, who was always full of divinity and tranquility, had a slightly arrogant smile on her lips. Her posture changed into raising her hand with her index and middle fingers raised, forming a V-sign with her palms facing inward.

It seems that he is looking down on all the villains present.

Logically speaking, portraying the goddess of fate as so dazzling and beautiful should be directly judged as unqualified.

But Caius discovered that this guy had a duality.

He was actually a little confused as to whether Rocky was praising the goddess or slandering her?

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Caius's eyes switched between Lanci and the statue.

Even the priests of their Resurrection Church knew that the Goddess of Fate would never make such an indecent gesture of raising the middle finger.

But the guy who carved this thing in front of him seemed to be scolding their Resurrection Church and the Nirvana Branch on behalf of the Goddess!

Caius' fingers tapped lightly on the table, making a "tapping" sound, as if he was measuring or judging something.

Lanqi stood there calmly, with no expression on his face, only a smile flashing in his eyes.

Caius' brows were tightly knitted in confusion, and complex emotions were extremely rare on his usually cold and hard face.

It was not until he observed the young man closely that Caius was certain that this man was as abstract as his works, and it was impossible to tell whether he had a simple mind or was unfathomable.

After hesitating for a moment, Caius stared at the statue, but in the end he couldn't bear to discard it as an unqualified work, so he put it aside for the qualified ones.

The ownership of these qualified works belongs to him.

It was originally intended to be used for internal display.

But now he decided to keep the Lanqi stone sculpture.

This young man will inevitably become the most outstanding sculptor in the Protoss Empire.

By then, the value of this work will be immeasurable.

He was very sure that the young man's artistic attainments far exceeded his imagination, and his own talents were as excellent as the written test results.

"You are very good."

Caius praised, nodding slowly, "You passed."

Lanci smiled slightly, he knew that Caius would not be willing to destroy this work.

Then he walked down the stage and returned to his seat, waiting for the re-examination to end.

Many qualified candidates looked at Lanqi for a while with different thoughts.

Some admired him, some were jealous and greedy, and some were like Sid, who did not reveal any of his thoughts and just simply stared at Lanqi.

In the corner of the hall, the accumulated waste fragments looked like a small hill.

The last submitter walked nervously to Caius, his hands trembling slightly, and the statue of the goddess of fate he was holding seemed to feel his nervousness.

If time had not been insufficient, he would not have submitted the unfinished product. His face was pale and his eyes were full of pleading, hoping that Caius could see through his thoughts.

However, Caius' eyes did not seem to like this weakness. He stared coldly at the submitter, then turned his gaze to the statue.

After a moment, he sighed and shook his head.

Then, two tall, heavily-armored priests came forward and quickly grabbed the examinee's arms.

"There is no problem with my position! Archbishop Caius!"

They struggled for mercy but in vain, and the last person was dragged out of the hall with screams.

As the heavy door leading to nowhere slowly closed, the clock pointed to half past midnight, which meant that half an hour had passed since the exam was about to start.

"Congratulations on successfully passing the interview and retest. Regardless of whether you can pass the final assessment, you are all qualified to become colleagues of the Nirvana Branch. However, those who achieve excellent results in the final assessment will have the opportunity to receive a quick promotion directly from the Nirvana Bishop."

Caius finally stood up, his eyes swept across the faces of every candidate, and said.

His voice was a little calmer than before, but still intimidating.

The examinees looked at Caius, waiting for him to announce the content of the final test.

They knew that the final assessment was the highlight.

Compared to becoming a new priest who can only get the ordinary white [Certificate of Resurrection - Nirvana], they hope to be quickly promoted to elite priests and archpriests, be noticed by the Bishop of Nirvana, become his direct soldiers, and even go further in the future.

"The final assessment allowed me to see your value, and this value is the best feedback on your overall strength."

Caius raised his hand and pointed at the people in the audience.

"For one day, you can challenge any priest in any branch of Nirvana who holds the blue precious [Certificate of Resurrection - Nirvana] or above. You can use tricks and any means as long as it does not violate the law. I want to see how much trouble your tricks can cause to them."

This is a process of adapting to current situations and policies.

They can also select the talents they need most during the election process of the Bishop of the Protoss Empire.

If even the existing elite priests cannot cope with the situation in the Protoss Empire, then it can only be said that they are not the talents they urgently need to find.

"But you must also choose your opponents carefully and be prepared to be counterattacked."

In the hall, when Caius' voice faded away, his figure gradually disappeared into the corridor inside the hall.