Today's princess is still cute

Of course, Burke was the villain. Bach didn't have the leisure to watch this mixture of joy and sorrow, so he simply left.

Amid the expectant gazes, Burke read out: "Harrington Barnett, Fiona, Leonard Bruno"

Chapter 24 Am I considered a relative?

"I don't believe it! Why didn't he get as good a score as me in the physical fitness test? But I wasn't selected! This is a conspiracy! This is a conspiracy!"

Arthur Webster's face was full of relief as he watched an emotionally out-of-control teenager being dragged out of the prayer hall by the Vatican Knights.

Human beings’ joys and sorrows are not shared.

Regardless of their performance, the unsuccessful children were taken away from the prayer hall by the Vatican Knights. The only ones left were the fifty outstanding children.

Forty-five boys and five girls.

The three friends that Cardinson had his eyes on were all successfully selected, and on the girls' side, Beth Clement and Fiona were also selected.

"Wait here for a moment. A special priest will come to do a soul test on you. You can move around freely, but it's best not to leave here."

After Burke finished speaking, he hurried away with the final list. He wanted to report to Rong Ke.

As soon as the people left, the excited children present could no longer contain themselves and started looking for their familiar friends and started to get together to chat.

"Where's Kaysen?"

Arthur, who found Leonard and Harrington, did not say anything to congratulate them, but directly asked the most confusing question in his mind.

Why is the best among them, Cardinson, not on the list of fifty people this time?

Leonard was still very frugal with his words: "I don't know."

Harrington said more: "When I finished the test, Chengcheng's score was over five points. At that time, only one girl was awake. I went to check, but found that Cardinson was gone."

Missing?

Arthur thought about it and realized that it was no use for the three of them to make blind guesses. They couldn't figure out anything, so he simply went to ask the Vatican knights who had been watching from the side, as they had witnessed the whole process.

"Hello, I would like to ask, where did Cardinson go just now? Why is his name not on the list?"

The fifty people here are destined to become part of the Holy See, and the attitudes of those knights have also become enthusiastic.

Someone immediately said, "That boy who looks prettier than a girl, right? His time was one minute and twenty-six seconds, breaking the Vatican's thousand-year record. He was taken away directly by Monsignor Ellis."

Another said enviously, "I guess Lord Ellis thinks his talent is way beyond the ordinary. What a genius! This is a genius! Our Church is going to have another great figure, and he's from our Knights!"

"An audience with the Pope. This is an honor that hasn't happened in many years."

"Hahaha, we're going to have another powerful partner. I wonder if those Royal Knights dare to show off their genius again."

After hearing this, the three friends breathed a sigh of relief, but their expressions were different.

Arthur was somewhat delighted, but also looked a little regretful. He was probably wondering why he had not made greater efforts to make friends with Cardinson.

Leonard was surprised, but soon returned to normal, but there was a gleam in his eyes that showed he wanted to compare.

Harrington was the simplest, he felt happy, happy for his friends.

Their conversation was not kept in low voices and was soon heard by those around them.

Early admission!

Audience with the Pope!

Super genius!

After refining the keywords, people discovered something very important:

Cardinson Pine, this young man who shines as soon as he appears on the stage, will surely rise!

There are those who admire, those who envy, those who are jealous, those who are suspicious, those who are indifferent, and those who are waiting to see the joke.

But no matter what, no matter what mood you are in, you can't change a thing.

The first place earned by Cardinson was exchanged for a starting line that was out of their reach.

Beth Clement pursed her red lips and could not hear the chattering of the girls around her. She just felt like something was blocking her heart.

Fiona, on the other hand, snorted coldly, her eyes full of unwillingness.

"Want some tea?"

Sitting in Cesar's office, Cardinson seemed even more restrained.

The NPC of the Vatican that you dealt with the most in your previous life was César Mello. After you became a Templar Knight, you basically received all the missions from him. This teacher Mei was so strict that it made people exhausted, but you couldn't beat him.

The Templar Knight's job transfer quest is hailed as one of the three most difficult second-job transfer quests, and Teacher Mei deserves some credit for this. He would not be satisfied unless he tortured the players to death.

Cardinson suffered greatly from this, so when facing César, he was not as comfortable as when facing the Pope.

"No need to bother you"

Xizel's nose moved, and he smelled the faint tea fragrance that had not yet dissipated on Cardinson. He smiled and said, "Ah, so I drank it from His Holiness the Pope. The source energy stone was also given by the Pope, right?"

"Yes." Cardinson didn't dare to speak loudly. He was as cautious as possible, for fear of leaving a bad impression on Teacher Mei, who would punish him in the future.

He said, "Well," and then said, "Since you are favored by the Pope, I won't waste my words on you. Do you understand what Bach means? From today on, I will be the one to lead you."

"Yes!" Cardinson stood up quickly and gave a standard knight's salute, "Greetings, teacher!"

Xizel didn't seem as serious as Cardinson remembered. Instead, he smiled and waved his hand: "Sit down, sit down. The Vatican doesn't care about these red tapes. Besides, you are Nell's grandson. There is no need for us to be so polite and distant. Besides, I have met you once."

What the hell?

I know Old Pine knows you, but when have you ever met me?

"I went to Ziye City a year ago. I wonder if you still remember it?" Seeing the confusion on his face, Xizel took the initiative to bring up the matter.

"what!"

Cardinson suddenly remembered that one afternoon a year ago, old Pine found an excuse to send him out.

It turned out that the guest that day was Césaire Melo! He must have seen me training somewhere.

"Nell and I, along with Rong Ke, are from the same generation. We were elected to the Holy See together. Rong Ke was the most talented of the three of us, followed by Nell, and finally me. Due to our age difference, we all regarded Nell as our elder brother, and he always took good care of us. We also trusted each other immensely. Later, even his son, that outstanding young man, was taught by me." Xizel seemed to be in a good mood today and began to talk about some past events.

Cardinson now understood the matter clearly.

He had two extremely strong thighs to hug, plus the friendly Cardinal Bach and Pope St. Augustine.

He suddenly realized that he was a relative of the Vatican.

Chapter 25 A Dagger

"I'm sure Nell has told you what happened later. I don't want to talk about the past anymore." Xizel rubbed his brows and said calmly, "I'm very happy to see Nell come out of the shadows and choose you as his successor. I hope you can understand the meaning of the word successor. It's not a descendant or a disciple, but a person who inherits his glory."

Cardinson straightened his back: "I understand, teacher."

Xi Zeer said: "I am famous for my strictness in the Church. I will be even stricter with you. It is because of Nell that I am like this. You have to endure ten times more hardships than others. If other trainings are running 1,000 meters, you have to run 10,000 meters. If you feel that you can't stand it, you can tell me now and I will help you find a new instructor."

Cardinson shouted, "Don't worry! I can bear it. No matter what it is, I will stick to it to the end!"

"Very good, now that's more like the Pine family," Cesar nodded in appreciation, "But everyone can brag, so you'd better prove it to me with your performance."

Is Cardinson afraid of your high-intensity training? He is afraid that you don't train hard enough!

This guy knew exactly what he needed most right now—get stronger! Get stronger as quickly as possible! Then become one of the decision-makers in the Holy See and use manpower to find the woman who hadn't become a demon king yet!

Perhaps he read what he wanted from Cardinson's eyes, and César took out a storage ring from the cabinet with satisfaction and pushed it in front of Cardinson.

"Outside, you need to have a gift when you become a disciple. Although our church does not have such a custom, as an elder, I still have to give you one. The internal space of this ring is ten cubic meters. It's not big, but it's enough for you. If you want to change to a bigger one in the future, you can get it yourself."

Cardinson took the ring, said thank you solemnly, and then put it on the index finger of his left hand without hesitation.

"You already have the energy stone in your body. Try to use the energy to connect to this ring and put your own mark on the restriction I set. This way, no one else can open it. Well, unless you meet someone who is much stronger than me and forcibly erases the restriction." Xizel carefully taught how to use it and made a joke.

Cardinson also laughed when he heard this.

There must be many strong people in this world, but there are very few who are stronger than César. Why would they go to so much trouble to crack his ring?

The operating principle of the Source Energy Stone is like an internal converter, absorbing energy from heaven and earth, converting it into its own energy, and storing it inside the Source Energy Stone.

As your strength grows, the capacity of the source energy stone will also increase, and the efficiency of absorption and conversion will become faster.

This is something that can theoretically grow infinitely. After all, there has never been a ruthless person in human history who can break the source energy stone, not even the peerless genius of each era.

Source Energy Stone is the most precious gift God has given to mankind. No one except humans can make and use it.

Someone may ask here, doesn’t Cardinson have the bloodline of a Darkmoon Elf, so how can he be used?

This question is very profound and involves a bit of philosophy, just like asking "Are orcs considered human?"

The answer is very simple. The source energy stone is compatible with your human bloodline, and it must occupy a dominant position. Half-elf is not enough. Cardinson is only one-quarter Darkmoon Elf, so naturally he is just at the minimum threshold.

Of course, there are disadvantages. When Cardinson uses the energy stone, his efficiency will be lower than that of normal humans. But it is not a big deal. My destiny is in my own hands.

Cardinson naturally had source stones when he was a player, but at that time he relied on the game system to use them, so you couldn't feel it yourself.

Everything is just starting now and we have to learn everything from scratch.

Cardinson calmed down and began to communicate with the source energy stone buried in his heart.

Bang bang, bang bang.

He could even feel the encouragement.

Xizel waited patiently by the side. He also wanted to see how long it would take this young man, who was highly expected, to communicate with the source energy stone for the first time.

Logically speaking, the faster the communication, the higher the compatibility with the source stone, and many things will be more efficient in the future, such as the consumption of skills and the speed of recovery.

From everything he had seen in his life, the fastest one should be the monster in the Mage Tower. It only took him ten seconds to do it back then. Now, he can cast instant fireballs as easily as drinking water. He can cast dozens of them at once.

What is the concept of ten seconds? It is the time between when you take a breath and exhale halfway.

"Teacher, I opened it."

"Ah, it's open?!" Xizel watched in shock as Cardinson used energy to open the storage ring and took out the things he had prepared for him.

Cardinson was a little embarrassed: "It's my first time using it, I'm not used to it, but I'll be fine in the future."

No, no, no, no.

wait.

How many seconds has it been?

Eight seconds? Nine seconds?

It’s definitely not ten seconds!

Xizel had seen a lot of things. After calming down, he said to Cardinson seriously, "Just pretend I didn't say anything. Your training volume will be twenty times theirs. Don't worry about dying of exhaustion. This is the Vatican. We can save you even if you only have one breath left."

The Cardinsons were dumbfounded.

Did I offend you in any way just now, Teacher Mei?

Twenty times?!

The bald devil didn’t train so hard back then!

However, despite his complaints, Cardinson still had to appear firm on the surface: "It's okay, teacher, please train me as much as you can, even thirty or fifty times."

"Don't be in a hurry. Wait until you get used to the training intensity twenty times higher." Xizel looked very serious.

You really want to increase my training intensity by thirty or fifty times! ! ! !

Teacher Mei, you and Old Pine are not good brothers, in fact, you are mortal enemies, right?

I'm the clown myself? !

Not daring to think about the terrible future, Cardinson steadied his trembling hands with tears in his eyes and looked at what César had prepared for him.

A set of standard armor for the Vatican Knights, the one with a white base and red edges, weighs only about 30 pounds including the helmet, much lighter than it looks, but the hardness is top-notch. After all, they are knights, not infantry, so they are mainly light, and the coverage is similar to the Shanwen armor of the Tang Dynasty, and it looks very beautiful.

Four sets of pure white robes and linings, two sets for summer and two sets for winter.

Two pairs of standard boots, [Zu Li Jian] will probably be retired before they can even play their role.

A golden badge representing the Vatican Knights, engraved with a starry sea flower in flames.

And a dagger?