Age of Heroes, 10-game winning streak

"What should we do next?" Mu Yaoxi changed the subject. "The Dragon Clan is difficult to deal with, Bei Ming Que is also difficult to deal with, and there is also the system dispute at Yuling Academy, and Zhuge Qingyun at Tiandi Academy... How come you have only been enrolled for a few days, and the entire academy is full of enemies?"

"These are minor issues at Penglai Academy. Bricks can be broken with enough force." Bai Yu said, "Practicing and improving strength is naturally the first step. The other party is simply bullying us because we are freshmen."

"Why don't you consider joining a mature club directly? There will be powerful external support. When the time comes, just give the order..." Mu Yaoxi tried to poach people.

"One hundred thousand soldiers living in a doghouse?" Bai Yu raised the corner of his mouth and smiled.

"A stable and strong community is also very important." Su Ruoli unexpectedly agreed: "The power of a group is greater than fighting alone."

Mu Yaoxi's eyes lit up: "Then..."

"Do you want to join our Qianchen Society?"

Su Ruoli turned away from being a guest and directly invited Mu Yaoxi.

Mu Yaoxi's expression froze...what?

It seems that there was a bug in the brain circuit that caused the crash.

Tao Rusu chuckled, holding up her chin and said, "It's really good. Do you want to join? The treatment is excellent, and you can come here for free meals in the future."

Mu Yaoxi hesitated: "But I..."

Bai Yu picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs and placed it in her bowl, revealing an unprecedentedly gentle smile: "Welcome to eat for free."

Mu Yaoxi was so stunned by the beauty trap that she couldn't refuse immediately. She even hesitated and thought that it would be okay to join.

She quickly realized, oh no, she'd fallen into a trap!

I thought I could take advantage of the situation and steal something, but the other party just played along with me.

I'm targeting poaching, and they're targeting me!

Oh no! This is the Hongmen Banquet!

……

Bai Yu is eating here.

On the other side, Mu Yaoxi was being PUA'd by Su Ruoli... Oh no, it should be said that she was being persuaded by both emotion and reason.

Try to bring the bloodline of this heroic spirit into Qianchen Society. By then, such a small society will have gathered the likes of Lu Bu and Guan Yu.

He had no objection to this either.

The president of Qianchen Society is Su Ruoli, not him.

He was eating his meal obediently when suddenly a new window appeared below his view.

His movements paused, and he didn't even notice that what he picked up with his chopsticks was not roasted meat but ginger.

The taste was not right when he took a bite, but he didn't care too much and swallowed it after chewing it a few times.

This made Tao Rusu, who was standing by, open her eyes wide.

Your Heroic Spirit has discovered a new realm.

[A new map, 'Four Hells', has been opened for realm exploration]

【Do you want to log in? 】

This should be another new realm map different from the Dragon Vein Realm.

Bai Yu immediately raised his eyebrows in interest.

The extraordinary people of a country can only log in in one place, but with the help of heroic spirits, they can get the extraordinary systems of other countries for free and log in from other places.

I wonder what the difference is between the hell in the West and the dragon veins in the East.

After quickly finishing his lunch, he made an excuse and said he was going back to his room to read.

I returned to the room and entered a meditative state, then immediately clicked to confirm impatiently.

Chapter 313: Amnesty Certificate

Royal Academy of Rome.

Office on the first floor of the Mage Academy.

"Counselor, do you have something to talk to me about?"

Elise entered the office, and in front of her was her class counselor.

The Royal Roman Academy has a unique system where the counselor is responsible for the class, not for individuals, and is responsible for taking care of this group of students until they find their own professor mentor.

If you still can't find one, you can only continue studying with your counselor. Usually you will find your own supervisor to prepare your graduation thesis before your junior year.

The counselor is an elegant woman, affectionately called Annie by her classmates.

Anne smiled and said, "Have you considered what I asked you to consider before? Many instructors are interested in taking you as an apprentice."

Elyse has not yet chosen a fixed mentor. Although many people are interested and want to extend olive branches to her, Elyse has too many secrets and plans to study independently.

In fact, she gradually lost interest in her tutor's help.

She would get more from any dungeon she conquered than what her mentor gave her.

"Sorry, I don't have that idea at the moment." Elysee shook her head and declined. "I'm still a freshman, so I need to lay a solid foundation. I'll consider it later."

"You're not impatient, but for a second-level student like you, the upcoming courses are a bit too easy." Annie handed over a list. "I respect your choice, but I also hope you choose a professor sooner rather than later. Once you enter your sophomore year, competition will become fierce."

It is also difficult to choose good professors.

Elizabeth couldn't resist and had to agree and ask, "Do you have any good candidates?"

Annie glanced at the list. "Half of the professors are willing to accept you, and the other half won't refuse you if you take the initiative to visit them. So... what kind of professor do you want to find as a mentor?"

After some thought, Elyse said, "A professor who's not very controlling, has a more casual personality, is a bit withdrawn, and doesn't like to delve into things."

Annie was stunned. Why were these all personality requirements?

What about your personal academic level?

What kind of magic faction are you good at?

...Is this girl here for a blind date?

After mumbling something in her mind, she said with embarrassment, "I'm not sure about that. After all, the professor's personality is quite changeable. I can find out for you later. You can come back later if you need."

As a counselor, she should meet the needs of students. In fact, she herself has just graduated for three years and is still very young.

Elise thanked him: "Thank you, I'll go back first."

"Wait a moment." Annie hurriedly tried to stop him. After putting down the cup, she said, "You still have to go somewhere else with me. This is the real business we need to do today."

"Business?"

"You must have forgotten." Anne took Elysee's hand and said, "Let's go. It's not that far."

The two of them quickly passed through the magical corridor and arrived at an area she had never set foot in before.

Before entering this area, Elysee subconsciously tensed up her nerves and became nervous.

Is this... a church?

There is actually a church inside the Royal Roman Academy?

She had never known it before.

Rome is a typical Western country. In addition to the political power, there is also the church... Since ancient times, royal power and religious power have been hostile to each other, but in Rome, this problem was resolved.

Theocracy.

The head of state is the religious leader, which directly solves this problem. For example, the leader of Shintoism is the emperor himself. Fuso is also a country with a combination of politics and religion. The legitimacy of the emperor's family's rule comes from bloodline, and bloodline comes from God.

(India is essentially the same, except that Hindus elect the ruling party, and the party leaders are also considered religious leaders, who will actively suppress other ethnic groups and non-Hindus)

The Roman imperial rule and the Holy Church had formed a high degree of unity.

The Holy Church was also the state religion of the Roman Empire and the only legal religion.

So there is such a church in the Royal College where people can come to worship.

Generally speaking, religion will definitely lag behind the times due to ideological liberation, and will eventually be kicked out by the state power because it hinders the development of productivity.

But not in Rome.

Because the Holy Church controls something that all extraordinary people covet.

It was precisely because of this thing that the Roman emperor had to hold the Holy Church tightly in his hands.

Elise doesn't like the Holy Church because its doctrine contains the creed of "human supremacy". In the early years, the religion grew wildly, and it must have needed to use various means to recruit believers.

At that time, alien races will become the best targets for division and suppression. In addition, many alien races and barbarians are naturally stronger than humans, and when they grow up they have the ability to easily destroy villages, which makes conflicts and hatreds intensify.

The Holy Church took this opportunity to establish other races as objects of hatred for humanity, expanding its followers and influence.

Even today, the Roman Empire has included many ethnic minorities in the Roman Charter of Human Rights and the Racial Management Law, and has diluted humanity's hostility towards other races through terms such as "sub-humans", but the subtle influence of this doctrine still exists.

In the historical legends of the Holy Church, Gorgon is a typical evil being. Her eyes can turn anyone who looks at her into stone, her long snake-like hair can bite and kill humans, and she can create all kinds of strange potions.

This is where the name of the Gorgon Witch comes from.

She didn't like the Holy Church and was even more worried that her identity would be exposed.

Although there is more human blood in her body, what if?

Anne couldn't pull Elysee away. Seeing her pale face, she comforted her, "Don't be nervous. This is just a church office. There's no need for so many ceremonies."

After hesitating for a moment, Elysee also walked into the church and saw the statue of the Holy Lord at first sight.

It stared at itself silently.

And Elysee did not feel any sense of being judged.

It turns out they are all lies.

The so-called alien race will be judged, which is a false story. Although it has divine power, it cannot distinguish between evil and good. It can only react to forces that do not belong to this world.

She suppressed her emotions and stepped into the church.

The person in charge of the office was a pastor who greeted me with a smile.

"Elysee Goethe... Congratulations on becoming a second-level magician."

"The submitted information has been reviewed and reviewed by the church."

"From today on, you have been allowed to explore Hell. This is your 'Certificate of Amnesty', please keep it."

The priest placed a white pendant on the table. It looked like a pair of pure white wings spread out, embracing the gem in the center.

A very beautiful pendant, it feels cool to the touch.

But what really matters more than its appearance is its functionality.

This is the key to "Hell". For every extraordinary person in Rome, its importance is like the "Dragon Vein Seal" to the extraordinary people in Daxia. Both are necessary items to reach a special realm.

This is why the Holy Church is so important. The indulgences it issues are the only legal way for Roman occultists to enter Hell.

Regardless of whether it interferes with productivity or not, as long as it is tied to the "Certificate of Amnesty", the Holy Church has the necessity and legitimacy to exist.

When talking about the origin of the "Amnesty Certificate", we cannot help but mention the formation of the concept of "Amnesty".

Some people must have heard of the concept of indulgences in history, but in fact, it is not called an indulgence and cannot atone for sins.

Although it is called indulgence, its original meaning is "amnesty".

So, what is amnesty?

When talking about amnesty, we must mention a concept in the church. In mythology, after death, people will go to heaven or hell, good people go to heaven, and evil people go to hell. However, many people are not black and white. What should be done with those who are neither good nor evil or who have both good and evil deeds?

The church made a patch to this and added a new area called 'Purgatory'.

Purgatory is a place used for screening and identification. Here, ordinary people will suffer "punishment". After the punishment is over, you can go to heaven if you are clean; but for the wicked, they still have to go to hell and suffer.

Therefore, indulgences cannot atone for sins, and sinners will still go to hell.

Then amnesty is a statement based on this theory.

Since a person's 'evil' needs to be punished, what about 'good'?

The concept of the church mentions that the good deeds done by the saints are immeasurable and have exceeded the standard for them to go to heaven. The excess "good" will be stored by the church to form a stock of good deeds, and can be allocated to others according to the will of the Pope.

Those who obtain "good" can be exempted from punishment in purgatory after death.

The so-called "amnesty" refers to using the "goodness" overflowing from the saints to eliminate the punishment in purgatory.