This was the world of magic. Goodwin thought. Therefore, there was nothing strange about a country floating in the sky.
"What are you doing?" Regina asked.
"I'm checking if the chair I'm sitting on is firm and if I'll fall off.”Goodwin replied.
"No, Sky Island is very stable. Life here is no different from life on the ground.”said Regina. "The crops can also grow normally and absorb nutrients from the soil. Because it was the gods who allowed us to ascend to the heavens, so there's no need to worry.”
Thinking about it, it made sense. Goodwin had come to this world twice and fought two battles. He did not realize that the ground under his feet was actually floating in the sky.
"Then, why did the gods float this country in the air?”asked Goodwin. "In other words, are there any benefits to living in the sky?”
If there was no difference between being born in the air and staying on the ground, then why would he deliberately ascend?
"Benefits?" Regina thought the question was strange. "We're closer to the gods. Isn't it a benefit to be able to obtain the attention of the gods?”
Forget it. He couldn't reason with religious people.
"However, living in the high heavens is not without cost.”Regina continued. "-we're being envied by the Blasphemers.”
"I was just about to ask, who is a Blasphemer?”
" They don't believe in God, but they're jealous that we're blessed by God. That's why they always use the most despicable and lowly methods to hurt us. In order to protect this land of gods, we have waged war with them for twenty years, but we have not been able to expel them from this land.”
It was the same as not saying anything. Goodwin still didn't know what the Blasphemers were. He only knew that they were enemies of the Rushan Empire.
" Although Blasphemers are crude and dirty, their strength can't be underestimated.”said Regina. "Thank you, God, for sending us apostles to resist their evil army…"
"Wait a minute, did you just say apostles…and apostles other than me?”
"Yes."
Oh. Thinking about it, this kind of thing was reasonable. However, after learning that he was not the only apostle, Goodwin could not help but feel a little depressed.
" After all, I'm just a novice nun..." Regina said, feeling ashamed. "There are still many great Summoners in the empire. Compared to them, I'm nothing…"
No, now that you've said that, even I, an apostle, am ashamed, right?
"Don't misunderstand! I don't mean that you're inferior to the other apostles!”Regina's face was red with anxiety. "It's all my fault for not having good skills and implicating you…"
No, isn't that the same thing?
"Regina." said Goodwin in a solemn voice.
"What, Lord Apostle?" Regina sat up straight.
"Summoning magic depends on talent and fate.”Goodwin said in an unquestionable tone. "As for the identity of the summoner, it's not important. I, Goodwin, have never met a worthy opponent since I descended into this world. You, who can summon me, are the best summoner in the world.……Be more confident."
Even though Goodwin didn't know anything about summoning magic.
"…Thank you, Lord Apostle.”Regina's eyes were filled with tears.
"Don't call me Lord Apostle, just call me Goodwin.”said Goodwin. "Otherwise, when I meet other apostles one day, I won't even know who you're referring to when you call me 'Lord Apostle'.”
"Then, I'll call you…Lord Goodwin?”
"Don't call me an adult. Just call me Goodwin.”
"This…I really can't. If the archbishop hears that I'm not honoring you, my credits will be deducted…"
Alright then. Then Lord Goodwin it is.
Goodwin and Regina chatted about the administrative divisions, topography, and customs of the Rastan Kingdom. The hour was up very quickly. Regina had to go to the examination hall.
The examination hall was located in the open space behind the church. The place was spacious, allowing the examinee to cast magic without any scruples.
Regina and Goodwin walked toward the clearing.
"I'm sorry, Lord Apostle, you can't go over.”The invigilator at the edge of the clearing stopped Goodwin.
"What do you mean? She wants to take the Summoning Magic test, but I can't go?”Goodwin was a little annoyed.
"She has to take the exam alone, that's the rule.”The invigilator explained.
"I'm not a human, I'm a summoned creature." said Goodwin. "How can there be a reason not to bring a summoned creature when taking the summoning test?”
"She must summon it in the examination hall. Summoning in advance will not be counted."
"Then she has already summoned me. She can't possibly summon another me in the examination hall, right?”
" This…She can first summon you back, and then summon you again in the examination hall…"
"No, I'm an apostle after all. You let me go just like that. Do you think I'm a Summoned Beast?”
No, I seem to be a Summoned Beast.
There was no point in getting angry with the invigilator.
"Alright then, Regina, you can unsummon me first. Just summon me when the exam starts.”
"Can I?" Regina asked.
Why not?
" Counter-summoning... that... hurts a little..."
Didn't you want to become a glorious nun? For the sake of his exam results, he would endure this bit of pain.
"Alright then…Lord Apostle Goodwin, please obey the will of the 88 stars! Return to your world!"
As Regina chanted, a warm light enveloped Goodwin. He suddenly felt a strange sensation.
"Awoo!" He cried out in pain, his eyes filled with tears.
You said that counter-summoning would hurt, so it turns out that I'm the one who hurts! Moreover, this wasn't just a little painful, alright?
It was super, super, super painful!
"…Lord Goodwin, please don't struggle. I won't be able to counter the summoning…"
As an angel, Goodwin felt that grimacing at this moment wasn't very honorable. So he gave up struggling and accepted Regina's counter-call with a resolute face. He watched as his body was torn into pieces by the light, dancing in the wind, and finally dissipating into the air.
Gu Tu opened his eyes. He realized that he was lying on a garbage dump. It was probably because the person who found the body did not send him to the hospital this time, but found a random place to throw him away.
He dug in his pocket and realized that the appearance fee he earned from fighting underground was gone. It was most likely that the person who moved him here took the money.
Alright, it was decided. The first thing he did after he resurrected was to find this person and beat him up a hundred times.
Then, he felt a sharp pain in his chest, and he fell back to where he was lying just now. He died again.
Gu Tu died, so Goodwin woke up.
He found himself in the middle of the examination hall, with Regina standing in front of him. At one end of the examination hall sat a few people who seemed to have a very high status. They were probably the main examiners. On the other side sat a group of young men and women. They should all be examinees.
The exam should have already started, so he would cooperate with Regina to perform.
"I am a traveler in the high heavens, the sword and armor of the supreme gods, the apostle of the soul, Goodwin.”he said. "Mortal, why are you calling my name?”
" Um, Lord Goodwin." Regina approached him. "The examiner wants to understand your physical abilities.”
"Sure. They can do whatever they want."
Therefore, the examiner tested Goodwin's long jump, shot put, 100m run, 1000m run, and sit-ups.
The staff member wrote Goodwin's results into the form.
"The test is over. Please return to your seats."
Regina then led Goodwin to a seat at the side of the examination hall.
"No, why do I feel that this exam is a little strange?”Goodwin complained. "Don't these people treat angels as gods?”
"Next, please welcome number seventeen, Lady Brunsina Trent.”the staff member read out.
The noisy discussion stopped abruptly. The entire place turned solemn, and even the examiner's expression became serious. Under everyone's gaze, a woman dressed like a noble walked into the examination hall. She was tall, graceful, and dressed luxuriously. She looked younger than Regina, but her bearing was much more mature and generous than Regina's. Regina's appearance and temperament were not bad, but compared to this Bruncina, she looked like a village girl.……Regina was actually a country bumpkin.
"She doesn't look like a nun." said Goodwin.
"Yes, she is participating in the bishop promotion test.”Regina whispered.
It seemed that she was only in her teens. How could she become a bishop? As expected of a noble child. And she didn't dress like a bishop.
After a simple self-introduction, Bruncina began her magic chant.
" May the seven bodies of the God of the Seven Directions be one, may the will of the 32 Saints be immortal, and may the 88 stars shine for all eternity." Bruncina's face was tender, but her voice was rather low. " Please respond to my call, Second Kin of the God of the Southwest, Apostle of Nature, Lord Tino Taylor.”
" She also used summoning magic?" asked Goodwin.
"She is the most talented summoner in the Empire.”said Regina. "…Oh right, I forgot to tell you that your official title should be the Starfall Apostle.”
"Oh."
Bruncina's chant ended. However, nothing happened.
The exam fell into silence.
Bruncina's expression didn't change. She looked straight ahead.
Suddenly, a fire lit up above the clouds.
A pillar of blazing flames descended from the sky and landed on the examination hall. The examinees screamed and exclaimed.
Soon, they discovered that although the pillar of flames was extremely hot, it did not burn anything. The evidence was that Bruncina, who was standing in the middle of the examination hall and in the middle of the flames, was unharmed.
The raging flames condensed into a human shape, turning into a tall apostle. His body was emitting a red light, and his wings were whistling like fire snakes.
"This apostle looks quite strong." Goodwin whispered. "I reckon they can even fight to a draw with me.”
"Lord Tino Taylor is one of the Empire's strongest combatants. He once defeated the entire army of the Blasphemers single-handedly.”Regina replied in a low voice.
Oh. Goodwin had almost defeated the entire army of Blasphemers by himself. He was just a little bit away.
"If this Nuo Di Le is so powerful, why didn't he come out to help when the Blasphemer army surrounded the city?”said Goodwin sourly.
"Oh, Lady Brunsina and Lady Tino Taylor are either defending the capital or fighting on the eastern front where the battle is the fiercest.”Regina explained. " The city that Blasphemer attacked last time was called Long Moon City. How should I put it…It's a little far from the main battlefield…"
"Aren't we in Long Moon City now?”asked Goodwin.
"No, we are now in the capital of the Imperium, the Gathering of the Seven.”
Oh, so it was not the same place. Regina would summon him at different times and places every time, causing him to be a little disoriented.
Bruncina's exam began. Goodwin was a little curious about what Tino Taylor would look like when he did sit-ups.
In the end, the examiner dragged a large metal box into the examination hall. The surrounding invigilators immediately looked very nervous.
"Uh, he doesn't seem to be doing sit-ups?”
"The content of the examination for the promotion of a bishop is quite different.”said Regina.
An invigilator unlocked the iron box. The door of the metal box opened, and the invigilator hurriedly ran to the side.
"The test begins."
A black creature jumped out of the metal box. -- Let's just say that it's a living creature.
It had a beast-like body and four limbs, but its head was like a black fog, and it could not be seen clearly. Within the black mist, there were a dozen red dots flickering.
"What the hell is this?" Goodwin frowned. Just looking at this creature made him feel a chill.
"Rebel Beast." Regina replied.
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