Chapter 49

"Magicians have quite a temper, so it's best not to cause any trouble, especially with the clerics of Dusk City," Links explained to Jiang Junming. "From our current position, we can't see the guilds of other professions. If we head further towards the city center, we'll see the temple."

Walking through the crowd, past the shops, and past the spires of the Mage Guild, the number of people gradually decreased. The surrounding buildings became tall and solemn, heavy and ancient.

"This is the temple. Dusk City is a strategic location, and almost all the churches that worship deities have set up temples here," Links said.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Junming thought about the Church of the Goddess of Compassion, which didn't even have a temple in Dusk City, indeed a very small church, making it difficult for Links to join the Church of the Goddess of Compassion.

Looking carefully at the various temples Links mentioned, they were all far away and not very clear. However, the stone slabs of the street were meticulously clean, unlike the bluestone streets of Moonlight City, where moss grew everywhere.

"Up ahead is where we're going, the Church Academy. Next to it is the Guardian Temple, where the priests and paladins of the God of Guardians, Heim, are powerful warriors who protect the Church Academy." After walking for a while, Links said to Jiang Junming. A huge castle appeared around the corner, surrounded by a wall made of massive stones, with no visible seams, as if it were naturally formed. Weathered by time, the entire wall had turned grayish-white, heavy and ancient.

Dark green vines climbed up the tall, grayish-white walls, with thorns crisscrossing and white roses blooming occasionally, making the grayish-white walls less monotonous.

Inside the long and tall walls, castle-like buildings stood in a large courtyard. In the center was a tall castle-like building with a large tower in the middle, surrounded by several smaller towers. The color was indistinguishable due to the abundance of dark green vines, which seemed to be about to crawl through the open windows.

Only when they got closer did they realize how tall the castle-like building was. Jiang Junming had to tilt his head back as far as possible to see the top of the castle-like building.

The large door, like a city gate, was open. On the right side of the door was a mark that looked like a balance scale in front of a rising sun. Jiang Junming found this mark strange. With his limited knowledge of the Alliance of Light Temples, which was composed of over a dozen churches, the mark of the Church Academy seemed to represent only the Church of Dawn and the Church of Justice, and he didn't understand why.

Two heavily armored warriors of the God of Guardians, Heim, stood at the entrance. They wore thick armor, cold metal masks, and held massive longswords. The symbol of the God of Guardians was marked on their chests. Blue eyes were located at the heart position, and iron gloves pointing upwards were carved on the armor, looking as indestructible as the heavy gloves the warriors wore.

To Jiang Junming, the heavily armored warriors seemed to be entirely made of metal, cold and hard.

"Are you going back now?" Jiang Junming turned and asked Links.

"I just came to see you off. I can't enter the Church Academy. When you have time to return to Moonlight City, you can find me at the Wild Grass Guild." Links smiled and said. Then he bowed respectfully and bid farewell to the various clerics and knight attendants.

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Before entering the Church Academy, the cleric who escorted Jiang Junming and his group used divine magic to heal the injuries of the fat Chados, the thin Aired, and Dwight. Although their faces were no longer swollen and their eyes could open, they seemed to have some psychological trauma, avoiding Jiang Junming and not daring to approach him. Dwight remained arrogant but didn't dare to provoke Jiang Junming, still not understanding how he had been defeated by him.

More students were arriving continuously, all young people selected by churches from other cities.

After the cleric and knight attendants who escorted Jiang Junming and the other young people negotiated with the heavily armored warriors guarding the entrance of the Church Academy, they led Jiang Junming and the others inside. As they passed the heavily armored warriors, Jiang Junming felt a cold and powerful aura emanating from the blue eyes on their armor.

Once inside the Church Academy, the heavy, ancient feeling disappeared. What came into view was a vast expanse of green grass and scattered school buildings surrounding the castle. It seemed to stretch endlessly, and Jiang Junming was amazed at the size. In the heart of such a bustling city, the Church Academy occupied such a large area, indicating that the church held a very high status in Dusk City and placed great importance on the Church Academy.

Behind the main gate was an open area where the young people entering the Church Academy gathered, waiting.

After the cleric and knight attendants completed the handover procedures with several clerics, a Church Academy cleric confirmed the names and identities of Jiang Junming and the other young people. The accompanying cleric and knight attendants then left the Church Academy.

This would be a new starting point for him. After watching the two clerics and six knight attendants leave, Jiang Junming began to carefully observe the Church Academy and the young people who had come to register. He would be living here, and these young people would be his classmates. He didn't want the incidents on the way here to happen again. It wasn't that he was afraid, but he didn't have the time to deal with various contempt and provocations.

The open area was large, with over a dozen young people scattered around, making it seem somewhat empty. Although they were not close, Jiang Junming felt that his vision and hearing had been significantly enhanced. If he wanted to, he could see the subtle expressions of the young people standing in the open area and hear their whispers.

Chados and Aired stood on the square, looking around nervously and awkwardly. Dwight had his head down, muttering to himself. Even with Jiang Junming's hearing, he could only hear meaningless words, probably because Dwight was too nervous and didn't even know what he was saying. Little Price, who had been calm and indifferent in Moonlight City, now stood there uneasily, seemingly lost in thought.

About ten meters away from Jiang Junming and his group stood two young people. One was tall and muscular, even more robust than Dwight. Just by his physique, no one would think he was a teenager but rather a strong adult. The other was a girl wearing a light red dress, the fabric reflecting a soft glow, with a face as tender as a white flower bud on a red petal.

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