Chapter 306 – Cheating

Karun originally thought that he would be teleported into a huge cave, but after the white light dissipated, he found himself in a towering building.

Above him was a huge dome, with a majestic figure depicted on it, which was the mural that Alfred had been longing for.

However, he was not the God of Order, but one of the four attendants under the God of Order, Tiranus.

In the myth of "The Light of Order," Tiranus did not have the strongest presence. Compared to the other three attendants and the twelve knights, they each had their own exciting stories and glorious achievements, while Tiranus seemed low-key.

But his position in the Order of Gods was the highest, second only to the God of Order himself, because it was he who, in accordance with the will of the God of Order, established the Order of Gods.

The God of Order was the totem of the Order of Gods, and Tiranus was the true creator of the Order of Gods. He wrote the first version of "The Light of Order."

"Tiranus Hall?" Richard looked around and said, "I've always known that it's in Wien, but I don't know the exact city or location."

"Doesn't your grandfather know?"

"My grandfather should know, but he won't tell me. Many places in the church can only be accessed and used by specific departments."

Karun couldn't help but think of the light balls he had gathered in the time and space before.

The participants were all young people, after all, there were age restrictions, so most of them were here for the first time, even at this level, young people naturally started to visit.

Karun saw that Leon and Laure had gathered a small group, about a dozen people, chatting in a circle. Their family elders should have a good relationship.

There were many circles like this, accounting for half of the people.

The other half of the people were either standing alone or visiting, like individual travelers...

In short, it seemed very polarized, either they had family relationships or their own networks, or they were purely independent. This situation was common at this age.

It was like a key middle school, where the students inside were either academically excellent or had connections.

But there was an intersection between those with connections and good grades.

In addition to the circle that Leon and the others were in, Karun also noticed two other circles. One circle had about seven people, standing in a circle, waiting silently. Although they were wearing the robes of the Order of Gods, their posture was very upright compared to the members of the Order of Whips.

Either they were members of the Knights Templar now, or their parents were members of the Knights Templar.

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The other circle was all female, and they were generally very young, appearing even younger among this group of young people. They were around fourteen years old, with seven or eight people, led by a slightly taller girl, conducting a tour.

Above Tiranus Hall were murals belonging to Tiranus, and on the surrounding walls below, Tiranus' life was recorded. These girls seemed to be here for a tour, and the slightly taller girl was acting as a guide.

Richard followed Karun's gaze and said, "It seems to be someone from that system. My grandfather mentioned that there is a system specifically responsible for cultivating monsters. This system has many departments, and one of the higher-level departments is mostly composed of women. They are responsible for cultivating top-notch monsters."

"The falcons used by the Knights Templar?" Karun asked.

"That shouldn't be their department. Below them, the department they are in only cultivates top-notch monsters. It used to be a separate belief system, but it was integrated into our church."

Karun nodded, indicating that he understood.

This also explained why there were only girls in that circle, it was not discrimination between men and women, but some small churches, such as the Goddess Mills, whose believers were mainly women.

As for the Moon Goddess or the distant past's Dark Moon Goddess, their believers would not be limited to men and women.

"Their souls must be very powerful because they need to communicate with those top-notch monsters," Richard said.

"Yeah." Karun nodded.

"Karun, I'm under a lot of pressure," Richard said.

"Relax." Karun comforted Richard.

In fact, even Karun himself did not expect that there would be so many outstanding people of the same age in the selection of a large region.

Apart from those eye-catching small circles, there were also people among the independent travelers who stood out as extraordinary at first glance.

For example, the boy sitting on the ground playing with stones, the girl leaning to the side taking a nap, the young man playing rock-paper-scissors with himself...

Here, there was no such thing as attention-seeking behavior art, and some people's seemingly "strange" behavior actually had energy fluctuations.

It was rare to be able to focus on one's own world in public at this age.

More importantly, Karun believed that there must be others in the crowd who looked "ordinary" like himself.

This was the heritage of the Order of Gods...

Even though he had become a member of the Order of Whips and had completed many missions, his understanding of this top-ranked orthodox church was still superficial.

It seemed that the organizers deliberately gave the young people time to visit this hall. Half an hour later, a voice came from above:

"Next, there will be a round of inspections before the selection. You will pass through security checks one by one, and then gather in the examination hall outside. Items that should not be carried should be stored in the item storage area. If any cheating items are found during the security check, your qualification for the selection will be immediately revoked.

As for what constitutes cheating items, the items we find during the inspection are considered cheating items. If they are not found, it means you have the ability, and you can choose whether to try or not."

Upon hearing this, Richard looked at Karun in astonishment. Karun had said the same thing to him in the car.

"Karun, yours is the same as mine."

"That's normal. If it is found, it means you don't have the ability. If it is not found, it means you have high ability."The four main doors of the Tiranus Grand Hall were opened, and a huge desk was placed at each door, with priests standing by for security checks. In addition, a group of priests pushed in a large grid storage box to arrange for the candidates to store their belongings.

"I'll go store my things, Karun, do you have anything to store in your bag?"

"Give me your identification, and store everything else."

Karun remembered that Alfred had brought him some potions, which needed to be stored as well.

"Oh, alright. You don't need to bring any food or drinks, I brought them. Grandma made a lot of delicious food for us."

Karun touched the ring on his finger and looked down, still hesitating to store the ring.

Richard went over with two bags and came back with one. He hung the backpack in front of him and took out two bottles of water to give to Karun.

Inside was orange peel brewed with some sugar, giving it a fragrant orange scent without the sour taste.

"Let's go, let's go through the security check." Karun said.

"Okay."

Karun and Richard arrived at the South Gate, where there were people lining up, but not many, because a candidate had just manifested the illusion of a turtle and had their examination qualification directly cancelled.

Cheating materials not only referred to objects carried on the body, but also those stored inside the body.

This was actually to prevent some candidates' parents from making "cheating arrangements" for their own children. Some parents were of high status and could make all sorts of arrangements. Signing a temporary contract with a spiritual object to help their children pass the exam was not considered high-end here.

This resulted in many people who were originally in line having to withdraw and re-examine the things on and inside their bodies.

Richard went through the security check in front of Karun. When it was his turn, he handed his identification to the invigilator. After the invigilator checked his identification, he gave him a card, which should be the examination number.

Next was the inspection of the items carried. Richard took out a bunch of food and drinks from his bag, and the large desk was almost half filled with the food and drinks he brought.

The invigilator frowned and asked, "Are you here for a picnic?"

Richard smiled and replied, "Ah, my grandma insisted that I bring them. I have no choice."

After the inspection of the personal items was completed, they entered a scanning array. After passing through the array, there were people specifically conducting a further inspection of the candidates' bodies, with male and female inspectors.

Richard took the initiative to go to the female inspector, but the female inspector ignored him, so he had to turn and go to the male inspector.

Throughout the process, there were two priests standing on both sides, their gazes empty. They were probably using magic to scan the candidates going through the security check.

It was them who had stimulated the awakening of the spiritual object on the candidate earlier.

After everything was cleared, Richard finally got his backpack at the end.

Now it was Karun's turn.

Karun handed his identification to the invigilator, who looked at the identification and then at Karun.

"A servant of the gods?"

Karun nodded.

Whoever possesses you possesses the whole world.

"You are the most low-key one." The invigilator handed the identification and a card to Karun.

Obviously, he knew that although most people would immediately update their identification every time they advanced to receive more allowances and higher status, there were also a few people who were too lazy to update their identification.

He wouldn't assume that Karun was really just a servant of the gods... but he still felt that Karun's laziness was a bit too much.

Karun's belongings were with Richard, so there were no other items to be checked on the table. He passed through the security check array first, and then came to the security inspector. The female security inspector pushed aside the male security inspector and personally conducted a full-body inspection on Karun.

During this process, Karun sensed two divine consciousnesses scanning and probing him.

The female security inspector noticed the ring on Karun's finger. She had a badge hanging around her neck, which had the fluctuations of detection magic.

"This silver ring looks really nice."

"It was left to me by my grandfather."

"Alright, you can go now."

"Thank you, and sorry for the trouble."

"You're welcome."

Karun walked to Richard, who said helplessly, "Being good-looking is also considered cheating."

"Now you can suggest to the invigilator to drain your blood."

"Haha." Richard laughed, "I'm number 189, what about you?"

"Number 13."

"We're done for."

"Don't let it affect your mindset."

"Okay, I understand."

The two of them walked outside the Tiranus Grand Hall. There was a spacious square here, with a huge stone sculpture in the center of the square. It depicted one of the sealed beasts of the Order of the Gods, the Illusion Demon, Kompasini.

In the myth of "The Light of Order," Kompasini had attempted to build a fantasy kingdom in a country, but was eventually personally suppressed by the God of Order.

There were circles in the square, corresponding to the examination numbers.

There was still some time before the security check was over, so Karun and Richard didn't rush into the circle. Instead, they sat on the steps. Richard took out the meal prepared by his grandmother and let Karun eat first, while he put his hands in his backpack, pretending to look for something, but actually fidgeting with the Rubik's Cube.

Karun held a pastry in his right hand and casually placed his left hand on his knee, which was covered by the wide sleeves of his robe. While eating, he used his left palm to quickly deduce the Rubik's Cube.

"The Hymos Amplification Formation can enhance illusion amplification. The position of the formation's eye is on the statue of Kompasini. The effect of the formation will go from weak to strong, and then from strong to weak. Because of the large amplification, as long as we endure through the middle stage, it will be fine. You must hold on."

Karun nodded and said, "There is an embedded formation under the Kompasini sculpture, and someone will be responsible for controlling it during the exam, so your rule is uncertain."

"Amplification, I mean amplification. The organizers allow for some unexpected situations, but they won't drive a bunch of people crazy. The amplification time and magnitude are objective, so mine is not wrong. Listen to me, Karun, I am a professional."

Karun sighed and said, "Look at the eyes of the sculpture."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"They can move."

"This...""Do you think it scans the entire field at once? No, its eyes begin to scan individually. The Ximos array doesn't require you to use the key of the Rubik's cube. I believe many candidates here can see that.

So, when it comes to the most intense stage and you think the intensity will decrease next, it can scan the area where you are multiple times, causing all your previous psychological preparations to collapse and fall into self-doubt."

"Damn!" Richard cursed, "Can it really play like this?"

"The rules of the exam are to leave the last five people. On this basis, there are no other restrictions. Look over there, there are three stone boxes. They should contain spiritual artifacts, which are used to gradually increase changes and amplitude in sticky situations."

"Karun... there's something I need to tell you."

"Hmm?"

"Even during the exam, if you can sense me and protect me, if you feel it's affecting you, causing you pressure, just kick me away immediately. Don't hesitate or feel embarrassed.

Even if I fail the selection, at most I'll go back and get beaten by my dad again. But after all, my surname is Guman, my future resources won't be bad. You need this to gain your own status and treatment. You have to work hard."

"I know, you're not worth me giving up my future."

"Damn, I thought my words were quite touching, but your response instantly destroyed the atmosphere I painstakingly created."

"Just be at ease, it's not a big problem."

Although the scale of this exam and the excellence of the candidates surprised Karun, it really didn't affect him much.

At this age stage of the soul level, he is supposed to stand at the top of the pyramid. As for how bloated the middle position of the pyramid is, it has nothing to do with him.

At this moment, Karun saw a red-robed bishop coming up from below, and the nearby examiners and candidates all bowed respectfully to him.

Bishop Burn?

The father of the godchild of the Parmiresis Church, Delius. Is he in charge of the selection in the York City region?

Karun and Richard also stood up and bowed to Bishop Burn.

Bishop Burn stopped, deliberately lowered his head, and looked at Karun: "I remember you."

"Your Excellency."

"Delius passed, you are an interesting person."

"Thank you for your concern, Your Excellency."

"Do your best."

"Thank you, Your Excellency."

Bishop Burn continued to walk upwards.

Before long, a voice came from above: "Please enter your own exam circle..."

Then, the selection instructions began to play.

"Huh..."

Richard began to take deep breaths, and after bidding farewell to Karun, he went to his own position.

Karun went to the fountain on the edge of the square to wash his hands, then leisurely found his own position, number 13.

Standing in his own circle, Karun was surprised to find that Leon and Laure in front of him were standing together. No, it was the people around them, they were almost lined up in a row.

Insider!

To Karun's left was the tall girl who had been a guide for the sisters earlier. Sensing Karun looking at her, she also turned her head and smiled at Karun, saying:

"My name is Asli, and you?"

"Karun."

"Good luck, Karun!" Asli raised her fist to cheer Karun on.

"Okay." Karun nodded at her.

"You also have to cheer for me."

"Oh, okay." Karun also raised his fist like her, "Good luck, Asli."

"Mm-hmm!"

The young man standing to Karun's right was about the same age as him. He had a cold face and stood there as if he was standing at attention. The military temperament was too clear. He was from the Knights.

However, he didn't seem interested in interacting with his "desk mate".

Karun looked back at the two people behind him. One boy was sitting there playing with stones, and the other girl was leaning forward, actually snoring.

Seeing her, Karun couldn't help but think of Eunice. Was she also digesting her own blood power?

As for directly behind him, it was the young man who had played rock-paper-scissors with him. Seeing Karun looking at him, he smiled and asked:

"Do you want to play with us?"

Karun smiled back: "I won't disturb you, continue."

This person should be introduced to the captain.

At this time, the figure of Bishop Burn appeared on top of the phantom beast Compasini statue. He was indeed the chief examiner of this region.

Bishop Burn placed his hands on his chest and said solemnly: "Praise the God of Order!"

All the candidates below responded in unison:

"Praise the God of Order!"

Bishop Burn began to speak: "I declare, the exam in this region officially begins."

As soon as his voice fell,

The huge eyes of the phantom beast Compasini statue under Bishop Burn's feet lit up with red light,

At the same time,

It became dark.

Everything around turned into pitch black. One second you were in the exam field, the next second, you were isolated from the entire world.

No,

There was one area that wasn't completely black. There was a person kneeling there, yes, kneeling, as if praying.

The person turned his head and looked this way, exclaiming in surprise: "Karun, you came to find me so quickly?"

It was clearly you who was so nervous that you turned into a quail, causing the Alt bloodline exam to stimulate the effect as soon as it started, and sensed me.

Karun helplessly waved at him,

Richard immediately got up and ran towards Karun, waving and shouting as he ran:

"Karun, I'm coming!"

When Richard ran to Karun's side, he looked around at the pitch-black surroundings with some confusion, and asked, "Why is it so calm?"

"Because it hasn't really started yet, the Ximos amplification array hasn't finished starting up."

"Oh, um, what do I need to do later?"

"Sit down."

"Anything else?"

"Don't move."

"Is that all?"

"There's more."

"Um, what else do I need to do?"

"Shut up."

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