Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 341: The Oath Knight
This time, the secret meeting was held at Rean's private residence.

A private ceremony is taking place in a room with only two people.

The longsword was placed on the kneeling female elf's raised hands. Unlike the recent investiture, this time it was a knight's "sword bestowal," a ceremony of inheritance.

Paladins are one of the most unique professions. In addition to the church being able to mass-produce them to a certain extent, there is also a group of true "classical knights" who are always wandering.

They were previously either mercenaries, farmers, travelers, or even nobles.
“I have been summoned, and I have decided to answer that call.”

Suddenly, one day they picked up swords, left their families, and pursued the path of pure goodness.

They are the prototypes of the holy knights of the gods, the classic knights of pure goodness, and also a "mechanism" for the survival of many worlds.

As long as all living beings continue to yearn for goodness and justice, and as long as there are still individuals among mortals willing to sacrifice their lives in pursuit of kindness and fairness, then the paladins will not perish.

"I vow to fight for the justice in my heart."

The female elf's first oath was relatively ordinary, yet it caused a faint silver light to emanate from her.

This vow was witnessed and endorsed by Pure Goodness. Even Rean, who presented her with the sword, looked surprised; he never expected that Alexie was serious.

Even with the "guidance" of a classical knight of oath, gaining the approval of pure goodness to begin the inheritance still requires the other party to have sufficient "desire" and "destiny".

Generally speaking, only those who are prepared to "die for justice" can begin this lineage.

“It’s just that this oath is a bit mediocre,” Rean said silently, looking at the woman in front of him. In a sense, she was already his apprentice.

However, Rean did not have a high opinion of this vow.

The justice in one's heart differs from the justice recognized by the world. The justice of dark elves is probably much more tolerant than that of ordinary people. Perhaps in dark elf society, not following other dark elves in committing murder is considered justice. On the other hand, the paladins on the surface will not hesitate to stop the killing of innocent people.

Even so, having a dark elf pursue the path of justice is already an extremely outrageous fantasy story.

"I vow to fight for the innocent and kind-hearted weak."

It was still a relatively conventional paladin's oath, but the silver light covering his body revealed the weight of this oath.

Considering the situation in the underworld, most dark elf deities have a habit of accepting sacrifices, which means she will break with the entire underworld elf world.

As a result, fate and pure kindness rewarded her to an even greater degree.

However, compared to the third vow, it's nothing.
Facing her "mentor," Alexie raised her head, her eyes seemingly burning with flames.

She uttered the words she had longed to say for so long.

"I swear that I will spend my entire life walking the path of pure goodness, guiding my race toward the principles of pure goodness."

"Buzz!"

The sudden burst of silver light completely enveloped the female knight.

The next instant, "Valkyrie Alexie" arrived and embraced her "sister" from behind.

The two individuals surrounded each other and gradually merged into one.

As the light began to fade, the silver-armored Valkyrie Alexie knelt on one knee.

They are two sides of the same coin; this promise and vow belong to both of them, and the cost and reward are shared by both.

Even if I die and my soul perishes, I will forever walk this path.

Why not just teach fish to fly instead of making dark elves benevolent?

This vow is virtually impossible to fulfill.

But such vows have always existed in the world of paladins. There are always some idealists who, from the very beginning, intend to bang their heads against a wall.

A vow to die means a path destined to be the most painful.
But this promise naturally came with the corresponding "Holy Knight Oath".

"Get up"

Rean sighed and helped Alexie up from her kneeling position.

Alexie looked up, the sacred fire burning on her body, and in the next moment, she transformed back into two people.

Valkyrie Alexie looked at her hands; the pure divine fire now possessed a radiant quality. She too had gained the identity of a paladin. "Thank you, Instructor Rean."

Unlike Dimon, who took on a disciple on behalf of his master, this time Rean entrusted his legacy to Alexie. He revealed a subtle smile. He originally thought the inheritance would fail, but he never expected to take on a disciple who might be ten times his age.

Ultimately, Rean didn't trust Alexie because of her identity.

But now, if making a vow of this caliber cannot prove its "goodwill," then it is clearly overreacting.

Let's observe for a while first.

At least half of the paladin apprentices lost their paladin status within six months. Many followed their true nature and embarked on the path of pure goodness, but very few were able to persevere.

"Well, if you want to learn swordsmanship, you can come to me, Dimon. But I don't think you'll need it."

Rean glanced at Valkyrie Alexne behind her and figured she didn't need to. If she wanted to learn close combat, Valkyrie Alexne would probably be a more trustworthy teacher.

"Then I'll have to trouble Instructor Rean. I plan to take the path of guardianship."

Alexie looked at her "sister" behind her and then laughed.

Valkyrie Alexne is clearly on the path of Judgment with two-handed weapons, so there's no need to create another Paladin on the same path. The Guardian Paladin with the sword and shield path is more suitable for Alexne's needs.

At that time, she will stand in front, while her sisters behind her will go on a rampage, hacking people to pieces.

Rean frowned. He really didn't know how to fight with a sword and shield.

"I'll think of a way. I should be able to find professionals who can help with early education. It shouldn't be too difficult."

With so many paladins in the local church, finding a guardian paladin to instruct them for a period of time shouldn't be too difficult.

When do you plan to change your faith?

A devout person naturally has only one boss deity.

"I don't know, let's just take it one step at a time." Alexie shook her head, she was also a little lost.

This path is fraught with difficulties and uncertainties. Not only is Rean confused, but she herself has no idea what she will encounter. But since she desires it, she will continue on this path.

The goddess, having realized her true nature, resolved to betray her own godhood.

All the pretense we've been putting on is meaningless in front of our true comrades. Now that we've gone all out, there's no need to hesitate any longer.

"Because of Princess Dania's matter, I've become less busy. If possible, I hope to begin my paladin training as soon as possible." With the chosen ones appearing, the goddess naturally becomes less important.

“I will make a choice when necessary, but now, I need a force that will not be immediately assassinated after making a choice.”

Even after becoming a high priestess, Alexie still couldn't make any progress. She couldn't even accept the Mirror Woman's ideology or the society of the Dark Elves, so how could she possibly follow the Mirror Woman's path?

It was almost inevitable that she would take another path, but Rean never expected that she would embark on the path of a paladin.

"Well, then let's not change our faith for now. I'm worried the Mirror Woman will go crazy."

The path of the Classical Paladin is arduous, but it's not without its benefits; Paladins trained in this way have a significantly higher potential.

Having resolved this "minor matter," Rean fell silent, staring at the prompts on the panel, somewhat surprised and dazed.

[The number of casual and general followers of the God of Drama has increased significantly, and subsystem E031 of the auxiliary intelligence support system E03 has been activated.]

The gods were greatly pleased and bestowed a reward.

[Congratulations, host! You have obtained a second-tier priest (God of Drama and Pleasure)]

Rean was a little confused; this was probably the easiest and most absurd supernatural profession to progress in.
“That’s how pastors are. In the end, they’re just ‘cogs’ in God’s machine. Whether they work hard or not, whether they are devout or not, is actually not important.”

The deity himself was uttering blasphemous words, leaving Rean at a loss for words.

But one thing is certain: this power is real.

Moreover, the second-tier priest is actually very crucial. Many extraordinary professions will choose a branch at the second or third tier, and the priest's chosen branch is "the realm of gods".

(End of this chapter)