My bloodline is so eager to improve.

"Let's talk about it when I get back."

Phyllis, please tell Eileen that I have something I'd like to ask her when I get back.

"Okay, I will pass it on."

Phyllis nodded, and quickly scribbled a note on the sticky note.

Just as Otto was about to say something, he heard dragging footsteps behind him, accompanied by a sleepy, indistinct voice:

"What?"

Do you need to see Eileen?

"What's wrong? Can I help you?"

Otto turned around and saw Tessa walking towards him, yawning.

Her hair was still a little messy, with stray hairs sticking up in front of her forehead. She looked sleepy, holding her signature hammer in one hand and rubbing her eyes with the other.

To make it to today's schedule, she got up before dawn. Her mind wasn't fully clear yet, and she was a little unsteady on her feet.

Tessa only managed to pull herself together when she got up to Otto and saw his face clearly.

She heard that Otto needed to speak with Eileen, and thinking that she was, after all, a priestess, she might be able to help.

Otto raised an eyebrow, looking at her dazed expression:

"Speaking of which, you can be considered a priest, so you should know something about paladins, right?"

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Tessa instantly sobered up considerably, and the corner of her mouth twitched involuntarily.

"What do you mean by 'temporarily being considered a priest'?"

I am an outstanding graduate of the Divine Ritual College!

A proper reserve priest of law!

Watch your words, adventurer!

As she spoke, she raised her hammer, as if to smash it on Otto's shoulder, intending to teach this impolite fellow a lesson.

But Otto's agility far exceeded her expectations; he easily dodged to the side.

Tessa swung twice, but didn't even touch Otto's clothes; instead, she almost lost her balance.

"Alright, alright, stop fooling around."

Otto smiled and pressed down on her hammer.

"Let's go outside and talk. There are too many people and too many eyes here."

It's not appropriate to discuss matters of the Paladin system in public.

After he finished speaking, he turned and walked out. Tessa pursed her lips, picked up her hammer, and followed him.

As Phyllis watched the two walk side by side out of the guild's main gate from behind the counter, her fingers tightened slightly as she held the pen.

She stood there, her gaze following the two figures until they turned the corner and disappeared from sight, then she pouted slightly and sighed softly.

"Hmph, just partners."

She looked down at the thick stack of reports in front of her, feeling a little depressed.

Otto is going to the countryside with Tessa for several days, and she has to stay at the guild counter, so she definitely can't go.

However, Phyllis gripped the pen tightly, her gaze hardening once more.

She's been working hard these past few days, finishing up all the quest reports and guild ledgers that had been piling up for so long, and maybe she can squeeze out a few days off.

Then, she'll be able to go on a date with Otto!

"I'll give it to you for now."

Phyllis muttered something under her breath, as if declaring war on someone, then lowered her head and began to write rapidly on the paper.

Tessa, who had just left the Adventurers' Guild, only glanced back to make sure no one was around before pulling a silver amulet from her pocket and waving it in front of Otto:

"Eileen gave me the silence amulet. You can talk slowly about what's going on without worrying about being overheard."

Otto stared at the exquisite amulet engraved with the inscription of the syllable "Silent Sound," and paused for a moment in surprise:

Why didn't you say so sooner?

"I should have just eaten breakfast and chatted in the guild, instead of coming out into the cold wind."

"We were in a hurry."

Tessa waved her hand, casually hung the amulet around her neck, and infused it with a trace of magic to activate the runes.

An invisible barrier quietly shielded the car from the noise of the outside world.

Suddenly remembering something, she took out a sealed roll of parchment from her pocket and handed it to Otto:

"Oh right, Una asked me to give this to you."

They said it was something you ordered.

Otto took the parchment and unfolded it; it was the necromancer contract with Juliet that he had previously commissioned Una to draft.

The handwriting was neat, the terms were clear, and even the binding runes used in necromancers were covered up. It was so meticulous that there was not a single flaw.

"Una's movements are quite fast."

Otto carefully put away the contract and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let's go to the Raven Cemetery first, deliver the contract to Juliet, then pick up the wolf girl and set off."

The two walked all the way to the city gate.

There were many horse-drawn carriages parked by the city gate, all of which ran suburban routes. The drivers sat on the carriage shafts, calling out to merchants and travelers leaving the city.

Otto went up and asked the price. He paid three coppers to Thorne to hire a carriage, and the two of them immediately bent down and squeezed inside.

The carriage was small, covered with dry hay, and a small, unlit oil lamp hung on the wall. The ride was somewhat bumpy.

After Tessa activated the silencing amulet, she looked at Otto:

"Speak, what do you want to ask?"

"I want to ask about the paladins."

Otto didn't beat around the bush and spoke directly.

"Paladin?"

Tessa raised an eyebrow in surprise.

"I didn't expect you to be interested in the Triwizards."

"The Three Horsemen of Destiny?"

Otto frowned.

What is that?

What does this have to do with paladins?

He knew nothing about the names of these extraordinary systems, so he took this opportunity to ask them questions.

In Otto's view, Tessa was a professionally trained woman, so what she said was definitely more reliable than what he heard in roadside taverns.

As for Tessa, she adjusted her posture, looked out the car window at the rapidly receding morning mist and fields, and slowly began to explain:

"The Three Knights of Destiny" is a collective term for the three most powerful master classes in the knight system.

The Paladin, being the leader of the three classes, is also widely recognized as the most stable and highest-potential class.

Chapter 132 The High Priest and the Holy Knight (Second Update, Please Subscribe)

Tessa paused for a moment, then outlined the most basic framework of the divine power system for Otto.

"Under each pantheon of a true god, there are two core master professions: High Priest and Holy Knight."

Take our Lord Callum, the God of Law and Judgment, for example; He will send down trials upon the right person from among the devout men.

Our Lord will grant those who pass the trial the second-tier Grandmaster professions of Law Priest and Judge Knight.

The Knights of Judgment are a type of Holy Knight.

All paladins share the same class-specific combat skills, known as Divine Punishment.

Tessa's tone became a bit more serious.

"A paladin can communicate with the god he believes in through divine punishment and request divine retribution."

Because each deity has different authority, the effects of divine punishment also differ.

You saw the spear of judgment that Irene requested to be lowered before, right?

That was Callum's divine punishment, which cleaved the entire Silverfrost Mountain Range in two with a single blow.

Otto still vividly remembers that earth-shattering blow.

That level of destructive power is nothing short of a natural disaster.

"Although the divine punishments of other gods manifest in different forms, their power is destructive."

In short, a fully-trained paladin is like a human battering ram on the battlefield, a core force that determines the outcome of a battle.

Tessa paused here, a hint of hesitation on her face.

But after thinking about it, she decided to tell Otto about the drawbacks as well:

"However, being a paladin comes at a price."

Once sworn in as a paladin, one must be eternally loyal to one's god.

You must not betray, slander, or disobey the ordinance.

Your power comes entirely from the gods; once you lose their divine blessing, your power will instantly dissipate.

Moreover, the side effects of divine punishment are extremely severe.

She glanced at Otto and said cautiously.

"You saw it last time too, Eileen was completely exhausted after using Divine Punishment."

Even a fully-trained paladin will have most of his energy drained and fall into an extremely weak state after using Divine Punishment once.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, paladins rarely resort to divine punishment.

Otto listened quietly, gaining a clearer understanding of the paladin system.

No wonder the names of the gods' professions are so full of authority; they correspond to the two different power systems of priests and knights, one civil and one military, which together support the gods' earthly power.

"And what about the High Priest?"

He asked again.

"The High Priest and the Paladin are a pair."

Tessa explained.

"Every high priest of a true god will possess professional magic and divine grace after taking office."

Divine grace has a wide range of properties, including healing, sealing, and purification. The emphasis of the effects varies depending on the authority of the deity.

However, the side effects are just as severe as divine punishment, and it cannot be used casually either.

She smiled, her tone becoming more relaxed:

“My teacher is a law priest who now works at the Royal Court of Justice. He deals with case files every day and looks no different from an ordinary civil servant. He is not impressive at all.”

Otto didn't reply, and lowered his head to think.

The divine punishment power that Eileen displayed is undeniable; that level of destructive force is extremely attractive to anyone who aspires to a higher level.

But the price is equally heavy. Becoming a paladin is tantamount to binding oneself to the chariot of the gods, becoming the hands and feet of the gods as they walk among mortals.

It's like drawing a circle around yourself, where every word and action must conform to doctrine, and you no longer have the freedom to do as you please.

"If possible, I would still prefer a job that offers more freedom."

Otto muttered to himself.