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"When I tried to use it, it told me that my nickname was already taken. Adding a 1 also resulted in a duplicate, so I had no choice but to leave it as is."

"You really want this nickname that much!?"

"Hmph, you haven't seen the Holy Maiden's unparalleled beauty." Li Cheng waved his hand. "If you had such a wonderful encounter with that beauty that day, just like me, you would also have such a name."

"I would rather die than give myself a name like that." Ye Xiao sighed, rubbing his forehead. His friend was great in every way, but he always seemed a bit clueless when it came to women.

"Since we've run into each other, how about joining my team?" Li Cheng patted the greatsword on the table. "To be honest, after reading the guild system's explanation last night, I'm thinking of forming a guild."

"No problem." That was exactly what Ye Xiao was waiting for.

Even though he was reborn and knew about many rewarding tasks, it was unrealistic to expect him to easily complete them all by himself. He wanted to have a team where they could help each other and fight alongside his old friends again.

"Ha, that's good. Judging from the staff you're carrying, you must be a mage?"

“Apprentice-level mages currently only possess elemental skills,” Ye Xiao nodded.

"Great! Our team is lacking ranged damage dealers; we're mostly warriors and swordsmen. I'll make sure you can comfortably throw fireballs from the back, okay?"

"Sounds good, but it would be better if the captain's name were more normal."

"I think my nickname is pretty good, you know, there are two guys vying for my ID." Li Cheng seemed inexplicably proud. "I just recently took on a well-paid mission, and you coming over would be a good way to fill in for me."

"What mission?"

"Guardians of the Pilgrimage Festival".

Chapter Two: The Secret Method of Recitation

At this moment, Ella, who was in the Loren Sanctuary, had her eyes closed and was muttering incantations.

"...The God of Light then blessed the world with holy light, so that those troubled in their hearts could find solace, and those weary, uh, weary of walking could...rest?"

“We can finally ‘rest’ now,” said Sister Mino, looking at the thick handouts. “Oh no, Lady Ella, there are only three days left! We haven’t even finished memorizing the second volume yet.”

"Ahhh, how is it possible to memorize this in time?" Ella was on the verge of tears. Just yesterday, the high priest suddenly told her that she would be preaching during this pilgrimage festival and gave her four volumes of lecture notes to recite word for word during the ceremony.

This is going to kill her.

"How about... we ask the High Priest to help us streamline it?" Nia asked, sounding somewhat worried.

“It’s already been streamlined once; it was originally six volumes.” Ella felt like her soul was about to float out of her mouth.

It seems like being a saintess is all about torment.

If he were to slip up in front of tens of thousands of people in the Cathedral Square, I don't even want to think about what would happen.

In my own world, don't the popes just sit there reading from thick books? Why do the saints in this world have to memorize texts, claiming they're "teachings from God"? Doesn't their conscience hurt when they spout such nonsense?

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Ella couldn't think of a way to cheat... This world doesn't have that kind of technology. If only she had a headset or some kind of teleprompter...

Wait, isn't Ye Xiao here?

Ella suddenly had a brilliant idea: she could have her other half read the book while she read it aloud on stage.

Why waste time carrying all this stuff? I'm a genius!

Looking at the two-finger-thick handouts, Ella suddenly felt hopeful again.

“Ah, I have received divine revelation, Mino, give me the handouts.”

Since these speeches were all written by the High Priest himself, and there was only one copy, Ella could only find an opportunity to leave the sanctuary and hand them directly to Ye Xiao.

Theoretically, she could have looked at it and then Ye Xiao could copy it out again, but after thinking about it for a while, Ella gave up the idea after looking at the dense text.

She wrapped her lecture notes in a cloth, changed into an inconspicuous black robe, and headed out the door. However, as soon as she stepped out, a squad of Templar Knights blocked the entrance. "Your Majesty, the capital city is crowded and chaotic these days. If you intend to travel, we are responsible for protecting your safety."

The team consisted of six people, led by the familiar Tin Can Knight.

"Forehead……"

Let alone leaving the Church of Loren, just walking out of the bedroom and down the corridor, this squad of Templar Knights would surround you like a security force.

Fine, fine, let them follow. I'm just handing over a package, what can they do to me?

……

In the Adventurer's Guild Hall, Li Cheng was still chatting and laughing with Ye Xiao. Now that Ye Xiao had decided to join the team, he naturally called over the other members of the team to introduce them to each other.

"This is my old friend, Ye Xiao." Li Cheng excitedly introduced him to his teammates, holding up his wine glass. "His class is Elemental Mage, incredibly powerful! We won't have to worry about DPS positions anymore!"

"That's an exaggeration. I can only throw a few fireballs." Ye Xiao quickly waved his hand. "My skill level is also average, just an apprentice. Please give me your guidance in the future."

Please give me your guidance. Please give me your guidance, hahaha.

It must be said that Li Cheng's friends are all quite nice; after a few drinks and a chat, they all seemed very warm and honest.

"But it's a bit strange, most of your buddies are indeed warriors or two-handed swordsmen." While drinking, Ye Xiao asked Li Cheng with some doubt, "Did you just happen to encounter warriors when you were exploring the wilderness?"

"Uh, no, that's not it." Li Cheng paused for a moment upon hearing this. "It's a long story, hahaha."

"It's okay, it doesn't matter if it's inconvenient to talk about it."

"That's not the case, it was there before..."

"Oh, isn't this Young Master Li?" Before Li Cheng could finish speaking, a sharp voice came from the next table, "What, off today? No missions to do?"

Ye Xiao and the others looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man with dark yellow hair and a small braid tied at the back of his head sitting at another table, looking at them.

Ye Xiao noticed that Li Cheng's expression darkened the moment he saw this person.

For Li Cheng, who is usually so amiable to everyone, to show such an expression, it seems there's a story behind it.

"Li Cheng, do you know this guy with the donkey tail over there?" Ye Xiao asked intentionally upon seeing this.

"What are you saying, you brat?!" The man with the ponytail stood up abruptly and strode over.

“Ah, we’ve dealt with each other before. Xu Xia was originally our mage, but later she joined their team because of some things.” Li Cheng patted Ye Xiao on the shoulder, then stood up. “Luo Heng, we’re all here to eat, so there’s no need to argue.”

Ye Xiao didn't know the guy with the braids, Luo Heng, but he knew Xu Xia, whom Li Cheng had just mentioned, very well.

That was the "goddess" that Li Cheng had been pursuing. In his previous life, when he first transmigrated, Li Cheng even gave her the sword he had obtained from the system for her safety.

Ye Xiaogang was puzzled because he could see that woman when Li Cheng established the guild in Storm Harbor in his previous life, but he didn't see her this time.

It turns out that the blond guy stole it.

"Shut up, shut up, so what if I yell in your face? You coward, you've got guts..."

Before Luo Heng could finish speaking, with a disdainful look on his face, Ye Xiao grabbed a glass bottle from the table and slapped it across his face.

The sharp "snap" left Li Cheng and his teammates stunned.

Luo Heng was also stunned. Touching his bleeding cheek, he didn't react for a moment. "You actually dare to..."

"Stop talking so much nonsense, if you want to fight, then fight already." Seeing that the other party was still in a daze, Ye Xiao kicked him hard in the stomach, knocking Luo Heng off his feet.

Ye Xiao always felt that if he faced someone who couldn't beat him but was provoking him, he should beat them up as soon as possible, otherwise he would be at a disadvantage if he was scolded even once.

"Bro! Holy crap, bro!" Li Cheng rushed over and grabbed Ye Xiao. What was going on? When did his brother become such a reckless brute?!

However, the team at the opposite table all jumped up, grabbed chairs and bottles, and rushed over.

Then Li Cheng watched as the "magician" they had invited charged into the crowd like a war god, punching one person after another.

"This...this..." The team members were stunned. They didn't expect the person their captain had brought over to be so fierce. What kind of physical mage was this?

"Oh well, never mind, let's beat them up first!" Li Cheng didn't bother to think it over anymore and just grabbed the hot pot and rushed over.

He had originally intended to say that Luo Heng knew nobles in the capital and had powerful connections, making him difficult to deal with.

But since his buddies had already rushed up and started beating people, all he could say was pointless.

Let's fight first, and then we'll talk.

The Adventurer's Guild Hall was thrown into chaos by these two groups.

Chapter Three: Bullying Others

Adventurers are constantly fighting and killing; they are a group of hot-blooded people.

What started as a small-scale brawl in a corner escalated into a massive melee that swept through the Adventure Hall. Perhaps an adventurer watching from the sidelines was accidentally hit on the head by a flying glass bottle, or perhaps two drunkards who disliked each other took advantage of the chaos to settle scores. In any case, the situation quickly escalated from a small fight between Li Cheng and Luo Heng's team into a large-scale melee that swept through the Adventure Hall.

The elf staff in the lobby were actually used to this kind of thing; they just sat behind the counter yawning and betting on which side might win.

The chaos only came to an end when the imperial guards rushed to the scene.

"Stop! All of you, stop!" Captain Ralf of the guard stormed in and ordered his men to pin the restless adventurers to the ground.

Under the guards' shouts and obstruction, the adventurers finally stopped and stood silently by the wall, holding the stools or pot lids they were holding.

"What are you doing here in broad daylight! Is there no law anymore?!" Ralph was furious. What had gotten into these people today? Fighting in the center of the royal city, they really didn't respect the law enforcement department.

He pushed through the crowd and his gaze quickly settled on the group of people still wrestling in the corner.

"Stop it!" He led his squad and rushed forward to pull the group apart.

As the culprit, Ye Xiao took the opportunity to slap Luo Heng, whose braid had been pulled off, twice as he was being pulled apart.

"What are you doing?! You're still hitting me!" Ralph was so angry he felt dizzy. He dragged Ye Xiao to the wall and held him down.

"Ah... Ugh..." Luo Heng, with a bruised and swollen face, pointed at Ye Xiao and trembled. His missing front teeth and blood all over his cheeks made it difficult for him to speak clearly.

"Calm down, sir!" Seeing that Ye Xiao, who had been restrained by the guards, finally behaved himself, Ralph walked over to Luo Heng.

Seeing the captain of the guard walking towards him, Luo Heng excitedly pulled a badge from his clothes and stuffed it into Ralf's hand, "Ugh... Ah...!"

Ralph examined the badge, his eyes widening slightly. "Uh, you're one of the Marquis's men!?"

Luo Heng nodded, paused, then shook his head, "Waaah...waaah..."

"Captain... I think he means he has connections with the Marquis's family," a guard whispered to him.

"Hmm...!" Luo Heng nodded hurriedly.

Ralph understood and looked at Ye Xiao, Li Cheng, and the others on the other side, "Arrest them!"

Seeing this, Ye Xiao turned to look at Li Cheng and said, "Ah, he actually knows the local nobles? Why didn't he say so earlier?"

Li Cheng's expression was complicated. "Brother, you didn't even give me a chance to say anything... We hadn't even been together for ten seconds before you slapped his face with a bottle."

"Tsk, I should have broken his hand." Ye Xiao said with some annoyance.

"So this is what you were worried about...?"

"Show me your identification, all of you!" Ralf roared. "And you lot, you oddly dressed bunch, show me your adventurer's credentials too!"

"Will he return it?" Li Cheng took out the certificate from under the lining of his breastplate.

"I don't know either." Ye Xiao shrugged and handed over his own as well.

"Damn, you're a mage? Are you kidding me??" Ralf looked at the proof Ye Xiao handed over, then glanced at the bloodstains on Ye Xiao's knuckles, his expression complicated. "Take them away, take them all away!"

"The other side is also hitting people, why don't you arrest them?" Ye Xiao asked, feigning confusion.

"What's it to you?! I can bet you whenever I want!" Ralph roared. "You ungrateful country bumpkin, shut your stinking mouth."

After saying that, he gestured for his men to escort Ye Xiao and Li Cheng and their group to the entrance of the hall.

"Captain, could you wait a moment? A friend of mine is coming soon." Ye Xiao stood still. "She's delivering a package to me. You can place your deposit after she's done."

"What nonsense! Send her to jail!"

"No, maybe you two know each other. You can even become friends."

"Stop dawdling! I don't care who she is, just get the hell out of here!" Ralph, unable to contain himself any longer, grabbed Ye Xiao by the collar and was about to attack.

Just then, a light and melodious voice suddenly rang out from behind.

"Captain, what has my friend done wrong?"

Upon hearing this unexpected addition of voices, Ralf suddenly realized that, without him noticing, the only voices left in the entire guild hall were his and Ye Xiao's; everyone else seemed to have been silenced, not uttering a single word.

The atmosphere was eerily quiet.

He slowly turned around and saw a young girl standing quietly behind him with her hands folded. Her knee-length dress, embroidered with gilded flame patterns, accentuated her purity and elegance. Two silver ponytails were tied up with white ribbons and draped over her shoulders. Her beautiful and lovely face had slightly narrowed rosy eyes that seemed to be able to captivate the soul.

Compared to the seemingly holy and slightly flamboyant young girl, the six powerful Templar Knights wielding greatswords protecting her were majestic and imposing. The sheer aura emanating from those tall, imposing knights, who merely glanced around, made everyone in the hall afraid to even breathe.

"Saint...Saintess..." Ralf stammered. What's wrong with the Holy Maiden of Light doing in this remote place?! Does she want to be an adventurer too?!

Ella nodded, then walked straight to Ye Xiao, took out a small handkerchief, and wiped the blood from the tip of Ye Xiao's nose in full view of everyone. "Are you alright?"