The archbishop's eyes were suddenly filled with astonishment. He could not help but stand up abruptly, and the chair under his feet instantly turned into dust.
Seeing how shocked the archbishop was, everyone present was also astonished. They looked at the archbishop, not knowing what had happened to him.
The archbishop's eyes were fixed on Fang Xingjian, as if he had seen something unbelievable.
Fang Xingjian turned his head and asked, "What's wrong?"
"No... Nothing... Why are you... Uh... No..." In that instant, the archbishop started to speak incoherently. It could be seen that he was greatly shaken.
However, he was the archbishop after all. After a short moment, he took in a deep breath and calmed down completely. He took another deep breath and said, "Xing... Xingjian, with your talent and sword arts cultivation, it won't be a problem for you to participate in the Martial Techniques Grading Examination. I'll report the results of this examination, and the higher-ups will soon send us news. I'll stay for a few days and slowly tell you about the details of the funds and the plan."
Gardner looked at the archbishop in surprise. The archbishop was a person who held a high position in a parish. In many small countries in the north, his status was even higher than that of the king.
However, at this moment, Gardner could hear a hint of... fear in the archbishop's tone that was hard to detect.
Therefore, under everyone's surprised gazes, the archbishop became extremely cooperative. In the next few days, he and Fang Xingjian had a friendly discussion about the details of the Martial Techniques Grading Plan.
Fang Xingjian was in charge of about 1% of the progress, which was about 1,000 sets of sword techniques. The Holy See of Truth would provide about 15 million gold, which would be transferred to his account in ten installments. The speed of the transfer would be calculated based on Fang Xingjian's progress in completing the sword techniques assessment. For every 100 sets of sword techniques completed, 1.5 million gold would be transferred to his account.
One could imagine how much money the Holy See of Truth would need to spend just to collect the martial techniques for the entire Martial Techniques Grading Plan. The amount of money needed for the preparatory work for this plan was enough to cause many small countries to collapse.
The specific evaluation would be based on the information provided by the Church of Universal Truth, taking into account the comprehensive evaluation of each sword technique's control, destructive prowess, explosive prowess, learning difficulty, and other aspects. There was a total of seven grades — S, A, B, C, D, E, and F.
In this aspect, the Holy See of Truth was very detailed. Basically, every value was very specific. For example, how high the temperature was, what was the destructive power of the explosion, what was the speed of acceleration, all of these were very detailed lists.
The large number of manuals could almost fill up an entire room, and there were also 1,000 copies of the specific information and cultivation methods of the sword arts. One could imagine how much work it would take.
As for the price of the authorizations for the Rebirth Sword Technique, due to the change in the archbishop's attitude, Ferdinand and Zhou Xingwen's progress was even more gratifying.
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A few days later, in the school cafeteria, Fang Xingjian was sitting at the dining table, waiting for his food to be served. He closed his eyes, and various sword techniques flashed through his mind. He did not stop practicing his sword techniques even as he waited for his food.
Just then, Rota walked over. This female Knight, who had once vowed to catch up to Fang Xingjian, had shaved her hair short in just a few months' time. Her eyes were filled with a heroic spirit, and her limbs seemed to have become even more slender. Coupled with her tall figure, she seemed to have become even more enchanting.
When she saw Fang Xingjian at the dining table, the corners of Rota's lips curled up uncontrollably. She walked up and sat down. "You've been cooped up in the Sacred Land all day long. It's really not easy to find you."
Fang Xingjian looked at her happy expression and asked, "What's the matter?"
"I've succeeded in my second transition, becoming a Flame Dragon Knight." Rota said, "The Flame Dragon Knight can condense a Solar Flame Dragon, which makes up for the weakness of my Killing technique, which is lacking in prowess." She looked at Fang Xingjian. For some reason, she had wanted to run over to tell Fang Xingjian after she had succeeded in her second transition.
Fang Xingjian nodded. "That's a good thing. You're considered a genius to have succeeded in your second transition in your twenties."
"Who would dare to claim to be a genius in front of you now? To have learned two sets of sword techniques within three minutes, and have even reached the maximum level for the Universal Truth Longsword … This news has spread throughout the entire Great Western City." Rota's beautiful eyes assessed Fang Xingjian deeply, as if she was testing him.
Fang Xingjian smiled calmly. "You don't believe me?"
Rota said, "To be honest, if it were someone else, I wouldn't believe it at all. But since it's you, I'll have to give it some consideration. That's why I rushed over to ask you. "
Just then, the shadows on the ground trembled, and the second transition Death's Shadow, Anderson, darted out from the shadows. He stared at Fang Xingjian and said, "I heard that you've reached the maximum level for the Universal Truth Longsword within three minutes. Is that true?"
After hearing this news, Anderson tossed and turned in bed for a few days, unable to sleep. The two dark circles under his eyes made him look like a panda's eyes.
'If it's true and Fang Xingjian's talent has really reached such a level, then wouldn't I never have the chance to catch up to him in this lifetime?'
Fang Xingjian looked at the two of them, nodded casually, and said, "It's true. What's the matter?"
Both Rota and Anderson did not say a word. The two of them remained silent, their eyes filled with perplexity, bewilderment, and helplessness.
To find out that Fang Xingjian had only taken a few minutes to complete something that they would have needed to spend several months or even one or two years to do was a devastating blow to their confidence.
Fang Xingjian could not help but say, "There's no need for you to compare yourself to me. We're different."
"What's the difference?!" Anderson said angrily, "Fang Xingjian, are you looking down on me? In your eyes, are we all very stupid? Did you feel like laughing when you saw us cultivating? "
Fang Xingjian shook his head. Just then, Diana brought five waiters over with the dishes. "This is the Golden Lobster. The Golden Lobster is a level 29 ferocious beast. Its outer shell is too tough, so I got Lord Zhou Xingwen to personally cut off the outer shell and remove the cavity before disassembling the lobster."
On a huge plate that was about one meter long, there was a huge lobster with only the golden lobster meat left. It was placed quietly on the plate.
Regardless of whether it was the meat in the pincers or the flesh on the torso, everything was perfectly preserved. There was no damage at all.
"For the sauce, I used royal butter from the north and ferocious pheasant soup that had been simmered for 12 hours. I stirred it in a one-to-one ratio and even added a little wine. Have a taste."
Fang Xingjian looked at the Golden Lobster that the five waiters had put in a lot of effort to carry onto the table. The corners of his lips could not help but curl up.
He gestured to Rota and Anderson, "The two of you can try it too."
Rota gulped. Looking at the tender, juicy, golden lobster that was exuding an alluring fragrance, she could not help but ask, "A level 29 Golden Lobster? How much does it cost? "
Fang Xingjian casually cut up a piece of lobster meat, dipped it in the sauce, and swallowed it in one gulp. The sweet taste of the lobster mixed perfectly with the sauce's freshness and saltiness. Coupled with the wine's fragrance, it made him smile once again.
Hearing Rota's words, he said calmly, "I spent 100,000 gold. It's a specialty from the Federation. I got Zhou Xingwen to help me buy it."
Anderson had just eaten it when he spat out the 100,000 gold. Then his palm brought up a series of afterimages as he quickly received the lobster meat and swallowed it in one gulp.
"100,000 gold! Are you crazy? 100,000 gold for a meal? "
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