As Gu Qing Shan walked among the crowd, everything around him slowly disappeared.
The ballroom and banquet hall were both gone.
A small sword that gave off a blue flame appeared in front of his eyes.
Following that, the boundless sea of stars circled around him, whispering into his ears:
[The Combatants have begun to notice the arrival of the Plague Apocalypse]
[Your actions are worthy of the Deities opening a temporal path for you]
"Let us bring you to take a look. In the history of the Saint Spirit World, this is how the young baron died."
[That was the beginning of the world's destruction by the wraiths]
The small blue sword scattered into a mass of light that enveloped Gu Qing Shan.
…
Langlois Prefecture.
Viscount Warren's manor.
A handsome young man was dancing with the Viscount's daughter.
Gu Qing Shan hovered in the air, staring at him.
"Is this the real Rhode from history?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
Countless voices spoke at once: [Indeed, he became the Condemner, then met the wraiths in the Viscount's manor]
Gu Qing Shan silently nodded.
So it was the world spirit's intention for me to turn into this young man.
Below.
As the dance ended, the wraiths approached the young man, offering him a present.
"Very well, seeing how sincere you are, I'll accept your present" the young man replied.
The scene quickly changed.
The Viscount appeared and conferred the young man the title of Baron.
The banquet became even more lively, the young man immersed himself in it, getting to know many young ladies.
At night, the young man returned to his room and opened the present the wraiths offered. It was a few thin pieces of jade.
The young man didn't care much at first, but the more he looked, the more serious he became, muttering to himself: "What profound archery, perfect for me …"
"But where did those wraiths get such powerful archery from?"
The young man appeared cautious, took out a black leather book, and flipped it open.
— — the Condemnation Codex.
The jade pieces that recorded archery were placed on top of the black leather book.
"May all irredeemable sins be revealed"
The young man chanted an incantation.
Gu Qing Shan noticed that the real Rhode obtained a completely different Condemnation Card from her.
Come to think of it, how could such a young man obtain a weapon like the Crimson Demon Divine Spear right off the bat?
Gu Qing Shan continued reading.
Suddenly, a painful howl came from the black book, and the few jade pieces all shattered.
The youth's expression changed. He picked up the black book and rushed out of the room.
"Help me inform Lord Viscount, I want to see him immediately!"
The youth shouted as he ran.
A man who looked like a butler came up and whispered, "Baron, please calm down. What happened? Why are you in such a hurry to see the viscount?"
The young man quickly said: "Those wraiths were deceiving me, the bow technique they gave me was a sinister trap"
"Oh? What kind of trap is it? "The butler asked.
"As long as I practice their archery, they will be able to take over my body!" the young man shouted.
Gu Qing Shan raised an eyebrow.
This was such a familiar scene.
Could it be that all of this, as well as everything that happened in the Tomb of Myriad Beasts, was the wraith's doing behind the scenes?
The butler looked confused and murmured, "Is that so? Strange, this technique has never been detected before. "
Another voice resounded:
"There are too few Condemners, they don't believe in Deities, and the Condemnation Codex is the most unique and powerful thing in existence, so there might be a Card that could see through our technique"
From the darkness, a man wearing a yaksha mask appeared.
He was holding the young man's head in his hand.
At some unknown point, the young man had already died.
His headless body fell to the ground. Bright red blood continuously spread across the floor.
A second later.
An endless gust of wind blew past Gu Qing Shan, pushing him back into the past.
Under the illumination of the starlight, everything around him faded away.
His vision blurred. Gu Qing Shan found himself back at the ballroom.
Among the lively crowd, Viscount Warren was standing at the other end of the ballroom, raising his ceremonial sword and loudly declared: "Rhode, this is your moment!"
Gu Qing Shan regained his composure and quickly walked towards the Viscount.
So …
That's what happened.
Gu Qing Shan walked up to the Viscount and knelt down on one knee.
The Viscount lightly pressed the back of the ceremonial sword against his shoulder, touched it three times, then began to chant the conferring incantation:
"This conferring is to encourage the one who has contributed greatly to the world of Saint Spirit — — Mr. Rhode, the pioneer of his territory"
"I did not confer the title of Baron upon him in hopes that he would display his rank, but rather that he would remember the power of faith"
"Stand up, Rhode"
Gu Qing Shan stood up. Faint divine runes appeared on his body.
This was a conferring incantation that was recognized by both the Deities and the world itself, which could only be carried out after the Executors of the mortal world discussed and decided.
Viscount Warren bestowed a Baron armor to Gu Qing Shan.
This was the symbol of a Baron, representing his status and authority.
Gu Qing Shan received the armor and bowed to Viscount Warren.
The Viscount then gave a few words of encouragement.
Amidst everyone's cheers and applause, the conferring ceremony was finally completed.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the wraiths once again appeared next to Gu Qing Shan.
"Baron, sir Baron" the leader of the wraiths called out.
"Go ahead" Gu Qing Shan smiled faintly.
"We sincerely offer you a treasure of our world, hoping that it will be able to accompany you and provide you with great support"
The wraiths bowed and presented a treasure box.
Everyone's gaze fell onto the treasure box with an expression of absolute certainty.
This had been the case for several thousand years.
People were used to it.
Gu Qing Shan looked at the treasure box, then at the wraiths in front of her.
"What's inside?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
The wraiths raised the treasure box without saying a word.
They weren't sure if this young man really wanted to open the treasure box in front of everyone, or if he was just pretending to ask.
A second later.
Gu Qing Shan directly opened the treasure box.
A few thin pieces of jade silently sat inside the treasure box, giving off a clear, crystalline glow.
"Seems like it's a scripture or something similar"
"The Wraith realm had fought for us everywhere and obtained quite a few good things"
"Although the majority of them would have to be handed over, the things we gave to your excellencies should be the best"
Everyone whispered to each other.
Seeing that he had actually opened the treasure box in front of everyone, the wraith leader said: "Sir Baron, these are quite a few decent Archery techniques, even the Divinities had praised these Archery techniques to be powerful, saying that they should be passed down in the Saint Spirit world"
Everyone's discussions became louder. Quite a few of them appeared envious.
Gu Qing Shan smiled and slowly said: "You're very kind, but I'm currently a Condemner, so I've decided to no longer practice Archery techniques and focus solely on studying the Condemnation Codex, so I won't accept these things"
The wraiths were a bit surprised.
— — it wasn't that he didn't want to accept things, but that these things were already useless to him.
This was only natural.
The wraith leader didn't know what to say, nor did he have any way to convince Gu Qing Shan to accept the jade pieces.
He held the treasure box and shook his head: "It seems we didn't prepare well enough"
All of a sudden.
Viscount Warren spoke up:
"Rhode, I advise you to accept these jade pieces and take a look at them when you have the time"
Gu Qing Shan's heart slowly sank, but he smiled and said: "Sir, I — — -"
Viscount Warren cut him off and sincerely said: "Your father's forte was the Archery, as his son, even if it's for the sake of remembering the glory he once achieved, you should still continue to study the Archery"
Gu Qing Shan nodded: "You're right, sir"
With that, he wiped his hand and put away the jade slips.
Viscount Warren nodded, then silently sent his voice: "Rhode, in all honesty, I'm prepared to recommend you to St. Torrence city to study, as well as serve under Count Sith, would you be willing?"
St. Torrence city was the Duchy's royal capital, and Count Sith was the military minister with great authority, which low-level aristocrat wouldn't want to form a relationship with him?
Gu Qing Shan appeared excited and sent his voice: "Thank you, sir Viscount, of course I'm willing"
Viscount Warren patted his shoulder, then sent his voice again: "Count Sith is in need of an excellent Archer, so I've decided to recommend you. But after you go, if you show your poor Archery skills in front of the Count, you won't end up well — — - even I won't have any face left, do you understand?"
Gu Qing Shan replied: "Don't worry, sir, I will earnestly learn the Archery techniques that the wraiths offered me, I won't disappoint you"
It was now that Viscount Warren appeared satisfied.
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