Chapter 225: Ceremony

Chapter 225: Ceremony



In an alleyway that was safely tucked away behind some tall buildings, Adam was sitting on top of a wooden box, the hood pulled up over his head, his legs crossed, and his fingers tapping impatiently on the knee.

It didn't take long for him to hear some footsteps come by the corner, and from there, Argus from the Mercenary Guild appeared in the desolate alleyway.

"Hello, young man." Argus said with a slight smile. "Here's your card."

He handed Adam a mercenary card. It was Adam's card originally, but he gave it to him to put a slight change on it.

Now, instead of having Ordergiver rank on it, it had Grandeur instead.

He was now an official Grandeur-ranked mercenary!

This transaction happened in the shadows, as Adam didn't want some of the big names to know that he was here currently.

After showing some of his prowess to Argus, he was convinced enough to give him the rank of Grandeur. If he wanted to, he could've tried for Archwarrior as well, but Adam thought that Grandeur was enough for now.

"You never told me why you came all the way here for just a promotion. This city is not safe for you anymore." Argus said. "We all know that war is coming."Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"Since I was planning on coming for different business, I thought that might as well get a promotion while I am here."

Adam said and stored his mercenary card back in his inventory where it would be safe.

"You must be here for something important, then." Argus raised his arms. "I won't ask why. I don't want to know."

"I appreciate the favor." Adam said, stood up from the box, and headed to the exit of the alley.

Argus lit up a cigar and took a puff of the smoke before turning to walk in the opposite direction.

'What he just showed me... His strength could very well reach Archwarrior's level. He is just level 12 as well. When he reaches level 25, the level of Royal Mercenary, his leveling turns into percentages, and the system will determine his current level of strength.

'He might jump straight to Prime Mercenary. What a ridiculous young man.'

...

In the cathedral, a blind-eyed bishop cleaned the altar. It looked like he was able to move pretty well for someone who was blind.

At that moment, the double doors of the cathedral opened, and someone entered.

"Who goes there?" the bishop called out. "Apologizes, but we're not having any visitors at this hour."

It was almost evening, and the young monks of the nearby monastery would soon come to have their evening prayer. For this, outsiders weren't prohibited.

Adam took a seat in the front row of the chapel and said, "I am here to meet someone."

"You can meet that someone tomorrow," the blind-eyed bishop said. "Until then, please be on your way."

"This is our second meeting, is it not?" She said.

However, after remembering their first meeting, her blush grew. She wondered whether he was still remembering that rather embarrassing meeting in the Gathering's hot spring.

"It is..." Adam tried to remember.

The years and all the meetings had become quite muddy in his mind. While he'd actually met her many times, this was just the second meeting in this timeline.

"If I may ask, what's your reasoning for this visit?" Lady Yu asked with a smile. "Don't get me wrong, I am really happy about finally properly meeting you, but it is quite poor timing, don't

you think so?"

The war frightened her.

It was a very scary thing to witness as Original. It was because her kind would be thrown to the frontlines to just die and slow down the advancement of the enemy's forces.

It made her really sad and angry.

"I need your help," Adam said.

"Help?" Lady Yu asked. "I am not quite sure what I can help you with..."

"The Holy Room," Adam said. "I'll need holy maiden's help."

Lady Yu's eyes popped wide open.

This wasn't a small request.

The Holy Room's ceremony was intimate and sacred, not to be taken lightly. A warrior and holy maiden once they enter the Holy Room together, their destinies would be forever

intertwined.

The ceremony's purpose was to increase the strength of the warrior. However, since it was an intimate ceremony, their souls would get connected, and when one of them died, the other

would as well.

It was a ceremony that had only been once in the last century.

They were complete strangers, and to ask something like this was ludicrous!

Adam looked deeply at Lady Yu, knowing the ridiculous request. However, it wasn't as

ridiculous as it seemed.

It was because in his last life, Adam was supposed to do the ceremony with her, but before he could, he was assassinated and killed.

If he was assassinated a month or two later, Lady Yu's soul would've died alongside him. That's the only positive thing about his death that it happened earlier than the ceremony.