Volume 2 Chapter 17 (1/2)

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Volume 2 – Chapter 17: Millennium Contract

If it was possible, Qin Lun hoped that he could delay his response to Baron Albert for a couple of days in order to increase his credibility But about half a month had already passed since he entered this world Although he felt that he was getting closer to the core of the mission, there wasn't much time left for him to waste

As such, Qin Lun took the initiative to look for Baron Albert after dinner to let hiroup and that he would do his best to protect the Odia region

Baron Albert was very happy, leading Qin Lun and Tony to the secondary fortress' hall, located to the right of the main fortress

The hall of the secondary fortress was actually a library The entire place was covered with tall bookshelves, filled with rows of books so well-taken care of that one could even smell the faint scent of ink on the shelves Above the bookshelves were many portraits

There were both men and women depicted on the portraits Based on their reseenerations of the Albert Family

Qin Lun's line of sight fell on a bookshelf in the back of the hall, where another portrait was hung The size of the portrait was double the size of the others A tall knight was depicted in the oil painting

The knight's left hand held his hele sword that he had stabbed into the ground, using it as a crutch He was standing on the platforht and full of emotion as he stared at the Great Maize Forest ahead

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”A , a millennium of honor! We are the Alberts of Odia!”

A very familiar line of words! Qin Lun's eyes flashed and he rubbed his temple

In the e, round coffee table and some rattan chairs

”Dr Stein, I alad that you can join us! Please, take a seat!” Baron Albert pulled out a rattan chair and motioned for Qin Lun to sit

”Sire Baron, is there some sort of ceremony one needs to pass in order to join the exorcists?” Qin Lun asked with a smile

”Haha, there's none” Baron Albert laughed and waved his hand ”The exorcists aren't soanization On the contrary, it's roup that mutually helps each other Anyone can become an exorcist with the recommendation of an older mee and will to confront evil”

”To work for the exorcists is the Stein Fauide me well, Sire Baron”

”It's not really guidance, but since I recoroup, then I naturally need to tell you some of the actual history, as well as our objective as exorcists” Baron Albert took the wine cup Tony handed hihtly blurred as he went down memory lane

Over three thousand years ago, before present tihout the land As their productivity grew, it allowed the hudoms The humans that were at the top of the pyramid started to enslave others

Most of the wealth was condensed into the hands of a s the most basic needs of survival, started to pursue the liberation of their spirit A portion of the the welfare of humanity, a her personal pleasures and attempted to extend their lifespans

With the progress of time, the former type of people with noble characters, created a concept of faith and started to spread their gospel across the continent They wished that all of humanity would be able to have a place they could put their hopes into and liberate their thoughts and souls That, even under the vilest conditions, they would still be able to maintain an optimistic attitude

Whereas, the latter type that pursued passions for their personal gain started to crazily accumulate wealth, persecute people, and plunder other countries for their land Furthere for the sake of doing research on immortality

Different fro span of tiroups found the secret to iic

However, the types of ih faith and fir life” But the latter obtained the true secret to ”immortality”

The secret to ”long life” needed a pure heart and a strong will They called themselves ”Believers of Faith” The secret to ”immortality” was to rely on external forces They naanisicians”

The Believers and Magicians not only obtained power that was the complete opposite of one another, even their ideas were at opposite ends of the spectruet along with one other, so war happened

At the beginning of the war, due to the requireician by relying on external poas easier, the Believers had to retreat in defeat ti to look bad, the ordinary people that had received long-terroup