The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 555 - 341: Promotion_2

Chapter 555: Chapter 341: Promotion_2

"I’m so envious!"

"Lord Rod, does your house still lack someone to warm your bed? Give me three crystals, and I’ll warm it for a week okay?"

"I only need two!"

"I need just one!"

"I’ll warm it for a month with just one!"

"I’ll warm it for a year!"

"I’ll warm it for a lifetime!"

The person who said the last line received glares and a beating from everyone else. Rod curiously stuck his head out to take a look, and was disappointed to find that the guy who claimed to "warm his bed for a lifetime" was actually a rough-looking man.

Ptui!

My poor eyes!

To get rid of this terrible feeling, Rod hurriedly rushed down the stairs and entered the ritual hall.

But, when the ritual priest heard that Rod was about to undergo a Ninth Level Spiritual Power promotion, his face immediately fell.

"Why didn’t you make an appointment?"

"Who is your teacher?"

"Where is your spiritual power report?"

Rod complained, "What’s with all these issues? I’ve always been promoted directly before."

The ritual priest’s face turned green with anger, "You little brat, what did you say?"

"Do you even understand what a High Rank spiritual power promotion entails?"

"Is Ninth Level Spiritual Power the same as your Level One or Two Spiritual Power?"

"You come barging in here so impulsively, and we haven’t even prepared the Sun Crystals!"

Rod sneered, "I have Sun Crystals. No need for you to worry."

The ritual priest glared at him, "Where did you get Sun Crystals? They’re the highest-grade controlled materials in the Royal City, it’s impossible for you to have any..."

Rod casually pulled out two Sun Crystals from the Dream Realm and thrust them in their faces.

"See clearly now?"

The intense Bright Light emitted from the Sun Crystals lit up the priests’ ashen faces.

This was the Fire Hall; his open display proved that his source was legitimate.

Suddenly, a priest recognized Rod’s face and exclaimed, "It’s you!"

Rod sneered, "Yes, it’s me..."

"Black Iron Pot!"

Rod’s face immediately fell.

Dammit, I’ll definitely have to change that name someday; it lacks any sort of presence.

But the faces of the priests brightened up a lot all of a sudden.

They patiently explained to Rod all the details about applying for the Ninth Level Spiritual Power ritual, telling him it was best to have the same person conduct the ritual for him.

And Miss Mina had always been the one to conduct Rod’s promotion ceremonies.

"Can she enter the Hall?" Rod asked with concern.

"Of course," the priest answered. "A powerful person’s exclusive spiritual power promotion officer is qualified to work in the Spiritual Power Laboratory of the Fire Hall."

"Right, go take the spiritual power test. We’ll urgently summon Researcher Mina."

Rod hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "Why has your attitude become so nice all of a sudden..."

The priest smiled, "Of course the treatment is different for a promising genius."

"After all, you’re our hope."

"The stronger you are, the more at ease we can live in this world."

An older priest said, "Little Rod, only by reading about your and those few miraculous deeds do I truly feel hopeful for victory—that one day, humanity will overcome the Black Fog and see the light."

The priests all showed a look full of longing.

Rod knew they were imagining a day when every day was the Sun Festival, Bright Day.

To them, it was a mythic paradise, something they’d only seen briefly mentioned in ancient history records.

But in reality, they probably didn’t believe they would see such days.

However, that didn’t stop them from striving towards that direction.

Rod sighed softly in his heart and turned to leave.

In the Spiritual Power Laboratory, several high-rank researchers from the Mechanical Research Institute performed a thorough examination on him, providing a complete spiritual power report.

——

Tester: Rod

Spiritual Power Level: 8

Highest Spiritual Power Strength: 604 thousand units

Maximum Spiritual Power Output: 120 thousand units

Average Spiritual Pressure: 33 thousand units

Estimated Total Spiritual Power: 7 tracks

——

Compared to before, Rod’s Spiritual Power Strength had achieved a historically epic surge.

When he retrieved his report, Mina had already arrived at the entrance of the ritual hall.

The moment she saw Rod, intense joy burst from her eyes as she lunged forward to hug him.

"Little Rod, I’ve missed you so much!"

"Let go! I’m going to suffocate!"

Mina let go, her little face flushed, her eyes brimming with laughter.

"Little Rod, you’ve grown up a little bit again."

Rod glanced at her with dissatisfaction and muttered, "You haven’t grown in anything but..."

Humanity +1919

Holy shit!

Even though Rod didn’t care about humanity now, this was the single biggest amount of humanity he had received so far.

Mina laughed so hard her eyes squinted, and with a graceful hand she grabbed Rod’s wrist, giggling, "Come on, sister has been waiting for this day for a long time!"

"Could you phrase that more normally..."

Despite his words, Rod complied willingly.

Just as Mina said, he took off his coat and lay on the ritual table in the form of a cross.

Mina busied herself with arranging the materials while constantly chattering away.

"Little Rod, you should write to your sister more often. The moment you leave, there’s no news from you, you don’t know how worried your sister gets."

"While fighting is important, knowledge is even more so, teachers and scholars are all waiting for your writings."

"We’ve discovered several important ruins again, and the exploration teams have obtained a lot of important knowledge from the ruins. Teachers and scholars are looking forward to sharing them with you."

Amid the rambling, Mina proficiently completed the ritual arrangements, and with the help of a few priests, the ritual officially began.