Emperors, kings, generals, and ministers—all had their own ways of handling political intrigue.
Lu Cang didn't consider himself particularly skilled at political maneuvering, even though his high intelligence let him learn things quickly.
He still hated dealing with this kind of thing.
Still, it never hurt to be cautious. Perhaps he should learn a little about political maneuvering after all.
As for everything else, he could just focus on getting stronger.
Strength could solve 99% of problems, but he still needed to learn a few other things to deal with all the trivial matters.
After all, overwhelming force could overcome any technique.
It would be awful to stumble because of a weakness, otherwise.
For Lu Cang, this banquet was nothing but a social obligation.
Once it was over,
there probably wouldn't be anything else he needed to do.
"Kumiloni, I'd like to advance to Level 2 Death Priest."
Lu Cang brought it up.
Now that he'd obtained the certificate, he was legally recognized as a resident with the Death Priest profession.
Lu Cang thought it was time to advance.
Many of the Death Priest's abilities were useful. It was a shame to remain at Level 1.
"Ah..."
Kumiloni sighed softly.
Asking a High Priest of the Life Church to conduct a Death Priest's Promotion Ritual—
"Little Lu Cang, you really have made a difficult request."
Lu Cang scratched his cheek. "If you can't, then... I won't insist."
Kumiloni said, "If you don't insist, what are you planning to do instead?"
"Complete the Death Priest's advancement on your own using Mese's Origin Magic?"
"I won't allow that to happen."
"It's too dangerous."
"You don't follow the principle of endangering life. On the contrary, you've used the abilities of a Death Priest to do many meaningful things."
"So I think you're