Moreover, all mages have ranks. The first rank is called magic apprentice; these people at most can cast a fireball that might burn a few dozen flies to death. Second and third ranks are called trainee mages, and these people are already quite impressive—burning a few people to death is no problem. Fourth and fifth ranks are called mages; these individuals are already quite formidable, generally worry-free about food and clothing, and even in battle, they stand protected among crowds, casting spells. The power is truly considerable. If you could gather tens of thousands of these people and have them channel their magic to a sixth or seventh rank magus, even forbidden spells could be unleashed. As for eighth and ninth rank magi, they are extremely rare—there are only a handful on the entire continent, and even the books don’t describe what abilities they possess.

At this point, seeing these settings, I really started to wonder if I’d fallen into the fantasy novel written by that bastard author.

The white light on my body disappeared again. Where on earth is this white light coming from? Am I really God’s spokesperson? No way, right? If that’s true, then God must be either blind or out of his mind! While I was troubled by this, the Battle Priest rushed in.

“According to the Pastor, you managed to learn all their stuff in just a short while?” “You really are a genius!” “They’ve voluntarily given the rest of their time to us!” “Don’t worry! We’ll definitely make you into the most formidable warrior!” The Battle Priest patted my shoulder one after another, speaking excitedly. I really wonder what their reaction will be when they see my learning progress later.

“All right! As we agreed, you need to have a strong body first! So we’ve decided to teach you boxing techniques first!” The tallest Battle Priest said to me enthusiastically.

Boxing techniques? Heh! That means they won’t discover my ignorance of magic for a while.

“Practicing boxing, practicing swordsmanship! The purpose of it all is to cultivate battle energy!” The big Battle Priest said, and a faint white glow appeared around him. But no matter how I looked at it, I felt like this guy’s battle energy was just for show. His white light was only a bit brighter than my illumination spell.

“Oh~~~ so how do you cultivate battle energy…” I nodded in agreement, thinking to myself, ‘So lame! In fantasy novels it’s called battle energy, and here it’s still called battle energy…’

“Hmph! If you want to cultivate battle energy, you must have a good body. So today, we’re going to test your strength and your understanding of combat.” As the big Battle Priest spoke, the other three brought over a pile of dumbbell-like objects.

“We’re using these to test strength?” I asked, pointing at the variously sized stone blocks on the ground.

“Yeah! Don’t overdo it! Know your limits!” As he spoke, he struck a few poses to show off his muscles.

Overdo it? Heh! Ever since I came to this world, I’ve known my strength has increased a lot. As for how much, I’m not really sure. Since they’ve already prepared everything, I might as well give it a try, so I’ll know how much force to use in a fight in the future.

This one’s too small~~. This one’s a bit light too. I should be able to lift this one, right? This one…!? Is this for testing the strength of half-beastmen? This thing must weigh at least three hundred jin! Judging by the dust on it, it’s been ages since anyone touched it.

As I stood in front of this super stone block, a meter tall and half a meter in diameter, dazed, the big Battle Priest walked over, slapped my shoulder hard, and said, “As expected of someone who’s witnessed miracles! You actually chose the stone used for testing half-beastmen! Good! Ambitious!”

Seriously~~~! This really is for half-beastmen? The church even recruits half-beastmen? When did I say I wanted to lift this stone? I was just looking at it~.

The other three Battle Priest, hearing what the big guy said, also crowded around, chiming in one after another: “Good kid! Ambitious!” “Strong! Brother, you’re a real man!” “Yeah! If you’re a man, lift this one! Only women use the other stones!”

Listening to these three jerks talking big, how could I possibly go lift another stone? After all, I’ve already left a bad impression with the Pastor; if I mess up here too, I might as well just wait to collect my salary and die!

“Exactly! I also think a man should lift this one! After I’m done, I’d like all you seniors to show your divine might as well.” Hmph! If you want to make things hard for me, just wait—you won’t have it easy either.

This kind of stone block doesn’t even have handles, so I had to squat down, spread my arms, and hug the stone block to lift it.

“Up~~!” I thought it would take a lot of effort to lift, but it wasn’t as heavy as I imagined. Personally, it felt like it only weighed fifty or sixty jin. Looks like these days, you can’t judge people by appearances, and you can’t judge stones by appearances either.

The four Battle Priest beside me saw how easily I picked up the stone, and their eyes nearly popped out of their heads.