Broad World

After defeating the plot of the Arcane Brotherhood, Henry finally had time to sort out some chores in the territory. First of all, priests of two gods in the city of Bruwent applied to build a temple. They were the goddess of sprouting, Sienlia, and the god of guarding, Heim. Henry considered it carefully, and finally agreed to the priests' request.

Sienlia is a gentle deity, and her followers are mostly stewards of nature. These people are dedicated to planting and cultivating plants, and curing sick and injured creatures. Establishing her temple can help the territory manage large forests and wild animals.

Heim is a serious god, and his followers are usually perfect guards who strictly abide by the precepts. As long as his temple is built in the territory, there is basically no need to worry about the creatures of the lower world and some monsters spreading heresy here. After signing some responsibilities and obligations related to the temple, the two priests picked a satisfactory piece of land on the map and prepared to break ground.

Henry donated 3,000 gold coins to the temple on behalf of the lord, and then went to the Druid Valley on Emerald Island alone. He urgently needs to establish a druid organization now, otherwise it may be too late when other gods come to carve up the faith. As soon as he landed in the Druid Valley, he saw Mike taking two other newly promoted first-level druids to give lessons to the apprentices.

Seeing Henry descending from the sky, Mike hurried over, and he saluted respectfully. "Teacher, you are finally back. During your absence, two more apprentices were naturally recognized and promoted." He pointed to the girls on the left and right. "One of them is named Agnes, and the other is named Amanda. It happened within ten days after you left for Waterdeep City."

Henry nodded with a smile on his face. "You have done a good job during my absence. Agnes and Amanda are also my students from today. Now I need you to organize all the apprentices here and send them to various villages in the territory to spread the teachings of druids. I hope that more people will join us in the future."

"Teacher, what if we all leave this valley? After all, we have spent so much effort here." Mike asked looking at the various rare plants planted not far away.

"This will be the headquarters of the Druids from now on. One of the three of you will be responsible for imparting knowledge, and the other two will lead some apprentices outside to spread the teachings. If you meet talented children, bring them back for training, and I will issue a lord order to you." After speaking, Henry began to tell his students about the operation mode of the Druid organization.

The apprentices were relieved to hear that they didn't want to give up here, and they already had some special feelings for this valley. Countless painstaking efforts have been poured into every plant and tree here. Mike lowered his head and thought for a while and said to his teacher: "From tomorrow, I will let Amanda and Agnes lead four apprentices respectively. I will go to villages around the world to spread the teachings, and the remaining apprentices will continue to learn knowledge with me here. Everyone will rotate with each other every few days in the future. How about this plan?"

Henry touched Mike's head. "A very good idea, remember to use all the agricultural knowledge I taught you. As long as it can help the villagers increase their food production. In fact, they don't mind what they believe in. In addition, selecting apprentices is also a very important thing. Try to use your age advantage to influence those underage children. After all, we have to focus on the future, and they are our main development targets."

"Teacher, since we want to grow stronger, shouldn't we have a famous name. Like the Harper League." Agnes asked excitedly. Her proposal excited all the apprentices, they chattered together and began to discuss which name was louder.

Henry lowered his head and thought for a while. "Since we are all druids, this organization will be called annual rings in the future. It can not only reflect our characteristics as druids, but also point out the direction of our development."

"Annual rings, what a good name. May our organization be like the annual rings of trees, increasing in strength year by year until one day it becomes a towering tree." Mike whispered.

Then Henry stayed here for a day and a night with the over-excited young apprentices. The next morning, two first-level druids took their apprentices on the missionary road. Amanda's goal is some villages on the lakeside of Emerald Isle, while Agnes is going to take a boat to the countryside of Hart Island.

Seeing the figures of these children going away, a smile appeared on Henry's face. These are the foundations he has laid in this world, and this foundation will become stronger and stronger as time goes by. After more than ten years, no one can shake the druid's status in this archipelago. At that time, the power of the temple will be limited to the two cities, and there is no need to worry too much about what bad things happen to them.

"Mike, the daily operation of the Druid organization will be handed over to you in the future. I am very optimistic about you, don't let me down." Henry patted his slightly immature shoulder as he said.

Mike suddenly felt that he was no longer a little apprentice, he was already the leader of a druid organization. Moreover, this organization has also been authorized by the local lord. It can be said that it is only a matter of time before it grows. He can no longer just focus on improving his own strength as before, and must take care of most people in the entire organization in the future.

After trying to understand this truth, he solemnly bowed to his teacher. "I will definitely manage this valley well, and let the druids go out from here in a steady stream. At that time, these companions will spread our teachings to every corner of the archipelago."

"I'm relieved to see you say this. The management work during this time has made you mature a lot. If you encounter any troubles that cannot be solved, you can come to the Mage Tower or the Lord's Mansion to find me. If you can't find them in these two places, you can go to the Thieves Union in the city. They have a way to pass the news to me." After admonishing Mike, Henry quickly left the Druid Valley. He still has a lot of things to deal with.

After several hours of traveling, Amanda brought several of her apprentices to the wild boar village by the lake. Most of the villagers here are formerly purchased slaves. When they were first assigned to settle here, they were often harassed by wild boars around them. Later, the lord sent a few barbarian warriors, and soon most of the beasts that ate the crops were killed. The remaining wild boars never came again when they saw that the situation was not good, so the wild boar village got its name.

A few boys and girls in leather armor had just entered the village when they were discovered by the villagers who were busy in the fields. A muscular man in his forties stood in the distance and asked loudly: "I am the village head here. Who are you? Do you have anything to do in our village?"

Amanda walked up to the village chief and took out the document signed by Henry. "I am a member of the local druid organization. I am ordered by the lord to guide agricultural production in various places. At the same time, I also recruit some talented children as apprentices. This is the certificate issued by the lord. Please read it."

The village chief smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm sorry that I can't read. I'm afraid you guys have to go back to the village with me and find someone who can read."

"No problem, I just want to go to the village to have a look." As he said that, Amanda followed the village head with his apprentices and walked towards the village not far away.

As soon as he walked into the village, the village chief shouted loudly: "Grandy, get out, and help me see what is written in this document."

A few minutes later, a small man ran over, and he quickly grabbed the parchment from the village chief's hand and looked at it. "This is an order signed by the lord, and there is also his noble seal on it. The content probably says that a druid organization called annual rings is allowed to spread teachings here, and at the same time guide agricultural production and recruit talented apprentices. Anyone must not maliciously block it, otherwise they will be arrested and imprisoned."

The village chief took the lord order from Grandy and returned it to Amanda. "On behalf of Wild Boar Village, I welcome you. If you have anything to do, please tell me."

Amanda smiled as she put the parchment away. "At night, please gather everyone in this village, and I will explain our teachings and some knowledge about increasing agricultural production. When I leave, I will conduct a test on all the children, and those who pass will be taken to the valley of the headquarters to train them as druids."

"This is all a good thing. I will notify everyone to gather here in the evening. Please take a look around for yourselves during this time. I still have some farm work to do, so I will leave first." After speaking, the village chief picked up his hoe and turned to walk towards his field.

Amanda began to take the apprentices around to check the conditions of the fields around the village, discussing a few words together from time to time. The day passed quickly, and in the evening, more than 150 villagers were all gathered. Seeing that everyone was here, Amanda released a "flash technique" and shouted loudly: "Quiet!"

The villagers quickly fell silent after seeing her spell cast. Amanda began to explain in a leisurely voice how to fertilize the fields, how to rotate crops, and so on. The villagers listened intently below, because this knowledge is directly related to the interests of each of them.

After more than an hour, Amanda finished her first speech. The villagers burst into warm applause, and the village chief stepped forward and bowed deeply to her. "Thank you very much for the knowledge you imparted. I believe that the grain production in the village will increase a lot today. In addition, I have brought three underage children. Please give them a test." )