Path of light

Chapter 21 21. Blessing of Strength

The temple seems relatively deserted on days when there are no gatherings. There are only five priests in a huge courtyard. The two trainee priests also have to do some things that servants only do, such as cleaning the yard, taking turns guarding the temple gate, and trimming the greenery in the yard. Plant and so on.

Of course, the biggest difference between Jasper and Abt and their servants is that they have to learn magic from the priests every day.

Whether it was morning or evening, both of them would pray devoutly in front of the Statue of Liberty.

Roy rushed into the lounge in the backyard of the temple in the rain, wrung out his soaked clothes, and hung them to dry in the small room.

After wiping the rain off his body and hair, Roy put on the trainee priest's robe and hurried to the study room on the second floor.

Every afternoon, High Priest Reed would teach the three trainee priests divine arts in the study room.

Maybe it's because they've been here for a long time and have lost their initial freshness in magical arts. Jasper and Abt always find some excuses to skip class.

Only Roy, who had just attended the class for three days, was still interested in learning, especially since he had just learned the 'Low Light Illumination Technique' yesterday, and he hadn't even had time to show it yet.

Now there are some questions for High Priest Reed, so when he came to the temple, he couldn't wait to run to the study room.

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‘Tuk Tuk Tuk’

There was a knock on the door, and after hearing the response from inside, Roy cautiously opened the study door.

Trainee priests Jasper and Abt were sitting at a round table in the study room. There was a thick book in front of them, which seemed to be some kind of magic.

When the two trainee priests saw Roy walking in, they immediately blinked at him. They were slightly relieved to have someone to face High Priest Reed together.

High Priest Reed didn't know what was wrong. He was in a bad mood today. His face was rarely full of worries and he was worried.

The homework assessment for the two of them was a little stricter.

As soon as Roy sat down, he heard High Priest Reed say:

"Roy, let me see the results of your study yesterday."

"Okay, teacher."

Roy stood up from his seat unhurriedly, adjusted his breathing slightly, and then recited the prayer of 'Low Light Illumination'. His fingertips released a very thin line of holy light, right on Roy's body. A pattern of divine patterns was woven in front of him.

Countless shimmers of sacred aura appeared around Roy's body. These shimmers slowly rose and condensed on Roy's fingertips.

A light group that was not too bright rose slowly, but the sacred aura inside was extremely pure.

Jasper and Abt were surprised. They naturally knew that this was Roy's third day in the temple, and he actually learned entry-level magic...

What kind of speed is this!

The two trainee priests looked at each other and couldn't help but complained in a low voice next to Roy:

"Roy, how on earth did you do it? It's incredible that you mastered the 'Low Lighting Technique' so quickly."

"Roy, what are you going to do to others?"

High Priest Reed nodded slightly, very satisfied with Roy's ability to master the 'Low Light Illumination Technique' so quickly.

Then he asked Roy to condense the holy light in his hand...

In fact, this ball of holy light has formed the shape of a seed in Roy's body, and the invisible tentacles have actually lengthened. They are usually like the tentacles of a sea anemone. As long as some particles of holy light come from Roy, If it floats by, it will be caught by the tentacles and caught in the seeds of light.

Whether Roy was asleep or awake.

No matter Roy is taking martial arts training class or geography class.

This invisible tentacle is tirelessly grasping the surrounding particles of holy light.

Although the growth rate of Holy Light is very slow, it is growing all the time.

The light group is still very small now, so the changes every day are obvious. Roy released a light group the size of an apple in his hand.

The trainee priests Jasper and Abt directly covered their mouths...

High Priest Reed also had more approval in his eyes. He reached out and patted Roy on the shoulder and praised him:

"The ball of light is obviously bigger than yesterday. Young people know that it is always good to be diligent..."

Seeing the expressions of the three people, Roy secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Jasper and Abbott also couldn't see the invisible tentacle.

Roy even let his invisible tentacles grab a few particles of holy light in front of Abt, but the young trainee priest showed no reaction at all...

"Teacher, among the elementary magical arts, are there any that can improve combat ability?"

After Roy sat down, he asked High Priest Reed.

What he was thinking in his heart was that since Steve's elves decided to cause trouble for him, they would never stop once and for all.

I had a lucky escape today because of the rain, but that doesn't mean I will be so lucky every time.

Once you are blocked on the street by these elves, taking action is inevitable.

Roy's idea was also very simple. Even if he was beaten, he should at least have some support.

Naturally, High Priest Reed didn't know that Roy was preparing for the upcoming group fight, and thought that he decided to take the route of a 'combat priest', so he learned the magic to assist in combat.

"Yes, 'Blessing of Strength' is a basic divine skill that every battle priest must learn." High Priest Reed said.

"Teacher, I want to learn!" Roy said.

The eyes were full of curiosity, which made High Priest Reed very satisfied.

"Let me look for it, oh, here..."

High Priest Reed rummaged through the bookshelf behind him for a long time before he found a book covered with thick dust. It was obvious that he did not like this magical technique that assisted in combat.

He put this book in front of Roy with some disgust, but still did not forget to recommend it to Roy:

"I think the secondary healing technique is more practical. As a trainee priest, I will inevitably meet people injured in some accidents in the future. The secondary healing technique will help you heal some minor injuries. For those serious injuries, it will also It can speed up the healing of wounds, and coupled with some first aid knowledge, this is what the priests need to focus on learning."

"Teacher, I also want to learn this..."

Of course, all the multiple-choice questions that smart people ask are required!

High Priest Reed frowned and promptly corrected Roy's choice:

"Roy, a person's life energy is limited. Even if you are talented, you cannot become a priest and a battle priest at the same time. It is better to choose some magical skills that you like and learn more."

Roy chuckled and said:

"Teacher, I am a half-elf. If certain accidents are not taken into account, I can probably live to be 350 years old, so it shouldn't matter if I learn a few more basic magical arts..."

This sentence immediately left High Priest Reed speechless.

"Okay, this is 'Blessing of Power'. This is a 'Level Healing Technique'. I have never learned 'Blessing of Power', but Priest Osido happens to be good at this magic. If you have anything you don't understand, you can ask him for advice. , Now, Jasper, please demonstrate the 'Lesser Healing Technique' for Roy."

"Yes, High Priest Reed!"

Jasper quickly stood up, crossed his fingers on his chest, and began to recite prayers.

A ball of holy light lit up in his chest, and the light almost enveloped his whole body. In the holy light, a halo appeared at Jasper's feet, and in the halo was a very complete divine pattern.

He performed this magic very quickly. As the prayer was finished, a beam of holy light fell on the round table in the blink of an eye.

Sitting in front of the round table, Roy clearly felt the rich vitality in the holy light.

High Priest Reed didn't seem so satisfied with Jasper's display of magic.

He motioned Jasper to sit down and explained to Roy slightly unhappily:

"Jasper burned the divine pattern of 'Lesser Healing' into the 'Sacred Prayer' book. When casting divine spells, he only needs to inject the power of holy light into the magic book and cooperate with the prayer to activate the book. The divine pattern is burned so that this magical technique can be released as quickly as possible."

"To put it simply, burning divine patterns into a magic book can greatly simplify the steps of casting magical spells and increase the speed of spell casting."

"But for beginners, it cannot be used as a practice, especially if it will make the magic lack of integrity. I do not recommend practicing like this, but it is allowed to be used in daily life. After all, it is more convenient..."

Roy nodded humbly to show that he understood.

To put it bluntly, Jasper's approach is like simplifying the steps when solving a math problem. Although the final result is the same, it lacks some intermediate steps to solve the problem.

Despite this, Roy still glanced at the 'Holy Prayer' book in Jasper's hand with great envy.

Later, High Priest Reed performed the 'Secondary Healing Technique' completely again, allowing Roy to see the correct steps of this magical technique.

What follows is a detailed breakdown of the divine patterns and prayers, the timing of the combination of the two, etc., all of which are explained in detail...

For some reason, Roy could always feel the urgency of High Priest Reed, as if something was chasing him behind him, making him eager to hand over these magical skills to Roy.

Even though he knew that Roy had not mastered the 'Low Light Illumination Technique' yet, when he heard that Roy wanted to continue learning the 'Blessing of Power', he agreed without hesitation and even gave him a 'Secondary Healing Technique'... …

In fact, High Priest Reed was also worried that such cramming teaching would make Roy's foundation unstable, so he repeatedly told Roy to practice more when he got home, so that these elementary magical skills could form some muscle memory so that he could use them as he pleased.

And he also warned Roy very sternly that during the period of learning magical arts, it is strictly forbidden to use magic props to assist in casting spells...

Roy naturally complied with all the requirements of High Priest Reed.

However, Priest Theodore, who came over to demonstrate the 'Blessing of Power' casting steps to Roy, had a different attitude. As an elf priest, he preferred the auxiliary casting of magic props, believing that this could not only greatly shorten the spell casting time, improve the success rate of spell casting, and simplify the difficulty of learning divine spells.

This way of learning is bound to replace the traditional way of learning magic...

Although the two priests had conflicting views on the study of divine arts, this did not affect Roy's learning of 'Blessing of Power'.

It took Roy almost another afternoon to perform the magic spell of 'Blessing of Power'. Although the success rate was pitifully low, at least he felt the feeling of a successful spell.

As long as you remember that feeling, the success rate of spell casting will gradually increase.

Even Priest Theodore praised Roy's diligence.

In fact, Roy can't explain this...

Of course, he couldn't say that this thirst for knowledge about divine magic was completely forced out by Steve's elves.

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In one afternoon, Roy only learned the 'Blessing of Power'.

Although he also wanted to learn the 'Secondary Healing Technique', he could not do it until he left the temple.

But even so, the two trainee priests, Jasper and Abbot, who were studying with him in the study room, saw Roy's hard work and were completely impressed by Roy.

"Roy, I think you are simply a genius. You mastered the 'Blessing of Power' so quickly. When I first entered the temple, it took me about three months to learn the 'Low Light Illumination Technique'. The 'Blessing of Power' has not yet been mastered." learn……"

The three trainee priests walked out of the study room. Jasper put his arm on Roy's shoulders and chattered about his 'glorious past'.

Abt next to him was also very curious and asked:

"Roy, don't you find it boring when practicing these magical arts?"

Roy told the truth: "Actually, it's not bad."

It's indeed okay. For Roy, this is many times easier than answering questions a few months before the college entrance examination...

Abbot felt that Roy's freshness had not worn off yet, so he couldn't help but said:

"Well, when his excitement about magic wears off, he will become one of those nearly dried salted fish in Castletown Harbor like the rest of us. He would rather hang on a rope and enjoy the sea breeze than sit in a house. Learn magic here..."

At this time, Roy returned to the lounge and prepared to change out of the trainee priest's robe.

However, his clothes hanging in the room were not dry yet, so he could only wear them half wet and half dry.

Jasper and Abbott were chatting with Roy at the door.

"By the way, remember to come early to help during the temple meeting tomorrow," Jasper reminded Roy.

Roy endured the uncomfortable feeling of wet clothes sticking to his body and happily agreed:

"I know, I'll come over as soon as possible after class."

When Roy changed clothes and came out of the lounge, he saw Priest Andyson sitting alone by the well in the backyard. He obviously didn't notice Roy.

Holding a cedar staff in his hand, he was reciting prayers in a very soft tone. After reciting a few words, he walked around the yard a few times. His steps were a little hurried, his face was still as pale as yesterday, and his mood seemed... Somewhat anxious.

"Reed, we should also take a stand. We can't remain so silent anymore. We should also write a petition!"

Priest Andyson muttered to himself, and was overheard by Roy who was passing by. Unexpectedly, he was actually preparing some words for Priest Reed...

Roy was also confused.

Thinking that he would probably have to deal with all the troubles at the Elf Academy tomorrow, Roy could only speed up his pace and go home, trying to practice the 'Blessing of Power' a few more times.