Path of light

Chapter 29 29. Promotion

High Priest Reed pushed the door open and walked into the study room. Jasper and Abt sat on the chairs obediently, clasping their hands and praying silently.

High Priest Reed glanced at the two of them, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

He walked to sit in front of Roy, pinched the corners of his eyes that felt a little astringent, and then said to Roy who was practicing the 'Blessing of Power' divine pattern:

"Roy, how are you practicing this magical technique?"

Roy sat up straight and was a little embarrassed to answer:

"I haven't learned it yet, that divine pattern is a bit difficult..."

Seeing that Roy hadn't learned the 'Blessing of Power' yet, High Priest Reed didn't feel surprised and just said:

"Practice more and you'll be fine once you're proficient. It took me nearly a week to copy before I could draw the divine patterns accurately and completely. Later, when I recited prayers, I still made mistakes. When I learn this kind of magic, Don’t be too impatient, just take your time.”

Roy shook his sore wrist and asked High Priest Reed:

"Teacher, have you been to the Green Empire?"

High Priest Reed laughed and replied with some nostalgia: "Of course, that is my hometown, but Castletown is a small stop on my life journey."

Roy actually wanted to ask what life was like in the Green Empire.

After all, the soul in this body is human, and somewhat yearns for human life.

But before he could ask, he heard Priest Addison say in the corridor:

"High Priest Reed, there are two elf guards outside who want to see you."

High Priest Reed immediately replied:

"Okay, I'll be right away."

He stood up from the round table, stopped after thinking for a while, and reminded Roy, who was working hard to learn the divine patterns:

"Only with strong enough Holy Light power can you learn more advanced divine arts. All divine arts are based on prayer. Roy, you have to memorize your prayers so that the goddess can feel your Only by being pious will you gain more power of holy light."

"I know, teacher." Roy said.

High Priest Reed pushed open the door of the study room and left in a hurry.

When the door of the wooden house closed dullly again, Jasper and Abbott, who had their hands clasped together, opened their eyes again and let out a sigh of relief.

After High Priest Reed left, they felt much more relaxed.

Seeing Roy trying to recite prayers, Jasper complained to Roy in a low voice: "Even if I pray all day long, I can't gather much holy light..."

Abt, who was sitting next to him, suddenly collapsed, put his pointed chin on the table, and said feebly:

"Yeah, I feel like the goddess has completely forgotten this elven continent, or maybe she has too many believers for her to take care of. In short, I haven't felt that kind of holy spirit after praying for at least two months. It feels like being bathed in light.”

The blond hair on his head was naturally curly. At this time, he raised his eyelids and looked at Roy aside, asking him:

"Roy, when you were praying recently, have you ever felt... that kind of... a beam of holy light shining down from the top of your head, covering your whole body, that kind of feeling that the whole body seems to become translucent under the holy light? , countless holy lights washing the soul in your body?"

Roy shook his head and asked in surprise: "Do you still feel this way after reciting the prayer?"

Jasper said: "It doesn't happen very often. In the past, there would always be one or two times a month. Every time I bathed in the holy light, the power of the holy light in my body would become extremely full. If you happen to be in the promotion stage at this time, On the edge, this beam of holy light will break through the shackles and help us successfully advance..."

"breakthrough?"

Roy didn't expect that after becoming a trainee priest, he didn't just need to learn magical skills. The most important thing was to gather the power of holy light to make breakthroughs.

"Yes, just like us trainee priests, there are ten levels." Jasper said matter-of-factly.

"Every time you break through, the power of Holy Light in your body will grow by leaps and bounds, and the feeling will be very clear. After reaching the tenth level, if the power of Holy Light reaches that critical value, you can become a true priest. , of course the temple will also hold a simple ceremony."

Then Abt said:

"In the past, as long as you were willing to recite prayers diligently, you would gather enough power of holy light. It was only a matter of time before you were promoted from a trainee priest to a priest."

He paused, and then said:

"It's more troublesome now. I can no longer feel the feeling of bathing in the holy light when I pray."

Jasper said helplessly:

"Yeah, I've been stuck at level eight for more than two months, and I don't see any hope of advancing."

"Roy, have you not been bathed in the holy light since you felt it?"

Roy nodded.

"Then you don't even need to take the test. You are still a first-level trainee priest."

Jasper patted Roy on the shoulder in comfort.

"But Roy has already learned the 'Low Light Illumination Technique'!" Abt didn't agree with Jasper's point of view.

Jasper said firmly:

"This can only mean that he is very talented, but it does not represent his level. That's why High Priest Reed asked him to recite more prayers."

Abt casually turned over the sacred prayer in front of him and said feebly: "But what's the use? Anyway, I have no confidence at all."

Jasper put his hand around his neck and reminded him: "As a pious trainee priest of the Temple of Liberty, Abt, you will be whipped if you say such things."

Abbot spread his hands and said a little rogue: "So... I never said that!"

It was obvious that Jasper and Abbot had a good relationship.

With the explanations from the two of them, Roy finally understood the purpose of High Priest Reed's earnest instructions. He probably felt that he was obsessed with magic and did not calm down and pray sincerely, which was putting the cart before the horse.

Then he put down the 'Blessing of Strength' and began to learn to recite those complicated and lengthy prayers.

After just a few tries, Roy found out that it was exactly what Jasper said.

His prayers seemed to be of no use. The particles of holy light around his body showed no signs of gathering at all.

The Holy Light Seed in the body was still going its own way, using its invisible arm to pick up the surrounding Holy Light particles, but the light seed seemed to have sprouted a bud. Roy suddenly found that the light group was much more dazzling than yesterday. many.

The light in that holy light seed seemed to be flowing slowly, like the thick fog rolling by the Dane River in the early morning.

As the tentacles continued to absorb the particles of holy light into the seeds of light, the brightness of the seeds of light in Roy's body began to surge, and even burst out through Roy's body.

An extremely warm light spread throughout the body, and warmth flowed through the body like an empty water bottle.

Roy could clearly feel that the hidden wounds on his body that had not yet been completely healed were slowly dissipating under the illumination of these holy lights.

The seed of light stretched out another invisible tentacle in the dazzling holy light. Now there are actually two tentacles dancing continuously. If they touch the particles of holy light floating around Roy's body, they will be absorbed. Into the seed of light.

The light erupting from the seeds of light in his body had not completely dissipated. When he saw Roy opening his eyes, Jasper next to him grabbed Roy's arm and asked loudly:

"Roy, how did you do that?"

"What am I talking about? Roy is very talented as a priest. It seems that the goddess has not completely forgotten this place. She only forgot the two of us..."

Before Abt could finish speaking, a hand covered his mouth.

"Don't talk nonsense, the goddess is above..."

Jasper's expression changed slightly and he scolded Abbot.

Abbott blocked Jasper's big hand and said to Roy:

"Roy, congratulations on your successful promotion to...a second-level trainee priest."

Roy sat on the chair a little at a loss.

Abt saw Roy's confused look and knew that he was a beginner who didn't know much about anything, so he said to him:

"As someone who has experienced this, in this situation, I suggest that you better get used to it and feel the subtle changes in your body. These holy lights will not only improve your physique, but most importantly, enhance your mental strength. It allows you to enter the state faster when praying. Overall, your body becomes stronger..."

Roy stood up from his seat.

Stretch out your right hand, palm up.

As he concentrated his thoughts, a dazzling ball of light appeared in his hand. Although the flame was only as big as an apple, it was far more dazzling than what Roy had condensed before.

"So this is what it feels like to advance..."

Roy tried to draw the divine pattern of 'Blessing of Power' with the power of holy light in his hand. Probably because the holy light was particularly strong, it was much smoother this time than before.

I spent the afternoon in the study room like this.

Roy's successful promotion also completely rekindled the confidence of Jasper and Abbot, and they recited the prayers very seriously...

…

On the way home, Roy was thinking about going to the Elf Academy tomorrow.

Steve, the elf nobleman, would definitely not give in after being beaten. He might even lead someone to block him in the street tomorrow.

Roy is no fool.

Of course he knew that in Castletown, a Silver Moon Elf noble would not care too much about the life and death of a half-elf with no background.

This is why he heard about the grievances between Claire and Steve and tried every means to bring Claire in.

With him here, at least the other party won't do too much.

Otherwise, with his identity as a half-elf, if he were blocked in an alley, he would probably be shot to death with an arrow like an elf thief, or his hands and feet would be secretly broken.

Now the opponent's bottom line has been tested.

Perhaps because of Claire's presence, the young elves were also very measured in their attacks. At least they were not ruthless during the group fight.

After thinking about it, Roy decided to practice the disassembly movements learned in the elementary martial arts training class in the evening.

Maybe it can be used tomorrow...

"Roy, you seem to have turned gray..."

The naughty neighbor Katie Weiner sat on the wall of her house and taunted Roy on the street.

Roy bent down and picked up a stone from the street, which scared the naughty child and quickly slipped down the wall and hid in the rose bushes next to it.