Heavy rain

  In the temple library.

  The trainee priest Abt sat in front of the round table, clasped his hands in front of his chest, and prayed silently with his eyes closed.

  Probably because Roy was successfully promoted to Level 2 trainee priest yesterday, Abt saw some hope again, so he became more pious in his prayers.

  Jasper was guarding the door, and he and Roy were the only ones in the room.

  Roy sat next to Abt. There were two divine technique books in front of him, one was 'Blessing of Power' and the other was 'Secondary Healing Technique'.

  Now he has found the way to 'Blessing of Power'.

  At noon, I successfully painted two divine runes of 'Blessing of Strength'.

  Although the latter time the divine technique failed directly due to my lack of proficiency in prayer.

  But for Roy, he has clearly recorded the feeling of drawing a divine rune.

  Yes, this kind of realization is the most precious.

  Generally speaking, the divine rune symbols and prayers in divine technique books can be recorded clearly and unmistakably, but the priests cannot clearly describe the mysterious feeling in the drawing process.

  Now all Roy lacked was the proficiency in reciting prayers.

  Roy repeatedly recited the 'Blessing of Strength' prayer.

  Abt reminded him that he should spend more time praying every day, otherwise the Holy Light Condensation Express would become slower and slower later.

  Roy nodded and agreed.

  There were only two divine technique books on the round table, but it clearly showed that he was completely immersed in learning divine technique at the moment.

  'Blessing of Strength' and 'Secondary Healing Technique' are the two most practical divine techniques for trainee priests.

  But at present, Roy is only a Level 2 trainee priest. Learning these two divine techniques requires a large amount of Holy Light Power, which is far less practical than concentrating on praying to condense Holy Light Power.

  …

  In fact, High Priest Reed also discovered in the past few days that Roy preferred to specialize in divine technique and had little interest in prayer.

  He rarely saw Roy praying. Every time he came to the study room, he saw him studying divine technique with great concentration, which made High Priest Reed a little worried.

  For a priest, the holy light obtained through prayer is the basis of all divine techniques, and those divine techniques are just flowers on the tree.

  If you don't accumulate enough Holy Light Power, it will be useless even if you master the high level divine technique.

  Grand Priest Reed is worried that Roy is obsessed with divine technique and has neglected his role as a trainee priest. What he needs most now is to gather holy light through prayer.

  "Roy, don't spend too much time on studying divine technique. What you need most now is to focus on holy light."

  Every time he saw Roy, High Priest Reed would always give him an earnest reminder, regardless of whether he did what he said or not.

  "Teacher, why can't I feel the holy light every time I pray?"

  The question raised by Roy was one that Jasper and Abbot had been wanting to ask recently but had never dared to ask.

  High Priest Reed's eyes dimmed, his voice became a little heavy, and he whispered:

  "That's because Goddess is currently too far away from us. Since entering Dark Land, Goddess's Holy Splendor has been obscured by the dark fog. Currently, Holy Splendor can no longer illuminate the elf continent. It is precisely because of this that we are praying recently. When you are there, you can rarely feel the presence of Holy Splendor."

  "That's why we need to pray with a more pious heart, and our Power of Faith will be the biggest beacon in the vast darkness. I firmly believe that one day Goddess' Holy Splendor will penetrate the endless darkness and shine on this continent. Every corner, as long as we are prepared, Holy Splendor will eventually come..."

  Roy didn't expect that to be the case.

  Jasper and Abbot always complain that they cannot get Holy Light Power recently. It turns out that it is because Goddess' Holy Splendor cannot be extended to the elf continent...

  Abt was even more dumbfounded, sitting there muttering to himself:

  "It turns out that the rumors outside are actually true."

  Then he said to High Priest Reed:

  "High Priest Reed, I heard that the situation in this divine war is not very optimistic. The dark forces on the other side are very powerful."

  But High Priest Reed slightly shook his head:

  "These rumors have no basis. Bishops are concerned about the above matters, and we just need to wait patiently and pray sincerely."

  At this point, High Priest Reed wanted to say some words of encouragement, so he patted the two of them on the shoulders and said, "Actually, Goddess's Holy Splendor is not completely unable to shine here. It should be just a little faint...so weak that we can't find it." It's just a perception, otherwise Roy wouldn't have successfully advanced in just one week."

  "When I first met Roy, the holy light in his hand was only so big..."

  High Priest Reed brought his thumb and index finger together and made random gestures, as if comparing his feelings.

  "Now! Roy, release your holy light and let Abt see it."

  Roy quickly condensed a seed-shaped ball of light in his palm.

  In the soft light, the seed of light looked like a big question mark, stubbornly raising its head...

  …

  Seeing the ball of light in Roy's hand, High Priest Reed nodded.

  Priest Reed quite recognized Roy's efforts.

  The first time I met Roy, the holy light in his hand was so weak that it was only as big as a Fire Insect.

  In less than a week, the Holy Light Power that Roy has mastered has grown to the size of an apple. Obviously, this ball of holy light can prove Roy's hard work.

  Abt obviously agreed with High Priest Reed's statement and kept nodding.

  The ball of light in his palm kept getting smaller, and when the last flame dissipated in his palm, Roy asked tactfully again:

  "Teacher, can the holy light in our body capture the holy light particles floating around by itself?"

  In fact, Roy mentioned this matter two days ago...but the answer he got was no.

  Now that he brought it up again, he also thought that the last description was not accurate and wanted to confirm it again this time.

  "The holy light in our body is not Spirit Physique, so how can it possibly absorb the free holy light particles around us!" High Priest Reed frened, and immediately gave Roy a negative answer.

  He felt that Roy had just become a trainee priest and he didn't understand many things. It was normal for him to fall into such unreasonable fantasies...

  From the perspective of High Priest Reed, he still needs to guide Roy carefully:

  "You are wondering why you can't get holy light when you pray, but you can feel the changes in the light group inside your body, right?"

  Roy was immediately nodded.

  "That's because the holy light in your body is too weak, and you can easily feel weak changes." High Priest Reed said.

  He paused and continued:

  "Normally, the Holy Light Power in our bodies will naturally increase, entirely because there are some holy light particles floating around that we cannot see. These holy light particles will be integrated into our bodies due to the affinity of holy light."

  "Of course, this does not mean that when there are more free holy light particles around us, or when our body comes into contact with more holy light particles when riding in a car, these holy light particles will be integrated into our bodies faster."

  "Only devout prayer can bring into the body the Holy Splendor that Goddess shines upon this continent..."

  "Roy, you are just a trainee priest who has just come into contact with holy light and divine technique, so when you encounter problems that you don't understand at this time, you will become extremely confused. This situation is normal. You can usually use prayer to strengthen yourself. heart..."

  Listening to High Priest Reed's teachings, Roy suddenly fell into a kind of self-doubt:

  'Could it be that the two invisible tentacles I feel are just the embodiment of the affinity of holy light? '

  'That's how it should be...'

  So Roy began to pray with Abbot in the study room.

  It wasn't until he was about to leave the temple that he flipped through the book on 'Secondary Healing Techniques' again.

  When I think of Steve's group of Silvermoon Elfs in the elf Academy, I feel that if I could master the 'Secondary Healing Technique' earlier, at least I wouldn't have to waste those precious Life Tree juices...

  Even if these Life Tree juices are provided by Claire, they cannot always be used this way.

  But before leaving the study room, Roy still tried the 'Blessing of Power'. As the complete divine rune appeared on the round table, as soon as Roy's prayers fell, the divine rune turned into countless fine sand and condensed into a radiating Holding divine aura's fist, it slowly blended into Roy's body.

  Next to him, Abt, who was staring wide-eyed and about to stand up, dropped the thick book of 'Holy Prayers' in his hand with a clang on the table.

  …

  The sky in the evening was overcast, and countless dark clouds piled on the sea.

  Seeing that a heavy rain is coming, the blowing sea breeze is filled with thick water vapor.

  Roy changed out of the trainee priest's robes in the lounge and put on the still damp clothes, preparing to run home before the heavy rain came.

  Probably because he was shocked by Roy, Abt ran back to the room feeling depressed and locked himself in the room.

  Jasper was guarding the gatehouse at the gate of the temple. When he saw Roy coming out, he quickly opened the side door for him.

  "It's going to rain. Run a few steps!" Jasper said to Roy.

  The wind was a bit strong, and layers of waves surged up on the sea surface, hitting the black rocks, breaking instantly and turning into countless foams...

  Roy walked quickly down the street. A gust of wind blew the fruit tree on the roadside violently. The goods placed outside the shop were collected by the stall owners, and the stall owners also hurried home.

  There are almost no who on the pier, and even the fish market has become cold and cheerless...

  Roy saw Ms. Gillian pushing a flatbed truck at the end of Brown Street.

  When we walked to the street, probably knowing that heavy rain was coming, the night saber tied at the door of the pharmacy retracted into the small wood house, leaving only half of its nose exposed.

  When he saw Roy, he habitually let out a low growl.

  Roy stopped, glanced at the night saber provocatively, and then quickly moved towards home.

  Big raindrops fell like crackles, instantly moistening the ground. As more and more raindrops fell, the sound of rain finally became continuous.

  (End of chapter)