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 gate of the temple, and building 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 divine techniques from the priests every day.

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

  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 three trainee priests the divine technique in the study room.

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

  Only Roy, who had just attended the class for three days, still learned with keen interest and pleasure, especially since he had just learned the 'Glimmer Illumination Spell' 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.

  …

  'Tuk tuk tuk'

  There was a knock on the door, and when he heard the response from inside, Roy cautiously opened the study door.

  The 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 divine technique.

  When the two trainee priests saw Roy walking in, they immediately moved towards him and blinked. Someone could face High Priest Reed together, allowing them to sigh in relief.

  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 'Light Illumination Spell'. His fingertips released an extremely thin line of holy light, which was weaved in front of Roy's face. Make a divine rune pattern.

  Countless shimmers with divine aura appeared around Roy's body. These shimmers slowly rose up and condensed on the tips of Roy's fingers.

  A light group that was not too bright was gradually raised, but the divine aura inside was extremely pure.

  Jasper and Abbot were surprised. They were naturally surprised that this was Roy's third day in the temple, and he actually learned the entry level divine technique...

  What kind of speed is this!

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

  "Roy, how on earth did you do it? You mastered the 'Glimmer Illumination Spell' so quickly. This is incredible."

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

  High Priest Reed lightly nodded, very satisfied with Roy's ability to master the 'Glimmer Illumination Spell' so quickly.

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

  In fact, this holy light ball has formed the shape of a seed in Roy's body, and the invisible tentacles have actually grown longer. They are usually like the tentacles of a sea anemone, as long as some holy light particles come from Roy's side. If you float by, you will be caught by the tentacles and trapped inside the seeds of light.

  Whether Roy was asleep or awake.

  No matter Roy is taking a martial skill practice class or a geography class.

  This invisible tentacle is tirelessly grabbing the surrounding holy light particles.

  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 releases a light group that is as big as 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 stretched out his hand on Patted Roy's shoulder and praised him:

  "The ball of light is obviously bigger than yesterday. Youngster knows that hard work is always good..."

  Seeing the expressions of the three of them, Roy secretly sighed in relief.

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

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

  "Teacher, among the primary level divine techniques, is there any that can improve combat capability?"

  After Roy sat down, he looked towards High Priest Reed and asked.

  What he was thinking about was that since Steve's elves decided to cause trouble for him, they would never give up just once.

  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 by these elves on the street, taking action is inevitable.

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

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

  "Yes, 'Blessing of Power' is the primary level divine technique 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 finding a book covered in thick dust. It was obvious that he did not like the divine technique, which was used to assist 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, you 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 want to learn this too..."

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

  High Priest Reed was Freded, and promptly corrected Roy's choice:

  "Roy, a person's life energy is limited. Even if you have excellent innate talent, you cannot become a priest and a battle priest at the same time. It is better to choose some divine techniques that you like and learn more."

  Roy laughed and said:

  "Teacher, I am half-elf. If certain accidents are not considered, I can probably live to be 350 years old, so it shouldn't matter if I learn a few more primary level divine techniques..."

  This sentence immediately left High Priest Reed speechless.

  "Okay, this is 'Blessing of Power'. This is a 'Secondary Healing Technique'. I have never learned 'Blessing of Power', but Priest Osido happens to be good at this divine technique. 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 on his chest, and the light almost enveloped his whole body. In the divine Holy Splendor light, a halo appeared at Jasper's feet, and in the halo was a very complete divine rune.

  He performed this divine technique very quickly. As the prayers were recited, 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 life force in the holy light.

  High Priest Reed didn't seem so satisfied with Jasper's demonstration of divine technique.

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

  "Jasper burned the divine rune of the 'Lesser Healing Technique' into the book of 'Holy Prayer'. When performing the divine technique, he only needs to inject Holy Light Power into the magic book and cooperate with the prayer to activate the divine rune in the book. divine rune, so that this divine technique can be released as quickly as possible."

  "To put it simply, burning the divine rune into the magic book can greatly simplify the casting steps of the Divine Transformation spell and increase the casting speed."

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

  Roy quickly 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 glanced enviously at the 'Holy Prayer' book in Jasper's hand.

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

  Next, there is a detailed breakdown of divine rune and prayer, 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 divine techniques to Roy.

  Even though he clearly knew that Roy had not mastered the 'Shimmer Illumination Spell' yet, when he heard that Roy wanted to continue learning the 'Blessing of Power', he agreed without the slightest hesitation, and even included a 'Secondary Healing Spell'...

  In fact, Grand 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, trying to form some muscle memory for these primary level divine techniques, which he could do as one pleases. cast.

  And he also warned Roy very sternly that during the period of learning divine technique, it is strictly forbidden to use magic items to assist in spell casting...

  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 admired the auxiliary casting of magic items, believing that this could not only greatly shorten the casting time. , improve the spell casting success rate, and also simplify the learning difficulty of Divine Transformation spell.

  This learning method is bound to replace the traditional divine technique learning method...

  Although the two priests have conflicting views on learning divine technique, this does not affect Roy's learning of 'Blessing of Power'.

  It took Roy almost another afternoon to perform the divine technique 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, your spellcasting success rate will gradually increase.

  Even Priest Theodore praised Roy for his diligence.

  In fact, Roy can't explain this...

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

  …

  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 'Glimmer Illumination Spell'. I haven't learned the 'Blessing of Power' yet. …"

  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 divine techniques?"

  Roy spoke frankly: "It's actually 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 say:

  "Well, once his excitement about the divine technique wears off, he will become one of those almost-drying 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 divine technique 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-dry.

  Jasper and Abbott were chatting with Roy at the door.

  "By the way, on the day of the Heaven Temple gathering tomorrow, remember to come early to help." 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 walked 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. Didn't expect that he was actually preparing some words for Priest Reed...

  Roy was also confused.

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

  (End of chapter)