Birds with gorgeous feathers frolicked among the branches, and in the shadows of the trees, in addition to herbivores such as rabbits, wild goats, and deer, there was no shortage of predatory wolves and bobcats, and Leon even clearly saw the black and yellow back of the tiger flashing by.It's like a small plant sanctuary built in the middle of the city, and I don't know how to keep the wild animals in the woods, but the animals hate it here, and even the horses pulling the carts seem to sound more briskly.Little sir, you are about to get off here, and the front is already the extent of the church.The carriage stopped, but even if it had been brisker, it had only run a quarter of the street, and the cathedral was on the other side of the street.However, Leon just didn't want to have an accident, so he specially chose this honest coachman, although he was not afraid of robbing the coachman, but if there was an accident, it was a waste of time.Can I just keep going?
Leon paid the fare and gave a little extra tip.Yes.The coachman did not leave immediately, he explained to Leon very seriously, yes, little sir, you just need to keep walking, it will only take five minutes, and you will see the gate of the temple, I am sure you will not miss that door, no one will miss it.Leon nodded, and walked on the lawn sidewalk.The doors of other cathedrals are all places like a square and most of them are very lively, so Leon's points.
You can also see it from a distance.There is only the Cathedral of Dyrier, the god of nature, and this avenue is extremely sparsely populated by pedestrians.If it weren't for the small churches of the god of nature scattered throughout the city, which were noisy from morning to night every day, I am afraid that people would have misunderstood that there are not many believers in the god of nature.When Leon saw the door, he realized that he recognized it at a glance.Although it was more ordinary than he had imagined, it was an extremely large grape trellis, Leon stood down, looking up and could not see what the top of the trellis looked like, the thick vines crisscrossed horizontally, climbing all over the shelf from top to bottom, and the bunches of purple-red grapes fell heavily on the top, wafting out a charming fragrance.Now, Leon, who is standing in front of this gate, has only one problem.How to get in?
Is this a door without a doorknob, peeling open the grape leaves and slamming inside?
Leon thought for two minutes and plucked the little red flower, held it, and approached the vine's gate.The vines rustled, making room for Leon just enough for him to enter.This door is not just a door, it is also a long passage, Leon's feeling, he walked more than five hundred meters, or even longer, before finally coming to the end.A church, even if it is a cathedral, will it occupy such a large area?
Leon, who had finally walked out of the passage, looked at the scenery he saw, and it felt less and less like he was in the city of Dyrier, but like he had returned to a small canyon somewhere in the Foreste de la Mande.There are lush and diverse plants, clear waterholes, a variety of insects, and the calls of different birds and the roars of different wild animals.Welcome, my little guest.Leon was still looking around, wondering which direction to go, Josefina · Archbishop Herta suddenly emerged from behind a tree, still wrapped in a fine white linen cloth and green hair, but the corolla had changed from yellow grass and fine wild flowers of early spring to verdant grass and blooming flowers of early summer.Leon was a little frightened, this archbishop appeared too suddenly, but now this is not worth caring about, Leon respectfully saluted to Archbishop Herta: Good day, Your Excellency Herta, I came today in the hope of being able to take refuge in the light of the god of nature.His words, in turn, frightened Archbishop Herta: this is really straightforward.But who can be a virtue that is not directly a virtue?
The god of nature opens his arms to all believers, but, in you, I do not see faith in nature.Or even that I can see that you already have faith, and that's not natural.Leon dragged the subconscious out in his heart and beat him up, but he was really not surprised by Archbishop Herta's questioning, maybe he had faith, but it was definitely not a belief in God, but a certain thought?
The god of nature, I have a deep affection, and I have loyalty, far more than most people.Don't you think there is some contradiction in what you said?
If you don't believe in gods, how can you call it faith?
If you don't even have faith, how can you be faithful?
Although the archbishop saved him and helped him, Leon still had to mark her head behind him.In this world, there are more nations that are not multi-faith coexistence, but single-faith countries.But do you think that for monarchs, do they love God more, or do they love their country more, or they love power more?
It is undeniable that there is a monarch who loves the gods more, but it is often an unqualified monarch.Monarchs who love their country or their subjects more often do not live long.Rather, it is the monarchs who love power more, and they find a balance between God and the state.These people can take refuge, so why can't I?
Archbishop Herta was silent for a while, she rubbed Leon's head, Little guest, you are indeed right, but kings, even if they are not pious, can bring great benefits to a god, what about you?
What can your loyalty bring to nature?
What a powerful awakened person can bring to a god, I can bring to a god, and I think you know that my abilities are special.Archbishop Helta laughed: Yes, it is indeed a very special force.She paused, then, little guest, I'll give you three choices.First, Dyriel City has a recommendation for the Academy of Nature every year, and this year I can recommend you, where you will receive the glory of the God of Nature and become a magician in the future.Can I hear about other options?
Leon had heard for the first time that there was an academy named after a god, but he could guess who it was for.Leon felt that this kind of academy was not very suitable for him, of course.Archbishop Hirta agreed very simply, I already know a little bit about your character, and it is natural that you will refuse, and I will put it in the first place, and just tell you that you have such a choice.Then second, you can go to an orphanage funded by the church, and of course you will be a child of God who will be focused on raising unlike ordinary orphans.After saluting in a certain direction, Archbishop Herta continued: "Whether or not you will become a magician depends on your choice after the age of sixteen, but you will be able to receive the equivalent of an education in an orphanage.Whatever you choose, after the age of sixteen, you will enter the pruners of Dyriel City.What is a pruner?
You must know that it is not always appropriate to send a priest or a priest under any circumstances.Therefore, in the hands of the major gods and religions, there will be a special operations force, it should be said so.The difference between them and the official army is like the difference between the sheriff and the patrol knight in Dyriel.The general affairs are investigated or solved by the pruner, and the pruner cannot solve the major problem and then ask the superior for help?
This is the ordinary police.
Cha Hewu.
The difference between the police.Yes.I see, can I continue to listen to the third option?
As a last option, I will mark you as a special believer in the gods of nature, and then you leave and live on your own.But when you go back, you have to register at the chapel of the god of nature near where you live, and they will give you a contact information.Every once in a while, the chapel will give you a task.Once you've completed the quest, you'll earn a portion of merit points in the church.Until you are sixteen, the church will provide you with the same protection as a pruner, but if you still want to receive the same protection as an adult, it depends on how many merit points you have accumulated.Leon hesitated briefly between second and third: I pick third.Although Archbishop Herta knew that he could turn into a crow, Leon felt that his ability was still too weird, and he himself was not at ease to enter the church orphanage and then enter the official team with such an ability, and it was still freer and safer to wander outside.Good.Archbishop Herta smiled and nodded, it seemed that she had already guessed what choice Leon would make, right?
After all, Leon's character is actually not difficult to understand.Emmm Fernand's blind eyes are not among them.She walked to the trellises on one side, picked only one grape, handed it to Leon, took it, and handed it to the priest of the church of the God of Nature, the nearest to your house.It was clear that this grape was a grape when it was on the vine, and Leon had come from that gate, and he had seen it clearly and had touched them, but now it was in Leon's hand, and it was a cold amethyst.But even if it's an amethyst, it still looks delicious, like a crystal grape hard candy?
But Leon didn't put it in his mouth, he took out a small money bag, the same one that used to put the little red flower, and put the candy and crystal in it.Archbishop Herta sighed with some disappointment: I thought you would taste it.Leon blinked: I don't think it's very kind to my teeth in terms of its hardness.Even if he can't taste it, Leon doesn't eat everything, he obviously feels that he loves to eat blood food the most, especially live food, and being killed by himself, just dead for a short time, is acceptable.If it's a decomposing corpse, whether it's out of hygiene or something else, he can't get it out of his mouth anyway.Blood food is indeed the most satiety, allowing him to grow faster and split more.After beating Fernan in that experiment, some of the abilities used by the Awakened can also be eaten, but they are still a little worse than blood food.In the Lamand Forest, Leon also tried to devour plants, dirt, or stones, but this devouring required his subjective compulsion, which was completely contrary to his instinct.These things can also give him a small amount of energy, but after eating it, he himself will want to be unhappy and irritable.
The body will be sluggish.Jewel Leon did not try, he was poor.When he was raised by Fernand, Leon didn't try it with his gems, and when he left, he didn't take with him a copper plate from Chrétien's house, including all his clothes, after all, they didn't belong to him.Later the clothes he wore, including the bearded Fernand and the current ontology, were all divided.
The thieves and robbers who occasionally robbed Leon himself were paid a little, and most of the rest were returned to their owners.Since he hated Fernand for killing him, there was no need to spend his money back.As for reading Fernand's book, that's the price Fernand has to pay for forcing him to stay, and if Fernand had been a good teacher, maybe Leon would have stayed by his side longer.Choose wisely.Archbishop Herta looked at Leon and raised his hand to touch his cheek, I wish I had been as calm as you were all those years ago, so I wouldn't have let my teeth suffer.Leon looked at this archbishop, and sure enough, he was a believer in the god of nature, so he was naturally not pretentious.Don't you really want to try it?
Yes?
I think you might be able to try it.If you can eat it, then you can eat it as much as you want, just describe for me what this tastes like.Leon: The archbishop said it so clearly, but it makes Leon think badly, after all, if he is a bad person with ulterior motives, he wouldn't be so blatant, right?
The abundant fruit attracts greedy birds, but the birds also carry the seeds to more distant fertile land, which is the doctrine of the god of nature.Archbishop Herta said, therefore, God's share.
The body will thrive at the door of the cathedral, and it can be eaten by those who believe in our Lord, or those who believe in His God, or even those who have no believers, or birds, birds, insects, and beasts.But there is a problem, from God to give His body, no one can eat it.So this god is also indescribable, and he also knows that this thing cannot be eaten by mortals, right?
Isn't it gluttonous to say this kind of thing and put good things in front of everyone?
Seeing Leon's strange expression, Archbishop Herta laughed: Isn't it strange why the vines are still fruitful when anyone can take them?
And I actually used it as a token?
Leon nodded.Because no one can devour it, no one can use it, and no one on earth can access the energy in it.A long time ago, some people made them into ornaments, but the gems that can be easily obtained everywhere cannot be called gems, even if they are gifts from the gods.Therefore, I don't know when picking the grapes of divine wine has become a taboo that is not ordained by God.There is no need to doubt it, it is called the wine grapes of the gods, and the gods use them to make wine, but mortals will only be lost their teeth.So, you really don't try?
Can you see my power, my soul, Lord Herta?
So what do I look like in your eyes?
Will I be able to have this ability in the future?
Leon thinks let's change the subject and get down to business.What do I see of you?
Then I'll show you it.Archbishop Herta beckoned to Leon like a kitten and a puppy, come, come to the water's edge.Leon walked over, and Archbishop Herta was already kneeling happily at the water's edge: Don't be so serious a child, you should be lively, like me!
The beautiful archbishop, who didn't know how old he was, grabbed Leon and dragged him to his knees by the small pool.Leon now divides out the points.
There are many bodies, but it looks like a small body, not much lighter than the bearded Leon at the beginning, Archbishop Herta dragged Leon without the power to resist, her seemingly soft arms, but the strength is not small at all.Look in the water.Archbishop Helta said, tapping his finger lightly on the water.The surface of the water appeared with a soft green light, and in the ripples, the figure of Archbishop Herta disappeared, and the figure of Leon distorted and spread.Suddenly, Leon found himself no longer kneeling on the shore, but kneeling in an infinitely stretched darkness gradually, and in the darkness there were flashes of red light, from a sparse point or two, to a row, a sea.In a world where there are always two moons, stars are rarely seen, and it was the first time Leon had seen such a starry sky, dark and deep, and the red stars were vast and bright, strange but magnificent.The stars started twinkling, blinking, uh, really winking.The stars grew bigger and clearer, and those red flashes turned into red eyes, ears, and mouths, which squirmed in the dark, snooping, listening to the world, and then devouring!
This is me?
Leon returned to the waterhole, and the ripples on the water that had been stirred aside by Archbishop Herta had not even stopped.The archbishop looked at Leon with a grin: "See?
You can go to some backcountry and pretend to be an evil god.Leon broke out in a cold sweat slightly: As an archbishop, is it really okay to say such a thing?
My weird look, why do you think I'm not a bad person.Because you don't have the breath of the devil, it's very strange, as long as it's an awakened half-demon, there will be a demon's breath, and as the strength increases, the demon's breath will become stronger and stronger, and it won't weaken.So, you're not a half-demon.Therefore, you are a naturally evolved earthly being, and as long as you are willing to obey the earthly rules, you are welcome to us.It doesn't matter if you are beautiful or ugly in appearance, and no matter what form your power may take.What is the breath of the devil?
I feel that this is what Archbishop Herta mainly points out.