Path of light

Chapter 16 16. Divine magic

High Priest Reed's tone slowed down a little, and then he said:

"There will always be places in this world where the sun cannot shine. We are not only the spreaders of faith, but also the guardians of faith. We must use holy light to dispel all darkness..."

He stared into Roy's eyes until Roy nodded repeatedly before letting him sit back down.

At this time...

What attracted Roy's attention was not the words of High Priest Reed, but Roy's right hand lying flat on the table.

A ball of sacred light appeared in his palm, with a pointed top and a rounded bottom. It looked like a seed of light.

This ball of light was as big as an egg, which was dozens of times larger than the firebug-like light that High Priest Reed showed him a few days ago.

Roy discovered that the seed-shaped light ball in his palm actually stretched out an invisible tentacle. It was completely colorless and transparent, like an octopus foot, constantly twisting and touching the particles of holy light floating around. He quickly absorbed it.

Roy could sense its existence very clearly, and he missed the seaweed floating on the bottom of the sea, growing on the roots of the seed of light, constantly swaying.

The tentacles seem to have inexplicable magnetic force. As long as they are particles of holy light floating nearby, they will be immediately captured by it, and then pulled back to the vicinity of the seeds of light, allowing them to blend into it...

This set of movements was coherent and extremely aggressive. The particles of holy light floating near Roy's palm were integrated into the light ball in his palm in a short time.

This was completely different from what Priest Reed described, and Roy was a little stunned.

As for the ball of light in Roy's hand, which was like a seed, of course High Priest Reed could clearly see it...

"You must be praying very hard at home, otherwise the light ball would not be able to grow so fast. It looks pretty good. In fact, you can integrate it into your body according to the method I taught you..." Priest Reed said to Roy praised.

Roy's eyes widened and he did not move away the ball of light in his hand, but allowed the invisible tentacles to swallow up the surrounding particles of holy light.

"Teacher, is there any way to condense the Holy Light without praying?"

High Priest Reed explained to Roy very gently:

"In fact, there are countless holy light particles floating around us. These holy light particles will be attracted by the power of holy light gathered in our bodies. When they are close enough to the body, these holy light particles will be inhaled into the body, but this The effect of this natural form of gathering the power of holy light is too weak. Normally, we have to rely on prayer and the power given back to us by God to condense the holy light."

Just as High Priest Reed said, some of the holy light particles floating around his body almost landed on his clothes before they disappeared little by little and merged into his body.

But he didn't seem to know that Roy could clearly see the particles of holy light around him.

"Teacher, will the holy light gathered in our bodies occasionally extend a tentacle to catch those particles of holy light floating around the body?"

"This won't happen..."

High Priest Reed answered with absolute certainty.

Just when he said these words, the light ball in Roy's hand swallowed up more than a dozen surrounding holy light particles. Roy could clearly see that the light seed in his hand became slightly larger. A form that is about to sprout.

Roy listened to High Priest Reed's answer and saw the ball of light in his hand, and immediately fell into confused thoughts about who was the truth.

"..."

High Priest Reed saw Roy sitting in a chair in a daze, and thought that what he had just said might have hit the trainee priest, and he was thinking about how to save this young trainee priest for the temple...

Look at the ball of holy light in Roy's hand already as big as an egg...

Such a large ball of holy light is enough to condense the simplest magic, so he said to Roy:

"Low light illumination is the simplest entry-level magic."

Seeing that he had successfully attracted Roy's attention, he continued:

"This magic has the power to dispel darkness, and it also has a weak healing effect. Do you want to learn it now?"

"Want to learn."

Roy said.

Of course he wanted to learn. Roy was still very curious about the magic and divine arts in this fantasy world.

High Priest Reed stood up and pulled out a book from the bookshelf behind him. The book was not very thick. It looked like a copper box. The book cover was a copper plate with a delicate pattern. Not only did it have The lock catch and the delicate hinge on the other side.

Unlock the buckle and open the book casually. There are only a few thick parchment pages inside.

The first page is a prayer, and below it is a pattern composed of several sacred symbols. There are many leading lines drawn next to this pattern, and each leading line is an annotation.

High Priest Reed flipped to the back, and the next few pages contained more detailed annotations.

Seeing this, he nodded with satisfaction and said, "This book contains detailed notes on low-light illumination. You can read it carefully and ask me if there is anything you don't understand."

"Okay, teacher!"

Roy moved the somewhat bulky copper box in front of him, and did not immediately look at the pages inside which contained the magic spell. Instead, he raised his head and continued to ask High Priest Reed:

"Teacher, the trainee priest will become a priest in the future, so what is above the priest?"

High Priest Reed replied without hesitation:

"Priests have mastered powerful divine arts. After receiving divine enlightenment, they can become high priests. High priest is not only a professional title in the temple, but also marks the level of clergy."

Roy asked curiously: "What about the great priests?"

High Priest Reed narrowed his eyes and thought about it for a moment before saying:

"According to my teacher's description, when the soul merges with the shadow of the goddess and the body becomes homogeneous with the holy light, and then waits until the power of the holy light reaches a certain critical point, the great priest can advance."

"I can't describe it in detail because I haven't reached that level..."

"Actually, there are two ways to go beyond the great priest, namely priest and combat priest."

Roy had no interest in priests. He didn't want to be that kind of ascetic wearing a tattered divine robe, so he asked:

"Teacher, can you talk to me about the Battle Priest?"

High Priest Reed asked him: "Do you want to become a battle priest?"

In fact, Roy hadn't thought about it that much at all, but at this time he could only admit it with a nod.

High Priest Reed then said:

"The series of magical arts practiced by combat priests are essentially different from those of priests. Priests focus on healing power, while the magical arts of combat priests are magical arts with blessing effects. They can strengthen themselves and can also Strengthen the companions around you, including strength, speed, endurance, weapons and armor, etc."

"So a combat priest must not only have a firm belief, but also a strong body. Otherwise, if his body is weak, even if he is blessed with divine power, he will only become a trophy for the enemy on the battlefield."

Roy understood this time. The so-called combat priest requires both martial arts and divine skills.

"What about the battle priest?"

"After being promoted, combat priests will become presiding judges, and priests will become bishops after being promoted. It is said that bishops with powerful magical skills can master the 'Great Resurrection Technique', but my teacher has never mentioned to me how to be promoted specifically..."

After High Priest Reed explained it to Roy, he asked Roy to learn the 'Low Light Illumination Technique' in the room.

And he walked out holding the geography atlas, and soon the voice of Priest Theodore could be heard in the corridor outside.

Roy was sitting in the study room, carefully reading the annotations in the book while holding the ball of Holy Light in his other hand. The invisible tentacle was constantly catching particles of Holy Light in an area as large as the round table. Let the holy light seeds in his hands become more solid.

The process of learning magical arts is extremely boring. I clearly don’t understand the meaning of those symbols, but I still have to memorize them...

Not only do you have to memorize it, but you also have to learn how to draw it by hand. There are also very strict requirements on how to use each stroke and how to connect it with the prayer.

The process is very tedious.

Fortunately, Roy was full of curiosity about magical arts and studied hard all afternoon.

At the beginning, Roy even drew the symbols crookedly.

But this level of learning is not difficult for Roy, who has attended various cram schools since he was a child, learned English for exams, and taught himself Japanese for hobbies.

The symbols were too ugly to draw, so Roy dipped his fingers in water and practiced on the round table.

That prayer was a bit convoluted, so he recited it loudly in the study room. Anyway, this was the introductory magic for trainee priests, and there was no need to keep it secret...

During this period, High Priest Reed came over twice more. The first time was to correct Roy's speed and rhythm in reciting prayers. It was not that the faster and more fluently the better.

The second time High Priest Reed came here was to correct Roy's mistakes when he drew the sacred symbols.

I have to say that this is the benefit of having a teacher, even a small trainee priest.

He can promptly correct various mistakes during practice and point out a shortcut...

At the beginning, Roy couldn't perform this simple magic no matter what.

Later, Roy could cast it successfully once after five or six times.

It only took Roy one afternoon to learn the 'Low Light Illumination Technique', and most of this time was spent condensing holy light.

Seeing a faint bright light emerging above his head, it was like a big light bulb lighting up on his head. Roy felt that his whole person was not very good. However, as his mind turned, the faint light above his head suddenly appeared. Float freely within five meters around his body.

Wherever you look, this shimmering light slowly drifts past.

Roy felt that he no longer needed to carry a lantern when walking at night.

This is really convenient if you are catching the sea at night.

I still have to carry the lantern in my hand, but this shimmering light can actually float on its own, which is not bad...

It's a pity that it's not magic. Roy actually hopes that he can control a ball of fire.

Throw it out, then explode...

The afternoon passed quickly.

When leaving the temple, Roy could barely use the 'Low Light Illumination Technique'.