Chapter 4: The Oracle of the Dawn
"Oracle of the Terran faction: [Heretics must die!] 】”
"Cardinal Sheba, the southern diocese of the Church of Dawn, has discovered traces of the devil, and after investigation, it has been determined that there is a gathering place for devil worshippers in the south of the Falcon Principality."
"The Lord of the Dawn was furious at this, and issued an oracle ordering the Church of Dawn to exterminate all devil believers within three months!"
"The specific provisions are as follows......"
After a quick look at the details of the mission, Roger couldn't help but observe a three-second silence for the pastors of Dawning Church. The Church of the Dawn is the most powerful of the Church of the Gods, and its belief in the Lord of the Dawn is one of the most promising gods to ascend to the throne of the God King in the last thousand years. It is precisely because the Lord of the Dawn is always concerned with the main plane that the Church of Dawn has quickly developed from a second-rate church to the first church that is now recognized. But success is also the lord of the dawn, and defeat is also the lord of the dawn. It is precisely because of the high level of attention of the Lord of the Dawn that the Lord of the Dawn will often be furious when there is a trace of the devil or demons and the undead. If the Church of Dawn doesn't complete the oracle in time, then there will be a good show.
Thinking that the Church of Dawn, which had always been strong, must have been jumping for a while now, Roger couldn't help but snicker.
Alice and the others, who had just made lunch, kept whispering while sneaking a peek at Roger. Klena, the most active ranger, suddenly smiled when she saw Roger's face, and she couldn't help but feel a move in her heart. So she walked straight to Roger with a bowl of stewed broth.
Stewed broth is a fairly common dish among adventurers, usually made by mixing chopped jerky with improvised wild herbs and the like. Although it is a little simpler, it is very helpful to be able to drink a bowl of hot soup with enough nutrients during the break.
Roger thanked Kleina and took a sip from the bowl. It can be seen that Alice and the others have also put some effort into cooking, at least Roger feels that even if he cooks it himself, he can't do it better in terms of taste.
Only then did Roger notice that Lena hadn't left, just standing quietly watching him drink the soup. Seeing Roger's puzzled gaze, Kleina first bent down slightly and saluted Roger. Roger estimated that this was probably to thank him for his help, so he did not avoid it, and accepted it generously.
Sure enough, the first thing Kleina said was; "Thank you for your help, and on behalf of our sisters, I would like to express my great gratitude." Roger raised his eyebrows, waved his hand casually, lowered his head and continued to drink the soup.
"Maybe it's just a handy thing for Your Excellency, but it's a lifesaver for us, thank you very much." Kleina continued to lower her eyebrows. "We don't know your name yet."
"Jack Rowe, a druid from the Misty Forest, over there is my animal companion Fireball." Roger looked helpless and continued to drink the soup.
"Well, we have a small request, can you lead us before you leave this forest?" Klena's head was lowered, but her eyes were secretly focused on Roger's face.
Roger was so shocked that he almost choked.
The fireball fell from the tree into Roger's arms, of course, it was contained, and it was clear from the fruit on its claws that had not yet been released.
Roger was speechless for a while, and said in his heart: This is up to me, as for it? But after thinking about it carefully, it was convenient to find medicinal herbs when there were many people, so I nodded and agreed. In fact, Alice's thoughts are easy to guess. Now that skeletons have appeared inexplicably, it is definitely safer to follow Roger.
As soon as Kleina saw that Roger agreed, she immediately ran to the sisters with a cheer, leaving Roger and Fireball staring wide-eyed.
Alice's team had just escaped death, and despite Roger still having Roger by his side, they were still frolicking happily, and Roger shook his head at the sight.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Roger carefully observed Alice's team.
First of all, of course, Alice, who is the strongest as the leader of the adventure team, should be only about eighteen years old. She is tall and mature, she looks like a big sister at first glance, especially the sword eyebrows, combined with the sharp eyes, give people a feeling of quite perseverance.
Then Alice's pure blonde hair revealed her identity as a godborn. Of course, after many generations, Alice's bloodline is probably so thin that only the blonde hair can prove her god-descendant bloodline. Judging from the two-handed sword on Alice's back and the half-body armor on her upper body, Alice's goal should be to advance to become a class of the Juggernaut series characterized by frontal attacks, but Roger is not optimistic about Alice's choice. Without him, Alice's strength as a great swordsman is really low. Obviously, Alice can't afford to hold a two-handed sword or even a greatsword, so she replaced it with a two-handed sword. Without the right sword skills, it would be difficult for Alice to advance to Legendary. In general, Alice should have some potential, but it is difficult to become a big weapon, after all, the strength of the eighth level is only equivalent to the fourth order of alchemy infantry.
The same problem is shared with Granny as a shield guard. That large shield was obviously too much of a burden for Grannie, and if she was surrounded like today, she would probably not be able to keep up with the pace of the group if she was about to retreat or pursue the enemy when she was surrounded like today.
Well, other than that, Grannie is the most mature in the team, only slightly shorter than Alice, but much fuller than Alice, but the baby face makes it difficult to judge her age. Although Granny doesn't talk much, she always has a sense of maturity and stability, and she is more like a captain than Alice.
It seemed that Grannie's perception was quite acute, and Roger seemed to be aware of it after just two more glances. As a shield guard, having such a keen perception can be said to be quite good, and it can pull back a lot of evaluations that are subtracted by lack of strength. On the whole, if Grannie can change to a suitable equipment, her growth potential may be higher than Alice's, but now Grannie, who is only level five, is only a little stronger than the second-order alchemy spearman.
Seeing Granny frowning slightly, Roger hurriedly shifted his gaze.
Then there is Kleina, who is making arrows, compared to the first two, her figure is very petite and exquisite, giving people the feeling of a sister next door, and the small melon seed face is always smiling, and it seems that she is in a good mood. Because I didn't see her when she shot arrows, her strength is not easy to evaluate. However, judging from his jumping personality, he should not be the kind of shooter who can calmly aim for half a day before sending an arrow. Then its terrible swordsmanship needs to be strengthened. Overall, it still needs to be honed to know the limit of its potential, but it is not as good as a third-order alchemy archer.
Then there was Vivien, who was dressed in dark blue mage robes, even the wide mage robes could not hide her beautiful figure, and the slightly upturned corners of her eyes made her look a little seductive. But as a magician, it's important to be calm, and Vivien, who runs out of magic easily, is clearly unqualified. You must know that in the average adventure team, the commander is usually either the captain or the magician. After all, there are far more things to learn in a spellcasting profession than a warfare profession that even an illiterate person can work in. Therefore, being able to become a magician is already a manifestation of considerable strength. But having enough strength is not the same thing as being able to play it.
Of course, some academic magicians can rely on a large amount of knowledge to advance, but Vivien doesn't look like an academic magician. Then Vivien's performance can only be said to be unsatisfactory, and her sixth-level strength is not even comparable to the alchemy mage of the academy.
Finally, there was Nancy, who was a scout, and even after being treated by Roger, her face was still slightly pale. Nancy and Kleina look alike, twins, perhaps? Nancy seems to have a better figure than Kleina, though?
Nancy's main weapon is probably the pair of short swords at her waist, and the style of the short sword seems to be the same as Klena's. Unlike Klena, Nancy seems to be very calm and sensitive, no wonder she was able to spot the traces of the skeleton soldiers in time and escape from the hands of the six skeleton shooters, according to Kleina, if Nancy hadn't knocked down the five skeleton shooters first, I'm afraid they wouldn't have been able to support Roger's arrival. Nancy's potential is probably the highest among the five, and even after this bloody battle, Nancy has faintly shown signs of a breakthrough.
You know, breaking through from level 5 to level 6 is only as difficult as breaking through the level 20 legendary level. After all, this level five is the difference between ordinary people and professionals. Of course, spellcasting classes don't count. For spellcasters, the level from apprenticeship to official occupation is the biggest problem. Being able to become a full-fledged spellcaster means that the road is smooth, and if you can't break through the apprenticeship level, then you may be an apprentice if you meditate for a lifetime. Relatively speaking, the breakthrough of the war post is easy after all. I'm afraid that someone like Old Wood is a breakthrough that accumulates over time. Old Wood's potential is at the highest level of fifteen to the sky, even with the help of heaven and earth, Old Wood's age is destined to be impossible for Old Wood to rise above the top sixteenth level in his life.
Overall, Alice's adventurous party still has considerable potential. In fact, it's not uncommon for an all-female adventure party like Alice's team to be made up. The status of women in the continent of Elia is not high, but once they become professionals, it is different. The presence of many women in the legendary field ensures the soil for the existence of women's rights. Therefore, there are many girls who have embarked on the road of adventure in order to change their fate. As long as they can become mid-level professionals, then they will be quite welcomed by the local lords wherever they go, after all, middle-level professionals can be stronger than the basic alchemy class with a little training, and the lords will always be short of troops.
However, it is clear that Alice's current squad has a clear flaw: there is not a single qualified healer. In fact, this is a common problem for many adventure squads. After all, if the priests of the major churches need to come out to train, they will generally have the protection of the paladins or paladins of the same church, and they do not need to join the unfamiliar adventure team. Except for the ascetic faction, which often runs around, it is rare to see the priesthood in ordinary adventure squads. And there are few ascetics, and even fewer are willing to come into contact with adventurers. Therefore, the priest is really an unattainable existence for the adventure team.
Judging from the potions prepared by Alice and the others, it is obvious that they are preparing potions to replace the priest's position, which is also a common practice for major adventure teams. Moreover, Vivien is also a water magician, so she should also know some about healing spells and some auxiliary spells, which can also make up for the lack of a priest to a certain extent.
After lunch, Roger and the girls from Alice's team began to gather herbs. Unlike many online games where you can just reach out and pick herbs, collecting herbs in reality is actually very troublesome. Wild herbs don't know where they grow, so turn over all the places where herbs are likely to grow.
Roger went straight to a clearing in the woods, which was the best place to grow moonshine flowers. Roger squatted down and looked for the moonshine flowers, but what made Roger frown was that he searched the entire clearing, and there were only more than thirty mature moonshine flowers, and they were not in good condition.
"Moonshine 53/50, done."
"[Special Missions; Herb Collection] completed. ”
"Gain +10 Force-A-Nature."
Either way, at least the task is done.
Roger frowned and thought: the vitality of the moonlight flower is very tenacious and the growth rate is also fast. However, most of the moonshine flowers that Roger found during this time were immature plants. It is only possible that there are some abnormal factors that affect the growth of moonshine flowers. Thinking of the oracle of the Church of Dawn, Roger's brow furrowed even tighter.
"Come on, everyone, and see what I've found!" Kleina's voice could be heard in the distance, and Roger couldn't help but frown. With a sudden strong uneasiness welling up in his heart, Roger hurried in the direction where Kleiner was.