16. Divine arts
Grand Priest Reed's tone slowed down a little before he said:
"There will always be places in this world where the sun does not shine, we are not only the propagators of faith, but also the guardians of faith, and we must use holy light to dispel all darkness......"
He stared into Roy's eyes until Roy nodded his head before letting him sit back down.
Then......
It wasn't Archpriest Reed's words that caught Roy's attention, but Roy's right hand on the table.
A ball of divine light emerged from his palm, which looked like a seed of light.
This light was the size of an egg, which was dozens of times larger than the light like the fireworm that he showed to Grand Priest Reed a few days ago.
Roy found that the seed-shaped light cluster in his palm actually stretched out an invisible tentacle, which was completely colorless and transparent, like an octopus foot, constantly writhing, touching the holy light particles floating around, and quickly absorbing it.
Roy could sense its presence more clearly, and it longed for the seaweed that was floating at the bottom of the sea, growing at the root of the seed of light, swaying incessantly.
The tentacle seemed to have an inexplicable magnetic force, as long as it was a particle of holy light floating nearby, it would immediately be captured by it, and then pulled back to the seed of light, allowing it to merge into it......
This set of movements was coherent and extremely aggressive, and the particles of holy light that wandered near Roy's palm were melted into the light cluster in the palm of his hand in a short time.
This was completely different from what Priest Reed described, and Roy was a little stunned.
And Roy's palm is like a seed of light, and of course Grand Priest Reed can see it clearly......
"You must have been praying hard at home, otherwise the light cluster would not have grown so fast, it looks pretty good, in fact, you can follow the method I taught you and integrate it into your body......" Priest Reed complimented Roy.
Roy's eyes widened, and instead of removing the light in his palm, he allowed the invisible tentacles to swallow the particles of holy light around him.
"Teacher, is there a way to condense the Light without praying?"
Grand Priest Reed explained to Roy with great gentleness:
"In fact, there are countless particles of holy light floating around us, and these particles of holy light will be attracted by the power of holy light gathered in our body, and when we get close enough to the body, these particles of holy light will be inhaled into the body, but this natural form of gathering the power of holy light is too weak, and normally, we have to rely on prayer and the power that God gives back to us, so as to condense the holy light."
As Grand Priest Reed said, some of the particles of holy light floating around his body almost had to fall on his clothes before they disappeared little by little and melted into his body.
Unbeknownst to him, Roy could clearly see the particles of holy light around him.
"Teacher, will the Holy Light gathered in our bodies occasionally stretch out a tentacle and go around grabbing those particles of Holy Light that are floating around our bodies?"
"It's not going to be ......"
Grand Priest Reed replied in the affirmative.
Just as he said this, the light cluster in Roy's palm devoured more than a dozen holy light particles around him one after another, and Roy clearly saw that the light seed in his palm was slightly larger, and the seed had a shape that was about to sprout.
Roy listened to Grand Priest Reed's answer, and saw the ball of light in his palm, and immediately fell into the confused mind of who was the truth.
“……”
Seeing Roy sitting in a chair in a daze, Grand Priest Reed thought that his words might have hit the trainee priest, and thought about how to keep the young trainee priest for the temple......
Look at the Holy Light Regiment in Roy's hand is already the size of an egg......
Such a large mass of holy light was enough to condense the simplest divine art, so he said to Roy:
"The Shimmer Illumination Technique is the simplest entry-level divine art."
Seeing that he had succeeded in attracting Roy's attention, he continued:
"This magic has the power to dispel darkness, and it also has a little bit of a weak healing effect, do you want to learn it now?"
"I want to learn."
Roy said.
Of course, he wanted to learn, and Roy was still very curious about the magic and magic in this fantasy world.
Grand Priest Reed stood up and pulled out a book from the bookshelf behind him, it was not very thick, it looked like a copper box, the cover was a copper plate with a delicate pattern, not only a lock on the side, but also a delicate hinge on the other.
Unbuckle and flip through the book, which contains only a few thick parchment pages.
On the first page is a prayer, and below it is a pattern of sacred symbols, and next to this pattern are a number of leads, each of which is a commentary.
Archpriest Reed flipped to the back, and the next few pages were more detailed notes.
Seeing this, he nodded with satisfaction and said, "This book has a detailed annotation of the shimmer illumination technique, you can read it carefully, and if you don't understand something, ask me again." ”
"Okay, teacher!"
Roy moved the somewhat bulky copper box in front of him, and instead of immediately looking at the pages of the book inside where the magic was drawn, he raised his head and continued to ask Grand Priest Reed:
"Teacher, the probationary priest will become a priest in the future, so what is above the priest?"
Without thinking, Grand Priest Reed replied:
"The priest has mastered the powerful divine arts, and after obtaining the divine revelation, he can become the great priest, and the great priest is not only a title in the temple, but also a sign of the rank of the priest."
Roy asked curiously, "What about the top priest?" ”
Grand Priest Reed narrowed his eyes and thought about it for a moment before he said:
"According to my teacher's description, when the shadow of the goddess is integrated into the soul, the body is homogenized with the holy light, and then the power of the holy light reaches a certain critical point, and the great priest can be promoted."
"I can't describe it in detail because I haven't reached that level either......"
"In fact, above the great priest, there can be two paths, namely the priest and the battle priest."
Roy had little interest in priesthood, and he didn't want to be the kind of ascetic in a tattered robe, so he asked:
"Teacher, can you talk to me about the Battle Priest?"
Grand Priest Reed asked him, "Do you want to be a Combat Priest?" ”
Roy hadn't thought about it that much at all, but at this time, he could only nod his head and admit it.
The High Priest Reed then said:
"The series of divine arts practiced by the battle priest are fundamentally different from the priest, the priest is mainly based on partial healing power, while the battle priest's magic is some divine art with blessing effects, it can strengthen itself, and it can also strengthen the companions around you, including strength, speed, stamina, weapons and armor, etc."
"Therefore, the battle priest must not only have a firm belief, but also a strong physique, otherwise if his own physique is weak, even if he is blessed with divine power, he can only become the enemy's trophy on the battlefield."
Roy understood this time, the so-called battle priest needs dual cultivation of martial arts and divine arts.
"What about the Battle Priest up further?"
"The battle priest will become the presiding judge when he is promoted, and the priest will become the bishop when he is promoted, and it is said that a bishop with a powerful divine skill can master the 'Great Resurrection Technique', but my teacher has not ......mentioned it to me exactly how to be promoted."
After Archpriest Reed explained to Roy, he asked Roy to learn the 'Shimmer Illumination Technique' in his room.
He walked out with the geography book in his hand, and it wasn't long before the voice of Priest Theodore sounded in the corridor outside.
Roy sat in the study, carefully reading the annotations on the book, and the other palm kept holding the Holy Light Cluster, and the invisible tentacle was in an area as large as the round table, constantly capturing those Holy Light particles, making the Holy Light Seeds in his hand more condensed.
The process of learning magic is extremely boring, and I don't understand the meaning of those symbols, but I have to memorize them......
Not only do you have to memorize, but you also have to learn to draw by hand, and how each stroke moves the pen and how it connects with the prayer has very demanding requirements.
The process is very tedious.
Fortunately, Roy was full of curiosity about magic and studied it seriously all afternoon.
In the beginning, Roy drew even the symbols crookedly.
However, this level of learning is not difficult for Roy, who has participated in various cram schools since he was a child, learned English for exams, and taught Japanese on his own 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 tongue-twisting, so he recited it aloud in the study, anyway, this is the apprentice priest's introductory magic technique, and there is no need to keep it secret or anything......
During this time, Archpriest Reed came twice, the first time to correct the speed and rhythm of Roy's recitation of the prayer, not the faster and more fluent the recitation, the better.
The second time the High Priest Reed came to correct a mistake made by Roy in drawing the sacred symbols.
I have to say that this is the advantage of having a teacher, even if it is a small trainee priest.
He can correct all kinds of mistakes in the practice process in time and will point out a shortcut......
In the beginning, Roy couldn't perform this simple magic spell anyway.
Later, Roy would cast it five or six times, and he would be able to cast it successfully.
It only took Roy an afternoon to learn the 'Glimmer Illumination Technique', and that was most of the time spent condensing the Light.
Seeing a faint light appear above his head, like a big light bulb on his head, Roy felt that the whole person was not very good, but as his mind turned, the glimmer above his head floated randomly within five meters around his body.
Everywhere you look, this glimmer of light will drift slowly.
Roy felt that when he walked at night in the future, he didn't need to carry a lantern.
It's really convenient to catch the sea at night.
The horse lantern still has to be carried in the hand, and it is not bad that this glimmer of light can float on its own......
It's a pity that it's not magic, and Roy actually expects himself to be able to manipulate a fireball.
Throw it out, and it explodes......
The afternoon went by quickly.
By the time he left the temple, Roy could barely perform the 'Shimmer Illumination Technique'.