Age of Empires From Scratch

  Chapter 6 Holy Light

  Bringing a bunch of harvest back to the place where the tree was cut before, I saw that Fording was still busy here, but there were already several simple treated logs around.

   Fording also gathered the cleaned branches and leaves together. These are good firewood, and they have to be transported back to the village.

   "Are you back?" Fording took off his shirt and bare his upper body, revealing the powerful muscles on his body: "Look at you, are you in trouble?"

  David was carrying the corpses of several gray wolves on his back, and his body was still stained with dirt and grass leaves. It was obvious that he encountered a pack of wolves and had a fierce battle.

  Histing the ax in his hand on his shoulder, Fording looked at David carefully: "Is there any injury?"

   "My luck is not bad, I didn't get injured." If it wasn't for luck to get Goldfinger and Laura's archery talent, with his original strength, he would definitely be injured or even lose his life.

"Oh!" Fording sighed in surprise. With David's physical fitness, not only was he not injured after encountering wolves, he even killed a few gray wolves. It seems that David's archery is very powerful—the gray wolf corpse The wounds on the body are obvious, and each gray wolf has more than one arrow wound on its body. To be able to hit several arrows on the same target in the face of multiple targets, you must not only shoot accurately, but also shoot quickly.

  Thinking about it, it seems reasonable. If David didn't have any strength, he wouldn't be able to live in this place, and he wouldn't be the last person to open up the camp.

"But there will be troubles in the coming days." Although David's strength has greatly increased, Fording is also a powerful paladin, and he is not worried about confronting the wolves head-on, but the wolves' revenge is often day after day , endless raids regardless of day or night. Even if the two can handle it, it can be annoying to be constantly harassed.

   Fording certainly knows the habits of wolves. There are also such creatures in the world of Azeroth: "It is indeed a trouble!"

   But Fording, who is powerful and powerful, is not worried. If the wolves think that he can sneak attack when he is cutting down trees, it is a big mistake! Even if Fording stood here and let the gray wolf take two bites first, he wouldn't be the one who fell down in the end.

  David, on the other hand, even though he has good bow and arrow skills, but his physical fitness is average, he might be in danger if he encounters a surprise attack suddenly.

Thinking of this, Fording made a suggestion that made David very happy: "I have a special power that can make you better deal with all kinds of troubles. If you are interested, I can give you some pointers How to master this power... If you can learn to use this power, you don't have to worry about the gray wolf in the forest."

David said those words before, maybe he did not have the idea of ​​bringing the topic to the "Holy Light", but his original intention was to lead the conversation, and after Fording mentioned the power of the Holy Light, he expressed his desire to learn holy light.

He didn't think Fording would refuse, because the Church of the Holy Light is a very enlightened sect. Under the leadership of Archbishop Alonsus Faol, the priests in the church have been working hard to spread the Holy Light to the entire Azeroth. The way is basically that you are willing to learn and they are willing to teach.

  Before becoming a paladin, Fording was also a priest in the Church of the Holy Light. It was his job to spread the teachings and teach believers the Holy Light.

  In this case, David expressed his desire to learn the Holy Light, and the possibility of Fording refusing is very low.

   Unexpectedly, things would develop more smoothly than David had expected, and Fording offered to teach David the Holy Light.

   "Oh? What kind of power?"

  “It’s a kind of righteous power full of warmth and light. It can heal wounds, get rid of diseases, and at the same time allow you to fight against evil...Of course, it’s no problem to deal with ordinary beasts.”

  Holy light is one of the basic elements that make up the world in Azeroth, but it doesn't mean that there is no "holy light" after leaving that world. After all, the basic element of "light" exists in many worlds.

  The nature of this kind of energy generally has positive and positive attributes. Of course, this does not mean that this kind of power is righteous, and David is very clear about this.

  But he won't be arguing with Fording at this time about what the holy light is? Quietly be a Holy Light novice, and listen to Fording describing the magic of the Holy Light, as well as the teachings of the Holy Light Church mixed in from time to time.

Through Fording's explanation, David learned that the Church of the Holy Light is a group that encourages people to be good and face life positively, and the pastors in the church will work hard to help people who encounter difficulties—from small family disputes to large From fighting bandit bullies to fighting the forces of evil in a world in danger.

   It is precisely because it is easier to obtain the approval of the Holy Light if you perform good deeds resolutely, and then master this magical power, so in this period of Azeroth, the users (followers) of the Holy Light and the messengers of justice are equated.

   "Having said so much, you should have a basic understanding of the Holy Light." Fording talked a lot, the most important thing is to let David have enough understanding of the Holy Light before he can really teach.

  By the way, after telling David the way to perceive the Holy Light, Fording was full of uncertainty: "But I'm not sure whether you can perceive the Holy Light...Do you want to try it now?"

   Now that the two of them are not in Azeroth, he doesn't know how far this world is from Azeroth. He is really not sure whether David can grasp the Holy Light.

He has several conjectures about David's learning of the Holy Light: David has studied hard and gradually realized the Holy Light; Light.

   Either way, he doesn't think David's attempt at this time will bear fruit.

But when David knelt on one knee, straightened his back, put his hands on the knees in front of him, and closed his eyes to feel the holy light, something Fording had never expected happened: Gold slowly radiated from David's body. The yellow light, from being imperceptible at first to gradually clear and bright, was soon enveloped by golden light.

  As a paladin, this kind of light Fording is most familiar with.

"How can this be?"

   Not only did David master the holy light on his first attempt, what Fording couldn't understand was what the scene in front of him meant?

  David realized that the Holy Light attracted the baptism of the Holy Light? But this phenomenon is completely different from the situation he was familiar with before: whether it is a paladin or a priest, after feeling the holy light, there will be a beam of light descending from the 'void', and the priest or paladin who bathed in the holy light will receive the holy light Baptized by him, he has since become a follower of the Holy Light.

  The holy light in front of him did not descend from the void, but emanated from David's body. Although it was still very weak and not strong, Fording absolutely could not admit his mistake.

   Fording, whose head seems to be submerged in question marks, can't think of a reasonable explanation for the scene in front of him. Could it be that David in front of him is actually the incarnation of Holy Light?

   "Holy Light, is this a test for me?"

   Fording seriously suspected that he came to this world in a daze, and when he met a special existence like David in front of him, it was actually the Holy Light testing himself to see if his belief in the Holy Light was firm enough.

  David, who had his eyes closed at this time, didn't know that Fording had been stunned. He was still immersed in the joy of successfully mastering the magical power of the holy light.

David, who doesn't know how special his own situation is, after closing his eyes and following the method Fording said, he immediately felt the holy light slowly emerging from his body. He soaked a stream of hot spring, and then the warm current slowly flowed through his body, and the places where the stream passed seemed to be washed by the warm current, making him extremely comfortable from top to bottom.

   "This feeling is even more comfortable than taking a bath!"

Not only was the fatigue on his body swept away, David felt that his body seemed to be reborn, because all the discomfort left by the experience of the past two years disappeared, and even his strength seemed to be a little stronger; at the same time, his brain It became clearer, and the spirit head was extremely excited. David "enjoyed" the various changes for a long time before opening his eyes again.

   "Tirion, what's wrong with you?"

"No, it's nothing!" Fording didn't mention David's 'abnormality', he felt that he now had more reasons to settle here: "I just didn't expect that you would realize the Holy Light so quickly, rarely Someone can do it."

  This kind of reply is not considered perfunctory. There are many priests in the Church of the Holy Light, and many paladins of the Silver Hand have also been trained, but most of them have to go through strict teaching and training before they can perceive the Holy Light. Only a very small number of existences can immediately gain the favor of the Holy Light while choosing to step into the path of the Holy Light.

   "Really? It seems that my talent in this area is not bad." While saying this, David immediately realized what the reward he got from Fording was: the talent of holy light!

  He is very self-aware. He doesn't think that the power of countless heroes in the world of Azeroth can't be grasped immediately. He can grasp it immediately after listening to Fording's explanation. The only reasonable explanation is that his golden finger has made meritorious service.

"This is not as simple as being good." Fording said with emotion, and then he did not rush to teach David how to use the power of the Holy Light, but asked David carefully about his feelings, such as feeling the Holy Light Did you feel anything special about him afterwards?

   "I feel that some of the minor problems in my body have disappeared, and it seems that my strength has also increased? It seems that my spirit has also become better..."

  Listening to David's description, Fording was roughly sure that what David had mastered was the Holy Light. Except for the slightly different scene he saw just now, it was no different from the Holy Light he used.

"Not only that, because of the protection of the Holy Light, you can carry out more rigorous physical training, which will greatly improve your physical fitness." For the time being, there is no abnormality, and Fording is going to teach David how to use the Holy Light according to the normal process. Guang: "As for focusing on the use of holy light? Or honing your body and learning how to use various weapons, it depends on your personal interest."

  (end of this chapter)