Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 201 Familiar Strangers

Thorne escaped the entanglement of the dryad girl in a little embarrassment, passed through the oak bushes where the dryads lived, and came to the interior of the Temple of Melikai.

The Goddess of the Forest and the Ranger, Merika, also known as: the Goddess of the Forest, is a neutral good deity whose responsibilities include forests, forest creatures, rangers, dryads, and autumn.

Clerics, druids, and rangers who follow Meelikki are dedicated to protecting the natural world from the ravages of evil and ignorant people, and they especially love the forest.

These believers often patrol around the outskirts of the forest, acting as the voice of the woods, forest protectors, and warriors defending the faith.

They convey the concept of prudent use of forest resources to all good-aligned civilized settlements, and are responsible for teaching them to care for and respect trees and life in the forest, and to restore and expand existing forests.

Although the Goddess of the Forest is the same as the God of Nature in order to protect the balance of nature from being destroyed, but this kind god is not as indifferent as the God of Nature in the absolute neutral camp.

The believers of the forest goddess are also very concerned about the civilized settlements in the wilderness areas, and the rangers of the temple are the first line of defense against the dangers of the wilderness. The elves in the forest are more willing to find a balance between the development of civilization and the protection of nature.

To all benevolent humanoid races and civilized settlements, worshipers of the Satyr are worthy of reverence.

The half-elves in the upper town of Fallstown are staunch supporters of the Dryad.

Because of this, most of the believers of the Forest Goddess are scattered around, and rarely gather in large numbers for a long time. This also indirectly leads to the fact that the Forest Goddess rarely has a large official temple, and believers are basically in forest holy places or Small altars offer prayers to the Goddess of the Forest.

And the most obvious feature of these holy places is that many trees are planted, among which there is at least one oak tree, which serves as the altar of worship and the residence of the dryads.

Similarly, the forest sanctuary welcomes all small forest creatures, and even many small animals regard this place as their home.

The Melikai Temple that Thorne was in was actually very simple, not so much a temple, but a special grove.

It doesn't have grand high walls and roofs that shelter rain and snow, not even a single brick or tile, but tall and straight golden oak trees, dense jungle, and simple tree houses built in the forest for living.

However, this Melikai Temple has existed for a long time. From the growth year of a huge golden oak tree in the center of the temple, it can be seen that its history can be traced back to at least 300 years of chaotic and turbulent years.

Listening to the cheerful birdsong, Thorne walked quietly on the road of the temple, towards the altar of Melikai. Many small animals that were not afraid of life passed by him along the way, and even a few The sparrows landed on their shoulders and chirped non-stop, which made people's eardrums hurt.

In addition to small animals, there are also more than a dozen priest apprentices in light green dresses who are busy. They trim the beautiful bushes, feed well-behaved small animals, treat bruised beasts, or plant flowers and trees.

Most of the priest apprentices were very young, and some of them could be said to be children. Many people would nod or give a slight smile when they saw Thorne's arrival, and then continued to be busy with their work.

Everyone in Thorne responded, but he couldn't recognize any of them. Most of these apprentice priests were half-elves from Fallstown and humans from Twin Towers Town. Although he also lived in Fallstown, but He didn't come to Melika's temple very many times, counting this time, it was only three times.

The first time was for the belief of the God of Tracking and the ritual of the ranger's one-ring divine spell, and the second time was out of curiosity, I participated in the monthly tree song ceremony of the Temple of Melikai, and then somehow provoked that A dryad girl who loves mischief.

Thorne can still recall a game of guessing games with that prank-loving dryad girl that made him almost doubt his life. It wasn't until he left the Temple of Melikai that he realized that the other party must have used something like "Detect Thoughts". "Spell.

Although this prank-loving dryad girl gave him a fairly good gift before he left, giving him a constant buff spell on his holy emblem, which made his one-ring magic spell "Entanglement" gain obvious But for a person like him who is not good at talking, he doesn't like this kind of familiar, enthusiastic and nonsensical farce.

This is the main reason why he won't come here without important matters.

It stands to reason that dryads are a group of timid and secretive spirit creatures, and they seldom interact with groups other than themselves, so Thorne is very confused, and still can't figure out how he provoked each other.

Thorn passed between two playful little squirrels on the ground, with a slight smile, he gently stroked the little sparrow that was standing on his shoulder and hadn't flown away, and was still making noise. With the smile of the elf ranger, a trace of humanity flashed in the eyes of the little sparrow.

So he stopped making noise, combed his feathers with his mouth, and rubbed against his collar affectionately, then spread his small wings and let out a cheerful bird song, circled around his head, and disappeared into the jungle .

Just as Thorne was about to reach his destination, a figure sitting cross-legged under the oak tree caught his attention, so that his footsteps stopped immediately.

This is a pale and thin half-elf man in a light green robe. He is sitting quietly on the soft green moss under the oak tree, his eyes are slightly closed, and he is holding a unicorn holy emblem made of animal horn in his left hand. .

"Long time no see, Sting." Thorne sighed slightly, walked towards the half-elf man, and greeted him.

The opponent, like him, was a half-elf player from Fallstown. His main occupation was a druid, but his experience was worse than that of Thorne.

Half a year ago, in the battle where the hobgoblins invaded the town of Falls, he lost his original resident lover, two animal companions and a right arm. All thoughts were lost. He seemed to see through the suffering of life, so he became a Melika's priest intends to hide himself deeply in the temple.

Hearing Thorn's voice, the half-elf man Sting slowly opened his slightly empty eyes. He didn't say anything, but nodded slightly to Thorne, showing a forced smile.

Noticing the silent expression on the other side, Thorne was stunned for a moment, because it didn't fit his personality. In his impression, Sting was a very talkative and sunny boy, otherwise he wouldn't be in the middle of the upper city. Among the elves, it is easy to catch up with girlfriends.

So Thorn walked up to him and sat on the ground casually, patted the other person's shoulder and said, "Old friend, we haven't seen each other for half a year, how are you doing?"

Sting still didn't say anything. When he noticed Thorne's gaze, he first pointed to his lips with his left hand, waved his hand lightly, and then nodded to Thorne.

"Silent oath?" Thorne said hesitantly when he saw the other party's gesture.

The half-elf Sting nodded silently.

"So you really plan to spend your whole life in the temple of hard work." Thorn sighed slightly, stood up and looked above the bushes and said slowly: "Well, I respect your choice, you chose to be silent, put yourself The voice is dedicated to the forest goddess, because of your belief and dedication, I believe that the price you pay will make you a better existence, I wish you success."

"You said that I also have faith?" Thorne looked into the eyes of the other party, understood what he meant, saw Sting nodded, and explained to him: "It's not that I chose the faith of the God of Tracking, but His Faith is in line with my values, so it's an obsession that comes from the heart."

After Thorne finished speaking, he walked directly towards the altar of Melika without looking back.

Seeing Thorn's leaving figure, the silent Sting got up and stuck the unicorn holy emblem to his chest, bowed deeply, closed his eyes slightly again, and sat cross-legged on the green moss under the oak tree.

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