Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 203 Natural Transformation Ritual
The Forest of Tranquility, the Temple of Melikai.

Thorne came to the center of a huge golden oak tree.

The Goddess of the Forest and the Ranger, Melikai, is a humorous and kind deity who loves to laugh and is confident in her actions.

His physical image is dressed as the "Supreme Ranger", a tall, strong, elegant and beautiful woman, wearing the leather armor and green-brown clothing that many rangers love, with long reddish-brown hair hanging over her shoulders and back , the double pupils are like two bottomless brown pools.

Looking at the statue of the forest goddess, Thorne bowed slightly and bowed respectfully. As a god, this is a kind of reverence for the gods. He is not the kind of person who is arrogant, so he should have the etiquette Still have to have.

"May the Goddess of the Forest bless you, Stalker of the Way of Silence, Half-elf Ranger, Thorne." A deep voice sounded behind Thorne.

Thorne saluted slightly to the forest goddess again, then slowly turned to look.

Appearing in front of his eyes was a half-elf middle-aged man, wearing a standard ceremonial costume of the Forest Goddess Church, a short cloak with long sleeves on a short green shirt with yellow borders on a green background, and he noticed that the other party was looking at him with a smile , Thorne leaned over to salute, and greeted calmly: "Hello, High Priest Lauxian."

High Priest Rausian is the supreme bishop of the Temple of Merika in the Forest of Tranquility, and also belongs to the Druid Order of the Emerald Garden. He is a balance druid dedicated to finding a balance between civilization and nature.

Half a year ago, Fallstown was invaded by hobgoblins, and he also sent a small number of mid-level ranger druids to the Temple of Melikai to help, so Thorne still has a certain affection for the high priest in front of him.

"You don't have to be so polite. Your goddess of generosity has already watched. On behalf of all the people in the temple, I would like to express my most sincere thanks to you." The High Priest Lao Xien looked at Thorn with relief, nodded slightly, and thanked.

"As the protector of the forest and the ranger who defends the faith, this is what I should do." Thorne didn't blush, and looked at High Priest Rausian calmly, and said in a humble tone:
"As hunters of the silent path, rangers who roam the wilderness, and part of nature, we are committed to protecting the growth of civilization in the wilderness, hunting down those villains who hunt wilderness creatures for entertainment or cruelty.

In order to truly integrate into nature, to experience the sanctity of nature, and to obtain the power to hunt and kill evil things, I followed the footsteps of the God of Tracking and came here, hoping that the High Priest, Raoxian, would guide me on a path that would never go astray. "

The so-called 'generosity' that High Priest Rausian said was a sum of money donated by the sorceress Andrina to the Temple of Melikai in his name. How much money, even the high priest of the temple was alarmed.

And what he said that he hoped that the other party would guide him was to perform a natural transformation ceremony in order to obtain the ability to cast the second-ring ranger magic. This sacred ceremony must be guided by a high-ranking priest of the temple.

At the beginning, his extraordinary advancement was originally a perfect advancement, and he obtained a chance of a natural transformation ceremony. If the two were used together, Thorne believed that he would definitely gain unexpected benefits, for example: the domain mastered by the priests strength.

"Your prayer has already been answered by the Goddess of the Forest. This is something that belongs to you. Come with me to experience the sanctity of nature. Followers of the God of Tracking, hunters of the Way of Silence, half-timers from Falls Town Elven ranger, Thorne."

High Priest Rausian saluted respectfully to the Forest Goddess, then motioned Thorne to follow him, then turned and walked towards a remote corner of the temple.

Guilin Storm is the God of Tracking, also known as the Patron Saint of the Ranger of the North. His priesthood is Tracking and Ranger of the North, and his camp belongs to neutral goodness.

It is said that before God of Tracking became a god, he was a mortal ranger roaming the North. After he successfully tracked down and hunted down at least one incarnation and several manifestations of Mara, God of Hunting one after another, he aroused the attention of the Goddess of the Forest. Note that when he died under a big tree west of Three Wild Boar Town in the Northland, he was promoted by the Goddess of the Forest and successfully promoted to the Patron Saint of the Rangers of the Northland, also known as the God of Tracking.

However, the feat of Gwaeron hunting the incarnation of Mara also ushered in the eternal hostility of the God of Hunting for him. As believers of the God of Tracking and hunters of the Way of Silence, they will always do everything in their power to fight The belief in the god of hunting.

Similarly, followers of the God of Hunting will hunt and kill followers of the God of Tracking at all costs.

The two sides are not only a battle between gods, but also an endless battle between believers.

As a subordinate god serving the forest goddess, the main duty of the tracking god is to assist the forest goddess and teach her rangers how to interpret forest trails and track prey.

Likewise, the Satyr's clergy includes a small number of rangers explicitly sworn to serve the God of Tracks, also known as Stalkers of the Silent Way.

This informal group focuses on the interpretation of forest trails and methods of tracking various creatures and beasts. Members maintain close relationships with the formal system of the satyr belief and are considered ordinary members of the church as partners.

The stalkers of the Way of Silence serve as assistants to the Faith of the Dryads in tracking, scouting, and hunting just as the Tracker serves the Dryads.

Since the God of Tracking belongs to the Goddess of the Forest Goddess, his believers do not have any organized church, and their own teachings are not significantly different from the beliefs of the Forest Goddess, and there is no exclusive holy day, and, except in the North Except for the rangers in the wasteland, few people know his name.

Therefore, the God of Tracking does not have a separate altar or shrine. His small altar can only be found in the temples of most forest goddesses. His followers also hold holy day celebrations together in accordance with the belief of the forest goddess.

Following in the footsteps of High Priest Rausian, Thorne came to the small altar of the God of Tracking.

Gwaeron Storm is both silent and secluded. Its physical image is a tall, strong, shirtless human man with flowing white hair. He has a long and white beard and hands that burn with flames. The giant sword stood in front of him, and behind him was a composite longbow and a quiver full of killing arrows and binding arrows.

When the two arrived at the altar of the God of Tracking, the High Priest Rausian turned slightly to make way for Thorne, and Thorne walked slowly to the statue of the God of Tracking.

Thorne looked at the sculpture of the God of Tracking, as if he saw the fringed white hair and long pale beard dancing in the wind when the God of Tracking walked.

Afterwards, he respectfully saluted the God of Tracking, and then printed six footprints of his right foot on the ground into a flower shape. In this shape, the heels are close together and the toes are facing outward.

When the footprints were printed, Thorne did not kneel down on the ground and worship head-on with the dignity and final stubbornness of modern people. Instead, he chose to sit cross-legged in front of the footprints, holding a wooden holy emblem engraved with five-star paw prints, his eyes Closed slightly, he silently recited the teachings of the God of Tracking in his heart.

Seeing that Thorne was ready, the High Priest Rausian, who was standing beside him, immediately took out a silver holy emblem engraved with the imprint of a unicorn's head, and recited their teachings and code of conduct passionately and piously:

"All intelligent creatures can coexist in harmony with nature. They don't need to destroy each other. They don't need to be afraid of the wilderness. They should embrace it. The natural way of the wilderness is not an evil way. Keep balance and learn the hidden ways of life..."

Accompanied by the guidance of the light green light shining from the whole body of the high priest of Laoxian, pieces of green light appeared from the sculpture of the God of Tracking, covering Thorne who was sitting cross-legged on the ground.

At this moment, although Thorn's eyes were closed tightly, he seemed to feel that the sculpture of the God of Tracking was watching him silently, just like the feeling of being watched by the little sika deer last night.

For a moment, a cloud of demon fire aura surrounded him, spinning gently.

At this time, he seemed to see the God of Tracking walking against the wind, chasing the prey that was in flight, teleported, or entered the astral world. No matter how these prey escaped, they would always be closely followed, and eventually they would be killed. hunted.

With all the lights disappearing without a trace, all is at peace.

Thorne slowly opened his eyes, bowed lightly to the statue of the God of Tracking, then turned around and bowed to High Priest Lauthian.

"May the goddess of the forest bless you, stalker of the path of silence, half-elf ranger, Thorne." Noticing Thorne's salute to him, a smile flashed across the tired expression of High Priest Rausian, and he closed his mouth after speaking. Picked up the silver holy emblem and disappeared into the bushes.

Seeing the disappearance of High Priest Rausian, Thorne immediately began to check the system prompts to see what magical spells and benefits he had obtained. After all, his ranger profession is the most perfect advancement, and it is not impossible to obtain some unexpected abilities.

The natural transformation ceremony is complete!

2st ring magic position +2, [-]nd ring magic position +[-]
Obtain the second-ring divine spells: wind wall, thorn net, silence
Gain a bonus ability: Animal Realm!
Gain Spell-Like Ability: Speak with Animals (3/3/day)
Gain a ring of divine spell: first-level Summoning of Nature's Allies
Obtained the second-ring divine spell: second-level Summoning of Nature's Allies
……

"Sure enough, I got a field. This additional field should be the benefit of perfect advancement." Looking at the data emerging in the system, Thorne thought to himself.

"Thorn, congratulations, you have completed the sacred ceremony bestowed by the divine spell." When Thorne was about to turn around and leave, a soft voice that impressed him sounded behind him.

"You're here." Thorne looked at the half-elf girl Lilia, fell silent for a moment, and said softly.

"En." Lilia's pale face showed no expression, she just nodded slightly, then stared at Thorn in a daze, and said, "That sister tree spirit who likes to play pranks guessed the answer to your riddle is cabbage, you When you go out, she will definitely make things difficult for you and ask you to continue guessing the riddle."

Hearing the answer Lilia told him, Thorne looked embarrassed, then walked up to her, paused for a moment with his right hand that had been stretched out in mid-air, and finally chose to take it back, caring to her: "Then you Take good care of yourself in the temple alone, I will go first."

"This is not enough to worry about you." As soon as Thorne finished speaking, a cold voice floated out, and then two figures, a man and a woman, walked out of the jungle.

"Hi! We meet again, half-elf ranger, Thorne." The wizard Alanis walked up to Thorne and greeted him with a gentle smile.

(End of this chapter)