Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 351 Guardian Church
Near the wizard tower in Winter City, there is such a small market where many wizards can gather and communicate.

In the early morning, the rose-colored light has just lit up the sky, and this small gathering has become as lively as a vegetable market.

In the morning light, a young wizard dressed in an old gray wizard robe and a pair of loose old leather boots walked slowly towards the market.

"Stop coming, tell your name, or you won't be able to pass!" When the young wizard was about to approach the gate of the market, a cold and serious voice came out.

Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged man floated on the ground, staring at the young wizard with pale gold eyes through his indifferent face, and stretched out his hand holding the gemstone staff, blocking the way forward.

"Paldo of the Tower of Winter." The young wizard's tone was very calm.

"I need proof!" The indifferent man narrowed his eyes and said in a colder voice.

The young wizard unhurriedly took out a coin with a round square hole engraved with an 'M'-shaped symbol, and displayed it in the cold pupils of the indifferent man.

"Go in." As soon as the indifferent man's voice fell, his body twisted strangely in the air, and then disappeared without a trace.

Pardo was not surprised by the simple illusion spell of the indifferent man. He did not rush in, but turned to look at the lower city of Winter City.

In the dilapidated lower city, there are many bleak stone houses, most of which look crumbling, as if they will collapse at any time.

In this desolate place, there were hardly any pedestrians on the street except for a few listless patrol soldiers.

Because this place was once ravaged by the abyssal demons, leaving behind the infectious power of corruption carried by the bottomless abyss, patches of never-ending stench, extreme cold and extreme heat, or eternal shadows, all flooded this poor lower city.

It looks like a mortal living at the bottom, the most humble, no one will pity it, and no one will save it.

Therefore, this place has been abandoned, and the port leading to the Southern Kingdom has been completely blocked.

Gradually……

The little wizard Pardo recalled the tragic scenes of last year's Rotten Leaf Moon:
The sahuagin known as the "deep sea devils" appeared in groups in the dilapidated lower city in the raging waves of the sea of ​​brilliance, holding tridents in their hands, killing wildly.

The Balor demon from the bottomless abyss floated in the night, pouring fireballs the size of washbasins angrily, blasting out gorgeous fireworks.

Even though the violent barbarian was seriously injured, he still crazily cleaned up the surrounding sahuagin fighters tirelessly.

The half-elf ranger, the human sorceress, the old troll butler, etc., and his dead dwarf uncle...

……

The little wizard Pardo, who was silent in painful memories, suddenly recalled the words that the half-elf ranger comforted and enlightened him.

"Live! Become stronger! Then go to explore the ultimate secret of this world!"

His confused eyes instantly became bright, and his immature face was replaced by a trace of determination.

"I know how to choose." Pardo stood there in silence for a long time, and finally he clenched his fists, whispered to himself, turned around and walked through the noisy wizard assembly, and came to the wizard tower in Winter City .

Looking at the soaring wizard tower in front of him, he recalled how this war fortress instantly killed Balor, how it released the golem legion, and the terrifying energy gathered by the superconducting pulse cannon of magic energy crystals. Under the dark night, it turned into a beautiful meteor shower, dealing a devastating blow to the Wolf man.

He seemed to be recalling his naive dreams, and finally showed a self-deprecating smile, and walked into the tower.

The first floor of the tower.

There was no one in the empty hall, which looked rather desolate.

In this regard, Pardo was not surprised.

Because after the wizards in the entire tower repelled the abyss demons, almost all the high-ranking wizards seemed to be different people, shut themselves in the room all day long, and rarely moved around.

Pardo came to the very center of the hall, in front of a hazy and illusory statue, and then bowed respectfully.

The vague statue can only be identified as a human woman by her waist-length hair and clothing.

She is the founder of Winter City and the first owner of the Wizard Tower.

He is also a Grand Arcanist who has reached the Legend of Destiny.

Of course, she also has the most terrifying identity: the leader of the godslayers.

In the chaotic and turbulent era, she led the members of the god-killing organization to try to kill the goddess of magic who had become a saint and snatch his priesthood.

Unfortunately, they failed.

There is not one member of the Godslayer organization, and the leader of the Godslayer mysteriously disappeared without a trace.

Some people said that she was dead, while others said that she went crazy, and some even said that she had turned into a bloodthirsty abyssal demon...

In short, among the many speculations, disappearing without a trace is still more credible.

After all, no one has ever seen her until now.

Even if Master Nine Swords, the guardian of Winter City, was here for a short time, no one could guess the whereabouts of the leader of the godslayer.

Perhaps, the desired answer can be found in Sigil.

Pardo looked at the statue with respect and remained silent for a long time, then stepped into a teleportation circle behind the statue and disappeared.

The top floor of the wizard tower.

A wave of light blue light appeared on a portal made of a large number of precious gems and arcane materials.

Then a black shadow appeared, and when the light gradually dissipated, the little wizard stepped out.

"Master Kaladna, hello." Pardo bowed respectfully to the old wizard who was sitting cross-legged in front of the crystal ball with his eyes closed and meditating.

"Have you made your choice?" The old wizard slightly raised his eyelids, glanced at the young wizard who appeared with his cloudy eyes, his voice was a little hoarse.

"I have already made my choice." The little wizard Pardo replied directly without any hesitation.

There were two paths before him.

One is to go to Sigil City, join the Guardian Church re-established by the remaining godslayers, and accept their full cultivation.

And the obligation he needs to fulfill is that when his strength is strong enough, he must fully assist the success of the god-making plan, even if it means sacrificing his own life.

The second one is relatively simple, completely disassociated from the Wizard Tower in Winter City, and wandering around the world alone.

Although Pardo didn't know why the legendary wizard in front of him, whom he had never met, suddenly summoned him and gave him such a choice, but he had to seriously think about this issue related to the future.

Then, Pardo secretly took a look at the old wizard with slightly closed eyes. In fact, he had a lot of doubts in his heart, but he hesitated for a long time, and finally he didn't open his mouth to ask.

"Since you have made your own choice, I will not force you. If you have any doubts, just ask." Kaladna seemed to have guessed the little wizard's mind, so he said slowly.

"I want to know what the so-called Guardian Church does." Pardo thought for a while, summoned up his courage, and asked the question he was most concerned about right now.

The members of the Godslayer Church were internal beta testers, and their accidental encounters were the product of the god-making plan. He had found all these things in the library of the Wizard Tower.

However, he was only puzzled by the Guardian Church, so he wanted to ask this question before leaving.

"Do you know what the Conferred God Ceremony is?" The old wizard of Gujing Wubo didn't directly answer the young wizard's question, but chose to ask a question instead.

"Not sure." Pardo was stunned for a moment. Although he knew the general idea, he didn't choose to say it.

"Conferring a god means that there will be a new god, but the priesthood in the pantheon is limited, which means that from the moment you decide to confer a god, you have to prepare for conflicts with other old gods. Be prepared, this will be a never-ending battle until one side is wiped out.

Moreover, any new gods are born without a strong background support, and want to consolidate their position, there will be an extremely tragic period of fighting.

After all, the new god is very fragile, but killing the new god is very likely to inherit the priesthood of the new god. There is no god who does not want his divine power to become stronger, so the competition for the priesthood is even more tragic than the battle of orthodoxy .

The duty of the Guardian Church is to guard the growth of the New God. If necessary, they can pay any price for this, including sacrificing everything. "

sacrifice everything!
When Pardo heard these words, his expression was shocked, because he could clearly feel the sadness revealed in the words of the old wizard in front of him.

"Okay, you can go." Kaladna waved his large sleeves, signaling the little wizard in front of him to leave.

Pardo bowed to the old wizard, turned around and stepped into the portal to disappear.

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(End of this chapter)