Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 459 Temple of Wisdom
Fortress Fortress, the air is fresh and the sun is shining brightly.

Thorne crossed a path and walked towards the landmark building of the fortress.

Temple of Martha.

The goblins in Horn Town call it: the Temple of the Goblin Guardian, and their player community prefers to call it: the Temple of Wisdom.

The main material of the majestic and majestic Temple of Wisdom is obsidian, which presents a sense of calmness and solemnity, and looks like a whole.

As the only temple in the entire fortress, and the only guardian deity of their player group, the temple has been done with great care from design to completion.

The location of the temple is established in the center and most eye-catching place of the fortress.

During the establishment of the temple, not only all the skilled craftsmen and civil engineering designers in the entire wilderness were gathered, but also the power of almost all spellcasters.

In the blessing of various spells and the engraving of magic runes, this fairly stable temple is almost comparable to the Wizard Tower in Fallstown.

This is the fact.

The Temple of Wisdom was built according to the standards of the Wizard Tower.

As the most important place of activity for gods in the mortal world, any temple that is still in operation must have the background to fight against legendary powerhouses.

Otherwise, in the event of a conflict with the enemy in the future, the temple at the core of this fortress will become a key target of the enemy.

Once the temple is destroyed.

It means that it cannot provide shelter and strength for the pastors and believers of the church.

This is why large tribes of humanoid creatures in the wilderness will take the lead in regarding the statues of gods as the most important landmarks when they plan to settle in a certain place for a long time.

If the city wall of Overwatch Castle is the first line of defense for the entire fortress, then the Temple of Wisdom is the second unbreakable fortress of war.

As long as the temple is not lost, the fortress built in the Falling Dragon Canyon will never fall.

As Malvisa's most important large-scale temple, if it is completely completed, the resources spent will definitely be larger and incalculable than the Wizard Tower in Falls Town.

Even so, in more than two years, the temple has only completed the architectural part and the overall outline.

As for other important magical guides, protective magic circles, rune engravings, attack methods, etc., they have not yet started.

Thorn heard Andelina mention it several times.

It is said that when the entire temple is actually built, its energy force field and influence can almost cover the entire Emerald Field.It can even affect the climate of the peninsula, turning it into a favorable environment for the development and survival of all living things.

As for why the construction of the next program has not started for a long time.

Huge resource expenditure is a problem.

After all, the fortress, including the establishment of the temple, gathers the power and resources of all the territories of the Emerald Field.

Now, with the development of time and the ushered in three years of peace, although every small town will still pay the maintenance and construction fees to the Temple of Wisdom on time according to the rules set at the beginning, but it is not as high as it was when it was first built. enthusiasm.

Most people believe that the world is already peaceful, and the only threat is the humanoid tribe from the Great Sword Mark Mountain Range, and they are still stuck in the Falling Dragon Canyon, which makes them gradually begin to focus on the development of their own power.

Perhaps only when the deadly threat is always in the heart, can the power of the entire Emerald Field be truly united.

Another problem that has never been solved is the lack of the core device of the temple, that is, the soul of the tower spirit.It is impossible for ordinary soul crystals to control the huge power of the entire temple.

At least a high-level legendary or demigod-level soul spar is required.So their only recourse is: wait!
In Thorne's view, the establishment of the temple is definitely a huge project, and it is very likely that people from countless ages will need to work together to complete it.

It is obviously impossible to rely on the strength of these people alone.

Because gods also want to grow, and the power of growth is huge faith, and the basis of faith is the population and a steady stream of believers.

Thorn walked to the stone steps of the temple and slowed down, looking around while walking.

There is an exquisite relief on the walls around the temple, which depicts a large battle with the Hobgoblin Hruk outside the Forest of Tranquility three years ago.

Among them, Malvisa floating in mid-air is the most dazzling.

On the relief, he stretched out his oppressive palm, pointing at the descending incarnation of the mighty man and two flying abyss demons.

From the distorted expression of the avatar of the mighty man and the hoarse wail of the pit fiend, it can be seen that these enemies are already on the verge of collapse.

And Thorn on the ground is also very eye-catching. On the relief, he stands on the wooden tower of the hobgoblin army, holding a sword in one hand and the head of the hobgoblin leader in the other, stepping on the headless corpse of the leader under his feet.

Simply the prettiest kid on the planet.

In fact, as the person involved, he knew very well that the situation at that time was not as engraved on the reliefs, but the chief designer of the temple said: only such engravings will make people look more shocking and heartfelt. Inner awe.

At that time, he was very puzzled as to why the city of Winter, which killed the incarnation of the Mighty One, and the two diamond golems that killed the devil in the deep hell were not added to the relief.

The designer gave him the answer: only the victor has the qualification to write history.

At present, there is only one relief on the wall of the temple, and all other positions are empty.

Perhaps in the near future, the designer will continue to engrave Malvisa's other great achievements on it.

Even the legendary events of some church heroes left on the mainland will be engraved on it for future generations to admire.

Thorne looked up at the temple whose structural frame was supported by dark blue marble columns, and he couldn't help feeling secretly.

There are many beautiful words in the world, which can be assigned to various buildings in the world, such as: exquisite, rustic, magnificent, classical, cutting-edge, tranquil, comfortable, mysterious, spectacular, solemn and so on.

But he prefers to use another word to praise the temple: greatness.

Greatness is a faint atmosphere, it overflows from every window of the temple, overflows from every obsidian brick, overflows from every rune engraving, overflows from every corner, overflows from every eye cast on the temple ...

But this kind of building can be found in any temple in the world, and there are countless ones that are even more magnificent than the Temple of Wisdom.

Why does he think it is greater from the bottom of his heart?
Thorne could not give a detailed answer to this question.

Perhaps it is because it condenses all the hard work and strength of the people of the same family.Or it has become a shelter for the entire Emerald Field.Or, it is like a lighthouse in the dark, making most compatriots gather here involuntarily...

At this time, Martha's temple was immersed in a peaceful atmosphere, so that passers-by would involuntarily feel a sense of tranquility and peace.

Thorne stepped lightly and walked towards the temple.

Although the core priesthood of Goblin and Goddess of Wisdom is Goblin, the main source of faith is the goblin race in the whole wilderness, but his second priesthood wisdom is also believed by many players.

Of course, most of them are pan-believers.

However, the backbone of the priesthood of wisdom is wizard players, and some wizards have even successfully taken part-time jobs as priests, because the priesthood of wisdom has two major fields: knowledge and magic.

These two fields allow them to improve their efficiency when reading magic books and learning spells.

One of the most typical representatives is Andelina.

She was originally a general believer in the God of Knowledge. Since Malvisa succeeded in becoming a god, as his student, she naturally devoted herself to his name without hesitation.

This made Thorne faintly worried.

Because the priesthood of wisdom includes knowledge and magic, does this mean that it will touch the realm of the God of Knowledge and the Goddess of Magic?

In the future, as Martha's divine power grows, will it arouse the vigilance of the two big old gods.

After all, although the current Anderina is not his priest, she has become the chosen one of Martha's priesthood of wisdom.

If there is a conflict at that time, the chosen people of the gods in the main material plane will definitely be the key targets of the Church's power.

You must know that wars involving priesthood conflicts, like the hobgoblin's god Mighty Magrubier, are absolutely immortal and endless.

But what puzzled him even more was that the priesthood of wisdom would touch the two fields of knowledge and magic in the future. .

Thorne, who couldn't figure it out, could only temporarily suppress it in his heart. He believed that with the continuous improvement of his strength, there would always be a day when Xiang would know everything, for example, when he was able to go to Sigil.

After entering the temple, Thorne found that the goblin high priest who presided over the temple was standing in the main hall, talking with two wizard players in a low voice.

It can be seen from the unique dress of the two people and the spell book made by Li Shiye that they are wizards from the Southern Kingdom.

The expressions of the two wizards looked a little anxious, and they took out some items to the high priest of the goblin from time to time, but the high priest shook his head slightly after just looking at it.

"Alas..." In the end, the two wizards had no choice but to leave.

"The spell model of the three-ring spell "Fireball" is too expensive. Although you need contribution points and gold coins to buy it in the Temple of Wisdom, you can also use items of equivalent value to pay for it...but it's still a bit worse. "The wizard player who didn't buy the spell model shook his head.

"The temple is actually very good. If your belief level is high enough, there will be a big discount... It will be even worse if you buy it from other wizards outside. Take your time, first raise your belief level from pan-believers Let’s talk about it in shallow believers.” Another wizard comforted his companion.

Thorn glanced at the two wizard players passing by, and continued to walk forward.

No matter what game, the number of combat occupations is always the largest.

There is no other reason. It is simple, rough and easy to use. It is the first line of charge and close combat with monsters. Many people like this passionate taste.

But the legal system is more difficult. It is necessary to match spells reasonably every day, and desperately risk money to buy spell books and scrolls for learning. Moreover, building spell models is still a very brain-consuming and time-consuming learning process.

Therefore, the current player group, those wizards who have not joined forces and have not fully grown up, but want to play solo, the early days are still very hard.

Thorne walked to the statue of the Goblin and the Goddess of Wisdom, bowed slightly and saluted.

At this time, He was still wearing a plain black one-piece dress. His whole demeanor gave people a sense of calm and indifference, and there was a hint of sadness in his deep golden eyes.

"Hello, Your Excellency Thorne." The goblin high priest floated in front of him and greeted him with a smile.

When she noticed Thorne's body, she narrowed her eyes slightly, as if she had guessed his purpose.

"Hello, Your Excellency the High Priest." Thorne returned a salute.

This goblin priestess is attired to closely resemble the statue.

She quietly floated at the same level as him, with a golden holy emblem hanging on her chest, and a silver horizontal bar was engraved in the center of the holy emblem.

This 'silver bar' is the emblem of the Goblins and the Goddess of Wisdom.

As for why "one" is used to represent goblins and wisdom?
The official explanation is: the wisdom of any race is a very simple matter, but it is always said to be complicated by some people who think highly of themselves, which is completely unnecessary.

To put it simply, it can also be considered: it is mainly for the convenience of goblins, including any other races, to recognize this emblem and remember the appearance of the emblem, so that they can understand that wisdom is as simple as writing 'one'.

But Thorne maliciously thought that the other party was too lazy to design something with profound meaning, so he made a random stroke.

As for whether this is the case, only the person who designed the emblem knows best.

"Your Excellency, High Priest, I need you to help me recover from my injuries. I am causing you trouble." Thorne explained his reason for coming.

"Mr. Thorne is too polite. You are the patron of the goddess Martha. As the most devout and humble believer of the goddess, I am willing to serve you." The goblin priestess heard the words and said slowly and calmly.

Her voice sounded like the atmosphere of the temple, very comfortable, not at all inherited from the shrill voice of the goblins.

After finishing speaking, the goblin priestess stretched out her hand as a gesture of invitation, and led Thorne into a side room of the temple.

The environment in the side room is very good, and a precious spice with a calming effect is burning in the exquisite small incense burner.

Thorne smelled the source of the spice. It was a specialty of Twilight Town, and it was made by the druid deadwood master. Anderina also used this spice, which was very popular among the player's wizard group.

Then, he sat cross-legged on an animal skin cushion with ease, untied the collar of his cloak, and took off his jacket.

"You are..." When the local elf priestess noticed Thorne's naked upper body, she couldn't help being surprised: "What caused this?"

She found that there were three animal claw marks on his back with bone deep, almost from the shoulders to the waist.

The main reason why there was no bleeding was that the three deep wounds were frozen to death by the frost.

As a pastor, she discovered that more than half of the flesh on the opponent's back had been eroded by the ice and completely necrotic.

If the ice melted, all his flesh and blood would fall off, leaving only white bones.

Fortunately for Thorne, the ice dragon's breath of the white dragon is not so easy to melt.

"A young white dragon is causing you trouble." Thorne smiled helplessly at the goblin priest.

Bailong is known as "the shame of the dragon clan", but with his current strength, it is still very difficult to deal with it alone.

If it weren't for the Mofeng School's moves that have a good suppression of ice, and he has been baptized with dragon blood twice, he might have turned into an ice sculpture in the breath of the white dragon.

"It turned out to be a white dragon. Your injury is a bit troublesome...it can't be cured by a healing magic." The goblin priestess looked back in surprise and frowned.

Then he pondered for a while, then held the holy emblem hanging on his chest with both hands, and began to chant divine spells.

Thorne was not surprised when he heard the words. If the problem could be solved by healing magic, he would not come here to trouble the other party.

After all, he has privileges, and all services in the Temple of Wisdom are free. If he comes frequently, he will feel a little embarrassed.

So he immediately closed his eyes slightly, and quietly felt the new-born magic power.

He had experienced this feeling once in the Underdark Region, and it was the seven-ring divine art "Advanced Restoration".

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(End of this chapter)