Arcane splendor begins with the throne

Chapter 90 Forest and Ranger Goddess

As usual, birdsong rang through the dawn mist, heralding the dawn.

Brian got up from the bed in the tavern full of energy, then simply tidied up, prepared his daily needs, and started a new day's journey.

When the morning fog dissipated and the red sun climbed over the wild mountains of Blackman.

Brian was already riding a light horse, facing the cool morning air, stepping briskly on the avenue.

About half an hour later, when he passed a rugged stone path, a figure passing through the chaotic rock suddenly appeared in front of him.

Brian instinctively wanted to grab the hilt, but his mind immediately overwhelmed his natural reflex.

Because what appeared in front of him was a familiar figure.

"What's the matter?" Brian comforted the snorting light horse, straightened up on the horse's back, and looked down at the Duke's heir Arthur Swift who suddenly appeared.

The heir to the duke's cashmere-like dark blonde hair was trimmed very short, and a few slightly curly bangs had already been wet by the mist, and were tightly attached to his forehead.

Obviously, the other party has been waiting here for a long time in advance.

Brian recalled the conversation with Duke Swift last night, and vaguely guessed why the other party was guarding here.

"Your Excellency, Brian, I'm sorry to interrupt your schedule." Artes saluted him, then raised his head, and looked at Brian on the tall horse with complicated eyes.

He couldn't help but recall the first time the two met in the tavern.

At that time, how high-spirited he was, as the guardian of the northern border and the heir to the duke, he called on almost all the adventurers in the tavern, and wanted to take this half-elf, who was equal to magic and swordsmanship, by coercion and lure. own command.

Thinking about it carefully, the way Brian looked at himself at that time, it was very likely that he was looking at a clown.

Thinking of this, he immediately felt that this shameful thing was even more embarrassing for him than his fiancée eloping with the bard.

"Just tell me if you have something to say, I'm still in a hurry." Brian interrupted his memory, urging with a slightly impatient expression.

He wasn't lying, he was in a hurry.

His final destination is the wizard city in the Ecebra desert, looking for the lost wizard tower.

And, prepare to stop for a while when passing through Golden Feather City, the capital of the Kingdom of West.

During this period, he had to use the time he was on the road to clean up as much as possible the evil creatures with no eyes on the way, so as to gain experience points for upgrading.

Just the time to rush to Golden Feather City from here, at his current speed, it will take at least nearly a month.

Naturally, there is no time to chat with the other party here.

"My father, Duke Swift, has left Thorn Castle." Artes said to Brian: "Before he left, he handed over the entire Thorn Castle to me to manage."

"I know about this. Your father mentioned it to me last night." Brian replied with a look of knowing.

"He said that you have the real way of being a knight-errant here." Artes hesitated, and said hesitantly: "So I think..."

"So you want to get the real ranger heritage from me, right." Brian answered the question for him.

As for Artes' search for the way of the ranger, Duke Swift had revealed to him intentionally or unintentionally in the conversation last night, and after careful consideration, he also hinted to him that he could help him.

Brian thought that Artes would wait for him at the noisy city gate, but he didn't expect the other party to appear here.

It can be seen from this that the little duke still attaches great importance to the inheritance of rangers.

"That's right." Artes nodded and said, "If you have any requirements, as long as I can do them, you can ask them whatever you want."

Artes recalled what his father had told him before leaving, and conveyed to Brian.

Brian thought for a while on the horseback, then smiled and said: "Artus Swift, right? Well, let me ask you a question, do you know what a real ranger is? What is the duty of a ranger?" ?”

"A real ranger knows how to integrate into nature, experience the sanctity of nature, and gain the power of nature." Artes said seriously:

"Leave the hustle and bustle of town, cross the high walls that cut off the dangers of the wilderness, and focus on hunting the hazards that hover on the edge of civilization, defending against monsters and vicious humanoid hordes from the wilderness, before civilization is ravaged and destroyed, this is the ranger. responsibility."

"It seems that you know quite a lot." Brian nodded in satisfaction, "Then I won't talk nonsense, just take this."

With a thought in Brian's mind, a silver chain floated out of his arms. Careful observation showed that there was a prismatic badge attached to it, engraved with the head of a unicorn.

"This is..." Artes took the silver chain that floated over, and said doubtfully.

"This is the holy emblem of the goddess of the forest and the ranger, Melika." Brian explained to him: "The forest goddess is a kind god, and her priesthood includes forests, forest creatures, rangers, dryads, and autumn.

Artes, you have to be mentally prepared. As long as you believe in the forest and ranger goddess Melikai, He will naturally teach you what is the true way of ranger.Of course, the premise of all this is that you must obtain the approval of the forest goddess. "

"Then what should I do to get his approval." Artes looked at the unicorn emblem in his hand, a god mainly of forests and rangers, feeling a little excited in his heart.

He has also read about the beliefs of the gods in books, but there are very few records in these materials, and he doesn't even know about the goddess of the forest and the ranger.

"It's very simple, as long as you unswervingly follow the ranger's duty you just said, the forest goddess will naturally answer your prayer." Brian thought for a while and replied.

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.

Because the believers of the forest goddess are also very concerned about the civilized settlements in the wilderness, and the rangers of the temple are the first line of defense against the dangers of the wilderness.

Therefore, the world believes that the believers of the forest goddess are far more willing to find a balance between the development of civilization and the protection of nature than the believers of the god of nature and the elves hiding in the forest.

For all kind-hearted humanoid races and civilized settlements, Brian felt that the teachings of the forest goddess were the ones he most recognized.

This is also the real reason why he is willing to teach it to him.

As long as Thornhold is full of these kind rangers who guard the wilderness.

Then, he wouldn't worry about the destruction of Blackman's wild forest, nor would he worry about the conflict initiated by humans and elves.

"I know what to do." Artes said resolutely, recalling the ranger's duty to guard the wilderness, and then glanced at the unicorn emblem in his hand.

He knew that the ranger in his mind was getting closer and closer to him.

This kind of ranger is not the kind of ranger who is proficient in bows and sharp blades, and is good at tracking stealth, but a ranger who can summon the power of nature and cast divine spells like a druid.

"Just know." Brian smiled, and then reminded:
"Remember, if one day you really get a response from the forest goddess, take the emblem in your hand as my token and contact an elf druid named Elmon. Maybe you can try Let’s start a good cooperation.”

Recalling the cooperative relationship between the Forest Goddess of the main material world and the believers of the God of Nature, Brian felt that the beliefs of these two natural gods might really be able to ease the tension between races.

"If you let me know that you have violated the way of the ranger, I will come back and chop off your head!"

After finishing speaking, he ignored Artes, pulled the reins abruptly, then bent down on the saddle, and rushed forward in an instant.

By the time Artes came back to his senses staring at the unicorn holy emblem, he had already disappeared.

Brian walked through the Griffin Mountains, along bumpy paths, through green grass and bushes, over silver puddles, over soft ferns, and disappeared without a trace.

He set off every morning, let the sun rise behind his back, and then kept running towards the last touch of pink sunset at dusk, and took advantage of the last chance before the cold wind blowing at night to stop and camp.

Then before dawn, he went on the road again, continuing to set off with his vision for the future.

For Brian, it's been a silent and lonely journey.

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