Skeleton King

Jude took Ace and Nolan back to the Dorm Hall. He originally wanted to take Ace to the inner sanctum. He wanted to ask Ace something, but Nou held Ace's hand firmly and refused to give up.

Jude was tired after presiding over a whole day of prayers, so he put the idea aside for a while.

Soon, the soldiers of Hongyan Village also left. The Rest Hall itself is the most powerful place in the village, and even at night, few soldiers come here to patrol.

Only Ace and Nou are left in the outer hall of the Dorm Hall.

Seeing that everyone left, Ace finally breathed a sigh of relief. The process of getting into Hongyan Village was easier than he imagined. He sat down slowly against the wall, and Nou also sat beside him.

It was at this time that Ace realized that his left hand was no longer feeling. Since they met, Nuoou had firmly grasped the wrist of his left hand. The edge of the wrist he held was also purple.

Ace shook his hand and reminded Nou, "Release."

Nou didn't respond, Ace leaned into his ear again, and said softly, "Nou? Let go!"

The blue eyes watched him quietly, unwaveringly.

Ace felt powerless, and his well-shaped green eyes slowly filled with water vapor, "Nuoou, you really hurt me."

Nuoou's heart moved slightly, and he let go of his hand subconsciously.

Ace jumped up quickly and ran away to avoid being caught by Nou again.Ace rubbed his wrists, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, and he showed a sly smile. Although Nuoou's current situation is not very good, it is not enough to deny his relatives.

Nuoou frowned slightly, feeling that he had been deceived, but seeing that the people in front of him were so afraid of him, he didn't arrest him again. He turned his attention back to the sword of judgment and wiped his sword lightly.

There are many rows of benches made of stone in the outer hall of the Dormition Hall. When the Sabbath is not on, the villagers of Shiyan Village will come here to pray.There is also a small door on the right side of the hall. That time Ace saw the priest Jude and the village chief Johannes enter there, and Jude usually lives in it.

Ace took two steps outside the hall, this time the eight Doric-like columns in the Dorm Hall did not issue a warning.

Ace judged that if he and Nuoou want to leave here without the sword of judgment, it will not arouse the vigilance of the Doric column, but the most important thing is that facing Nuoou in this state, Ace is not sure to persuade He put down the sword.

Ace sighed in his heart, he was about to return to the resting hall, suddenly, he stared into the distance and opened his eyes wide.

Ace noticed that stars were twinkling in the black sky.They also stayed in the cave for several months before, but the sky on the Gobi was always the same, and it was the first time he saw stars at night in the small plane.

But obviously they lived not far from here before, why didn't they see the stars there?

Ace was left with deep doubts in his heart.

At this moment, Nuo Ou also walked to the door of the Dormition Hall. He stood behind Ace, also quietly looking at the mysterious night sky.

They stood here all night until the sky was filled with stars.

Ace remembered that the owner of the magic island put his first student in the small plane. Could it be that there is something mysterious about observing the stars here?Ace wanted to take out the letters about astrologers in his space ring, but someone might come from the outer hall at any time, so he had to give up this idea. He quietly recalled the contents about astrologers in the letters he had read, silently Observing the stars.

……

"Have you learned anything about sacrifice?" Jude asked.

Ace remembered that Jude had asked him if he was a trainee priest, and knowing that Jude had doubts about him, he shook his head and said, "I will pray."

Although Ace does not have the strength of a mage now, he will not lose the ability of a mage to have a photographic memory. He has heard the prayers of the villagers of Hongyan Village so many times at the altar, and he has already memorized the prayers.

Prayer is something that everyone in the small plane knows, and it is far from sacrifice.

Jude was not discouraged. He took out several drawings, each with various runes drawn on them, and asked, "Do you know the difference between these drawings?"

Ace recognized at a glance that these were the runes on the astrological puppet.

He faintly realized what the priests were doing.

Ace pointed to the last picture, and said: "The other pictures are all wrong, only this picture is correct." Ace didn't know much about the runes on the astrology puppet, but he knew the magic circle, and he knew what kind of runes it was. Text structure certainly cannot deliver magic.Magicians are only a branch of astrologers, and magic power and star power also have similarities.

Jude no longer has any doubts about Ace's origin in his heart.

All priests, including apprentice priests, must be approved by Lord Tswar before they can start learning runes.

At the same time, the status of the priest is very detached, even if there is a struggle between the villages, no one will take action against the priest.

On the contrary, each village will try its best to win over the traveling priests.Most people in the small plane are sleeping, and there are quite a few humans who are active outside, but on average, only one person who is talented to become a priest will appear out of an average of 3000 or 4000 people, and these people will be called apprentice priests.

Apprentice priests go through a lot of study, and after being confirmed by their teachers, they will become real priests. Among them, the outstanding ones will be recruited by major villages, and those with mediocre talents can also build their own resting halls in a small village and accept offerings .

A large village can even have several priests who are not weak. In a small village like Hongyan Village, if Jude has to sleep one day, they will lose their priests and go to the neighboring villages to seek help, so Jude sees Even a master like Nuoou was calm, but after he confirmed Ace's talent, he was not so calm.

Jude didn't doubt Ace's talent, he had already sketched out Ace's origin in his heart.Born in a big village, the priest who was not weak when he woke up last time could quickly distinguish the correct runes without systematic study, and he was protected by a master like Nuoou.If Ace hadn't happened to meet a space crack, he would never have appeared in a small place like Hongyan Village.

Such a sacrifice, even if all the memory is lost, it is not difficult to return to the peak.

But this matter has to be considered in the long run. Jude did not have the usual cold and repulsive appearance. On the contrary, he had a very kind attitude. He said to Ace: "You can stay here with peace of mind."

He glanced at Nuoou's Sword of Judgment. Even though most of his doubts about them disappeared, he didn't untie the meaning of the rune on the Sword of Judgment. He just added: "It's not very safe outside, it's best not to leave Resting Hall."

"Okay." Ace replied calmly.

Nuoou sat on the side, just practicing quietly, and Jude has not listened to him so far.

……

Ace and Nuoou stayed in the Dorm Hall.

After these several twists and turns, Ace's hard-earned magic power was exhausted again.

On the contrary, Nuoou, his strength recovered quickly, and sometimes Nuoou suddenly leaked his fighting spirit, which shocked Ace.Ace had a faint feeling in his heart that Nuoou's Hailan fighting spirit had undergone a new change.

Until the past few days, Nolan's grudge has become more and more comfortable, and it is rare for him to be out of control.Ace knows that Nuo'ou's strength has improved to a higher level, but he hasn't seen Nuo'ou make a move, so it's hard to judge.

Every night, Ace observes the stars, and in this world he might be so bored that he would fall asleep.

But in the small plane, even though Jude recognized them, Ace still didn't let go of his vigilance. He couldn't concentrate on meditation in the Dormition Hall, and he put all his energy on the astrology.

Ace has the inheritance of the astrologer, the owner of the magic island, but it may be because he has no teacher to guide him, or he has too little inheritance. Every time he observes the astrology, he is confused, but he occasionally has some insights. It is also half-understood, and those wonderful feelings will disappear after a while.

Afterwards, Ace just smiled, feeling that his previous self was dazed, and attributed those mysterious and mysterious feelings to illusions.

But Jude, I don't know what he was thinking, and started to give Ace some runes of astrological puppet to learn. Ace also asked him, and Jude was just not salty, "No matter where you are, These are always things to learn."

Ace was puzzled, but thinking of the trainee priest mentioned by Jude before, he guessed that it was related to this, so he didn't ask any more questions, and started to learn by heart.

The astrology is illusory, but the runes are real things. Ace's learning progress is fast.

Jude didn't doubt that, except for his own teacher, he didn't know the other priests very well.

He already thought in his heart that Ace was a very powerful priest when he woke up last time, and now it is just a process of regaining his memory, so he doesn't care about Ace's performance.

During the day, villagers from Hongyan Village would also come to the Rest Hall, and Jude would also give them blessings.

Ace would often watch, and he felt that it was more healing than blessing.The runes on the astrology puppets are not static, they are also subject to change, some are worn out during work, and some have lost the supply of star power.

Astrological golems don't need to eat or sleep, but they must have star power to survive.

Among them, Johannes, the mayor of Hongyan Village, visited the Dormition Hall the most, and he would come to the Dormition Hall every few days.

Jude held Old Johannes' hand, and a blood-red line suddenly appeared on Old Johannes' middle finger. This red line followed the runes on Old Johannes' body, and slowly swam across his palm like a small snake. , Swimming toward his arm, the originally dim colors of the runes that the red thread passed through would brighten up again.

Ace's eyes narrowed slightly, and the meridians on Jude and old Johannes, as well as the energy in their bodies, were all clearly visible in his eyes.Jude should practice star power, but it is completely different from the inheritance of astrologers. They don't need to understand astrology to use star power, just like humans practice magic and battle qi.

This method of cultivating star power was also mentioned in the inheritance of the astrologer given by the owner of the magic island, but this method was looked down upon by orthodox astrologers. This is a shortcut, but it is also a path that puts the cart before the horse.

After all, people in the small plane are not ordinary flesh and blood beings, and the requirements for learners' understanding are not so high without comprehending the astrology. With Ace's deeper understanding of sacrifices, he also believes that the person who created this profession is really a genius.

Compared with what he saw and heard every day, as well as the study of runes, Ace also had different insights when he studied the astrologer's inheritance.

He even felt that it was possible to repair the damaged astrological puppet that surpassed the holy order in his hand, as well as the astrological doll he got from Karl Kaiser. Even the magic island owner could not repair them, but There is a specialization in the art industry, and priests who know enough about runes in the small plane may not be unable to do it.

Or he himself becomes that priest.