How to wear a goddess statue

Although Eleuil's illness came and fell like a mountain this time, her physical fitness has always been excellent, and she didn't have the condition of getting sick like a silkworm. On the third day after she had a fever, she became a normal person who could run and jump again.

The priestess was worried that the little princess would be at the root of her illness, so she allowed her to rest for a few more days before returning to class.

Luo Dasi paid attention to the surroundings in the form of a spirit body, and found that since the day when the little Wang girl fell ill, the eyeliner in charge of monitoring has almost disappeared, only wandering around the door twice every day at noon.

Presumably this is also what the Lord Kadela meant, and Rhodes can almost think of what the man would say:

"I said before, what kind of threat can a delicate princess bring? Remove all surveillance, and stop wasting manpower."

...With the blessing of this city lord, the matter of Eleuil skipping classes to practice martial arts can be put on the agenda.

On the night of this week's water day, Luotus entered the dream of the little princess as promised.

For more than a month, she and the little princess have formed a tacit agreement to conduct a thorough test every week in the name of the God of Wisdom Nerd.

The first thing Rhodes does after falling asleep is to hand out the test papers, and Eleuil will simply salute, and then do the questions without further ado.

But this time, the little princess didn't know what was on her mind, so she didn't rush to write immediately, but stared blankly at Luotus in front of her with a complicated expression.

Rhodes asked warmly: "Is there something wrong with the title?"

After acknowledging the identity of a god in her heart, the very subtle sense of acting when she talks to people as a god disappears. Even if she doesn't deliberately act like a fan, she will naturally reveal the indifference of divinity, because this is part of her .

But without the deliberate inscrutability, Rhodes's attitude became a little more relaxed, and he seemed to be more approachable than before.

So Aleuil's eyes became more and more complicated.

But after thinking about it, she still felt that it was not easy to ask, so she could only vaguely say, "No, it's nothing."

After finishing speaking, as if she wanted to hide her thoughts, she hurriedly lowered her head to answer the question.

After the answering time was over, the test paper filled with correct characters returned to Luotus, and she glanced up and down, feeling satisfied.

Aleuil is like a sponge trying to absorb knowledge, improving at an almost terrifying speed. In just one month, her knowledge has surpassed that of ordinary low-level priests, and this is far from reaching her bottleneck.

However, the knowledge in books is dead, and the most useful things can never be recorded by pure paper.

What's more, Eleuil is destined to embark on the road of kingship, and Rhodes cannot give guidance in this regard, and she is afraid that her way of thinking will make the little princess take a detour.

Looks like I still need to find a suitable teacher...

Luo Dusi, who just finished looking for a martial arts training venue, added one new mission to his wish.

After a brief distraction, Rhodes looked at the expectant little princess, nodded slightly and said, "Yes, Nerd will also admire your wisdom."

Eleuil said reservedly: "I'm still far behind, please rest assured, I will be more diligent and eager to learn."

The praised little princess looks like a cat cub who has been brushed down.

Rhodes resisted the urge to pat his head, and continued, "Tomorrow, follow my guidance, and you will see what you need."

Eleuil blinked: "May I know what your gift is in advance?"

"It's not a gift, you can treat it as a gift." Luoda paused and smiled slightly, "This is not a secret that needs to be kept, but do you really want to know now?"

After serious consideration, the little princess said, "No need, thank you."

After explaining the arrangements for the next day, Eleuil continued to read the book, while Rhodes sat on the water and closed his eyes to meditate as usual.

However, the previous few times her meditation was just pretending, and she could only close her eyes to rest her mind. This time, she can really understand something from the surging river, as if every drop of water is an extension of the senses, and it seems that she herself is water flow.

Immersed in the wonderful sympathy that he had never had before, Rhodes did not notice the eyes of Eleuil who looked up from time to time.

And the little princess naturally wouldn't think that the other party didn't see it. How could the gods not know what happened around them?It can only be assumed that Rhodes did see it, but ignored it.

The little princess lowered her head and turned a page of the book, suddenly looking forward to what kind of surprise she might receive when she wakes up tomorrow.

The Goddess said she would come to guide her, is she really coming?It's unlikely, and what she needs is a bit hard to guess.

The next day.

After finishing washing, Eleuil sat at the table and waited for the guidance of the gods.

Seeing the whole preparation process of the other party, Rhodes couldn't help laughing. After thinking for a while, she suddenly turned into a water bird and appeared outside the window, combing its feathers gracefully with its long beak.

As the goddess of the Ilu River, she can appear as a human body, or as a symbolic animal of the gods—for example, this large water bird called the blue heron, with a wingspan of more than two meters and snow-white feathers, only on the head and The tail feathers are bright blue, and its group migrates in the Illu River Valley throughout the year. The ancient Solan called it the messenger of Rhodes.

The blue heron version of Rhodes uttered a short cry, which attracted the attention of the little princess, then circled around in place, and spread its wings to signal her to follow.

Of course, Eleuil knew the messenger of the Goddess of the Illu River. Her eyes lit up, and she bypassed the nearby people along the way, followed the blue heron flying at low altitude in front of her, easily climbed over the temple wall, and achieved her first escape.

Behind the temple is not the prosperous area of ​​Kadela City. There are not many people here. The little princess has long been ready to walk outside. With the hood pulled, she is not much different from ordinary children here, and will not cause any trouble. people pay attention.

The blue heron was always flying not far in front of her, and Ailuil didn't struggle to follow, but the more he ran, the more confused he became.

What kind of gift is it that needs to travel so far?

Until the blue heron landed on the side of the miscanthus on the other side of the river, tilting its head and waiting for her.

Eleuil looked at the blue heron, then at the Bai Yilu River of unknown depth, and coughed softly: "Well, I can't swim."

Rhodes: "..."

Thousands of calculations have been made, but without this restriction, the little princess can't swim!

Seemingly seeing the human shock in the round blue eyes of the blue heron, the little princess said awkwardly: "I will learn when I didn't expect it to be useful."

But still can't get through now.

Rotas took two steps on the spot, then suddenly spread his wings and flew towards the little princess, turned his back, and uttered softly.

Eleuil hesitantly embraced the blue heron's neck.

Although the ordinary blue heron is big, it is still a water bird after all, and it is impossible to fly with a human cub, but the blue heron transformed into a god can carry heavy loads, and the flight is easy.

Following the blue heron who stopped step by step, Eleuil came to the uninhabited wilderness that was only discovered by Rhodes a few days ago, or the intermountain basin is more suitable.

Surrounded by mountains on three sides and cliffs on one side, only the cave behind is the only way in and out. It is quiet and safe, consistent with the idea of ​​the discoverer, and the first thought of the little princess is also: this will be a natural martial arts training ground.

"This is Rhodes's... gift?"

She whispered to herself, feeling sore in her heart.

Did you notice her frustration at not being able to practice martial arts and archery, or was it out of the need to train her?

No matter what the purpose of Goddess Rhodes is, the little princess feels that these are not important anymore.

The little princess took a deep breath, and said seriously to the blue heron who was quietly standing aside: "Thank you, you are the messenger of Rhodes, please convey my thanks to her—"

She paused, as if to choose her words, but in the end she just said, "Thank you, I like this gift very much."

received.Rhodes said in his heart, and spread his wide wings again, and flew straight to the blue sky higher than the cliff, as if he wanted to fly to the kingdom of the gods far away in the clouds.

Of course, it doesn't.

As soon as the blue heron flew to a place where the little princess couldn't see, it turned into a human-shaped spirit body, and leisurely floated to the weapon shop in the city of Kadella. Estimating Eleuil's current strength, he bought a pair of them. The group is relatively suitable for practice with bows and targets.

It was said to be a purchase, but in fact, after hearing the price of the practice arrow combination in the store and dropping the corresponding coins in the warehouse, it turned into a blue heron and slipped away with a set of arrow practice equipment on its back.

...The coins were still taken from Eleuil's hidden small vault in the morning.

What a poor goddess!

Eleuil was still stretching out on the grass, and when he looked up by chance, he saw the blue heron flying back again.

Also, if the blue heron flew back to Rhodes just like that, she would be trapped here even though she couldn't swim.

Even so, the little princess still had a thought, maybe the blue heron brought back the goddess' message?

Rhodes unloaded the equipment in front of the little princess.

"Is this also a gift from the goddess?"

Blue Heron paused, and shook his head firmly.

"Is that what you lent me?"

Blue Heron continued to shake her head.

The little princess was at a loss: "..."

But she didn't worry about it anymore, since the bow and arrow were sent, it must be for her to use, as for whether it was a gift or a loan, it would not be too late to talk about it later.

Unlike the custom-made longbow in the palace, this bow is of reasonable weight, but it is a bit clumsy due to ordinary craftsmanship.

Aleuil was not disappointed because of this, she caressed the bow body cherishingly, nocked the arrow, hooked the string, drew the bow, and aimed at the distant target.

The first arrow hit near the bull's-eye.

Eleuil exhaled slowly, adjusted his state, let go and released the second arrow, this time hitting the bull's-eye without any suspense.

"I can still get back to my status." The little princess smiled with a sure chance of winning, but the smile faded away quickly.

She clenched the bow in her hand, feeling the rough surface with her palm, and the brief bright smile turned into a brighter determination light, engraved in her eyes.

Back in the room that night, Eleuil was thinking about what the blue heron meant by shaking her head again. While she was puzzled, she habitually counted her small treasury.

In this remote city of Kadela, except for the goddess who is very reliable at present, only money is the guarantee of life and death.

While counting, the little princess suddenly realized that the number was wrong, some coins were missing.

But if it was stolen by someone, it doesn't seem to be enough to just take such a small amount. Putting these coins together are precious gold ornaments and some gold coins.

The puzzled little princess suddenly caught a glimpse of the bow standing by the wall.

An unsolved case was solved.

The spirit version of Rhodes silently looked away.

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From this day on, the blue heron version of Lotus has become a special river crossing machine for the little princess, and an unshakable spectator when practicing martial arts and archery.

Until the holiday approved by the priestess ended, Eleuil had to pick up the book again and rush to the school every day.

However, this kind of daily life of pretending can't last long. When the Lord Cadilla forgets about her, the little princess can openly apply to the priestess to skip classes and practice martial arts.

When the scribes saw the little princess who was far ahead in grades appearing in the school, they all smiled approvingly.

They had no idea that in the not-too-distant future, Eleuil would become a typical example of skipping classes.

The author has something to say:

What kind of skipping is a skipping class approved by the principal!

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I remembered that the number of words was still a little short of the list, so I added _(:D)∠)_