Chapter 9: The Temple of Ogma
"Not good."
"Haunted wineries don't open until the sun goes down. I've got an appointment tomorrow night. ”
Charles looked down to sort out the clothes in the cupboard, but the corners of his mouth were filled with a hint of playfulness. As soon as the old friend opened his mouth, he knew who was on the other end of the phone.
"Don't."
Zhang Ze was immediately anxious, put his palms together and raised his head high, and begged: "Brother, big brother." This is related to the happiness of the little brother's life, and I ask you to be merciful and help. ”
"After the dungeon, you are already level 3, and it is not easy to bring them, you will know how to play." Charles said lightly, never mentioning that he was going back to the 'Haunted Winery' because he had taken on a mission and a secret door.
"It's a little ......vain," Zhang Ze's face fell, "It's not that you don't know, I just mess with the masters, and I don't know anything about command or anything." ”
"Draw a scoop according to the gourd, elementary school students will be."
With a hint of sarcasm in his words, Charles picked up his clothes and walked into the bathroom.
"Don't, don't, don't!"
Zhang Ze blocked the door of the bathroom, raised one foot to support the door frame, looked like a scoundrel, and shouted with a full stomach: "Great God, I am serious this time!" ”
"Really!" Zhang Ze put on a self-confessed pure look and looked at Charles affectionately, "Look at it, my pure eyes have only appeared in my freshman year. Do you remember that once simple roommate? ”
"Don't show up, when you don't say it's serious. I'll do the math...... Well, I should have dumped five or six senior sisters, but now my taste has changed and I want to find a student of the same level? ”
Charles was expressionless, but he was about to burst into laughter in his heart.
"You black-bellied four-eyed boy...... Zhang Ze also saw through his toying from Charles's twitching eyebrows, and scolded and put down his feet, "Life is all calculations." ”
"Okay, you won, I announced that the dormitory was contracted for this month's hygiene!"
"Satisfied?"
Zhang Ze squinted at Charles in the bathroom.
Charles shook his head, took off his upper clothes, leaned out and pointed to the water dispenser in the corner of the dormitory, and closed the bathroom door with a smile.
"Good! For the next month, I worked part-time as a diligent water movers. I don't produce water, I'm just a porter for a pure water company. Zhang Ze glanced at the name recorded in the address book of his mobile phone, gritted his teeth and said angrily.
After coming out of the shower, Charles saw his best friend hiding on the balcony, his voice soft, and he was talking sweet words.
"That woman wasn't that easy to chase."
Charles naturally knew that Zhang Ze was pursuing An Ying. However, judging from today's first contact, the Ann sisters are very assertive. Especially my sister An Ying, who has certain leadership skills and refuses to be subservient to others. In the past, Zhang Ze relied on his good skin and family background to be invincible in the love field, but this time I am afraid that he will be deflated.
The fact that the Dawn server is open all day does not mean that players will choose to fight all night.
Even Susar, the imperial capital of Cormier, will come out at night to run rampant with the Vampires, Shadow Descendants, Transfigurants, evil Tieflins, etc., and low-level adventurers are just a meal on the plate of these things.
Cities are like this, not to mention monster-infested wilderness. It can only be said that if the player wants to walk freely in the dark, he must at least have exemplary strength.
Ten levels, two orders.
Twenty levels, three levels, exemplary levels.
Thirty levels, four levels, hero level.
Forty levels, five levels, Destiny Legend level.
Level 50, quasi-god.
The further you go, the more difficult it is to level up. "Dawn" has been in beta for more than a month, and in the territory of the Cormier Kingdom, Charles has only heard that there is a level 5 player on Arabe's side. In the next two to three months, the vast majority of people will still struggle to survive below the second order.
After drying his hair, Charles climbed straight into bed.
I slept until the next morning.
The alarm clock rang on time at eight o'clock, and after Charles got up to wash up, he saw Zhang Ze open the door full of vitality and come in, and after throwing a bag of breakfast on his table, he sat directly on the game simulation chair and connected to "Dawn".
Ten minutes later, Charles also landed in the game.
"Welcome back, Holy Presence."
Accompanied by a crisp and melodious female voice of the system, the scenery in Shire's field of vision was replaced by the first floor of the Central Library.
The old mage Hayzi never seemed to leave the front desk, still writing with his head down. Charles didn't bother him, and walked out of the library as the sun came to greet the new day.
If a day ago, his morning job was to go to Nana's alchemy hut to make alchemy potions, and then sell them in the store to get a share of the gold coins.
In such a month, Charles has also earned more than 2,000 gold coins, which is already a small rich person in the player group.
However, last night, Charles had already resigned from Alchemy Mentor Luna and shifted his focus to leveling.
Whether it's a Warlock, Mage, or Cleric, the spell slots for these spellcasting classes will be automatically updated when the new day arrives.
Charles must visit the temple of Ogmar and pray in front of the statue of the God of Knowledge, remembering the magic he needs to use on the day's spell slot.
Ogma is an unpopular deity, and his temple is almost entirely native, making it difficult to see other players. And the other nearby Sun Temple, which belongs to the Lord of the Morning Sun, Luoshanda, is so sad to think about it.
Temple Hall.
Like other Native priests, scholars, and artists, Charles changed into a clean white robe and stood beneath the idol of Ogma, holding a scroll and quietly writing mystical symbols on it with a quill pen.
This is the "naming" ceremony in the early morning.
The hall was not quiet, and the sound of enthusiastic chanting came from the nearby Temple of the Sun. The followers of the Lord of the Dawn are populacers, nobles, and merchants, and are passionate and vibrant. Their early morning prayers are a chorus, and the religious songs have brainwashed many players.
The High High Priestess of Ogma was a middle-aged lady with a golden emblem in her hand. Dressed in a priestly robe with the temperament of a scholar and a serene expression, she stood next to the statue of the god. Charles keenly observed that the priestess frowned throughout the "naming" ceremony.
It seems that the vigorous development of the Temple of the Sun has worried her.
After the prayer ceremony, Charles also memorized the magic he thought of in the spell slot. When the crowd of believers dispersed, Charles walked up to the high priest and leaned slightly in respect.
"Pastor Charles, today is the first time you have prayed to Ogma. Your piety will make Ogma notice. ”
When the middle-aged priestess Lucia saw Charles, she stretched her brows and said with a smile: "So, what do you want to do for the temple today?" ”
She is both the presiding priest of the temple and the mentor of the Shire.
A quest panel appeared in front of Charles' eyes, with more than a dozen Temple daily quests for him to choose from.
At the top of the list is a blue quest that is about missionary work and requires the Charles to fool a cultist, both natives and players. Reward a Green Finest Trinket and 500 XP.
Under the blue task, there is a whole page of green tasks, most of which are miscellaneous jobs. For example, helping the temple to transcribe scrolls, scrubbing metal ritual vessels, assisting in the training of Templar Knights, and so on.
Missionary tasks are not to be thought about. This is a great deal of attention to the player's 'bluffing' and 'negotiation' skills. If the skill level is high, a mouth cannon can fool a native. As for fooling players, don't even think about it, the energy wasted is completely disproportionate to the benefits.
Charles took on a training mission, changed into a chain shirt, and walked to the training ground inside the temple.
The Temple Guardian Knights have already trained on the field, except for those young trainee knights, the real Templar Knights are generally above the third order and level 20, and their strength is terrifying.
"Hello, Knight Captain Haber." Charles found the middle-aged chief standing on the high platform of the training ground, overseeing the training of the knights.
This is a fourth-order grand knight.
"Hello, Pastor Charles, Priest Lucia called you over, right?" Knight Captain Haber turned his head and said in a deep voice, "Go ahead and teach those little ones how to use their shields." ”
There were about a dozen teenagers on the training ground, who were still minors. Charles grabbed a large round shield from the weapon rack on the sidelines and walked over.
"Hey, little ones, let a real priest teach you." The Templar in charge of training clapped his hands, smiled kindly at Charles, and threw a helmet over, "Put it on and avoid harm." ”
Charles put on his helmet and pulled off the mask, revealing only a pair of dark eyes.
A dozen teenagers, you look at me, I look at you. He looked at Charles with curiosity and suspicion.
"The Holy Predent?"
A handsome blond boy stood up, stared at Charles with blazing eyes, and asked, "To become a serving priest of Ogma, in addition to pious faith, you also need to have superb martial arts and profound knowledge. ”
"I don't think you Holy Arrivals are qualified to be full-fledged professionals." The blonde handsome boy was sharp in his words. The young men behind him looked at him with longing and admiration.
It seems that this year is the leader of this group of little guys.
"What's your name?" Charles smiled.
"Olier, aspire to be the most powerful holy warrior in Cormier!"
The blonde boy looked directly at Charles and said loudly.
"Oh, Holy Warrior? Little one, it's not enough to be ambitious, as a warrior you have to know how to use a shield. Let me, the Pastor of the Holy Adventists, teach you now. Charles chuckled.
As if feeling insulted, Olier's face turned red, and he raised the long sword in his hand that had not yet been opened, and said angrily: "I will use the sword to maintain the dignity of a Templar!" ”
Charles beckoned at him, "Then you can attack with all your might." ”
"Whoosh"
As soon as the words fell, the sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy shouted angrily, swung his long sword and slashed. Charles admits that he was taken aback by the sword, which was almost as fast and powerful as a full-fledged warrior.
However, there is still a lot of experience.
A dozen teenagers let out exclamations of surprise as the Coming priest remained motionless, as if he had been stupefied by Oriel's sword.
But the next moment, the teenagers opened their mouths again.
The moment the sword was approached, Charles jerked up the large round shield that was attached to his left arm. Bang. Olier's sword slashed at the surface of the shield as if it were actively attacking the shield.
Then the reverse thrust from the round shield caused Olier to stagger and take two or three steps back to stabilize his figure.
"The strength and speed are enough, but the trajectory of the sword is too simple and crude, and it is easy to identify."
"Also, it's important to stay strong when you attack, and if you attack with all your might, it's like you did just now. If I take advantage of the situation and use a 'shield slam', Oliel you will fly out. ”