Path of Light.

Chapter 9
The Statue of Liberty in Castletown is located on the east section of Brown Street near the port in the lower city. It is built next to the cliff.

Due to the limited geographical location, the Statue of Liberty is not built very big, but being able to preach the teachings of the Statue of Liberty in the world of elves where the Temple of the Moon prevails, this in itself proves that the great priest of the Statue of Liberty, Felix Mitchell Your Majesty's excellent diplomatic skills.

However, the reason why the foreign sect, the Temple of Liberty, was able to gain a foothold in the kingdom of elves was also due to some reasons for the Temple of the Moon God.

As the largest sect in the elven kingdom, the Moon God Temple only accepts the worship of elves, and has always rejected those mixed-blood elves, half-elfs, and other races who came to the elven kingdom.

The lower town of Castletown is next to the harbour.

Although this is only a fishing port, there are still ships from the kingdom of the wood elves and the kingdom of the dark moon elves docking in. This is also the most fundamental reason why the residents of the lower city near the Castletown harbor are racially mixed.

Everyone is also used to this kind of mixed life. It is such an area that naturally becomes the place where the Temple of Liberty spreads its teachings.

Because the residents here also have faith pursuits...

The usual believers of this Temple of Liberty are the half-blood elves and half-elves in the lower city.

Ms. Belinda, who is a silver moon elf, is a devout believer in the Temple of the Moon God, so Roy has almost never stepped into the temple.

Roy would pass by the entrance of this temple almost every day. He could often see the Statue of Liberty in the center of the vestibule and step into the gate of the temple. A low wall of neatly built shrubs.

The ground of the courtyard is covered with terrazzo slabs, and the gaps between these slabs are filled with mortar. There are two statues of priests at the entrance of the main hall. One of the priests is holding a two-handed staff, and the priest on the other side is waving a flail. Holding a copper-skinned book with a half-meter chain in his arms.

The priest holding a staff on the right is wearing a divine robe, and the priest holding a flail on the left is wearing heavy armor, both of which are very majestic.

Probably because I lost something yesterday, a priest appeared at the entrance of the main hall of the temple.

He saw Roy coming in from the gate, stopped in the yard for a moment, then climbed up the steps in front of the main hall of the temple, and immediately came up to Roy.

"Sorry, there is no gathering today, and the temple is temporarily closed to the public!"

The priest in the dark red robe said to Roy.

"I'm here... I want to ask the priest in the temple to help me identify whether I have divine magic."

Roy said to the priest.

The priest looked Roy up and down, paused and said:
"Then please come with me."

Instead of taking Roy into the main hall of the temple, he detoured to the backyard from the stone road next to the main hall.

Many cypress trees are planted around the main hall, and these cypress trees are arranged very closely, more like a tree wall.

The main hall of the temple is much taller than these cypresses, and the outline of the main hall can be clearly seen from the outside, so Roy usually doesn't pay much attention to the row of cypress walls.

After Roy followed the priest through the dense cypress wall, he discovered that there was actually a three-story bell tower next to the main hall, hidden behind the dense bushes, like an attic in the main hall. Only then did I realize that these two buildings are actually independent.

There is a well just below the bell tower, but I don't know if there is fresh water in this well.

On the left side of the bell tower, behind the main hall against the wall, a row of two-story small buildings are connected with the main hall, and the outside of the small buildings is connected by a corridor.

It looks like the residence of priests.

The priest took Roy to the door of the third room in this row of residences, stood outside the door and knocked on the door. When he heard someone responding inside, he immediately said:

"Priest Reed, someone outside wants to test the divinity."

The wooden door in front of him was pushed open from the inside.

A priest wearing a dark red robe inlaid with silver came out from inside. He wore a silver crown on his head and held a scepter inlaid with a gem on the top.

The priest named Reed stood in front of Roy. There were no wrinkles on his face. Roy couldn't tell his age...

This Priest Reed was actually a human being, which made Roy feel very cordial.

Living in this city full of elves, Roy feels like an alien.

Although his mother, Ms. Belinda, has repeatedly emphasized that Roy is a half-elf, Roy feels that he is human.

When Priest Reed looked at Roy, his eyes were gentle, and he noticed Roy's ears that were different from elves.

"follow me."

His voice was calm and cold, he turned and walked towards the end of the corridor, and then walked up the steps to the second floor.

Roy quickly followed.

The priest who received Roy left.

Roy followed Priest Reed into a room that looked like a confessional. This room was not big, and there was a communication port on the wall inside, and a table and two chairs were placed beside it.

Priest Reed asked Roy to sit down opposite him.

Roy sat on a chair and casually looked around the dimly lit room...

Priest Reed put one hand on the table, and then took out a magic crystal, a square sand table, and a glass hourglass with a bronze frame.

"Our test here is generally divided into three steps. First, we need to use the magic crystal to check whether you have divinity. Revelation, even if there is no revelation, I can still teach you some simple prayers. As long as you can recite the prayers fluently before the hourglass streams out, and obtain a trace of the power of the Holy Light, you have the potential to become a trainee priest .”

"Because the devout heart will slowly allow you to master these divine arts, the goddess will not abandon any believer, and this has little to do with your identity and race."

Priest Reed introduced the testing process to Roy, and it seemed really detailed...

Roy sat in front of the table, rubbed his hands together, and explained to Priest Reed:
"Actually, that's the case...so the appraiser from the magic union asked me to come here to try."

After speaking, Roy ignored Priest Reed's peeing expression, stretched out his right hand and laid it flat on the table, and just concentrated a little, a firefly-sized flame appeared in the palm of his hand.

Priest Reed looked at the holy light in Roy's palm with some surprise, and then even condensed a ball of light as big as a candle on his fingertips, and moved his fingers towards him. With a gentle push, the two rays of light merged into one harmoniously.

"This is indeed holy light, which means that you have the ability to learn divine arts. Very good, this light is very pure."

When Priest Reed looked at Roy, his eyes brightened.

I was a little excited when I spoke.

"What's your name?"

"Roy."

"Roy, are you willing to learn magic with me?" Priest Reed asked sincerely.

If a devout believer heard Priest Reed's question, he would definitely agree without hesitation.

But Roy was not, he was just here to identify what the light ball in his palm was, so that he could choose a more suitable subject for him when he entered the Elf Academy.

"That... I want to ask, is there any benefit to learning magic? Do you want me to join the temple? Are there any rules in the temple?" Roy asked hesitantly.

Priest Reed was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the young man in front of him didn't rush to agree immediately, but asked several questions in succession.

Usually, those who can condense the holy light are almost all the power of the holy light condensed by reciting prayers every day.

They belong to the kind of believers who have a certain foundation and believe in the Statue of Liberty.

Obviously Roy is not like this, he ran over to appraise it because the power of holy light appeared in his body...

Priest Reed sorted out this relationship, and his mood calmed down.

"To answer your first question first... Isn't learning itself a benefit?"

Reed asked Roy back.

Roy shrank his neck and murmured in his heart: "It's indeed a good thing, but I'm going to school soon, so I can't learn both at the same time..."

Seeing Roy lower his eyelids, staring at the table without speaking, Priest Reed knew that what he said didn't impress Roy.

"To learn divine arts, you really need to join our Temple of Liberty, and then you will become a trainee priest in the temple." Priest Reed continued.

There are currently only three priests and two apprentice priests in the temple, so Priest Reed is eager to recruit new apprentice priests...

He went on to say: "Once you become a trainee priest, you need to abide by the temple's regulations and guidelines, but those regulations are very loose and will not affect your real life."

He paused for a moment, and then said: "In addition, after becoming a trainee priest, you can also enjoy many conveniences in the temple."

I thought this would make Roy interested, but Roy just raised his head and looked at Priest Reed, as if he wanted to listen quietly.

"For example, you can come and go to our library at will." Priest Reed said.

Roy could only complain secretly: The library of the Elven Academy is twice as large as the main hall of the Temple of Liberty, what is the library...

"Learning divine arts can improve one's own strength." Priest Reed said again.

After speaking, he felt that this was not vivid enough, so he raised the scepter in his hand and chanted a prayer to Roy, and then a beam of light fell on Roy's body.

Roy just felt refreshed all over his body. It felt like he had just taken a bath, lying on the terrace at night, with the sea breeze blowing...

Could this be magic?Open a bathing center in the upper part of Castletown after you have completed your studies?
Roy was a little confused, and felt that there was really no need to waste time here.

"How about... do you want to think about it? Since you have the holy light, it means that you are born to be a priest."

Priest Reed sat opposite Roy and said proudly.

(End of this chapter)