The epic story of green monsters

Chapter 1131 Divine Grace
After a long journey, Todd's team of adventurers finally emerged from the deep mountains and forests with a lot of spoils and arrived at the broad trade road connecting Namur Fortress and Green Lake City.

Once here, there will be basically no danger. Even thieves and bandits, which are rampant in the wilderness, will find it difficult to survive here, because the Green Field Tribe has a large number of cavalry patrols on the trade route every day to maintain order on the trade route.

Passersby or adventurers who want to try their luck or collect useful herbs in the safer areas around the trade route are not uncommon once they enter the safe range of the trade route.

A team of adventurers like Todd's, who were obviously going to have a great harvest, were occasionally cast with malicious glances by passers-by, but they were afraid of the strict laws in the North and did not dare to act rashly.

"Hahaha!! We've agreed that after we return to Green Lake City this time, you all must invite me to Chunfeng Courtyard to have some fun!"

Todd, the dwarf goblin, had a shield hanging around his waist that could be used as both a one-handed shield and a cooking utensil. He had a bright smile on his face and would occasionally remind his companions of what they had promised him.

"I know!! Are you annoying?"

The dark elf Joanna glared at the dwarf impatiently. This guy was now so horny that his mind was clouded by lust.

"You're just lucky, aren't you? You're so proud of yourself just because you successfully cooked your first intermediate magic dish. You didn't even think about the dozens of times you failed before. The ingredients you wasted exceeded the value of this dish. And you still have the nerve to let us treat you."

The werewolf Marcy still felt sorry for his wallet. Chunfengyuan was a place where money was spent like water. Who knew how much this complacent guy would spend after entering.

"That's an intermediate dish that can improve your career potential. If it's placed in a restaurant in Green Lake City, it's clearly marked at over 200 gold coins. The entire income from this adventure is not that much!!"

Todd was happy that he had finally broken through the bottleneck of the intermediate magic chef. He was also happy that his companions might be able to go further in their careers in the future because of his dish.

"That was made with the ingredients we got from the four-armed ape we killed together!!"

"Without my skills, how could those ingredients be turned into priceless dishes..."

Fighting and playing became a common practice, making the journey back less boring, and the tense nerves of the jungle adventure also relaxed as they arrived at a safe area.

Rumble~~~~
A dull sound like thunder was heard in the distance, and a thick wave of dust was faintly visible in the sky covered by green grass. The pedestrians along the trade road, who had already known what was happening, dodged to the sides. Not long after, they saw a cavalry team wearing heavy black armor, with even the mounts without revealing a single bit of skin or hair, slowly moving from the direction of Green Lake City towards Namur Fortress.

The tall and majestic Mondo warhorse made sniffling sounds from time to time, and the heavy armor on its body inevitably collided when its four thighs moved. The crisp golden sound of jingling was not mixed with any other human voice. The goblin knight who was riding on the tall horse and whose face could not be seen clearly looked straight ahead, revealing the powerful aura of an elite warrior.

The group looked up with envy as the army passed by them. Although they often encountered such armies, they always felt envy and admiration every time they met them.

"It would be nice to join a cavalry corps like this!!"

Cliff, the simple-looking ogre shield warrior, stared at the thick armor on the Green Ranger and muttered to himself.

"Don't even think about it. This cavalry belongs to the Bloodfire Lion Heavy Cavalry Corps, which is composed entirely of bugbears and hobgoblins. It is difficult for warriors of other races to meet their stringent requirements."

Todd's words were like a bucket of cold water poured into the ogre's heart, pulling his rationality back into his body: "With your conditions, if you really want to join our Thorn Alliance, you will most likely be assigned to the Ogre Brigade of the Rock Legion."

"Then... let's forget it."

Cliff was attracted by the complete set of intermediate magic equipment on the cavalry soldiers. He heard that as long as they could join the cavalry corps and become formal members, the corps would distribute it to every soldier without them having to pay any extra money.

With the income of adventurers like them, it would take decades to collect the money needed for such a set of armor even if they didn't eat or drink. However, such a set of armor cannot be bought with money alone. Without a strong foundation like the Green Tribe, ordinary wilderness tribes cannot find channels to purchase and forge it, let alone adventurers like them who come from remote tribes.

"In fact, the treatment of the Rock Legion is not bad. The soldiers who are officially admitted can also get a set of standard equipment after serving for a certain number of years. Although it is not as sophisticated as the equipment of the Lion Legion Knights, it is also a complete set of low-level magic equipment."

Seeing his companion's eagerness, Todd couldn't help but comfort him.

"What about me? If I were to join your army, which regiment would I be selected into?"

Assassin Marcy interrupted and asked with interest.

"That's hard to say. The benefits of advanced thieves are based on their position in the army. If they are just a scout team gathering peripheral intelligence, they..."

Todd racked his brains to keep his friends who were close to him in the North. Although he was only 18 years old, he was already planning for his future.

There are more than 20 people of the same generation as Todd in the family. Those with outstanding talents have now become high-level peak warriors. The family is now trying to find opportunities for them to make breakthroughs. However, Todd's talent is not that good among the goblins of his generation, and he is not from a direct line of the family, so the conveniences he can get from the family in the future are not as glorious as outsiders see.

He needs to build his own network and relationships from now on, create a trustworthy team, and wait until the time is right in the future to become independent from the family, find a suitable location in the vast and fertile green plains, and build his own manor and settlement.

The territory controlled by the Green Tribe is too large, and the wilderness is implementing new rules. If the goblins do not develop and occupy many places, the land will be given to the migrating foreigners. Therefore, the tribe is always happy to see the tribe members open up new manors and villages. As long as these separated tribe members are willing to recognize the leadership of the Green Tribe, pay corresponding taxes according to the size of the manors and villages, and accept management, the tribe will retain their rights in the tribe and allow their descendants to enjoy the benefits of the tribe.

Todd also heard that in a few years, after the maze building in the northern desert is completed, the tribe will open a development plan for the Takhan Desert and encourage ambitious people in the tribe to go deep into the desert to build manors and strongholds.

Although to outsiders, the desert seems barren, but Todd, who is backed by a family of powerful officials, has judged from the preparations of the family over the years and some clues revealed by the elders that the desert may be the opportunity for their generation of goblins to prosper.

Todd grew up listening to the legendary story of how the great patriarch rose from obscurity and led the goblins of Green Field to develop step by step into the current status of the largest clan in the North. Deep down in his heart, although he is still very young, he has a strong ambition to follow his idol and show his abilities.

Todd's own strength is still a little weak. This time he returned to Green Lake City to complete the Magic Chef Level Certification. Combined with the merits he had accumulated in the Church of the God of Food, he can apply for God's grace again, which may help him to be promoted to the level of a mid-level priest.

However, the priest profession can only be regarded as auxiliary after all, and it is impossible to charge into battle like the great patriarch. That is why Todd chose to join the adventurer team, selecting and examining adventure partners step by step, until he recruited the selected partners two years ago to form the current adventure team.

In such a warm and pleasant journey, after five days of trekking, Todd and his companions finally arrived at the prosperous and majestic Green Lake City.

"You guys go to the Adventurer's Guild to hand in the quest first. I'll go back to the Church of the God of Food and then come back to the tavern to meet you."

The teammates were queuing up to pay the head tax for entering the city. Todd, who had revealed his tribal identity, turned around and said something to his companions, then walked straight past the soldiers guarding the city gate and went into the city.

"Remember to bring three bottles of healing potions and scrolls for each of us."

I heard reminders from my companions behind me.

"Know it!!"

As he walked, Todd took out a holy emblem of the God Eater Church from his chest lining and pinned it on his left chest again. Although the God Eater Church has now been fully legalized in the North, other church forces mostly ignore the believers or clergy of the God Eater Church when they encounter them in the North. However, the God Eater Church still advises its priests and believers not to be too high-profile.

For example, when Todd is adventuring in the wild to perform missions, he will put away the holy emblem to avoid conflicts with other churches. Although Todd doesn't understand the reason for doing so, since the church has made the decision, he can only carry it out, because he is also a devout believer in the God of Food.

"Brother Todd is back?"

"came back."

"Brother Todd, how was your harvest this time?"

"Thanks to my Lord's protection, it's not bad..." Walking all the way to the southeast city where the church is located, I kept meeting familiar church members who greeted me. At the same time, there were also magic chefs in off-white chef uniforms coming and going in a hurry. Occasionally they stopped in front of a shop on the street, but they were attracted by some spices and ingredients displayed inside, or they wanted to sell a magic dish they just cooked.

Green Lake City, the food capital of the Feynman world, has a complete industry chain after years of development, which is spread all over the world. For outsiders or local residents who have settled in Green Lake City, their jobs are more or less related to magic cooking. It can be said that one industry feeds most of the city.

The originally remote Green Plains has become prosperous and lively because of the existence of Green Lake City. Merchants, gourmets, and students studying cooking from all over the world have flocked in one after another.

Soon, the statue of the God of Food emitting a faint divine glow appeared at the end of the wide avenue in the southeast city square, and Todd's destination - the main temple of the God of Food Church - was behind the statue in the square.

Ever since Todd's idol, the great chieftain of the Green Tribe, Allen, demonstrated his miraculous cooking skills in this square more than a decade ago, pushing the reputation of magic cooking to a higher level, this square has become a holy place in the hearts of all the magic chefs who study magic cooking in the Feynman world, and countless magic chefs hope to make a pilgrimage here once in their lifetime.

For this reason, the more than 100 kitchens in the square that are open to the public all year round have become the most sought-after commodities in the city. Whether they want to make a pilgrimage to experience the place where the God of Cookery has cooked personally, or really want to use the power of the field that the God of Cookery statue covers the square all year round to achieve a professional breakthrough, the rental of these kitchens has been driven up to a price that Todd can hardly afford.

The tribe did benefit a lot, but ordinary magic chefs like Todd who didn't have many resources could only take steady steps and rely on improving their cooking skills to achieve a breakthrough in their magic chef profession.

"Priest Ryan, I went to the Katoer Mountains this time according to the coordinates provided by the church. In the valley where the coordinates are located, I did find that the weathered gravel contains magic iron ore. In addition, a four-armed ape monster that can cast stone armor appeared in the valley. It must be related to the magic power gathered by the magic iron ore in the valley."

The only main temple of the Church of the God of Food in Feynman's world is magnificent and huge, divided into different areas according to their daily use. At this time, Todd is in a quiet room, reporting the progress of his mission to the priest on duty in the room.

"Yes, there is indeed a magical reaction."

He took the test tube handed over by Todd, poured out some of the collected valley gravel and put it into a certain reagent tube. As the color of the reagent gradually changed, the dwarf goblin priest named Ryan nodded slightly, which was regarded as an approval of Todd's report.

"Mission completed, three merit points obtained."

"Your merit points in the church have now exceeded 100, a total of 101 points."

As Ryan operated on a miniature divine table on the work table in front of him, he replaced the original information on the holy emblem that Todd had given him, and new merit points were engraved on the holy emblem.

"I want to redeem a low-level divine favor."

After hearing what Ryan said, Todd spoke quickly.

“Is the purpose of divine grace clear?”

"Level 5 divine spell to heal moderate injuries."

"Yes, but according to convention, I still have to explain to you in advance: God's grace is closely related to the degree of your faith. If your faith is shaken or not strong enough, then the feedback of God's grace in your body and soul will not be too obvious. Perhaps you need more than 2-3 times of God's grace to master the fifth-level magic."

"clear."

Todd nodded. This was not the first time he had received God's grace.

"Then you come with me."

Taking Todd out of the quiet room and coming to the sacred statue of the God of Food in the center of the main temple, Ryan gently placed Todd's holy emblem in the groove on the statue's lower limbs that looked like the same holy emblem, and motioned Todd to kneel on the carpet in front of the statue and begin to pray quietly.

After Todd connected his spirit with the sculpture, Ryan also closed his eyes and prayed devoutly: "Great Lord of omniscience and omnipotence, creator of delicious food, of the green plains..."

"...I beg you to let your divine will descend upon the Lamb before me and show me your great power for your Lamb..."

Ryan skillfully connected his consciousness through the statue in front of him and a huge planet formed by a golden halo in a distant unknown plane. He slowly revealed Todd's purpose through prayer. Soon the huge golden planet seemed to accept Ryan's request, and a dim golden hairspring slowly separated from the surface of the planet and quickly returned to the statue in the temple under Ryan's guidance.

At this moment, Todd's holy emblem containing his own mental frequency information was shining. The golden gossamer that seemed tiny against the backdrop of the huge stars turned into a huge golden light column that shot down from a pair of eyes made of divine crystal on the head of the divine sculpture, enveloping Todd who was kneeling on the ground.

Todd, who was still in a devout prayer posture, seemed to be in a pool of warm water. His body and soul slowly began to change after absorbing the energy contained in the light column. Finally, the golden light completely disappeared in Todd's body and turned into a stable and clear divine symbol, which was engraved in Todd's soul. It also meant that his divine grace was very successful this time, and he had mastered the level 5 divine spell to heal injuries.

A tear slipped from the corner of Todd's eye unknowingly, and the dwarf goblin, who was officially promoted to a level 1 priest/level 8 priest, opened his eyes. Then, following the guidance of the sudden extra information in his mind, his mental power poured into the new divine spell that appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness. He followed the diagram to outline an identical divine spell and manipulated it carefully.

At the same time, in the real temple, Todd held his hands in front of him, and a ball of green magic light representing new life was flashing, sometimes expanding and sometimes shrinking and unstable.

puff! ! !
As expected, the magic failed, but Todd and the priest Ryan who was looking at him still looked happy.

"Congratulations, Brother Todd, you have officially become a mid-level priest."

"Thank you, thank you for the gift from my Lord!!"

……

With each word that carried the name of the God of Food, bits of imperceptible mysterious energy slowly emerged from his body and spirit. When it was finally mature, it turned into milky white gas that floated into the air and flew towards the magnificent statue beside him like a young swallow returning to its nest.

Through the invisible channel inside the statue, the power of faith nurtured and gathered by the vast number of believers was transported to the distant starry sky, to the star that was inextricably linked to Allen. As the power of faith, like fuel, was integrated, the star was also changing unnoticed. The light and flames on the surface of the star were much stronger than when it was a new star. If someone observed carefully, they would find that the light and flames on the surface of the star were flickering rhythmically, just like a heart.

In the quiet room deep in the underground temple, Alan was still meditating and recuperating his body. More than ten years had passed and his body was still some distance away from its peak. However, with the huge amount of resources collected by the tribe and the nourishment of the magical dishes he cooked, it wouldn't be long before his body fully recovered.

Alan seemed to be recovering from his calm meditation, but in fact, in that boundless sea of ​​consciousness with no visible boundaries, the two identical images formed by the differentiation of Alan's main consciousness and divine consciousness were doing different things.

Allen's main consciousness conjured up a fully equipped kitchen and various precious ingredients in the sea of ​​consciousness, constantly honing his cooking skills. In order to fulfill the promise made with the three pillars, Allen was not idle even when she was recuperating. When she felt tired from meditation, she would go to the kitchen in the temple to cook various dishes. On the one hand, she could learn and improve her cooking skills, and on the other hand, she could cook suitable magical dishes to help herself recover faster.

Alan's divine consciousness has been studying the intricate and mysterious patterns and runes on the replicated Seed of Faith. When he occasionally gains something, he will independently construct divine art models in his sea of ​​consciousness and cast divine arts without any magic power.

The result of this attempt was that although Alan, a Berserker Saint, had no talent for spellcasting, he could already cast some basic divine spells, such as Bear's Tenacity, Leopard's Agility, and so on.

Of course, to cast these spells, Alan must enter the state of divine power, and only with divine power can the spell model be constructed. Moreover, with Alan's current ability, he can only cast spells below level 6 at most. His mental power is not enough to perform fine control over higher-level spells.

The work of cracking the various mysterious runes on the Seed of Faith continues. Now Alan has mastered several level 9 divine runes, which means that he can cultivate high-level and peak clergy in batches through God's grace.

After all, level 9 magic is the highest level of magic that clergy members below the legendary level can master.

In the sea of ​​consciousness, in addition to the two differentiated consciousnesses and the things they each transformed into, there was also something particularly eye-catching. That was a flaming star that was materialized and projected by Allen, less than five hundred meters above Allen's main consciousness and divine consciousness. It illuminated the entire sea of ​​consciousness and dispelled the invisible fog in the sea of ​​consciousness to the distant end.

Through this phantom body that is always connected to the real stars in the endless starry sky, the divine consciousness is constantly receiving the feedback images from the believers in an increasing number. If it were Allen's main consciousness body facing such a complex information flow, he would probably either go crazy or block it directly. However, the divine consciousness can continue to analyze the runes on the seed of faith while receiving this information. Only when this information contains a relevant keyword will the divine consciousness focus on browsing the relevant information more carefully.

For example, just now, after He heard the prayer word "Bestowed by God", He browsed the image information of Ryan and Todd. After confirming that it was correct, He directly differentiated a corresponding divine power and projected it into Todd's body.

It's not that I didn't write it the other day, but the 2,000-word chapter was not complete enough, so I updated it all at once today.