Ordinary fantasy adventure in Faerûn

Chapter 182 Ascetic Monk

[Pilgrimage and Penance]

This is a ritual behavior unique to believers in certain gods. They make certain oaths and goals for themselves, and then, over a period of several years or even decades, they stick to the oath while walking on the path of asceticism and completing the prerequisites. Only in this way can a pilgrimage of faith be completed completely and successfully.

This is an arduous path, which is completely independent of the scope of normal ascetic monks' practice. Only those who want to challenge themselves, break through their limits, prove their beliefs, polish their souls, and pursue the highest will put on this set of shackles for themselves.

This path is very difficult, but the ascetics who can successfully complete this path are all people with firm beliefs and strong will. After truly completing this path, the practitioners of the path will often become better as a result. Beyond the ordinary.

As a result, the mind of the ascetic will become extremely tough, and the body will be tempered for a long time. Legend has it that some legendary monks established and completed the harsh ascetic rituals for themselves, and then successfully promoted themselves to legends in the eyes of the world. .

Scar knew about this ritual, and there were practitioners of similar paths in the faith of the loyal god Tom, but because this escape path was too harsh, he had never seen an ascetic who actually took this path. , and the person in front of me has actually been walking on this road for three years!

To be honest, this made Scar admire him very much. Although he still didn't know what kind of oath the man in front of him had sworn and what kind of road he was walking on, it would never be easy in any case, and this It also confirmed the strength of the person in front of him from the side.

This information gave Scar a certain understanding of the person in front of him, and during this period, Father Lison also explained the ins and outs of the matter to Leon. After understanding what happened, Leon once again single-handedly He bowed.

"Thank you, Father Leeson, this dangerous journey of salvation was exactly what I needed."

Leon said this, as a monk who believes in Ilmet, the pilgrimage path he chose is not just to hone himself in the form of penance, but more importantly, to maintain spiritual purity in the process. and firmness in faith.

That's why he chose to come to Baldur's Gate from Neverwinter because he had heard about all kinds of tragedies and tragedies that had happened here. Because of this, he concluded that Baldur's Gate needed the help of more people with lofty ideals. So he came here as a pilgrim ascetic.

Because the mud pit of Baldur's Gate cannot be changed by just one person or even a sect. One person is saved today, and another person is heard to be killed tomorrow. Chaos is the norm in this city, but Leon is powerless. Change this.

Here he strives to practice the teachings of Ilmet, doing his best to help those in need, healing the injured, teaching martial arts to the powerless, and guiding the confused. He has tried his best to help many people... But this is not enough.

The teachings of Ilmet taught him to lend a helping hand to those in need, but if he just lived in one place, he would not be able to see the suffering further away, and he would not be able to practice Ilmet to the greatest extent. teachings.

He tried hard to trace and find out the source of all these evils, but he couldn't do it. He was just a monk.

When he discovered this, the truth made his heart feel like a knife, and he couldn't sit still. He couldn't bear that he was clearly here, but he could only watch everything happen, and could do nothing. As time went by, So much so that his firm belief began to waver, which made him, who was originally optimistic, have to meditate for a long time every day to calm his mind.

He desperately needed to break the status quo.

And at this moment, he heard about the tragedy that happened in Eltoril, a civilized holy city not far from Baldur's Gate. He realized that maybe this was his chance. If he couldn't save Baldur's Gate, Even if this city in turn wipes out his belief in Ilmet, he might as well go to hell to save those souls who don't deserve to suffer. In that scorching hellfire, his life will only be There are two endings. Either he should practice the path of Ilmet until his death in this great operation, so that he can ascend to the kingdom of Ilmet as a glorious practitioner of faith and live up to the expectations he had given him when he was a child. The experience of being picked up and raised by Ilmet followers not only lived up to the name of his own faith.

Or... Although he thinks the possibility is low, if he can really complete this great undertaking, it means that he can not only get rid of his own inner demons and strengthen his beliefs, but also save tens of thousands of lives. Save an entire city!

What could be a more devout display of faith than this? Never again.

He had no way to start due to lack of information before, but now Father Lison gave this opportunity to himself, so he accepted this journey of a narrow escape without saying a word.

Leeson: "This is the path you have chosen, jihadist, and so we all support it."

Logan: "And we all see your pain during this period, so do it bravely, Ilmet will be watching you."

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Leon spent a certain amount of time explaining his own situation to Ska, and after Ska had a full understanding of him, out of his trust in Ilmet believers and the other party's identity as an ascetic, he believed His strength and mentality absolutely meet the standards of this mission.

However, the specific candidates to participate in this operation are not determined by Ska. Although as he said before, Eltoril is willing to accept any friendly help, but the one who truly has the ability to send the general The only person they sent to hell was Consultant Florrick.

So in the end, Scar could only promise him that he would tell the team leader about his situation. If their team still had room, they would definitely call him before taking action. Leon also accepted this arrangement after Scar explained. .

After that, Ska left the Temple of Misery and went to meet Nohir at the place that had been reserved long ago.

Leon took advantage of this time to escort Father Logan back to the Temple of Mercy in Livington, the outer city, with most of the money. On the way, he purchased food, clothing, medicine and tents in the outer city to prepare for the incoming refugees.

At this time, Nohir had also flown directly to Feilong Pass, received his reward from Palestine, and was now on his way back.

He plans to buy a space bag with these 2000 gold coins, and then try to upgrade it with incentive points to see if he can upgrade the space bag to be able to load all his current wealth, or upgrade it to the function of loading living creatures, so He can then keep his Demonic Pokémon with him.

But he planned to do this later. Now he had to go to the spacious neighborhood to meet Ska, and then use the large pot of basilisk oil on his waist.

(End of this chapter)