The Holy Man of Another Century Gospel

Chapter 95 The Arrangement of the God of Nature

Looking at the black panther getting closer and closer, Eric also tightened his grip on the steel sword in his hand.

Although he was in great pain all over, had been hungry for a day and had little strength left, but with his strength as a third-level warrior, it should not be a problem for him to deal with a wild beast.

If it was just a beast.

What concerned him was the lantern in its mouth.

Eric held his breath, waiting and being on guard, and the next moment, the black panther that was already close to the fire suddenly jumped up and turned into a human form in mid-air.

Removing the lantern from her mouth, the black panther transformed into a human woman and spoke to him, "This is Earl David's territory, and this woods is his private land. No one is allowed to enter without permission, and you are not allowed to light a fire without permission."

Seeing Eric was stunned and silent, she bowed to him again and said, "Greetings, adventurer. I am Kasha, the ranger of this forest."

Eric took a deep breath, and his tense body relaxed a little. "Are you a druid from the Natural Cult?"

The female ranger nodded in agreement, and then said that she did not transform into a black panther intentionally to scare people, but just felt the scent of fire and wanted to hurry over.

Eric put away his weapon, saying that he had no intention of trespassing into the earl's woods, and then told his story.

The female ranger looked at the snake bite wound on his arm, suddenly moved closer and sniffed it carefully.

"..."

Eric looked at her face in the firelight.

This female ranger was probably in her early twenties. Although she had just transformed into a rather wild black panther, her temperament was still quite demure. Her long hair fell on both sides of her shoulders, and her green eyes reflected the firelight, very bright.

"This smell should be that of black snake."

The female forest ranger, Kasha, also looked at him and asked, "Do you remember what that snake looked like?"

"A small black snake." Eric thought for a moment and added, "Very thin."

"That's right," Kasha said. "The black snake itself isn't venomous, but it feeds on grass lizards. The grass lizards' main food is asarum leaves, which have a paralyzing effect. The toxin accumulates, and the black snake's bite has a paralyzing effect. Plus, they're fast and small, making them hard to spot. People get bit here all the time... but it's rare for them to fall into the river because of it."

"I see." Eric responded, and then he saw her put her two fingers together, put them on the wound on his arm, and recited silently.

Along with a flash of green light, he felt the wound suddenly itch.

When she removed her fingers, the two tiny wounds had healed and scabbed.

Druids who believe in the god of nature also have certain healing abilities.

"Thank you." Eric thanked him. He was in this condition when he woke up and had forgotten to deal with this initial minor wound.

Kasha smiled and shook his head, then reiterated his duties as a forest ranger: this is private forest land and he cannot make a fire here.

"Okay." Eric sighed and didn't force it. "Just tell me which way it is."

"Don't you need to eat something and rest for a while?" Kasha asked.

"Ok?"

The ranger said that they couldn't make a fire here, but they could where she lived, and she would take him there to eat and provide him with a place to rest.

Eric was overjoyed; he was still racking his brains over how to spend the evening.

"May I?"

"Of course. Since you drifted here in a coma, this is the arrangement of the God of Nature. You are the distinguished guest sent by the God." said the female druid.

Is this the arrangement of the God of Nature? Then the God of Nature was too rude to him.

In the teachings of the Yela sect, the power of all gods comes from Yela, which means they are inferior to Yela, but Eric does not think so.

He bowed his head in thanks and said, "Then please lead the way for me, Miss Kasha."

Kasha transformed into a huge reindeer.

The reindeer walked to the stream, lowered its head to drink water, then returned to the fire and spit out water with a loud noise.

"..."

It absorbed a lot of water in one breath, and the flame was quickly extinguished, leaving no white smoke.

Lowering his head and picking up the lantern on the ground, the reindeer came to Eric again and rubbed him slightly.

Eric wasn't sure what she meant, "Let me ride?"

The reindeer nodded. Druids are all good people!

After a day of wandering, Eric was so moved that he almost cried. He climbed onto the reindeer and held its antlers.

The reindeer took a few steps forward, made sure he was seated firmly, then began to accelerate, galloping through the dark woods.

Although there was moonlight in the sky, it could not penetrate the woods at the turn of spring and summer. However, she ran without any hindrance, without scratching any trees or grass leaves.

Eric held on to the antlers tightly. At first he was worried about bumping into a tree, so he crouched as low as possible. Gradually, he relaxed and sat up a little straighter.

The reindeer ran for nearly twenty minutes before bringing him to the cabin in the forest where he lived.

With such a long distance, it’s no wonder that she wanted to turn into the faster Black Panther before.

Even from such a distance, he could still smell the fire by the river. This druid's perception was incredibly strong...

Eric was just thinking about this when the reindeer that had stopped walking turned its head and looked at him.

He came to his senses and quickly got off her. The reindeer took two steps forward, suddenly raised its front hooves, straightened its body, and then turned into a human form.

The female druid was slightly out of breath and smiled at him. "I've only carried a child who was lost in the woods before. Carrying an adult for such a long distance is quite tiring."

Eric didn't know how to express his gratitude.

Kasha didn't care and immediately introduced him, "This is where I usually live."

Before them stood a two-story cottage, entirely made of wood. Though small, it looked quite sturdy. Outside was a fairly spacious yard, surrounded by a neatly maintained fence. A small path stretched into the darkness, presumably connecting to the main road outside.

Eric looked around for a few moments. It seemed that no one else was in the cabin. "Miss Kasha, do you live here alone?"

Kasha thought for a moment, "As for humans, there's only me."

Eric was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that druids could communicate with animals, so she probably wouldn't feel too lonely living here alone.

After bringing the people there, Kasha lit a fire in the yard and cooked food for Eric.

The two also started chatting.

The duty of the forest ranger is to manage the forest for the lord, including the timber and various animals in it.

According to Kasha, she would go out once a month to take the wood and animal skins produced in this forest to the nearby city to trade, and then hand over the gold coins she earned to the lord, Count David.

Sometimes, passing merchants would come to the forest ranger in person to buy animal furs, but the price they offered was much lower than in the city. Kasha would only occasionally trade some daily necessities with them.

As a reward for caring for and managing the forest, she would also receive a portion of the gold coins earned from the sale of the forest land.

In addition, she was also allowed to freely take the game or fruits and vegetables needed for her daily life in the forest. The lord would not care whether it was more or less.

What Kasha took out to treat Eric at this time was the wild boar meat she had pickled last autumn and winter.

"These animals are very cute when they are young, but once they grow up, they like to destroy everything and won't listen to any persuasion."

Kasha cut the wild boar leg into pieces, sprinkled it with spices that were said to be unique to this forest, and slowly roasted it over the fire, and the aroma quickly spread.

Eric just listened to the ranger the whole time and didn't dare to speak at all, for fear that his saliva would flow out as soon as he opened his mouth.

She had already had her own dinner and was now preparing it entirely for him.

"Please enjoy your meal." When the roasting was almost done, Kasha handed the roasted pork leg to Eric, then stood up and walked into the cabin. "I have some fruit wine brewed from wild fruits in the forest. Mr. Eric, would you like some?"

Eric thought for a moment and said, "Have a drink. I can't drink too much. I have to travel tomorrow."

The ranger smiled and said, "Why rush it?"

Eric just smiled and didn't respond.

Most people in the natural sect are casual, just like the nature they are close to, and basically have no strong sense of time.

The drinking cups are also made of wood, with a faint fragrance of the wood itself. The maker is Kasha. She said that such handmade products are very popular, but those who are willing to pay for them are basically only nobles or wealthy people with a little wealth.

“Because it’s not easy to preserve.”

Kasha poured each of them a full glass of fruit wine, clinked glasses with Eric, and then drank it all in one gulp.

"Another drink?"

(End of this chapter)