Thorne escaped the entanglement of the dryad girl with a little embarrassment, passed through the oak groves where the dryads lived, and came to the interior of the Temple of Merikai.

Melika, the goddess of forests and rangers, also known as the forest goddess, is a neutral good deity whose vocations include forest, forest creatures, ranger, dryad, and autumn.

Priests, druids, and rangers of Merika are dedicated to protecting the natural world from the ravages of evil and ignorant people, especially the forest.

These devotees often patrol the outskirts of the forest, acting as voices of the woods, protectors of the forest, and warriors of the faith.

They communicate the prudent use of forest resources to all good-aligned civilization settlements, and are responsible for teaching them to care for and respect the trees and the life within them, and to restore and expand existing forests.

Although the goddess of the forest, like the **** of nature, is all about protecting the balance of nature from disruption, this kind deity is not as indifferent as the **** of nature who is absolutely neutral.

The followers of the Forest Goddess are also very concerned about the civilized settlements in the wilderness areas, and the rangers of the temple are the first line of defense against the dangers of the wilderness, so the world thinks that the believers of the Forest Goddess are far better than the believers of the God of Nature, and those who hide in The elves in the forest are more willing to find a balance between the development of civilization and the protection of nature.

To all benevolent humanoid races and civilized settlements, followers of the Forest Goddess are respectable people.

The half-elves in the upper town of Fallstown are staunch supporters of the forest goddess.

Because of this, most of the followers of the Forest Goddess are scattered everywhere, and they rarely gather in large numbers for a long time. This indirectly leads to the fact that the Forest Goddess rarely has a large official temple, and the believers are basically in the forest holy places or Small altar to pray to the forest goddess.

And the most obvious feature of these holy places is the planting of many trees, at least one oak tree, as the altar of worship and the residence of the dryads.

In the same way, all small forest creatures are welcome to come to the sacred forest, and many small animals even use this place as their home.

The Merikai temple where Thorne lives is actually very simple. It is not so much a temple as it is a special grove.

It does not have magnificent high walls and roofs to shield the rain and snow, not even a brick or tile, but only tall and straight golden oaks, dense jungles, and simple treehouses built in the forest for living.

However, this Merikai Temple has existed for a long time. From the growth of a huge golden oak in the center of the temple, it can be seen that its history can be traced back to the chaotic and turbulent years three hundred years ago. .

Listening to the cheerful birdsong, Thorne walked quietly on the road of the temple, towards the altar of Melika. There were many small animals that were not afraid of life passing by him, and there were even a few animals along the way. The sparrow fell on his shoulder and chirped non-stop, causing the eardrums to hurt.

In addition to the small animals, there are also a dozen priests and apprentices in pale green dresses busy, pruning the beautiful bushes, feeding the well-behaved small animals, healing the scratched beasts or planting flower trees.

Most of the priest and apprentices are young, some can be said to be children. Many people will nod or smile when they see Thorne's arrival, and then continue to work on their own.

Everyone responded to Thorne, but he couldn't recognize a single person. Most of these priests and apprentices were half-elves and humans from Twin Towers. Although he also lived in Falls, however, , He didn't come to Melika's temple very many times, including this time, it was only three times.

The first time was for the worship of the God of Tracking and the ritual of the Ranger One Ring Divine Art, and the second time was out of curiosity, and participated in the monthly tree song ceremony in the Temple of Merika, and then inexplicably provoke that A dryad girl who loves mischief.

Thorne can still recall a guessing game with the prank-loving tree spirit girl that almost made him doubt his life. It was not until he left the Temple of Merikay that he realized that the other party should have used something similar to "Detect Thought". ' spell.

Although this prankster girl who likes to play tricks gave him a pretty good gift before he left, and gave him a constant gain magic spell on his holy emblem, so that his one-ring magic "entanglement" got obvious benefits. However, for someone like him who is not good at speaking, he does not like this kind of familiar, enthusiastic and nonsensical farce.

This is the main reason why he won't be here if there is no important business.

It stands to reason that dryads are a group of timid and secretive creatures, and they rarely interact with groups other than themselves, so Thorne is very confused, and he still can't understand how he provokes each other.

Thorne passed between the two playful little squirrels on the ground, with a shallow smile, he gently stroked the little sparrow standing on his shoulders, who had not yet flown away, and was still making noise, noticing that half a With the smile of the elf ranger, the little sparrow's eyes flashed a humanized agility.

So he stopped the noise, combed his feathers with his mouth, and rubbed his collar intimately, then spread his small wings and made a cheerful bird song, circled above his head, and disappeared into the jungle .

Just as Thorne was about to reach his destination, a figure sitting cross-legged under an oak tree caught his attention, so much so that his footsteps stopped.

This is a pale and thin half-elf man in a pale green robe. He sits quietly on the soft green moss under the oak tree, his eyes are slightly closed, and he holds a unicorn holy symbol made of animal horn in his left hand. .

"Long time no see, Sting." Thorne sighed slightly, walked over to the half-elf man, and said hello.

The other party, like him, is a half-elf player from the town of Falls. His main occupation is Druid, but his experience is worse than that of Thorne.

Half a year ago, in the battle of the Hobgoblin invasion of Casshang Town, he lost his native lover, two animal companions and a right arm. The priest of Melika, intends to hide himself deeply in the temple.

The half-elf man Sting heard Thorne's voice and slowly opened his slightly empty eyes. He didn't say anything, just nodded slightly to Thorne, showing a reluctant smile.

Noticing the other party's silent expression, Thorne looked stunned, because it didn't fit his character. Sting was a very talkative sunny boy in his impression, otherwise he wouldn't be in the half of Uptown. It is easy to catch up with a girlfriend among the elves.

So Thorne walked up to him and sat on the ground casually, patted the other person on the shoulder and said, "Old friend, we haven't seen each other for half a year, how are you doing?"

Sting still didn't say anything. When he noticed Thorne's gaze, he first stretched out his left finger to his lips, waved lightly, and then nodded to Thorne.

"The oath of silence?" Thorne said hesitantly when he saw the other's gesture.

The half-elf Sting nodded silently.

"So you really plan to cultivate in the temple for a lifetime." Thorne sighed slightly, got up and looked up at the top of the trees and said slowly: "Well, I respect your choice, you chose silence and put yourself My voice is dedicated to the goddess of the forest, because of your faith and dedication, I believe the price you pay will make you a better existence, and I wish you success."

"You said I also have faith?" Thorne looked at the other party's eyes, understood what he meant, and when he saw Sting nod, he explained to him: "It's not that I chose the faith of the tracking god, but his Faith aligns with my values, so it's an obsession from the heart."

After Thorne finished speaking, he walked directly towards Melika's altar without looking back.

The silent Sting saw Thorne's leaving figure, got up and put the unicorn holy emblem on his chest, bowed deeply, closed his eyes again, and sat crossed on the green moss under the oak tree.