"The fog in the misty forest has become much thicker recently, and there is a strange laughter coming from it at night. It sounds like the forest witch but is different?"
Aviya looked at Wang Yu who had a headache and asked her doubts.
"Yes, I heard from people in this small village that this is almost the case. Fortunately, there is a church in the village."
"At present, there doesn't seem to be any major problems inside the forest. There is not much difference between the daytime and normal times. It's just that the forest witches are obviously much more active than before."
"And some other normal forest animals and other hunters caught less..."
Wang Yu stood at the entrance of the village, sharing the news he had learned from the village with Aviya. He scratched his head. Wang Yu felt a headache. He was about to arrive at his destination but encountered such a change.
They arrived at this unknown small village near the misty forest this morning. This kind of village is quite common.
People who are unwilling or unable to attach themselves to a certain local lord often choose an unsealed land to settle, and the kingdom will not control these people.
Although they are still nominally subjects of the kingdom, in fact they will neither collect taxes nor provide asylum.
This was quite beyond Wang Yu's expectation. The world was a big place, but he still had too little knowledge.
I thought it was a world where the upper class exploited the lower class very seriously, but I didn't expect it to be quite tolerant here.
But when you think about it, it is true that it is not a wise choice to force the people who are honest but do not provide taxes into bandits.
In order to prevent a situation similar to Obi-Wan's gang occupying the village and turning it into a bandit den, Wang Yu asked Toret and Aviya to wait at the entrance of the village while he went in first to inquire about the situation.
On the way in, I met a middle-aged hunter. He was very friendly when he saw an outsider coming, and he started chatting with Wang Yu.
Also from the communication process with the middle-aged Orion, Wang Yu knew that the misty forest had become a little strange recently.
Unlike the adventurers, the people in the village didn't expect to get any monsters or anything in exchange for money by going into the forest.
Instead, they hoped to get some normal animals with meat to eat. The misty forest with no monsters became a good choice for them.
As long as you avoid entering at dusk when it's foggy, there's basically no problem.
The most threatening forest witch, as long as his luck is not too bad, he can escape from being hunted by these strange birds with human faces.
The holy water in the small church in the village can also be used to deal with poisoning. Generally speaking, the life of this unknown small village is pretty good.
But recently, for some reason, the fogging time in the misty forest has been extended from dusk to night.
The fog will persist at dusk and will last for some time at night before dissipating.
As time goes by, the duration is getting longer and longer. Now the fog will not dissipate until around seven or eight o'clock in the evening, and it may get later later.
This makes some hunters who are accustomed to hunting at night very helpless, and their hunting time has become much shorter.
However, since some people continued their past habit of entering the forest after dusk and never came out again, no one dared to complain.
The misty forest is quite safe, but the key point is not to mention the word "fog".
Once fog is involved, getting lost is a very common situation.
In the misty forest, getting lost also means disappearing to a large extent, and even the body will not be found.
The reason why it is only to a large extent is because there is another special case, and that is the owner of the small church.
A devout foreigner once went deep into the fog because he didn't know the conditions in the foggy forest.
This foreigner was picked up at the entrance of the misty forest. The foreigner, who was wearing rags at the time, fell on the edge of the forest and was unconscious.
After being rescued, the foreigner built a small church here to provide holy water, some simple sermons, and magical healing to the people in the village.
Wang Yu didn't ask too much about it, because there was a small church at the destination, so after roughly understanding the situation, Wang Yu decided to ask the owner of the church what he encountered inside.
"I didn't expect that there would be so many questions when we were about to enter the forest to find your aunt. I don't know what's going on here and whether entering the forest is a good idea."
Wang Yu hugged his arms and sighed helplessly.
"Well, I hope everything goes well." Touching Toret's head, Aviya's tone was full of worry and helplessness.
Patting Aviya on the shoulder to make her relax, "It's better to ask the owner of that church. One is that we need holy water, and the other can also understand some situations."
Wang Yu talked about his plan.
"Yeah!" Aviya nodded.
After reaching an agreement and wondering why Aviya's aunt would establish the mage academy in such an inaccessible and weird forest, Wang Yu and Aviya went to the small church in the village.
The village is not big, and the small church is also very conspicuous. The houses in the village are mostly wooden structures. They simply press some stones and lay some simple cut stone bricks. The low houses just fill the small village.
There are quite a lot of people in the village. When walking through the village path, you can see tanned children running past, playing and looking curiously at the knights and young wizards heading to the church.
But it's just a bit of curiosity. It seems that for the villagers, outsiders are not an unwelcome existence.
When the adults in the village noticed Wang Yu's gaze, they would smile in a friendly manner and then turn around and continue with their endless work.
Compared to adventurers, the lives of these villagers are more stable, but also more monotonous and busy.
The chapel is the tallest building in the village, although it only has one more spire than those flat-roofed houses.
In front of the spire stands a small statue of the God of Light. It is very small, only a few dozen centimeters high.
It is indeed smaller than the entire church, but considering the financial resources and purchasing power of the village, having this statue is also a sign of piety from the owner of the church.
When Wang Yu and Aviya arrived at the door of the simple little church, a smiling village woman happened to come out of it.
Her face was stained with freshly wiped tears, her eyes were red, and the wrinkles on her face overlapped together, showing a hint of sadness.
But at this moment, there was a comforting smile on his face, as if he had just cried but had received spiritual comfort.
The village woman walked out of the church and turned around to say hello to the old man who followed her out.
He said goodbye to the old man in a choked voice, thanked him many times, and left the chapel wiping his tears.
Wang Yu looked at the old man who followed the village woman out, thinking that he was the owner of the Church of the God of Light, a devout believer of the God of Light.
The old man was in good spirits, his eyes were bright, and his whole body was covered by the large and neat clerical robes.
Although it is not possible to see the old man's body clearly, it can still be seen from the exposed parts that the old man has exercised and his body is very strong.
Noticing the two people approaching, the priest showed a friendly smile, put his left hand behind his back, and drew a circle in front of him with his right hand, a standard greeting from the Illuminati Cult.
Wang Yu and Aviya politely responded with the common etiquette in the kingdom and bowed.
"Do you need help, stranger?" The old priest has been in the village from young to old. He knows the name of every child in the village and when he was born.
With a glance at unfamiliar faces like Wang Yu and Aviya, he could tell that they were not from the village but outsiders.
"That's right, this priest, we are going to enter the misty forest. This time we need some holy water to take some measures to prevent poison and resist curses."
"And if possible, could you please tell us something about the situation inside the misty forest? This change makes us a little worried." Wang Yu told his request
"Is that so? But recently we have..." The priest looked a little embarrassed, as if he didn't feel comfortable talking, which made Wang Yu think there might be trouble.
"Huh?...Hmm...If you really need it, I can provide holy water, but there is not much in stock."
"The people in the village still have daily needs, so I can't give you much, but I am still happy to tell you what I have learned in the misty forest. In this way, you two come in and talk..."
The priest's conversation suddenly changed. Although his tone was still gentle and friendly as before, he no longer looked embarrassed and was happy to provide holy water.
This roundabout statement made Wang Yu a little surprised. What the hell was this? Did he change his mind too quickly? However, since the priest was willing to help, Wang Yu was still happy to accept it.
"Thank you very much, Father. The holy water and the news have been of great help."
"It's okay, you're welcome, come in with me." The priest said you're welcome and led the two of them into the chapel.
During the process of entering, Wang Yu felt Aviya suddenly approach him from behind, and gently tapped his gloves with his hand...
"Gloves? Did Aviya discover anything? Such keen observation. Gloves... the edge of the night?"
Wang Yu noticed Aviya's actions, and his thoughts began to get mixed up. The sudden change in the priest's tone of voice really made Wang Yu a little confused.
Aviya's keen observation also made Wang Yu suddenly realize this detail.
The priest had always looked like a kind old man with a smile at first.
His attitude is also the attitude towards ordinary believers or villagers, very kind and well-intentioned.
But it seemed that after taking a glance at Wang Yu's gauntlet, he became active and greeted Wang Yu and Aviya in very enthusiastically.
"Is it malicious? No, I can't find it in the expression, and I can't explain it clearly. This is indeed a very typical church building of the Illuminati."
"Logically, there is a ritual connection with the God of Light. How could he do something evil in this situation?"
Wang Yu was thinking while maintaining one of his best expressions, with an unchanged expression and a stiff smile, but a normal person wouldn't be able to tell whether it was stiff or not.
Wang Yu had a little understanding of the gods and religions in this world. He had to admit that the religions in this world were indeed much better than those in the novels he had read before.
God probably does exist. He doesn’t care about people’s hearts. No one is perfect when it comes to their hearts. The same goes for religion.
Just like the Light Cult in this world, we won’t discuss their core, but the things they do are really irrefutable good deeds.
Giving away food to the poor people who are hungry and cold is not a good thing, but it is something the church paid for itself.
It uses divine magic to heal physical diseases for the poor free of charge, and provides holy water with purifying effects to the common people at cheap prices, etc.
There are also the holy knights who protect the religion. Wang Yu's evaluation of these muscular guys is better than his evaluation of the priests.
They will spontaneously rebuild houses for the victims and protect civilians from thieves.
When the country encounters foreign enemies, they will transform into good fighters who defend the country, wielding the Holy Light Hammer on the battlefield to smash the damn invaders into mosaics.
If nothing else, the Light God Religion is indeed a good church, and belief in the Light God can indeed gain strength.
As long as you believe in the God of Light from the bottom of your heart and follow his teachings, you will be blessed by divine magic. Of course, there are talents in this area.
So Wang Yu thinks about it, the God of Light probably does exist, and there are some gods.
Although he himself does not believe in religion, he does not reject it. Is there any difference between believing in God and worshiping a big brother?
Worshiping a gang leader also gives you strength and money, so what's the difference in worshiping a god?
Anyway, you are following him, and he will give you benefits. Maybe the conditions here are better.
It is extremely stupid to hold atheism in a world with gods. Wang Yu naturally will not ask for trouble, so he believes that there is indeed a god in this world.
However, my level is too low, and there is no point in thinking about things that are too deep, so he will not think about it in detail. He will just verify it when he becomes stronger in the future.
All in all, considering that believers of the Illuminati Cult will not do evil subjectively, there seems to be nothing to worry about here.
After all, it’s hard not to feel good about a church that can go around looking for help from pagans who are completely opposite to its own beliefs.
Therefore, Wang Yu's impression of the Guangming Cult has always been very good. Regardless of other churches, he recognizes the Guangming Cult!
Thinking of this, Wang Yu also let go of the worries in his heart and followed the old priest into the church.
There is nothing luxurious at all in the church, it is very plain and simple in style.
There are three or four rows of long wooden chairs that are clean and tidy. There are not many people in the village, and there are not many people who come to listen to the preaching of doctrines. These are quite enough.
Looking around, although the simple and most valuable thing is the piece of stained glass behind the central statue of the church, the overall look is indeed a bit crude.
However, the sanctity and solemnity of the church are indeed possessed by this small but neatly maintained chapel.
The old priest led the two of them out of the hall, and entered the priest's own living room through the small door at the back, which was equally simple.
There is a small statue, with a cabinet, a bed, a table and a few chairs underneath. It can also be seen from here that the priest is an old man who lives a very simple life and basically has no material requirements.
Inviting the two of them to sit down at the table, the priest walked to the cabinet, opened it, and took out a bottle, about the size of a drinking kettle.
After thinking about it again, he took out a bigger one, this time twice as big as the previous one. He put the small one back and took it over, placing it in front of Wang Yu.
With this apologetic tone, the priest said, "There is really not enough holy water recently, so I can only give you these first. I hope you can cope with it a little bit."
Looking at the large bottle of holy water in front of her, Aviya didn't feel anything yet, and Wang Yu's eyelids almost started to twitch.
Look, can you cope with it a little?
Is this human talk? Damn it, every time he and the old knight ventured to get holy water, it would only be about 50ml, and it would last a long time.
The bottle given by the old priest must be almost a liter. What is the situation in this misty forest, and is this Blade of the Night a bit too honorable?
But Wang Yu didn't know what to say. Since he gave it, he should just keep it. But there was another question he wanted to ask.
Wang Yu knew that holy water was hard to come by.
It is to inject the divine power of light into clean water, and then the water will have the natural purification ability with those divine powers.
It is very effective in detoxification and decontamination.
Although there is a limit to what can be prepared in one day, it can be stored for several years without losing its effectiveness.
I don't know what the old priest's level of magic is, but I think the population in the small village is not large, so it won't be too exaggerated to use it. There should be a lot of stock in many years.
Why is there not enough now? Wang Yu thought about it and asked directly.
"Well, this is related to what I want to tell you. Aren't you asking about this mutation and what I encountered in the misty forest?"
"What I want to say is that the thick fog here can cut off my connection with the God of Light..."
The old priest still looked kind, but there was a hint of imperceptible solemnity in his tone when he answered Wang Yu.
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