Chapter 160, Plant Hiding Cloak, Positioning Nails, Protective Statue, Shelter Farm

Keir asked: "Excuse me, what are these things?"

Following the mottled plant cloak that Kier pointed at curiously, the middle-aged priest who brought the thing explained: "This is a kind of concealment cloak that can hide one's body in the forest. The church imitated the cloak of the forest elves. A prop made from a forest cloak. The color on it is similar to the pattern of animal fur, which can be hidden from human eyes from a distance. And these more or less various branches and shrubs are related to the blessings they have received."

After saying that, the middle-aged priest unfolded a cloak and draped it on himself. The hood of the cloak is pulled up over the head, and the front edge of the cloak on the chest is moved left and right to cover the front and back so as not to leak out of the body.

Then the middle-aged priest took two steps and came to the stone table: "Watch it."

He first stood still.

"There is a coat of arms of the god of agriculture on the collar of the cloak. It will change after touching it lightly." As soon as he finished speaking, Kil saw the other person's hand under the cloak reaching up and tapping the coat of arms.

Then the various plant branches and shrub branches that were originally hanging down above and below the entire cloak began to stand up as if they were electrified.

The whole person seemed to suddenly become the base of many plants on his body, similar to a mottled tree trunk that was broken and then bullied by many plants.

"Uh, this?"

Before Keir could finish his questioning words, the seemingly outrageous thing in front of him suddenly changed.

After activating the inner blessing of the cloak, not only did the plants on its surface branch out, but as time passed, new changes occurred on the surface of the cloak.

The cloak that originally resembled a standing man changed rapidly, and the original mottled color of the feet faded away, replaced by the same dark gray color as the surrounding stone ground.

Then from the feet up, the human figure and cloak gradually disappeared, leaving behind a real tree trunk, which was also covered with moist moss and flowers.

Near the head and shoulders, which is most like a human, the shape changes into a round cylinder, the same size as the bottom, with some vines and flowers quickly climbing up on it.

The original branches and shrubs have turned black and become hidden, so that if you don't pay attention, you can't tell that they exist.

In just a few breaths, a middle-aged priest who was standing and displaying blessing tools disappeared in front of everyone, leaving only a column full of moss and flowers that was as tall as a person.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Kil would never have thought that the thing in front of him was not something that didn't exist in the underground storage hall.

Because the bottom of this column covered with plants and flowers is obviously connected to the ground.

"How about, after activating the blessing, it can quickly integrate with the surrounding environment. It is not easy to be discovered."

Shizhu spoke.

Keir looked weird. He didn't expect this branch cloak to be so effective.

Then the middle-aged priest in the cloak squatted down.

This time, the change in the cloak was a bit unbearable, but soon, the squatting priest's figure changed quickly again. This time, it didn't look like a stone pillar, but a green shrub close to the ground and not very high.

If he hadn't known that human societies in other worlds didn't have the habit of placing green plants in buildings, Keir would have almost thought that this shrub was originally planted here by these priests.

"Okay, okay, I've seen the hidden ability of this cloak, it's really powerful."

Keir clapped his hands, and the metal gloves clattered together, making a sound of metal collision.

The bush where he was squatting on the ground stood up, and then a hand reached out and lifted the hood of the cloak.

The middle-aged priest then turned off the cloak's concealment ability and took it off.

"What about this prop?"

The props Gere pointed to were a set of gadgets, which were a combination of a metal spike and several stone balls.

He couldn't tell what this thing was used for just by looking at it. He could only guess based on its appearance that the metal nails might be used to fix something.

"This thing is a mobile positioning tool used to determine the position in unknown environments in the wild. It is a good thing developed by the church in the empire. It is called a positioning nail. I will demonstrate it to you and you will understand."

After speaking, the priest called to his companions, and each of them came to the side and separated with a part of the set of props.

The middle-aged priest who demonstrated the props held a metal nail covered with small prayers on the surface, stood surrounded by people around him, and then gently rubbed the surface of the metal nail with his hand.

The small words on this metal nail gradually became brighter, but the light was very weak, and it was difficult to notice if you didn't pay attention.

After the metal nails lit up, the priests holding small stone balls around them stretched out their palms holding the stone balls, letting the stone ball in the center of their palms appear in front of Kiel and the others.

Kier looked closely and found that there were no other changes in the metal nails, but the surface of the stone balls in other people's hands emitted fluorescence, and this fluorescence did not scatter towards the surroundings, but floated straight in the direction of the metal nails. past.

"How? Do you see how and where they are used?"

Kil nodded, and then the middle-aged priest holding the metal spike walked around, while the fluorescence floating on the stone balls in the hands of others kept changing directions, pointing to the real-time position of the metal spike.

"It's amazing! If you have this set of props, you won't be able to find the direction marked by metal nails in heavy fog or in places with complex environments!"

Keir sincerely praised it, because at first glance, you can tell that this thing is really useful and practical.

Not only that, the priest holding the metal spike did not move, while the other priests holding luminous stone balls moved around.

Keir could see that as it moved, the fluorescence floating on the surface of the stone ball was constantly changing its direction. No matter where the priest holding it went, the fluorescence on the stone ball was always moving towards the metal nails.

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After the last prop was displayed, the next thing on display were two small wooden statues of the god of agriculture.

When Keir saw this thing, he felt that it was exactly the same as the black wooden bird statue he carried on his chest. They seemed to be the same type of thing.

"This statue of the great god of agriculture is used to assist priests in fighting and exploring the wild life. Everyone knows the name, it is a protective statue, or a protective statue. Generally speaking, we provide it for the exclusive use of priests. But you, this Kiel warrior, have enough power of the god of Saturn, so you should be able to use it.”

After saying that, the middle-aged priest came over holding two small wooden statues and handed one to Keir.

Keir lowered his head and looked carefully at this small wooden statue, no, a protective statue.

Different from other images of the god of agriculture, although the face of the god of agriculture on this wooden statue is relatively blurry, his dress is the typical image of a priest of the church of the god of agriculture.

He tapped the wooden idol lightly with his fingers and found that it looked like it was made of wood, but its actual hardness and strength were far greater than ordinary wood. It was estimated that even stone was not as strong as it.

With a slight squeeze, a blue ripple of divine power appeared on the surface of the statue, blocking Kil's movement.

What's interesting is that the power of the god of agriculture consumed by it to produce the ripples of divine power was actually paid for by Kiel himself. Kil clearly felt that part of the Saturnian power flowing on his fingers was invested into the wooden statue through the metal gloves.

"interesting."

The middle-aged priest came to a slightly empty place next to him with another protective statue in his hand. Facing the empty place in front, he held the wooden statue and stretched forward: "The protective statue has various uses, the most common one is to make it Create an impact!"

After saying that, the statue's light flashed slightly, and a wave visible to the naked eye struck straight ahead from the statue.

Bo rumbling——

The attack range is not large, which is about half a meter wide for a normal person's shoulder, but the attack distance is six or seven meters away. A wave of divine power swept through, and some floating dust on the ground was blown up.

"It's quite powerful. It can be used to subdue ordinary people or ordinary soldiers. It can directly knock people away or knock them to the ground. The impact will also make people a little confused. At this time, you can retreat or step forward to subdue the opponent. .”

"besides."

The middle-aged priest holding the amulet statue turned to look at his companion. The priest holding the pointing stone ball was not polite and directly threw the stone ball in his hand towards the middle-aged priest.

Whoops!

The stone ball flew past, but when it was extremely close to the middle-aged priest, it was blocked in the air by a blue ripple of the god of agriculture's power that suddenly appeared.

After making a loud impact, the stone ball fell to the ground in a daze, and the protective blue ripples also dissipated.

"It can also generate a certain amount of protective power ripple defense on the front of the body as long as the holder remains vigilant. It can provide some protection against the shots of bows and arrows in a short period of time."

"Short time? What is the specific intensity? This is very important."

Kil asked to get to the point. He couldn't really try the specific protective power, so he asked about the specific situation so that he wouldn't make mistakes in future uses.

"Be specific."

The middle-aged priest looked at their leader, the old priest in black robes. The other party nodded slightly.

So he said: "Look at the strength of the bow and arrow. A normal archer's full bow shot can defend against seven arrows. As for the crossbow, it depends on the design strength of the crossbow. A common soldier's crossbow requires about ten crossbow arrows. Of course, The farther away the arrows and crossbows are from, the more power they lose, and the more they can be protected. The variables involved need to be experienced and mastered by the user himself."

The middle-aged priest continued: "In addition, it has other functions."

"Such as this."

The protective statue immediately emitted light. The cyan light was bright but not dazzling, and most of the underground storage hall was illuminated.

"and this."

The middle-aged priest plucked a hair from his head, and when he waved the amulet statue in his other hand, the hair on his left hand smoked and was burned to ashes.

"Of course, the most important function is that it can be used as a medium for priests to pray to the great god of agriculture in the wild. This is very useful for some young priests."

As he spoke, the middle-aged priest also glanced at Priest Batal next to Kil.

Priest Batal immediately coughed awkwardly.

"In addition, amulet statues can also be used as a reliable tool to show their identity to the people, especially the Saturn believers. Their devout prayers to the statues can really produce a small amount of divine power. It is used to show their identity or unite believers. , it is very useful to gain the trust of stranger followers of Saturn."

Finally, the old priest in black robes said: "We in the Church of the God of Agriculture have never fought alone. The most numerous cultivators are our truly powerful force."

In this regard, Priest Batal devoted himself to teaching, but Priest Minggu did not express any reaction. Obviously, within the Saturnalia Church, the ideas and methods of doing things are not the same.

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After introducing the amulet statue, the next blessing item is on.

It was a miniature wooden hut that looked like a toy.

It's not big, just about the size of a fist. It's round and solid, with a flue on the top, no windows, and only a small wooden door made of the same wood on the front.

"this is?"

The middle-aged priest lifted the thing and displayed it in front of Kiel and Priest Batal.

"This is Sanctuary Farm. A rarely seen blessing item."

The middle-aged priest looked around and seemed to give up on something in the end: "The hall is underground after all. It is not easy to display this thing like other things. It looks small, but after actual use, it will become a room that can accommodate dozens of people." A big house. And this wooden house looks weak, but in fact there is stored divine power inside to provide energy and protection. If you hide inside, even the monsters will not be able to destroy it."

Keir pointed to the wooden door of the small cabin: "But there is a door, and there is no lock or anything. Is there any way to fix the door inside?"

The middle-aged priest shook his head: "No need. The wooden door of this cabin looks ordinary. In fact, the door can only be pushed open by the person who opens it every time. Unless others have the power to directly destroy the cabin, they will not be able to open it." You can’t open the wooden door.”

Kil didn't expect that this thing looked ordinary and backward, but he didn't expect that it was quite intelligent.

After all the props were introduced, the middle-aged priest handed the items one by one to Kiel and the two of them. At the same time, other priests also prepared a paper document for transfer.

Priests Kiir and Batal, as well as the Minggu priests who brought them, are required to sign or leave a mark.

Priest Minggu tapped the document with his fingers several times, leaving a name written with his divine power.

Priest Batal couldn't do it so easily, so he had to sign his name with the ink quill provided here, and then concentrated his divine power to leave a circular divine mark.

Kil hummed and smiled. He flicked his fingers and tried to scratch on the document, trying to write his name. However, Kil did not have the ability to release life energy at this time, so he had to follow him honestly. Signed, and then pricked the tip of his finger with the tip of the pen, leaving a drop of blood full of his life energy.

The difference between divine power and life energy made Kil truly understand here.

Compared with the convenient transfer and release of divine power, the life energy of knights is more restrained. Ordinary knights do not have the ability to release life energy externally.

But this does not mean that life energy is weaker than divine power. It is different. When it comes to real fighting, no one will compete one by one like a competition.

In a real battle, all situations must be taken into consideration. Numbers, strength, reconnaissance, beliefs, skills, weapons, props, protection, terrain, environment, energy, fatigue, disease, etc., will all affect the direction of the battle.

And despite the large number of priests, most of them are not very good at fighting, unlike the knights who kill and fight to survive.

Rather than fighting, the actual main task of the priests is to develop faith in their god.

Force is only part of the process of developing faith.

In today's Saint Halls Kingdom, the ever-increasing immigrant population and second-generation population have prevented the various churches from attacking each other. The ratio of priests to people still makes each church feel that it is really short of manpower and overwhelmed.

In the future, when most of the land in the Kingdom of Saint Holes is developed, the population will no longer grow rapidly. At that time, the competition for the faith of believers will change from an increase in the overall population to a competition for the existing population.

By then, the various churches will no longer ignore each other as they do now. Religious wars may not happen, but conflicts and disputes are probably inevitable.

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After all the auxiliary props are completed, Priest Batal still needs a set of priest weapons and equipment that he needs.

At this point, Kiel realized that priests actually need to undergo certain martial arts training during their apprenticeship stage. Not to mention how strong or powerful it actually is, but at least it can protect itself under normal circumstances and cultivate a sense of struggle.

In response, the priests in the underground storage hall got a new set of equipment for him.