The epic story of green monsters

Chapter 624 Old Friends
  In the southern inner city of Mansha City, the oak church temple has undergone some changes over the years, and even the glazed tiles on the roof seem to have become darker.

The once endless stream of believers coming in and out has now become sparse. Occasionally, a few ragged wilderness natives will enter the temple to seek help or pray.

Oscar had just come out of seclusion. The hair on his head was fluffy and messy, and the clothes on his body exuded a sour smell. He was about to find a place to wash up, but unexpectedly a friend came to visit.

"How did you come?"

Oscar was a little surprised. The person coming was his old friend from Thornburg, the legendary troll priest Huo Meir.

Ever since the church was expelled by the elves from the temple of Thornburg, Huo Mirer began a long journey of cultivation. It wasn't until he mastered several legendary specialties and truly had the lethality to match the legendary level that he began to accept the church's teachings again. Assign tasks.

Due to the shortage of strong men of the Church's legendary level, not only Huo Mirer had to constantly run around in the wilderness, but even druids like Oscar, who preferred quietness and thinking alone, were forced to run around in the wilderness.

For the sake of the Father of Oak's life, the Holy See has been working hard to maintain the number of church believers over the years. As long as the believers' power of faith continues to be extinguished, the dormant Father of Oak will one day wake up.

The Church of Nature continues to expand their sphere of influence. Although it has slowed down a bit in recent years, the number of affiliated forces of the Oak Church that bore the brunt has still been reduced by at least 1/3, and many of the remaining ones have also been shaken. Therefore, in order to appease these tribal forces, the legendary strong men of the Oak Church naturally had to transform into coolies, running around in the wilderness to solve each other's problems, and constantly spreading the glory of the Oak Father to let the believers feel his presence.

"Why can't I come?? Is it because we haven't seen each other for so long that you have forgotten me as an old friend?"

Huo Mier grinned and joked.

"This is impossible. I'm just curious. Didn't I hear that you were cruising in the north? Did the cruising end so soon?"

Oscar shook his head seriously and said.

"Something happened in the north recently. I want to come back and report to Your Majesty and the others, and discuss countermeasures at the same time."

"It seems that something that can make you rush back to report is very important!"

"Speaking of which, this matter has something to do with you."

"..."

Hearing this, Oscar suddenly fell silent. Since his break with Allen, Oscar has rarely been involved in affairs in the north. When receiving tasks, he usually deliberately looks for affairs in the central or south, just to avoid having too much contact with bugbears. touch.

Thinking of Allen, Oscar's heart was actually very complicated. At first, he was very optimistic about this bugbear. He had the means and ability and could also focus on the development of the tribe. He was very different from the vast majority of tribal leaders in the wilderness.

However, the character of the other party is too different from his own philosophy after all. In many things, Bugbear's actions go against his own beliefs. However, due to the restrictions of the Holy See's rules or the Holy See's own interests, Oscar cannot give too much. correction. He also knew that it was impossible for bugbears to listen to his own persuasion and change their style because of their relationship with each other. The actions and choices of a mature leader were often very helpless and cruel.

In this case, it is better to cut off the contact with each other. Maybe you can still pretend that you don't know the other person's future path, and you don't have to have conflicts and complications in your heart because of the conflict of each other's ideas and expectations for the other person. Emotions.

Of course, Oscar does not deny that he is still a little jealous of this junior bugbear. When they first met, he was just a mid-level warrior who had just activated his anger. Now his strength has far surpassed For an elf who was more than a hundred years older than the Bugbear, Kong was indeed a little embarrassed.

He no longer has any knowledge that he can teach Bugbear, or in terms of strength and vision, the other party is now more qualified to be his teacher. In this contrast, Oscar does not think he can maintain a normal mind and maintain good relations with Bugbear. Relationship.

"Looking at your appearance, shouldn't I tell you this?"

Huo Mirer noticed Oscar's somewhat confused mood and asked considerately.

"It's up to you to say it or not. I actually don't care about the things you say."

Oscar tried to keep his tone calm.

"But I still hope you can understand this matter. After all, it is related to the interests of our Oak Church."

"...Then I have no choice. What's the point of asking for my opinion?"

Oscar was even more convinced that this matter might have something to do with Bugbear Allen, and he looked up helplessly and glared at his old friend.

"Hahaha, doesn't this make me very considerate!!"

In fact, when Huo Mi'er heard the news, she was a little confused. She came back with this information and reported it to Pope Fritz, Knight Commander Nordin and others. Captain Nordin found Huo Mi'er and said, After the two chatted in detail, the scene of visiting old friends came into being.

"boring!!"

"More than a month ago, Allen, Ariel, Zolf and others went to explore a ruins. When they came out of the plane passage, they were attacked by drow. Finally, Allen and Zolf escaped from the encirclement. Yarel, the chief of Nomi, was captured alive by the drow."

"Is this happening?"

When he was practicing in self-isolation, the news was definitely blocked. Oscar didn't have time to walk around outside yet, so naturally he didn't know about it.

"Half a month ago, Drow and Ariel reached an agreement, and Philemon of the Church of Nature intervened. Then a group of more than a dozen legends appeared in the Nasir Fortress, trying to put pressure on Cator. The three tribes of the mountain range have accomplished the drow’s purpose of controlling the Nasir Fortress.”

"..."

When Oscar heard this, his heart suddenly became heavy. Firstly, he was worried about the church's interests being damaged, and secondly, he still couldn't let go of his friendship with Allen, the bugbear.

"Thankfully, Allen and Maggot Eyes responded well, and several major tribes around the northern border also arrived in time to support the situation. In the end, the two sides sat down to negotiate again after a battle."

"... Isn't that great?"

Oscar secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"The problem is that the drow was led by the most powerful demigod among the five city-states at that time. When the two sides fought, due to the numerical gap between the strong men in the wilderness, only Allen, the bugbear, was able to contain the opponent at the beginning. .”

"It wasn't until the powerful men from other tribes in the north arrived that another legendary dragon warlock Yug helped Allen withstand the pressure of the demigod mother." 　　　……

Although it was just a few words, Oscar could still feel the huge danger and heavy pressure. After all, they were facing a demigod-level strongman, and there was a huge gap between his strength and the legend. How could Allen In a short period of time, it is too much to compete with the other party, which has surpassed that of my former teacher.

At least, it is impossible to do this with Oscar's strength, which is still far away from the legendary high-level.

"According to Ewinnie's detailed description of Allen's actual combat situation at that time, who suddenly burst out with powerful combat power, we all believe that Allen has probably crossed the threshold of demigods. Perhaps it won't be long before the wilderness will usher in the fifth native demigod. God is strong.”

"What??"

Oscar's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Did you make a mistake in your judgment?"

"Many secret skills can unleash powerful combat power in a short period of time. Could it be that Allen has also mastered related secret skills, or that he has taken some potions with serious consequences that gave you such an illusion?"

If Allen has really broken through the demigod bottleneck, then Oscar himself will really feel ashamed. He wasted his time to advance to legend earlier than Allen, but now he is still stuck at the peak of the intermediate level of legend. On the threshold, high-level people still don’t know if they can break through.

"We have not ruled out this possibility, but after the war, Allen had no time to rest at all, so he sat down to negotiate with the drows. Ewinnie had been secretly paying attention to the other party, and did not notice the decline in his aura. Any backlash after using secret techniques or potions."

"Furthermore, don't forget that there is still a weak divine power from the oak tree in his body. Although Ewinnie cannot examine Allen's body openly, she can still roughly sense it through the subtle detection magic. The changes in Allen’s body.”

"Haha, I forgot that he completed the realization of his inner strength level through the sacrifice of our Holy See." (Please refer to the previous dozens of chapters for details!)
  Oscar gave a self-deprecating smile, no longer having any doubts about Huo Mirer's judgment.

"If it is true as we judge, then the balance of the Mansha Alliance for decades will be broken again, and it may also be an opportunity for us."

"Chief Snowmi was captured alive by the drow. Later, under Philemon's persuasion, the two parties must have reached a secret contract. The troll tribe may turn to the Natural Church in the future, and we will lose another important source of faith."

"But if Allen, the bugbear, becomes a demigod, he will definitely become a very important presence in the alliance. At least the six tribes in the north will be affected by him. With the relationship between our Holy See and him, we should move around more at this time. If you get closer to him, you will be able to use his power to win over believers from other tribes to join him in the future."

"Even if you can't win more believers, you can at least stabilize the current decline of the Holy See, right?"

"Now that you have thought of this, just take action. I don't have any other opinions."

"Your Majesty has discussed with us that in view of the current development prospects of the Green Field Tribe and the improvement of Allen's strength, we want to expand the church building to a larger area based on the Namu Fortress or the Maple Leaf Church in Green Lake Town. Development in the direction of the house of worship.”

"As a result, a legendary officiant or elder will be required to be stationed for a long time, and until now, none of us has a suitable choice for this legendary officiant or elder."

"..."

"You don't want me to go to the Green Field Tribe to take charge, do you?"

Oscar frowned and unhappily revealed the true purpose of Huo Mirer's words.

"Hahaha, we really can't find a more suitable candidate!!"

Huo Mirer did not deny it, but explained with apologetic eyes: "The relationship between you and Allen will not become alienated because you have not moved around over the years. You gave him guidance and care back then. , with Allen’s character as a bugbear, he will never forget it, otherwise he wouldn’t send someone to bring you Green Field’s specialty jam and reassuring tea every year during the Flower Moon.”

"As long as you can go to the Green Field Tribe and sit in command, relying on the relationship between the two of you in the early years, then Allen will not be moved by outsiders and leave our camp."

"Hmph!! This bugbear's killing decision will never be affected by external objects or emotions. I'm afraid you have made the wrong idea!!"

"If you don't believe me, you have to trust Captain Nordin's judgment!! Captain Nordin, like you, has always been concerned about Allen, the bugbear, and has some understanding of his character."

"Originally, besides you, the most suitable person in the Holy See is Captain Nordin. After all, the Captain also helped Allen out of trouble and took care of him."

"But first of all, Captain Noting's identity is important and he cannot leave Mansha City's main court for a long time. Secondly, Captain Noting's original behavior was really utilitarian. With Allen's delicate mind, he must be able to feel the difference. , so Allen has to do something completely different in his attitude towards you and Captain Nordin."

"But if you send me to the Green Field Tribe to take charge, won't it also make Alan feel that I'm coercing him?"

"We all think it's worth it to use the friendship you accumulated in your early years in exchange for the stability of the Holy See!! Oscar, don't be so stubborn. We don't need you to go against your heart and deliberately establish a friendship with Allen. You just need to treat him like an ordinary believer!!"

"Oscar, think about the great oak tree that fell asleep for our Feynman world. Don't you hope that it can rekindle the divine fire? Don't you hope that the glory of the oak tree can continue to shine on these thousands of worlds? ?..."

"...Let me think about it."

Huo Mirer and Oscar attended the seminary under the Thornburg branch of the Vatican together since childhood, and joined the Vatican and officially became clergy members. After getting along for a long time, it was natural for them to become close friends.

It was not until the friendship between Huo Mirer and Oscar that Nordin asked Huo Mirer to persuade Oscar, instead of letting the Holy See come forward to make Oscar submit with orders.

The Holy See is currently experiencing a shortage of talent. Not one Legend has advanced in the past thirty years. In addition, two elders have resigned and one is in danger on the front line. Even the legendary powerhouses are somewhat stretched. Nordin also knew that Oscar had a firm belief and was loyal enough to the Holy See, but this was not the reason why the Holy See could use a tough attitude to make him do things against his will.

Every legendary powerhouse is a valuable asset and a companion worth cherishing, and cannot be replaced by low-level consumables.

"Actually, in addition to this consideration, the Holy See has another intention. I heard that the Green Field Tribe has been digging peaks in the western Mansha Mountains and wants to open up..."

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(End of this chapter)