Chapter 4 Incarnation
Among the vague animal outlines on the dark pages, only deer and eagle fixed their shapes, appearing light gray.
Link looked at the skill book helplessly.
Judging from the current situation, we can only achieve healing talents with two skills, but there is no list of skills that can be provided with reference.
It’s really hard to rely on imagination and exploration. What should I do if I choose the wrong one and then open a new talent? I can’t wait until the next upgrade, right?
After thinking about it over and over again, he chose the bark technique that strengthens his own defense. This is not only World of Warcraft, but also the druid's signature skills in many games with Western fantasy. Link also knew that doing this was a bit risky. If he chose a new talent, it would be a big deal. There was no way, no one could tell him that he didn't know anything, and he could only put all his chips on his luck.
With previous experience, learning skills this time is obviously much faster. I just imagined that the skin becomes as tough as tree bark, and [Tree Skin] appears in the skill book, and the shape of the deer becomes clearer.
"Great!" Just as Link shouted excitedly because of confrontation, a white light connected the three talents together, and another line of words appeared-[Isol's Deer, the incarnation of the pillar of the earth, has characteristics such as stability, main defense, control purification and healing, and a symbol of life.]
At this moment, Link's body changed strangely. Not only the body, but also the weight and mass disappeared, becoming a matter between tangible and intangible. Then, the body, like shadows and smoke, stretched into a pure white stag without any variegated color on its body, and a pair of huge antlers like forks on its head.
Although the transformation was only a few seconds long, it was as long as a few hours for Link. Unlike the excitement and novelty of the previous successful casting, this time I felt only fear and fear.
He couldn't speak when he was deformed, and even his thoughts seemed to stagnate. For a moment, he even thought he was dead. He didn't feel alive again until he had the body again.
The dizziness came and went quickly. Link quickly adapted to his new body. He tried to walk a few steps. The deer body was very light. He accelerated his pace and ran around the edge of the treetop for several laps without feeling any difficulty. If it were humans, he would have been out of breath.
Not knowing how to remove the deformation, Link ran to Hull, as if he knew his purpose. Birdman asked him to recover as long as he thought about his human form, which was as simple as summoning and inheritance.
As Hull said, recovery is as easy as deformation. Link repeatedly clenched his fist and let go, and even if he felt it felt uncomfortable. The feeling of transformation was not very comfortable, but... it was really exciting. Just like riding a roller coaster, he was afraid while looking forward to climbing a higher ramp.
If you learn two more eagle talent skills, you can fly? The excitement eliminated your anxiety. Link held the inheritance and began to have a fantasy of agility and speed related abilities. Unfortunately, no matter what he thought, no new spells appeared in the skill book.
Have you used up? I only have four spell positions...
Link couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but when he thought about it, he felt relieved when he learned skills easily and practically. Such a great profession is not restricted, and no other profession can be achieved.
"How many times can I change in a day? Is it the same as a spell position?"
After mastering the deformation, Link felt a little useless. What can a deer do? Can you use the big horn on your head to hit people? It is difficult to cause serious damage if you have speed or strength, especially in the fantasy background game, this kind of physical attack is simply ignored.
"Transformation is the core ability of the Son of Nature. There is no limit to the spell position. The strength of the instinct depends entirely on your resonance with the gods. In other words, the more abilities you have, the stronger the transformation will be. I taught this on the first day." Hull almost gritted his teeth. He gestured to the return elf, and Eris handed the longbow and quiver he had just received to Link.
Curious about when the elf left, Link was also full of doubts. His job was obviously the son of nature, so why was Hull, as a mentor, so anxious to arrange for him to practice non-specialized shooting?
Depressedly, Link weighed the brand new longbow on his back, which looked like he had never used before. He couldn't have made it? He glanced at the elf bow on Iris's back. The two bows were made into feathers, exquisite and gorgeous, far from his own hands.
Never used a bow and arrow before. Link wanted to imitate the poses he had seen in film and television works. He took a lot of effort to pull the bow strings, and his handsome heart immediately fell to the bottom.
It's so bad, how can I aim at it so hard?
"The physique is too bad." Hull could even hold the flies to death, "How could Isol choose such a useless guy?"
"There are naturally reasons why he can be selected. I think he has a very high perception. He has used all four magic positions at once. The most difficult time for novices to communicate with gods. They can understand it without teaching him." The excuse of Eris's helping Link was immediately refuted by Hull.
"No matter how high the perception is, it is useless to not be able to perform the transformation of the core. I heard that humans pursue the precepts of the weak, and I really don't know how he survived until now."
The despised Link felt it was necessary to defend himself, "My job is civilian and does not require too much physical strength."
"That's the past. With your physical strength, no matter what you become, you are the weakest. Come and demonstrate to this new winner." As soon as Hull finished speaking, a black shadow jumped out. When Link saw that it had run to the other end of the treetop, it was a strong male centaur.
Link twitched his mouth. Compared with these inhuman creatures, the top modern athletes are beyond the reach of me. I am just an ordinary person.
"Since you can't draw the bow, you can only start with the most basic physical training." Hull snatched the bow and arrow from Link's hand and asked him to bless himself with the skin tree technique.
Looking at the birdman who was retreating further and further, an unknown sign flashed in Link's heart.
Could it be that I want to test my reaction ability or something...
As soon as this thought emerged, Helra's bow turned on him with an arrow.
Damn... he actually shot!
Link dodged instinctively, and the arrow flew over his ears. He looked at the arrows that fell to the ground with lingering fear. Before he could speak, another arrow arrived with the sound of breaking through the air.
Fortunately, the tree skin had been opened in advance, and he was shot several times one after another without any injury. But even if the epidermis was hard, it would still hurt. As Hull accelerated, Link was shot more and more times. If he had not had the tree skin, he would have been tied into a hedgehog long ago.
Eris shook his head while watching.
"Not to mention the demons and the undead, even the ordinary human hunter is no match for him." Hull finally stopped, his tone and eyes full of contempt. His eyes turned to the elf, "Iris, you overestimate this human being, you are useless except for perception."
The elf didn't have the usual gentle smile on his face, "You have asked too much. He is not Befest, who grew up here since childhood. He is just an ordinary person. If you can be chosen by the God of Nature, it must be his uniqueness. Don't spread resentment on innocent people. If you can't adjust your mindset, let me be responsible for his training."
"Ha~ Yes, after all, you were also the son of nature. As Isol's ex-messenger, it's really perfect." After saying that, Hull threw down his bow and arrow and flew away regardless of the white face of the elf.
"predecessor?"
Iris' expression changed from bitterness to loneliness: "Yes, I am the senior guardian of the Pillar of Earth."
It turns out that he can step down... But looking at his appearance, there seems to be insider information. Link doesn't mind gossiping, and NPC's stories are sometimes the key to promoting the plot.
Since he had already made it, Eris did not intend to hide it anymore. He revealed that he was the royal family of Glow Elfs. After the original guardian Befst fell, he voluntarily became the guardian of the Pillar of the Earth. In recent decades, the offensives of the undead have become increasingly fierce, and the Glow Elf has suffered heavy losses. After the death of the elf king in battle, as the only young descendant born in a thousand years, he was the last royal family and the new king. Because he could not abide by the precepts of the son of nature and not being named king, Hull, who was originally the pillar of the East Wind, was temporarily dispatched to replace the vacant guardian of the Earth.
After Eris said that, Link also remembered it. Hull said that he was a Thunderbird and a believer of Gasos.
"Why does he hate me?" Since the first meeting, Link realized that Hull's attitude was a little strange.
Eris patted his shoulder, "I apologize to you, He is not targeting you, just..."
"Because I am a human?" Hearing that bird man always calls humans one by one, it is not difficult to guess that his bad temper is targeted.
"Yes... because of humans, Hull's original hometown was destroyed. The only Befest, who was regarded as a friend, not only deviated from the way of protection, but even gave up the glory of being a son of nature. Hull also hates humans more because of this. You have to use your own performance to win his respect. After all, humans' performance from the Silver Age is really difficult to win the trust of the son of nature. If it weren't for your peaceful breath without blood, their performance would have been even more excessive."
them?
Following the elves' sight, Link discovered that there were many strange creatures standing on the top of the tree at some point, including humanoids like centaurs, and some of them were completely animal-like. Without exception, they were all wearing bark or branches. The look of his eyes was alienated and indifferent, and even with obvious hostility.
Are these druids? Link glanced around and didn't see a single human.
"For thousands of years, there have been many humans who have been chosen as sons of nature, but very few of them can pass the test in the end. Do you know why?" Eris asked with a serious expression.
"I can't defeat my own desire?" The questionnaire surveys when installing games are written very clearly. In reality, Link cannot guarantee that in the game, but in the game, he doesn't mind playing role-playing with NPCs.
"Yes, everyone understands the truth, but few people can do it. The same is true for Befast. He is known as the best son of nature in five hundred years, but he insists on giving up his glory and duty as God's choice." When he mentioned Befast, Eris couldn't help but sigh, "The reason why the druids don't like you is largely because they are afraid of repeating the mistakes of Befast."
Link didn't take the unconcealed hostility towards the druids. These creatures followed the natural precepts and would not easily harm humans. What's more, he was the new son of nature, so he didn't have to care about the lack of lethality of eyes.
Seeing Link's indifferent look, Eris was a little surprised, "Don't you care?"
"I don't care. But... I think their ideas are a bit narrow. Humans have a short lifespan and weak constitution. If they want to continue the survival of species, they will inevitably take some extraordinary measures. They cannot even guarantee their own survival, so don't expect humans to abide by the laws of nature. Of course, I personally hate those who wantonly kill and destroy the balance of nature just because of boredom or entertainment." Link's words came from the heart. He especially hated humans to destroy the ecological environment in order to gain resources.
"The guardian of the Pillar of Earth is too long, and the new candidates are humans, so Hull and the Druid are so anxious." Eris spared no effort to help the Druid speak nice things, for fear that Link would hold a grudge.
"Actually, their worries are not unreasonable. I don't know why a useless man like me was chosen by the gods." These words were more about the game itself. Su Wu said that only those who are dissatisfied with reality would be selected. He has no dissatisfaction. He just wants a peaceful life, not a real-life RPG that may lose his life at any time.
“Apiki?”
Oops, I said it unknowingly.
"It's the local dialect of my hometown. The general idea is to play different roles, like a drama. I never thought that there would be such an exciting life before, and I thought I would be ordinary until I was old." Link lies without changing his face, fearing that such words would not be able to get away with it. According to his observation, the NPCs in the game also have a very high IQ.
Eris didn't say anything, staring at Link with green eyes.
If this dangerous topic cannot be allowed to continue, Link tried to divert the attention of the elves. He asked why the Son of Nature did not have a spell book like a mage. It was really unreliable to communicate with the gods based on imagination. What if he chose the wrong one, wouldn't it be a waste of the magic position?
Iris laughed Link still did not understand the essence of the Son of Nature. Through the recognition of the gods, he gained the power of the gods one by one and became their spokesperson and incarnation in the material world. This is the essence of the Son of Nature.
Link is dumbfounded. In this way, wouldn’t he have to fully master a certain talent, or at least learn from most skills and other talents?
"Of course, do you think Hull warns you not to be greedy and learn more but just simply hate you? There have been real cases before, greedy and learn more and learn more about each talent. In the end, you will know more and you will know more about everything. You are not good at it. When you encounter a powerful enemy, you have no power to fight back."
Chapter completed!