In the early morning, thin white mist enveloped the quiet town of Pease. On the tall treetops, several sparrow-like birds kept chirping, calling for the first ray of sunshine of the day.
The melodious bells came from the small town church and circled back and forth in the air.
Every household opened their windows and doors one after another and started their day's work.
Ashford rubbed his eyes, listening to the sound of wheels running over the gravel road in his ears, and looked around in confusion. He was only twelve years old this year, and it was time for him to take a nap. Last night, he had another reason.
I was so excited to go to class today that I couldn't sleep.
Wait? Class!
Ashford jumped up from the bed, hurriedly got dressed and ran downstairs. When he saw his mother making breakfast, he couldn't help complaining: "Why didn't you call me?"
"Who said you would get up early yesterday?"
Ashford's mother chuckled and put breakfast on his table, poured him a glass of hot milk, stared at Ashford who was devouring it, and advised: "Don't worry, it's still early."
"Today is my first time attending the Great Sage's class. I must arrive early."
"The Great Sage also said that being too anxious to eat is bad for your health. You don't even listen to the Great Sage?"
His mother's words caused Ashford to slow down his eating speed, but he soon lost control of the speed. After finishing breakfast, he hurried out.
Looking at her son who left, the woman who stayed put her hands together, prayed silently toward the woods, and whispered: "Praise the great sage Vidis! Thank you God for giving us such a wise Holy Spirit!"
The prayer lasted for about a minute before the woman got up and began her work for the day.
Ashford left home and ran on the newly built gravel road. Compared with when the Great Sage arrived five years ago, the town of Pease has been renovated three times and is much more prosperous and tidy. Even Ashford
You can't see any filth on the streets of civilian areas where you live, and some families who have leisurely life even plant some green plants in front of their homes as decorations.
All these changes came from the arrival of the great sage Vidis.
The great sage Vidis appeared on Amarod Island not long ago, only five years ago, but the legendary story about him is familiar to everyone in Pease Town.
Legend has it that the Great Sage was invited by the Gerd family to come to the Isle of Airrod. When he first arrived, he was attacked by the arrogant Ferabot mage, the extravagant Faris warrior and the upright Knight Owen who were originally guarding the island.
Exclusion.
Facing three powerful legendary professionals, the great sage Vidis easily surrendered them in just three days and signed new oaths with them. What followed was a five-year transformation.
In the first year, the Great Sage cleaned up the dangerous monsters around him, carried out the first renovation of various towns, made the originally dirty and messy civilian areas tidy, sorted out the layout of the fields, and opened up more fertile fields.
, and also taught some more sophisticated planting techniques, which greatly improved the grain harvest that year.
In the second year, the Great Sage further transformed the planting technology based on the situation on Airrod Island. Fungus cultivators who originally specialized in growing fungi also made breakthroughs under his guidance. They were no longer limited to fungi.
Cultivation, the planting of various plant seeds, has been improved to a certain extent.
In the third year, the town of Pease underwent its second renovation. The leader of the Knights, Knight Peasebel, also successfully broke through the path of paragon under the guidance of the Great Sage and became the leader of Hyperion within the sphere of influence on Emmarod Island.
The fourth legendary professional. Moreover, in the first and second years, the results of improving the fields and imparting techniques came out, and the food production increased again. No civilians in the area of Hiberni's influence on Emmarod Island starved to death that year. The great sage
The name of the author gradually spread.
In the fourth year, the great sage guided the children of ordinary people to learn writing and taught them simple exercise methods, allowing many children from ordinary families to successfully become professionals. Although most of them are still apprentices until now, they can only learn to read.
The teaching of knowledge and arithmetic has indeed allowed many civilians staying at the bottom to see a way out.
In the fifth year, the Great Sage lived in seclusion in the woods outside the town of Pease, and began to teach ordinary people more knowledge, allowing all teenagers over the age of twelve to go to the forest to listen to his lectures at a specific time.
It can be said that in just five years, the Great Sage has brought new life to everyone within the sphere of influence of Hyperion on the island of Emmarod.
Nowadays, residents within the sphere of influence of Hibernian, and even residents within the sphere of influence of Gael and Normandy, respect the great sage very much. Without knowing his name, they call him "the Great Sage" based on his habit of living in the forest.
He is Vidis, which means the Holy Spirit in the forest.
Therefore, on the road leading to the forest from the small town of Pease, there is never a shortage of flowers and food. These are the sacrifices offered by the surrounding residents to the great sage, and they are also subsidies for the merchants who come and go.
According to the wishes of the great sage, everyone can enjoy the offerings given to him, but they can only take the part they need at a time, and must not be greedy or excessive.
Ashford looked at the fruits and vegetables on the roadside that still looked as if they had just been picked, and some of them even contained the morning dew. He couldn't help but pray devoutly: "Praise the great sage Vidis! Thank you God for giving us such a wise person."
Holy Spirit!”
Then, Ashford quickly ran towards the forest.
"Bang! Bang! Coax!"
As soon as Ashford walked into the forest, he heard a series of loud noises, which were the sounds of metal and metal, metal and trees, metal and stones, stones and trees, etc. violently hitting each other.
The sound of impact was dull and rapid, like a band playing music, causing Ashford's heartbeat to accelerate.
'What's going on in there?'
Feeling the pressure similar to the pressure that the Knight of Peace Bell appeared over the town when he became a legend, Ashford was a little worried. There had been rumors in Peace Town that some people were unwilling to teach the great sage the knowledge, and there was a feeling of fear.
Ashford wanted to retreat, but his worship of the Great Sage and his desire for knowledge made Ashford bypass the huge trees and follow the sound deep into the forest.
Ashford, who approached cautiously, had not yet entered the direction of the sound, when a strong gust of wind and flying stones almost killed him.
Ashford, who fell to the ground, looked at the green light spots flying around him, and then looked at the woods behind the trees. At this time, two figures, black and white, intertwined fiercely in the center of the forest, creating waves of storms.
, huge trees were swept away by the storm, and the flying soil, gravel and branches were shot in all directions like arrows.
The stone that almost shot Ashford before came from this, and the green light spot that protected him came from a man wearing a robe, with long black hair, and a face that did not look like Elma Rhodes.
The deep and soft facial features of the local residents make people feel more friendly.
Ashford hurriedly knelt on the ground: "I have met the Great Sage."
Milo turned back, glanced at Ashford and raised his hand with a chuckle. The breeze picked up and brought him to his side, saying: "It's a coincidence that you came here. Take a look, this is Emmarod."
If you can understand one or two of the island's top battles, it will be of great benefit to your future employment and practice."
As he spoke, the green light dots surrounding Ashford dropped down and emitted circles of faint and soft light, which made Ashford's eyes clearer. He could actually see the two figures that were originally completely unclear.
Give a rough idea.
The white figure is wearing a bright silver knight's armor, wielding a war hammer in his hand, and he is full of momentum. He is the proud Knight of Pease Bell.
The black figure was covered in ferocious armor and wielded a slender one-handed sword with both hands. However, the short sword that should have been light was wielded like a two-handed sword. Each swing tore through the air and even knocked it back.