Chapter 12: Echo of the Gods

Jade Empire.

Wright family territory.

It was already late at night, with stars shining on the courtyard wall.

Licia, dressed in a wizard robe, clasped her hands together and prayed devoutly to the statue of the Moon God in front of her.

"Lord Moon God, tomorrow I will follow my father out to exterminate monsters. This is also my first time to go out for training. Please bless my father and I to return safely..."

Just yesterday.

All the families in Qingyuan Province received a call from the Empire, asking them to lead their teams to the south to resist the demons that are causing chaos and buy time for the Imperial Army and the Temple team.

As the newly-honored nobles, the Wright family was naturally in the conscription queue, ready to lead the team out early tomorrow morning.

A situation like this.

It happens almost every year.

So all the major families have become accustomed to it.

They will even bring the younger generation with them to let them go out and broaden their horizons and gain some experience so that they can inherit the family business in the future.

If you are lucky, you can gain some merit or fame.

That couldn't be more appropriate.

of course.

This is a bit stressful for the Wright family, the newly crowned baron.

It’s not that I’m worried about encountering any danger, after all, the imperial army and the Knights Templar will arrive soon.

Mainly Licia heard it.

In previous years, in addition to clearing out monsters, the heirs of each family would compete openly or covertly to bring glory to their own family and demonstrate their strength.

She was well aware of the Wright family's reputation in the circle.

The nouveau riche, the lucky fourth-tier, the one who came in on the heels, the last-place Baron...

Licia had heard a series of unpleasant names like these many times in secret.

As a newly-promoted baron family, it is an indisputable fact that they lack foundation.

If you want to truly integrate into that circle and make everyone shut up, you must demonstrate convincing strength.

As the first heir to the family, she must at least not bring shame to her father or dishonor to the family.

"It's a pity that the time is too short."

"I wonder if the natural magic I learned can be of use..."

In front of the statue.

Licia slowly opened her eyes and looked at the crescent stone in her hand.

This is the holy object bestowed upon her by the Moon Goddess. She made it into a pendant and always wears it on her body, which also serves as a reminder of her determination to learn natural magic.

But unfortunately.

Her affinity with nature seemed to be inferior to her affinity with holy light. She had been learning for several days but had not been able to cast a spell successfully. Even the housekeeper advised her not to waste time.

After all, ordinary elements are difficult to sense.

Only holy light and death are special. Magic elements can be born without relying on elemental elves. As long as there is affinity with the corresponding elements, they can be sensed.

Students from other departments can either switch to Holy Light.

Or you can learn to be a warrior and use your staff to hit people, and practice fighting spirit at the same time.

Isn't this how the magic warriors that emerged decades ago appeared?
In the end, they disappeared because they couldn't afford the expensive magic props.

"No!"

Lisia's eyes suddenly became firm.

"It was the Moon Goddess who gave my mother a second life. I cannot go back on my promise!"

"That's right. My will must not be strong enough. Lord God, please forgive me for my blasphemy against you!"

Say it.

Licia bowed deeply to the statue of the Moon Goddess again.

Perhaps it was her strong determination, or perhaps it was the strong will beneath her fragile appearance.

When she stood up again and looked forward, she found that the statue was actually emitting a dim light.

"Attack...Magic..."

"Attack...Magic..."

As if summoning a spirit, the voice kept ringing in her mind.

If you don’t know, you might think the place is haunted or contaminated by something unclean.

But when Lisia heard the voice, she trembled all over, and quickly straightened her proud body and looked around.

Lord God!

This must be the response from God!
It is even clearer than the last time. It really is right to have firm beliefs.

Attack magic?

Do you mean to let her cast offensive magic?
"But...I don't..."

Before she could even utter the word "knowledge", Licia stood there in a daze.

I saw that the crescent stone pendant on her chest suddenly lit up with a green fluorescence.

The visible breath of life gathered quickly, like lively elves dancing happily around her. At this moment.

She sensed the response of the natural elements.

Stronger than ever!
"What happened?"

"Miss, are you okay?!"

Rapid footsteps sounded.

Hearing the noise, Baron Wright and the butler hurried over, and were stunned by the scene before them.

Licia was just standing there.

The whole person is shrouded in lush greenery
Two things like little fairies were circling around and dancing back and forth, their laughter echoed in the ears, and even the flowers and plants in the yard bloomed in an instant.

"Spirit of Nature, this is impossible!"

The old butler was knowledgeable and exclaimed in surprise.

Baron Light, who was standing by, was also shocked when he heard this, and his eyes fell on the two little goblins.

Spirit of nature.

That thing will only appear when you successfully communicate with natural elements for the first time, and it symbolizes the blessing of the Moon Goddess.

It can greatly increase your perception of natural elements.

But the problem is.

The Moon Goddess disappeared three hundred years ago.

How could his daughter receive the blessing of the Moon God?

Baron Wright was full of doubts, but he did not rush forward to disturb them. Instead, he stood outside the yard with the butler and watched from afar.

Then, Licia seemed to hear something, and a roll of parchment with magic spells recorded on it flew out of her hand and disappeared.

When the light around her disappeared, she slowly opened her tightly closed eyes.

"I succeeded!"

"Father, I have successfully communicated with the natural elements!"

Licia, who had come to her senses, was extremely excited and turned to Baron Light and said.

The Baron and the butler looked at each other and hurried over to take a closer look.

"It is indeed the breath of natural magic. Lisia, you actually sensed the existence of elemental spirits?"

At first, the Baron thought that his daughter wanted to learn natural magic just on a whim.

But unexpectedly, it actually succeeded.

You know, since they can no longer meditate, magicians' sensitivity to elements has weakened a lot, which makes it very difficult to get started, and is also an important reason for the decline of magicians today.

But now.

But they saw the elemental spirits with their own eyes.

Can't believe it.

"Yes, Father."

Licia nodded excitedly: "Just now, I received the blessing of the Moon God! The Moon God really exists!"

Although she couldn't quite understand why the gods would ask her for a low-level magic scroll, the natural elements surrounding her couldn't be faked; they were definitely a blessing from the Moon Goddess!
"This……"

The Baron and the butler looked at each other.

to be frank.

They didn't quite believe that the Moon Goddess still existed.

Because if you just look up, you will know that the moon has disappeared.

As the god in charge of darkness and life, if he returns, I'm afraid the whole world will be shaken.

But is it really possible?

No one has experienced that era.

Some even think that the Moon Goddess is just a legend.

The decline of magicians is simply because magic is abused, resulting in magical elements being too scarce.

Of course, the Baron would not discourage his daughter in person, and immediately said with a smile: "This is a good thing, which shows that you have amazing magical talent."

As a baron, he is able to support his daughter's study of magic.

Just a little headache.

He had originally planned to have his daughter join the temple to practice Holy Light. After all, she had just been tested to have an affinity for Holy Light elements not long ago.

As long as he works hard enough and with his connections, he should have the opportunity to become a priest assistant, or even reach the fourth level and be promoted to a priest.

By then, their family will have two fourth-level people.

"Forget it, let her go. It's just to sense one more magical element. Just treat it as practice. Anyway, the Temple will not start the selection until next year."

The Baron whispered to the butler.

As the captain of the Knights of the Temple, he was well aware of how demanding the requirements were to become a priest. Not only did one have to have a pure mind, but one also had to be sufficiently friendly to the Holy Light.

His daughter has such excellent conditions.

Entering the temple is not difficult.

Just one year.

What else could possibly happen?
(End of this chapter)