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Three days had passed, allowing Leo and Bobak to quickly become familiar with each other.
Contrary to Bobak's fixed impression of humans, this intelligent and humble human teenager in front of him had civilized thoughts that were rare among humans in this world.
A person's values, worldview, and outlook on life are easily revealed in their daily conversations.
Especially in front of a wise man who had lived for five hundred years, no matter how much one tried to hide or disguise, they would be seen through in just a few words.
Although Leo often displayed the rudeness and mischievousness of a village boy, often pretending to be fierce and playing pranks on others, his casual words, deeds, and attitude towards handling things made Bobak admire him greatly.
Not only he, but whether it was the kobold Fisa, the marmot Freya, or the Wild Folk Hunter Bjorn, they all quickly trusted Leo during their interactions with him.
Both the Kobold Valley and the Wild Folk tribe, with him as a link, maintained peace with River Bend.
Because they could truly feel sincerity, inclusiveness, equality, and respect from Leo.
Come on, a person who has truly been influenced by the core socialist values, how bad could their character be?
These excellent qualities were in line with the teachings of druidism, so Bobak, who was initially cautious, became willing to reveal more knowledge.
If it weren't for the fact that Leo was a human, he even had the idea of taking Leo as his disciple.
It's a pity that humans are a short - lived and fickle race. Perhaps they can recognize some simple druidic teachings, but they can't go far on the path of druidism.
It's hard for an elf to change their mind in a hundred years, while humans change their minds every day.
All short-lived races have this problem. Thousands of years ago, the elves tried to spread druidic beliefs among trolls and orcs. Now, among trolls and the Beastmen Race, there is only a path of war druids that is completely opposite to the original teachings.
On the fourth day, Bobak officially bid farewell.
Leo made a final attempt to persuade him to stay and asked distressfully, "Master Bobak, can't I really learn druidic magic from you?"
Bobak shook his head and said, "To learn druidic magic, being smart isn't enough. You also need to first learn the druidic teachings and become a qualified druid."
Leo said grudgingly, "Freya can do it. Why can't I?"
"She's an elf and naturally believes in druidism. It's different for you."
"If necessary, I can also believe!"
Bobak laughed, stared at Leo, and his gaze seemed to be able to penetrate his soul.
Meeting Bobak's dark - green eyes, Leo felt as if his soul was being magnified, and the secrets hidden deep in his heart were being revealed.
Just as Leo thought the other party would say that he was a faithless person, unexpectedly, the great druid clicked his tongue and said, "Interesting. I didn't expect you to have a firm belief, the kind that no miracle could shake."
Leo was stunned and shouted in his heart, "I don't have any faith! How come I didn't even know about it!"
Bobak paused and asked, "Is it the ancestor worship of the Northern Region humans?"
Leo scratched his head and said doubtfully, "Sort of?"
Bobak nodded and said, "The ancestor worship of the Northern Region humans originated from the shamanism of the Beastmen Race. This is much more rational than the Holy Light faith popular in the south. Perhaps you can become a shaman."
"Monotheism..."
Seemingly recalling some unpleasant memories, Bobak shook his head repeatedly and didn't go into further details.
Olivia was trying every which way to tie a big bag of roasted wheat cakes to Freya's back while nagging that she should pay attention to safety and listen to her teacher.
Due to her long - term involvement in managing all kinds of affairs in the settlement camp and also taking on the responsibility of being the director of the nursery, Olivia had transformed from an innocent young girl into a 16 - year - old nag.
Standing beside Olivia, Little Mouse wrung the hem of her clothes with both hands. She didn't dare to speak, only using her pitiful little eyes to try her best to hold back her good friend.
In terms of Freya's actual mental age, she was actually younger than Little Mouse. Moreover, she was timid as a rabbit and habitually relied on others.
When she met Leo, she relied on him; when he wasn't around, she relied on Olivia.
When Olivia wasn't there, she would even rely on Little Mouse.
When the two of them got along, Little Mouse was actually the one playing the role of the older sister.
Freya's eyes were filled with tears. She hugged Little Mouse, lowering her big head and placing it on top of Little Mouse's head, looking at her teacher with a pitiful look.
Bobak looked at his disciple and said helplessly, "During this period, I will take my disciple to travel around the Northern Region. We won't return to Thrasir immediately. When we come back, we will pass by here again."
Only then did the the marmot and Little Mouse feel a little happier.
As he spoke, Bobak stretched out his finger and traced several runes in the air in front of him, then pointed at Leo.
A strange pattern lit up on Leo's forehead. It took more than ten seconds for the light to fade and disappear under his skin.
"This is the shaman's soul connection spell. If you encounter a crisis that's difficult to handle, just call out my name in your heart. Within a thousand li (about 500 kilometers), I can hear your thoughts."
Following the principle of pragmatism, Leo didn't hold back at all. He kept tapping his forehead and shouted intently, "Master Bobak Marimotas! Please turn on the microphone to communicate!"
Immediately, Bobak's voice sounded in his mind, "I'm here."
Freya's voice also came faintly in the distance, "I'm here too!"
Bobak added, "The range of the soul connection spell depends on the strength of the souls of both sides. If one day you embark on the path of the extraordinary, the stronger your soul is, the farther away I can hear your voice."
"That's great!" Leo was overjoyed. He originally thought they would part ways and be far apart from each other, but unexpectedly, he got something like a "phone number".
In the future, when he encountered difficult problems, he finally had a senior he could consult!
But they still had to part ways. Under the lead of Bobak, Freya followed behind, looking back every three steps, and disappeared into the wilderness.
Watching the master and disciple walk away, Leo felt deeply emotional and also extremely regretful.
In this world, there were extraordinary existences!
The true gods of various races, the semi - gods of the wilderness, the heroic spirits of ancestors, and the legendary saints.
If these were too far - fetched, then in the mortal world, there were also a large number of extraordinary people.
Besides big shots like Bobak, many powerful knights, warriors, and well - known adventurers must have awakened extraordinary powers.
In the Atlantis Empire, as long as one became an extraordinary person, they would surely be promoted to the knight class!
But becoming an extraordinary person wasn't that easy. Among the human race, there were very few extraordinary people who awakened naturally.
Besides the ancient training methods inherited within families or sects, the stimulation provided by awakening potions is also required.
Awakening potions, known as magic potions in ancient times, are potions extracted from and formulated with various magical materials. They can significantly increase the threshold of the human body's magic - power absorption, thereby breaking through the body's limitations and enabling one to reach the transcendent realm.
The cheapest awakening potion is beyond the means of a commoner like Leo.
Even many small - scale knight lords can't afford to buy one for their sons even after saving up all their lives.