Two hundred and fifty-four, sung forever
Taking over the Kingdom of Linton means shouldering a huge nation. The www.biquge.info state affairs are more important than the sky, and even the slightest difference in the behavior of the king will affect the fate of countless living beings. Once you sit on the throne, you will have to devote all your energy to state affairs for the sake of all the living beings of the country, and I am afraid that there will be little time left for shipbuilding, so will you not fail the mission entrusted to you by Vera?
Amid the repeated requests for succession from the Noldor officials, Serdan's mind went back to the distant past.
That's about ...... More than 4,000 years ago, Serdan, who had mastered the art of shipbuilding, was preparing to move to Valinor under the leadership of the then chieftain Elway. As they crossed the Rhône Mountains to the west of Ebbeland, Elway mysteriously disappeared. After a period of searching, the Elves finally recognized Elwe's disappearance and began to think about their future. Most of the Telleri elves chose to leave Abelan, and a small number of Telleri elves chose to follow Serdan and prepare to go to Amen. Just as everything was ready, and the next morning he was about to set sail and run to Vera's arms, Sedan, who was asleep, received instructions from Uomu (one of Vera).
No matter how many long years have passed, Serdan will never forget that dream. In the midst of his dream, a voice sounded in his ears. The voice told him not to take risks, his strength and skill were not enough to build a ship that could withstand the wind and waves.
"Be patient, and when the time comes, you'll feel that it's worth it, and in many years the song will celebrate it. ”
"Yes. Serdan replied. After that, he seemed to see the shadow of a white ship, and the light of the white ship shone on him. The white ship then sailed westward, and gradually narrowed as the distance grew, until at last the star-like light formed a shadow, which was none other than Serdan standing on the embankment.
Vera's instructions in the dream caused Serdan to abandon the west. From then on, he led his followers to settle on the continent near the coast. For a long time, Serdan led his people to build ships for the elves who migrated westward, while exchanging crafts and pearls for supplies. If Morgoth hadn't rushed to destroy the Twin Sacred Trees and sent troops to invade Bellan, Serdan would have been happy to live like this, doing what he loved, quietly waiting for what Uomu called "the time comes." (Note)
Unfortunately, peace never lasts long. To combat the evil invasion, Serdan reduced the time spent on shipbuilding. The tragic death of his people in the war gave Serdan the idea of upholding justice and peace. In the long years of his later years, he participated in many famous battles, and did his best to completely destroy evil. But the older he grew and the more wars he experienced, the more he discovered that the way to destroy evil was not just war.
The ship appeared in a dream, and the white ship that radiated pure light had nothing to do with war. In addition to conveying instructions to me, it seems that Villauoumu wants to use the white ship to imply something, what could it be? Gilgalad's words made Serdan find the answer, and made Serdan willingly become the deputy of the High King, and help him protect the kingdom of Linton.
"Preserving or rallying justice, allowing it to grow in a safe environment enough to fight evil, is also a way to destroy evil," Gilgalad said. ”
Then, to help the creatures who choose to go to the land of righteousness is to preserve justice, and at the same time to destroy evil! Knowing this, Vilau Omu will entrust me with this command, which seems to have nothing to do with the fight against evil.
Having figured it out, Serdan picked up the shipbuilding business again and spent all his free time on it. Whenever he was fascinated by the intricate construction of the parts, Gilgalad always found a way to keep him from being disturbed. However, Gilgalad went to the Temple of Mandus in order to destroy evil, and the power of justice he had gathered still needed to be preserved......
Serdan raised his head and looked around at all the Linton officials, and this single action quieted the otherwise noisy elves. After a few minutes, Serdan understood. Now that the High King's bloodline has been completely severed in Middle-earth, it seems that no matter who succeeds him to the throne of Linton, he will not be able to satisfy all living beings except himself. Although he knew that it might be difficult to continue the instructions given by U'oumu after taking on the burden of a country, he nodded and agreed to the proposal to succeed to the throne under the question "Can you really bear to let the country formed by Gilgalad go through the turmoil of power?".
No matter how busy the state affairs are, Vera's instructions must be carried out! Time is such a thing, there will always be a squeeze. If you can't do it, you can leave irrelevant state affairs to the officials. Serdan was more optimistic at the time.
Upon his return after the war, Serdan left most of the internal affairs of the Kingdom of Linton in the hands of officials. A month later, he was surprised to find that the Noldor officials had been divided into factions based on the monarchs they had followed. The oldest and most powerful faction is naturally the Noldor Elves who survived the fall of Gondolin. However, even the "Gondolin" camp is divided into several factions.
Officials who had been loyal to Fëanor naturally disagreed with those who had followed Finnerfin and Finn Guopan, and repeatedly attacked each other with "your former followers were born to the wife of the successor, and they are not considered to be of pure blood". (Fëanor was born to Fenway and his first wife, and Fernaffin and Fen Guopan were born to Fenway and his second wife...... The latter did not show weakness either, and immediately pointed at Serdan to fight back with "killing the relatives of Telleri".
"What about killing your relatives? ”
"Is it very powerful to build a treasure diamond, can you educate a king who is so generous that he can unite the power of the whole clan?"
"What about gathering the strength of the whole clan? After a battle, I have lost my life and my only son, and is not evil still existing?"
"What if evil still exists? Can your former king wage war with the whole race? ”
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Of course, at this moment, the officials who had only followed the two supreme kings of Fengong or Gangte would never dare to speak. Because they knew that Fingong and Gonte, as descendants of Fëanor's generation, would definitely not be pleased. However, whenever the topic comes to the decision of state affairs, all the factions, regardless of who their followers are, will express different opinions and fight to the death......
It took more than a year to get the factional fighting to ease, and Serdan was on the verge of collapse.