The footsteps of the Elven King's departure were so heavy that both Vernor, whose eyes were closed, and Mino, who was curled up under the bed, shuddered. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Of course she didn't know, the elf king, who walked out of the advisor's dormitory with a cold face, shouted to the attendants not far away, "Let Edmundo prepare some wood and put it near the sacrifice hall!"

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"You've written a good job of travel. It's been a long time since I've seen her smile so happily. For the first time, the Elven King blushed and bowed his head and smiled in front of Lord Ringu. However, this action lasted less than three seconds on the Elven King, and the Elven King, who raised his head and hurriedly walked towards the door, said to Elrond in an unquestioning voice: "Remember to write a little more and send it over." ”

This Thranduil never knew that he would have a better attitude when he asked for help from other creatures!Elrond put on his robe with some indignation, and was just about to go to the door to look at the elf in the dormitory next door, when he saw four attendants carrying the table where breakfast was placed.

The Wood Elf said apologetically, "Your Majesty, please start writing about your travels after breakfast. Would you like to get another desk for you?"

Couldn't the old desk in this room be used?, Elrond looked sideways, and saw that the ornate king's desk was full of official letters, either spread out or with blades inserted.

"No need. I'll be writing on this table when the time comes. "For the sake of you having a lot of things to attend to, I won't bother with you!" the wise man gracefully sat down at the table, and let out all his small anger on the food. More than a dozen hours later, when the afterglow of the setting sun covered the entire Woodland King City with a pale golden coat, the Elven King also vented his anger. However, he vented his attention to the statue of Iluvita, which is considered sacred by all the elves.

Rituals with a purpose of prayer are always more cumbersome than ordinary rituals. And the ritual of sending a prayer to Iluvita, the creator god of this world, is so solemn that it has only been held twice in the entire continent of Middle-earth, and only once has it succeeded in making the creation appear in a golden light for a few seconds. Only one night was given time to prepare, and he had to communicate directly with the masters of the Veras, and when he received the king's order, the high priest of the woodland broke out in a cold sweat. He didn't dare to raise any doubts, but asked the attendants who came to deliver the order to remind the Elven King that Iluvita was busy and would not necessarily get a response even if she completed the ceremony, so it was better to pray to the Veras.

The Elven King quickly sent his attendants over and responded, "Only Iluvita, the God of Creation, has the power to give me what I want, and the Veras can't do it." ”

The High Priest could only wipe his sweat and in the night while directing the attendants sent by the Elf King to decorate the sacrificial hall, while thinking about how to serve as a priest. Fortunately, almost all of the wood elves with strong beliefs knew the process of the ritual, and the elves could act as secondary priests, and the highest official in the woodlands, Dewen, once participated in the ritual of praying to Iru.

After making sure that everything was ready, the High Priest was brought to the Elven King with his gown and sacrificial cloak. After the king reminded him not to be too loud so as not to disturb the lord, who was still asleep, he gave a general account of the ritual process while helping the elven king to put on the ceremonial costume. What he didn't expect was that the legendary king, who was not very good-tempered, did not show a displeased look because of the cumbersome and lengthy eight rituals of the ritual. Not only that, but during the rituals that lasted from early morning to evening, the proud Elven King performed hundreds of impeccable prayers in accordance with the rules of the ritual, so pious that all the creatures present could not help but raise their eyes and peek.

He did not eat or drink all day, wore heavy special dresses and sacrificial cloaks in the summer, and completed the prayer in a state of sweat and dry mouth. This is a taste that even ordinary elves can't stand it, let alone the elven king?At the end of the ceremony, Thrandil's vision began to blur a little, and the ground near his feet was drenched with his own sweat. To ensure his sincerity, he reached into his sleeve as he finished his last prayer and pinched his arm to pull himself out of his state of confusion.

When it comes to the final hymn of the ritual, the entire hall is shrouded in a drape, which has a strong blackout effect. According to the ritual of the elves asking Vera to appear, at least one Vera will appear after the praise, and the sign of appearance is that Vera's statue will emit a faint white light. The reason for making the sacrificial hall dark is also to quickly detect the white light that has appeared in Vera. As for the signs of Iluvita's appearance, all the spirits knew from the records that it was a strong golden light shining on the body of the invoker.

The hymn was sung to the last verse, and Thranduil once again bent her knees on the ground. In order to stabilize his body, which was starting to shake from exhaustion, he had to prop his hands slightly on the ground. When the song ended, he was so nervous that both of his arms trembled slightly. Will Iluvita really appear?

According to the rules of the ceremony, all the elves present began to leave the festival hall in an orderly manner after chanting praises. They would leave the entire ritual alone to the supplicating beings and continue to recite the prayers outside the shrine. At the end of a ritual, all the participants were exhausted. Fortunately, it only needs to hold on for another hour. Their king, on the other hand, must remain motionless for the next hour until the appearance of the gods or the end of the liturgy.

According to Iluvita's love for the firstborn children (the first elves were created by Iluvita herself, called the firstborn children), there was no need to wait any longer if Iru did not show up within an hour. This means that the content of the invocation is not approved by Iluvita, or that the creator god believes that the content of the invocation does not need to be answered at all.

An hour later, the elves outside the altar finished chanting. Just as they were about to pull up the curtains, a long series of crisp and trivial sounds came from inside the sacrificial hall.

The High Priest's first reaction was that the Elf King had been exhausted by the long prostration, and the staggering King had knocked down something in the sacrificial hall after he suddenly got up. The fact made the high priest who rushed into the temple and was about to support the elf king couldn't say a word with his mouth open, eager to gouge out his eyes. For he had seen with his own eyes what the elves could never do—the king was taking the scepter of the highest priest of the ritual, and slamming it into the colossal clay statue of Iluvita, which was only half of it.

Thousands of years ago, Fëanor, the eldest son of Fenway, the supreme king of the Noldor tribe who migrated westward, was exiled for 12 years for simply speaking out about his disrespect to Vera.