Another month passed, and the area of the altar's influence continued to expand, and the diameter of the purifying light mask had reached a hundred kilometers.

Within the light cover of the holy land, the vitality is gorgeous, or the sun is shining, or the smoke and rain are misty, or the thunder and storm, reflecting the beauty of nature in a thousand forms and full of order.

Outside the light mask, the sky was overcast, the white fog was filled, the whole world was dim, and life was cowering in dark corners struggling to survive, full of decay and death.

One side of heaven, the other side of the abyss.

On this day, on the border of this side of heaven, the giant Leonardo led nearly 500 warriors who also belonged to the giant clan, and was confronting a group of faceless ones on the other side of the border.

As the Holy Land continued to expand, there were more and more such skirmishes, and from time to time, abyssal creatures who were not afraid of death rushed into the Holy Land dwellings to cause trouble, so the Goddess Messenger formed a convoy, and the brave and warlike giant Leonardo became one of the leaders of the convoy.

Compared to a month ago, the number of inhabitants in the Holy Land has increased greatly at this time, a large number of abyssal creatures were purified when the Holy Land expanded, and the guardians would also catch some powerful monsters to enter the Holy Land for purification, which made the number of residents exceed five thousand.

Of these five thousand people, most of them are giants purified by the lizardmen, accounting for more than 98%, for the simple reason that the lizardmen have the most in the abyss. They like to live in groups, are good at cooperation, and their individual combat power is not bad, so they can be regarded as the winners in the competition for survival in the abyss.

It can be said that in the current Holy Land, the giant clan occupies an absolute dominance.

The confrontation at the border continued, and Leonardo looked at the Faceless One on the other side. Disgusted, he said, "When did these damn cowards have the guts?" ”

Facelings are mid-level hunters, and when giants were lizardmen, there were never facelings where lizardmen lived. Because the latter is no match for the lizardmen at all.

The Facelings may be a little stronger, but the Lizardmen are very cooperative and fond of tools, and their warriors can unleash terrifying power when combined.

In the Abyss, the Faceless would have to turn around and run away when they encounter a lizardman, so this is unusual today.

At this time. A tall faceless man on the opposite side roared, walked to the front, and said loudly in the lingua franca of the abyss, "Leonardo." Don't think I don't know you if you've changed. It's like you're coming out of it and fighting me! ”

Leonardo's brow furrowed, he wasn't provoked, he just felt that something was strange about today's events, and the Faceless One's reaction was too unusual.

The Faceless One on the other side had to speak. That's when a giant warrior strikes. He threw the stone spear in his hand as a throwing spear.

Although they became giants, their strength did not decrease, and the spear flew towards the faceless man who spoke, and the other party did not check, and the chest was pierced by a stone spear, and he was nailed to the ground.

Leonardo's lieutenant, named Volecha, was purified by the leader of another lizardmen's lair. In terms of strength, he is on par with Leonardo. The reason why he is an adjutant. It was because he purified a few days later than Leonardo.

After killing the Faceless One, Vorecha grinned at Leonardo, "Captain, he's too noisy, isn't he?" ”

There was not much respect for the smile, in fact, the two sides had been looking at each other all the time. If it weren't for the Goddess of Life's divine envoys, who had been insisting on cooperation, they would have fought a big battle to decide who would be the leader according to the tradition of the lizardmen.

Leonardo snorted and looked at the Faceless Ones outside: "They don't dare come in. The reason why they dare to stand there should be someone to support them. ”

"You're saying there's a powerful lord hiding behind. They want to provoke us and lure us out. "Volecha can be the leader, and his brain is also very bright.

"Yes." Leonardo nodded: "But our duty is to guard, not to attack." As long as they guard this border, they will not dare to come in. As the Holy Land expands, they will keep retreating. ”

"That sounds like a no-brainer." Voleka muttered discontentedly.

Leonardo glanced coldly at the adjutant beside him, and said coldly: "I'm the captain, don't provoke me repeatedly!" Otherwise"

"How else?" Volecha didn't back down, he took a new solid stone spear from a warrior who originally belonged to his lair beside him, squinted and smiled, "Leonardo, do you think that if the oracle makes you the captain, you will have power?" Joke! Unless you can outwit me in a duel, don't try to command me! ”

The lizardmen of the past and the giants of the present revered force, and if a leader could not show strong personal force, no one would obey him.

This is a rule screened out of the cruel environment of the abyss, and it can't be changed for a while, at least this generation of giants can't change it.

Leonardo's provocation made Leonardo furious, the leader of the giants was never afraid of a challenge, if it had been before, he would definitely have raised his spear and went into battle, but today the situation is different.

Leonardo suppressed his anger and looked at Volecha: "I accept your challenge, but not now. Now, our mission is to defend against the Faceless invasion and protect the Sanctuary behind us! ”

At the end, Leonardo looked around at his warriors, "I know that we all come from different lairs, and we all have different leaders, but shouldn't we repay the rewards of Lady Grisdi's rescue of us from the abyss and allowing us to enter this heavenly holy place?" Are we giants, an ungrateful race, to live up to the favor of the goddess? ”

Leonardo grasped the key point at once, and the warriors, who had begun to estranged themselves because of Volecha's provocation, were encouraged by him, and the warriors raised their spears and shouted: "Never fail the goddess!" Protect the Holy Land! ”

"Good!" Leonardo exclaimed, "Brothers, we giants have noble glory. ”

The giant raised the spear in his hand, clenched it tightly, and looked around at all the warriors under his command, his eyes full of eagerness and sincerity, and he roared loudly: "Now, because of my duty to protect the Holy Land, I, Leonardo, have been appointed by the oracle as the temporary chief. This is the will of the Divine Messenger. But the oracle does not understand us, and she does not understand the traditions of my giant people. But this time, the Faceless is current. I ask for help from my brothers. When this mission is completed, we will duel in dignity and prove who is the ultimate leader, relying on our glorious traditions! ”

The last sentence, Leonardo shouted with all his might, and the sound was like thunder, and the warriors fell silent for a moment. Then they all raised their spears and shouted in response: "Leonardo! Leonardo! ”

Whether it was the warriors of Leonardo's own tribe or the warriors who came out of other lairs, they were all impressed by the charisma of this giant at this moment. At least at this moment, their hearts recognized the giant's position as the leader.

Vorecha felt this, his face darkened, and he gritted his teeth. But this time. He didn't dare to choke anymore, because he found that even the warriors of his lair were shouting Leonardo's name.

He knew that this mission, he would not be able to challenge Leonardo, and as long as he completed this mission, Leonardo's reputation would rise to a point that he could barely resist.

His only chance was to follow tradition. Defeat him in a duel afterward. Yes, a duel. Wore glanced at Leonardo's body, and his mind had already made up his mind.

After that, the Guardians of the Giants waited on the side of the Holy Land in the manner of the calm Leonardo, and remained unmoved no matter how the Faceless One provoked.

Three days later, faced with the advancing light, the Faceless One had to abandon the provocation and flee in disarray.

The Guardians retreated to their forward camp, and as they had agreed, Leonardo agreed to take on the challenge the day after the rest.

Seeing this, the moon god Allen and Luo Lin were watching, and seeing this, the moon god said to Luo Lin: "You have won, my appointment is indeed not as effective as imagined." What do you think of this Leonardo? ”

"Not bad." Rollin succinctly commented on two words.

"Isn't it just good? I think he is the perfect leader, taking into account the overall situation, and can easily convince people's hearts, and he has the temperament of a king. Alan laughed.

"It's just because he's in that position. Your appointment has helped him a lot. In fact, if you appoint Volecha, he can do the same thing. "Rolling's analysis is neutral.

In a large collective, whether a person is dazzling, talent and ability are not so important, the important thing is whether he has a stage to show.

Allen, as an oracle, has great prestige, and she appointed Leonardo as the leader of the escort, thus giving Leonardo a big stage. Although this appointment did not have absolute control due to the tradition of the giants, it was still very helpful to Leonardo.

In other words, the giant Volecha is actually no worse than Leonardo, he is just unlucky.

"Oh." Alan thought about it and felt that what Rollin said was not unreasonable, but she already had a great impression of Leonardo, because the giant's previous performance was really eye-catching.

She is a very frank god, and whatever she thinks, she will say it directly: "According to their own agreement, a duel will begin tomorrow." I intend to make Leonardo the leader, and to give him some power that may help him become king. ”

Rollin sighed, although this moon god has changed a little, her thinking is still in control.

But she didn't understand that even gods could not completely control the fate of mortals, and the results obtained after forcible control were often not what they originally wanted.

"Why, don't you agree?" Luna asked, she now valued Rollin's advice.

Rollin looked at the moon god standing beside him and said softly, "If Leonardo is the true king, he will naturally become a king." If he is not, you help him up, and in the future he loses his virtue, and your majesty will be compromised. ”

"Then we'll just watch and do nothing?" Alan fell into deep thought.

"Why not? We've done the most important thing. You have established the Holy Land, and I have fought against the Abyssal Behemoth and maintained its continuous expansion, which is already a supreme virtue. As long as it is a living creature in the Holy Land, no one can deny it, and no one can forget it. ”

Seeing that Alan was silent in thought, Rollin said the last sentence: "Let the mortal return to the mortal, and the god to the god." ”

This was Rollin's own perception, and he had heard similar words in Trolle in later generations. At that time, there was a rule in Troll, that is, the immortal did not become a true king, otherwise he would die.

At this time, Luo Lin himself observed the operation of a holy place, and only then did he truly appreciate some of the deep meanings of this rule.

"To be able to make this rule must be the power of wisdom and understanding." Rollin sighed.

Alan seemed to have figured it out, she smiled to herself, shook her head, and said, "It seems that I was indeed wrong before." In Nodashir, I thought about control, but there was a bad result like the great magician Emile, and as a result, even Nodashir was destroyed. ”

Rollin smiled, and he said, "It's not like doing nothing. Academies can be set up to impart words and knowledge, so that all kinds of talents can spread all over the Holy Land, and then they will be transformed into great power. ”

Alan thought for a moment, this is indeed very necessary, the stone spear in the hands of the giants alone cannot protect the Holy Land, they also need more and more powerful weapons, more and more powerful armor, and even terrifying flying machines like goblins.

It has to be said that the battle of the goblin invasion made a very deep impression on Allen.

"It's a good idea. I'm not involved in the struggle for leadership of these giants, I only impart knowledge, haha. Alan laughed. (To be continued......)