Chapter 49: The Connection Between Past and Future (11)
As Link has said countless times - it is human beings themselves who make choices, and Julian's undetermined mind has already doomed the direction of fate in a sense, no matter how many times he reverses time and space, as long as he does not fundamentally change, he will eventually embark on the path of betrayal and transformation. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Francesca turned sideways, and though he didn't say a word, Link understood his intentions and went to the inner sanctum to talk.
Beside him, who passed by in shock without squinting, he could only sigh at this knight who looked rigid on the surface but was actually soft at heart, and after that, Link could no longer get along with him as a friend. When the dawn returns, it will be the time for them to fight to the death.
As soon as she returned to the inner hall, Francesca sat down on the only throne in the hall at the exclamation of Alysina, and her complexion rapidly decayed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in a short time she changed from a childish face to an old man.
"No problem, I'm not young anymore, and the reason why I have always maintained my spirit is because of my lord's divine power. With a dry cough, Francesca ordered the low-ranking priest who was following him to set up a seat.
"Tell us about your plans. ”
Link was silent for a long time: "I've always been used to being casual, and the high priest is so polite that it makes me uncomfortable." ”
"After all, you are not the same as you used to be. The quadruple incarnation is already among the quasi-gods, and even if you don't care, as mortals, we can't cross that line at will. Francesca's answer was not rude, but it was an indescribable alienation.
Seeing his stubborn persistence, Link didn't continue to dwell on the topic, but he didn't have anything to say about his future plans.
Seeing that Link was silent, the high priest coughed dryly again: "Don't you think you will rush to expel my lord without any plan...... Is it too reckless?"
"If there is a chance to kill me first, will the High Priest still say that I am a loser?" He just couldn't understand why the High Priest accepted the continuation of the alliance, but on the other hand, he was deeply rooted in the banishment of Dawn, and it was meaningless to dwell on the fait accompli.
For a while, the atmosphere in the inner sanctum made everyone extremely embarrassed, and it was Bridges who jumped out first to act as a peacemaker.
"Alright, let's move on to how to fight the undead. Where are those two lords going?"
Finally there was a topic that could be followed, Link thought about it, although he was not very sure, but he still truthfully stated his reasoning: "I have sensed a strong divine power on the scroll they use, if nothing else, it should be a return to the current foundation of the god of death in the material world, which is commonly known as the divine seat." ”
"The ...... of the shrine," Bridge's words were taken by the High Priest.
"In the heart of the Sea of Storms, far from land, where even the gods cannot change the climate, we have at least three months to prepare for the battle. ”
Link nodded in agreement, "That's right, the Storm Sea is transformed by the divine power of the Pillar of Water, and now that Andrea has been corrupted and turned into a frenzy, the Grim Reaper can't change the harsh climate there at all, even if it is a sleepless undead, it will take some time to leave that sea." With any luck, the army of the undead won't be able to land along the frozen storm sea until winter. ”
Everyone, including Francesca, breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Link's commentary.
"In other words, we only have half a year...... "Bridge's nerves tense again after a brief moment of relaxation.
"That's right. Link shook his head, but his eyes swept towards the door, and he sensed two familiar soul fluctuations.
Ireese and Hull, what are they coming to do?
"Newspaper-" Before the priest who had rushed in to deliver the message could say anything, he was pushed aside by a strong force from behind, and the black-faced Storm Lord rushed in with a furious anger.
"Why didn't you stay in Horacio and come here?"
"I've been guarding you long enough!"
The back and forth of the conversation baffled the four of them, led by Bridge, and Francesca, who understood it, lowered her eyes, completely ignoring the growing roar of the elemental lord in the inner sanctum whose magic was about to explode with anger.
"You...... You ......" Hull paced back and forth angrily, his hand pointing to another child of nature who had overtaken him.
Ires, who was following him, slapped Hull on the back regardless of his image, "He's overjoyed, haha......"
Bridge's inquiring eyes moved back and forth between Link, Hull, and Iris, and as one of the most influential figures who had experienced the last twilight of the Empire, he certainly knew the two inhuman identities that had broken in, the Acting Sons of Nature of the Pillars of Earth, and the Glowing Elven King, the Sons of Nature of the Pillars of Earth.
"Excuse me, two Excellencies. The high priest led the priest to add two more chairs, the inner sanctum was not large, but there were only four people who were qualified to sit flat, and even Bridge did not get a seat.
"If you want to make a precise response plan, I think you can wait for someone to call it up. This was not an excuse, and Link felt that the four of them alone could not easily make plans for the other allies who were not present.
"If it's just a discussion, I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Holding back his sulk, Hull is now advised as an apostle of the Wind Pillar and an air elemental lord, and after knowing that Link is Befast, he no longer needs to continue to act.
"Elves and dwarves have been blessed by Link, both for their positions and for the future, and they will follow the ancient covenant to defend themselves against the enemy, and the key is ...... On the human side. Rao is much more lenient than Hull Iris is not optimistic about the current Silver Empire, the Northern War and the rebellion of the princes have caused this huge human kingdom to consume most of its financial resources and troops, and the human race, which once became the overlord of the land, can no longer occupy the dominant position of the alliance. Moreover...... As one of the weights of mankind, the great sage Bray has been made a god, and he can no longer easily interfere with the world, and the position of mankind in the alliance will be further weakened.
"It's me who is in a hurry. The High Priest stood up abruptly, "Have a good rest today, reopen the Hall of Mirrors tomorrow, and then discuss it well." ”
Ires and Hull, who didn't know what had happened a moment ago, were in the midst of this disguised send-off, and together with Link, they were politely invited out of the headquarters by the Dawn Sect, and could only look at the only one who might have caused this situation.
"I can't say a word......" Link looked at Bridge, "where you are, President." ”
The renovated Adventure Guild headquarters has another figure that surprises Link, Lucas, the leader of the Cobwebs, a devotion to the God of Shadows, who had gathered together to ask the well-informed intelligence dealer about the latest changes.
"You're not gone yet?" Bridget knew that Link had seen Lucas, but at this moment, it was not appropriate for the cultists of the God of Shadows to stay.
"I haven't been paid yet......" The cobweb leader's gaze was already firmly absorbed by the person behind Bridge, he licked his lips excitedly, and put down the hands that were originally wrapped around his chest, "Ah~ Look, this is really an unexpected surprise." ”
Link, who had just crossed the border, paused, "Malik." ”
"Hahaha, I'm sure it's me. You are the only one who can call God by name so straightforwardly. "I don't know when the god of shadows unleashed the coercion of the god that came to make everyone present change their color.
Link stepped to the front, opening up his mental space while shielding them from the suppression of the divine breath.
"Dawn was expelled, you did it, right?" Malik asked bluntly, the sun god Elias, as the first generation, has great divine power in the kingdom of God, and the fading of his power shocked every second and third generation of gods, only the law can expel the first generation, but who is it that has such ability?
Hearing the news of the appearance of Link, the child of nature, from the believers installed in the new capital, Malik came as soon as possible, and the mark he had originally placed on Link had already been turned useless along with the replacement of the user of that body.
"This really surprised me, I thought that Dawn and Pillar, who were both the first generation, were the most inseparable allies. The god of shadows made no secret of the gloating in his words. Because he was banished by the First Generation, his jealousy and resentment towards the First Generation were far greater than those of other gods.
"This time and that time. Link paused, "What has happened all this time?"
"Asking me for information will cost you revenge, I thought you should know that. ”
"In exchange, I will tell you my intention to banish Dawn. ”
"But I'm not interested in that at all. "Because he descended to the physical realm in the body of a human believer, Malik, who appeared in Link's mental space, also used the form of Lucas.
"All I can say depends on what you want to know. As a deity, you should know better that there are some things that I can't just say. "For the god of shadows, Link didn't dare to be careless.
"Hehehe...... It's a little smarter. Malik narrowed his eyes, a little regretful that the child of nature who had grown in knowledge was not easy to fool, "Since the previous body has been discarded by you, I think ...... Isn't it time to redefine the agreement between us? ”
That's it?
Even if it was his own mental space, Link didn't dare to think too much about it, so as not to be read by Malik, after all, he was a god.
"So, first of all, I have to make sure that your original agreement is still valid, after all, the situation has changed. Link pushed Malik's question back in a different tone.
"Hahaha-" Malik burst out laughing, "interesting, I can probably guess how you got Dawn banished, and that's the only way to grow up so quickly." Ah~ None of this matters, for the sake of you being so interesting, I'll reiterate my position, and I, Malik, the god of shadows, will be your staunch ally in the fight against Hicks. ”
Link held out his hand: "In exchange for signing the contract again, tell me what has happened in this period of time." ”