Chapter 56: The Connection Between the Past and the Future (18)
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Due to the complete fall of the north, the Befast Lords in the center have become the outposts of the undead empire due to the betrayal of the lords, dividing the silver empire into two parts, one left and one right. With Xindu as the core to the west, due to the change and withdrawal of the Dawn Sect, the remnants of the nobility united and temporarily selected a general from the army to temporarily act as an agent, of course, this was decided by Link without the consent of the nobles. In his opinion, the war is still left to the soldiers, and the nobles who only know how to eat, drink and have fun all day long know how to fart, and when they see the tide of death, they are too frightened to move, how can they lead the troops to fight?
As for the supply of various places, except for a part of self-sufficiency, the dwarves and night elves who live underground are responsible for the transfer, they themselves have good combat effectiveness, although they have a dislike for each other, but temporary cooperation is not a problem, and the druids and church knights cultivated by the Nature Sect in recent months are stationed in various places as a central coordination. As for Hohenheim, the city of mages, which is known as the strongest combat power in the alliance, Bray believes that the new lord of the undead empire at the moment is the new lord of the undead empire, the former Duke of Befast, Gonzalez, who was originally pinned on high hopes. This one's knowledge of the alliance and the position of the territory were all in the throat and had to be removed.
The meeting ended with Link promising to do it himself, and after leaving the Hall of Mirrors, he did not return to the Adventure Guild, but went straight to the Dawn headquarters.
In the middle of the meeting, the flame of life of the High Priest was extinguished. In any case, Link wanted to come and give the old man a ride, and his sacrifice was no less than that of Orlan. From now on, he will be infamy, and no one will remember his exploits and name except for the generation in question.
The bell rang for a long time, signaling the change of the Supreme Leader, and the ordinary people who did not know the truth gathered to pray for Francesca, who were not even aware of Link's coming, and the invisible breeze blew outside the inner sanctum before taking shape.
Alysina, who was hurrying to the inner sanctum, happened to witness the appearance of the Child of Nature, and her newly recovered anger and sadness suddenly welled up in her heart, and the hand holding the staff involuntarily tightened.
Neme, who knelt down on one knee in front of the idol of Dawn, also sensed Link's coming, and he turned around as the High Priest, looking calmly at the man standing outside the door, all his emotions seemed to have left him, like a doll without joy or sorrow, and his eyes were more ancient than Link, a child of nature.
"Tomorrow, the Dawn Sect will withdraw from the new capital and migrate to the Southern Yanzhou as promised. No longer as rigid and fiery as before, a calm flat voice replied.
Faced with this scene, Link could only turn away from the wind, leaving a deep sigh.
"Take care, my friend. β
"Priest ......" Alysina was about to speak, although she hated Link for causing the expulsion of Dawn and Francesca's death, she also had to consider the weight of the children of nature in the heart of the new high priest, and some words were not easy to say.
"You'll call me Neham. The sigh made Neham's brow, which had been easily relieved, furrow again.
"It's not polite, no matter what, you've already succeeded you. β
"Arisina. Neam pinched his eyebrows, and there was tiredness in his gloomy eyes: "From now on, only you, and only you, can call me like that......"
Although they were a generation younger, they were the only two of them left in the church hierarchy at the same time. Due to the difference in position and seniority, no one would ever call Neham by his first name, and from now on, he would only have the honorific titles of chief priest and high priest.
Alistina's heart was sour, Neham was not the youngest successor, nor the most difficult one, but he was definitely the first to succeed in such a miserable situation. Having lost a large number of believers, without the support of the main god, and being expelled to Nanyanzhou, since its establishment, no one has faced such a dilemma as soon as he took office.
"Yes......"
"How's the stats?"
"Excluding the organized congregation, less than one-tenth of the believers are willing to continue to believe, and most of them are elderly, and very few are young. Alysina came to report this, and when she thought of those believers who were not strong in mind and easily shook their faith, she lamented it very much, although the first generation did not need to rely on the power of faith, but the four pillars were different from the other two, they represented nature itself, and it was precisely human beings who did more to destroy nature in the material world, and it was already foreseeable how the pillars would treat these swingers who changed gods for their own benefit, and after death, they would also be punished by the dawn, and at that time, the pillars would not stand up to protect themγ
It was worse than Neham had imagined, and he was silent for a long time until the High Priest spoke again.
"Neham, are you really going to move to Nanyanzhou?"
"Why not? Without the gods, who can we win but the unbelievers? Going to Nanyanzhou to recuperate is the best solution. For that, you have to thank Link. If you want to be any other child of nature, you will not miss the opportunity to suppress or even exterminate the Dawn Sect. After all, to the gods, believers in the material realm have no other purpose than to convey their will, and as for the sects...... That's just the need for the right to living things. β
Neham's words impressed Alysina, when did he have such a transparent idea? In her memory, Neam had always been a hot-tempered, jealous, and upright knight who didn't know how to change. This tone is more like Link's argument, you ...... Couldn't it be influenced by him?
However, as Neam said, they have no other choice, and now that the army of the undead has gone south, only Nanyanzhou has not been invaded by the undead empire, and it is indeed a good place to recuperate.
"Yes, in obedience. β
Leaving the Dawn Headquarters, Link was depressed, affected by his emotions, and the wind element he incarnated blew a strong wind over the city. In order not to continue to cause chaos, he turned the wind and headed south, and as the wind continued to grow, it eventually turned into a tornado that would make all living things discolored.
After a long time of wreaking havoc in the deserted wilderness, Link realized that he had come so far to the border with the Befast Territory, a place that he knew and stranged to at the same time, the starting point of all - Riverdale.
He still remembered how he raised the ground, how he used earth elements to build the walls and streets, the excitement of arriving for the first time in the illusion, and the desolation after arriving at the real Edgar. The memories of the past and the present are intertwined, and his always stable heart has ups and downs.
"What are you missing through it?" asked a voice in the quiet of the night.
Link's body stiffened, and his emotional instability led to a decrease in perception, and although he was already aware of someone tailing, he didn't know the identity of the tailgating until the moment the other party spoke.
"Why don't you answer? Do you not want to face me, or do you want to draw a clear position?"
"If you have read my memories, you should know that this place has a special meaning to me. Link turned, and a bright red demon stood not far away, the breeze blowing her long hair like a dancing flame.
"I remember that you promised not to abandon us and vowed to be our protector. The words are still in my ears...... Our position is different. This time, it was Doyle who appeared in front of Link, and compared to the hot-tempered Vera, Link couldn't face Doyle, who has always been sensitive.
"My mind hasn't changed, it's just ...... There are so many variables in life, and I never thought it would be like this. Either way, I broke my promise, but not now. I must complete the mission against the Grim Reaper, until then...... I...... I can only say sorry. β
"It's cunning......" Doyle closed her bright red pupils, and the moment she caught up with Link, she activated the magic mantra, which is a causal technique that forces the subject of the spell to tell the truth, and if broken, it will double the damage to the caster. Not only did Link not defend himself, but he even removed the barrier he defended when he sensed her spell, and with the power of the quadruple incarnation, it was only a matter of moving his mind to shield it, but he did not resist the spell that might be an attack. This one is not a few years older than himself, and he was just an ordinary mortal before he came to the other world, and he has done enough. The words that had only been shouted a few times, and the words that embarrassed him could no longer be spoken, and the admiration and gratitude hidden in his heart could no longer be expressed.
Link, I consider the only father, dear one, thank you, even in purgatory, I can have no regrets.
When I opened my eyes again, the look inside was already different.
"Multi-...... Vera?" Link was a little confused, so what was this about? If he wanted to accuse himself of breaking his promise and replacing him without doing anything, he was even ready to be beaten.
"We're fine now. It's rare that Vera's tone is also unusually calm.
"Uh...... "What kind of fuss is this?" Link was even more confused.
"The demon summoned by Frost Cold using the daughter of Lord Cronberg was him, so Vlajde is our father in the true sense of the word, although the abyss is not as peaceful as the surface, but it is a world where strength is respected, after awakening the bloodline, except for the lord-level archdemon, no one is our opponent......"
"It's not like the tone you speak, Vera. Link was a little hesitant, their current status was no longer that of the simple adopters and protectors of the past.
"Without your protection, we can live just as well. Her clenched lips were oozing blood, but Vera insisted on finishing her sentence.
Link had more or less sensed the twins' purpose, he didn't speak, he just stretched out his hand at Wei, and the wordless action made her shed tears like blood.
That night, he himself said that he would make a pact and gamble his life to bind them. That night, he reached out and invited me to be his relative.
I still have a choice, but I can't...... No......
The air exploded violently, and a scorching heat wave gushed out from the ground, like a barrier, between the two of them.
"Vera!?" Seeing her merge with the flames, Link couldn't help but exclaim, but in response was a scalp-tingling smirk.
"I didn't expect you kid to be so hard-hitting, not only did he not die, but he also purified the Pillar of the Earth. "Relying on the Son of God, Vlajd, the god of war, has come to God in the material realm.