Chapter 27: The Envoy from the New Capital (I)
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Absorbing and fusing the sudden power, Link saw faith and soul separate from the bright galaxy, and the spiritual power as light as gas and wisps of spiritual power was sucked into the constellation composed of stars of different colors and sizes. The heavier souls descended like raindrops into the massive orb that appeared at Link's feet at some point.
The avatar of Gathos is gone, but the consciousness of the pillar is still in this space.
The infusion of divine power meant that Gaços, like Kaogo, agreed with Link's proposal, much to his displeasure. But Gasos was not a wisp of consciousness attached to Hull after all, he was more stern and serious, and it made Link come up with a more detailed plan, and Link felt a little headache. He doesn't have the mind of Shuang Han, but it is difficult to ride a tiger, so he can only refine the construction just now.
[First of all, humans, as the main destroyers of nature, should pay for their actions, and can be punished slightly by cursing. For example, if the forest is cut down only or excessively cut, the living environment will become filthy, the water is sour, cold and damp, and attracts insects and rats. No matter where you move, the curse will follow, even to the neighborhood. The only remedy is to plant trees until the sins committed are repaid.
In order to prevent humans from using arcane or divine magic to remove the curse, the curse should be forbidden by the law of cause and effect. If it is forcibly removed, when the 'crimes' committed by human beings accumulate to a certain amount, it will lead to a new round of elemental withering and belief suppression, which can effectively prevent the second generation from interfering. As for the other two first-generation gods who had the ability to intervene......] Thinking of this, Link stopped.
Knowing why he paused, the hanged answer As long as it doesn't touch the bottom line of the camp, Dawn and Night will not make a move.
I can rest assured, as long as the morning light and night do not interfere, the power of the second generation of gods will definitely be inferior to the pillar.
In order to prevent the ruling class from enslaving the lower classes and forcing them to take their behalf, Link also thought of a special solution - to set different punishments for the curse.
Hunting too much will reduce the luck of the hunt, and it will not be possible to encounter any wild creatures in the mountains. Even if you seek the help of prophecy, you will miss arrows, weapons will collapse, traps will fail, and many other situations will occur.
Those who excavate underground deposits in excess of the amount of money they have to dig up will quickly lose the wealth they have gained from the deposits in the short term.
Those who kill creatures for pleasure will not only be unable to hunt any prey for the rest of their lives, but will also die from the methods used to torture the slaughtered creatures.
Eating for the sake of food and instructing others to hunt or squandering their own survival needs will be punished by eating without taste.
For vanity and show-off, use the fur,, feathers, etc. of creatures to decorate themselves. No matter what kind of clothing you wear, there is only one color.
By analogy, any action necessary for survival will be punished accordingly, and unless one realizes one's mistakes, goes to the temple of nature for repentance and introspection, and applies one's faith to the restoration of nature, these curses from the gods will stay with you for life. It will even cause disaster to children and grandchildren, leading to the barrenness of the land, the abhorrence of the elements, the inability of the peasants to farm, and the inability of the nobles to learn spells.
Of course, these are not only for humans, but also for dwarves, orcs, and even elves.
As for the war aspect...... Link thinks of opening up the space where orderly, chaotic creatures reside. Unravel the barrier that separates the area and the islands outside of the Central Big 6, let the powerful ancient creatures reappear, and keep busy dealing with these powerful survival competitors, and humanity will no longer be able to fight blindly like the Silver Age.
These enumerations are endorsed by Gaços, and this is indeed a way to curb the excessive demand for nature and allow the creatures of the material world to circulate effectively. Immediately after returning to the Material Realm, Link set about founding the Sect and granted the privilege of the Druid, the Pillar of the Wind.
Subsequently, Link was thrown out of the column's consciousness space. He was still in a vaporized state. However, unlike his previous vaporization, he could actually 'see' his own form—a large mass of wind elementals, like those hovering around the columns, and larger than all of them.
The wind elementals gathered nearby, and there was no language, but Link felt a stream of thought-like thoughts pass through the air.
It turned out that these wind elements were the natural children of the pillars, plus the giant wind falcon that had risen from the top of the snowy mountain. Including Link himself, there are fourteen children of nature, and the number is a little unbelievable to him.
How can there be so many?
Lorelei's mind appeared in Link's mind, [The strength of a child of nature with a single attribute is only between a master and a legend. Only those like you who gather the four elements are feared by the gods. 】
Back to reality, several consciousnesses that were naturally shielded have also returned. Before Link could say anything, he felt Doyle's aura nearby, and couldn't help but be surprised, the highest peak of Eagle Peak Mountain was also half a day's journey away from the Elven King's Court, and it took him nearly two hours to come all the way.
Have I been in the consciousness space of the pillar for a long time?
[For a whole month.] 】
The answer given by Lorelei made Link dumbfounded, he didn't feel the passage of time there at all, he only felt that it was only half an hour, he didn't expect that a month had passed in the outside world, no wonder Doyle would come to him.
[She doesn't worry about you, no matter how much the Elf King and Orlando persuade her, she insists on coming to you, and she fights with the children of nature who guard this place. 】
The more Link listened, the more embarrassed he became, he really didn't think about the position, if he had told Doyle beforehand, there would have been no such thing.
Turning into a wind falcon and plummeting to the top of the mountain, Doyle looked up at the top of the mountain with only thin clothes, and the breath exhaled from his mouth turned into a white mist, seeing this, Link blamed himself even more, if the children of nature who guarded the pillar found out her identity, and when he returned, even if he could perform the art of resurrection, the corpse would have rotted.
Landing next to Doyle, Link muttered sorry in human form. Doyle turned his head away, refusing to look at him.
Just as he was about to say a few more words, the other children of nature also descended. Link had no choice but to put the appeasement aside, "Gaxos authorized me to create a temple dedicated to the pillars. ”
The wind elemental did not react, only the wind falcon, which could transform into a human, reappeared in human form, and there was a visible wound in her abdomen. Frowning, he glanced at Doyle, who was standing beside Link, before he spoke, saying that the pillar had already conveyed it to her just now, asking when the new temple would start to be built and the believers would be recruited.
"Of course, the sooner the better, let's go to the royal court of the wood elves first, I don't know what changes have happened in the outside world recently. Link hopes that the human nobles will not make too much noise, and that he will not be able to move the nobles who are deeply entrenched in their territory until the final battle with the Undead Empire.
Leave the wind element behind to continue to protect the column. Link and the only remaining Children of Nature and the Falcon Druid head to the Elven Court, and Doyle, who has been sealed in dragon form, can only rely on Link's claws again.
On the way, the female Falcon introduces herself as Kyryll, the sister of the acting guardian of the Pillars of Earth, Hel. This was quite a surprise to Link, it turned out to be Hull's blood relative. When I think about the appearance of the human form, it doesn't seem to look very similar.
An army of wind falcons that covered the sky and the sun came to the royal court. Orlando ran to the larger atrium to greet him, his body recovering after a month of conditioning. And in the face of that slightly changed face, Link was a little uncomfortable.
"If you don't come back, something big will happen. Orlando's attitude was the same as before, but his eyes were on the extra birdman next to Link, Kyryll, "Who is this?"
"Nature's child of the Wind Pillar. Kyrylle. Link's introduction was brief, and as the other falcons gathered their wings and stopped on a nearby branch.
Such a large group of wind falcons flew in, and the elf king didn't greet him in person, and Link, who noticed this, hurriedly asked if there was something important?
Orlando shrugged, "Someone from the new capital has arrived, saying that they want to reclaim Cronberg's title and land." My uncle went to the meeting in my place. ”
The regent of the royal family, or the other great nobles, thought that the direct line of the Doyle family was all dead. Link hurriedly asked who was in charge of the overall situation this month?
"High priest, because he is the third person of the Dawn Sect, the trust of the people who are frightened by the undead in the nobility and Kronberg has been reduced to the lowest point. Orlando let out a long sigh, blaming the juniors who were not angry, so that he not only said goodbye to his life of priority, but also had to inherit the title that had been avoided for hundreds of years.
"Oh yes!" Orlando high-fived and excitedly told Link that the flow of life was restored. He still had a little magic left of himself, and he could still use it.
[Sue sù that stupid, the dry tide is over, and even ordinary people can feel the elements. Lorelei angrily asked Link to convey it.
"Eh~ Is that so......? Why do I feel that the perception of the elements is not much worse than when I am a half-elf?" said Orlando as he cast a plant spell that he was more familiar with. Several plant roots emerge from the ground, waving incessantly. Look for potential enemies.
[No worse than a half-elf...... Lorelei had an idea, and asked Link to perceive it to see if the elements were really more abundant than a month ago?
She was no longer a physical entity, and she couldn't feel it exactly.
Link did as he was told. As soon as the perception expanded, I immediately felt that there were a large number of elements around me, and the number of them was indeed much higher than before. But this doesn't explain why Orlando, who is already fully human, has elemental perception that is not inferior to that of a half-elf body.
Hanging aside, Kelyl once again mentions to Link the idea of building a temple to accept believers, the Wood Elves are Evgar's followers and a big fan of the Pillar of the Wind, and she thinks this is a good place to start.
"Ah......h ”
Since the undead are mentioned, one has to ask about the other cities in Kronberg's territory that are occupied by the undead.
"For some reason, all the undead retreated, and not a single one was left, and even the scattered low-level skeletons and corpses wandering in the wilderness disappeared. Orlando solemnly informed that in the last month, after Voran had repelled the frost to be exact, all the undead had retreated north.
Some believe it was a precursor to another large-scale invasion, others believe that it was to fight against the re-entry of the children of nature, but in short, few people were happy about the retreat of the undead, except for the caravans, who could finally walk in peace.
"Withdrawn?" Link held his chin, a little puzzled by the undead's strange behavior.
It stands to reason that after the flow of life is restored, isn't it a good time to attack in a big way, to absorb the faith for the god of death?
Link informs Orlando that he has enlisted permission from the Pillar to lead the druids in establishing a cult called Nature throughout Big 6 to absorb believers.
Orlando was surprised, but he didn't know why. Just say what he needs help with.
"Since the Wood Elves believe in Avga, I can't cross the river and tear down the bridge, and with her help I will take away her followers. Regardless, Link is grateful for the fact that Avga has provided him with divine powers. At least she didn't put forward conditions that were completely beyond his ability like Bray did. If it weren't for Lorelai's own death...... Oh~ I'm sorry.
[You're right, there's no need to apologize. For Link's unintentional words. Lorelei looked very lightly.
"I want to build the first temple in Voran, and I have a life-saving grace for the people there, and it is relatively easy for them to convert to the pillar. ”
Kyryll didn't object, saying only that it was up to Link to decide, and that he was the son of nature appointed by Gathos to rule the wind.
The magic device in the atrium arrives with news from Voran, and the elven king's worried face appears in a mirror that is out of place with the garden. Seeing Link also there, his face was overjoyed.
"The envoy of the new capital has made excessive demands. ”
"Abolish Duke Krenberg's title and take back the fief?"
"That's right. "Knowing that it was Orlando who sued Sù Link, the Elven King informed the latest situation," they also said that the Children of Nature interfered in the internal affairs of mankind and violated the precepts set by the pillars. ”
"It's ridiculous, when is it the turn of humanity to qualify for a child of nature. Link thinks he should be tough at the right time, otherwise the human aristocracy will always think that he is easy to talk and soft. "To the noble envoys, I will leave now, and I will arrive at Voran to-morrow, and I will have a good talk with them myself. ”
As soon as he heard that he was going to Vorland, Orlando immediately jumped to the try, "By the way, take me with you! It's so stuffy. ”
Link: "......" refused to inherit the title and ran away, in addition to his idle personality, there is also this unstoppable factor.
After a hurried dinner, the Falcon army set off again. After a whole night's night's journey, we arrived at the White City of Wolan at dawn. Like last time, Link was still warmly welcomed.
Standing on the damaged city walls, everyone was greeted except the Elven King. There was also a group of envoys from Xindu, and their faces were ugly when they saw so many wind falcons.
The two large wind falcons transformed the moment they reached the top of the city walls, and the rest hovered in the air, their wings flapping with a crackling sound. An atmosphere of urgency is created.
The leader of the envoy group is a viscount, and he is also a mage, his rank is not high, he is just an elemental envoy, but this is enough for him to understand that these two people who are transformed by wind falcons are not druids, they are both children of nature, and they come two at once, which is obviously not good.
According to rumors, the Viscount gave Link a respectful aristocratic salute.
"It's an honor to meet you, Lord Link. ”
Link only nodded in acknowledgment, and under the leadership of Garrison Commander Hansen, the group made their way to the reception hall located at the top of the mountain. The collapsed and broken stone steps have been restored, and everyone can't help but sigh when they revisit the old place. The last time I visited, the city was still ghostly, and now, even the dead plants have been replanted, and there is no sign that it has experienced a terrible siege of the undead.
It is also the rooftop, which has been used as a meeting place for successive lords, and you can overlook the whole city, and you have the feeling that the territory is all under your feet.
One person had already taken a seat in the chair that had been prepared, and the chief priest got up and bowed slightly to everyone.
Except for the side facing the staircase, there are rows of seats in the other three directions, and refreshments and fruits are placed on the round table in the center.
The Elven King walked straight to the chair to the east, and Orlando followed. The envoys went to the opposite west, and Link looked at the direction of his seat and walked towards the north of Alesina, with Kelyl and Doyle taking their seats with him.
After a brief silence, the envoys protested to Link on behalf of the Regent, believing that he had overstepped his responsibilities and forgotten his duty.
"Duty?hahaha-" Link couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.
If he wanted to be someone else, the viscount would have scolded him a long time ago, but he was facing the son of nature, so he could only swallow his anger. What's more, except for the suspicious human man present, everyone else present was above the master level, and they could kill these nobles who had no ability at will.
"Your Excellency, are you humiliating this envoy?"
"No, I'm laughing at your misnomer. ”
The Viscount stood up with a 'rub' and said, "Am I not right? Your Excellency, as a child of nature, has interfered in the internal affairs of mankind several times, which has violated the precepts that should be observed!"
Link nodded and replied, "Everyone knows that the duty of the Children of Nature is to maintain balance and protect the world. If you violate the precepts, you will inevitably lose your qualifications, but you see, am I disqualified now? Also, when the city of Volan was besieged by the undead, it was I who rescued the people in this city, is this also an intervention and intervention?"
The viscount's hand pointed to Orlando, "Support an unidentified suspicious figure to pretend to be a direct member of the Doyle family! What's more, as a lord, the Doyle family colluded with the undead to lead the people to displace, and they no longer deserve to have a fief and a title." ”
Link nodded again, "That's right, the Dukes of the Doyle family have gone too far in recent years, but what qualifications does the Xindu have to exercise the right to revoke the title? As far as I know, the so-called royal family is just a branch of the previous empire, and even the regent that the big nobles everywhere do not recognize, the Colke family has stretched out their hands a little too long." ”