Chapter 16: The Obelisk of Saad
Unlike the royal city and the country of the Four Knights, the belief of the northerners is richer, and they mainly believe in three gods, the god of life and conception, Freya, the daughter of Ange and Yi; Bodmir, the god of war, is said to be born in the mountains, the god of warriors born with divine power, for the northern warriors, Bodemir gives them courage and brings them victory; and the god of death, Huck, the belief in the god of death is quite mysterious, in the oral tradition of the druids, the god of death exists in all things without a specific form, people represent and worship Huck in various ways, and there are different names in the crowdFor people who believe in Huck, the god of death, they have a different understanding of death. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
As a time traveler, the premise of a good reconnaissance mission is to be familiar with the route planning and terrain, no matter how experienced a scout comes to an unknown territory, the first thought that comes to their mind is not to act on their own experience, but to find a good guide. Although the powerful Trisoch intelligence system has also penetrated deep into the north, even if they have already drawn a topographic map of various parts of the north, but even the northern front area that the northerners dare not approach is not able to penetrate into the northern frontline area, and for the Neutola team that came to the north, they are heading to the meeting point of the guide provided by the Northern Alliance, and the calm on the road makes Neutola feel uneasy.
The meeting place has an obvious landmark, the Saad Obelisk, which is really obvious to the snow-covered Norcouden Plateau, but the shape of the obelisk does not exist in the architecture of any of the Northern Alliance countries, but is preferred by the warlocks, symbolizing the authority of the Warlocks of the Tower of the Swallow in the Northern Kingdom.
"It's here!" said Strategist Lucian saw the belisk not far away from the scope of his strategic rifle against his right eye, "but this obelisk seems to be in a bit of trouble." β
It wasn't until she reached the foot of the belisk that Neutola understood what Lucian was referring to by trouble, which fell to its side, apparently gouging through the dirt and pushing it hard, the tip of the obelisk breaking off as it hit the ground. A druid, dressed in animal skins, wearing a crown of unknown plants, and a necklace of various animal teeth, approached Neutorah.
"May the blade of thy sword cleanse the filth and wickedness. β
"May your prayers bless all things in harmony. Noitora greeted the druid.
The druid smiled and swept the snowdrift around him with his foot, revealing the supplies buried underneath.
"It seems that the journey has been smooth, I am your guide, Vladway from the Kalid Temple. β
"Neutorah, under the orders of the Queen's Scout Team. Thank you for your help. β
Today's weather was just right, and everyone was ready to take a break here, during which Druid Fladwe told the Neutora team about the situation when the belisk fell:
People's feelings for warlocks are extremely complicated, and the druids don't like to deal with warlocks, but the warlocks of the Tower of the Swallow can do a lot of things that the druids can't do, the druids emphasize natural balance, and many people will not accept unreasonable requests, because they will never do the requests that do not meet the druid's philosophy, and the people who ask for some costs are not willing to bear it, causing people to begin to alienate the druids and instead pray to those warlocks, along with their fame, the warlocks have also established their own followers, and built the Saad Obelisk, which symbolizes the authority of magic, the so-called Sade, is the title of the leader of the Warlock AssemblyIn the eyes of the kings, the warlocks are far less reliable than the druids, and people are losing their ancient beliefs, in the eyes of the kings, the ancient traditions are the foundation of their lives, and the ancient beliefs should be unbreakable, and any change in the sense will bring great threats to the country. Finally, once the kings seized the opportunity to eliminate the warlocks, a warlock's plot to poison the lord of the ice city was revealed, and the long-accumulated dissatisfaction erupted, and the soldiers raided the tower of the swallow and began to slaughter the unsuspecting warlocks, destroying their magic equipment and alchemy materials, and the people who were immersed in the joy of victory toppled the Obelisk of Saad, and what no one expected was that the mantis catches the cicada, the yellow finch is behind, and the dark army harvests the battlefield, defeats the exhausted warriors, and occupies the tower of the swallow, becoming the fortress of doom todayγ
"Is this the truth?" said Gris as he swung his greatsword, feeling the change in pace that a sword swing should have in the snow, as he questioned himself.
"It doesn't matter if it's the truth or not, what matters is that our traditions must be upheld. The druid looked at Gris.
Gris lowered his sword, "But the ultimate victor is the demon of the north, the notorious wingless king. This is not a victory for the Warlocks, nor is it a victory for the Northern Kingdoms. β
The druid bowed his head, "You're right, we also suspect that the Dark Legion may have been involved in this matter, but unfortunately no one at the time noticed. But those warlocks also deserve it, and those warlocks can cast spells on others because of a few words of praise and a few gems, which the druids would never do! Whoever gets it must be sacrificed, and whoever breaks the oracle of the goddess Friya will be punished, and the warlocks will be punished for themselves, and so will we. β
The druids made their way to the north slope, followed by the crowd, and when they reached the top of the slope, the first thing that caught their eye in the distance was a tall tower belching black smoke into the sky, and then a black complex of buildings as large as the capital of Trisoch, Selenvia, which was the headquarters of their sworn enemy, the Dark Legion.
"The tower you see is what was once the Tower of the Swallows, and now it is the chimney of the Dark Legion that unleashes the black smoke of the Destruction of the World, and it is said that the mad spread of the fog is closely related to this, and the Dark Legion has set up countless fortresses and outposts to keep that area firmly in their hands. Druid Fladway pointed to a spot in the distance, "It was once the Northern Front, but now the vanguard fortress of the Dark Legion, and the permanent army of the Ice City is preparing for a surprise attack that they may be on hand at any moment. β
"We're going to get into no man's land before it gets dark, we're tired. Noitola said to the druid, and the weather was still so clear.
The worst reputation among the Dark Legionnaires is not the Overseers and Generals, but Masadre, known as Doctor Vicious. The Spectre Cannon was created by this Frankenstein, not only did he invent many siege weapons and terrible poisons, but he also conducted horrific experiments that would have made anyone who walked into Masadre's lab feel stressed, and even many soldiers of the Dark Legion were afraid that he would turn a Shadow into a faceless beast after putting a shadow into an experimental machine, and no one wanted to be a test subject of Doctor Vicious, and the best way to do that was to stay out of his sight, as far away as possible. The origin of Masadre is still a mystery, Massadre has a human form, but has green eyes and an extremely ugly face, and it seems that this man has also done many experiments on himself. Whether he was a human or an elf was known only to the wingless king Ankelech, and for those dark soldiers, the quality of asking the bottom of the story had never been relevant to them. When a Shadow Squad receives a summons from Massadre's orders, they think their despicable life is coming to an end, but instead of throwing them into jars filled with mysterious liquids or making them drink strange potions, Masadre accompanies him on a journey to plunder humanity as a test subject for his horrific experiments. No one could have expected the leader of the Shadow Squad to say to his men in an ingrammatically incomplete orc language, "What a pathetic human!"