Chapter 56: The Connection Between Past and Future (18)
The result of the Mirror Hall Meeting was the re-signation of the alliance agreement led by the Natural Sect.
Due to the complete fall of the north, the Befast ruler in the middle became the outpost of the Immortal Empire due to the betrayal of the lord, and the Silver Empire was divided into two parts. Since the East Linklenberg was the front line to fight against the undead, he had been besieged in the past few months, so he no longer had to provide additional troops to maintain the original state. The west was centered on Xindu. Due to the changes and withdrawal of the Chenxi Sect, the remaining nobles merged and selected a general from the army to serve as an interim agent. Of course, this was decided by Link without the consent of the nobles. In his opinion, the war should be left to the soldiers. The nobles who only know how to eat, drink and have fun all day know nothing. When they saw the death army like a tide, they were scared and could not be afraid. How could they lead the troops to fight?
As for the supply in various places, in addition to some self-sufficient, the dwarves and night elves living underground are responsible for transport. They themselves have good combat power. Although they have rifts with each other, temporary cooperation is not a problem. The druids and church knights trained by the Natural Sect in recent months are centrally coordinated and stationed in various places. As for the city of Hornheim, the mage city of mages, which is known as the strongest combat power in the alliance, Bray believes that the most priority is the new lord of the Immortal Empire, the former Buffest and Gonzalez, who were originally highly anticipated. This person's understanding of the alliance and the position of the territory are like a thorn in his throat, and he has to be eliminated.
The meeting ended with Link's promise to start by himself. After leaving the Hall of Mirrors, he did not return to the adventure union, but went straight to the headquarters of Chenxi.
On the way to the meeting, the fire of the priest sacrificed his life was extinguished. In any case, Link wanted to send the old man away, and his sacrifice was no less than Oran. From then on, he would still be criticized. Except for the generation involved, no one would remember his achievements and name.
The bell echoed for a long time, revealing the change of supreme leaders. Ordinary church members who did not know the truth gathered together to pray for Francesca. They did not even notice the arrival of Link. The invisible breeze blew away from the inner hall before they transformed.
Alicina, who was rushing to the inner hall, happened to witness the appearance of the son of nature. Her anger and sadness that had just calmed down suddenly surged into her heart, and her hand holding the staff tightened involuntarily.
Neham, who was kneeling on one knee in front of the statue of the dawn, seemed to sense the arrival of Link. He had already changed into the priest's clothes and turned around, looking at the person standing outside the door calmly, all his emotions seemed to have left him, just like a doll without joy, anger, sorrow and happiness, his eyes were even more ancient than Link, who was the son of nature.
"Tomorrow, the Dawn Church will withdraw from Xindu as agreed and migrate to Nanyanzhou." No longer as hard and hot as before, the calm and flat voice replied.
Facing this scene, Link could only turn into the wind and leave behind a deep sigh.
"Take care, my friend."
"Sacrifice..." Alicina wanted to speak but stopped. Although she held grudges against Link's expulsion and Francesca's death, she had to consider the weight of the son of nature in the heart of the new Grand Priest, and some words were hard to say easily.
"You'd better call me Neham." The sigh made Neham's brow, which had finally let go, frown again.
"This is not consistent with the etiquette. No matter what, you have succeeded."
"Alicina." Neham pinched his eyebrows, and there was a fatigue that could not be dissolved in his dim eyes: "From now on, only you, and only you can call me like this..."
Even though he was younger, the only two of them were left among the church's senior leaders during the same period. In the gap between positions and seniority, no one would call Neham's name directly. From then on, he would have only the title of the chief priest and the chief priest.
Alicina felt sad. Neham was not the youngest successor, nor the one in the most difficult situation, but he was definitely the first to succeed in such a miserable situation. He lost a large number of believers and had no support to the Lord God, and was expelled to Nanyanzhou. Since its establishment, no great priest has faced such a dilemma as soon as he took office.
"yes……"
"How is the statistics?"
"Except for the members of the corps, less than one-tenth of believers who are willing to continue to believe in it. Most of the elderly are older, and few are young." Alicina came to report this matter. When she thought of those believers who were not strong in their minds, she regretted it very much. Although the first generation did not need to rely on the power of faith, the Four Pillars are different from the other two. They represent nature themselves. The material world has a lot of damage to nature, which is precisely human. How will the Pillar treat these swingers who have replaced gods for their own interests? It can be foreseen that after death, they will be punished by the dawn. By then, the Pillar will not stand up to protect them.
The situation was worse than Neham had imagined. He was silent for a long time until the great priest spoke again.
"Neham, are you really going to move to South Yanzhou?"
"Why not? Without God's favor, who else can we win besides those who have no faith? Going to Nanyanzhou to recuperate is the best solution. You have to thank Link for this. If you were any other son of nature, you would not miss the opportunity to suppress or even destroy the Chenxi Sect. After all, for gods, believers in the material world have no other purpose except to convey his will. As for the sect... it is just a need for the right to live."
Neham's words made Alicina look at him with admiration. When did he have such a clear idea? In her memory, Neham has always been a knight with a hot temper, jealous of evil, and unrestrained attitude. This tone is more like Link's argument. Could it be that you...because of him?
However, as Neham said, they had no other choice. Now that the undead army was heading south, only Nanyanzhou has not been invaded by the Immortal Empire. It is indeed a good place to rest and recuperate.
"Yes, follow the orders."
After leaving Chenxi headquarters, Link felt bored. Influenced by his emotions, the wind element that he transformed into blew a strong wind over the city. For a moment, sand and stones flew away, and passers-by complained. In order not to continue to create chaos, he turned the wind direction and headed south. As the wind continued to grow, it eventually turned into a tornado that made all living things turn into.
After venting all the way in the deserted wilderness for a long time, Link realized that he had walked so far and had actually arrived at the junction with Befest, a place he was both familiar and unfamiliar with, and the starting point of all the starting point - River Valley Town.
He still had the same memory as he remembered how he raised the ground, how he built the city walls and streets with earth elements, the excitement of his first arrival in the illusion, and the desolation after he arrived at the real Edgar. The memories of the past and present were intertwined, which made his always stable heart fluctuate.
"What are you missing through it?" A question rang out in the quiet night.
Link's body stiffened and his emotional instability led to a decrease in perception. Although he had already noticed someone following him, he did not know the identity that followed him until the other party made a sound.
"Why don't you answer? Are you unwilling to face me, or do you want to draw a clear position?"
"You have seen my memory and you should know that this place has a special meaning to me." Link turned around, and a bright red demon stood not far away. The breeze blew up her long hair, like a leaping flame.
"I still remember that you promised not to abandon us and swear to be our protectors. The words are still in my ears... Our position is different." This time, Doyle appeared in front of Link. Compared to Vera, who has a hot temper, Link was even more unable to face Doyle, who has always been sensitive to his mind.
"My intention has not changed yet, but... there are too many variables in life, and I never thought it would be like this. No matter what, I broke my promise after all, but not now. I have to complete the task of fighting the god of death. Before that... I... can only say sorry."
"It's so cunning..." Doyle closed her bright red pupils. The moment she caught up with Link, she activated the magic and mantra. This is a causal technique that forces the object of the artifact to tell the truth. If it is broken, it will cause double the counter-injury to the caster. Not only does Link not have any defense against herself, but he even removed the barrier of defense when he sensed her casting. With the power of the fourth incarnation, it was just a matter of moving his mind. However, he did not resist, which might be an attack spell. This is no older than him, and before coming to another world, he was just an ordinary mortal, and he had done enough. The words that had only shouted a few times that made him embarrassed could no longer be expressed, and those admirers and gratitude hidden in his heart could no longer be expressed.
Link, I identify the only father and close relative. Thank you. Even in purgatory, I can have no regrets.
When I opened my eyes again, the expression inside was different.
"Do...Villa?" Link was a little confused, so what was going on? If he wanted to accuse himself of breaking his promise and doing nothing, he would change people. He was even ready to be beaten.
"We're good now." It's rare, Vera's tone was also extremely peaceful.
"Uh..." What's the mess? Link became even more confused.
"The demon that Shuanghan summoned by Lord Krenberg's daughter was him, so Vlajed is our true father. Although the abyss cannot be as peaceful as the earth, it is a world that respects power. After awakening his bloodline, no one is our opponent except the great demon at the lord level..."
"This is not like your tone, Vera." Link hesitated. Their current identities are no longer the simple adoption and protectors of the past.
"We can live a good life without your blessing." The clenched lips were bleeding, and Vera insisted on finishing her words.
Link had already noticed the purpose of the twins. He did not speak, but just stretched out his hand to Vera. His silent actions made her shed bloody tears.
That night, he said in person that he would make a contract, bet on his life, and restrain them. That night, he reached out and invited me to be his relative.
I still have choices, but I can't...can't...
The air exploded violently, and a scorching wave of heat gushed out from the ground, like a barrier, lying among the two.
"Villa!?" Seeing her blending with the flames, Link couldn't help calling out, but what responded to him was a tingling smile that made people's scalp tingling.
Chapter completed!