Dust of History Chapter 55: Ultimate Faith

On the first day after Clovis left, Asa easily entered the pagan order of the God of Nature. After staying in it for a day and inquiring about it for a day, he already had a general understanding of the sect.

This is a very strange pagan order indeed. The strangest thing is its loose structure. Most of the believers are villagers from the nearby villages, or almost all the villagers in the nearby villages and many people in Airy City have become believers. Among them, the more prestigious people, such as the village head, became spontaneous little leaders.

The term 'heretic' is really a bit reluctant for them. At ordinary times, believers plow the land and do what they should do, at least in terms of lifestyle, they are no different from normal people. As long as local officials do not interfere with their behavior, they will not go against the official. Also, compared to other mysterious and strange pagan religions, they have no guard against all those who come to join in admiration. On the contrary, they are very warm and generous, warmly welcoming and inviting others to join the religion.

The only thing they can show is unusual in a 'Paganism' is that they have to go to the sacred forest every noon to sit and worship, meditating under the blessing of the God of Nature. The method of meditation is simple and easy to learn. Even an illiterate farmer can sit cross-legged with one mind and feel refreshed after meditation.

This simple and easy-to-learn meditation is taught to believers by the leader of the God of Nature, the Prophet.

The Prophet is the person who initiated the order of the God of Nature. No one knew him or where he came from. When those armies came to drive away the believers of the God of Nature last time, the Prophet claimed to have felt the God of Nature's oracle, and a miracle would come. It turned out that these guardian statues literally popped up, making all who offended the **** of nature disappear. Since then, under the influence of such living and powerful miracles, the speed of the God of Nature's growth has been rapid.

At noon today, another group of newly joined believers will be brought to the sacred forest to feel the power of the God of Nature. Asa is also in the mix. But of course he won't be feeling any gods, he's going to meet the prophet and see those weird statues.

Now we must use the fastest speed to solve the problem here, and then we can leave to catch up with Rodhart. For a total of 40,000 to 50,000 believers, the troops they brought were really insignificant. And these believers are just ordinary people. So the most effective way now is to find out the leader of this sect and figure out how they are playing tricks.

The one who led the Protestants to the place of worship was an old pedant in his fifties. I heard that he was a teacher in a school in Airy before. Among the gods of nature, these more learned people spontaneously spread faith to the believers. He walked all the way and kept explaining the teachings to the new comrades.

"The great nature is born to nourish us without asking for anything in return. How great it is. And those gods created by religions to serve the rulers and nobles and make us obedient are the same as this great mother of all things. In comparison, how ugly and powerless it appears." "So 'naturalness' is our creed. We will not restrict believers to do anything like those man-made religions, and you will not feel any awkwardness in it. "

"I don't need to say more, use your own eyes to see the forest of the great God of Nature, and feel it with your own heart and soul. Such shocking power is definitely not in those churches. As long as you face the forest of the **** of nature and meditate sincerely every day, you can feel connected with this great nature, and finally reach the realm of harmony between man and nature, and transcend the troubles of this world.”

The new believers nodded together and gave a sound of admiration. As long as you have time to sit and sit more, you can unite nature and man. This is indeed an easy and cheap deal.

Asa has a strange feeling that this sect can grow so amazingly in such a short period of time. Apart from using the Forest of Whispers, the biggest feature is that it is too... how to say, Asa knows I don't have many words and I can't express this feeling clearly to myself. I can only say that it is too... cheap and good.

No matter what kind of religion it is, it attracts believers with promises and shocking performances. The church uses heaven and **** to coerce and lure, and uses the magic of light magicians and priests to show its power. And now the power displayed by this God of Nature is beyond ordinary people's understanding, not only the feeling that can really shake people's soul, but also the sudden appearance of the guardian statue. This is a power far more powerful than the prayers of the church, and it has to be convincing.

You can be blessed by the gods just by sitting down and dozing off in a daze The promise is so convenient, so beautiful, and so affordable.

The kind of meditation asa that every believer should learn at the beginning of joining has been taught when he mixed in. That is to change the magician's basic meditation technique and make it very simple. Removing all magical factors will only make the meditator feel calm and energetic. And if you meditate in front of the Whispering Forest, you will naturally feel the shock deep in your soul more clearly.

Asa also finds it very strange that why so many people are attracted by such a cheap and high-quality slogan? Just sit there every day?

But under the current circumstances, there is no time to delve into these things, as long as I come today to find out the ghost tricks of the so-called guardian statues and meet the so-called prophet. Those who should be caught should be caught, those who should be killed should be killed, and then those who should be smashed should be smashed. The rest is much easier.

Led by the old pedants, the Protestants came to the sacred forest. It was actually the grassland where Asa and Vidnina met for the first time.

The grassland that was once full of killings and zombies now has a peaceful and solemn atmosphere. Thousands of devout believers are densely packed, sitting on the grassland and facing the forest in front of them. The church does not have such a magnificent momentum when it is worshipping. And these are just a drop in the ocean of 30,000 to 40,000 believers. It is said that there are several other places like this in the outskirts of the forest

Asa was caught among the Protestants and saw the long-lost Forest of Whispers.

Looking at the mysterious forest that once made one's heart tremble, Asa clearly felt that the power that once shocked people's souls, made people fearful and fearful, and even dared not look up, has almost disappeared. A little momentum, like the breath of a dying giant, continues to reverberate among the ancient trees, maintaining the dignity of this ancient holy land. And now the crowd of believers gave this residual majesty an absurd flavor.

The new believers saw the Forest of Whispers for the first time, and they were immediately overwhelmed by the residual divine power. What had been dubious before immediately took a big step towards piety. Everyone was amazed in unison, and some even knelt down directly. The old pedant had a pious look on his face, and led them towards the edge of the forest.

Asa walked with the new believers around him, but his attention was all on the dozens of stone statues standing on the grass. These are the things that are said to have inexplicably appeared here overnight and are regarded as guardian statues by the believers of the God of Nature.

These strange statues all have the same appearance, they are all five or six meters high, they have human-like bodies with claws on their limbs, and on their narrow, rat-like faces there are large mouths that go all the way to the jaw. There are two sheep-like horns on the head, and a pair of bat-like wings on the back. These stone statues are all in a half-kneeling posture, with a distance of tens of meters from each other, forming an arc towards the whispering forest. It seems that it is really guarding this sacred forest, as these believers have said. According to the believers, these stone statues appeared silently on the outskirts of the forest overnight, forming a regular and neat circle to protect the forest. Such a thing that is absolutely impossible for manpower is not a miracle.

But Asa is now sure that these strange statues have absolutely nothing to do with the Forest of Whispers. He had never seen such a thing in the residence of elves, and that weird shape was obviously completely contrary to the rigid but advocating aesthetic and natural style of elves. What's more, the deadwood guards are enough to protect them, so there is no need for these strange and ugly stone statues.

Asa stepped forward and touched one of the stone statues. The texture is indeed stone, and the lifelike shape is definitely not something that ordinary craftsmen can make in twos and threes. Asa stared carefully at the strange face of the stone statue, and suddenly a vague ominous feeling emerged from the bottom of his heart.

"Don't touch it with your dirty hands, this is the **** of nature." An old woman believer rushed up and beat his hand.

"Are you sure?" Asa seemed to ask the old woman back, and seemed to be muttering to herself. His expression was full of horror and horror.

The old woman thought that this daring guy had felt the majesty of the gods, so she walked away satisfied and sat down to continue meditating.

Asa was extremely shocked now. Because when he put his hands on these statues just now, he felt a trace of magical fluctuations.

Just pure magic fluctuations would never surprise him so much, because he had also expected that these inexplicable things should be the effects of magic. The reason why he was so shocked was that these magic fluctuations felt very familiar, so familiar that he could smell the smell, the smell of corpses.

It was also on this grassland, when I met my senior sister Vidnina, the zombies she summoned had similar fluctuations. Later, when I went to the Magic Academy to extract monsters, I also smelled this smell on those skeletons and zombies. Not long ago, when Sandro raised his hand and turned the members of the Holy Knight Order into living corpses, there were also such fluctuations on those living corpses.

Asa stared blankly at the dozens of statues on the grass. According to the old believers, these are only a part of them. There are hundreds of statues surrounding the Whispering Forest. Looking at the devout believers in the grass, Asa suddenly felt creepy in broad daylight.

"All believers who worship the God of Nature, please gather, I have something to say." A very loud and dignified voice suddenly sounded. Even though everyone could hear clearly in this wide grassland, the believers who had been sitting quietly there all gathered there after hearing the sound.

"It's the Prophet." The believers were as excited as if they heard the fairy voice. "Master Prophet must have something important to announce."

Asa finally made his way through the crowd with great difficulty, and got close enough to see the Prophet.

It seems that this man who is respected by thousands of people really deserves such courtesy. If Asa saw it in other places, he would think that he was a high-ranking hermit who was detached from the world. His snow-white clothes were spotless, and mixed with his silver-white hair and long beard, he looked holy and extraordinary. His face is even more majestic, every wrinkle seems to be synonymous with virtue and prestige and an explanation of knowing the mysteries of the universe. He sat under a stone statue, which was the closest to the Forest of Whispers, and its shape was different from the others. The wings on his back were spread out, and he protected the Prophet under his feet in an embraced posture. Even if it is only because of such an extraordinary leader, it is reasonable for this sect to attract so many people.

The already dense crowd of believers gathered again, shoulder to shoulder but silently paying attention to the slightest movement of the Prophet.

"Comrades who worship the God of Nature, I want to tell you a piece of good news." The Prophet's voice was loud, his back was facing the Whispering Forest, and the remaining breathtaking power in the forest seemed to be mixed into his voice, Infect it with an indescribable mysterious charm. He pointed to the stone statues and said: "According to what I have learned from meditating with the God of Nature, at noon tomorrow, the God of Nature will descend on everyone who prays and meditates devoutly next to the guardian statue. The God The miracle will make us unite with nature and man, and reach the highest state that our life has been pursuing."

A huge sigh that was suppressed but still revealed excitement gathered from the mouths of the believers and swept across the grass.

The Prophet's voice sounded again, and immediately everyone fell silent, afraid of missing the tiniest note from his mouth. But his voice is loud enough to ensure that everyone can hear clearly. "Because tomorrow's prayer and meditation is the most important, so tonight everyone should have a good rest and recharge your spirits. And I will also have the final communication with God here."

Asa suddenly remembered something he had heard, and asked a believer next to him: "I heard that the Prophet has never left here since these statues appeared, has he?"

The believer nodded affirmatively: "Yes. The Prophet spends all his time communicating with the God of Nature. He will meditate here no matter day or night, wind and rain. Never leave. You don't even have this You know, newcomer?"

"Never leave here day and night? Doesn't he need to eat, **** and bathe?" Asa looked hard at the perfect religious leader. He suddenly confirmed one thing, this person, or if it is a person, is definitely not a necromancer

"That's the Prophet, a saint who already has a spiritual connection with the God of Nature, please don't use such dirty and secular words." The believers are very dissatisfied with this new comrade. "Do you know? Your luck is really great. You can meet such a good thing just after joining."

Asa sighed and agreed. "I also feel that my luck is very good."

It's evening.

The Forest of Whispers at Night is not so dead silent as it is dead at all.

According to the instructions of the Prophet, thousands of believers who were still sitting here during the day have all gone back to their homes to recover their spirits for the miracle that will come at noon tomorrow. Now there is no sound of any living things here, a gleam of crescent moon and starlight falls lifelessly on the ancient trees and stone statues, the ancient trees still exude a residual majesty, threatening the beasts, birds and insects from approaching here, not even the wind , only the stone statue continued to half-kneel towards the forest with a ferocious face, silently confronting the divine power of the ancient tree.

There is a figure under the stone statue closest to the forest, and he is also integrated with the quiet and strange atmosphere around him, sitting there without making any noise, with long silver hair and beard, and a snow-white robe in a small It is still so holy and dazzling under the moonlight and starlight. Even in such a terrifyingly quiet environment, the Prophet still looks so immortal. In order to communicate with the God of Nature, he stays here alone every night to meditate. This is an act that needs to be purified, so he He once ordered that no one should disturb him at night.

Two footsteps sounded from the distant darkness, breaking the deathly silence, and two figures slowly separated from the darkness and approached here slowly.

The prophet didn't react to the two figures that suddenly appeared, and he was still sitting there in a holy, solemn and majestic manner.

The two figures approached and came directly to the Prophet's side. The Prophet still did not respond, or even moved at all, and was still engrossed in his own meditation. But the two visitors showed no respect for this pious focus, and one of them even put his hand on the prophet's gray head.

The Prophet still sat silently, as if tolerant, without even twitching his eyelids. The impolite person didn't seem to appreciate it. He pressed on the prophet's head, turned his wrist left and right, then grabbed the long silver hair and lifted it up.

The Prophet still didn't move, his face was still so calm and dignified, but his silver hair and the skull had been completely uncovered like a cover.

The originally quiet and lifeless environment seemed to become more active at once. After the top of the Prophet’s head was uncovered, a large group of insects were revealed, some that looked like maggots, some that looked like earthworms, and even insects with wings. This group of small things It seemed that he had been bored by the solemn and solemn residence for a long time, but he was extremely excited when he was suddenly exposed to the air, wriggling hard and making some strange calls. The man who lifted the head of the prophet waved to the active little insects with his other hand, and said a few spells, and the little insects fell silent again, and burrowed into the depths of the prophet's head again. The man nodded and said with satisfaction: "This worm puppet will probably only be used until tomorrow." But it shouldn't be a problem, just wait until noon to gather all the believers. &;

His companion next to him said in an old voice: &;This worm puppet is really worth the money, and it easily deceived so many people.

&; He was originally a priest in a small town outside the city, and he was very prestigious. But behind the scenes, he often raped some little girls under ten years old. I accidentally found out and exposed him. Unexpectedly, everyone in the city didn't believe it, but thought I was the real criminal. At that time, I discovered that sanctimoniousness is so useful. It happened that I had to go home to deal with some things some time ago, so I caught him and made this worm puppet alive to call on the believers. You see, the attractive effect of this appearance is really not bad. Now we have 40,000 to 50,000 people at our disposal. During this period of time, they were asked to sit quietly and meditate, and tonight they were asked to go back to sleep and recharge their spirits. They must be full of energy tomorrow, and they must meet our requirements. &;

The voices of these two people are very strange, it sounds as if there is something choked in their throats all the time, making it difficult for people to hear clearly.

&;It can only cost four or five thousand at most, and these gargoyles can't eat that much. &; His companion's voice was old and desolately indifferent, as if talking about a table of unappetizing meals. &; The reason you made up is really effective for these idiots, what is the unity of man and nature, the highest state pursued by life. Unexpectedly, you can trick 40,000 to 50,000 people into joining a group that you just thought of on the spur of the moment. &;

"Didn't lie to them, strictly speaking," the man said with gusto. "It is indeed to let them reach the highest state that life pursues, to die. Isn't death the highest state of life? Everyone who lives is for this ultimate goal, isn't it? Most poor people in the world always want to Isn't it kind and poetic for me to let them end their lives in a wonderful fantasy?" The man looked up at the starlight in the sky and sighed. &; Tomorrow must be a fine weather. With your one hundred and eight gargoyles and the help of so many enthusiastic people. After noon, this ancient miracle forest and all the elves in it will be reduced to ashes. This feat, which has never been accomplished in tens of thousands of years, is about to be completed in our hands, which even makes me a little excited that I haven't seen for a long time. &;

&; The leaves of the world tree belong to us, let's see if the sun well can be used, and if it can't be used, we will find a way to destroy it. "Even when he was talking about such a grand plan, his companion's voice was still desolate and indifferent without any passion." Huh, actually, didn't that woman Vidnina have a chance last time? I don't know what she did, but after all the hard work, she just took away a leaf of the world tree, and she wasted it inexplicably in the end. Women really have enough luxury. &;

&;Please understand. Willfulness is the privilege of girls, and it is also their cuteness. Wouldn't it be nice for us to do it ourselves this time? &; This person put the prophet's head cover back in place, making this disgusting puppet look so dignified and admirable by thousands of people. &; No matter what you do, you have to do it yourself. "

"I heard that the old man Ronis sent people here to quell the riots of the heretics, so don't let them interfere tomorrow. Do you know who he sent?"

"I don't know. I have been busy with other things some time ago and didn't pay attention to these. But since the prophet has already let the words out, those enthusiastic and devout people will definitely come as promised. No one Can't stop it."

"Hehehehe..." The old voice seemed to be inspired by the upcoming success, and let out a burst of weird laughter. "Speaking of which, we haven't joined forces like this for a long time. There are still many people and strength. If it's just one person, I'm afraid that even Nopolinot doesn't have enough capital to make so many gargoyles. Thanks With your proposal, we will come up with such a way to deal with the enchantment of the Sunwell."

"This method is not original to me, we have to thank..." The man's voice stopped suddenly, and he carefully studied the eccentric and sophisticated prop of the worm puppet.

"What's wrong?" asked his companion.

The man was silent for a while, then whispered, "It's nothing, just a mouse." Then he turned and waved his hand sharply.

Like a black lightning bolt in the darkness, a vague shadow suddenly shot out from the shadows of the trees not far away, and his figure was illuminated by the flame while still in midair. The place where he was standing just now has become a sea of ​​flames, and a tall ancient tree has instantly become a ball of flames. As long as this person's movements are half a beat slower, the whole person will be engulfed by the magic flame and decomposed into ashes.

This is an almost perfect wall of fire technique. It takes no more than half an eye blink from the release of mana to burning into a dazzling ball of flames, and the burning flames are so fierce that the entire forest and grassland that were originally dark and dead were completely blurred. It illuminates, and also illuminates the figures of these two people.

Judging from the body shape, this should be an old man and a middle-aged man. Both of them were dressed in ordinary gray robes, with a silver skull mask on their faces.

No one's eyes can endure such a strong contrast of light. Both the attacker and the victim's eyes are filled with dazzling light at this moment. Everyone didn't even have time to see each other's appearance clearly. The people in the air and the two people on the ground stretched out their hands and covered their eyes at the same time.

While covering his eyes with difficulty, the slightly older man on the ground waved his hand to the stone statue where the Prophet was, and shouted in a low voice.

Originally it was just a stone statue, but with this magical shout and gesture, it immediately came to life. Great motivation. It jumped up, spread out its pair of huge wings, and rushed towards the person who was still in midair. The stone statue's sharp giant claws, which were about the size of a human body, were opened, and a wide mouth also exposed densely packed sharp teeth.

The man in mid-air was still covering his eyes, but when the giant claws of the stone statue were about to grab him, he turned over in the air, and the giant claws of the stone statue brushed past him. He braced his feet on the hands of the stone statue, and flew out into the depths of the forest with his strength.

The attacker who cast the wall of fire on the ground was the first to recover his eyesight. He looked up and immediately saw the target flying obliquely towards the Forest of Whispers in the sky. The electric sparks flew into the air together.

Just when the ball of light was about to hit the target, the man in midair seemed to have finally noticed that a huge fireball shot out from his hand and collided with the ball of lightning, making a loud bang that scattered all over the sky. Sparks and lightning, the entire forest was completely illuminated by this brilliant impact, and the stone statue in the air let out a strange scream like thousands of pigs mourning together, and was shaken back by the violent explosion. In the dazzling light, the man in mid-air, covered in flames, flew straight into the depths of the Whispering Forest through the air waves~IndoMTL.com~ The old man next to him waved his hand, and the gargoyle flapped its wings and fell towards the man Pounce in the direction you are going. But as soon as he flew forward for a certain distance, the huge pair of wings immediately became sluggish, and his originally flexible and swift movements also became stiff, and after a few more vigorous flappings like a chicken that fell into the water, the movements stopped completely. It seemed to have turned back into a pile of lifeless stones, and fell straight into the depths of the forest with a muffled sound.

&; No, the enchantment of the Sunwell is still effective, and the magic driving force on the gargoyle can't play a role in the forest. &;The old man directing the stone statue shook his head. &;what to do? It seemed that it was not an elf but a human being. Without my command, the gargoyles can only move when they are preset. What if he came to destroy it before? &;

The man pondered for a moment, then said lightly: "Let him go. There are more than a hundred gargoyles, what can he do alone? And as soon as the day breaks, our enthusiastic believers will come to hear the sound, and they will protect these sacred statues. &; He beckoned to his companion. &;Okay, let's go. Things have progressed to this stage. We just need to wait quietly for the fine weather tomorrow. &;

The two figures gradually moved away, completely disappearing into the darkness. There was a deathly silence again. Only the air was filled with the unpleasant smell of burning trees just now.