Chapter 141 – The Night Before the Storm (1)
Chapter 141 – The Night Before the Storm (1)
“It is the sacrificial offering that has the same pattern engraved on its body as the one engraved on the gateway.”
“That, I don’t remember hearing such a story. I’m glad I figured out the distinction though.”
Naturally, Seunghyeon relayed her own experience to Serenian, and she, who had heard about her sacrifices from her Pia, recognized that it was a way to tell the difference between living sacrifices.
“We don’t know which way the fight will go, so we have to be more substantial.”
Serenian hardened her face assuming a collision with the orcs that was becoming more and more certain. Even at this moment, rumors about Eden are spreading, and there are still people who want to immigrate to avoid the chaos of the continent that is spreading to the great forest.
She couldn’t throw them away. It was impossible for her to stop Eden’s expansion, as she firmly believed that it was her chosen duty by God to accommodate such people.
The problem is that Eden’s expansion inevitably involves competition with enemies. They didn’t even participate in the Great War, and they were building combat experience to the point where it was boring. And that, regardless of age or gender.
“We will be able to generate our true power only when the city is completed. It has been concluded that it is impossible to complete the city and attack the Witchbeast Parasitic Bee Labyrinth at the same time.”
“Yes, my queen. Now is the time to focus on one.”
“Then, depending on the outcome of the meeting, we will continue to defend for the time being.”
At the General Assembly where Serenian and the executives of Eden were present, they agreed to focus on defense right now.
A war can only be waged when there is a stable foundation. Cities to accommodate thousands of people were still under construction.
“But, my queen. It’s dangerous if they launch an all-out attack under cover of night. No one knows how long Heaven’s protection will last.”
“…I received an oracle about it.”
Of course, some people expressed their anxiety, fearing the terrible appearances of the parasitic bees. Then Serenian nodded her head as if he knew and mentioned the oracle.
In an instant, everyone’s eyes lit up. Since everyone saw that power engines and gunpowder were given to the dwarves after the oracle was given, they hoped that a mystery containing the power of a god whose principle was impossible to understand would come down to the elves as well.
“Clear the land in the center of the city. The heavenly gift will be placed there.”
Serenian, who had already heard about the existence of the lighthouse from Seunghyeon, was convinced that it was a tool that could meet the expectations of the elves.
In the end, at noon the next day, instead of solar panels taking up space, a miniature lighthouse that the elves could charge batteries by directly turning turbines with their bodies came down from the sky and stood tall in the central square of the city with vibrations that shook the whole area.
‘It’s big.’
Serenian bent his neck as far as he could and looked up at the pure white tower that created a huge shadow.
10Cm in height was almost as tall as a building, taller than any other building the elves had ever built. The exterior, which Choi Sun-woo paid attention to by attaching, carving and decorating the pieces using a 3D pen, was also made up of beautiful curves, and the inside, where the electrical device was hidden, had a spiral staircase leading to the top.
“The darkness is no longer our enemy because God has given us the ‘eternal light’ along with the tower.”
Serenian was able to use this lighthouse to suppress the anxiety of his people. In a way, it was a very unreasonable rule.
Because the part where other rulers were in trouble was being dealt with swiftly under the authority of Heaven.
Thanks to this, Serenian, who still lacks experience, was able to faithfully lead his fellow countrymen who followed him even in the barren and harsh world of potted plants.
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“It hasn’t been that long since I last came in, but something has changed a lot.”
“It has always been like that here in Eden. There is such a power that everyone has no choice but to move without a break, as if something big would happen if they didn’t change.”
When city construction is in full swing in a potted plant in the river area. People from the outside stepped into the bonsai pots.
To meet Serenian, they crossed the lakeside and entered the potted plant in the river area, admiring the city in the distance.
The city, whose perfection is increasing day by day, including the tower standing tall in the middle, was grander than any place they had ever seen.
It was a city of a completely different style from the central city, Deneb, which was touched by many human touches, so it touched me more.
“Nella is the same, and the children are the same. I have already fully adapted to life in Eden. The same will be true of the people living in that city.”
Bin, who was next to Leon, smiled as he remembered his wife and children. They operate as special operations units operating outside, and because they know their people who are being colored and changed by the Central Council and humans, they are also familiar with the changes that the elves of Eden go through.
Serenian himself did not deny such a change. A lot of the traditions and customs they kept were broken here, and there were many parts that could no longer be kept.
The important thing is that Eden has something solid to replace such broken traditions and customs.
The fact that they were forced to fight was the same as Ersilla, but Serenian succeeded in bringing about the unity of his people by using an external enemy.
“…The problem is that even the captain is not an idiot. Go ahead We must report to the Queen.”
However, Leon’s face stiffened slightly. It was because of the content of the information they had obtained that they had to inform Serenian quickly.
It was still difficult to determine the exact truth because it was obtained in the form of rumors, but the contents were acceptable.
“This way. How serious was something out there that made you come in such a hurry?”
Of course, Serenian was surprised by the two people’s visit and hurried to meet them.
“I realized that unconditional self-righteousness is not the only way.”
Leon and Bean talked about what they had seen and heard. About the actions Ersilla took after the defeat of the kingdom army she had entrusted with her trust.
Of course, the kingdom army prepared their troops and prepared for the revenge battle, but Ercilla slightly changed her direction. As the outflow of elves to Eden increased, the appeasement measures, which had been increasing little by little, increased rapidly.
In particular, those who were drafted into the army and taken away, and those who were forcibly taken to the kingdom without knowing why, played a large role.
Leon’s expression as he conveyed these words was dark enough to make you wonder if the world had collapsed.
“I don’t know if they are as completely corrupt as the traitors, but it is clear that they do not deny the will of the elder who is trying to shake the foundation, but rather support it. Maybe my wife too…”
Leon lowered his head and murmured. As they started their activities, they heard the news of their long-awaited wife, but they were shocked to hear that the group that her wife, who was taken to the human kingdom, belonged to with those in a similar situation did not deny her will and was together. Will fall into
“What is the possibility that the elders or humans have forcibly threatened or threatened them?”
“That is unlikely. I’ve heard that the captain forced them to act, but he took care of them, beheading them with his own hands.”
“In other words, their choice is their sincerity. The reason they changed their minds and supported the elder’s actions after seeing and hearing certain things from the outside was that they agreed with the elder’s will that the forest clan must strengthen their strength in order to withstand the storms outside. When such people return to the Great Forest one by one and start persuading other people, almost everyone will support the elder.”
Receiving Leon’s words mixed with a sigh, Bean warned that the situation was changing. If the backlash that Ersilla had built up so far is mitigated by the support of others, Eden’s cause of punishing the traitor will be weakened that much.
The most powerful driving force of Eden’s leaders, including Serenian, is her resentment towards Erscilla, and she wants to punish her without fail, but if her people all come forward and protect her Erscilla If it did, it would be impossible to wage her civil war.
‘Can’t you see any impure movements in the Pandemonium, but what’s going on on the continent, so the elder’s actions are defended?’
Serenian frowned and touched his head. The world did not go the way he wanted with just an individual’s mind.
“The aspect has changed, my queen. Now, in order to drive out the central meeting, including the elders, it seems that we need to have something other than strong power.”
“What is that?”
“It is the power to persuade the people remaining in the Great Forest. Anyway, we and the leader cannot coexist. We need to move more aggressively so that the people of the Great Grove can finally choose one or the other.”
As Serenian suffered, Tina, who was listening to her story, opened her mouth. The power to convince the remaining elves in the Great Forest.
It wasn’t just military power anymore.
The power of Eden that Ersilla did not have. He had to use it to imprint on his people in Great Forest that Eden was a better friend.
“…I believe that the elder’s behavior is itself a double-edged sword. You can tease and appease your own people, but there are definitely fatal flaws. Please find out.”
“I will.”
After thinking for a while, Serenian decided he needed more information and dispatched Leon and Bean to the outside again. Although the number of elves who were appeased was increasing, it only calmed the backlash that was on the verge of bursting, and the elves in the Great Forest did not actively support Ersilla yet.