Chapter 333: The Magician Who Answers All Requests
In the past two days, Li Ang has been looking for the "right time" he wanted nearby.
Aigram also wandered around Payne Village for a few rounds, probably looking for the Codex of Heresy, or the Gate to the Abyss.
However, as Wendy arrived with the Noldor warriors, Aigram did not get too close, as it seemed to be a little afraid of the Noldor elves.
This is understandable. Regardless of the Noldor's superb archery skills, the fact that the Noldor elves are naturally forbidden to use magic and cannot be made corrupted is enough for Aigram to act cautiously - Aigram obviously also seeks cost-effectiveness in doing things, and it certainly does not want to suffer too much loss at this time.
Therefore, there was no fighting around Lion Lake City in the past few days, and Li Ang had plenty of time to prepare.
"Teacher, are you really going to use the thunder to kill Aigrim?"
Wendy was a little stunned after hearing Leon's plan: "Didn't you always say that you don't know magic?"
"Of course I don't know magic, but you do! Wendy, you are the Sindarin elf, don't doubt yourself... Yes, just saw off the top of the tree..."
Leon answered while directing several Noldor rangers to climb the tree.
"Don't I know whether I am a Sindari or not... What are you doing?"
Wendy curled her lips and looked at the tall trees, feeling somewhat helpless.
"Chopping down trees... I asked them to cut down the tops of these trees. You heard it..."
Li Ang took a few steps back, gestured, and nodded: "Now, if there is thunder nearby, it will definitely be struck."
In order to ensure the success of the plan, Li Ang planned to saw off the tops of several other giant trees and only keep the tallest one.
Wendy sighed, "But, to attract thunder, you don't need to build an altar or anything? Can you just cut down a tree?"
"That makes sense..."
Li Ang turned around and looked at Wendy: "We should indeed build an altar... We still have to go through the process of praying for rain! Wendy, go change into some suitable clothes, and you will arrange a sacrifice..."
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"Master Leon said that he would pray to the God of Creation to send down thunder to kill Aigrim... Does his elf student really have magic power?"
"Who knows... But Wendy does look like she can do magic. Look at her eyes. They are completely different from Lisa Dilan's..."
"Sir Roland, are all these Noldor elves the guards of Lord Leon? Isn't it said that only magicians can make the Noldor obey? Lord Leon also knows magic?"
"I don't think he would... Lord Gondor, Lord Leon gained the help of the Noldor through his wisdom and virtue. He can lead the Noldor elves to no longer be enemies with humans. This is a good thing that will benefit all people..."
"How can you pray for thunder if you don't know magic? Is it possible that you rely on some kind of witchcraft?"
"Witchcraft? Only the prophetess imprisoned in the camp would know that... Wendy doesn't look like a witch. I would believe her if she said she was a god."
Several human leaders were whispering.
Sir Roland and Doomseeker Gondor probably had similar personalities. Although one was an upright paladin and the other was a pirate who had done a lot of bad things, they became friends during these two days.
Perhaps, if Gondor had not met the three prophets and had not been fooled into making a living on the sea, he might have become an upright knight.
Afternoon.
The scorching summer sun baked the ground hot, but most people in the camp still came to the hillside chosen by Li Ang under the scorching sun.
The elves have completed the renovation of the giant tree, and a sacrificial ceremony is about to be held.
Wendy changed into a gorgeous robe. This was the first time Leon saw a Noldor elf wearing a formal dress. The cyan cloth looked like silk, with silver threads embedded on it, forming a mysterious and magnificent pattern.
This kind of robe is very precious and can be regarded as a top-notch work of art. It is the masterpiece of another Noldor elf tribe, the 'Finarfin' family, which is the tribe of the Elf King Celeborn Ir, who has always lived in the city of Eracle and never participated in the war.
The robe was actually not made of silk. There were no silkworms in the continent of Pendor, so naturally there was no silk.
But the Noldor elves did inherit the technology of reeling silk from cocoons - this brocade robe is actually made of silk from the cocoons of a kind of moth in the forest.
However, the silk pulled out from the cocoons of this moth often breaks, and the silk yield is very low, which makes it impossible for the Noldor to artificially breed this moth - otherwise the caterpillars will eat up all the surrounding trees but will not produce enough silk to make a piece of clothing, and may even cause a large-scale insect pest that is enough to destroy the forest, which is not worth the loss.
Therefore, the elves can only follow the will of nature. They would usually look for moth cocoons and slowly accumulate silk. It would take many years to accumulate enough silk thread to make a robe.
In other words, elves have long lifespans, but humans cannot afford to wait.
Therefore, only the descendants of the Elf King can own such a brocade robe. Even nobles like Risadilan do not have such a good thing - this was once a precious item that only high-level Sindarin elves could wear.
A group of adult elves who studied art used the rarest materials and enchanted craftsmanship to carefully craft the robes, which could be said to be the most exquisite clothing in the entire continent.
After Wendy put on this robe, she really looked like a messenger of God, or even a fairy.
Even Li Ang couldn't take his eyes away...
The graceful figure of the elf girl was perfectly highlighted by the waist-cinching brocade robe. Her long legs and waistline created a breathtaking view . She was indeed much more beautiful than when she was wearing armor.
Especially her bright purple eyes, which even seemed to be glowing against the blue and silver robe.
Li Ang felt that this should be Wendy's daily look from now on - a Sindarius should look like a Sindarius...
Wendy had no idea that her teacher had planned a path for her to reach the pinnacle of life, and she was very serious about arranging the sacrifice.
In fact, the sacrifice arranged by Wendy has nothing to do with gods, because the Noldor elves do not worship gods, they only worship their ancestors.
Even in ancient times, the Noldor did not worship gods, but they would offer sacrifices to the Sindarii - to them, the Sindarii were gods.
According to Lisadilan and Wendy, immortal races such as elves, dragons, and Titans do not worship gods - in their legends, the ancestors of these races possessed powers much stronger than those of the gods, and there were no gods in the entire world at that time.
For Li Ang, this kind of ancestor worship was very familiar to him... everyone in the Celestial Empire was familiar with it.
Moreover, the worship scene arranged by Wendy also made him feel very familiar - under the tallest giant tree, Wendy asked the Noldor to make several wooden plaques, on which were engraved some runes that Leon could not understand.
Then, she led Risadiran and other Noldor nobles to kneel on the ground and chant some spells, scattering some faintly glowing magic silver coins under the tree, and taking turns to go up to the tree and insert incense made of some shrub branches...
Spiritual tablet... kneel down... scatter money... light incense?
Isn’t this just visiting the graves?
Li Ang was stunned and almost thought that the operation procedures of the Tianchao Cemetery had been leaked to another world...
There is no difference except that there are no candles!
Moreover, this magic silver coin is actually engraved with the rune of illumination, which means it also functions as a candle...
In a trance, Li Ang even felt that he had traveled through time again.
In fact, this is just a coincidence. They are all about worshiping ancestors, and the process is indeed similar.
In the culture of the Noldor, the souls of the ancestors are immortal and omnipresent. The runes of illumination are meant to allow the souls of the ancestors to see their descendants.
The purpose of burning incense is to keep oneself clean and free of odor, so as not to make the ancestors unhappy;
Kneeling is a routine operation. It is natural to kowtow to your ancestors, talk about the current situation of the younger generations, and ask for blessings from the ancestors...
So Li Ang decided to join in.
However, he did not face the wooden sign made by the Noldor, but faced the clouds that were gradually drifting in the southern sky.
According to tradition, the ancestors of people in the Celestial Empire generally live in heaven.
“May our ancestors bless me and help me find my way home…”
Just after he said this, Li Ang, who was kneeling on the ground and bowing his head, heard a cry of surprise from behind him.
"Teacher... look, look at the sky!"
Wendy's surprised voice came: "The ancestors responded to our request!"
More Noldor elves were whispering, but when they looked at Leon and Wendy, their eyes were full of hope and joy.
The other human troops were watching from the surroundings, all with shocked looks on their faces - Lord Leon told Wendy to pray for rain, and the dark clouds actually came immediately?
Li Ang raised his head. In the southern sky, the originally light clouds were gathering towards this side. The clouds accumulated and gradually obscured the blue sky.
Maybe the ancestors can really show their spirits, maybe Wendy really does have powerful magic, or maybe it was Wendy's dress that allowed the God of Creation to see the existence of Sindarri.
Anyway, just as the collective grave-visiting activity for ancestor worship had just ended, the sky not far to the south was covered with clouds, and the originally clear sky gradually darkened...
The south wind is coming!
Li Ang looked up at the top of the giant tree and saw the leaves shaking back and forth.
This is convective weather - convective rain in the summer afternoon!
This must be a thunderstorm!
"Ha! You did it - you can call the wind and rain! Wendy, you are now the highest level Sindarri magician!"
Li Ang said loudly with a laugh.
Wendy was stunned: "But I didn't do anything... I just prayed to our ancestors to make everything go smoothly..."
"Yes, pray. But 'Anything you ask for' is the most powerful magic. It also has another name, 'Holy Word'!"
Li Ang turned his head and looked at Wendy, blinking his eyes: "Wendy, keep praying, and ask the ancestors to send down thunder to destroy that evil abyss demon..."
After saying this, he waved to Risadiran and Sir Roland.
"Everyone, prepare for battle according to the plan!"
Afterwards, he took Risadilan and the Noldor Guards, and Roland took his own men, and they rode their horses in two groups and headed northwest, where Aigrim was.
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Leon was actually confident that he could lure Aigram here.
Because Roland carries the Gate of the Abyss on his body.
In fact, Leon actually understood Aigram a little bit, because he, like Aigram, was a soul summoned from another world.
He knew what Aigram wanted...
To be honest, if Leon knew how to summon people from his original world, he would definitely do it...especially summoning relatives or friends.
Because of loneliness.
Although he has made many friends in the continent of Pendor in the past few years, Leon is still lonely in his heart.
It’s not because these friends are not sincere, but because there is inconsistency in cognition, which cannot be solved.
The root cause of a person's loneliness is actually because he cannot find like-minded people who share the same cognition as himself - so there is the sigh of "having one true friend in life is enough".
Leon has actively integrated into Pendor, and he still has such feelings. Then, as a non-human, Aigram is naturally even more lonely.
So Aigram is looking for the gate to the abyss, to summon its lover...
Leon knew that as long as the Gate of the Abyss appeared in front of Aigram, it would chase after him unless it was sure that it could not catch up - just like when Roland led it away before.
But Leon was also worried. He was worried that the thin Noldor blood in his body would not be able to completely ban magic, and he was worried that he would be affected by Aigrim's soul spell.
Speaking of which, things like luring Aegrim should be done by the Noldor elves, such as Lisadiran.
But Leon was not sure whether Aigrim would chase the Noldor elves - it seemed to be afraid of the Noldor.
So Roland had to take the risk to do this job.
Roland goes to seduce Aigram, and Leon must pay attention to the progress throughout the process, so he cannot stay under the giant tree. He has to meet Roland with Lisadiran to ensure that Aigram's route does not deviate.
Leon must lead Aigram to the designated lightning strike area.
At the same time, it is difficult for the Noldor elves to understand the physics knowledge related to electricity, so Leon must be present throughout the process. If he is not there and lets the Noldor do this alone, it may result in a mutual destruction.
It's not even certain that they can die together. Leon is not sure whether Thunder and Lightning can succeed, nor is he sure whether he can kill Aigrim if he succeeds.
Aigram's position was actually very close. Its large army surrounded Lion Lake City, but it had been wandering between Lion Lake City and Payne Village, only a dozen miles away from the giant tree.
It probably had been keeping an eye on Leon's troops, and was obviously obsessed with the Gate of the Abyss.
When Roland appeared in front of Aigrem holding the Gate of the Abyss, Aigrem began to chase him without hesitation.
This time, it was much faster than before.
It has a brand new demon horse and brings a lot of cavalry.
More than a hundred Fallen ghosts riding demonic warhorses, and a large number of Fallen warriors riding terrible flesh and blood horses.
This guy can even turn horses into fallen warhorses - those horses are also skinless, with their eyeballs exposed, looking more terrifying than skinless people.
It seems that Aigrim has not been wandering around these days. It has probably been strengthening its military strength. Although the number of Fallen has not increased significantly, the quality has improved a lot.
The source of most of the horses was probably the troops of Lord Crow Boris, the Knights of the Dawn, and the reinforcements of Aidin - they abandoned many horses in order to break into the city, and Boris's extremely majestic horse also fell into the hands of Aigrim.
