Chapter 357: The Drunkard’s Message
The headquarters of the Griffin Knights.
When Sir Roland arrived here, the first snow since the beginning of winter was falling.
"Lord Leon, it's great that you're still alive..."
Roland greeted Leon with a smile.
Now, only Roland still calls Leon "Sir".
"Sir Roland, you seem to have changed a lot..."
Le Ang was a little surprised. After just over a year, this paladin's hair and beard had turned gray, and he looked like he had aged ten years.
In the more than one year since Leon disappeared, Roland and his Knights of the New Dawn have been clearing out the heretics and fallen people.
Although Roland was not loyal to anyone, he actually took on the most difficult combat tasks and fought on the front line.
A year ago, after everyone worked together to repel Brennus from Sarleon City, the entire Sarleon Kingdom was no longer able to fight back. Only Sir Roland and his knights were left to clean up and chase those uncontrolled fallen ones all the way to Weird Fox Town.
After this, the entire western part of the Fierce Lion Territory was plunged into war. Except for Fothert who could occasionally provide logistical support to Roland from Lion Lake City, other lords were unable to provide assistance to Weird Fox Town.
The Knights of the New Dawn were actually very poor. When they were in Payne Village, Roland rejected Leon's financial support and only accepted some necessary equipment.
However, this new knightly order, which was small in number, had average equipment, was short of food and clothing, and had no reinforcements, was able to completely wipe out the Fallen left in Sarleon with its own army, and at one point pushed the Three Prophets' sphere of influence back to the north of the remote village.
The Three Prophets were not silent during this year. They created countless Fallen, but they were always held tightly by Roland in the area of Cliff Bay.
This is the main reason why there is not a single Blood Oath Priestess in the Prophet's Legion of Kwen Village - the Blood Oath Priestess, who are wearing heavy armor and moving slowly, have basically been killed by Roland's Knights of the New Dawn.
At the same time, Roland would send all news related to heresy to Fierce Lion City and Lion Lake City as soon as possible.
When the Kingdom of Sarleon was mired in the quagmire of war, if Roland had not held back the Prophet's Legion, it would have been difficult for the East and the North Gulf to maintain stability.
Roland's white hair and beard were the price he paid for all his hard work over the past year.
But from beginning to end, Roland never asked for any reward from anyone, and he didn't even ask for support from any lord. Even the logistical support from Lion Lake City was provided by Fothert on his own initiative - although Fothert himself was not a decent person, he respected Roland very much.
"Sir Roland, I plan to have the Knights of Dusk return to the Knights of Dawn. Of course, I mean to have them join your team... No one would think that those fools in Guangxiao Bay can still represent the goddess of justice."
Leon knew that Alistair and the Knights of Dusk were only forced by the situation and would not be completely loyal to him, so he had to make the Knights of Dusk return to the Knights of the New Dawn.
By the way, it will also increase the strength of the Paladin who has been clearing out evil.
After all, the biggest enemy at the moment is Kavala, and Leon is not sure how Dalion or Leofric and others will react when they know that the enemy is Kavala in the future.
But he knew that Roland was definitely reliable and that he was the most reliable comrade when facing evil.
Leon could only feel at ease if he let someone like Roland take care of Alistair, who would not be truly loyal to him.
"If the Twilight Knights are willing to return to Astalia's arms, then I will certainly welcome the lost children home. However, Lord Leon, many of them now believe in the dark goddess Erida. Although I will not regard them as heretics, there will definitely be conflicts within the Knights..."
Roland did not refuse to accept a strong army, but seemed a little embarrassed. The issue of faith could not be avoided, and he did not want any factional disputes to arise in his team.
"There are some things you may not know yet... The Dark Goddess is not a heretic. She was originally Astalia's closest comrade-in-arms. Many people in the original Dawn Knights also believed in Ereda..."
Leon spent a lot of time telling Roland about the past events he had learned, that is, the stories of the gods, as well as the abyss and the void that he had personally experienced.
For now, he only dared to tell Roland this.
"That is to say... after the goddess left, dawn and dusk each went to two extremes..."
Roland thought for a while and called Leonard over.
"Reynard, there are two doctrines... one is 'Be just like a scale, and be upright like a sword'; the other is 'Be in darkness, but look to the light'. Which one do you think is more suitable for you?"
Roland asked seriously.
"I'm afraid I can't be as fair as a scale, nor can I be free of evil thoughts in my heart... Sir Roland, of course the latter is more suitable for me."
Reynard answered readily - this habitual thief certainly did not conform to the teachings of the goddess of justice.
"Then you will become the vice-captain of the Knights of the New Dawn, and you will lead the Knights of the Dusk... I hope you can make them all like you, and at least keep a bright heart."
Roland patted Leonard on the shoulder.
Obviously, the things that have changed in Sir Roland over the past year or so are not just his gray hair.
Of course, Alistair didn't like Roland, such a conservative and upright man, but he had no aversion to Leonard and followed Leonard wisely.
This is exactly what Leon and Roland wanted to see.
The New Dawn, which has merged with the Knights of Dusk, is now no less powerful than the Knights of Dawn in Guangxiao Bay.
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In the afternoon, Sir Roland and Wendy began to try to save the dying Alaric.
Roland actually didn't know how to save people. The only thing was to send his battle cry to Alaric.
Strangely enough, Alaric opened his eyes the moment the war cry sounded.
Although his body was still weak, he was no longer in a daze, and at least he seemed to have regained his consciousness.
Wendy took the opportunity to force Alaric to drink some potion, drawing some kind of sigils while doing so - this was the lake water that Wendy brought from Lake Eracle in the Noldor Forest, and Artemisia annua was soaked in the water - this stuff has the effect of clearing away heat, detoxifying and refreshing the mind, but its main function after drinking the soaked water is actually to induce vomiting.
After drinking a bellyful of Artemisia annua water, Alaric began to vomit. After vomiting, he indeed felt a lot more energetic. It seemed that Wendy's treatment plan was effective.
But after Alaric woke up, the first thing he said was: "Is Lord Leon here?"
Wendy immediately came out and found Leon, and brought him to Alaric's bedside.
"Lord Leon... I had a long dream before. I dreamed that I was at the entrance of a terrible abyss... or the entrance of a cave. I don't know how deep the abyss is. I can see that there seems to be magma inside, but I can't move... I also saw you in the dream - I saw you flying out of the abyss. But I can't be sure if it was you, that person has very long hair..."
Alaric was still very weak, and he seemed eager to tell Leon something.
"I think you are right. I did fly out of an abyss..."
Leon realized that Alaric's soul might have been sucked into the gate of the abyss at that time.
Alaric drank the elixir of immortality made from dragon's tears, so he is prone to negative emotions such as grief and loneliness, which means that his soul is fragile and may be easily affected.
Li Ang now even felt that the elixir of immortality was not a lie, and that drinking it really would not age him - of course, if he became a spirit, he would not age...
"Huh... Then what I saw in my dream should be real? I have always felt that it was real... Lord Leon, I can guess what the abyss means, because I saw not only you there, but also two other people..."
Alaric said more anxiously: "One is an elderly man, and he came twice... He also talked to me!"
"You...did you see someone who looked like the statue of the late King Kavala?"
Leon lowered the volume and looked around. Fortunately, there were only Wendy and Roland here.
It seemed that Alaric was temporarily staying at the Gate of the Abyss in the form of a spirit, just like how Medea's soul resided at the Gate of the Abyss after she lost her body.
"Yes! It was him... I have seen the statue of the Supreme King Kavala, and I guarantee that it was him I saw..."
Alaric nodded vigorously.
"What did he tell you?"
Li Ang subconsciously glanced at the ring on his hand, hesitated for a moment, but still did not take it off.
"He asked me to serve him, saying that he wanted me to be king... I didn't agree. I'm not a child, how could I be fooled so easily?... And the old man's demeanor looks exactly the same as those shitty nobles who treat common people as grass. I don't like him!"
Alaric grinned, "Of course, the most important thing is that when that guy flew out, he was a skinless devil! But he suddenly turned into the appearance of the Supreme King Kavala! Moreover, after he left, he came back again and robbed a woman. He suddenly changed his appearance, he must be a devil, and an old rogue devil!"
"What did the woman he brought back look like?"
Leon smiled. Alaric was still the same. This drunkard was actually a straightforward person, and he didn't trust the nobles.
However, Leon felt that Kavala definitely did not lie to Alaric - Kavala probably wanted Alaric to possess Ulric's body, which would really make him the king... and the communication between spirits could not deceive people, fortunately Alaric did not believe it...
"Didn't you see her? When you flew out, that woman and I were at the door..."
Alaric asked back in a somewhat strange tone.
"I probably couldn't see you at that time... You should understand that your soul was probably out of your body at that time, and living people can't see souls..."
Li Ang explained very honestly.
At that time, Leon was a living person, not a spirit, so of course he couldn't see Alaric's soul.
Wendy beside him nodded thoughtfully, and Sir Roland listened seriously without saying a word.
"That woman is very beautiful and looks like a Barkley. She said her name is Anna... Moreover, she also rejected the solicitation of the devil who called himself the Supreme King... She said she was only loyal to King Ulric..."
Alaric went on to say, "I stayed at the entrance of the abyss for a long time. I don't know how long... Then, just now, I seemed to be sucked up by a powerful force, as if I was flying all the time - exactly the same feeling as when I was drunk... While flying, I heard the woman shout a few words, including your name and Sir Roland's name..."
"This is the Paladin's soul-soothing spell! Roland is saving you! Are you Leon's man?...Has Leon gone back? I'll help you go back...You ask Leon to help me, I just want to find Ulrich!!"
Alaric imitated the woman's words very vividly and winked at Leon: "Lord Leon, I think that woman wanted me to bring you this message... Could she be your lover?"
"No, she was King Ulric's lover... She was even a princess."
Leon and Wendy curled their lips together.
It seems that Anna helped Alaric, otherwise this guy would not be so easy to wake up - the gate to the abyss where his soul is located is at the bottom of Deer Heart Lake, but his body is in Kwen Village, which is far away!
"Alaric saw Kavala's soul... Anna... Ulric... The Ulric in Sarleon now is Kavala? He has become a demon?"
Roland was indeed quite receptive to these things, and Leon had told him about the past of the gods, so he reacted immediately.
Li Ang nodded: "It should be him... But he is more terrifying than the devil - he has become an evil god! The evil god Azi Dahaka of the Snake Cult was created by him!"
This guy actually came out before me? And after coming out, he took Anna back to the Gate of the Abyss?
Li Ang thought.
"Leon, Anna asked you to help her...are you going to help her?"
Wendy asked a little uneasily.
"Why should I help her? If I have to help, it should be Ulrich. His wife was captured and her body was used by others. It's quite tragic... However, Ulrich and Anna are quite interesting. It seems that they really have feelings for each other? I have to go ask..."
Leon signaled Alaric to have a good rest, and then pulled Wendy and Roland along: "Let's go and meet the other two prophets."
Wendy, this portable magic-forbidden tower, must be carried with him. Leon has to take her with him wherever he goes now, otherwise Kavala or other scary things might suddenly appear...
The reason why Roland was brought along was naturally because he was a true paladin who could use soul-soothing magic and interfere with the spells of the three prophets.
Now that the three prophets have been captured, it is estimated that Weird Fox Town will not have any problems for a while, and Roland does not need to stay there all the time - lest this decent man interfere with Reynard and Alistair's "earning money" to pay taxes to Leon...
On the way to Changhe Town, Li Ang asked about the art of calming the soul.
The art of calming the soul is not actually a divine art, but a kind of temperament - in fact, it should originally be called the art of correcting the soul.
It is the positive energy that is generated by a gentleman who is upright and acts in an upright manner...
Many people say "If you behave uprightly, you will be immune to all evil", and they are referring to this kind of energy.
In Leon's former world, this kind of energy was called 'Haoran Zhengqi', and it was said to have a similar effect. Not only could it keep demons and monsters away from him, but it could also help calm the souls of those around him and ward off evil spirits.
In Leon's opinion, this is the righteousness that Roland has cultivated over the past decades with his kindness and integrity.
However, Roland felt that this was the blessing of the goddess of justice brought by his devotion to her - in fact, it was almost the same, the teachings of the goddess of justice were to make people fair and upright.
The two captured female prophets are currently being held in the main building of White Hart Castle. Wendy brought them there when she returned to the forest to fetch lake water.
They could only be locked up there - Wendy was currently the Lord of White Hart Castle, and the main building of White Hart Castle was now full of Noldor elves, so the three prophets couldn't do anything weird.
The White Hart Castle is no longer the same as it used to be. There are more Noldor elves than humans.
During the year that Leon was away, most of the human residents moved to the Corn Country, while the Noldor moved into the White Hart Keep.
Although the two sides still maintain friendly relations and White Hart Castle is still open to everyone, without Leon, the two sides no longer have such high trust in each other, trade is not as frequent as before, and the Noldor elves no longer help humans fight.
Fortunately, the bus service did not stop - Amy and Wendy both tacitly maintained the practice of issuing monthly passes.
They were the only two who firmly believed that Li Ang would definitely come back, and they were unwilling to let the transportation industry developed by Li Ang disappear.
Oh, not just the two of them, there's Alina too.
Alina was also in White Hart Castle at this time.
After Leon and Amy announced their engagement, Alina moved into Wendy's house - in fact, Alina and Wendy had always had a better relationship, after all, Wendy had saved Alina's life on the battlefield in Boshi City.
