Chapter 358: Finding a Cannon Fodder
The main building of White Deer Castle.
In a small room on the top floor.
This room was the warehouse where Leon used to assemble grenades, but now it has become a temporary cell.
Two big dumplings were imprisoned in the temporary cell.
The two prophets were wrapped tightly, leaving only their heads outside, and even their mouths were blocked with cloth tied with ropes.
"Two prophets, let me tell you some bad news first - your sister Ms. Anna has been sealed into the gate of the abyss, and no one can save you..."
Leon didn't want to waste time talking to the two prophets. He mentioned Anna straight away and then tore off the rope around their mouths.
"Spit! Leon, don't try to fool us! Without the Forbidden Demon Tower, no one in the entire continent can seal Anna..."
Medea spat out the cloth in her mouth to show her disbelief.
Li Ang didn't say anything either, but pointed at Roland beside him.
Roland didn't say anything, just nodded.
This paladin would definitely not lie, and the two prophets also knew Roland, and he would never lie under any circumstances.
Midya's face changed: "Who did it? ...Who else has this ability now?"
"The Forbidden Magic Tower in Sarleon City originally suppressed the first Gloomy Eye that escaped from the Abyss. It was the one that nearly destroyed the Barkley Continent more than 300 years ago. You should know that creature. Your goddess Erida left the earth to expel it... but you released it again..."
Li Ang did not answer, but shook his head and spoke to himself: "That was the powerful demon that forced the goddesses of justice and darkness to leave the earth... It must be much stronger than the one we encountered in Lion Lake City! Don't you think that Anna alone can deal with it?"
Medea was stunned for a moment.
“Is this… true?”
The prophet's voice was actually a little trembling.
"Do you think that High King Kavala built that tower out of boredom? There are many Noldor elves in White Hart Castle who participated in the construction of the Forbidden Magic Tower. Kavala himself and many Noldor nobles donated their blood to build the Forbidden Magic Tower!"
Leon sighed: "In the garden of the Nobles' Tower, there are flowers blooming all year round. Why do you think that is? Moreover, the prophet Madigan also died there... Do you know why he died under the tower? That place is not a place of execution! - Because Madigan is a Noldor elf! His blood can ban magic just like Wendy's!"
This is not Leon's guess, these are all facts. Leon has already asked many Noldor elves in White Hart Castle, including the Elf King Felgoth Anir.
More than three hundred years ago, the Elf King Felgoth'an took many nobles from the Finwe family to the original city of Kavala.
Many of the designs of the Nobles' Tower in the Kingdom of Pendor were created by the Noldor - at that time, it was difficult to build such a tall stone tower with human architectural skills alone.
In the days of the Kingdom of Pendor, that tower was the House of Nobles;
During the Sarleon reign, it was the King's private residence!
No one had ever been executed in such a place, no matter what the crime, except Madigan, who was killed there publicly.
Madigan died one hundred and fifty years ago, when the first Sarleon King Alfred was old, and Alfred destroyed a lot of historical materials before his death - the usurper must have known a lot of inside information, and he probably didn't want to waste Madigan's blood that had the ability to ban magic.
Ever since he gained powerful perception abilities, Leon has understood that Madigan must have strong magic powers and have acquired super perception.
In addition, the Noldor elves are born with well-developed hearing, and the elves with stronger magical powers have stronger vision and hearing than ordinary elves - just like Wendy.
This forced Madigan to blindfold himself and cover his ears, otherwise he would receive too much information at the same time, and his brain would not have time to process it, causing confusion and even insanity.
The magic in the bodies of the Noldor elves is likely not inferior to that of the Sindarin elves, but they are born with a magic aversion and cannot use magic in a concrete way. However, the magic still has the effect of strengthening the body's immunity and senses, so they live long and are not easily infected with diseases.
The magic-forbidden tower that Kavala had built originally used the blood of a lot of elven nobles, including Kavala's own blood - at the very bottom of the tower was buried a pool of blood, in which the original abyss demon was suppressed!
The place where Madigan died is full of flowers blooming all year round, which is also caused by the magical blood.
At the same time, this is also the reason why the Elf King Felgus'an has always had a good impression of the descendants of Kavala.
This Elf King was once a comrade-in-arms of Kavala. Together they fought against the Gloomy Eye, which was the first Aigrim that appeared on earth.
However, after Kavala's death, many nobles of the Kingdom of Pendor began to covet the beautiful Noldor elves, which led to three hundred years of hostility .
"I've said it before! The Forbidden Demon Tower should not be destroyed..."
Circe, who was standing next to her, gnashed her teeth and said, "But Anna wouldn't listen! This stupid woman! She insisted on going to find Ulrich's soul!"
"Goddess... We are guilty! We have failed to live up to your sacrifice..."
Tears appeared in Medea's eyes.
The goddess Erida was banished to the void in order to drive out the Gloomy Eye. The three prophets all knew this - they were the messengers that Erida deliberately left behind to guard the gate to the abyss.
But they destroyed the Forbidden Magic Tower and released the Gloomy Eye again, which was equivalent to writing off all the efforts Erida had made...
No matter how evil the three prophets are, they are loyal believers of Erida after all and still have feelings for Erida.
However, there must be a big problem in their understanding of the teachings of the Dark Goddess.
For a long time, the Dark Goddess was misunderstood as a heretic, hunted down, and treated with hostility... The three prophets had been resentful for a long time but could not defend themselves, so they simply gave up and of course could no longer "turn to the light."
From being misunderstood to giving up, the psychological imbalance, coupled with the ambition and desire that gradually grew due to no one restraining them for a long time, led them to gradually go to extremes.
The three prophets only had the idea of "becoming gods themselves" in recent years, so they did not kill people at will in Barkley thirty years ago, they just wanted to protect the Dark Goddess.
After being banished to Pendor, they became cunning and cruel.
They are God's messengers, and are misunderstood as heretics by people. They don't care much about the lives of ordinary people - in their minds, the body is just a tool.
In the eyes of "God", people's faith, life, and everything they possess are just consumables.
However, to humans, they are cruel demons and evil spirits who disregard life.
But regardless, the three prophets still respect the dark goddess Erida.
The goddesses lost their freedom in order to expel the gloomy eye, but they released the gloomy eye again...
Now, they really started to panic.
Especially Media, she even started crying silently without saying a word, looking very self-blaming.
"Anna destroyed the Forbidden Demon Tower in order to find Ulrich's soul? Why?"
Seeing that Medea was a little autistic, Leon turned to ask Cersei.
"Why else... She fell in love with Ulrich! Ulrich never blamed her until he was killed by her. Instead, he always protected her..."
Circe answered quickly.
"Wait a minute... How did Anna escape from Sarleon? You can't bring a corpse back to life, right?"
Li Ang remembered how Anna escaped.
"I don't know... Anna wouldn't tell us."
Sersi shook her head. "But Anna said that Ulric's spirit was sealed in the Forbidden Magic Tower, so she insisted on destroying the Forbidden Magic Tower... Midia also thought that if the Forbidden Magic Tower was destroyed, she would have the opportunity to occupy Amy's body and directly control the entire Sarleon Kingdom, so Midia also supported Anna's idea... These two idiots!"
Leon certainly knew why Ulrich's spirit disappeared - at the moment of his death, Ulrich was summoned by Althea to the island of the God of Creation...
But he really didn't expect that Anna destroyed the Forbidden Demon Tower out of love?
"What a touching love story... In order to find the one you love, you would rather destroy the entire continent..."
Wendy said this with some emotion.
"Why do I feel that... Anna might have been deceived..."
Li Ang suddenly understood what was going on - it was Kavala who deceived Anna!
Because the only one who can help Anna escape from Sarleon City is Kavala - only he can drive corpses, otherwise Anna will not be able to stay on Ulric's corpse.
Kavala may have learned from Ulrich that the couple had true feelings, so he deliberately told Anna that Ulrich's spirit was sealed under the Forbidden Demon Tower - to Anna, this seemed to be true.
Kavala tricked Anna into destroying the Forbidden Magic Tower.
It was Kavala who built it himself. He knew the Eye of Sin was inside...
In other words, Kavala released the Gloomy Eye on purpose!
Did he intend to plunge the continent of Pendor into a panic about the demons of the abyss?
It is possible...
When is faith most likely to emerge?
Certainly a time of suffering and panic!
When faced with a crisis, people would pray devoutly—to the goddess of order, and to the hero Kavala who had once suppressed the demons of the abyss...
But how could he guarantee that he could deal with the abyss demon?
This gloomy eye is a terrible demon that caused the two goddesses to be exiled but could not be defeated. Moreover, Kavala no longer has the body he had more than 300 years ago and has lost his ability to suppress magic...
Even if he became a god, he might not be sure, right?
Moreover, Kavala is not an abyss demon. He is a native of this world and obtained the power of faith through idol worship in an orthodox way. If he becomes a god, he will definitely be restricted by the rules of the creator god. When he obtains the power of faith, he should no longer be able to fight in person with his physical body, otherwise he will be exiled...
Hiss...wait!
He has another identity...the first high priest of the Snake Cult!
What if he could use the name of the great snake 'Aziz Dahaka' to transplant the beliefs of the snake worshippers to his own?
This is very possible, otherwise why would he set up the Snake Worship Cult?
Aziz Dahaka is not a god. It is just a magical creation created by the Sindarin elves. It is definitely not restricted by the rules of the Creator God.
Besides, there is Maltis... This is a Sindarin elf, born before the gods appeared! And he knows magic...
If Kavala could use Azdahaka's spells, or use Maltis' body, he could really avoid the rules of the God of Creation!
No wonder he went to so much trouble to come up with the Snake Cult instead of just creating the Kavala Cult. This High King must have considered all the possibilities...
Li Ang tried to put himself in the shoes of Kavala and simulated his life...
Demons are wreaking havoc on the continent of Pendor. A hero appears and, under the care of the Goddess of Order, he conquers the continent and becomes the High King. He also makes the Goddess of Order the official belief of the Kingdom of Pendor.
Then, Kavala began to destroy the codes of the various gods as requested by Eunomia.
At that time, Kavala was a hero chosen by the goddess and an invincible king in people's hearts, but he was still just a chess piece in the hands of the gods.
When he got old, the chess piece was no longer satisfied with such a life - he didn't want to die, and he wanted to be a chess player!
So he began to build statues and temples of himself on a large scale to gain the people's faith.
But he probably received a warning from the Goddess of Order very soon - after all, they were close comrades-in-arms for decades. The Goddess of Order probably told him a lot about the limitations of God first, hoping to dispel his thoughts. After all, the Goddess of Order did not want God to appear in this world again.
So Kavala bypassed the continent of Barkley and found the island of Gwendarian, the home of the Sindarien elves, and from there he found the Sindarien elf Maltis, an elven body that could use magic and had a long lifespan.
At the same time, he also found a magical creation, the giant snake 'Aziz Dahaka'.
Eunomia would definitely become an obstacle for Kavala, so he lured the giant snake out to hunt him, forcing Eunomia to violate the laws of the God of Creation and drag Azi Dahaka into the void.
This process must have been quite difficult and dangerous. It is estimated that Kavala's physical body died when he was luring the monster.
However, the Goddess of Order was not so easily fooled. After Kavala's death, his soul did not disperse. Eunomia must have discovered the problem, so before the Goddess of Order was exiled, she sealed Kavala's soul in the temple...
But Kavala was not expelled from this world after all. The statues he built on the continent of Pendor made him have eyes and mouths everywhere, and he could still control many people remotely.
Then Kavala probably remotely controlled the expeditionary force to establish the Snake Cult, defeated the Third Legion of the Bacchus Empire, and established the Legion of Terror with Maltis as the leader.
Moreover, Kavala himself served as the first high priest of the Snake Cult. Given that Kavala could speak with his statues, Leon thought that perhaps the first high priest was actually a statue, so he always wore a mask...
Compared with other beliefs, snake worship is quite special because the followers of snake worship are usually not really worshipping snake gods - it is a pure brainwashing religion, and it also uses snake heart stones and drugs, preaching fear, despair and suffering, and pursuing the "afterlife" and "kingdom of God".
Even the former priestess Alyssa only believed devoutly in "rewards in the afterlife" and rarely mentioned Azdahaka.
Kavala must have diverted the logic of faith in this way - he no longer used the god himself as an idol like other gods, but used an illusory belief to make the snake worshippers voluntarily give everything to the organization.
Faith will definitely flow towards doctrine, and whoever represents the doctrine will be able to gain faith - just like justice, order, harvest, etc., these gods represent the doctrine with themselves, which is traditional idolatry.
But in the Snake Worship Cult, the one who represents the "next life" and "blessings" is not the snake god itself, but the rules of the Snake Worship Cult, or the high priest. In the rules of the Snake Worship Cult, the high priest is the one who distributes the "next life blessings", and the high priest has the right to interpret the doctrine...
Snake worship is not idolatry, but a functional worship driven by faith. This is also the typical logic of a religious country - "God's messenger" is more authoritative than God himself. God is just a totem. Only fools believe in God directly. Most people believe in the leader.
This is probably how Kavana transferred the power of faith to him. The god he deduced was the great snake Aziz Dahaka, but the actual controller and the one who gained the faith was him, the high priest.
In other words, he would never become a god, nor would he be subject to the restrictions of a god, but the benefits would not be lost at all...
However, the accumulation of faith takes time, and Kavala should not be able to control the life of a statue for a long time. Perhaps something unexpected happened in the middle, so the high priest of the Snake Cult "died" suddenly and left no heir.
Later, since there were no statues of Kavala on the continent of Amalra, it was difficult for Kavala to directly control the Snake Cult, and this religious state gradually lost its initial vitality.
In addition, the life span of the later female priests was too short, and the four-year rotation they created was definitely not enough for the high priest to gain any faith power - there was no television in those days, and the believers had not even gotten to know the people before they were replaced...
But even so, the Snake Cult still occupied almost the entire continent of Bacchus until recent years, when it was counterattacked by the Ashborn.
In other words, Kavala is a false god with two faces. On one side is the invincible former king, and on the other side is the high priest of the Snake Cult... Neither of them is a god, but the power of faith he obtains should be no less than that of an ordinary god.
So Kavala doesn't care about releasing the gloomy eye at all...
Anyway, the Gloomy Eye can't do anything to him. With the power of a god, he can certainly stay the same in Sarleon City and make people miss the late king...
No wonder he has been quiet. If we leave him alone, who knows how many undead and fallen will appear in a few days?
It must be restricted, otherwise Kavala will definitely accumulate troops faster than himself...
But Leon couldn't attack Fierce Lion City by force. Even if Kavala didn't use any magic, he was still the invincible Supreme King. When it came to fighting, no one was as experienced as this old guy.
We need to find some cannon fodder first... and get other countries to move as well...
"Two prophets, do you want to rescue Anna?"
Li Ang suddenly asked.
"what are you up to?"
Medea was still in autism, and it was still Circe who asked questions.
"I plan to ask you to provide some help to Anna so that you three sisters can be reunited."
Li Ang seemed to be kind enough to reunite the three sisters.
"Will you still believe us?"
Circe looked incredulous.
"Of course I don't believe you, but I believe Wendy and Roland... If you want to rescue Anna, you must first kill the guy who sealed Anna - the fake king in Sarleon City. Besides, isn't Anna going to find Ulric? Ulric is also in his hands."
Leon looked at Cersei. "Plus, you have the responsibility to get rid of the gloomy eye that escaped from the forbidden magic tower... So, I hope you can let Cliff Bay declare allegiance to Sarleon and take all the troops to "defend Sarleon" - don't tell me you can't control Cliff Bay..."
