Chapter 433: Surprise
What happened in the water?
Li Ang didn't know.
His perception could not reach the lake bottom which was hundreds of meters deep.
Can Kavala and Malbert handle the griffin?
Logically speaking, Kavala had successfully sealed this griffin before, so if he could seal it once, he could seal it a second time... and this time he had Malbert's help, so he should be able to deal with it.
According to the plan he and Kavala discussed, Kavala must destroy the ring, seal the griffin, then cancel the soul contract with Malbert, take Malbert back to the temple of the God of Creation, and never return to the continent of Pendor again.
This plan is also a soul contract, and a soul contract cannot be breached. If the griffin is not dealt with, Kavala cannot leave the statue.
In other words, if Kavala had not been able to kill the griffin, he and Malbert would still be in the statue at the bottom of the lake.
If he had fulfilled the contract, he would have returned to the temple with Malbert by now.
Li Ang is still a little worried now.
He was not worried about Kavala and Malbert - Leon didn't care whether they were dead or alive. He was worried about the griffin.
But judging from the fact that Lake Erakle had become calm again, the griffin probably didn't escape.
After all, it was just an abyss demon, a spirit. As a spirit, it could only attack Kavala and Malbert, who were also spirits. If it wanted to leave the bottom of the lake, it had to at least find a carrier.
Even Kavala has to rely on a carrier like the statue. No matter how powerful the griffin is, it is impossible for it to leave the bottom of the lake just by relying on its spirit.
Therefore, Leon asked Lisadilan to closely observe the movements on the lake, and he returned to Erakle City to determine the results of this operation.
To confirm the result, we have to contact Kavala.
But how to contact?
Others certainly had no way, but Wendy had a way - when Leon was still in the temple, Wendy tried every possible way to find Leon, and finally contacted Althea with Dragon Tears.
Yes, just let Althea confirm whether Kavala has returned to the temple.
If Kavala can speak in the temple, it means that the griffin has been sealed by him; if Kavala's consciousness is not in the temple, it means that he and the griffin are still at the bottom of the lake.
This time it was Leon who contacted Althea, and the result was quite surprising.
The cost of the 'video call' with Althea was quite high. A dragon tear was consumed in just a dozen minutes of contact.
Moreover, this 'video call' does not support the participation of other people - this kind of communication feels like Leon and Althea are talking in the 'same dream', which is a daydream in the true sense, but it can be confirmed that it is real.
This is what Althea said, the true application of Dragon Tears.
Althea confirmed that Kavala had returned to the temple, and there were two more souls in the temple, one was Malbert and the other was the griffin 'Griffins'.
Yes, the griffin has a name. It is said that it was given by the goddess of justice Astalia when she rescued it.
But this name is a bit hasty. Li Ang estimated that its original nickname might be something like 'Hiss'...
Kavala's condition is not good at the moment - his soul has been severely damaged, and it can even be said that it is incomplete.
On the contrary, Malbert was safe and sound, and it was he who told Althea the whole story.
At first, Kavala did succeed in destroying the ring, and the griffin was released, and immediately pounced on Kavala's soul.
Malbert used soul magic to imprison the griffin for a short while, and then Kavala did succeed in trapping the griffin in the soul space.
Everything went smoothly in the first half.
But what he didn't expect was that the moment Kavala returned to the temple from the statue, his soul space was actually broken by this powerful griffin...
Griffins also knew soul magic, and was much stronger than Malbert. In addition, it was a griffin. Although it had the same intelligence as humans, its worldly desires were not strong, so it was not imprisoned by Malbert for too long.
Animals are indeed simpler, just like the little dragon Kualis, who are much simpler than humans.
This is also the main reason why it can become the most powerful abyss demon - its soul is purer, and spells cannot have much impact on it. After all, animals act according to instinct most of the time.
But the main reason why Griffins was able to break through Kavala's soul space was not this.
The main reason is that Kavala's soul space is full of holes...
Yes, Kavala's soul space has much weaker defensive capabilities than Leon's.
If Leon's soul space is regarded as a tightly sealed fortress made of steel, then Kavala's is at most a broken stable built of wood with leaks everywhere.
Probably because Kavala desires more.
The result was that the Griffin Griffins forcibly broke through Kavala's soul space. Fortunately, Kavala's soul had returned to the temple at this time.
In front of Kualis, no matter how powerful the evil spirit is, it can only become a torch on the wall of the temple.
Kualis was quite happy - there were a few more talking souls in the temple. No matter whether they were good or evil, at least they could chat and relieve the loneliness of him and Althea.
An extra griffin is like an extra pet for Kualis...
Unlike Ulrich, who just talks about love with Anna all day long and is so annoying.
Malbert was still optimistic. Anna and Ulrich were both in the temple, so he was with acquaintances. And he knew that this might be the best place for him to live.
The Griffin Griffins did not cause trouble again. The temple was much better than the ring. At least he didn't have to stay alone for hundreds of years.
The only unhappy one was Kavala... His soul space was broken, and he became a residual soul like Aigram - he probably wouldn't be able to bear the power of faith for many, many years!
This means that Kavala will not be able to cause any more trouble in the short term.
Knowing this, Li Ang was very happy...
He knew the result might be good news, but he didn't expect the news to be so good!
"Wendy, the continent of Pendor will enter a new era from now on! The era of gods and demons is over, and from now on we will welcome a new world - I plan to set this day as a festival..."
Li Ang said to Wendy with a smile on his face.
"This is indeed something that should be commemorated...but what kind of holiday should be set? It's hard to say..."
Wendy also agreed with this, but she didn't know how to deal with it. She couldn't call it "The Day Kavala Leaves the Continent" or "The Day the Code of Order is Broken" or something like that...
"Well, since the magic circle of Eracle is no longer functioning... since the Age of Gods and Demons ended at Lake Eracle, people should commemorate the event at Lake Eracle."
Li Ang rolled his eyes and made a decision: "Today is April 1st, let's call it 'Fishman's Day', let people come to Lake Eraklai to catch fish, and stimulate consumption at the same time..."
Afterwards, Leon ordered Risadiran to release a fish that had swallowed the king's coin into the lake every year on this day, and began to build a villa by the lake.
Why create a festival to get people to come and catch fish in Lake Erakhale?
Of course, it is to attract more attention to Lake Erakle.
This was actually to monitor Kavala.
Li Ang didn't know how badly Kavala's soul was injured. Maybe there would be no movement for dozens or hundreds of years, or maybe it would recover in a few years. No one could say for sure.
Leon will demolish all the statues of Kavala in the continent of Pendor, and support the Ashborn in the continent of Amala to counterattack the Snake Cult, and try to cut off the channels for people to provide faith to Kavala.
But no matter what is done elsewhere, the statue in the lake cannot be fixed.
If nothing unexpected happens, in the near future, the statue at the bottom of the lake will become the only statue in Kavala that can project divine consciousness - the statue in Changhe City is different. That statue is the young 'King Kavala of Pendesan', not the old 'God of Knights'.
Therefore, Li Ang wants to create a festival and use competitions and rewards to encourage people to come here. On the one hand, it can boost the economy and promote consumption, and on the other hand, it can make people pay attention to and stare at the movements at the bottom of the lake.
At the same time, in order to weaken the influence of those false gods, especially the influence of evil gods such as the Snake Cult, Leon also plans to add a standard for this ignorant world.
Don't get me wrong, this is not to launch a "movement to destroy God" or to promote atheism.
It's about redefining 'God'.
Is God useful?
It is actually useful.
Many of the teachings of gods are very good.
The goddess of justice guides people to be good and promotes fairness and integrity;
The Dark Goddess hopes that people will not forget the light even when they are in a bad environment;
The goddess of order hopes that everyone can contribute to stability and order, and encourages people to find the laws of things;
The goddess of harvest encourages farming and water conservancy; while the goddess of prosperity encourages people to engage in commercial exchange and material flow...
These former gods were beneficial to the development of the country or society, at least in terms of doctrine.
Therefore, they were favored by the ruling class and spread vigorously, thus gaining widespread belief among the people.
Yes, these doctrines are used to cater to the rulers.
Every god is a speculator. They formulate these doctrines to gain the approval of the rulers and let the rulers help them gain more faith, rather than really leading people to do so...
Rulers do need God, especially rulers of this age.
For the sake of domestic stability and easier governance, it is necessary to allow people to have a belief that suits the national conditions.
It is difficult to popularize higher education in this era, and it is not realistic to use science to eliminate superstition.
Moreover, science may not necessarily eliminate superstition...
Many people may think that if more people understand scientific principles, the influence of gods and demons will be weakened - because most people think that the level of cognition determines the degree of superstition of people.
But that’s not actually the case.
Many people who have seen the world and received higher education are still superstitious, and even most top scientists eventually believe in God - the end of science is theology, this is not a joke, but a helpless self-mockery.
Human cognition has its limits, but each person's limit is different. When you reach the limit, you have no choice but to seek help from the gods...
Moreover, in a world where gods do exist, if you want to promote materialistic atheism, you are asking for trouble...
Therefore, Leon would not deny the existence of God.
The sculpture group in Changhe City is also a way for Li Ang to remind people.
This is also the revelation that Leon got from Emperor Marius - replacing faith with belief.
In other words, replacing belief in God with worship and commemoration.
It would be best to try to transform people's beliefs into commemorations of their ancestors and praise for their achievements.
Gods gain their power because of faith. If this kind of pure faith becomes less and less, those false gods will become weaker and weaker until they can no longer appear in any way.
Whether it is Eunomia, Kavala, or any other gods, Leon wants to prevent them from appearing again as much as possible.
So, Li Ang wants to add a standard to the matter of "belief" - why? On what basis?
Why do we believe? Why do we worship?
What contributions has this god or this person made to mankind?
Is he or she greater than those real heroes in history? Have they helped more people?
If so, please worship it, because it is worthy of worship.
If not...
So why worship them?
Is it just because of the slogans and empty promises they made?
Li Ang was ready to spread this "why" to the entire Fierce Lion Territory, and even the entire continent.
On this basis, most "gods" would be embarrassed - especially when compared with the deeds of many heroes and great men, people would find that the vast majority of gods seemed to have done nothing real.
In fact, Eunomia did make a great contribution. Everything Kavala did back then was equivalent to what she did.
But the problem is that she was controlling Kavala to do it... Most people don't know that she was the one guiding Kavala behind the scenes.
Of course, this concept needs to take effect gradually and cannot be achieved overnight. The sculpture group in Changhe City is just the beginning.
Even if the effect is slow, it can at least disperse the faith to many deceased heroes. As long as the faith is dispersed, those gods will naturally not be a concern - Amy and Wendy are gradually becoming gods through practical actions.
In early May of the 359th year of the Pandeli calendar, a huge plaque was hung not far from the sculpture group of Changhe City, which was the former gate of the inner castle of Changhe Town.
It says 'Pander College'.
The people hanging the plaque are a group of Noldor elves.
Or rather, some disabled Noldor elves.
At present, at least half of the Noldor elves are working in Leon's industry, and most of the others have their own things to do - compared with humans, most of the Noldor elves are both civil and military, and can basically support themselves.
But there are also poor people among the Noldor elves, most of whom are disabled.
These days, the disabled and the widowed are basically caused by war, and the various tribes of the Noldor usually provide some assistance to these people, that is, supply some food.
But most of the Noldor warriors are quite proud - even if they have lost their ability to survive, they will still refuse this kind of charity-like help.
The elves are inherently proud. When Risadilan was exiled, he would rather starve than steal or rob. He became an assassin only after seeing the bounty contract in Singar. Otherwise, with his skills, he would not have starved or frozen if he had no bottom line.
Li Ang wanted to solve the poverty problem in his territory, so he asked Wendy to organize these elves to carry out literacy campaigns in human society - this was also a matter of bringing wealth to people, so he let Wendy do it. Li Ang only took care of things that offended people, such as sending those who didn't listen in class to sweep the streets.
Most of the Noldor elves are hundreds of years old and are all literate. Although they have physical disabilities, they have no problem teaching basic cultural subjects.
Most people still respect intellectuals. In fact, no one wants to be illiterate, it’s just that most people don’t have the opportunity to receive education.
It is not cost-effective to always carry out literacy campaigns, so Li Ang built a school in the inner fort of Changhe City. The inner fort of Changhe Town is also the only place in the entire Changhe City that has not been demolished and rebuilt, so it can be used directly.
But Li Ang currently does not have the ability to popularize compulsory education. He currently only intends to let his real "own people" learn more about culture.
What are our own people?
Amy and Wendy's 'believers' are their own people...
Oh, and Alina and Alice's 'believers' count too.
After all, Alina and Leon are getting married soon.
The wedding will be held on May 10th, when Pande College officially begins recruiting students.
