Volume 8: The Road to the Ancient Dragon Chapter 443: The Golden Sacred Tree and the Storm Dragon King
Godwin was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that Archbishop Fao would accept the new doctrine so decisively.
All I can say is that people who can reach this position are very able to recognize the situation.
But it's not bad to be able to lead the Holy Light Church legitimately.
Even so, his understanding was still very clear. The biggest reason why he was able to overwhelm others with his power was the appearance of the golden tree. Although there were practitioners of Holy Light in all countries in the alliance in the past, their understanding of Holy Light was actually quite superficial.
This sacred tree has now become a symbol of Lordaeron's divine orthodoxy and is considered an unprecedented miracle.
The divine wisdom contained in the holy tree has become the truth in the hearts of all clergy.
As the creator of miracles and the king of Lordaeron, Godwin possessed unprecedented prestige.
Not only that, Godwin completed the original story mission and received quite impressive rewards.
[ Baptism of Holy Light: Your body has been baptized by the Holy Light and has become pure and flawless, your soul is unpolluted, and your wisdom fills your brain. You have been upgraded from an ordinary mortal to a higher level of existence.
Trait 1: Holy Heart. Your soul is purified by the Holy Light and becomes pure and flawless. Your affinity for the Holy Light reaches its peak, and the power of all your Holy Light skills increases by 50%.
Trait 2: Light-forged Body. Your body can resist the erosion from fel energy, shadow, and death energy, and the resistance to fel energy, shadow, and death is increased by 50%, and the healing effect of holy light is increased by 50%.
Trait 3: Bright Wisdom. You have learned new Holy Light skills: Wings of Light, Holy Light Evil Slash, Judgment of Light, Light of Divine Punishment...
Trait 4: Holy Aura. Your body exudes a faint holy aura, and the surrounding undead, demons, and void creatures receive a 10% attribute reduction. The holy aura will also slowly heal the health of all surrounding friendly units. 】
It can be said that Godwin has now been strengthened from the inside out. The holy light rune on his forehead makes people feel solemn and sacred at a glance, full of holy majesty.
Coupled with the management authority over the Golden Sacred Tree, Godwin felt better than ever before at this moment.
The golden seeds bought with 10 million are really worth it.
However, only Godwin can accomplish this task. If it were someone else, who could mobilize thousands of priests to infuse the saplings with holy light?
Perhaps, this is fate.
As Godwin thought about it, a sense of mission (a middle school feeling) that he was chosen by fate arose spontaneously.
Godwin (King of Lordaeron): "Fellow believers of the Holy Light, citizens of Lordaeron, and warriors of the Knights of the Silver Hand, the Supreme Will hopes that I can spread the light of the Holy Light to every corner of this world, so we must continue to water the Golden Sacred Tree.
We must also protect our kingdom and spread the faith of Holy Light. Today, the countries in the alliance have confused thoughts and disorganized beliefs, and all kinds of evil gods are wreaking havoc on this ancient land. Only divine purification and the justice of Holy Light are the future of this land.
Not long ago, I just received news from Nethergarde that the orc army once again passed through the Dark Portal and came to our world again.
Facing this dangerous situation, only the Holy Light can protect us and help us survive in this dangerous era.
Under the protection of the Holy Light, we will be invincible."
"Oh, praise the holy light!" people cheered loudly.
What!
The foreign envoys who came to watch the fun were all shocked as they had never received the news before.
"I have decided to hold an alliance meeting to discuss important matters, and the meeting will be held at the foot of this golden tree."
Everyone's heart skipped a beat. Every alliance meeting was the focus of the struggle for power and distribution of interests.
The size of power determines the amount of benefits. Every meeting is a game. Now that Godwin has just planted the sacred golden tree, he wants to hold a meeting, and he wants to hold the meeting at the foot of the golden tree. His purpose is self-evident.
It was such an unfortunate coincidence that these orcs came at this very moment.
But this reason is quite sufficient, and it would be unreasonable not to come.
They all said they would notify the bosses immediately.
After seeing off the envoys, Godwin couldn't help but feel eager to try and get ready to do something big.
To spread the faith in Holy Light throughout Azeroth, we must start from within the Alliance. And to spread the Holy Light within the Alliance, the easiest way is undoubtedly to convince the leaders of various countries.
As long as they are made to realize the benefits of the teachings of the Holy Light, there will be no problem. Godwin is very confident about this because the existence of the golden tree has brought unprecedented good news to Lordaeron.
He walked to the foot of the golden tree. At this moment, corpses were being slowly taken to the pits around the golden tree and buried.
Under the shining holy light, the corpses looked golden and lifelike.
"Your Majesty, is this really feasible?" Uther asked in disbelief. "The teachings of the Holy Light have always believed that the sleep of the dead should not be disturbed. Death is also a part of life. The reason why necromancy was considered taboo in the past was because they blurred the boundaries between life and death and profaned the sleep of the dead."
"No, it's different, Uther. Necromancy can only resurrect some zombies, but the Golden Sacred Tree can regenerate flesh and blood and keep the soul forever. When the miracle happens, Uther, all the kingdoms of the alliance will bow down to the power of the Holy Light. Who can resist the temptation of immortality?
We humans have always envied the long lifespan of the elves, but soon this will no longer be a problem, and we will have a longer lifespan than the elves."
Godwin said confidently as he watched the bodies being sealed into coffins. The next step was to wait for the moment when a miracle would happen.
Just then, the private message channel suddenly rang.
Godwin looked down and couldn't help but smile. As expected, he came.
Please step back, Uther. I need some quiet time.
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Aidan: Brother Godwin, so you really want to annex Alterac.
Godwin: Rather than annexation, I would rather call it cooperation. Alterac is a small country with a small population. Instead of sticking to its old ways, it is better to join Lordaeron and become a part of the great Lordaeron Empire. You brothers can also grow bigger and stronger with me. When Lordaeron achieves the great cause of the empire, you brothers, as high-ranking officials of the empire, will definitely have more dignity than being the monarch of a small country.
Prince Aidan, you once said that you would not stop this from happening. I believe you will not go back on your word, right?
Aidan: That being said, the Kingdom of Alterac is the ancestral country left by our previous king. How can we abandon it so easily?
Godwin sneered immediately, he was very familiar with the players' language.
The implication is - you have to pay more.
Godwin: I can give your Knights of Dragonfall the status of the National Knights of Lordaeron. As the leader, you can obtain the title of Grand Lord. With this title and identity, your Knights will definitely be easier to develop than being trapped in Alterac.
Murphy thought to himself that what I lack is not development, but money. No matter how many knight recruits I have, I cannot upgrade them to extraordinary troops without materials.
But it's good to be willing to talk.
Aidan: I need you to do me a favor and expel the priests from the Temple of the Storm.
It is not convenient for him to do this. If he really does it, his hatred with the God of Storms will definitely reach the maximum in an instant.
But if the Church of Light takes action and then we take it back, it will be different.
Godwin was a little surprised to hear this request, but he was originally planning to expand the faith in Holy Light, so naturally there was no problem.
Godwin: Yes.
Oh, so satisfying?
Aidan: And give me the Temple of the Storm.
Godwin: What do you want the Temple of Storms for?
Aidan: I need Storm Temple to do something, it’s not convenient to tell you, how about it, is it ok?
Godwin: No.
Huh? Murphy was stunned. There was no reason for the other party to refuse this request? I didn't ask you to pay more. It's just a temple.
Aidan: Are you sure?
Godwin: Absolutely.
In the past, Godwin was extremely wary of Aidan. Someone as powerful as the Storm Dragon King was enough to change the pattern of war.
But now, with the blessing of the golden tree, he was confident that he had mastered the ability to end this deterrence .
Godwin: You are right, Aidan. Power is everything. Territory, castle, kingdom, these are just superficial things. Only power is truly worth pursuing. Kingdom, army, title, none of these are as meaningful as power. I was greatly inspired by what you once said to me. In this world where the strong are respected, only those who possess power are qualified to decide everything.
Murphy was a little confused, thinking, what did I say?
He recalled it carefully and vaguely remembered that he did brag a few words when he was discussing the ownership of Alterac with Godwin.
I didn't expect this guy to take it seriously.
Could it be that I was inspired to plant the golden tree?
It turns out that rich people are different. If they didn’t have money, they would just work hard to level up, fight monsters, and complete the story.
But a super kryptonian like Godwin would go straight to the Golden Tree, and he didn't know what level of tasks this Golden Tree was.
Aidan: It seems that you are very confident.
Godwin: The Holy Light has given me absolute power, and absolute power brings absolute confidence. I have sworn to my master that I will bring the power of the Holy Light to the whole world. This goal will not be hindered by anything, so don't stand in my way, Aidan. You would never want to see such consequences.
Mo Fei thought to himself, damn, I haven't seen this guy in a few days and his ability to talk nonsense has improved. I can hardly keep up with his bragging. No, I can't admit defeat when it comes to bragging.
Aidan: Hehe, King Godwin, don't think you can do whatever you want just because you have the support of the God of Light. Do you think you have seen all my strength? You are too naive. My true strength is beyond your imagination.
The golden tree may bring you great advantages, but I can destroy it at any time if I want.
The reason I am willing to talk to you is that I don't want to waste time and get involved in a war with boring mortals, but if you insist on provoking a war, all you will get is destruction, and the power of the Holy Light cannot save you.
Godwin was immediately furious, so arrogant, so presumptuous.
Black Knife Dixi, please help me check if there are any plot events related to Aidan recently?
"Yes, Master."
A voice sounded behind him and then disappeared.
Godwin paced angrily and typed out lines of angry words quickly.
How dare you threaten me like this? Who do you think you are? Even if you are the Storm Dragon King, so what? I was chosen by the Holy Light. How can you destroy the Golden Sacred Tree?
He had already thought about it. As long as he was sure there was no problem, he would immediately send the insulting and sarcastic words to the other party.
Black Blade Di Xi was very efficient. After only a few minutes, Black Shadow was online again.
"Master, you'd better take a look at this."
She sent a copy of the post to Godwin.
The post was obviously sent by a player from the night elves, and the content shocked Godwin.
Killing gods? Killing the ancient god C'Thun? Slaughtering 100,000 Zerg troops in Ahn'Qiraj with one strike?
This! This! This!
No matter how unknown Godwin was, the ancient gods still knew him.
This guy is so powerful that he even killed the Ancient God?
He remained silent for a while, silently deleting the words he had typed out before.
Godwin: Prince Aidan, I will definitely not hand over the Storm Temple to you. My mission is to spread the faith of Holy Light. All temples and churches that are not of the Holy Light faction will be destroyed. But I do have a suggestion that may resolve the dispute between us. How about you join the Church of Holy Light?
Aidan：???
Aidan: I am the Storm Dragon King, and I am not on the same side as you Holy Light.
Godwin: It doesn't matter. My golden sacred tree can help you infuse the holy light and transform you into a Lightforged Dragon King. I am the Emperor of Lordaeron, and you are the Lightforged Dragon King. We can rule this world together and serve the holy light.
Lightforged Dragon King? He really dared to think so.
I didn't expect the Golden Tree to have this function. From this point of view, the effect of the Golden Tree is at least at the artifact level.
Sargeras' Ring of Domination also has the function of converting unit attributes into fel creatures.
This technology of completely transforming biological attributes can be said to be quite advanced. It directly changes an entire skill system and power system, and can be said to have touched the core rules of the game.
If it were someone else, they might really be tempted. After all, Lordaeron is now the boss of the Alliance, and forming a partnership with the King of Lordaeron is equivalent to directly taking shares of the Alliance.
The interests behind it are immeasurable.
However, Murphy was not interested in it. On the surface, he was following the Storm Dragon, but his real target was the Ancient Dragon. The Storm Dragon used Dragon Thunder, and he was a pure descendant, so how could he possibly change sides?
Aidan: I need to think about this carefully. How about this? Give me three days and I will give you an answer in three days.
When Godwin saw this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he was tempted by such a huge temptation.
Godwin: Okay, three days then.
Murphy closed the private message and turned to look at his brothers.
Zhuaganbao (King of Alterac): "How's it going, brother? Did you make a deal?"
Murphy shook his head, pondered for a moment, and turned to look at everyone.
"Brothers, do you trust me?"
Several people looked at each other.
"Of course I trust you."
"You want to accept the merger only because of two reasons: one is the external threat, and the other is that the internal benefits are too low, right?"
Darkseid said: "That's right, who wouldn't want to be king?"
Aidan (Protector of Alterac): "I have ways to solve these two problems, but the most urgent task is to stabilize the internal situation first. Now call all brothers together to do the task together. Within three days, all rebel forces and cult forces in Alterac must be wiped out. We must not give Lordaeron an excuse to send troops.
At the same time, we will destroy all the pirate fleets outside the South Sea City. Godwin is imposing a trade blockade, but he can only prohibit the alliance countries from trading with us. We might as well open up overseas markets."
