Volume 8: The Road to the Ancient Dragon Chapter 447: Spoils-Sharing Agreement and Heroic Warriors
Murphy looked at everything that was happening before his eyes and couldn't help but feel amused.
Godwin really speaks in a bureaucratic context.
You see, it’s not that I don’t want to help the Elf Kingdom - although I really don’t want to, but the truth is, it’s because I want to respect their principle of independence.
However, no matter how beautiful the words are, everyone knows what the original intention is.
They are all thousand-year-old foxes. They see everything but don’t say it out loud, but they still understand it.
However, even though they knew the situation clearly, the leaders did not immediately raise any voices of doubt or opposition, but instead began to discuss with one another.
There is no other reason. Firstly, it is a matter of interest. It is better for me to let my friend die than for myself to die. And it is the Elf Kingdom that is being attacked, which is better than my own home being attacked.
Secondly, all countries don’t really like the Elf Kingdom.
This is largely due to the high elves' inherent sense of superiority.
It is not difficult to see this just from the name of the race. High elves - also called upper elves. If any human kingdom dares to name the humans in its country as high humans, it is estimated that it will be jointly attacked by all countries at the first time.
But the Elven Kingdom is the only one of its kind, and there is nothing we can do about it, so we can only endure it. Besides, there are historical reasons for this. Back then, the upper elves were actually all night elves, but they belonged to the aristocracy, and were clearly distinguished from the lower-class civilians like Tyrande and Malfurion. So in order to appear different, this group of elven nobles called themselves upper-class elves.
Later, after they separated from the night elves and fled across the sea to the eastern continent, without the night elves, the "lower elves", for comparison, they naturally could not call themselves the upper elves.
So later it was changed to 'High Elves', which still attracted some hatred, but it was much better.
In fact, compared with the humans who were still in the tribal society at that time, and the troll clans who ate raw meat and drank blood, aren't they a superior race as they mastered advanced magic techniques and had an extremely advanced cultural level?
Not only is the name superior, the elves themselves look down on other races and look down on others with their own noses.
Even though they joined the Alliance, they looked down on other races in the Alliance, saying they were all primitive people who came out of the earth (dwarves), hunting and skinning people like savages (humans), and short guys who were not as tall as goblins (gnomes). They could not compare with us elves who are elegant, noble, wise, knowledgeable, magical, and immortal.
The level of art and culture is so high that I don’t know where it is. Look at our magnificent Silvermoon City, and then look at those shabby castles of you humans. The gap is obvious.
The royal family of the elves has taken the sense of superiority to the extreme. We are the superior people among the superior races, and our status is so high that it reaches the sky - do you understand what Sun King means?
Other kingdoms usually allow people of all races to visit freely, but Quel'Thalas is the only one that is extremely xenophobic. Apart from receiving an ambassador occasionally, do ordinary civilians want to come to our place? You are overthinking.
The arrogance and pride inherent in the elves have been known to the world for thousands of years.
This has resulted in almost all of the Alliance countries having a bad relationship with Quel'Thalas, even the Kingdom of Dalaran, which is also famous for its magic - there are even two high elves in Dalaran's Council of Six (one of them is actually the red dragon Krasus in disguise), who also don't get along well with Quel'Thalas.
In addition, Quel'Thalas withdrew from the Alliance not long ago and no longer plays with everyone, so this hostility can be expressed even more blatantly.
When people heard that Quel'Thalas was taken over by the orcs and that their backdoor was attacked, everyone felt a bit gloating.
Of course, there are also those who take the overall situation into consideration, such as Duke Lothar, who believes that the Alliance should not be affected by conflicts between countries and races and should be rescued. After all, the orcs are the real enemy of the Alliance.
However, there are still too few such rational voices.
Falstad (King of Aerie Mountain): "I guess that's fine with me. Those pointy-eared women always act so superior, and they deserve it."
Magni Bronzebeard (King of Ironforge): "You are right. Let them worry about it. They withdrew from the Alliance because they thought the orcs could not attack their land. It is time for them to learn some social skills."
Antonidas (Speaker of Dalaran): "I suggest setting up a refugee settlement on the border of Quel'Thalas. If Quel'Thalas is destroyed by the orc army, we should at least accept and rescue the refugees."
Lothar (Regent of Stormwind): "But what about the orcs? If they really break through Silvermoon City, it is hard to say whether they will not use the Sunwell to do something. Don't forget that the orcs are servants of the demons. Maybe they will summon powerful demon lords like they did before."
(Because Ragnaros looks so evil and his style matches that of a demon, many people think he is a kind of demon.)
Antonidas (Speaker of Dalaran): "It is not easy to harness the power of the Sunwell. I have done some research on this. It requires sufficient preparation and the support of arcane knowledge, so there is no need to worry too much. I think we can organize an army in advance. Once Silvermoon City is breached, the Alliance should intervene immediately. Of course, as a non-Alliance member, Quel'Thalas will have to pay a price for the help and rescue they have received - a very high price."
Blazer Greymane (King of Gilneas): "That's right. Since they are not members of the Alliance, they should be charged a fee for helping them fight the orcs or rescuing refugees. If they cannot pay the fee, then the treasury of Quel'Thalas to pay off the debt."
Murphy thought to himself, good guys , the battle between Quel'Thalas and the orcs hasn't even started yet, and we've already arranged the post-war profit sharing. You are all professionals indeed.
But he didn't object to it. It would be good to get some money.
Among them, Antonidas of Dalaran was the most enthusiastic. He also studied magic, although the people of Dalaran have always regarded themselves as the city of magic and the center of magical academics in the eastern continent.
But the Mage Academy in Silvermoon City was established a thousand years earlier than humans, and the history of the elves' study of magic can be traced back to the ancient Night Elf Empire more than ten thousand years ago. Who knows whether the remnants of the Night Elf Empire have any ancient forbidden spells or precious knowledge that has been sealed.
If there is a chance, I must get it.
There is also the Sunwell, the source of high elf magic, which can provide mages with almost endless magical power. For mages, it is a sacred object that surpasses all treasures.
Even if you just collect a few bottles of well water and do some research on it, that would be good.
But the elves treasured the power of the Sunwell immensely and never shared it with Dalaran. If there was ever a chance to "conquer" Quel'Thalas, they would have to get a few tons back for research.
Other kingdoms are also interested. Most human kingdoms have court wizards and are very knowledgeable about magical powers.
If we can get a bunch of magic books back, build our own magic academy, and train a large number of wizards, it will undoubtedly greatly enhance the country's strength.
The dwarves have no interest in magic, but the elven treasury is stockpiled with countless precious gems and rare enchanted metals, which are all good things in the eyes of the dwarves.
There was only one person who remained silent and just recorded something with a pen. He was the Okad scholar.
Murphy was a little puzzled. What on earth was this guy here for? Why did Godwin arrange a historian for himself?
Seeing that the atmosphere was getting agitated enough, Godwin finally stood up.
Godwin (King of Lordaeron): "Everyone is right. It is uncertain when the orc invasion will stop, or even if it will not stop at all. Just in case, I think it is necessary to establish a coalition army to be ready to deal with the threat of the orcs at any time.
Considering that Lordaeron is the only kingdom bordering Quel'Thalas, I think the coalition's assembly point should be set up in Stratholme, the northern city of Lordaeron. What do you think? "
No one objected to this, as it was in line with military common sense. Stratholme was located on the border of Quel'Thalas, separated only by mountains and forests. The local army of Stratholme had even fought against the trolls of Zul'Aman together with the rangers of Quel'Thalas.
Originally, no one had much interest in sending troops to fight the orcs, but they had to do it. However, now there is the treasury of the Elf Kingdom as a basis for military expenditures.
Everyone's enthusiasm suddenly increased a lot.
So one family contributed 50,000 and another contributed 60,000, and soon an army of 300,000 was recruited, and this was just the first batch.
"Prince Aidan, how many troops are Alterac planning to send out?"
"Alterac will dispatch 50,000 troops to participate in this war."
There are five countries in the Alterac Federation, and ten thousand people in each country is enough. Anyway, Alterac lacks everything now, except troops. Because of the civil war before, the five brothers have accumulated a wave of soldiers. Instead of keeping them at home and wasting maintenance fees, it is better to pull them out to fight.
Fifty thousand troops is not a small number.
The leaders of various countries were somewhat surprised. They did not expect that Alterac had such a sense of the overall situation and would send so many troops even though they were so poor.
Godwin nodded calmly, but he was slightly disappointed in his heart. He had originally wanted to test the strength of Alterac from here. It seems that although Alterac is weak, it still has some strength.
"I'm glad that you are willing to support my plan. I have good news to tell you in advance. I'm sure you will be wondering why the meeting was held at the foot of the golden tree."
Why else? To show off one's strength.
"Because I have prepared a great gift for everyone. In order to boost morale and to cope with the upcoming war, and considering the large number of casualties that will inevitably result from the war, I prayed to the great Holy Light, and the Holy Light responded to me.
The great Holy Light, the Supreme Will told me that it will bless those warriors who fight for justice and light, and it will protect the souls of those who died heroically in battle, and use the power of Holy Light to summon them back from the other side of death. "
He pointed to the golden sacred tree behind him and said, "Look, that is the miracle of holy light from the Supreme Will."
Everyone looked up. At this time, the golden tree was emitting a bright holy light. Golden spheres suddenly condensed on the crown of the golden tree, like golden bubbles, or like fruits, slowly falling from the sky.
There were five spheres in total, which fell in front of everyone one by one. As the golden sphere gradually dissipated, the things inside were revealed.
They were actually five knights radiating holy light.
If you look closely, you can see that these knights are shining with gold and have a translucent texture, like ghosts, but they do not have the gloomy aura of ghosts at all. Instead, they emit a sacred light.
Baron Drake (Holy Spirit Warrior), Silver Tier 3 Hero, Level 64, HP 5200.
Count Oliver (Holy Spirit Warrior). Silver tier 1 lord, level 67, HP 5450.
Bill Knight (Holy Spirit Warrior). High Elite, Level 70, HP 2800.
Lord Odbik (Holy Spirit Warrior). Silver tier 2 lord, level 59, HP 4950.
Rend Wildhammer (Holy Spirit Warrior). Bronze Tier 3 Hero, Level 58, HP 3860.
These five Holy Spirit Warriors include humans, elves, and dwarves. They all look familiar, especially the last one, who is King Falstad's cousin and a captain of the Griffin Knights.
"Odin's beard, what on earth is this?"
Godwin (King of Lordaeron): "These are Holy Spirit Warriors. They are all warriors who died in the war with the orcs. Some were knights of the Knights of the Silver Hand, and some were believers of the Holy Light. The Golden Tree sensed the devout faith of the souls of these dead warriors and transformed them from the Holy Light into Holy Spirit Warriors to continue fighting for the Alliance."
"Everyone, as long as the soldiers who join the coalition are willing to believe in the Holy Light, they can enjoy the gift of the Golden Sacred Tree and obtain the sacred mark. This mark can ensure that the soldiers will be transformed into sacred Holy Spirit warriors after they die in battle."
As soon as these words came out, all the leaders were shocked.
This is the ability to resurrect.
Although resurrection is very common among adventurers, it is extremely rare for heroes. Once dead, you are really dead . Unless you have the power of god's favor or the body of an ancient dragon like Murphy, you can avoid death.
As for resurrecting others, it is even more difficult.
Of course, if you are an adventurer, it is easy. You can directly learn the adventurer version of the resurrection skill. However, the life of an adventurer is not valuable, so the value of the resurrection skill is not that great. It just saves the time of running away.
But this is the resurrection ability in the plot version.
Although true warriors are not afraid of death, it would of course be better if they could survive, and of course everyone wants that.
Especially for those lords and nobles who have families and businesses, so much property will be wasted if they die. It is such a loss if they die before all the money is spent.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many lords and nobles colluding with cults and even studying evil spiritualism in order to rule their territories for a long time.
But whether it is spiritualism or the "eternal life" bestowed by various evil gods, it usually comes with strong side effects, and can even directly turn one into a monster that is neither human nor ghost.
But this method of resurrection at least looks much more decent than spiritualism.
Godwin (King of Lordaeron): "I declare that the first batch of holy marks will be distributed later, a total of 18, and everyone can freely choose whether to accept this mark.
However, considering the rarity of the sacred mark, only the true warriors are eligible to receive the blessing of the golden tree, and they must believe in the Holy Light. If their faith is not devout enough, they will not be able to receive the blessing. "
[System prompt: The plot event, [Gift of the Golden Tree], has been triggered. You are eligible for the Golden Tree Mark. You can choose to accept or reject. After obtaining the mark, your belief type will automatically be converted to [Holy Light Faith]. This effect will not affect your ability type, but it will change the deity you believe in. You need to pray to the Holy Light every day to maintain the validity of your belief.
[Mark of Holy Light: After the death of a player carrying this mark, he can be reborn with the power of Holy Light and transformed into a [Holy Spirit Warrior]. A Holy Spirit Warrior can retain his previous rank, level, and upper limit of health.
However, you cannot inherit any skills except combat skills. You will get an additional set of exclusive skill modules for Holy Spirit Warriors.
Note 1: The Holy Spirit Warrior is a 'summoned creature template' and cannot be upgraded through normal means, but can participate in battles and gain experience by accepting summons.
Note 2: The Holy Spirit Warrior's camp will be locked as [Guardian of the Golden Tree].
