Light's Dawn of Azeroth

Chapter 684, Question 52: Why was Mario burned at the stake when he arrived in Ardenweald?

"In every woodland of Azure Wonderland grows a very, very powerful Dream Tree, and each Dream Tree has its own name. Those trees are all very old, old enough to be our fairies' grandfathers."

Each of the trees was originally a seed planted by the Queen herself. They absorbed the power of the heart to grow and eventually became the incredibly powerful 'Fairy Forest'!
Each Dream Tree is the core of those fairy forests; it is their children and roots that grow and spread, forming the fairy forests everywhere.

We Night Fae fairies are said to be the beautiful butterflies who lived in the very first Faemon forest when it was created, and were given our current form and intelligence by the Queen.

On the way to find the forest spirits who had kidnapped his pet "Fluffy", a Night Fairy named "Willow Catkins" floated like a butterfly beside Diakum, the "Giant of Light", and enthusiastically introduced the basic situation of Ardenweald to the Vigilant.

She felt it was a matter of courtesy, even though she hadn't actually met many outsiders.

Ardenweald is the most conservative region of the Shadowlands. People from other kingdoms rarely come here. Apart from the powerful fairies who are appointed by the Queen as "diplomats" and frequently travel to the Eternal City of Oribos to discuss matters with diplomats of other covenants, most fairies spend their entire lives in the forests of Ardenweald.

Of course, being conservative does not mean being closed off.

If you really think the fairies are stupid and easy to fool, then the moment you start having wicked thoughts, you're almost destined to become "fertilizer" for the Azure Fairyland.

These fairies can live for a very long time. Although their lifespan has an end, the fairies undertake various responsibilities for the Queen of Winter. In addition, all the life spirits in the entire star sea come here, which makes the fairies' knowledge terrifyingly strong.

Although they had never been to the material world, the fairies knew many legends of the material world through the descriptions of the eternal spirits from various worlds, and could even be described as "well-informed," even though they did not really understand what the things in the stories they knew represented.

But this doesn't prevent the fairies from knowing...
Moreover, these little guys are natural chatterboxes, chattering away endlessly. But the fairies' voices are very pleasant, so listening to their noise isn't annoying at all, at least not for Dick, who has an extremely strong mental fortitude.

For example, as Liu Xu was talking, she used the "jumping thinking" unique to fairies to steer the conversation towards the forest ghosts.

She said angrily:

"These pesky little creatures are always causing trouble in our garden. They're incredibly audacious; they'll steal anything and do anything bad."

Last month, Lin Gui stole the most beloved treasure of Sect Master Ellie Oser!
Those who don't know how to cherish other people's treasures deliberately scattered the sect leader's most precious flower everywhere. That flower was the last memory that Sect Leader Elliot brought from her destroyed homeland.

They successfully enraged the usually good-natured Ellie, causing the roar of the raging bear to echo throughout the woods.

That's terrifying!

As Liu Xu finished speaking, she covered her pointed ears, and with a hint of lingering fear, she said to Diakum, who was listening attentively to the local "customs and traditions":
"I'm too timid to go and see, but I heard Moonberry excitedly say that the enraged sect leader destroyed all the forest ghost nests near Val Forest."

So those damned guys all escaped from Flashfall Basin and came to Dreamsong Swamp. They must have taken advantage of the chaos to kidnap Momo back then. Momo usually likes to catch bugs to eat in Flashfall Basin.

Oh, the poor little thing, it must have been terrified.

Out of concern for her pet, Liu Xu, both angry and helpless, clenched her fist and said to Diakum:
"The legendary 'Holy Light Butcher' should really be sent here to teach those forest ghosts a lesson and teach them how to obey the rules set by the Queen."

"Oh?"

Dick, who was looking around and observing his surroundings, blinked and said:
"You know about 'Holy Light Butcher'? Where did you hear that from?"

"Some of the spirits who have only recently arrived in Ardenweald say that the Queen's garden has withered and they can no longer be resurrected. They can only soak in the pool near the Heart of the Forest and like to chat with us when they have nothing to do."

Perhaps it's because fairies are the most talkative people in the woods.

Liu Xu tilted her head and said:
"Everyone else has their own work. The Sylvans have to forge and plant, the Fairy Wood Spirits have to spin and weave, and the fierce Vokai have to patrol the forest and train every day. Only the fairies who have to take care of the spirit seeds are idle every day."

We love chatting, and it's really interesting to listen to those spirit beings brag.

When they first arrived, each of them claimed to be the most powerful Eternal Spirit in their respective worlds. However, as time went on, they learned that they could always find an Eternal Spirit more powerful than themselves in Ardenweald.

This place is the beautiful home of the Wild God, the 'God of the Wilderness' of the entire world.'

The talkative fairy, hands on her hips with a smug look, shook her wings, scattering shimmering dust, and scrutinized Diakum from head to toe, saying casually:
"You're also a Lightwalker, so I bet you know the story of the Lightbringer Butcher. In the tales told by those spirits, the Lightbringer Butcher is incredibly powerful. He can kill thousands of demons all by himself."

"Tens of thousands!"

Diakum corrected him very seriously:

"In every battle, the Holy Light Butcher has to kill tens of thousands of demons to warm up, then kill tens of thousands more to boost morale, and finally kill tens of thousands more to finish off the victory!"

Other paladins might feel guilty when they kill too many demons, thinking they are cruel and heartless. However, the Butcher of the Light does not feel this way! The number of demons he kills in each battle is equivalent to the number of demons that other worlds would take hundreds of years to defeat and banish.

Every demon who died at his hands could not be resurrected, therefore, the demons were terrified of him.

"Ah, yes, yes! That's what the spirit seeds said too!"

Liu Xu clapped her hands happily and said:

"But they boast much more, much more than you do, that the Holy Light Butcher can kill thousands of demons with a single glare, and that every time the Holy Light Butcher arrives in a world, the demons there are so frightened that they commit suicide to escape their fate of being purified."

Each of those spirits claimed to fight alongside the Butcher of the Light, and some of the more eloquent ones even boasted that they had fought alongside the Butcher of the Light and killed countless demons, and so on.

But in fact
I know they're all exaggerating.

Liu Xu squinted, nestled on Diakum's broad shoulder, and whispered to him:
"If they had really encountered the Holy Light Butcher, they wouldn't have been killed by the demons and would have come to Ardenweald. Sigh, I know, they are actually using this method to dilute their guilt."

I once heard the patriarch Elliot tell me that fighting demons in the material world is a terrible thing. That powerful patriarch was the most powerful being in Ardenweald besides the Queen, but she and her world also perished in the Burning Crusade.

She told me that no one can save the world by themselves.

The same goes for those spirit seeds.

They're just dreaming.

If a Holy Light Butcher were present when the demons killed them and destroyed their world, perhaps their world wouldn't have been destroyed.

Most of them had never even seen the Holy Light Butcher; they had only heard stories about him from the Star Sea.

But do you think the Holy Light Butcher really exists?

The Night Fae fairy rested her head on Diakum's shoulder, propped her chin on her hand, and said with a touch of sadness:
"Perhaps he doesn't exist. Perhaps he's just a 'god' imagined by those pitiful people who are bullied by demons to protect themselves. In reality, there is no Holy Light Butcher in the Star Sea."

"Oh? Why do you think that?"

Dick wasn't angered by the goblin's speculation that "denied his divinity"; he simply asked curiously:

"You've never been to the material world, how do you know the Holy Light Butcher is fake?"

"Because the number of spirits coming to Ardenweald hasn't decreased."

Liu Xu counted on her fingers and said to Diakum:

“We count the new spirits that arrive every thousand years, but the results of the last thousand years unfortunately show that even though the legend of the Holy Light Butcher has been circulating for more than 20,000 years, the number of spirits that come to Azure Fairyland every thousand years is still hovering around that number.”

This means that the demons are steadily destroying life in the material world.
You see, no matter how far the reputation of the Holy Light Butcher spreads, he has not actually affected the speed at which the demons destroy the world, has he?

So, if he, who is touted as a 'god,' cannot save so many worlds from the devil, then wouldn't all the anticipation of his appearance by so many people be nothing more than a fabricated illusion?
But if he really is even one-tenth as powerful as the legends say, then he shouldn't have performed so poorly. Even if he's as lazy as Pianpian, it's been over 20,000 years, and he must have saved many worlds by now, right?
However, no.

Liu Xu rested her chin on one hand, flicked a finger, and said:

"I asked those spirits which worlds the Holy Light Butcher had saved, and asked them to tell me the names, but none of them could answer. Therefore, the fairies believe that the Holy Light Butcher does not exist!"
That's just a god that all living beings yearn for, but who doesn't actually exist. Hey, why do you look so regretful? You're almost in tears. Did the fairy say something wrong?

“Nothing, I just think you’re absolutely right!” Diakum grinned, tapped the goblin’s head with his finger, and said:

"Yes, the Holy Light Butcher is just a fabricated legend and myth. He thought he saved many people, but in reality, he saved very few worlds. He couldn't even save his own homeland."

What is the ending of the story?
This is just the beginning!

For the sake of all the cries of the worlds that prayed for the Holy Light when the demons descended but received no response, the Lightbringer should humbly embark on this never-ending journey.

Ah, we've found those forest ghosts! Look! They're hanging that 'caterpillar' on the tree and whipping it for fun.

Tsk, now I know why you call it 'Furry'.

Keeping insects as pets?

Dick clicked his tongue, gave Willow Catkins, who was holding the fairy fire, a thumbs-up, and said:

"Just like me, you certainly have good taste! But I'm curious, you clearly have the ability to kill these forest ghosts. Their ridiculous tricks are no problem at all for you, who are more skilled in using charm and illusion."

I've heard that powerful fairies often engage in large-scale battles with weaker forest spirits in Ardenweald, and occasionally even get driven away by the forest spirits?

"We can't kill them! Even though they are indeed hateful."

Liu Xu sighed and said:
"But the Forest Spirits are also part of Ardenweald. When the Queen created Ardenweald, each race had its own responsibilities in the forest. Although the Forest Spirits are mischievous, they are also responsible for crushing the accumulated nightmares in the 'Other Shore'."

Their noisy, carefree nature makes them perfect for this job.

"the other side?"

Diakum blinked and said:
"I've never heard of this place."

"Of course you don't know, even many locals don't know that there is a place called 'Other Shore' in Ardenweald."

Liu Xu felt that this lost stranger was very friendly. This big guy exuded a kind of temperament that made her feel very comfortable, so she revealed a little secret that only the forest's senior members knew.

she says:

"When the spirits come to Ardenweald, they also bring their nightmares from before they die. But the Queen's Woodland cannot be disturbed by those nightmares, so the Other Shore becomes the place that preserves those cruel and painful memories."

Only those with a dreamcatcher made by a fairy can reach the other side, but don't even think about going there; it's dangerous, and fairies won't make dreamcatchers for anyone other than their friends.

"Hmm, I think I know where those stolen spirit seeds are hidden."

Diakum narrowed his eyes, gave Willow Catkins a gentle smile, and then pulled the eager fairy back, placing her on the entrance stone of the valley filled with forest spirits.

Say:
“There are at least several thousand forest spirits here. Even the weakest of them can harm a weak fairy. You stay here, I'll go get your pet, and then you take me to the Heart of the Forest.”

Diakum gripped the cross-shaped warhammer strapped to his back. As he lifted the Sunstrider's Hammer, to Liu Xu's astonishment, she saw the warhammer in the hands of this gentle giant ignite with a bright light, like a torch.

The light was so intense that it even made the fairy's large eyes feel a little burning.

"Let me tell you a secret, my fairy friend."

Diakum grinned in the light, letting the holy light surge and transform into a set of "Faith Judgment" battle armor for himself. He winked at Liu Xu and said:
"The Holy Light Butcher is real, and those spirits weren't lying; he really does defeat thousands of demons in every battle. Of course, a few thousand forest ghosts will do too."

As the holy light cascaded down like a waterfall, transforming into charging knights of light that surged into the valley of the Forest Ghosts, and as Diakum wielded his warhammer to charge at the troublemakers, Liu Xu was still scratching her head, pondering a very important question.

So, did this big guy actually see the Holy Light Butcher?

Judging from his tone, he must be good friends with the powerful Holy Light Butcher! So, rounding up, I'm good friends with the Holy Light Butcher too.

Wow, fairies are really amazing!

Fairies and the sun god are friends.

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“A dangerous presence has set foot in Ardenweald. He’s playing house with a silly goblin, but he won’t stay friendly forever. My queen, he’s coming for you.”

A deep, mysterious voice, like that of a wise old man, echoed in the Winter Queen's dark, forest-heart palace, carrying a hint of tension.

The voice said:
"Old Mushroom, I've already notified the Wilderness Hunting Group!"

But I estimate that even if all your bravest warriors joined forces, they couldn't stop that legendary figure. Most importantly, Old Mushroom saw something the fairies couldn't see through the 'eyes' I left in the places he passed.

that man
He was bathed in moonlight.

Your Majesty, your sister has come to see you.

That legendary figure from the Star Sea was merely her messenger. Sigh, as expected of Lady Bai, even choosing a messenger requires someone so renowned throughout the universe.

At this point, the voice paused for a moment, then said helplessly in a low voice:

"Ever since you built Ardenweald from scratch, Old Mushroom has been advising you to maintain family relationships and not to let things get so tense between relatives."

Look, after so many years of no contact, your sister, unable to receive any messages, sent a minor deity to smash your windows.

Look at the mess this has made.

"Shut up! Marasmus, you've become far more talkative than the last time we met."

A voice as cold as winter echoed in the darkness.

On the throne in the woods, the magnificently dressed Queen of Winter spoke calmly:
"This is not her territory, and I have nothing to say to her. Her messenger is just as annoying as she is. I'm not the one who made a mistake in this relationship!"

Withdraw the Wilderness Hunting Group. Don't let the warriors of the woodlands risk their lives for my personal matters.

"Clear the heart of the forest. I want to have a good talk with that unreasonable messenger here. If he has life, then he is going to experience a harsh winter."

"Yes, Your Majesty, Old Mo will go and deliver the decree immediately."

The mysterious voice replied, and then, under the Queen's gaze, a gigantic purple mushroom, its body coiled, vanished from the Queen's palace in a flash, leaving only a beautiful mushroom ring.

Uh, this guy is a mushroom.

Probably the oldest and strongest mushroom in the entire universe, it is essentially the first creation of the Queen of Winter, and currently serves as the Queen's "intelligence chief" and one of her few friends.

As for why the Queen of Winter created a mushroom during her first attempt at creation.
Uh.

how?

Shouldn't the Creator also have an "internship period"?

Ps:

The Maramus are as follows:
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