From troll tribes to elf empires

Chapter 317 The Road to God’s Prayer

Author: Dong Ali

Chapter 317 The Road to God’s Prayer

In the 112th year of the Rune Calendar, the coalition forces are about to arrive in the heart of the Far East. It is a dense urban area with the capital as the center and a radius of 3 million square kilometers. It is also the most solid and final barrier in the Far East.

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On the coalition side, although they hope to seize enough wealth and supplies from the land they are about to arrive, the opposite side, under the guidance of some "patriots", has already launched a more in-depth operation to clear the country.

At this time, a large number of small towns and even large cities with no defensive value were abandoned, and the fields in the wild were either looted or burned. Not to mention a grain of grain or an animal, in fact, not even animal hair was left for the coalition forces.

Next one.

In addition, the people in the periphery were relocated, their wealth and food were also transferred, and all the war heritage was concentrated in the more than 30 war fortresses around the capital, as well as the continuous supporting defense facilities.

And it is worth mentioning that, perhaps because adversity breeds heroes, or because of other shameful reasons, the Thirteenth Division of Far East actually produced many well-deserved heroes during this period;

Some of them are master architects. Not only did they obtain more advanced fortress designs in the 'Apocalypse', they also found a kind of mixed 'soil' that had never been discovered before, and based on this, they established the Capital Region.

Those last war bastions on the periphery;

There are also weapons masters who discovered some high-quality rich veins of unknown metals in the underground rock formations that were suspected of being 'traces of meteorite clusters', and developed corresponding smelting methods, and then used them to create extremely powerful weapons.

Sharp weapons, as well as fairly solid armor and other protective equipment;

There are also city defense masters who, at this last moment, single-handedly developed more advanced city defense weapons, giving the core fortress group a powerful counterattack force in addition to the altar.

In addition, strategic and tactical masters, combat skill masters, and even speech masters and logistics masters are also constantly emerging.

The existence of these heroes not only greatly enhanced the war capabilities of the Far East, but they also relied on the special policies of the special period, and through their true and undoubted achievements, they reached middle and high positions within the ruling group, and thus gained

have considerable policy influence.

At the same time, many staunch followers of the main tribe emerged in the subordinate tribes and slave tribes. They led their tribes, actively responded to the call for war, and always fought on the front line to defend the 'motherland'.

And as a result, he won the favor of the thirteen main clans of the Far East, and was given more trust and tasks.

And in their "united efforts", the coalition forces enthusiastically broke through the false third line of defense and advanced their troops to the heart of the far east.

However, facing the ruins and charred and empty farmland in front of them, the commanders felt extremely angry;

Because there is obviously nothing left for them to plunder.

Later, the sentinel also reported the existence of the 'Core Fortress Group' and explained that it was a solid defensive array cluster filled with countless war altars, and it was by no means an easy area to break into.

In fact, at this time, the Rhine tribe's food supply was already stretched thin, and their plan to rely on food from the enemy also had some twists and turns due to everything in front of them;

What's more, misfortunes never come singly. Within the borders of the rear and along the long grain transportation routes, the previous sporadic "drizzles" have turned into events that require absolute attention due to the accumulation of time and the ongoing oppression.

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There are more and more affiliated regiments escaping along the way. Not only are they plundering grain from the rear along the way, they are also attacking the grain depots at the transit stations along the road with the help of insiders who appear inexplicably;

After taking out all the food, weapons and protective equipment they can take away, they will destroy the camp to burn food, and flee with the grain depot guard regiment, and in this way, they will further expand their own strength in a short period of time.

Their existence and activity further eroded the frontline supplies of food, grass and even weapons, seriously dragging down the combat power of the main army.

In addition, more and more affiliated tribes within the country have abandoned their lands and fled.

However, according to the reports received by the King of the Rhine, they seemed to have escaped into dangerous places such as deep mountains and forests, and even if they could survive, there would be no worries;

But in fact, the believers of these 'gods' have been secretly communicating with each other, are preparing for the union, and are waiting for the most appropriate time.

As for the war itself, deep down in the King of the Rhine's heart he wanted to persevere, but if he continues to fight when the enemy has shrunk to this point, then it is very likely to develop into a war to destroy the country.

The ‘War of Destruction’ is likely to lead to a war of gods, and the latter has too many variables that cannot be decided by the King of the Rhine.

Unlike the mammoths who bordered on the Far East and therefore seemed to have the intention of destroying the country from the beginning, the Queen of Rhine and Tusks came here just to seek wealth and power;

As far as reality is concerned, as far as common demands are concerned, they can accept the properly weakened Far Eastern Federation, and are even willing to let them continue to exist in the form of a loose alliance. They even hope that the weakened new forces in the Far East can

After that, he took on the mission of restricting the Mammoth Kingdom from the east.

The conflict between reality and his own demands put the King of the Rhine in a dilemma. However, the matrons who accompanied the army, who were originally staunch "non-war factions", at this time, for some unknown reason, some hope of maintaining the war emerged.

who.

Therefore, when the discussions were fruitless and he himself was in a state of hesitation, the King of the Rhine decided to ask his father God for his opinion before deciding whether to proceed with the subsequent 'war of annihilation';

After all, if you insist on attacking the opponent's lair, it will be equivalent to dragging your father into a divine war that is very likely to happen.

So, it prayed devoutly at the altar in the commander-in-chief’s camp and waited for the Father God’s response;

‘Fight down’

Although the meaning contained in the concise and clear reply puzzled the King of Rhine based on his own inherent judgment of the current situation, since the Father God said so, and this is what he expected, he continued.

Keep fighting.

However, since the war will continue, more attention must be paid to supplies and the implementation of policies within the country. After all, the Rhineland cannot survive by eating air.

Therefore, more main forces of the Rhine People's Army set off from various clans in the country and moved into the vicinity of the supply routes. They would be stationed at transfer stations to assume the task of defending the garrison and attacking saboteurs.

And when the number of Rhineland species in the country was gradually decreasing due to various reasons, those lurking among ordinary citizens and senior citizens who were "in the Cao camp and in the Han" immediately began the ongoing war.

action, the affiliated tribes also faced more brutal suppression;

And at the same time, the 'true God believers' also ushered in some kind of 'opportunity'.

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Let's temporarily turn back the timeline for a while, back to the time when Arndt, who was designated as the first saint by the 'Wrath of Nature', led his hesitating compatriots and embarked on an escape path without knowing what the future would be.

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At first, some of the 'nobles' who were not willing to lose their dominant position once had the idea of ​​'making up for their past mistakes'. They planned to send their confidants to contact the nearby Rhine clan city-states and exchange information about the so-called 'true gods' for their own betterment.

For a stable life and to regain the almost permanent status of the past;

But before their actions actually began, Yuval, the former chief who was considered one of his own, unexpectedly betrayed this group of "noble people".

Yuval acted very decisively. While openly complying with the rest's plan, he secretly reported the matter to the new leader - the Saint of Nature's Wrath who had been renamed 'Saint Arndt'.

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The latter also once again showed his qualities that were valued by the 'gods'. After receiving the secret report, he did not even hesitate at all and made a decision immediately.

In the 'secret meeting' that followed, the saints, who had received the news in advance, rushed into the venue with some of their tribesmen who trusted them, and after going on a killing spree, they held a public trial in front of all the tribesmen.

Those corpses that were still bleeding.

As a result, not only did Saint Arndt once again consolidate his prestige, but Yuval also gained the favor of the 'Wrath of Nature' and became a favored person, mastering extraordinary abilities that he had never dared to imagine.

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During the subsequent temporary sacrifice, divine revelation once again came to the saint and pointed out the way for him to live.

"The God-given land is in the southwest! Although the road ahead is dangerous, there are also brothers of the same faith waiting for our help!"

After the saints who had received the revelation said this, they led the tribesmen who were not "doubting" but who did feel uneasy and embarked on the path indicated by divine revelation;

Sure enough, in the next ten days or so, they encountered several tribes in almost the same situation one after another, and also encountered several small and medium-sized interception battles by slave soldiers.

Among them, although the latter caused quite a few casualties to the group, it also contributed extremely necessary weapons and precious food supplies, which to a certain extent solved the urgent need;

However, the handling of the former has encountered some twists and turns.

To be honest, several tribes are by no means of the same species, and even the vast majority of the people cannot understand each other's language at all. Therefore, even if they have a common initial belief as a mesh, they will still be united due to communication, customs and other reasons.

'It went on a little hard;

Saint Arndt has little experience in ruling, so at this time he can only rely on the internal nobles who understand Rhine to act as communication intermediaries. At the expense of part of the secular power, he can barely unite the team into a group to continue.

Walked down.

But unlike the other nobles who cherished this opportunity extremely much, Yuval, who was already a recipient of divine favor, had some other thoughts at this time.

So, on a certain occasion where only the two of them still existed, he put forward his opinions to the new leader,

"We should establish a ruling system with sects as the core, and we should also have a common language, because only in this way can the people better unite under the wings of God."

Arndt accepted this suggestion and became the Patriarch under the witness of the wrath of nature. Then he established a new order with the five-level core vertical axis of the Patriarch - Patriarch - Priest - Divine Warrior - Believer.

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The prototype of the Church of Nature's Wrath was born from this, but now, in addition to itself, the Saint Patriarch, there is only one Patriarch (Yuval), and three charismatic priests from different tribes. It can be said that

Very crude.

So they had no choice but to temporarily promote a group of 'trainee priests' and a group of 'trainee warriors' from the existing nearly 30,000 believers, using the former as a preliminary connection at the bottom, and the latter to distribute captured weapons.

Become a Guardian of the Order.

But the language problem seems to be unsolvable in the short term.

The wrath of nature is clearly stated in the divine metaphor. Even if it does have the ability to solve problems immediately, it hopes that believers can learn to overcome difficulties.

Regardless of the actual situation, God has gifted a new language and writing, and in a certain way, the core members of the church have initially mastered it;

As a result, this new language has become the church language today and the language of the entire denomination that needs to be popularized in the future.

Of course, when all this happened, the journey was still going on. During the process, the newly born sect experienced battles, rescued brothers of faith, pursuit, and despair caused by lack of food and clothing;

The most dangerous one was when they encountered an official team led by a core leader, Rhine, which included a few citizen soldiers and hundreds of slave soldiers.

Facing an unprecedentedly powerful enemy, this nascent sect, with the vast majority of its members being just casual believers, almost fell apart under the pressure;

But that battle was also the battle where Arndt truly established his name as a 'saint', because the angel of nature's wrath came to this world for the first time using his body as a medium.

In that battle, endless vines grew on the ground around the saint's body, and they gathered together to form an angel's body nearly thirty meters high, and then killed the core Rhine and his mount in front of everyone;

Afterwards, natural magic swept across, not only soothing the hearts of the believers, but also curing their injuries. The angel who came 'borrowed the body' also spoke solemnly at this time,

"I am the wrathful and angry angel of the great nature, and I come here because of the piety of Saint Arndt!"

"People of God, I command you to take up arms to sweep away the minions of false gods and remove the filth before your eyes from this world!"

There is also an inexplicable halo, which spreads in all directions with its huge body as the center. While blessing the believers with strength, it also stirs up the courage born of anger in their hearts, and tens of thousands of people who are angry in their hearts are also

He shouted and stepped forward, surrounding and killing all the remaining enemies until they died.

"Your efforts have won the joy of nature's wrath. If you continue, the glory of our Lord will surely bless the pious."

As he spoke, the angel's substantial gaze swept across all the believers, and briefly stopped at dozens of individuals who had been selected in advance but had not yet had the opportunity. Then, due to this real accident, they temporarily

Changed plans.

Then, he waved his palm, spilling dozens of green objects, and accurately threw them into their hands.

"God loves those who help themselves! In the name of the Angry Angel, I recognize you as warriors of divine grace. The Holy Seed will grant you the power to protect the sect. If you wish, let it be placed on your chest."

They were naturally willing, so they immediately attached the so-called 'Holy Seed' to their chests, and then vines grew and completely integrated into their bodies in a painless process.

Immediately, amidst the numbness in the body, a stream of power surged out from the heart, not only giving them new strength now, but also gently and continuously transforming the body.

Afterwards, the angel's body also began to disintegrate, turning into vines and gradually fading away. In the process, it was first revealed that Arndt seemed to be sleeping peacefully. It was not until he lifted it up and gently placed it on the ground that he penetrated into the ground completely.

Disappeared.

At this time, Arndt finally woke up. The previous battle process was vivid in his mind, but also seemed to be some kind of vague dream, but his own beliefs and strength did change in this process.

qualitative change;

It seems that some 'angel power' has been retained in the body, some of which is slowly improving its body, and some of which 'turns' into a seed in its palm;

Moreover, a vague memory appeared in his mind

That seemed to be a picture of the future. He arrived at the God-given land and planted this seed. The power of the angry angel in it turned into an 'Angry Tree'. Whenever a believer who meets the requirements appears, it will automatically

Generate the corresponding 'Holy Seed' and transform it into a new 'Warrior of Divine Grace'.

Silently reciting the names of gods and angels in his heart, Arndt solemnly took it into his arms and put it close to his body. Then he stood up and continued to lead in the eyes of the believers who looked even more awe-struck.

The entire sect is moving towards the predetermined distance.

On the road that followed, it seemed that their piety had been recognized, so almost every dozens of kilometers, a forest would appear in front of them;

Just when they encountered the first forest, all the believers were convinced that this was definitely divine grace.

Because in the woods, not only are there plenty of fruits that can satisfy their hunger, but there are also a handful of weapons that, although they are made of wood, are absolutely tough;

In addition, there are extremely precious full-body armors growing on several of the trees. Not only are there dozens of pieces in total, but each piece seems to be tailor-made, just in line with the newly promoted gods.

En warrior;

Not only that, a dark green scepter inlaid with fist-sized magic crystals was placed just above the rock in the middle of the woods. Arndt felt a strong inspiration from it, as if it was born that day.

As if it belongs to oneself;

Indeed, as soon as he stepped forward, before he could reach out to grab it, the scepter automatically flew into his palm;

Then, the entire forest swayed into the ground, as if it had never appeared before.

But the fruits, weapons, armor, and scepter in the hand that still exist on the ground all illustrate the truth.

"The great wrath of nature!"

Not only Arndt himself, but all the believers from various tribes who witnessed all this, all sincerely prostrated themselves to the ground at this time, and collectively shouted the name of God;

Among them, more than ten seemed to have reached a certain critical line, and thus were observed and recorded by the 'angels';

It is expected that when you encounter the 'Forest of Divine Grace' next time, in addition to the regular supplies as they should be, as well as equipment gifts for saints, there will also be 'divine grace' that just points to them.

After the prayer, the sect once again set foot on the road, and the subsequent experience was also extremely exciting.

In the endless battles that followed, the sect successively defeated the slave soldiers who were like exercise books, and defeated the Rhine Citizen Army who acted as a test in the class. In the process, they rescued each brother of faith or members of allied sects.

believer;

The former merged into the religious order, while the latter parted ways after deciding to cooperate, heading towards their own paths of divine enlightenment;

In the process, the sect is slowly growing stronger, and those serfs who were originally full of hesitation have become more determined in the challenge and emotion;

As a result, believers continued to be inspired by gods and received the favor of angels. The former became priests and the latter became warriors of divine grace.

When the group was about to arrive at the God-given land, not only did the number of believers in the sect approach 150,000, there was also 1 Saint Patriarch, 13 Patriarchs, 700 priests, and more than 200 Divine Warriors.

So many names;

By this time, the Wrath of Nature sect had become a very considerable force, and the ‘midterm exam’ for them had finally arrived.

A Rhine clan war group was blocking their way forward at this moment. Its members included the War Slave Corps (five thousand), the Citizen Infantry Regiment (five hundred), the High Cavalry (fifty), and 3 Sashas.

Full of mistress;

The person responsible for commanding them is a new unit that emerged under the new policy. That is, the 'chapter leader' who is always a male core citizen.

This is the first time that the Order has faced an enemy force of such a scale. It is not true to say that they are not worried, but fear has not completely filled their entire spirit;

Whether it is the divine warriors arrayed in front of the array, the priests at all levels in the array, or the ordinary believers surrounded in the center, they actually all have a hint of confidence in victory in their hearts.

Because they have already been given the wisdom of war, whether it is the surveillance that has been carried out along the way, the advance preparations made after knowing the information, and the strength that their own side already has, they have become the source of the current confidence.

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What's more, they are believers in the wrath of nature and have the blessing of the true god. How could they lose to the minions of this false god?

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Opposite the religious order's array, the leader of the Rhine Chapter was riding his earth lion mount, which was dozens of meters tall, and slowly passed by his own array;

At this time, looking at the enemies located in the northeast, even as conceited as he was, he had to frown deeply.

What I saw in front of me was very clear. How could those on the opposite side be just a group of escaped serfs? At the very least, the more than 20,000 people arrayed at the front of the enemy were clearly an army!

Although this is not the hinterland of the kingdom, the appearance of enemies of such a scale, with such equipment, and with such a military appearance is definitely not an ordinary thing.

‘What on earth are the matrons of the nearby clans doing? How could they sit back and watch it grow so big? Could it be that they didn’t get the news? Or’

Although various doubts arose in his mind, he suppressed them for the time being, because what he had to do now was to deal with these 'escaped slaves' as soon as possible;

As for what happens next, 'Humph. Just wait for the king's decision!'

With this in mind, he slowly waved his hand forward, ordering the War Slave Corps to take the lead in attacking the enemy. However, the response that should have appeared from the rear did not come immediately;

The general turned back with ferocious eyes and stared straight at the slave commander with an extremely stern gaze. However, although the other party seemed extremely trembling because of this, he still cast his questioning gaze on the three people further behind.

Mistress.

Seeing this, the general also barely suppressed his anger.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked condescendingly at the three mistresses, separated by the entire army array, and met the eyes of one of them who was older and more graceful at that moment.

The other party happened to be free, lying lazily on his side on the big cart carried by the slave soldiers. At this time, he smiled and nodded to him, and then said softly in an unhurried tone,

"Go ahead, Jarad dares to be disrespectful to the leader of the battle group. Go back and receive the reward of three lashes~"

"clear."

Hearing this, the female slave leader who was kneeling next to her bowed her head and responded, and then received a supplementary order,

"Well, let's reward him with three more female slaves. After all, the general's eyes may have frightened that timid guy~"

"As you command, my mistress"

"As for now, let's let it follow orders and go out into battle."

"As you command, my mistress"

Of course, the whispered conversations here would not be directly transmitted to the ears of the battle group, but the sound of the horn that followed prompted the battle slaves to move forward.

Although the face of the general in front of the formation was not very obvious under the cover of his mane, we might be able to get a rough idea of ​​it from his clenched and loosened fists.

"I can do it. I will definitely do it. May the Lord bless me."

Opposite it, Arndt was looking from afar at the opponent he would face later, a huge earth lion and the seemingly powerful knight on its back, and whispered a prayer in his mouth.

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After the horn sounded, a younger female Rhine climbed up the ladder on the back of the slave soldiers and came to the matron who had spoken before;

The female slaves retreated on their knees, while the former sat on the floor with her legs bent, and nestled her face on the latter's chest. Then she said softly in a voice that still sounded a little childish,

"Sister, I'm a little scared."

The older mistress stroked her blond hair and comforted her in a calmer and softer voice,

"There is nothing to be afraid of. This kingdom has long been turned into a sieve. There is a kind mother goddess who is always watching us."

"Well, merciful Mother Earth, please grant your devout believers shelter in the new world illuminated by the true God."

The young female sat up slightly after hearing this, and then drew complicated lines on her chest while praying;

And the prayer directed at the same existence also sounded from her side at this time.

"O merciful Mother Earth, may the false gods sink forever in your kingdom of God and never come to this world again."

At the same time, the maids around them, instead of showing any surprise, followed closely and murmured something in a low voice.

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(End of chapter)