Chapter 600 What is the power of the Elf God?
The battle ended quite simply.
The priest in the core area of the ruined temple was pierced by thorns growing from the ground and was forced to kneel before Rand.
After a while, Olena also came in from outside. She had just gone out to deal with other small fish.
Now it seems all resolved.
Olenna wiped the tip of the Swiftsword's blade with a soft cloth and sheathed it gracefully.
Then, she picked up the glasses that suited Rand's interests, lifted her hair and put them on.
He picked up a pen and a notebook and came to Rand to perform the duties of a clerk.
"What to do with the prisoners?" Rand was not in a hurry to interrogate the priest and ask about the prisoners.
"We've gathered them together and settled them down. We've found some food and water for them to rest. After that, it's up to them whether they want to join the reformists or return to their own villages." Olenna asked Rand for his opinion.
"Then let them choose freely later." Rand had no objection.
Then, Rand looked at the priest with ferocious eyes and a body that had turned into a monster: "Okay, answer my question, what is your purpose in choosing to sacrifice the elves?"
The priest had clearly realized that he would never be a match for the three people in front of him.
But he just sneered: "Dream on! The great spirit god will punish you."
Rand sighed. Whether the God of Elves was an evil god or not, it would not be easy for him, the leader of a cult who was exempted from sacrifice, to be punished.
Rand tried various punishments. The priest's pain nerves must have been almost dead, so the interrogation effect was average.
It seems there's really nothing I can ask.
Rand no longer paid any attention to the priest.
Take Olenna and Lysa to patrol the ruined temple.
Torture is a very comprehensive science.
Before coming to this world, Rand was just a college student at an agricultural college. He only knew a little about torture from movies and TV dramas.
The knowledge in these film and television works is often artistically processed, so Rand is unable to determine whether it is correct.
but.
After coming to this world, Rand encountered countless enemies, so he still gained some experience in torture.
Don't look at the problem in isolation.
The information collected from interrogating only one person is quite limited.
But if you investigate the environment around him, the people around him, and then observe his reactions, you can often learn a lot of information.
In short, everything is connected.
When Rand opened the ritual book and some bloody sacrificial items on the side, he learned a lot.
"So you want to attract the attention of the God of Elves through the connection between the creator and the created? Have you ever thought about what the God of Elves would think if his attention was really attracted?" Rand looked at the priest.
The priest remained silent. Apparently, as long as he was noticed, he didn't care whether it was a look of joy or a curse of hate.
Rand probed a little more and found out a little about the size of the revivalists and their purpose.
The revivalists believe that the reason the elves are so weak today is because the gods no longer pay attention to them, which has caused the elves to gradually become weaker than the human race.
As long as the God of Elves can pay attention to the elves again, the elves will surely be revived. In order to achieve this goal, all sacrifices are worth it and all means can be used.
To achieve a great goal, everything now is insignificant.
To be honest, this idea struck Rand as very stupid.
Although there are gods in this world, the influence of gods is not as illusory as in Rand's previous life.
But if you completely rely on God's power instead of yourself, you are doomed to have no future.
When Rand wanted to know more, the priest had committed suicide.
Rand shrugged. "It seems he doesn't want to tell us more. Let's go out."
Many captives have been gathered together: "Hello everyone, I am..."
Rand hesitated and said, "I am a human adventurer hired by the queen who is supported by the Reform Party. If you want to fight for the normal life of the elves, you can go to the south and join the Reform Party."
Rand then dealt with some traps around him, as well as dangerous wild beasts and monsters nearby, before he really left.
Rand did not pay much attention to the specific choices these residents wanted to make.
But Rand believes that some residents will choose to join the reformists.
The reason is simple.
Today, the long-peaceful and tranquil Elf Forest has been in turmoil.
Whether it was because of the reformists, the revivalists, or the royal court, the original solidity of the Elf Forest had been broken.
Something from outside the Elf Forest and within the Elf Forest is already tearing apart this solidification.
Rand did not act as a babysitter for these elves. After dealing with the danger and pointing out the way, he left.
On the way, Rand asked Lysa: "What kind of god is the God of Elves?"
Rand knew something about the God of Elves, but he felt that Lysa, an elf who was suspected to be the Holy Maiden or Messenger of the God of Elves, would have some more unique understanding.
Lysa didn't mind explaining for Rand: "In fact, there is nothing wrong with those records. The bright moon in the forest, the guide of quiet life, the creator of elves, and the planter of the golden world tree is the essence of the God of Elves."
"There are many things I don't understand," Rand said bluntly.
"The Bright Moon in the Forest refers to the two abilities of the Elf God. He has a certain ability to manipulate plants. As for the Bright Moon, it refers to another power of the Elf God - Stay. In a sense, it can also be called eternity. In short, He can slow down certain things or even stop them."
"Silent life refers to plants. The Elf God has also guided many life forms such as tree spirits. The following are all insignificant deeds. The only thing we need to pay attention to is that some elves may find the holy artifacts left by the Elf God and gain similar abilities or something."
Lysa quickly explained what needed to be explained.
"There is another important question." Rand had another question, "Is the God of Elves a kind god?"
"It may be too difficult to judge gods by good and evil, but at least the God of Elves should not be those evil gods who desire destruction?" Lisa raised her head slightly. It was already night, and the bright moon hung high in the night sky. Lisa's snow-white neck looked even more eye-catching under the bright moon.
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At this time, Vanilla was leading the army to meet the enemy.
The enemy is the army of some elven nobles loyal to the Elf King's Court.
An army of this size is actually insufficient to destroy this elven town.
No one knew why these elven nobles launched a siege with such a large number of people.
Maybe he wanted to take credit? Vanilla doesn't know.
This elven town was built on trees, and the walls were very low. But since it was built on giant trees, the roads for attacking this town were quite limited.
Vanilla stood on the tower of the low city wall and looked at the battlefield below.
There is no point in guarding the city wall in such terrain, as the low wall can be crossed by just climbing over it.
So Vanilla's strategy is to hold the intersection.
The town is supported by trees that are so huge that it is unimaginable. To reach this town, one needs to pass through a road made of branches.
But the number and width of branches leading into town are limited.
As long as we guard the intersection, the enemy's numerical advantage will not be able to be brought into play.
We also have the advantage of height and fighting will.
This makes it easy to fight.
Many elves fight at the intersections set in vanilla.
There was a fierce battle between the two sides.
And after the two sides got into a melee.
Vanilla ordered archers and magicians to attack the enemy's rear troops.
The elves' arrows and magic rained down on the enemy lines.
The rear troops immediately retreated when faced with an attack, and thus became disconnected from the vanguard troops.
Vanilla continued to order his own troops to surround the enemy's disjointed vanguard troops in front, thus creating a local numerical advantage.
Soon the attacking army of the Elf King's Court began to disintegrate and then retreat.
Although we suffered some casualties due to the fact that the enemy had much more people than ours, we still won a great victory overall.
In Vanilla's opinion, the military level of these nobles of the Elf Royal Court is still at a relatively primitive stage.
After all, elves and humans have lived in peace for some years.
There are also very few truly large-scale conflicts within the Elf Forest.
Therefore, although the quality of the soldiers of these elven nobles is quite good, their military concepts and standards are really lacking.
"We don't have to pursue." Vanilla waited until the enemy was defeated and then stopped the pursuing army.
Then he led his men back to the city.
The next task is to deal with pensions and rewards and punishments.
Vanilla, a senior worker, can handle busy work in an easy and orderly manner.
Although her past jobs were mostly related to church schools, when she first joined the Sanctuary, she also worked as an administrative assistant for a period of time.
And this time before coming to the Elf Forest, Vanilla had made up a lot of relevant knowledge in advance, and the classes and management life at school also allowed Vanilla to accumulate a considerable amount of knowledge related to the Elf Forest.
In short, at present we only need to deal with one town and the nearby villages.
Whether it's politics, economy, culture or military, Vanilla can handle it.
And Vanilla's teacher, Nidhogg, was quite pleased.
In fact, it was quite difficult for him to imagine that this seemingly untalented and even somewhat rebellious elven royal girl had grown up to be so talented.
He is proud of being a teacher.
Now Nidhogg was even more confident of the victory of the reformers.
Under the vanilla strategy.
She quickly gained the support of the elves of the current town.
Everyone was not very willing to support Vanilla before. Of course, it was because Vanilla, a royal member who came out of nowhere, was not a trustworthy person at all for the elves who were oppressed by the elven lord.
If it weren't for Nidhogg's guarantee, everyone might have already adopted a hostile strategy towards Vanilla.
Until now.
Everyone has realized that vanilla, at least, will not be used as a vase for worship.
Then Vanilla was attacked.
It can't be called an assassination because he was surrounded by some troops.
There were only two guards around Vanilla.
Vanilla looked at the elves surrounding her and asked, "Do you have any strong dissatisfaction with the current policy?"
Vanilla is a little confused about the current situation. In her view, everything is in order. Within her planned framework, the lives of the elves in this town will soon improve, and they will also receive more training in military and other knowledge.
Soon she was able to solidify the model and then expand rapidly.
She certainly won't adopt the mode of conquering the Elf Forest.
Just attack normally like the Noble War and then occupy.
It may take decades before he can obtain the throne of the Elf Forest.
"You did a great job." The people surrounding her were not stingy in giving Vanilla an answer.
Vanilla understood immediately.
If vanilla was originally a vase, they might not have done such extreme things, but now that vanilla is not a vase, their rights have been violated.
So instead they want to kill Vanilla at this time.
They are so short-sighted that they ignore the greater good of the future.
But they seem even more intolerant of their current power being taken away from them and held by Vanilla.
"It's a pity that you are bound to fail." Vanilla said helplessly.
The reason is simple.
Rand gave her his own guards.
The silent cavalry quickly emerged from the darkness and appeared in the eyes of those who were trying to surround and kill Vanilla.
As for why the fully-armored cavalrymen made no sound of movement, it was naturally because the wizard accompanying the army cast a spell of silence.
The superior performance of the standard staff saves the mages accompanying the army a lot of energy.
Then the power-hungry elves were dealt with.
Vanilla didn't care and didn't leave anyone alive for torture.
To her, it was just a minor incident.
There will always be various enemies on the road to power, and this time it is only a very small part.
Vanilla had anticipated all of this.
I'm sure Lord Rand has experienced countless similar events on his way to becoming king.
It can even be said that for Vanilla, the enemies that can be solved by force are actually the simplest enemies.
The real trouble is those enemies where using force will only have the opposite effect.
For example, there are some elves in the city who completely hate the elven royal family.
After seeing Vanilla's abilities, these elves still refused to submit to him.
They always thought that Vanilla, the royal elf, was stealing the fruits of their rebellion.
They also don't think that if the ruler of the elves is still the current elven royal family, their lives will change? Vanilla stopped thinking about it and rubbed her forehead.
She will apply for a few days of vacation when His Majesty Rand comes back. She feels that she has been working too long recently.
(End of this chapter)
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