Pillars of Ita

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"Then what should we do?"

Ina Xiaoyu leaned on the edge of the map table, looking at the defense line of the Ninimere front marked on it, and asked everyone.

Ever since she captured Walter Stonehill not long ago, this little girl from the mountain lord has not been shy at all. She directly addresses everyone as "we", as if she is already a member of the Seven Seas Brigade.

Fang He didn't mind the other party's self-proclaimed name. Anyway, it was Parker who was upset. The Paparar people had been hiding far away since they returned to the castle, and no one knew what they were worried about.

However, he was a little surprised that there was someone in this world who could control Parker.

"Mr. Ed," Aina had been respecting Fang He ever since she knew his identity. Of course, she respected him because he was the leader of the group. "Do you think the Linoril Council can really win this war?"

She felt a little conflicted about this issue and couldn't help frowning.

On the one hand, she certainly hopes that people can win this war because that means hope of resolving the disaster.

But on the other hand, she also understood that this meant that their situation would become more difficult. After Walter Stonehill was imprisoned by them, the other party would only further pressure Silver Creek.

Fang He shook his head slightly. Solving the problem of disaster does not mean solving the disaster. He even had a vague premonition that the other party might be causing trouble.

The Shadow of Withering appeared before the Plague of Ash Boughs. The first of the three major branches of disaster, the Ash Tree 'Gus', sprouted half a year after the 'Death Plague' first appeared in the forest.

The Ash Branch Disaster occurred only four months ago.

Judging from the sequence of events, it should be the death plague that led to the gray branches first, not the other way around.

Those people would understand this, but they just might not care, because their purpose was not pure from the beginning -

  But will time give us a chance to start over again after we made the wrong decision at Giant Tree Hill?

Fang He may not care about the Holy Tree of Elves, but if he does not solve the troubles brought by these people, he may not be able to solve his own troubles.

But the problem now is that no one will believe them——

The Seven Seas Brigade has little influence, at least compared to the Silver Wind Watchers, the Super Athletic League and the Linoril Council, they are too insignificant.

The title of Dragon Alchemist still has some influence in China, but it doesn't work so well in Giant Tree Hill.

The Nanami Brigade has no end in sight on the rankings. After defeating the Falcons and AOA last time, they made some progress, but they are still behind the top 3,000.

It is now around 3,100.

What they were facing was a behemoth. Just like in Division 3, Division 2's Super Competitive Alliance also controlled a huge guild alliance.

There are countless top teams and brigades there, and even the likes of Tianlan's brother Halsey, there are still two in the second division.

How can the Seven Seas Brigade compete with these people?

You may not even be able to win a verbal battle, let alone have any actual influence.

Perhaps Oak Hill would support them, but that would be meaningless, because Silverbrook itself was in danger, and he couldn't let a little girl like Aina Laughingwhisper take the lead.

Then what power can they rely on at Giant Tree Hill?

Kailan promised them that his boss, Karandil Elvin, the head of the Disaster Investigation Department, would not sit idly by.

"Mr. Ed, I will bring the news back to Silverwind Harbor no matter what," the young man said to him, "I trust Mr. Carandil, and he will definitely be able to help you."

It was hard for Fang to imagine how much this would do.

There must be countless people on the council who support this conspiracy, or even push it behind the scenes, and Calandil Elwyn is just one of many members of the Council of Linoril.

But he still nodded. After all, it would be good to have a little more strength at this time.

Ever since the Seven Seas Brigade arrived at the Giant Tree Hill, he has indeed seen the negative side of this disaster along the way, the withered world, and the ugly human nature.

But Silverwind Harbor also has upright people like Kailan, Marianne, and the elven maester Aryan.

There are also simple and kind unicorn girls like Meryl, Eloya, and Linthia.

Lady Marian said she would never give in to "a small group of people" (her exact words) in Parliament and vowed to fight these bastards to the end.

The elf scholar was much gentler than her, but he also expressed his support for Fang Que. However, it was just that these two people might not be able to return to Silverwind Harbor at the moment.

Naturally, the Seven Seas Brigade was unable to escort them back.

"I plan to go to the Elf Court," Aryan said to them, "I once served as a court scholar there, so I met Her Royal Highness the Princess once. If I can't go back to Silverwind Harbor now, perhaps I can go there to seek help."

Princess Lian Kuiya Alsana was talking briefly with her two guards outside the door. After a while, she came back and said to them:

"Mr. Eddard, and everyone else, I will take Maester Aryan and Lady Marian back to the Court of Radiance."

The elf princess has been worried ever since returning from the airship tower.

She knew very well that once the Linorel-Sanshak Council achieved a partial victory in the battle against Ninimere, the situation of the Holy Maiden would only become more difficult.

But what she was worried about was not her own situation, but the unicorn girls she had called upon. She would never let them continue to fall victim to this conspiracy.

Therefore, no matter what, she had to make this conspiracy public first.

But she couldn't do that here. Neither the Silverwind Harbor Council nor the Mountain Lord would allow her to do so.

Even if Aina Xiaoyu is on their side, what is the point of Yinxidi's support when communication cannot be conveyed today?

So she said, "There are some things that must be handled by me - and can only be handled by the Princess of the Elf Court."

"And only in the Court of Radiance can I temporarily guarantee the safety of Lady Marian and Maester Aryan. I am unable to do so in other places."

"So I'm sorry, I have to say goodbye to everyone here temporarily."

After the elf girl finished speaking, she looked towards Fang He. After all, in her opinion, this dragon alchemist - Her Majesty the Saint's 'brother', was the biggest surprise of her trip.

If it weren't for him, she might still be involved in the Gray Branch Disaster and still meet Marian, Arian and the others.

But at that time in Morning Glade, she might have been killed, so in a sense, it was the other party who saved her life.

Also saved Meryl and the others.

She was eager to know what the other party was planning. She knew the relationship between him and Her Majesty the Saint, and because of that, she had felt some dissatisfaction towards him.

But the misunderstanding came and went quickly, and even made her a little shy now. But she was confused at the moment, and she also understood that she needed Fang He more at the moment, rather than Fang He needed her.

She desperately needed such a reliable ally, but she was worried that Fang He would withdraw and leave, because these things had little to do with him.

"I will go meet Miss Attila," Fang He did not forget the real purpose of his trip, but he shook his head slightly, "In fact, Your Highness Princess, you don't have to worry. Shouldn't you know what kind of person she is?"

"Her Majesty the Saint..." Lian Kuiya Alsana suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and looked at him, "...Mr. Ed, thank you."

She was originally worried that Fang He would take the other person away, but given Her Majesty the Saint's character, she would definitely not agree.

So this is actually Fang He’s answer.

"You're welcome. After all, I'm also involved in this," Fang He replied. "On the contrary, Miss Lian, you should also be careful. This is just the beginning."

The elf girl nodded slightly.

Fang He is not saying this in vain.

Because the Council of Linorel must have made some progress on Ninimere's plan, that's why that person acted so confidently.

Therefore, he believed that the Linorel Council and the Alliance had a great chance of winning that battle, or at least achieving a partial victory.

And then - was their dilemma.

Once the other party's plan begins to move forward, there will be little time left for them.

Therefore they must find out the real source of the disaster as soon as possible.

But if apoptosis isn't the cause of everything, what's the problem?

This was something that even God could not do anything about, but Aimaya and Ms. Roman kept looking at him. They must have believed that they could solve this problem, otherwise there would be no point in looking at him.

They had been planning this nearly a year ago. When had he first caught the eye of the forest goddess?

  If he remembered correctly, it was when he saw the flesh-and-blood servants of the Blind God Deka who had distorted nature. Wait! Blind God Deka, a living sacrifice?

He smelled a familiar scent, which also involved the resurrection of a dead god. And how was the living sacrifice of the blood servant different from what those people did to the unicorn girls?

  It just so happened that the plague also appeared on the Hill of Giant Trees at that time - could it be that these two events, which happened thousands of miles apart, are related?

Fang He has actually witnessed the resurrection and death of many gods.

  From the blind god Deka to the god of ravens, then the god of fate, the god of Naga, and this dead twin whose life and death are unknown

He vaguely felt that the world seemed to be undergoing drastic changes, but was it because of the evil star?

  But the evil star has not really arrived yet, so what do the gods know that they cannot tell mortals?

By the way, Fang He suddenly thought, where is the source of the deadly plague?

In fact, people certainly thought about finding the source of the plague, and he asked the elf princess about it at the time.

Lian Kuiya Alsana told him that the plague first appeared in the Holy White Forest near the Scar of Yasha.

Therefore, it is reasonable for the outside world to have opinions about the sacred forest - most people believe that the plague first came from the Holy White Forest, which should have been the place that Lady Aimaya favored the most.

Therefore, over time, the rumor that the forest goddess had punished the Holy White Forest spread like wildfire, and the reason why Miss Elf went to the Gray Forest was because that place was close to the source of the gray plague. He asked these questions in order to understand Miss Attila's affairs, and at that time he just listened to it as a rumor, but now he seems to have some doubts.

What is there?

Afterwards, the Elven Court, the Council of Elders of the Holy White Forest, and even Silverwind Harbor and the Ring of Stars each sent people to investigate, but found nothing.

There was nothing there. The Templars of the Holy White Glade had already cleared out the area and eliminated the gray area in the forest.

Even Daryl participated in the outer extermination operations at that time, but according to her, there was nothing unusual at that time.

  But the absence of abnormalities is itself an abnormality. It’s not like there is nothing there. Aren’t there still traces of Yasa?

Is there something wrong with the Trace of Yasha?

Fang He couldn't help but ask Lian, "After the disaster, have you investigated the Yasha Scar?"

But to his disappointment, the Elf Princess shook her head and said, "Mr. Ed, although the Scar of Yasha is very dangerous, there are always adventurers taking risks in it. Even the deepest part has been visited by people. If there is really any change there, someone should have reported it long ago."

However, after hearing his idea, she agreed, "If you all want to go to the Scar of Yasha, that's fine. In fact, many people also believe that the source is there - but after the gray tree 'Gus' sprouted, it became a restricted area and only people from the Holy White Forest can enter it."

"It's also very close to the Holy Woods. Before the Gray Plague sprouted, it was the main road to the Holy Land. If you want to see Her Majesty the Saint, this is undoubtedly the shortest way to go."

The girl lowered her head, untied her sword from her waist, and gently lifted up the holy sword of the elf with both hands, and handed it to Fang He: "Lead the light, be with the light, the glory will shine forever, and the darkness will disappear——"

She sang softly.

"This sword was used by the first Elf King, Kwivenlar. He was the White Knight of the Loya Elves and the King of the Sacred Tree. This is the Blade of Light. Having it means I am here. With this sword, you can pass through the Elf Forbidden Forest. No one will stop you. You can take it to see Her Majesty the Saint."

Fang He looked at the sword in the elf girl's hand and was stunned for a moment.

Even if we don't mention that this sword is a token of an elf princess, the value of the sword itself is extraordinary.

This is the holy sword of the elves. Although he didn't know why Elseran Loya Zhongxing gave this sword to his daughter, it was really beyond his expectations that she entrusted the sword to him.

She is the princess of the Elf Court and she must be aware of the weight of this sword.

"Your Highness, this sword..."

"It's just a sword," Lian Kuiya Alsana replied softly, "No matter how magical a sword is, it needs to be held in human hands. If it weren't for Kwivenlar holding it and fighting the Giant King, it wouldn't be as legendary as it is today—"

"And I am just handing it over to another person I can trust." The elf girl raised her head and looked at him with trusting eyes. "Mr. Ed, I believe you deserve it. I will temporarily give it to you for safekeeping. You can return it to me one day."

"Thank you." Fang He took the sword and thanked him.

Of course he couldn't give up the sword, because he was worried about how to get through the Elf Forbidden Forest to see Miss Attila.

It doesn't seem realistic to go through Ravenrir either. Nianlot seems to have cut off every road leading to the west. It is the strongest of the three disaster branches, and it is no joke.

As soon as he took the sword, the system sent a prompt - obtaining the holy relic, the elven holy sword 'Gwensigan, the Blade of Light'.

'Gwen' actually means sword in the Loya Elvish language, just like Gwendreth, which also comes from the hands of elves and fairies.

Now Fang He already knew that it was the Holy Sword Black Steel. Although he didn't know why it had ended up in its current state, he could understand it by thinking about the fate of the Oath Keepers.

Most likely there will be no good results -

Gwensigan, the Blade of Light is also a product of the same era as the five dragon-slaying holy swords. Its first owner was the famous Son of Light, the Elf King Kwvenlar.

It has never slayed a dragon, but many people who died under its sword included a giant king.

Fang He took a look at the attributes of the sword. He had not seen the attributes of Gwindreth, but he thought it should be about the same. A holy relic was probably only slightly inferior to a semi-artifact.

So far, he has only obtained a divine weapon in the illusion of the Silver Tower. Apart from that, he doesn't know if the Crown of Hailin counts as one of them.

It’s a pity that he didn’t have the system at that time, and before he could see its true appearance, the thing was dismantled by Miya. The dismantled fragments of Hailin were still marked as holy objects.

This means that its complete form is very likely a divine artifact.

When Aina Xiaoyu heard that they were leaving, she also expressed her desire to leave with them. Although she was the mountain lord of Oakshade Hills, this position was really meaningless.

The little girl had no worries here. Although she had many relatives and friends in the Paparar people, they could tolerate a temporary separation.

And driven by curiosity, travel to other places.

However, the farthest place is usually only Silver Wind Harbor. Anyone who can come back from Silver Wind Harbor is considered a great traveler among the Papara people.

As for people like Parker, they can no longer be considered Paparars in the strict sense and are considered heretics in the eyes of most Paparars.

But he is the Chosen One, so that is naturally another exception.

But Ina didn't mind. She said, "I've wanted to go out for a long time, but old Henry didn't allow me to. Now he's dead, and I'm free."

The Papara people have a strange habit. They don't like to call their fathers "old men". Instead, they like to call them by their names because the names have unique meanings to them.

Some names may come from an ancestor, signifying the family's ancient traditions and blood ties.

Like one of Ina's great-grandmothers, also named Ina, she inherited the name from that respected lady.

"What about your territory and your castle?" Tianlan got along well with the Paparral lady. "What about them?"

"Well, that doesn't matter." Aina Laughing shook her head. "The Paparal people of Sanshak don't care who their mountain lord is. Besides, many people in Silver Creek can trace their great-great-grandfathers back to the great-great-grandfather of Walter Stonehill. Even that bastard wouldn't dare to do anything to them."

The little girl wasn't worried at all: "Besides, Walter Stonehill is still locked up in our dungeon."

However, Fang He finally convinced the girl. After all, it was impossible for them to take risks with a lady who had no ability to protect herself.

And if they were to take the mountain lord away, they might be blamed the next day, with the other party possibly claiming that they had kidnapped the lady of the lord and taken over Oak Shade Hills.

Naturally, he was unwilling to do what the other party wanted.

And although there will be some troubles if Aina Xiaoyu stays in Yinxi, after they take Water Shiqiu away, the other side will be much safer.

Because there are only four mountain lords left, if Aina Xiaoyu loses her position as lord again, the balance of power between Sanshak and Silver Wind Port will be broken.

There must be someone who doesn't want to see this happen, at least the Deputy Speaker and the other mountain lords don't want to see it.

In this way, even though Silver Creek was in a difficult situation, Aina Laughter was actually safer than before.

Besides, if Aina Xiaoyu stayed here, they would still have a voice in Linoril.

If Kailan's boss is really as he says, then there is also Mr. Kalandir Elwin, and the potential for the Ring of Stars to remain neutral.

Then the Seven Seas Brigade will have much more room to maneuver in Silver Wind Harbor in the future.

After all, they were here to solve this trouble, not to completely uproot Silver Wind Harbor.

Of course, when that time comes.

There must be a lot of people who will pay the price.

Fang He promised the little girl: "Ms. Ina, please rest assured. One day we will bring Parker back smoothly. When everything is settled, Ms. Ina may consider whether to take the risk with us."

"Really?" Ina asked, "Promise me, swear to the sacred tree."

"I promise."

"Wait," Parker couldn't help but ask, "What's the point of him swearing? Did you ask for my opinion?"

  But his opinion apparently counts for nothing.

Although the little girl was a little disappointed, she knew her priorities and nodded. But then she thought of something and suddenly said, "That's right!"

"I heard that those famous expedition groups are often sponsored by others," she said, looking at everyone excitedly. "Everyone, is your expedition group sponsored by anyone?"

  "What?" Sylvie smiled at the little girl, "Ms. Aina wants to sponsor us?

After all, she is the ship's officer. Apart from Tianlan, she is mainly responsible for logistics and finance.

Tianlan is mainly responsible for cost-saving, while she is mainly responsible for increasing revenue.

Fang He was stunned when he heard this - in all the world, the Seven Seas Brigade has been established for such a long time, and it is not without fame, but no one has ever said that they want to sponsor them. This is the first time in history.

The Knights of the Oakenshield of Tapolis might be considered half, but it is not certain who will sponsor whom between the two at the moment.

As for other large guilds, they had actually extended an olive branch to them, but on the other hand, he was unwilling to be manipulated by the large guilds and the alliance.

On the other hand, it can't be considered a sponsorship.

As a result, for a long time, the Seven Seas Traveling Group did not have a suitable sponsor, which was quite rare considering their reputation.

Fang He was almost crying. Finally someone thought of them. This lady of the mountain lord looked quite rich - at least her castle was that big.

Is the Seven Seas Brigade finally about to take off?

Aina nodded vigorously. "It suddenly occurred to me that these properties might eventually be sold to other people, so it's better to invest them in you first. If one day I become homeless, you must take me in."

  Fang He nodded. In fact, regardless of whether the other party supported the Seven Seas Brigade or not, could they just leave this little girl alone for Parker's sake?

Seeing that he agreed, Aina immediately waved her hand excitedly: "Come on, I'll take you to see my treasure house!"

  Parker suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but scream:

"Wait a minute, shouldn't there be half of me in there?"

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