Riding and Slashing

Chapter 435 Surprise
What happened in the water?
Li Ang didn't know.

His perception cannot reach the bottom of the lake hundreds of meters deep.

Can Kavala and Malbert take on that griffin?

Logically speaking, Kavala had successfully sealed this griffin before, and if he could seal it once, he could seal it a second time... And this time he has Malbert to help, so he should be able to deal with it.

According to the plan he discussed with Kavala, Kavala must destroy the ring, seal the griffin, and then cancel the soul contract with Malbert, and bring Malbert back to the Temple of the God of Creation, and never return to the continent of Pendor.

This plan is also a soul contract, and the soul contract cannot be violated. If the Griffin is not resolved, Kavala cannot leave the statue.

In other words, if Kavala failed to kill the griffin, then he and Malbert would still be in the statue at the bottom of the lake.

If he had completed the contract, then he should have returned to the temple with Malbert by now.

Li Ang is still somewhat worried now.

It wasn't that he was worried about Kavala and Malbert—Leon didn't care whether they were dead or alive. What he was worried about was the griffin.

But judging from the fact that Lake Ella Klein has become calm again, the griffin should not be able to escape.

After all, it was just an abyssal demon, a spirit body, and it could only attack Kavala and Malbert, who were both spirit bodies. If it wanted to leave the bottom of the lake, it had to find a carrier at least.

Even Kavala has to be attached to a carrier like a statue. No matter how strong a griffin is, it is impossible to leave the bottom of the lake with just a spirit body.

Therefore, Li Ang asked Lisa Dilan to closely observe the movement of the lake, and went back to the city of Ella Clay to determine the result of this operation.

To confirm the result, you have to contact Kavala.

But how to get in touch?
Others definitely can't help it, but Wendy has a way - when Leon was still in the temple, Wendy tried every means to find Leon, and finally contacted Althea with Dragon Tears.

Yes, just let Althea confirm whether Kavala has returned to the temple.

If Kavala can speak in the temple, it means that the griffin has been sealed by him; if Kavala's consciousness is not in the temple, it means that he and the griffin are still at the bottom of the lake.

This time it was Li Ang who contacted Althea, and the result was quite surprising.

The cost of the 'video call' with Althea is quite high, and just ten minutes of contact consumes a dragon's tear.

And this 'video call' does not support other people's participation-this kind of communication feels like Leon and Althea are talking in 'the same dream', which is a daydream in the true sense, but it can be sure that it is real.

This is what Althea said, the real application of Dragon Tears.

Althea confirmed that Kavala has returned to the temple, and there are two more souls in the temple, one is Malbert, and the other is the Griffon 'Griffins'.

Yes, that griffin has a name. It is said that it was taken when Astalia, the goddess of justice, saved it.

But this name is a bit sloppy, Li Ang guessed that its original nickname might be something like 'Hiss'...

Kavala's current situation is not very good - his soul has been severely damaged, and it can even be said to be mutilated.

On the contrary, Malbert was safe and sound, and it was he who told Althea the whole story.

In the beginning, Kavala did successfully destroy the ring, and the griffin was released, and immediately rushed to Kavala's soul.

Malbert imprisoned the griffin for a while with soul spells, and then Kavala did successfully trap the griffin in the soul space.

Everything went well in the first half.

But what I didn't expect was that the moment Kavala returned to the temple from the statue, his soul space was actually broken by this powerful griffin...

Griffins also knows soul spells, and is much stronger than Malbert. In addition, it is a griffin—although it has intelligence comparable to that of humans, its worldly desires are not strong, so it was not imprisoned by Malbert for too long.

Animals are indeed relatively simple, just like the little dragon Kouaris, far simpler than humans.

This is also the main reason why it can become the most powerful abyssal demon—the soul is purer, and spells cannot affect it too much. After all, animals act according to instinct most of the time.

But the main reason why Griffins can break through Kavala's soul space is not this.

The main reason is that Kavala's soul space is full of loopholes...

Yes, Kavala's soul space and defense ability are much weaker than Li Ang's.

If Li Ang's soul space is regarded as a tight fortress made of steel, then Kavala's is at most just a dilapidated stable made of wood with air leaks everywhere.

Probably because Kavala desires more.

As a result, the Griffin Griffins forcibly broke through Kavala's soul space. Fortunately, Kavala's soul body had returned to the temple at this time.

In front of Couaris, no matter how powerful the evil spirit is, it can only become a torch on the wall of the temple.

Kouaris is quite happy—there are a few more talking souls in the temple, no matter whether they are good or evil, at least they can chat and relieve the loneliness of it and Althea.

Having one more griffin is equivalent to having one more pet for Kouaris...

Unlike that Ulrik who knows how to fall in love with Anna all day long, he is very tired.

Malbert was also quite optimistic. Anna and Ulrik were both in the temple, and they were considered to be accompanied by acquaintances.And he knew it might be the best place to live for him.

Griffins, the Griffin, didn't make trouble anymore. The temple was much better than the ring, at least he didn't have to stay alone for hundreds of years.

The only one who is unhappy is Kavala... His soul space is shattered, and he has become a remnant soul like Egreme - it is estimated that he will not be able to carry the power of faith for many, many years!

This means that Kavala will not be able to make any more fools in the short term.

Li Ang, who knew these things, was very happy...

He knew that the result might be good news, but he didn't expect the news to be so good!
"Wendy, Pendor Continent will enter a new era from now on! The era of gods and demons is over, and we will welcome a new world from now on—I plan to make this day a festival..."

Li Ang said to Wendy with a smile on his face.

"This should indeed be commemorated...but what kind of holiday should we set? It's hard to say..."

Wendy also agrees with this, but she doesn't know how to deal with it. It can't be called "Kavala's departure from the mainland day" or "Order Code Broken Day" or something like that...

"Well, anyway, Erakle's magic circle is not working now...Since the era of gods and demons ended in Erakle Lake, of course people should commemorate it in Erakle Lake."

Li Ang rolled his eyes and made a decision: "Today is April [-]st, let's call it 'Murloc Festival', let people come to Lake Eyracle to catch fish, and by the way, stimulate consumption..."

Afterwards, Li Ang ordered Lisa Dilan to put a fish that swallowed the king's coins into the lake on this day every year, and began to build villas by the lake.

Why create such a festival for people to come and catch fish in Lake Ella Klein?
Of course, it is to let more people pay attention to Lake Ella Klein.

This is actually to monitor Kavala.

Li Ang didn't know how much Kavala's soul was hurt. Maybe there would be no movement for dozens or hundreds of years, or maybe it would recover in a few years, no one could say for sure.

Li Ang will remove all Kavala statues in Pendor Continent, and support the Ashborn in Amara Continent to counterattack the Snake Worship Cult, and try to cut off the channels for people to provide Kavala with faith.

But no matter what you do elsewhere, the statue in the lake cannot be dealt with.

If nothing else happens, in the near future, the statue at the bottom of the lake will become Kavala's only statue that can project his consciousness—the statue in Long River City is different, that statue is the young 'Pandor King Kavala', not the old 'God of Knights'.

Therefore, Li Ang wants to create a festival and use competitions and rewards to encourage people to come here. On the one hand, it can stimulate the economy and promote consumption, and on the other hand, it can make people pay attention to and stare at the movement at the bottom of the lake.

At the same time, in order to weaken the influence of those false gods, especially the influence of evil gods like Snake Cult, Li Ang also planned to add a standard to this ignorant world.

Don't get me wrong, this is not to launch a 'death movement', nor is it to promote atheism.

Rather redefine 'God'.

Is God useful?

It is actually useful.

The teachings of many deities are good.

The goddess of justice attracts people to goodness and promotes fairness and integrity;
The Goddess of Darkness hopes that people will not forget the light even if they are in a harsh environment;
The goddess of order hopes that everyone can contribute to stability and order, and encourages people to find the law of things;
The Harvest Goddess encourages farming and water conservancy; the Prosperity Goddess encourages commercial exchange and material flow...

These former main gods are at least beneficial to the development of the country or society in terms of doctrine.

Therefore, they can be favored by the ruling class and spread vigorously, thus gaining people's widespread belief.

Yes, these teachings are all used to cater to the rulers.

Every god is an opportunist. They formulate these teachings to get the approval of the rulers, so that the rulers can help them gain more beliefs, instead of really leading people to do so...

Rulers really need gods, especially rulers in this era.

For the stability of the country, and for the convenience of ruling, it is necessary for people to have a belief that is in line with the national conditions.

It is difficult to popularize higher education in this era, and it is not realistic to use science to eliminate superstition.

Moreover, science may not be able to put an end to superstition...

Many people may think that if more people understand scientific principles, the influence of gods and demons will be weakened-because most people think that the level of cognition determines the degree of superstition.

But this is not the case.

Many people who have seen the world and received higher education are still superstitious, and even most top scientists eventually believe in God-the end of science is theology. This is not a joke, but a helpless self-deprecation.

There is a limit to human cognition, but everyone's limit is different. When the limit is reached, we have to turn to the gods for help...

Moreover, in a world where gods do exist, if you want to promote materialistic atheism, you are asking for trouble...

Therefore, Li Ang will not deny the existence of God.

The sculpture group in Changhe City is also a way for Li Ang to remind people.

This is also the revelation that Leon got from Emperor Marius—replacing faith with faith.

In other words, worship and commemoration are used to replace belief in God.

It is best to try to turn people's beliefs into commemoration of ancestors and praise of merit.

Gods gain divine power because of their beliefs. If this pure belief becomes less and less, those false gods will become weaker and weaker until they can never appear in any way.

Whether it's Eunomia or Kavala, or any gods, Leon wants them not to appear again as much as possible.

Therefore, Li Ang wants to add a standard to the matter of 'faith' - why?Why?
Why should you believe it?Why worship?
What contribution has this god or this person made for people?
Is he or she greater than those real heroes in history?Have they helped more people?

If you have, please worship, because it is worthy of worship.

if there is not……

Then why worship them?
Just because of the slogans they shouted and the promises they made?
Li Ang is going to spread this 'why' to the entire Lion Land, and even the entire continent.

On this basis, most of the "gods" will be very embarrassed - especially when comparing the deeds of many heroes, people will find that most of the gods seem to have never done anything.

In fact, Eunomia did make a great contribution, and everything Kavala did back then was equal to her doing.

But the problem is that she controlled Kavala to do it... Ordinary people don't know that she was behind Kavala back then.

Of course, this concept has to be gradually affected, and it cannot be achieved overnight. The sculpture group in Changhe City is just the beginning.

Even if the effect is slow, at least it can spread the faith to many deceased heroes. As long as the faith is scattered, those gods will naturally be nothing to worry about—Amy and Wendy are gradually becoming gods with practical actions.

At the beginning of May in Pan Deli 359, a huge plaque was hung not far from the sculpture group in Changhe City, which was the gate of Neibao in the former Changhe Town.

It says 'Pender Academy'.

The people who are hanging the plaque are a group of Noldor elves.

Or rather, some crippled Noldor.

At present, at least half of the Noldor elves work in Li Ang's industry, and most of the others have their own work to do. Compared with humans, most of the Noldor elves are considered capable of both civil and military skills, and they can basically support themselves.

But there are poor people among the Noldor, mostly because of disabilities.

These days, disability and widowhood are basically caused by wars, and the Noldor tribes usually provide some assistance to these people, that is, supply some food.

But most of the Noldor warriors are more proud - even if they lose the ability to survive, they will still refuse this kind of charity.

The arrogance of the elves is in their bones. When Li Sadilan was exiled, he would rather starve than steal and rob. He didn't become an assassin until he saw a reward contract in Singal—otherwise, with his skill, if he really had no bottom line, he would not be able to starve and freeze.

Li Ang wanted to solve the poverty problem in the country, so he asked Wendy to organize these elves to carry out literacy campaigns in human society-this is also something that brings wealth to people, so Wendy was asked to do it.Li Ang only takes care of things that offend others, such as getting disobedient people to sweep the streets in class.

Most of the Noldor elves are hundreds of years old, and they are all literate. Although they have physical disabilities, they have no problem being teachers of basic cultural courses.

Most human beings still have considerable respect for intellectuals. In fact, no one wants to be illiterate, but the vast majority of people do not have the opportunity to receive education.

It is not cost-effective to always engage in literacy campaigns, so Li Ang built a school in Changhe City Inner Fort. Changhe Town Inner Fort is also the only place in Changhe City that has not been demolished and rebuilt, and can be used directly.

But at present Li Ang is unable to popularize compulsory education, he is only planning to let the real "insiders" learn more culture.

What are our own people?

Amy and Wendy's 'believers' are their own...

Oh, and Alina and Alice's 'disciples' count too.

After all, Alina and Leon are getting married soon.

The wedding will take place on May [-]th, when Pender College officially starts enrolling students.

(End of this chapter)