manynovel Chapter 585 The New God of Nature
Chapter 585 The New God of Nature
Chapter 585 The New God of Nature
In fact, apart from some very ancient plant elders in the Elf Forest, most plants do not have the ability to respond to the elves, but even so, they still do it tirelessly because there are fewer and fewer plants in this world that can listen to them.
Tang Zijun neither immediately agreed nor disagreed, but instead asked, "I'd like to know what kind of church you want to build, what your plans are for its future development, and whether the construction of this church will be helpful to Black City?"
Terella was visibly taken aback by these questions, and the elven men and women behind her were also speechless, clearly not having much of an idea about them.
Tang Zijun guessed that they made the request with a try-it-out mentality, because without her approval, it would be difficult for them to have too much imagination. After all, if she herself was not willing, what would be the point of them thinking more?
"It's like this, I don't object to you building a church here," Tang Zijun said after thinking for a moment. "But I want to make a few requests. If you're willing, I can provide you with enough resources for construction."
"Please speak, my lord." Terella's expression became more serious.
"First, regarding the doctrines of the Church of Nature, I don't know much about them. After all, the God of Nature is worshipped by your Elven race, and outsiders are not allowed to have faith in him. What I want to say is that I hope that after the church is built, you can allow other people to come in and pray."
In this world, there is also a certain degree of competition for the gods of faith. Just as the gods that humans initially worshipped were "stolen" from other races, the God of Nature is the god of the elves. The elves do not allow other races to build corresponding churches, claiming that this is a form of protection.
In the past, upon hearing Tang Zijun's request, these elves would have immediately raised their bows and arrows, for it was utterly disrespectful to their gods. For non-elves to enter the church of the god of nature was a defilement in their faith.
But now, they don't have many options, especially since the fate of the God of Nature is unknown, and they still need someone's help.
So after a moment's hesitation, Terella nodded. "Yes, the God of Nature has chosen this land, has chosen Black City, and we are willing to share this faith."
"Very good, then let's move on to the second point." Tang Zijun turned to look at Tan Zhixin behind her. "Let me introduce you. This is Tan Zhixin. She brought something with her this time, which might be helpful in establishing your church."
Upon hearing this, Tan Zhixin understood Tang Zijun's meaning. She then took two steps forward, holding the rainbow crystal flower in her hands, and muttered some incantations.
Then, amidst a dazzling green light, Tan Zhixin completed her transformation, her entire body bathed in powerful elemental magic. However, this time, unlike before, she was tightly gripping a piece of wood that was entirely golden.
Although it's made of wood, it's actually more like a walking stick, with a few golden leaves at the top, and the whole stick is full of an indescribable, magnificent vitality.
Almost the instant they saw the staff, all the elves present widened their eyes; if they weren't hairless, their hair would have stood on end.
Even so, the elves still got goosebumps.
"What, what is this!?"
Teresa's voice trembled as she stared in disbelief at the wooden cane in Tan Zhixin's hand, her feet involuntarily taking a step forward, as if she subconsciously wanted to snatch it.
Tan Zhixin gently placed one end of the wooden staff's base on the ground. "Do you know what this is?"
Terella looked at Tan Zhixin blankly. "This, this vitality, and the faint divine power... is it... is it the God of Nature?"
Who are you asking? Tang Zijun was both amused and exasperated. Can't you elves tell whether it's the God of Nature or not?
"This does indeed belong to an ancient god," Tan Zhixin said softly.
This certainly doesn't belong to the God of Nature, but it truly belongs to a deity, namely Trova, the Tree of Life currently residing in the New Crown City of the Mirror World.
In order to change the land and the surrounding ecology of Black City, and to reduce the erosion of the disaster wind, Trova once again contributed a portion of her power. After giving Tang Zijun a new form last time, she took out a considerable amount of her energy and transformed it into a branch, which is the one in Tan Zhixin's hand.
This branch is practically a divine artifact here, and it's not a disposable item, but a branch of the Tree of Life, carrying Trova's power and establishing a connection with the main body.
Simply put, this branch is Trova's alter ego, but it has little capacity for thought and is more like a landline phone. Only when Trova has a portion of her consciousness can she communicate across worlds through this branch.
Tang Zijun didn't know what the nature god worshipped by the elves was, but judging from their behavior, they had clearly mistaken Trova's branch for a part of the real nature god.
This was also part of the plan the expert team gave Tang Zijun—since all signs indicated that the God of Nature was dead, why not just have Trova replace the God of Nature?
The Flower Fairy Clan has branches in both the real world and the dream world, which means they belong to the same lineage. Therefore, merging this belief into one place would undoubtedly be the most effective way for the development of Black City.
Since Trova has firmly sided with the real world, and the cooperation between the Flower Fairy Queen and the Bureau of Magic Supervision has entered a honeymoon period, it might as well extend its influence to the dream world.
To put it bluntly, it's a direct usurpation of the Elven race's faith. Their God of Nature is dead, so they'll be given a new God of Nature. In this way, the Elven race will inevitably be completely bound to the Black City, since this is the will of the God of Nature.
Even if they sensed something was wrong, it didn't matter. As mentioned before, they had no other choice. Moreover, Tang Zijun and the others hadn't lied to them; this was indeed a part of the Ancient God, just not the Ancient God that the Elven race was familiar with.
Therefore, the choice was placed in the hands of Terella and the elves. If they chose to accept it, it would be their own choice. If they did not want to, Tang Zijun would rebuild a new church, which could be renamed the Divine Tree Church at worst.
At that time, the spirits would have to gradually accept the difference between a church dedicated to a living god and one that did not respond to the believers.
In the end, Terella made her choice. "The God of Nature has not abandoned us, my lord, Lady Tan Zhixin. You not only saved us, but also brought us divine tokens. This is divine guidance, and the Elven race is willing to pledge allegiance to you."
As she spoke, Terella solemnly walked up to Tang Zijun and knelt down on one knee. At the same time, the other elves also knelt down, except for the little winged girl, Heli, who stood timidly in place.
Then Teresa took Tang Zijun's hand and gently kissed the middle finger joint on the back of her hand.
In an instant, Tang Zijun felt two sharp gazes piercing her back, and her shoulders and back burned.
He really hadn't expected the elves' way of showing allegiance to be so simple and unpretentious. At first, he didn't realize it and just thought it was a handshake, so he didn't resist. By the time Teresa kissed him, it was too late. Pulling his hand back at that moment would be a complete slap in the face.
"Ahem." Tang Zijun bowed and helped Teresa up. "I accept your loyalty, but there's no need to kneel down all the time. We don't do that here."
"Tan Zhixin will be responsible for helping you build the church. At the same time, you will also be responsible for planting and nurturing this branch. If you need anything, you can come to me, and I will provide you with the resources you need as much as possible."
After speaking, Tang Zijun turned her gaze to He Li.
Next, let's talk about whether this little winged girl will stay or leave.