V9.Chapter 35

From the sun god to the light of dawn to the lord of brilliance. ≈

Lathander plays a very important role in the history of the gods, and can even be said to be one of the protagonists in the history of the gods. From the robbery of the dawn to the destruction of the Arcane Empire, Lathander has been occupied by the gods. an absolutely dominant position. He represented the part of kindness, light, and justice. Even Rose, the spider god queen that Sauron had always feared, would not dare to put a fart in front of this ancient god. Because Lathander is now close to a sign in the gods, especially after the original god of justice - Tyr fell, after the Lord of Glory integrated the priesthood of justice into himself, his existence made the gods even more awe-inspiring.

Lathander holds a large number of priesthoods.

In the past, he once possessed the priesthoods of movement, birth, creativity, dawn, recovery, self-preservation, spring, vitality, youth, etc., but later he extracted these priesthoods and assigned them to other gods, and the goddess of agriculture. The priesthood of [Spring] was inherited from his father, and the light of dawn was also a priesthood bestowed by Lathander. By now, Lathander's clergy has been reduced a lot, and its core clergy has been transformed into [Light] and [Justice]. He is now the combined form of the Sun God and the God of Justice, the most powerful god at present. The once over-aggressive altruism and selfless attitude of the deity got in the way of the good he pursued. His conceit and fanaticism clouded his mind from the inevitable consequences of what he did, and he pursued perfection, but he was headstrong and refused to listen to what others had to say. These shortcomings were evident in the calamity of the dawn, but it was also the cataclysm second only to the year of turbulence that changed him, when Lathander planned to recreate a new pantheon himself, but it caused a divinity. shock. His failure destroyed several gods and powerful outsiders, collapsed many theocratic countries, and indirectly led to the destruction of the [City of Songs] - Mysuo Zanor.

The failure this time allowed Luo Shanda to grow up, and the sacrifice and redemption of the Father of Oak when the Arcane Empire was destroyed completely changed the Lord of Glory.

now.

There is no single god who can fight against the Lord of Radiance alone, even the ancient Lady of the Night is in awe of him!

Sauron needed the support of the goddess of agriculture.

Because he is very clear, even if he is promoted to a powerful divine power, it is difficult to be an opponent of the Lord of Glory. And if there is no support from the Lord of Radiance, then this time the plan will become extremely difficult.

Due to his deep hatred for the undead, Lathander made him an ally of Kranvor, the God of Sleep, before he became the Lord of Radiance, although there was some conflict later over his plans to destroy the god of tyranny, Bane. , and during the Arcane Empire, the two sides once again had cracks, but so far the Lord of Glory is still more supportive of Kelanwo.

This is where the problem lies.

If Cranwo still has the support of the Lord of Glory, then the original scene in history will reappear. The Lord of Glory appeared to give a heavy blow to the god of death, Naraku, and indirectly helped Cranwo to regain his priesthood.

This is not what Sauron wants to see!

Cranvor has proved his dereliction of duty, the turmoil of the undead means that his teachings are not in line with the lower planes, and this is a bit disappointing even for the ancient god of death, Jergo.

At present, only the goddess of agriculture can talk about the Lord of Glory.

Today, when the Mother Earth has retired, the Father of the Oak has fallen, and the analysis of the entire natural pantheon has collapsed, the only one who maintains a close relationship with the Lord of Radiance and can convince him is the Goddess of Agriculture, the daughter of him and the Mother Earth. , is also the junction of the natural gods and the human gods.

The City of Harvest, in the half plane of the secret realm.

The goddess of agriculture pondered for a long time under Sauron's gaze, and after a while, a bitter smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and said slowly: "My relationship with my father is not very good."

After the Mother Earth's retreat.

In fact, the goddess of agriculture rarely dealt with the Lord of Radiance, especially after Luo Shanda entered the depths of Paradise Mountain, she even thought that her past father had completely changed. Although the past Lathander was a bit reckless and self-willed, but full of enthusiasm, kindness and vitality, but since the father of the oak sacrificed himself to redeem the material plane, Lathander has become another existence.

He has all the memories of Lathander in the past, but even his daughter, the Goddess of Agriculture, feels unfamiliar.

Lathander is purer.

The current Lord of Glory seems to be perfect, but the Goddess of Agriculture knows that this is what her father gave up part of his humanity in exchange. The gods of this world have maintained their humanity to maintain their vitality, and Lathander now seems to be assimilated by brilliance and justice.

If the priesthood dominates the gods, then that part of humanity is missing.

As a new god, Sauron did not have such an understanding. It would take at least a thousand years for Sauron to feel this.

silence.

The goddess of agriculture pondered, considering the gains and losses, and said after a long time: "I can try to help you convince my father, but I can't guarantee success."

Sauron showed a happy smile when he heard this, nodded and said, "That's enough."

Even if it is impossible to obtain the support of the Lord of Radiance, as long as he will not be hostile to himself in the process of competing for the priesthood of death.

The goddess of agriculture thought for a while, and then said: "If you take over the priesthood of [Death], how are you going to perform your duties? It is very important to know this, the believers of the gods must go to the underworld after death, and the god of death has always been It maintains the ancient covenant and is responsible for sending the followers of the gods to the kingdom of God."

"and also."

"Many gods have a very unfriendly attitude towards the undead, but with Kelanwo's dereliction of duty ahead, you must balance the position of the undead."

This is critical.

To convince the Lord of Light, Sauron must prove himself worthy of support.

But Sauron had a plan for this, he thought for a while and said: "The doctrine of the god of death-Narro is too extreme, he hates life and wants to destroy life, he is too partial to the undead, which all gods do not want to see Cranwo’s teachings are too biased towards the living. His church has always been committed to making the undead sleep forever, and countless undead have been killed by his followers, which makes his relationship with most of the undead become Nervous and hostile."

"I think with the current situation."

"A doctrine of the [Moderate Mean] is more conducive to the current situation. In my opinion, the [Eternal Sleep] field is necessary, otherwise the material plane will be flooded with undead sooner or later. But for the undead, there is no need to expel and kill the undead like Kelanwo. , the most important thing at the moment should be to clarify the boundaries between [death] and [immortality]."

"Today's chaotic situation is like a repeat of the time of the Three Gods of Death."

"In the time of Melkor, there was such chaos as it is now. Cranwo hates most of the undead and believes that they should be destroyed. For me, the most important distinction between [death] and [undead] is, As long as the world of the living is not disturbed, then the lower planes will naturally have places where the undead should stay."

"If possible, I would like to divide an area between the underworld and the spiritual world to temporarily appease the undead."

"As for the future, things can be resolved slowly."

Sauron actually had another set of ideas in his heart, but for now, he couldn't mention it at all, because it would change the pattern of the lower planes, especially the underworld, and now the most suitable method is a more moderate method.

"Draw the line between birth and death?"

The goddess of agriculture showed a smile when she heard the words, and then said softly: "If this is the case, I want to convince my father to be more confident."

The Lord of Light hates all undead.

But the existence of the undead cannot be erased at all. If Sauron really intends to draw a clear line between life and death, so that the world of the living will not be disturbed by the dead, then it is very possible to obtain the support of the Lord of Glory. . After all, Kelanwo's failure has proved that the undead cannot be destroyed and suppressed blindly, and now the catastrophe of the undead disaster is the revenge of many undead lords for the past. For thousands of years, Kelanwo has been committed to destroying the undead and making the dead 'eternal sleep', which made countless undead abandon him, and even stood by Naraku's side to resist him, the [King of the Dead].

If Sauron had the same idea as Cranwo, there would still be another undead disaster in a few years!

………… (To be continued.) 8