Spriggans people don't like Stormwind very much.
Not only because this place has just experienced a war, the smell of barbecue in the whole city has not been eliminated yet. Spriggans people hate the smell left after burning life. They don't like it here because this city lacks a natural atmosphere.
As Forest Sprite Sages who know what happened here by touching the soil, they can even feel the scene when the city was built. Human beings cut down innocent trees just to shape their city, and drove away ignorant beasts just to protect the safety of the town.
They don't understand the laws of nature and don't try to understand them.
This kind of behavior needs to be severely condemned by Draenor, but Forest Sprite Sage still tolerated it and expressed forgiveness.
Because they noticed that two of the four provinces in the Stormwind Kingdom are covered with forests. The food crops in Westfall are also well taken care of by humans. The prosperity of agriculture means that the relationship between local people and nature is relatively harmonious. The lack of forest area in the Redridge Mountains is due to geological reasons and cannot be blamed on humans.
Overall, the Forest Sprite Sage who came to the Stormwind Kingdom gave these humans a "not bad, not bad but preferable" evaluation, so they also moved with a little joy in this city.
Sprigganss have a simple temperament and like to get along with "children of nature".
Just like Evergreen Father's evaluation of Draenei, they obtain necessary materials from nature in order to survive, but other than that, they do not harm innocent plants and nature too much. This shows that these humans can still be saved.
Those plant life catalyzed the bushes everywhere in the city ruins to generate noisy Podlings, ordered them to search for local herbs, and then set up pots and began to cook the strange-tasting soup. The guards who had received the order from the marshal were responsible for bringing the people everywhere They organized themselves and lined up in a long line to receive the hot soup from "Plant People" and drink it. Some children hid in their mothers' arms and curiously looked at Spriggans's bodies made of plants, as well as their faces that lacked expression changes.
Sprigganss have no special feelings towards children, but they will give these noisy human pups the same amount of medicinal soup as adults.
"These decoctions can make up for the recent weakness of Magic Plague patients. Spriggans's treatment methods are relatively "wild". People with weak constitutions cannot bear the symbiosis of Nature Seed in the body."
In the garden high above Stormwind Keep, Dick explained to Lothar who was standing beside him and coughing continuously:
"You need to swallow the seeds that Spriggans catalyzes from nature. That thing is the crystallization of wild natural power. After entering the stomach, it will temporarily symbiosis with the human body. They will extract the individual Devolution Spores for enrichment.
At the same time, you must follow the instructions of Priest and drink diluted Holy Water regularly to purify Fel contamination in Magic Plague spores.
Finally, the disease seeds are expelled from the body through excretion, so that Magic Plague will be eliminated from the patient.
But because Magic Plague was modified by Cenarius to be unable to produce antibodies, repeated infections are a big problem.
According to the suggestion of Mr. Nalagor, I think the residents of the Stormwind Kingdom should develop new living habits, that is, swallow Nature Seed once a month to ensure that Magic Plague does not cause a second large-scale outbreak.
Also, those discharged seeds cannot be thrown away!"
Vigilant waved his hands in a subtle gesture of suppressing a smile and said:
"You have to send special personnel to collect and enrich the seeds of Magic Plague, clean them and give them to the Forest Sprite Sages. That is the casting material for them to cast "Flesh Degradation Technique"."
"It doesn't sound complicated."
Lothar doesn't care about the part where Sprigganss "produce and sell by themselves" in the process. The Marshal's considerations are very realistic. Sprigganss are plants, and farmers know that they need to fertilize when growing vegetables, so seed recycling is normal and there is no need to make a fuss about it.
What he was really worried about was another issue.
"How long will it take?"
The marshal leaned on his cane and coughed and said:
"Although we tried our best to hide it, Green Skins has discovered our predicament. They have mobilized very frequently these days. Westbrook Garrison suffered three sneak attacks in two days. The Warrior people over there were really trying their best to resist.
Magic Plague is a terrible means of weakening. Our Warriors must get healthy as soon as possible."
"A standard course of treatment takes seven days. Including the process of drinking the decoction to stimulate Life Force to prepare for treatment, it takes about ten days. During this process, because Magic Plague spores are enriched, the patient will be healthier every day."
Dick replied:
"If you seek to prioritize combat, then in fact, on the second day after the seeds enter the body, you can cooperate with Spriggans to activate Life Force's spells, and you can return to combat status. The price is that you will be more tired after the battle.
Speaking of which, there is something you need to consider carefully, Lothar,"
"Huh?"
The marshal looked at Vigilant, who looked back at the strange shrubs in the garden, waved his hand and said:
"It's about Devolution Spores's "Trial of Life", let Evergreen Father explain it to you personally."
Under the marshal's surprised gaze, the precious bouquets carefully planted by Llane and his wife, Queen Talia, quickly blossomed in the activated entanglement, creating a muscular leader Spriggans wearing forest robes.
The latter has a "crown" woven with exotic flowers and herbs on his head, and holds a black wattle cane in his hand.
It strode forward, staring at Lothar with its emerald green eyes. It stretched out its hand to touch Lothar's wrist slightly unceremoniously, and saw the gray spots under the clothes.
Evergreen Father shook his head regretfully, and at the same time produced a seed from his palm.
The marshal reached out to take it, glanced at Vigilant and then swallowed it. When the seeds completed symbiosis in his stomach, he could understand the language of the father of Spriggans.
"I traveled around your country. The natural environment here is well maintained, but this land also has greater potential. I also found the perfect location for planting World Tree Taya'la Seed."
It said to Lothar:
"That tree species will be planted into your Northshire Abbey, and it will form symbiosis with the main body of Dark Portal through some special methods. In this way, the door to our world will be personally guarded by our World Tree children.
However, my friend Diakum told me that this requires your permission.
So, Commander of Humanity, can we plant the seeds of the Holy Tree in your land?"
"That tree"
Lothar hesitated for a moment.
Reminiscent of Dick telling him that Spriggans people like to go straight because they are "brainless", so he did not hide it and asked directly:
"I must know what kind of changes that tree will bring to the Stormwind Kingdom! I must know everything, the leader of Spriggans, whether it is good or bad, I need to know. If humans need to share this land with Spriggans in the future, then your honesty will make it easier to convince us."
"Share? No, you misunderstood our request."
Nalagor waved his hand and said directly:
"This is your land! This will not change just because the seeds of the holy tree take root. Our home is Draenor, and Yongmao Spriggans will not open up a new home. You don't have to worry about us taking your territory.
As for the changes that the sacred tree will bring.
There are two aspects.
First, the land will become more resilient due to the spread of Life Force from the Holy Tree. Elwynn Forest and Brightwood and even Stranglethorn Vale's jungles will become more prosperous as a result, and Westfall's food production will also double as a result.
Of course, nature does not treat grains and weeds differently, so your farmers need to work harder to get rid of those bad roots that are growing wildly.
If you need to open up new territory in the forest, you will also need to put in more hard work.
The Life Force gathering of nature will also affect local humans. Your newly born children will be stronger, and they will even gain the physique and strength of your ancestors due to the blessing of the holy tree, and more bloodlines that are close to nature will be born.
Perhaps in one or two generations, human Druid faith will appear locally.
But local beasts will be blessed too!
The wolves and grizzly bears in the forest will be more ferocious, the Murlocs by the lake will be stronger, and even Gnoll will enjoy the blooming of Life Force.
As I said, nature makes no distinctions and treats all life equally."
"That sounds like a good thing."
Lothar nodded and said:
"So what's the downside?"
"The downside is that your forest will come alive."
Dick said quietly from the side:
"Those branches will whisper in the shadows, communicating their views on humans. When walking into the dense forest, you need to worry about naughty vines deliberately tripping you. There will be naturally born ancient trees and Spriggans walking in the forest.
Most of the time they are friendly, but if someone destroys nature in front of them, it will trigger a vicious and fatal counterattack.
When humans cut down forests on a large scale without consent, everything Green Skins Orcs has suffered will happen again to you.
The wooden house will come to life and crush the fellers inside, the seats will sprout new shoots and strangle every villain, and even the food will be highly poisonous. In extreme cases, you need to fight with your own bread when you get up every day to determine who eats whom.
The forest will come alive, Lothar, and the earth will have a will of its own.
Although the Yongmao Sprigganss will not live here forever, and they will not lie, this forest will give birth to their own "Elwynn Forest Sprite", which is the "Tree Herdsman" that the children of World Tree Taya'la have shaped for themselves.
Spriggans will not compete with you for this land, because they are the incarnation of the will of this land."
Vigilant paused, gave Lothar some time to accept, and then concluded:
"Once the seeds of the holy tree are planted, the entire social order and rules of the Stormwind Kingdom will undergo earth-shaking changes within a period of time. Human beings here must learn to respect nature and find ways to get along with nature on their own.
You will receive blessings from nature, and correspondingly, you will also be restricted by nature."
The human marshal fell silent.
He was very confused, but it didn't last long. He said:
"The kingdom must survive before it is qualified to consider the future, so I have one last question, Evergreen Father, if the seed of the holy tree falls, if its forest is invaded by outsiders, just like when Stormwind Kingdom was invaded by Green Skins Orcs, will the power of this land join humans in fighting the enemy?
And humans believe in Holy Light
Will there be a conflict between the two?"
"Those are two questions! Human, it seems you are not very good at math."
This bitch Nalagor has quite a sense of humor. He first pointed out that Lothar was not speaking rigorously, then shook his head and said:
"Nature doesn't care what you believe in. It will be happy if you worship it, but it won't hate you if you chase the light. As for the assistance you want, Elwynn Forest has already obtained its own weapons, and it will not submit to those trampling feet!
It has learned to fight back against the intruder!"
Evergreen Father stretched out his hand and waved lightly. Under Lothar's gaze, a black vine burst out of the ground like a snake and placed something at the marshal's feet.
A head of Orcs!
It seemed that he had just died and had been corroded by some corrosive liquid, leaving only the skeleton and disgusting flesh and blood tissue.
"Green Skinss hurt Draenor, that world almost died because of them, and you want to escape the blame by escaping to another world? Don't even think about it!"
Evergreen Father said in a cold voice:
"Plants are too lazy to think, but we will never forget our hatred!"
"Okay! For the sake of this Green Skins head, let's plant it!"
At the critical moment, Lothar is really willing to take risks.
He waved his hand and said:
"Plant the seeds of the holy tree now, and use the anger of this earth to resist Green Skins. When we humans cleanse Magic Plague, we will fight against it again under the protection of the forest! Finally, we will take back our homeland.
Cough cough cough."
It's a beautiful thing to say, but the constant coughing seriously damaged the marshal's heroic spirit.
Nalagor nodded with satisfaction.
Spriggans's upright character made it feel that the human marshal in front of it was reasonable, a fair and good man, and worth saving, so it condensed an emerald green seed from its fingertips and handed it to Lothar, indicating that he would take it.
Legend's Life Force is not easily consumed by Magic Plague, so Lothar can start healing immediately.
But before that, Dick reminded:
"My friend, you should probably give Marshal Lothar a chance to choose, as we discussed on the way here."
"Well, that's right, look at my brain, which is so dehydrated that it's hard to think because it's not acclimatized to the soil. Your land is a little dry, and the lack of water in the vines affects my thinking."
Evergreen Father expressed his apology, and then said seriously to Lothar who was staring at it:
"Devolution Spores is the power inherited by Life Progenitor. It is essentially a trial and assessment of individual life. Those brown-skinned Orcs should have told you that if they can survive the "Red Scourge" infection on their own, they will be stronger and braver.
This is Life Force's blessing to individuals.
Although Devolution Spores was turned into the vicious Magic Plague by Demonic Augmentation, the trial of Life Force still exists.
Therefore, Anduin Lothar, you and your people have two options to eliminate Magic Plague!
First, let Nature Seed enrich spores to help you recover your health in the most orthodox way.
Secondly, I will reduce the binding force of Nature Seed so that it will only temporarily limit the repeated infection of Magic Plague. You can try to survive the spores of Regression Trial by relying on your own willpower and physical strength, proving to life that you are tough and strong, and that you can survive in the cruel survival of the fittest."
The leader of Spriggans pointed at Vigilant and said:
"If you rely on yourself to overcome the torture of Devolution Spores, then you will receive the blessing of Life Force and become as tall and strong as Diakum! Become the "Trampling Hoof" chosen by nature!
And thanks to Magic Plague's ability to be repeatedly infected, if you can defeat Devolution Spores many times, maybe you can become a powerful half-giant like him.
This is the secret of the way of life.
What doesn't kill you will eventually make you stronger!
But, this comes at a cost."
Nalagor emphasized in a deep voice:
"You chose to accept Spriggans's help in the trial of life, which means that you have to share the same vow of revenge with us. Your prince Varian Wrynn has signed an offensive and defensive alliance contract with us.
In the future, when we join Draenei in our expedition to Argus, you must also participate."
"After this Trial of Life gets through, your body functions will be like a new life."
Dick added in a low voice:
"I heard that hair will grow. You should need this very much. After all, you are already showing signs of baldness at a young age. It would be really embarrassing to tell people that the future emperor of mankind will be a bald old man."
Moreover, your outrageous fiancée has awakened the Barbarian Lord power of Ignatius Thorbeinn in a Half Elf body. If you remain like this, your family status will be really worrying in the future."
"You don't have to be so utilitarian, Dick."
Lothar waved his hands with an awe-inspiring image of "for the sake of righteousness". He tried to straighten his body and said:
"Then come on, Evergreen Father, for the future of the human race, I am willing to be the first trialist."
"Oh, you're not the first."
Nalagor emphasized:
"Actually, you're not even in the top ten!
The prince of Kul Tiras and his sisters, the brave human lieutenant colonels Windsor and Marcus Jonathan, the kind Priest Turalyon, the sturdy Dragonslayer Tirion Fordring and his devout partner Duke Mograine.
Even your human Archbishop Alonsus Faol, and your fiancée Colonel Daenerys.
They all accepted the trial of life for the same reason. They believed that they had an obligation to explore an "evolutionary path" for the people.
I have to say that humans and elves are really brave!
Although Ms. Daenerys asked me whether the trial of life can eliminate Magic Addiction, I couldn't answer it. I couldn't even understand what "Magic Addiction" is."
Lothar was embarrassed, swallowed the seed, and asked:
"So what do I need to pay attention to to pass this Trial of Life?"
"Exercise, go to bed early and get up early, don't stay up late, don't be anxious."
Dick suggested from the side:
"Maintain a positive attitude, do some push-ups or combat training when you feel weak, fight against the irritability and temptation in your heart, and don't be knocked down by your own weakness.
Plague Spores has its own limitations.
When it is forced to absorb more of your Life Force and tries to knock you down but cannot, it will gradually become a part of your body. When those Life Force are returned, you will receive your blessing."
"Hmm."
Lothar nodded.
Although Diakum said it lightly, this process will definitely not be very comfortable and is not suitable for civilians and ordinary Warrior, but elite Warrior can indeed try to temper their strength from the torture of the epidemic.
Just like old Spriggans said, what doesn't kill them will eventually make them stronger!
Just as Lothar watched Evergreen Father leave the royal garden in a "withered" posture, a Gryphon Rider of the Wildhammer Clan whizzed down and fell. The sturdy dwarf with Thunder tattoos on his face and arms coughed a few times, pointed to the outside of the city and said:
"Green Skins are attacking Goldshire again. Marshal, your wife called you over to help. She said that the people who came this time were a little strange."
"Fiancée! That's just my fiancée. Don't go around publicizing my relationship with her. You damn gossiping dwarf Kurdran. Your gossip is as vicious as the Stormhammer you throw out."
Lothar and the dwarf Gryphon Rider who came to report were obviously old acquaintances. He scolded him a few times and asked again:
"So who is here this time? Is it that damn Hogger again?"
"Oh, not this time. This time it's the "ancestor" of Stormwind, and he seems to be very angry. He calls on you, an "unfilial son", to come and see him. I'm just waiting to see the show."
"Huh???"