Chapter 690 "Mushroom Net" War·Saving the Unlucky and Infatuated Old Widow
Winter Queen promised to restart the long-abandoned Anima Garden as soon as possible.
That is a passage specially reserved for Eternal Spirits to return to Material World. The spiritual seeds they transformed into after death will receive the personal care of Winter Queen in that garden. After experiencing a rebirth of "taking root, sprouting, growing and blooming", they will be sent back to Life Force through "Great Cycle".
In Winter Queen's words, it means returning to her sister's moonlight and fighting for the Material Star Sea's life.
You don't need to study this process in detail to know that it will inevitably consume a lot of mental energy as a resource. After all, "resurrection from the dead" is impossible without paying a price.
The advantage of immortal spirits is that they do not have to pay the price themselves.
On the death side of Life and Death's Great Cycle, Winter Queen will pay the "cost" of their resurrection.
Of course, after enjoying the benefits, you must bear responsibilities. These Wild God must continue to fulfill their responsibilities and missions of guarding each world after returning to the Material Star Sea.
This is a "destiny" they cannot abandon.
They must fight for their own world and all living beings. They must keep moving forward in this cycle of Life and Death, dying and resurrecting until they completely disappear in a certain death, or the world they protect is reduced to dust in a disaster.
The former are often too tired after experiencing too many wars and tragedies and choose to free themselves.
The latter, just like Archon Elios.
After losing the world they had to defend, these Wild Gods who suffered from the terrible shadow had nowhere to go.
They will stay in the Night Fae royal court of Winter Queen with regret, nostalgia and eternal pain of loss, integrating with Ardenweald and becoming a part of this land.
Great Cycle of Life and Death naturally has more than just content about Wild God and the essence of immortality.
But unfortunately, in this Great Cycle, the life and death of mortals cannot and cannot be reversed at will. Ardenweald will only provide resurrection services for the immortal individuals of Life Faction. Those souls who are not close to nature are not even qualified to step into this forest.
To put it simply, this is the "camp benefit" of Life Force.
But only those individuals who are strong enough can enjoy it. However, there is no need to rush to apologize for those nature walkers who cannot be revived with the help of Great Cycle.
Because, if a soul really gets close to nature and enjoys nature, then when they come to Ardenweald after death, they will also regard this quiet and beautiful forest as their own paradise.
On the other hand, if a soul that claims to be close to nature is not even willing to stay in Ardenweald after death, but instead only thinks about bugs and returning to Material World to make trouble, then isn't it normal that it is not worthy of the benefits of "Great Cycle"?
In fact, under the banner of "protecting nature", these ugly souls who are all about interests and calculations in private are not qualified to arrive at Ardenweald. They should go to Revendreth to suffer, or directly go to the Maw to embrace eternal pain, and eventually become a miserable Stygia that is as worthless as their gloomy lives. That is where they deserve to belong.
Although the destiny set by First Ones has some problems, it is not so bad that it cannot even control the little thoughts of mortals.
"Winter Queen is obviously not very happy to see his sister's "pets" enjoying "special treatment." The resurrection of the Eternal Spirit is based on Ardenweald having to expend a lot of mental energy, which means that the prosperity of this woodland will be affected.
This is basically equivalent to Winter Queen paying out of his own pocket to subsidize his sister's career.
She has always been giving silently, but Ms. Elune has to devote a lot of energy to taking care of An'she from falling into Eclipse, and even neglects her responsibility of "herding life" in the Material Star Sea.
Perhaps this "imbalance" is the source of the conflict between them.
It seems that I mistakenly blamed Eldest Daughter for being stubborn."
When leaving Winter Queen's palace, Diakum moved his arms and said with emotion:
"Death should treat all souls equally. Under this premise, as a messenger, Kyrian, having too many personal emotions will indeed cause a series of problems. It is best to leave this job to a robot.
Hiss, think about it carefully, it seems that First Ones did hand over all these tasks to the Eternal Ones robots in the beginning.
The problem with the One is that they gave the robots too much personal feelings and did not set restrictions, which caused all kinds of wonderful problems in the robots.
So, what happened with Shadowlands can be simply summarized as an "omnic rebellion"?"
With such a wonderful feeling, he looked back at Heart of the Forest behind him.
A ray of moonlight shrouded Winter Queen's palace. It was a conversation between sisters. They probably wanted to say something "sincere" and Diakum was not even allowed to listen.
This is not a big problem. After all, Vigilant has a very high moral standard and he does not bother to eavesdrop on other people's private conversations.
And he did fulfill his duties as a messenger.
Although there are definitely personal issues that need to be resolved between Moon Goddess and Winter Queen, and that is by no means a reconciliation that can be achieved in a short period of time, it is still a good thing that the true gods on both sides of Life and Death have resolved the misunderstanding and allowed Life and Death and Great Cycle to start again and move toward balance.
Actually, when Diakum left Winter Queen's palace, there was still something he had hidden in his heart that he had not said.
To solve the source of the current conflict between the sisters, just take An'she out of Eclipse!
As long as An'she hangs in the sky again and no longer needs the care of Moon Goddess, as long as Glory of Ten Thousand Suns shines on the stars and all the worlds again, Moon Goddess, who is truly free, can go and perform his duties.
She can no longer stress-free stroll through an era in which Burning Crusade ends and all major forces are restored to balance, and she can resow life in the devastated Material Star Sea, leading to the next round of civilization's great prosperity.
The prosperity of Material World's life will naturally lead to the prosperity of Ardenweald.
By then, with sufficient mental energy, Winter Queen will no longer feel helpless because Eternal Spirit's queued resurrection requires a lot of resources.
In the final analysis, it is still due to insufficient anima (resources).
This further highlights the impact of the "lack of anima" promoted by Sire Denathrius on the order of Shadowlands. That guy really found the most vulnerable link of System of Destiny and launched a targeted destruction attack on it.
He is worthy of being the ancestor who plays conspiracies in all realms of the world.
His strength may not be that great, but when it comes to playing tricks, all the current true gods combined are no match for him. The Overmind Revendreth emperor has almost played with all the six forces in applause, and there is no problem in calling him the "Shadowlands Big BOSS".
Compared with Him hiding in the darkness, the Jailer Zovaal, who wants to reshape reality and bring "freedom" and "happiness" to everyone, seems harmless.
Diakum didn't tell you the solution because he knew that this kind of thing couldn't be done with words. By the time he lit the sun with his own hands, many problems would be solved.
But the current problem is that Diakum must fulfill the "promise" he made a long time ago before leaving Ardenweald.
It can't be delayed any longer.
Old Anzu has been waiting for too long. Even for the sake of this infatuation, Diakum plans to be the "Yue Lao" and sign a red line for poor Anzu.
"So, has Huln Highmountain found the unlucky guy Old Anzu?"
Dick turned around and asked the little Mushroom Head that grew under his feet. The little purple mushroom moved its body and made a Old Mushroom Head sound.
Marasmius said in that "wise old man" tone:
"Of course I found it! Huln is Ardenweald's best hunter. You gave it the location of its tail feather. If you can't find it, Huln will stop bragging about Heart of the Forest in the future.
There is also good news!
Willow Wisp has gathered a large number of goblins, and they will make you an extra-large Dreamcatcher "for giants only". That thing is really exciting and will definitely allow you to safely enter the Other Side dimension.
But the question is, the big bad guy who has been bewitching Forest Spirit to steal spiritual seeds, the Mueh'zala who stole the moonlight, how are you going to solve it?"
"I'm going to purify it."
Diakum moved his fingers, letting the golden Holy Light cover his left hand, and letting the cold void cover his right hand. He said seriously:
"I will fight against the oldest god of death in Bwonsamdi's the Other Side, and bury the old man who has lived for too long in that dark place, so that Zovaal loses his means of interfering with Ardenweald.
Don't worry, if Bwonsamdi is powerful enough, Mueh'zala will not have a chance to escape back to the Maw.
Therefore, I take the death of Mueh'zala as my most sincere apology from Recklessness for disturbing Ardenweald.
But while I'm busy, I hope you can fulfill your promise, Old Mushroom.
Help me pick someone up at the Maw!
The soul named "Azshara", even in the Maw that is said to be endless pain, her Gleam soul is easy to find. After picking her up, she will be sent directly to Broker's Veiled Market.
After I finish handling the matter of Ardenweald, I will go to meet them, and then the next stop will be to visit our distinguished Sire Denathrius."
"Actually, Lao Mo, I also have a hidden Mushroom Circle in Revendreth."
Marasmius said in a long voice:
"You don't know how much effort I put into setting up that Mushroom Circle. It's not easy to deceive those cunning anima vampires. In addition, Diakum, have you forgotten that Ardenweald has a group of people waiting for you?"
"Huh?"
Dick blinked.
At Old Mushroom Head's signal, he stepped into the mushroom ring.
This time's teleportation was very different from the previous Teleportation Spell's experience. Diakum felt as if he had transformed into some kind of fungus, teleporting quickly in Ardenweald's underground root structure.
That feeling is really magical, one that you will never forget once you experience it.
However, Old Mushroom Head's "mushroom net" transmission speed was super fast. After a few seconds, Diakum was "vomited" out by another Mushroom Circle. The place where he jumped out was a valley, where a group of elven souls were "enjoying life" in front of him.
If you look closely, you will see that there is also the familiar Battle Standard among Kaldorei people standing in this valley.
It was at Green Skin War that the group of ancient spirits who were taken away from Tomb of Sargeras by Diakum lived a very comfortable life in Ardenweald.
Winter Queen doesn't give them any trouble just because they are followers of Elune. This entire valley is their territory.
When Diakum appeared, Moonstrike Captain, who was training a Ardenweald owl to be a war beast, cheered in surprise. She waved to Dick and then blew a loud whistle.
Soon, the leader of this group of ancient spirits, Ms. High Priestess of the Moon Dejana, strode out under the protection of several huntresses.
She quickly came to Diakum, held Vigilant's hand excitedly, and said:
"Following your valuable tips, we found them!"
"Those Night Warriors who fell into Shadowlands?"
Dick asked softly:
"Are they still willing to serve Ms. Elune?"
"They are already dead, and they don't want their beliefs in life to interfere with their lives after death."
High Priest Dejana said regretfully:
"And they are distributed in different Land of the Dead and serve different great forces. However, although they are no longer willing to wear Ms. Elune's jersey, they have made it clear that they are willing to help the suffering compatriots.
So as long as there is a chance, these Night Warrior people will help Ms. Tyrande survive that terrible fate.
It's just that we're not sure whether we can catch the worst moment?"
"Okay."
Dick said:
"The curtain of Life and Death will soon be broken, and the connection between the world of the dead and Material Star Sea will be closer than ever. Perhaps the dead still cannot stay in the kingdom of the living for a long time, but a precious rescue can definitely do it.
But before we return to the world of the living to support the holy war, we must first complete a battle at Ardenweald.
I am about to go to the shadows of this woodland to rescue the stolen spiritual seeds. It seems that you have not fought for a long time. Can you still go with me? Ancient warriors."
"Look what you said."
Moonstrike Captain snorted, grabbed his war bow, and summoned the spiritual owl to land on his shoulder.
She grabbed the Kaldorei Battle Standard at hand and said loudly:
"Each spirit species represents an immortal natural spirit. Although they come from other worlds, we Kaldorei will never turn a blind eye to these noble souls in distress.
We'd love to help!
And getting rid of the threat of Ardenweald will also make us live here more comfortably.
This forest is wonderful, it is the perfect home for all nature-loving souls, and it should not be disturbed by sneaky and malicious people."
"Very well, let's go."
Diakum turned around and shouted:
"Old mushroom, open your "mushroom net"! Let my friend Willow Wisp bring the powerful fairy Dreamcatcher! I will take the warriors of Azeroth to attack those hidden nightmares.
We will use victory to prove that even after death, the warriors of Azeroth are still covered in glory."
"As long as Diakum ignites the sun, I won't have to use my light to protect An'she."
In the palace of Winter Queen, the voice of Elune sounded from the moonlight.
He whispered to his sister:
"At that time, I will devote myself wholeheartedly to the responsibility of shepherding life. Whatever I owe you, I will double up to make up for it, but I have a request, a request."
"Say it."
Winter Queen is very tired.
This fatigue not only came from the previous sister fight, but also because she learned today that she was being used by a conspirator until now, which gave her a sense of frustration.
After realizing that he had wrongly blamed his sister, Winter Queen also needed some time alone to seriously think about how he should act in the future.
"I hope that no matter what Diakum wants to do in Shadowlands, you can help him accomplish his goals."
Ms. Elune said:
"There are serious problems with Shadowlands's destiny. This is also an opportunity for you. If other Eternal Ones don't want to be bound by destiny, then I don't think you are willing to perform your duties in shackles.
Nothing Vigilant does here is harmful to you, and only when the old destiny is shattered can the new Death Order be born on its foundation.
This time there will be no First Ones to restrain you, sister.
Life and Death and Great Cycle should not be bound by destiny, so no matter what you think in your heart, you should probably seize the opportunity this time.
What you want, you should fight for it yourself!"
"What are you implying?"
Winter Queen raised his head and said:
"Speak more clearly, sister, I'm very tired now and I don't want to use my brain."
"Zereth Mortis!"
Elune The moonlight faded away, and she whispered:
"Destroy that place and let you transform into "The One"! Become the real God of Death, not a creature that can be "replaced" at any time.
You know what I'm talking about, so don't act stupid!
The balance of Life and Death requires that the strength of the two of us must be balanced first, but you are too weak now, which is destined to cause you to suffer in the future.
However, I don't want to see you suffer if you haven't been treated well.
That's why I specifically picked Diakum as the messenger, he has enough power to destroy those
So, be brave!
Even if First Ones explicitly requires you not to go near your birthplace.
But there are some things, if you don't dare to take the first step yourself, no one else can help you.
If you have always been just the shadow of First Ones, and are only satisfied with being First Ones's creation, why do you really control death?"
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