What happened in the water?
Li Ang I don't know.
His senses cannot reach the bottom of the lake hundreds of meters deep.
Can Kavala and Malbert deal with that gryphon?
Logically speaking, Kavala has successfully sealed this griffon before. If he can seal it once, he can seal it a second time... And this time he has Malbert to help him, so he should be able to deal with it.
According to the plan discussed between him and Kavala, Kavala must destroy the ring, seal the griffin, then terminate the soul contract with Malbert, take Malbert back to Creator God's temple, and never return to the Pande Continent again.
This plan is also a soul contract, and the soul contract cannot be broken. If the gryphon is not dealt with, Kavala cannot leave that statue.
In other words, if Kavala failed to kill the gryphon, then he and Malbert would still be in the statue at the bottom of the lake.
If he completed the contract, he should have returned to the temple with Malbert by now.
Li Ang I'm still a little worried now.
It's not that he's worried about Kavala and Malbert - Li Ang doesn't care at all whether they are dead or alive, he is worried about the griffon.
But judging from Lake Alaclay's performance of becoming calm again, the gryphon should not have been able to escape.
After all, it is just an abyss demon, a Spirit Body. Just a Spirit Body can only attack Kavala and Malbert who are also Spirit Body. If it wants to leave the bottom of the lake, it must at least find a carrier.
Even Kavala must be attached to a carrier like a statue. No matter how strong the griffon is, it cannot leave the bottom of the lake just by relying on Spirit Body.
Therefore, Li Ang asked Risadiran to closely observe the movements on the lake, and returned to Alaclay city to determine the outcome of this operation.
To confirm the result, you have to contact Kavala.
But, how to contact?
Others definitely couldn't help it, but Wendy had a way - when Li Ang was still in the temple, Wendy tried every means to find Li Ang, and finally contacted Althea using Dragon Tear.
Yes, just ask Althea to confirm whether Kavala has returned to the temple.
If Kavala can speak in the temple, it means that the griffon has been sealed by him; if Kavala's consciousness is not in the temple, it means that he and the griffon 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 was quite high. In just ten minutes of contact, one Dragon Tear was consumed.
And this 'video call' does not support the participation of other people - this kind of communication feels like Li Ang and Althea having a conversation in 'the same dream'. It is a daydream in the true sense, but you can be sure that it is real.
This is what Althea said and the real application method of Dragon Tear.
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 gryphon 'Griffins'.
Yes, that griffin has a name. It is said that it was named when Goddess of Justice Astaria rescued it.
But this name is a bit hasty. Li Ang estimates that its original nickname might have been "Hiss" or something like that...
The current situation of Kavala is not very good - his soul has been severely damaged and can even be said to be incomplete.
On the contrary, Malbert was safe and sound, and it was he who told Althea the whole story.
At first, Kavala did successfully destroy the ring, the griffin was released, and immediately pounced on Kavala's soul.
Malbert used soul magic to imprison the griffin for a short while, and then Kavala successfully trapped the griffin in the soul space.
Everything went smoothly in the first half of the trip.
But what I didn't expect was that the moment Kavala returned from the statue to the temple, his soul space was actually broken by this powerful gryphon...
Griffins is also capable of soul magic, and is much stronger than Malbert. In addition, it is a gryphon - although it has intelligence comparable to 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 Kualis, which is much simpler than humans.
This is also the main reason why it can become the most powerful abyss demon - the soul is purer and spells cannot have much impact on it. After all, animals most of the time act according to instinct.
But the main reason why Griffins can break through Kavala's soul space is not just this.
The main reason is that Kavala's soul space is full of loopholes...
Yes, the soul space and protective capabilities of Kavala are much weaker than those of Li Ang.
If Li Ang's soul space is regarded as a tight-fitting fortress made of steel, then Kavala's is at best a broken stable made of wood and leaking air everywhere.
Probably because Kavala desires more.
The result was that Griffins forcibly broke through Kavala's soul space. Fortunately, Kavala's soul body had returned to the temple at this time.
In front of Kualis, no matter how powerful the evil spirit is, it can only become a torch on the temple wall.
Kualis is quite happy - there are a few more talking souls in the temple. Regardless of whether they are good or evil, they can at least chat and relieve the loneliness between him and Althea.
Having one more griffon means one more pet for Kualis...
Unlike that Ulrich, who is always in love with Anna, who is very tired of it.
Malbert is quite optimistic. Anna and Ulrich are both in the temple, so they are accompanied by acquaintances. And he knows that for him, this may be the best place to live.
Griffins didn't cause any more trouble. The temple was much better than the ring. At least he didn't have to stay alone for hundreds of years.
The only unhappy person is Kavala... His soul space was shattered, and he became a remnant soul like Aigrem - it is estimated that he will not be able to carry Faith Power for many, many years!
This means that Kavala cannot cause any more trouble in the short term.
Li Ang would be very happy to know this...
He knew the result might be good news, but he didn't expect the news to be so good!
"Wendy, Pande 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 designate this day as a festival..."
Li Ang said to Wendy with a cheerful smile.
"This should indeed be commemorated... but what kind of holiday should be designated? It's hard to say..."
Wendy also agrees with this, but I don't know how to deal with it. It can't be called 'Kavala Leaving the Continent Day' or 'Order Code Broken Day' or something like that...
"Well, anyway, Alaclay's magic circle is not functioning now... Since the era of gods and demons ended in Lake Alaclay, of course people should commemorate it in Lake Alaclay."
Li Ang rolled his eyes and made a decision. "Today is April 1st, let's call it 'Fishman's Day', let people come Lake Alaclay to catch fish, and stimulate consumption by the way..."
Then, Li Ang ordered Risadiran to release a fish that had swallowed the king's coin into the lake every year on this day, and began to build a villa by the lake.
Why create such a festival to let people come to Lake Alaclay to catch fish?
Of course it is to let more people pay attention to Lake Alaclay.
This is actually to monitor Kavala.
Kavala Li Ang doesn't know how badly Kavala's soul was hurt. Maybe there will be no movement for decades or hundreds of years. Maybe it will recover in a few years. No one can say for sure.
Li Ang will tear down all Kavala statues of the Pande Continent, and support Ash Descendants of the Amara Continent in counterattacking Snake Worship Cult, trying to cut off the channels for people to provide faith to Kavala.
But no matter what we do elsewhere, this statue in the lake cannot be solved.
If nothing else happens, in the near future, the statue at the bottom of the lake will become the only statue of Kavala that can project spiritual consciousness - Long River City. That statue is different. That statue is the young 'Pander late 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 also make people pay attention to and stare at the movements 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 Worship Cult, Li Ang also plans to set a standard for this ignorant world.
Don't get me wrong, this is not an attempt to launch a 'god-destroying movement', nor is it an attempt to promote atheism.
It's about redefining 'god'.
Is God useful?
It's actually useful.
The teachings of many gods are very good.
Goddess of Justice induces people to do good and promotes fairness and integrity;
Dark Goddess hopes that people will not forget the light even if they are in a harsh environment;
Goddess of Order hopes that everyone can contribute to stability and order, and encourages people to find the order of things;
Goddess of Harvest encourages farming and water conservancy; while Goddess of Prosperity encourages people to conduct commercial exchanges and material flows...
These former main gods were beneficial to the development of the country or society, at least in terms of doctrine.
Therefore, they can gain the favor of the ruling class and spread it vigorously, thus gaining widespread belief among people.
Yes, these teachings are all used to cater to the rulers.
Every god is an opportunist. They formulate these doctrines to gain the approval of the rulers and let the rulers help them gain more faith, rather than actually leading people to do so...
Rulers do need God, especially rulers in this era.
For the sake of domestic stability and for easier governance, it is necessary for people to have a belief that suits the national conditions.
In this era, it is difficult to popularize higher education, and it is unrealistic to use science to eliminate superstition.
Moreover, science may not be able to eliminate 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 cognitive level determines the degree of superstition of people.
But that's not actually the case.
Many people who have seen the world and are highly educated are still superstitious, and even most top scientists eventually believed in God - the end of science is theology. This is not a joke, but a helpless self-deprecation.
There are limits to human cognition, but everyone's limits are different. When you reach the limit, you have to turn to the gods for help...
Moreover, in a world where gods do exist, if you want to promote materialist atheism, you are asking for trouble...
Therefore, Li Ang will not deny the existence of God.
The sculpture group of Long River City is also a way for Li Ang to remind people.
This is also the inspiration Li Ang got from Emperor Marius - to replace faith with faith.
In other words, replacing belief in God with worship and commemoration.
It is best to try to turn people's beliefs into commemorations of their ancestors and praise for their achievements.
Gods gain divine power because of faith. If this kind of simple faith becomes less and less, those false gods will become weaker and weaker until they will never be able to appear in any way again.
Whether it's Eunomia or Kavala, or any god, Li Ang wants them to stop appearing as much as possible.
Therefore, Li Ang wants to add a standard to the matter of 'faith' – why? Why?
Why believe? Why worship?
What contributions has this god or this person made to people?
Is he or she greater than those real heroes in history? Have they helped more people?
If so, please worship it because it is worthy of worship.
If not...
Then why worship them?
Is it just because of the slogans and empty promises they shouted?
Li Ang is planning to spread this 'why' to the entire Lion Territory, and even the entire continent.
On this basis, most 'gods' would be embarrassed - especially when compared with the deeds of many heroes, people would find that it seems that the vast majority of gods have never done anything practical.
In fact, Eunomia did make a great contribution. Everything Kavala did back then was equivalent to her doing.
But the problem is that she controlled Kavala to do what he did... Most people don't know that she was the one guiding Kavala back then.
Of course, this concept has to have an impact slowly and cannot be achieved overnight. The sculpture group of Long River City is just the beginning.
Even if the effect is slow, it can at least spread faith to many deceased heroes. As long as faith is dispersed, those gods will naturally not be a concern - Amy and Wendy are gradually becoming gods through practical actions.
Pendor Calendar In early May of 359, a huge plaque was hung not far from the Long River City sculpture group, which was the gate of the former Long River Town inner castle.
It says 'Pendor Academy'.
The people who are hanging the plaque are a group of Noldo Elves.
In other words, some disabled Noldo Elves.
At present, at least half of Noldo Elves are working in Li Ang's industry, and most of the others have their own things to do - compared with humans, most Noldo Elves are considered civil and military people, and can basically support themselves.
But there are also poor people among Noldo Elves, mostly because of disabilities.
These days, disabilities and orphans are basically caused by the war. The Noldor tribes usually provide some assistance to these people, that is, supply some food.
But most Noldor warriors are rather arrogant - even if they lose their ability to survive, they will still refuse such alms-like help.
The arrogance of the elves is deep in their bones. When Risadiran was exiled, he would rather go hungry than steal and rob. It was not until Xingar saw the reward contract that he became an assassin - otherwise, with his skills, if he really had no bottom line, he would not be able to starve and freeze.
Li Ang wanted to solve the poverty problem within the country, so he asked Wendy to organize these elves to carry out literacy campaigns in human society - this is also a matter of bringing wealth to people, so he asked Wendy to do it. Li Ang only takes care of things that offend people, such as sending people who are disobedient in class to sweep the streets.
Noldo Elves Most of them are hundreds of years old, and they are all literate. Although they have physical disabilities, they have no problem being teachers of basic cultural classes.
Most human beings still respect intellectuals quite a bit. 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 carry out literacy campaigns all the time, so Li Ang built a school in Long River City Inner Fort. Long River Town Inner Fort is also the only place in Long River City that has not been demolished and rebuilt and can be used directly.
But currently Li Ang is not able to popularize compulsory education. At present, he only intends to let the real "own people" learn more culture.
What is one's own?
The 'believers' of Amy and Wendy are our own people...
Oh, the 'believers' of Alina and Alice also count.
After all, Alina and Li Ang are about to get married.
The wedding will be held on May 10th, when Pendor Academy officially starts enrolling students.