For Thousands of Years, My Weakest Brother Has Become a Demon King

   Chapter 160 Visions of the Past

  The high elves worship fire and fog as their beliefs.

   The fire here refers to the Phoenix Sacred Fire.

  In the depths of the Phoenix Hall, a golden holy flame that never goes out burns. According to legend, it is the last flame spirit left after the ancestors of the elves failed to reach the sky.

During the day, after years of baptism, the old people who feel that their souls are hollow will devote themselves to the holy fire, using their souls and memories as fuelwood for the holy fire to burn; at night, the newborns will be sent to the holy fire to receive gifts Fortunately, the experience and skills of the deceased will warm the souls of these newborns, allowing them to receive inheritance from the past.

  As for the fog, it refers to the dense fog with magic power that lingers around Awa all year round.

   It is said that the ancestor of the elf who once claimed to be the "son of fire and fog" failed to maintain his eternal and infinite existence in the present world after his ascension to the light realm failed. In desperation, they had to reshape their material bodies with mud and wind, and after that, they created the infinite from the finite through reproduction.

   And the original mist has become another spiritual force that protects the descendants of the elves.

  In ancient times, the first elves who learned to control the mist and weave phantoms unified the entire Awa continent and became the first "Mist King". After that, until the appearance of real magic, fog calling and fog control are the biggest reliance for the rulers of Ava to defend against foreign enemies and stabilize their rule.

"It's getting foggy."

   Remedios leaned on the railing and muttered to herself as she looked into the distance.

   At this moment, she is at the highest position in the entire Ava Continent - the Fire Burning Pagoda in Moon Law City. According to legend, when the ancestor of the elves took the phoenix to try to fly back to the realm of light, they set sail from the top of this tower.

  Although the authenticity of this legend is debatable, according to the research of archaeologists, this blackened tower is indeed the oldest known building in Ava.

  If she usually stood here, Remedios could have a sweeping view of the entire Ava continent. But now, even with her high elf's keen vision, she could only see the outlines of the coastline indistinctly through the thick fog.

  If you have to describe it, now the entire Awa continent is like a crucible with boiling water constantly evaporating, and the thick fog shrouded the entire archipelago, spreading to the distant sea.

   "Until the impeachment result comes out, it is not a wise choice to use the authority of the continent lord to evoke the fog blockade."

   An old-fashioned and serious voice sounded behind Remedios. She turned her head and saw the monk of the Tacoma Order, dressed in a plain linen robe, just walking up to the top of the tower.

   The other party nodded slightly as a salute, and then he continued:

   "The blockade of the fog is no better than the storm from the Moon Realm. They can't really stop the imperial fleet. But the young man of the Windsong family will definitely make a fuss about it and pull people from several other city-states against you."

   "Their opposition will not affect the overall situation. I evoke the fog to block it. In addition to delaying the invasion of the imperial fleet, the more important thing is to prevent those higher existences from interfering."

   The monk was silent for a while, and then said:

   "So, you actually still believe that the storm in the Broken Sea was stopped by the will of the Eighth Holy Spirit?"

   Remedios didn’t say anything to his question, but turned her head to look again at the sea level shrouded in mist in the distance.

"You and I both know that the concept of the so-called Holy Spirit is originally the unrealistic delusions of human beings. No Holy Spirit will be like those kings in the Moon Realm, who can truly influence the development of the world with their own will. They are Without a will, so-called blessings or manifestations are just another form of magic."

   Seeing that the other party did not answer his question, the monk of the Tacoma Order continued.

   In the magic model constructed by the Tacoma Order, whether it be a blessing or a manifestation, they are just another manifestation of magic. All the power of the Holy Spirit can only be manifested in the world through the will of mortals.

   "I was there back then..."

   Hearing his words, Remedios suddenly pointed to the distant mist and said:

   "I was there back then. An arrow shot through the man's head. I saw with my own eyes the fire of life went out from his eyes. I can still remember the feeling of the bowstring trembling at that time."

   "That mortal named Terra Riel died at your hands."

   The monk of the Tacoma order said without any emotion.

   "Yet he was resurrected and, decades later, was proclaimed to be on the throne of the Holy Spirit."

   Remedios paused here, and then continued:

   "There is no magic in this world that can bring people back to life—immortality or not, will always be the point of divergence in judging the difference between mortals and gods."

   "So that's the reason why you evoked the fog to block Avazhou? You were worried about the result of the Eighth Holy Spirit's direct intervention in the war, so you covered his sight with the fog in advance?"

   asked the monk of the Tacoma Order.

  Awa is the only country that has never been affected by a lunar invasion in history. In other places, Vik Continent needless to say, in Daemon Continent, now the Lunar Sect is as rampant as it was at the end of the Vic Continent's Golden Calendar. As for the mainland of Ossis, not to mention the place that once had a great civilization. As early as three thousand years ago, it was completely sunk because of the belief in the moon, and it became the Ruins of Ossis today.

The reason why Avazhou has never been invaded by the Moon Realm is that, on the one hand, the life and death cycle of every High Elf is under the protection of the Phoenix Sacred Fire, and it is difficult for the existences in the Moon Realm to pry open their spiritual protection; On the one hand, it is pervading around Ava Continent, and the magical fog has the function of shielding the power of those high-level existences.

   The power of the Holy Spirit is very difficult to take effect in this fog, and the power that the emptiness kings of the Moon Realm can project onto Ava Continent is extremely limited.

   Seeing Remedios nodding and admitting the reason why she evoked the fog, the monk of the Tacoma Order reminded:

"Your private use of the Continent Master's authority to evoke the fog is likely to make you lose your Continent Master position tomorrow. Whether it is defeated by a **** or a mortal, the final result will be surrender. ."

   "I will not lose this war without the intervention of the gods."

   Remedios said lightly.

   "According to the information I have learned, even according to the most optimistic calculation method, the strength of the Imperial Expeditionary Force is more than three times that of Avazhou. This is not a reality gap that can be bridged simply by courage or strategy."

   In this regard, the monk pointed out the problem.

   He was right at all, the population of elves was extremely sparse. Even if only calculating the high-level combat power of the two sides, the entire Ava Continent reached the level of the gods, including Remedios, only three people. And one of them is also the fire keeper of the Phoenix Sacred Fire, unable to leave the temple to fight.

In terms of the Imperial Expeditionary Force, it is only on the bright side that it has been confirmed that there are four powerhouses in the realm of the gods participating in the war - not to mention the masters who may be hidden in the dark. The most conservative estimate is that there are at least five powerhouses in the realm of the gods who will join the war .

but…

   "If you can choose to support Ava, then all this will be reversed."

   Remedios said.

   Hearing her words, for the first time an expression that could be called a "laugh" appeared on the monk's face.

"Miss Moonshadow, you know the teachings of the Tacoma Order. We will never directly participate in any war. Of course, if you want, you can also choose to make an oath and put on a linen robe to join us. , then the order can guarantee your safety."

   Remedios shook her head just as she was about to say something, but her expression suddenly changed, and she turned to look into the misty distance.

"dragon?"

  …

  Dragon disappeared?

   Feeling the sudden disappearance of the black dragon that could last at least a minute, William immediately became vigilant.

   An existence that can make an adult black dragon disappear without a sound is extremely rare in the whole world. And what William can think of now, all of them are existences that even he has to spend a little bit to kill.

   So what is in this fog?

   "Did you encounter this kind of fog when you went to Avazhou before?"

  Thinking of this, William hurriedly asked Captain Hobbs.

   The other party nodded and said:

   "Awazhou means the country of mist in Elvish language, and fog of this level is a normal phenomenon near Awazhou..."

   said, with a very confused expression on his face, and then continued:

   "But I've never encountered such a thick fog so far from Awa, and it's still at least three or four days away..."

  William interrupted him and continued:

   "Have you encountered anything strange before in this fog?"

   "Strange things...what do you mean?"

   asked the captain rhetorically.

   "Things like huge, fuzzy silhouettes, weird sounds, fishy smells...or something else."

When    described this, William's mind involuntarily came up with a famous giant green existence with an octopus head and bat wings in an alternate myth.

  Thinking of this, William quickly stopped the car in his mind.

   This style of painting is wrong.

   On the other hand, William's question silenced Hobbes. After a few seconds, he said:

"Although I haven't come across ... but the elves who do business with us have mentioned a precaution for a foggy day. He told us that if we encounter a ship in the fog that is obviously not the style of this era, we must Ignore them. Whether the people on that boat are crying for help, threatening, or even attacking, we can't do the slightest thing."

"why?"

   William asked immediately.

  Hobbs looked at William with a strange expression on his face:

"Because if we don't respond, they're just phantoms, but when we do, they're real to us. So . what to do..."

   Hobbes lowered his tone and raised his voice. This ensures that people around you can hear him without being suddenly stimulated by him.

After seeing the expression on Captain Hobbs' face gradually changed from weird to fear, and realizing that he was not looking at him but at the side string behind him, William also turned his head casually and looked at behind.

   Then he saw…

  A huge warship emerged from the thick fog and drove side by side next to the Whalebone. In comparison, the Whalebone, a medium-sized three-masted sailing vessel, was as small as a small boat.

  Because the ship was too tall and very close to the Whalebone's side chord, William had to lift his neck and look up to see the dragon sword emblem printed on the sail.

   and the huge black dragon that fell on the deck.

   That was the black dragon that William had summoned through the God-level illusion [Shadow of Reality] earlier.

   As an existence embodied by illusion, it should disappear instantly after death, as if it never existed.

   But its body fell on the deck intact.

   One has gray hair and silver gray eyes. A man with a bronze crown on his head and a ruby ​​long sword in his hand stood beside the black dragon's corpse.

  The image of this man is no stranger to William, who has seen the image of this man in countless sculptures, murals, books, and paintings.

  Tara Riel.

   The man who claimed to be his reincarnation was also the founding emperor of the current Rael Empire.

   And this huge warship is probably the legendary flagship of the Imperial Navy 800 years ago. When it attacked Awa in the last battle, it was sunk by a huge storm and sank.

  William was a little fascinated by the ship. Hobbs, who was on the side, hurried over. He put one hand on William's shoulder and said in an exaggerated tone:

   "Don't stare at the sky, you can't see the sun in this foggy day, so hurry up and help drive the wind to speed up the boat."

   Then, he whispered into William's ear:

   "Don't look at that ship, it's just an illusion. Just ignore it as the elves of Ava Island said."

   At this moment, William, who was far away in the Blackwater Swamp, had already gone to the library of the deceased inside the Treasure Hall, allowing the archivers to find out the information about the fog of Avazhou.

  After skipping a lot of myths and legends about fire and fog, William finally found what he was looking for.

  The fog of Ava is actually a strange magical phenomenon. As long as you are in this fog, the past illusions will continue to be staged in it. And once witnesses interact with them, they will change from mere illusions to illusions that are real to the witnesses - this is very similar to the principle of illusion spells.

According to the author's guess, this may have something to do with the so-called ancestral spirits of elves. As the first creatures in the world, they still maintained inextricable links with the realm of light at the beginning of creation, so they still retain Strong plasticity, not solid reality.

   In other words, the black dragon he summoned earlier was killed by them because it was also an illusion?

  Thinking of this, William couldn't help but glanced at the situation on the deck of the Crown.

   And this look just collided with that Tyra Riel's sight.

   Then, the opponent raised his sword and pointed at him condescendingly.

   (end of this chapter)