Goddess Wanhua Mirror

This Gulig is a very smart dwarf. Their clan has served the Duran royal family for many years. He himself holds the title of viscount of the kingdom, and is also the chief blacksmith of the royal family, specializing in making weapons and equipment for the royal guard.

Gulig met the king as soon as he learned that the ancient dwarf city was found in the northern Void Forest. With the good relationship between his family and the royal family over the years, he successfully persuaded the king to issue an edict allowing him to Lead your own clan to move north.

In order to persuade the king to support him, Gulig swears to the gods (all gods) with the dwarven blood oath that he will continue to serve the royal family of Duran after taking back the ancient city, and he will also leave all his sons in the capital. .It's called learning court etiquette, but in fact, it's proton defeating sincerity.

In addition, this guy also announced that the Steel Whip clan is a dwarven tribe that advocates "freedom of belief". Gulig allows his clansmen to believe in any sect that has helped their clan.

This dwarf, who was more scheming than his height, successfully relied on this series of operations to gain a lot of support for him.At present, Gulig is leading his people to the north and is expected to arrive in Pine Tree Village before the end of this month.

When it comes to Ural, Lude basically understands it.The dwarves are an excellent craftsman nation, and their excellent blacksmithing skills make them popular wherever they go, and the royal family also expressed their support for the Steel Whip clan to go to the Void Forest to get back their inheritance.

After all, dwarves are a race that attaches great importance to integrity and honor. It doesn't mean that they are completely free of liars and villains, but the average level is indeed much higher than other races, at least the human race is incomparable.In addition, the "blood covenant" that Gulig used to swear to the king is a famous "heavy oath". All the gods in the sky are invited to testify. up.

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According to Ural, the migration army led by Gulig has exceeded [-] dwarves.

In addition to his Steel Whip clan, there are other scattered small clans and retail counterparts in the team, all of whom are dwarves living in the kingdom.They heard that Gulig was canonized by King Duran and went to the Void Forest to take over an ancient dwarven city, and they all joined in.

Ural reckoned that with their way of snowballing while pulling people along, Gulig's team would expand to at least [-] when they arrived at Pine Tree Village at the end of the month, equivalent to covering [-]/[-] of the territory of the Duran Kingdom. All the dwarves belonged to Gulig.

And such a massive migration movement made Lude very curious about the reactions of the lords along the way.

The reason why the current King Duran supports the dwarves is mainly because the Steel Whip clan joined the Duran Kingdom for more than 200 years. Three generations of dwarf patriarchs have served seven generations of kings, that is, building weapons for the king's army, and will directly copy guys when necessary go to battle.There are credits and hard work, and loyalty is beyond words!

But the relationship between the lords and them is not so harmonious, because the Steel Whip clan is only loyal to the royal family and is a die-hard royalist.In the past 200 years, they have participated in no less than ten internal counter-insurgency wars and have not lost a single one. They can be called the "two or five nemesis". Therefore, there are actually many feuds with the feudal nobles below!

Moreover, Gulig took his clan all the way north, and absorbed many retail dwarves along the way.These dwarves are basically craftsmen, it is tantamount to digging corners from the hands of these lords, it would be strange not to be angry!

However, even if the lords are angry, there is nothing they can do about it. The dwarves are recognized as the best craftsman nation in the world, so they are not as weak-kneed as ordinary low-level pariahs. The arrogant and domineering noble master challenged him.

And most importantly, the main reason why the lords from all over the world dare not attack the dwarves is that the dwarves really hold together when they are outside.

Don't look at these guys who have been fighting among themselves for 300 years, and have not yet been able to establish an independent kingdom that truly belongs to the dwarves.However, if it was reported that there were foreigners bullying their compatriots, the dwarves would immediately let go of their prejudices against each other and quickly unite to the outside world.After this matter is resolved, we will go back and continue the infighting.

With such a distinctive national character, humans have formed a consensus when dealing with dwarves, that is, they can give the dwarves a certain degree of accommodation and comity, so as to avoid giving them a reason to unite as much as possible.

A scattered dwarf race that can be used by humans is undoubtedly the dwarf race that humans most want to see!

In view of this situation, even if they were reluctant, the lords from all over the place did not dare to obstruct the migration of the Steel Whip clan, and even provided them with support as much as possible in order to maintain a good relationship with the dwarves.

Earl Lumley is supportive of this dwarf migration. On the one hand, because they are both royalists, the relationship between the earl's family and the Steel Whip clan has always been good, and there are many dwarves in the territory serving the Lumley family.

Furthermore, this migration movement is from south to north, and a large number of dwarves will move to the Void Forest to settle down. Not only will they become the barrier of the earldom, resisting various threats from the Void Forest, but a large number of dwarves also means a large number of dwarves. With excellent technical talents, Earlland is close to the water, and it is very profitable to operate properly.

Therefore, considering the two aspects of traditional friendship and self-interest, the Lumley family really has no reason not to support the Steel Whip clan.

This is why Hamilton and others appeared here. The Earl of Lumley, the Tower of Three, and the northern branch of the Duran Kingdom of the God of War Church, these three forces have reached a consensus on this issue.

As for why Hamilton said that this matter is also closely related to Lude and Pine Village, it is actually not difficult to understand.

Once the dwarves settle down in the ancient city, Pine Tree Village will no longer be an insignificant border village, but an important transportation hub connecting the Earl of Lumley, the Duke of Ganmerin and the Dwarf City, and its status will surpass that of the Dwarves in an instant. The old Ximu Town and Unos Town were destroyed.

In the foreseeable future, this place will rapidly become prosperous and become a trading center that attracts both merchants and adventurers.

However, as the so-called "good fortune and misfortune depend on each other", the arrival of the dwarves brought opportunities to Songshu Village, and at the same time aroused the coveting of various forces.

For example, when Sha Luo came here this time, he brought a full 800 troops, all of whom were the standing army of the earldom, the elite force that could really fight!

This troop was nominally to assist the Steel Whip Clan to relocate, but in fact it was to reinforce Songshu Village and check and balance Duke Ganmaling, who also had thoughts about this place.According to intelligence, an army from the Duchy also set out not long ago, and it is currently advancing towards Songshu Village, and it is expected to arrive tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

Shaluo's task was to arrive at Pine Tree Village before the other party, and help the old earl bring Luther a letter from him by the way.

In this personal letter, Earl Lumley first expressed his high respect for the God of Medicine and Lude himself, and then reminded Lude in a very sincere tone that they are now on the cusp, including Earl Lumley Many forces, including himself, have coveted Pine Tree Village, but these forces are also afraid of each other, so Lude can completely reap the benefits of the fisherman by staying neutral cleverly.

At this moment, Lude had to admit that he had really underestimated the Earl of Lumley a little bit before, and he was more manipulative than he imagined, so he was very happy to read this letter directly.The content of the letter may seem a little naive, but it conveyed some very important messages to Lude.

"I said Miss Sha Luo, is your father teaching me how to cheat him?"

"Father said, as long as you can be fair to both sides, he doesn't mind being taken advantage of with Duke Ganmerin."

Sha Luo recounted his father's "original words" verbatim. Although he always felt that these words felt weird, Sha Luo believed in his father's decision.

She still remembered what the old earl told her before leaving, never try to intimidate and lure Luther, all she needs to do is to maintain a local presence in Pine Tree Village, so that Duke Ganmerin's people dare not act rashly, and then Just wait for Lude to make the choice that is best for him.

Although Sha Luo still can't fully understand her father's intentions, she at least understands that a man with a dragon behind him is indeed a ruthless character that her eight hundred people can't afford to mess with!

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After explaining the ins and outs of the matter clearly, Shaluo promised to Lude that he would properly restrain the subordinates she brought and try not to cause trouble to the village.And Hamilton and Ural, who came together, were all to help Shaluo hold the battle.

Lude knew about Hamilton's situation. This old troll was the uncle of the current King Duran, and he was a staunch royalist like Earl Lumley, so Lude was not surprised at all that he would come.On the contrary, Ural, the local bishop of the God of War Sect, also joined in the fun, which is a bit new.

Lude still remembered that a few months ago, the Archbishop Geralis of the Duran Diocese of the God of War Sect died suddenly because of the death of his beloved disciple Narad. Ural, like other bishops of the diocese, rushed to the capital to compete for the position of Archbishop.

Since Lude has not yet established his own intelligence network, and the pine village in the north is too remote, Lude himself does not know the final result of the election.But since people from Ural are now here, it is likely that there is a "focus on participation" mixed up.

In front of the righteous master, Lude didn't have the nerve to embarrass Ural. At least at this stage, he and the other party have not yet broken out any conflicts, and they can even be said to be "quasi-ally" relations, so there is no need to plan that moment His mouth stinks so cool that this guy can't get off the stage.

Several people were chatting, when Aina leaned over and reminded in a low voice.

"Master, time..."

"Ouch! I almost forgot!"

With a sudden slap on the forehead, Lu De remembered that he still had to host today's Christmas event, which was his "job".The other people present also noticed the obvious festive atmosphere in the village when they entered the village, so they asked curiously.

"Master Lude, is there going to be a festival in the village today?"

"Yes, today is the Christmas day I teach, which is the birthday of the goddess Evelina. According to the rules of my teaching, today is a celebration."

"Oh! Celebrate the goddess' birthday? This is really fresh!"

Hearing Lude's words, Ural's eyes brightened obviously.

Among the few people present, he was the only one who was with Lude, and he was also a middle-level cadre at the level of the bishop of the diocese.Lude didn't know how much he knew about gods and beliefs, but it was absolutely impossible for him to know nothing, so Lude didn't want to expose his methods in front of this guy.

However, there is no way, it is impossible for Ludd to forcefully drive Ural away, or to suspend the celebrations that have been prepared for many days without reason, which is simply unreasonable.

Now that you're here, let's have fun together!

In this way, everyone followed Lu De to the central square of the village, where many villagers had already gathered.However, Lu De took a look and found that many people had worried expressions on their faces, obviously because the hundreds of noble private troops brought by Sha Luo made them think that something serious happened again.

At this time, Lude saw Ron from the police force running towards him, and subconsciously thought that the other party was here to ask about the Earl's private army, but when he ran over and opened his mouth, he realized that the faces of the people present were all shocked. changed.

"God, my lord priest, it's not good! Another, another... another wave!"

"What did you say!?"

Out of breath, Ron stretched out his hand and pointed to the southeast of the village. Lude looked up and saw a dark purple flag with a double-headed golden lion embroidered on the slope in that direction slowly "rising" , which is the flag of the Duke of Ganmaling.

Accompanied by the big banner, the purple armored knights of the brigade and the heavy infantry with long halberds lined up in a neat square formed a mighty force from the other side of the hillside. There are few people.

Looking at this scene, the scene was silent. Lu De turned to look at Sharo and Hamilton, and asked with a smile.

"Which one of you just said that they won't come until tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?"

"..." x2

Contrary to the earl's expectation, Gan Molin's men arrived very quickly, only less than an hour later than Sha Luo and the others, and there were more people. There were 500 people by visual estimation. The phalanx of [-] infantrymen was really very impressive Good number.

The combined number of these two noble private armies is not much smaller than the local population of Songshu Village, and they are all elites. The two armies lined up against each other, and the spirit of murder was born spontaneously, making the villagers caught in the middle full of blood. uncomfortable!

"My God! This isn't going to be a fight, is it?"

Panic inevitably spread among the villagers. Fortunately, Lu De came forward to appease and explain the situation in time, which made everyone calm down a little.

Soon, a small group of cavalry came out from the Duke's army, surrounded by an exceptionally tall and strong knight, rode into the village, and soon came in front of Lude and the others.

Several people present saw the knight from a distance, and recognized him based on his armor.The corner of Sharo's mouth couldn't help but a sneer, and he reached out to touch the scar above the corner of his eye, but Hamilton didn't say anything, until Ural saw the bewilderment on Lude's face and explained in a low voice.

"The knight here is called Rodriguez, the eldest son of Duke Ganmerin's family, and the deputy head of the Knights of the Lion."

"Is that the Knight of Light?"

"it's him."

Lude had heard of the name Rodriguez, but it was the first time he saw a real person today.The information about this guy was a subsidiary product when Luther commissioned Hume to investigate Duke Ganmaling.After all, he is the eldest son of the Ganmolin family and has been recognized by the old duke as heir, so he cannot be regarded as an insignificant role.

What's interesting is that although the current Duke of Ganmaling's reputation is not very good, his son unexpectedly has no scandals or gossips. He seems to be a very decent young man.He is currently serving as the deputy head of the Lion Knights of the Duke's direct army, but because his father's name is the main job, Rodriguez actually has the final say on weekdays in the Knights.

While recalling the information about the other party in his mind, Rodriguez had already rode his horse to the square in the middle of the village, dismounted a dozen meters away from Lude and the others, and walked towards them on foot .

After the opponent dismounted, Lu De took a rough visual inspection. The kid was at least 1.9 meters tall. He was still walking like flying in plate armor. , let him give people a strong sense of oppression just by hitting that pestle.

But when the other party took off his helmet, Lude couldn't help being stunned!Because under the helmet is not a tough guy's face with sharp edges and corners and even hideous scars, as he expected, with shining blond hair and rather delicate facial features, making people think it's a girl at first glance.

In a sense, this is also the face of a "macho man"!

Looking at the other party's face that was inconsistent with his torso, Lu De was surprised, and he didn't come back to his senses until the other party walked up to him and saluted.

"Excuse me, are you Lord Lude, a high-ranking priest of the God of Medicine Sect?"

"Yes, it is my lord. The young man of the Gan Molin family wants to find the old man, what's the matter?"

"In the name of my father, lead the army to support the dwarves. In addition, here is a letter and a gift from my father, let me pass it to your Excellency."

As Rodriguez said, he took out a letter from his pocket, and the knights behind him brought up a carved lacquered wooden box.

Lude took the Duke's handwritten letter and did not open it in a hurry. He only glanced at the gift box in front of him, and then looked at Rodriguez in front of him with a smile.This young man with a handsome face but a hulking back looks like a very decent and promising young man.

However, Lude soon noticed that although the young man was standing straight in front of him, his amber eyes kept squinting towards his right hand.It was only then that Lu De discovered that he was sneaking a peek at a certain "steel plate green pepper".

Suddenly, Lu De faintly smelled gossip!

Lu De smiled and said that Pine Tree Village is a hospitable place, and they welcome all guests who come with goodwill.But the problem is that the vacancies in the village are limited, and there is no ability to provide housing for so many people in their two armies.

In this regard, Rodriguez immediately stated that the people he brought would set up camp in the open space in the southeast of the village, and at the same time properly restrain the soldiers. If anyone dared to harass the local villagers, he swore in the name of his family that he would never forgive them. Anyone who commits crimes.

After getting rid of a group of troublesome guys on both sides, the Christmas festival in the village can finally go on as usual. The villagers learned that it was a false alarm. The two groups of noble private troops outside the village did not intend to exploit their land, and everyone did it for it. With a sigh of relief, the atmosphere quickly returned to a festive state.

What's interesting is that after Rodriguez learned that there was going to be a festival in the village today, he asked his subordinates to bring over some drinks without saying a word, and invited the local villagers to taste them for free as a little apology for their sudden disturbance.When Sha Luo, who was preparing to return to the camp, heard this, he also asked his hands to bring some meat over. It was obvious that he was competing with his old enemy.

Seeing this, Lu De thought to himself that as long as you don't really fight on your own ground, he welcomes this kind of undisguised behavior of "showing off your wealth"!

Ever since, under the auspices of Lude, the goddess Evelina's Christmas ceremony officially began. The band from the Rainbow Circus was brought in as an accompaniment. Praying collectively, all believers silently recite blessings to the goddess in their hearts, and at the same time make their own expectations and wishes for the future. The goddess will protect those kind and hardworking people.

After a set of procedures for the opening ceremony, Lu De firmly controlled the pace and time, neither perfunctory nor boring the believers because of being too complicated and lengthy, and the next thing is today's highlight... Since the establishment of the village, Songshu Village is the first national sports meeting.

Lude plans to use this sports meeting as an opportunity to further increase the faith collection rate of the whole village, but the arrival of two noble private armies outside the village has brought unexpected changes to Lude's plan.

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Amidst the laughter, the first National Sports Conference of Songshu Village officially started.

Since it was the first time to hold this kind of event, Lu De made a very cautious decision to hold it for only one day from the very beginning, and did not formulate too many competitions. The intensity of the competition was generally not high, and it was mainly for entertainment.

Regular physical events include sprinting, high jump, long jump, swimming, and weightlifting, while martial arts competitions include wrestling, sword fighting, archery, and javelin throwing. Finally, a tug-of-war is temporarily added as a group sport. There are ten events in total.

Anyone in the village who has the leisurely mind can participate in all the events, as long as he can keep up physically.

The venue for the sports meeting is located on the south side of the village, which is an open space that has recently been regulated, and it is next to the big river.The ten competitions formulated by Lude will be carried out here at the same time until 04:30 in the afternoon, and then the results will be counted, and the award ceremony will be held at the bonfire party.

The top ten in each event can get rewards corresponding to their rankings. Except for the "mysterious gift" that Lu De deliberately sold out, the prizes for the ten competition events are different, and basically they are "the best in the village". Level one!

The entire ten competition areas cannot be managed by Lu De alone, so he specially transferred a group of students with relatively excellent grades from the school to serve as referees and record the results of the contestants.

He gave each of these little referees a whistle, two wooden cards, one red and one yellow, and a big red armband.If a contestant commits a foul, he will be given a yellow card warning depending on the severity of the situation, and those who cheat will be sent off with a red card.If someone makes trouble or has a fight with other players, they will blow the whistle to call someone, and the self-police team on standby will rush to the scene as soon as possible to "handle" the parties involved.

After the game officially started, the lively villagers surrounded each competition area in twos and threes, and the atmosphere on the scene was very enthusiastic.

In Lu De's eyes, the arena is completely a sea of ​​light!

Facts once again prove that Lude’s conception is correct. The energy of belief lies in how to mobilize the emotions of believers. The sense of ritual in religious activities is of course very important, but it does not necessarily have to stick to it. The real key point is How to establish "relevance" in the thinking of believers, so that when they are doing this, they will naturally think of the gods related to it.

In fact, for this world, it is not uncommon to hold competition-like activities at village and town festivals.What is really rare is the sports meeting under the banner of religion.This cheerful atmosphere alone has nothing to do with the solemnity and solemnity advocated by traditional sects.

These traditional sects generally believe that religion should be otherworldly, just like the gods they enshrine, looking down on the ants on the ground.But Lu De just wants to do the opposite, let religion subtly integrate into life, and become a folk custom that ordinary people are accustomed to.

And his real goal is to use the cover of religion to spread ideas and knowledge, until one day civilization can defeat ignorance!

Thinking of this, Lude glanced at Ural at the side. There was no obvious change in the expression of the other party, but the thoughtful look seemed to be thinking about Lude's purpose in doing so.It's a pity that he doesn't have the original fire, and he can't see the energy of faith, so he didn't discover any mystery.

Shaluo and Rodriguez on the other side are also observing at this moment. They habitually evaluate the "war potential" of Pine Tree Village, and think that this is a very high-quality source of troops.The local people generally have ruddy complexions, and the young and middle-aged participants are in good health and full of energy.

Shaluo still remembered that when he came here last time, the local people had just survived the severe winter of last year. Although they miraculously saved few people from starving to death thanks to the relief of the giant dragon, their lives were quite tight.As a result, only half a year has passed, and the whole village has almost changed drastically, and the person with good leadership is obviously not the village head.