Chapter 124 The Wind Rises
"Is that dragon moving again?"

Lania was on a carriage heading to the goblin city-state. She had temporarily finished handling the affairs of the kingdom and was about to negotiate with the goblins about extending the alliance.

The ongoing negotiations were interrupted due to Kralele's aging. The goblins were more concerned about the physical condition of the dragon believer than the alliance with the kingdom.

The foreign affairs minister who was still negotiating the alliance stopped the negotiations on the spot. All the power of the goblin city-states was transferred to prolonging the life of Kalalailai, and the foreign affairs department was no exception.

“I didn’t expect to find the believers of the God of Life in just a few days and reach an agreement.”

Lannia also thought about persuading the Cult of the Sun to provide assistance, which would allow the goblins to have a closer connection with the kingdom.

However, the Sun God Church in the kingdom did not respond directly to Lannia's request.

“It would have made the negotiations much simpler.”

If the Sun God Cult could participate in the rescue, even if it didn't play a big role in the end, it could at least ease the recent tensions between the two sides. However, those in the Sun God Cult were unwilling to even make this gesture.

Lannia even suspected that the priests who were responsible for liaison between the kingdom and the church did not report the matter. Judging from their expressions, it seemed that they were hoping that the covenant negotiations would fail.

Fortunately, the church's rights are limited to the civil management of its own diocese and do not extend to diplomacy, otherwise Lannia could imagine how many obstacles those priests would create in the negotiations.

"Without the goblins to keep the trade flowing, they won't have the food and seeds to spread their religion."

Lannia felt that after the negotiations in Jingmen and other places were over, she had to have a good talk with the church's top leaders.

"That giant dragon has also appeared. It looks like the future is going to be troubled again."

Lania and the Sun God Cult had discussed Farui and they all agreed that Farui was some new achievement of Dragon Island.

Every time Dragon Island makes some new moves, there will be more or less turmoil on the mainland.

"The silver dragon named Safrina took over the entire goblin city-state. It is said that it came from Farri's order."

New news comes to Lanya from time to time.

"The goblins are selecting young believers. The dragon may be preparing to expand the number of its followers."

Lania became more and more certain that something big was about to happen.

The dragons knew much more about the world than these emerging civilizations, and they were able to tell from some slight signs whether some major events would occur in the future.

"Increase taxes on city residents, buy food from the surrounding areas, and hoard it. There may be big things in the future."

Lanya issued new orders on the carriage. In turbulent times, food is always the best weapon to maintain stability.

The city-state's gate has appeared on the horizon, and soon, the negotiations for the alliance will begin again.

Lannia was still very optimistic about the negotiations. There were only a few minor differences left from the last negotiations. Lannia did not think it would take much time to reach an agreement on these differences. He expected that it would only take a few days for both parties to sign their names on a new ten-year alliance.

"The Cult of the Sun is mobilizing those low-level priests and crusaders in the rear. I wonder what they are planning to do? There also seems to be some unusual movements in the Kingdom of Wind." Lannia was already thinking about the work to be done after the signing of the covenant.

The mobilized crusaders once again rushed towards the elves' forest.

This time, they successfully destroyed several trees in the magic forest. Under the scorching sun, the trees began to dry up and then spontaneously combusted. Flames carrying divine power began to spread. Even the trees in the magic forest were not immune to these flames and began to burn.

The elf soldiers in the town not far away watched this scene, but the priests behind them did not issue any orders. The order from the forest was for them to stay where they were, and even if the followers of the Sun God Cult began to attack the town, they should not resist and retreat directly into the forest.

Just as the priests of the Sun God Cult were cheering, a breeze blew by, and the flames and sunshine that were all around seemed to encounter a wall and were pushed out of the forest.

The breeze continued to blow outward, and the grass and trees outside the forest began to grow wildly, wrapping around the priests of the Sun God Cult who were near the forest and casting divine spells. They struggled, occasionally breaking off a few branches, but soon more branches and grass would wrap around them and then get into the gaps in the priests' bodies. Eyes, ears, nostrils, mouths, and soon, giant trees wrapped around the priests appeared one by one.

The giant trees pulled out their roots, moved to the edge of the magic forest, and re-rooted themselves in the soil. Except for the few burnt trees on the ground, the forest looked normal, as if it had not been attacked in any way.

"Keep attacking. The infidels' sorcery cannot truly block the sun's brightness."

Ceremonial pots were thrown into the forest by the trebuchets, and dazzling rays of sunlight exploded in the forest. These pots contained a trace of sunlight created by divine magic. Many priests collapsed on the ground at the back of the camp, and these pots were their work.

"charge."

After seeing the fire in the forest again, the Crusaders began to charge towards the forest not far away.

They rushed into the forest, and then their bodies were pierced by the flaming branches. Of course, they were not without resistance. With their efforts, the trees at the edge of the forest fell down one by one.

The elves in the forest did not pay attention to the invaders from the Sun God Cult. Their fate was already determined and they would all die here.

These crusaders have no supplies, no support, and no adequate weapons. They are a group of people who have been abandoned by their own Pope.

The elves' attention is more focused on the original Wind Whisper Kingdom. The first batch of weapons and equipment has been prepared and will soon be sent to the border.

The God of Nature needs some believers outside the forest. This is a very high priority demand, even higher than driving away invaders entering the forest.

The boxes were piled up in a secret location not far from the forest. The elves had prepared many such locations around the forest. If Lysabelle didn't do things her way, the elves were ready to do it themselves.

“Are there strange people secretly gathering believers of the God of Nature?”

Moralichi, who had just taken office not long ago, had already received relevant reports. Although he didn't know what he would face, Moralichi had already prepared a force and began to monitor those former believers of the God of Nature.

Not far behind Lysabel, there was a group of followers.

"Get rid of them."

Unfortunately, the Kingdom of Whispering Wind is filled with various types of forests, and it is not a good idea to track the followers of the God of Nature in these places.

(End of this chapter)