"Xifina?" Di Ning was stunned. "That's the officer on duty at the Elder Hall."
"Which saint is she closest to?"
"It's hard to say." Di Ning frowned and said, "The so-called duty officer is a person who serves the elders, recording the content of the meeting and handling some miscellaneous matters. Xifena herself is an ordinary mid-level mage. Why do you ask about her? Is this dead warrior related to her?"
It turned out to be the secretary of the Presbyterian Church. Xiao Chen decided to tell the truth and told these people what he had seen.
"According to what you said, some saints have their own ideas that are different from those of other elders?" Di Ning paced back and forth. "I haven't had much contact with the saints recently. Maya never leaves her room. Elena, you should have met the three saints several times in the past two days. What do you think?"
Elaina shook her head and said, "How can I guess what the elders are thinking? I can only guarantee that I did not participate in such a plan."
Xiao Chen said: "In this case, let's put this question aside for now. But there is another very important question I want to ask you. What is the relationship between the existence that Garland mentioned and the God of Nature? If it really has a clear connection with the God of Nature, or even is its incarnation, what will you do?"
"I think that's a demon in the name of the God of Nature. How could the God of Nature deprive an elf of his will? And he has been sleeping for so many years, how could he suddenly appear here and make the World Tree wither?" Elena clenched her fists. This idea was a big challenge for her. She looked at the others in a panic. But Maya lowered her head in confusion, while Di Ning looked up at the white mist above his head.
Xiao Chen knew that the attitudes shown by the three of them showed that they were beginning to doubt and fear. These guys were still struggling over whether the God of Nature would harm the elves, but Saint Dahni had even prepared poison to deal with the God of Nature. It turned out that the old ones were the wisest.
"The dark elves are the guardians of the World Tree. When we became a race, the things we guard became different from those of the high elves. To me, nothing is more important than the World Tree. Anyone who harms the World Tree is my enemy." Xiao Chen did not expect that the first person to express her opinion was Evelyn, who usually spoke very little, and she spoke such a long and eloquent speech.
Xiao Chen nodded approvingly and said, "Most of us Chinese do not believe in God. Since I have agreed to solve the problem of the World Tree, nothing can stop me."
"I follow the will of the adults. God or non-God has nothing to do with me," said Roger.
Seeing that the three were still hesitating, Xiao Chen took out the two crystal bottles given to him by Saint Dahni from the Traveler's Heart, "Here are the two bottles that Saint Dahni gave me before. The red one is the 'God-Erosion Potion', and the green one is the 'Rebirth Potion'. If the matter did not involve the God of Nature, I would not have to take out the 'God-Erosion Potion', but now that we know the current situation, we must explain it to you to avoid any misunderstandings."
"God-Erosion Potion?" Maya heard the name and stopped thinking. She ran over and approached the bottle. "Can I see it?"
"Please."
Maya picked up the bottle and looked at it carefully for a while, then took a deep breath and said, "It's actually true. Could it be that Saint Dahni is really going to abandon... and take a different path?"
"What is the God-Erosion Potion?" Elena asked.
"The stuff in the Spirit Tower is extremely terrifying. It is harmless to humans at all. Using it on elves will eliminate the blessings of their clans, and using it on gods and things related to them will dissolve their divine power. The artifacts will become ordinary items, and the gods will be weak and powerless. I know that the elders collected some of this in order to deal with the remnants of the ancient gods. Saint Dahni actually asked you to bring it to deal with the divine power here!" Maya spoke very quickly, excited and nervous.
"Maybe we should contact your teacher through the Tree Heart Network." Di Ning said.
"For some reason, the teacher cut off the connection with the Tree Heart Network. Try it yourself." Elena said.
“It’s really broken.”
Elena lowered her head and thought for a moment, then raised her head and said, "My teacher has made this matter clear enough. I know what to do, and I stand on the teacher's side."
"Elena!" Maya and Dinin shouted at the same time.
"I believe in the teacher's wisdom. As the High Priestess of Rain and Dew, no one in the entire kingdom cares more about the welfare and future of the elves than she does." Elena emphasized loudly. Perhaps she had to do this to give herself enough confidence.
"I see. The three of us have always been together. Of course I will stand with you." Maya's voice became softer and softer, and finally she seemed to be mumbling to herself, "In fact, I am not a devout believer. I just can't think straight all of a sudden."
"I only have one request, and that is to understand the situation clearly in advance. Don't be reckless." Di Ning's words were not as high-spirited as usual. On the contrary, there was obvious hesitation in his words. "I think I should at least leave a chance to ask him why he did this."
"Of course. I know what to do." Xiao Chen put away the two bottles of medicine. Now the team's thoughts have finally been unified. If they are not given a good vaccination, the team will fall apart if an emergency really occurs.
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The team walked towards the location where Spider No. 11 had died. Maya sent another spider and finally found out what the elf warriors were guarding: it was the taproot of the World Tree, and it seemed that something was attached to the taproot.
While walking, Xiao Chen used the bridge of soul to connect with Elena's consciousness.
"I have a suspicion about the saint who made the 'plan.'" Xiao Chen said in a conversation that no one else could hear.
"Do you suspect my teacher, Saint Dahni?" Elena asked.
"That's right. Saint Dahni even prepared the 'God-Erosion Potion'. Do you think she doesn't have any other preparations? And General Nord is his cousin, so their relationship should be naturally close, right?" Xiao Chen speculated.
"But these don't mean anything. I prefer to believe that the teacher's plan is the one he told you." Elena said.
"Maybe. But we can't guess anything more now." Xiao Chen said.
"By the way, since there is a cousin, then Saint Dahni is the only spirit born from the womb among the five saints you mentioned?"
"Yes. But this did not affect her from becoming one of the elders with the highest realm. Although she is not good at fighting, she is the one who has gone the furthest in the Holy Land."
"Hmm, so that's it..." Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.