Sauron hesitated.
Facing the Goddess of Magic with a pleading gaze, he still couldn't help feeling a little hesitant, because [Dance of the Dryad] was also drawing his power to restore the forest to some extent. The consequences could see him relegated. Although the dryad is the embodiment of nature's spirituality, a very beautiful and charming creature, it can even be said to be one of the most beautiful creatures in the material plane.
but!
From Sauron's point of view, there is no big difference between the dryad and the succubus of the bottomless abyss, the desire and demon of Bator's hell, and even the sucker, spirit, witch, etc. in the demon. The nature of their souls is similar. Dryads also rely on their natural charm to survive, but as creatures of the material plane, dryads are more kind. But they are not all kind creatures, because most of the time the dryads stand in the neutral camp of nature.
Every year, humans who cut down trees die at the hands of dryads. In order to prevent other races from destroying the forest, dryads even killed many people.
Of course this is not the point.
The point is that Sauron is not sure whether the divine power left by the father of the oak, Sivanus, will be awakened by the ritual. It is naturally the best if the ritual is successfully awakened. This is the result that everyone hopes to see . But if the ceremony did not awaken the divine power of the father of the oak, Sivanus, then even Sauron would find it difficult to forcibly stop this sacred ceremony once it was performed. This means that without awakening the divine power of the father of the oak tree, Sauron needs to use his own strength to restore the forest.
If it is an ordinary person.
I'm afraid that he will be squeezed dry by this moment. Sauron is unlikely to be like this, but it is almost inevitable to reduce the professional level by more than five!
You must know that the area of the misty forest is too huge.
Even if all aspects are achieved, if the divine power left by Father Oak is not enough, Sauron may still be relegated.
This reduction in strength is permanent and cannot be repaired with divine magic like energy absorption.
…
The goddess of magic is naturally aware of Sauron's concerns.
In this day when the holy catastrophe has come, no god is willing to take such a risk. But there is really one thing in the temple of Sivanus that is very important, and it can even be said to be related to her life and death. If Sauron is unwilling to help her, she can only pay some price to force Yildis next to him into battle.
If possible, Sauron still wanted to refuse.
But he is really able to refuse now, things have come to this point, if he gives up, he will come to find the goddess of magic to do something, no matter what, he still has to take a little risk.
"I agree!"
Just when Lady Midnight thought that Sauron would refuse, he suddenly agreed, so that the expression of the goddess of magic in front of him was a little unbelievably surprised.
She leaned slightly towards Sauron in front of her, and said with a trembling voice, "Thank you very much!"
Eldis still didn't quite understand the situation in front of him.
But he knew that Sauron seemed to have a tacit understanding with Miss Midnight suddenly, and then Sauron seemed to agree to something very important, which made the extremely powerful Lady Midnight very grateful to him.
This discovery made Ildis somewhat annoyed.
Because he felt that if he could get Miss Midnight's gratitude, he would definitely be able to get more help from her.
but.
It doesn't look like this is a very good thing. We all know that most rituals consume energy. Ildis intends to volunteer to replace Sauron, but considering what the dryad said and the possibility of reducing The danger of strength, in the end, I couldn't say a word, and there was a faint sense of loss in my heart.
"You agree?"
The expression of the high tree spirit Karina was also a little excited, and there was a slight blush on her beautiful face, she seemed to have recognized Sauron's identity, and she couldn't help but bowed deeply and said: "Thank you very much for your help! …”
"From today onwards, the Dryad in the Misty Forest will be your partner. If you need any help, you can come to us at any time!"
"Although we can't get too far from the forest, we still have some reliable allies! … "
Speaking of this, Karina in front of her cast her eyes on the distant forest. Although many trees in this forest have died, there are still many tall trees growing farther away.
"So let's start now?"
The expression of the goddess of magic seemed a little impatient. She raised her hand and arranged a magic barrier, and then said, "Do you need my help to prepare anything?"
Karina's beautiful face flushed, she shook her head slightly and said, "No need."
"Just stay outside and wait. The ceremony may take a long time. If successful, I will open the door to the temple for you at noon the next day."
The goddess of magic nodded silently when she heard the words, and then said to the dazed Yildis next to her, "Let's go out first."
"Oh." Ildis nodded with a disappointed expression.
…
At this time, it was already afternoon.
When Lady Midnight and Ildis both left, the high tree spirit Karina immediately opened a defensive barrier, the sacred ceremony cannot be disturbed by the outside world, a strange tree language came out of her mouth, followed by the surrounding The vegetation began to grow crazily, the forest in the distance suddenly stirred up, and then there was a slight vibration on the ground, and tall ancient trees rose from the ground one by one, blocking the surrounding space with heavy steps.
They are like the outermost umbrellas to prevent others from approaching.
— "The language of nature."
A ray of emerald green light emerged, and slender and soft vines emerged directly in front of Sauron, intertwined at an astonishing speed, and then became a special altar that was not very big but had a diameter of more than fifteen meters. Surrounded by abundant vitality, the surrounding vegetation grows at an alarming rate, and it seems that it has entered the spring full of flowers and plants in the blink of an eye.
"Your Mightiness."
Karina held Sauron's hand with a reddish face, and then guided him to the center of the altar. At this time, she had already addressed Sauron as Your Excellency, as if she had vaguely guessed something. Finally, the beautiful high tree spirit in front of him slowly said: "It is not easy to awaken the divine power left by the father of the oak tree. The misty forest is still too large. If you want to completely solve all this, it may take a long time. If If you really can't hold on to the end, I still hope that you can hold on for as long as possible!... "
Hold on longer.
Sauron's expression was a little weird at the moment, and he nodded silently: "I should still be able to hold on. But, will the ceremony be completed by the two of us?"
"Can you hold it?"
When Karenna heard that her beautiful face was blushing, she took a few steps back, shook her head lightly and said, "Of course I can't rely on me alone. Although pure power is very important for this sacred ceremony, but if you want to purify this A forest still needs help from others."
"Sisters."
"There are no outsiders anymore. You can come out now."
As soon as Karenna's voice fell, she saw a series of auras full of vitality emerging from the surrounding trees, and then a group of beautiful women in colorful long dresses came out of the nearby trees. His eyes fixed on Sauron in front of him. This is the deepest part of the misty forest, and it is difficult for even adventurers to reach here. It can be said that many of them are seeing humans for the first time. I heard the same in the story of the tavern.
"let's start."
Karina coughed lightly, her expression seemed a little unnatural, but she still insisted: "This ceremony is very important, you should all know how to do it?"
The beautiful dryads who were a little playful at first became quiet all of a sudden.
They gathered around the altar one by one. In the center of the altar was Sauron sitting cross-legged. With a glance, he confirmed the number of these dryads. Including Karenna in front of him, there were 36 people in total. They are all powerful high-level dryads. This kind of life with a natural charm of more than 20 points has a high growth rate, and these dryads can survive as long as the lifespan of the trees they parasitize. Looking at the trees near this forest, almost all of them have grown for hundreds of years.
Strange chants echoed.
Thirty-six beautiful dryads surrounded the altar and began to chant some ancient song in a way similar to prayer. With the sound of beautiful rhythm, flowers bloomed on the nearby grass. The room is like entering the ocean of flowers. The beautiful dryads stood up one by one, and Karina led the dance. They danced around Sauron, dancing and spinning around their slender waists full of flexibility, accompanied by beautiful long hair woven entirely of plants. Suddenly, it was as if thirty-six flowers were blooming around him.
The crisp sound of birdsong came.
Some birds with some colorful feathers are flying around, making bursts of melodious birdsong, as if to accompany all this.
The sound of clear running water came.
In the clear river near the forest, girls with long flowing hair like water plants, but equally beautiful and moving, slowly came out of the river. They were holding colorful shells and conchs, or they were all in the water. Floating, or lazily lying on the rocks by the river, gently playing a burst of beautiful rhythm.
These are the water spirits, the embodiment of the spirituality of rivers and lakes.
Flowers bloom everywhere.
Accompanied by the dance of the dryads, some petite and beautiful figures also began to appear, they looked translucent, with a pair of small and exquisite wings, these cute and pocket-sized beautiful girls were flying in the air, accompanied by the surrounding The melody dances in the ocean full of flowers, and beautiful flower spirits in delicate long skirts emerge one by one. They weave their clothes with tender leaves and petals, and start dancing around the beautiful tree spirits near the altar.
Everything is so beautiful.
Amidst the beautiful melodies, Karina came to Sauron with a pretty face and slightly reddish face. She seemed a little shy to meet Sauron's suspicious eyes, but finally she faded the light purple color from her body with trembling fingers. The long skirt, and the almost perfect beautiful body representing the spirituality of nature is displayed in front of others.
"Shame~~!..."
The flower spirits dancing around the altar suddenly flew up and down as if they were drunk. These cute and delicate little guys were flushed, and each of them covered their big eyes with their small palms, but Still carefully opening a gap, pairs of watery eyes widened and stared at everything on the altar, as if full of curiosity about what was about to happen.
at the same time.
Near the river, the lazy water spirits also let out a pleasant and teasing chuckle, and then the melody style that was originally full of natural and fresh breath changed drastically, as if suddenly there was a silky and bamboo-like obscenity, Excessive color.
What follows is the focus of the entire ceremony.
Whether the evil power in this forest can be completely purified depends on whether Sauron can last until the end of the ceremony.