In the end, Dane just found an excuse to send Freya away—of course, was the female knight sent away by the excuse Dane said, or was she forced to retreat because she was intercepted by the Templar Knights? I don't even bother to take care of it.
After arriving in Aurinadu, he and Eslor put the sealed box on the altar in the center of the temple.
The temple of Auriana is now level five.
Originally, the upgrade of the temple was not in Dane's top priority construction sequence. Whether it is the divine guide tree tower or some other barracks buildings, the sequence of upgrading is before the temple.
However, when Dane learned about Cthulhu's tentacles, without saying a word, he immediately summoned a large number of elves, even ignoring the Druid council that was being upgraded. All invested in the upgrade of the temple.
On the one hand, it is to improve the success rate of purification of Cthulhu's tentacles; on the other hand, it is to improve the quality of rewards obtained.
The level of the temple will obviously affect the success rate of purification. For ordinary monsters or items, of course, there is no need to worry too much; but Cthulhu's tentacles are too special.
But in fact, this point is not particularly important. If the purification fails, it will fail. Anyway, the tentacles will not disappear, and they will be suppressed in the temple. When the power of the temple recovers, it will be fine to purify again.
And the latter is what Dane cares most about.
The same sacrifices, temples of different levels, and the final rewards of the gods are also different. There is no need for others to tell him this point, he can know the answer from the shattered evil spirit's memory.
That's why he had to complete the upgrade of the temple ahead of schedule.
And after almost all the elves in Aurinadu devoted themselves to the upgrade of the temple, finally, during the time he went underground and walked back and forth, he finally completed the construction of the fifth-level temple.
Everything is ready, now, only the purification ceremony is left.
"You alone, can you do it?"
Eslor's expression was also very serious. Left and right, she is just a twelfth-level priest. This is still thanks to the blessing of the temple of Aurianadu. Her spellcasting level is actually linked to the temple level, the higher the level of the temple she entrusts, the higher her spellcasting level. Now, with the support of the fifth-level temple, she, the priest of the temple, has also reached the level of the twelfth level.
But even so, she still felt a little guilty.
God, that's part of the evil god's body! Even through the suppression of the rare treasure, the sacred diamond, she could feel how powerful the evil thoughts existed in it.
"I'm not 100% sure, I need your support, my lord."
"How can I support you?"
"Templars, I need a hundred Templars to complete this ceremony with me. I need their strength to support me. At the same time, it is best for Priest Cecilia to come along. Her strength is also what we need. .”
Dane nodded and said, "Okay, no problem. Ten Templars I took underground were killed, and there are still ninety left. However, there is still a small team of Templars guarding the White Wolf Castle. I'll wait a minute." Send them all here. As for Cecilia, I will also find you. Anyway, no matter what, this purification must be completed!"
Esther said with a straight face: "I will fulfill my mission!"
Soon, Dane arrived with one hundred and two templars, and Cecilia, the high-ranking elf priest, came with him.
The priestess has lived a reclusive life since her return from the dark jungles of the Central Mountains. After helping Fal'o settle all those elf refugees, he stayed at home alone every day to meditate.
However, after she found out that Cthulhu's tentacles were so big, she would of course come over as soon as possible. And this priestess who came to Comilla Island on the Golden Fragrant Leaf two years ago has twelve spellcasting levels, especially the Dark Forest and her party, not only rescued many compatriots, she I also gained a lot.
Two twelfth-level high priests, plus one hundred and two templars converted from priests, this is the most powerful magic team that Dane can produce. Especially those templar knights, it is not easy to train one by one. It can be said that these templar knights are not only the strongest army formed under Dane's command, but also all subordinates who piled up gold coins. Losing one It will be very painful.
But for the success of the purification ceremony, he assembled all these knights. There is also a fifth-level temple located here, and Dane has done everything he can do. The rest depends on the efforts of the two high-ranking priests, and he can no longer help.
He was still somewhat nervous. It is of course the best to be able to sacrifice once. If it fails, the temple will have to accumulate power for a month, and who knows what will happen after a month.
"Two, please."
"Don't worry, my lord."
Afterwards, Dane left the temple. This is not like purifying black crystals or sacrificing those ordinary sacrifices. He can't help at the scene. Rituals have unpredictable effects.
So, he could only return to the palace on the tree of eternity and wait for the news.
Standing at the window of the hall of the palace, Dane focused his eyes on the temple.
In fact, from his current position, he couldn't actually see the temple across the vast sea of trees in Auriel, and the elf-style buildings that had already stood everywhere. This kind of staring is just a kind of sustenance of hope and expectation.
At the same time, he is also using this method to relieve the pressure in his heart.
The price paid for this underground trip was not small. Whether it's the Ranger or the White Wolf Guard, they are all elite troops in his hands. Not to mention, night saber cavalry is even more rare than the first two. In such a force, more than 300 people were permanently left in the underground world by those faceless men, and even ten of the precious templars were lost in battle.
After paying such a price, Dane will naturally look forward to the things in exchange, which can be worth more than the money.
Not only to make up for the loss in his line of work, but also to add another boost to the development of the territory!
Just thinking like this, in the distance, soft silver light scattered from the clouds in the sky, and the forest was also thriving, releasing a green glow representing the power of life. Where the two are intertwined, there is still a faint chants.
That's where the temple is, and the purification ritual has begun!