Lothar smiled calmly. He and Li De had had a long conversation as early as in the Burning Plains.
"Having powerful means of killing is not a hero. Only one who brings happiness to more people is a hero."
Now it seems that Li De is practicing this sentence very well.
"Okay! I will work with you from now on!"
Lothar's straightforwardness made Li De very happy, but at the same time Dai Lin was a little hesitant.
He admitted that Li De and the Hanhai Protector had great prospects, and he was very happy to cooperate with the Hanhai Protector. However, accepting the Hanhai Protector's system would inevitably damage the interests of the nobles.
Regardless of other races, the dominant human politics of the Alliance is aristocratic politics.
As an excellent leader, Daelin knew that aristocratic politics was indeed dragging down Kul Tiras, and had even reached a point where it was difficult to return. Even the Proudmoore family was restricted by other families, let alone those who were ruled.
of civilians.
It's not that Daelin lacks the courage to make reforms to the country, he is just afraid that the reforms will have a counterproductive effect on Kul Tiras.
"I'm sorry, Kul Tiras is not ready for change yet. In the short term, I hope that the relationship between us will remain the same, and with the profits brought by the business here, I will let them benefit more people
."
When it comes to his own country's issues, although Dai Lin is conservative, he is not inactive. At least the spinning business with the Governor of Hanhai is firmly controlled by the Proudmoore family, except for the other three major companies.
Apart from the family's dividends, he left most of it to do what he wanted to do.
Li De expressed his understanding of Dai Lin's concerns. He didn't say much, and he didn't even ask Dai Lin to keep it a secret.
Dai Lin is a smart man. He values the benefits of cooperating with Li De. Although they are not completely together yet, there is no need for others to emphasize what should be said and what should not be said.
On the contrary, Dai Lin's prudence made Li De think more highly of him. A leader cannot be too cautious when dealing with national issues.
Li De is still confident that sooner or later, Dai Lin will be completely on his side, because Azeroth is a huge world, and business only occupies a small part of this world.
After this little episode was revealed, the dinner went on in a harmonious atmosphere. However, after the dinner, Li De suddenly issued an invitation to the guests: inviting them to watch the ceremony at noon tomorrow.
The guests seemed a little confused, but Haggard, Nogfogg, Niebuhr and others all seemed particularly excited.
The last time Li De was so solemn was before the birth of the Light of Civilization. And that time Li De brought Stonehenge to people. It seems that after nearly a year, Dao Dao has once again given guidance:
"3. Oracle (Ancient): Productivity 29,000 points.
Construction terrain: hilly terrain is required.
Wonder effect: The city built with this wonder can attract a hero-level strongman (and above) to visit every month, and increase his favor. There is a 0.01% chance of triggering the hero's effect.
(Note: If there are more than two heroes (including the leader) within the leader's sphere of influence, the cost productivity will be reduced by 10%)
The leader’s current remaining productivity points: 181,300 points.”
Among all the ancient wonders, the only one that met the terrain construction requirements was the Oracle. After several weeks of refreshing, Li De finally saw the Oracle in the Eureka interface.
This is a temple in the shape of an altar. Each level requires external stone steps. At the top of the temple, there is a vault supported by a circle of gorgeous surroundings. On the top of the vault
On top stands a golden statue of the god.
It symbolizes an ancient civilization's worship of heroes, and its appearance will also attract more heroes to the city.
For the Hanhai Protectorate, which currently lacks high-end combat power, the emergence of the Oracle Office can be said to have solved the urgent need.
At noon the next day, the venue for the ceremony was chosen on the hills north of Gadgetzan City.
The road from Gadgetzan to the Shining Plains is a valley, and at the foot of the mountain on the west side of the valley is Stonehenge, and on the mountain is the Hanhai First Prison under construction.
The oracle was built on the east side of the valley. At this time, Li De climbed up the hills alone, where he could have a good view of the city below.
"What is Li De going to do?"
Dai Lin asked somewhat strangely, and Haggard's expression looked particularly pious at this moment.
"Please read on patiently. This is the glory that belongs only to the Protector and is the guide of the road. Because of its existence, we can understand that our path is correct."
Dai Lin nodded doubtfully. Until now, he had not realized what would happen next and only regarded this as an ordinary religious sacrifice.
The moment the two of them finished whispering, everyone standing below to watch the ceremony fell silent because Li De began his speech.
"Everyone, everyone who joins the Hanhai Protectorate, no matter which country or clan they originally belong to, will be respected equally.
Through hard work, wisdom and bravery, we create our own miracles on this desert! We believe in the path of balance, and our existence is a tribute to the path!
Know yourself and life. Survival is never something that comes easily. Everyone who works hard should be treated with heroic respect;
Don’t overdo anything, retain kindness, frugality, and calmness, and find a balance between the world and yourself;
If you make an oath in vain, disaster will come. We never make promises lightly. As long as we make a promise, we must fulfill it seriously. We must have a strong heart, be true to our words, and be resolute in our deeds. Ordinary people can also become heroes!"
The next second after Li De finished his speech, the people standing below clearly felt the changes around him!
The originally hot weather suddenly became cooler, and a gust of wind blew from nowhere for no apparent reason. To be precise, the wind came from all directions and converged towards the center where Li De was.
And with the appearance of the wind, the hill where Li Dezuo was standing also changed!
The wind blowing from all directions was like thousands of carving knives, carving the hills one after another. The fine rock fragments were weathered like snow. Gradually, a grand building was taken out of the mountain.
!
The grand temple, which can reach hundreds of meters in height, is entirely gray-white, with only the roof being a beautiful orange. From top to bottom, it is a three-story concentric circular altar structure, and on the lower round building, there are also intertwined
There are high rectangular walls and wide stone steps connecting the rooms on the upper and lower floors.
At this time, Li De was standing on the top floor of the oracle. Behind him was a circle of gorgeous carved stone pillars, which together supported a giant umbrella-like vault. On top of the vault was a human-sized
golden statue!
"this……"
Dai Lin was completely dumbfounded. What was happening in front of him? Even magic could not explain this scene.
Lothar didn't show much surprise on his face. After all, he was already used to the shock that Li De brought to him. But at this moment, Lothar stood straight with a serious face and clenched his fists in front of his chest.
"Understand life; be kind, frugal and calm; keep your promises...With such awareness, even ordinary people can be called heroes..."
Chewing on Li De's words, Lothar's eyes shone brightly. At this moment, the marshal, whose reputation and status had reached its peak, seemed to have found a new career for which he could strive for his whole life. The appearance of Lothar was already in his twilight years.
Sa, finally decided to start again!
Lao Chen seemed to be the most indifferent. He just raised his head with a big belly to watch the spectacle at Li De's feet. Only from his narrowed eyes and the stiff twirling movements in his hands could we get a glimpse of the unrest in his heart at this time.
One or two.
Of course, the most shocking thing was Shandris Yuyue. She tried to find flaws in every aspect, but in the end all was in vain.
What was presented to her was by no means some boring arcane trick, this was a real miracle!
But in the night elves' belief, the only true god is Elune. This is why the night elves can always maintain a sense of superiority in front of other races.
There is only one true god in Azeroth, and the night elves are the supreme chosen ones who are favored by Elune.
However, at this moment, Shandis Yuyue's heart began to waver.
There were only two choices before Yuyue. One was that there were other true gods besides Elune; the other was that the miracle that happened in front of her also belonged to Elune.
Shandris Feathermoon held the folded umbrella with such force that her joints turned white, but then she thought of Nordrassil, the world tree. That giant tree that broke through the sky was Elune's greatest miracle.
!In comparison, this temple that appears in the mountains with the wind is not worth mentioning.
Thinking of this, Shandis's heart calmed down a little.
"Ding~ Congratulations to the leader for successfully building the Wonder Hero Oracle House and receiving a reward of 300 productivity points.
(Note: Heroes and Oracles will bring the following improvements to leader settlements:
The city built with this wonder can attract a hero-level strongman (and above) to visit every month, and increase his favor, and there is a 0.01% chance of triggering the hero's effect.)"
During Eureka's reminder, Li De was still in a strange state with his eyes slightly closed. Just now he was standing in the center of the wind vent, and the wind from all directions was shaping the oracle as well as him.
Li De couldn't even tell whether he was inspired by the Oracle to make those remarks, or whether the Oracle gave him a response after he made those remarks.
In short, after the oracle appeared, Li De felt that his understanding of being a hero became deeper.
To be a hero or a leader, you must have the courage to change the world, and at the same time, you must be able to unite knowledge with action.
Just looking back at Eureka's prompt at this time, Li De discovered something interesting, that is, the oracle that had just been built had an extra "hero" prefix. It seemed that this building was built in Azeroth.
The wonders of this world are slightly different from the original ones.
Before Li De could figure out what was going on, he heard Eureka's voice again and again.
"Ding~, building the Ancient Wonder Hero Oracle House consumes 29,000 productivity points from the leader, and the current remaining productivity points are 152,700 points."
"Ding~, congratulations to the leader for building 3 ancient wonders, and the wonder level has been improved! The number of wonders in the refresh pool is 1! The buildable level is 1! You can build 'classical wonders'!"
After hearing the prompt content clearly, Li De felt particularly excited. He now still has hundreds of thousands of productivity points, and has added many more constructable wonders. Doesn't that mean that if he is lucky, he will be able to build many wonders in succession?
!
With such excitement, Li De wanted to open the system immediately and take a look.
However, what he didn't expect was that this time the system did not open according to his thoughts, and what he heard instead was Eureka's slightly mechanical voice.
"I'm sorry, leader. The system is being upgraded. You cannot view the system interface during the upgrade. Please wait patiently for 48 hours to view the system interface."
This surprised Li De, but it was reasonable after thinking about it. He simply waited for 48 hours and focused more on the present.
The oracle will summon heroes to visit for the Protector of the Vast Sea, and there is a very low chance of directly promoting the hero's loyalty.
Three of the four guests currently visiting Hanhai Protector are heroes, but they came here before the oracle was built, so they cannot be counted among them.
To be honest, Li De didn't expect that 0.01% chance. If he only relied on the support of miracles, he wouldn't be able to reach this point today.
What he values most about the oracle is that it can inspire heroes to visit every month.
It is undeniable that powerful individuals are precious in Azeroth, and even just contact with them is extremely rare. As long as heroes regularly visit him, Li De is confident that he can establish a good relationship with them.
The group of people who stand at the top of the force can actually be understood as a circle. Just like the five original paladins, the Kirin Tor Council, and the three Windrunner sisters, these heroes often exist in the form of social circles.
As long as you can get to know one person, you have a set of opinions. As long as everyone knows you, why worry that no one will be loyal to you in the future?
It's just that Li De doesn't know how the Oracle's ability will be activated? It can't be just using teleportation magic to pull a hero over, right? There must always be a reason for inviting people to be guests.
But right now, he can't think clearly even in his wild thoughts. Li De feels that it is necessary for him to return to everyone below. At this moment, they must have many questions to ask themselves.
Slowly walking down the stairs, Li De discovered that there was a winding mountain road extending from outside the oracle, which would prevent him from being aimless when going down the mountain.
After walking down the mountain road, Li De met the people approaching.
"Protector, what guidance did Dao give us?"
The first people to ask questions were the priests of the monastery. In fact, it was not only the priests who were concerned about this issue, but even the shadows of several Loa rarely walked out of Stonehenge together.
During the period of joining the Protectorate of the Vast Sea, the Loas were also constantly comprehending the light of civilization, and comprehending the wisdom of the great avenue of the universe among the twinkling stars in the spiritual world.
Therefore, everyone was very curious about the oracle that appeared at this moment.
"I can't tell clearly, why don't we go in and have a look together."
When Li De said this, people seemed a little hesitant.
"This is the oracle of the avenue, can we go in?"
Listening to everyone's doubts, Li De burst into laughter. The Oracle is different from the Great Pyramid, which has internal chaos, and Stonehenge, which is completely open-air. As a temple, it must have furnishings inside.
"Of course, it is a guide provided by the Great Dao for everyone, and of course it must be open to everyone."
After saying that, Li De turned around and was the first to lead the way, and the hundreds of people who had gathered first were able to enter with him.
The oracle covers an area of dozens of hectares and can easily accommodate hundreds or even thousands of people. When everyone entered the main body of the temple, they found that the interior furnishings were extremely solemn and solemn.
There are 108 niches in the temple, and among the niches stand vague statues.
"It seems like this is a palace dedicated to heroes, but why don't these statues have faces?"
Dai Lin commented on the Oracle and raised his own questions.
But the moment he raised this question, the crowd burst into exclamations.
"The statue's face has changed!"
Everyone pointed at a statue in the middle of the main hall. Dai Lin squeezed into the crowd and saw that the statue's face began to become clearer.
"This face...is the Protector?!"
People exclaimed, but then they took it for granted. The good life Li De brought to this place, and the fact that he enjoys the respect in this hall of heroes, is also what everyone expects.
Thinking of this, the people of the Hanhai Protectorate immediately invited Li De to the statue and paid tribute to themselves and the statue.
Li De smiled bitterly. He never thought that he would be worshiped as an idol in the end.
But then he was a little stunned, because he found that the statue showing his face seemed to be alive! It was connected to his mind!