Bai Niu has a weird temper and doesn't seem to like letting too many people know about his existence.
Respecting the wishes of the soul walker, Li De could only spend one day and accompanied the soul walker in light clothes with Lao Chen to the ancient city of Petra, which stood in the deep sand plain.
Near the ancient city of Petra, hundreds of hectares of land have been leveled, and there are also several experimental fields. Hanhai Protectorate plans to first try to grow blue-leaf potatoes and pumpkins there.
Just a few hundred meters away from the experimental field, according to Soul Walker's request, Li De ordered several guards to set up a shed here. Soul Walker, Li De and Chen Stormstout sat in it, facing Pate.
The direction of the ancient city is quite a bit like sitting down and discussing the road.
"It's really a great miracle, changing the land environment of a region with supreme power, but..."
After praising the ancient city of Petra, Soul Walker suddenly sighed, and even the lantern in his hand flickered on and off.
'Maybe the shamans of the Earth Ring are so enigmatic.'
Li De thought this in his heart, and asked politely on his face.
"Master Bai Niu has something to teach me, but it doesn't hurt to tell me."
Seeing that Li De was indeed asking for advice humbly, Bainiu swayed the lamp in his hand slightly, and then it seemed as if it was dark in the pergola, and then a curtain of light appeared in front of several people.
The light curtain is covered with four color dots, large and small, khaki, silver grey, light blue and fiery red. The four color dots are densely arranged together, forming various complex patterns.
"Our natural world is supported by the four elements of arcane changes. If we enlarge the scale of observing the world to the level of the entire world, we can find that although the various elements change alternately, the total amount is always
It won't change.
In fact, this world has never changed, it is just that it is constantly changing internally. The ancient city of Petra has brought more vitality to Tanaris, which means that there must be a decrease in another place that cannot be seen.
Although I can't see clearly in the short term, I am convinced that the balance of elements must have been broken, and in the long run you will have to bear the impact of this elemental imbalance in the future."
Li De just laughed after hearing what Soul Walker said, but Chen Stormstout had something to say.
"Otherwise, have you ever heard that 'Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement'? It is true that the four elements of earth, water, fire and wind hold up the world, but there are not only four elements in nature, but also flesh and blood, intelligent beings like us.
Genus.
Life and reproduction are continuous, and the path of human relations is the most holy and eternal. Only the elements participate in the balance, which is destined to be broken."
In the way of nature that Pandaren believe in, the overall understanding of the world is optimistic. Since Lao Chen joined the Hanhai Protectorate, although he has not changed his family to believe in the light of civilization, he firmly believes in the light of civilization and the way of nature.
They respect the same "great road".
Although they have only known each other for a short time, the Soul Walker and the Wine Master have a certain sympathy for each other. At this moment, Lao Chen is also interested in discussing Taoism, and White Niu naturally accompanies him.
Whitecaro waved gently, and the four color points in the light curtain began to overlap in four directions, eventually turning into four-color light balls located in four directions.
"The pattern of the four poles is unstable, and the balance between all four elements is also fragile. Since Master Chen mentioned our lives, let's talk about life.
Of course there is life in the balance of elements, but life is by no means the fifth pole. That will only make the balance more fragile and lead to the collapse of the world."
When he said this, the soul walker stretched out his finger and pointed in the middle of the four light balls.
"Life is here. It is not the fifth pole, but the center point. Balancing the elements in the middle and stabilizing the world is the bounden duty of intelligent life in this world."
In the Minotaur's creation myth, in ancient times when there was no flesh and blood life, four elements were rampant in the wild world, causing incomparable violence and chaos in that era.
And it was Mother Earth who created life of flesh and blood, which ended the violent elemental era and created the stable world today.
The topic has reached this point, and it is already a debate between world view and cognitive system. According to the theory proposed by Bai Niu, intelligent races have an ultimate destiny, but in the ideology of the Panda people, it is obviously not recognized.
Something like "fate".
"Swallowing a breath of fresh air, my fate is determined by God.
Life is also one of the origins. How can we obliterate our own spirituality and regard ourselves as puppets of destiny? For example, the natural way of our pandas is the natural way of human beings."
As he spoke, Chen Stormstout stood up, walked to the "fate model" given by Soul Walker, pulled out the center point representing life from it, and then pinched the four-color light ball representing the elements into a
one point.
The two dots were placed side by side by Lao Chen, and then he also lit up the two light dots in the light curtain.
"There are four majors in the domain: Dao Da, Tian Da..."
These two light spots represent Tao and Heaven, and the original two light spots are illuminated again.
"The land is big, and the people are big, too, and people live in it."
Lao Chen put his finger on the point that he thought was the most important, representing life, and then moved his finger on the light screen, drawing a line to connect the four points.
"The old man follows the earth, the earth follows the heaven, the heaven follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature!"
Li De, who was sitting in the middle watching the debate between the two masters, was in a daze for a moment, and couldn't help but think of the night when Nozdormu asked him a question.
However, Li De did not intend to participate in the debate between the two at this moment, because their views were logical within a certain range.
As long as a theory is logically self-consistent, it will be difficult to overturn it with another theory.
Li De couldn't tell which one of the two was right or wrong. At this point, he himself didn't know what was waiting for him at the end of the future.
"The explanations of both of them are very exciting, and each has its own truth. As for which one is the truth, I think it is better to test it with practice."
Li De's words caused Whitecaro Soulwalker and Chen Stormstout to think.
As for Li De himself, after saying these words, Eureka's voice sounded in his ears.
"Ding, would you like to accept [mission: test the truth!] (mission time limit: thirty years)
Task description: Belief in something greater than oneself is the basic need of intelligent life.
In the darkness, people long for comfort and light to illuminate the way forward.
Please find the truth in the universe that guides us forward!
Success reward: The entire Azeroth will be sublimated!
Failure penalty: The leader’s civilization will destroy its faith and become a decadent civilization where hedonism prevails!”
This punishment was quite severe, but after reading the mission description, Li De chose to accept the mission without hesitation.
And the next moment he confirmed to accept the task, Li De's body suddenly showed a strange phenomenon.
A circle of golden light emanated from Li De's body! Although this light only flashed by, Li De's body returned to normal afterwards.
"Your Excellency Protector/Li De, what's wrong with you?"
Bainiu and Lao Chen asked at the same time, but Li De did not speak but closed his eyes.
"The leader obtains the status: Sacred Heart of Quest. (There is a certain chance to help the leader realize the realm above the heroic warrior)"
Feeling the changes in his body, Li De slowly opened his eyes and said with a smile to Soul Walker and Stormstout.
"The debate between the two masters just now gave me some insights."
Hearing what Li De said, the two of them laughed heartily and kept saying that Li De's words had also gained them something.
The discussion was a very beneficial one for all three people involved.
However, what makes Li De feel a little regretful is that Soul Walker does not plan to stay longer in the Hanhai Protector, and he plans to leave tomorrow.
As for Li De's request to transfer the earth element in Thousand Needles Stone Forest, Soul Walker flatly refused.
In Bai Niu's words, the emergence of the ancient city of Petra has disrupted the balance of elements. The earth element lives in Thousand Needles Stone Forest and is a part of nature.
As a member of the Earth Ring, his job is to protect the balance of natural elements. How could he destroy this balance for the sake of the development of the Vast Sea Protector?
White Bull not only rejected Li De's request, but also advised Li De before leaving, please respect the elements in the process of development. As the concrete objects that support nature, they have power that ordinary people can't imagine.
If you cannot live in harmony with the elements, you are likely to suffer huge losses in the future.
Since elements are a problem encountered by the Protector of the Hanhai during its independent development, then the Protector of the Hanhai is asked to independently find ways to coexist with the elements.
This is considered to be in line with Li De's creed of using practice to test truth.
Li De couldn't help but smile bitterly at this. He didn't expect Soul Walker to put it in his own words.
Of course, Li De also knew that Soul Walker's words were not malicious criticism, but actually a kind reminder. Li De had no choice but to sigh and thank Soul Walker for his kindness.
But in the end, Li De still sent an invitation to the entire Ring of the Earth through the Soul Walker. He invited the shamans headed by Earth Shaman Moon and Fury of the Earth to visit the Hanhai Protector.
Shamanic teachings, as the most primitive teachings, are very common in Azeroth, and the shadow of shamanic culture and magic can be seen in almost any race.
The so-called shamanic teachings aim at worshiping nature, animals and ancestral gods.
Among these three major branches, the branch of worshiping the ancestor gods is not prosperous in Azeroth. The ones who really focus on worshiping the ancestor gods are the orcs of Gorongas.
Under this branch of animal worship, two branches have developed: Druid faith and Loa faith.
As for the branch of worshiping nature, the Ring of Earth, which is dominated by tauren shamans, has gone the furthest, and even the orcs who are also good at the power of nature are slightly inferior.
Now that he has decided to explore the truth, Li De plans to ask the shamans of the Ring of the Earth for advice on understanding the relationship between natural elements and intelligent life.
Soul Walker readily accepted Li De's invitation and spoke frankly.
"In addition to looking for the teacher's relics, there are actually other reasons why I came here.
The earth shaman sensed the changes taking place in the land of Tanaris. He had a hunch that the elements here might be out of balance, so he sent me to investigate the situation here.
After I go back and inform the earth shaman about the situation here, I think he will even take the initiative to come here."
After the soul walker left, Li De and Lao Chen looked at each other and said four words firmly.
"Autonomous development."
Sure enough, taking a shortcut is not feasible. From a standpoint, the soul walker cannot even be regarded as an absolute flesh and blood life. He is naturally biased towards the elements.
Fortunately, although the shortcut didn't work, the road to walk down-to-earth finally did.
After the cave hydra happened, the Bronzebeard brothers decided to lead the team themselves, and finally opened up the road on the cliff highland with Van Cleef and the others.
It is worth mentioning that the help of the harpies is also indispensable. After all, as aborigines on the cliffs and highlands, they are the most familiar with the conditions there.
During this process, the Hanhai Protector and the harpies went in both directions. Li De gave the harpies enough respect, and the harpies who were influenced by Stonehenge were obviously much easier to deal with.
The Screaming Harpies are more rational than other members of their race. They understand the reality that the Vast Sea Protector is powerful, and at the same time they have the ogre prisoners of war given to them as gifts. After a simple weighing, the Harpies understand that they must choose to cooperate.
This way.
One more thing, although the ogre prisoners of war were handed over to the harpies, Li De deliberately added a clause to the treaty signed with the harpies: cannibalism is prohibited!
It is the iron rule of the Protector of the Vast Sea not to feed on intelligent life. Even those ogres with the name of "cannibals" will be protected by this iron rule in the Protector of the Vast Sea.
The number of ogres handed over to the harpies was completely recorded. When the harpies got tired of them, they would have to hand over the same number to the Protector of the Vast Sea whether they were alive or dead.
At that time, whether they continue to serve their sentences or how to dispose of their bodies, it will all be a matter for the Hanhai Protector.
Li De specially added the amount of money, and Cortina Xiaoyu agreed without much hesitation.
Harpies will eat those males that have lost their energy, in fact, it is entirely because the harpies have no food source during the incubation period.
As long as the wealthy Hanhai Protector can provide them with food, they don't have to commit cannibalism. After all, harpies pride themselves on being of noble birth, and as long as the conditions are right, they are willing to behave in a more civilized manner.
Regarding the origins of the harpies, they claimed to have been an elf. It was only because they betrayed the elf queen Azshara that they were cursed to become like this.
Li De actually doesn't really believe this statement. To say that he betrayed the Elf Queen Azshara, the entire race of night elves today can be regarded as Azshara's betrayer.
If this statement were true, there would be no night elves as a race today, and there might only be harpies.
Li De plans to ask Shandris if he has the opportunity to know how many witnesses of the ancient war are still alive today. He believes that this period of history can be restored in detail.