Although as the suzerain, Li De had the power to recruit troops from the city-state, he still indirectly told Niebuhr that he would soon be involved in a war.
To Li De's surprise, Niebuhr did not feel any resistance. It can be said that Niebuhr had absolute trust in his teacher.
Realizing that asking for Niebuhr's opinion was almost meaningless, Li De could only put this matter aside for the time being and turn to care about Loa's problem.
In the next ten days, Li De will definitely spend most of his time discussing the details of the cooperation. But even if he has a small amount of time left, he does not intend to waste it.
Li De paid equal attention to the matter of Loa's faith as he did to sending troops to the Eastern Kingdom, or even more, because it was related to the future development of the Hanhai Protectorate.
That night, Prophet Zul, Great Elder Takshiro, and Magic Lord Lal jointly visited the mansion. These three people came to talk about three different things.
Prophet Zul is here to inform everyone that at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, he will take Niebuhr to visit the loa living in Zuldazar and pray for their favor.
The Great Elder Takshiro and Li De stopped at six o'clock tomorrow night to discuss the matter of historical and cultural exchanges.
As for the magic lord Lal, he came to discuss with Li De tomorrow from 12 noon to 6 pm about sending troops to the Eastern Kingdom.
The time was fully arranged, and Li De felt that his whole body was busy tonight.
It is worth mentioning that the magic lord Lal was the last one to leave. Before, he did not bother to speak at the Golden Throne. Now he expressed his apology and respect to Li De face to face, and humbly admitted that he had a military perspective.
Not as good as Li De.
Regardless of whether he is sincere or not, Lal's ability to make such a gesture is enough to gain Li De's respect. This witchcraft lord is really not just a show-off.
There was nothing else going on all night, and early the next morning Zul was the first to arrive at the mansion.
Li De was always a little wary of the prophet with the same name as the Amani Warlord, because the opponent's city was so deep that Li De couldn't even see through him.
However, while accompanying Niebuhr on his visit to Loa, Li De got a clue during the conversation.
Prophet Zul is an ultimate Zandalari chauvinist. He has extreme institutional confidence in Zandalari, which stems from his proficiency in ancient history:
In ancient times, the troll empire took the lead in rising up and defeated the Faceless Men and the Insect Empire, minions of the ancient gods, with a mortal body. It was an era that belonged to the trolls.
After that, the Troll Empire was replaced by the Night Elf Empire, and history seemed to be moving forward.
However, the powerful night elf empire was personally destroyed by their queen Azshara. Her abuse of arcane magic almost destroyed Azeroth and also caused the division of the ancient continent of Kalimdor.
However, after experiencing all this, the Zandalari Empire still exists, and has even lasted for thousands of years without interruption. In the true sense, Zandalari will last forever.
Under this circumstance, it is difficult to say that the Night Elf Empire replaced the Troll Empire and history is moving forward.
From Zul's understanding, he believed that the development direction of the Night Elf Empire was wrong, and that the collapse of the Night Elf Empire was entirely due to the correction mechanism of history.
So Zul came to the conclusion that history ended thousands of years ago, and Zandalar's system is the optimal solution to history. The history of Azeroth is fixed in Zandalar, and there will never be anything more powerful than Zandalar.
A thriving civilization.
It is precisely because of this kind of Zandalari chauvinism that Zul has a good impression of Li De's desire to "learn" Zandalari culture. In his opinion, this is not a sign that backward civilizations take the initiative to learn from advanced civilizations and move towards history together.
The end?
After realizing this, Li De subconsciously distanced himself from Zul conceptually, and at the same time secretly set up defenses in his heart.
People like Zul are not a good thing for his country or other countries. Because all his actions are not for the real country, but for the false "illusion empire" in his heart.
Once what happens in reality is not in line with the interests of the "illusion" in his mind, it will definitely arouse his hostility.
Such characters often go crazy in the end. The greater their influence, the greater the harm to the world. However, Zul has a pivotal position in Zandalari.
At present, it seems that he is friendly to Li De, but as the Hanhai Protector develops and becomes stronger, as long as there is any system in the Hanhai Protector that does not conform to the "perfect system" in Zul's heart, it may attract his hostility.
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Of course, it's too early to think about this now. The most important thing right now is to gain Loa's approval.
Everyone came to the north of Dazar'alo City. Zanshu'er, where the History Museum was previously located, was also in the Beicheng District. What Li De and the others were going to was the Chosen Platform next to Zanshu'er, where the altars of several Loa were located.
Zul led everyone to a platform and said with a particularly sacred expression.
"Enshrined here is the god of walking mountains, wandering ramparts, peace and harvest: Loato Kali the Earth.
She is the most loving and gracious loa, and she is willing to answer every troll's prayers and grant them prosperity. Young sand troll chief, I suggest you first try to pray for her acceptance."
Zul didn't say anything else, but everyone understood what he meant. Niebuhr and Sethus looked at each other and decided to hold a ceremony here to pray for the coming of Loa.
Because this was Loa's altar, and it was just praying for Loa's response and did not require any help, the two of them did not feel too strenuous during the ceremony.
As Gazrilla's ashes floated in the air, a huge phantom gradually appeared on the platform, which was Lo Atocali. Her image was a direhorn.
"Hug you, my little troll, and the earth will give you wisdom."
Tokali's voice was like that of a mother, speaking gently to Niebuhr. The kind Tokali was reassuring, and Niebuhr was happy to believe in such a person, but he still kept Li De's advice in mind.
, lower your head and humbly ask for advice.
"Praise be to you Loa of the earth, Niebuhr, chief of the sand trolls, please tell me what the wisdom of the earth is."
The huge dire-horned dragon head in the shadow raised slightly, giving everyone the impression that she was smiling, and then a voice softly chanted in everyone's ears:
"...
I will teach you how to harvest and protect your safe home.
The earth is simple, just and wise, and the fields are abundant and fertile.
Wait bravely, sincerely and quietly, full of expectations outside your hometown.
If you are wise, embrace Tokali, with sleepy eyes, you can finally rest.
…”
Isn't such a kind and loving Loa exactly what they need? Niebuhr respected Tokar even more.
"Thank you for your teaching, loving Tokari. The sand trolls have lost their faith in the true Loa in the past history. Here, the sand trolls are willing to dedicate our piety, and we implore you to accept us and guide us.
us."
However, in the face of Niebuhr's request, the kind-hearted Tokali did not immediately express his position. Instead, he looked at Li De who was standing behind Niebuhr.
"Strong human race, I know you."
Tokali's words shocked everyone. Li De had never been to Zandalar before, so how could Tokali say that he knew him? But then Tokali gave the answer.
"There is a sacred breath in your body, which is as noble as the life of all spirits. It was it that summoned me not long ago. It is a pity that my body cannot cross the sea, and showing my projection is disrespectful to it."
Zul didn't understand, but Li De and others knew in their hearts that Tokali was referring to the inspiration of Stonehenge. But why did Tokali mention this matter at this time?
"Strong human race, in the heart of this child, I can see everything you have done for the sand trolls. You are more like their Loa than me.
But just like Loa can't protect you all the time, you can't protect these children forever.
Sand Trolls, I need to see your attitude. My true form lives in the open valley north of Dazar'alor City. Come find me and accept my test. You are not allowed to rely on the power of your protectors.
If you really have something worthy of my recognition, I will accept you without hesitation."
After saying that, Tokali's shadow gradually faded in the air, and before disappearing completely, she was still looking at Niebuhr with encouraging eyes.