Chapter 248 [The relationship between trolls and Loa]
What happens next can barely be regarded as a matter of course.
Sirik was beaten away.
At least in the eyes of other troll chiefs who believe in Bat Loa, Sirik, as a majesty and a god of trolls, was actually beaten away by a troll.
This is really a bit shameful.
Although not a powerful Loa, he is famous for his fighting prowess.
But you are a loa after all!
It's understandable if you can't beat other powerful Loa, or something weird...
But what does it mean to be unable to defeat a troll?
Even though this troll's Loa sounds powerful, he is not a Loa!
The chiefs, who didn't know Tonatiu's strength and didn't know that Tonatiu was actually a "Loa" in the sense they understood, were a little disappointed with Bat Loa Hilik.
Duvall took the opportunity to launch a campaign.
He had confirmed last night that it was one thing that Roathric the Bat had caused him to lose face in front of the Zandalari trolls.
Tonatiu was actually able to carry the blood god's corrosion from the blood troll and move freely in the bloody mist. This ability attracted Duval.
If Duval does not convey the letter.
After the performance of Loa's the Bat last night, Loa's influence among the Zandalari Trolls' senior leaders will definitely be greatly reduced.
This will greatly damage Duval's interests and reputation as a high-level priest, and affect his status in Zansul.
The three Loa priests took action together.
Although there was nothing Oogway Loa could do, he told the truth, and at least he had an explanation on the scene.
Even His Majesty Rastakhan respectfully said that he is mature and prudent and worthy of being the most stable Loa Majesty.
Thunder Lizard Loa...
His Majesty Akunda originally had an unreliable reputation among the troll community. He is the god of randomness, and his style is just like that.
Only Sirik sold Duval in front of the Zandalari trolls without saying a word about the situation.
In addition, Tonatiu also wanted to leave a nail in Dazar'alor and try to see if he could preach in the troll capital.
The two sides hit it off immediately.
Contact each other in the morning.
After Tonatiu used the great power of the system and spent a lot of faith, Duval gloriously changed his profession from a follower of Loa the Bat to a priest of Loa of the Sun God and the Moon God.
It is commonplace among trolls for such things to be redirected, and it is not considered a big deal.
Some trolls may even change their faith multiple times throughout their lives.
For example, when he was working as a waiter in a tavern, he might believe in Sirik, the Night Lord, because he had to work until very late and had to walk a terrifying night road home.
At this time, the Night Lord can show him the way, which can at least bring him psychological comfort.
If this troll went to sea as a sailor, he would definitely choose to convert to the Shark God or His Majesty Paku.
And if one day he gets old and plans to return to Dazar'alor to raise dinosaurs. There is no doubt that he will choose Gonk, the king of beasts, as his loa...
Trolls are so pragmatic when it comes to their Loa beliefs.
For example, His Majesty Rastakhan.
As soon as Raizan died, he did not think about resurrecting the Devilsaur god, but immediately concluded a contract with Bwonsamdi and sold off all the descendants of his bloodline.
You must know that an existence of Lazan's level must be registered in the Emerald Dream. Although it is not easy, it can be resurrected.
But in order to gain power as quickly as possible, Rastakhan immediately sold his descendants to Bwonsamdi.
The speed of this letter transfer is not unsatisfactory.
The attitude of the trolls towards Loa is actually easy to understand.
Just like the relationship between business owners and employees on earth...
Trolls are employees of the company, and Loa is the boss of the company.
A group of employees work for the boss and make money for the boss.
As for the boss, he has to pay wages to his employees, and sometimes he has to stand up for them.
And if one day, the employees discover that this boss is not very good, they will go bankrupt if they continue to follow him.
So what do employees do?
Normal ordinary employees, given a choice, would of course change jobs right away!
There are also some more ambitious employees who cannot change jobs due to some reasons. However, if they continue to stay in the company, they may go bankrupt and suffer together with their bosses.
What to do?
Some of these ambitious troll employees will choose to kill their boss, take the boss's money, and squander it by becoming their own boss...
This is what the Gurubashi, Amani, and Drakkari trolls do in the game's plot.
In the end, these trolls, like their bosses, all went bankrupt.
This is who trolls and loa are.
I have to say that in a certain aspect of Loa's beliefs, the trolls are really like a certain nation on earth. In terms of beliefs, they are simple and practical pragmatism.
If I believe in this God and worshiping Him is useful, then I will believe in Him.
It doesn’t matter if you pay a few more tributes.
But if this god is of no use, sorry, I will worship other gods.
Never hang from a tree.
Probably it is this kind of pragmatism in Loa belief that allows the trolls to continue to maintain a strong vitality despite thousands of years of degradation and continue to struggle tenaciously on the historical stage of Azeroth.
Duval turned to the two gods of Tonatiu. If they were just ordinary trolls, it would be an ordinary and ordinary thing.
But he is a high-level priest, and his conversion will also lead to the conversion of many trolls, especially since he shamelessly summoned the chiefs of the small troll tribes who believe in Sirik. His intention should not be too obvious.
Bat Loa, who didn't want his followers to be poached, had no choice but to risk violating the ancestral teachings of the Zandalari kings and the common understanding of the troll community to stop Duval's approach.
Then he was beaten away by Tonatiu, and lost 1/8 of his sound divinity, and he was so humiliated in front of these troll chiefs.
Duval grew up in the god-believing atmosphere of Zandalar and became a high-level priest through his own efforts.
In terms of religious work and preaching, he has abilities that even all the Zutona trolls combined don't have.
After Sirik was beaten away, Tonatiu didn't even do anything, just stood there and acted as a model.
Duval was right in front of him, using various overt or covert words to trick these small tribes who believed in Sirik into converting.
The ancestral teachings of the Zandalar kings: Loa and priests must not force the faith of ordinary trolls.
But in fact, for those small troll tribes, as long as their chief believes in a Loa, the entire tribe will often follow suit.
When dealing with large tribes, the teachings of the kings of Zuldazar are useful. When dealing with various small tribes, their iron law is better than nothing.
However, given the urinary temperament of the Zandalari kings, they most likely looked down on those small tribes. They even looked at several large troll empires as if they were distant country bumpkin relatives.
What about those small tribes?
Therefore, even if Duval used some methods that were somewhat contrary to the ancestral teachings of the ancestors in the process of preaching, it would not matter.
Anyway, these little chiefs are incapable of complaining to Rastakhan.
Duvall saw this clearly and even used coercion and intimidation in the process of preaching.
Tonatiu blinked his eyes at this, so there is such an operation?!
In the past, he always conquered the trolls with virtue. Even after Zul'Farrak's trolls were defeated, he didn't even think about forcing them to convert.
Instead, he used various benefits and the power of the gods Tona and Tiu to tempt them to convert automatically.
With Duval's efforts, there were a total of 13 troll chiefs on the spot, and immediately the chiefs of three tribes were willing to transfer the trust to God Na and Tiu.
The chiefs of the remaining seven troll tribes were very moved, but said they would go back and think about it and discuss it with their tribes.
They were probably afraid of revenge from Bat Loa or something. After all, although Beast Loa was Loa, they were also beasts and had some of the habits of beasts.
Only the chiefs of three tribes made it clear that they would not convert and they still believed in Sirik.
"Hey!"
Facing the chiefs of these three tribes, Duval sneered: "There's nothing more to say. I wish you all good luck, and I hope Bat Loa can always protect your people."
Intimidation and inducement were of no use, and Duval was not foolish enough to use real coercion.
That would really go against the rules of the trolls, and it would gain some insincere followers, which would not be of much use.
The gain outweighs the loss.
"Then, let's go." Duval said without expression: "Chiefs of the Sharp Branch Tribe, Dark Spear Tribe and Blood Top Tribe, you will regret it."
Tonatiu, who was initially bored to the point of being in a daze, suddenly heard a familiar name and couldn't help but look at the three troll tribe chiefs who refused to convert.
Darkspear tribe?
Isn't it from Vol'jin's tribe that joined the Horde?
He looked at the three troll tribe chiefs with interest and found that two were very old and the other was very young.
"Does anyone know Vol'jin from the Darkspear tribe?" He couldn't help but asked curiously.
After "driving away" Bat Loa, Tonatiu remained silent.
But trolls are a race that worships the strong. His performance just now was not bad. Although he didn't speak, the trolls present had been secretly paying attention to him.
Now listen to him.
Moreover, the question was about the Dark Spear Tribe, the young chief of the Dark Spear Tribe, and Senjin felt nervous and uneasy.
This powerful Favored One of Loa would not want to attack his own tribe just because the Darkspear tribe was unwilling to convert.
Senjin responded anxiously: "This...chief? There is no troll named Wojin in the Darkspear tribe..."
There are more than 10,000 trolls in the tribe, and Senjin actually doesn't know if there is any Darkspear troll named Wo'jin.
He just wants to distance himself from the relationship now and doesn't want this big boss to focus on his tribe.
"No Vol'jin? Oh, by the way. It's still early, and even Talanji is still so young. No, so Talanji is actually older than Vol'jin?! I'll go..." Tonatiu muttered
Suddenly, he remembered the name of Father Woking, and he asked again:
"What about Sen'jin? Is there a troll named Sen'jin in the Darkspear tribe?"
Without Vol'jin, we can say that Vol'jin has not been born yet, but without Sen'jin, it would be impossible.
Tonatiu thought...
Little did he know that after he said the name "Senjin", several other chiefs who knew Senjin would look at Senjin with eyes full of sympathy.
It seems to be saying "Hey! The big guys have called your name, just consider yourself unlucky!"
Hearing Tonatiu say his name and seeing the eyes of other chiefs, Senjin felt like he was falling into the ice abyss...
The young troll chief stood up and said, "I...I am...my name is Sen'jin..."
