Lord: Marry the villain's daughter at the beginning?

In the Goger Empire, although the elves have always been peaceful, since the collapse of the tower, these elves no longer rely solely on the rangers who left the empire to collect intelligence, but have truly begun to step into the secular world.

Ivilia stood high in the tree canopy, overlooking the world.

Even for many long-lived elven elders, the first continental war has become a vague memory, not to mention the queen Evelylia who is still a little kid in the eyes of the elven elders.

Elves are not good at war at all, because since their creation, they have assumed the responsibility of observers and maintainers, so the mainstream belief of the elves has always been the god of nature. Elves are not born for war - of course, this is only compared to humans.

Fortunately, just like the last continental war, there was still a group of humans who chose to stand on the side of the elves. This group of humans was even stronger than any previous humans, so the elves didn't have to go into battle themselves, they only had to help this group of humans solve logistical problems.

But the challenge the elves face this time may be more severe than last time.

Generally speaking, the closer such a war is, the more active the world's faith will be. But when the storm was about to come, the elves kept silent about the god of nature they had believed in for a long time. When they arrived in the surrounding areas, let alone preaching, they even began to not allow other races to believe in the god of nature.

If you want to know why, we have to mention Avila's prayer not long ago.

After the tower was covered by the black rain curtain, the elves had been observing the state of the God of Nature.

Avila took on the duties of an agent similar to that of a saint, praying to the god of nature every day.

Avilia will never forget that day when she entered into a rare state of meditation and saw the kingdom of God that many believers dreamed of. The kingdom of God was just as everyone imagined, a forest that was always green.

But in the kingdom of God, the God of Nature is bound by lines woven from black mud. These lines are so intricate that they seem to form an ovary to completely wrap up the huge God of Nature.

In this illusion of the Kingdom of God, the giant stag slowly opened its eyes, looked at Avila, and asked her in the language of the post-Golden Age: "Anastasia? Didn't I let you escape?"

Although Avila did not understand the language, for some reason, she could completely understand what the stag in front of her meant.

"Great God of Nature, I am your subject, the current Queen of the Elf, Avila."

Ivilia bowed devoutly. This was the kingdom of God. It was the first time for Ivilia to come here in a meditative state, not to mention that her consciousness was so clear. Even Ivilia herself felt that something was wrong and unbelievable.

It’s as if some kind of boundary between believers and the Kingdom of God has become thinner.

Especially the lines woven from mud on the body of the God of Nature. The aura on it could only make Ivilia feel fear and despair. It was filled with all kinds of negative emotions. Just looking at it made Ivilia feel a little breathless.

"Oh, Anastasia's descendant? No wonder the scents are so similar."

After saying that, the giant stag stood up and used all its strength to shake off the mud that was woven into lines, but the mud seemed to be endless and entangled the giant stag again.

Ivilia could clearly feel the pain of the god of nature in front of her, and this pain was even directly reflected in the spirit of Ivilia, a loyal believer.

"I can feel that my condition is getting worse and worse."

"The Outer Gods used the power of humans sacrificed to entangle us tightly."

The huge stag did not speak, but transmitted its consciousness directly into Evelyia's mind.

"I'm not supposed to have emotions, but now I'm missing my former colleagues."

The God of Nature is a giant stag, and he shouldn't be able to smile at himself, but Avila clearly felt this emotion.

"Anna's descendants, listen carefully. My functions have been damaged. I may not be able to respond to your prayers with my own consciousness. I may be devoured, possessed, or sealed. So from now on, do not pray to me anymore. Absolutely not."

"Even if I issue a new oracle, you must not believe it."

The stag's tone was calm, but Avilia felt a majesty that could not be violated.

The stag, who was once again entangled by the black mud, stood up with his last bit of strength and said, "Otherwise, the person who prays will fall into the depths of the ocean of consciousness like you are now, and may never come back, just like the group of people in the tower who can no longer go back and become wandering in the ocean of consciousness."

Looking at the stag struggling in pain, Avila asked anxiously: "Great God of Nature, is there anything we can do for you?"

The black lines entangled with Him on the stag's body were shattered by the powerful force. Finally, the stag stood up completely, shook off the black mud on its body, and shone with a sacred light, just like the god of nature imagined by all believers.

"Live on, Anna's descendants, and live with the humans and elves."

This was the last oracle of the God of Nature that Evelyia heard. It was clear, bright, without a trace of ambiguity, and full of hope.

Finally, under the great light emitted by the stag, Avila returned from the depths of the ocean of consciousness.

After waking up, Avila felt her emotions fluctuate significantly, and she couldn't tell whether it was pain or sadness.

Afterwards, the elves of the Gog Empire held a meeting. No one knew what the elves discussed in the parliament, but after the parliament ended, the Gog Empire quickly passed a bill, requiring all elves to suspend all prayers and offerings to the God of Nature, and the specific resumption date would be notified later.

......

When Herbert sent the message on Lind's desk through a simple communication device that a girl who had undergone surgery on Anjou claimed to be able to see the Kingdom of God, Lind was actually a little confused.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, the information about the Church of the God of War that Herbert brought back is very valuable. Moreover, a young girl who was transformed by Anjou surgery can also allow Lind to see to what extent Anjou's technology has developed.

But the encirclement in the iron ring has not yet ended, and it is difficult for Lind to spare any more energy to forcibly bring Herbert and his group back.

Until Avila's handwritten letter was delivered to Lind.

Lind felt his palms sweating.

There is something really wrong with the God of Nature.

So, regarding Herbert's conjecture about the God of War...

The elves can unite and suspend their prayers and offerings to the gods of nature, but can humans do that? Can Anjou stop offerings to the gods of war?

"Lucanus, inform Judith and find a way to bring back Herbert and the girl in the cage."