Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Lu Zhiyu stood under the Tree of Life and looked at the tree that had given birth to innumerable elves. This tree had changed a lot compared to when it had just been created by Lu Zhiyu.
Lu Zhiyu had originally thought that belief could bring power. Then, when Stikua, with the help of the Church of True God, had gained extraordinary power and reached level four, Lu Zhiyu was finally able to confirm that belief could create power.
He also discovered that the Tree of Life had its awareness because of the elves’ worship and belief. Specifically, as the Tree of Life was the mother that bred the elves, after it had absorbed the energy of their beliefs, a special life form was born.
“You’re a god? The Lord of Natural Order?” Olanca felt his muscles tense as he stammered out the words. Although he had heard countless legends that spoke of the gods, when such an existence really stood in front of him, the emotions of shock, fear, and awe, suddenly rose up within him!
Lu Zhiyu nodded and pointed to the Tree of Life. “She also has the potential to become a god in the future.”
“She? Is she the goddess of earth and harvest?” Olanca stuttered again. “She has an independent personality?”
The personality of this Tree of Life was stronger than that of the one that he had seen with Wendy. This one had reached level five and had an independent personality. So, it was no wonder that Lu Zhiyu felt that she could communicate.
Lu Zhiyu shook his head, “She is yet a god, but she has all kinds of potential to become a god one day. She even has many natural advantages. Her personality was born with your prayers. As you believe in the goddess of harvest and earth, then she will finally become a goddess of harvest and earth. When the time comes, she will become the goddess defending Moonlight Elves and she will sit on the throne.”
Olanca looked at the Tree of Life. They regarded her as their mother. As such, no one could truly understand the elves’ feelings towards the Tree of Life, let alone the grief that they all felt the moment the Tree of Life died in Sylve.
“Can she really be a god?” Olanca needed a little more reassurance.
Lu Zhiyu nodded. “Every world needs a god to maintain order and ensure the stability and development of that world. After all, the god is the guardian of world. She has the qualification to become a god, but now it is only a qualification!”
Olanca felt that this was what he had been waiting for, the future of the Moonlight Elves! If the Moonlight Elves could have their own goddess, then the Moonlight Elves civilization would never die!
Olanca gently touched the branches of the Tree of Life, then looked at Lu Zhiyu with determination. “Lord of Natural Order, what do we do now?”
“Protect her! That’s enough,” Lu Zhiyu said.
Lu Zhiyu turned around and looked at the Tree of Life. He then stretched out his hand, and the light that was coming from his hand kept glowing and illuminating the earth.
The light appeared to be a golden translucent crystal, with countless symbols and words flowing inside it. It was actually a seed that granted whoever possessed it the right to ascend the throne. Only with it could a candidate became a god after reaching level seven and ascending the throne!
At this time, the Tree of Life seemed to feel the great attraction of the crystal. As Lu Zhiyu held it high, the crystal slowly entered the Tree of Life.
The Tree of Life seemed to be rekindled by this merging. This integration of its independent personality and divine personality immediately caused a tremendous mind power to burst forth, while flashy lights shone in the sky.
For the first time, Olanca heard her voice so clearly and felt her. It was a beautiful female voice that said, “My name is Bernice!”
“When she comes to the throne, you will get everything you want!” Lu Zhiyu said to Olanca.
When Olanca looked back, he saw the Lord of Natural Order disappearing. At this moment, the change of the Tree of Life woke up the elves. Many of the elves looked at the Tree of Life, and everyone felt that this tree now seemed to have its own thoughts.
At that moment, the Tree of Life communicated with the elves for the first time, and the Moonlight Elves started to build their own beliefs around it. Olanca immediately became a servant to this god.
Although Bernice, who had a divine personality, could not yet ascend the throne or amend any rules in Maria’s world, she had the power to grant divine seeds and establish a divine system. So, Olanca helped Bernice establish her own sacrificial system, as well as her own divine system.
Through sacrifice and worship, Bernice gained strength. In fact, she was expected to ascend to the throne soon.
Gradually, under the guidance of Olanca, many Moonlight Elves with extraordinary power were born. They then were able to successfully expel the ferocious magical beasts in the Silver Moon Forest and establish their own elf kingdom.
The Moonlight Elves gradually became different from the elves in the Sylve Empire. While the Sylve Empire honored wizards and knowledge above all, the Moonlight Elves cherished the customs and beliefs that belonged solely to the elves.
As time went on, there were greater differences in their belief systems, customs, and habits, which resulted in friction. Due to this, many conflicts arose.