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by adminEpisode 94 – The Giving Tree 9 –
The World Tree is the god of the elves.
There are creator gods called heavenly gods and evil gods in this land.
Since ancient times, living things have desired immediate well-being rather than pleasure in the distant future.
It is certain that heavenly gods exist. Even though Seonghwangcheong, who represents faith in the heavenly gods, personally declared that humans are equal.
This is true even if the caste system is not abolished.
‘what. The only difference from Earth is that there are tribes with special powers in their true bloodlines…
But on Earth, passing down money through lineage is the same, right?
For living beings, it is better than a god who cannot immediately intervene after the great war in heaven.
A king who could intervene immediately was probably more important.
“Kill the world tree. You know what that means, right?”
“Do you know better than me?”
The World Tree is the elven god.
It is also a guardian deity that has protected them for tens of thousands of years.
They also give something called an elf’s blessing.
It produces leaves, branches, and fruits of tremendous vitality.
It is a gigantic being that can defeat countless thugs who come to this land with its gigantic body.
But they would kill such a being.
“The existence of the World Tree was the support that allowed the elves to exist for tens of thousands of years…
The World Tree is something we cannot do anything about. Therefore, development is impossible and we have no choice but to be left behind.”
“That’s right. The strongest on the human side can become stronger or increase depending on human efforts.
The World Tree cannot be made stronger or reproduced with the power of the elves.”
“To be exact, it was possible. The reason the fruit of the World Tree was so powerful was because if you planted it, the World Tree would grow.”
Ohh?
I didn’t know that.
“Then why didn’t you do it all this time? And why didn’t humans know that?”
“It takes hundreds of years for the world tree to grow. It’s similar to Dragon Heart.”
“From a human perspective, hundreds of years is the time that will determine the rise and fall of a family, so we won’t be able to find it… So what about elves who live for hundreds of years?”
“Do you think it will be tolerated?”
Since elves live for hundreds of years, they will be able to make additional World Trees bloom.
But the World Tree is not a tree to them.
A god who came down to this world.
Although there are creator gods called heavenly gods and evil gods, there are other gods that exist.
Proliferate God?
To them it is treason.
“In the end, that’s what’s important. That won’t change unless the elves see the World Tree as just a tree that has succeeded in gaining great power.”
“Yes. And for that, it is necessary to kill the World Tree. If a god were killed by a non-god, it would no longer be possible to claim to be a god.”
I will kill to prove that God is not God.
If the elves hear it, it is disloyalty and treason, but it is a reasonable statement.
If he were truly a god, there was no way he would die from something other than a god.
Even if I die, it doesn’t matter.
The being who killed it must be another god.
“As you also know, the emotions of the intelligent being are contradictory. And just realizing that those feelings are contradictory is a top priority.”
“It’s contradictory. What is so contradictory about elves?”
“The attitude of the Heavenly God Church and the Holy Emperor towards the Heavenly God is different from the attitude of the elves towards the World Tree.
They both think they are gods, and they both have different beliefs about gods. What does this seem to be caused by?”
Those who have only glanced at the WFS superficially consider it to be a fanatic when they see the dismal state of Seonghwangcheong.
Seonghwangcheong was a very progressive and docile group, at least until Il’s attack on the demonic realm.
The reason is simple.
Cheonsingyo, the religion believed by Seonghwangcheong.
The deity of heaven revered in that religion.
This is because this being definitely exists.
There is no need to prove your faith.
Therefore, we can focus strictly on spreading the doctrine.
Therefore, they are not aggressive towards non-believers or people of other religions.
Since it is true that heavenly gods exist, I am just trying to propagate them.
Of course, they are hostile to heresy that blasphemes the values of the Heavenly God.
“Elves believe that the World Tree is a god. Deep inside, there is a fear that it may not be God.
So, when asked to prove that Heavenly God is God, Seonghwangcheong either scoffs or responds simply by showing the saints. Elves treat me irritably, saying it’s an insult.”
“Heavenly gods and evil gods who have existed since the King Taejo. And compared to them, the World Tree only existed for a moment.
Divine beings are also pushed aside, but because of the existence of the Holy Emperor, elven faith can never become mainstream. It is less likely to surpass the Celestial Cult than the Celestial Cult.”
The reason why Seonghwangcheong had no ups and downs for such a long time is simple.
Many countries were once powerful, but as soon as the factors that made them strong disappeared, it was difficult to avoid decline.
However, the faith on which Seonghwangcheong is based has already been proven.
Adults who have real influence never disappear.
All adults are strong.
And as long as they exist and are reborn even after death, it is difficult for Seonghwangcheong to experience more than a certain amount of ups and downs.
That is why the current situation is particularly exceptional.
“Guardian of the World Tree, and the World Tree. Thinking that those two might disappear someday is something every elf has done at least once.
However, unlike the saints of the Holy Emperor, those two beings will not be released again if they die. That’s why all elves are anxious about that.”
“Elves usually don’t particularly enjoy talking about controversial things.”
We live for a long time, so if we keep our worries for a long time, we will suffer for a long time.
For that simple reason, it is said that elves often have the habit of putting off mental pain.
“ character. First of all, it’s okay to turn all elves into enemies anyway. Because humans are the ones who cause rebellion. So what is the way?”
“The World Tree is not God. I can be sure of that much. but. It is true that even if it is an ordinary tree, it is strange.”
“Among humans, sometimes an incredibly outstanding individual appears. That’s possible.”
“In any case, an ordinary tree cannot live tens of thousands of years. Therefore, the World Tree is beyond the category of plants.
That’s why we had to take a different approach to kill the World Tree.”
“What is that?”
Even if the World Tree is not a god, it is a very special tree.
Especially since the oldest living tree on Earth is only about 5,000 years old.
If you are trying to kill such a being, ordinary methods will not work.
Because it is a plant that has overcome aging, which still has no proper way to overcome it.
“Isn’t there the simplest way?”
And the method he presented was a very reliable method.
“Just pull it up by the roots.”
It was a physical removal.
This is truly an amazing answer.
It is said that there is a way to defeat the Heavenly God, but the logic is that the way is to win by fighting against it.
‘Are you crazy?’
How do you uproot that tree, which is as thick as the National Assembly building and about three times as tall as the second Lotte World?
And outside of the guardian’s watch?
‘I think a better strategy would be to fight the Guardian, win, and then mobilize people to physically cut him down.’
Of course, since he was an elf elder, he must have thought of a different method.
Or maybe there is something certain about it.
“They look at me like I’m strange. It’s definitely an absurd strategy.”
“If you knew that, is there a way?”
“Yes. It’s simple, but it’s more difficult than you think.”
“If it had been done alone, you would have done it yourself. It seems like something controlling you wanted that to happen.”
Although it is questionable whether that entity was really aiming for that.
I have no choice but to believe what he says, so I just believe it.
“ character. Then there is an easy and difficult way. What is that?”
It doesn’t matter if you make a judgment after listening.
If it’s impossible anyway, all I have to do is persuade you.
I spoke to him confidently.
The elf elder closed his eyes and opened his mouth.
“We want to get rid of the World Tree. You must face the guardian.”
When I heard that, my astonishment disappeared.
What method is that?
If you were going to do that in the first place, you should have betrayed the country and asked the empire.
If there is an insider, it seems like the Empire could somehow kill the Guardian.
“Are you saying we have to make the Guardian abandon the World Tree?”
“The opposite is true. The World Tree must abandon its guardians.”
what.
Is it the same as Tomato-flavored Tomato and Tomato-flavored Toh?
“Guardian of the World Tree. If this existence had not existed, the elf would not have reached this state.
Meanwhile, there were many elves who wanted to go outside. But, except for a very small number of half-elves, no elf could get out.”
Even if the elves had just gone outside, the worst situation the elder thinks might not have happened.
What the elder is worried about is not the fall of Abenheim, but the fall of the elves.
If the elf was free to go outside, his worries would be meaningless.
Those who simply want to remain can remain on this land and wait for it to sink.
Those who want to live can just go outside.
Among them are those who will create an elf community.
Or, there may also be beings that blend in.
In the end, elves will continue to live without falling.
“But what does that have to do with the World Tree abandoning its guardians?”
“There is a very big correlation. Why does the guardian of the World Tree seem to stay on this earth?”
“It was born tens of thousands of years ago. How do you know that? I guess I have a strange stereotypical way of thinking.”
Even if an elf’s mental age is slow, their lifespan is only 500 years.
In the current generation, if you do not receive proper treatment from Seonghwangcheong, you will die on average around 65-75 years of age.
If you roughly multiply it by 10, humans are beings that have lived for thousands of years.
Thousands of years ago on Earth, before Jesus was even born.
There is nothing strange about people born in that era saying that women are inferior or that their status is taken for granted.
“I am an elf elder. I had a chance to ask that. And he answered me.”
It’s to protect the elves. Called.
After he continued speaking, I felt a doubt.
To prevent the fall of the elves.
But in the end, looking at the current situation, the downfall of the elves is inevitable.
On the human side, incredibly strong people continue to emerge.
There is nothing of note on the elf side.
As soon as asymmetrical power appears, like on Earth, there is nothing the elves can do.
“It was strange to say that as you said. So I was able to come up with a hypothesis. The reason he has to protect the elf.”
There is a reason for every cause and effect.
No matter how trivial it may be, there is always a reason.
If the guardian said that, there must be a reason for what he said.
Even if it’s not true.
“Guardians can communicate with plants. And that target will include the world tree.”
“That’s right.”
“Then the Guardian will still be able to communicate with the World Tree. So the goal is to create discord between the World Tree and the Guardians.”
Oh my?
At least something plausible was born.
Literally, if there is discord between the World Tree and the Guardian, either the Guardian or the World Tree will be abandoned.
No matter which of the two is abandoned, the elf will be able to escape Abenheim.
But there were doubts.
“But why does the World Tree have to abandon the elves? Isn’t it okay if the guardian abandons it?”
“The reason the guardian of the World Tree stays in this land is to protect the elves. That’s why the Guardian abandons the World Tree… There is no need to protect the elf.”
Guardians stay near the World Tree to protect the elves.
The moment when the guardian who protects the elves abandons the World Tree because of the World Tree’s request.
Elves can no longer receive guardian protection.
“An elf whose guardian has disappeared is just an idiot who lives for a long time. That’s why you will be used, and the end will be slavery.”
Although this is not a well-known fact due to the imperial family.
This land is a fantasy world. Therefore, if there is no force, it is the end in the end.
The elf goes out.
At the very least, you have to be self-reliant with archery alone, without elemental arts.
And the elf elder knew well how absurd that sounded.
Therefore, a guardian of the World Tree is absolutely necessary.
Because there is a need to protect the elves until they can become independent.
“And to create discord with the guardian. The power of an outsider was needed. It would be impossible to create discord between the World Tree and the Guardian without an external threat.”
The elf’s blessing is both a blessing and a shackle at the same time.
Perwell explained that he wasn’t sure how he got away, but he was far from enough to start a rebellion.
It’s definitely a reasonable answer.
I’m not sure how it happened or what kind of entity is behind it.
What is certain is that I felt like everything might soon be revealed.
“So, will you cooperate with me?”
And the elder’s hands begin to tremble.
All information was disclosed.
All operations were made public.
If I refuse, he can’t go back to the way he was before.
You will have to fight with me.
If I win, it’s over.
Even if I lose, if I go missing, the saint will come find me in person.
“Of course.”
That’s why I accepted it.
Because my purpose is also similar to that.
He is momentarily relieved by my acceptance.
As I took a deep breath and saw my body trembling lessen, a sense of relief lingered around me.
After calming down like that, he finally asked me if something strange had occurred to me.
“Wait a minute. Before that, I also have something to ask you. Why are you cooperating with me?”
“Why are you asking?”
“If the guardian survives as is, there is little benefit to you.
There is no guarantee that the Guardian will be on your side, and if you kill the World Tree, you will no longer receive any by-products. But why do you work for the elves?”
That is correct.
There is no real benefit for me on this earth.
But I have to.
I have never experienced the incarnation of sin.
In order to deal with that being, at least one more person needs to prepare his or her full strength.
“There is a reason why elves should not be destroyed.”
He didn’t seem to understand me.
However, I moved on after roughly understanding that the will was still there.
All stories are over.
Now we can move forward.
‘then… Now all that’s left is the Guardian. And the World Tree.’
The full story of the culprit has now been revealed.
Now all that’s left is the ghost sword method and the truth about elves.
This is something that no one on this earth has ever thought of.
I was born in Korea and completed my higher education, so I think I can do it.
I stepped out to find it.
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In order to do missionary work for the elves, he went to the land carrying various items.
Elves are closed-minded, and therefore do not even know the existence of the heavenly and evil gods, the true creators of this land.
Even if disbelief and belief are your own choices.
Under the belief that even that opportunity should not be deprived, we succeeded in preparing various things that would be helpful to the elves.
When I first entered the Great Forest, the elves were hostile to me.
This may be natural since there has been almost no contact with humans since tens of thousands of years ago.
Nevertheless, he told us why he took risks and came to this land to spread his faith.
However, the elves could not tolerate an outsider they had not met in tens of thousands of years.
I was temporarily detained on this earth.
But they didn’t kill me.
Listening to the conversation, it seemed like they were trying to get me to meet the guardian to guess why I came.
As if what he said was true, I pointed my bow at the guardian along with those who had pointed it at me.
That’s how I met the guardian.
The Guardian was hostile to me at first.
He even openly asked me why I came to this country and acted as if he was going to kill me.
I quickly explained myself.
Heavenly gods and evil gods, my story. And I told you all about many things.
Fortunately, he listened to my story and his previous hostility subsided.
[I heard about the saint of Seonghwangcheong. I knew that he was a being who could see the past through stigmata through sacred traces.]
He knew about Seonghwangcheong.
I also knew about saints and saints.
When they heard my identity, the previous hostility disappeared.
He bowed his head to me and asked.
[So, great messenger of the Heavenly God. Could you please tell me when Abenheim was built?
Can you tell me about the sins of the time this land was founded, which I have completely forgotten and abandoned?]
My ability is effective in grasping the general history because everything that happened in that place appears mixed together.
He answered that it was difficult to know the exact story.
[This land has too many problems to accept your faith. So, unfortunately, I don’t think we can give permission for missionary activities.]
And the expression on the World Tree’s guardian’s face as he said those words.
He looked so sad that it was hard to believe he was someone who had been angry at me.
I was curious about the story of one of the oldest beings in this land, who existed even longer than Seonghwangcheong.
I had no choice but to return because it was beyond my capabilities.
– From the diary written by the 21st successive saint when he visited the Great Forest carrying various goods for trade with elves –
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