Crown of Chaos

PS: Work hard to update, the next step is the story of farming in the harem and improving personal strength. A battle in the Shura field is ready to start.

"Aaron, you should come see this."

Deep in the Hurek Forest, in the Druid's Sacred Grove, the priest lady motioned for Aaron to come over and see her new discovery: "There are many people imprisoned in the Druid's Sacred Grove!"

Aaron immediately followed Eleanor into the sacred forest. The priest group led by the priest lady, the black vulture guards and others had already controlled the entire sacred forest.

The area of ​​the sacred forest is not very large, covering an area of ​​about 50 hectares. The area that is truly a "sacred forest" is only about two hectares. The pillars of the third ring are composed of 3 standing stones in the center and 9 standing stones in the second ring. The standing stones and the 27 standing stones in the third ring.

Standing stones are a symbol of the Druids' enclosure of the "sacred grove". Druids like to express that they consider this place a "sacred grove" through huge standing stones. The height of each standing stone varies from 3 to 9 meters. It can be seen from this that the extreme druid must be a master of earth magic, otherwise dozens of standing stones and many great druids would not be able to complete it in one generation.

"I remember Ms. Silver Star told me that there are two types of standing stones." Eleanor came to Aaron and pointed out to Aaron: "They are magic standing stones and non-magical standing stones. Non-magic standing stones are just It is a symbol of honor and enclosure, and magic standing stones can often serve as guards, teleporters, echoes, or to suppress volcanoes, floods, storms, and evil beasts.”

"These standing stones seem to be non-magical standing stones." Eleanor pointed to the standing stones with a large number of druid patterns engraved on the surface, with a little envy on her face: "It seems like living in a place like this is not bad?"

When Aaron heard this, he gently squeezed the pastor's hand and said nothing. Eleanor immediately rolled her eyes at him and angrily led him to see the prisoners in the dungeon.

The two people already know each other very well, to the point where they can understand each other without words.

Aaron did not believe that Eleanor really wanted to live around the Sacred Grove. Miss Pastor was already used to the convenience of town life and the high-end quality of life provided by Aaron. There was no problem in taking a vacation to a place like the Sacred Grove for a few days. It really took a long time. Living here for a long time, like a druid, making most of the necessities of life by herself and raising her own livestock, it is hard to say how long Eleanor can hold on.

Eleanor expressed her indignation at Aaron's distrust. The pastor said viciously that I had never lived a self-sufficient life. When I was a pastor at the open-air altar in Shenhai Town, I also lived in a dormitory. , involved in production every day!

Yes, but you can't go back now! Aaron teased with his eyes.

Accustomed to the luxurious life of the Palace of Aquitaine, is Eleanor still willing to return to the dormitory?

The pastor lady was speechless. She had no need to lie to Aaron, so she had to signal to Aaron to leave quickly.

This guy knows how to bully me! Eleanor said she was in a mood.

Near the sacred forest is the residence of the druids. It exudes a very uncomfortable smell. The smell of chaos, corruption, bloody killings and shadows are mixed together. The decoration in the cave is relatively primitive, and the floor is paved with huge stones. The ground was smooth and shiny, and the furniture was made of stone, decorated with simple animal skins. Su Lun Mama's priest group released some magical magic in the cave, lighting up the corners of the cave.

There are still some uneaten food remnants placed on the stone table about ten meters long. The tableware is very simple. It can be seen that this group of Holy Forest Army, or at least the extreme druids, live very frugally, except for necessary items. They never get any more benefits than spending.

Passing through the hall, a truly large cave appeared in front of Aaron and Eleanor. Warm water vapor was faintly radiated from the mountain that was painstakingly dug by the earth magic of the druids. There were more than a dozen rooms scattered in the huge cave. Under the stone wall, six hot spring pools gush out with geothermal heat, forming an internal circulation of hot spring water under the power of magic. The sultry and confusing smoke exudes a scent of datura.

Eleanor couldn't walk as soon as she saw the hot spring pool here. Miss Priest loved taking a bath. She was already very afraid of the cold. After just experiencing the battle in the snowstorm, Eleanor wanted to take a bath more than ever. Take a hot bath.

But no one knew if there was anything wrong with the water, and Eleanor wouldn't risk it, and she didn't dare.

She motioned for Aaron to follow her.

Another entrance to the hot spring cave goes down a stone staircase. Just like the sin and decay hidden under the bright and beautiful skin of the nobles, there is also a dungeon hidden deep in the basement of the sacred forest. In the sultry space of the stone dungeon There were many prisoners, most of whom were dead, but a few were still alive. They were all starved to the point of becoming emaciated, with swollen bodies and sunken eyes.

The soldiers outside were already preparing to cook porridge under Maximian's order. Each of these people had obviously been hungry for a long time. Giving them army dry food at this time could easily lead to gastrointestinal problems. This was something Maximian You know, some monks often knock themselves out in pursuit of physical and mental limits.

Among them was a tall man dressed as a druid, sitting cross-legged on the ground. He was also the only one among the prisoners who looked relatively good. This man's body could be said to be riddled with scars, not only between his eyebrows, but also on his wrists, ankles, and thighs. There were varying degrees of torture marks on his body, chest, abdomen and back.

"Are you the leader of this group of people?" The tall man sat cross-legged on the ground. He smiled bitterly and said to Aaron: "Looking at your good looks, I prefer to believe that you are a noble of the kingdom, or a member of the Church of Our Lady of Silver. Pastor, no matter what, since you can come here, you must have defeated Daba, right? Is he still alive?"

The taller man had a lot of problems, so Aaron decided not to take advantage of him: "I am Aaron Salian, Viscount of the Sunset Territory of Cormyr, and this is Eleanor Dineful, the Reverend Suellen."

"Nice to meet you, Your Majesty the Viscount. Although I have never heard your name, I can see from your subordinates that you are a very powerful person who is respected by them." The tall man said calmly: " The half-elf lady next to you should already have your heart, and you are a couple, right?"

"You!" Eleanor was immediately made red-faced by this tall and strong man. Miss Pastor said dissatisfiedly: "You have said so much, who are you? Why are you locked up here? You and those group of druids and Ti What’s the relationship between Fulin and the bandits?”

"Hahaha, don't underestimate the perception of a Druid, Ms. Priest." The tall man smiled ambiguously, and then his expression became more serious: "Harsin, Harsin, the Druid of the Moon Society, is just A prisoner, if I ever had any duty, it was to be the guardian of this sacred forest."

"Master Thorn locked you in?" Aaron understood immediately.

"It's not me, it's us." Harsin, the Druid of the Moon Society, sighed: "I once thought that Daba-Thorn was here to assist me."

"I found out later that he was a bit... too extreme."

"We often quarrel over the course of action. His extreme plan to wipe out nearby humans who destroy nature quickly gained support from most of the association members. I can't talk to him... I also have problems, and I need his strength. Without him, we would not have been able to build such a good construction near the sacred forest. I hesitated until he secretly won over a group of druids and publicly announced that they would abolish my position as guardian and imprison me and my supporters. Here it is.”

"Strange, although Daba was extreme before, he was not so scary. Ever since I discovered that he had frequent secret meetings with the bishop of the nearby Huimin Monastery, his temperament has become increasingly weird." Harsin said mockingly. Said: "All the responsibility lies with me. I did not perform my duties well. I always wanted to unite everyone, but in the end so many members died because of me."

Looking at the corpses in the nearby dungeon, the few living ones were already haggard, Aaron's eyes immediately became sharp.

Luojia, you deserve to die!

Bishop Mozgov also escaped with the help of the Daemon Primarch.

In the future, he will definitely face the demonic primarch and his dark apostles again.

"I will provide you with enough help, Harsin. As the Viscount of the Sunset Territory, I declare that you are free. I will take over the entire forest. If you want to stay or leave, I will give you a chance to choose."

"For those who choose to stay, I can designate this sacred forest and nearby areas as the 'Moon Society Reserved Area'. In principle, you enjoy autonomy. I will not interfere with your actions, and even... I plan to jointly develop it with you. This forest.”

"If you choose to leave, I won't stop you. I will give you travel expenses and food, and send you a ship to the Green Leisure Headquarters. What you plan to do after that has nothing to do with me."

"Harsin, what are you going to do?" Aaron asked the Grand Druid of the Moon Society with a look of anticipation on his face.

If he wants to develop the Hurek Forest in the future, he will definitely not be able to bypass this sacred forest and the druids. As we all know, there are moderate, middle and extreme druids among the druids, and the extreme druids can conquer them all. If they are imprisoned, then these druids headed by Harsin should be moderates.

Since I have saved their lives and am a moderate druid, the two sides should have a basis for negotiation and cooperation.

There is a sacred forest here. It is the duty and life goal of a druid to protect the sacred forest. Even if he drives away all these druids and disbands them, there will definitely be druids from other places trying to come to Hurek Saint. Lin established organizational settlements, one after another, until someone succeeded.

Some people will definitely say, can't we just let a group of moderate druids come?

Sorry, whether a Druid is moderate, centrist or extreme is uncertain until they take specific actions. A Druid who seems gentle, kind and unconcerned may have secretly planned to destroy nearby humans. After years of activity, we are just waiting for the moment it all kicks off.

A druid who seems to be world-weary and has a strange temper and drives away any human activities may secretly protect the villagers, restrain monsters, and eliminate evil in his own way, but he will never express it and has no interest in telling others what he has done.

That is to say, it is difficult to know what a druid is thinking before taking specific actions.

Candlekeep's authoritative scholars named this the "Druid Uncertainty Theorem."

Instead of opening a blind box, it is better to choose a group of trustworthy people.

"Members who have lost their lives can gather again. The power of nature will make our hearts unite. As long as there are still people around, there is hope." Harsin hesitated for a while and said tentatively: "Really? You can ask me Is it guaranteed?"

"Yes, I can promise you to keep my word." Aaron nodded: "I can swear by Feilongshui Lake that I will try my best to meet your needs for the protection and preservation of the Hurek Sacred Forest Area."

"Okay, then let's conclude a gentleman's agreement between us." Harsin also agreed happily. The archdruid knew that the strengths of the two sides were not equal. Since the other party can defeat Daba-Thorn, it means that he is completely No one can say anything if he has the strength to massacre all the remaining moderates.

"Yes, that's good!"

Seeing Harsin surrender so easily, Aaron finally understood why Daba-Thorn had succeeded in seizing power so smoothly.

There's a 10 to 90 chance this guy is a lawful good druid.

Good people are always easy to bully.

…………

After being helped out of the cave by two black vulture guards, a big brown bear suddenly burst out of the nearby forest and alerted everyone. In an instant, at least ten arrows and five spears were aimed at the giant bear.

"Wait! Don't hurt her! Wait!" Harsin shouted anxiously: "She is not the enemy!"

Maximian looked at Aaron, who waved his hand, and the soldiers lowered their weapons.

The brown bear immediately pounced on the Grand Druid of the Moon Society and rubbed his chin with its head. Harsin also burst into tears and touched the brown bear's head with his hand: "That's great, Fina, you're still alive! That's great. Yeah, I thought you were dead too!"

The brown bear was also crying and didn't speak. It just rubbed hard in his arms.

"Your pet?" Aaron asked curiously.

"Pet? Fina is not a pet!" Harsin was afraid that everyone would misunderstand, so he quickly said with a blushing face: "She is my girlfriend!"

"Girlfriend???!!!" Eleanor opened her mouth wide.

This great druid found a bear as his girlfriend?

Although my Lord Su Lun said that love does not distinguish between races and national holidays, is this a bit... Miss Pastor's eyes became strange.

You pervert!

Aaron also felt strange.

Mr. Halsin, your taste is so unique.

He had played Baldur's Gate before and experienced romantic scenes, but he remembered that there was no such thing as man and beast in Baldur's Gate.

The country is really a very open place.

"No! No!!!" Harsin quickly explained: "Fina is a human, a Druid like me."

After saying that, the archdruid himself blushed: "It's just that...she likes to be like this, especially when she is with me."

"Oh~~~~~" Everyone around him subconsciously took a step back, and their eyes changed again.

So this is ah!

You pervert!

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