Heir Of Yggdrasil 74 This Is So Troublesome

'A c.o.c.ky voice that talks in people's heads, why does that remind me of something. System, since you are smart and coincidentally have a c.o.c.ky voice and talk in my head, do you perhaps know what happened here?'

u003cThere is no need to keep guessing. I gave them an oracle and made them build you a religion. For your next evolution, you will need a large amount of faith to complete the process and gathering that now was the easiest option.u003e

'I can evolve again?'

u003cYou haven't collected enough faith as of yet. Wait for another two or three years then you will be ready.u003e

"Are you alright Eldar?"

'Yes, quite alright, I just checked on that dream message you got. I wasn't aware of the things that happened but I guess that doesn't matter anymore.'

"Then, before anything else, could you help us resolve the issue of your disappearance. I don't know how long the temple can hold the believers."

'Sure.'

We exited the mansion and headed over to the temple. I remarked the absence of all the believers who were apparently making a commotion. We entered the temple and proceeded along a hallway filled with wall paintings depicting me.

After that, we entered an arena like open s.p.a.ce. In the middle, of the circular area was a tree and around it, people...

A ma.s.s of people. Held back by a thin line around the tree and the menacing stare of an old man.

"Yggdrasil has been angered, high priest, why won't you tell us what is happening? Did the priesthood lose the favor of the divine tree?"

"No, we must have sinned and attracted Yggdrasil's wrath. High priest, how can we calm the divine one's anger?"

"High priest, why aren't you answering?"

This was madness. Thousands of believers were swarming this place while yelling question after question.

'So, who's the old man?'

"Your high priest. He's a duke magus that was also called here by a dream message."

'He looks so calm.'

"He never shows any facial expressions. Based on his temperament, I'd say he's about to murder half the people at the front. You should do something before he loses it."

From my soles, I sneakily released some roots that went underground and connected me to the tree in the center. Through this connection, I transferred a part of my consciousness into the tree. Time to give those believers a part of my mind. Through my innate understanding of lightning, I conjured an outline of a giant tree around the smaller tree. This should make my presence known.

'Silence! How dare you fill this temple with your chaotic chatter! You ask if I am angered? Yes, I am! I just leave my usual spot for a few hours and this is what you do? You panic and hara.s.s the priest here! Well, until you have proven you can spend your time on useful things, I will not return!'

The crowd stirred.

"But what about the harvest day, how will we receive your fruit?"

'Since I won't be there, naturally, you won't receive any harvest. And if you dare complain, there won't ever be another harvest day!'

This served to successfully shut them up.

'Pray hard and I will return in due time.'

With that, I removed my presence from within the tree and left the temple followed by Völsung. The lightning phenomenon dissolved and left only a dumbfounded crowd and a high priest praying on his knees.

"You were pretty harsh to those believers. Are you really that mad?"

'No, but since I have a body that can travel now, I want to spend some time traveling. Thus, I was going to need an excuse to disappear anyway. This occurrence just saved me the time to think of something.'

"When are you leaving?"

'After I'm done catching up with all of you. Speaking of which, where is everyone?'

"Sven is somewhere deep in the wilderness trying to break through to grand duke magus. Nerida is in the volcanic mountains to increase the density of her new bloodline in hopes of loosening the bloodline shackles enough to advance again. Aldi is actually in the city and has been pressing me for a meeting with you for a while. According to him, some dwarven bigwig wants to meet you."