Chapter 71: Quietly Blowing (For Support~)
The incarnation of the Wind Elf let go of her arms, and she glided in front of Reed, a tall, elegant and ethereal woman surrounded by a gentle breeze.
She has long pointed ears, her feet float lightly above the ground, her silver-white hair flutters in the wind in the still air, and her azure blue eyes are refreshing.
This is an ancient existence, the incarnation of the wind elves, born in people's prayers for "wind".
She is different from Freljord's primitive demigods. Those demigods were born when humans were still in the wilderness, and they set foot on that land earlier than humans.
The first people who prayed to the "wind" were the sailors who often went out to sea and the oppressed ones who longed for change. They placed their hopes in the turbulent winds whistling through the runeland.
And Gana is the guardian and transformer born from this emotion. She warned the ships before the storm and filled the sails for the believers who prayed devoutly.
Devout believers call her Garne Arem, which means "guardian" in the ancient Shurima language, because she always appears to save everything in the most dangerous moments, which is the foundation of her birth in prayer.
Oshra Vazouan, a long-standing port city, almost all the residents believed in Garna enthusiastically. They erected statues and shrines for her. Even after being annexed by the Shurima Empire, their belief in Garna remained unchanged.
Even if the emperor of the Shurima Empire issued a decree prohibiting worship of "false statues" and pushed down the statues of Gana, it still could not stop people from praying quietly to Gana in secret. After all, the ascending god warriors had no way to protect the ship from storms.
Those who believe in Gana will wear amulets with bluebird patterns, because the sky bluebird is the original incarnation of Gana, and this ancient beacon has been passed down to this day.
"You still haven't changed anything, you're still so beautiful."
Reed smiled and said, he rarely praised a woman so sincerely. Well, maybe not very few, after all, he has many female friends who will never change his appearance.
"The wind of change is the only thing that remains unchanged in the world."
Gana blinked and replied quiply that this is a sentence that is jointly praised by history enthusiasts in Valoran and Shurima. It cannot be regarded as a good word, because the irony of this sentence is very strong and suitable for use in various occasions.
Reed smiled and shook his head, and he stretched out a hand to Gana. Gana grabbed him, and the breeze gently blew, quickly rolling them up. The Zuan people around him had noticed them, so they could not stay here anymore.
The wind dissipated in the air, and Reed and Gana appeared in a very secret building in the Zuan Gully area.
This architectural style is not at all Zuan's strange building. It seems to be a dilapidated and abandoned temple, with the statue of Garna being placed in it, and the breeze keeps lingering.
Although the statue looked as smooth as new, Reed had already figured out its age with just a glance. The history of this statue will take at least thousands of years, perfectly interpreting what it means to be "old and new".
"Maybe you should develop some missionaries, so that at least you don't have to stay in such a dilapidated place anymore. You have been protecting Zuan, but the city is forgetting you because they believe that alchemy science is the future here, not some ancient legendary god."
Reed sat casually on a dilapidated futon and then made his suggestion to Gana. Although this temple was not very popular, it was not dusty. It can be said that it was spotless in the true sense.
In such a place, whenever a mortal comes in, they will definitely understand that this is a place where gods exist, because humans cannot do such things.
"The people of Zuan remember me. I often hear prayers. Although they live in such a harsh environment, what I hear is not just complaining about life. They are positive and working hard for survival. They fight against the poisonous fog of the haze of Zuan and the atrocities of the alchemy baron, and I will stand with them."
Gana never gave up on Zuan. Although Zuan once forgot her and was immersed in her growing ambitions, they no longer prayed to Gana, but focused all on the mechanisms they designed to fulfill their ambitions.
The Zuans were eager to open a sea and land between the two continents of Valorand and Shurima. They hoped to carve a canal from the isthmus under their feet. They did do that, but as a result, most of the Zuan fell, and thousands of people struggled to death in the surging sea tide.
It was Gana who saved them, just like in the past. Whenever a disaster strikes, they would always shout the name of the gods, begging her to come down from the sky to save them, and Gana would lend a helping hand without hesitation.
She used the air wall formed by the strong wind to block the turbulent tsunami torrent and allowed people to escape from their homes that sank below the sea level. She saved many people. The survivors remembered her kindness and made her remember her again by the Zuan people, but that was already two hundred years ago.
Most of the believers of Gana in Zuan City are descendants of the survivors at that time. Although not many, and although not every Zuan people believe that Gana exists, they are also pious enough. They wear blue bird talismans and respect the wind no matter where they are.
"You always stand on the humble and lowly side, because few people with high power believe in the wind of change, and what they want more is solid slavery and domination."
Reed was not surprised by Gana's choice. After all, she was destined to be like this when she was born in the ancient belief in "wind".
The "change" represented by Gana is not chaos, but for the purpose of seeking a better life for the lower class people. Therefore, there is no doubt that the people of Zuan need her help the most, because nowhere can be more straits than Zuan.
Reed hopes that this will always be the case. Although it will be a bit unacceptable for the Zuan people, if one day this "wind of change" really blows across the rune land, it means that the situation may have become very bad. Reed hopes that that day will never come.
"In recent years, prayers have not only appeared in Zuan. In Shurima and Valoran, many people seem to have recalled the wind of change."
However, Gana's next sentence immediately broke Reed's fantasy, and the "wind of change" had quietly blown.
Chapter completed!