An oath with no hope in sight would only cause these wind creatures to fall into despair and eventually sink into oblivion.
It was very simple to change it. As long as there was a time limit on this oath, it was equivalent to erecting a lighthouse to illuminate the way forward in the dark and hopeless wasteland. As long as any creature had a goal and something to look forward to, it would blossom like a flower of hope.
Therefore, Angor decided to change the vow by adding a 20-year time limit.
At first, Angor thought five years would be enough. These wind creatures could only provide some help in the early stages of exploring the Tidal Realm. They would not be of much use later.
However, considering the long lifespan of elemental creatures, five years was not enough for them to reflect on their mistakes. So, Angor extended the time limit to 20 years.
In Angor's opinion, 20 years was already a long time.
However, if Sunders or any other wizards from Brute Cavern were here, they would not mention 20 years. Instead, they would say hundreds or thousands of years. They believed Angor's idea was correct. Considering the length of their lifespan, they would not be able to learn from their mistakes if they were too short.
Compared to elemental creatures, who could easily live for thousands of years or even longer, 20 years was like a snap of a finger. This ratio did not fit the so-called "self-reflection" principle at all, so it should be calculated in hundreds or thousands of years.
This was mainly because Angor was still too young. Even if he had already begun to understand the concept of time, he still did not have the experience of living for hundreds or thousands of years. Therefore, to him, although the concept of the length of time exceeded that of ordinary humans, in practice, it was not much different from that of ordinary humans.
This was why he said 20 years. Subconsciously, he thought 20 years was already a long time.
Gentle Wind Uranus heard Angor's words and brightened up. "If that's the case, I'm sure they will agree to sign the vow."
Gentle Wind Uranus knew what 20 years meant for wind creatures. However, he did not tell Angor about it. In his opinion, Angor was already very strong, and he must have a long lifespan as well. The reason why the vow was only 20 years for the wind creatures must be … well, mercy!
Therefore, both Angor and Gentle Wind Uranus believed that the vow was being merciful at this moment.
For the time being, they did not know that the "mercy" was just a misunderstanding.
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Ding Yuan's Silent Oath, even if placed on the scale of oaths, was weighed as light as a feather. That was why there was no need for additional Extraordinary materials when drawing up a contract. Ordinary parchment with a smoother flow of energy was all that was needed.
He summoned several Hands of Spell and used Sketch. In just two minutes, dozens of copies of Ding Yuan's Oath were placed in front of Gentle Wind Uranus.
He left the matter of signing the oath to Gentle Wind Uranus.
If Soft Wind Uranus, who was also a wind creature, did this, perhaps these "defeated captives" would feel better. This was his pity as the draftsman.
With that done, he reached out a finger and gathered a gentle light spot on his fingertip.
"Don't refuse. This is the pass to walk in this illusion." After that, the light spot gently attached itself to Soft Wind Uranus' harp.
Uranus looked at the harp in his hand, which was shining with a strange light, and his eyes flashed with curiosity.
"For now, I'll turn your harp into the core of this mist illusion. You can use it to control the illusion."
Under Angor's guidance, Uranus tried to feel the harp. It still felt familiar, but there was a strange light inside the core of the harp. When Uranus' consciousness entered the light, his vision immediately changed. Everything inside the mist illusion was displayed in front of him, as if he was looking at a miniature sand table with the Eye of Heaven.
"With it, you'll be able to find the wind creatures trapped in the illusion. As for how to control them, you can figure it out yourself."
With that, Angor nodded to Uranus, turned around, and left the illusion with Elmi.
"Study on your own?" Uranus felt that Angor was trying to get something else out of it.
It couldn't figure it out at the moment, so it simply put it aside and went to find the wind creature trapped in the illusion to sign the oath.
In the process of searching, Soft Wind Uranus was also testing the harp's new function.
After transforming back into the Heaven's Eye, he looked down and saw all the movements of the entire sand table. Every single one of the wind attribute creatures was shining with white light. As long as he focused on that light, he would be able to see the situation of every single one of them.
Three of them were bright red. Uranus looked closer and realized that they were the three energy providers of the illusion. They were also Harriken's three Wind Generals.
This was the first time Uranus experienced something so magical.
In the process of experiencing it, it also found that in the corner of the sand table, there was a light spot moving forward in confusion. It would move forward for a while, then it would move backward for some reason, then it would move to the left and then to the right. It looked like it was moving forward, but in fact, it was basically circling in a small area.
Soft Wind Uranus took a closer look and realized that this confused light spot was one of the Wind Island Guardians that he had sent into the Mist Battlefield to gather information.
Unlike the other wind creatures who had already given up, this guard did not fully understand the characteristics of the mist illusion. He was still trying to find a way to escape.
However, under the gaze of Soft Wind Uranus, it was all in vain.
"What a powerful illusion." Uranus could not help but sigh. This guard of Wind Island was as powerful as the three Wind Generals, but in this illusion, it was like a lost bird, trapped in a cage of mist that could never fly away.
Looking at the Wind Island Guardian that was flying around in circles, Soft Wind Uranus couldn't help but sympathize with it. He thought to himself, "Is there any way to lure it here?"
It was hard to stop once the thought popped up in his mind. He tried to manipulate the energy flow of the mist illusion on the sand table, trying to change the situation of the Wind Island Guard moving around in circles.
As the Guardian of the Wind Island fiddled with the clouds and mist, the flow of energy inside the illusionary realm changed wonderfully. The Guardian of the Wind Island really walked to a place it had never been to before.
"Can it really be controlled?" While Soft Wind Uranus was still in shock, the energy flow that had changed became self-consistent again in a new way.
After modifying part of the flow of the illusion, the illusion did not disappear, but self-consistent? The illusion could repair itself, restore itself, and even regenerate itself?
After discovering the new function, Gentle Wind Uranus had forgotten about the sudden sympathy he had for the Wind Guardian. He continued to study the illusion function, while the poor Wind Guardian moved to another place and started to walk around in circles.
The more Uranus experimented, the more he felt that this illusion was magical. At the same time, a trace of admiration rose in his heart … It would be great if he could control this illusion forever.
Without the obstruction of the illusion, Soft Wind Uranus soon encountered the first light spot.
It was also a wind-type creature from Storm Mountain Ridge. It looked like a cat with puffed up fur, but it was dozens of times larger than a normal cat.
When Fluffy Cat saw that it was Gentle Wind Uranus, he was just like Wind Eye. Although he was a little disappointed, he was also relieved.
Even though Harry had brought them to war against Baibaiyun Village, they had to admit that when they truly faced Her Highness Soft Wind, they were actually very respectful.
This respect was not only because of His Highness Soft Wind's character and strength, but also because … subordinates followed the example of their superiors.
When subordinates followed the example of their superiors, they did not refer to Harry Ken, who led the army here. Instead, they referred to the true ruler of Storm Mountain Ridge, the king they worshipped — Hurricane Theuporio.
Hurricane Theuporio was usually strict and cold, but when it came to Uranus, he would soften his tone and praise him.
Because of this, the angry cats had their own downsides.
Uranus briefly explained the current situation to the angry cat. When he heard that all the wind creatures from Storm Mountain Ridge, including Harry Ken, were defeated, the cat was a bit confused.
More importantly, they were not defeated by White Cloud Village, but by an outsider "human"!
In a daze, Uranus took out the Oath of Ding Yuan and presented it to the cat. At first, the angry cat did not agree. But when it learned that there was only a 20-year time limit, it changed its mind and signed the oath without hesitation.
The angry cat also knew that it was now a defeated captive. If it lost to Uranus, it might be able to return to Storm Mountain Ridge without paying any price, for the sake of Hurricane Theuporio. However, it lost to a human. If it wanted to live and seek freedom, it had to pay a price.
Twenty years was not a long time for the angry cat who had lived for almost three hundred years. Naturally, it happily signed the oath.
After dealing with the cat, in order to make it easier to manage, Soft Wind Uranus let it follow him to find other wind creatures. Once all the wind creatures were dealt with, he would bring them out of the illusion together.
With the angry cat as an example, all the other wind creatures Uranus met did the same thing. They all agreed to the oath without hesitation.
More and more wind creatures followed Uranus. At first, they pretended to think about it, but later, they all agreed. The efficiency of signing oaths increased a lot.
After signing more than 30 oaths, Uranus came to a red dot.
The red dot was the three-headed poodle, Loebel, who sneaked away while talking to Uranus.
Soft Wind Uranus ignored the discussion among the Wind Elementals behind him and walked to Lobel's side.
Using the method taught by Angor, Uranus plucked the strings of his zither. Not only did a gentle melody escape, but it also created an illusion that reached Loebel's mind.
Since Loebel was still in the illusion, this was the only way to communicate with it.
When the illusionary light and musical notes disappeared, Soft Wind Uranus felt that his consciousness had entered Lober's heart.
As soon as he entered Lorber's state of mind, Soft Wind Uranus saw something new.
Loebel's mind was divided into three parts, which were enveloped by the illusion and formed three membranes. The three poodles with different expressions each occupied one of the membranes.
At this moment, the three Lion Hounds were chatting helplessly in their respective cell membranes.
From their conversation, Gentle Wind Ulanoski could tell who was who.
The one who kept yelling about breaking the restriction and going out to fight Angor was definitely the leader.
The one who analyzed the current situation and expressed concern about the outside world, but also agreed with the leader's idea, was probably the vice leader.
The one who rarely spoke but always had something important to say was the leader at the end, who looked like a wise man.
After listening to their conversation for a while, Uranus the Soft Wind finally spoke.
The leader and vice leader immediately became suspicious. Only the leader at the end remained silent for a while and believed that it was indeed Princess Gentle Wind from White Cloud Village.
Under the leader and vice leader's recommendation, the leader at the end acted as the brain of the group and spoke to Uranus directly.
They wanted to use the leader at the end to negotiate with Uranus. It would be best if he could persuade Gentle Wind Uranus to let them go.
Uranus knew what they were thinking. However, they were not on the same side. No matter what he said, it would not work. Angor's oath was written on the parchment in black and white. It could not be changed, and it could not be changed.
After the Last Head received this information, he understood the current situation. He no longer used his words on Uranus. Instead, he discussed with the other two Heads in a more rational way.
The leader at the end agreed with the oath. It could even be seen that Angor was giving them "preferential treatment". Twenty years was too short.
The vice leader thought about it and agreed with the leader at the end.
Only the leader was hesitating. He understood the other two leaders' concerns, but he did not want to give up his pride. In the end, under the persuasion of Soft Wind Uranus, as well as the sincere suggestions of the Vice Leader and the Tail Leader, the Main Leader agreed to sign the oath.
It was easy to sign the oath. As long as they agreed, they could do it in the illusion.
After the oath was signed, Uranus prepared to remove the illusion from Lobel's body according to Angor's method.
The removal process was very easy, but when the illusion on Lobel's body was removed, Soft Wind Uranus was stunned.
Lobel was one of the three most important nodes in this illusion. In Soft Wind Uranus's mind, once the illusion was canceled, the nodes on them would definitely disappear.
However, that was not the case. The node somehow flew into the harp.
If Uranus wanted to, he could give the node to another wind creature.
In other words, as long as a new wind creature could take over the three nodes, the illusion would exist forever above the clouds.
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