"… It seems that these children won't cause trouble for me for the time being. But here's the problem. How should I deal with this situation …?"
Rorschach was standing at the peak of the world, but he wasn't as glorious as he appeared to be.
Right now, he was doing his best to control his "beast horde". However, this was completely different from the army that Ansorenne had previously created, which was like an incarnation of himself.
"… It's completely different. It seems that I've really overestimated myself this time."
Back in Ansorenne, Roland had used a God's Descent to borrow Lori's divine power to create an army of steel. Every steel incarnation was an incarnation of himself.
These steel creations had no self-awareness. Rorschach was even able to use the Gods' belief system to place the will of his other species and companions on them without worrying about any resistance.
It was precisely because of his previous successful experience that Rorschach caused trouble when he tried to use this technique on forest plants.
Unlike steel and ores which were lifeless objects with no self-awareness, plants were also living creatures. Of course, they had self-awareness as well. It was just that their intelligence didn't allow them to recognize the concept of "self."
But as Rorschach gave them the power of life, not only did their bodies mutate, they also naturally gained intelligence and improved souls.
Perhaps their intelligence wasn't as high as that of a lively puppy, but they did indeed exist. This was the gigantic difference between living and inanimate objects.
Controlling inanimate objects would be like using tools that could be easily controlled. However, controlling living creatures would require one to give them orders and have them act according to the orders.
Rorschach was their creator. According to the foundational principles of magic, he had the right to control them. However, he was obviously unable to control this army that was growing at an insane rate.
The only ones that could maintain a soul connection with him were the first batch of creations that he personally created. Although, these creations were probably the "elders" of this army.
"This can't continue."
Rorschach shook his head as he watched the current scene and the unlucky bastards fleeing for their lives.
This wasn't because he was worried that too many unlucky bastards would be eliminated so innocently. (Rorschach: You're blaming me for running too slowly?!) He wasn't worried that the uncontrollable army would cause any trouble.
After all, this was only a newly formed Nature Army. While there might be problems in the Ansorenne, the Aishi wouldn't be able to do much in the Ansorenne Plane. What Karwenz was worried about was …
"… It's already absorbing too much of the earth's and forest's vitality. If it doesn't stop expanding, this forest will be finished."
This was not because Rorschach had suddenly become a nature protector, but because the competition was organized by Starry Knight Academy. The location was in the forest area outside Starry Knight Academy, and many students were very attached to this forest.
"… I'll probably be hunted to death by my seniors if I turn the entrance to my alma mater from a shady forest into a desert."
Rorschach remembered that the gray elves had helped him a lot in the past, and this academy was like their family. He felt that he couldn't let this happen.
Thus, he began to attempt to control the army.
But in the next moment, he failed.
As the creator of these forest creations, Rorschach was easily able to establish a connection with them.
One, two, ten, twenty, a hundred, a thousand … Countless communication lines were established. Just the most basic instinctive reaction of any living creature, and just the curious questions from the other side gave Rorschach a splitting headache.
His mental power was instantly overloaded, and even his eyes were bleeding.
If it wasn't for the fact that he was using the power of nature that basically didn't need to worry about backlash, his head would have probably exploded like a watermelon.
After his first attempt, Rorschach crouched on top of a treant's head for a long time, and relied on the life force that the treants around him voluntarily shared with him, slowly recovering.
This method of control was obviously foolish and a failure. It was just like a child trying to forcefully steer an old-fashioned heavy wheel … Just the feedback of the power would be enough to send the child flying.
"Since this method can be used in the Ansorenne Plane, is it because the Elemental Tide is higher there, or is it because the steel creations don't have self-awareness and won't resist …?"
Nobody was able to answer Rorschach's doubts, but someone was able to give a more useful hint.
[Rorschach, do you still remember what your father said before? In the game, the army's control system has high-ranking officers controlling the middle-ranking officers, and the middle-ranking officers controlling the cannon fodder. Actually, I only found out after coming here that this is the undead army's control system. Also, your father once said, 'Life and death are only two sides of the same coin. With the flick of a finger, heads can become tails, and tails can become heads.']
"… I do have some impression of the army's control theory, but did he really say the last part? Would he seriously say something like that? "
Rorschach's impression of his father was that he had never been reliable, so he didn't know what his father was thinking.
[You can look through the historical records. This is his famous quote. It was said at a national meeting on the eve of the War of Dawn …]
Rorschach didn't know what to say for a moment. He could actually see his father's words in history, and it was rare for him to be so serious.
However, as a genius mage, Lori's opinion was obviously targeted, so Rorschach didn't have any better choice at this time.
Looking at the crazily expanding army in front of him, Rorschach gritted his teeth and reestablished communication.
This time, the target of communication was only the first dozen creations, the tallest and strongest group of treants.
"… Stop the expansion of the tribe. Tell the children to stop …"
The River of Mist wasn't famous. It was only a small river in this forest, and it was close to the largest nameless freshwater lake in this area.
However, every vehicle heading to the Star Knight Academy had to pass through the Mist Bridge on the river. Currently, the bridge was filled with various kinds of temporary fortresses.
The temporary allied army had set up an even more temporary command center here.
And the army that was rapidly increasing in number was rushing over here.
In this temporary command center, the "commander" was explaining the reason for setting up a trap here.
"… No matter how he managed to successfully control such an army, it's impossible for his control to be too precise. Chasing after water isn't just an animal's nature. The original plant magical creatures' thirst for water is an uncontrollable instinct. He'll definitely come back. We just have to wait here for him …"
With the help of the bridge, the magical armors of the mages were fully activated, and small mage towers were completed. The artillery base was also fully charged with magic.
Outside the arena, the audience was also praising Robins' judgment.
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