Chapter 781 The Battle of Ideas
The war on the other side is also nothing worth mentioning.
When the necromancer was restrained and the six-armed snake demon jumped to his side, all that was left was to be cut into several pieces.
After the necromancer and the dracolich were dismantled into broken bones and frames, and he did not capture their soul breath, Gavin was basically sure that everything that happened before him was an illusion. , a very top-notch soul illusion.
This kind of illusion is not about setting a scene for you to play a rigid role.
Instead, it evolves according to your own abilities, so that you can't help but immerse yourself in it.
He has even basically guessed that the purpose of this illusion is to see if the person concerned can be like the cloaked king and choose to protect Anka in the desperate situation at that time. Even if your own subjects know that the future is extremely difficult and dangerous, and may even be doomed.
As long as there is even a trace of hesitation and entanglement, this trial will fail and be terminated.
Not everyone has the courage to charge towards a dracolich.
Especially those young men from Sambia, in this kind of real illusion, even if they are not scared to death, their education and their own nature determine that they will just turn around and run away.
And this is just the basic condition for the real illusion to continue. If you want to truly pass the level, you must have the strength to defeat the Necromancer and Dragon Lich.
Otherwise, even if you inherit Anka's legacy, you will follow in his footsteps.
Because the dracolich, like the lich, has its own phylactery, when they die during transformation or their physical form is destroyed, their souls can return directly to their own body regardless of distance. In the phylactery.
The lich can possess the humanoid corpse near the phylactery and re-transform into the original lich.
The dracolich needs to occupy the corpse of a reptile or dragon of medium or larger size and transform it into its own new body. The corpse that better matches its original body (such as a true dragon) will occupy it. The lower the difficulty, and vice versa (such as a dinosaur corpse), once possession fails, he will never be able to possess the corpse again, but he can continue to try to possess other suitable corpses.
A dracolich in its original dracolich state has its original will and memories, but does not have its original Hit Dice or spell immunities. It cannot speak, cast spells, deal cold damage, use breath, or act like a dracolich. Create fear.
Its health, speed and defense are temporarily calculated according to the occupied body. The original dracolich can be directly transformed into its own complete dracolich by devouring the original body (at least ten percent). If the form cannot do this, it can only transform the newly occupied body by absorbing a large amount of negative energy.
The time it takes to restore the strength of the complete form has a great relationship with the strength of the corpse it occupies. The closer the corpse is to the strength of the complete form, the shorter the recovery time, and vice versa. Of course.
This is why lich and dracolich are keen on collecting corpses similar to their own size. Not only will their phylacteries be hidden in extremely secret places, but they are usually also together with a large number of corpses.
To kill a dracolich, it is not enough to kill his physical form. You must find his phylactery and completely destroy it before it can successfully occupy a new body. .
This refers to ordinary circumstances.
Gavin, who possesses the immortality of God, shouldn’t need to go to such trouble. After all, he can even cut off devils and their marks, making it impossible for them to resurrect in their hometown, let alone the Dracolich. It belongs directly to the category of immortality, and the profession is very relevant.
When the Necromancer and the Dracolich died one after another, everything in Gavin's eyes disappeared completely like a mirror flower.
He is not in the open-air manor of Anka Manor now. On the contrary, he is now in the hall of the mansion.
This is a standard lord's hall, with two rows of chairs on the left and right, and a lord's chair at the end.
There are no empty seats here, but the people sitting on them are not people, but ghosts. They are all familiar faces, and many of them can even be named, because he has seen them before in real illusions, and even We chatted a few words.
Without exception, they are all cloaked warriors who have followed Ankh to conquer the entire valley.
There is also a person sitting on the lord's seat. Even in the spirit state, he still has a turban and mask covering his face. His tall body is wrapped in a big red cloak. It is the owner of this place, King of Cloaks Anka.
For a moment, Gavin was not sure whether he was in reality or another illusion. Anyway, he still didn't see Regina.
All the ghosts' eyes fell on Gavin. Anka stood up first and laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, okay, we have not waited in vain for more than three hundred years, and finally we have it. Someone who can inherit our legacy and move forward has appeared. The old rules are to vote collectively. Are you satisfied with the performance of the young man in front of you? "
"That kind of indomitable energy is indeed very similar to our style back then, but illusion is still illusion. In this case, many things are disguised. Moreover, his methods are extraordinary and he has the strength to defeat the opponent, so he has no scruples. Therefore, the aspect of character needs to be further verified.”
“We should not only look at his temporary performance, but his series of performances, whether it is daily performance. Looking at it now, his previous resettlement, flood relief, Asaba River management plans, and the people-benefiting plan in Misty Valley have all proved his character. He is indeed dedicated to seeking development for the valley and seeking benefits for ordinary valley people. Benefits, many of these plans are not only things we have not done, we have not even thought of them.”
“Being able to organize 50,000 people to move thousands of kilometers is definitely not just a plan. It is a manifestation of ability and charisma of personality. Without enough cohesion, there is no way to accomplish this."
"The combat effectiveness he displayed is impeccable, just like us. As proven through years of painstaking research, the simplest and most effective way to fight against the Dragon Lich is to also transform into an immortal state.
But in this state. Disadvantage, I believe everyone here is also deeply aware of it. Once we leave the shelter of Anka Manor, we will slowly lose all emotions and become a cold machine that only knows killing. Let alone our guardianship duty, will we become We are determined to protect people from disasters, but we are not 100% sure. Can he 100% control this power? Can he resist the erosion and temptation from negative energy? "
"This issue really deserves careful consideration."
"Isn't this the meaning of our existence? We will shoulder the responsibility of supervising him to ensure that he does not take the wrong path."
“I don’t think we should continue to wait. Just this one has made us wait for more than three hundred years. Who knows when the next one will appear? Maybe by that time, the entire valley will be It has been annexed by those evil and greedy businessmen."
"I agree to let him inherit our legacy, follow our past path, and completely disintegrate the evil city-state alliance of Sambia."< br>
“The longer we wait, the longer our people will be exploited and squeezed by Sambia. We should not hesitate to look forward and backward.”
These ghosts commented on Gavin in front of him. From their words, it was not difficult to tell that although their footsteps were limited to Anka Manor, their information was very well-informed, at least to Gavin. Wen's matter is clear.
Compared with Regina's previous explanation, there is no reason to be surprised when this happens.
Since they know everything about the situation in Anka Manor, it is normal for them to communicate with these intelligent undead and share information.
In other words, the trial of Anka Manor does not start from now on.
Since he stepped into the Battle Valley and started contacting Lord Ilmet and Regina, it has already begun without his knowledge. Now it is just the last step, meeting the parties involved. .
The feeling these ghosts give Gavin is very similar to that of Estelle and other earthbound spirits. Although they are spirits, they are not dominated by negative energy. Instead, they control and use negative energy and still maintain their human nature. Seven emotions and six desires.
“Since our opinions cannot be unified, we might as well listen to the opinions of the parties involved.” With one sentence, Anka attracted the attention of all the ghosts to Gavin again, “Sir Gavin, Give us a reason we can’t refuse.”
Gai Wen said in an astonishing way: “I am. I feel that there is a huge mistake in your trial itself."
Anka did not show any anger at being questioned, but asked gently: "What is the mistake?"
"Before answering, Lord, can you help me clear up a doubt first." Gavin asked without answering. "Okay." Anka was more straightforward than the legend said.
"Since the lord has not died? Why not resurrect yourself? No matter who hands you put your grand ambition in, it is more tempting and more touching than completing it yourself."
< br>If Anka has already lost his soul, it is understandable to carry out the legacy. The person involved still exists here as a ghost, so it is not difficult to resurrect him.
“It’s not that I don’t want to, but that I can’t.” Anka replied calmly, “In order to prevent the disaster and rebirth of the necromancer Alekanther and the dracolich Alaba, I I burned my soul with my secret method and sealed them together with me. Imprinted in this manor
What you see now is just my last remnant soul. When someone inherits my legacy, it will be the moment when I die completely, and also those two. The moment when evil is reborn.”
"No wonder you set the last stage of the trial to kill the necromancer and dracolich. You are worried that after someone inherits your legacy, the reborn necromancer and dracolich will soon come to your door again. Repeat the same mistakes?" Gavin suddenly realized that this trial had such a profound meaning.
“You responded quickly.” Anka said with admiration, “Yes, unifying the valley is an extremely difficult road. When you choose to embark on this road, those evil spirits of the Dragon Worship Cult will The cultists are the enemies you must face, because they are the real manipulators behind the Kingdom of Sembia.
If you don't have the strength to fight against a Dracolich, then don't follow in my footsteps.
And the current situation is even more complicated than three hundred years ago. Not only has the Dragon Worship Cult grown to three grassroots organizations, but there are dozens of various dragon lichs, and even several ancient dragons. Joining the ranks of the Dracolich.
There is a darker and more evil dark intelligence network in the north. They are entangled with the evil gods. If they are not careful, they will be involved in the war between gods.
Therefore, our successor must have strong personal strength. ”
Based on Anka’s words alone, Gavin was basically certain that the other party held a huge intelligence network to help them collect intelligence on Sembia and the Zhentarim, especially Bailong. Taught.
“The Lord’s noble sentiments are indeed beyond my reach. "Gavin was sincerely convinced. In this world with resurrection spells, the act of blocking the muzzle of a gun with one's own body is certainly heroic, but the motivational effect is quite average.
But if it is to protect yourself, The subjects of the country even own their own souls. It is definitely not something that ordinary people can do. Ask yourself, Gavin can't do this.
It's no wonder that Anka still has such a thing in the valley even after his death for more than three centuries. High reputation and popularity
"Are there any other questions?"
"No."
"Then it's your turn to answer my previous question."
"Your biggest mistake, It’s a static standard to measure a person,” Gavin replied, “Human beings are extremely fickle creatures and can change. There are many factors for him. Although his own internal factors are one aspect, external factors cannot be ignored.
A person who is fair and fearless now may change when he is in a high position. I have to shrink back. What was once fair and strict has become selfish and addicted to pleasure.
A former coward may become brave after a series of tests and can risk his own life for others.
The strength I have now is not something I was born with, but the reason for my hard work in the past year. If you had asked me to accept this trial when I first entered the Battle Valley, the result would be It will be a different story, I will be directly beaten to death by that Dracolich.
Therefore, there is great uncertainty in your speculations about my future. You can only judge whether I can meet the standards now, and the rest needs to be verified by time. "
"The static evaluation criteria you mentioned are not accurate. Except for those idiots from Sambia, all the real trialists were carefully selected by us. We observed It took you half a year to wait until the time was right before leading you into the trial. "
"What Sir Gavin said makes sense to a certain extent. We can only judge whether his performance in the past is qualified, and use this as a benchmark to predict the future. There is no way to do it 100%. We cannot Craving for more. ”
"And there is not much time left for us. The Lord's soul energy is about to be exhausted. At that time, everything that belongs here will disappear. It is better to take a chance when there is a chance. At least we will follow him. , can play a supervisory role”
"It makes sense."
The ghosts whispered again, and inadvertently revealed an important message again. There is no way that this trial in Anka Manor can continue forever. It will continue to consume the opponent's soul power.
When his soul power is exhausted, it will also be the moment when the Necromancer and Dracolich are reborn.
This does not mean that his sacrifice is meaningless at all.
Three centuries ago, the Dragon Worship Cult had just begun to develop. Less than a century ago, a dragon lich transformed from an ancient black dragon was definitely one of the top powers of the Dragon Worship Cult. After sealing it, it greatly dealt a blow to this evil. organization, seriously slowing down their development.
But in the current Dragon Witch Cult, I dare not say that I have a lot of them, but they can only be regarded as part of the top power. There are more of them, not more, and less of them.
This is also the essence of the sealing technique. Use time to dilute everything, or buy buffer time for those righteous forces, so that you can grow to have the power to face evil that is originally impossible to defeat.
Some have succeeded, such as Elvis, the son of the immortal Nemesis whom Gavin and the others eliminated previously, and the Dracolich sealed in Anka Manor.
But some will evolve into greater disasters, especially when there are gaps in inheritance. After all, time will wear away not only the evil forces, but the righteous forces must also withstand its test.
After hearing this, Gavin was basically convinced that he was going to inherit this inheritance. He spoke again, "Whether I inherit your legacy or not, there will be no change in my plan in the valley. I will remain firm." Go on.
Because you only represent the past of the valley, and I represent the present of the valley, and use my hands to create the future of the valley.
< br>Perhaps we will have very different approaches.
But our ultimate goal is the same, which is to create a harmonious, strong, prosperous and unified valley so that the residents here can. We have a source of support for our children, and we are no longer exploited by foreign enemies.”
“Well said, this is the valley we dream of.”
"I found that I kind of like this little guy."
"Haha... I see in him the shadow of our youth. Young people should be a little ambitious."
< br>“It seems that we have been looked down upon. People look down upon our legacy.”
“It’s normal. After all, we are all old guys who are more than three hundred years old. Who knows? How much influence can remain? It's just to make him more famous."
"Our valley has never been known for its numbers. It seems that at our peak, we only had tens of thousands of troops. He brought over 50,000 people from Tethyr, and the protection of the powerful army was indispensable along the way. Our wealth is really not enough.”
Gavin's attitude made the ghosts present suddenly realize that they seemed to have misjudged what the other party wanted from them.
(End of this chapter)