Chapter 1108: Instructions from the Ancient God of Death
“Where is another one?” The fate-recorder spoke the first words into the bottomless abyss.
Although he did not specify his last name, Gavin knew that he was talking about the Queen of Flames.
Gavin did not hide anything and answered truthfully: "She has been summoned to Faerûn to perform a mission and it will take some time to return. She did not intend to avoid the fate-recorder."
"She can't avoid it." The person who recorded the fate said in a tone of voice. Any ups and downs were like stating a fact. His cold and inhuman gaze fell on Gavin, "You are indeed the one who disrupts fate. Do you know that what you are doing is breaking Faerun's destiny? Push him into the abyss of the unknown.”
Coming.
Gavin secretly screamed in his heart. Naturally, he, the instigator, was placed last. This was inevitable.
“What is the fate of Faerûn?” Gavin used his own spear and his own shield. “Knowing that Cyric, the Prince of Lies, is incompetent, you still let him control the terrifying power and act recklessly. What fate must people in the world face?
Knowing that hundreds of millions of innocent creatures will be killed in the near future because of that? The ambitions of these miracles have been wiped out, and you are still watching, doing nothing, waiting for the so-called fate to come? "
In front of this ancient god of death, he did not hide anything, although the other party was just A demigod, but he controls the priesthood of destiny, and his knowledge of the future is even greater than that of many medium or even powerful gods.
At that time, he voluntarily gave up most of his divine power and transferred it to Bane, Mikor and Baal. Perhaps he had a glimpse of some kind of fate. If he continued to hold the priesthood of death, even if he did not die among these three In the hands of mortal adventurers, they will also perish due to changes in the priesthood. It is better to take the opportunity to actively enter another fate.
"How do you know this is not the best for Faerûn?" the Lord of the End of All Things asked.
The cold and ruthless tone made Gavin feel numb. The other person's narrow eyes were constantly moving. In a trance, he seemed to be peeping into another doomsday scene.
A blood moon covered the sky, bringing endless terror and evil, and descended on the earth with the force of thunder.
Countless giant dragons are flying and wreaking havoc, and various dragon breaths are bringing devastating blows to the armies and cities on the ground.
The earth is being torn apart, flaming volcanoes are rising and erupting, and countless demons are coming out of them arrogantly.
No explanation was needed, Gavin instantly understood the implication.
If Gavin really succeeds in preventing the catastrophe of arcane magic from coming to the continent of Faerûn, the illusion he is seeing now may become a reality and become a new catastrophe for this continent, which will have a great impact on Faerûn. The damage caused is even far greater than the catastrophe of arcane magic.
This is also the same as using one's own spear to attack one's own shield.
Gavin believed that preventing the arrival of the Arcane Tribulation would be beneficial to the entire continent of Faerûn.
But things may not develop exactly as he wants.
This phantom impact only had a momentary impact on Gavin, and he immediately responded: "What you said is just a possibility. The real future is in our own hands. When the time comes, If the sky falls, I will mend it; if the earth cracks, I will mend it; if the enemy comes, I will drive them out."
His thoughts now are different from when he was just reborn.
When he was first reborn, he wanted more to use the power of those gods to prevent the coming of the arcane disaster.
But now, he is ready to control everything in his own hands, first let himself grow strong enough, and then block it.
No one is more reliable than relying on yourself.
The forms and styles of the two parties are destined to be different, especially with those gods. They often consider their own interests. Once their interests conflict with those of mortals, the mortals will immediately will become a victim.
“You have chosen a path full of thorns.” The destiny recorder neither agreed with Gavin nor continued to stop him. Instead, he stated the facts like a cold-eyed bystander.
“I will smooth out all the thorns along the way.” Gavin responded with high spirits.
Not only was he not depressed by the illusion, but he was filled with a stronger fighting spirit.
He has already proven with his actual actions that destiny is not static, but constantly changes with his efforts.
It would be the worst if you choose to do nothing because of the so-called fate.
“I don’t care how you struggle in the bottomless abyss.” The fate-recorder finally revealed the true purpose of his trip, “But there are some things that must be left in the bottomless abyss and cannot be brought back to the material plane. Otherwise, it will break the order of death in the material plane. Believe me, that kind of scene is definitely not what you want to see.”
< br>"I know." Gavin nodded with deep understanding, "I was not planning to deeply bind the material plane to the bottomless abyss, but I am not very clear about this boundary. Can I ask the person who records the fate? Sir, please tell me in detail.”
The longer Gavin stays in the Abyss, the deeper his understanding of it becomes.
Many things that are taken for granted here are a disaster in the material plane, even the killing undead under his control.
This was initially revealed in the previous war with the Jackals.
The power of these undead killers is undeniable. Whether in small-scale conflicts or large-scale wars, they have demonstrated their powerful lethality.
But their bloodthirst and uncontrollability are now equally famous.
They will not only attack the enemy, but also kill all living creatures until they are killed or sent back.
Now Gavin and the others are formulating a more complete and strict usage system, and only call them to participate in combat under special circumstances.
“These corpses and undead cannot be manufactured and applied on a large scale in the material plane!” The first condition for a destiny recorder is to be heavyweight.
Hearing this condition, Gavin frowned on the spot. This was his biggest gain in the Abyss. It was a strategic weapon. Even in the Abyss, it could cause a dimensionality reduction blow to the enemy. Let alone the material plane.
He also counted on this weapon to help him establish sufficient military advantage after he returned to the material plane. Now the fate recorder has abolished it with just one sentence.
After thinking about it for a while, Gavin discussed: "I can create this kind of corpse undead without the soul of the material plane, but there is no problem with the purified soul energy from the bottomless abyss, right?"
Jergal's prohibition on creating such corpses and undead on a large scale in the material plane should be from the perspective of the order of death.
After all, the number of souls needed to use this kind of corpse undead is quite terrifying.
Every time a corpse giant or shadow aircraft is made, at least one large town or small city needs to be slaughtered.
Even if the fate-recorder hadn't brought it up, he wouldn't have done such a cruel thing.
But with the soul energy I extracted from the bottomless abyss, I don’t have this worry.
"You think things are too simple." The empty face of the fortune teller flashed again, and a new illusion appeared in front of Gavin.
In the sky, a large number of corpses and undead, similar to shadow aircraft, are constantly shuttled.
On the ground, countless corpse giants are charging.
Behind them is a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, with countless towns in ruins.
Jergo's voice was as cold as the wind blowing from the crypt, "Once some things start, they are no longer under your control. Once you use this undead war tool on a large scale, Introducing it into war will inevitably lead to imitation competition from your enemies
In order to defeat you, they will do whatever it takes, including massacre of innocent creatures on a large scale. Can you afford such consequences? "
Gavin's cheeks twitched involuntarily. This possibility was something he had not considered before.
This is not alarmist, but it is really possible. He has a deep understanding of necromancy. Those who have done research are never good people. In order to pursue strength, They use their power to do anything, including slaughtering cities and annihilating countries, not to mention the death-related gods involved.
As long as they have the intention, they can recreate the corpse giants and shadows. Aircraft is really not an impossible task
Once the enemy deploys equipment on a large scale, even if you have some restraint, you will eventually be forced to manufacture in large quantities. Just like the nuclear weapons race on earth, if you don't keep up, you will be pressed to the ground and rubbed by the enemy.
Gavin quickly noticed the loopholes in the matter, "I'm afraid it's too late, Lord Recorder, to say this now. We used it on a large scale during the all-out war with the Jackals. I believe it It has attracted the attention of interested people.
Even if I don’t introduce it into the war on a large scale, they may introduce it, not to mention that the material plane and the bottomless abyss are originally connected, and it is possible to introduce it into the material plane from here.”
“This is where I come from Another purpose." The death scroll in the hands of the destiny recorder automatically moved without wind. Many of the stacked words on it came to life and flew out directly, floating in front of Gavin. "The series of problems you created. , because you stole the immortal power but did not integrate it into yourself.
The gods are the cornerstone of maintaining the stability of the entire multiverse. You only need to integrate their manufacturing methods into this cornerstone. The balance will be restored automatically”
How could Gavin dare to touch the things belonging to the ancient God of Death? He asked bluntly: "Master Fate Recorder just needs to tell me what you need me to do?"
"Separate their manufacturing methods. Go out and integrate into the two new undead demigods. From then on, others can no longer These undead corpses can only be summoned from the bottomless abyss at will, just like summoning other powerful undead souls."
"The meaning of the destiny recorder is to engrave them in the bottomless abyss. The power of the bottomless abyss binds and restricts them?" Gavin finally understood Jergal's true intention.
The three undead demigods under him are closely connected to the Abyss, especially the Skeleton Slayer and the Skeleton Reaver. Entrusting their production methods to them is tantamount to indirectly sacrificing them. To the bottomless abyss.
This was something he had been avoiding before.
"This in itself is the biggest function of the Abyss." The fate recorder said without emotion, "Those powerful beings on the material plane, as long as they can directly summon these corpses and undead from the Abyss through magic, they will You won't spend a lot of effort and cost to create this kind of undead corpse by yourself.
Even if someone takes the risk and conducts this kind of experiment, the undead demigods you entrust will be able to sense it with their clerical advantages. It is their clerical responsibility to prevent this from happening. ”
"That's it." Gavin completely understood the intention of this ancient god of death.
He is trying to bring order out of chaos.
He does not prohibit himself from using these corpses and undead in the material plane, but he prohibits himself from using them in a way that breaks out of the divine system.
This is not the first time that this kind of chaos has happened in Faerûn. The largest and most famous one was the fall of the Netheril Empire.
The development and use of arcane civilization by the great arcane masters of the Netheril Empire has begun to shake the foundation of the gods. This is something the gods will never allow.
That’s why Karsus ascended to the gods, the fall of the first generation of magic goddess, and the major adjustment of the magic network. A large number of legendary magics were eliminated and hidden, and became the patent of a few people. .
Although the undead of my own corpses use immortal power.
In fact, it followed the creation path of the great arcanists, and also borrowed the power of the legendary arcanists.
After fully understanding what was going on, Gavin no longer hesitated and directly summoned the Skeleton Killer and the Bone Reaver. In front of the fate recorder, he lifted the War Reaver and pointed at them respectively: "From Starting today, in the name of the creator, I will leave the corpse The glory of the giant belongs to the skeleton killer, and the glory of the shadow aircraft belongs to the skeleton predator."
Before you are unable to fight against this system, the best way is to integrate into this system and follow this. Play according to the rules of the system.
Gavin does not think that he is much better than the great arcanists of the Netheril Empire now. They forced a powerful god to disintegrate them with the method of divine fall, even if this divine fall only lasted for a short time.
This also fully proves their strength.
After all, I also have the advantage of being the first mover. It will be easier and more convenient for others to summon corpse giants and shadow aircraft in the future. There are also a small number of models made with soul energy, which will also be difficult for others. Distinguish it.
And his methods are not limited to this. He had originally planned to use other materials and elements to replace bones and immortal energy to create other types of giant puppets and aircraft, but now he was just forced to step up his pace.
At the same time that two black rays of light shot out from the War Reaver, the text on the Death Scroll of the Fate Recorder also split into two parts and fell into the bodies of the Skeleton Slayer and Skeleton Hunter.
The two immediately trembled uncontrollably and roared with excitement. This is a new priesthood. Although it is very niche, it can be regarded as a racial priesthood. As long as the corpses and undead they represent have not been completely destroyed. If they are erased, they will not die, and they will become stronger as this race develops.
The new priesthood was immediately reflected on their bodies, and their appearances were distorted to varying degrees.
The skeleton armor on the Skeleton Killer highlights the skeletal faces, just like countless skeletons put together. The joints such as knees, shoulder blades, arms, etc. are even more covered by huge skeletons. Wrapped in a head, it is ferocious and fierce, and looks three-thirds similar to the corpse giant. At the same time, it also unlocks the unique ability of the corpse undead - corpse fusion, and heals itself by fusing corpses.
The Bone Raider is more direct. The entire incarnation has become a giant shadow aircraft. The new priesthood has given him the ability to transform into a shadow aircraft. He has all the abilities of the shadow aircraft. It is still an enhanced version, even if it is a transformation. Coming back, the shape is also three-thirds similar to the Shadow Aircraft.
The shock on their bodies was just the beginning, and it soon spread to their territory, especially the Giant Skull Castle and the Skeleton Dragon Tomb. Their appearance had been adjusted to varying degrees, and a lot of power was there. Convergence.
A corpse giant walked out of the Giant Skull Castle.
Shadow aircraft soared into the sky from the Skeleton Dragon Tomb.
The number of each reached ten before they stopped. Whether it was the corpse giant or the shadow aircraft, they were obviously stronger than the ordinary ones, and their outlines were a bit larger.
This is a gift from the abyss.
After these two powerful methods of making corpses and undead are integrated into the bottomless abyss, they will naturally react.
The Giant Skull Castle and the Skeleton Dragon Tomb directly become the soul pools of these two corpses and undead, and will automatically shape this brand new undead. The soul energy does not need to be produced by themselves, but directly from the bottomless abyss. Draw.
It’s just that the speed is a little slow, and currently we can only do one per month.
Even so, it is still a very profitable business, after all, it was picked up for free.
And it is very likely that it will accelerate as the two demigods increase their godhood.
This is also a blessing in disguise, a small make-up.
After finishing this matter, Gavin waved his hand and sent the two undead demigods directly back, and continued to consult, "This problem is no longer a problem, Lord Recorder, we can move on to the next topic. "
The ancient God of Death still showed no expression. He was neither happy nor praising. His eyes fell on the war plunderer and said: "Your behavior of stealing souls must stop. I want to take back the immortal divine spark on this artifact and terminate his ability to steal souls."
With previous experience, Gavin has a somewhat clear understanding of the ancient god of death. After a lot, he began to bargain and said: "If the person who recorded the fate wants this immortal flower for cremation for himself, I will immediately peel it off and return it to you without saying a word.
If you are here for the Prince of Lies, then please allow me to refuse.
Now he is the biggest derelict in the priesthood of the dead and the biggest destroyer of the order of death.
Returning this immortal spark to him will not change the order of death in Faerun.
The most urgent thing is to hand over the priesthood of the dead to more qualified hands.
If one day such a existence really appears, let alone this spark of immortality, what's the harm in dedicating Vizeme Manor to him? ”
The reason why Gavin dared to keep the Prince of Lies butler of death to slander him was because he knew where the future was going.
The Fate-Recorder is not loyal to Cyric, the Prince of Lies, but to the Ministry of the Dead that he now presides over.
(End of this chapter)