Chapter 293 The Star Elf Lich of 'Filthy Talk'
Brian walked into the entrance of the palace. With the help of the ghostly fire in front of him, he could clearly see the unclean room inside, which was scattered everywhere. with a glass table on casters.
Glass cabinets with clear glass doors line the walls, housing an assortment of pliers, saws, clamps, skin pullers and knives.
Other cabinets contain canopic jars and various potion bottles.
Adjacent to these cabinets are an array of clear glass cylinders connected to various pipes, coiled around hooks on the nearby wall.
The other ends of these tubes all converge into a giant needle.
The bellows and air pumps are connected to these cylinders, some of which have a little black substance inside.
Among the many skills mastered by the priests of Immortal Beauty Ye Yao, corpse embalming technology is the most outstanding.
Obviously, the various bottles and jars stored here should contain antiseptic fluids, antiseptic medicines, or blood extracted from the corpses of the deceased.
Various organs will be placed in canopic jars for magical research.
On the cabinet on the left side of the room, there are many small niches neatly arranged, each containing a clean and polished skeleton, and the mouth is tied with a sterling silver chain.
Opposite the cabinet, stands a huge furnace made of opaque glass.
There is a small transparent glass door in front of the furnace. There are two large barrels on both sides of the large furnace. There is a furnace similar to the large furnace but smaller below, embedded in the base of the large barrel.
There are also some glass tables with casters placed next to them, all large enough for a tall adult to lie on them.
This must be the crematorium, Brian thought.
Because if you look inside through the transparent glass door, you will see a long and narrow space in the furnace, and there is a sliding glass panel inside.
The body will be incinerated here, and the ashes can be cleared out through the switch panel.
The stoves under the large barrels on both sides should be used to heat the water in the barrels.
Moreover, all the glass here has a special structure to insulate, preventing people outside from being affected by the high temperature.
There is no indication of what kind of substance the furnace uses as fuel, and the owner of the room should be using powerful elemental magic to operate it.
Likewise, the room is enchanted to constantly renew the air within it to prevent unpleasant odors from spreading.
The owner of the room sat down on a chair behind a dark blue stone table made of ice. On the table was an unfinished painting.
"Sit down."
He pointed to the chair made of bones, keeping his eyes on the paintings on the table, "Have they hurt you and your subordinates? "
"No, not really," Brian replied.
"Then you must forgive them." The lich, whose whole body was hidden in a black robe, never raised his head to look at Brian and asked while creating an unfinished painting.
"They are like children. They are very unhappy because of your intrusion."
"I can see it." Brian answered perfunctorily.
The Lich raised his head and stared at Brian who was standing there, and repeated: "Sit down, you'll be ready soon, the painting will be finished soon."
Brian sat on the cold chair , he saw that the painting that Lich was about to complete was an animal with clear lines, which looked like a goat.
He could probably tell that the completed parts were only outlines, from the majestic goat horns to the four goat hooves that were no less imposing than a demon.
Understanding his situation, Brian could only sit on the chair, showing as much patience and humility as possible, waiting for the Lich to complete his creation.
At this moment, a star elf girl with long golden hair walked in carrying a glass of wine.
What surprised Brian was that the star elf girl was naked.
However, when he noticed the ice-blue eyes of the star elf girl, he immediately realized that this was definitely not a living person, but more like a puppet corpse witch.
The star elf girl placed a glass goblet filled with bright red liquid in front of him and smiled slightly. The faint blush on her dimples made the originally childish girl look even more charming.
Brian watched her leave quietly with light feet.
"Yes, she is an undead creature, but she is... my friend." Before Brian could speak, the Lich had already taken the lead and said:
"She is my eternal lover. You should have seen it just now: the delicate flowers have a smell and produce sweet nectar. Apples and cherries can also be eaten, and the small mouth can bite people. You can come back. Try..."
After the Lich finished speaking, he whistled, dipped his paintbrush in the paint bottle, and quickly applied the color, and the image of the purple goat emerged.
After thinking for a moment, he drew scale stripes on the side of the animal.
Brian stared at the Lich in silence.
Finally, the Lich took a few steps back and looked at his work from a distance.
This painting has a hunting theme. A group of humans armed with bows, arrows and spears, with scrawled lines, are chasing the scaly purple goat.
"What's the use of this painting?" Brian couldn't help but say, "You brought me here just to appreciate your painting."
"This is a prehistoric painting by cave primitives millions of years ago." Lich admired his painting and said:
"Most of them are hunters and like to hunt the long-extinct purple goats. Some prehistoric Hunters also have a talent for painting and feel it is necessary to take on artistic responsibilities in order to make people remember what exists in their souls."
"What a fascinating story," Brian said casually.
"Of course." The Lich agreed, "Human archaeologists have wandered into different caves for many years, looking for traces of prehistoric humans. Every time they find it, they are unable to extricate themselves. These traces can prove , humans are not outsiders like us elves in this land and this world. This can prove that human ancestors have lived here for many centuries, and the world will belong to the descendants of humans. Oh, every race. We have the right to trace our roots, including human beings. The roots of human beings should come from big trees. Ha, isn’t this pun funny? Do you like poetry? Do you think you need to draw something else? >
"Add huge to those prehistoric hunters..." Brian's words were as perfunctory as before.
"This is a good idea."
The Lich dipped his paintbrush in the paint. "This is a typical feature of early civilization. It can also prove that human beings have indeed degenerated physically. The size of human ancestors is comparable to that of wood. Great, but the descendants are only small branches... Ah, thank you for the reminder."
"..." Brian was speechless for a moment.
"Can we get back to the topic?" He didn't want to continue chatting with this lich who obviously seemed to have the potential to be a chatterbox.
"As you wish." The Lich sat on the chair and looked at Brian, "You are a descendant of Netheril and a great arcanist. What I said is right."
"You know so well." Brian said calmly, "Obviously, you have expected that I will appear here, so I guess you can predict the future?"
"Predict the future? "The Lich wiped his hands with a cloth and chuckled: "In my opinion, anyone can do this kind of thing, and anyone can often predict the future, because it's easy. Well, as for prediction. Who can say for sure?"
"It's easy, my dear Brian. I know a lot and can do a lot. , my title is the proof. "
"The Master?" Brian looked at him suspiciously.
"That's right."
"Then are you willing to share your knowledge and magic with me?" Brian then asked.
The Lich obviously hesitated for a moment.
"Share?" Finally, he said slowly:
"With you? My dear Grand Arcanist, whether it is in our star elf race or the group of eyes that grow in In the floating city of the great arcane masters above, knowledge and magic are privileges, and people only share privileges when they are of equal status. Only a few million years ago, the human race evolved from monkeys, rats, jackals, or others. What kind of mammals evolved from them, and it took their ancestors nearly two million years to discover that they could make primitive bone tools with their hairy hands, and then they just wanted to stuff those bones into their own bodies? Butt, moaning in happiness. So, as a star elf, as a knower, and as a member of an advanced race, why should I share my knowledge and magic with you, a hybrid?"
Brian had the urge to throw a big fireball.
“Why?” The Lich said reluctantly and sarcastically, “Why do you feel so good about yourself that I will share my knowledge and magic with you?”
"Because in a few years." Brian organized his reply and said to him:
"We will receive all the knowledge and magic of your star elves, regardless of whether the owner is willing to share it or not. , including you, a self-proclaimed noble elf and knower. You think that no one will find out if you cunningly hide the knowledge and magic of the star elves in the mysterious tower in Hild's half plane. Let me tell you, One day, someone will smash your glass palace with a hammer and destroy your history. When that moment comes, what do you think, arrogant fire of vanity?”
“After all. Your race has been extinct and has been washed away by the long river of history." He looked directly into the eyes of the lich and made the final addition:
"And our young and energetic adventurers will be like me, trampling on the ruins and bones of your lost civilization and moving forward, picking through your ashes, looking for the lost magic... and the 'glorious' history that you have falsified. "
After saying these words, what surprised him was that the Lich just snorted, but his expression looked quite happy.
"Oh, yes," he said, "if I believed you would stop before destroying everything, then vanity would turn into stupidity, why are you destroying everything here, why?"
"Maybe I don't know, so you should tell me." Brian stood up from the chair and said with an unhappy face, "If you think it is inappropriate to share, I will leave now. As for You, accompany your artwork and play the boring game of sticking a bone in your butt alone."
After saying this, he was always ready to activate his teleportation ability. It was what Helist had taught him that could allow him to ignore any space blockade and leave this place.
This is why he dared to come here with confidence.
Moreover, he could feel that the chosen one of the eternal lover would never dare to step out of the glass palace. As for the reason, it was easy to guess that he was worried about being placed in the material world by the devil prince. The eyeliner noticed his whereabouts and finally traced his body back to Ye Yao's hiding place.
"Okay." The Lich was silent for a moment and compromised. He stretched out a hand and made a gesture, and a portal was opened.
"This way, toward the light. You know, this is usually true, both literally and figuratively."
"This is the way to the light." Hilde is a demiplane?" Brian said doubtfully.
"You were only half right, dear Grand Arcanist." The Lich's tone was surprisingly kind and friendly.
“Although Hildeyu was built to be a peaceful and wealthy nation, it would have its own troubles. And I was one of them. As I fought for the supreme power of Hildeyu , I did not hesitate to use the power given to me by my eternal lover to fight against the main city of the Star Elves. There is no doubt that I was finally defeated. My body and the remaining fragments of its life force were sealed in the glass castle that I once used as my residence. , and then this castle was separated from Hildeyou. Now this castle serves as my tomb, forever isolated from the huge star elves country."
"Then how did you destroy you. Racial?" Brian looked at the lich in surprise and spoke of his misdeeds in a calm tone. "Because my people don't know, I have reserved a portal leading to Youmulin in my tomb in advance. The evil Nilsha warlock Taugbaili discovered and activated this passage. Since then, this Nilsha used this tomb as a base to gather his troops and attempt to conquer Hildeyou.
This action awakened my soul and my servants were awakened to fight against the invasion. The one who killed Tao Gebaili was transformed into a little cutie who was almost killed by you, and I used this as a stronghold to conquer the entire Hildeyou plane.”
"What a pity for your people." Brian couldn't help but sigh.
“Are you kidding?” The Lich replied slightly displeasedly and said, “Come on, follow me, and I will lead you, because I have already come to the conclusion: I have something. Things to tell you and show you."
There is darkness on the other side of the portal.
Through the changes in temperature and the flow of air, Brian immediately understood that this was an astonishingly large cave when he stepped on wet pebbles.
The lich conjured the light source in a way unique to the star elves, only making movements and not chanting incantations.
The luminous sphere flew towards the ceiling of the cave, and the crystals growing on the cave walls were illuminated by countless reflections, and the shadows danced with them.
Brian couldn't help but marvel. He didn't expect that the Distant Sea Swamp instance, which he had cleared dozens of times, actually hid so many secrets.
This is not the first time he has seen elven statues and reliefs in the remains of elven civilization.
But he feels the same every time.
The two statues of elves in front of me seem to have been frozen in the blink of an eye. They are not at all like carved by an artist with a chisel, but like a powerful wizard who used a spell to carve the living flesh. Converted into marble as white as jade.
The statue on the west is an image of an elf elder with a dignified appearance, kind eyes, and wisdom.
The one on the east side is a young elf female figure with beautiful appearance, sharp eyesight and passion.
As the light reflected by the crystal dances inside the cave, it reflects more and more things - statues, reliefs, monuments, columns, arcades.
After a while, the lich broke the silence.
“These two are Gemogen and Tyfula.” He told Brian a long history in a calm tone:
"For most of Gemogen's life, he was a respected figure of kindness and wisdom. He had given advice to the star elves aristocrats on many major decisions. He was also regarded as moderate and moderate. Spokesperson, extremely popular among the Star Elves.
Talaf is a provocative young speaker who strongly opposes the establishment of peaceful relations with other races, including other elven races. Loved by many followers, but mostly rebellious and low-class people who were incited by the speeches she gave most of her life
Those who had just begun to build the secret realm of Hildeyou in the Star Elves. During these days, Gemmogan was one of those who opposed the construction of this realm, claiming that it would damage the current friendly relations with humans and other allies. In his zeal to 'save' his people, he went to Netheril territory. A floating city tells the story of the Star Elves, hoping to start a diplomatic dialogue between races.
In view of his good intentions, Gaimogan will always be remembered in the Star Elves as an evil betrayer. In the long history, the final result of his move was that a great arcanist who claimed to be friendly with the star elves took his own floating city to find and attack a secret territory, massacred the residents and took away thousands of people. Thousands of precious metals and gems, which were originally collected to build the portal.
Gaimogan was therefore exiled and was never seen again.
Terraf was also very active during the initial build of Hildejou. She leads a gang of rebels who attack and plunder immigrant camps along the coast, believing that they are here to spy on the Star Elves' movements. She was once labeled as illegal by the Star Elves because of her various radical activities.
Eventually, all her worries are overturned when she is captured by a band of coastal settlers who torture her into revealing the location of the Star Elf secret portal and how to enter their new realm. It was proven that it was not a lie.
Some of her followers managed to escape in the end, but Terraf endured severe torture and eventually died without revealing any information, becoming a heroine who will always be remembered.
The star elves spurned Gemmogan and admired Terraf.
The moral of the legend in their lives is a good lesson for the star elves who like to be isolated from the world. They must ensure safety before trusting in accepting the kindness of strangers. Therefore, any star elf with enough knowledge would know that the east side is the correct path. ”
The Lich told Brian this history in a cold tone.
"Then which of these two paths do you think is the right one?" Brian asked cautiously.
The Lich did not answer his question directly, but walked into the statue and touched the marble arm gently and cautiously.
He turned around, his face hidden in the shadow of the hood showing his signature sarcastic smile, "Dear Grand Arcanist, do you know what the biggest disadvantage of living too long is?"
< br>"I don't know." Brian said without thinking.
"It's love."
"What?"
"You heard it right, it's love. Whether it's on the sloping roof of the house, in the hollow tree trunk, on the terrace, in On other people's terraces, on the railings of bridges, in canoes bumping along fast rivers, on galloping horses, or in mid-air thirty feet above the ground... no matter what. After a hundred years, it will become boring, the excitement and appeal will be gone, and the novelty will no longer exist."
Brian did not speak.
“What happened then?” The Lich continued:
"The male elves were tired of the boring female elves and began to favor human women who were willing to devote themselves. The equally tired female elves indulged in depraved curiosity and fell in love with the energetic and powerful human men."
"So?" Brian said.
“So?” The Lich chuckled, “So, I will transform them all into undead creatures, and then use the most perfect preservative to refrigerate them, and keep them forever, because there is no desire. Love is the love that transcends life, and only then can we pursue eternal life under the protection of eternal immortality.”
Brian followed the lich’s gaze and saw that it was carved out of white marble. The woman is half lying on the platform, giving the impression that she has just woken up and is ready to get up at any time.
She was facing an empty chair in front of her, reaching out to touch something invisible, with an expression of peace and happiness on her face.
She has almost translucent ice-like skin and neck-length platinum white hair.
She also has a pair of blue eyes, and her lips and nails are the same color.
Although this statue exudes the unique coldness of death, her appearance is still flawless.
This immortal beauty disdains tasteless revealing clothing and wears extremely high backless gowns.
On both of her pale jade hands, there was a heart-shaped piercing that was inexplicably attractive.
"So, you have transformed all your people into embalmed undead creatures." Brian looked back and asked in shock.
"That's right." The Lich whispered: "Now, most people are sleeping, including my Lord Ye Yao, who is trying to avoid the pursuit of the demon prince Oqisi, and also freezes himself. Asleep."
"Then what is the purpose and transaction of bringing me here?" Brian calmed down and asked straight to the point.
In fact, he has roughly guessed the other party's true purpose.
"Although my Lord has been sleeping, he still knows the situation in the Dark Territory very well." The Lich said, "The deal between us is to let you help my Lord deal with the incarnation of the Demon Prince coming to the Dark Territory some time in the future. "
Brian glanced at the Lich and nodded thoughtfully.
There is no doubt that he triggered a plot that has never appeared in the game world.
The immortal beauty Ye Yao and the immortal lord Oqisi became immortal enemies due to their conflict over their clergy.
As a weak god, Ye Yao finally had to be frozen in order to escape the pursuit of Oqisi.
Obviously, if he can help them deal with the incarnation of Oqisi when there is a big turmoil in the Dark Territory, then Ye Yao is likely to find a way to improve his strength.
Could it be said?
Thinking of ways to improve his strength, Brian immediately realized that the key point might lie in all the star elves that had been transformed into undead creatures by the lich in the half-plane of Hilde.
The purpose of his deal with himself is most likely to allow him to attract the attention of the incarnation of Oqasi in order to complete some kind of significant awakening ritual.
The only thing that confuses him is why in the game world, ten years have passed and even the turmoil in the Underdark has ended, he has never heard anything about Ye Yao , as well as any tasks that players have received.
"Why did you choose me?" He looked at the lich and asked his doubts.
"Because fate is a double-edged sword." The Lich looked at him and said slowly, "Even gods sometimes choose to make a desperate move."
Listen After hearing these words, Brian immediately understood the ins and outs of the copy of the Glass Palace in the Far Sea Swamp.
He still vividly remembers that the Far Sea Swamp instance was only opened after the turmoil in the Underdark ended.
Does this mean that after the incarnation of the immortal lord Aoqisi came to the material world, he noticed everything hidden here, traced Ye Yao's traces, and killed him.
This also solved a question in his mind.
Why were all the incarnations of the demon lords who descended in the Dark Territory driven back, but the strength of Aoqisi was greatly improved, and the extent of the improvement was even second only to the use of adventurers to kill Di The Succubus Queen of Morgogan.
No wonder the Death Screamer in the depths of the swamp woke up so early, and followed the lizard people to attack his territory. It turned out that all of this was the purpose of the old silver coin in front of him to attract him here.
It can be inferred from this that the reason why I chose him was probably because of my experience in the Dark Territory, which had been silently observed by some beings inadvertently.
There is no doubt that, as the Lich said, this immortal beauty Ye Yao really chooses to put her treasure on herself, a 'person outside of fate', and makes a desperate move.
"I can choose to trade with you." Brian looked at the waiting lich and said slowly, "So, I'm curious, what benefits can I get?"
In fact, in the small world, By that time, he had already taken over the relationship with the sect of the Immortal Lord Orgas, and even worked with Helister to kill the 'Pale Scepter' Council of Orgas.
Besides, even if the other party did not trade with him, he would still have to go to the Dark Area himself.
"I like talking to smart people." The Lich glanced at Brian with admiration, lifted his hood, revealing his handsome face with long blond hair, and said with a smile: "If you agree to my request, I will advance half of your reward."
"What reward?"
Brian looked at the lich in front of him with great interest. If it weren't for the icy aura that belonged to Pastor Ye Yao and his eyes that could switch between ice blue and firelight at any time, it would be difficult to see the lich in front of him. Think of it as a lich.
"Three Nese scrolls and the half-plane of Hilde." The lich said his promise slowly.
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(End of this chapter)