Volume 3 Takeoff Chapter 362: Non-aggression and the Secret of the Moon Bow Goddess
I don't know if they had been secretly observing the movements in Thorn Town, but less than two hours after the Church of Waukeen left, the chief priest of the Church of Bane here, Jojim, came over from Deadwater Town in person.
He did not come empty-handed. In addition to some symbolic gifts, he also came with a contract witnessed by the gods, which was called non-aggression.
As the name suggests, once Levi chooses to sign the contract, Thorn Town and Deadwater Town will not be able to launch any form of attack against each other, otherwise they will incur the wrath of God for violating the contract.
Of course, the opponent chose Bane, while Levi could choose gods such as Lilith, Moonbow or Illidan more freely.
Once one party breaks the oath, the god of the other party can take action once.
Anything is possible, from directly killing the oathbreaker to razing the entire town .
It depends on the strength of the gods and how much effort they are willing to put in.
Theoretically, this contract has no expiration date, but either party can notify the other party in formal written form 10 days in advance. After the other party receives it, the contract will terminate regardless of whether the other party agrees or not.
The next 10 days are a truce period. After the 10 days, both sides can start fighting at will.
Of course, some who are not trustworthy or would rather bear the wrath of God may unilaterally tear up the treaty in order to achieve a sneak attack or other effects.
Or if the god you believe in possesses the power or domain of trickery or deception, it is possible that you can bypass the constraints of the contract to a certain extent. However, no one would easily believe a treaty proposed by such a force.
Generally speaking, this kind of treaty does not appear very often, because the forces that have truly good relations have no need for it at all.
Just like Levi and the dwarves, shield dwarves, and even the Church of Waukeen and so on.
It is most suitable when both parties have little trust in each other, so they can only rely on the power of God to maintain this relationship.
Levi thought about it for a moment, then decisively decided to agree, and chose Lilith as his own god.
The church of any powerful god is not so easy to mess with, and there is no hatred between him and the Church of Bane in essence. It is nothing more than a struggle for interests.
Now he has completely occupied Thorn Town. On the one hand, he has made friends with the Church of Waukeen, and on the other hand, he has maintained a non-aggression relationship with the Church of Bane, forming a three-way balance of power. He can just sit back and watch the fight between the two sides.
And there is another very important point, he intends to kidnap Maltis, which will undoubtedly anger the Bane Church.
But after signing the treaty, no matter how unhappy the other party was, even if they wanted to start a war, they would have to wait 10 days.
Bane is a lawful evil person. He will not easily let his believers violate the contract he witnessed. That would be a slap in his face.
Almost at the same time he made the request, a mark belonging to Lilith appeared on the contract, which made Joe Jim stunned.
He was the chief priest of the Bane Church here, but in order to get Lord Bane to agree to the contract, he had to prepare for a long time and had hundreds of believers pray for more than ten hours in a row.
Unlike Levi, who didn't even say a word, but just thought about it and the other party agreed directly?
Is the elf god so easy to talk to?
How can this be compared to a believer or a hero chosen by God? This is basically the treatment given to the legendary sons and daughters of God, right?
However, this performance once again reaffirmed his belief that living in peace with the other party was indeed a very correct choice.
Soon the high priest, Jojim, left happily. After signing the contract, they could focus most of their energy on those damn greenskins and beastmen in the west .
As for the Church of Woking in Silver Town, they really looked down on them. They only had gold coins but no real troops of their own. Their Church of Bane had no fear at all!
After settling this matter, Levi finally got rid of a worry.
The remaining enemies nearby are the Mask Church, which can be dealt with by the Waukeen Church and Black Finger. There are also the Sigmar Church, the Knights of Batol and the Mage Tower on guard in the town.
As for the two vampire families still lurking in the dark, there is nothing we can do for the time being.
After having 11 families wiped out one after another, they obviously learned their lesson and refused to show up at all, so we can only look for them slowly later.
In this case, it will be time for us to embark on a new expedition.
The greenskins, beastmen, and ratmen have been fighting in the West for so long, isn't it time to let their side get involved?
So he issued a war mobilization and prepared to go to the West immediately.
The subordinates were all very excited, and Shudun also enthusiastically expressed that he would continue to follow him.
The three Amazon sisters were also very excited at first, but when they heard that the terrain there was mostly mountains, hills and even swamps, they were a little dumbfounded.
Amazons originally lived in the jungle, so there was no problem for them to come to the plains. However, asking their moas, cold lizards and the like to climb mountains and wade through mud was somewhat difficult for them.
It's not completely impossible, but the combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.
Their average strength is not enough to begin with, and if it is weakened like this, they won't be able to help much even if they go.
Levi naturally took this into consideration, so in addition to wanting to hire them to patrol around Thorn Town, or go to the Underdark to cooperate with Lisadilan and Nar to continue their conquests, he also found a new opportunity for them.
That is to go to the front line in the haunted town and be alert to the movements of the ogres.
The ogres emphasize strength and physique, and speed is not their forte, which is exactly what the Amazons can restrain.
As long as the gap in strength is not too big, they can defeat each other simply by kiting.
The piranha was slightly tempted, but in the end the anaconda rejected his proposal.
It’s not because the hundreds of miles of journey would waste their time, nor is it because they don’t want to work for those elves.
Although it seems that it is difficult to communicate with the elves, in fact, there is absolutely no ambiguity when it comes to giving money and providing various supplies.
She just felt her own powerlessness and inadequacy once again.
The reason why they have fallen into this situation is entirely because they are not strong enough.
It just so happens that they have been wandering outside for a while, and their strength and knowledge have improved. Perhaps they can return to their hometown in Lustria.
So after a brief discussion, they decided to split into three, with one group staying in Thorn Town, one group heading to the Underdark, and the other group returning to their hometown to report the situation and call for reinforcements.
The result is naturally a happy ending for everyone. Given Levi's current relationship with them, if they become stronger, it will certainly be beneficial to him.
Zhang San, on the other hand, felt a little embarrassed because he couldn't go with them.
It’s not that he refused to take risks with Levi. In fact, up to now, he has benefited a lot after fighting alongside Levi every time.
It was just because the Red Brotherhood had given him an important task, and he would stay near Thorn Town as a representative.
Lotus also painted a big pie for him. If he worked harder, he might even become the agent here and compete with the Church of Woking.
Yes, their Red Brotherhood was severely exploited by the other side in the past. Now that they have a backer, of course they want to take back some of the gains in a legal and reasonable way that will not affect Levi.
Levi didn't care. Zhang San's troops were still mainly composed of soldiers from the Red Brotherhood. Even though they had been advanced many times, they were still insignificant in front of the regular army of the High Elves. There was really no difference with or without him.
Next, Levi began to determine the candidates for the expedition. In addition to the elite subordinates and Elegy and Alduin's personal guards, this army was still mainly composed of high elves and night elves.
In fact, by now, if Levi's troops did not pursue powerful war beasts such as the phoenix and the dragon, they would have almost reached a bottleneck.
Among ordinary high elf troops, the only line-holding infantry stronger than the Silver Guard is the level 5 Phoenix Guard.
However, Phoenix Guards are usually responsible for guarding the major temples, and are rarely seen in regular armies. Even under the command of the Dragon Prince, there are only a few of them as personal guards and honor guards.
The superior alternative to the Silver Helmet Knights is the Dragon Prince Cavalry, which is also not numerous.
Similar to the Knights of Batto, each Dragon Prince Cavalryman is an outstanding noble son, and coupled with the dragon-blood warhorses and special armor forged from volcanoes, etc., these all limit their numbers.
And there are simply no more conventional archer units stronger than Avalon.
Likewise, the situation on the night elves was similar. As far as he knew, they only had one type of stronger Hippogryph Knight that was a Tier 5 troop, and then there were no other powerful conventional troops.
After all, compared to the high elves, the night elves are just a smaller subspecies, much weaker in power and potential.
However, Levi still made some adjustments in other aspects.
That is to leave all the cavalry troops led by Simon in Thorn Town.
There was no way. Neither he nor they were strong enough. The only thing they were good at, charging, was basically impossible when facing increasingly stronger enemies.
For example, when we were fighting against the Blood Armor Demon before, it was effortless for the opponent to defeat three Elion Cavalrymen with just one spear.
The female hunters and dryads led by Luna have become more and more powerful. Except for being unable to attack the enemy head-on, they are victorious in other aspects.
At the same time, because they use medium-range projectile weapons and have an excellent leader, their casualty rate in most battles is very low, which allows them to advance better.
This virtuous cycle has resulted in their overall strength being more than twice as strong as it was at the beginning.
Simon and his companions can stay in Thorn Town and learn and communicate with the Barto knights. If they can make great progress, they may have the opportunity to return to the battlefield in the future.
But if he continues like this, Levi may only be able to rely on Martis.
At least according to his previous observations, the other party was not only strong in personal combat, but also very good at commanding troops.
Moreover, the West where they were about to go was mostly mountains, hills and swamps, which were not suitable for them to fight.
After making these decisions, some people were happy and some were disappointed, but no one refuted Levi's orders. He had already proved his vision and strength with many achievements.
After sending people to say hello to the Underdark, Bitao Village and other places, Levi planned to officially set off.
But before he could actually move, a slightly cheerful female voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
"Levi, the divinity has been refined. In addition, in order to make up for you a little, I used my divine power to inspire some little guys nearby. See if you like it?"
Before she finished her words, Levi discovered that the mark of the Lady of the Night Sky on his body emitted a bright moonlight, and then a bit of divinity appeared in his hand.
It is somewhat similar to the previous hint, but unlike Lilith, Moonbow's duties and domains are obviously fewer, but it still contains very important information.
Prophecy, illusion, mysticism, dreams, the moon, the stars, the sky, these are what she has announced to the public before, and there is nothing wrong with them.
Next is the Night Elves, which should be her most recent acquisition, representing that she has become a racial god.
Judging from the current size of the night elves, as long as there are no unexpected circumstances, she will almost certainly be able to grow smoothly into a weaker divine power in the future.
As for whether they can grow into medium-level divine power like the two racial gods of sea elves and winged elves, it depends on the future development of the night elves.
The power of faith is the source of the power of the gods. Apart from the average piety of believers, the most influencing factor is naturally the number of believers.
But the last priesthood is a bit outrageous, because it is death!
Levi immediately thought of the Lich God, Visharoon, whose kingdom of God was also destroyed and who had drifted to the main world.
If Yuegong had not worked hard in secret in the past and finally obtained this priesthood, it means that she also obtained a considerable amount of spoils during the beating of Velsharon, which could even allow her to condense into a complete priesthood.
If it is the latter, then it is no wonder that Visharon has not made any moves recently.
It is no wonder that Yuegong and Lilith can become good friends. Besides the fact that they really have a good relationship, their vision and wisdom must also be the reasons that brought them together.
Now with the addition of the priesthood of night elves, Levi had no doubt that as long as she was given enough time, she would definitely become a mid-level deity.
No idea if it was because he was still busy with the benefits he had gained in that special demiplane, or if he simply forgot, but Yue Gong did not remind him this time who should be given the power of divinity.
But Levi, who had already had this experience once, certainly knew that the one it should give the most was the Moon Knight blessed by the Moon Bow - Luna.
"What? You're going to give me such a valuable treasure?"
Even Luna, who was able to keep a very calm mentality no matter what kind of battle she was through, found it difficult to remain calm after facing such a major event.
This is divinity. In each god’s sect, basically only the clergy with the strongest power and highest status can obtain a little divinity and become their spokesperson in the main world.
How could she have deserved this?
But Levi just chuckled and nodded, indicating that she had heard it correctly.
In fact, he believed that judging from the fact that the battles were getting bigger and bigger in scale and involved people of higher and higher levels, it would not be impossible for him to give divinity to Cindy, Donna and others in the future.
It's a little difficult, maybe it's impossible to fit them so perfectly.
From the current perspective, it would be best for Cindy to use Sigma's divinity. This great god is powerful and generous. As long as she can come up with something of high enough value, there shouldn't be any problem.
The Elegy worships Diana, a person with weak divine power, which is a little troublesome. For ordinary minor gods, it is not so easy to get 1 point of divinity. Even the Moon Bow Goddess took some effort.
The most troublesome person might be Donna. Larui is a demigod with a godhood level of 0. She herself doesn't even know how much godhood she has...
But it doesn't really matter. It doesn't have to be a perfect fit. At worst, he can just give Donna some more divinity and win by quantity!
Under Levi's repeated urging, although Luna's face was still full of disbelief, she finally used this divinity.
After all, Levi also said that even if there is a wizard tower to conceal the energy, it is still possible to attract some powerful beings, so it is better to use it as soon as possible.
So Luna soon gained the same benefits as Levi before, including 10 times the lifespan, abundant energy, magic resistance, immunity to mind control, etc.
Apart from this, it is not known whether Yuegong made any special preparations, or whether Luna is really particularly compatible with this divinity.
Almost immediately after using it, in addition to strengthening several of her original skills, she also gained new abilities.
The damage of her Moonlight skills has been increased, the cost of her Aura skill - Lunar Blessing has been greatly reduced, and then she also got a spell that calls upon the Moon Bow.
As the name suggests, once used, she can summon a set of magical bows and arrows.
She can levitate it next to her and fire it on its own, dealing pure magical damage to her target, or she can wield it herself.
The former is more convenient and labor-saving, while the latter is more powerful because it will be enhanced by her attributes and expertise.
Each shot consumes a tiny bit of her magic power to condense the magic arrow. With her current strength, it is easy for her to shoot thirty or fifty times in a breath.
In addition to their extremely weak defense, the most regrettable thing about Luna or all female hunters is that the attack range of their moon blades is seriously insufficient.
Now that we have this trick, it can be said that it has greatly made up for the shortcomings in this area.
Levi could only say that it was worthy of being the power from God. Even if it was just a little bit of divinity, it could significantly enhance the overall strength of all things.
At this time, Cindy, Donna and others around also came up to congratulate Luna, but they did not feel jealous.
On the one hand, it is because they are not of that kind of personality. On the other hand, it is also based on the long-term understanding and trust. As long as there is something suitable for them, Levi will definitely not be stingy.
At this time, the tower spirit's voice suddenly sounded: "Warning, master, a small batch of medium-sized flying creatures are approaching Thorn Town."
"The enemy's number is roughly 32-35, and their strength is estimated to be level 4. They are expected to arrive in 3 minutes. Should we notify the defenders to enter combat readiness immediately?"
Levi laughed immediately: "No, I think they are the little gifts given to me by the Moon Bow Goddess."
