Volume 3 Takeoff Chapter 391 Tomb Technician
So less than half an hour later, Levi met the tomb technician named Harpros in a private room of the tavern.
He was a very typical mummy, wrapped in yellowed white cloth strips all over his body, but there was also a hint of magical light on it, which might be a special equipment.
In addition, he also has a sickle sword on his waist, which is one of the most favored weapons among the warriors of the Tomb Kings faction, indicating that he also has certain melee capabilities.
Levi came up and apologized to him. He did not have all the constructs that met the other party's requirements for the time being, but Harpros did not show any sign of being angry.
On the one hand, because he failed again today and his debt increased by several percent, he was really a little anxious.
On the other hand, it was because he had already seen the poisonous scorpions and scarabs in the house, two special constructs that he had never seen before.
As soon as he saw the other person's eager eyes, Levi roughly understood.
So he changed his original idea, and without wasting any words, he directly took out the corresponding materials and performed a hand-rubbing Death Guard for the other party.
So after watching the whole process with his own eyes, Harpros didn't waste any words and said on the spot that as long as Levi could help him repay the debt of about 100 gold coins, he would be willing to follow Levi , no matter where they went.
Martis, who was also watching the fun nearby, was somewhat speechless when he heard this.
The waiter said it was 80 gold coins before, but it has increased by 20 gold coins in just one day...
She had no idea how strong his personal abilities were, but she had a rough idea of how fast he was losing money.
Although Levi also found it a little funny, he didn't lack the money, so he agreed directly.
So Haprosna bowed down and became a level 3 combat hero under Levi.
In terms of equipment, he has a blue funeral shroud robe. Although it looks tattered, it actually has good defense and comes with a certain degree of fire resistance.
In terms of skills, he is a master of both magic and martial arts. He has several combat skills and some basic earth magic. He also has a skeleton chariot with him, so he can fight when necessary.
As for the racial characteristics of the Tomb Kings, they are their horrifying appearance and funeral rite bodies.
The former can increase resistance to dark magic and has a chance to cause fear to weaker enemies, so it is more suitable for warrior-type players to open Musou.
The latter can increase earth and water resistance, but at the expense of reduced fire resistance.
At first glance, two for one seems to be a win, but in fact, Tomb Raiders mostly only appear in the desert, where water-based attacks will be severely affected.
The power and frequency of fire magic surpass those two, so in fact, they are as afraid of fire magic as ordinary undead.
He also has a few item creation feats, but they're all pretty useless.
But there are three main skills that Levi values in him.
One is a stonecutter. Harpros can process stone, metal, etc. in order to manufacture constructs better and faster.
If there are sufficient materials, or Levi allows it, he can also try to create the most basic jackal-type guard of the gods.
But compared to Levi who holds the Nine Volumes of Nagash, there is a chance of failure in his production, and it is not low, otherwise he would not owe so much money.
The second is to repair the inscription. After the battle, he can use metal and stone to repair the construct.
The last one is called resurrection, which is not true resurrection, but in an emergency, he can use his special ability to temporarily replace other materials with soil to forcibly restore a certain amount of health to the construct.
If the construct was still not completely destroyed after the battle, he could remove the dirt and other things and then carry out the actual repair.
In addition, according to him, he has received professional training. If his strength is improved in the future, his success rate in creating the Guardians of the Gods will also increase.
If he were powerful enough, he might even try to create the iconic construct of the city of Lahmia, the giant cobra ridden by the Grave Knights.
Levi was just listening to this for the time being, because if he was really good at this, he would never choose to join a hero chosen by God.
The owner of this place, Khalida, likes the giant cobra as her favorite construct.
However, through communication with him, Levi's guess was confirmed that Khalida did not have the technology to create the Sphinx.
In fact, most of the Tomb Kings, including the city of Lahmia, only control a few of them.
Only the most powerful among them, the legendary Settra, known as the "Immortal Emperor", possesses almost all the manufacturing methods.
Because he had once beaten up all the Tomb Kings around him who disobeyed him, and gathered them together in this way.
Even Khalida was theoretically submissive to the other party, of course, it was only in theory.
The straight-line distance between the two territories is less than a thousand miles, but it is at least three to five hundred miles. In addition, there are many forces such as dwarves and wood elves in between, so they cannot reach each other at all under normal circumstances.
The reason why she surrendered was probably just to avoid trouble.
Anyway, the "Immortal Emperor" only wants a verbal submission and he will be satisfied.
In addition, although he is not a battle hero, because he is a tomb technician, he can also command constructs to fight with Levi's permission, which makes him a good assistant.
After learning this series of information, Levi threw another 200 gold coins and a space ring to Harpros, asking him to pay off his debts and buy some materials he could use.
He was not worried that the other party would take the money and run away. Not to mention that the system had already recognized him as its subordinate, the characteristic of the Tomb Kings faction was that they valued their promises.
If Harpros fled with the money under such circumstances, once outsiders found out, Levi wouldn't have to do anything. I'm afraid Khalida would be the first to give the order to hunt him down.
The Tomb Kings have become a special race of undead. Most of the things that the living care about are of no significance to them.
But there is one thing that not only does not disappear after death, but instead expands many times, and that is glory, or face!
While Harpros was surprised, he was naturally very grateful and thought that he had found the right person.
Putting aside the fact that the other party can create the Guardians of the Gods, just looking at his generous character, it doesn't seem like something unbearable for him to join the God-chosen Hero?
After sending him to do the work, Levi continued to manufacture, intending to get everything the caravan wanted at once.
Oduin felt a little bored, so he slipped downstairs to find a place to drink, while Maltis remained with Levi.
I don't know if she really wants to learn how to create Death Guards, or if she just wants to be a guard.
But looking at her empty eyes, maybe she just has nothing to do.
After all, as a death elf, she doesn't need to rest or anything.
So she remained in a daze for several hours, until Levi finished all the scorpion guards and started cleaning up various wastes, then she came back to her senses.
"Levi, you just used your soul, right?"
Although her tone was questioning, her expression showed that she had already confirmed it.
Levi nodded slightly: "Yes, they are the souls of the beastmen and ratmen we killed on the road."
Under normal circumstances, playing with the souls of the dead is a taboo for the gods and their churches.
Because after death, the souls of devout believers will ascend to the kingdom of gods, become petitioners, and be reborn in the kingdom of gods.
Although it is much less than when they were alive, they can still generate some power of faith.
Generally speaking, the power of faith they generate is not enough to support the power that the gods have to expend to maintain their existence.
But taking care of their deceased devout believers and allowing them to be reborn in the kingdom of God is also one of the duties of the gods.
At the same time, they are also the source of troops for the gods when they go to war, at least when they are on the defensive.
The reason why evil beings such as demons, devils, necromancers, etc. are so hated and loathed by the gods is because they are actually stealing things from the gods.
But as for the ratmen and ordinary beastmen, Levi is not afraid of offending the gods behind them.
Whether it's the Horned Rat or the Malar, they both have enemies all over the world, and the number of these two races is large enough. The death toll every day is probably in the tens of thousands. They simply can't pay attention to it, okay?
"You are using your soul on me..."
"No," Maltis shook his head and pressed his forehead, "I just think I seem to have seen a similar scene in a certain temple."
Levi was a little surprised: "Your memory is starting to recover?"
"Only scattered fragments, but I am indeed supposed to be one of the captains of the Temple Knights of the Goddess of Death."
Li Wei couldn't help but comfort him: "This is a good thing. Don't worry, we will find out the truth sooner or later."
At the same time, he was a little surprised. No wonder Martis seemed so powerful. There was a big difference between the captain of the Knights Templar and the ordinary knights of the Knights Templar.
It's a pity that the elven goddess of death had disappeared long ago, and the power her priests could obtain was minimal, not to mention her as a temple knight.
If they were not really helpless, why would Lilith and Yuegong secretly prepare to create a new god of death?
After comforting the other party a few words, Alduin knocked on the door and said that the leader of the caravan had arrived, and the other party also claimed to have brought a gift for Levi.
So the leader of the caravan quickly presented two kinds of equipment that were very unique to the Tomb Kings and very precious.
One is a brooch-type Rebirth Ouroboros, which comes with an active skill called Rebirth. After activation, it restores 8 health points per second for 100 seconds. It can be used up to 5 times a day, but the fire resistance is -20 when activated.
Theoretically, it can restore up to 4,000 health points per day. If it is given to Elegy and Alduin, wouldn't it become a perpetual motion machine on the battlefield? How many health points do they have in total?
Moreover, the other party brought over three pieces at one time. It seems that they can be manufactured in small batches. As a country that has existed for more than a thousand years, Kalida has a strong foundation.
It's the negative effect of fire resistance -20, which is really too bad, especially since the Tomb Kings already have a weakness to fire. Coupled with this equipment, if they suffer any fire attack, they will probably take a long time to recover.
But when he took out the second thing, Levi knew that he was indeed well prepared.
The Sun Scarab also has only one effect, which is to increase fire resistance by 10 and magic resistance by 5. Although it is not enough to completely offset the negative effects of the Reborn Ouroboros, it is almost enough if some auxiliary magic is added.
However, these 6 pieces of blue equipment, which make up 3 sets in total, are probably worth quite a lot.
It stands to reason that if any information about such an excellent thing were to leak out, it would surely be hotly discussed on the forum.
But Levi had not obtained any relevant information before, so there were only two possibilities.
Either no other Chosen Hero has obtained them yet, or they have, but are deliberately hiding it.
But no matter what the reason is, their high value is beyond doubt.
As soon as the leader of the caravan saw Levi's expression, he knew that he was very satisfied. He immediately smiled and said, "Sir, I used my position to buy this privately from the Queen's housekeeper. Are you satisfied?"
After he said this, Levi knew that no matter whether this matter was true or false, he had to accept his favor.
So after thanking with a smile, he directly handed over the space ring filled with poisonous scorpion guards without even asking the price.
As I said, this little money is insignificant. As long as the other party can give a discount from the Fairy Palace, everything can be earned back.
The leader of the caravan was obviously a little surprised at Levi's efficiency and straightforwardness, but after a quick check and confirming that there were no problems, he happily settled the payment with Levi.
And he obviously wanted to show goodwill to Levi, so Levi soon discovered that he actually sold those pieces of equipment to him in a package for only 30 gold coins. This was not much different from giving them away for free, right?
So in return, he gave the other party an eagle, beetle and scarab-type Death Guard each.
The other party is generous, so he can't be stingy, right?
The leader of the caravan was now even more excited, secretly thinking that his decision was indeed correct.
Even if the people's livelihood in the other party's territory is declining, just relying on this unique skill of manufacturing constructs, the trade between the two parties will definitely be maintained for a long time in the future.
After a few polite words, the leader of the caravan quickly got straight to the point. He expressed regret that Levi might not be able to meet Queen Khalida for the time being.
Because she is not in Lahmia City at the moment, no one knows when she will come back.
Her palace general said that she had been traveling to the south frequently recently and had rarely stayed in the city of Lahmia.
He also inquired through other channels in the city and confirmed that Khalida did not bring a large army with her and her whereabouts were quite secretive. She was probably carrying out some secret operation.
Levi couldn't help but frown slightly when he heard this. The secret action of a legendary hero must be of great significance.
But her erratic whereabouts would delay his important plans.
Without her approval, the city of Lahmia would never march towards the Silver Blood Army because of her.
Among the Tomb Kings, Khalida was the only one who was friendly to living beings, including humans and elves.
The generals and priests under her were certainly influenced by her in a subtle way, but they were still far from being so enthusiastic.
"Do you have an approximate location?"
"Probably in the rain forest south of Astri," the caravan leader continued after a brief pause, "I suspect she is most likely near the ruins of the Bone Temple."
Levi's brows suddenly frowned even more.
As the unique Queen of the Tomb Raids, Khalida certainly has more than just the city of Lahmia under her command. There are several towns in the south that belong to her, and Astrid is the southernmost one among them.
Further south are several Lizardman towns guarded by the legendary Lizardman Kuga, known as "Marshal Ku" for his exquisite tactical command ability.
Of course, although he is called "Marshal Ku", his personal strength should not be underestimated.
As a pure lizardman warrior, he has lived for more than 8,000 years. Even many gods have not lived as long as him.
He also has a Tyrannosaurus Rex, the strongest and largest in the main world, which has been with him for thousands of years.
It is normal for a dragon to live for a thousand years, but even the longest-lived dinosaurs generally had a natural lifespan of only a few hundred years.
Coupled with frequent battles, they may actually live less than one-tenth of their maximum lifespan.
A Tyrannosaurus Rex that has experienced countless battles and still survived for thousands of years can definitely defeat most dragons in a head-on fight.
At the same time, Kuga also possesses two pieces of equipment that are at least legendary, and most likely sub-artifact level, a "Spear of the God Taranx" and a glove-type claw called "Hand of the Gods".
The gods believed in by the Lizardmen are called "Ancient Saints". Although they are extremely mysterious and their names can hardly be found in the main world, it seems that they, like the four elemental gods, do not care about the power of faith.
But as the creators of the guardian lizardmen, they are indeed quite generous to their own people.
These alone are enough to illustrate how terrifying Kuga is, but Levi, who has obtained a lot of knowledge from Lilith, also knows that he has another extremely brilliant record.
Kuja originally stayed in the Lustria rainforest, but one day the city where he was stationed was raided by the demon army. The magic toad was killed first and the city fell on the spot. The demons even wanted to drag the entire city into the bottomless abyss.
After seeing all this, Kuga, who had just returned from patrol, gathered the remaining Lizardmen and launched a war to regain the lost land that lasted for thousands of years.
No one, or God, knew how many demons he had killed in that battle.
But the result is that the names of the many invading demon lords were completely obliterated in the dust of history.
Part of the city had been pulled into the Abyss, but it still stands in Lustria.
It became a holy place for the Lizardmen to fight against demons, and Kuga was therefore called the last guardian.
Since the evil forces in the Lustria rainforest have basically been wiped out, only some ratmen in the sewers are left.
Therefore, Mazdamuddi, the oldest and most powerful magic toad in existence, and possibly the most powerful wizard among all creatures in the Overworld, ordered Kruga to lead the army alone to this land thousands of miles away to continue fighting against evil.
Its targets include greenskins, ratmen, undead, trolls, and even demons and devils.
This is a bit off topic, but in short, these two legends, Khalida and Kruga, maintained the same attitude when facing evil forces such as ratmen and undead, which is to eradicate all evil.
In addition, the eastern part of both territories has a long coastline, and they have to face pirates from multiple races or forces such as murlocs, Nebon, Norsca and snakemen.
So for a long time, the relationship between the two sides cannot be said to be very good, but at least it is not bad.
But the premise is that Khalida does not take the initiative to provoke the Lizardmen.
Although the Lizardmen have been silently fighting against various evil races, it does not mean that they really have a good impression of races such as humans.
In Levi's opinion, the guardian lizardmen are not so much cold-blooded humanoid creatures as they are actually some cold biological robots. This is the second biggest difference between them and the beastmen.
Once you anger them or break some of their rules, they will not care about the other person's race, they will just kill without mercy.
But now it seems that Kalida might have provoked the other party.
The Bone Temple was once a temple of the Lizardmen, and later suffered a large-scale invasion led by the Demon Lord. Evil spirits such as the Undead took the opportunity to cause trouble, resulting in the death of the magic toad Shilan who guarded the temple, and the temple was completely desecrated.
The magical talents and powers possessed by the magic toads are indeed very powerful in the main world, but their numbers are also rare, even much fewer than those of dragons and phoenixes.
So the lizardmen never waited for new magic toads to come to support them, and only waited for Kuga to come.
Without the magic toads, even if there are some magical lizard prophets and priests among the lizardmen, it is still not enough to thoroughly evolve the temple.
So the lizard people gave up on it temporarily.
But this does not mean that they will allow other races to spy, even if she is Queen Khalida.
Seeing Levi's frown, the caravan leader could only say a few words of comfort but could not do anything for the time being.
Moreover, his original plan to introduce Levi to Khalida was probably going to fail.
Khalida is an immortal and most of the time, she has no concept of time.
Her general said that in the past she would often be gone for ten days, half a month, or three to five months was normal, but their caravan could not wait that long.
Even if he needs to replenish goods locally, recruit mercenaries, etc., it will probably only take about three days, which is the limit.
Levi naturally couldn't force the other party, so soon the leader of the caravan apologized repeatedly, left a letter of introduction, and said goodbye.
Levi sighed again. Really, things were not going well.
In this case, perhaps I should make more preparations.
Of course, he would not provoke the Lizardmen if he could avoid provoking them, but first he had to find out why Khalida was going to the Temple of Bones?
Did she want to go there on her own, or was there something there that attracted her, or was she lured there by someone else?
