After spending a lot of time, Levi and his team successfully returned to Fear Rock. After the expedition, they could finally take a break.
Penthesilea returned to Paradise Island to check on her people.
Khalida returned to Lahmia to prepare for the next operation.
As for Michaela, Sefa, Sally and other blood elf mages, they went to the small fire elemental plane together.
There, they can better practice their fire magic, and Levi also gave the place full authority to them, allowing them to do whatever they want.
Levi himself immediately found the dwarf blacksmiths on the island and handed over the simple railway, manufacturing drawings, lava cannon, etc. to them.
He had just done some research and found out that the Chaos Dwarves used external forces such as volcanoes and demons to accomplish these things. It had to be said that this was very consistent with the outside world's perception of the Chaos Dwarves.
In Levi's opinion, these can actually be replaced by conventional magic.
However, he knew almost nothing about forging railways, so it would be better to leave this matter to professionals.
But no matter what, those simple railways that have been built can still be put to use.
So Levi immediately issued a series of orders to build a railway to the port.
When the sun went down, good news came from Lilith.
"Neferata has surrendered. She will assist Lucia and take over all her previous intelligence systems."
Levi didn't ask for specific details. With Lilith's strength and skills, there were many ways to deal with the Vampire Queen.
He was more concerned about the location Dracula chose for the apotheosis ceremony.
"It's a small city-state in the southern country - Pavenna."
"In addition to the Big Belly King, Gulu, the vampires have prepared four other legends as sacrifices, but they are all beings from other dimensions."
"Two demon lords, a wind elemental giant, and an Asura."
Levi understood it instantly. It seemed that the vampires were also afraid of revenge, so they chose these extradimensional beings.
In this way, even if the other party wants to retaliate and comes from another dimension, their strength and other things will be to varying degrees.
It’s that Ashura who might be a bit troublesome for the vampires.
Because these creatures of the good camp are basically widely present in all good planes, they, like angels, are very keen on serving God.
Being able to reach the legendary level, even for the gods, it is not an existence that can be completely ignored.
But that was not something Levi had to worry about. He even hoped to get some unexpected reinforcements.
"Pavona, I remember the current ruler is the woman named Lucilia Belladonna, right?"
"Yes, she is also a member of the sisterhood developed by Neferata, but she has not yet been transformed into a vampire."
Levi nodded, and this time there was no surprise at all.
This Lucelia is known as the most beautiful woman in the Old World, but in fact more people call her the most beautiful bitch in the Old World.
It's not just because she was a womanizer, but also because she had seven husbands, all of whom were powerful or wealthy celebrities.
As a result, not long after each marriage, her husband would suddenly die inexplicably, and Lucelia, as a widow, would gain further wealth and power.
The first few times may have been coincidences, but after that, even a fool could see that there was a problem.
But until now, she is still alive and still quite popular. It is even said that she is preparing to choose her eighth husband.
Apart from the fact that the southern country was already extremely chaotic, and that many people were jealous of her beauty and wealth and were willing to take the risk, the bigger reason was, of course, that there was some special power operating behind her.
She didn't turn into a vampire because, on the one hand, she was worried that she might be exposed, and on the other hand, she couldn't bear to give up the pleasure of the flesh, right?
"Goddess, do we need to borrow her power?"
"No, Lucilia has long been unreliable. While working with Neferata, she also maintained an ambiguous relationship with the Prince of Lies, Cyric, and the Goddess of Abuse, Lovita."
"At the same time, Neferata recently discovered that Lucilia took the initiative to throw herself into the arms of the Slaanesh demon."
Levi couldn't help but grin. Wow, she is indeed the number one bitch in the old world. She can actually do this.
But the people she chose to work with were not good people.
Cyric is a madman who may betray him at any time. Lauviata enjoys causing pain, including but not limited to physical abuse and heartache.
That would be fine, their teachings were in perfect agreement with many of Lucelia's actions, and it was completely understandable that they had similar interests.
But few people who make deals with demons or devils have a good ending, let alone a Slaanesh demon.
"What should we do then? Does Neferata need to go there in person?"
Lilith shook her head: "No, Dracula's recent actions have attracted the attention of many gods. If Neferata goes there, she might be exposed."
"But I found a more suitable target through her, the Black Prince of the Southern Kingdom - Gashnag."
Levi was a little confused for a moment. It seemed that this Black Prince had nothing special in terms of power or personal strength. He just didn't want to see people on weekdays.
As for the Vampire Queen not showing up, that’s not a problem.
She has always been famous for her willfulness, so even if it was a matter of great importance concerning deification, Dracula could only curse inwardly and endure it.
"He is a survivor of the Strigoi Empire. He hates all enemies that led to the destruction of the empire, including vampires like Dracula and Neferata, as well as Black Arkhan and even Nagash."
Levi suddenly understood.
The vampires of Clan Strigoi are the ugliest among all vampires, but they were not like this from the beginning.
They once established a very strange country - the Strigoi Empire.
At that time, they regarded themselves as the guardians of mankind, and were committed to fighting against evil races such as greenskins, goblins, kobolds and ratmen. On a daily basis, they only sucked blood from enemies, criminals, and blood taxes paid by farmers.
They are not just doing it for show, they are doing it because they really think so.
They even successfully formed an alliance with the dwarves. This sounds like nonsense to humans today, but it is indeed true.
But although their actions made the human beings in the Strigoi Empire live a rich and comfortable life, it was tantamount to roasting other vampires on the fire.
While the Strigoi Empire became more and more prosperous, humans under the rule of other vampires began to riot frequently, wanting to pursue the same kind of life, which made other vampires hate them.
After becoming a vampire, many negative emotions will be infinitely magnified. They cannot bear to see the good of the Strigoi Empire, so they deliberately want to destroy this empire.
It just so happened that Arkhan the Black was preparing to resurrect Nagash once again, and he also needed vampires and humans as cannon fodder, so a group of bad-intentioned guys decided to sell out the Strigoi Empire.
Even though the Strigoi clan realized something was wrong and put up a desperate resistance, they were ultimately no match for the coalition forces. Coupled with the greenskin attacks from outside, the entire empire completely collapsed.
Later, in order to prevent the Strigger clan from restoring their country and doing similar things again, vampires from other clans began to unite to exclude them. Black Arkhan seemed to have also been involved, causing the Striggers to become what they are now - the ugliest clan of all vampires.
If the Black Prince was a survivor of the Strigoi Empire, he certainly had enough reasons to hate Black Arkhan and Dracula, but the one he hated the most was most likely Neferata.
Because Strig's ancestor, Usoran, was Neferata's cousin and had always been loyal to Neferata, but it was Neferata who first stabbed Strig in the back.
The second would probably be Black - Arkhan, since Arkhan wants to turn Ushoran into a vehicle to resurrect Nagash.
Come to think of it, Usoran and Khalida should have had similar feelings when dealing with Neferata, and they were also blood relatives who once lived in the city of Lahmia.
But Levi then remembered something. Khalida had said before that Dracula had summoned many vampire legends, and Usolan seemed to be among them?
"Dracula released the false information. The Black Prince has now completely surrendered to me. He said that Wu Suoran is still wandering in Zhendan, trying to cooperate with the Jade Blood Clan and even Zhendan."
Among the many vampire clans, the Jade Blood Clan of Zhendan may be the one that appears to be doing the best, because Zhendan is extremely tolerant of other races.
Some served as military officers, managed internal affairs, became Taoist priests, and many even became wives of dragonborns. The Jadebloods had become an ethnic group in Zhendan rather than an independent race.
"Okay, I understand. What should I do next?"
Lilith chuckled and shook her head, "No, after learning that Cyric and Lovita have also deployed their forces in Pavonna, I no longer have any demands on you."
Originally, the Southern Kingdom was a place where evil gods gathered to preach. Now Lucilia has colluded with two evil gods and Slaanesh. In this situation, no matter how well Dracula prepares, his chances of successfully becoming a god are extremely slim.
Similarly, if she wanted Levi and the others to benefit from it, the risk would become extremely high, so to be on the safe side, she would not make any arrangements.
"But I hope you can witness a deification ceremony with your own eyes. It will be of some use."
"Teclis, Eltharion, and Imrik may also go there in disguise."
She did not ask them to meet up because it would be too obvious. An ordinary disguise might be able to fool Dracula, but it would be difficult to hide from the eyes of many evil gods.
Levi nodded seriously: "I understand. I will meet with the Black Prince and go to Pavenna together to wait for Dracula to hold the ceremony."
Lilith chuckled again and nodded. It was obvious that she was also somewhat happy after dealing with Neferata.
Although she deceived the knights of the Kingdom of Batto about her identity, she had always been very attentive to them in other aspects, perhaps even better than she treated ordinary elves.
Then she became a little more serious: "Levi, I looked up some information, asked several gods, and did some experiments on your diamond myself."
"If it is a lord-level demon or devil, the effect of cleansing evil may not be as exaggerated as expected."
"Their consciousness is connected to the Abyss or the Nine Layers of Hell. With your power, you cannot completely restrain their entire essence. You can only make them suffer more losses than ordinary deaths in battle, unless they take the initiative to disconnect from the Abyss or Hell."
"But with the Holy Words of Creation that you possess, there are many more possibilities."
After a slight pause, Lilith continued, "With the Words of Creation combined with the magic of Mastering Legends, you will be able to study and obtain the true name of a certain creature."
"What?"
Even with Levi's calmness, he couldn't help but be surprised.
The real name may just be a code name for mortals in the main world.
However, if it is a demon, devil, angel or other alien being, knowing their true name, the caster may be able to use the Otherworldly Binding to forcibly summon them and drive them.
If what Lilith said was true, then wouldn't it be theoretically possible for me to summon all the demon lords or devil dukes and kill them? Or seal them with the Cleansing of Evil?
Even if they cannot be killed completely, but seriously injuring them will still be a great victory for the good camp. No wonder the Celestial Mystics are so special to Mount Paradise.
No wonder demons, devils and other evil beings have tried their best to kill all the celestial mystics in the past. Even if they don’t know the truth, they may have had similar guesses.
But he quickly calmed down. Knowing Legends itself is a 6th-level magic, and its effect is to learn the legends related to a person, a place, or a thing.
Depending on the relevant information the caster has already mastered, the time it takes will vary greatly, from a few minutes to a few weeks, and the results will also be different.
During this period, the caster needs to remain in research mode and cannot do anything else except eating, sleeping, etc., let alone fighting.
The demon lords actually didn't reveal much information. Even if Levi really realized this ability later, God knows how long it would take for him to truly learn the other party's real name.
But no matter what, it does represent a possibility.
Even if he couldn't completely kill the demon lords or something, if he could beat them one by one and get a series of titles of defeating legends, Levi's strength would be greatly improved, not to mention the spoils that would come with it.
"If you want to study the true name of the demon lord, you need to at least reach the legendary level first to be more efficient. Before that, you'd better not expose yourself to the enemy."
Levi nodded naturally. The hatred value of the Celestial Mystic Master was originally very high. The reason why no one came to cause trouble during this period was probably because they were also busy.
But if this matter were to be exposed, I'm afraid the demon lords would collectively open a space gate on the Fear Rock.
Well, if you are well prepared, this is not unacceptable...
So in the next few days, Levi did not go out, but studied the Words of Creation, trying to unearth more secrets, and cooperated with the dwarf blacksmiths on Dread Rock to study the railways.
Although the time was relatively short, the dwarf blacksmiths made rapid progress because they had blueprints and finished products, and are now able to produce in large quantities.
They have even started to manufacture matching vehicles.
Although the dwarves cannot use the Demon Steel Engine like the Chaos Dwarves, the driving equipment they use on their helicopters, which is powered by steam or alcohol, is also independently developed.
Now that Levi is willing to spend a lot of money, converting a steam locomotive is not a problem at all.
In addition, Levi also sent some blood elf mages to assist, making the dwarves' actions more smooth.
Alyssa is responsible for the handling of the roads.
At Levi's suggestion, she first took the Ankylosaurus and others to deal with the grass and trees, and then directed the wizards to use magic such as turning fossils into mud and mud into stone to transform the road, and then lay the railway.
After completion, large monsters such as Ankylosaurus will be able to take the steam train directly to the port, and the business of Fear Rock will be further developed.
In fact, the current business and trade environment in Fear Rock is already very good.
This is mainly because Fear Rock is the largest and most productive island nearby.
Penthesilea's Paradise Island remains extremely xenophobic toward forces other than Levi.
Although the Dragon Prince was willing to do business, the islands he occupied were generally small in size. Only the Dragon Tooth Mountain was relatively large, but it was still far from the Fear Rock.
In addition, because they had fought together against the dark elves before and are still working together to fight against the Shahuagin and others, the many races of the Sea Dreamers are also kind to Levi.
Under their leadership, many nearby marine races also tend to go to Fear Rock for commercial activities.
Of course, the group of mermaids led by Shudun’s sister also played a role in connecting the dots.
Levi, Michaela and others believed that as long as the situation continued, it was only a matter of time before Fear Rock surpassed the Dragon Prince's Black Castle and other places.
However, they may not be able to develop steadily all the time.
The most obvious thing is that Lunala has to frequently command fleets, and even the Black Ark, to attack enemies in nearby waters recently.
Some time ago, Nipeng's navy was defeated by Zhendan, so the Nipeng pirates were quiet for a while, but the snake people began to become active.
At the same time, probably because they were beaten up on Paradise Island before, the vampire pirates would come to cause trouble from time to time.
They didn't seem to care how much damage they could cause to Levi's Fear Rock. They were satisfied just by causing some trouble.
Even though they had been ambushed and beaten badly by Lunala's and Khalida's fleets before, they appeared again a few days later.
Levi thought about it and felt that this might not just be the intention of the vampire pirates themselves. Perhaps there was also the Queen of the Sea or the God of Storms - Talos - behind them.
Because of Lilith's previous actions, Talos did not cause trouble openly, but he did suffer a loss on Paradise Island after all.
Spend a little money and hire vampire pirates to cause trouble for yourself. Even if he didn't order it personally, the high-ranking members of his church could do it.
But Levi still asked Lunala to be on high alert, because if there was really a chance, the vampire pirates would obviously not be satisfied with just making trouble.
At the same time, the dwarves also carried out several acts of revenge.
They first recaptured the Eight Peaks Mountain, defeating the ratmen, goblins, greenskins and others, who fled in panic.
Then, they killed a coalition force of more than 300,000 goblins, kobolds and greenskins in one go, drove the greenskins hundreds of miles towards the badlands, and took back the previously lost towns and fortresses.
After doing all this, they finally decided to temporarily stop their advance and instead defend themselves.
The current strength of the dwarves is entirely based on the two demigods using their own powerful military forces to lead the dwarves to kill or repel many greenskin leaders.
But due to the pressure from the gods, the two demigods could not stay in the main world for too long.
Moreover, in terms of overall military strength, the dwarves are still inferior to the greenskin coalition, so it is not surprising that the dwarves made such a choice.
But I believe that with the many supplies in the Eight Peaks Mountain and the power of the Rune Golems, as long as the dwarves are given a certain amount of time and the entire Mountain Kingdom is equipped with Rune Golems, the situation will become different.
After the battle at Bafeng Mountain ended, Shudun continued to stay there, while Kyle, Zhou Miyin, Jianbing, Xiaotian and the ogre warlord, Braut, began to return with their troops.
Because Asgard is too conspicuous, even if the greenskin army is already defeated, they may not have peace along the way, but only in this way can they truly achieve the purpose of the trial.
However, Levi had already told them in advance that if they really encountered a life-and-death crisis, he could also come as reinforcements.
Compared with the dwarves, many human kingdoms are a little bit miserable.
Because of the large-scale spread of the plague, Nurgle demons began to appear frequently, and because of too much blood and death, Khorne demons also began to appear on a small scale.
At the same time, because the corpses used as sacrifices can be seen almost everywhere, various folk sects that believe in demons and devils have also become very active. They seem to be joining in the fun, summoning all kinds of messy demons and devils.
Add to that the ratmen who feed on corpses, the undead who use bones and souls as their reserve military force, and so on. For a time, the entire old world was almost everywhere in flames of war.
Many churches of evil gods also began to take the opportunity to cause trouble. It was not uncommon for them to frame others, sow discord, or cooperate with the devil's army to besiege the churches of good gods.
Even if many gods of law and good issued orders many times, judging from the current situation, it would be impossible to quell the unrest in a short period of time.
In comparison, the High Elves seemed very comfortable. Even though many of their colonies had some problems, the island of Ulthuan was calm and peaceful, which was unique in the entire Overworld.
A few days later, the Dragon Prince delivered two level 7 elite star dragons and a dragon shield as promised. Levi finally collected the last component of the Dragon King's divine power.
Dragon King Power (Red - Legendary):
Effect 1: Battle attributes attack, defense, leadership, knowledge, all +16;
Effect 2: magic resistance +15, fire resistance +15 for your troops;
Effect 3: All normal attacks of dragons, dragonborns, and dragonblood creatures under your command can be converted into non-attribute magic attacks;
Effect 4: Dragon Breath's power +20% (upper limit 1000), consumption and cooldown reduced by 20%;
Effect 5, Dragon's attack, defense, and magic resistance +15%;
Effect 6: All sacrifice, transformation and sacrificial magic below level 6 cast by the enemy will be ineffective against your troops.
Equipment requirements: Level 15/15
Treasure Curse 1: The effects of other equipment that improve campaign attributes are invalid;
Treasure Curse 2: Dragons covet it. All dragons are eager to obtain the power of the Dragon King. After learning of its existence, they will try to seize it in various ways, except for the dragons that have already pledged allegiance to you. However, their maintenance costs will be doubled.
Treasure Curse 3: Greed. As you hold on to this treasure for longer, it is possible that the treasure will enter the hands of some powerful beings with greed or desire to collect, and they may take action to seize it.
(A legendary treasure that possesses the power of the Dragon God. Even if it cannot make you a new Dragon God, it is enough to make you the Dragon King.)
As the famous power of the Dragon King, it can be described in one word - strong. The combat effectiveness of the dragons enhanced by it will be significantly improved.
Although the treasure curse looks scary, as long as Levi is careful and with Lilith as his backer, it won't be a big problem.
As for the two star dragons, they are worthy of being the strongest force of the Kingdom of Caledor. Except for their slightly weaker agility, their other attack, defense, life, etc. almost completely crush the Sphinx. They also have the ability to fly and breathe dragon breath.
If a fight really breaks out, it is entirely possible for them to kill the Sphinx without any injury.
But if Levi had to choose between them and the little female dragon, he would still prefer the latter.
Because star dragons are not perfect creatures, and it is not known whether it is a sequelae of being tamed by the Dragon Prince or pure coincidence, the two star dragons can hardly know any mid- to high-level magic except low-level spells such as acceleration and protective arrows.
Moreover, they seemed extremely silent and slow. With just a slight contact, everyone could tell that although their combat effectiveness might be much stronger than Catherine's now, they had almost reached their limit, and Catherine still had a lot of potential to be tapped.
Nevertheless, they would undoubtedly be very suitable as gifts, so Levi gave them to Callida and Penthesilea respectively as planned.
Needless to say, the two people who received the gifts were very happy.
A few days later, Lilith also sent news that Dracula had begun preparing for the deification ceremony, and if Levi was interested, he could go to Pavenna.
At the same time, after some efforts, she reached an agreement with the god of wisdom - Hoss.
The bad news is that Hoss is too proud to loan his book to any god, let alone any mortal being.
The good news is that Hoss finally agreed to give a copy of the Book of Hoss - the Book of a Thousand Laws.
As a legendary item, it does not have any attribute bonus, but it contains a total of 1,000 magic spells, ranging from level 0 to legendary, making it a mobile magic library.
But according to Hoss, knowledge about magic is the most valuable and should not be shown to others easily.
Therefore, the holder cannot see these 1,000 magic spells at once, but has a certain degree of autonomy in choosing based on the level.
Levi saw 40, while Michaela and Sefa saw more than 30, which can basically be considered as twice the level.
Then, every 24 hours, the Book of Thousand Spells will be refreshed, and new magic will appear randomly.
What if Levi has not finished learning a spell? But after 24 hours, all the information about the unfinished spell will disappear from his mind. The next time he sees it, he will have to start from the beginning.
At the same time, knowledge cannot be given away for free, so you need to spend a certain amount of money to buy it before you can actually start learning or copying it.
But despite these limitations, it is worthy of being a legendary item. Given enough time, Levi, Michaela and the others might be able to become super wizards who master thousands of kinds of magic.
Moreover, these restrictions only apply to non-legendary beings. If one is a legend or a demigod, the total amount of magic that can be seen at one time will be further increased. Once one becomes a true god of godhood 1, these restrictions will be completely lifted.
As for the curse of its treasure, it will definitely drop upon death, and then it will return through space magic to the hands of the last god who touched it, currently Lilith.
Hoth's power is not given to fools, nor to the weak.
But this is not important. Levi has never been killed along the way.
Unfortunately, it came at an inopportune time. Levi had to leave for Pavonda, so he could only put it away and study it slowly when he had free time later.