Volume 4 Chapter 541: The War Temporarily Ends
The Four Gods of Chaos were born from emotions. Theoretically, as long as there are any intelligent creatures in the world that have independent self-thinking abilities and many emotions, they can continuously gain power.
As to how to cut off their source of power, Asuryan and other ancient gods once proposed three ideas.
The first is to kill all mortal creatures and turn them all into undead creatures.
And to be on the safe side, they cannot be high-level undead creatures such as liches or vampires. It is best to use the lowest-level skeletons and zombies that have no self-awareness at all.
The second method is to kill all mortals and then transform them into constructs such as Death Guards.
Both of these ideas aim to cut off the source of energy for the Four Chaos Gods, and then find a way to seal or kill them.
After killing the four gods of chaos, the gods can create a new race and start the cycle again.
To some extent, the Lizardmen are also an attempt in this regard, but it is still not extreme enough.
Because senior leaders such as the Magic Toads or Kuga still have relatively rich emotions, ordinary skin lizards are relatively intelligent and will also have many emotions such as anger and grief after their companions die in battle.
But both possibilities were rejected, even the gods related to death did not agree.
Because if they don’t have mortal things, what fun will they have? Commanding the skeleton soldiers to perform pantomime?
Even if we can create life, it would take who knows how many years it would take to restore it to its current state.
Moreover, if they choose these two paths, all the believers and petitioners in their kingdom of God will be eliminated together. The cost is too high.
The third option is even less reliable, which is for all members to become gods.
Unless the gods embrace the four Chaos Gods, the four Chaos Gods cannot corrupt the gods.
But it is already very difficult to support hundreds of gods in so many planes. Now, almost every time a new god is born, the domain of the old god will be weakened. The world is no longer able to support more gods.
Therefore, although many ancient gods knew of the existence of the Four Gods of Chaos, they were never able to truly make up their minds to deal with them.
It was not until the arrival of that alien being that they came up with a fourth solution.
Lilith didn't know the specific details. She only understood from the few words left by Asuryan that the ancient gods did not simply seal the Four Gods of Chaos, but "reduced their dimensions".
The Chaos Four may still have greater potential than all other gods, but they can be killed just like any other god.
The arrival of the God-chosen heroes was a special trigger they had created. Their emotions seemed to have awakened the Four Chaos Gods prematurely in a weakened state.
Now it seems that the frequent appearances of demons under the command of the Four Chaos Gods have indeed brought certain disasters to the main world.
But at the same time, this also made other gods realize the threat posed by the Four Gods of Chaos, and they took corresponding actions.
Even if there are evil-minded people like Pan and Dracula who cooperate with the Four Chaos Gods, from a macro perspective, the benefits far outweigh the disadvantages.
Because even an evil god like Cyric would not want to see the Four Chaos Gods destroy the world.
In fact, at this point, the God-chosen heroes are no longer very useful, because everything about them can be replaced.
The growth rate of the heroes chosen by God is extremely fast, but if they are replaced by some sons or daughters of God, it will definitely be even faster.
Whether it is the initial attributes or the bonuses brought by divinity, they are far superior to ordinary God-chosen heroes.
The chosen heroes can be resurrected quickly, but as long as the gods are willing to spend a little bit of power, the mortals under their protection can also be resurrected.
Without these two advantages, even if there are differences in some other aspects, the chosen heroes can be completely replaced, and the sons of God may even do better.
For example, in the previous battle of Bafeng Mountain, Levi lasted for dozens of hours, and his body in the outside world could not bear it anymore.
But if it were Penthesilea, even if the number was increased tenfold, it would probably still not be a big deal for her.
But Levi may still be the only exception, because he is a master of the celestial mysteries and has the potential to become a god.
As for the last part of the information, or more precisely, Lilith's guess, it was about the God-given buildings, the many types of soldiers that could be recruited therein, and the God-chosen heroes.
The ancient gods paid such a huge price, so where did all the believers in their kingdom go? Did they really disappear with them?
Or did they regain their life in a special way?
Every time a chosen hero dies, a part of their soul consciousness is consumed. So is it possible that they can somehow join this world wholeheartedly?
After knowing so much information, Levi worked even harder. This was a danger, but also an opportunity.
It took him several days to enrich his construct. In addition to the ordinary Death Guards, he also added the Snake Lady and the Sphinx.
This was also thanks to the deal with Illidan. Levi gave all the extra Demon Hunter's job transfer tokens he had to Illidan, and Illidan provided some soul fragments.
Illidan certainly doesn't have the Nine Volumes of Nagash, but with his strength and wisdom, it is not difficult for his demon hunters to gain similar abilities, so this will become a long-term deal.
Levi also produced a large number of gadgets such as clockwork dragons, and distributed them to the colonies, Lahmia, the Underdark, Thorn Town, and a portion of the Red Brotherhood.
Although the time was short, the sales volume confirmed his previous speculation that few people could resist this gadget.
Levi also spent a little time and effort to create two major types of clockwork dragons.
One that uses precious materials, is durable, and has a very gorgeous appearance, and can even serve as a work of art, mainly taking the high-end route.
The other type is relatively cheaper, and it takes the approach of small profits but quick turnover, which can be considered as creating a way to make money for Fear Rock.
But Levi didn't plan to get involved in this matter anymore. He left it all to the tomb technician - Harpros, and some tomb apprentices he had recently recruited. After all, it was not difficult at all.
Levi gave one of the Titans seized from Manfred to Khalida, and the other two to Harpros , asking him to try to study them.
Although it is almost impossible for him to achieve any results in a short period of time because the knowledge involved is too much and too advanced, but what if?
Then Levi used the power of the Dark Mentor to transfer some of his subordinates to special magic professions - Shadow Messengers.
The resources consumed were insignificant in his opinion, but the results obtained were very good.
In addition to learning conventional magic like normal mages and several types of life-saving shadow magic, Shadow Messengers initially have two types of enchanted shadow razors, which can enchant a single target or multiple targets respectively.
This ensures that even a tier 1 Shadowbringer, even if only serving as an auxiliary mage on the battlefield, will definitely not lack channels to gain experience points.
After reaching level 3, they will be able to learn the magic known as the killer of miscellaneous soldiers - Misty Pendulum, which can move across the battlefield like a pendulum and easily injure dozens of people.
Although the initial damage is not high, the growth potential is not low. Moreover, since it is activated quickly and has a wide range, it is also a good magic that helps to gain experience points.
It can even be said that with just these two moves, the growth rate of the shadow messengers is destined not to be too slow. All that remains is to learn how to save their lives on the battlefield.
The threshold for job transfer was not high, so Levi arranged fifty job transfers in one go and assigned them to various teams.
Because a lot of blood elves gathered towards Dread Rock at the call of Kyle and Sally, and the winged elves became more friendly towards Levi, it was easy for Levi to gather these people.
In fact, it is not impossible to have more, but the resources required by mages are different from those of ordinary warriors.
Besides armor and weapons, all a warrior has are some potions.
But mages need a lot more, consumables like staffs, magic books, elemental crystals, magic scrolls and potions, all of which cost money.
Most importantly, if you want to train excellent wizards, you usually need to prepare a magic library and a magic laboratory.
The former is used for learning, and the latter is used for experiments, not only for experimental magic, but also for making magic potions and magic props, etc., all of which cost money.
In comparison, the cost of changing jobs is nothing.
So Levi just borrowed some more money from Khalida, and then asked Michaela to start making arrangements to build a magic tower on the Fear Rock to serve the increasing number of mage units in the future.
Anyway, he already owed so much to Khalida, so he didn't need these anymore.
While he was busy, others were also busy.
Mikaela, Sefa and Sally, as well as some blood elf mages, all went to the previous fire elemental plane.
The environment there was most suitable for practicing fire magic, and they also obtained the divinity of fire. Levi also gave them the Book of Thousand Spells, so even though the time was short, they all gained something.
Especially Sefa, her progress is particularly exaggerated. She has comprehended many high-level magics in succession and recalled a lot of knowledge about demons and devils.
According to the current progress, it won't be long before she can truly recall the power of Master Yufeng, and by then she will definitely be able to add another strong ally to her side.
Zhou Miyin and Kyle are trying to return to the colony by land. They have already fought more than a dozen battles with indigenous peoples and God's chosen heroes from various races.
Although the process was not smooth, I believe that after they return successfully, their strength, experience and many other aspects will be improved to varying degrees.
Lunala commanded the Black Ark and the fleet, and fought several battles with snakemen, vampire pirates, and others.
This was not a big deal for her. When she followed Malus, she had fought with him many times.
It’s just that before she was the aggressive party, but now she is more inclined to passive defense.
But she did not have any dissatisfaction, because following Malus, she would always be just a first mate, and had to always be careful of the various conspiracies of other dark elves who intended to replace her. But now she is an unshakable admiral!
Elegy, Donna, Cindy and others have traveled to the Two Moon Kingdom many times.
One is to train the troops, the other is to collect soul fragments for Levi, and at the same time to help Levi inspect and see if those elegant spirits are lazy.
Luna and Kerillian began to work together with the winged elves to protect the railway while also clearing out various enemies on the island.
With continuous recuperation, we now have enough strength to develop more areas besides towns and ports.
Levi’s current requirements are not high. He just needs to set up some guard posts in several key locations.
Sonia has recently been working on recruiting and training volunteers in order to expand the number of vampire and demon slayers.
However, compared to these two professions, the elves on the island wanted to become magic units, so her progress was not smooth.
So Levi thought about it and decided to allow her to go to Bitao Village freely to interact with the half-elves and humans in the colony.
While Alyssa was busy with government affairs, she also took her little follower Alice with her, teaching by example through practical actions.
From what we can see now, the little guy not only has great potential, but is also very hardworking, and his future is worth looking forward to.
Even for some considerations, Levi did not share all the information about Lilith with everyone, but selectively revealed a tiny part.
But now the entire main world is in turmoil, and everyone can feel it very intuitively, so everyone is working hard to become stronger, not only to deal with future threats, but also to not hold Levi back.
While most other places were engulfed in war, Fear Rock remained a rare place of peace and safety, and they could not waste this opportunity.
In addition, Levi also received the secret merchants who came as scheduled at the Fear Rock.
Perhaps because they had witnessed the many constructs sent out by Levi last time and knew how much Levi loved them, the arcane merchants specially helped Levi search for several related items.
And probably in order to save face, they actually got some high-end stuff this time.
The first is a level 7 mercury giant that is five or six meters tall.
As the name suggests, they are constructs made of a special kind of magical mercury.
Their armor, or shell, may seem normal, but in fact, the water inside is flowing almost all the time, so they have extremely strong resistance to both magical and physical attacks.
Similarly, parts of their bodies can also be shaped into weapons, such as battle axes, swords, shields, spears, and even bows and crossbows. All can be transformed.
This ensures that they can flexibly switch weapons and carry out targeted attacks when targeting different types of enemies.
Since they are made of magical mercury, they can be very powerful when fighting against most evil and incorporeal enemies such as ghosts.
Next time if they encounter enemies like bone dragons and ghost dragons, they will not be as powerless to fight back as the Sphinx.
However, it is still very difficult to rely on them to win the battle .
Without the ability to fly, they cannot seize the initiative in battle, and once they use bows or spears to fire a portion of the magical mercury that makes up their bodies, their defense and other aspects will inevitably be affected to a certain extent.
If Levi wants to truly fight against the bone dragon, he still needs to find more flying soldiers.
Mercury Giants also have a special absorbing ability. If they are attacked by the enemy's magic weapons, they may absorb the magic effects and attach them to their own weapons.
The combination of the two makes their combat effectiveness even stronger.
Of course, they're not perfect.
The first is the common problem of most constructs - speed and flexibility, which is difficult to solve.
Secondly, it is said that they were originally created by the ancient fire demon Surtur and the evil fire giant lords, so they inevitably have some evil characteristics.
Specifically, on the battlefield they like to slaughter their opponents rather than eliminate them all at once, which is likely to give the enemy an opportunity to counterattack.
However, if there are orders from their masters, they will still give priority to the orders, which is not a big problem.
Finally, as the battle continues, their weapons will inevitably come into contact with the energy and blood of many enemies and bring it back to their bodies.
If it goes on for a long time, this is likely to have a certain impact on the Mercury Golem.
Normally, constructs are mostly neutral in alignment, and their actions depend on the masters who drive them.
But this is not absolute, golems may also have faction tendencies.
For example, those made in places like Mount Heaven and Paradise may be of the good camp, while those from the Abyss and the Nine Hells may be inherently evil.
It is entirely possible that if these mercury golems turned to the evil camp, directly betrayed Levi, or even swung their knives at him.
But the secret merchants also came up with a solution, which is to let the mercury giants stay in places with rich fire elements, such as volcanoes, for a period of time every once in a while, in order to purify their bodies.
For others, this may be a bit troublesome, because the places with the most volcanoes in the main world are basically the dark lands where the Chaos Dwarves live.
But for Levi, this is not a big problem. The remaining power of the Lord of Fire, Gru, can continue to support the existence of that small fire plane for a few more years.
All in all, compared to the Sphinx, their health is slightly weaker, but their defense and magic resistance are stronger, and their weapon types are more flexible. They will definitely play a certain role the next time you have a chessboard battle.
So Levi bought all seven mercury giants at once, and told the secret merchants that he could purchase an unlimited number of these mercury giants, but he wanted the manufacturing book of the mercury giants more.
The secret merchants naturally agreed one after another. As a merchant race, they would do their best to meet the guests' requirements.
Then they immediately took out a book on making a clockwork warhorse.
Once used, Levi can create a clockwork steed, a perfectly tamed, indefatigable mount made of metal.
Compared to ordinary war horses, they are not afraid of monsters, are not easily injured, and their charging power is also higher.
The disadvantages are that they need elemental crystals to drive, have poor jumping ability, and their movement speed is always limited to two fixed levels: one is a slow jog, and the other is a full-speed charge.
For ordinary cavalry, this might help them launch a coordinated group charge.
But for some units that have special requirements for mounts, or heroic units, this can be quite fatal.
Finally, there is the Clockwork Repairman Factory. As the name suggests, this is a special God-given building that can recruit Clockwork Repairmen.
These little guys, which are not even as long as a finger, are only level 0 and look like mechanical hummingbirds. Apart from being able to fly, their other attributes are terrible.
But they have two special skills. The first one is the touch of repair, which they have 3 times, and each time can restore about 5-10 health points of the construct.
After being used up three times, they need to go into deep sleep for 12 hours to recover three uses, or just wait until 0:00 every day to automatically restore the number of uses .
The second is sacrificial repair, which repairs 20 health points of the target at the cost of complete destruction of the self.
Sounds ridiculously weak, right? But it's actually not.
Because multiple clockwork repairmen can repair a construct at the same time.
As Tier 0 constructs, their weekly recruitment limit is 100.
As long as Levi is given a little time and recruits thousands or tens of thousands of clockwork repairmen, theoretically, even if the Sphinx only has 1 point of health left, it can be restored to its peak condition in an instant.
All in all, the secret merchants did come prepared this time, and Levi was quite satisfied with the goods, so he was generous this time.
In addition to trading in constructs of his own making, he also allowed arcane merchants to purchase some dinosaurs.
Mystic merchants also need guards and mounts, and these dinosaurs look quite majestic.
So after the transaction, both parties were happy, and the secret merchants also made a final decision to establish stable business relations with Fear Rock in the future.
However, based on the characteristics of their race, it is impossible for them to visit frequently. It would be good if they could come once every one or two months. They will not only serve Levi.
