Volume 4 Chapter 550: Levi's Plan
At the invitation of Lord Huahua, Levi and others went to the City of Mist.
Compared with human or elf towns, the City of Mist has many very obvious differences. The biggest feature is that there are no shops, taverns, or other similar places for trading or leisure and entertainment in the City of Mist.
Lizardmen do not care much about money. They almost never trade with the outside world and only distribute money internally according to need.
Therefore, in addition to the residences of magic toads, blacksmith shops for forging weapons, temples dedicated to ancient saints, and some residences specially prepared for dinosaurs, the most common ones are various military camps.
Skinks, lizardmen, giant lizards, each type of army has its own independent barracks, followed by densely packed defensive buildings. It is more like a large military fortress than a city.
Compared to Fear Rock, the defense here is much stronger.
But most of these military camps are now vacant.
The magic toads are asexual creatures created by the ancient saints themselves and have no possibility of reproducing offspring, so every time one of them dies in battle, it is a permanent loss.
Although the lizard people look very strong and their voices and personalities are all male, they are actually not born naturally and have no gender or reproductive ability.
They are the magic toads from various cities who are hatched in large incubation pools in groups with the help of special powers and devices left by the ancient saints, and quickly grow into real warriors in a very short time.
It is somewhat similar to the God-given building, but slightly weaker because the hatching frequency is much lower.
The advantage is that there is a chance of elite units appearing among them, as well as beings with other special appearances and abilities. The magic toads believe that this is a blessing from the ancient saints, because their abilities also follow certain rules.
But with the departure of the ancient saints and the passage of time, those instruments inevitably developed many problems, big and small, and their effects gradually weakened, or simply lost their original functions.
Just like the giant network of spiritual veins, the ancient saints did not leave the methods of repairing them to the magic toads.
Therefore, if it is a normal peaceful era, the power of the lizard people may be steadily and continuously strengthened, but once a large-scale war occurs, or the losses are too heavy, it may take a long time to recover.
If the hatchery was destroyed by the enemy, it would almost mean the city's lost future.
Levi also tried the giant spiritual vein net himself. At that time, he only had one feeling, which was cool.
The giant spiritual network provides all-round benefits to mages, and the magic power is almost endless. Levi even feels that if the goal is to defend the city, if he is given enough time, it may not be impossible for him to fight against a million alone.
No wonder the magic toads can move mountains and fill the sea at will. Their own strength is partly due to it, but the bonus of the giant network of spiritual veins is also crucial.
Unfortunately, this thing is also the exclusive secret of the ancient saints. Otherwise, if one could be placed on the Fear Rock, it would definitely greatly reduce the pressure on defense.
Despite this, Lord Huahua has decided to build a teleportation array leading to the Fear Rock to facilitate communication between the two sides, and even to help each other.
After taking Wange, Donna and others on a few tours, it was already dark. They rested in the luxurious residence specially arranged by Lord Huahua, while Levi began to contact Lilith.
After hearing this, Lilith lost her composure, which was rare.
The importance of this information is unquestionable, but what surprised her even more was what Levi gained.
Just by killing a legendary demon prince and some ordinary demons, he obtained a total of 4 points of divinity, one fragment of priesthood, and one fragment of godhood. Isn't this too exaggerated?
It's okay for me, but if Illidan and Sobek knew about it, they would probably be very envious.
Because for a weak god with almost no foundation and few believers, it may take decades of accumulation of the power of faith before it can be converted into 1 point of divinity.
The value of the fragments of priesthood and godhood are much higher and more difficult to obtain, but they were obtained so easily by Levi, who was not yet a legend.
According to this situation, Levi should not be the elf valued by the Disaster Girl at all. He should be the one chosen by the Goddess of Luck!
Or maybe it was because the Disaster Girl didn't want Levi to be discovered by the Goddess of Luck that she took action in advance?
She was so surprised that even Lilith couldn't help but start to have wild thoughts.
But she had seen many storms before, and in just half a second, she had regained her composure.
"Okay, then it's as you wish. I will help you purify these three points of divinity and try to use one of them to make a deal with the Dolphin Prince. I will keep the other one for the time being in case of emergency."
"As you said, there are still some secrets about the Naga Goddess. Maybe we can use her in the future."
What Lilith didn't say was that she herself had three identities, and the Naga goddess had three different faces. This could be considered a coincidence, and she was willing to leave the other party a chance to resurrect.
"I have also taken away the fragments of the godhood and priesthood. When you, Levi, intend to become a god, I will help you exchange them for the attributes you want most!"
Levi nodded without any objection.
The many spoils obtained today will not be converted into actual combat power immediately, but in the future, there will definitely be opportunities for them to come into play.
"As for the last bit of divinity, are you sure you want to give it to Manfred?"
At this point, even Lilith couldn't help but be a little surprised by Levi's boldness. This was a path she had never imagined.
Levi smiled slightly: "Manfred was able to steal the treasure of his ancestor, Vlad, when he was about to break through the capital of the Sigma Empire, causing him to perish together with the legendary great chanter of the empire, and also completely shattered the dream of the Sylvanian vampires to establish a nation."
"His ambition is unquestionable. He believes that his own interests are above the interests of the entire vampire clan, not to mention others."
"Now that Dracula has been deified, and Nagash is likely to return soon, Manfred will definitely not be willing to be their subordinate."
Because once the above two become powerful, given their personalities, they will probably only give other vampires two choices: surrender or death.
Especially Nagash, even the former vampire queen was ordered around like a dog.
Nagash's talent and power are indeed extraordinary, but his character is too bad, and his emotional intelligence is extremely low. He has no idea how to command his subordinates, otherwise he would not have any loyal subordinates except Arkhan.
Although the decision would be extremely painful, Manfred might choose to endure the humiliation in order to survive.
But if he had a third option before this happened, even if that path seemed more dangerous, Manfred would most likely be tempted because it would be the option with the highest return.
What's more, no matter whether Levi's plan succeeds or not, the one who will suffer the loss will not be Manfred's own interests, but Arkhan.
Yes, Levi wanted to use his divinity as a price to trick Manfred into leading Arkhan into a trap, and then have Levi seize the Nine Volumes of Nagash from Arkhan.
However, there is only a rough idea now. Firstly, Manfred will definitely not agree easily. Secondly, Manfred is also extremely eager for the Nine Volumes of Nagash. These are problems that need to be solved.
Lilith hesitated for a moment. She had not paid much attention to Manfred before, but when she thought about it carefully, this was indeed feasible.
But a bit of divinity can only make Manfred tempted, but it may not necessarily make him make up his mind quickly and take action.
Well, I'll improve the plan a little bit, increase the value of the bait, and then arrange the plan from the perspective of Lucia and Neferata instead of Levi.
However, this may take a little time, because Lucia is currently in the final negotiations with the Blood Tsarine, trying to win her over.
In fact, the Blood Tsarina originally had no good choice, but something unexpected happened recently. A few days ago, she was ambushed by Torm, the god of integrity, one of the three holy saints of justice, and his paladins and priests.
There were even two silver dragons that were summoned in advance using the Dragon Oath.
Even though Tom has always been highly respected by gold and silver dragons, it still costs money to summon him, and it is calculated by the second. At most, there is a discount.
However, because they frequently help the poor, Torm's church has never been rich. They will never waste gold coins on summoning a silver dragon unless they are absolutely sure.
Therefore, it was only possible that the holy knights had obtained extremely accurate intelligence in advance and were able to successfully ambush the Blood Tsarine.
But this is a bit outrageous. The Blood Tsar is not a fool. As a vampire, would she tell the paladin her whereabouts?
So after escaping at the cost of serious injuries, the Black Prince, Lucia and others who had contact with her several times became suspected and wary of her, and the negotiations came to a stalemate for a while.
However, the Blood Tsar has not completely severed her relationship with Lucia, because they both know that only a living Blood Tsar is of value.
So now Lucia and the Black Prince are continuing to negotiate with the Bloody Tsarine while trying to find the real murderer to clear themselves of suspicion.
However, due to the Blood Tsar's bad character, she must have offended quite a few people, making it difficult to identify them.
For example, those legendary vampires who had temporarily cooperated with her before, every one of them probably wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife. Manfred was also a major suspect. It would take some time to investigate these things.
"As for what you said, Levi, developing faith among the Lizardmen, this is indeed a possibility, but we do not have the ability to do so at present, and we do not have enough time."
Moonbow and Illidan haven't completely figured out their own race's beliefs yet, so there's no way they can come to the Lizardmen.
As for Lilith herself, she didn't have much energy for the time being. On the one hand, she had to guard against the revival of the Four Chaos Gods, and on the other hand, she was also committed to being vigilant about the movements of the Spider Queen - Rose.
In addition to killing the God of Thieves, the divine power left by Rose was also discovered on the King Slayer Planet, indicating that Rose may have obtained the power of the God of Mazes and caused the Dragon Madness Maze to arrive early.
But Rose had no particular hatred towards the Lizardmen who were most affected by this incident. The drow elves had no power in Lustria, and doing so did not seem to have any direct benefits for Rose.
The direct beneficiary is Be'lakor, followed by evil races such as the Dark Elves, Skaven and Vampire Pirates who are waging war against the Lizardmen, and finally other gods and their churches who have ambitions for Lustria.
But Rose would never do things for others. The reason why she did this was probably because Bilak gave her some promises and benefits, or she wanted to use Bilak to do something.
Further speculation is that many evil forces such as Rose, Be'lak and Dracula may have joined forces.
The meaning behind this is unusual, and she must conduct further investigation.
No matter what Rose's conspiracy is, revenge on the elves is definitely one of her ultimate goals.
Corellon is also trying to stop the mutation of the King Killer Planet, at least to prevent it from being used by Rose.
If things don't go well, it is possible that Corellon will forcibly seal it with divine power, which is not particularly difficult for him as a powerful divine being.
If this is the case, even if the effect of the Dragon Madness Maze is not completely eliminated, it is likely to be temporarily ineffective, so Levi does not have much time left.
Although Corellon seemed somewhat indecisive when it came to matters concerning Rose herself, he was quite decisive in other matters.
Moreover, the Platinum Dragon God, Bahamut, has also launched a protest, and it is unprecedentedly fierce.
The Dragon Madness Maze is a historical problem. Even after so many years, Bahamut still cannot let it go, but he has reluctantly tolerated its existence.
After all, since he is powerless to change the status quo, he can only learn to get used to its existence.
Before each Dragon Madness Maze, he would make some preparations in advance, but this time the incident happened suddenly and the dragons and dragonborn under his command suffered heavy losses.
And he was probably also frightened in his heart. After all, on the surface, the elven gods were the biggest suspects. He had reason to suspect that Corellon wanted to wipe out the whole clan. His protest might also be an attempt to confirm some things.
With Lilith's current strength and status in the elven pantheon, she could try to ask Corellon to postpone his actions, but she didn't want to do that as it was inconsistent with her camp and philosophy.
Unless Levi really thinks it is necessary.
Levi frowned slightly when he heard this. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If it weren't for these special circumstances, there seemed to be only one successful example of developing faith among the Lizardmen, and that was Sotek, the mysterious snake god who was spontaneously worshipped by the Red Crowned Lizards.
No one knows how Sotek first appeared, but it seemed that suddenly he spread widely among the Skin Lizards and helped them to achieve extraordinary results in fighting against the plagues and toxins of the Skaven, and the Magic Toads also acquiesced in their behavior.
This shows that under special circumstances, the magic toads do not completely reject other gods, although this is related to the Red Crowned Lizards claiming that the snake god Sotek is also a member of the Ancients.
As for the last point mentioned by Lilith, Levi didn't take it seriously at all. He could ignore the dragon clan, but he didn't want to buy time for himself at the expense of the interests of the lizard people. That was not in line with his rules of conduct.
After a slight hesitation, Levi glanced at Seleket, who had tactfully moved away after Lilith arrived.
Although Levi still doesn't know what reasons Seleket had for choosing to keep his clone by his side, Seleket's affection and kindness towards him are extremely obvious.
Of course, Levi would like to help her if possible.
Lilith nodded slightly, indicating that this was not a bad idea.
There is a little difference between Sereket and Sobek, because since Sobek left last time, the Egyptian God King - Osiris has started to monitor many gods including Sereket and the scarab god.
It is almost impossible for Seleket to transfer all her believers without any damage. In addition, Seth is also watching secretly, and Seleket herself is also recovering from her injuries, so she has not made any big moves recently.
But if she can successfully develop her faith in Lustria, it won't matter even if all her original believers are abandoned!
After hearing the general plan, Seleket nodded happily: "I do!"
Most gods are keen on expanding their faith and constantly developing more believers, and Seleket is no exception.
It's not just ambition, but also that gods need to keep getting stronger in order to better protect themselves. If a weak god does not have a strong backing, he may also become prey.
Of course, Seleket is also making preparations for both scenarios.
It would be impossible for Lilith herself to develop a faith under Khalida, as that would certainly provoke strong hostility from the Egyptian pantheon.
So after Khalida announced that she would give up her belief in the snake god that had disappeared for many years, at first only Sobek's church was allowed to carry out missionary activities, but most of his beliefs were developed in lakes, swamps and other places with water sources.
Recently, he began to try to develop faith on the seaside. After all, whether it was Levi's Fear Rock, Khalida's territory, or the many overseas colonies of the high elves, there were oceans beside them.
But he was not very interested in inland areas and jungle areas because it was usually difficult to develop his faith there and there were no crocodiles roaming in the jungle.
After Seleket made her decision a few days ago, she also began to occupy this part of the faith gap, which was a significant supplement for her.
Even if Lustria failed, she would not be seriously injured.
"But if that's the case, Levi, I can't stay by your side any longer."
With Seleket's current strength, she can only support one incarnation. To develop her faith, she will have to leave Levi, which makes her somewhat reluctant, because she really found the feeling of "La" God in Levi.
Levi laughed: "Goddess, I think we will have many opportunities to meet."
The ratmen of Lustria mainly come from the Plague Clan and its affiliated races. They are proficient in plague and poison, so only the snake god Sotek, who can more effectively restrain these two things, can have a chance to develop.
Seleket was impeccable at poisoning and antidoting, which was her expertise, but she knew nothing about the plague.
Coincidentally, with a book for avoiding disasters, ordinary plagues are nothing to Levi.
Even Levi had thought about it. If possible, he would rescue the Lizardmen in the name of Seleket to help her spread her faith better.
Of course, Levi also had his own selfish motives involved. After all, Seleket did not have the ability to purify the plague.
If things do go well, can Levi use this as a springboard once he himself becomes a god?
There is no need to explain this, as all three present are very clear about it.
After confirming some details, Lilith left first. Selecate was reluctant to leave, but she also needed to make some preparations in advance.
She didn't have many priests and pastors, and if she wanted to develop faith in Lustria, she would have to draw some members from other places.
But she had originally intended to break away from the Egyptian pantheon, and now she was just speeding up her actions a little.
After some final thought, she left behind a black jade dagger.
"Levi, this is the tail needle of my original body. In addition to being highly poisonous, it also maintains a stable connection with me."
"If you are facing a strong enemy in times of crisis, use it to launch an attack. I will temporarily inject more power into it!"
Seleket's Tail Needle (Legendary): Attack power 10-20.
Effect 1: Normal attacks are converted into magic attacks based on the player's intelligence attribute.
Effect 2, poison attack, after the attack hits, it causes 30-50 points of poison attribute magic damage per second, which lasts for 10 seconds. Multiple hits can stack the duration.
Effect 3, Divine Assistance, calls upon the power of the goddess Sereket to enhance a certain attack, the effect is based on the power infused by the goddess.
Equipment requirements: Approval of Seleket, currently Levi Goethe.
The equipment is very good, but it’s a pity that the requirements for this equipment are a bit hard to describe. I don’t know under what circumstances Levi would need to stab someone himself?
So this more represents the other party's intentions. Levi immediately smiled and said, "Thank you very much, goddess. I will confirm this matter with Lord Huahua as soon as possible. If there is anything I can do later, please feel free to ask."
Regarding this, Selecate had no doubt at all. After spending so many days together, she felt that she knew Levi very well. He would never be stingy with his true allies.
The night passed in silence. When the morning light was dim, Levi had already arrived. Then he found that there seemed to be a slight commotion in the misty city.
He suddenly became serious. Now that Lustria's giant spiritual network had been weakened, could it be that an enemy would come to test the situation so soon?
But as soon as he went out, Mortiti, who had been waiting for a long time, took the initiative to tell Levi that this was not the case.
But last night, a large number of chameleon lizards suddenly hatched in the hatching pool of the City of Mist.
They are a type of skin lizard, but are rare.
As the name suggests, their skin can change color to a certain extent, which will help them better sneak and assassinate in the rainforest, so they have always been the sentinels and assassins of the Lizardmen.
They are also the nemesis of ratmen, because both sides excel in the same skills, but chameleons are far superior.
Osiyotan, who just returned yesterday, is the most powerful chameleon in history. Levi believes that this matter must be related to him.
Maybe after the magic toad in the city where Osiyotan was located was killed by the devil, the remaining treasures fell into his hands.
Ordinary lizardmen and monitor lizards are generally not very intelligent and have no emotions, so they are like living constructs.
But the spirit lizards who acted as scouts and craftsmen were obviously much smarter. They all knew what kind of turning point this phenomenon would bring to the Lizardmen, so many spirit lizards in the city were celebrating spontaneously, which caused this little noise.
Soon, Elegy, Donna and others also gathered together, while Michaela, Sefa and others disappeared. They returned to practice fire magic.
Lord Huahua also sent someone to find Levi and shared the matter of the chameleon with him.
Just as Levi had guessed, Osiyotan brought back the collection of magic toads, treasures that had been shelved for 7,000 years. For the current Lizardmen, each one is extremely precious.
In particular, there are quite a few intact incubation devices and blueprints of the Chameleon's God-given buildings, enough for all the major cities in Lustria to be allocated some.
Although this is not enough to save the Lizardmen from their overall decline, it is indeed very exciting news. Lord Huahua has already conveyed this good news to many cities.
While they were talking, the yellow-skinned Osiyotan just listened quietly. After a night's rest, although he was still as thin as before, his mental state was obviously much better.
After Lord Huahua finished saying these things, Osiyotan also thanked Levi for that bit of divinity.
The ancient saints had never bestowed divinity on any magic toad, lizardman, or skin lizard. He was the first skin lizard on Lustria to have this lucky gift, and he hoped to do something to repay Levi's kindness.
Levi noticed that Lord Huahua on the other side was also concentrating all his attention at this time. What Osiyotan said was exactly what he was thinking in his heart.
Levi smiled and said, "If possible, I hope you can teach Mortidi some more skills in hiding and assassination."
As a phantom assassin, Mortidi's skills in killing are far superior to those in lurking.
Even though she now possesses the power of phantom, equipment that allows invisibility, and the flash strike skill that allows fast movement, which are enough in most cases, it never hurts to learn more skills.
Osiyotan nodded in agreement. This was not a difficult problem for him. The army he led at the time only had the Chameleon type of soldiers, so he was very familiar with imparting technology.
Lord Huahua also nodded repeatedly. After using the giant spiritual vein net to help Osiyotan purify his body and mind last night and completely eliminating the possible corruption of the evil power, when he communicated with the other party, he found that the other party was unexpectedly easy to talk to.
Even Osiyotan offered to serve as his own bodyguard.
The city where Osiyotan once lived, the magic toads in it, and many armies have all been killed by demons. Now he is alone, and wants to become a part of the City of Mist and fight against the invasion of demons together with himself, just like 7,000 years ago.
But this time, Osiyotan swore that the tragedy would not happen again in the City of Mist.
Lord Huahua was moved and made the same promise to the other party. He immediately promoted him to the military commander of the City of Mist. Osiyotan was fully capable of handling this position.
And no lizardmen or spirit lizards in the City of Mist would have any objections. They are not humans or elves, and in order to maintain world order, they don't care about these things at all.
It is precisely because they have no desires and nothing to ask for, coupled with the transformation of their bodies and souls by the ancient saints, that they will never be corrupted by demons.
If the demonic power is too strong, it will trigger the power left by the Ancient Saints, and the souls of the Lizardmen will be completely dissolved first and return to the world, followed by their bodies. This ensures that their death will not bring anything useful to the enemy.
After a slight sigh, Lord decided to get straight to the point and asked how the lizardmen needed Levi's help and what price they would have to pay.
He thought about it all night yesterday but couldn't figure it out. Finally, it was Osiyotan who reminded him that since they didn't have any good options, let Levi propose the conditions himself.
Levi smiled slightly: "I do have an idea. I wonder if Lord Huahua is willing to accept a god who can restrain the ratmen, just like the snake god Sotek?"
Lord Huahua was stunned at first, then he noticed that Levi's shoulders were a little empty today, and he suddenly realized: "Is it the goddess Seleket?"
"Yes, if that's not enough, how about adding Mount Paradise and Paradise?"
As his strength continued to increase, the Yakongtian Clan and the Gedingtian Clan had been looking for ways to further help him. Perhaps now was an opportunity.
Lord Huahua suddenly fell into deep thought. In fact, what Levi said was something he had thought about in the past, but he had never had the right choice or opportunity.
When it comes to faith, even gods from the good camp may reveal their vicious side. For example, the church of Lathander, the neutral and good god of the morning, has sneaked into Lustria more than once and had many bloody conflicts with the Lizardmen.
But if it is Mount Paradise and Elysium, which are the pure and good core of the entire world, at least they will not have any malice towards Lustria or the Lizardmen.
In comparison, Seleket herself is not particularly important.
As long as they are gods, they can develop faith and grant their priests many healing and buff spells. A relatively weak god like Seleket will certainly not have a particularly big impact on the Lizardmen, but it is the most suitable for the current situation.
After hesitating for a while, he finally made up his mind: "Okay, Levi, I agree, let's start from the City of Mist!"
Perhaps it is time for Lustria to make a change!
