Volume 4 Chapter 588: Minotaur Priesthood
Levi hurriedly shook his head, indicating that he had absolutely no interest in this priesthood.
As the beastman with the strongest average strength, the Tauren themselves are not completely evil. There are many in the neutral or good camp. In theory, the gods of each camp may develop them into believers.
Therefore, the competition is a little bit fierce. Not to mention the Lord of Beasts, Mala, he regards all the beastmen as his prey.
Sulun, the Moon Maiden of the human pantheon, has always been very fond of the benevolent beastmen. Many other natural gods also prefer the minotaurs.
As for the evil gods, there is no need to mention them. They like to use Minotaur as mercenaries or cannon fodder.
Levi is not really afraid of competition, but the overall number of Tauren is not large, and their reproduction rate is the lowest among the Beastmen. It is not known whether there can be 200,000 of them in the entire main world.
They are also divided into three camps: evil, good and neutral, as well as some shamans who worship ancestors or nature.
Their age of adulthood is about the same as that of humans, which is 15 years old. Their lifespan is much longer. If they do not die in war or other accidents, it is relatively easy for them to live for one or two hundred years. However, in this special time, they may not have the opportunity to develop.
In general, the tauren priesthood is a highly competitive one with some potential, but the upper limit is not very high.
For Levi, who already possesses the priesthoods of light and purification and aspires to the priesthoods of death and construct, the Minotaur priesthood is purely useless.
But he did have a good idea: "How about handing it over to the Aurora God System?"
Lilith's eyes lit up when she heard this: "This is indeed a good idea."
In addition to the dragon sons and daughters, the Qilin God of the Zhendan pantheon and so on, who were all absorbed from outside the pantheon, demigods like Prime Minister Turtle were originally the animal lords of the Ten Thousand Beasts Garden.
Coupled with the attitude of the Zhendan pantheon towards the rebellious Monkey King, it is easy for the outside world to guess that the Zhendan pantheon is very inclined to promote members of its own pantheon from various beings whose original bodies are animals.
Compared with the priesthood held by demigods like Prime Minister Turtle, the value of the Minotaur priesthood is obviously much higher, and the Zhendan pantheon is likely to be very interested in it.
"But what do you want?"
Levi pondered for a moment and said, "How do you feel about giving the serpent priesthood to Kalida?"
He really owed Khalida a lot, not just gold coins, but also many other resources, as well as troops, warships, etc., and more importantly, favors.
And it is certain that it is almost impossible for him to pay it back in a short period of time, so it is better to settle it all at once.
She has worshipped the Snake God for more than a thousand years, so now let her become the new Snake God!
Lilith thought about it and felt that this plan had a very high chance of success. The Zhendan pantheon had been fighting with the Serpent God, Mershok, for many years and had defeated many of the other party's incarnations. Even if they could not gather a complete priesthood, there must be related divinity or something.
As for the fact that this would inevitably offend Melshak, it didn't matter at all. That cold-blooded guy was full of malice towards all alien races, and he was busy dealing with the attacks of the Zhendan pantheon all day long, so he had to free up his hands.
As for Seth, he needs to be a little more careful, but it doesn't matter. If Levi's next plan succeeds, he will definitely anger Seth. It's just a few days in advance.
"Okay, leave this to me. I'll copy the domain knowledge, and I won't be involved in distributing the remaining godhead fragments or anything like that."
As someone who almost monopolizes the faith of the Knight Kingdom, she really doesn't care about those little gadgets. It's better to let Levi bribe these two new goddesses.
Levi naturally expressed his gratitude, and then gave one fragment of the godhead to Seleket and one to Hathor.
The remaining fragments of the priesthood, forged for his own use, would certainly help him create better constructs.
He took away all the fragments of the Fire Priesthood and 4 points of divinity without hesitation. He still had many powerful fire mages under his command, such as Sefa, Michaela, Kyle, and Sally. It would depend on who could break through the fastest.
At present, it is very likely to be Sefa, after all, the Jade Phoenix Mage profession is too strong.
Both Seleket and Hathor felt very satisfied. They didn't put in much effort at all. It only took them a quarter of an hour to obtain a fragment of the divine nature.
As weak divine powers, how many fragments of the divine nature do they have in total? Choosing to follow Levi was indeed the most correct choice they made.
Compared with those ancient gods who have existed for thousands or tens of thousands of years, Levi's strength may still be far behind, but his luck is really too good. Even the goddess of luck herself can't easily get such a big bargain, right?
Then Lilith thoroughly confirmed with Levi about these demons and soul fragments.
After receiving a positive response, Lilith couldn't help but ponder: "In this case, theoretically, if we maintain this channel and continue to hunt demons, we can maximize the benefits?"
Levi was a little distressed: "Yes, but this place is a little far from Black Castle and other places, and the terrain on the road is too bad. Even if Baphomet is dead, it will be difficult for the colony to attack here."
The Chaos Dwarves built railways on a large scale, not only in the beginning to increase the speed of transporting supplies and troop marches, but also because they were troubled by the harsh terrain of the Dark Land.
Lilith thought for a moment and said, "I can ask Eilistraee for help to move this exit to another place and impose some targeted restrictions to prevent powerful demons from coming. But do you have a suitable place? After all, it leads to the Abyss."
Even if she and Eilistraee joined forces, there was no way to guarantee 100% that there wouldn't be any powerful demons around.
After all, with the blessing of the Abyss, the strength of the demon lords will be enhanced, not to mention that many demon lords have now been successfully deified.
For example, if Mecanthust, who escaped before, deliberately intends to take revenge and releases some big guys like fire demons when he is not paying attention, it is entirely possible.
Therefore, even if an exit is created, it must not be placed in one's own territory.
Levi was also delighted: "If Iristri is willing to help, that would be great."
Eilistraee has a very special domain - portal. Among the hundreds of gods of all races, she and Sandakol, the god of travel and exploration of the human pantheon, are the only two owners of this domain.
It is precisely because of the power of the portal field that Eilistraee has been able to fight guerrilla warfare with the drow pantheon led by Lolth for so many years despite being at an absolute disadvantage and yet remain safe and sound. When it comes to escape, she is a professional.
"As for the exit, I happen to have a good option."
After such a long time, Sefa and the others have killed the evil monsters in that small fire plane countless times. Simply comprehending the fire element can no longer help them much.
It just so happens that the small fire plane also has a lifespan, so it is perfect to use it as an exit.
After listening to this, Lilith couldn't help but nod her head. If Mecanthus wanted to make a big move, she could just destroy that small plane directly.
But she confirmed again: "Are you sure you want to do this? Maybe now we are only facing the demons on the 600th floor, but as time goes by, perhaps the demons of the entire Abyss will be attracted here."
For demons who have been trapped in the Abyss for almost their entire lives, being able to leave the Abyss is their greatest obsession, even if the price is death.
Once the news spreads for a while, demons from other levels, or even some demon lords, may try to launch an attack.
Why have demons and devils been fighting for countless years? It's because the passage from the Abyss to the main world has been blocked by the devils.
It would be fine to open an abyss rift in the main world occasionally and let thousands or tens of thousands of demons in to play around, but if one really wanted to launch a large-scale invasion in full force, the demons would have to break through the nine layers of hell, layer by layer, before they could get a chance to invade the main world.
However, due to the treaty signed between the devils and the gods in ancient times, as well as the hatred between the devils and themselves, the devils are not only unable to use that passage, but also have to use their own lives to resist the invasion of the devils.
Whether they are willing or not, they have to do so because it involves certain special rules, even the existence of the devil itself, the rules of chaos and order, and even the balance of the universe.
Although because the time is too long, many gods of the time have disappeared in history and many things have become blurred.
But according to the information Lilith had, if the devils gave up resistance, then in addition to being slaughtered by the demons, they would probably permanently lose the ability to use the souls of mortals, and their strength would be greatly weakened, so they could only choose to fight to the end.
But now, because of their own decision, the demons have been given a new choice, and the demon army is likely to rush over frantically.
If hundreds of demon lords rushed out together under the cover of hundreds of millions of demon armies, and some of them were already deified, Lilith didn't think she could really stop them all.
Fortunately, the small plane that Levi chose was about to die. If the worst case scenario really happened, simply blowing up the channel and the entire plane would probably solve the problem fundamentally.
For Eilistraee, who controls the realm of portals, this is still possible.
Levi nodded seriously: "I'm sure. I will send an avatar here later to feel the power of war and death. If Illidan and the others want, they can come with us."
"In fact, I have another concern. When it comes to the demon lords alone, they may not be able to take advantage of these wars and deaths, but instead be absorbed by the Abyss itself."
"But after being deified, can they effectively use these powers?"
"If we open this channel, we may be able to reduce their harvest to some extent."
Lilith couldn't help but stare intently. Thousands of demons died in the Abyss every day. Although the blood, souls, corpses, and even emotions there would all be absorbed by the Abyss, not even the Four Gods of Chaos could gain any advantage.
But if they are demon gods who come from the bottomless abyss, perhaps they can indeed benefit from it. Even if it is only one percent, it can allow their strength to grow rapidly because the base number is too large.
After thinking for a while, Lilith nodded seriously: "Okay, I understand. I will tell them. I will send two more avatars and ask Yue Gong to come and help as well."
Looking at Lilith's appearance, Levi couldn't help but smile: "Don't be so nervous. If the pressure is really too great, maybe we can try to invite Sigma and the Crimson Knight, or even the God of War such as the Dragon-Miaoying. I'm sure they will also be very interested."
But that should be a long time in the future. Now we don’t have any war gods at all. If we really invite these war gods over, it would be like preparing wedding clothes for them.
Lilith nodded, and then she remembered something: "Levi, the demon lords have been deified one after another, but why is there no movement from the devil? Do you have any clues?"
The bloody battle between demons and devils can maintain a balance, not only because ordinary devils are more orderly, but also because the two sides are almost the same in high-end combat power.
But now that multiple demon gods have appeared, this balance will definitely be broken.
Levi pondered for a moment and said, "Perhaps it is because Bilak thinks that the demons are too cunning and difficult to control. Although we don't know his subsequent plans yet, it is obviously impossible for him to deify those demon lords for no reason."
Lilith thought about it and realized that this was indeed possible. Unfortunately, even if she got the memories of the parallel world, there wouldn't be much about Bilak, because Bilak there was like a puppet and clown who was always fooled by the four gods of chaos...
Then they discussed the details again and decided to make the exit more secure, and then let the colonies, night elves, winged elves, sea elves, and even lizardmen and dwarves all participate.
It doesn’t matter how many troops the other side sends. The purpose of doing this is not to let the other side share the pressure, but to cultivate feelings.
At the same time, getting more people involved is also a disguised way of working for Levi and obtaining soul fragments.
He would also send some of the Archons over, as they would regularly launch raids on the Abyss anyway.
If the Gaiding Clan or the Aici Clan are interested, they can also participate.
Of course, he would also make some compensation for this. Although the winged elves and the like could not use soul fragments, if you put yourself in their shoes, it would always feel unpleasant to be taken advantage of for free.
After some further consideration, Levi decided to extend the same invitation to Illidan.
Illidan had been troubled by how to obtain high-quality demon souls to create more demon hunters. This time he had a chance.
Given Illidan's character, he will definitely return the favor and give the inferior quality ones to his side.
However, correspondingly, one's side may not be able to monopolize high-quality soul fragments. There is nothing that can be done about it. There is no such thing as having the best of both worlds.
Then Levi also handed over the treasures he had removed from the drill to Lilith.
When asking someone to do something for you, it is best not to come empty-handed. This has nothing to do with the relationship between you two. This is the most basic etiquette.
Originally, he wanted to learn about travel from it, but if he could get along well with Eilistraee, wouldn't it be better to ask her directly?
Lilith immediately understood what he meant, so she took it with a smile. Rather than using favors, it would indeed be better to bring a small gift.
Several goddesses joined forces and used some strength to seal the top of the volcano to prevent any blind Chaos Dwarves from causing trouble. Then they separated temporarily, and Levi also needed to take action.
This did not take them too much time, as Eilistraee readily agreed to their request, so a few hours later, the passage leading to the small fire elemental plane on the 600th floor of the Abyss had been successfully built.
Under Levi's instructions, the Messenger and the Messenger of Mercy took the lead in leading a large army of the Arkon to station there. The Prophet and the Fighter also personally checked it out and returned with satisfaction.
Before, in order to prevent the Yakong from suffering too much loss, every time they raided the Abyss, they needed to make a lot of preparations in advance and try to pick those that were relatively weak.
Because the Abyss's suppression of the Archons is too strong, once they encounter a well-known demon lord, not to mention ordinary Archons, even beings like messengers and messengers of mercy may perish.
The contemporary messenger, Barachi El, is already the seventieth successor. All his predecessors had a miserable end, and all died in battle in the Abyss.
Except for the Watchers who have gone to the main world and are currently missing, none of the other members of the Seven Archetypes of the Ark are first-generation members. Many of their predecessors died in wars with the other side's demons or devils.
But now it is different. With the incarnation of the true God in charge, and the battlefield being selected by their own side, and with reinforcements from many races, they feel very confident in fighting this battle.
Similarly, after a brief communication, the Lion-Headed Messenger, Prince Talishid, not only handed over to Levi all the knowledge about light that he had promised to Levi before, but also all the power of faith that had been accumulated in Paradise for many years.
He also sent the current Wolf Patrol Master, Tracker Kailishi, one of the Five Lords of Gaidin, to lead a part of the Gaidin Celestial Clan to come to his aid. When fighting against evil, the attitudes of the Gaidin Celestial Clan and the Sub-Sky Clan were almost completely identical.
The Duke of Lucan, who was already very familiar with Levi, and the Wild Horse Envoy, Lord Whiwin, also arrived shortly afterwards and admitted that they would send at least one member to stay for a long time, which could be regarded as reemployment for the retired members.
Next came the Ai Ci Tian tribe. At first, the Queen of Stars seemed to want to control Levi a little, but when they heard that it was the passage leading to the 600th floor, she and Whirlwind Fury and others all changed their faces.
The Queen of Stars directly changed her original plan and decided to let Whirlwind Fury lead part of the army to cooperate with Levi's actions.
However, her purpose is not simply to hunt ordinary demons, but to find the possible whereabouts of Cangye.
The Aesirians hate all demon lords, but Cangye is at the top of their hate list.
Cang Ye originally had two layers of the Bottomless Abyss as his territory. Since Baphomet emerged and occupied the 600th layer, the two sides reached some unknown agreement and Cang Ye moved to the 471st layer. However, Baphomet still reserved a small territory for Cang Ye on the 600th layer.
Now that Baphomet is dead, the 600th floor has become an unowned land. If Cangye wants to regain the lost territory, wouldn’t that be the chance for the Aicitian people to take revenge?
With the help of the three major celestial tribes, as long as the demon lord does not come out, there is almost no danger in this matter. After all, the celestial tribes have too much experience in fighting against demons.
There was no response from the lizardmen for the time being, and Levi had gotten used to it, because the magic toads needed to hold a meeting no matter what happened.
Even though many evil forces have been particularly active recently, forcing the magic toads to improve their efficiency, they do not have sufficient manpower. Levi feels that it is unlikely that they will be able to discuss any concrete results without three or five days.
Well, this is already considered fast. In the past peaceful times, the meetings of the magic toads were usually held every year.
For example, Lord Huahua’s most famous achievement is that he won a 500-year-long debate .
Apart from this, Khalida's response was a little beyond Levi's expectations.
Both skeleton soldiers and mummies are afraid of fire. And this time they have to face a large army of demons that are good at fire attacks in a small fire area. Logically speaking, Khalida should not be so stupid.
Could it be that she has made some new gains during this period of time?
But Levi didn't ask any further questions and just treated it as a small surprise.
Then Elegy volunteered to try out the power of those demons together with mages such as Sefa and demon hunters.
Witnessing the power of many gods in succession made her realize once again how insignificant she was. She had to strengthen her own power as quickly as possible so as not to be left too far behind by Levi.
Even if there is a special relationship between her and Levi, so what? If she is not good enough, she can't enjoy Levi's favor with confidence, and she doesn't want to be just a passer-by in Levi's life.
This time, Penthesilea did not travel with them, but went to the lost city of Lustria alone, wanting to have a real and comprehensive communication with the goddess Diana.
Even though she was a descendant of Ares, with the collective departure of the Greek gods, the extra power brought by her identity and bloodline quickly dissipated.
Even now, she is still stronger than ordinary legends, but if she cannot become a god, she is just an ant after all, so she also wants to make more progress.
Levi knew very well what they were thinking, and he was very happy to see this spirit of hard work and struggle.
When the new era arrives, most of the existence is like rowing against the current, if they don't move forward, they will fall behind. He also hopes that they can always follow him instead of gradually becoming vases.
After a brief sigh, Levi began to study the Chaos Dwarves' most powerful creation - the Kedai Destroyer.
Since he had been deified and was very proficient in making constructs, and possessed the extraordinary divine power - making artifacts, it did not take him too much time, and he quickly analyzed the manufacturing principles of the Kedai Destroyer.
It is essentially the same as the Sphinx, with the most obvious difference being that Levi used soul fragments to create the Sphinx, while the Chaos Dwarves simply stuffed entire demons into it, bound them with magic, and in turn extracted the demon's power.
In addition to a large amount of metal and fire elemental crystals, the Chaos Dwarves also used a special material - the Blood of Hasut - in the process of making the Kedai Destroyer.
As the name suggests, its essence is Baphomet's blood with the breath of the demon lord. In addition to providing a lot of energy, it can also better suppress the demon in the body of Keday the Destroyer.
Levi then studied the blueprints he got from the Cruel and other Chaos Dwarves and found that they were all similar. They all used demons and fire elemental crystals to create half-mechanical, half-demon creatures with the ability to attack with fire.
The difference is that low- and mid-level constructs will use weaker demons, and the Blood of Hasut will not exist at all.
Levi felt that with his current abilities, he could completely replace the demon with soul fragments and create his own Kedai Destroyer.
He can also use elemental crystals with different properties, such as earth, fire, water, wind, light, etc., to create constructs with different properties.
Even further, he can use it to improve the Sphinx, Death Guard, etc.
The biggest problem now is that these things are really expensive. Although the combat effectiveness will be greatly improved, the cost will also rise accordingly.
Even though the dwarven pantheon is helping to mine the resources of the Infinite Labyrinth, as a newborn god, Levi has too many places under his rule that need money.
So after thinking about it, Levi could only revise his plan. He would first teach these skills to tomb technicians such as Harpros, and let them try to make some low- and medium-level constructs and sell them.
See how the market responds to different types of constructs, and then make targeted adjustments.
When there are enough gold coins and resources in the warehouse, he will produce large quantities of Kedai Destroyers. This kind of expensive toy is not something he can afford to play with casually now.
The foundation of this newborn god was too shallow, and he did not have much savings, which resulted in him being poorer than some mortals in terms of gold coins and other things. At least he was definitely not as poor as Kalida.
Harpros executed it immediately and prepared to sell it together with the colonies, the Red Brotherhood, etc.
Then Levi also received a report saying that in just a short period of time, the demons on the 600th floor had attempted to launch dozens of attacks of varying scales.
Although each attack was repelled without any suspense, it would not be long before new demons would try again.
If only Levi and Lilith were to join forces, some accidents might happen over time.
But now with the help of the three great celestial clans, all they need to do is kill to their heart's content.
At the same time, Levi also figured out where Khalida's confidence came from. There were some changes in the composition of her troops. In addition to mummies and skeletons, she seemed to have further cooperated with the Golden Lioness - Queen Rashut and other Tomb Kings, and obtained a variety of troops and constructs from them.
But it's no wonder that after the Beetle Prince was captured by Set, Levi notified Khalida immediately. Now it seems that she used this information to get a lot of rewards from the other party. It is estimated that the Beetle Prince's nest has been divided up by Queen Lashut and others.
Then in terms of equipment, Khalida also made some significant updates. Many tomb generals and elite tomb guards were equipped with obsidian armor, and some tomb technicians also drove some obsidian golems into the battlefield.
The defense may not be improved much, but there will be a more obvious difference when fighting against magic.
The city of Lahmia itself does not produce obsidian. It seems that while Levi is working hard, Khalida has not relaxed at all. She has gradually begun to regain the wisdom that a warrior queen should have. I don't know if it was stimulated by Levi's deification.
Well, this kind of Khalida will not disappoint Levi and Lilith's expectations of her!
