Volume 4 Chapter 606: Racial Priesthood
Tyr's actions were naturally extraordinary. Even the Lord of Knowledge, Oghma, had to give him face. Soon Oghma ordered Gond to send an avatar to Mount Heaven to exchange relevant experiences with Levi.
Although Gond himself was reluctant to share his knowledge with anyone because that would most likely create some potential competitors, he could not disobey the orders of the main god he was loyal to, nor did he want to offend Tyr, so he came anyway.
Almost as soon as they reached Mount Paradise, however, Gunde's attitude changed considerably.
Because Levi brought many gods to greet them, and even prepared fragments of divine power as gifts of thanks.
Even Gunde, who was originally resentful, had to admit that Levi was really giving him face. Now he had no choice but to show his real skills!
But for Levi, if he could really obtain the corresponding priesthood, this price would not be worth mentioning at all, and he would be able to earn it back countless times soon.
As a result, the atmosphere became much more harmonious. Gunde stayed in Mount Paradise for many days in a row and solved 80% to 90% of Levi's original doubts and problems, which also allowed Levi to officially enter the field of craftsmanship.
For gods of races other than dwarves and gnomes, this area is still very difficult to master. There seems to be only Gond in the human pantheon, and only Corellon himself in the elven pantheon.
So just looking at this aspect, we can know that even if Gongde had some hidden ideas, he really put in a lot of effort.
In this process, Isis also helped a lot. In addition to the title of Lady of the River, she was also honored as the "Lady of Enchanting". She was very good at enchanting weapons, equipment, and constructs.
Moreover, her ministry also includes good magic. The Death Guards she has enchanted have a strong restraining effect on evil races such as demons, devils, and undead.
With mutual cooperation, Levi's transformation of the Death Guards made faster progress and even had more ideas.
If they were just constructs, they would only use their own talents and powers, but if they became individuals with a certain level of intelligence, they would master the ability to learn, and they would one day break through their original limits.
However, at the beginning, perhaps there is no need to rush for success, and you can pursue some basic aspects first.
For example, if the combat skills and experience of a level 10 warrior were infused into the body of a Death Guard with similar combat abilities, would it become stronger as a result?
What if it's level 15 or 20?
If 100 Death Guards with the same experience and skills formed a battle formation to fight the enemy and cooperated with each other, would they perform better?
Just an introduction gave Levi countless new ideas. They may not be realized for the time being, but they are possible directions for Levi to move forward in the future.
Isis also used her power to prove to Levi that in addition to giving birth to a son, Horus, who gradually became less obedient, there were many other things she could do to help Levi.
As for the remaining part of the problem, it’s not that Gunde really doesn’t have the ability to solve it, it’s simply because Levi didn’t tell the other party.
Because Levi also has to keep something in reserve. What if he tells all his secrets to Gunde, and Gunde turns around and seeks cooperation with other death gods, also trying to create death guards, or even obtain related priesthood? Wouldn't he be the biggest fool then?
Levi would not gamble his future with the other person's character.
After Gond left, Levi began to work together with Isis to solve the remaining problems.
During their joint efforts, many dimensions were in constant turmoil.
After Levi and Tyr accidentally revealed the secret of the devils' attempt to become gods, many demon lords formed armies and began to march towards the Nine Hells.
Due to the power of multiple demon gods , certain specific races of demons can be strengthened, so the offensive of the demons this time was unprecedentedly fierce, and they almost occupied the first level of hell at one point.
Then the demon army was ambushed.
Almost all the surviving demon lords came out in full force, and several evil gods including the evil dragon queen joined the battle. Not only did they annihilate the invading demons in one battle, they also pushed them back.
If multiple demon gods had not joined forces to fight the enemy at the critical moment, the demons would probably have lost a large amount of territory.
But despite this, the devil's side also stole the limelight, and the lord of hell, Asmodeus, took advantage of the power of this great victory and was directly deified.
The devil, evil and order, these three priesthoods all fit him perfectly. In addition, he already had a considerable number of devil cults in the main world. Although he was deified later, people of insight understand that the future of the Lord of Hell will definitely surpass that of most demon gods.
However, the other demon lords were not deified together with him. This may also indicate that the demons were not fully prepared.
But the Lord of Hell still has ways to continue to disgust other demon gods to buy time for the devil lords.
That is to find back many demons that were sealed or fallen in ancient times, fund some of their power, let them go to war with other demon lords, and cause the demons as a whole to fall into civil war.
Although most of those guys are losers, their strength and power are not as good as the current Demon Lords, let alone the Demon Gods who have been deified, and they cannot cause much trouble, there are also three tough guys among them.
A long time ago, the Abyss was not as fragmented as it is now. It was once unified and ruled by three demons with some insect-like features.
All three of them were ancient demons, but were later killed or sealed, leaving the glory to other demon lords. However, no one knew what method the Lord of Hell used, but he did make them reappear.
The three generations of rulers are the first generation - Zerg Prince - Obox Obo;
Second generation - Queen of Chaos, also the ex-wife of the Zerg Prince and his killer. It is said that she is also the creator of the Tanar'ri demons.
And the third generation - Wolf Spider - Miska, he was the first generation of Tanar'ri Demon Prince created by the Queen of Chaos. He was also her general and second husband, and participated in the murder of the Zerg Prince.
The Zerg Prince and the Queen of Chaos were both demons from the Obyris clan, but later their ambitions became too big and they chose the wrong targets, and as a result they were beaten badly by the army of wind elements. The Aires also took advantage of the situation and attacked, instantly knocking them from the pinnacle of glory to the bottom of the valley.
This caused the Tanar'ri demons, who were then being treated as slaves by the Queen of Chaos, to rise rapidly, defeat the remnants of the Obyris demons, and become the overlords of the Abyss. Up to now, most of the demons in the Abyss are Tanar'ri demons.
Although there are conflicts among these three guys, they now have a common goal, which is to seize back their former glory and restore the former glory of the Obyris demons.
Although Wolf Spider Miska is the first generation demon prince of the Tanar'ri, his appearance is very similar to that of a spider. He also considers himself to be of the same race as the Queen of Chaos.
No one knows whether it was the Lord of Hell or Bilak who taught them the knowledge of deification, but in any case, within a few days after they appeared, before other demon lords could encircle and suppress them, they successfully became gods and gathered a lot of Obyris demons around them.
Although the Obyris demons have long lost their glory, there are still many survivors and descendants in the many layers of the Abyss .
In just a few days, at least millions of demons related to spiders, scorpions, flies, etc. were summoned and driven actively or passively by the three demon gods of the Obyris.
So now the Abyss has become very lively, and even the harassment and invasion of the main world have been weakened a lot.
Many races, including humans and dwarves, also got a rare chance to catch their breath.
However, the gods of Mount Heaven and the underworld were not particularly affected, because they had been developing very smoothly.
The chaotic and dangerous situation in the main world often makes mortals more eager to pursue light and kindness, and Mount Heaven is undoubtedly the most direct embodiment of these two words.
The death of any mortal being may directly or indirectly strengthen the power of many death gods.
However, the one who gained the most was naturally Levi, who possessed the priesthood of both light and death.
He had already achieved self-sufficiency through the power of faith of his believers. The power previously accumulated by the three major celestial clans was used by him to enhance his divine power and continuously transferred it to the sleeping light dragon - Shenzhu.
The Zhendan pantheon is so friendly to Mount Tiantang, and Levi must repay it with practical actions.
But he couldn't help but sigh. Tiantangshan had worked so hard for so long, and he also transferred a large amount of divine power every day, but after absorbing these powers, Guanglong Shenzhu hardly changed at all.
These powers would not disappear out of thin air. If they were all absorbed and transformed by Shen Zhu, then once she truly awakens, combined with her original power, her level of divinity would probably be extraordinarily high, right?
At the same time, the gods quickly learned that Cyric had released the dogs to bite Mask.
But before the gods had enough fun, Tyr, with his dog-killing sword in hand, chopped off the Chaos Hound's head.
Even an ancient evil creature cannot resist the powerful force of a person holding a special artifact.
Mask, looking in a state of utter disgrace, ran away without even saying thank you. He seemed to be even weaker than he appeared.
Or, it could be that he was simply afraid that Tyr would stab him a few times.
After all, the Chaos Hound is not so easy to fool. What it has been chasing and biting is actually Mask's real body.
As for the other ancient evil creatures released by Xirik, they were basically killed by the gods.
If it were in peacetime, the gods might selectively let go of some evil and just seal it temporarily.
In this way, when the Son of God, the Daughter of God, or other chosen ones of God who are worthy of training go on some high-level adventures in the future, they can gain reputation, glory, power, etc. by fighting against these evils.
But now that demons are rampant, even the gods feel the crisis, so they don't want to play this kind of game anymore and just kill them all to save trouble.
But Xirik himself was not in a good condition either. When he let his dogs chase Mask, he seemed to want to observe Mask's miserable experience up close.
He is then discovered by Tyr.
After chopping off the Chaos Hound's head with one sword, Tyr also took up the greatsword and chopped off one of Cyric's incarnations.
You know, after experiencing the previous disastrous defeat, Xirik doesn't have much divine power left. Now every incarnation lost will make him heartbroken.
But that's not all. Tyr also tried to follow the clues to find out where Cyric is currently staying.
Although the God of Justice was not a god who was particularly good at tracking and reconnaissance, Cyric had too many enemies, and the Ranger Goddess - Mielikki and others volunteered to take action together.
So Xirik was forced to run away again.
If Mask was caught, he would probably just be beaten up, because apart from severely offending the goddess of wealth - Waukin, the guardian god - Heim, and Leila, Mask actually didn't have many special enemies. After all, he was essentially just a thief who liked to steal.
As a thief, agility is certainly important, but what is more important is to understand who can steal and who cannot steal.
Even if he had some courage, he would not dare to offend powerful gods like Kelemvor, Bane, Talos or Tempus.
But if Xirik was caught, all that awaited him would be fall and death.
After another month, with a large amount of divine power and the joint support of Isis, Gond and the dwarf gods, Levi finally approached his goal.
In his kingdom of God, on the left, there are thousands of lifelike carved humanoid constructs.
Levi has infused all of them with the experience and skills of high-level warriors, which will make them more flexible and efficient in actual combat.
But compared to the previous Death Guards, their biggest difference is that they have a weak self-awareness and learning ability, and they are no longer just consumable tools of war.
If they could truly awaken their self-awareness, rather than being given it by Levi, they would have the potential to develop independent souls and even offer their loyalty and faith to Levi.
Especially the latter, which represents an extremely terrifying possibility.
Therefore, Levi named them Constructs, and he sincerely hoped that one day in the future, he would call them "them" instead of "them".
On the right side are thousands of palm-sized miniature female angels, each of them extremely delicate from head to toe, emitting a bright and sacred aura from head to toe.
Despite their outstanding appearance, their current strength is a bit weak, generally only at level 1-2. But as long as Levi gives them power, they can be quickly strengthened, and theoretically there will be no obstacles in growing to level 7 or level 20.
This means that Levi has the ability to produce powerful cannon fodder quickly, efficiently and in large quantities.
Or let them draw strength from Mount Heaven on their own, and they will continue to grow. This is a privilege given to them by the Lord of Mount Heaven. It is difficult to imitate in other planes or in the kingdom of gods.
Because as the core of the pure force of goodness, Mount Heaven is constantly gathering many forces such as kindness, light and justice. This is its unique feature.
The only place that can barely compare to it is probably the underworld.
But not only is the underworld divided up among many death gods, the energy there is also too complex, requiring certain means to purify and cleanse it.
Therefore, Levi, with the support of Mount Heaven, has advantages that are beyond the reach of all gods.
When the Maid of Heaven and the Constructed Man were invented, it was destined that Levi would sooner or later stand at the top of the gods.
But starting from the legendary level, unless Levi is willing to expend a large amount of divine power, or even divinity, it all depends on their talent and luck.
Even so, unless a war is declared against other gods, a rank 7 legion is more than enough. After all, even the demon lords of the Abyss are not all legendary.
What’s even more amazing is that in the process of making them, Levi did not use any metal, stone, or elemental crystals, etc.
Apart from the soul fragments that served as the finishing touch, he only used a large amount of light energy. They were pure energy bodies.
Therefore, compared to ordinary angels that reproduce through nature, they have lost many physical weaknesses and do not have many unnecessary desires or emotions.
Their outstanding appearance also makes them the most suitable messengers to promote faith and spread the glory of God.
At the same time, in the process of creating them, Levi also took away part of their essence and placed it in a core part somewhere in the kingdom of God.
In this way, Levi can not only fully control their life and death, but also provide them with the ability to resurrect.
As long as Levi is willing, even if they unfortunately die in battle, they can be reborn in the reincarnation pool.
Levi named it the Angel of Light, also known as the Maid of Heaven.
Angels are not necessarily kind or just. Many evil gods can drive angels at will. There are many fallen angels in the abyss. Most angels are only willing to follow the strong.
But Levi can guarantee that all angels of light are full of kindness and justice in their hearts, because they were born in kindness and justice.
The problem now is that the soul fragments needed to create a high-level Angel of Light are often enough to create dozens or even hundreds of Death Guards.
Even if the Messenger of Mercy and the Messenger went to the Abyss to hunt demons every day, Illidan could provide some regularly, but it was still not enough for Levi to expand his army quickly.
In fact, the creation of these angels of light and constructs has basically used up all of Levi's savings.
Next, he would either have to find some substitutes, or reduce its use and produce inferior products, or he would have to seek help from other gods.
Substitutes will not be able to guarantee the potential and strength of the Angels of Light, and once known by other gods, it won’t be long before the secret is no longer a secret.
So Levi is a little conflicted now. Perhaps, he needs a sufficient reason to declare war on the Abyss or the Nine Hells , so as to take the opportunity to obtain enough soul fragments?
Well, maybe I should find an opportunity to meet with the King of Ghouls - Dorican.
But now, it's time to officially activate the constructs and angels of light in front of us!
"Isis, let's get started!"
Isis next to him nodded and stretched out her hand, emitting a ray of light .
During this time, she accompanied Levi to complete everything from beginning to end. She knew these secrets and knew that she might never be able to leave Paradise Hill again.
Not only because after participating in so much, Levi could no longer let her go, but also because after witnessing everything, she had been deeply impressed by Levi's ideals and ambitions.
Even if one day in the future, Levi is no longer Osiris, she will still be a member of Heaven Mountain!
Light flashed, a series of mechanical clicks sounded, and the constructs' eyes sparkled. Then the first thing they did was to kneel on the ground in unison: "My Lord, my father, we are alive!"
Then many angels of light wiped their eyes, rubbed their faces, and climbed up from the ground one after another.
When they saw Levi, they all let out small exclamations and surprises, and then fluttered up like butterflies, looking at Levi with eyes full of respect and fanaticism: "Holy, my Lord, all glory belongs to you!"
What's more, one of them, without any instruction, created tiny colorful fireworks, which seemed to be a celebration.
There was another one whose body was flashing with small lightning and flames. She looked extremely majestic, and even the angels of light around her could not help but stay away from her.
Isis looked at everything in front of her with great joy. Horus was her and Levi's son, but these existences in front of her were also created by them together.
Levi was also very satisfied. It was only the first time it was manufactured, but there were two extremely special ones?
He stretched out his hand and released two points of light, allowing the two special angels of light to gain more knowledge and stronger power.
"I grant you the name of the Messenger of Punishment - Uriel. You will wield the wrath of God and be responsible for punishing evil and monitoring rebellion!"
"I grant you the name of the Glorious Messenger - Raphael. You will hold the mercy of God, be responsible for healing the sick and passing on knowledge!"
Even if the mark of loyalty has been engraved in advance, if there is a powerful evil god trying to contaminate, ordinary angels of light will still be unable to resist, so it is necessary to set up messengers of punishment.
In order to motivate the efforts of the angels of light, it is also necessary to establish different classes among them to urge them forward.
According to Levi's plan, angels of light of different classes will receive different treatments, including but not limited to housing, knowledge, regular energy rewards, and even weapons and equipment.
Even in the future, their specific job responsibilities and positions will be further divided.
They will likely engage in many different tasks, including fighting, patrolling, killing, spreading the faith, responding to the call of high-ranking priests, and serving as guards of the temple.
Even if Levi created them for the purpose of war and propaganda of faith, they are not necessarily all suitable for, good at, or like these things.
Levi needs to give them more opportunities and rights to make choices, because he has always felt that only by doing what you like most can you have the greatest motivation.
Moreover, Levi will combine the power of death to create some angels of death for use in the underworld. They will be angels that truly specialize in fighting and killing.
Because of the extra power they gained, the two special angels, whose bodies had expanded several times, immediately responded in unison: "Yes, thank the great Lord for granting us glory!"
Levi turned his head and looked at those constructed humans. Even though their minds were not yet perfect, they were full of loyalty and would not have any emotions such as jealousy or envy at all, but Levi would not be too biased.
He pointed to one of the constructs who looked shorter, fatter and stronger, and granted him a little strength and wisdom.
In fact, if Levi wanted to, he could make these constructs absolutely consistent in all aspects. God has the ability to do this.
But if we decide to regard them as truly independent entities with independent intelligence and consciousness, this consistency will seem a bit strange.
So these constructs may not seem very different at first glance, but in reality no two are exactly the same.
The chosen one was somewhat special, because he was a Chaos Dwarf with some strength in his life, the kind that was killed by Levi himself.
"I grant you the name of the Forger - Hephaestus. From now on, you will assist me in expanding the Construct race."
Hephaestus knocked his head to the ground with a loud bang: "Yes, my Lord!"
Levi nodded slightly, indicating that they could leave.
He would not send them into the battlefield immediately for the time being. He needed to observe them closely. There might be some differences between what he envisioned and what was actually produced.
Since Levi had given them some knowledge, Raphael and others knew what to do next. God had already prepared homes for them.
After the Angel of Light and the Constructs left, Levi's heart moved. He stood up suddenly and looked at the void in front of him.
Isis was a little confused at first, but soon she looked there with surprise because she had roughly guessed something.
A few seconds later, a point of crystal light, ignoring the protection of Mount Heaven and the many settings of Levi's Kingdom of God, appeared out of thin air in front of Levi and flew straight towards him.
It did not come from anywhere else, but was created by the consciousness of the mysterious world at this time and place, just to reward Levi.
For a moment, Levi took a deep breath and felt like tears were about to well up in his eyes.
Finally, his efforts were recognized by the world. This was a complete racial priesthood - the Constructors!
Perhaps in the cognition of the mysterious world consciousness, the potential of the construct humans is stronger than that of the angels of light?
Or are the angels of light simply too similar to the other angels?
In any case, with a flash of light, Levi officially possessed this priesthood. Almost at the same time, thousands of illusory lines appeared in his perception. Different from the lines of faith, this was a special power brought by the racial priesthood.
As long as Levi wants, he can curse or bless any construct at any time. At the same time, as their creator, he can easily control their life and death.
Probably only when they reach the legendary level or above, or receive the protection and blessing of other gods, these constructs can barely have a little resistance.
After conducting a few experiments, granting some powers to several constructs, and promoting several team leaders, Levi was satisfied.
When he turned around, he saw Isis smiling and saying, "Congratulations, Your Highness Levi."
Levi also smiled: "Of course, this is also thanks to your strength."
As he spoke, Levi reached out and embraced the other person.
During this period, the two sides have been somewhat respectful to each other, but Levi is not satisfied with this. With this power and knowing so many of his secrets, where else does Isis want to run?
After whispering a few words in Isis's ear, Isis's face immediately turned slightly red, but she still nodded and agreed to some of Levi's small requests.
After being busy for so long, I did relax a little, and for couples, this can add some fun...
