Volume 4 Chapter 615: Shar and Bast
Eilistraee said goodbye and left, preparing to mobilize the surviving drow elves and begin the great migration.
Lilith and Yuebow both looked at Levi: "Eilistraee cannot determine the purpose of Rose's sacrifice. Levi, do you have any ideas?"
Generally speaking, sacrificial rituals are either for the purpose of gaining power or reviving some powerful evil beings, but in the battle in the Kingdom of Arvandor, Rose did not show any signs of this.
"Perhaps it has something to do with the Aesir. If Corellon is bewitched by Slaanesh, Rose will definitely have a backup plan."
Lilith nodded silently. This was also her guess, so silently, she had begun to fully mobilize the network of relationships she had accumulated over thousands of years.
Rose came with great force this time, but in fact, those who she was entangled with were all for their own interests. It was impossible for them to sincerely work for Rose, let alone be willing to make sacrifices for Rose.
As long as we can deal them a head-on blow, scare them, and make them understand that the risks outweigh the benefits, they will naturally retreat on their own initiative, because this is the way of survival for the evil gods.
As long as we can survive the most ferocious wave of attacks, we will have plenty of time to settle accounts with them later!
Speaking of which, she also wanted to thank Gu Lanba. If it weren't for his appearance, she wouldn't have been absolutely sure to ask that person to take action...
Yue Gong was a little anxious: "So, who are we going to meet next?"
She also knew that Corellon had many weaknesses, and she was very dissatisfied with Corellon's attitude towards Levi and Lilith, but no matter what, she was Corellon's daughter after all, and she couldn't just sit back and watch.
Levi didn't say much, but silently took out the shadow priesthood he got from Mask.
He had originally planned to keep it for Mortiti, but then he received a message from a goddess who needed it for a transaction.
Lilith's heart suddenly moved, and Yue Gong couldn't help but grin: "No way, Levi, do you know what it means to trade with that goddess?"
Shar, Rose, and Benshaba are the three most dangerous goddesses in the zodiac universe.
Rose was known for her madness, Benshaba for her unreasonable misfortune and her willful personality. In comparison, Shar's reputation seemed to be much better than the other two.
But that was only because Shar was so focused on dealing with her sister, Suren, that she had little interest in other gods or mortals.
But once Shar decides to take action, it basically means that the opponent has no chance of resistance.
The former God of the Underdark - Ibrandul, the God of Shadow and Fear - Aishuduo, and many others, all died in this way. They often knew who their enemies were before they died.
Other gods who have offended Shar have basically been dealt with badly, so now, apart from Sulen, probably only Lathander is still so stubborn and dares to be an enemy of Shar.
"Of course I know, but it's really hard for me to refuse the offer she made. Don't you think death and darkness, night, or fear are a good match? Not to mention there's a goddess who acts as a gift."
"Besides, she has probably completely destroyed Mask's kingdom by now, so I have to do her a favor at least."
Although Levi didn't think that Shar would be that generous, he had to admit that Shar's conditions were indeed very generous.
Yue Gong was a little speechless, while Lilith seemed to be thinking: "Is it Bast?"
It was no secret that Shar was dealing with, or playing with, Bast, because Shar never intended to conceal it from the beginning to the end.
Up to now, the only ones who are still kept in the dark are probably Anhe and Bast.
No, perhaps even Bast herself knew this, but she couldn't get rid of her playful and adventurous nature because she was a cat.
Maybe she thought she had a chance to escape? But little did she know that Shar might have given her that chance on purpose.
Levi nodded. According to his plan, he wanted to make a deal with Shar first, and then sell Bast to Anhe, preferably in exchange for the other party's war priesthood.
Given An He's infatuation, the probability of this happening is still very high.
Because Levi had done some targeted investigations recently, and he discovered that Bast had put a lot of hats on Anhe.
Whether it is gods or mortals, whether it is male or female, as long as Bast is interested, she can give the other party one or more free wonderful experiences.
She even seemed to have given birth to Selvetarm, the patron saint of drow warriors and a weaker power, with Eilistraee's brother, Velen, the Masked King, a lesser power of the drow pantheon.
Because the latter is a god, it is relatively easier to investigate, but Levi cannot find out for the time being whether Bastet has given birth to more offspring with other mortals.
What he can be sure of is that despite the situation, An He still loves Bast so firmly, that must be true love without a doubt, and he should be willing to pay some price for it.
"In that case, maybe we should change the trading venue."
Although she is the oldest goddess, Shar doesn't particularly care about things like face. If possible, she would definitely like to rob her thieves, so it is best not to give her any chance.
"Of course, we agreed to meet in Joseph's Garden."
The camp attribute of the Garden of Joseph is chaotic good and slightly neutral. The kingdoms of gods such as Tyr, Eilistraee, Sulen and Valkur are all located in it.
But there is a special outlier among them, and that is Shar.
Yes, it was clearly a neutral evil camp, but Shar established the kingdom of God in the Garden of Joseph. This has always puzzled the gods, because the camp attributes there will have a more obvious impact on Shar's power.
In the end, they could only guess that Shar did this because she wanted to be close to Su Lun and cause trouble for her every day...
But no matter what, Shar chose to meet there, which showed a certain sincerity.
It didn't take long for Levi and his companions to reach the Moon Gate in Joseph Garden, where Shar, with her waterfall-like black hair, was waiting for them.
"Hehe, Levi, you're here, where's the stuff?"
Levi showed off the shadow priesthood, and then he asked, "Where is Bast?"
Shar waved her hand, and the next moment, a goddess with very thin clothes, a spring-like face, and moaning sounds appeared beside Shar.
After she appeared, she immediately hugged Shar's thighs and rubbed her face against him, while her eyes became more and more moist.
Levi felt that he seemed to be able to guess how Shar was playing with Bast, but now it seemed that Bast was still deeply corrupted by the power of Slaanesh.
If I sell Bast to An He in this state, no matter how much An He loves Bast, he will probably be furious, right?
Lilith and Yuegong beside them also looked at each other with strange expressions, and it was obvious that they had thought of something similar.
But Shar looked calm and composed: "One Bast and one priesthood in exchange for the priesthood of shadow. I wonder if His Highness Levi has decided which one he wants?"
“I choose darkness.”
The shadow priesthood originally intended for Mortiti is gone, but replacing it with darkness may make it even more powerful.
From this point of view, I am still getting the better deal.
However, Shar was definitely not at a disadvantage, because there was a huge difference between the two sides in their understanding of the value of these two priesthoods.
Shar laughed and said, "Very good, I agree."
With a flick of her fingers, the dark priesthood appeared before her.
For a goddess like her who has existed since ancient times, even though she has suffered severe weakening many times, the reserves and power she possesses are still beyond the imagination of ordinary gods.
Therefore, in a very short period of time, she prepared multiple priesthoods to be used for transactions with Levi.
Now it seems that Levi is still very sensible and does not ask for too much. So for Yager's sake, she will not set any other traps for the other party.
After looking at the priest, Levi did not accept it immediately. Instead, he turned his gaze to Bast who was like a cat in heat next to him: "Your Highness Shar, what does she look like now?"
"Oh, just a little bit of Slaanesh's power. I can't purify her, but I guess this shouldn't be a problem for His Highness Levi?"
Shar pretended to be regretful, but in fact everyone present knew that it was impossible for Shar to have no way to deal with it. This was probably just out of her little bad taste.
In fact, Levi was just pretending, and this little thing was really not a problem for him.
A long time ago, Duke Lucan of the Gadin Clan was contaminated with a little bit of Slaanesh's power after he assisted Levi in killing a Slaanesh Keeper.
Duke Lucan did not rush to purify it, but brought it back to Paradise and had many members of the Gaiding Celestial Clan analyze it together in order to prepare for the future.
Facts have proved that he was indeed foresighted, and the Gedin people also achieved great results. Later, those Gedin people who were summoned to the main world and fought against the Slaanesh demons were almost not corrupted by Slaanesh.
After Levi became the God of Light and Purification, he also cooperated with the Gaiding Clan in this regard and made further progress.
His purification ministry is not only used to purify plague and poison, but can also purify the corrosive effects of the Four Chaos Gods to a certain extent.
The reason why Levi said this was just to satisfy Shar's bad taste, and Lilith and Yuegong were also very clear about this, so they also cooperated and pretended to be worried.
This made Shar even more satisfied, so she happily made the deal with Levi.
Before leaving, she did not forget to dig a hole: "This transaction is very pleasant. If His Highness Yue Gong is interested in strengthening the moon priesthood in the future, perhaps we will have the opportunity to continue cooperation."
Yue Gong's face suddenly fell. As everyone knows, apart from the Moon Queen Guiyin of the Zhendan pantheon, the strongest Moon God at present is Shar's sister and enemy - Su Lun. Shar really never forgets to oppose Su Lun.
More importantly, no one knows whether it was intentional on Shar's part or just a coincidence, but Yue Gong has sensed Su Lun's presence nearby.
However, the other party had no intention of showing up. After Shar left, Su Lun also left. It was not known whether Su Lun would have any special opinions about their side because of this.
But she didn't have time to think about it for the time being, because after Shar left, Bast, with a happy face, hugged her !
She had never had such an experience before, and she immediately wanted to shout for help.
Fortunately, Lilith and Levi took action at the same time. The former waved out a net of mist, and the latter waved out a purifying light. Then they opened the portal and returned directly to Mount Paradise.
With the help of the power of Mount Heaven, Levi purified the other party easily without any effort.
But he thought that the other party would use her beauty to seduce him. Just as the rumors said, Bast habitually used her beauty and body to communicate with other beings.
But Bast, who had returned to normal, was stunned for a moment, then she sighed: "I didn't expect that the one who saved me in the end was the Elf God. Maybe this is my destiny."
As soon as the words came out, Levi, Lilith and Yue Gong looked at each other, feeling a little surprised, but at the same time felt that this seemed natural.
Even if there are some pure fools or even unintelligent beings among the gods, such as the big stomach god of ogres and the god of lizardmen - Laogzde, but that would definitely not be Bast.
"It looks like you have something you want to tell us?"
Bast did not respond immediately, but checked his condition first, and then sighed again: "Your Highnesses, do you think that Shar set a trap for me just to play with me?"
Without waiting for Levi and the others to respond, Bast continued talking, letting Levi and the others know a secret that happened thousands of years ago.
It turns out that the one who gave birth to offspring with Velen was not her, but the dancer - Zandila.
Dancer Zandila was once the god of the Yuir elves and primitive humans called the Naar. When they were attacked by the drow elves, she fed herself to the tiger in an attempt to find a way to break the deadlock or to make peace with the drow elves.
But she failed, and after giving birth to a son for Viren, he still wanted to kill her.
So she ran away and was saved by Bast at the critical moment.
Finally, she voluntarily merged with Bast, who also inherited the power of Dancer-Zandila and some relics of other Yuir elven gods.
This secret is known to very few beings, not even Lilith, because after the disappearance of Dancer Zandila, the elven pantheon defeated Velen and quickly killed the other Yur elven gods, and invaded the beliefs of the Yur elves and the Nar people. Now they are collectively called forest elves.
Later, the elven pantheon also tried to search for the trace of the dancer Zandila, but there was no result, so they gave up, took the initiative to block that period of history, and completely cleared the record of the existence of the Yuir elven gods.
They had once suspected Bast, and the rumor now circulating that Bast had given birth to a son for Viren was proof of that.
However, the Egyptian pantheon was still relatively powerful at the time, and the elven pantheon probably didn't want to cause too much trouble. In addition, the things Bast obtained were not too powerful, so the elven pantheon eventually gave up the investigation.
Up to now, there are perhaps only two people who truly know the existence of this secret.
One is Shar. The reason why Shar corrupted her was not just for entertainment, but also to obtain the divine power hidden in her.
Revenge and loss, these two priesthoods have now been obtained by Shar. Perhaps because of this, she released Bast so readily.
The other one is naturally the god of war Anhe. Love is certainly one of the reasons why he tolerates Bastet and never abandons her, but another reason is that he actually hopes to obtain the priesthood from Bastet, but Bastet has never let Anhe succeed.
Levi and the others never imagined that there was such a secret. Unfortunately, it was too late for them to find out. Now Bast was left with only her original priesthood of cat, indulgence, lust and hedonism.
Except for cats which are relatively useful, the others are just rubbish. Shar looks down on them, and Levi looks down on them too.
"No, actually His Highness Shar left me something."
As she said this, Bast reached hard into her chest, and with a groan of pain, a fragment of the priesthood appeared in her palm.
"Hatred of the drow?"
After looking at each other, Levi and Lilith, who had originally been somewhat skeptical about what Bast said, now basically believed it.
This was the first time they had heard of this priesthood, and it would definitely take many years of war with the drow elves to be formed.
But currently, none of the gods behind the many races in the Underdark have this priesthood, including Eilistraee, who hates Lolth the most.
The reason why Shar didn't take it away was probably because she looked down on it.
Shar has no believers in the Underdark, but she holds the priesthood of the Underdark. So between Shar and Rose, it is often the latter who needs to bow her head, and she doesn't need this thing at all.
"Thank you very much for saving my life. I hope His Highness Levi can accept this fragment of priesthood."
Levi didn't hesitate and took it directly. Eilistraee would definitely not accept it, but perhaps he could give it to Donna later, so that she would have a chance to interfere with the beliefs of those drow elves who worshipped kindness.
Not all of the drow elves who worship goodness truly believe in Eilistraee; it's just that they had no choice before, so a considerable number of them have very low levels of piety towards Eilistraee.
Now that Donna has appeared, perhaps she can provide them with a new opportunity.
Even when Donna accumulates more power, she may be able to interfere with the beliefs of other races in the Underdark.
The drow elves are basically evil beings similar to local tyrants in the Underdark. All other races have a grudge against the drow elves. Maybe Donna can even fool some gray dwarves or something.
"Okay, Bast, I'll take you to see Anhe right now."
Although Bast has lost many of his priesthoods and is no longer valuable, An He doesn't know about it yet. He still has to sell it, but there's no need to tell Bast.
Of course, even if Levi didn't say it, Bast could roughly guess it, but that was not what she wanted.
"Wait, Your Highness Levi, I don't want to return to the Egyptian pantheon, I hope to get the protection of you and Mount Heaven!"
Although she had been captured by Shar and missed many things, this short period of time was enough for Bast to get a general idea from her believers and several close friends.
The whole world is undergoing tremendous changes. If a weak goddess like her does not seek refuge with a strong man, she may be killed in battle at any time.
Although Shar let her go and did not take away her official position as a priest, she did not hold back when it came to the fragments of her divinity.
She had the potential to break through to the third-level godhood at any time, but now she has fallen to a demigod.
Out of some strange pride and reserve, she neither wanted to rely on An He nor to rely on her friends. So Levi in front of her might be a good choice.
Many gods of the Egyptian pantheon, including Isis and Hathor, have already gone to Mount Paradise, and some are preparing to go, and they have all received good treatment.
She felt that if she could go to Paradise Hill, she would have a place there as well.
But Levi smiled and shook his head: "Sorry, the camp attributes of Heaven Mountain are somewhat conflicting with your attributes, Bast. Please forgive me."
He could accept the existence of the neutral camp, but he would never allow any chaotic camp gods to gain a foothold in Mount Heaven.
"Your Highness Levi, don't rush to refuse. I have a fragment of priesthood hidden in the Kingdom of God. Perhaps it will be of some help to you and Your Highness Lilith."
"In addition, my priesthood may also be of some use in dealing with the Dark Elves' Cult of Joy."
Levi's heart moved. In theory, Bast's priesthood might be able to play a role in fighting against the Cult of Pleasure, the demons of Slaanesh, and the Elysians whose situation was currently unknown but might be quite bad.
However, Bastet's chaotic nature did not allow Levi to have too much trust and expectations, so he never considered this aspect from the beginning.
But Lilith gave him a look, suggesting that despite this, Bast might still be able to play a role.
Like, acting as bait?
Under normal circumstances, the Four Chaos Gods cannot corrupt any god, but there are too many similarities between Bast and Slaanesh. Bast is in an extremely weak state, and Slaanesh might take the initiative to come to her.
As for the Aicitian tribe, maybe we can take Bast over to have a look and make use of their waste.
Levi nodded slightly: "I can think about it, what is the other priesthood fragment you are talking about?"
Seeing that Levi finally gave in, Lilith beside him also smiled in response, and Bast finally smiled: "It's a military jihad."
As soon as the words came out, Levi and Lilith felt a little surprised, because as Bast said, it might indeed be useful to them.
The large-scale attack on the Abyss organized by Levi was undoubtedly a holy war.
Lilith's Knight Kingdom of Bretonnia had organized many large-scale military operations in the past. The knights had crossed mountains and seas to launch attacks on certain evil forces, which of course could be considered a holy war.
At the same time, the Knight Kingdom's holy war against evil forces such as the undead, beastmen, and Norse pirates has almost never stopped.
After a brief pause, Levi spoke again: "I can protect you on behalf of the gods on Mount Heaven, but Mount Heaven cannot accommodate any gods from the Chaos Camp. I wonder what His Highness Bast thinks of the Star King's Court of the Aesir Clan?"
Lilith also continued: "It's just right, I can also help His Highness Bast."
Although the location of the Star King's Court is not fixed, Lilith knows several of the possible places where it may stay. Like the Olympus-Avandor kingdom where the elven pantheon is located, they all belong to the Unfettered Wild Plane, so she is not fooling them.
After thinking quickly, Bast nodded in agreement: "Okay, then let's do as His Highness Levi said!"
Although the power of the Star King's Court is obviously much weaker than that of Mount Heaven, the advantage is that the camp attributes there are perfectly matched with her.
With the blessing of the Star Royal Court, the power of the Star Queen - Moville will be greatly increased, at least equivalent to weak divine power. Together with the queen's two spouses, it is enough to protect her in most cases.
Moreover, the Ai Ci Tian people there were, in a sense, the same kind as her. They all loved freedom and enjoyed indulgence and pleasure.
After making the decision, Levi gave Bast a fragment of the divine nature and a few crystals of divine power, and asked her to create an incarnation first and then retrieve the fragments of the priesthood of military holy war.
After that, we'll head to the Star King's Court to see if we can do anything.
To be on the safe side, Yue Gong will send an avatar to accompany her throughout the journey. She has more than a dozen avatars anyway, so it doesn't matter if she sends one out.
Levi and Lilith found Isis.
"How is it going?"
Isis didn't say any nonsense. She just stretched out her hand and showed the door that the Queen of Stars had given her. Now it was full of ambiguous pink and purple light, just like a fluorescent stick.
It is obvious that the current situation of the Aicitian Clan and the Star King's Court is definitely not any better.
Levi frowned somewhat. Under such circumstances, if they went there rashly, there would be many dangers.
Lilith beside him suddenly laughed: "Levi, my reinforcements are ready. Even if Slaanesh comes in person this time, he will die!"
