After killing all the snake men, the journey became much more monotonous. No unexpected enemies appeared again. Li Wei and the others rushed back to the Beast Control Castle smoothly.
After not seeing each other for a few days, a lot of changes have taken place here. Generally speaking, the various defense facilities have been further strengthened, and the number of God-chosen heroes coming and going has also become larger.
Even sharp-eyed Levi noticed that there were several guys who ran away on the eve of victory in the previous Battle of Black Castle, but now they appeared at the forefront of the battle against the greenskins.
Although Li Wei somewhat despises them, their arrival has indeed strengthened his own strength, and may be more reliable than ordinary God-chosen heroes.
Because of the lessons learned from the last time, next time they face a strong enemy or a tough battle, if these guys make the same mistake again, it will be too embarrassing. They will be directly nailed to the pillar of shame, and their accounts can be deleted directly.
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When they saw Levi's troops, they were somewhat surprised and surprised. They were not surprised at the overall size, but more surprised at the proportion of night elves in his troops.
As a race that has recently been exposed to everyone, the reputation of the night elves is not generally difficult to gain, because they have almost no demands and no tasks to accept.
But now they see so many night elves appearing in the teams of other God-chosen heroes. Doesn't this mean that they have been left behind by several streets?
But when they saw Li Wei, they all felt relieved. If it was him, it would be understandable. He had been particularly active in many recent battles.
Levi also noticed that their troops have become stronger than before. Now, basically all the first batch of God-chosen heroes who entered have their own heroes under their command.
Among them, those who are stronger or have better luck may have more than one hero, but their race and strength cannot be completely guaranteed.
Levi has more than once seen heroes from other races such as humans, dwarves, halflings, and even ogres appearing very suddenly among a large number of elven troops.
But then I thought about it, except for the blank slate hero he threw in the Blood Glory - Rowan, he didn't seem to have any heroes from the elves under his command. It was indeed not easy to recruit the most suitable subordinates.
After officially entering the Beast Control Castle, Li Wei found that the changes here were even greater. The most obvious thing was that there were many more types of elven troops. Looking at the coats and logos on their bodies, they probably came from a dozen different temples.
or reinforcements from the kingdom.
Black Castle and Ashridge Town should have also sent reinforcements. The Sword Master of Hoth, the Phoenix Guard, the Sisters of Avalon and other mid-to-high-level troops could occasionally be seen, but the ones that attracted his attention the most were some wing elves.
Compared with ordinary high elves, their bodies are generally more slender, with a pair of huge wings on their backs, usually white, and occasionally black or brown.
If you ignore their pointed ears, many winged elves look like angels at first glance.
However, the colors at the ends of their wings were messy, more complicated than the colors of the rainbow. Based on the previous experience of drow hair dyeing, Levi felt that these colors were probably dyed by them themselves.
However, looking at their thin armor and the common use of short swords and long bows as weapons, Li Wei believed that their combat effectiveness was still inferior to that of angels at the same level. For no other reason than that they might not be able to withstand beatings.
But Li Wei doesn't think the problem is big. He has his own military governor there to support them. Even if it is only reduced by half, it can slightly improve their survivability. If there is a chance, he can recruit some and give it a try.
While thinking about these things, he moved forward. Just when Levi was about to go directly to the meeting hall to find Michaela and Reiner, he happened to meet Master and his party from the Offa Temple.
As soon as he saw their sad faces and distracted looks, without even noticing his arrival, Levi couldn't help but be a little curious.
Just walking along the way, almost all the God-chosen heroes had smiles on their faces. Judging from their equipment and the number of troops, they should all have gained a lot from the battle against the greenskins.
But why do Master and the others have this expression? Could it be that they lost some battle?
So he took the initiative to say hello to the other party. Then Master and others woke up from a dream, and they all smiled: "Ah, Levi, you are back? Is everything going well?"
Although he didn't know Levi's true purpose of going to the Underdark, he did know roughly where Levi was going.
Li Wei smiled: "Although the original goal was not achieved, there was still some gain."
At first, he wanted to invite Alduin to fight against the orc war general Mogrol Ogre, and to try to obtain the gem ring in the opponent's hand. Now, although Alduin has not come, in other respects,
But he really gained a lot.
Master managed to adjust his mood: "Ah, congratulations."
Levi raised his eyebrows and looked at him and the many mages behind him who were like eggplants beaten by frost: "What's wrong? What kind of problem have you encountered?"
Master opened his mouth, seemingly hesitant to speak, but in the end he decided to tell the truth frankly.
"There is something wrong with our golem."
Levi was a little confused, so what could go wrong with the golems? They were essentially just war tools. As long as there were enough magic crystals to provide action energy, they didn't even need to consider morale issues.
Moreover, Master and the others have become self-taught. Not only can they repair damaged golems by themselves, they are now able to produce 2nd-level clay golems and 3rd-level sandstone golems on a small scale. They are currently working on updating them.
Work hard on stronger metal golems and granite golems.
Nowadays, what troubles many God-chosen heroes is no longer a simple problem of money, but a problem of insufficient soldiers. Many people often cannot recruit enough troops even if they have money.
But as long as there are enough materials, the Arcane Temple doesn't even have to worry about the source of troops. Why do they still have this expression?
Master gritted his teeth: "Levi, you don't know something, because high-level golems are not only about the materials needed to make them, but more importantly, consciousness, wisdom, and soul!"
It is precisely because of the serious lack of wisdom that the golems often have very good panel data, but in actual combat they are not very satisfactory.
Even if the chosen heroes are constantly issuing orders, they often appear very clumsy in battle.
In the final analysis, they are just puppets with almost no self-awareness.
As their strength increased, Master and the others gradually found a way to improve this aspect, which was to use the souls of other intelligent creatures.
But playing with souls has always been a taboo for all lawful and good races, and even the gods.
Just killing the body, or manipulating the soul out of desperation, is the real heinous crime, which is equivalent to directly depriving mortal beings of the possibility of returning to the temple of the gods.
This is why the undead, demons, devils, etc. are so hated.
Once Master and the others try to start from this direction, their camp will fall hopelessly into evil and be beaten by everyone.
It is said that there once was a powerful force composed of many mages, which specialized in making golems. However, because they attacked the souls and violated the domain of the gods, they were directly encircled and suppressed by the alliance, and they were destroyed almost in the blink of an eye.
Many forces joined forces to destroy it.
It is precisely because of their destruction that many techniques for making golems, gargoyles, etc. have been widely spread in the main world.
But if they don't use souls, their golems will stop at level 3, and even granite golems will be almost impossible to successfully create. This is tantamount to completely denying their development direction, and how can they not be troubled by it?
Woolen cloth?
With their background, they can still support it now, but it will become harder and harder to leave as the future goes on.
You must know that in order to drive the golem army, many of them made preferential choices with their expertise, magic, equipment, etc., just to maximize the power of the golem army.
If you want to change now, it is not completely impossible, but the cost will be really huge, and when they make changes, they will definitely be surpassed by others.
With all this going on, it’s no wonder they have such sad faces.
After listening to Master's series of complaints, Levi couldn't help but grin. He really didn't understand this. If he was in a different place, he would probably have a headache.
Fortunately, now, he is no longer particularly dependent on those external objects. Even without summoned creatures or large troops, with his own magic, as well as Donna, Cindy, Elegy and others, they can still perform quite well.
Good fighting ability.
After thinking for a while, Li Wei came up with a new idea: "Have you never thought about going to the Kingdom of Cathay? The terracotta warriors there are much more powerful than ordinary granite golems, or consider the ancient
Tomb King?"
If the constructs are the most famous, one is the Cathay Celestial Dynasty, and the other is the Tomb Kings.
It is said that there are huge warrior warrior guards at regular intervals in the Great Wall of the Cathay Empire. They are usually city walls, but when necessary, they are the most powerful weapons of war.
Its capital, Wei Jing, also has eighteen bronze figures, which are said to have been personally made by the Dragon Gods of Cathay. They are much more powerful than the granite golems in terms of strength and style, and are nicknamed "Chinese" by many God-chosen heroes.
Gundam".
Next is the Tomb Kings. They have even more types of constructs. They are not only limited to humanoids, but also include scorpions, scarabs, big cats, etc.
Compared with ordinary golems, their intelligence is much higher, because it is said that they allow the souls of warriors to descend into the structures and control them like a mecha.
Master sighed: "We have thought about it, but how could they easily teach such precious knowledge to us alien races?"
"Besides, the journey is too far. Even if we get to Cathay, which is relatively close, we still need to go through the entire Ogre Kingdom before we can reach it."
Li Wei smiled: "If you find it difficult, why not just take refuge in me? With my strength, I will definitely not treat you badly."
There are also some good quality members in War Heaven, but he has never managed the guild very much. Except for Qian Pi and him who have a good relationship, those people are basically closer to the Sun Knight or the Light Forger, and he is too lazy to start training his younger brothers all over again.
, then it is better to compile a ready-made one.
God's Chosen Heroes and Aboriginal People each have their own pros and cons, and it would be best if they could work on both sides.
And with this period of contact, he felt that Master's personality was very similar to his own, and the mages he recruited were more similar to him. Overall, they were very compatible.
"Forget it, I'm already in such a miserable state, so stop joking."
Master subconsciously wanted to refuse, but looking at Levi's expression, he suddenly realized: "Wait, are you serious?"
Levi was noncommittal: "At least, I give you one more choice."
By now, he has almost understood Master's character and abilities. Of course he has many advantages, but in Levi's view, as a president, he is not particularly qualified.
The vice-presidents under him are in a similar situation. They focus more on studying magic and making golems. They don't seem to have any long-term plans for the future development direction of the guild.
If you really want to use the Golem for a long time, you must at least obtain a stable source of materials, such as mines and elemental channels, right?
All we know is to let the golems take the lead, with the elves' troops as the auxiliary, and their magic as the output. This is just a battle plan at best, but not a real long-term plan!
Master thought for a while, and finally shook his head firmly: "Sorry, Levi, this guild is not just my temporary interest, but also the joint efforts of all of us."
As the guild continues to develop, he does feel tired and incompetent. He also knows that with Li Wei's character, once he chooses to agree, he will never treat him badly.
There is even a high chance that he will still put everyone under his own command. He is only responsible for guiding the key directions and calling everyone to fight collectively when necessary.
But it's been less than half a month since the guild was formed, and if he was allowed to give up so easily, he would be so embarrassed!
Levi chuckled: "Of course, you don't have to rush, you haven't seen my true power yet."
It is indeed almost impossible to eat the entire Arcane Temple now, but if his plan can be implemented smoothly, the gap between him and the opponent will only widen.
The dozens of mages from the Arcane Temple can be settled after capturing a few villages. As for the issue of arms, Sobek also has those special structures under his command!
Of course, if Master really disagrees, it's not a big deal.
Now he has almost understood that the level of ordinary God-chosen heroes is basically equivalent to the green-quality indigenous heroes, such as Donna, Dirge, Alduin and other relatively powerful heroes, one of them can beat several of them.
Not to mention the stronger Reiner and Mikaela, even at the same level, it is almost impossible for ordinary God-chosen heroes to compete with them.
If Master and the others cannot be recruited, then I will focus more on the aborigines.
For example, Zhou Miyin and Cindy, once they grow into heroes, they will definitely be much stronger than ordinary God-chosen heroes.
Master's eyes widened in an instant. He immediately realized that there was something behind Levi's words. The most likely possibility was that Levi's trip to the Dark Territory would yield much greater results than expected!
He confirmed again: "Levi, are you really not joking?"
Levi smiled: "It depends on your attitude."
If Master doesn't agree, it's just a joke, but it's as if he agrees.
Before Master could say anything, a general wearing armor walked up next to him: "Hey, why are you all blocking the door and not going in?"
Master could only hold back what he was saying, but he had to admit that he did have some thoughts, because it was too difficult and tiring to be the bad president, and it was completely different from what he had imagined before.
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Levi immediately apologized: "Liner, something went wrong. I couldn't invite the reinforcements."
Reiner waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, we don't need him that much now. The Kingdom of Charis has sent many 6th-level Tianshi knights, and the Kingdom of Iris has also sent a team of Gavin Knights, including many
Named the Giant Eagle Knight and the Gryphon Knight."
"The next time that arrogant greenskin dares to fight alone in the air, he will die. If he fights on the ground, my spear will not be useless."
Levi smiled, not feeling the least bit surprised about this. As he said before, as a proud high elf, how could he completely count on foreign reinforcements?
At Reiner's invitation, Levi and Master filed in. His vice-presidents did not have this kind of treatment and could only do whatever they had to do.
Their identities are not important to Reiner. What he really values is military rank, reputation, and even legend, etc. They are not quite qualified yet.
Then they all saw Michaela discussing something with a few unfamiliar faces, pointing at the battle map on the wall, probably about the next battle plan.
Seeing Levi and the others arriving, Michaela didn't pay too much attention, she just nodded lightly and motioned for them to listen together first.
Soon Li Wei also learned that although he was not here these days, the high elves' offensive was not affected at all.
With the brave fighting of a large number of God-chosen heroes, they not only regained all the lost territory, but also successively captured dozens of villages and gathering places on the greenskin side. Many God-chosen heroes stood out in the process.
Although the greenskin side also tried to launch a counterattack, except for the Mogro Ogre, who relied on his own powerful strength to make the counterattack achieve a certain effect, almost all the other indigenous people and the God-chosen heroes used
Ended in failure.
Even the Beast-Blooded Guild, which was very powerful before, took action several times, but failed to gain any advantage at all. Instead, it lost troops and generals one after another.
It can be seen that under the harassment of demons and ratmen, the greenskins have been distracted too much, and it is difficult for them to compete with themselves on the frontal battlefield.
Now the entire battle formation has advanced to the vicinity of Pigherd Town, but it will be difficult to make new progress next.
On the one hand, this is because our supply line is too long, making us vulnerable to raids, and on the other hand, it is also because of the special geographical environment of Pigherd Town.
It is difficult for our own side to attack the swamp, and the area there is too large to be fully surrounded, so the greenskins can rely on geography to attack from all sides.
They have lived there for generations, and their familiarity and adaptability to the terrain are far better than ours. Moreover, there are some special units with swamp adaptation skills, which further widens the gap.
So unless this problem is solved, the current situation is almost the best.
In the final analysis, it is because our side does not have an absolute advantage in strength.
Combined, the God-chosen heroes and aboriginal people in Pigherd Town still have at least tens of thousands of troops. Our overall military strength is several times that, but we can't just do nothing all day long, can we just block the door?
Therefore, several aboriginals said that first the many God-chosen heroes would secure the village at hand, and then slowly confront each other, and then find a way to deal with them after both the greenskins and demons were harmed.
But Michaela felt that such a rare opportunity, if they only captured some villages, could only be regarded as barely avenging the previous revenge, it would be a bit of a waste.
After the threat of the demons recedes, maybe the dark elves across the sea will declare war on themselves again.
Compared to the greenskins, those evil and cold blood relatives are the real threat.
Even Levi agrees with this point. The dark elves are a true lawful evil camp. They do things in a very orderly manner, not to mention that the opponent has a legendary hero leading the team. The threat is definitely not comparable to that of the Red Cloud tribe.
After some fruitless discussion, Michaela couldn't help but turn her attention to Levi: "Levi, do you have any suggestions?"
Li Wei thought for a while: "Since we are temporarily blocked here, how about changing the direction and marching by sea?"
"You mean Broken Bay?" Michaela glanced at Reiner next to her, "You two coincide in this aspect."
As soon as he heard Mikayla's words, Levi knew that she must think there was something wrong with this approach.
Without Li Wei asking questions, she continued: "However, supply by sea is more difficult. Our navy is currently busy fighting against the sahuagin. Recently, some pirates have been raging in that direction. I'm afraid I may be in some danger."
Battles at sea are completely different from those on land. The battles there are more three-dimensional. In addition to the water and the ground in the sky, you also need to be alert at all times to enemies emerging from the water.
Once a ship is damaged, unless it has the ability to swim or fly, the entire ship's troops will be killed.
"Sahuagin? Weren't they beaten back by the sea elves before?"
"Indeed, we have recently confirmed that they are cooperating with the undead, and Ambori among the Furious Gods has joined forces with the sahuagin god Sekora, although she currently seems to have no intention of becoming an enemy of His Highness Deep Sea Sesela
, but it still involves a lot of energy.”
After listening, Levi also felt a little headache.
The Furious Gods are a collective name for a number of human gods. Their common feature is that they are extremely violent, and their alignments are basically chaotic and evil.
This Amberli is the goddess in charge of the ocean and ocean storms. It can be said that few people who run boats on the water can ignore her.
Since most aquatic races have their own racial gods, they do not believe in her, so in fact, her source of belief mainly comes from intimidating sailors sailing on the sea, and citizens of coastal cities and island countries.
In this way, she can slightly imagine how she would behave under normal circumstances. Now that she encounters such a thing, it is only natural that she takes the opportunity to spread fear.
Sahuagin usually exert fear on other aquatic races. To a certain extent, this goddess and the sahuagin god are kindred spirits.
Under normal circumstances, among the elven gods, there are many other gods besides Deep Sea Saysela, but besides the Queen of the Sea, she also has several other well-known titles.
That is Queen Bitch, Queen Bitch, or Queen Vixen.
As a god with moderate divine power, but with such a nickname, her impression among gods and mortal creatures can be imagined.
Just like other members of the Raging Gods, it is not that they cannot be provoked, but once they are really in a hostile state, the opponent can use any means. Even if she directly drives the sea water to flood all the villages along the colonial coast, it is not completely
impossible things.
Whether she would be beaten up by the elves and gods afterwards was another matter, but the losses to the elves would definitely not be low.
It is precisely because the Raging Gods have no bottom line in doing things. They from the chaotic evil camp have obviously made many enemies, but they can still live safely until now. After all, normal people would not want to be enemies with madmen, and they are still some madmen with good strength.
Although according to what Mikaela said, Embry seems to have no intention of becoming an enemy of her side now, but she is a god from the chaotic evil camp, and her biggest characteristic is that she is capricious and does not keep her promises.
For the sake of profit or simply because of her mood, she can change the promise she just made at will. Of course, what she says cannot be believed. Her own gods and elves must be fully prepared for this.
"Then only issue tasks to the God-chosen heroes and let them find their own solutions. As long as the reward is enough, I believe many elves will be willing to leave."
Michaela thought about it carefully and felt that there was no other way.
As the war situation continues to change, now the greenskins have retreated to Pigherd Town and its rear. Except for those God-chosen heroes who have successfully captured the opponent's village, other God-chosen heroes have begun to have nothing to do.
Just find a mission for them. No matter what method they use, as long as they succeed, we will never be stingy with rewards.
However, she did not make this decision immediately, partly because the specific details needed to be further improved, and she also needed to determine with Princess Belinda the rewards for success, etc.
More importantly, one look at Li Wei's appearance, and she knew that maybe he failed to successfully invite the bronze dragonborn back, but he must have gained a lot in other aspects.
Noticing the look in the other person's eyes, Levi did not hide it: "Yes, I do still have some information to share with you, about bugbears, snakemen, vampires, troglodytes, etc."
"Also, do any of you know the name 'Zehir'?"
Reiner and Mikaela, who were a little excited when they heard the bugbear, looked at each other and saw the confusion in each other's eyes.
The other few, who may be aborigines from other temples or Black Castle, are also confused.
"Is he a strong snake man?"
"Or the bugbear's?"
"There should be no such name among vampires."
However, Master, who was not expected by Levi at first, unexpectedly provided a little information: "I seem to have heard one of my friends from the Tomb Kings faction say that it may be from the Mulhorand divine system.
A name once used by a certain god."
"But we were just chatting at that time. I don't know exactly who it was. How about I ask him to inquire later?"
This answer was far beyond Levi's expectation. It turned out to be from the crocodile Sobek and the others?
After quickly recalling all the gods related to snakes in their pantheon, Levi couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. He felt that Master might not need to inquire.
Could this so-called "Zehir" be Seth's vest?
Set has many titles such as Lord of Carrion, Father of Jackals, God of the Desert, and Brotherhood of the Serpent. He is also the only god in their pantheon who can be related to snakes.
Is it possible that he is trying to steal the faith of the snake god Mershok in the hinterland of Horeth?
Well, it seems that someone mentioned on the forum before that Seth is the only god among many gods who can fight better than his own god king.
His brother, Osiris, who is also the current god-king, is the god of the dead and agriculture, with a godhead of 11.
His younger brother's godhood is 12, and he also has many priesthoods related to combat, and he even has a crucial priesthood - Desert.
It is known to many that almost all of their believers live in the desert, which gives him a lot of power of faith.
Now it seems that Seth is no longer satisfied with those, and he began to try to expand new beliefs.
Then it seems understandable why these snake people would go all the way to the dark area under this land.
Since it was stealing, he would definitely not dare to confront it for the time being. Of course, he would just grab it and run away.
In this case, I had just killed so many snakemen cleanly and neatly, and I might have offended the other party unknowingly.
Don't look at the fact that there are only a few hundred snakemen, but you must know that the original Moonbow Goddess, who failed to spread faith among the night elves, may have only a few thousand devout believers with such weak divine power.
There is no way, the multiple races in the main world combined, there are hundreds of gods, and the competition for believers and beliefs is not ordinary fierce.
Specifically, he may need to confirm with Crocodile. As the only evil god in the pantheon, Set is lawful evil and Crocodile is neutral evil. The two of them will definitely be relatively familiar with each other.
But if you have really offended the other party, there is nothing you can do about it. Why don't the snake people have a good camp? They are naturally in conflict with the high elves, and it is inevitable to fight when they meet.
But even if he really offended the other party, Li Wei wasn't particularly worried for the time being.
Not to mention that the main sphere of influence of the snake god Set and his pantheon is still far away from here. Furthermore, he is from the lawful evil camp and is not popular in his pantheon. He is basically considered a loner.
As long as he can always be protected by the two goddesses Yue Gong and Lilith, Set will never cause trouble for him easily.
Although the nine major camps in the elven pantheon are almost fully occupied, they are still very united when faced with the invasion of foreign enemies. What happened in the colony this time is enough to explain everything.
What's more important is that Set originally stole faith. If the matter is exposed, he should be more worried about another snake god-Mershok causing trouble for him!
The information on Mulhorand’s pantheon is being sorted out, and I’ll try to post it in the settings this afternoon. Thank you for your votes~