Thanks to Li Wei's efforts, the cooperation of Lord Huahua and Osyotan, and of course Lilith's help, as well as Serekite's own efforts, Serekite's small church was soon on the right track.
So far, she has nearly 2,000 casual believers and hundreds of devout believers. The development speed is amazing. She has officially taken root in Lustria, and Levi can be considered a little relieved.
So he decided to take his troops north because he got some important news one after another.
The Norscans who occupied Skogi received new reinforcements almost every day, and now the total number exceeded 7,000. They plundered the coastline from time to time and dispersed some of the Lizardmen's forces.
The Lizardmen themselves basically do not have a navy. They used to mainly defend the mainland of Lustria. If they had to carry out an expedition, such as Kuja's, they would not sail by sea. Instead, they would use the magic toad with the help of the spiritual giant.
The power of the web, using massive teleportation spells.
Therefore, the existence of these Norscans is not a threat to the lizard people, but it is indeed a small trouble.
At the same time, when the three demons of Khorne, Nurgle, and Tzeentch were wreaking havoc in Lustria, the demon of Slaanesh found another way and landed in Naggaroth.
To be more precise, they successfully formed an alliance with the legendary Dark Elf Witch Queen Morathi who was at war with Master Ma.
Now the daemons of Slaanesh are fighting alongside the dark elves against the lizardfolk,
This may sound unbelievable, but if you consider that the Witch Queen Morathi developed a Joy Sect and personally serves as the leader of the Sect, it may be understandable.
Although on the surface she does not say that she is a loyal believer of Slaanesh, in fact, what she does can always be equivalent to spreading the glory of Slaanesh.
Morathi created such a sect long before the elves had civil war and before the dark elves were divided.
It is said that it was originally because Morathi was kidnapped by the demon Slaanesh and did some unspeakable things. After being rescued by other elves, even though her body and soul were completely purified, her memory is still there, and she will be there forever.
I can't forget that feeling.
So not long after, an evil sect that only enjoyed physical pleasure was born.
As a result, not only the elves before the split couldn't bear it, but the dark elves after the split couldn't bear it either.
Moreover, the God of Bloody Hand - Kane, the Queen of Vengeance - Anes Lema, the God of Disaster - Illinir, the Queen of Hydra - Hecate and the Lord of Blades - Edreeze, etc., and many dark elves.
Even the gods I believe in cannot tolerate this situation.
As gods, they do not want to see their faith divided by the demons of Slaanesh.
The Witch King Malekith also couldn't bear it, not only because the existence of the Joy Cult had shaken his rule, but Morathi had always wanted to turn him into a puppet.
It is also because the dark elves themselves are an iron-blooded and cruel race. This is the reason why they are favored by Kane, and it is also the fundamental reason why they can compete with the high elves.
Therefore, Malekith once teamed up with the leader of the Church of Cain, the witch Heliben, known as the "Bride of Cain", to organize sieges and even massacres against the Joy Sect more than once.
However, because once the demon of Slaanesh is infected, it is difficult to completely cut it off, and with the support of Morathi, the Witch-Queen whose strength and status among the dark elves is second only to the Witch-King, the Joy Sect has never been truly eradicated.
It is like a weed, with extremely tenacious vitality and will grow again in the spring breeze.
However, in terms of military units, Li Wei believed that the joining of the Slaanesh Demon did not seem to have many benefits for Morathi's army, other than obtaining some cannon fodder.
In addition to the fact that there are no two kinds of phoenixes, replaced by hydras and manticores, and that the types and numbers of dragons are very small, and there are only a few shoddy black dragons transformed by magic, the dark elves' military system in other aspects is different from that of the high elves.
Very similar.
Both are considered comprehensive, that is, the dark elves replaced the archers with crossbowmen, sacrificing a little range in exchange for higher armor-breaking capabilities.
Then there are the differences in racial talents. The martial arts of high elves are usually enhanced before the war begins, and the bonus to low- and mid-level troops is very obvious.
The racial talent of the dark elves is the killing achievement. The entire army must kill a certain number of enemies before they can receive the buff. It is a bit like the WAAAGH used by the greenskins on the battlefield.
However, the main fighting methods of both sides are infantry resistance lines, shooting from long-range units, and if there are black dragons or manticores, interfering with the opponent's long-range units, or waiting for opportunities to carry out decapitation tactics.
As for the cavalry units, for both types of elves, they are mainly auxiliary and cannot support big scenes.
Even the cavalry units of the dark elves may be weaker, because for ordinary arms, in addition to war horses, they can only choose cold lizards as mounts.
They tend to go crazy at every turn. If it's a favorable situation or a crushing situation, it's okay, but if they're in a disadvantageous situation, they'll often be killed together with the knight on their back.
Well, from this point of view, it seems that Morathi's alliance with Slaanesh is not entirely without benefits.
The Demon of Slaanesh emphasizes speed and agility. The key point may just be how deep the cooperation between the two parties is, and whether the Demon of Slaanesh is willing to hand over high-level troops to Morathi to serve as a cavalry unit.
But for Levi, apart from taking out the stronghold of Skogi, his trip north this time should be just a formality.
Because the dark elves and lizardmen are in mutual situations.
For the lizardmen, the dark elves' armor-piercing crossbows were very threatening, but for the dark elves, once they were rushed by many dinosaur troops, they had no power to fight back.
As for the demons of Slaanesh, they are also powerless against lizards and toads who have no gender or desires.
Neither Witch Queen Morathi nor the Demon of Slaanesh are so stupid as to think that they can really capture the City of the Sun, which is commanded by Master Ma and Lord Croca.
Levi originally planned to keep Mortred and let her continue to study with Ocyotan. In order to become stronger, he would not keep his subordinates tied to him.
Just like Sefa, she has already followed the Yuan family's caravan to Cathay with her little sister Sonia, Sally, who is also a fire mage, and Zhou Miyin.
But Osyotan said no, it wasn't that he didn't want to continue teaching, but that he had already taught her enough combat skills and experience that were suitable for Mortred.
The rest is up to Mortred to continue working hard and improving until she reaches the top.
Othiotan is still very optimistic about Mortred. Not to mention anything else, her ability to grant relief is already ridiculously strong.
According to the current situation, when Mortred reaches the level of legend, she may be able to deal up to 5 times the damage with one critical strike. Let alone ordinary mages or thieves, even warriors can resist how many times.
Down?
Only then did Li Wei give up.
When passing through the City of Mist, Lord Huahua was still very reluctant to leave Li Wei. Although they had only known each other for a few days, Lord Huahua felt that Li Wei was very close to him.
As the Demon Toad guarding the City of Mist, he could not fight side by side with Li Wei for the time being, but he gave Li Wei some gifts.
To be more precise, he united with many nearby demon toads who were helped by Li Wei to prepare it for Li Wei.
The first is the five-headed Ankylosaurus with sun engines on their backs. As special war machines, they play the role of artillery among the lizardmen, and they are not as easy to be attacked by the enemy as human cannons or high elf ballistas.
Secondly, there are two flying seats that are common to all magic toads.
According to Lord Huahua, they are ancient instruments passed down by the ancient saint himself, so each one is legendary, and each Demon Toad only has one.
But countless years have passed, and in the process of fighting against evil, most of the magic toads have perished, and more and more flying seats have been left vacant.
Among them, Lord Huahua has two pieces in his hands, and now he decided to give them all to Li Wei to help him better fight against evil.
In addition to the levitation and flight capabilities that can be seen intuitively, the flying seat also has three major capabilities:
1. Magic barrier, a magic barrier with 800 health points and 30 defense points. It can be recharged at any time by consuming magic points. The weakness is that you cannot cast spells distractedly during recharging, but for mages with fragile physiques, it can be recharged at any time.
is still of great significance;
2. Telekinesis, which is equivalent to a combination of protective arrows and reverse arrows, allowing its owner to better resist long-range attacks;
3. Stone Soul, once you sit on it, the soul and spirit of its owner will become as hard as stone, the magic error rate will be reduced by 30%, and the resistance to mental and soul-type magic will be increased by 30.
Each of the three major abilities is tailor-made for the mage, and it is rare that there is no treasure curse.
In addition to the requirements for intelligence and level, only alignment restrictions apply, and you must be lawful neutral or lawful good.
Unfortunately, if Levi had obtained them before level 15, they would have been very useful special mounts, but by now, he doesn't really need them anymore.
The rate of improvement in his strength far exceeds the imagination of ordinary aborigines. Many things that are not strong enough have been ignored without even the opportunity to bear transitional items.
For example, he was originally looking forward to the Cathay Palace, the Black Ark, and even the magic tower he built a long time ago. He was looking forward to it before getting it, but in the end he basically had no use for it and left it to his subordinates.
Similarly, Michaela and Sefa both have Phoenixes, so they don't really need them under normal circumstances.
So Levi thought about it and decided to give them to Alyssa and Medusa Prophet-Grina as rewards respectively.
The two of them have been working very hard recently and have made a lot of contributions to the prosperity and development of Dread Rock and Black Ark.
Moreover, their fighting methods also tend to be in the standing position, which is just suitable for this kind of flying seat.
Finally, there is a space ring with only one thing in it, which is the fresh carcasses of 10 whales.
This was specifically requested by Levi, because Master Ma provided special information yesterday, and a new force suddenly appeared near Skogi.
Levi has not had the energy to deal with the Norscans in the past few days. The lizard people are also busy recuperating. Coupled with the appearance of Slaanesh demons and others, as well as the internal fighting between multiple vampire pirate forces, the situation in the vicinity has temporarily changed.
A bit confusing.
A group of ogres who came from nowhere took advantage of this opportunity and occupied a territory on the seashore dozens of miles away from Skogi.
According to current intelligence, the leader of the opponent is an ogre tyrant who calls himself Targogo Whale Hunter.
Well, compared to many ogre tyrants who are inseparable from the title of shit, he seems to be much more educated.
But this is not important. What is important is that although there is no clear evidence yet, Master Ma believes that the other party is likely to have originally lived in the Sinian area and came across the sea.
The main world is a round planet, so in theory it is indeed possible to go to Lustria by going to the sea from Cathay or Nibon and continuing eastward.
But almost no one has succeeded before, because between the two, there is a sea area of thousands of miles, which is filled with violent storms, lightning and thunder all day long. Even the largest warship in Cathay is very likely to be damaged by this.
And overturned the sea.
It is said that this is because a long time ago, many sea gods fought there and finally died together, leaving traces left behind.
As for the various ferocious beasts in the sea, their numbers are even more countless.
In the vast ocean, once a warship is destroyed, unless teleportation magic is used to escape immediately, or there are water-types such as mermaids, or flying-types such as angels, the chance of survival is slim.
So even if Li Wei wanted to let Sefa go to Cathay before, he never thought of doing it this way.
But now this group of ogres has arrived in Lustria smoothly. It is said that there are some Mourntooth beasts and woolly rhinoceros in the accompanying team to serve as mounts. They can't swim, so they may be riding a boat.
Come.
With Master Ma's ability, he was not able to detect these ogres before they actually started to set up camp, which means that the ogres may have discovered a new and safe sea route.
If this is true, it will definitely have a great impact on the situation in Lustria.
The Cathay Clan is also a lawful race. The Dragon God of Cathay and the Lizardmen are somewhat related to each other. If there really is such a safe route, the Lizardmen might be able to obtain the treasures from Cathay.
of reinforcements.
But if this route is discovered by Nibon, Inda, or the snake people in the hinterland of Horus, then the Lustria continent will be even more unstable, and Serekite's missionary operations may also appear due to this.
Some unexpected changes.
So Li Wei took the initiative and said that he would solve this problem.
And because the leader of the opponent had the nickname of whale hunter, Li Wei asked Lord Huahua to help him get the whale meat, preparing to use it to bribe the ogres later.
Although the lizardmen do not have a navy, with the power of the magic toads, they can use powerful spells to forcibly fish the whales out of the sea and then kill them.
Ordinary whales are not magical creatures, so apart from their thick skin and thick flesh, they have no ability to resist.
Since the number of accompanying troops was not large, it didn't take long for Li Wei and the others to approach their destination.
They were still some distance away, so Luna reported to Levi that this group of ogres had begun to set up camp and established a relatively small, but very formal camp.
Luna even saw some Naobula armed with slings and simple crossbows patrolling several small sentry towers.
Hearing this, everyone knew that these ogre leaders were not only unexpectedly smart, but they also didn't seem to be here just for fun.
But Master Ma will definitely not tolerate their existence forever.
For the Lizardmen, the Norscans, Ratmen, various demons, and the undead who worship demons are all evil entities that must be eradicated.
Ogres, greenskins, etc. can be placed slightly further back, but they still have to be killed if they encounter them.
The remaining humans, dwarves and elves can be patient for a while, but if there is a head-on conflict with the lizard people, such as the dark elves headed by the Witch Queen Morathi, the lizard people will change immediately.
attitude towards it.
But, before that, it was not impossible to make use of these stupid people, so Li Wei asked Lord Huahua to help get these whale meat.
Seeing that the ogre camp was heavily defended, and Levi didn't want to be too passive in the subsequent negotiations, so after thinking for a while, Levi found a hillside upwind.
He first took out a portion of the whale meat and muttered a few words to the dirge.
So Elegy quickly set up the barbecue grill happily. Under the influence of the magic flame, within a few minutes, the aroma of the barbecue was already drifting along the breeze to the location of the ogre camp.
That's right, Levi's strategy is very simple, which is to use food to seduce the ogre.
However, it is definitely impossible for ogres to overcome this weakness.
Then Levi also summoned the multi-headed sphinx and some death guards to protect these barbecues.
Under normal circumstances, most ogres will only consider obtaining it through trade when they cannot use violence to obtain it.
When considering strength, they tend to use size and strength as reference targets, so in order not to be regarded as weak and bullyable by the ogres, Levi naturally has to put on a little show.
I don’t know whether it was because Elegy’s craftsmanship was really good, or because the ogres were really hungry for whale meat, but in short, the excited roars of ogres soon came from the camp.
Then dozens of ogres didn't even mount their mounts, they just ran straight uphill. One of them was bigger and bloated than ordinary ogres, and he was carrying a rudder on his back. He should be the intelligence.
The whale hunter in.
While running, these fat men who were several meters tall had a stream of drool flowing down their chests.
This surprised Li Wei and others, but they also really couldn't understand it.
Because they were also curious, they tasted the whale meat a little bit. It felt like tough beef with a fishy smell, but in fact it was not delicious at all.
Now the ogres are already going crazy just by smelling this smell. If they have malicious intentions, they may have a chance to kill the whale hunter leader first.
Seeing that as the distance continued to get closer, the ogres did not seem to want to slow down at all, Levi knew that he should take action.
So several sphinxes walked with heavy steps and filled the sky with smoke and dust, blocking the path of the ogres.
It was only at this time that the ogres seemed to really notice their existence like Levi and others.
The whale hunter immediately shouted: "Ah, it's a pointed-eared elf. Give us the meat quickly. You can pay whatever price you want!"
Levi suddenly laughed with satisfaction. This whale hunter was indeed a wise man. That was easy to say.
He motioned to Elegy to give her a taste of her craftsmanship first. Of course, just give her a little bit at first.
So after tasting it, the whale hunter became even more impatient. While he praised Elegy's craftsmanship as more professional than the butchers of their tribe, he couldn't wait to get more.
What happened next went very smoothly. Half a quarter of an hour later, Li Wei and his party, who had reached a deal with the ogres, entered the opponent's temporary camp very smoothly.
Soon smoke was rising from the surroundings, and all the ogres began to drool, looking eagerly at the whale meat tumbling up and down in the cauldron in front of them.
Li Wei was also very satisfied. Using the carcass of a whale as an advance payment, he successfully hired this ogre force at a terrifyingly low cost.
The whale captured by Lord Huahua is a medium-sized one, each weighing only 8-10 tons. There are nearly 500 ogres here, and one whale is not enough to feed these ogres for a day.
And as long as the ogres still desire this, Levi can control them better without worrying about their betrayal.
Among them, the three hundred ogres Bull Warriors and Iron-Stomached Ogres were basically cannon fodder, and Li Wei no longer looked down upon them.
A few stone horned beasts with two small teams of Swordfang Cavalry and Crusher can already come in handy. Generally speaking, their strength is around level 6. Mainly based on the size and weight of these monsters, they can often
Easily destroyed breakthroughs, even destroying enemy formations.
Then came hundreds of hunters armed with ballistae and anchors. They were best at hunting large beasts, such as giants and stone-horned beasts.
But before that, they had never actually hunted whales. Whale hunter was more of a wish than a title.
Finally, there are about a hundred or so cowards who are basically useless. They were originally driven by the ogres to serve as cannon fodder and backup food. If Levi had not brought whale meat this time, they might be released now.
What's boiling in the pot is them.
After agreeing to go to Skogi together to beat up the Norscans later, Levi also began to inquire about how the other party got here.
He was probably the first to eat whale meat, so the whale hunter didn't hide anything about it. Although his words were confusing and not very coherent, Levi still roughly understood the whole story.
Whale hunters were originally mercenaries who lived in the eastern provinces of Cathay, and participated in the encirclement and suppression of Nibon pirates many times. Their lives were pretty good.
But some time ago, the heroine of the Blue Sea of Cathay - Water God - Minglong - Yinyin, violently beat up many Niben gods, and by the way, her fleet also destroyed most of the Niben combined fleet.
After that, the Nippon pirates also ceased their activities. After all, many Nippon pirates were actually Nippon officials who changed their flags.
Therefore, whale hunters who had little work to do planned to go out to sea to hunt whales to make their title worthy of the name.
But not long after they went out to sea, they encountered strong winds and huge waves. When they were blown away and dizzy, they docked at an unnamed island that was not recorded on the navigation chart.
After that, they only saw a flashing energy vortex. When they got in out of curiosity, they found that they had arrived in a completely unfamiliar area.
After walking for who knows how long, they found a rainforest with many dinosaurs. Along the way, they also saw some dark elves and lizardmen who were at war.
Even if the ogres' brains are not very good, they still know that this must be the continent of Lustria.
In addition, they quickly found a seaside area, so the whale hunters immediately decided to stay in the Lustria continent from now on.
What he thought was very simple. There were both dinosaurs and whales here. For the ogres, it was simply a paradise!