"Kuo-Toa! It's not that kind of amphibious madman. Could it be that the dark god in the black prison is not the existing god in Faerûn, but the god created by the madman himself?" Selmen lost his voice.
The most famous feature of the Kuo-Toa fish people in Faerûn is that they are a group of religious lunatics. All tribes, without exception, are theocratic, and the supreme ruler is the High Priest of Kuo-Toa.
Is there a historical reason for that characteristic? They are not natives of Faerûn, but a slave race kidnapped from other worlds when the mind flayers ruled the world. They once followed their masters all over the world.
Whether on the mainland, on the coast, on an island or in a lake, they can be found in the East River.
When the mind flayer empire collapsed, the kuo-toa were abandoned by their masters, but they did not enjoy the joy of freedom. On the contrary, they could not accept a life without mind control and without tasks assigned to them by their masters.
Many tribes directly fell into collective spiritual collapse and were infected by the mad plague.
That kind of plague is unique to the Kuo-Toa. Once infected with that kind of plague, if it cannot be controlled in time, the entire Kuo-Toa tribe will completely collapse due to cannibalism.
Depending on whether they can hold on to their broken hearts, the remaining kuo-toa can devote themselves to religious fanaticism.
It is not uncommon to engage in religious fanaticism. After all, the gods do exist in Faerûn. Many creatures are devoted to religious life and regard religious belief as their lifelong career.
What's strange is that those Kuo-Toa people don't play their cards according to common sense at all. They don't believe in all the gods in the sky, but they don't believe in the strong people around them, especially those who have the ability to control minds, such as the powerful mind-stealing people.
Demon or aboleth.
If there were no such existence around them, they would believe in the gods they created. The gods of the Kuo-toa people are full of absurdity and randomness.
Take Bribodup, the most widely known and respected sea mother among the Kuo-Toa people, as an example. She is a human woman with a shell draped over her shoulders and a crayfish head and claws.
The original image of Bribodupu came from the product of the Kuo-Toa repairing a human statue with various carapace. They speculated whether the repaired statue was so perfect, which impressed countless Kuo-Toa, and they respected it.
To slander God, a god was born.
The key is that the sacred laws of the multiverse are doomed. If those believers are pious enough and the number is large enough, corresponding gods will really be born, and they can gain the ability to manifest.
With the broken and simple hearts of the Kuo-Toa, once they believe in something, it will be very pure and sincere, and whether they devote themselves wholeheartedly and enthusiastically to it, there will often be a tribe of Kuo-Toa that has a unique god.
When the Kuo-Toa tribe died, the god naturally died with him, so that race was named the God-Creator.
Of course, except for those like Bribodup who are widely spread among Kuo-Tao fish people and can step into the ranks of true gods.
Those gods attached to various Kuo-Toa tribes are out-and-out false gods, just like human ancestral spirits and guardian spirits. They are similar in nature, but human ancestral spirits and guardian spirits usually have real existence.
After death, they were transformed into ancestral spirits or guardian spirits due to their faith. The Kuo Tao people were simply created out of thin air by themselves.
"If the Kuo-Toa tribe east of the Black Prison is large enough, there would be no Cocoa." Lawuntates obviously also thought of the racial characteristics of the Kuo-Toa fishmen, and combined it with the current situation of the Black Prison.
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The evil god in the Black Prison whose origin is completely unclear could have been created by the Kuo-Toa people themselves, or could it be linked to the existing god, but could it have been distorted by them on their own?
Moreover, if you stay around the Black Prison for a long time, you will fall into a state of madness. It is very similar to the crazy plague of the Kuo-Toa people.
It is spread among Taoyu people and cannot be transmitted to other creatures, unless there is a mutation, or there is a problem with the gods they believe in.
The reason why no one thought about it before was because they didn't have any evidence that there were a bunch of Kuo-Toa people living in the east of the Black Prison.
Not to mention whether the river flowed into the Black Prison in previous years, those Kuo-Toa people did not go against the current, not even for most of the next year. Everything started when the undead monster that had never been seen broke into the Black Prison.
That was obviously a coincidence, but the undead monster rushed into it, shattered a barrier or restriction, and released the Kuo-Toa fishmen from the east.
"The situation in the Black Prison of Bufu is not caused by the Kuo Tao fish people. They are a serious threat to the surrounding valleys. They can reach most of the valleys along the river. Judging from their situation, it is very
Like being infected with the mad plague.
They divided their troops into three groups, and he stayed there, staring at the undead monster. I personally led the team, keeping an eye on the whereabouts of the large force of Kuo-Tao fishmen, and at the same time sent envoys to all the valleys along the lake and river to give warnings. "Old man.
Rather than discussing matters, the mage Lauentetz prefers to say that he directly arranges tasks.
The situation was urgent and he could no longer care about the so-called etiquette issues.
Salmen also didn't care about that, nodded and said: "Okay, the prophet must pay attention to safety, and never ask for a head-on fight with that monster."
Whether Lauuntetz's arrangement was the most reasonable? What he was most worried about now was whether the old mage would confront that monster whose strength was unknown.
Although they had a face-to-face meeting before and briefly fought for two rounds, he was not optimistic about Lauentatz. That thing must have legendary strength, and there is probably a more hidden thing behind it.
The powerful legendary necromancer will fold himself in if he is not careful.
Lawuntates couldn't help but smile and said: "Don't worry, his other abilities are just average. His ability to escape is absolutely perfect, so he just keeps an eye on it. If he doesn't do it, he won't know how to do it."
Let’s start a war with it again.”
After the terrifying undead got into the black prison, there was no movement, as if it had completely disappeared. However, if there was no terrifying aura coming out of it, it would be dormant for the time being.
On the contrary, the Kuo Tao fish people are pouring out in a steady stream, and the tribe in the black prison is not unusually large.
Then again, if the current appearance of the Black Prison was really caused by them, it would definitely be possible for a small tribe of several hundred people to do it. It would have to be at least a few thousand, or even a giant tribe of tens of thousands.
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After Selmen arranged for the messenger to deliver the message, he led a small group of Deep Forest Swords with flying cavalry to follow behind the Kuo-Toa army.
That thing was not difficult to do, because the group of Kuo-Toa people did not hide any trace of their whereabouts, and crazily killed all the creatures they encountered along the way.
But they seem to have very clear goals.
Because after arriving at the Sambo River along the temporary river channel, they did not even hesitate. They ignored Lake Sebo and went directly eastward along the Sambo River to the Yevin Pond and the Asaba River.
This made Selmen heave a long sigh of relief. Lake Sebo is the most popular place to live in the deep forest valley. Not only does it have a large number of villages and towns along the lake, but there are also three sea elf villages living in the lake.
Once the group of Kuo-Toa swarm into Lake Sebo, the consequences will be disastrous, and a chaotic war will be inevitable.
But now a new problem has arisen. What do the Kuo-Toa people who have been squatting in the dark prison want to do? How do they obtain outside intelligence?
Well, then the undead monsters rushed in from the outside and released the kuo-toa people, and the goals of the kuo-toa people were very clear, which means that everything was not accidental, but whether it was a premeditated collusion with the outside world.
The Kuo-Toa fishmen are excluded, so the terrifying undead monster and the forces behind it are excluded.
After those Kuo-Toa fishmen enter Yewen Pond, they have many choices to attack. They can also attack the Misty Valley and Shadow Valley along the Asaba River.
Coco also attacked Taser Valley and Bow Valley along the Gramri River, and the Battle Valley was the first to bear the brunt.
Especially Sir Gavin, who had just been enthroned in Battle Valley not long ago. His manor and the new village of Wezeme are located on the edge of Yewen Pond. Those Kuo-Toa people can climb on the bank and march to the east of the city.
You won't go after them, right?
Not bad, if not purely in terms of convenience, they are in a deep forest valley, and their Sebo Lake should be the nearest destination. It can be reached in less than a few dozen kilometers against the current, and there is no need to travel hundreds of kilometers to reach Yewen Pond.
Speaking of the undead, Lord Selemen couldn't help but think of the legend he had heard recently. It was said that the Twilight Lord was resurrected and became a powerful death knight in the disappearing valley east of the Deep Forest Valley, Sesiren Valley, and was ready to take revenge on Bow Valley.
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Wouldn't they join forces with those Kuo-Toa people to attack Bow Valley? That would be a bit too roundabout, right?
Seeing that the Yevin Pond is getting closer and closer, even if the wrong party goes back to Lake Sebo, he still has enough time to make a trip to the Battle Valley to warn the Sir of the Battle Valley.
Selmen no longer hesitated, launched his Pegasus at full speed, and headed straight for the Three Rivers in the Battle Valley.
Selmen has heard a lot about the young knight's story in recent times. Although he has never met him, he is very fond of him, not only him, but also the entire residents of the Deep Forest Valley.
First, he organized a huge ghost grape auction, bringing together all the merchants from the valley and surrounding Sambia. It created a huge momentum, and even the Deep Forest Valley benefited from it. Those merchants all followed the principle of boating.
In accordance with the principle of emptying, many ships went to Lake Sebo in the deep forest valley and emptied all their cargo.
After solving the problem of the East Road, La Cosata, the capital of Deep Forest Valley, Gaoyue, is located on the East Road. Gaoyue plays a role in the Thunder Mountains just like Ritawen plays in the Snowflake Mountains.
It is a supply transfer station for the demand. Half of the income of the Deep Forest Valley is obtained through that trade route. The importance of this trade route is clearly known from the importance of the Deep Forest Valley.
The most important thing is that it helped the Deep Forest Valley eliminate a potential safety hazard.
The valley closest to Blood Horn where the young red dragon's lair is located is not the Bow Valley, but their Deep Forest Valley.
When they heard that they had been neighbors with the ferocious and cunning red dragon for more than ten years, many people in the Deep Forest Valley broke out in a cold sweat.
Fortunately, the red dragon had a stable source of wealth from Donglu Xiangchao and did not set out to rob ordinary people. Otherwise, they would be the first to be robbed in the deep forest valley.
Now the young knight has launched a thousand-mile migration and brought tens of thousands of Tethyr immigrants to the valley. Even if the immigrants he brought back were more than half of the legendary ones, the surrounding valleys would be huge.
impact.
I want to know if they have a lot of money in the deep forests and valleys, so if they only have 50,000 people, there are 5,000 people in Gaoyue, their largest town.
The other sub-valleys are pretty much the same, except that Bow Valley and Scar Valley have slightly larger populations.
Publicly and privately, Selemen wanted to find an opportunity to meet the young knight and have an in-depth exchange of ideas. Whether the goal of those Kuo-Toa people in Porto was Vizeme Manor, it was a very good place.
Chance.
How can it be cocoa?
That was the first thought that came to Solemen's mind after he arrived at the new village of Vizeme.
In his mind, a new village that had just started to break ground less than half a year ago would have at most one main street with two rows of buildings on both sides, which was quite despicable.
But Wei Zemei New Village completely broke his conventional thinking. There are three horizontal and vertical streets in the north-south and east-west directions, and there are more than a hundred buildings in the area. They are not the conventional single-story houses.
, and the complex property market structure, especially the outermost buildings, are seven or eight meters high and have three floors. The first floor has no rear windows, but only the second and third floors have them.
It gives the impression that it is not a window, but an external shooting window.
Obviously, those buildings are not just buildings, they also serve as city walls.
The one inside is a little shorter, only five or six meters tall, but it also has a three-story structure, which looks a little more normal. However, the number of rooms is also densely packed and can accommodate a large number of people, which is definitely higher than ordinary buildings.
It's very rainy in other places, but it's very sunny there. You don't need to ask to know whether it's magic.
It was very late at night, but the place was still brightly lit. Countless kobolds were coming in and out, roughly estimated to be no less than tens of thousands, and their sophistication at work was no different than those of expert human masons.
What made Selemmen most suspicious was the frequent casting of spells by the kobolds. Although the levels of the spells they cast were not particularly high, the number of spells they cast was also too large, and the cumulative number was quite considerable.
That would explain why they have such a fast construction speed.
With so many kobolds, such a high frequency of spellcasting, and a large number of trees and enlightenment trees assisting them, it is not an exaggeration at all to say that a building can be built in one morning, and it is even a lot - of course.
, that does not refer to the cumulative situation, they cannot all build one building at the same time, and if the huge construction sites are distributed, dozens of buildings are started to be built at the same time, and there may be dozens of buildings completed at one time.
As soon as Selmen appeared in the new village of Vizeme, he was spotted in the air. A well-equipped Oed team flew over to meet him. The Oed at the head said in a well-spoken common language:
"Sir, I have now invaded the airspace of Sir Gavin Nott's territory in the Battle Valley. If I enter by mistake, please leave me as soon as possible. They don't need to regard me as an enemy. If there is anything, please let me land and report it to you."
He will report the name to their superior and send someone to deal with it."
"He is the lord of the deep forest valley, Selmen Urras. He has important information and wants to tell Sir Gavin about whether we are under attack." Selmen didn't waste any words. After letting his Pegasus land,
He directly told the truth about the intelligence he had brought, "Please tell Sir Gavin that we must report it as quickly as possible. The enemy is on the way, and the minimum will not exceed three hours."
"Please wait." The Oede's face did not show much joy and anger, and he hurriedly flew away. The remaining Oede team members vaguely surrounded him in the middle. At the same time,
, a large number of kobolds and ferocious weasel cavalry surrounded them.
Those kobolds are not just construction workers, and they must have certain defensive capabilities.
In Selmen's opinion, the most threatening person is the tree man with the eastern half of the body like a giant dragon.
Due to Selmen's warning, the people in Wezemei New Village took it very seriously. Within half an hour, a tall half-elf boy hurried over.
With a height of just over 1.85 meters, he is definitely outstanding among half-elves, but he is neither a skinny man nor a strong man with explosive muscles, but a half-elf warrior with the same proportions.
The shapely figure that is pulled up and thickened, typically the type that makes you look thin when wearing clothes and looks fleshy when you take off your clothes. Although he has never seen it before, Selmen was sure at first glance that he would deny the owner of this place, Gavin No.
special.
When Selmen confirmed Gavin's identity at first glance, Gavin also confirmed Selmen's. Although he had not seen him in person, he had seen his memory projection. This naturally denied Regina's credit. Not only
Regardless of the reputable people in the Valley, even the reputable people in Sambia, everyone Regina knew had created a memory projection for Gavin, along with their relevant brief introductions, in order to avoid seeing him without seeing him.
An embarrassing scene of acquaintance appeared, but I didn't expect it to be put to use so quickly.
Gavin said enthusiastically: "I have always wanted to take time to visit the lord, but I was afraid of disturbing you. I apologize for that."
"Mr. Sir is so polite. He wants to thank me on behalf of the people of Deep Forest Valley for helping them eradicate the scourge of Slacosata. Now they can finally sleep peacefully." Lord Selemen is obviously not one of them.
A political veteran, as soon as he was in power, he talked about the benefits that the wrong party had unintentionally brought to Deep Forest Valley, which invisibly brought the relationship between the two parties closer.
"Lord, you are exaggerating." Gavin smiled and did not dwell too much on that matter. He went straight to the subject and said, "I don't know what happened to what I said before that they were about to be attacked.
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That's what he cares about most.
"Is that what happened..." Selmen didn't bother to chat, and directly told the truth about what they saw in the black prison, but he didn't say too much about the speculation. People like the wrong party don't need
Adding too much of your own opinions into it.
Gavin bowed to Selmen solemnly and said: "Thank you Lord, that information is too important to ask for from him. Eighty percent of the time, it is for him."
Selmen turned around and dodged away. He couldn't help but ask, "How can I be sure if they are coming for me?"