Chapter 431 282. Can this be made public (8.4K)
"Thank you for everything you have done for Lauren Loren. In my heart you will always be Enil's friend."
Lyndya Locke is a Chinese The young-looking elf has a vaguely elegant and calm temperament, which is quite similar to Newkel. He does not appear domineering, but keeps his posture very low. This may be the reason why Darkus is accompanied by Kaia, the Lord of the Storm District, Talos and Asanok, the sons of the Lord of the Storm District, as well as everything Darkeus does in Lauren Loren.
Under Kaia's introduction, Darkus knew that the lord in front of him was not that simple. Just like everyone has their own ideas, Kaia, the lord of the Storm Zone, would try to go to Druch and Nos When dealing with the Ka people, Lindyalok, the lord of the Frostfell area, often takes unilateral decisions that are contrary to the High Council's Treaty of Nordland Leaf, claiming that he enjoys independent sovereignty as the border chief, and will also photograph his own diplomats. Go to the human city to follow up on Aenir's interests.
After the usual polite exchanges between the two parties, they summarized the information again. Although Darkus roughly knew what was going on, he did not take action directly. To put it bluntly, he has always been Lauren Loren's guest. He came to the Frostfall Zone to have his own business. The investigation is just extra, part of the diplomatic sequence of the elves, and it is incidental, just like a side mission.
It doesn't matter that Darkos solved everything after a quick operation. The matter of Amanweil is not that easy to solve, and with the urine of elves, most of the relatives in the city-state here will not be grateful to him, so he can't Is it a big head? The last time he went to Jinchi, it was to give Kaiya face. If he knew that Shalaxi was in Jinchi, he would definitely not go, and even if he went, he would delay it.
Moreover, Dax also talked with Kaia. Kaia did not want to have too much glory due to her identity as a woodland kin and the political conflict between the woodland kin and the city-state. Another is that as the investigation deepens, things have changed again.
"You mean? The gray-eyed fever came from Amanweil? Those sons of Asuryan?" At this time, Lindyalok no longer had the elegance and calmness he had just before, and his face was constantly changing. As this film The ruler of the region knew that the Sons of Asuryan had increased patrols after the outbreak of the plague. He had also asked before, but the captain of Asuryan told the people sent through gestures that this would prevent the spread of the disease to Amanvel. Now that he thought about it, he felt that there was something wrong with it, and then he asked hesitantly.
"I encountered a very interesting thing when I was on Obion Island a few months ago. For various reasons, there were two Slann magic priests there, and one of them used some tricks." Darkwu, who is good at telling stories Si talked about something that had nothing to do with the current situation. When he said it, he gestured to his head. He did not say in detail that the Slann Demon Priest needed to be protected by lizardmen to be safe, because this It's not important, he continued, "To put it simply, he pretended to be the green-skinned god, and used his own ability to control the green-skinned leader with his mind in disguise. The leader of the green-skinned prophet
believed that it was a god sending down a god. He followed the instructions of the Slann Demon Priest, and then something interesting happened. The greenskins defended the lizard people's temple city, fought against the Chaos that broke into the temple city, and were driven out of the temple city by Chaos. After that, the green-skinned prophet reorganized his forces and tried to take back the temple city from Chaos.
Unfortunately, the green-skinned prophet died in the battle in the end, but he was very lucky because he did it for his god. And die. I believe Brother Gomao will definitely give him a punch when he sees him."
The elves who followed Darkus were amused by his last witticism, and the atmosphere in the tent became cheerful.
Lindyalok's thoughts were constantly changing, sometimes trying to understand the content of the story, and sometimes observing Druch who was telling the story vividly in front of him. Although he didn't know what the Slann Demon Priest was, he knew the orc prophet and the second brother Gomao. He realized that the situation was more complicated than he thought before and he could no longer laugh at this time. Through the comparison of this story, he roughly understood what happened to Amanweil, what happened to Dalolhan, and why the sons of Asuryan continued to occupy it.
"He met an ancient forest spirit in the Sun Zone not long ago, and that ancient existence gave him a prophecy." After snapping his fingers, Darkus asked Tolandir who was sitting there. He raised his head and then said seriously.
Tolandir, who was holding the lute, stirred the strings and then repeated what Engidu had said.
"Through this foreshadowing, we can judge a lot of things. Although Gray Eye Fever was cast by Darolhan, it was probably not created directly by him, but with the help of some kind of terror! He found a clue after the fact, With fear, he destroyed his research results and slaughtered all the apprentices who assisted him. Then he sealed himself to prevent the situation from escalating, but things were not as simple as he expected. A terrifying His existence controlled him through some means, and then controlled those sons of Asuryan."
After Darkus said these words, the atmosphere in the tent suddenly reached freezing point again. Lindyalok frowned and thought, while his cronies exchanged opinions in low voices with solemn expressions. Although they were restrained by Odd Todved, as the rulers of the Frostfall area, they still had no concerns about the territory. It was clear that they did not think that the Druchi in front of them was talking nonsense. On the contrary, the fact was probably the same as what Darkus said.
"Your clan mother?" A city-state relative looked at Tolandil and asked.
"His grandmother probably didn't know about it at the time, or didn't participate. I don't think she was involved, and then her memory was erased. After all, she was a high-level spellcaster." Tolandir did not explain, Instead, he looked at Darkus, who nodded to Tolandir and explained.
Darkus also understood that as a result, it was almost impossible for such a thing to happen to a high-level spellcaster around him. This would cause the person being cast to go crazy, instead of becoming a high-level spellcaster later on. Of course, there are cases where one's own memories are forgotten, but Tolandir said that the probability is very small, and the Hongye family's records do not show such signs. He believes that it is like the company being shut down after an employee joins the company on the first day. The employee has no understanding of the company's history, operations and what happens in it. It might also be like a graduate student who just joined the mentor's project, and then... But it doesn't matter anymore, Sestra has fallen.
"I'll tell you another story. It's a long story." Darkus first looked around at the elves in the tent, then drank a glass of water to stretch his throat. He continued, "The story starts with the great invasion. It’s time to tell it, but this time the protagonist is not us, but the lizard people of the Lustria continent.” This
is the first time Darkus told this story to Belloda and Enil, because this story is so real. It's too long. He told the story of the remnants of the victory of the Lizardmen after the Great Invasion, the story of Snakes and Rats, the war between the Lizardmen and the Skaven Plague Clan, and then everything that happened in Queza three years ago. Just say it clearly.
"That's why I came here." Darkus, who was thirsty, added after drinking a glass of water.
Lindyalok did not listen to Darkus's story this time, but concentrated on observing Darkus. He felt that Druchi in front of him was a bit frivolous, but he keenly knew that this so-called frivolity was just an expression. An illusion comes out, and there is a sincerity behind the frivolity that the elf ruler does not possess. He knew that there was cunning, shrewdness and calculation hidden under the surface of all this. After analyzing the matter, Darkus threw the matter to him. From a political point of view, Druchi is an extremely difficult opponent. If he says the wrong thing next, he will get into trouble.
"What do you need?" However, Lindyalok found that he had no solution, because he was the highest person in charge of the Frostfall Zone. These matters themselves needed to be solved by him, but he was too weak to solve them. Now He was firmly tied to Odd Todved, and Darkus' story had already been told. After pondering for a long time, he asked solemnly after a moment.
"Have you ever heard of the gold and silver tree that is active near Amanville? The moving gold and silver tree." Darkus did not directly bite Lindyalok's bait, he was still adding more money.
"I have received sighting records before."
"The Enil hunters who were following the team saw it a few days ago. The gray-eyed fever was just like an appetizer. According to the report, the trees around the moving gold and silver tree had already There are signs of slow decay. If time goes by, these signs will spread to the entire Laurentian. Moreover, there are several human heads and limbs hanging on the gold and silver tree. This may have disappeared after Hagendorf went south to collect herbs. Sister Salia."
"Only the Plague Apostle can do all this. We have reason to think that the moving gold and silver tree should play the role of herald." Darkus saw the puzzled look in Lindyalok's eyes. added.
Although the river elves could cross the river, Darkus did not cross the Demster River there. Instead, he chose a location further downstream to cross the river through the Trident of the Sea and magic. After crossing the river, he did not go straight to Amanville, but sent Enil to investigate. The large team bypassed Amanville, bypassed Cole Imamoor, and made a big circle directly to Oder. ·Todved.
Lindyalok looked at Darkus with disbelief. He did not say that word, because the expression and eyes of Darkus looking at him had already responded to him.
"What do you need?" After a moment, Lindyalok asked again. He knew that he needed some power to solve these problems, and the warriors and spellcasters who followed Darkus could help him.
"Me? What I need is very simple. I need Cole Imamor to turn around, but this involves your internal political issues, and perhaps Queen Marist needs to come forward. Of course, this is just one of them. , I have many needs. I need to see the prophet Esenda Skyweaver. I need to know from him where the real Silver Mountain is." "
Silver Mountain? This is the Silver Mountain."
"The Silver Mountain I mean It is not this, but the real mountain with silver. You and your relatives, and the Enirs have ruled here for generations. But the world is not static, but is full of changes all the time. According to me According to family records, my ancestors discovered silver mines here when they ruled Esso Talarian. When
you deal with humans, you know that they need metal currency, and you also know what humans are like. I think... You don’t want to see them collecting silver ore under your nose in the next few hundred years, right? And then they in turn use the collected silver ore to make metal currency to trade with you? And the collection of silver ore is bound to have an impact on Lauren Loren's environment has had an impact."
Darkus's words were not demagogic at all, but full of sincerity, because what he said was true.
"Isn't this...can you tell me why you are concerned about this matter?" Although Darkus did not confuse him, Lindyalok believed that what Darkus said was right. The scenario could very well happen, and it's not what he wanted to see. Especially after Darkus told him, he would not be able to accept these things happening again. He could now think of what it would be like to face what happened in the future. This memory would torture him and make him look... Like an idiot, and his relatives who knew about it would question him hundreds of years later, he still asked a question.
"This is a long story to say. As I just said, if the world changes again, the elves will return to Elsin Alvin sooner or later. Humans have taken root and sprouted in these thousands of years. It is unrealistic to kill them all. . So... we need to find another way to exert influence on them and control them in disguise, and this link does not require the existence of human metal currency." Darkus finished the point and did not explain too much, but He believed that the lord of the Frostfall area in front of him already understood.
"What do you need to do? Seal it? Or let us control it?"
"It's too troublesome. I have a simpler solution, but there is no rush. I think you have realized what will happen in the Frostfall Zone next. It's over."
"War!"
Darkus smiled. It's convenient to be with a smart guy. The matter of Amanweil is an issue left over from history and an internal matter among the elves. This is what the elves must solve. Next comes the ugly side, the side that is so ugly that it cannot be described but can only be expressed through imagination. The matter of Gray Eyes needs an explanation, a person who can take the blame for this incident in the history books. This is why only a few important elves are here at this meeting. Can this matter be made public? How can something like this be made public? It must be secret.
And the person who took the blame for this has been found. It is Oswald, the forestry president who is a member of the Sessenmund Parliament. This president already has problems. Now he just lacks some evidence, but This evidence is not as important as imagined. When the time comes, as long as the pot is pressed, it must be this president!
Oswald, who has the status of a councilor, is bound to involve Sesonmund and the entire Nordland. Nordland must give Enil and mankind an explanation. And this president is saying that everything is the problem of this president. Even if this president does not involve the existence of Amanweil, it is not important. Even if this president just wants to make a fortune in this plague. , adding some status is no longer important.
Queen Marist is not satisfied with the current situation and the Treaty of Leaf that her grandmother signed before. She can definitely use this window period to do something and change the current form, thereby increasing her prestige in Aenir society and changing The state of affairs between elves and humans in Lauren Loren.
In the words of the dwarves: This hatred needs to be settled! Complete liquidation!
Moreover, Darkus always felt that there was something wrong with Oswald, but there was no solid evidence, but as said before, the evidence was no longer important. If that person is really involved behind this, it would be really interesting. He is better at playing with emotions than Tzeentch. No wonder he and Tzeentch are mortal enemies.
"Thank you very much for coming here and telling me so much." Lindyalok, who had seen the whole thing clearly, returned to the way he had just met Darkus. He said calmly, and then he sighed and said He added, "Odd Todved's matter indirectly distracted me from other places." At the earliest time, Lindyalok's words and the way he spoke would have made Darkus control him. I couldn't help but laugh. It was clear that he had problems and flaws as the ruler of this area, but he could still say such shameless words.
But it’s also hard to think about it, just like not all county magistrates can recite the Ming Dynasty Law, and they can all judge cases reasonably and correctly. After all, these are just one of the daily management tasks of the county magistrate, and there are other things to do. Which county magistrate will judge cases all day long? That is the county magistrate, not the judge. The county magistrate is the perfect example of the ruling class, so there will be no problems!
"I think you made a right decision, and Odd Todved was also a part of it. Only when you are restrained will the situation find an opportunity to escalate." But fortunately, Darkwu is now Si has already practiced it, he can collapse, and he even handed out a ladder with his backhand.
"Human adventurers often try to break through our blockade." Lindyalok's eyes lit up. After thinking quickly, his expression that was about to smile quickly changed. He said in a solemn tone, and then turned his head to look. To a relative behind him.
"Those adventurers said that they had received a reward from Oswald. They said that Oswald bought a piece of land north of Oder Todved to build a lumber camp, and they had to clear it before the woodcutter arrived. That fart over there."
"Why is there this Oswald thing everywhere?" Tolandir, who was sitting on the edge and listening, couldn't help it at this moment, he yelled.
"It might be a coincidence if it appears once. It might be a coincidence if it appears twice. It won't make sense if it happens three times. Didn't you meet him when you made a big fuss in Solimburg that day?" After Darkus said some nonsense, he added Then asked.
"We arrived late, and he left before we reached Sulimburg. We only saw some woodcutter, but the woodcutter didn't try to join the fight." "
Were you the ones who made a fuss in Sulimburg that day? Don't say so. A human cultist?" A city-state relative asked curiously.
Then there was another brief happy time in the tent, and Tolandir, who was good at telling stories, began to describe the vivid scene of smashing the lute into the dwarf's face that night in Sulimburg. The personal experiencers who had been to Sulimburg with him looked at him strangely, because there were some discrepancies between his story and what actually happened that night.
Asanok, who said nothing after entering the tent, walked up to an Enil and whispered something, and then they both left the tent. Lindyalok, on the other hand, was thinking about something with a gloomy face. After a moment, he asked the relative who just spoke something.
"Things may not be that simple. The so-called illegal logging camp is probably a cover, and the real purpose is something else." After Tolandil finished speaking, Lindyalok expressed the doubts in his heart.
At this moment, Asanok, who had gone out, returned to the tent, holding a box in his hand with a solemn expression.
"There is a problem with this fungal membrane that humans call monk's nose. This fungus will not have any benefit in treating gray eye fever. Instead, it will enhance the toxicity of gray eye fever." Under the gaze of the elves in the tent, Asanok said slowly Xu said.
"There are a lot of this fungal film in that area."
There was a moment of silence in the tent, and Darkus didn't say anything, but took a sip of water. Although there is still no direct evidence, it is already clear that there is indeed something wrong with Oswald. Just like Lindyalok said, the lumberyard is just a cover. Adventurers just need to go there and find the Monk's Nose, and after that it's easy.
Currently in human society, the price of a monk’s nose fluctuates between 1 gold crown and 1 gold crown. What is this concept? Adventurers must be able to collect it. It's like gold growing on the ground. You can touch it as long as you bend down. Is there anything better than this? They don’t know whether monk’s nose can really cure gray eye fever, and they don’t care as long as they can make money. This in disguise aggravates the spread of gray eye fever in human society.
"This is a scam. No wonder the snake bite gave up that area before. That cunning monster probably had a deal with Oswald!" At this moment, Lindyalok was a little angry, and he clenched his fist into a fist. He said after hitting the table.
Lindyalok thought he had been fooled. He had previously thought that the goblins withdrew from the forest because they were cleared by his troops. However, it turned out that this was not the case. Although he was reluctant to admit it, he did play a role in this link. An idiot-like character.
"What's going on here now?" Darkus changed the subject.
After some understanding, the situation here was worse than what Darkus had thought before. Odd Todved was the capital of a baron a long time ago, but now it has been reduced to ruins and was destroyed by a large number of people. Controlled by goblins that can never be finished. Due to the problem of troop strength, Lindyalok could only be restrained here to prevent the group of goblins from rushing into Lauren Loren to wreak havoc in the forest and cause greater damage.
The main problem is that the Yellow-Eyed tribe entrenched here is not one of the goblin tribes, but a large group of goblin tribes sharing the title of this tribe, like a great goblin alliance. According to the descriptions of the Aenir, Darkus feels that the leader of the goblins is a cunning and shrewd conspirator, and he is also a big man among the goblins. He has solid muscles and a tenacious will, and rules with an iron fist. As a member of the tribe, any goblin who offends its authority will be stabbed to death.
Darkus thinks this is more about the Enils looking for face, just like although we are strong, the opponent is even stronger. Lie about military information and exaggerate the opponent's strength to find excuses for your own failure.
But thinking about it from another angle, it seems that there is really no way. Without enough troops and spell casters, it is really difficult to attack here. This is not a large plain, but a ruin built on the mountain, full of chaos, and there are some underground Tunnels that allow goblins to attack everywhere. Of course, there are more terrifying existences underground, such as the giant Arachnari spider. And the opponent is not a fool for nothing. The goblin leader with cunning and shrewd attributes can flexibly command the wolf riders, spider riders and Arachnari giant spiders among the goblins to launch a devastating surprise attack on the weak points of the Enir army. .
This is extremely embarrassing for Enil, and as long as it fails once, it will be devastating to the already fragile situation in the Frostfall Zone.
Darkus replaced himself with Lindyalok, and he found that he had no good solution. After all, these were the cards in his hand, unless there was a coup in the goblin tribe, or the snake was killed by beheading or assassination. Bite, but it is obviously unrealistic, and the other party is not a fool, unless the entire aura of wisdom is attached to the snake bite.
This is equivalent to a replica of the Little Eight Peaks Mountain. Aenir in the Frostfall Zone is a replica of the Angland clan. Unless all the elites of the mountain dwarves come out, this is obviously impossible, just like the mountain dwarves have to guard various fortresses. Likewise, Aenir also has to guard and patrol.
The Sons of Asuryan are playing their own game. Cole Imamor's city-state relatives are not many in number, and they are also supporters of Marist's brother. All the peripheral woodland relatives have been transferred here except those necessary. Then you can only shake people, but this is just like the time in the golden pool before. This itself is the matter of the lord of Frostfall area, unless the situation escalates, but now the situation has escalated...
"Apart from goblins, are there any orcs?" Darkus asked a central question.
"No."
Just like there are four major groups of elves and dwarves, and then there are many branches. Greenskins with the same long history also have various groups, such as the wild orcs that Darkus encountered in the Lustria continent, and some rare greenskin evolved black orcs.
However, greenskins are not the only greenskins, there are also companions such as goblins and grts who serve the greenskins. But these goblins have the same intelligence as the skinks, but they are not biological machines like the skinks, and the system of the green-skinned society is worse than that of the lizards. As the old saying goes, eat, sleep, fight. Doudou.
In the green-skinned society, Doudou is not a single finger, but a group. Goblins and goblins are in this group, and this group has to do mine protection, dirty work, and tiring work. This led to a point thousands of years ago when a certain number of goblin tribes grew tired of the poor treatment they received from the orcs and began to act independently.
Some goblin tribes became so thirsty for the sea that they eventually became sea goblins. Some goblin tribes disappeared into dark caves in the mountains and later became night goblins. There are also some goblin tribes who live a nomadic life on the grasslands. The leader of them is Goduz Conspirator, who serves the Zal dwarves and enslaves greenskins and goblins.
But more of the goblin tribe disappeared deep into the forest, surviving the gaze of forest predators and eventually returning to glory as they found some powerful allies... very large forest spiders.
Goblins find swarms of giant spiders that can be defeated and, over time, even used as mounts, sustenance, pets, and a source of poison. However, no tribe can stop the attack of the Arachnari giant spider, and its appearance means the destruction of a goblin tribe, but fortunately, these giant arthropods are rare.
After that, the goblins began to think about it. Since they couldn't defeat it, let's find another way! Eight-legged totems with jointed limbs began to appear alongside the traditional idols of Goge and Maoge. And the shamans discovered the hallucinogenic venom secreted by spiders. They talked to each other about the multi-faceted eyes from the "Feast on the Other Side", and their tongues were bitten by tiny oral mites and swelled purple, leaving their tongues covered with hallucinogenic venom. They began to worship the so-called Feast of the Other Side, and the goblins followed them in praying. At this time, the forest goblin tribe evolved a unique belief, and the Spider Cult was born.
Although Brother Gomao has not yet been abandoned by the forest goblins, in the endless black forest, the Spider God soon gained supreme status. Shamans perform horrific rituals and goblin tribes offer elaborate sacrifices.
Then comes the interesting thing. Brother Mao is thinking that although you have replaced us, there is nothing wrong with what you are thinking! The Arachnari giant spider began to come into contact with the goblins, but instead of facing them directly, it changed the form of sending its little brother to get closer. Many of the spiders that came near the eight-legged totem were eaten by the goblins until the shamans discovered that a small purple skull spider had some special properties.
By chewing enough of the Purple Skeleton Spider, the insane shamans gained access to the Arachnari without being able to control themselves, and discovered that they could communicate with the Arachnari in simple language. They learned during the exchange that as long as they had enough blood and food, they could summon the terrifying arthropods in front of them.
The good days of the Arachnari Spiders have finally come, and their era of plunder is over. The goblin tribe began to purposely camp on the edge of the Arachnari giant spider's lair. As they were nourished and worshiped, they grew in size, and like the process of domestication, they gradually became tolerant of the goblins and allowed the goblins to run on their wide backs, and then a combat platform with an eight-legged totem shrine. It evolved.
In the Old World, the sacred land of the forest goblins lies deep in the Duncanwald Forest south of Lauren Loren, where there are dark pits where the sun never penetrates and all color seems to disappear from the land. The ground is covered with piles of bones, and the pits are filled with giant spider nests. It is also the holy land of the Arachnari giant spider. It is said that on a specific day every day, giant spiders from all over the old world will go there in advance. Breed there.
Although Darkus does not know the evolution of forest goblins, he knows that there is a tribe of goblins only in Lauren Loren, Shadow Forest and Duncan Wald Forest, but it is not the one in front of him. It should be in the other two forests. deep.
The article is over, and now we are about to start the military consolidation and clearing out targeted areas. Only by liberating Lindyalok and the Enil army in the Frostfall area can Darkus do anything else. He doesn't want to suffer a loss once. Take your own men and fight against Amanweir. This is also the reason why he came to Ode Todved. The matter of Lauren Loren was solved by Enil. He was only responsible for providing technical guidance.
Darkus is ready for hard work.
There is a bug. Strictly speaking, there should be no giant spider activity in Lustria
(end of this chapter)