Chapter 140 65. Three Small Questions
The temple city Chakua located in the middle of the Lustria continent is called the City of Gold because the sides of the city’s pyramids and temples, and even the stone slabs of the broad avenues, are inlaid with gold. .
Unsurprisingly, Darkus could feel the strong mood swings of the Druchis around him without even looking, including Genevieve.
"My ancient saint! Why is this all gold?" Walter took a breath and exclaimed in stunned silence.
"Praise the Ancient Saint! I bet this city is all made of gold." Ren said with the same amazement. As he spoke, he dug into his arms, trying to take out something. He was suddenly startled when he thought of something, and then He took his hand back angrily.
The other Druchi also sighed, but what surprised Darkus was that there were no snakes everywhere.
Sadly, the precious metal has been bronzed for thousands of years, and the ruined temple city is slightly dilapidated, but not overgrown or in ruins. Although Chakua suffered from the plague of the Plague Clan during the long war with the Skaven, as two thousand years passed the plague dissipated, and the overgrown ruins were cleared and evacuated by the lizardfolk who rebuilt their homes. The previously sealed pyramids and temples were also opened again.
The sparse Skink residents of Chakua were all busy with their own business and didn't even have time to come over and watch the Eye of the Storm.
After marching for a while, Darkus saw the dazzling Chakua shield and the legendary Chakua Lizard Legion. This is a true veteran army, composed of the lizard war groups that evacuated from Chakua. These survivors have long been as strong as steel. They have become more tenacious after going through various battles, large and small. Later, they added Members are drawn from lizardfolk from each temple city. These lizardmen do not have any unique painting. The only symbol is the Chakua shield, which was also taken away when evacuating Chakua. It is said that this ancient golden shield is as old as the Golden City. It can assist Its wearer and allies are protected from ranged damage.
Darkus made a general observation. Generally speaking, this is a special and embarrassing temple city. Especially in this temple city, there are ordinary skinks, red-crowned skinks and lizards. But there are no high-level skink lizards, such as priests, prophets, and leaders. There are no giant lizards, and there are no Slann lords to regain control of this place. The problem is that this temple city has been recovered for two thousand years. He can probably understand the joints, various historical reasons and differences, but this has nothing to do with him as Umak. He doesn't want to care about it, but he is qualified to care about it. , but he thought it was good to be like this now.
The embarrassing thing is that the incubation pool at the core of the temple city was corrupted during the war, and it is still the same today. The special prophet's base is the group of red-crowned skinks and the elite Chakua lizards who are as old as him. Because The population could not be restored, resulting in the loss of one less person from the base. It was not during the war and there were no lizard warriors from other temple cities to supplement the special prophet. Darkus estimated that most of the ordinary skinks came from the Sotek temples in various temple cities through preaching.
Soon, Darkus's giant beasts were placed in the taming pen. He turned around and found that there were really many ankylosaurs raised by Chakua, while Eye of the Storm lay down in the square and continued to take a nap. Chupa Coco is responsible for settling the skinks, and after they are settled, he will show them the world, help with work, and exchange experiences.
After being placed, Darkus walked out of the pyramid where he was temporarily resting, and saw Tehenhoin, a lizard alone, standing there holding the Sotek Slate, waiting for him.
It can only be said that Darkus's stereotype is a bit deep. He believes that the special prophet who has been reborn several times is cold, hateful, and hateful, and has become the embodiment of pure faith. But the opposite was true. The special prophet was very talkative, and he even felt a hint of enthusiasm?
An Umak and a prophet were strolling slowly in Chaku Ali, chatting while walking, while Franais and Naika followed with the pirates hanging far behind.
"As an ancient saint, Umak, why are you in this form?" Tehenhuoyin tilted his head and looked at Darkus and asked curiously.
"The elves are also the creations of the ancient saints." Darkus said speechlessly as he looked at the golden building next to him. He even felt that Tehenhoin was a little owed. It had been a while since he came to Lustria, and this was the first time a skink had asked this question. However, he could also understand whether Tehenhuoyin's belief was that of Sotek, the ancient saint. Those ancient saints who descended should not have much awe.
"Have you ever been to the Southland? It's another continent!" After finishing speaking, Darkus asked directly. He was a little curious about this question because he didn't understand whether Tehenhoin went there by boat or... Even though I went through the tunnel, I didn't arrive at all.
"No, I haven't been to another continent, Queza! Those rats there gathered all the clans into a huge tribe! The last main force of that group of rats created a breakthrough in a weak point of our army, and the entire The tribe of rats swept out from there. From Queza all the way east to the Volcanic Islands, every step of the way was a massive battle. I was ready to destroy those damn rats once and for all! It doesn't get any better than that The opportunity! The last battle was fought on the Serpent Smoke Island! The rats built a rotten fleet there. The battle continued fiercely and fiercely! At that time, my lord the great Sotek came , we defeated the last Skaven force guarding the beach, but it was already too late, too late! Many ships had escaped! It was too late! Those damn rats!..." Tehenhoin The more he spoke, the more excited he became, and he began to roar incoherently, and finally began to curse incessantly.
"Run to the beach and take a boat to evacuate? What is this? Exodus? Is that what you did?"
Darkus put his hands behind his back, stretched out his index finger and waved to the Druchi who were following him, indicating that it was okay. . Although Tehenhoin's words were incoherent, he understood. After understanding this, confusion ensued. Why didn't the group of Skaven in Queza take the tunnel? If he remembered correctly, the tunnel was there when the Skaven came, right?
After scolding for a while, Tehenhoin returned to normal, grinning awkwardly at Darkus.
"Do you know the tunnel in Quezha?" Darkus asked calmly.
"Queza has been completely polluted. Although my Lord's snakes are still dormant in the tunnel, His power is getting weaker and weaker. But fortunately, Umac, you are here." "? Sotek gave it to you. What's the omen?" Darkus asked seriously, feeling that there was a big pit waiting for him here.
"I received a prophecy from my Lord, and He showed that after your arrival, snakes will swallow rats!" Tehenhoin bowed his straight waist and saluted, raised the Sotek Slate and presented it to Darkus and said.
"???" Darkus was so confused that he didn't go to pick up the Sotek Slate. Instead, he didn't go any further and just froze there. Because the amount of information in this foreshadowing is really too great, it is equivalent to giving him an extremely difficult and large-scale side mission, which may even affect the main mission. But after thinking about it carefully, he thought that this was not a super-large branch line, but the main line. The prediction was correct, the snake swallowed the rat! Chaos and rats are his enemies. In his leaping mind, he even thought about the scene where he led Druchi and the lizardman army to attack the Skaven lair with the humans of the southern city-state watching.
After thinking for a while, Darkus came back to his senses and took the Sotek Slate. It looked like the words on it were dense and obscure. He couldn't understand a single sentence on it, but he understood the Sotek Slate. The last sentence is exactly what the special prophet said.
"That's it?" Darkus handed back the slate, spread his hands and said to Tehenhoin.
"Listen to Umak's instructions." Tehenhuoyin was still bending to salute after taking back the Sotek Slate.
An Umac and a Prophet continued to walk on the wide gold-inlaid stone slab. Through chatting, Darkus learned about the specific number of Red-crowned Skink and Chakua Legions, and also learned that war equipment was manufactured here. The Resurrection Crystal and Sotek's Serpentine Tablet, as well as the Chakua Shield-making Tablet.
As for instructions? Darkus has no instructions, at least not yet. He shared with Tehenhoin the first step of unlocking the Snake Swallowing the Rat. It was actually very simple, and there were only a few problems that needed to be solved.
The first is to find a way to purify the incubation pools of various temple cities and rebuild the abandoned temple cities, including satellite cities if possible. Increase the number of lizardmen, maintain the stability of the spiritual network, and weaken the invasion of chaos demons.
The second is to re-open the connection with the Southland of the old world. It is best to open up the Dragon Islands to connect with the remaining lizard people there, and at the appropriate time go deep into the hidden city of the Southland. Zetland looks for another first generation. Traces and status of Strangecota.
The third is to find a suitable time to resurrect the first generation Lord Slankroka after the lizardmen in the Lustria continent and the southern land of the old world have sufficient military strength. At that time, great powers from all walks of life will definitely arrive, and the scene should be extremely, extremely lively. And you only have one chance, and if you fail, you will be completely screwed.
As for other issues such as finding the entrance and exit of the Queza Tunnel, Darkus did not say anything. If the first step can be unlocked, the tunnel thing is not important in his eyes, and he will directly go to the old world. Go fuck the rat. If the lock cannot be unlocked in the first step, then it is useless to know the entrance and exit of the tunnel. If he remembers correctly, there seem to be nearly a dozen council clans over there, large and small, and there are even more clans without council qualifications. , Are you going to send the lizard head thousands of miles away?
Darkus knew that the Plague Clan would come back sooner or later. By improving the clan's past disease knowledge and conducting a large number of experiments, the Plague Priests of the Plague Clan would create numerous and powerful new plagues. Although the rainforest of the Lustria continent can play a very good role in protection and defense, it cannot prevent the plague. When the time comes, the plague will drift randomly in the wind and fall into every corner of Lustria. Soon, the filth will spread to the entire continent of Lustria.
The eggs of the giant beasts turned black one by one, the vines gradually withered, and the swamp that was originally full of life and vitality turned into a quagmire full of poisonous gas. Accompanying the invasion of the Skaven is the plague of rats. Swarms of rats are everywhere, overwhelming and boundless. When the powerful predators living in the Lustria jungle returned from hunting, they were shocked to find that the rats had already eaten all the eggs they hatched, and their young children had also been eaten until nothing was left. Next skeleton. Even in the darkest and most dangerous depths of the jungle, rats roam freely.
At that time, the Slann will try to summon storm winds to drive away the plagues spreading in the air, and they will also make purifying rain fall from the sky, washing the entire continent of Lustria. They might even directly amplify the sun's light, bathing the entire continent of Lustria in pure light. Perhaps after so many efforts, the Slann were unable to stop the plague from continuing to spread on the continent of Lustria.
Such a terrifying scene made Darkos' hair stand on end. He was Umak of the ancient saint Iqi! To put it bluntly, the entire Lustria Jungle is his barracks. This is his second home. How can he fight in his own home? If things develop to this point, then he is still playing tricks, he has already lost, and he has to find a place to lie in the obsidian coffin.
Darkos only discussed these three issues with Master Ma, but he did not have clear concepts and organization at that time. This was a summary and organized summary of his time in Lustria, and it was the first time he shared it with the lizardmen. What was said on the surface was for the special prophet, but actually it was for Sotek. He knew that Sotek must be watching him at this time, but his and Sotek's interests were consistent. He needed some helpers, and Special Prophet and Sotek were good helpers. He can't settle things alone. This is not his world alone. We should do things together and fight together.
This time, Tehenhoin was immediately confused. He held up the Sotek slate and looked at Darkus blankly. He was frantically trying to understand what these seemingly outrageous conditions had to do with snakes swallowing rats. And this seems to be the first step?
"Let me tell you a little secret. There are four Skar clans like the Plague clan in another continent! Plus some smaller clans, there are twelve in total! As for the other clans, I won't remember them!" Based on the principle of cost-effective sharing, Darkus directly painted the cake for his collaborators. He raised his hand, leaned into Tehenhoin's ear and spoke softly and slowly.
"But just like you said, as long as we can complete the first step, we can then go to that continent to sacrifice all those damn rats to my lord, and then my lord will come again!" Tehenhuoin! Gradually understanding the three problems that needed to be solved in this first step, he came to his senses and looked at Darkus with madness and bloodlust in his eyes as he gritted his teeth and said firmly.
(End of chapter)