As for wealth, except for the weapons and armor left by the monsters killed in the battle and the treasures they carried with them, the conquerors' army did not seem to have gained much, at least in the eyes of ordinary people. However, in the eyes of the top brass of the conquerors' army, they had not gained much in this battle. It can be said that this is the biggest harvest since embarking on the migration path, even better than the harvest in the Giant Plains, but this time many of the benefits are invisible and cannot be seen by ordinary people.
The biggest harvest is naturally in terms of souls. Not counting the part that the Goddess of Strategy took away, but only counting what the Adamantine Coffin Hammer gained on its own in the defensive battle at the west bridge entrance of the Bridge of Faith, as well as the souls that were divided from the Goddess of Strategy, all of them exceeded Twenty-five thousand, the total number of life dice exceeds 80,000 (the power of the shadow is calculated based on the life dice, not the number of souls). Since most of these souls are not real shadows, the carrying capacity is greatly reduced. It is impossible to achieve one point of shadow power per life die, but to calculate it in half. Even so, the shadow power of Weizeme Manor has increased sharply from 4,300 points to 45,800 points. .
Since acquiring the Wezeme Manor, Gavin has been moving around, working hard, and working hard for more than half a year. He has just accumulated such a small amount of wealth. However, after a war, it has increased by more than ten times. He wants to Harvesting a large number of souls requires war and stealing from the hands of the gods. Otherwise, it would only take him years and years to accumulate this amount of shadow power based on his original petty fighting.
The sudden increase in the power of shadow means that the divinity in Weizemei Manor has also increased to forty-five points. If you say this alone, I am afraid that it is not too clear how much these divinities are. If you put it another way, , I believe it is more intuitive and clear.
Godhead is formed by divinity, condensed under the influence of the priesthood. In other words, divinity is the level of the gods, and divinity is the experience required by the gods to upgrade their godhead. It takes ten points of divinity to condense the first level of godhead. , it takes twenty points to upgrade from level one to level two, forty points to upgrade from level two to level three, and so on, doubling in a stepwise manner.
After all this calculation, do you still think that forty-five points is too little divinity?
This is enough to upgrade a godhead to level 2 and still have a surplus. The goddess of strategy is now only a level 3 godhead, and the goddess of undead vengeance currently has no ten points of divinity (unable to maintain her own godhood).
Of course, just having divinity is not enough. You must have corresponding priesthood to condense the divinity. Otherwise, no matter how many divinities you hold in your hand, it will still belong to the divine existence and will not become a god. Gavin He is holding the divine spark that opens the priesthood in his hand, but he dares not use it at all. Whether it is the immortal priesthood or the dream priesthood, they are all concerned about Cyric, the god of conspiracy. Before using them, he was just holding a divine spark. Mortals are limited by the divine laws. The gods cannot sense it and cannot take it personally. At best, they can send their own believers or divine incarnations. However, once the divine spark is used and the priesthood is opened, it is equivalent to If you rank yourself among the gods, many related gods will not have so many scruples and can take advantage of you without hesitation.
This is clearly demonstrated when the goddess of strategy ascends to the gods.
Ascension to the gods is not simply about fighting and killing, but about human nature, and there must be a god to protect you at the critical moment.
Rather than rashly ascending to the gods and joining the high-end games of the gods, it is better to stay at the bottom and make full use of the countless divine powers that mortals cannot master to establish their own advantages. One day, they will have the following. The most correct choice is to gain enough believers from the people and ascend to the gods with their cooperation. At that time, it will not be a slow climb from a demigod with weak divine power, but directly into the ranks of weak or even medium divine power. In many things , you don’t have to rely entirely on others.
The most important thing is to accumulate divine veins. For example, before you can ascend to the level of a god, you should first support Ms. Strategist to a powerful divine power, or at least a medium divine power, and then find a few powerful divine powers to establish a good relationship so that they will not object to your ascension. God is willing to provide help when he becomes a god. This is the safest way to become a god.
Of course, this is just a plan. When he really sets out on this road, I'm afraid there will be many unplanned things waiting for him. After all, there are many things that, at the level of the gods, even the gods can't do anything about. To pass it on to people, you can only realize it when you actually get to that point.
Gavin's current situation is very similar to a widely circulated joke in Faerûn. Two farmers are holding hoes in the field and imagining the king's luxurious life. One said: "I think His Majesty the King must eat white bread every day!" Another said: "More than that, I think His Majesty the King must use a golden hoe in the fields!"
This is Faerun's version of the frog in the well. The knowledge and experience they are exposed to limits their imagination. The same is true for gods. Mortals' various assumptions about gods' abilities are all based on the mortal level. From Shen Zhuan's perspective, their assumptions were just as ridiculous as those of the two farmers.
The various wonderful functions of Weizeme Manor are proof. Before this, Gavin would never have imagined that matter could be dragged on a large scale and over long distances through the power of shadow, and even moving mountains was not impossible. things.
At first Gavin thought that this was a wonderful use of shadow energy, using the ability to quickly fold and travel in the shadow plane. Now it seems that he has thought in a different direction. This is not caused by the energy attribute, but by the energy attribute. It belongs to a kind of divine power characteristic. Even if it is replaced by other powers such as the divine power of strategy, the divine power of justice, even the divine power of conspiracy, the divine power of killing, etc., it will produce this ability.
Strictly speaking, Gavin has used his mortal body to steal the power of the god for his own use. Now, Ms. Strategy has taken the initiative to take over the job and bear the thunder for herself. The role of the Lord of the Dead falls to the conscientious Kelan. In front of Wo's hands, this divine thunder is safe for the time being.
As more and more knowledge is learned about the gods, another unique value of destiny milestones is being discovered - improving the favorability of those who influence others towards themselves. The higher the quality of the destiny milestones, the wider the influence of this favorability. The larger it is, the greater the favorability of the deflection.
In the past, I only thought that it would be beneficial to the expansion of my territory, but now it seems that it has a more far-reaching significance.
As mentioned before, faith often starts with understanding and favorability. If these two basic foundations do not exist, how can we talk about faith? When you have both, even if you have not turned into a devout believer, you can still be considered a pan-believer.
In other words, when Gavin chooses to ascend to god, those who are affected by the milestones of destiny are his potential believers.
All in all, the uniqueness of destiny milestones is much greater than imagined, and there are some things that need to be continuously explored as Gavin grows.
After talking about the spiritual gains, let’s talk about the material gains.
One is that more than 80% of the equipment looted from the monster army is junk, but there are 20% exceptions. Judging from the sophistication and craftsmanship of these equipment, they are definitely not made by monsters. , but from humans and even dwarves.
These equipments may have been robbed by the monsters from human caravans, or they may have been used by Dark Castle to support and arm them in exchange for their loyalty. Some of them are magic equipments, although most of them are of the lowest quality. , the proportion is not too high, but it cannot withstand the army of conquerors. The results of this war are brilliant enough. More than 100,000 pieces of armor and weapons have been collected, which far exceeds the number of monsters killed by the army of conquerors. Because those In the process of escaping, monsters often throw away armor and weapons that are not conducive to their escape.
These 100,000 pieces of equipment have directly raised the overall equipment of the conqueror's army to a higher level. Those that can be used are selected, repaired with repair or complete repair, and directly installed. Those that cannot be used will not be wasted. , those that can be transformed are transformed on the spot, and those that cannot be transformed are melted, extracted, and rebuilt on the spot, and a lot of new biological materials can also be extracted from those monsters.
Another advantage of the large size of the conqueror's army is that it includes all walks of life in society. Even if the strength is not top-notch, at least it can be used when it is pulled out. As I said before, the top craftsmen will never It will appear among ordinary people, but among those spell casters, spell casters with good strength, because only they can forge powerful magic equipment.
There are no exceptions to this matter. Even if they were just ordinary people originally, in the process of becoming the top craftsmen, they have become no longer ordinary. This is destined by Faerun's growth system.
Another valuable material treasure of this place is the Bridge of Faith.
From the beginning, Gavin did not design it as an ordinary bridge, but as a fortress spanning the Bianhe River.
It adopts eight lanes. According to the eight lanes standard for floor-type chariots, it means that each lane is more than four meters wide (floor-type chariots are three and a half meters wide and six and a half meters long). In other words, the Bridge of Faith It is thirty-two meters wide. This alone makes it the first in Faerûn. Except for those who believe in free money, who would build a bridge so wide for nothing?
But the problem is that in many cases, faith is more valuable and more difficult to gather.
In a short period of time, not to mention four lanes, two lanes were enough for business travelers. However, out of foresight, Gavin decided to retain the four-lane pattern in the middle, and the other four lanes were directly turned into foundations. Build buildings for human habitation.
Of course, it is impossible for Gavin and the others to build a large number of stone houses and stone buildings on the Bridge of Faith. Even if this is a Bridge of Faith shaped by Sandakol, the God of Travel and Exploration, it is not indestructible, and load-bearing issues must also be considered.
The buildings on the Bridge of Faith all use wooden structures, which are relatively soft and low in weight, and it is not stupid to build wooden houses or wooden buildings on them. Not to mention the foundation will become a new problem, and the efficiency is also real. too low.
After brainstorming, everyone agreed to imitate the building-style chariot and build a special double-story chariot according to the dimensions of the Bridge of Faith lane. It should not be too high. A double-story chariot of five meters is just right. If it is any higher and encounters strong winds and waves, they will not be covered. On the bridge deck, stability is very problematic.
After these double-story carriage buildings were built in the place where the materials were produced, they were dragged directly over and fixed end to end on the Bridge of Faith. A carriage city on the bridge was formed. In this part alone, two to three thousand people live. Not a problem.
And this is only the central part of the City of Faith. It is inevitable to have fortresses at the east and west bridges. This part is naturally made of stone. The stone used is not mined in the Stormhorn Mountains, but directly along the river bed of the Border River. , found a suitable mining site and carried out semi-underground mining.
The Bianhuang River is formed by the remnant veins of two mountains. Many of the river beds are not accumulated silt, but extremely clean stone beds that have been washed away. Quarrying stone from here and transporting it up is much easier than running into a storm. Quarrying in the Cape Mountains is much more time-consuming and labor-intensive.
The West Bridgehead Fortress is quite regular, in the shape of a huge arc. The enclosed area inside can accommodate at least 5,000 soldiers and civilians.
The shape of the East Bridgehead Fortress is much more irregular, and it is much larger than the East Bridgehead Fortress. It is more like a huge city wall than a fortress, which expands greatly because it requires Gavin to use his ability to adjust the weather. The magical field is completely wrapped up.
This strategically important land must of course be strictly protected.
With these ten square kilometers of cultivated land in the city, the future City of Faith will not be afraid of any long-term siege.
Therefore, although the covered area here is much larger than that of the West Bridgehead, the area that can be used for construction is smaller, and can accommodate about 3,000 soldiers and civilians.
In other words, the initial planned residential population of the City of Faith is about 10,000. Only a small part of the conqueror army will stay here. The main body will continue to move forward. The original goal remains unchanged, it is still the valley, but the next step The road they take is no longer called the road of conquerors, but the essence of their migration and conquest has not changed at all. It will just be covered with a layer of civilization.
Another important point of interest for the conqueror's army is the Lizard King's Court in the Thun Swamp. No one can tell how big this harvest will be, including the Lizard Queen herself. Her court management model is terrible. , named Wangting, is actually just an empty shell. Usually around her, there are just a group of randomly appointed ministers and generals, with a group of half-black dragon lizards and evil-toothed lizardmen guarding her and serving her food and drink.
She doesn't care about those tribes of black-scaled lizardmen, as long as they pay her a sufficient amount of wealth and food on time, the latter are the main ones. Compared to wealth, the Lizard Queen is more gluttonous.
When the Lizard Queen's duration expired and she was forcibly dragged back to the Vizeme Manor, the lizardman army in the Border River sneaked back to the Thun Swamp.
Gavin was not surprised by this. Previously, they used the fear and loyalty of the Lizardmen army towards the Lizard Queen to temporarily recruit them. As time goes by, they will gradually realize that something is wrong, especially when the Lizard Queen disappears out of thin air. But they did not return to Thun Swamp. There will definitely be a backlash. If you want to truly bring them under your rule and let them become your help in ruling the Goblin Border Wasteland, it will take a lot of effort. Previously, the first time Let the Lizard Queen publicly consecrate herself as her new vizier to prepare for this matter.
If he wanted to completely capture this lizard-men army, Gavin had to go deep into the Thun Swamp himself. He did not rush in alone recklessly, but before that, he made a trip back to Vizeme Manor. Another important figure in the Lizard Court was summoned—former vizier and spirit naga Alhassan.
Just after they met, before Gavin could speak, the spirit naga burst into tears and said, "I am willing to hand over the soul stone. I am willing to hand over the soul stone. I just ask the lord not to take me with him." Keep Kurgor together, even if it's a void confinement."
The spirit naga was not imprisoned in the void for three days. After the lizard queen was dragged back to Vizeme Manor, the six-armed snake demon came up with a new way to tame the snake, which was to combine the lizard queen and the spirit naga. Locking them together is still the kind of forcibly locking them in a physical state.
Doing so kills two birds with one stone.
It can not only find a suitable outlet for the angry Lizard Queen, but also kill the will of the spirit naga who is full of arrogance and is willing to give up everything for freedom.
If we talk about the person the Lizard Queen hates the most, the one who ranks first is not Gavin, but the spirit naga Alhassan. He is not only the person who gave her a fatal blow, but he is also an out-and-out betrayal. Traitors are never They are all the most hated.
The most important thing is that the series of powers Gavin displayed are so evil. The Lizard Queen is a little timid. She doesn't dare to hate and has no ability to hate. She can only transfer all her anger to the spirit naga, and even end up where she is now. In the end, he was also angry with him.
Putting the two of them together, there will be no second result.
The Lizard Queen directly devoured the spirit naga alive, literally. She used her teeth to grind the spirit naga into pieces bit by bit before swallowing it into her belly.
But they are not ordinary creatures now, and they are in Weizeme Manor. How can they die so easily?
In just three minutes, the spirit naga will be resurrected in front of the Lizard Queen, and then there will be a new round of inhumane torture. Each time the tricks are not repeated, chewing to pieces, swallowing alive, crushing, dragon Breath breathing, etc., the Lizard Queen used all the tricks she could think of on the spirit naga.
Especially when the Lizard Queen discovered that the cycle of death continued indefinitely, she began to be more patient. She no longer simply killed the spirit naga, but consciously delayed the process to let him taste more pain and despair.
Don't forget the true origin of Vizeme Manor - the realm of undead vengeance.
(End of chapter)
