"There are reasons for this." The Spirit Naga admitted openly, "But the main reason is still Anachet himself. On the surface, he tried to shape the Lizard Queen into the co-owner of scaly creatures. In fact, It turns out that he is a secret believer of Zehir, the god of poison and scales. Everything is Zehir's conspiracy to find a poor guy in the material plane for him to possess. I just told the Lizard Queen about this. It’s just exposed.”
"The matter is so serious. How could the Lizard Queen still allow them to stay in Thun Swamp? Hasn't she swallowed them completely in her belly long ago?" The explanation of the spirit naga made Gavin even more confused. What is the Lizard Queen? The Lord, who is kind and merciful, does not show mercy to those who try to plot against Him.
The spirit naga snake showed a sly smile on its face and said: "I was just guessing about this matter at the time, and I couldn't provide any real evidence. Moreover, these snake-man curse masters are quite powerful, especially the snake-man curse chasers in their hands. , that kind of terrifying monster, even the Lizard Queen is afraid of it. The most important thing is that Kurgor did not want to take the risk of offending an evil god, so he just exiled them from the Lizard King's Court to the depths of the Thun Swamp, where a man named In the inner swamp called Snake Swamp, they were forbidden to leave this place forever, let alone enter the royal court.
When the Lizard Queen was sitting in the Lizard King's court, they really did not dare to disobey her orders. But if the news that the Lizard Queen and I had problems at the same time spread to the Snake Swamp, based on my understanding of Anachet, he would definitely do something. Action, it is not impossible to seize the opportunity to seize the power of the Lizard King Court. "
This incident was completely unexpected by Gavin, and he had to treat it carefully: "You mean, no matter what, Thun Swamp may face a civil war?"
"Yes, even if they don't fight them during the process of subduing the Lizardmen, when they confirm that the Lizard Queen cannot come back, they will definitely come out of the Snake Swamp and try to seize control of the Thun Swamp from the Lord. "The spirit naga said with great certainty, "In fact, he has not been idle these years. He has been secretly inciting the black-scaled lizardmen tribe to switch to Zehir's arms and resist together. Lizard Queen, part of the black-scaled lizard tribe has secretly taken refuge with him, which is not surprising. Although I dislike him very much, I have to say that his ability to instigate this area is indeed beyond the reach of ordinary people. .”
"The country of China." Gavin's emphasis increased by three points. Being able to occupy a place among other forces is a proof of strength, especially for an unreasonable guy like the Lizard Queen. "This snake tribe How big is it? How many soldiers are there to fight?"
"This is not very clear. Although the Snake Swamp is not big, half of the snakes in the Thun Swamp are gathered there. Except for the snake people, no one can go in and out safely. Anachet does not allow others to peek into the Snake Swamp. According to conservative estimates, there are at least a thousand snake people there. However, these snake people are never good at frontal combat, but hide in the dark and engage in conspiracies. As long as they want to, the snakes in the entire Thun Swamp can be controlled by them. Drive, can be used by them." At this time, the spirit naga could be said to know everything, and tried his best to prove his loyalty to Gavin.
"Very good, thank you very much for your information. Your information is very useful to me. At least I won't be caught off guard by the enemy. Huh, it seems that Her Majesty the Lizard Queen is still lucky and hopes that those servants will remove her from the enemy. After she was rescued from my hands, let her stay in confinement in the void for a while." While being satisfied with the spirit naga, Gavin expressed his dissatisfaction with the lizard queen by the way. The fat dragon did not tell this information. He definitely has ulterior motives.
Some of this was deliberately performed for the spirit naga to see, and only he knew it.
"Lord, you are wise." There was indeed a bit of unconcealable joy in the words of the spirit naga. For him, making the lizard queen suffer is the most pleasurable thing for him at present, although compared with what he suffered before, The direct pain of void confinement is not great, but accumulated over a long period of time, the indirect pain is not small at all, especially the lizard queen is gluttonous, and her hunger and thirst are not caused by Not for the body, but for the soul. In the endless void with nothing, not even soil, it won't be long before she is driven crazy by her own gluttony, hunger and thirst, and even enters dragon sleep. There is no way to escape, because in the endless void, Gavin has the final say.
The spirit naga said cautiously: "The lord just reminded me that I have a guess that I don't know whether I should say?"
He is a smart man, and he is very aware of how bad his previous behavior of betraying the Lizard Queen in order to regain the Soul Stone left Gavin. Even if the other party now controls his Soul Stone, he will not easily He gave himself a little bit of trust, lest he would stab him at a critical moment just like he did to the Lizard Queen. Therefore, he was extremely careful when speaking, lest he cause unnecessary misunderstandings and make himself suffer unnecessary pain. On the surface, the group of people in front of him seemed to be high-sounding. , kind and noble, but in fact, his methods are more cruel than the devil, and his tricks are more sophisticated than the devil.
"Say it, no matter you are right or wrong, I will spare you the guilt." Of course Gavin knew what the other party wanted. Every word spoken by such a guy may contain deadly venom, but it cannot be denied that there is also a deadly venom in it. It contains a large number of useful strategies and plans. In his development in recent months, at least half of the various strategies and plans were contributed by these chaotic and evil people. However, when adopting them, they must be carefully screened or even adjusted a lot. Regarding this, , Gavin is familiar with the road.
"I have been wondering before. Although I did not provide any real evidence when I exposed Anachite, it was enough for a violent and suspicious black dragon. It was enough for him to expose Anachite. She pulled out his bones and swallowed everything related to him. She actually just expelled him into the snake swamp and allowed him to develop his own power there and establish his own country. China didn't care. Question, this is definitely not in line with the Lizard Queen's usual behavior. It's not something that can be explained by not wanting to offend an evil god. I think it's more like the Lizard Queen just took advantage of the situation and did it deliberately, deliberately causing a conflict between her and Anachet. Contrary to the illusion, in fact, he is her biggest trump card, the backup plan she prepared for herself, in order to prevent today's situation from happening..."
The more the spirit naga talked, the smoother his ideas became. I don’t know if he convinced Gavin. At least he convinced himself first, "Yes, it must be like this. Only in this way can we explain why Anacht and his snake swamp are understandable." To maintain such great autonomy in Thun Swamp, Lord, I think we should suddenly interrogate the Lizard Queen to see if we can squeeze more things out of her? If it is not convenient for your Lord, leave it to me. .”
At the end of the sentence, the spirit naga was eager to try, and the idea of revenge was written directly on his face.
"No need, if this is really a back-up plan she prepared for herself, we will definitely not be able to find out anything, because there are many ways in this world to make yourself forget about this matter, because only you don't know the back-up plan. Hands are the safest." Gavin rejected the Spirit Naga's proposal, "Whether it is the Lizard Queen's back-up plan or not, we will deal with it as such. This will make it less likely to be misled by the Lizard Queen. Only by killing her in the end All my hopes were shattered, so she was able to be used by me honestly."
It is better to believe in all books than to have no books at all.
If you make your own plan and rely entirely on the intelligence provided by the enemy, you may very well fall into the enemy's traps, especially if the enemy opposite is a group of snakemen.
If any race in this world was born for the purpose of conspiracy, anyone who has come into contact with the snake people will not hesitate to give this name.
Legend has it that the snake people were once human beings. Their civilization worshiped snakes as totems in the early days of their prosperous civilization. They admired snakes for their bending and flexibility, exquisite body balance and deadly striking capabilities. Their concept of continuous shedding and evolution made them so. Fascination allows them to think clearly, get rid of the shackles of human emotions, and become a more advanced existence.
Therefore, they worship the snake god and use evil witchcraft and secret methods to transform themselves into the same form as the snake god. As for this secret method, it has long been forgotten in the dust of history, but one thing is certain, that is this kind of secret method. The secrets of witchcraft are extremely evil, involving a large number of bloody sacrifices, cannibalism, hybridization with snakes, etc. After seeing the fragmentary murals on the ruins of the temples they left behind, many people simply cannot stand it. This kind of impact made him go crazy.
Forgot to explain, the snake people and the kuo-toa fish people, without exception, belong to the theocratic rule structure model. Their supreme ruler is the high priest of a certain god, and their living places are huge, magnificent, The temple is filled with countless secret passages and snake caves. Anyone who knows the snake people will not recognize their temple at first sight. Only those snake people can build such a weird, twisted but weird temple. Beautiful architecture comes out.
But unlike the Kuo-toa people, who are crazy and pious and even create their own gods, the worship of the snake people is notoriously false. When they give up their bodies and transform themselves into monsters that are neither snakes nor humans, they give up all the money. Not only do they not have a series of positive emotions such as pity, sympathy, and joy, they don't even have a series of negative emotions such as fear and fear, so they will not be manipulated or affected by non-magical means. Or control.
But they are masters of this, using magical and non-magical means to control others to achieve their own ends.
If you don't even have the most basic sense of awe, where can you have faith?
Their worship of the snake god is nothing more than a tool of their rule, a tool used to assist themselves in realizing their great conspiracy plans. All snake people have endless greed and thirst for power. This is There is only a spark of humanity hidden deep in their hearts, which is so weak and slim. Only greater rights and higher status can inspire a trace of satisfaction in their hearts. For this little satisfaction, they will go to great lengths. Dedicate your life's energy.
This has to be said to be the greatest irony of the snake people. In order to pursue immortality, greater strength and a more perfect body, their ancestors actively chose to give up their humanity, thinking this was the biggest drag on them.
As a result, after losing the shackles of human nature, they did not hesitate to use the harshest methods and the most vicious conspiracies against their own kind, causing their civilization to enter a great collapse at its peak, and were enslaved and oppressed by those intelligent creatures. The United were driven to the most desolate corners and could only survive in remote places such as jungles, swamps, mountains and deserts.
Their descendants devoted their entire lives to pursuing their remaining desires in life.
In the eyes of ordinary people, all swamps look the same, but in the eyes of swamp creatures, swamps are ever-changing. They have their own internal distinctions and will continue to expand and shrink with the seasons and rainfall. , therefore, few swamp intelligent creatures live in one place, and they tend to be semi-nomadic.
However, all swamps have a relatively fixed division method, which is divided into inner swamps and outer swamps.
Outer swamps refer to those parts of swamps that are relatively unstable. This instability not only refers to the expansion and shrinkage of area, but also refers to the instability of internal water flow. All swamp areas with living water are outer swamps, even if they are located in the entire This is the case at the core of the swamp, the Thun Swamp. Its largest outer swamp is not on the outside, but on the inside, because the River Boundary runs directly across the inside, cutting it into two wrong pieces. Wait for the two halves.
Because of the living water, there are sufficient nutrients here. Naturally, it is the most prosperous area in the entire swamp. Many areas are covered with aquatic plants and aquatic plants. There are a large number of fish, aquatic animals, etc., and it is naturally also the main gathering place for swamp organisms. Therefore, This place is usually called a living swamp, and the Lizard Queen's Lizard Court is naturally established here.
Inner swamps are the deepest places wrapped by outer swamps. Although there is water flowing in here, there is no more water flowing out. It has become an out-and-out stagnant water. Everything accumulates and rots here, accumulated over countless years. , the salt content here is much higher than that in other areas. Even if it has not turned into seawater, it is almost the same. This makes the animals and plants here significantly different from those in the outer swamp, not only in terms of species, but also in terms of overall growth. He is sleepy, short and thin, but there are two things in abundance here, one is mosquitoes and the other is snakes.
This stagnant water area is the best environment for them to raise their next generation. The air is filled with the roar of swarms of mosquitoes. When you see the mosquitoes passing by in groups, except for those snakes, other creatures can't help but immerse their bodies in it. In the water, this is the only effective way to avoid their group attacks. If you are not careful, you will be sucked dry by them and die.
If the sky is the world of mosquitoes, then the world below is the world of snakes. You can see curling snakes everywhere, long, short, neither long nor short, red, green, colorful, etc. The whole place is a huge gathering of snakes. Even those snake experts who arrived here couldn't tell how many species of snakes there were. They are also another reason why mosquitoes are highly dense here, because the natural enemies of mosquitoes have no foothold here. land.
The Snake Swamp mentioned by the spirit naga is the largest inner swamp in the Thun Swamp. It is located in the western half of the south, more than 80 kilometers away from the Dragon Palace of the Lizard Queen. It can be said to be a model of the inner swamp. The stench It is difficult to distinguish the methane and methane gas from each other, permeating the sky directly above the entire Snake Marsh. When a cluster of mosquitoes passes by, countless new mosquitoes rise into the sky, join them, and in the blink of an eye they turn into a black cloud of mosquitoes, heading towards a larger group of mosquitoes. The outer swamps of many plump prey are swept away. This is only the birthplace of mosquitoes, but not their survival place.
There are curled up snakes everywhere on the ground, and many of them are even far above the black water of the swamp. Anyone who has a special fondness for this kind of slippery, scaly creature will definitely be delighted to see such a sight. If Ruo Kuang is unhappy, it will become a lingering nightmare throughout his life.
The most unique thing about Snake Swamp is a unique temple standing in it. The reason why it is unique is that less than one-third of this temple is still above the surface, and the rest has long been destroyed by the black water of the Dead Swamp. Swallowed.
Even if only one-third of the temple is left in ruins, you can still feel its majesty and grandeur. The curves are twisted and make people think of a winding snake at a glance. On the top of the temple is a huge snake-shaped statue. The statue exudes a cold and ruthless evil atmosphere. You don't need to know that it belongs to the Snake Man Temple, and it is a very ancient one. It may even originate from the Snake Man Empire civilization, because according to legend, whether it is Neither the Thun Swamp nor the Distant Swamp was originally a swamp, but had a glorious civilization and history. This can be seen from the ruins that were sunk or semi-submerged in the swamp.
The two city-states fought against each other and cast powerful and evil spells on each other, which not only led to the destruction of the two city-states, but also caused the land to sink to a certain extent, being submerged by the overflowing river and transformed into the current swamp. These two city-states are likely to belong to the snake people civilization.
There is no way to verify whether this legend is true, but one thing is certain, that is, Anachet and his tribe of snake people have a history in Thun Swamp even longer than the Lizard Queen. Before she came here, they He is already entrenched here, weaving his own conspiracy and dreaming of recreating the glory of his empire.
(End of chapter)
