"It's wrong to talk too much. This is what adults have taught me." Grace's eyes flickered, and she did not face Gavin's question directly.
Of course she knew that what Gavin was talking about was that her previous allegiance was to a rakshasa.
That incident did have a certain impact on her, but it was not devastating.
The evil beast ghost's evaluation of her was that she still retained a trace of conscience, but that was all. She would not wake up and become a paladin like the Virgin just because she followed Gavin.
If that were the case, her value to Gavin would not be that great.
After all, what Gavin valued was the dark skills developed through her unique experience.
The reason why she was really cautious about her words and deeds in front of Gavin actually came from him.
A quick calculation showed that she had been following Gavin for quite a long time, and had secretly handled dozens of large and small matters, but she could not see the young man in front of her more and more clearly.
He is a complex of contradictions.
Under the sun, he is extremely brilliant and dazzling. In just one year, he has gathered many honors and favors. There are as many as three gods who have endorsed him. Now he is blatantly standing up for himself everywhere. The statue of the god made it clear that it would peek into the realm of the god, but it did not attract the interference or anger of the god.
But she could see the dark shadow hidden in the depths of the sun. It was cold and ruthless. Every time she looked at it, she had the illusion of swallowing it up, including the person's soul.
Grace can't tell, is this his true nature? Or was it because of the illusion that the undead manor hidden behind him gave her.
"Have I told you this before?" Gavin did not go into details, "But it is indeed a good habit. You have performed very well recently, and this is your reward."
A ball of gray-black light condensed in his hand out of thin air. It was not so much a ball of light as a miniature black hole, swallowing up all the surrounding light. You couldn't feel any temperature from above. On the contrary, staring at it, there was a kind of soul. The illusion of being swallowed.
"Immortal power." Seeing the black light in Gavin's hand, Grace's calm eyes lit up with unconcealable desire.
Sure enough it works!
Gavin, who originally had an experimental mentality, did not tempt Grace and directly sent out the gray-black light ball in his hand.
After leaving Gavin's hand, Grace's body generated a suction force, actively absorbing the immortal power.
Gavin was inspired by the previous infusion of decaying power into the battlefield heather, and tried to find a new use for the immortal power. Although the attributes were different, the usage was universal.
This method was not mastered only by infusing Battlefield Heather, he had already used it before.
The granting of pavement spells is an out-and-out god-given skill that uses the divine power of the road. How much those grantors can withstand is also related to their life dice.
It's just that Gavin didn't delve into the operating principle behind it when it was opened directly as a skill.
Now it is natural to draw inferences from one instance.
If we talk about the amount of divine power in Gavin's hands, it is the power of shadow that he mastered first, that is, the power of immortality.
For Gavin, this kind of divine power is the easiest to obtain. As long as the war around him continues, there will continue to be an injection of immortal divine power. The desperate Eastern Region is at the center of the vortex of the war hurricane. Once it breaks out, The casualties were not hundreds or thousands, but tens of thousands.
This power is also the most limited because it is tied to a special environment.
In the past, Gavin was worried that the power of shadow was not enough.
Now, he is worried that he has too much power of shadow in his hands and has no channels to use it.
In Gavin's eyes, this unique power is just like banknotes. No matter how much you master, if there are no channels to use it, it is just a pile of waste paper without any meaning. The only way is to fully utilize it and create greater things for yourself. Value is meaningful.
Hum!
As the power of shadow entered her body, Grace let out an uncontrollable and charming gasp, and her whole body trembled uncontrollably.
Her body, which is skinnier than that of ordinary people, seems to have become somewhat plump, but her face is paler, and her eyes are completely immersed in black, as if she is possessed by a ghost. The next moment, they shrink extremely, and in the depth of the pupils A glimmer of light formed everywhere, and the aura emanating from his body was more feminine, as if he could blend into the shadows in one step.
Special casters like Grace have already completed the transformation of their bodies through years of use and study. Their adaptability to negative energy is completely opposite to that of ordinary people.
For ordinary people, the power of shadow is as poisonous, but it is a great tonic for her.
But for ordinary people, magical healing spells that can cure injuries and diseases are destructive spells.
Grace, who had nineteen hit dice, absorbed not nineteen points of shadow power, but thirty-eight points.
Because she is not alone now, the shadow bound at her feet also has its own life dice, and can also carry the corresponding power of the shadow.
"Thank you, sir, for the reward." The awe in Grace's eyes was even greater.
God-given skills!
The opponent's control over the use of the immortal power is even more powerful.
People are more infuriating than people.
Gavin's control and use of undead power far exceeded her knowledge as a true necromancer.
"What's the gain?" Gavin asked with interest.
"Sir, please take a look." Grace directly showed her attributes.
Gavin glanced past the ordinary attributes and landed directly on the newly emerged abilities.
Blessing of Immortality (Special Ability) - You have been blessed by the power of immortality. When you channel negative energy to attack or heal, you will receive an additional nineteen points of bonus, which can be used once per round.
The connection between you and the shadow is closer. When you use shadow-related abilities and spells, you are more likely to succeed and have higher concealment. When resisting detection, you will get an additional bonus of 19 points.
Both Grace and her shadow have the same abilities.
But for them, this ability is very applicable, further strengthening their advantages and giving them stronger concealment, killing and healing capabilities.
"From now on, this ability can be regarded as a special reward from your Shadow Wing Guild. Even if the person involved cannot withstand the power of the shadow, their shadow can. As for who will be rewarded, you will be responsible for controlling the personnel. When the time comes, submit the corresponding application to That’s it for me.” Gavin nodded with satisfaction.
Shadow Wing is a hidden thorn in his hand, and it can be used in more and more places now.
"Understood, I will strictly control and maximize the incentive effect." Grace has rich political skills.
"Well, I've never worried about you." Gavin nodded and said, "How are the remnants of the Shadow Guild that I asked you to keep an eye on earlier?"
"Your Excellency, this shadow guild is indeed not simple. All the remaining members fled into Tefram and joined a secret guild called the Shadow Master." Grace replied, "This secret guild uses the shadow ability in the same way. If it weren't for the mental arithmetic, our people almost missed the mark. After many days of observation, it can be confirmed that the Shadow Master Guild is very powerful in Teflam. It has extended its hands and feet into all walks of life, and many local businessmen and nobles have Secretly manipulated by them.”
"The Shadow Masters are a secret church organization that believes in Musk, the Lord of Shadows. It's normal to be good at using shadow abilities. They have been operating here for many years. The thieves' unions in surrounding cities have more or less relationships with them. My son was beaten. , naturally go back to find me."
Gavin shared the intelligence he had with Grace, "Ceske, as one of the closest neighbors of Sayre, is the country that has been invaded the least number of times by Sayre. It does not rely on the mediation of the Merchant Council, but the secret church operates behind the scenes. , although the red-robed mages in Ser have never admitted it, the death of at least five or more chief mages is related to these masters walking in the shadows, just because these chiefs aimed their sights at places they should not aim at. "
Musk, Lord of Shadows, also known as Lord of Thieves, is the god of thieves in Faerûn, presiding over the priesthood of theft, shadow, thieves, and conspiracy.
In this turbulent year, this god of conspiracy brought his conspiracy abilities to the extreme, and played a role in fueling the entire incident.
After he was knocked down from the kingdom of God, he disguised himself as a god-killing sword, used trickery to fall into the hands of the mortal hero Cyric, and then killed Baal, the Lord of Murder, and then he would exist with himself again. The competing phantom goddess Leila betrayed Cyric and asked him to kill her at the Black Feather Bridge in Feather Valley.
Xiao He succeeds and Xiao He loses.
Because of Cyric, Max's conspiracy priesthood reached its peak.
But he also lost this most powerful priesthood because of Cyric - when he was pretending to be Bozor, the second-ranking figure of the Zhentarim Order, in Zhentil Keep, he read the Book of Cyril on his behalf.
This book is a high-level artifact (not yet fully produced). It is the natal artifact of Cyric, the Prince of Lies, and his proud work.
This book is made up of countless lies. Its biggest function is to make people who read it believe everything written in the book. Cyric is the only true god in the world, the supreme god of all gods, and the only For gods worthy of belief, not only ordinary people will become followers of Cyric, but priests of other gods will also become priests of Cyric, and these people will be dedicated to spreading Cyric's good words.
The most evil thing is that even the god Zhuan cannot survive this book.
Max was the first victim of God, and was almost completely swallowed up by the Prince of Lies. Fortunately, the Book of Cyril he read was an incomplete version. At the critical moment, he gave up the conspiracy priesthood, allowing himself to temporarily escape the fate of God's death.
This had an extremely serious impact on him, and he fell directly to a weak divine power. As Cyric prospered in the Moon Sea region, many of Max's original believers took refuge in the embrace of the new God of Shadows.
Although he hates Cyric to death and wants to take back his conspiracy priesthood all the time, the Lord of Shadows has to stay away from him, temporarily abandoning the development in the Heartland area, and temporarily transfers the believer development center to the desperate eastern region. Waiting for the chance to make a comeback.
"No wonder you want to use the Sword Brotherhood to eradicate the Shadow Guild instead of doing it yourself. Are you afraid of a direct conflict with these Shadow Lord followers?" Grace suddenly realized.
"There is this consideration." Gavin nodded and admitted, "This only gives us a certain buffer, but conflicts are inevitable.
Especially with the development and growth of Usmail City, they will definitely make a comeback. Your most important task now is to take advantage of this gap period to completely take over the underground world of Usmail City and run it like iron. Like a barrel, it prevents the dark power belonging to the Shadow Master from penetrating. "
His development plan in the Giant Valley will definitely touch Cesk's interests, and those thieves lurking in the shadows will definitely not sit idly by.
However, their dark methods are difficult to defend from the front. The best way is to use soldiers who are good at secret operations to launch a secret war to keep them out.
The Shadow Wing Guild, which is also good at shadow power, is undoubtedly the best candidate.
He plans to imitate the Shadow Master Guild in Uthmer City and push the Sword Thorn Brotherhood to the forefront as a shield, while he secretly controls everything here through the Shadow Wing Guild.
"Yes." Grace obeyed the order but stopped talking.
Naturally, this could not be hidden from Gavin's eyes, so he took the initiative to ask: "If you need anything, just say it."
"Your Excellency knows our strengths and weaknesses best." Grace suggested, "Can we build a shadow hall like the Ivanso Conqueror Caravan Headquarters in Usmail City? Our shadow power will be Together, I can guarantee that the safety factor of the entire city will be greatly improved. This has been verified in Ivansuo. Those shadow soldiers will neither be tired nor have too many selfish desires. , more loyal to their duties.”
"Why don't I want to." Gavin sighed helplessly, "It's just that the situation in the Ivanso Council Hall is unpredictable. If there is no dark lair, my shadow power will not be able to get through."
"The Dark Lair was also built by humans. Didn't you consider building it yourself? Wouldn't it be enough to use the power of shadow to transform it?" Grace asked rhetorically.
“(⊙o⊙)…”
Gavin was stunned for a moment, couldn't help but patted his forehead hard and said, "A wise man will always make mistakes. I only considered eating ready-made, but I forgot that there is also the saying of building your own. Since you are That evil beast ghost's disciple, Ivanso's dark mage tower, you must have some experience in the construction method, can you build it on your own?"
The reason why Gavin didn't think about it in this direction before was mainly because he didn't want to dirty his hands and get involved in too many evil things, especially evil sacrifices and the like. Exposure to those things will change a person's nature. Have to guard against it.
"Yes." Grace seemed to know Gavin's taboo very well, "As long as you have enough materials, the difficulty of building a dark mage tower is far less difficult than adults imagine, and it is not even as evil as you imagine. Death sacrifice is not It is necessary to build the Dark Mage Tower, just to make it easier to get in touch with the shadow plane and increase the success rate.
The Lord controls the immortality and immortality, and there is no more suitable guiding force than this.
Two adults, Estelle and Daphne, and I have done special research. As long as we create an immortal vessel and inject a little immortality into it, we can use it as the core of the formation to build a shadow array. , transforming a building into a shadow building like the headquarters of the Conqueror Chamber of Commerce, becoming our new shadow territory. "
As his power continued to develop, Gavin's subordinates began to show their own initiative.
"Okay, okay, okay." Gavin cheered repeatedly, "You have made a great contribution. Have you ever made the immortal container you mentioned? Do you need me to guide the immortal god to cooperate with your experiment?"
In the Vizeme Manor, the immortal divinity can only be guided by him, not even Estelle.
"It's already built." Grace took out a huge skull that was larger than an adult directly from her portable dimensional bag.
Gavin recognized it at a glance. It was the Cloud Giant skull harvested from the underground mines of the Dwarf Statue City. It had been thoroughly cleaned, and its shining light was very similar to the delicate white jade. However, when struck with a hard object, the What came out was a metallic sound.
The composition of the skeletons of giants is also quite different from that of humans. If they are made of the same material and scaled to the same proportion, they cannot bear their terrifying weight and strength.
The greater the size difference, the greater this material difference.
This is not only the case for giants, such as giant dragons and titan beasts, but also the trunks of the Lord of Blight and the Demonic Tree. The hardness of the tree trunks cannot be compared with that of ordinary trees.
This is why there are size restrictions in spells such as enlargement and reduction.
This is why those giant bones and keels are used as forging materials to make various weapons. In terms of hardness, they can match or even exceed steel. They also have advantages that ordinary steel does not have in terms of carrying negative energy. The most natural container of immortality.
Grace and the others didn't just take out a cloud giant skull.
Inside and out, there are small mysterious characters engraved on it, which obviously belong to the shadow magic circle.
"Is it enough to just infuse the immortality into it?" Gavin asked.
"Yes."
"Okay." Without saying a word, Gavin took out the War Reaver and placed it on the Cloud Giant's skull.
Gavin himself does not have the ability to directly control and guide the immortality, just like he cannot directly control the power of shadow. After all, he is a mortal body of flesh and blood, and unlike Grace and others, he has specially transformed himself to be able to bear the burden. Negative Energy.
Even if the power of the shadow crosses the body, it will cause damage, let alone the immortality.
The War Raider with the spark of immortality infused inside is the key to guiding the immortality.
A gray-black light spot slowly floated out from the War Reaver. It did not penetrate directly into the Cloud Giant's skull and disappear. Instead, it passed through and flew directly into the depths of the skull between the eyes, forming a Miniature black vortex.
(End of chapter)
