Instilling divine power into the body of one's own believers transforms the believers in a short time and becomes a medium for communication across planes and the main material plane.
As the Black Dragon Prince, Croseid, who has rich experience, is very aware of the changes in Medilu. This dark elf priestess seems to have been chosen by the Spider God Queen as a medium to communicate with the main material plane. Usually, in a religion, one is lucky enough to be chosen by the gods. The believers are nothing more than devout believers and clergy in its most central position. For believers, this is a supreme honor, even enough for a person to ascend and be crowned as a divine envoy, but this kind of divine condescension The method of becoming a believer is also extremely risky, and most of the risks are borne by the selected believers. Under the impact of huge divine power, even extraordinary people cannot maintain this state of divine descent for a long time, while mortals are under the impact of divine power. It can range from minor physical damage to sudden death on the spot.
For the gods, the only advantage of choosing this method to communicate with the main material plane is that it can use the body of the believer to resist the rejection of part of the laws of the interface, thereby reducing the consumption of divine power caused by communicating with the main material plane, and at the same time, it can conceal its own breath. It has avoided being discovered by other gods, but as long as a god has a little bit of moral integrity, he will never consume his followers intentionally or unintentionally in normal times, even if the believers are willing. After all, this will damage his image in the hearts of believers. Usually, Only in the most urgent moments will the gods use this method.
But for the evil god who controls his followers with fear and conspiracy, this kind of thing is naturally no taboo.
Closide hesitated for a moment and then put down his hand. As the second-generation god, the Spider God Queen specifically wanted to see him through her followers, so it would be okay to meet her. He might not be able to defeat the Spider God Queen in her true form. , but a medium clone created by a believer cannot even deal with enemies of this level.
The filthy divine power easily penetrated the barrier set up by Croside. Medilu opened her mouth wide and her eyes suddenly turned dark. The ropes that were originally tied to her body also seemed to be corroded by the purple-black divine power. It quickly turned to ashes due to corrosion.
¡°¡It¡¯s really an unexpected thing.¡± Mei Dilu¡¯s voice seemed a little hoarse.
"Rose?"
Croside glanced at Medilu, whose appearance remained unchanged but seemed to be completely replaced by another person on the inside. Although the aggressive power was full of evil thoughts and malice, there was no doubt that it was indeed divine power. Surge is a kind of power above the dragon power that makes the lower mortals feel fear in their hearts. Even I have an inexplicable urge to crawl on the ground from my heart, but it is just an impulse. I But I have no intention of putting my thoughts into actual actions.
"Although I am very reluctant to do so, I have to say that the surviving old gods like us have been almost forgotten by this world. Now any giant dragon can call me by my name so casually." Mei Dilu's eyes flashed. Too fierce.
However, this is indeed a sign of lust, and Croside can feel that although the Spider God Queen's divine power is strong, it is thin. Obviously, the reason why this God Queen chose to 'sacrifice' a believer is to save the consumption of divine power rather than hiding her own location. more important.
Sitting casually on a chair, Closide spoke calmly as if he were entertaining ordinary guests: "So does the Queen of Gods who came all the way here have something to do with me? Could it be that she hopes that I can let this stupid little guy go~ "
"Stupid? Under the misdirection of a mortal's wrong intelligence, he ran directly into the dragon and was forced to leak so much information. And I have never liked fools."
At this moment, 'Medilu' didn't pay attention to Closide's disrespectful tone, but said meaningfully: "But sometimes luck seems to favor fools. At least this time, her reckless plan caused her to encounter something very interesting. , for example, you, the vice-president of the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce, it is really surprising that a giant dragon has become a human and is mixed up in a city built by humans. "
"Can I take this as a threat?"
"Threat?" After hearing these words, 'Meidilu' smiled delicately: "will you be threatened? Dragon! You must have done everything to cover up yourself after integrating into the human race. Human beings are greedy and short-sighted, and they are even willing to make deals with demons as long as it can bring them benefits and benefits, and a giant dragon is nothing."
"Then let's get down to business." Closide said, not wanting to waste time and get to the point.
Your identity as a dragon cannot be exposed, or should be said to be directly exposed to the public. As for knowing your true identity and just spreading rumors, it doesn't matter. Anyway, if it is just a rumor, there will be no consequences at all. People believe that smearing opponents is just a rudimentary skill in public opinion warfare. In a free city?I have used this method many times to discredit my opponents. I have everything from a fraudster to a remnant of the Perlas Empire to a cultist. People in the Free City have probably become immune to these rumors over the years. , now even if there is a rumor that the vice president of the Black Stone Circle is actually a dragon, it will only be treated as a joke.
"You are a very interesting dragon. With the power of a dragon, you have integrated your human identity into the rules established by humans, and you are like a fish in water! I think you will not be the only extraordinary person in the free city. Maybe that city The real rulers behind the scenes are you and other extraordinary beings, right?"
"The Big Three are not decorations!"
Medilu laughed when she heard this: "Does that mean you are preparing to bring down the so-called Big Three? Three poor mortals~"
"" Croside pondered for a while: "That is to say Spider Queen, do you want to come and join us?"
"There is no harm in cooperating with each other. My believers can act as ears, eyes and shadows to clear away all unstable factors in the city for you, making your road to coronation smooth. If you desire more powerful power, then I will also grant you divine power. Let you feel this great power for yourself, and give you guidance to make it easier for you to figure out the way forward."
Rose was quite confident, but the condition of Medilu, who was possessed by the gods, began to deteriorate. As time went by, bloodshot eyes began to ooze from the dark elf woman's face.
Croside smiled: "Thank you for your kindness, but it is no longer needed now. Just like you said~ Mortals will not leave me helpless. And the dragon never believes in any gods, we believe in You only have yourself, and you only believe that you don¡¯t need anyone else¡¯s guidance on the path you choose.¡±
"Myself? Not including the king of your clan?"
¡°I don¡¯t believe in anyone, I only believe in myself!¡± Croside sneered.
The son of rebellion!
Rose couldn't help but take a closer look at the giant dragon in front of her. The other person's tone was obviously full of contempt for the king of her clan, and it also contained emotions of hatred and anger. It was obvious that this was a rebellious son who had betrayed the clan. . The dragon clan usually shows no mercy to traitors, whether they are black dragons or green dragons. However, the dragon in front of him can successfully enter the free city and thrive here. It seems that his identity is not simple. .
To be honest, the aura he gave himself was also very strange. Although he wore equipment that concealed his aura and true identity, the obstacles posed by these equipment in front of his own divine power could not completely block his detection. He used it just now when killing the attackers. He has mastered dark element magic and is extremely proficient in it. There are only two types of dragons that can use dark elements so skillfully in the new era. One is the black dragon that is naturally compatible with dark elements, and the other is the civilized dragon who is already good at magic. Blue Dragon, but the other party's aura is indeed very chaotic, giving people an unreal feeling of haziness and chaos.
The conversation between the two seemed to be at an impasse.
Rose wants to enter the Free City and become a part of the pie, but in Croseid's view, the overall situation in the Free City has almost been decided. At this time, if the Spider Queen enters, she will get it for nothing without putting in much effort. Benefits, although in the free city, both she and Yunokia also welcome extraordinary people who are willing to abide by the rules of the game to join, but these vassal allies can only receive fixed wages and dividends at most, and serve as cake makers in terms of profits. Naturally, one's own side has to take the biggest share, and in terms of rights, there are only three shareholders, and even one more won't do!
Obviously, the Spider God Queen is not here to work. Although she is a remnant of the evil god from the second generation, she is still a supernatural being at the level of a god. After joining her side, as long as the interests are aligned, her side's strength can be doubled. But this In the second generation, she is a god who has ambition, betrayal and conspiracy as her priesthood. Her series of priesthoods show that she is not an ally suitable for alliance, not to mention that the Spider Queen has not done anything yet and is like directly attacking. It's hard for oneself to make a big cake.
Croseid wanted to kick Rose out immediately after she made inappropriate conditions. As for whether she was ready to retaliate against him, he didn't care. Now the power of the Spider Queen is probably to directly enter the main material plane. It is even more difficult, and even if her believers possess magical powers, they are only mortal-level existences. Even if there are extraordinary beings, when facing the free city and herself and the many extraordinary beings in this chess game, these people Is there anything that can be done?
However, unexpectedly, Rose seemed to understand her situation very well and did not put forward too greedy conditions. Instead, she just wanted to normalize and increase the trade volume between the Free City and the Underdark, and she hoped that her followers would be in the city. The intelligence stronghold established here is legalized. Of course, as long as Closide and others??Intelligence services can also be provided to them if necessary.
"It doesn't sound too much, but I need some time and some discussion." Croside did not agree directly. Besides, this matter cannot be decided by him alone.
'Medilu', who started to drip blood from her eyes, nose and mouth, also smiled when she saw this: "I can understand, then let's talk about it next time. As for this child, just stay here as a tool for next contact, of course. If she could still be alive"
Although she has adopted a saving 'mode', Rose does not want to continue to waste her divine power on detailed discussions. For Rose, every bit of divine power is extremely important now. If she really wants to discuss in detail, she should let her maids and believers It would be better to talk about it. The moment Rose withdrew her divine power from Medilu, Medilu immediately collapsed to the ground like a doll that was about to break.
Are you still alive?
Croseid glanced at the dark elf woman who was lying on the ground twitching and seemed to have only one breath left, then stood up and walked out.