Except for a very small number of gods who only focus on their own areas and are indifferent to the outside world, almost all the others are present.
Because as the three Eldrazi Titans descended into the triple realms of the Abyss and demonstrated their ability to confront the terrifying will of the plane head-on and even firmly suppressed the latter, many of their gods could no longer sit still.
Especially Rose, the spider goddess who lives in the 66th layer of the abyss - the deep pit magic web, now really wants to curse loudly and greet Zuo Si's entire family and even his eighteen generations of ancestors in the "artistic" language of the dark elves.
You should know that Graz'zt's triple realm is the 45th, 46th and 47th levels of the Abyss.
In the dozen or so levels between the two, there is basically no demon lord powerful enough to dominate an entire level.
There are only insignificant secondary lords like Shadow Demon Queen Rexsali, Slaad Lord Ulanas, Duke of Purification Alvarez, etc.
In other words, once the triple realm is lost, Rose's kingdom will become the front line and battlefield against the Eldrazi.
In addition, she herself began to be frequently affected by the will of the abyss, and from time to time she could not control her violent rage.
Perhaps for those demons who are merely lords of the abyss, being completely dominated by the will of the abyss is no big deal, and they may even be favored and rewarded for it.
But for a god who has to deal with a large number of prayers and beliefs every moment, this is definitely a fatal interference.
Especially since Rose had died once before and was finally resurrected with the help of the will of the abyss, she was simply unable to resist the latter's erosion of her spirit and will.
Of course, Rose was not the only one who was terrified by the arrival of the Eldrazi. Other chaotic evil gods living in the Abyss were also affected to varying degrees.
At this moment, these high and mighty gods were sitting in their seats with grim faces, waiting for the powerful deities in charge to announce the start of the meeting.
"Where is Xirik? Why hasn't he come yet?" The god of justice Tyr frowned and asked.
"No need to wait for that guy. He is busy creating an extremely powerful artifact and has not appeared for a long time. I think even if the world or even the universe is destroyed, he will not easily leave his country." Shar said sarcastically in a slightly playful tone.
It was not difficult to tell from the flash of fear in her eyes that she was also quite afraid of the arrival of Odrachi.
After all, what the Goddess of Night wants is to return to the darkness and tranquility when the Crystal Wall was first created, rather than being sucked into ruins and a wasteland by the world-destroying monster.
However, if we could make use of these three monsters a little bit and kill all the gods, big and small, in front of us, it would be an extremely ideal and wonderful result.
As a representative of lawfulness, Tyr was obviously disgusted with Cyric, a god who often failed to fulfill his duties, but he still stood up and said, "Since Cyric himself is unwilling to come, I will now announce on behalf of all the powerful gods present that the Council of the Gods has officially begun.
First of all, please stand up and welcome the return of the goddess of wealth, Waukeen.
After going through this series of hardships, I believe she should have learned enough lessons, that is, never try to cooperate with the devil.
Those chaotic and evil creatures have no credibility at all, and will not abide by the so-called agreements.
Any god who attempts to use demons to achieve ulterior motives will eventually be retaliated by the demons. "
As these words came out of his mouth, the gods present stood up and cast their eyes towards the empty golden chair.
Just a second later, Wakin, wearing a long dress decorated with various gems and precious metal sequins and a cloak made of gold coins behind him, appeared directly in front of all the gods.
She had apparently taken back her three most important priesthoods, trade, money, and wealth, from her close ally, the goddess of pleasure, Li'la, and had also restored her level of near-mid-range divine power.
After all, due to Zuo Si's interference, the Goddess of Wealth returned several years earlier than originally planned, so neither the number of believers nor the scope of influence shrank too much.
Wojin first glanced at the familiar faces in the hall, silently comparing them in his heart, and soon realized which gods had fallen in the turbulent years, and then he gracefully performed a skirt-lifting salute.
"Thank you for your welcome, I'm back.
Here, I would like to solemnly express my gratitude to the God of Justice, the Goddess of Magic, the God of War, the Goddess of Love and Beauty, the Goddess of Poison and Disease, and the Goddess of Strategy for the voters and messengers they sent to rescue me.
Without them, I would not have been able to escape from the dungeons of the Silver Palace so quickly.
I will keep this kindness in my heart and will never forget it.
And I promise that those heroes will also get the rewards they deserve.
The God of Justice was right. This incident taught me a very profound lesson, which is to never, never, never believe the promise of a devil.
Fortunately, Grazzt has paid the price for what he did!
Such a painful price to pay!"
The goddess of wealth smiled in glee when she thought of her enemies who could only roar in despair under the ravages of the Eldrazi, and watched the magnificent cities and palaces that took thousands of years to build turned into ruins.
If it weren't for the fact that those all-devouring horrific monsters were too dangerous and attacked indiscriminately without distinguishing friend from foe, coupled with the fact that the Abyss' Will had fallen into madness and caused the entire triple realm to become extremely dangerous, she would even choose to stay and admire Grazzt's desperate and helpless look for a while longer.
"As the only god present who witnessed the coming of the Eldrazi, can you give us a detailed description of those three monsters and the offspring they created? For example, what kind of power they used and what weaknesses they had."
Silvanus, the god of nature who usually doesn't like to express his opinions, very rarely raised the issue that he was most concerned about with a serious expression before other gods spoke.
In the eyes of the Oak Father, creatures like the Eldrazi are clearly "unnatural" and can even be said to be enemies of nature.
Of course, the Abyss and the demons it breeds are not much better.
If the two sides maintain a balance and fight each other to consume each other's strength, he would obviously be very happy to see it happen.
But the problem is that now the Eldrazi are clearly more powerful.
Moreover, the gods knew very little about these creatures and had no idea how much devastation and destruction they could cause.
Wakin stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then quickly replied, "The three Eldrazi mother bodies that Soth called Titans gave me a feeling of distortion, an indescribable distortion.
Around them, whether it is the air, water, earth, life or energy, all will be transformed by some unknown force into another form, or way of existence, that we cannot understand.
I once witnessed two lesser pit lords attack the largest of the Umbrella Eldrazi titans.
As a result, just as he approached and before he could touch the other party, his soul suddenly mutated, cutting off the connection with the bottomless abyss.
Not only that!
Their bodies fused together in less than a minute, then madly sucked in thousands of larvae, and eventually turned into a powerful super-giant slave beast.
It can even confront the three giants of the abyss, such as Grazzt and Demogorgon, head-on in a short period of time.
In other words, the Eldrazi Titans are very good at drawing matter and energy from their enemies and transforming them into weapons to fight against the will of the abyss.
Unless the Abyss can find a way to kill them all at once, it will be devoured continuously."
"Unspeakable distortion? Isn't that the same as some ancient evil?"
Suni, the goddess of love and beauty, frowned and joined the discussion.
Waukeen quickly shook his head and explained, "No, they are different. Most of the ancient evil creatures are at most as powerful as the gods or slightly stronger. They are not like the three Eldrazi titans who are closely connected to the Dark Void. Their power to distort everything seems to have no limit."
"That's right! The Eldrazi are unlike any known creature we've ever seen.
They are the ultimate predators from the dark void, devouring all matter and energy.
What we are observing now are just three projections, not the real bodies of these world-destroying monsters.
This means that the Eldrazi Titan is almost impossible to kill.
At least so far, there has been no record of anyone being killed.”
Ogma, the god of knowledge, took the initiative to reveal some information about Emrakul, Ulamog, and Kozilek to the gods.
"What? Such a terrifying monster is just a projection!"
Rose, who was extremely upset about this matter, widened her eyes, and an expression of shock and disbelief appeared on her beautiful dark face.
Oghma nodded slightly. "Yes. Soth once used a very appropriate description, which I think can help you better understand what kind of creatures the Eldrazi are.
"Oh? What is it?"
The God of War Tempus asked curiously.
Oghma smiled and replied, "He said that if a plane or even time and space is compared to a basin of water, then the three Eldrazi Titans are like a hand reaching in from the dark void outside the world.
With our perspective in the water, it is impossible for us to see the real body of the Eldrazi in the dark void, let alone predict its true appearance and power.
They might really be powerful, powerful enough to devour and destroy the entire universe.
It is also possible that it is very weak, so weak that even ordinary mortals can easily crush it to death, but because it is in a higher dimension, it relies on some distorted rules to enter the stable space-time to form an infinitely magnified super projection.
But no matter which truth is, the Eldrazi cannot be truly killed in theory.
Unless it is a planeswalker with a spark, he can enter the dark void and find the real body of Eldrazi, or use the power of the spark to completely pull it from the dark void into our world.
Otherwise, even if we try our best to destroy these three projections, they will be able to come back again soon."
The Earth Mother Goddess Chang Tiya had a gentle smile on her face as always, and said in a very humble tone: "Great King of Knowledge, we need your wise guidance now more than ever.
Please tell us how to deal with creatures like the Eldrazi.
I believe you have also seen the terrible war that is breaking out in the abyss.
We must be prepared to intervene at any time to prevent a devastating disaster from reaching the crystal wall where Toril is located."
"I'm sorry, Earth Mother, but I don't know how to deal with the Eldrazi, much less how to seal or kill them.
But one thing is certain, that is, as a planeswalker, Soth must have the means to deal with these world-destroying monsters.
Otherwise, given his personality, he would not easily reveal this trump card.
In addition, I think releasing the Eldrazi is also a warning to certain gods with bad intentions.
If anyone is still plotting against Soth, they should be prepared for these world-destroying monsters to appear directly in their country.
After all, he has demonstrated his ability to summon three Eldrazi titans, while also demonstrating the Eldrazi's unparalleled power of destruction and destruction."
While saying this, Oghma, the God of Knowledge, unabashedly cast his gaze towards Shar, the Goddess of the Night, the orc gods with livid faces, and Rose, the Spider Goddess.
"What? You mean... Soth has the ability to seal and restrain the Eldrazi?"
The god of justice, Tyr, suddenly stood up from his chair, and his nervous and worried expression disappeared instantly.
After all, the reason he was worried was that after the Odrachi devoured the entire abyss plane, it would pose a threat to the multiverse where the planet Toril was located.
But now I heard that this natural disaster is actually controllable, and my mood suddenly changed.
As a lawful good god, Tyr would actually be very happy to see the Abyss Will and the Eldrazi fight to a draw, and it would be ideal if they were destroyed together.
Ogma certainly knew what the God of Justice was thinking, and said meaningfully, "Yes.
Before Soth summoned the Eldrazi, he should have already obtained the method to seal the three Eldrazi titans.
He even secretly crafted millions of magic crystals for unknown purposes.
The Goddess of Magic and the Goddess of Poison and Disease can both testify to this.
So I think there is no need to worry too much.
After all, His Majesty Io, the God of Gods, had already reached an agreement with Soth, so there was no need to worry too much that he would bring the Eldrazi into Toril.
When the power of the Abyss's will is consumed to a certain extent, he will naturally seal the three Eldrazi again, just like in another time and space called Zendikar."
"Is this true? Great Mother of Magic!"
Corellon asked Midnight, the goddess of magic.
As the main god believed in by all elves in the entire multiverse, his concerns about the Eldrazi are actually far greater than those about the gods rooted in Faerun.
After all, Toril still has an extremely powerful God above Gods to support him. If any world-destroying disaster really happens, Io will definitely come out to save the situation.
But other material worlds may not be so lucky.
Some material worlds with a large number of elves living in them do not even have any defense capabilities. Even if they are invaded by a demon lord or devil duke, they will come to an end directly.
Midnight smiled and nodded to the Elf Lord: "It's true.
Among the magical knowledge that Soth brought back from other time and space last time, there was a series of knowledge and technology about sealing the Eldrazi.
But these things need the spark of a planeswalker to be truly useful.
So I suggest that you should not have any overreaction, and don't try to restrict him or irritate him.
Otherwise, I can't guarantee that he won't do something out of line.
Through what happened in the triple realm of Graz'zt, you should all have a very clear idea of what kind of person Soth is.
Moreover, His Majesty Io has granted him the same status as the gods."
"Hahahaha! Why are you saying this? If anyone is not afraid of death, just let them try. I'm actually looking forward to seeing the Eldrazi Titan appear in some kingdom of gods."
Talona suddenly burst into unbridled laughter.
Although this laughter was full of the implication of "a villain's success", at this moment not even one god in the Pantheon dared to retort.
There is no way! After all, Zuo Si is still known as the "Son of Plague".
As one of the first gods to invest, the goddess of poison and disease has reaped unimaginable rewards.
Although Zuo Si never regarded Talona as a god, and never agreed with her teachings and ideas, he still regarded her as his closest ally.
After all, no one would hate a goddess who treats him/her wholeheartedly and is even willing to give him/her all the resources at hand.
The relationship between the two has also become very close, which can be seen from the spore priesthood he has just acquired.
There are also rumors that Talona is planning to change her name from the Goddess of Poison and Disease to the Goddess of Recycling and Degradation, thus becoming a member of the Goddess of Nature.
If successful, she would be able to transcend the level of medium divine power and become one of the powerful divine powers.
Of course, it doesn’t matter if you fail, there will always be other opportunities.
That’s the benefit of having a strong electorate.
Rose, the spider goddess who had been planning for thousands of years, felt extremely envious and jealous.
"Dear Talona, please don't joke around in this situation. Don't forget that Soth is your chosen one. Your responsibility is to guide him onto the right path, not to encourage him to manipulate those terrible monsters to start a war between gods."
Oghma advised calmly.
After all, the atmosphere in the Pantheon is already quite tense right now, and he doesn't want anything else to happen.
"Please rest assured, Lord of Knowledge. Soth is not the kind of person who likes to cause trouble. Unless someone takes the initiative to cause trouble, he is quite harmless most of the time. Isn't it?"
Talona raised her chin slightly with a provocative look, and her eyes kept moving between the Goddess of Magic and the God of Knowledge, as if she was swearing her "sovereignty" over her voters.
Oghma and Midnight simply smiled at each other and did not respond much to this petty and jealous goddess.
You have to know that now Talona has no conflict with the two of them in terms of priesthood and doctrine, she is just simply dissatisfied with their overly close relationship with Zuo Si.
Such trivial contradictions as these are nothing between gods.
Just the opposite!
In many cases, they have common interests and can even temporarily form an offensive and defensive alliance.
Just when the God of Justice Tyr was about to say something, Rose couldn't help but stand up and questioned: "Since Soth has the ability to seal the Eldrazi, why doesn't he do it?
If things continued like this, Graz'zt's triple realm would eventually collapse in a few decades or even hundreds of years.
By that time, the Abyss Plane from the 40th to the 70th level might become a battlefield.
Most importantly, I and many gods living in the abyss have been affected to varying degrees."
The Magic Goddess Midnight responded with a half-smile: “Excuse me, honorable Spider Goddess, we don’t care what the Abyss will become.
It can even be said that weakening the power of those demons and the will of the abyss is in line with the interests and propositions of most gods.
If you feel threatened and wish to seal away the Eldrazi titan, please speak directly to Soth.
From what I understand, he's a fairly trade-minded guy.
As long as you are willing to pay a certain price, you will definitely get the results you want."
"I totally agree! Let those demons spend all their energy on the war with the Eldrazi. This way they won't have the energy to cause trouble everywhere." The elven god Corellon immediately stepped forward and agreed.
"Demons are the symbol of chaotic evil! The Eldrazi are the representatives of the twisted void! There is nothing more gratifying than watching a protracted war between them."
"Yes! We can also take this opportunity to clean up the remaining demon gathering places on the continent of Faerun."
“还有海里的。那些水生恶魔一直在尝试进攻海精灵的国度,我想这应该是把它们一劳永逸赶回深渊老家的好机会。”
……
精灵诸神也跟着踊跃发言。
当然,但凡不是傻子都知道,这些家伙之所以这样说,完全是为了给黑暗精灵神祇中唯一善良阵营的“幽暗少女”伊莉翠丝创造机会。
因为蜘蛛女神罗丝在这场旷世之战中损失的力量越多、受到深渊意志的侵蚀越严重,那么她就越有可能取代自己的母亲,重新将黑暗精灵引导回精灵大家庭中。
不过作为死敌,凡是精灵神系支持的,兽人神系就必然要反对。
于是乎,没过一会儿功夫万神殿就变得跟露天市场一样嘈杂。
所有的神都根据自身的阵营和倾向争吵不休。
有的支持让奥札奇与恶魔打到血流成河,有的认为应该再观察一段时间,还有的迫切想要把奥札奇封印起来,避免波及到自己在深渊建立的国度。
看着这些完全没有抓住重点的家伙,欧格玛不由得微微摇了摇头,轻声感叹道:“傲慢和自大蒙蔽了这些神的双眼。
他们根本没有意识到,索斯本人才是最关键的点。
如果他不同意,就算万神殿商讨出一个结果又有什么用呢?”
“您觉得索斯会怎么做?”
午夜压低声音用不是很确定的语气问。
“呵呵,我觉得他应该在等那些居住在深渊的邪神求到自己头上。不出意外的话,这个年轻人已经做好了狮子大开口的准备。”
欧格玛眼睛里闪过一抹戏谑。
午夜深以为然的点了点头:“这的确非常符合索斯的性格。
而且经过这次事件之后,我想诸神之中没有谁会再怀疑他是否拥有弑杀神明和毁灭世界的手段了。
另外,您对于他成为地狱新生第九层面的领主有何看法?”
欧格玛不以为然的耸了耸肩膀:“我的观点是,完全不必对此感到担心。
因为在索斯的眼里,这个地狱领主的身份其实跟成为选民并没有太大的区别,都只是一种让自己变得更强大的手段。
只不过相比起混乱的深渊恶魔,他本人更倾向于守序,所以才选择与魔鬼合作,不值得大惊小怪。
你只需要记住一点,索斯的真正身份永远都是旅法师。
至于别的,一旦对旅法师的力量产生限制或者约束,那么他就会毫不犹豫的将其抛弃。”
“原来如此。感谢您的指点,我想我应该知道怎么做了。”
趁着其他神明还在争吵不休,午夜向知识之神略微欠了欠身,随后便化作一道流光消失的无影无踪。
就在欧格玛也打算返回自己的国度时,一个人影突然凭空从黑暗中跌跌撞撞钻了出来,用近乎祈求的声音说道:“伟大的知识之王!我……我现在需要你的帮助!”
“马斯克?你怎么把自己搞成了这幅样子!”
欧格玛脸上浮现出无比惊讶的表情。
要知道在不久之前,这位“众贼之主”还找他一起合作谋划算计谎言王子希瑞克。
可谁想到才没过多久,对方居然把自己给搞得疯疯癫癫。
尤其是那双时而疯狂、时而清醒的眼睛,明显是受到了其他神明力量的影响。
“别废话!先给我《希瑞克真传》!”
马斯克从黑色的斗篷中伸出了不断颤抖的手。
欧格玛二话不说,立马将那本提前制作好的书取出来递了过去。
前者立马像疯了一样,打开书开始以极快的速度阅读。
不过有趣的是,伴随着阅读的内容越来越多,他眼神中的疯癫也渐渐平息。
等最后一页翻完后,盗贼之神这才长长的出了一口气。苦笑着解释道:“让您看笑话了。
实不相瞒,我不小心看了一眼那个疯子用谎言神职编撰的书籍,结果就变成现在这个样子了。
为了避免被彻底洗脑,我甚至不得不放弃了一部分神力。”
“你的意思是……那本神器之书已经编撰完成了?”
欧格玛的眼睛里猛然闪过一抹骇人的光芒。
“没错,那家伙已经完成了这件危险的高等神器,即便是神也无法幸免。您也请务必小心,我怀疑那个疯子很快就会用它来策划一些阴谋。”
说完这句话,马斯克便再次隐没在阴影与黑暗之中。
感受着盗贼之神在空气中遗留下来的少许神力,欧格玛马上浮现出玩味的笑容:“用谎言神职编撰的邪恶神器吗?
这个疯子在某些方面还真是相当有创意呢。
不过以他的性格,应该会先用那本书来转化始终不肯向自己屈服的班恩教会。
也许我应该给那些坚持信仰的凡人一点帮助。”
说完这句话,知识之神便把手中那本《希瑞克真传》扔进了物质位面。
确切地说,是散提尔堡的一处神殿门口。
好巧不巧的是,身为班恩选民的傅佐尔·钱伯瑞在几分钟之后经过此地,捡到并阅读了这本记载着希瑞克从凡人封神全部经历的书。
这也就意味着,他再也不会被邪恶神器——《希瑞克经》所影响。
……
与此同时,远在下层位面深渊与地狱的交界处,数以百万计的魔鬼正在以雷霆万钧之势涌入深渊的前几个层面,毫不留情将所有还在抵抗的恶魔杀死,占领一座座城镇、要塞和堡垒。
由于大部分参与血战的恶魔都已经被深渊意志传送走,去对付入侵三重领域的奥札奇,所以战事进行的无比顺利。
不管是专门负责血战的八魔将,还是地狱第一层的领主拜尔,都对麾下军团的进展速度感到满意。
照这个样子下去,不出意外的话深渊前几个层面很快就会彻底被魔鬼占领,并将其慢慢转化成为倾向于守序的新地狱位面。
而新层面的增加,意味着会有新的大魔鬼会被提拔成为领主,其余立下功劳的普通魔鬼也会获得更多晋升的机会。
所以整个地狱军团的士气空前高涨,一个个都争先恐后的急行军,希望抢在其他魔鬼抵达之前,率先占领更多的土地。
欣赏眼前这幅自打血战开始后就从未出现过的美妙景象,地狱之主阿斯摩蒂尔斯翘起嘴角露出淡淡的笑容,头也不回的问身后其他人:“如何,你们现在还有人反对让索斯成为我的副手,一人之下万人之上的储君吗?”
“我想应该没有了,父亲。毕竟他做到了其他领主根本无法做到的壮举,不仅重创了恶魔和深渊意志,同时还为我们夺取转化几个深渊层面争取了宝贵的时间。”
第六层面的领主格莱西雅率先低下头表明了自己的态度。
虽然这位“公主殿下”在得知阿斯摩蒂尔斯要任命一个外人当储君的时候,一度气得暴跳如雷,差点把自己的居所给拆了。
但在亲眼目睹奥札奇降临之后,那种嫉妒心便彻底消失了,取而代之的是深深的忌惮跟恐惧。
作为地狱之主唯一的女儿,她都这样说了,其他领主自然也没有反对的理由。
毕竟地狱是秩序的位面,所以一切都要拿功劳和事实说话。
“很好!看来你们都明白了索斯对于整个地狱位面的重要性。现在我以地狱之主的身份宣布,所有从深渊掠夺转化来的新层面,其中一半将归他所有,由他来实行统治、任命领主。”
阿斯摩蒂尔斯直截了当说出了自己的决定。
瞬间!
在场的领主们都被震惊的说不出话来。
因为在他们的印象中,这位魔鬼之王向来以无与伦比的政治智慧和阴险狡诈著称,对于权力的给予更是谨慎而又吝啬,怎么会突然变得如此大方。
格莱西雅更是强烈怀疑,这个叫索斯的家伙是不是父亲在外面与某个凡人搞出来的私生子,现在想要将其扶正。
阿斯摩蒂尔斯敏锐捕捉到了女儿和其他领主的疑惑,但却并没有做过多的解释。
因为只有他最清楚,刚才宣布的决定实际上并不完全是自己的意思,还有很大一部分源自于地狱的位面意志。
更何况左思是一名旅法师,要经常在不同的时空乃至宇宙穿梭、旅行。
无论给与其多么大的权利都不可能威胁到自己的地位,这一点可要比其他动不动就在背地里搞事情的层面领主好多了。
正当第二层面的领主狄斯巴特大公想要说点什么的时候,一道传送门突然凭空开启。
紧跟着左思从门的另外一边走了过来,身后还跟着包括戴维安在内的几名随从。
至于砾岩术士娜希丽,在得知暂时不需要对三个奥札奇泰坦进行封印之后,便独自返回了赞迪卡时空。
理由也很简单。
虽然伊莫库、钨拉莫和寇基雷都已经转移了,但他们留下的后裔却并没有完全清理干净。
她要花费一点时间,彻底把这些隐患都赶尽杀绝一个不留。
"Ah! You are finally here, my young friend. Please take a seat. I will introduce you to the lords of other levels." Asmodeus greeted warmly.
"No need for introductions. I know all of the lords present here and have long heard of your great names."
Zuo Si smiled and nodded to the other lords present.
"You are welcome to join Hell and become one of us."
The lord of the fourth level, Ms. Philna, not only stood up first and took the initiative to shake hands with Zuo Si, but also gently scratched the latter's palm with a very obscure gesture, which was obviously a hint and temptation.
Her purpose in doing so was simple, which was to attract foreign aid and find ways to get rid of the control of her father, the previous lord, Grand Duke Biler, and eventually become a powerful lord rather than just a puppet.
Gracia stood up right after him, showing off her beauty and proud figure inherited from her mother, and calmly asked, "I think we should have a lot in common, right?"
"What do you mean?"
Zuo Si stared into the eyes of the lustful princess and asked back.
"In many ways. You can come to my court as a guest, and we can get to know each other better and build a strong friendship."
Gracia didn't care about the expressions of the other lords at all and issued the invitation in front of everyone.
Unlike succubi who like to use roundabout means to seduce, succubi usually lack patience and prefer to be straightforward.
"It's my pleasure. But I'm going to be very busy lately, so I'm afraid I won't be able to spare the time."
Zuo Si declined politely without hesitation.
He didn't want to get involved in the intrigues between these hell lords.
Especially the "Princess" in front of him, she is definitely a huge trouble maker.
Since she came to power, Gracias has been adhering to the principle that there is no corner that cannot be dug as long as the hoe is wielded well, and she has been constantly poaching various talents from other lords to enrich her own territory.
These dug-up devils are usually those who were not promoted by their previous lords and are full of resentment.
So after they surrendered to the new master, they immediately began to actively plan conspiracies against the original lord.
Just because of this, Gracia secretly angered and offended many lords.
If she wasn't the daughter of Asmodeus, she would have died countless times by now.
"It's okay. If you are really busy, I can come to you." Gracia teased in a very blatant way.
Finally, the Lord of Hell couldn't stand it any longer and interrupted his daughter's further actions: "Enough! If you want to communicate with Soth, you can go to him privately after the meeting. Now, let's get back to business."
"As you wish, father."
A hint of resentment flashed in Gracia's eyes, but she quickly pretended nothing had happened and returned to her seat.
Asmodeus was already accustomed to her childishness and rebelliousness, so he didn't pay too much attention to it. Instead, he turned his gaze to Zuo Si and asked directly: "What is the current situation in the Abyss?"
"Hmm - well, not good, not bad.
The three Eldrazi titans did not defeat the demons and the will of the abyss in a short period of time as I had imagined, but instead fell into a long tug-of-war.
Judging from the current situation, the latter should have given up the bloody battle and the dozens of levels ahead, and planned to use Grazzt's triple realm as the main battlefield.
If the demon army continues to advance, it will inevitably collide head-on with the army of slave beasts created by Odrachi, and eventually be dragged into this new three-way melee.
So I suggest not to seize too many abyssal planes, and don't try to push the front line close to the triple realm, but to reserve a large enough buffer zone.
Oh, by the way, when I left, I got an interesting piece of news, that is, Shendilawil, the territory of Mecanxiut, was besieged by a massive army of demons.
It seems that the Abyss is very angry about her betrayal."
While saying this, Zuo Si couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth and reveal a playful smile.
Although he also anticipated that the Succubus Queen would be in trouble for her involvement in this matter, he did not expect it to come so soon.
“Hahahaha! Under siege? Looks like the contract I prepared for Mecanthust will come in handy soon.”
Asmodeus broke into a wild laugh.
Obviously, everything that happened was within his calculations, and he had even thought about the treatment that would be given to the other party who came to him.
You must know that within the forces of Hell, there has always been a serious shortage of demons who can lure mortals into depravity through beauty and desire.
Although the succubus is beautiful enough, she is not good at seduction.
Therefore, the Lord of Hell has long set his sights on the succubus bred in the abyss.
Although Mecanthust can be considered to be insidious, cunning and scheming, otherwise he would not have been able to fight his way out of the first generation of succubi and finally ascend to his own throne.
But compared with Asmodeus's wisdom, she was too immature, and the two were not on the same level from the beginning.
Mecanthust has always believed that he was taking advantage of the devil and using it to achieve his own ulterior motives.
Little did she know that every time she used the latter's power, she would fall deeper and deeper into the trap set by Asmodeus, until finally she found herself on the pirate ship and unable to get off.
"Are you planning to recruit the Succubus Queen and her subordinates?" Zuo Si asked with interest.
Asmodeus nodded decisively: "Of course! Mecanthut and her succubi who are proficient in seduction will become a very important part of the forces of Hell in the future. But I don't plan to recruit her myself. I want you to recruit her instead."
"Me?!" Zuo Si was stunned for a moment, then he immediately understood something. "You don't want to use the oil to..."
"Shh! Just keep it to yourself, don't tell anyone.
Succubi are too loose and arbitrary by nature, and they need a force to bring order to them.
If I'm not mistaken, you already have that interesting substance, don't you?"
Asmodeus raised the corners of his mouth and revealed an extremely sinister and evil smile.
"Well, yes. Although it still has major flaws and is not perfect, the Shuo Oil can indeed preserve the soul after my transformation." There was a dangerous light flashing in Zuo Si's eyes.
He had long wanted to find a place to test the infectious power of the new oil.
The Succubus Queen and her territory, Shendilawil, happen to be a good choice.
Of course, before that, Mecanthust must sign the contract first.
After all, the devil is different from the demon. He will never force others, but requires the other party to "voluntarily" do so.
(End of this chapter)