The pronunciation of "Ust-Nasa" means "first" in the Dark Elf language.
So even though it is far from being big among the many dark elf cities and strongholds today, it has extraordinary historical and political significance.
Many of the most important and powerful ruling families in famous dark elf cities originally came from here.
In particular, the nearest city, Ched Nashad, was basically a vassal of Uster Nashad, and followed in the latter's footsteps in many wars against other races on the surface world and underground.
Although to outsiders, the evil and cruel drow should usually be hostile to each other and kill each other.
But in fact, when facing a powerful foreign enemy, even two dark elf cities would form a temporary alliance under the instruction of the spider goddess Rose.
This was particularly evident during the "Great Schism" in Dark Elf history.
It is said that when these dark-skinned elves arrived in the Underdark, they used the powerful magical powers they possessed to invade and expand crazily.
What they coveted and desired most was Bellinden, the largest cave occupied by the dwarves at that time.
In order to capture that place and obtain enough resources and living space, the drow tried every possible means, showing their darkest, most evil, and most bloodthirsty side. They even adopted a strategy of genocide against the dwarves, sparing no one, including the old, the young, the women, and the children.
No one knew whether it was due to the excessive use of dangerous magical powers or the anger of the dwarf gods.
In short, when they were about to achieve their wish, a major collapse occurred, which was rare even in the long history of the continent of Faerun.
In the huge underground kingdom called "Bel Linden", the rocks and soil above the head cracked at an unimaginable speed, and then tilted down to bury the thousands of dark spirits that invaded this place.
Only a very few lucky ones, said to be blessed by Rose, escaped.
It was these guys who didn't die that began to gather together for self-protection and survival, looking for new settlements in other parts of the Underdark, and establishing one city after another that was relatively independent in terms of politics and economy, eventually forming the current pattern.
This event was also called the "Great Schism" by the drow.
Because before that, when they had just settled in the Underdark, they were actually an empire united under the leadership of the Church of the Spider Goddess Rose, with a complete organizational structure and ruling system.
When the disaster occurred, Ust-Nassar, as the first city, happened to be located in the rear and was not affected. It sheltered many compatriots who fled at the time and forcefully repelled the beholders and murlocs who wanted to take advantage of the situation to kill all the dark elves.
As for the city of Ched Nashad, it was built after the most dangerous period by some families in search of larger living space and plundering more resources under the will of the goddess.
Some of the nobles have close ties with the ruling family of Uster-Nasa.
Some of them were simply the second, third, or fourth daughters of the matriarch of the ruling family of Uster-Nasa. Even their family surnames did not change much, with only a letter or word added to their middle names to distinguish them.
At this moment, in the huge temple of this city, a dozen surface elves who were tied up were neatly pressed in front of the huge statue of the spider goddess Rose, and were forced to kneel down to this goddess of chaos and evil.
There were several cold corpses lying in front of them, and the blood that had flowed to the ground had solidified into a semi-viscous solid.
There is no doubt that this was a very typical sacrificial ceremony.
Every few years, each dark elf city would send out hunting teams to the surface to avenge those cousins whom they considered to be "sinister and evil". If there was a chance, they would capture a few captives of higher status and bring them to the temple as gifts to the goddess.
This is a "sacred" religious activity that is very important in the dark elf society and must not be taken lightly.
Anyone who makes a mistake during this period will not only bring great disaster upon himself, but may also bring harm to his family.
It was because Drizzt couldn't bear to do it that he deliberately let a little moon elf girl go, which eventually led to the destruction of the Do'Urden family under Rose's wrath.
However, today, in the huge temple of Uster Nasa, the number of surface elves sacrificed was obviously a little too much.
If we count those who were sacrificed before, there are almost more than thirty people.
And none of them were civilians, all of them were fully armed warriors, mages and priests.
Some of them were wearing exquisite magic chain mail and green cloaks that could hide their figures well in the dense forest. They also had a pair of boots that made no sound even when they stepped on leaves. They were obviously important roles such as patrol captains or commanders.
Don't underestimate these three pieces of equipment, and don't think that they are standard equipment for all elven warriors, rangers, and thieves.
Just the opposite!
Their number can be said to be quite rare, and only captains and commanders who have reached a certain status and level are qualified to wear them.
And once equipped, it means you can sneak and hide better in the dense forest, so as to launch a surprise attack on the enemy in a mysterious way.
In fact, ever since the end of the Crown War and the rise of human civilization, the elves have lost the qualifications to compete with the latter on the front battlefield.
Putting aside other things, the loss of population after the war and the pitifully low fertility rate were enough to make them lose the capital to wage a large-scale war.
So from then on, the elves' tactics in fighting against foreign invasions have been rapidly moving towards sneak attacks and guerrilla warfare.
The three magical equipment, elven chain mail, elven cloak and elven boots, were invented to adapt to the new tactics.
Of course, the dark elves don't care at all about what their surface relatives wear.
The male soldier who was in charge of escorting them kicked one of the prisoners without any hesitation, and then walked straight to a beautiful woman with a cold and cruel smile, bowed his head and reported respectfully: "Madam, this is the prisoner we captured in the battle recently.
The guy in the lead is said to be a high-ranking temple priest.
I think if we offer it to the great Queen God, she will bless us.
Furthermore, our army has invaded and desecrated almost half of their temples. This joint operation can be said to have achieved unprecedented success."
“Haha, good job.
But this is far from enough!
Because not long ago, the goddess just issued a new decree, requiring us to completely destroy their city - Sodanisla.
Once we succeed, the great Queen of Gods will grant us unprecedented glory.
As the first city, Uster Nasa will also gain a superior status above other dark elf cities."
The dark elf woman called the Matron raised her hands high and announced loudly to all the dark elf warriors, mages and priests present with a fanatical look on her face.
moment!
Those pairs of eyes flashing red revealed the scorching light of ambition and desire.
After all, in traditional dark elf society, the spider goddess Rose is their faith and everything.
Whether you want to gain more power or strength, or to move your family up the rankings, you must first please and win the favor of this evil goddess.
However, there was one person who behaved very indifferently, and even showed a flash of contempt and disdain.
He was none other than June Irenicus, who was contacting allies everywhere to prepare for the invasion of Sodanisla and absorb the power of the Tree of Life to become a god.
At this moment, this powerful legendary wizard was wearing a cloak called a "guest cloak" by the dark elves, standing only one step away from several matrons.
The so-called "guest cloak" is actually a kind of equipment with a special magic reflection spectrum.
It is a "small gift" prepared by the dark elves specifically for visitors who are not from their own race.
Regardless of the identity of the visitor, he or she must wear the cloak tightly when in the city, otherwise he or she will be attacked mercilessly or even massacred if discovered by the patrol.
As for the purpose, of course, it is to make the "guest" shine like a bright light in the eyes of all the drow.
Since the spectrum reflected by the cloaks can only be captured by the eyes of the dark elves, visitors wearing these cloaks cannot hide at all. From the moment they enter, they will be monitored by all the dark elves in the city.
But Erinikas apparently didn't mind.
In other words, with the powerful magical power, divinity and divine strength he now possesses, it would only take a few hours to destroy the city and kill all the dark elves.
What's more, these guys are now the most important and dedicated allies.
As long as the dark elves could lure out all the troops and wizards from the city of Sodannisla, it would be easy for them to destroy the city's magic barrier and launch a surprise attack on it.
Even for this reason, Ernicas could tolerate the arrogance and rudeness shown by the other party during the cooperation.
"Madam, what should we do with these captives? Sacrifice them all?"
Another young female priest stepped forward and asked cautiously.
"Of course! What else can we do with them? Let them mate with goblins and orcs to produce slaves?
Ugly, dirty bastards like that make me sick."
After saying this, the mistress pursed her lips into a cold and cruel smile, as if she was expecting the other person to scream and wail before death.
But just as the priestess drew out her octagonal ritual dagger and prepared to attack them one by one, Erinikas suddenly stepped forward and suggested, "My dear mistress, I think these captives still have some value. Perhaps you could consider interrogating them first to find out the military strength and deployment of Sodanisla."
There is no doubt that such an act of openly opposing the orders of the Matron is undoubtedly a provocative act in the dark elf society.
If it were any other lowly dark elf male, he would have been whipped all over his head and his skin would have been torn to pieces, or even killed on the spot.
However, as a powerful legendary wizard, Erinikas is obviously not an ordinary lowly man, and the general concept of hierarchy cannot be applied to him.
But even so, the mistress immediately showed an unhappy expression, and her eyes revealed a threatening look.
At this moment, the leading surface elf priest seemed to have noticed something. He suddenly raised his head and stared at Erinikas's face with a magic mask. He was stunned and exclaimed loudly: "Jiang... Nares (Erinikas's elf name)? How come you are here!
Did you plan all those attacks in collaboration with those damned dark elves? I knew that Queen Elly made an unforgivable mistake when she chose to exile you instead of eradicating the root of the problem.
You ungrateful..."
Before the surface elf priest could finish his words, Erinikas's face became extremely angry and manic.
Without a word, he immediately released a dazzling magical light from his hands, followed by a beam of negative energy.
The next second...
Bang! The elf priest's entire body suddenly exploded, and blood, flesh, bones and internal organs splattered everywhere.
In particular, the broken bones also hit several other captives nearby, causing them to fall to the ground seriously injured, covering their torn wounds and screaming heart-wrenchingly.
The scene was so bloody and cruel that even the dark elf nearby showed a surprised expression and glanced sideways.
The drow mistress, who had been looking unhappy just now, immediately put on a playful expression and said jokingly, "Ah! My dear friend.
Didn't you just say you wanted to torture him and get some information?
Why did you suddenly change your mind?
Is it because you don't like his accent?"
"My dear mistress, after careful consideration, I think your idea is correct. These garbage are of no value at all. Death is their only destination."
Erinikas placed one hand on his chest and bowed slightly to show his submission.
Obviously, whether the priest mentioned the elf's name that he had used before or mentioned the Queen of Alistar, it seriously touched his reverse scale, which was why he lost control of his emotions and killed people on the spot.
However, after killing the other party, he quickly regained the rationality and calmness that a legendary wizard should have.
“Remember, Erinikas.
While you provide a very valuable opportunity, we are the ones who have the final say.
I hope you can figure out the situation and stop challenging my authority over and over again.
Otherwise it won’t be so easy to fool around next time.”
After saying that, the mistress turned around and left with the other dark elves, leaving behind only the dying wounded captives and the legendary wizard standing there motionless.
It goes without saying that none of these prisoners, who were seriously injured by the flying bones, could be saved.
Killing them at this time would be a relief.
Therefore, the cruel and bloodthirsty dark elves planned to let the captives die slowly in pain, in order to better please Rose.
After a while, these bleeding surface elves fell to the ground one after another and breathed their last.
There is no doubt that they are not the first victims of Erinikas's ambition to become a god, and they will definitely not be the last.
In other words, the path for mortals to become gods is always paved with the blood, lives, and bones of innocent people.
No matter whether this god is good, evil, or neutral in the end.
After all, the rise of every new god means becoming an enemy of certain gods, and the fights involved in this process will invariably require devout believers to sacrifice their lives and shed their blood.
As for the civilians who may be innocently implicated, the number is even greater.
The fight among the sons of Bhaal for the Blood Throne is the best proof of this.
Looking at the corpses of his former compatriots on the ground, Erinikas, who had long since lost his elf identity and even much of his humanity, was not moved at all, but instead revealed a strong hatred.
He knew that the souls of these dead surface elves had already gone to the kingdom of the elven gods - Avandor.
But he lost this power that every elf is born with when he was exiled and deprived of his elven essence.
Just as Erinikas was feeling furious and was planning to enter Avandor after being deified to question the elven gods why they treated him so cruelly, a familiar figure suddenly fell from the sky with a faint smile on his face.
"My friend, you are really quick.
It wasn't long before they successfully joined forces with the ruling family of Uster Nasa to launch an attack on the settlement and temple of the Wildas Forest Elf.
I think that right now, all the troops in the entire Sodanisla have been mobilized to block the passage connecting to the Underdark, right?
Are you going to start breaking the magic barrier surrounding this tree city and lead the army of summoned, enslaved and controlled monsters to launch a surprise attack? "
"Soth? How did you find me? And how dare you show up in the temple of the spider goddess Rose!"
Erinikas's expression suddenly turned extremely ugly, and all the nerves in his body tensed up instantly.
You know, in order to hide his actions and not be discovered, he has cast a lot of anti-prophecy spells on himself, so theoretically no one should be able to locate him easily.
And actions like this, where someone suddenly appeared out of nowhere in front of him, made him feel quite insecure.
"Okay, relax, I'm not here to cause you any trouble, I just wanted to say hello.
Don't forget, we signed a contract.
So there is a connection between us, and it was not difficult for me to find you.
As for this temple of Lolth...
You may not believe it, but my relationship with her is not as bad as you think."
After saying this, Zuo Si raised his head and winked at the statue behind him whose upper body was a beautiful woman and whose lower body was a big-bellied spider.
However, Erinikas still did not let down his guard and continued to test him, "You came all the way here just to say hello and confirm the progress of my plan?"
Zuo Si smiled and asked, "What else?
Can I still kill you? What's more, what you see now is just a projection, not my real body.
I've been trying to develop some interesting abilities recently, and this projection that only contains a small part of the original body's strength is one of them.
Unfortunately, it seems to be restricted by certain rules, so I can’t use many of my cards and abilities.”
"projection……"
Erinikas understood something instantly, and the expression on his face relaxed a lot.
Obviously, as a unique great devil and lord of hell, it is not surprising that Zuo Si has the ability to create projections.
Not to mention him, even those Hellfire Fiends who have reached a certain level of status, and the Balrog who have become secondary lords in the abyss, basically appear in the form of projections when summoned by believers or worshippers in the material world.
Because the death of the projection will not have any impact on the original body. Even if it is destroyed, it will only disappear temporarily. It is not like the original body entering the material world and being killed, and then having to wait a long time to resurrect in its hometown.
Basically, gaining the ability to create projections means taking one step into the realm of quasi-divine power.
This is the most frequently used ability by many evil lower-dimensional creatures, bar none.
However, Zuo Si ignored these little tricks which he thought were fancy and useless for a long time.
And the projection in front of us is the first one to be developed.
它拥有LV15的创造者等级、LV25的牧师类等级、LV35的法师类职业等级、LV37的天生术士等级，同时继承了本体所有的基础属性。
除此之外还有身为大魔鬼差不多一半的能力、伤害减免、魔法抗性和豁免等。
可旅法师源自于火花的力量却并不能被继承，也无法使用相应的能力。
只要愿意，左思可以同时制造和控制多个投影。
但如果投影的数量超过某个阈值，那么所有投影的能力就会被大幅度的削弱。
简单来说这玩意就有点像是神明为进入物质世界准备的化身，属于大恶魔或者大魔鬼为了统治庞大领地，亦或是与敌人进行多个层面的博弈，最终衍生出来的特殊能力。
最重要的是，这玩意不像化身一样制造起来需要消耗时间与部分自身力量。
即便是不小心中了埋伏被封印起来也不不心疼。
比如说耸立在费伦大陆西海岸火亚龙海湾上的观察者堡垒，守卫之神海姆就用自己的神力囚禁着恶魔王子狄摩高根的一个投影。
可后者压根一点都不在乎。
过了那么多年，也从未尝试过要利用自己在物质世界的影响力，去让那些疯狂的恶魔崇拜者和渴望从自己这里获得禁忌知识、力量的邪恶法师召唤一只恶魔大军将其攻陷。
充其量也就是让投影慢慢腐化那些凡人守卫，然后伺机打破封印逃出去。
确认眼前的左思并非本体后，艾瑞尼卡斯再次开口询问道：“那个被你看好的巴尔之子呢？他在失去神性、神力和一部分灵魂之后，现在的状态如何了？”
“整体上来说还算稳定。
毕竟那可是谋杀之神巴尔用来复活的最后底牌，远比你想象中的更加顽强。
不出意外的话，他最多几天之内就会穿越幽暗地域抵达乌斯特·拿萨。
而这座城市里的黑暗精灵将会成为他和小队内另外两个巴尔之子成长的养料。
最终，你们会在索丹尼斯拉的精灵王庭中相遇，并展开宿命般的对决。
胜利者将夺取失败者的一切，踏上争夺鲜血王座的最后旅途。
怎么样，你对这个剧本还满意吗？”
左思没有任何掩饰，直接把自己下一阶段的安排说了出来。
因为到了这一步根本没有撒谎和欺骗的必要，双方都已经进入了明牌的阶段。
无论发生什么情况，艾瑞尼卡斯都不会再对自己的计划做修改。
他的目标只有一个，那就是索丹尼斯拉的生命之树。
至于阿伯戴尔一行人，则会在左思的安排下紧紧咬着艾瑞尼卡斯的屁股。
所以这场宿命的对决是根本无法避免的。
“哼！难道我还有拒绝和选择的权力吗？”
艾瑞尼卡斯冷哼了一声，紧跟着头也不回的转身离开空荡荡的神殿，消失在黑暗精灵城市的街道上。
为了能让乌斯特·拿萨的黑暗精灵可以全力出动，他在离开之前还需要做一件事情，那就是搞定住在附近洞穴中的一条雌性太古银龙——艾达隆。
要知道后者可是一条活了超过一万年的太古银龙，在黑暗精灵沉降幽暗地域之前就已经存在。
不久之前艾瑞尼卡斯曾经试图猎杀对方，但结果却打了个平手，谁也奈何不了对方，仅仅是让几支黑暗精灵军队安全通过了那条直达地表的隧道。
但是没关系，他现在已经掌握了银龙最致命的弱点。
按照乌斯特·拿萨的历史记载，艾达隆之所以会住在幽暗地域看守通往地表的隧道，是因为她在一万多年前跟某个地表精灵的神祇做了个交易。
当时银龙的配偶被残忍邪恶的黑暗精灵捕捉，然后挖出心脏进行了一场恐怖的黑暗献祭。
而这一举动触怒了精灵诸神，结果被举族驱逐到地下世界，就连神系都因此而分裂成两个相互对立的部分。
其中一位精灵神看艾达隆可怜，同时也担心黑暗精灵未来会反攻地表，因此就跟银龙约定只要能完成守住通道的任务，就满足她一个愿望。
不用问也知道，当时痛失配偶的她会许下什么愿望。
随着艾达隆的年纪越来越大、身体开始不受控制的衰老，终于在不久之前召唤了那位精灵神。
后者履行了自己的承诺，赐予其受孕并产下一枚龙蛋的祝福。
而这枚龙蛋里孕育的，正是她死去配偶的灵魂。
不得不说，这是一个相当感人的爱情故事。
同样也是一个为了能够复活丈夫而心甘情愿承受万年孤独的伟大女性。
只可惜，在内心之中早已变得无比冰冷的艾瑞尼卡斯眼中，这实际上是一个极其致命的弱点。
他甚至无需去对付那条强大难缠的雌性太古银龙，只要把龙蛋偷走，对方立刻就会乖乖就范，连一丁点反抗拒绝的权力都没有。
目送艾瑞尼卡斯的身影彻底消失在视线范围之外，早已知晓一切的左思这才忍不住微微感叹道：“爱情还真是一种可怕的东西呢。
它能让原本冷静理智的艾瑞尼卡斯变得扭曲且疯狂；
同样也能让艾达隆甘愿做出难以想象的牺牲，只为将那种刻骨铭心的记忆与情感重现。
唯一值得庆幸的是，我可能这辈子都不会真的爱上别人，更不会为此去寻死觅活。”
“明智的选择！
相信我，所谓的爱情不过是身体分泌激素与生物繁衍本能交织在一起产生的认知错觉。
它从一开始就不存在，仅仅只是凡人的一厢情愿罢了。
所以我从一开始就将这些无用的东西从黑暗精灵的社会中剔除掉，让他们能够建立起正确的价值观。
唯有力量、权力和不断向上爬的野心，才是在这个残酷世界的立足之本。”
伴随着熟悉的声音，一名拥有无比惊艳美貌的黑暗精灵女性突然凭空出现在空荡荡的神殿内。
她的上半身穿戴打扮和表情，与身后那个巨大的半人半蜘蛛雕像如出一辙。
但凡不是瞎子都能明白，这是蜘蛛女神罗丝降下了一具化身。
毕竟这里是她的圣所，因此刚才发生的一切自然也都瞒不过她的眼睛和耳朵。
左思显然早就预料到了对方的到来，转过身面带微笑的回了一句：“这句话从您的嘴里说出来可是一点也无法令人信服。
毕竟当初在精灵神系还没有分裂的时候，您可是主神科瑞隆的妻子，并且还生育了好几位精灵神。
如果那些书本中的记录没错的话，你们当初可是相当的恩爱呢。
所以您现在的态度其实只不过是遭到抛弃之后的怨恨反应罢了。
而且我可不觉得黑暗精灵的价值观可以被称之为正确。
在这个病态的社会中到处都充斥着谎言和欺骗，甚至就连几岁大的孩子都会被灌输大量的种族主义跟仇恨思想。”
“所以你就去帮我那个不孝的女儿伊莉丝翠？让她的信徒在你的地盘上驻扎下来繁衍生息与我作对？”罗丝气势汹汹的质问道。
“不，不，不，我想您误会了什么。
我所统治的范围仅仅只有地表世界，地下世界发生的一切与我无关。
那些信奉幽暗少女的黑暗精灵只是碰巧在靠近我统治的地方建立了一座地下城市而已。”
左思意味深长的狡辩道。
对于他的这番说辞，罗丝显然连一个标点符号都不相信，冷笑着继续逼问：“那他们加入贸易同盟又怎么说？ 千万别告诉我那些建造城市的材料是凭空冒出来的！ 我可不是傻瓜，同样也不会被你的花言巧语所欺骗。
今天你必须给我一个交代。”
感受着蜘蛛女神那咄咄逼人的架势和姿态，左思不仅一点都不慌，反而仍旧保持微笑，彬彬有礼的解释道：“贸易同盟是一个开放包容的组织。
只要申请对象符合标准、愿意遵守条款，任何人都可以加入。
如果不相信的话，您完全可以让魔索布莱城和脚下这座乌斯特·拿萨城也加入其中。
如此一来，黑暗精灵就能获得地表充足的食物补给，而地表世界也能获得幽暗地域丰富的矿藏资源，可谓是双赢。
怎么样，您要不要试试看？”
伴随着最后一个字脱口而出，左思眼睛里闪烁着无比深邃的光芒。
即便是混乱邪恶的蜘蛛女神在看到后也不由得皱起了眉头。
很显然，用屁股想也知道罗丝绝对不可能允许自己控制下的黑暗精灵城市与地表建立起稳定的贸易。
原因很简单！ 她控制这些黑暗精灵的手段就是靠谎言、欺骗、信息隔绝、扭曲历史、邪恶宗教加持的高压等手段。
听起来是不是觉得很耳熟？
没错！
To some extent, the Dark Elves' psychopathic madness and their irrational hatred for the surface world are strikingly similar to those of certain countries on Earth who also like to tamper with history.
The truth about the Dark Elves' sinking into the Underdark had long been erased forever by the Spider Goddess and her church.
Instead, another fabricated version was used.
In this version, the dark elves are the "victims" who are betrayed and plotted against by the evil surface elves.
From the time they are born to the time they go to various academies to learn combat experience and skills, they are also constantly instilled with this concept by their parents, older brothers and sisters, instructors, and mentors.
Therefore, the dark elves believe that it is natural, reasonable and legal for them to launch revenge killings against the surface elves.
But the problem is that fake is fake after all.
When some dark elves gradually realize that something is wrong as they grow older, or realize that the problem lies with themselves, the strong sense of contradiction and tearing will begin to torture a person's spirit, and make this person go crazy and become more and more unreasonable.
Typically, such outstanding players will take two completely different extreme paths.
One is to hate the surface elves even more, push all the faults and negative things onto the latter, and then continue to live in this sick society with peace of mind.
The other type is to repent, hate their own evil race and bloody hands, and desire to escape from Rose's control.
Drizzt's father Zaknafein is the most typical representative of the latter.
If Rose dared to allow a dark elf city to establish stable and frequent connections with the surface world, then with the trade and cultural exchanges between the two sides, countless deceived dark elves would be exposed to the truth, and then begin to generate rebellious thoughts and consciousness.
The high-pressure rule built around the priestess will become increasingly unstable, and will inevitably decline and perish.
Worse still, the Dark Elves, fed up with the evil goddess, will be given the names of other gods of the surface world.
This means that they are no longer closed to information and can choose other gods as their own beliefs, which will lead to the complete collapse of Rose's monopoly on the dark elves' faith.
"You want to tear apart or even subvert my control over the Dark Elves' faith?"
There was a terrifying light flashing in the Spider Goddess's eyes.
Because this is her bottom line and taboo, and no one is allowed to violate or trample on it, even her own sons and daughters.
Zuo Si calmly shook his head: "No, of course not. I am simply explaining the accusation you just made.
Likewise, I hope you understand that if you really want to make a move on matters of faith, it won’t be something as petty as that.
In fact, your monopoly on the faith of the Dark Elves is not as solid as you think.
After all, a society built on lies, deception and high-pressure rule is like a delicate glass vessel.
Although it looks very beautiful, it is actually very fragile.
Sometimes all it takes is a little push and a lot of interesting things can happen.”
After saying that, Zuo Si raised his hand and poked the black glass bowl on the altar that was used to hold blood or heads with a finger.
The next second...
Bang! The whole bowl fell to the ground and broke into countless pieces.
You don't need to ask to know that this is a naked and undisguised threat and warning.
Zuo Si was conveying a message to the Spider Goddess, that is, he had ways to destroy the current state of the dark elves' faith, and there were more than one way.
So if the other party continues to hold on to this trivial matter of cooperation with Eilistraee, don't blame him for using his ultimate move.
As the saying goes, dignity is only at the edge of the sword, and truth is only within the range of the cannon.
Especially when facing powerful creatures like evil gods who like to be unreasonable, the only way to make them give you the most basic respect is to make them feel wary and fearful.
Why can the ancient evil creatures and the primordial beings allow gods to have an equal dialogue with them? Isn't it because they have the power to hurt or even kill gods to a certain extent?
Although it is still quite difficult for Zuo Si to directly kill a goddess of medium divine power.
But the problem is that he has plenty of ways to undermine the other party's faith foundation, find loopholes in doctrine, and create conflicts of interest, thought and cognition, just like what he is doing to the god of nature, Silvanus.
Of course, this is all thanks to the rule changes made by His Majesty Io, the God above all gods, after the end of the Year of Turbulence.
Otherwise, if you encounter a group of gods that do not need faith to maintain their existence, that would be a real big trouble.
"Threats, intimidation, bluffing, you are really becoming more and more like a devil."
After briefly weighing the pros and cons, Rose finally chose to take the initiative to end the previous topic.
Because she was being forced to participate in the never-ending war with the Eldrazi, she knew very well what kind of damage this young man who called himself a planeswalker could cause after being freed from his restraints.
If looks could kill, then Zuo Si would most likely have been cut into pieces under the Spider Goddess's malicious gaze.
“You should know best whether I am bluffing or not.
Also, thank you for the compliment.
After all, I am now an out-and-out devil, and I will go further down the path of lawful evil in the future.
You descended to the sky to incarnate, didn't you, just for this little insignificant conflict?"
Zuo Si raised his head and looked into the goddess' eyes without hesitation.
The two sides held out for a full minute before Rose took a deep breath and said, "I'm here to negotiate with you on behalf of the Will of the Abyss.
The creatures called the Eldrazi have nearly destroyed all three realms of Graz'zt, draining large tracts of the land and environment of their energy, ultimately reducing them to worthless, pale fragments.
It would do us no good if the war continued.
So it's time for you to stop, seal up these horrific dark void creatures, and resume the bloody battle between demons and devils.
In exchange, he was willing to acquiesce to Hell's occupation and rule of the first few layers of the Abyss.
In addition to this, you may make two additional conditions.”
"Any conditions are acceptable?"
The corners of Zuo Si's mouth rose slightly uncontrollably.
He let the three Eldrazi Titans do whatever they wanted, just for this moment.
Not everyone has the opportunity to reap the benefits of the Abyss Will...