As we all know, the bloody battle between the Abyss and Baator is the ultimate manifestation of the opposition between chaos and order in the entire universe. The deep logical essence behind it far transcends the conflict between good and evil.
But there is a small misunderstanding in this cognition, that is, it ignores the fact that both demons and devils are the most extreme evil camps, and in the middle there is also a so-called neutral Yugoloth who often joins the bloody battle as a mercenary.
The three together constitute the broad conceptual term "evil" in the lower plane.
Moreover, although they fight to the death all day long and wish to completely uproot and destroy each other forever, in fact there is still contact and cooperation between the top leaders.
Among them, the three giants of the abyss, Demogorgon, Orcus, and Graz'zt, as well as some other demon lords, had secretly reached some secret agreements with the devils in order to eliminate their competitors and enemies.
Then they would perform tricks such as "Classic Backstab" or "Friendly Encirclement" on the bloody battlefield.
It would be best if you could kill the target directly.
Even if there is no chance, the size and power of his army must be greatly weakened, and then after returning to the abyss, a siege should be launched to kill or defeat him, or he should be thrown into the most mysterious "Well of Darkness" in the abyss and sealed and imprisoned.
The most powerful and famous six-armed snake demon, Shatari, the lord of Wudra on the 531st floor of the abyss, fell under this conspiracy of cooperation between demons and devils.
Otherwise, with her active performance in the bloody battle and her legendary and terrifying record against the devil's army, if she could continue, she might become the fourth giant in the abyss, on par with Demogorgon, Orcus, and Grazzt.
According to the accurate information obtained from Asmodeus, the participants in this incident included himself and two other ancient unique great devils, plus the three giants of the abyss and four demon lords who occupied an entire level of the abyss.
The luxury of its lineup is simply beyond the imagination of outsiders.
In order to establish a foundation of mutual trust, they even took great risks and met at the junction of Hell and the Abyss. With the Ether Contract as a strong guarantee, they signed this seemingly fragile but actually extremely solid cooperation agreement.
In the face of this force, even the six-armed snake demon queen Shatari was powerless to resist.
By the time she came to her senses and realized that she had been plotted against, she was already trapped in the most terrifying prison in the abyss - the Well of Darkness, unable to escape.
Of course, such incidents were not isolated cases during the long years of bloody battles between demons and devils, but were so numerous that they were impossible to count.
There are more than a dozen or even dozens of unfortunate people still imprisoned in the Well of Darkness.
As for those guys who have died completely and even their names have been forgotten, there are countless of them.
In order to attack the good camp, the demons and devils would occasionally exchange information and launch attacks on the angels and celestial beings in the good camp, so as to maintain the balance between good and evil and prevent continuous bloody battles from causing the evil camp to lose strength and the good camp to become stronger and stronger.
Among them, the Ai Ci Tian tribe, who always like to join and interfere in bloody battles, is the biggest victim of this kind of cooperation.
Whether in the Abyss or Hell, you can always find a considerable number of them who are captured and imprisoned, suffering torture and constantly degenerating.
Therefore, the bloody battle is not just the opposition between order and chaos as outsiders imagine, nor is it simply a fight between evils.
Its internal causes and the interests of all parties involved behind it are extremely complex, and it has long become a battlefield for the gods in the universe and the big guys from all sides to compete with each other.
This is why Asmodeus was tired of the endless bloody battle, but had to let it continue.
In comparison, the ideas of the Three Giants of the Abyss and those powerful demon lords are relatively simple. They just want to use bloody battles to fight dissidents and find a place for their demon army to vent their energy and destructive nature.
Only when demons and devils that are powerful enough to pose a huge threat to the entire universe maintain a brutal war of mutual consumption can the gods feel at ease, and the mortals in the material world can live a stable life and contribute to the faith that maintains their existence.
To put it more seriously, all outer planes dominated by spiritual power may actually be projections of the thinking and consciousness of creatures in the material world.
Therefore, whether allowing the demons to launch a war that sweeps the entire universe, or allowing the demons to continue to corrupt and degenerate, and eventually achieve the ultimate rule of lawful evil, the interests of the outer plane gods who tend to favor other camps will suffer great damage.
Driven by this consensus, the bloody battle naturally cannot be stopped, and must not be stopped.
Even if the demons and devils don't want to fight anymore, the gods and other forces from the outer planes will "help" them to continue fighting through a series of means.
Therefore, how to maintain the scale of a bloody battle and reduce casualties on one's own side has become a very profound science.
Demons who have an overwhelming numerical advantage and whose nature is chaotic and arbitrary naturally do not need to consider these things.
But the devils, especially the big devils at the decision-making level, have been racking their brains over this issue.
The eight demon generals who were specifically responsible for the bloody battles were so worried that all their hair fell out, if they had hair.
As a calm bystander, Zuo Si was obviously very clear about all of this, so he put forward two conditions to the Will of the Abyss through the Spider Goddess Rose.
One is to gain knowledge and power, the other is to control the scale of the bloody battle.
The former has always been what he has been pursuing unswervingly, while the latter is to stabilize one of his most stable sources of energy and base.
Zuo Si knew that Asmodeus had allocated so many resources and power so that the Ninth Level could hold up when the next bloody battle began and ensure the stability of the front line, so as to buy more time to digest the occupied territory, eliminate chaos and establish absolute order.
If the scale of the bloody battle could be controlled at the source, his military burden would be much smaller.
The saved energy can not only be used to upgrade the level of the Planeswalker Spark and a large number of cards, but can also be stored for use as quasi-divine power.
But the interesting thing is that Rose is obviously just a messenger and has no decision-making power.
After receiving the conditions offered by Zuo Si, she returned to the abyss without saying a word.
In this way, the unknown secret deal between the abyss and hell began again.
And this time, even Demogorgon, the demon prince most favored by the will of the abyss, was completely unaware of it.
On the contrary, Zuo Si's projection exceeded its task and left the city of Uster-Nasa directly and came to another huge pit not far away.
You have to know that in the Underdark, pits that are large enough and have clean water sources are often extremely scarce and important living spaces.
Only in such caves can underground cities be built, various edible fungi be planted near water sources, and cattle-like Los beasts be raised.
The milk and meat produced by the latter are the most stable source of protein in the underground world. Leather and bones are also indispensable and important raw materials.
Normally, given the greedy nature of the dark elves, a huge cave so close to the city of Uster-Nasa and with a water source should have been occupied long ago.
But the problem is that the owner of this cave, Aidalon, is not someone they can easily offend.
Without the intervention of the gods themselves, the power possessed by the ancient silver dragon, which has lived for at least ten thousand years, has almost reached the ceiling of "mortal things".
Even though her life was about to end, her physical strength was no longer as strong as before, and her reactions were much slower, but the magical power that had accumulated over the years had become extremely terrifying.
If the dragon's natural spellcasting ability is taken into account, the total level of its arcane spellcasting reaches an astonishing LV56.
Among them, the levels of warlocks and mages have reached LV23, and the remaining LV10 is a self-created legendary advanced profession that can improve the levels of warlocks and mages at the same time.
This is the path that Aidalon has summarized and explored bit by bit over the past ten thousand years, by studying the magical knowledge given to him by the Elf God.
What's more terrifying is that she has mastered many powerful high-elf magics that can bypass the restrictions of the magic network.
During the ten thousand years of guarding this only way to the surface, the silver dragon encountered countless severe challenges, defeated many minions of the spider goddess Rose, and even destroyed one dark elf army after another that tried to kill him, and never let even a single drow pass through alive.
It was obvious that she strictly abided by the agreement she had reached with the elven gods.
It was also because of this that the other party fulfilled Aidalon's wish on the eve of her life.
Even for short-lived humans, having a child in old age will make them ecstatic and they will dote on the child extremely.
What’s more, this is a giant dragon that has lived for ten thousand years and is about to die.
Moreover, this dragon egg gave birth to the lover she had been waiting for for more than ten thousand years.
一想到可以以这种方式重逢，艾达隆内心之中就充满了激动和无法抑制的喜悦。
她对于这枚龙蛋的重视胜过了巢穴中那堆积如山的财宝和自己的生命。
每天只要能够看到龙蛋，脑海中便会涌现出无与伦比的幸福感。
只可惜，银龙显然忽略了当这枚蛋被产下来的时候，原本无懈可击的她就有了一个非常非常非常致命的弱点。
眼下，艾瑞尼卡斯仅仅是耍了一个小花招，就轻而易举拿到了这枚龙蛋。
看到龙蛋被抢，艾达隆立刻像疯了一样冲上去想要发起攻击。
但艾瑞尼卡斯只用了一个动作，就让这条陷入疯狂的太古银龙恢复了理智。
只见他抬起另外一只手释放出骇人的负能量，对准了手中散发出美丽银色光辉的蛋壳，十分干脆的威胁道：“停下！如果敢再靠近一步，这枚蛋就会在负能量的侵蚀下死亡并转化为某种亡灵生物。”
瞬间！
艾达隆停止了前进的脚步，以及手头正在准备中的魔法，瞪着两只愤怒的眼睛厉声呵斥道：“放下我的蛋！立刻！马上！否则我保证会把你连带肉体和灵魂一起撕成碎片！”
“哼！你觉得这种苍白无力的恐吓会对我有用？
赶紧认清楚形式吧，艾达隆。
你的弱点已经被我牢牢地掌握在了手上。
稍后我会把这枚龙蛋交给乌斯特·拿萨第一家族的阿杜勒丝主母保管。
到时候如果你再敢阻止黑暗精灵通过这条隧道前往地表，那么她会做些什么就不言而喻了。
但如果你老老实实呆在这里，她就会在事后把龙蛋归还给你。
怎么样，这个条件还算不错吧？”
艾瑞尼卡斯冷笑着抛出了自己蓄谋已久的提议。
他显然并不打算把宝贵的时间和精力浪费在与这条强大太古银龙的争斗上，迫不及待想要开始着手破解索丹尼斯拉的魔法结界。
所以这次偷窃龙蛋的目标并不是控制和奴役对方，而是为了给乌斯特·拿萨城的黑暗精灵大规模开赴地表世界清除掉最大的阻碍，没必要把局势搞得太僵。
至于那位阿杜勒丝主母是否会在一切结束之后归还龙蛋，还是将其作为祭品杀死、污染，那就跟艾瑞尼卡斯没有半点关系了。
反正在他眼中，这些黑暗精灵盟友本质上不过是一群用来吸引索丹尼斯拉军队注意力的炮灰。
即便阿杜勒丝主母将龙蛋献祭，最终引来艾达隆疯狂的报复，导致乌斯特·拿萨城彻底遭到毁灭，那也是黑暗精灵自己作死，怨不得旁人。
到时候艾瑞尼卡斯早就杀进去开始汲取生命之树的力量。
如果成功了，他会凌驾于众生之上，自然无需害怕一个连神性和神力都没有的凡物；
如果失败了，不管是生命还是灵魂都会丢掉，也不用考虑可能会因此而遭到太古银龙的报复。
总而言之，稳住艾达隆并使其被迫保持中立才是艾瑞尼卡斯想要得到的结果。
“我怎么知道你和那些邪恶嗜血的卓尔会遵守承诺？”
艾达隆强忍着愤怒、紧张和焦虑混杂在一起的情绪质问。
艾瑞尼卡斯不动声色的回答：“很简单！ 你所拥有的力量就是最好的保证。
想想看，要是我们伤害了这枚龙蛋将面临什么样的后果？ 你又会对伤害龙蛋的仇敌发起怎样的报复？ 所以这枚龙蛋实际上就相当于一个保证。
保证不管是我们还是你都必须遵守协议，不然就要面临非常严重的后果跟代价。”
“我需要在这枚龙蛋上施加一个法术，保证它的健康状态可以被随时感知到。”
艾达隆在犹豫挣扎了片刻之后，终于还是选择低头并开出一个交换条件。
因为她无法承受失去龙蛋所带来的巨大痛苦。
毕竟一旦失去这枚蛋，那么长达一万年的牺牲与付出乃至自己的生命，都会变得毫无意义。
“成交！”
艾瑞尼卡斯连想都没想便答应下来。
很快，便随着一阵低沉的魔法吟唱声，一个强大的追踪和感知魔法就这样被加持到了龙蛋上。
在达成目的之后，他连一秒钟都没有停留，直接带着龙蛋施展传送魔法消失在原地，只留下银龙趴在自己的巢穴中无助的疯狂咆哮、嘶吼、哭泣……
那恐怖的声音沿着深邃的洞穴一直在幽暗地域中传出了非常遥远的距离。
不少听到这个声音的怪物和其他地底世界居民都纷纷浮现出惊恐万分的表情。
一名善良的地底侏儒甚至大老远跑过来，试图询问这位帮助过自己族群的太古银龙究竟发生了什么，结果还没等开口便被一阵狂风吹了出去。
情绪失控陷入深深自责的艾达隆，这会儿显然并不想见任何人，而是疯狂的追踪龙蛋位置、反复确认它的健康状态。
大概过了半个小时左右，当她的心情渐渐平息、理智重新恢复，躲在角落里看了半天好戏的左思这次缓缓地从黑暗中走出来，面带微笑的问候道：“日安，女士。我想你现在一定非常渴望能够夺回那枚属于自己的龙蛋，对吗？我这里刚好有一个提议，不知道你是否感兴趣。”
“你是谁？！”
银龙猛然间抬起头满脸都是警惕之色。
毕竟这里可是她经营了上万年的巢穴，周围布满了各种陷阱和魔法警报。
除非是像艾瑞尼卡斯那种实力强大的传奇法师，否则其他人只要靠近就很难不被发现。
“我是谁并不重要。
重要的是我可以帮助你夺回龙蛋。
但代价是你必须与我签订一份小小的契约。
毕竟任何事情都需要付出代价，不是吗？ 而且我可以向你保证，贪得无厌的阿杜勒丝主母绝对不会如约归还龙蛋。
她只会将龙蛋作为筹码，召唤那些强大的次级恶魔领主来帮助自己对地表世界发起进攻，彻底摧毁维尔达斯森林中的精灵王国。
另外，我觉得永远不要相信恶魔和黑暗精灵给出的承诺应该是一种常识。
如果你把希望寄托在这上边，最终得到的只有一场悲剧。”
左思故作好心的替眼前这条明显关心则乱的银龙做了一番理性的分析。
不过这并不能掩盖他打算趁虚而入的小心思。
但艾达隆显然不是那种会被随随便便欺骗的傻龙，立刻通过超魔技巧——法术默发释放了好几个侦测性的法术，想要搞清楚左思的身份。
只可惜，虽然她的动作十分隐蔽，但却并没有逃过后者的感知。
同为“老阴比”中的一员，左思可是长年保持着大量反侦测法术，其大魔鬼和类神力的特性在这方面也有很强的抵抗力。
最终忙活了半天，银龙连个阵营都没能侦测出来，仅得到了大量似是而非令人摸不着头脑的隐晦信息片段。
如果换成是其他施法者，怕是早就被这些毫无用处的信息给搞晕头了。
可拥有超过万年寿命的艾达隆却敏锐的意识到，能拥有如此严密针对预言系魔法的防护，其本身就在宣告自己大有来头，实力更是深不可测。
短暂的试探结束后，她这才开口试探道：“你想要从我这里得到什么？”
左思笑着伸出一根手指轻轻摇了摇：“不，不，不，不是我要从你这里得到什么，而是你需要付出怎样的代价来夺回那颗龙蛋。
这是一次非常明确且你情我愿的交易。
最重要的是，你无需给予我任何信任。
因为所有的一切都明明白白的写在契约中，无论我们是否愿意都必须严格按照上边的条款履行。
当然，如果你愿意的话还可以在里边加上一些其他额外的内容。”
“不可违背的契约？你是个魔鬼！”
艾达隆瞳孔骤然放大，原本警惕的表情瞬间变成了赤裸裸毫不掩饰的敌意。
估计在崇尚善良的她看来，恶魔和魔鬼并无本质上的区别，都是来自下层位面极度邪恶的生物。
但左思对这种态度却并不介意，反而摆出一副“我是为你好”的架势辩解道：“魔鬼怎么了？ 既然你能准确的叫出这个称呼，应该就知道我们的契约在整个宇宙中都鼎鼎大名。
只要签署过就一定会严格遵守。
也就是说，一旦你跟我签订了契约，我就必然会帮助你夺取龙蛋。
否则交易的前提条件便不复存在，你也无需为此支付任何代价。
Besides, besides me, can you find another reliable person to complete this nearly impossible task? Do you dare to gamble the safety of the dragon egg on the credit of the dark elves?
Are you sure you can bear the despair and pain after failure?
So I am your only choice and also your last choice.
No risk is needed, no action is required.”
Faced with this series of clear, logical and persuasive words, Aidalon couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
As a legendary spellcaster, she certainly knew that demons were the most contract-abiding race in the entire universe.
In order to ensure that every contract is strictly enforced, a special court is even set up in Baator Hell to judge those controversial clauses.
Any mortal who has signed a contract can file an application for arbitration with the court if he or she believes that he or she has been treated unfairly.
The devils in charge of the court will then arrange a time for the trial and make a final judgment.
Although the trial process may be slightly different from that of the courts in the mortal world, for example, one of the most famous snake demon judges liked to eat fools who lied and gave false testimony in court to warn other witnesses and establish his own authority.
But it is undeniable that this court has almost achieved absolute justice in the true sense and will not favor the devil at all.
But the problem is that Aidalon also knows that the price of the devil's contract usually only requires one thing, and that is the soul of the signer.
Anyone who knows how Baator deals with souls will definitely not be willing to sell his or her soul to the devil unless he or she is desperate.
Now she faces a dilemma.
Is your own soul important?
Or is it more important that the lover who has waited and sacrificed for ten thousand years just to be able to meet again and see each other?
Plop! Plop! Plop! At this fateful moment, Yin Long felt his heartbeat speeding up, staring at Zuo Si in front of him.
After several minutes, her strong longing for her lover gradually gained the upper hand in the ideological struggle, and she sighed with a wry smile on her face: "Okay, you win, devil.
Let us sign a contract to sell our souls.
However, a few more rules need to be added to ensure that the egg can hatch successfully and grow healthily no matter what happens.
And I want to know your detailed plan."
"No problem! I have prepared a framework of the contract in advance. Let's discuss and modify the rest one by one."
As he said this, Zuo Si's mouth corners slightly raised in a meaningful smile.
You have to know that this is an ancient silver dragon that has lived for more than 10,000 years. The value of its soul cannot be measured by money at all.
What's more, once this contract is signed, he will get not only Aidalon's soul, but also the male silver dragon that has not yet hatched in the dragon egg.
After all, the wife has already paid so much, and as a husband, after learning the truth, wouldn't he do everything he can to save the former's soul? So these two silver dragons are bound together.
Once you get one of them, the other one will be in your pocket sooner or later.
And because Aidalon had lived in isolation and solitude in the underground world for 10,000 years, all of her and her spouse's former friends and relatives were long gone, leaving only their unswerving feelings for each other.
Zuo Si can use this to threaten the hatched dragons to work for him from the beginning, and then slowly corrupt and degenerate into a member of the evil camp.
In short, there are too many tricks that can be used on these two silver dragons.
…
At the same time, far in the deepest part of the Abyss, there is a level that most demons have never known to set foot on.
It is the place in the entire universe that best reveals its chaotic and disordered side, second only to the Chaos Sea.
There is no light here, nor is there any time, space, matter or other common sense concepts.
It seems that everything exists between the possibility of illusion and reality.
Even a crazy demon would become insane if he stayed here for a long time, and would keep uttering incomprehensible gibberish.
Even the most powerful gods don’t know what is here, and few gods dare to come in and find out.
But if you think there is nothing here, you are wrong.
Because anyone who thinks this way will, without exception, suddenly encounter an unknown creature with a pair of huge blood-red eyes while walking.
Then everything went dark and he knew nothing.
To some extent, the bottom of the abyss is like the giant snake canyon on the tenth level of Baator Hell, full of mystery and unknown. There are no relevant records that can stand up to scrutiny, only various creepy speculations.
But today, it welcomed a special visitor, Rose, the spider goddess from the deep pit magic web on the 66th layer of the abyss.
The evil goddess had transformed into a half-human, half-spider creature. She was extremely nervous and alert, and moved carefully, counting the distance and steps.
Of course, all this was done in pitch darkness, absolutely invisible to outsiders.
Since she had no concept of time, she had no idea how much time had passed. She only relied on divine power and divinity to maintain her sanity and clarity of mind, and to avoid being affected by the terrifying chaotic forces that were everywhere around her.
When she stopped, Rose took a deep breath, opened her mouth and called out in a low voice: "Ulgashek, I'm here."
As the last word came out of his mouth, a suffocating force began to gather here like a tide.
The astonishing power caused even a goddess of medium power to tremble involuntarily, her eyes revealing intense fear and awe.
Because she knew that the will of the abyss was about to come.
In front of it, even her invincible ex-husband, the elven god Corellon, had to retreat.
Soon, a pair of huge blood-red eyes appeared in the dark sky, looking down at the Spider Goddess.
The owner of the eyes asked through a method similar to a telepathic link, but obviously more advanced and able to easily penetrate divine protection: "How is it, did he agree to seal the three extremely dangerous Eldrazi Titans who are madly absorbing energy?"
"Yes, he agreed. But the exchange condition is the knowledge, secrets and power of the Abyss, as well as the control of the scale of the future bloody war."
Rose bowed down to show respect and obedience to the supreme will of the abyss.
After all, even Demogorgon, the so-called most powerful demon prince, is nothing more than an ant in front of this person who can be crushed to death, resurrected, crushed to death again, and resurrected again at any time.
But he couldn't even beat Demogorgon in a head-on confrontation.
If she had not received the signal from the Will of the Abyss by chance, it would never have been her turn to step forward in such matters.
"Want to gain the knowledge, power, and secrets of the Abyss?
What a big appetite! Isn't this little guy afraid that he will be swallowed by the darkness, distortion and evil contained in it? You know, even the most powerful Obyris Demon Lord who briefly unified the Abyss, the Queen of Chaos, couldn't bear it. "
The will of the abyss called Urgashek did not become furious because of Zuo Si Lion's big mouth, but instead revealed a strong curiosity.
Although in the eyes of outsiders, it should be as irritable, angry, impulsive, and full of destructive and destructive tendencies like a devil.
But now the performance is completely the opposite.
Rose shook her head slightly: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't be clear about this.
But he claims to be a planeswalker, with the ability to break all spatial barriers and travel between different planes, time and space, and even the universe, and even enter a subspace called the Dark Void.
Even the incarnations of the gods could not survive there for more than a minute.
So I think he might be confident in making such a request.”
"Can it break all spatial barriers?"
There was suddenly a slight ups and downs in Urgashek's calm voice.
Although it was very, very faint, Rose still keenly sensed it and responded without hesitation: "Yes. He has demonstrated his ability in front of the gods of Toril more than once, there is no doubt about that."
"Planeswalker? Interesting! Since you want the knowledge, power, and secrets of the Abyss, I'll give it to you."
As he spoke, Urgashek manipulated the enormous energy from the deepest part of the Abyss and created a book out of thin air that emitted a mixture of black and red mist.
Rose subconsciously reached out to take it, but the moment her fingers touched the cover, she immediately felt a stabbing and burning pain that went straight to her soul, and she couldn't help but let out a scream.
"ah!!!!!!!!"
She immediately loosened her fingers and stepped back, only to find that the skin, muscles and bones where she had just touched were completely burned away, leaving only a void and nothingness.
What was even more terrifying was that the stinging and burning sensation had not disappeared, but continued to erode the essence of the god.
Fortunately, this situation did not last long and disappeared completely after a while.
"What on earth is this?"
The Spider Goddess asked with lingering fear.
“It records the origin of the Abyss, as well as the knowledge and mysteries that the gods call taboo, and is also a partial carrier of the essence of the Abyss.
As a god who relies on faith to sustain his existence, this book is like the deadly poison to you.
Not to mention opening it and reading it, even touching it would cause unimaginable harm.
So do not try to gain anything from it, because you will die as a result, just like many gods who have been infected by the essence of the abyss.
In fact I don't think that crazy young man called Soth is qualified to open it.
But there's no harm in trying.
If Soth really survived all of this, it would mean he was the man I had been looking for.
As for such a small matter as controlling the scale of the bloody battle, just agree to it directly."
As the last word came out of his mouth, Urgashek dropped a piece of black silk woven from an unknown material to wrap up the book floating in the air.
Then the huge blood-red eyes in the sky disappeared completely.
Rose caught the heavy book that fell, her eyes revealing an unconcealable look of horror.
similar……
This was the first word she heard when she unexpectedly received the signal from the Will of the Abyss. To this day, she still hasn't truly understood the meaning behind it.
In other words, the Spider Goddess does not believe that there is a second existence in the universe that can be compared with the Will of the Abyss.
Even the singularity that represents the will of the mechanical realm has never possessed such unfathomable wisdom and power as the will of the abyss. It is more like a ruthless machine that strictly follows the program.
What's more, Singularity was once killed by Orcus using the Word of Doom.
And his doomsday mantra was most likely given by the will of the abyss.
But now, Urgashek actually thought that Zuo Si was of the same kind as himself. Although it was only a possibility, it was enough to stir up huge waves in Ross's heart.
For the first time, she was so eager to open the book in her hand and find out the origin of the abyss.
Was it Urgashek that gave rise to the Abyss, or was it the birth of the Abyss that gave rise to Urgashek?
Why did the Will of the Abyss create the race of demons?
What unknown secrets are hidden behind it? Undoubtedly, the mystery of the abyss and its plane will is the least known part of the entire multiverse.
Because its existence is older than almost all existing gods.
But unfortunately, the only thing Rose knows now is that the name of the Will of the Abyss is Urgashek, and it is looking for its own kind everywhere.
But even so, she is still much stronger than those demon lords who know nothing about this.
With countless questions in mind, the Spider Goddess picked up the book wrapped in black silk and embarked on the return journey.
The next thing to do is to find a way to safely deliver the book to Zuo Si.
This is not an easy thing to do.
At least she didn't think that His Majesty Io, the Supreme God of Toril, would allow such a dangerous thing to enter the crystal wall he created.
The destructive power of this thing far exceeds that of any known evil artifact.
Compared to the devastating disaster it could cause, the Crystal Shard Crenshinibon is just a cute, harmless squirrel on the side of the road.
Only the most ancient and terrible of evils can rival it.
Therefore, the delivery location must not be in the continent of Faerun in Toril, nor somewhere in the outer planes, as that might attract the attention of too many potential enemies and ultimately lead to a series of serious consequences.
For example, if a transaction is conducted in the Abyss, other demon lords will rush over like crazy as soon as they realize there is a book containing the secrets, knowledge, and power of the Abyss.
Similarly, Asmodeus is definitely involved in any transaction in Hell.
Other outer planes may be interfered with or even destroyed by the elven gods.
Ever since the split of the pantheon, the elven god Corellon has been keeping a close eye on his "ex-wife".
Just as Rose was worrying about choosing a safe place to trade, Zuo Si, who was in the Mage Tower of Athkatra, was carefully fiddling with the Pain Gem he had just obtained not long ago, and carefully embedding it into the artifact that Bane had given him - the Tyrant Iron Fist Gloves.
This is obviously a job that requires extremely advanced skills in making artifacts. Any carelessness or accident will result in the complete destruction of an artifact and a gem whose value cannot be measured in money.
Just look at Sancho and Imoen who are standing nearby, concentrating so hard that they even stop breathing, and you will know what this level of artifact manufacturing process means to a wizard.
The moment the gem was successfully embedded in the groove on the back of the hand, an invisible force field was suddenly released from the glove.
The next second...
Boom!!!! Everything in the workshop was torn to pieces by this extremely terrifying force.
Even the table, which was made of refined gold and reinforced with countless magical powers, and was strong enough to withstand the direct impact of seventh-ring and above transmutation magic, was directly transformed into countless metal particles the size of rice grains in the face of this impact.
Fortunately, this wizard tower is a living creature with independent will and thinking. It immediately released a large number of targeted force field protection spells to block the two little guys.
After the shock wave passed, everything in the workshop that could be destroyed was destroyed except for three living people and the iron gloves that were put back on their hands.
But this was obviously not a big deal for Zuo Si.
He waved his fingers lightly and cast a small-scale time-reversal magic to restore everything that had been destroyed to its original state.
"Damn it! Teacher, you almost killed us just now!"
After recovering from the brief shock, Sancho couldn't help but complain wildly.
Although this was not the first time, there were at least seven or eight times before when he was nearly blown to death, burned to death, electrocuted, or swallowed by chaotic magic storms while conducting magic experiments.
But whenever he recalled these nightmare-level disasters, he would still shiver uncontrollably, and even those vicious enemies would become "kind-hearted".
At least in the boy's opinion, the threat and damage these enemies could cause to him were far less than the former ones.
"Isn't he still dead?
What's more, even if you die, you can be resurrected with your own strength, so what is there to be afraid of?
I've died so many times anyway, it doesn't matter if I die once or twice."
Zuo Si raised his head and glanced at his disciples with an indifferent expression on his face. He didn't think there was anything wrong with the situation just now.
Hearing this, Sancho immediately glared at him, and his eyes clearly said, "Is this what you call human language?"
It was a pity that Zuo Si did not react at all. Instead, he fiddled with his upgraded iron gloves and said bluntly: "If I were you, I would not waste time here at this moment, but go and make the final preparations.
In two hours, you will travel to the Underdark in pursuit of Erinikas.
This is a thrilling journey.
The enemies you have to face are no longer small-scale fights, but powerful and evil dark elves, terrifying beholders, mind flayers, and shark-like murlocs that can eat anything.
Oh, and by the way, be careful when entering the Dark Elf city.
If you are accidentally exposed, you will be besieged by tens of thousands of dark elves and their slave armies throughout the city..."
(End of this chapter)