Chapter 104 He Will Bring Pain to the World
One of the three territories with mineral veins that Amberxiu had previously studied was the Duke of Skinning, who worshipped the goddess of pain, Lovita.
The Duke of Flayed, this title is considered to be extremely noble among the nearby lords.
This duke did not claim to be a duke himself, but was indeed an ancient family that had been passed down for hundreds of years, but they had previously lived in a small principality. This country had a small population, but the entire nation believed in the goddess of pain.
This is an ambitious and aggressive goddess, which shows what the atmosphere of this country is like.
Later, this country was destroyed by Ryan.
The Skinned Dukes came to the Alchemy City with their property and a small number of family members, bought a piece of territory, and still called themselves the Duke.
The City of Alchemy had no objection to this, because they believed that knowledge was above all else. The title of nobility was not as important to them as the signature on a paper, and the nobility did not have many privileges.
In the Alchemy City, you will only see nobles bowing and kneeling to scholars. Etiquette and rules between nobles? It doesn't matter, you can play by yourselves. Anyway, the laws of the Alchemy City will not involve these.
So the Duke of Flayed may sound nice, but in reality it only works in his own territory.
However, this generation of the Duke of Flaying was also very hardworking and tried his best to adapt to the atmosphere of the Alchemy City, and established a fairly complete alchemy industry within the family. The alchemy potions produced by the Flaying Family were those that pursued extreme pain and extreme pleasure. The sales volume was not very good, but there was still a market among certain special groups of people.
But the Alchemy City was gone just like that, and suddenly the country entered a state of war.
The day the Duke of Flaying learned that the Alchemy City had disappeared, he knelt in front of the statue of Lovita and whipped himself hundreds of times, as if he had skinned himself, and knelt in front of the statue in blood and prayed.
This painful torture allowed him to see Lovita's smile. The injuries on her body recovered quickly and she looked several years younger.
The Duke of Flaying understood that this was a sign from the gods, telling him that the time had come for the Flaying family to rise.
So the Flayers were different from other great lords, they took the initiative from the beginning.
Led by the daughter of the Duke of Skinning, the Bloody Slave Corps soon achieved brilliant results. The long-term peace meant that the territories outside the Alchemy City had no sense of crisis.
After all, this alchemy city is so big, and the magic puppets inside are enough to sweep away everything.
Why do you keep so many soldiers? Lots of money?
Small bandits can be solved by hiring a few adventurers. As for large-scale crises, like the previous Warcraft war, the Alchemy City will naturally take action to resolve everything.
No one expected that one day, all of a sudden, this powerful kingdom would collapse. All the lords, big and small, were at a loss as to what to do. Only after they calmed down did they start to think about how to protect themselves.
At this time, the people of the Skinning Family came with their bloody slave army.
Slaves controlled by divine magic are extremely powerful and fearless. The more serious the injury, the crazier they become.
Wherever these bloody beasts went, no one could resist them.
The pain caused by these beasts became a sacrifice to Loviatar, and then this god who pursued pain granted the Flayed Family more gifts, and even allowed a paladin to appear in their family.
This may not be accurate enough, but paladins are not exclusive to the Lord of Dawn.
It is said that even evil people have their saviors, and devout believers who believe in evil are also another kind of saints in the eyes of their peers.
Theoretically, any god can bless believers and create their own paladins. Even someone can become a paladin without believing in any god, but just firmly following a certain oath.
But in general, the followers under the command of the gods of this evil camp have a special name - evil warriors, also known as unclean holy warriors.
The title is not important, but the evil warrior is as powerful as the holy warrior and can also use the "Holy Slash". However, the effect of the Holy Slash will be different depending on the god he believes in.
Bella Trix, the daughter of the Flayed Duke, was lucky enough to become an evil warrior.
This seemed more like destiny, as if the Flayers were destined to rise.
But this feeling of smooth sailing did not last long. In just a few days, the Skinning family suffered a heavy blow.
The Duke's daughter, who had been out looting with a bloody army of slaves, suddenly returned home covered in wounds and fell into a coma before she could even say a word.
The evil warrior who had just been blessed was seriously injured. If she had not been sent to the statue in time and sacrificed with a large number of slaves, she would probably not have survived.
After recovering, Bella Trix told the Flayed Duke about her experience, which made the bloody and cruel lord feel terrified.
His own daughter was promoted to an evil warrior, leading hundreds of bloody slave legions, but she couldn't even block a single spell from the opponent.
If this lich comes to them, they won’t be able to stop him.
After worrying for most of the day, the Duke of Skinning could only continue to beat himself, hoping to get the revelation of the gods. Sometimes, it must be said that the god Lovita is easy to talk to. You don't need any precious things to offer her sacrifices. As long as you can bear the pain and torture yourself severely, you can naturally get her gift.
It doesn't matter if you get hurt. Pain is the source of strength. As long as you don't die, then torture yourself to death.
Unlike a great and glorious god like the Lord of Dawn, you must not only follow his teachings, do good deeds, uphold justice, and sacrifice yourself for others, but you must also give up many selfish desires and continue to learn and improve in literature and art, so that you can become a holy warrior.
In this comparison, the cost-effectiveness of believing in the goddess Lovita is extremely high.
After the Duke of Flayed had himself beaten and his limbs broken, he actually received another hint from Lovita.
But this oracle dumbfounded the Duke of Flayed, he couldn't even believe his ears and eyes.
Because what this goddess means is: "Follow him, he will bring pain to the world."
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The Skinned Duke was afraid that he had heard it wrong, so he quickly brought his daughter Bella, who had recovered, to the statue, hoping that this evil warrior favored by the gods would help him confirm it.
The end result is still the same, the goddess's metaphor is that following this lich will bring more pain to the world.
Of course, this is not a mandatory oracle, but more like a prophecy.
The gods have already told you what the future will be like, and you can believe it or not. If the Duke of Skinning refuses to believe in evil and insists on fighting this lich, Lovita will be happy to see it happen, whether it is her own believers or others, whoever in this world suffers is fine.
The Duke of Flayed, covered in blood, stood before the statue and said to his daughter, "Bella, what do you think?"
Bella Trix had taken off her heavy armor of thorns and was only wearing a pure white dress. She should have been a beautiful noble lady, but her exposed skin was covered with dense scars, so that her original appearance could not be seen at all.
Hearing her father's question, Bella Trix also frowned deeply.
She had just sworn to make that lich suffer the pain of retribution a hundredfold, but now she was going to join the other side before she even started to retaliate?
This is the dilemma that only believers of the evil camp would have. If it were the holy knights of the Ryan Empire, when they heard the Lord of Dawn ask them to join a lich, they would start packing their bags and prepare to move that day.
Bella Trix considered herself a devout believer, otherwise she would not have made herself into this state.
But believing in the truth of pain doesn't mean she doesn't have greater ambitions. The goddess' oracle doesn't seem to be so clear. Is there still room for choice?
"Father, maybe we don't have to make a decision right now. Since the goddess said he would bring pain to the world, let's wait for a while. Now is a chaotic period, and he may not come to us right away. We will not seek revenge for the time being, and expand our territory according to the original plan. When he really comes to our door and we can't resist, it will still be time for us to surrender to him."
Bellatrix's suggestion was not simply a way of giving up. The goddess's metaphor was vague, saying that the lich could bring pain to the world, but who knew what the pain would be. What if the lich caused pain by sacrificing itself? The Duke of Flayed also thought that this approach was safer. At worst, he could surrender when the lich came to his door. There was no rule in Loviatar's doctrine that forbids surrender. On the contrary, Loviatar strongly supported bullying the weak and surrendering to the strong. Becoming a stepping stone for the strong was a very consistent behavior in the doctrine.
"Okay, let's stick to the previous plan for now. How is your recovery?" The Skinned Duke said to his daughter.
Bella Trix clenched her fists and said, "It's almost done. I can go out again."
The blessing of Loviata gave Bellatrix a very powerful recovery ability. With the effects of alchemical potions and healing spells, her injuries have healed and she can exert the power of an evil warrior again at any time.
The Duke of Skinning said quickly: "Okay, then don't delay. Every day that passes, the territory of this land will undergo drastic changes. We must expand as soon as possible and capture more slaves."
The Skinners have the magic to control people's minds and can transform people into crazy bloody slaves in a short period of time, so snowballing is the most correct way. Continuous plundering and conquest is the most efficient way for them.
Bella Trix nodded and was about to put on the heavy armor of thorns, but she saw a servant running over in a hurry to report.
"Your Excellency the Duke, the mining area has been invaded, and the soldiers responsible for guarding the mine have been defeated."
Bella Trix showed a hideous smile and said in a cruel tone: "Great, I just need someone to vent my anger. No matter who it is, I will peel off his flesh and offer it to the goddess of pain."
(End of this chapter)