"So? Have you died once?" Maranur asked in disbelief as he looked at his brother sitting across the long table.
"Yes, fortunately, the magical subspace made me alive again." Darkus leaned on the chair and shrugged with his hands spread out. His attitude was calm and relaxed, as if he was not the one who died. , but someone else.
Maranur shook his head and said nothing. Although what his brother told him was a bit bizarre, he did not think it was false, because he did have a different feeling in his heart at the moment before, and that kind of It feels strange and special. And he knew his brother well, and he didn't give any advice. He knew that next time this happened again, his brother would still go, even though he usually said no, no, no.
"Is there any news about the former guardian here?" Maranur thought of something and looked at Talos who was half lying across from the golden pool. After a while, he continued to ask.
Darkus frowned and shook his head. He felt that this matter was a bit tricky. He didn't have a good idea, and he still didn't know where Aiwan's soul was.
After being refreshed by Lilith at the Guest Fountain, the team arrived at the Golden Pond with the help of the dragon lizard. In Darkus' opinion, it is the best way to bring the team to the Golden Pond. Although the Golden Pond is not like before, the re-accumulated Wind of Ji Lun can also play some role, and the companions still carry various viruses. It needs to be isolated from the plague, and it is best to stay in Jinchi.
When the team arrived at the Golden Pond, the first person to arrive was Talos's father, Lord Gallen Stella Cloudwalker of the Shower Area. It had been two months since the team entered the fissure in Amanveer. There was no reason for him not to know. What his son did. His heart was full of torment and anxiety like the elves who stayed outside and did not enter the rift. After confirming that nothing happened to the team, he thanked Darkus from the bottom of his heart, and then brought A lot of supplies.
Two days later, the lord of the Sun Zone, Ms. Delina of the Malverick family, also came to express her condolences on behalf of Queen Marist, who was temporarily unable to leave.
In these two months, a lot of things happened, as Darkus thought, and they were all major events that could be recorded on the chronology. Queen Marist has been dealing with politics in Cole Immamore. business, no time to be distracted.
Afterwards, Darkus' brother Maranur also came from the Frostfall area. By the time Maranur arrived, it had been a week, or eight days, since he returned from the subspace. He is currently chatting with Maranur who is sitting across from him at a long table to ensure something. The Enils who patrolled the Valley of Despair were kept by him because of their contact with him. Come down and take care of the incapacitated members of the team.
From Maranur's mouth, Darkus learned a lot of news. For example, the news of his return spread throughout Lauren Loren in just one week. Unlike before, he now has a real meaning. On the rise to fame, Lauren Loren is, after all, Enil's home, unlike on a diplomatic and political level. His deeds in the Golden Pond and this journey to the rift made him a hero in Lauren Loren, a hero like Aenarion. It is extremely difficult to stand shoulder to shoulder with Aenarion in elven society. After all, Aenarion's legendary deeds lie there.
Now, the bards of Tal Litanel are singing about Dax's experience in the rift through imagination and imagination. Although the content is imagination, it does not affect the Aenir. Liked and sought after.
Maranur jokingly said that maybe it won’t be long before the Golden Pond becomes lively as never before, and Anil from all Lauren Loren regions will come to pay their respects to Darkus.
In addition, Prince Deslyn, who had the blood of Aenarion, died... Due to the absence of Lindyalok, Maranur gathered the remaining Sons of Asuryan. After discussing with Marest, who had received the news and came with a large army, Maranul let these sons of Asuryan serve as cannon fodder, in the name of atonement for the crimes they had committed before.
After being made a fuss by the running team, Sulimbao's own strength dropped sharply. Before they could recover, they could not withstand the attack of the elven army at all. Those sons of Asuryan held long-handled battle axes and Enil war blades like crazy and acted as the vanguard, launching attacks on any movable targets. The attack defeated the defense of Sulimburg in one wave, and then...
Skogholm, located south of Sulimburg, also met a tragic end. Under the dual offensive of Gray Eye Fever and Elves, it could not be organized effectively. counterattack, the dwarves entrenched there did not even have the time to compile a book of hatred. They were directly slaughtered by the elven coalition under the instructions of Maranur and Marist.
After that, Maranur led the troops north to join Marist's troops. Except for Skoglag in the Sun Zone, which was preserved, all other human villages were cleared away, and those human villagers brought ailing bodies with them. With the few luggage and the family, we headed east along the Imperial Highway to Zeleborn.
Queen Marist's thoughts are known to everyone. She wants to take this opportunity to tear up the Treaty of Leaves signed by her grandmother. And after she learned about the trade agreement signed between Lindyalok and Dax, she decided to go to Mara. Noor's subordinates agreed to attack Hagendorf, which is located at the mouth of the Demster River.
At the same time, Oswald, the president of the Northland Forest Guild, was also caught while escaping to Zeleborn in disguise. As Darkus and Marist had judged before, he was indeed has a problem. Under Druch's warm hospitality, he told everything in detail about what happened before. Through his confession, the elves obtained a lot of information.
For example, four years before the outbreak of gray eye fever, Oswald was infected with gray eye fever. According to his description, Maranur judged that the culprit of his infection was the disease carrier that could transform into a gold and silver tree. He begged all the gods for mercy, but in the end only his loving father responded to him. As a result he suffered from anemia and developed patches of bald patches on the back of his head, which he covered with a wide, ornate hat.
After that, Oswald, who was favored by Nurgle, began to engage in activities to spread the plague. He showed his outstanding talent for incitement, inciting the hatred of the humans living in the Frostfall area against the elves, secretly poisoning the dwarves in the Frostfall area and inciting hatred against the elves. hatred, and cooperated with the forest goblins entrenched in Ord Todved through gold and negotiation.
Compared with all these things, things in Westrup were not so far-fetched, with Oswald's lumberyard, beehives and breweries there. It is run by a couple who worship Nurgle, but think that Nurgle is just the "Father of Honey" and that honey is a sacred gift. It turned out that the couple and the cult group that the team encountered that night were the same type of people, both mutants. However, the couple believed in Nurgle, while the group that wanted to take over the tavern believed in Tzeentch.
The hives harbor plague-carrying Nurglings, and those who drink the brewery's wine will be infected with Gray Eye Fever.
Maranur discovered that Marist actually wanted to maintain friendly relations with humans. Similarly, the rulers of Nordland in the past generations also tried their best to promise alliances while clumsily pursuing their own interests.
Ever since the first human tribes came to settle outside Lauren Loren, the Aenir have watched the changing fortunes of their primitive neighbors with vigilance but also noble tolerance. Queens of Lauren Loren know that these simple creatures can be frustrating, but they can also see the great achievements of mankind, as Lauren Loren's inseparable shared history with Nordland proves.
Since the Treaty of Leaf agreed upon the limits of human expansion, both sides have fought together against the Skaven and against the incursions of Chaos, often uniting against Orcs and Greenskins. However, when there is cooperation, there will be disputes. Human beings have been challenging Aenir's patience in various ways. The Aylwin family in the Frostfall area has been protesting against human beings for infringing upon the sacred territory, destroying the ancient woods and leaving only the sacred trees behind. Treated as wood.
Gray Eye Fever was originally an internal matter within Enir, but Oswald's actions made the matter irreversible. Oswald fulfilled his wish and made this matter a matter between elves and humans. As the current Queen of Lauren Loren, Marest must give an explanation to her subjects, improve her prestige within Aenir, and at the same time warn those humans with force, and finally re-sign the Treaty of Leaves.
War, of course war!
Interestingly, the person who rules Nordland now is not an elector, but a mage count. It is the Age of the Three Emperors of the Empire, a time of chaotic law and order, as witch hunters and Sigmar followers struggle to maintain authority in a fragmented land. However, Nordland and Middenland to the south are the vote bases of White Wolf Eureka. The noble Talius used trickery and illusion to gain control of Sesonmund and Nordland in 2020 in the Imperial Calendar.
The war between Lauren Loren Enil and the humans in the Nordland of the Empire began. After clearing out the places where the human dignitaries were entrenched, the elven coalition besieged Sesonmund, the capital of the Nordland.
After Oswald, who was tied to a pole, confessed deeply, he no longer had any meaning in living. So, the attack began.
What's more interesting is that because Talius is a wizard, his rule is unstable. The human dignitaries and the Ulric religious group do not buy his account and are eager for his rule to collapse. As a result, Sesonmund, the capital of the Nordland, did not stick to it. Enil knew the strength of Talius and those wizard groups. After all, there is no magic academy established by Tigris in the empire, and the wizards are all wild. Way, and Talius' rise to power was assisted by Enil. After all, no matter how weak Enil was, the magic system was still there.
With Marist and the spellcasters who did not accompany Darkus into the rift, Talius and the wizard group were powerless to resist. Under the almost violent attack of the Sons of Asuryan and Druchi, the city of Seidmund was broken.
In the end... Marist gave Maranur a political promise, and Maranur used his prestige to suppress the druchis who were about to move, and did not let the druchis start killing after the city was broken.
Darkus nodded after hearing this. From the perspective of a ruler, he thought Marist and Maranur did the right thing. If Druchi was allowed to start killing, then... Then Druchi patted his butt and walked away, leaving the mess to Enil.
At the same time, this incident also gave Darkus a warning. In this era, looting and massacre after the city is broken are the needs of the army, especially for an army like Druch. It has become a default policy not to seal the sword after the city is broken. Rules and traditions. Now it's different from the past. When he was a mud-legged man, he didn't have any scruples. He would just kill him, no matter who you were. But things are different now. In addition to being a warrior, he is also a politician and has different things to consider.
Darkus knew that after all, Marist still didn't want the relationship between Enil and humans to be too stiff. After all, they would still have to lower their heads and not raise their heads to see each other in the future, so they should keep a thin line as human beings so that they can meet each other in the future. There is no need for Marist to do this after achieving its own interests.
After the human political situation was reshuffled and a successor ruler was elected, a revised version of the Treaty of the Leaf emerged. From then on, Sessenmund was used as the boundary. No humans were allowed to appear on the land west of Sessenmond. At the same time, the originally disputed coastline was also redefined. The coastline from the north of Sessenmond to the mouth of the Demster River was under the treaty. Once signed, it belongs to Enil.
Hagendorf, where Archaon was born, was naturally wiped off the map. Of course, the human rulers of Hagendorf would definitely not agree to the revised Treaty of Leaves. However, fortunately, the elves' military was strong, and Hagendorf The husband has become the outlet and port of the frost zone, and corresponds to the storm zone.
After a series of operations, Queen Marist gained unprecedented prestige in Aenir society. After dealing with the human affairs, she turned back to deal with the internal affairs of Enil. The forest near Amanwil was burned to the ground, and the fireworks that hung in the sky could not be dissipated for a long time. At the same time, mad dryads and spirits were killed to prevent the spread of red blight and gray-eye fever. Maintaining a stay-at-home attitude, a large number of drugs that can truly treat Gray Eye Fever were distributed to humans. Although Queen Marest adopted a gentle approach to dealing with humans, the internal political struggles of the elves were cruel, and her aunt's actions left a deep mark, or rather an indelible shadow, on her heart. The Sons of Asuryan, whose reputation was already in disrepute, became even more disgraceful due to the operations and battle losses at Maranur. Taking advantage of this opportunity, she decisively seized the opportunity, and then various rumors appeared in Aenir's society. These rumors linked the son of Asuryan's previous actions in Amanweil to her brother.
This outrageous and severe accusation made Prince Deslin, who was already restless, agitated. Eventually, a small-scale rebellion within Aenir emerged, but it soon disappeared. During the battle, Prince Deslin Shot dead by a stray arrow, Aenarion's heirs are like this...
The remaining sons of Asuryan have no place to survive in Aenir's society, and have become a disgusting and annoying existence. They are naturally killed by Malanur. Collected.
After that, it was all suffering and waiting, waiting for Darkus' team to return from the rift. Maranur, who had nothing to do, asked Ren and Genevieve to recruit Shadow Hunters, while he led Drukki and the Sons of Asuryan to dig out the ruins of the dwarf army that was destroyed during the Battle of Revenge. As for the ruins of Cole Imamoor, they will definitely have to wait until Darkus returns to find them, although Renn already roughly knows the path.
Marist had to deal with the internal affairs of Aenir, and shoulder the political affairs of the two regions in the absence of the lords of Frostfall and Stormwind regions. Interestingly, Maranur told Darkus that Marist allegedly sent an envoy to Altdorf to contact Enil stationed there to express that Lauren Loren did not welcome the arrival of the Asur envoy for the time being. .
Darkus laughed when he heard this. Of course he knew what Marist meant. Before he came out of the rift, Marist was also worried and tormented in his heart. If he were left here, not only would Lauren Loren's strength be greatly weakened, but he would also offend Druch diplomatically. What he said in Amanweil would definitely reach Marist's ears. By then, Asu It would be interesting if the Er delegation came while he was away. Emotional Enil offended Druch and Asul at the same time in diplomacy.
In addition, Maranur also told Dacus some interesting things. For example, in 1267 of the Imperial Calendar, the Black Ark of Pain and Ecstasy destroyed the army of the Colonian Kingdom at that time and took away countless prisoners. However, after landing, Nordland encountered strong resistance. In the end, the Baron of Nordland brought back a huge black marble that was shot down by a wizard under his command. With the help of the Bretonnian captives, the black marble became the capital of Nordland, Sesson. One of the walls of Mondesi.
Although hundreds of years have passed, the black marble is still on the west wall of Sesemund. Now that Maranur and Druch have gone, the marble cannot stay there, and it should be pried off as a matter of course.
Then... Maranur's fiancée Alatar discovered a large number of elven writings and runes at the bottom of the marble. These ritual writings vaguely pointed to before the great invasion. Alatar judged that these ritual writings could unlock huge power. But the key was never found, and eventually the marble was temporarily brought back to Cole Imamoor.
Darkus searched his memory. When he was in Krakarond, he seemed to have heard Newkel mention the origin of the Black Ark Painful Ecstasy, which seemed to be related to somewhere in Nagaryth. He knew that there were stories about the earliest batch of black arks. After all, those black arks were exploded from the Kingdom of Nagaryth after the sky shattered and the earth shattered.
The Temple of Malice was originally the fiefdom of the Hell Calamity Family, and the Nagor was the magic center of the Kingdom of Nagares. Malekith’s Black Ark was moved to land by the mages on the Nagor and became Naga. Lund, Naga Lund's original form was part of Tal Anlek, the capital of Nagaryth. Other Black Arks also have their own opinions and stories.
In addition, the excavation work presided over by Maranur was also progressing a month after the situation in Lauren Loren stabilized, but the progress was not so smooth. After all, the dwarf army at that time started at ten thousand. But in its peak state, without the crotch pulling after the Sad Age, even an army of a thousand people could make the clan of the mountain dwarves pee blood. Otherwise, they would not have fought fiercely with the elves for hundreds of years and completely driven the elves out of Ersin Alvin. The area spread by an army of ten thousand people surrounded and annihilated is unimaginable.
Although the dwarves are short, there are many of them. They can't be stacked up to become tall people, right?
However, fortunately, he had time and had the experience in Queza last time. Darkus knew that his companions who went to the subspace with him would be supported here for at least half a year. Not only his companions, but also him now There is also a state of depression and lack of energy.
Moreover, it is not that it was not discovered. During the excavation process, a large number of dwarf skeletons, armors and weapons appeared. According to Maranur's description, except for the helmets, most of the armors were in a scrapped state. Through the analysis of the bones and armors, Judging from the damage, most of those dwarves had suffered severe blows during their lifetimes.
Hearing this, Darkus thought this was normal. After all, the dwarf army that broke into Lauren Loren faced the forest spirits, that is, the tree spirits and tree people when it was destroyed. Who can bear this blow?
In addition to skeletons, armor and weapons, there are also a large number of equipment. In addition to a large number of ballistae and catapults, there are also some mechanical devices. Of course, there is also a treasured Doomsday Anvil, which is considered a nuclear bomb for dwarves.
Compared with the unused Doomsday Anvil, Darkus paid more attention to those mechanical devices. After all, he couldn't let Drusala roll up his sleeves and hit the anvil with a hammer. The style of the painting was too weird. However, he still planned to use this Doomsday Anvil. He planned to bring it to the Lustria continent and to the Beast Breathing Island belonging to Asriel. In addition to Sotek's holy land, there is also a tower that often erupts. There are active volcanoes, and with the eruptions of volcanoes, there is a large amount of obsidian available for mining.
As mentioned before, many great pieces of equipment were born there. For example, the Shield of Generations held by the Great White Lizard was made there using obsidian and a small amount of volcanic iron ore. The Star Tower of the Lizardmen stands on the spiritual node of the Serpent Islands. It is regarded as half of the smelting center of the Lizardmen. The most exquisite products will be brought there, and then the Skink Priests will imbue the products with the power of the Star Tower. The power of the sky and mountains.
However, due to various reasons, the Star Tower is now abandoned. Darkus was originally planning to restart it, and the fire element active there was put into the scarlet sword by Malekith. The originally restless volcano should have calmed down a little. In addition to crafting magic items, the Star Tower can also station a navy to defend and surround Chapeiuto in the south.
The function of Star Tower is different from that of Spicazuma. The magic products there do not require instructions and formulas, but are created by skink craftsmen based on the needs of the equipper. Originally, Darkus was planning to restart there and provide equipment like obsidian armor and shields for the core combat power of the lizardmen. But now he has changed again, and he has extended new changes on the original basis.
This trip to the subspace made Darkos more aware of the importance of magic items. Not only the lizardmen must have them, but Druchi must also have them, and the subsequent elves must also have them. After being processed, the Keith steel or Yselama silver mixed with sea gold can be sent there for a second upgrade through the Doom Anvil. He knew that the runes of the dwarves and the runes of the elves were essentially the same way. The dwarves could get the runes into their equipment through the Anvil of Doom, and the same could be said for the elves.
perhaps? Darkus once again extended new changes. Maybe there is more than one Doomsday Anvil? You should bring one or two with you. When you get to Athel Loren, one will be given to Lord Des, the incarnation of Vaal, and the other will be asked by Lord Des to help combine the Vaal Anvil and the Doom Anvil to create a super invincible weapon. The level anvil.
Those mechanical devices attracted Darkus's attention. According to Maranur's description and the sketch he brought, he judged that these instruments may be used to open roads in Lauren Loren, that is, to saw trees. He was a little pleased. He cared more about these instruments than the ax that the legendary dwarf ancestor Grimnir gave to Malkin before entering the Chaos Rift in the North.
Darkus had spent time in a forest farm in the Venom Grove, and the felling methods there seemed to him primitive. In the process of preparing to conquer Ulthuan, a large amount of wood will be needed to build ships or various war equipment. Anyway, after conquering Ulthuan, Drukki of Nagaros will definitely move his family. He does not care about the forest there. What will happen after over-mining?
However, Darkus feels that these logging equipment are a bit primitive, more like the first-generation version. Can they be further upgraded and modified, such as adding a steam engine? But he is not in a hurry now, there is still time, and as for the legendary ax that may exist...that's about it. If you don’t have it, you won’t have it. Of course, it would be better if you have it. You can get the Phoenix Crown back from the dwarves through diplomacy in the future, as long as the Phoenix Crown is not in Bafeng Mountain. Otherwise, it will be a lot of nonsense. He doesn’t want to go to the whole expedition to Bafeng Mountain. He's not a dwarf either.
When Darkus was chatting with Maranur, Maranur was talking most of the time. He was listening. After Maranur spoke, he looked at him, but he didn't say much. What? With the help of Tzeentch, cross the lake on Tzeentch's magic disk? That Tzeentch stood on his shoulders and showed him the nature of the world?
And Darkus thinks there is nothing to say about these things. After all, it is subspace. He now has a feeling that the companions around him are his big demons, but his big demons are not big demons in the true sense. He didn't want his archdemon to cause ripples through the warp or anything like that. He knew that Tzeentch had finally stayed for various reasons, otherwise his group of companions who stayed there would have been wiped out long ago.
In other words, there was a time lag when Darkus resurrected himself. Before he was resurrected, Tzeentch sent the All-Changing Demon Lord to send his companions back. From the beginning to the end, Tzeentch gave him a sure chance of victory. The feeling of having everything under control. But once Tzeentch knew that he was resurrected, the angry Tzeentch might ask the All-Changing Demon Lord to send his companions to a terrible place as a warning and demonstration. Fortunately, he was slightly better in the end and fought with Tzeentch. Tigo made a move for Tzeentch.
However, Darkus refused to say anything, and Maranur couldn't stand it and insisted on asking. The smart Maranur asked him to talk about something unimportant.
"Then don't be jealous of me." Darkus said with a smile after taking a sip of water.
"My brother, this joke is not funny."
The helpless Darkus could only tell Maranur some unimportant and exciting things, such as slaying dragons and killing big demons, as well as his own resurrection in the Spring and Autumn Period. Own.
"Why does this make me jealous? Why should I be jealous? Should I use that frost sword to slay the dragon?" Maranur frowned while chewing tobacco. He frowned not because of his brother's various brilliant achievements. Make him feel jealous. But he felt extremely dangerous. Although his brother said it very easily, he knew that if he was not careful, he would be in catastrophe. The result... was indeed as he thought, his brother died there in the end. But fortunately, he was resurrected and appeared in front of him again.
"By the way, let's get down to business. Talos's father, Lord Galenstra, expressed his hope to sign a trade agreement with us when he came here a few days ago. It is between the Shower Area and us." After Darkus finished speaking, things happened. After the mysterious incident in the subspace, we got down to business again.
"Okay, no problem, I'll be responsible, you have a good rest."
Remember those words from Bafeng Mountain...