Chapter 1058: Mission to the Council of Death Chiefs

"When a master's carving art has reached this level, he should know that some things can be carved, and some things cannot be carved." Catherine said with a solemn expression, "If you are not careful, you will not only usher in disaster for yourself, but also... People will be devastated.

You should not continue to carve statues of General Gavin if you know that he is falling into darkness.

Once this kind of work remains in the world and is seen by more people, it will only make it more difficult for him to escape from the darkness. "

Catherine, who once had the body of a saint and a counselor, had a theological attainments far beyond those of ordinary people.

She knows very well that the most troublesome thing about faith is that many times it is not entirely controlled by gods.

They can't force others to believe in them, at least not the kind gods.

There is no way to completely influence the direction of their beliefs, they can only guide them.

However, in the long history of Faerun's gods, there is no shortage of cases where a believer of a certain god went astray, taking the god astray with him.

If this happens to those powerful gods, it is called one body and two sides, and they have an extra incarnation out of thin air.

If it appears in those weak gods, especially those like Gavin who have not yet fully established their own divine foundation, it will directly affect his future path as a god.

Gavin seems to have gained a lot in the Abyss, but there are huge risks. It is not a long-term solution. He must find a way to drag him out of the filthy quagmire of the Abyss as soon as possible.

Don't try to conquer the bottomless abyss, that is something that even the gods in the outer planes have not been able to do.

When you arrogantly think you have conquered the Abyss, in fact, you have been assimilated by the Abyss and become its new trophy.

"This is art! This is to preserve a beautiful moment in the past! Do you understand?" Domingo did not have such a high consciousness. He only knew that his latest work, which he had worked hard for three months, was in vain.

This was his most proud piece, and he had a feeling in his mind that as long as he could complete it, a new carving door would open for him.

"don't know."

Catherine's words directly made Domingo so angry that he shouted angrily: "Stubborn stone, stubborn stone cannot be carved!"

No matter how angry he was, he did not dare to turn his hammer or chisel on Catherine.

A woman who can instantly cast the Great Disintegration Technique and is dressed as a warrior is definitely not a good person. If you want to kill him, you will definitely raise your hand.

"Get out, get out of my room, I don't want to talk to you." Domingo secretly decided to install a stone door in his cave later.

No, just a stone wall that can only be accessed through the ability to manipulate rock.

These unrelated people from the province come to disturb their purity.

Neither Shanoba nor Catherine were moved. The latter said bluntly: "I need to meet with Chief Duokong to convey General Gavin's latest order, and I need you to lead the way!"

"Meet Chief Duokong? Return to the Council of Death Chiefs? No, definitely not!" Domingo shook his head like a rattle.

This was definitely not just revenge for Catherine destroying his masterpiece, but out of the heartfelt fear of the Death Chiefs Council and the undead stone giant chiefs. When he heard these two names, he felt that There was a faint chill in his heart.

As if she understood Domingo’s ostrich mentality very well, Catherine advised: “Escape will not solve any problem. Half of the year has passed, and you cannot hide for a few days.

As long as you take me to the Council of Death Chiefs, I will help you solve the matter of the death mark on your body and fight for your permanent freedom. "

On the way to Colossus City, Gavin had already arrived at Blood Gap City through his spiritual mind, guessed her plan, and made urgent contact with her.

Not only did they give her formal authorization, they also gave her enough intelligence and strength support, such as the complete agreement and detailed information with the Council of Death Chiefs, and the conditions that Gavin could offer, etc.

"No...ah..." Domingo wanted to refuse forcefully, but in the end it turned into a scream. He was like a super-sized shrimp, curled up on the ground, covering his chest.

The coldness in my chest before was just an illusion.

Now it really exists.

Catherine's words seemed to trigger some kind of mechanism. The death mark on the stone giant's chest was activated, exuding an icy cold air, as if an invisible cold hand grasped his heart, as if it would happen in the next second. sudden stop.

"I'm going...I'm going...I'm going..." Domingo replied loudly.

The person he answered was obviously not Catherine, but the owner of the death mark - the undead stone giant chief Dokong.

As soon as he finished speaking, the cold energy that gripped his heart immediately subsided and returned to the mark of death.

"As expected." Catherine's eyes flickered involuntarily, not feeling any surprise about this situation.

The function of the death mark is not only a deterrent, but also the ability to listen and monitor. As long as the other party wants to, Domingo himself and the people around him will have no reservations about his words and deeds.

This was the contact information that the undead stone giant chief intentionally left for Gavin.

"Since the master has agreed, let's go." Catherine didn't want to waste a moment.

It was no longer a priority for her.

The most important thing is to fish Gavin out of the bottomless abyss as soon as possible to prevent him from being assimilated.

They had underestimated the Abyss before, thinking that Gavin had taken the initiative there, controlling and conquering a large area of ​​territory there.

Little did they know that this was one of the ways the Abyss eroded a person.

You thought you had all the initiative, but you didn't know that your soul consciousness had changed unconsciously.

The deeper you are bound to the Abyss, the more difficult it is to get out.

"Wait a minute... I need to deal with my work here..." Domingo's whole spirit seemed to be drained, weak and like a bereaved mother.

That tone and expression didn't seem like he was going back to his hometown, but preparing for his funeral, as if he would never see his beloved work again in this life.

"Master Domingo, don't worry, I will send someone to seal this cave, and no one will come in until you come back." Sanoba promised caringly.

"No need." Domingo waved his hand in a bored manner, "Even if I have a chance to come back, I'm afraid I won't be interested in looking at them anymore. The city lord can dispose of them as he pleases."

The ending of his return to the Council of Death Chiefs was not death, but eternal life, in the form of immortality.

But in Domingo's eyes, it was not a gift, but a curse. The stone carving art that he loved in his lifetime would become garbage and he would not look at it again. There is a lot of evidence.

So far, no one has been obsessed with carving art after being transformed into an undead stone giant.

Without exception, their attention has turned to rune necromancy. The greatest role of the stone carving art they studied in their lifetime is to provide them with technical convenience when studying rune necromancy.

"Believe me, there are exceptions to everything." Sanoba said confidently, "General Gavin will definitely fulfill his promise. He still needs you to continue making statues for him!"

Her trust in Gavin was almost blind. After all, the other party's series of great achievements were placed here, far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

"Let's hope so!" Domingo could only pin his hopes on this, and turned to Catherine and said, "Let's go."

After that, he took out a blue-gray stone brick from his giant package, which was just big enough for the stone giant to hold. It was engraved with ancient patterns, exuding a sense of heaviness, and powerful magic waves flowed on it.

This is the rune magic of the stone giant.

They perfectly integrated rock carving and magic together to form their own set of spellcasting methods.

An excellent sculptor is not necessarily an excellent rune master.

An excellent rune master must be an excellent sculptor with profound attainments in carving.

This is also the real reason why the Council of Death Chiefs did not kill off Domingo, who was obsessed with the art of carving.

They need these stone giants to reach a very high level of carving art before they are transformed into undead stone giants, which is more conducive to the research of rune necromancy.

Because once they are transformed into an undead state, the stone giants' innate and fanatical pursuit of carving art will be lost, and the progress in this regard will be greatly slowed down.

Sometimes there is only a fine line between a passion and mastery.

When a stone giant is convicted of serious malfeasance, most of them have already achieved enough in this area to become an excellent undead stone giant spellcaster.

Domingo is in this state.

Not only Domingo knows this, but most stone giants born in the Council of Death Chiefs are also aware of it.

Choosing a bad lifestyle (required by the Council of Death Chiefs, such as conscientiously sticking to their posts and raising more children, female stone giants will not be transformed into an undead state before losing their fertility) can help them live two more years in the flesh.

But most stone giants cannot accept this lifestyle. They would rather die than accept a life without carving. Even if they suppress this need, as long as there is a medium point, they will get it back in an even more severe way.

As the magic light dissipated, when Catherine came to her senses, she was already in a huge dark space.

It is no less than 20 meters high and is in the shape of a round arch. What you can see with the naked eye is mixed together, as if it was carved out of a huge rock mass. It is crisscrossed and covered with mysterious runes.

Even someone like Catherine who is not sensitive to art has to praise it secretly.

Whether it is the exquisite font or the ingenious font layout, it reveals a simple and heavy beauty.

It exudes a strong magical aura, which makes it not so dim here.

The only entrance is not only guarded by a heavy stone door, but also by rows of heavily armored giant undead soldiers.

Catherine nodded secretly involuntarily. The Death Chief Council is not in vain. It attaches great importance to its own defense.

This is a return to the city array, specially prepared for teleportation spells like Domingo.

However, the existence of this return to the city array means that there is a possibility that the teleportation position will be stolen, so it must be strictly guarded.

Leading the group were two stone giants, one alive and the other undead.

If Gavin were here, he would recognize them at a glance. They were the pair that had been sent to Colossus City, the stone giant Asim and the undead stone giant Upendra.

The stone giant said to Domingo, "Come with me."

The undead stone giant said to Catherine: "Madam, please follow me."

They had received the news in advance and knew that Catherine and Domingo were coming, so they were ordered to come and greet them.

"Madam!" Domingo looked down at Catherine, his expression full of help.

Catherine promised him again: "Don't worry, I will remember our promise, you follow first!"

Even if Domingo was reluctant, he had to do it. After all, this was Cairnheim, the home of the Council of Death Chiefs, and they had absolute control over this place.

After leaving the underground teleportation stone formation, the two stone giants turned left, and the undead stone giant took Catherine to turn right.

Catherine felt like she had entered the underground giant kingdom. Everything here was super-large, with a passage height of ten meters and caves of tens of thousands of square meters.

Just like the underground teleportation stone formation, various rune carvings can be seen from time to time on these passages.

They are not just for the sake of beauty, but also for reinforcement. After all, this place is located underground for who knows how many meters. The pressure that such a super-large cave has to bear is much higher than normal, and magic must be involved.

To Catherine's surprise, the rune magic used to reinforce this place was not the commonly used earth element, but a large amount of negative energy was added to it.

The result is imaginable.

The concentration of negative energy here has reached an astonishing level. Although it cannot be compared with the negative energy plane, it is enough to be on par with the ordinary shadow area, becoming a forbidden place for life and a paradise for undead creatures.

Catherine's strategic power circulated quickly, keeping out the ubiquitous negative energy erosion.

No words along the way.

Although the undead stone giant is an intelligent undead, like other undead, he has lost most of his emotions and has no strong desire to communicate.

Catherine will not communicate too much with an undead guide, and it is impossible to get useful information or reach any agreement.

The two of them had a smooth journey, as if there was no one.

But Catherine knew that this was because of the undead stone giant leading the way. If she came in as an intruder, she would probably face endless undead soldiers.

In the dark underground cave, it is difficult to accurately determine the distance and direction.

Catherine didn't know how long the undead stone giant took her, but she knew that after turning eight corners, a huge underground council hall appeared in front of her.

This underground council hall is a bit like a gladiatorial arena. It is circular as a whole, with a blank space below and a trapezoidal shape around it, filled with circles of huge seats.

These seats are all prepared in super-large sizes, with at least nine giants on each floor. There are three floors, and they are all full.

When Catherine entered here, all the dark eyes were focused on her, giving her a kind of illusion similar to a pinprick.

They were all undead stone giants, and their strength was at least quasi-legendary.

They are the Council of the Chiefs of Death.

The former owner of the Colossus City, the destroyer of the shield dwarves, and the secret manipulator of the Giant Plains for thousands of years.

"Explain your purpose, the elect of Lady Strategy."

An undead stone giant chief slowly spoke, his voice was as cold as this hall.

"I am not here on behalf of Lady Strategy, but as an envoy of the Conqueror to discuss the ownership of many souls in the Giant Plains." Catherine emphasized her position.

It shows that the biggest leader of this matter is not Lady Strategy, but the Conqueror.

This is Gavin's new nickname, which is very popular among the relevant residents along the Conqueror's Road.

It has a double meaning.

It is highly praised. Gavin and his people are unswervingly conquering the wilderness with roads, making it a new territory for intelligent life.

It also has a derogatory meaning. In the mouths of those enemies, he is an unswerving tyrant, making everything succumb to him, and he is an unswerving butcher and executioner.

The meaning of this name is quite consistent with the road priesthood, so it was consciously retained as a sacred code.

Compared with those tongue-twisting names, this easy-to-understand code is easier for ordinary people to remember.

Just like when some people mention Shanda Kor, the first thing they think of is the title of Wind Rider or Helping Hand, rather than the orthodox title of God of Travel and Exploration.

"Do you want to go back on your word?" The voice of the Undead Stone Giant Chief was as cold as ever, making it difficult to tell whether there was anger hidden in it.

"It's not going back on your word, but I'm not sure if you have the ability to keep all those souls." Catherine chose the Giant Plains as the main battlefield for a reason.

The war that Gavin launched against the King of Gnolls and the King of Ghouls in the Abyss was a war between gods.

But the problem is that he is not a real god.

The souls of the gnolls killed by ordinary people in the material plane will not belong to him directly, but will also go to the Yeenoghu Realm.

But if there is the assistance of the Council of Death Chiefs who are also spying on the Undead Realm, the same goal can be achieved.

As long as the souls of those gnolls do not fall into the hands of the King of the Gnolls, it is a victory for Gavin.

And now Gavin has much more chips in his hands than these.

"You are questioning our ability." Not sure if it was an illusion, the voice of the Undead Stone Giant Chieftain became even colder.

"I am not here to question you, but to get a definite answer. If you can't do it, we can give you some more chips, but I need to talk to the Long and Short Chieftains in person about this matter."

The Council of Death Chieftains is not Catherine's goal, but the real master behind them is the Undead Stone Giant Chieftain.

"The Chieftain has not been involved in worldly affairs for many years. Everything here is under our control. If you have any questions, you can tell us directly..." (End of this chapter)