Chapter 648: Tuen Swamp
"There are reasons for this." The Spirit Naga admitted openly, "But the main reason is still Anachet himself. On the surface, he tried to shape the Lizard Queen into the co-owner of scaly creatures. In fact, He is a secret believer of Zehir, the god of toxins and scales. Everything is Zehir's conspiracy to find a poor guy in the material plane for him to possess. I just told the Lizard Queen about this. Just exposed.”
"The matter is so serious, how could the Lizard Queen still allow them to stay in Thun Swamp? Hasn't she swallowed them completely in her belly long ago?" The explanation of the spirit Naga made Gavin even more confused. What is the Lizard Queen? The Lord, who is kind and merciful, does not show mercy to those who try to plot against Him.
The spirit naga snake showed a sly smile on its face and said: "I was just guessing about this matter at the time, and I couldn't provide any real evidence. Moreover, these snake-man curse masters are quite powerful, especially the snake-man curse chasers in their hands. , that kind of terrifying monster, even the Lizard Queen is afraid of it. The most important thing is that Kurgor did not want to take the risk of offending an evil god, so he just exiled them from the Lizard King's Court to the depths of the Thun Swamp, where a man named In the inner swamp called Snake Swamp, they were forbidden to leave this place forever, let alone enter the royal court.
When the Lizard Queen was sitting in the Lizard King's court, they really did not dare to disobey her orders. But if the news that the Lizard Queen and I had problems at the same time spread to the Snake Swamp, based on my understanding of Anachet, he would definitely do something. Action, it is not impossible to seize the opportunity to seize the power of the Lizard King Court. "
This incident was completely unexpected by Gavin, and he had to treat it carefully: "You mean, no matter what, Thun Swamp may face a civil war?"
"Yes, even if they don't fight them during the process of subduing the Lizardmen, when they confirm that the Lizard Queen cannot come back, they will definitely come out of the Snake Swamp and try to seize control of the Thun Swamp from the Lord. "The spirit Naga said with great certainty, "In fact, he has not been idle these years. He has been secretly inciting the black-scaled lizardmen tribe to switch to Zehir's arms and resist together. Lizard Queen, part of the black-scaled lizard tribe has secretly taken refuge with him, which is not surprising. Although I dislike him very much, I have to say that his ability to instigate this area is indeed beyond the reach of ordinary people. ”
"The country of China." Gavin's emphasis increased by three points. Being able to occupy a place among other forces is a proof of strength, especially for an unreasonable guy like the Lizard Queen. "This snake tribe How big is it? How many troops are there to fight?”
"This is not very clear. Although the Snake Swamp is not big, half of the snakes in the Thun Swamp are gathered there. Except for the snake people, no one can go in and out safely. Anachet does not allow others to peek into the Snake Swamp. According to conservative estimates, there are at least a thousand snake people there. However, these snake people are never good at frontal combat, but hide in the dark and engage in conspiracies. As long as they want to, the snakes in the entire Thun Swamp can be controlled by them. Drive, can be used by them." At this time, the spirit naga can be said to know everything and try his best to prove his loyalty to Gavin.
"Very good, thank you very much for your information. Your information is very useful to me. At least I won't be caught off guard by the enemy. Huh, it seems that Her Majesty the Lizard Queen is still lucky and hopes that those servants will remove her from the enemy. After she was rescued from my hands, let her stay in the void confinement for a while." While Gavin was satisfied with the spirit naga, he also expressed his dissatisfaction with the lizard queen. The fat dragon did not tell this information. He definitely has ulterior motives.
Some of this was deliberately performed for the spirit naga to see, and only he knew about it.
"Lord, you are wise." There was indeed some unconcealable joy in the words of the spirit naga. For him, making the lizard queen suffer is the most pleasurable thing for him at present, although compared with what he suffered before, The direct pain of void confinement is not great, but accumulated over a long period of time, the indirect pain is not small at all, especially the lizard queen is gluttonous, and her hunger and thirst are not caused by Not for the body, but for the soul. In the endless void with nothing, not even soil, it won't be long before she is driven crazy by her own gluttony, hunger and thirst, and even enters dragon sleep. There is no way to escape, because in the endless void, Gavin has the final say.
The spirit naga said cautiously: "The lord just reminded me that I have a guess that I don't know whether I should say?"
He is a smart man, and he is very aware of how bad his previous behavior of betraying the Lizard Queen in order to regain the Soul Stone left Gavin. Even if the other party now controls his Soul Stone, he will not easily He gave himself a little bit of trust, lest he would stab him at a critical moment like he did to the Lizard Queen. Therefore, he was extremely careful when speaking, lest he cause unnecessary misunderstandings and make himself suffer unnecessary pain. The group of people in front of him seemed to be high-sounding. , kind and noble, but in fact, his methods are more cruel than the devil, and his tricks are more sophisticated than the devil.
"Say it, no matter you are right or wrong, I will spare you the guilt." Of course Gavin knew what the other party wanted. Every word spoken by such a guy might contain deadly venom, but it cannot be denied that there is also It contains a large number of useful strategies and plans. In his development in recent months, at least half of the various strategies and plans were contributed by these chaotic evil people. However, when adopting them, they must be carefully screened or even adjusted a lot. For this point , Gavin is familiar with the road.
"I have been wondering before. Although I did not provide any real evidence when I exposed Anachite, it was enough for a violent and suspicious black dragon. It was enough for him to expose Anachite. She pulled out his bones and swallowed everything related to him. She actually just expelled him into the snake swamp and allowed him to develop his own power there and establish his own country. China didn't care. Question, this is definitely not in line with the Lizard Queen's usual behavior. It's not something that can be explained by not wanting to offend an evil god. I think it's more like the Lizard Queen just took advantage of the situation and did it deliberately, deliberately causing a conflict between her and Anachet. Contrary to the illusion, in fact, he is her biggest trump card, the backup plan she prepared for herself, in order to prevent today's situation from happening..."
The more the spirit naga talked, the smoother his ideas became. I don’t know if he convinced Gavin or not. At least he convinced himself first, "Yes, it must be like this. Only in this way can we explain why Anacht and his snake swamp are understandable." To maintain such great autonomy in Thun Swamp, Lord, I think we should suddenly interrogate the Lizard Queen to see if we can extract more things from her? If it is not convenient for the Lord, leave it to me. ”
At the end of the sentence, the spirit naga was eager to try, and the idea of revenge was written directly on his face.
"No need, if this is really a back-up plan she prepared for herself, we will definitely not be able to find out anything, because there are many ways in this world to make yourself forget about this matter, because only you don't know the back-up plan. Hands are the safest." Gavin rejected the spirit naga's proposal, "Whether it is the Lizard Queen's back-up plan or not, we will deal with it. This will make it less likely to be misled by the Lizard Queen. Only by killing her in the end. All my hopes were shattered before she could be used honestly by me.”
It is better to have no books than to believe in all the books.
If you make your own plan and rely entirely on the intelligence provided by the enemy, you may very well fall into the enemy's traps, especially if the enemy opposite is a group of snakemen.
If there were any race in this world that was born for the purpose of conspiracy, anyone who had contact with the snake people would not hesitate to give this name.
Legend has it that the snake people were once human beings. Their civilization worshiped snakes as totems in the early days of their prosperous civilization. They admired snakes for their flexibility, exquisite body balance, and deadly striking capabilities. Their concept of continuous shedding and evolution made them so. Fascination allows them to think clearly, get rid of the shackles of human emotions, and become a more advanced existence.
Therefore, they worship the snake god and use evil witchcraft and secret methods to transform themselves into the same form as the snake god. As for this secret method, it has long been forgotten in the dust of history, but one thing is certain, that is this kind of secret method. The secrets of witchcraft are extremely evil, involving a large number of bloody sacrifices, cannibalism, hybridization with snakes, etc. After seeing the fragmentary murals on the ruins of the temples they left behind, many people simply cannot stand it. This kind of impact made him go crazy.
Forgot to explain, the snake people and the kuo-toa fish people, without exception, belong to the theocratic rule structure model. Their supreme ruler is the high priest of a certain god, and their living places are huge, magnificent, The temple is filled with countless secret passages and snake caves. Anyone who knows the snake people will not recognize their temple at first sight. Only those snake people can build such a weird, twisted but weird temple. Beautiful architecture comes out.
But unlike the Kuo-toa people, who are crazy and pious and even create their own gods, the worship of the snake people is notoriously false. When they give up their bodies and transform themselves into monsters that are neither snakes nor humans, they give up all the money. Not only do they not have a series of positive emotions such as pity, sympathy, and joy, they don't even have a series of negative emotions such as fear and fear, so they will not be manipulated or affected by non-magical means. Or control.
But they are masters of this, using magical and non-magical means to control others to achieve their own ends.
If you don't even have the most basic sense of awe, where can you have faith?
Their worship of the snake god is just a tool of their rule, a tool used to assist themselves in realizing their great conspiracy plans. All snake people have endless greed and thirst for power. This is There is only a spark of humanity hidden deep in their hearts, which is so weak and slim. Only greater rights and higher status can inspire a little bit of satisfaction in their hearts. For this little bit of satisfaction, they will go to great lengths. Dedicate your life's energy.
This has to be said to be the greatest irony of the snake people. In order to pursue immortality, greater strength and a more perfect body, their ancestors actively chose to give up their humanity, thinking this was the biggest drag on them.
As a result, after losing the restraint of humanity, they did not hesitate to use the most harsh means and the most vicious conspiracies against their own kind, causing their civilization to enter a great collapse at its peak. They were driven to the most desolate corners by the intelligent creatures that had once enslaved and oppressed them, and could only survive in remote places such as jungles, swamps, mountains and deserts.
Their descendants devoted their lifelong pursuits to pursue a little bit of their remaining desire for life.
In the eyes of ordinary people, all swamps look the same, but in the eyes of those swamp creatures, swamps are ever-changing. They have their own internal divisions, and they will continue to expand and shrink with the seasons and rainfall. Therefore, there are very few swamp intelligent creatures who live in one place. They tend to be semi-nomadic.
However, all swamps have a relatively fixed division method, which is divided into inner swamps and outer swamps.
The outer swamp refers to those relatively unstable parts of the swamp. This instability is not only the expansion and contraction of the area, but also refers to the instability of the internal water flow. All swamp areas with running water belong to the outer swamp, even if they are located in the core of the entire swamp. This is the case with the Tuen Swamp. Its largest outer swamp is not on the outside, but on the inside, because the Border River directly crosses through its interior, cutting it into two unequal halves.
Because of the running water, there is sufficient nutrition here, and it is naturally the most lush area in the entire swamp. Many areas are covered with aquatic plants and aquatic plants, with a large number of fish, aquatic animals, etc., and naturally it is also the main gathering place for swamp creatures. Therefore, this place is usually called the living swamp, and the Lizard Queen's Lizard King Court is naturally established here.
The inner swamps are the places that are wrapped in the deepest part of the outer swamps. Although there is water injection here, there is no outflow, and it has become a dead water. Everything is piled up and rotted here. After countless years of accumulation, the salt content here is much higher than other areas. Even if it has not turned into sea water, it is almost the same. This makes the animals and plants here have a big difference from the outer swamps. Not only in species, but also in overall growth, they are also sickly, short and thin. However, there are two things that are abundant here, one is mosquitoes, and the other is snakes.
This dead water area is the best environment for them to raise the next generation. The air is full of the roar of mosquitoes in groups. Seeing the mosquitoes passing by in groups, except for those snakes, other creatures will involuntarily immerse their bodies in the water. This is the only effective way to avoid their group attacks. If you are not careful, they will be sucked dry of blood and die.
If the sky is the world of mosquitoes, then the ground is the world of snakes. You can see snakes rolling everywhere, long, short, medium, red, green, colorful, etc. It's a big gathering of snakes. Even those snake experts who come here can't tell how many kinds of snakes there are. They are another reason why mosquitoes are highly concentrated here, because the natural enemies of mosquitoes have no place to stand here.
The snake swamp mentioned by the spirit naga is the largest inner swamp in the Tuen Swamp. It is located in the western half, slightly south, more than 80 kilometers away from the dragon palace of the lizard queen. It can be said to be a model of the inner swamp. The stench and marsh gas are difficult to distinguish from each other. It permeates the sky above the entire snake swamp. When a group of mosquitoes flies over, countless new mosquitoes take off and join them. In the blink of an eye, it becomes a dark cloud of mosquitoes, flying towards the outer swamp with more fat prey. This is only the birthplace of mosquitoes, but not their habitat.
The ground was full of coiled snakes, many of which were even higher than the black water of the swamp. If someone had a special liking for this slippery, scaly creature, seeing such a scene would certainly be ecstatic. If someone didn't like it, it would become an unforgettable nightmare in his entire life.
The most unique thing about the snake swamp is the unique temple standing in it. The reason why it is unique is that less than one-third of the temple is still above the surface, and the rest has long been swallowed up by the black water of the dead swamp.
Even if only one-third of it is left, one can still feel its grandeur and magnificence. The twisted curves remind people of a winding long snake at a glance. On the top of the temple stands a huge snake statue, exuding a cold and ruthless evil breath. It is obvious that this is a snake temple, and it is very ancient. It may even come from the civilization of the snake empire, because according to legend, neither the Thun Swamp nor the Far Sea Swamp originally belonged to swamps, but had a glorious civilization and history, which can be seen from the ruins that are sunken or half-sunken in the swamp.
The two city-states fought each other and cast powerful and evil spells on each other, which not only led to the destruction of the two city-states, but also caused a certain degree of land submergence here, which was submerged by the flooded river and turned into the current swamp, and these two city-states are likely to belong to the snake civilization.
There is no way to verify whether this legend is true, but one thing is certain, that is, Anachet and his snake tribe have a longer history in the Thun Swamp than the Lizard Queen. Before she came here, they had already been entrenched here, weaving their own conspiracies and dreaming of restoring the glory of their empire.
