Chapter 825 War Agreement

This was the first time the immortal stone giant spoke after entering the council chamber. His voice was hoarse and hollow. There was no ups and downs in his voice. He felt neither anger nor joy, only endless coldness.

From beginning to end, he did not look at Jiharin, but stared at Gavin firmly.

In his eyes, the silent young man brought him more pressure and threat than Jihalin, who was a legendary warrior.

The other party was obviously a living person, but he felt the aura of immortality as deep as the sea.

The last time I had this feeling was when I was personally received by the Undead Stone Giant Chief Dokong.

Fortunately, his heart had stopped beating two thousand years ago, otherwise it would have burst out of his chest.

Because their great chief has already stepped out of the ordinary world with one foot, and has extraordinary attainments in the realm of immortality.

The young man in front of him also exudes a similar aura, indicating that he is also entering the realm of immortality.

This makes sense why the dwarf tombs fell so silently. The heavily armored giant undead guards they were proud of would have difficulty playing their role in front of him.

"I would like to hear first how your Council of Death Chiefs will resolve this matter." Gavin responded.

These undead have no feelings at all. Family ties will no longer bind them, and the ancient hatred between them and the dwarves can no longer influence them. They only have interests in their eyes and only their own persistent pursuit.

"War." Upendra's voice was still cold and calm, "The never-ending war, until either one of us is completely engulfed."

The other party's answer did not surprise Gavin, but asked: "So, you are ready for war?"

"We are always prepared."

"Since we are already prepared, why do we need to send you two here? I have never heard of you giants declaring war before war. Well, I understand."

The War Reaver jumped into Gavin's hands out of thin air, and slapped him hard on the ground. The black mist centered on it, filled the air crazily, and instantly enveloped the entire meeting hall, wrapping him and the undead stone giant opposite him.

Gavin just spoke again: "Chief Duokong, since everyone is already here, why bother using a puppet to watch and talk, why not face to face directly."

The meeting hall is still the same meeting hall, but everything here has turned black.

Moreover, Shanoba, Jihalin, Yuriu and the stone giant messenger Asim have all disappeared, leaving only Gavin and the undead stone giant.

The cold glimmer in the eyes of the immortal stone giant shrank to the extreme, but then suddenly expanded.

His appearance has not changed at all, but the aura exuding from his body is completely different from before. The terrifying immortal power, centered on it, surges crazily, rivaling Gavin's shadow power.

The soul in this immortal stone giant's body is no longer Upendra, but the founder of the Council of Death Chiefs, the immortal stone giant chief Dokong, a powerful existence whose age can be measured in thousands of years.

He also controls the immortal power, and his number is even greater than Gavin's, because the power he transmits through a puppet is enough to fight against it.

Gavin was not surprised by this.

In Faerûn, there are so many people who want to ascend to the gods, and there are countless people who secretly steal divine power. Previously in the Thun Swamp, the obese Lizard Queen was not satisfied with her status as queen, and wanted to Use the black-scaled lizard as a medium to become a god.

Especially when the gods are in turmoil and the laws of belief have changed. When the gods are busy adjusting their own clerical beliefs and pay less attention to the material plane, it has given countless powerful beings opportunities to take advantage of.

Gavin is one of them.

The law does not punish everyone. When there are too many thieves, even those gods who want to control them cannot.

You can only aim your guns at those who are powerful and take the lead, and prevent them from threatening your position.

With the large-scale rise of intelligent races headed by humans, the decline of giants in Faerûn, the giant pantheon also began to disappear, and was not even known to most intelligent life forms. The beliefs naturally became more chaotic, and naturally gave those powerful beings the opportunity to conquer many The soul is intercepted.

The Immortal Stone Giant Dukong should have started with the Immortal Stone Giant, and he also dabbled in the Immortal Priesthood, but the prefix of his priesthood is the Stone Giant, and the Giant extending from above.

"I underestimated you. I didn't expect that a child under twenty years old would have stolen the authority of God." The immortal stone giant spoke again, with the same cold tone, but his voice became extremely rich, and he spoke every word. It is very rhythmic and rhythmic, and people can't help but think of the majestic mountains.

"Is this matter related to age? When the Prince of Lies and the Magic Lady became gods last year, they were only in their early twenties, and countless people can't find a way to become gods throughout their lives." Gavin talked eloquently, " Sometimes, the encounters in life can outweigh countless years of hard work, and choosing the right path is extremely important, especially the path to becoming a god."

Duokong nodded with deep understanding and said: "You are right, the right path is indeed very important. Once you go on the wrong path, countless time and energy will be wasted.

Before last year, I always thought that if I wanted to become a god, I would study the laws of death in this world, which would allow me to gain more powerful immortal power.

But I never thought that the ever-increasing immortal power in me was not obtained from my study of the law of death, but from the transformed undead people around me.

If I had known that the more souls intercepted around me, the more powerful I would be, I would have raised my own Kingdom of the Immortal God. "

There was no trace of fluctuation in his calm tone.

Gavin heard a strong sense of regret.

It was obvious that the other party wasted thousands of years by abandoning the good and chasing the weak.

Gavin really couldn't imagine how much strength a group of immortal beings would accumulate by stealing thousands of souls over time.

Either he had already raised his kingdom and entered the ranks of the gods, as he said.

Or it will be destroyed by the corresponding god.

But there are many things, there is no if, if you miss it, you miss it.

Gavin enthusiastically helped Long Kong analyze: "From the beginning, you chose to walk on a narrow path. You giants are immortal species. Not to mention the low fertility rate, the need for immortality is not very urgent, especially you stone giants. .

A born artist, full of sensibility and love for life and art.

But once transformed into the immortal state, these will be abandoned.

The stone giants controlled by you, the Council of Death Chiefs, have no choice, but those who do choose stone giants, I'm afraid many would rather die than choose this path.

But things are different for short-lived species like humans. A short life is like a white horse passing by. It is fleeting. Just after you have some enlightenment, you are about to reach the end of your life. Immortality is full of great temptation for many people.

There is no need for guidance, many people will actively pursue this path.

One is coercion, the other is initiative, and the decision is made from superior to superior.

The power of your Council of Death Chiefs is mainly in the Dark Territory, with fewer residents. I'm afraid only a few people in the entire continent know of your existence.

I think most of the intelligent creatures on the Giant Plains are unaware of your existence.

Without faith, no matter how much divine power you gather, you are still just a powerful ordinary person, not a god. "

It's rare to meet someone who is the same as himself. Gavin has a strong desire to communicate. After all, many of these things are his own. Whether it is correct or not is still unknown.

In this regard, the experience that Ms. Strategy provided him was very limited, because she belonged to the second generation of gods, and there were people on top, and she was directly pulled up, instead of starting on her own like Gavin.

As for whether this will increase the enemy's strength, Gavin is not worried.

The Immortal Priesthood is not his main focus. There are many gods who care about this priesthood, and they are all top-notch existences, such as the Night Goddess Shar, Spider Queen Rose, and the Immortal King Orcus, not to mention the Cyric, the current leader of the Death Priesthood.

Compared to the above four, the Great Chief of the Undead Stone Giant is nothing.

Moreover, theory and practice are completely different things.

For example, keeping your mouth shut and spreading your legs is the best way to lose weight. All fat people understand this truth, but how many of them are really successful?

"You're missing the point." Gavin, the long-short helper, added, "You don't need to ask for your consent to transform into an immortal state. As long as there are enough wars, it's not difficult to obtain souls. Isn't that what you did?"

"It is true." Gavin did not deny it. "Being forced to participate in a war and deliberately provoking it are two different concepts. If you make too many enemies, you will be destroyed by your secular opponents before the gods come to your door. "

"We have cause for war now, on the Giants' Plains."

Gavin heard the implication and said in surprise: "You want to harvest the souls of the monster race in the Giant Plains?"

"After the war, the land belongs to you, the soul belongs to me, and we will be clean." Duokong's words were extremely calm, but they determined the life and death of countless people.

After listening to the other party's suggestion, Gavin fell into silence, because the conditions offered by the other party were completely beyond his expectation.

If you think about it carefully, it makes sense.

The Death Chief Council led by Duokong is not obsessed with the territory, which can be seen from the fact that they have been dormant in the dark area under the Giant's Run Mountains.

Everything they do is to serve Long and Kong to gain more powerful power. In the eyes of this undead stone giant chief, the soul is the most important, and what is more important than this is a large number of souls.

The Giant Plains, home to many gigantic intelligent beings, is the best choice.

He wanted to borrow Gavin's knife and harvest it all at once.

For Gavin, this is also an opportunity to completely conquer the Giant Plains.

If the enemy's masterminds are all on the same side as him, he will win this battle without losing, and the price he pays is just the enemy's soul.

There is probably no business more profitable than this in this world.

After thinking it through, Gavin nodded and said: "This deal can be done, but there is a prerequisite. During the war, I have the final say. The souls of my soldiers and the hobgoblins belong to me, and the rest belongs to you."

"It's too complicated. I'll only give you one year." Duokong gave his condition, "After one year, whether you are ready or not, my army will come. If you can't even resist those monsters, It means that you are not qualified to do transactions with me, and all agreements will be automatically invalidated. Only if you win the war can we proceed to the next step of the transaction."

"One year is another year." Gavin knew that he had gone astray.

The undead stone giant chief really wanted to harvest souls with his own hands, but he didn't want to play house with him.

It's a fake war but a real fight.

If you are not careful, your own power here will also be harvested.

This year is not the time that the other party kindly reserves for himself, but is reserved for himself.

It is convenient for them to gather their own hostile forces in the Giant Plains, let them form an army, and come to attack them.

To put it bluntly, this is still a declaration of war.

To strike iron, you still need to be hard-working.

The Immortal Stone Giant Chief Dokong didn't wait for Gavin's answer at all, and his power and consciousness retreated like a tide.

Gavin also took the initiative to withdraw the shadow power, and the two returned to reality.

The immortal stone giant Upendra was the first to speak: "Since you have chosen war, then we will give you war, Asim, let's go."

His soul consciousness had been suppressed previously, and he had no idea what exactly Gavin and Duokong had talked about. He only knew that the war chief asked him to read a declaration of war before he left.

"Wait, chief, there is Domingo, the manager of the dwarf grave." Asim hurriedly reminded Upendra that they had another mission, and one of his tribesmen was still detained in the hands of the other party.

The immortal stone giant stopped immediately, turned to Gavin again and said: "Please release our people, otherwise, we will start a war immediately."

"Lord Sanoba, go and invite Master Domingo and let him go home with his tribe." Gavin said without hesitation.

The stone giant manager who was under house arrest in Colossus City no longer had any value to him.

He has very limited information about himself and the City of Colossus, and he has no worries about leaks.

"Yes." Shanobah responded and flew out.

Within a few minutes, Shanobah flew back alone.

"Where are the people?"

"He stayed in the room and refused to come out. Even if he was beaten to death, he would not go back." Shanobah couldn't hide the surprise and smile on her face, "This is the first time I've seen him become an addict when he was a prisoner. "

"He's not afraid of being a prisoner and getting addicted, but he's afraid that after he goes back, he will be punished and directly transformed into an immortal state." Gavin explained to the immortal stone giant, "Two envoys, you have also seen it, it's not me. Let them go, it’s because your people don’t want to leave, so to avoid any misunderstanding, please ask the two envoys to come and take your people away in person.”

"A guy who doesn't know how to make progress." Asim couldn't help but cursed angrily.

"Lead the way." The immortal stone giant remained neither happy nor angry.

"Follow me." Under the leadership of Shanobah, everyone soon appeared in front of a huge cave.

It was rebuilt from an abandoned mine. It was tall and large. It was filled with statues of various shapes, all of which were Domingo's previous works in the Colossus Dungeon.

In addition, there are two statues on the wall of the mine, which were obviously newly carved in the past period. One of them is the image of Gavin. It is a giant size, eighteen meters high, looking down. Lifelike.

The other one is that of Shanobah, which is not humanoid, but transformed into the form of a flying dragon, lying beside Gavin, silently explaining the relationship between the two parties.

When Gavin and the others came in, Domingo was carving the third statue with clanging sounds. He said loudly without looking back: "I said I won't go back, and I won't go back even if I kill you. I'll lose the dwarf grave. It’s not dereliction of duty, but dereliction of duty. It will definitely be transformed into an immortal state, so it would be better to die..."

"Domingo!!!" Asim roared angrily.

Hearing the familiar voice, Domingo involuntarily shrank his neck, as if he had been cast on a body-holding technique. After a while, he slowly turned his head, showed a smile and said: "Sir Asim, you are here. , and Lord Upendra, you are also there.”

His smile was uglier than crying.

"You have neglected your duties and want to avoid punishment. The crime will be increased." Asim gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go back to the parliament with me."

"No." Domingo took a step back involuntarily, "I will never go back even if I die. Lord Gavin, I am your prisoner, and you let them take me away so easily? You promised to take me away at the beginning. Go to Waterdeep City to participate in the Sculpture Art Exhibition!”

Knowing that there was no way to fight against a stone giant and an undead stone giant on his own, Domingo could only turn his attention to Gavin and try to get help from him.

This was the first time that Gavin had encountered this kind of prisoner asking for help. He said with a bit of laughter: "The Chief Duokong came in person just now. I have reached an agreement with him. I can't continue to detain his tribe here. I'm sorry. , Whether you can go back now is a private matter within your clan, and it is not convenient for me to interfere. "

"The Great Chief of Bulls and Shorts? How is that possible? The Chief has been out of touch with world affairs for centuries!"

Not only Domingo screamed, but Asim also looked shocked. The arrival of the immortal stone giant chief was purely forced by Gavin's immortal power and was not part of their trip. intend.

"Just because you haven't met Chief Duokong doesn't mean that he doesn't pay attention to you." Gavin said vaguely, "That's the fact. If you don't believe me, ask Lord Upendra."

The eyes of the two stone giants involuntarily fell on the immortal stone giant. After listening to Gavin's explanation, they already believed 80% of it.

Because the strength of the two sides is not at the same level at all, it is only normal to use methods beyond their imagination.

The undead stone giant's cold eyes flickered quickly, as if communicating with someone. Then he raised his hand and a black light shot out, directly sinking into Domingo's chest.

Domingo took a step back involuntarily, as if he had been punched. A visible black fist mark appeared on his chest, emitting a cold breath of death.