Chapter Eighty-One: Conspiracy
2015-10-07
Author: Floating Tower (诸生浮屠)
(Today there will be another update.)
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Due to the appearance of the Silver Moonwalker, Soren had to investigate the information on Lady Silver Moon.
Currently, it is still impossible to determine the exact location of Lady Silver Moon, but it is certain that she is now in contact with her church; otherwise, the Silver Moon Church would not have been so active recently. When a deity falls to the mortal realm, they generally contact their church immediately, as it is their main source of power in the mortal world. The arrival of Lady Silver Moon made Soren a bit nervous. After specifically sending someone to inform Vivian not to provoke this goddess recklessly, he finally had the energy to focus on other matters.
After a small price was paid, Soren finally collected some intelligence on Lady Silver Moon.
“Divine Name: [Lady Silver Moon] – Soren.
Aliases: Our Silver Lady, Lady Silver Moon, Maiden of the Moon, Goddess of the Moon.
Divine System: None.
Divinity: Medium Divine Power.
Holy Emblem: A pair of feminine eyes surrounded by seven silver stars.
Residence Domain: Moon’s Gate.
Faction: Chaotic Good.
Divine Profession: Moon, Navigation, Exploration, Stars, Wanderers, Good and Neutral Beastmen.
Domains: Moon, Chaos, Good, Stars, Protection, Travel, Beastmen, Exploration, Women, Motherhood, etc.
Believers: Female spellcasters, Good and Neutral beastmen, navigators, monks, sailors, etc.
Priest Factions: Neutral Good, Chaotic Good, Chaotic Neutral.
Preferred Weapon: Staff of the Fourth Moon (Heavy Hammer).”
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This is a divine template summarized by Soren based on various intelligence sources, which clearly indicates that the core divine profession and domains of Lady Silver Moon are all related to the [Moon].
After collecting this aspect of intelligence, he quickly realized the conflict between the God of the Hunt and Lady Silver Moon!
[Moon] domain and [Beastmen] believers.
The unusual movements of the Silver Moonwalker, along with the recent actions of the Silver Moon Church, seem to imply a deeper significance. Given that she has fallen to the mortal realm and lost a significant amount of divine power, Lady Silver Moon naturally needs to restore her strength. However, the Saint’s Cataclysm represents an excellent opportunity for Lady Silver Moon, who has always wanted to return to [Strong Divine Power].
If the Saint’s Cataclysm had not erupted, killing another deity would be quite a difficult task!
Even if it is only a deity with [Weak Divine Power], considerable cost would be incurred to k*ll them. Therefore, during the time when Lady Silver Moon is at her weakest, it would be nearly impossible for her to reclaim the power that once belonged to her. But now with the eruption of the Saint’s Cataclysm, if Lady Silver Moon were to eliminate those who took away her divine profession in the domain, there is a great possibility that she could regain these powers.
Soren could not remember who killed the God of the Hunt!
Many deities fell during the full eruption of the Saint’s Cataclysm, and the rows of divine thrones in the Pantheon were not empty. If he had to take it seriously, many deities would be unfamiliar to Soren unless they had a clear connection with him; otherwise, he wouldn’t deliberately memorize such matters.
However.
The current situation for him is urgent, and he has no choice but to act. The [Hunt] divine profession holds significant importance for Soren; even if Lady Silver Moon intervenes, he must compete for it! Only by obtaining the [Hunt] divine profession can Soren hope to enter the realm of [Strong Divine Power]. Otherwise, relying solely on some [Half-Elves] and [Wanderers] divine professions, [Weak Divine Power] would already be his limit. Missing out on the tumultuous period of the Saint’s Cataclysm, it would be challenging to cross into the ranks of [Medium Divine Power].
The Spider Queen’s ability to move from [Weak Divine Power] (Exile) to [Strong Divine Power] (currently) was indeed exceptional!
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The Princess could not leave Arendelle.
However, for a spellcaster of her caliber, space is no longer a limitation of distance. As long as Soren needs a spatial beacon, she can teleport directly to any location in the Material Plane. The Holy Avenger is still in the hands of the Paladin, and Soren must endure its backlash while holding it. The most important thing now is to lock down the whereabouts of the God of the Hunt – Mara; as a deity of the Evil Faction, she is quite sly and has not revealed the specifics of her true form.
Soren resumed his disguised identity.
Next, he would infiltrate the Church of the Hunt as a high-level hunter, using the bloody sacrificial ritual to determine the God of the Hunt’s location.
She has already fallen to the mortal realm.
During the bloody sacrificial ritual, her true form will develop a link at the divine level with the ritual.
Unless the God of the Hunt renounces the power of the sacrifice, Soren will always be able to find her.
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Modo. Secret Laboratory.
Saruman, dressed in a gray wizard robe, arrived at the vast laboratory. As one of the few wizards in Modo, he had finally begun to prove his worth and loyalty to Lord Soren and Lady Gloria after this lengthy period. After signing a complicated contract involving the soul level, Saruman had finally entered the upper circles of Modo.
In fact.
The primary reason is that high-level spellcasters are incredibly scarce. Saruman has excellent knowledge in alchemy, and having already advanced to a high-level wizard, Gloria and the Fallen Witch decided to let him learn some things.
The matters of the Shadow Plane can still not be easily revealed.
However, in the creation of Puppet Golems, this high-level wizard can offer considerable help. After extensive experimental research, the two witches finally began progress on assembling the Diamond Golem.
Soren has a special fondness for overwhelming forces!
Originally, given the current number of golems in Modo, expanding mass production is not suitable, and the costs are quite staggering.
However, Soren’s previous arrangements have already begun to take effect, with the gold mines being exploited on Treasure Island continuously supplying wealth to Modo.
Moreover.
He even plans to collaborate with the Temple of Wealth to forge gold coins; without the lack of money, mass production of golems can naturally be accepted. The only troublesome aspect is that Modo’s Element Pool has yet to take shape, and daily operation can only maintain thirty Puppet Golems in optimal condition. Currently, some of the manufactured golems are still in standby status.
Element Pool.
This is the core of a wizard tower in a semi-plane, and it seems that breakthroughs in energy issues will have to be sought from the Arcane Tower in the Shadow Plane.
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Elven Forest.
Soren is now dressed as a hunter, wearing fur clothing and walking through the dense jungle, following the old route to the gathering place of the Predators.
Gloria sent him a message the day before yesterday.
That is, the Diamond Golem has been preliminarily completed, but the only thing lacking is the legendary-level ‘Activate Construct Life’ spell, which she plans to master together with the Fallen Witch. If she can successfully memorize it, then mass production of Diamond Golems may become a reality. This process will likely take a few months, meaning that by the end of the year, Soren will have the capability to forcibly break through the defense system of the Arcane Tower in the Shadow Plane with the Diamond Golems.
Passing through the dense primeval forest, Soren entered the territory of the elves.
Due to the chaos caused by the Predators, many elven towns have begun to refuse foreign entry, especially towards hunters like Soren, who faced rejection.
Soren did not waste time on the road; relying on his strong tracking abilities, he quickly discovered a small group of Predators’ traces.
One werewolf, one ogre, one worg, and two half-orcs.
A standard five-man team.
When Soren found them, these Predators were still hiding in a secluded valley, resting. Nearby was an elven town. After observing for a moment, Soren formulated a plan.
——“Polymorph!”
With a faint spell light, Soren transformed into the appearance of an Elven Ranger.
He turned and headed toward the direction of the elven town. He soon reached the sentry position of the town; before he could approach, someone noticed him and asked solemnly, “Who goes there?”
At this moment, Soren looked somewhat disheveled, with bloodstains on his shoulder, as if he had sustained minor injuries.
“Predator!”
Soren, disguised as a younger elf, shouted to the elven patrol squad in front of him, “I have found traces of Predators! They are in that valley over there!”
“They attacked my companions!…”
Upon hearing Soren’s words, there was a brief commotion in the sentry post, and then a man who looked like a captain stepped out, speaking to him in a deep voice, “Where are they? How many are there?”
Soren glanced at the captain, who seemed to have high-level power, fitting well into his plan, and immediately replied, “There are five of them.”
“They are tough!…”
Only five?
Upon hearing this, the elven captain’s eyes brightened, and he instructed, “Gather the troops immediately! Bring back the sentry squad!”
“Take explosive arrows with you.”
“We are going to eliminate those damned Mara worshippers!”
The elven patrol squads are usually composed of thirty to sixty members, and the elven captain directly gathered twenty-seven people. With such a clear numerical advantage, he was confident he could eliminate those Predators at minimal cost.
Most members of the elven guard squad are above Profession Level 5.
However, with their excellent equipment and talent in archery, they can easily gain an advantage in medium to small-scale battles.
On the way.
The elven captain inquired warily about Soren’s origin, likely fearing that it was a trap. However, Soren had prepared well and answered flawlessly.
As they approached the valley, the elven captain quickly discovered the traces of the five Predators.
After confirming there were only five enemies, he obviously breathed a sigh of relief and then ordered the others to spread out and encircle, preparing to annihilate these damned Predators.
However, just as they were about to act to eliminate the enemy, the elf who initially informed them of everything suddenly vanished.
………..(To be continued ~^~)
