Chapter 439: General Manager of Hogg Mining's Office in the Abyss Branch
It was only after pretending to give this advice so open-mindedly that the stone house became quiet again.
Because both Levi and Calvin knew very well in their hearts that this road was also a tortuous road full of unknowns and thorns, I am afraid... It's not that easy to walk.
It's just that compared to directly welcoming the legendary destiny without making any preparations, there is at least a glimmer of hope for redemption.
According to Calvin, since the 'kingdom of heaven' had really been born, it would be useless for Levi to kill all the Cavins rats in Zeelandia.
Because in that unknown place, tens of millions of Carvins rat souls have turned into a place similar to the pool of the Abyssal Prayer, and they are bound to Calvin.
It is foreseeable that if Calvin had directly entered the legend at this time, he would never have been able to escape the influence of the Cavins rat race.
The two will only grow tighter and tighter, even if those paranoid souls have no ill will towards Calvin.
The nature and desires that originated from the Cavins rat will gradually infect Calvin's soul until it becomes one.
No matter how tenacious a human soul is, it is just a drop in the ocean compared to the majestic will of the nezumi.
As a result, it is conceivable that perhaps by that time, Calvin would really become the bighorned rat of the rat people's beliefs.
That ending was almost foregone.
However, until Calvin is completely assimilated by that vast racial conviction, with the help of Icarus's emotional artificial retardation firewall, he can at least maintain his 'temporary' self.
This kind of 'transience', for ordinary people, may be a lifetime.
Such a 'transience', for Calvin at this moment, perhaps... Already content.
But the path given by Levi is full of too many uncertainties.
What kind of place is that in the abyss...
It was a place of erosion that went deeper than the bloody front.
And there are many aphorisms about the abyss and about the lower planes.
One of the most famous quotes is:
When you stare into the abyss, the abyss is staring at you.
And history is full of too many bloody or ironic stories about this maxim:
For example, the former archangel and later the Lord of the Nine Hells, Asmodeus.
Another example is the former angel of Heavenly Mountain, now the Grand Duke of Avernath, the daughter of destruction who once sat in the position of Bayer, Zariel.
They were all confident that they could overcome the abyss and end the endless bloody battle, but in the end, they were all eroded by the abyss.
However, these two at least maintain their own bottom line, whether they have become vile and ugly devils, or self-willing and lowly fallen angels, they still abide by their own orderly camp, and guard this dangerous world in another way.
And there are many more beings who go to the abyss to dig for power, seek wealth, and even deal with demons for their own desires, but there are few in history that have a good end.
However, there were still some 'safe retreats', and after sampling and statistical screening from various books and biographies, Iggy obtained a set of data at that time.
The vast majority of these people were scholar-type mages, especially the Arcanists of Netharre's time.
These groups of people have one thing in common:
That is, to be calm and to be able to stick to your desires.
Everything they do is just for the sake of inquiry, and they don't stay long each time.
The most important thing is not to try to gain power directly in the abyss.
There is a theory that has not been confirmed by mages so far, but it is very likely that it really exists:
Anyone who is assimilated by the abyss is an enemy of the plane!
In other words, the more you are eroded by the power of the abyss, the more you will be rejected by other planes, especially the main material world.
As you go deeper into the abyss, the harder it becomes to return to the original world.
This is also the fundamental reason why it is difficult for some powerful beings in the lower planes to enter the main material world.
Wouldn't they be able to teleport spells?
How is it possible, it is just limited to the rule exclusion of the world, and it cannot be opened in other planes.
It's like a living organism's own immune system, which always rejects the penetration of viruses and bacteria from the outside world.
Therefore, they can only infiltrate a trace of power through some natural spatial gaps, bewitching and inducing those creatures who cannot abide by their desires, and 'summoning' them to other planes through sacrifices, prayers and other methods.
It is also why some of the 'natural portals' that exist in the lower planes to other planes are so coveted.
Because of these taboos, the method given by Levi is simple and clear.
To sum it up, it can be summed up in one sentence:
It's better to be blocked than to be sparse.
Since the erosion of the chaotic nature of the Cavins rat colony is inevitable, let's simply go somewhere that is just as chaotic.
It's like throwing a piece of salt into the sea, it doesn't melt and decompose just because there is salt water around it, it's just slower.
And what Calvin has to do is very simple, not to go to the abyss to draw strength, but to vent the power that continues to overflow.
Anyway, Calvin's headache was never to improve his strength, but to grow his 'strength' too fast to control.
This is what Levi had prepared for a possible loss of control for himself...
The Evil God Essence Plan.
It's just that I never expected that before I could use it, Ma Zai Calvin had to embark on this 'guinea pig' road first.
Calvin was silent for a long time, and suddenly showed a somewhat painful look, and said dryly:
"Thank you owner... Maybe it's my only choice, but I..."
"I can't let go of Vina. Levi sighed.
"yes..."
Calvin suddenly laughed:
"If there's anything in this world I can't let go of, it's Vina.
"Back then, in order to explore the knowledge of psionic energy, I went to the dark region without a sound, and stayed for twenty-three years.
"When I returned to Drawing Water that year, I was ready to lose everything.
"But I never thought that fool would wait for me for twenty-three years.
"That night, I dried up my tears for half my life. ”
Li Wei immediately felt a little uncomfortable when he heard this line full of romance, and said in his heart:
'I'm afraid that it will drain half of your life's body fluids...'
I heard Calvin say with some relief:
"I don't want her to wait any longer, and most likely, never wait for me to go back. I couldn't give her a baby, so I thought... Accompany her with the rest of her life. ”
Levi looked at him and said, "Then would you rather let her see that you are getting uglier and uglier year by year, gradually becoming shrinking, photophobic, and intermittently crazy, until one day you suddenly find that your husband has turned into a rat with horns?"
Calvin's face froze, and the pain on his face was even worse, like a prisoner in a desperate situation, and he no longer had the optimism he had before.
Levi looked at him with a look of despair like a salted fish under his feet, pouted and said:
"Listen to me first, am I Tiberius such a ruthless boss? ”
Calvin naturally couldn't understand Levi's 'Blue Star Terrier', and looked at his boss with some confusion.
Li Wei said: "Between the taboo of the abyss, every time you stay in the abyss, you can't stay for too long, and you may not be able to come back after staying for a long time."
"So my arrangement is for you to take a Cavins nezumi warband to the Abyss to try to open up an outpost as a branch of our Hogg Mines.
"And your new position is the general manager of Hoag Mining's office in the abyss branch, and you can enjoy the additional allowance of expatriate employees.
"Naturally, there is a tilt in the policy, as long as you need it, as long as I can give it.
"If only you can stand your ground in that desolate place.
"I'll keep Eagle in touch with you, and you'll be able to come back regularly once a year to recuperate and undo the abyss's encroachment on you.
"If your branch is doing well and safe enough, you will gradually send your dependents to your place to report on the experience.
"By that time... You're using your power for personal gain, and you're giving Vina a secretary or something... It's not impossible. ”
Calvin's eyes immediately turned red when he heard the phrase 'as long as you need it, as long as I can give it', and after hearing that he could still be with Vina in another way, he choked up a little:
"The boss... I..."
Levi waved his hand: "Don't be in a hurry to make a decision, you should be able to hold on for a while, wait a few days, well, six days, if there is no major accident here, I will throw you to Jishui City, you and Vena have a good discussion." ”
"Thank you to the owner. Calvin laughed again, but his eyes were bright.
Levi looked at the horse boy who was about to be arranged to report to the abyss by himself, and still looked grateful, and couldn't help but feel a little melancholy:
'Hey, as the owner of a soon-to-be-interdimensional company, this kind of inadvertent pleasure and achievement of helping others is often so unpretentious... Again...'
But before Levi could finish his boring, he heard a terrible wolf howl and the frightened and anxious noise of people suddenly outside the door.
"What's the situation?"
Levi and Calvin looked at each other, then got up and walked out the door.