173, snake shepherd (2)
The doctrine of the Lord of Hope and Redemption is "endure all kinds of misfortunes and sufferings now, and there will be hope in the future, and salvation in the light of God", the purpose of the First Prophet is to overthrow the tyranny of the goblins and re-establish a new human-dominated regime on the continent, but in the eyes of the engineer, there is not much difference between the two, it is nothing more than that the latter is classified as a cult by the government and needs to be exterminated.
After all, in this age of goblins and engineering, the few remaining mages and magic are nothing to worry about, and faith cannot be transformed into power, and as long as they are willing to obey the rule, what humans worship is only a trivial matter.
So, after some thought, the engineer agreed to Gehry's request, and it was a no-brainer for him, and he had a friend who was in charge of that, a phone call.
However, he also made a request: "Before you wake up Bagel, don't mind if I look at it." ”
According to the information obtained by the Engineer, Gary did not master other spells other than the Water Elemental faction, and now he suddenly claimed to have obtained the revelation of the god of pleasure and reproduction in his dreams, and the pre-operation investigation was very necessary.
"No problem. ”
Harnessing the power of Talos, the god of pleasure and reproduction, it took Gary less than half a minute to awaken a sleeping goblin.
When the doctor was sure that the goblin itself had not been harmed and was fine, the engineer smiled for the first time of the day: "Good, follow me." ”
A minute later, Gary was led by the Engineer to Bagger's room.
"Heal him. ”
"No problem. ”
However, just as the human mercenary pressed his right hand on the forehead of the goblin doctor, there was a stinging burning sensation in his palm, as if he was not pressing the goblin, but a red-hot soldering iron
At the same time, the voice of the god of pleasure and reproduction sounded in his head: "It's too late, it's incurable, it's hopeless. 』
"What's going on?" asked Gary with a frown.
He knew too well the status and importance of Dr. Goblin Bagger's position in the cutting-edge laboratory, and if he couldn't treat Bagger, even if he could wake up the other sixteen sleeping goblins, it would be in vain, and the Engineer's previous promise would be null and void immediately, on the contrary, if he could wake up Bagger, even if all the other sixteen goblins died unexpectedly, it wouldn't have much effect.
"The Demon God of Lust and Proliferation entered his dream last night. "Not only that, but he has also fallen under the temptation of the Demon God of Lust and Growth, and the mutation has begun, and it won't be long before he becomes a snake shepherd. You can find the mark of the Demon God of Lust and Proliferation on his left shoulder. 』
"What are you hesitating about?" Behind him, the disgruntled voice of the engineer was heard.
Gehry got up and said truthfully, "I was able to wake up Dr. Bagger, but there was some irreversible change in him. ”
"What's changed?"
"He will be a servant of the Demon God of Lust and Fertility, the Serpent Shepherd. Gary said as he unbuttoned Dr. Goblin's pajamas, and sure enough, there was a mark on his left shoulder, a cobra, as if it had been burned with some kind of torture instrument, "It's the imprint left on him by the Demon God of Lust and Fertility." ”
"Same as the missing expedition, a whole new race different from goblins and humans?"
"A new race that is different from goblins, humans, and dedicates their bodies and minds to the gods of desolation and multiplication. ”
"Irreversible?"
"There is no way to reverse it. ”
The engineer stopped talking, staring at Gary with the eyes of a gloomy owl for a long time before ordering, "Wake him up first." ”
When he opened his eyes and woke up, Bagger realized that he had a dream before, a dream that was extremely real and weird.
In his dreams, he not only witnessed how the missing expedition of Fairy Industries transformed itself into hideous, ugly, scaly snake shepherds in a mysterious ritual, but also saw a deity who claimed to be the god of immorality and multiplication.
"Would you like to be a snake shepherd like them, and henceforth be with the great god of desolation and multiplication?"
"Nope. Bagger remembers answering like this.
He rejected the offer of the Demon God of Lust and Proliferation, and he had no interest in becoming another race.
As the outside world evaluates, goblins are a race of pride and inferiority, and Bagger clearly belongs to the former and is proud of goblins.
He had too many reasons to be proud of being a goblin, born into the ruling class, a citizen of the upper class, high enough to enjoy most of the wealth created by mankind without much involvement.
On the other hand, the attitude of humans towards goblins makes him very useful.
Given that the goblins were no more than 4 feet tall on average, some humans would willingly bend down to talk to them in order to curry favor with them, so that their rulers would not have to struggle to look up at others, and even the more flattering humans would kneel on the ground to talk to them.
Not only that, but in some human groups, a special aesthetic has been formed that is superior to short and tall is inferior, catering to goblins.
Every time they hear news like this, the goblins will be happy for a while, and lo and behold, this is the charm of goblins.
The Demon God of Lust and Proliferation was not angry at his refusal, he just continued to ask without hesitation, "Are you willing to become a snake shepherd like them, and from now on be with the great Demon God of Lust and Proliferation?"
Over and over again, Bagger refused, until he fell into a wave of pleasure that he had never experienced in his life because he looked directly at the debauchery and multiplication of the demon god.
The thrill was so ecstatic that he was quickly defeated, knowing that it was a trap for the Demon God of Lust and Proliferation, and on the other hand he wanted more and experienced more.
Bagger couldn't remember the rest clearly, all he knew was that his consciousness was swept away by a wave of pleasure, and he smeared his own blood on the head of a poisonous snake in the ultimate pleasure.
"Thankfully, it's just a dream. Dr. Goblin thought.
"What do you think, Bagel?" asked the engineer as he walked over to the bed.
"Why are you—"
Before he finished speaking, Bagel felt a spasm in his stomach, a cold and slippery touch rising from his stomach, and a slight tingling pain rubbed against his esophagus and throat with an itch that he couldn't touch or scratch......
The goblin doctor clutched his throat with both hands, and a frightened expression on his face, a situation he was no stranger to, he had only seen it in his dreams.
"Bagel!" the engineer turned to glare at Gary, "what's going on now?"
"The mutation began, he would spit out more than ten poisonous snakes, and the greater the number of poisonous snakes, the stronger the talent of the snake herder, and the more snakes and pythons he could control. ”
As he spoke, a colorful snake hissed and spat out of the goblin's mouth......
As Bagger knelt on the bed and vomited snake after snake from his mouth, the engineer finally made sure that the human mercenary was not lying and immediately left the room.
He waved the war hammer in his hand in annoyance: "How long did it take him to go from goblin to snake herder? Why is he the only one to become a snake herder? Will the demon god of desolation and proliferation descend on the airship? Will the snake herder become the carrier of his consciousness?"
Just as Gary didn't know how to answer, Talos's voice rang in his head, "Any intelligent creature who wants to become a snake wrangler needs to meet two conditions, first, to make an agreement with the Demon God of Lust and Fertility by performing rituals, or to fall under the temptation of the Demon God of Lust and Fertility and passively reach an agreement, and second, to make an agreement with the Viper incarnation of the Demon God of Adultery and Growth. 』
"The Demon God of Lust and Proliferation can enter other people's dreams anytime and anywhere, and if you are seduced by him, a mark will appear on your left shoulder that looks like a burn from a torture instrument. After that, the marked person will actively seek out the Snake Incarnation, and dedicate their body and mind to the Demon God of Lust and Fertility, becoming a member of the Snake Shepherd. 』
"There was only one poisonous snake on the airship yesterday, and there are not many resources that the Demon God of Desolation and Proliferation can call upon, so the progress of Bager's transformation into a snake wrangler will be slower, it will take about four weeks. 』
"Will he still identify with goblins after becoming a snake wrangler?"
"The snake shepherds are a race of servants, from body to soul, belonging only to the demon gods of fornication and proliferation. 』
The engineer was silent for a moment, then said, "My previous promise is still valid, five times the reward, to leave the state of Shaloman immediately, and the right to preach among the humans." But only if I need you to take care of the most valuable property of the cutting-edge lab from now on, can you understand what I mean?"
It took two full seconds for Gary to understand the subtext of the engineer, that Bagger had been abandoned, and not only that, but that it had also become a very important research material for the future of the cutting-edge laboratory, which had to be said to be a great irony for a goblin doctor who had often conducted live experiments before.