Ian turned his head to look at Gatumdog and looked at her with a frank gaze, "Remind me, Your Excellency, what exactly will your people contribute to our alliance?" ”

"Our people are strong, and we can provide you with weapons, magic, and all the information about this planet," said Gatum Dog. ”

Ian nodded appreciatively, "I think we'll see your contribution in due course." ”

"We are righteous, and we will definitely win this war." "The Radiant Lady will be reborn, and our people and the entire planet of Nibiru will be free," said Gatumdog. ”

"You can get whatever you want, as long as you pay for it." Ian said calmly, his handsome and delicate face was like a knife and an axe, perfect as a god, but at this time it revealed a trace of coldness.

"There will be peace, but there will be war, but integrity alone will not save your city, and if you want to be sheltered by us, you will have to pay the price." Ian continued, "War doesn't judge who is right and who is wrong, and it has nothing to do with good or evil, war can only ...... Judge who is dead and who is alive. ”

Ian leaned forward and said calmly.

Gatumdoge smiled indifferently: "I have lived for thousands of years, and I have witnessed the rise and fall of the city-state, the birth and death of countless people, and I already knew this before you were born. ”

"Very well, so first of all, can you tell us more about this planet?" Ian looked at Qi Xiao, who was bored and yawned around him, and said calmly.

"Let me tell you......" An old man in a crimson robe walked into the hall with his back hunched back, and the Lagash delegates stood up at once.

Qi Xiao looked up and saw that it was the old man he saw at the launch site. But at that time he was only wearing a shabby leather robe, and now he looks particularly majestic when he is dressed again.

"I am Abu Baba, the chief wizard of the city." He stopped Nyingmar from speaking and introduced himself.

"I think it's always more convenient for wizards to talk directly to wizards." He looked at Ian and smiled silently.

Ian nodded, got up and bowed gracefully, motioning for Abu Baba to sit down.

During the realized conversation, Qi Xiao and Ian already knew that Lagash was led by a council of six archbishops.

They meet to discuss major issues and vote on certain matters, with no single member having a dominant power and a majority voting to decide on each issue.

In the event of a tie, the members will be reconvened a day later, during which each member is considering his or her vote and all relevant information.

The six bishops included the chief priest Ninggula, the steel sculptor Gatum Dog, and the defender of the city, Dumuji Abzi, and at this time they knew one more, the chief shaman Abu Baba.

Ian looked at Abu Baba opposite, he had a long, uneven figure, strange steps, holding a long wooden staff in his hand, and a strange sour smell on his body, which seemed to be innate, even if he was dressed neatly, it seemed to be difficult to clean.

His robes were adorned with mystical writing, like a spell, and Ian was almost certain that he must be adept at some corrupted dark magic.

Abu Baba took Gatumdog's place and sat directly across from Ian, a smile on his face and a deep, low, heaval sound that rippled through Ian's ears.

The shrill sound of the laughter, like the sound of stones scraping, was very uncomfortable, and Ian looked at him, knowing in his heart that even if the chief wizard was not as powerful as his own magic, he was certainly a difficult fellow, and if he tried to defeat him, he would pay a great price for it.

"I'm good at using poison, fire, and curses." Abu Baba said frankly.

"I'm good at using pure energy." Ian replied.

"Yes, I can see that your magic is unusually powerful, and your power is pure and abundant." Abu Baba stared into Ian's eyes and said slowly, "I'm very old, and I envy a young man like you. ”

After the two men had exchanged pleasantries, Abu Baba, as the representative of Lagash, began to introduce the situation in Nibiru as a whole.

"At first, we were under the rule of our ancestors, but then they abandoned us, and the whole planet was left in chaos, and the gods who rose from the abyss and the sea ruled the world once again. The whole world is filled with wars big and small between them, and it is the hardest season for humanity. ”

"But there is an end to all domination, and in the midst of the chaos, Anu, who has many names, God of the Heavens, King of the Heavens, Father of the Gods, and yet none of them deserve their name."

"He was originally only human, but he led our ancestors to defeat the primordial gods born out of chaos and regain rule over the earth, and he chose special humans to pass on the "mysteries of the gods", which is the beginning of this era, which we call the Third Age. ”

"Anu measured the land, re-canonized the gods, and the entire planet was quickly overrun by humans, filling the entire planet with cities large and small."

"However, there are only twelve city-states that really decide the fate of this planet."

"You are one of them." Qi Xiao, who was listening to the story, suddenly remembered what Nyingmar had said to him and interjected.

"Yes, but it's also the weakest one, and we never shy away from it." Abu Baba said frankly, his single-minded aura suddenly won Qi Xiao's favor.

"Anu has lived countless years, and he is very old now. His sons and daughters began to make a name for themselves. Kutakutu, the city of Negar, it is hidden in the shadows, and it is difficult for outsiders to even know its exact location. Abu Baba unfolded a map of the cortex and drew a circle to the west of Lagash.

"It's close to the volcano where we're located." Qi Xiao leaned over to the map and whispered.

"Yes, it was a very dangerous place, Kuta is called hell in our language. There was a scorching, foul-smelling gas in all directions, and the whole outskirts of the city seemed to be a rotting swamp, the earth was covered with rotting material, the pitch-black earth was clumped, the sun and moon and stars could not be seen in the sky, and the clouds were as thick as lead blocks to obscure the view outside the city. Abu Baba said heavily.

"It's filled with some of the most dangerous beasts on the planet, devouring each other, fighting each other, surviving on their killing instincts, tearing apart almost everything that trespasses in."

"Aside from Negar and his outlaws, not even Annu or his son, Enlil, the Storm King, dare not go to that city."

"Storm King, such a loud name, who is he?" Qi Xiao raised his head and asked.

When he looked up, he saw that Abu Baba and Ian had mixed faces, and both of them had a subtle expression on their faces.

Qi Xiao suddenly realized something.

"It seems...... Jacques went to an amazing place. Ian smiled wryly.

He thought for a moment, then nodded calmly: "Go on, that Enlil and Anu, we are also interested......"

"The current god of the sky is only a superficial supreme god, and he has no actual binding force on the gods. And his son Enlil is the de facto supreme ruler, the god of earth and air, the protector of the city-state of Nippur. ”

"Behind him is the owner of the most prosperous city-state on the entire planet, Enki of Elidu, the eldest son of Anu, the god of wisdom, and the protector of Lagash, the original consort of Ningura, the goddess of frost."

Gatumdogh on one side coughed lightly, as if to express some kind of dissatisfaction, and Nyingmar also glared at Abu Baba with disgust.

And even Ian, who was so calm, was stunned for a long time when he heard the news, it was hard to imagine that this kind of gossip news would be said by a chief wizard so grandly and seriously on such an occasion.

"Nippur, Elidu, Kutakutu, is there any special significance in your introduction?" Qi Xiao turned his head and asked, he seemed to suddenly hear something unusual from Abu Baba's words.

"Of course, in addition to these three cities, there is also Uruk, the city personally protected by Annu, the 'God of the Heavens', and Kish, the city of Ninhursag, the 'Mother of the Gods', which you all need to remember." Abu Baba laughed silently, grinning the corners of his mouth, revealing a mouthful of tiny black and yellow teeth.

"Why?" Ian grabbed his cane and leaned forward to ask.

"Because they are the keys to the stargates that you are closing."

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